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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
Colonel Watterson Confesses.

Periodically the country finds itself indebted
Henry waterson for SURPRISING frankness
political shrewdness The colonel has within
added this gratitude by unique confess
sion With his influential newspaper, the Louisville
CourerJourna he has magnifyng glass from
the Dewey presidential sensaon-and many honest
Democrats has through this deceptive medium looked very
Ike mountain inspection to be the
proverbal molehfl.
Colore Watterson speaks by the card He was one Of
the original cotee that arranged spring Dewey boom
upon the party And just here the al
legged humor of it Before the CourJournaI began months
serial suggestion for the nomination
he and his fellows Of Democratic light leading made
Il thorough investigation in secret They knew that
Dewey was a Republican, that he would not allow his
to be used; that he accept Democratic
nomination: and that he sincerely the nomination
and reelection of Mr. Mckinley"
All this has been ascerained through confidential agents
The presidential suggestion recently plagarized by
the New York World, not he confesses made with
any idea of success but merely to test the sanity
party managers who totally uniformed in the mat
er-even to Dewey's politics friendly conspir-
As the colonel remarks I'VE were curious to see how
the Democrats would take oounses which, they as
practicable they were dsnteresed-and at
that time is not generally known whether they were
or not-marked out for divided party way the
pooling of issues and the organization Of victory
What the sequel of this gentle conspiracy? The
oonspaors discovered that their party managers affect
to believe that they would rather lose with Bryan
with Dewey quite forgetting they lose another ma
tonal battle they Whereupon the con-
spaors concede the truth of General observation
that the critical moment the Democrats may be relied on
to perpetrate some folly.
Colonel watterson is, indeed, q second-or third
Daniel come to Judgment His nesse superb for we are
bound TO believe that his polished sagacty
engineered the scheme plainly convicted the man
ayers Of his party of incurable assinnity
But is there not in all this escaped the
nsute colonel? For example, What the country think
Of Of politicians who. knowledge of the van
y of their proposition deliberately selfish tu
poses made suttiecock of conspicuous heroisn-nade
what IS susciousy like jest of Admiral Dewey at time
when his couEuymen preparing lay their choicest
tributes at his feet and him with Of en-
during fame? In particular what does the admiral think
Of Colonel Watterson's precious confession?
1t IS fault Of the anBryan Democratic ooteris that
Dewey was 'butchered Roman holiday" Yet
have said, really help feeling grateful 70
the asute Waterson. way he is usefu-an3 an
open confession IS still goodfor the soul.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

gives the red man the negro or the China
man. Not only that but he discredited purpose
ridcued the capacity of government to establish
maintain stable governments for its dependen-
ces asserting that States is deaf and blind to
experience and must purchase it experiment
the Philippines The who talks in that strain
lose time to expatriae himself country he
claims his will disown him as an migrate and SIAN
derer.
The enormous liberty American claims for
himself is vouchsafed foreigner every
here his permanent residence For the In
dams who have resisted the civilization
waged relentless the good cause
the American builds schools and churches
makes them wards of government draw from its
treasury adequate to keep them
above want and suffering The policy Of the American
toward the Indian has always been generous
but it has resolved itself this time policy
makes for the betterment of all accept Every
last privilege of the enormous liberty" of
extended to the If they enjoy
of all the privileges Of citizenship it is largely their
fault 1t is exclude Chinese country
it is they citizenship fortune here to
return with it. If found live in the of their nativity
1t is fashionable in the Bigeow fire.
quents disparage America Americans Long
dence abroad breeds that superior criticism which
finds it's gratifying expression condemnation of this
country and its institutions. Bigelow first betrayed his
possession of the peculiar gift at Tampa during the mob
zng Of the Of invasion Our military authorities then
quf mobizing troops
transportation seas, bitterly assaied
they did not direct the with that precision
which characezes the British direction of like enterprises
He condemned the general plan of campaign denounced
government climate bred,
consecrated himself of bringing of
by writing in1amed Imagination
to be published for the information of the public.
1t would be possible regard iBigeow amusing
person that good American parent
age seriously his citizenship by virtue
which claims inaienable right speak of the
great people mob" and asperse the
capabilities of American statesmen
We him a poroon a fool, both if we
did not know that MUCH
the unpatrotic rantings of Atkinson and his
school, we find impossible think of Bigeow joke
The best we consider him Migrate only
degree removed a traitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
Too Much for sam.
From an Exchange.)

General Nicolls of New Orleans sacri-
feed an eye, a leg, and an arm TO the
cause which he believed just, and came
out of the war, as he declared. only half
a man" But the half that was left en-
joyed a joke as keenly as ever. Science
replaced the lost members so success
fully that nobody who was ignorant OF
his misfortune could detect it.
The General often told the following
story;
Stopping at a hotel in Mobile, negro
boy was detailed to help him prepare for
bed. After his bag was unpacked. and his
coat laid aside, he said: Now, Sam,
take off my leg"
Sam stared speeches..
Don't know yet how to take OF legs,
Ell? Now, look here."
He unscrewed the leg, and keeping It
carefully covered with its long, black
stocking. laid it aside.
Now, take of this arm"
NO, sah; no, sahl Nebber took on TO
yentiums ahm in my life!" gasped Sam,
turning gray with terror.
You're a pretty valet. Nothing easier"
The arm was taken Of and laid beside
the leg on the table. and the General pre-
pared for sleep and got into bed.
"Oh, by the way! We'd better take
an eye outi'
He took II out. Sam backed 10 the
door. afraid to turn his back on the terri
bic guest. who stretched himself sleepily,
and then said:
Vow. sam, take of my head
sam rushed out OF the room 20 the
office and could only find strength 70
gasp out: It's de deo5il heself san. He
IS takin' hlsself to pieces in room fohty-
eight"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
gd1IY 49, GaDn
NJ VI. MURDOCH, Editor.
The Republicans of sedgwick County.

Inc Republicans OF SedgWICk county.
No one longer denies the presence prosperity It
task to secure it 1t is going to hold it
ought to be the concern of every citizen de-
necessary preserve condition. In de-
termining this way recall how gained.
During Democratic administra
country distraught A campaign ensued in
which hard frightened business and
industrial upon country The Democrats
repudated administration hawked nosrums
and declared for new remedies The Republican party
be and promised prosperity The Republi
party placed power taking the government in
1897 from the the election 1896 march to
greater and prosperity uninterrupted At
first the claim Of condition approaching prosperity was
ridculed by the Democrats they ceased
this ridcule The country present
conditions continue But many prayed
acted, and lost what he prayed for.
The present prosperity gained through political
tiOn and the only way retain continue by
political action. The business ernploye
citizen who is enjoying good times
actively himself to retain good
times through political action.
political action that is necessary the support o
the Republican party. way support Republican
party IS to do 1T with whole times.
support this election and stays away
from the polls the election Sights county
election because important enough" not poiti-
cal support a ALL
The kind Of support Republican party
its fullment OF pledges enable continue the
present prosperity upon day every
ton. the whole ticket platform. No
busy that he can not attend to
strictly business affair of getting the polls and voting
for the party that made him busy No afford
permit personal prejudices him the
slightest his fidelity a party making
it easier task for him live live happily.
Democratic victory anywhere s an to a
Democratic victory year this yet many
will remain away the polls this
shivering Democratic party
successful in the nation The elections
county campaigns. successful Democracy a county
this fall has distinct advantage fall.
There only sensible defensble political course 1t
to vote the Republican ticket, vote of it,
every election county national The
Democratic distress can do
by voting Republican ticket not once every four
years but every year.
Political action brought present prosperity and
political action sustained faithful political action will
continue it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Republican candidate for coroner
in Butler county has the smallpox. He
lives at Augusta.
Johnny Gilmore warns the Democrats
that the Tagals will be whipped and
their friends will be whipped"
William Stryksr. who is running the
Wellington Voice, is giving his readers
Shedon's I'm His Steps" as a serial.
The fusIonists of the Ninth judicial dis
trict have nominated James McKinstrey
of Hutchinson to run against Judge Smp-
son.
George r. Peck doesn't want TO be
governor OF Illinois. What Illinois should
give him is Billy Mason's place in the
senate.
The year 1899 in Kansas started cut
badly. with two legislatures. but II will
wind up as one OF the most prosperous
years Kansas has ever had
II Kansas man really wants an ap-
pointment he should go up in the First
district and make himself disagrseab.e
in some way against somebody.
It is understood shat ex-Congressrnan
Funston does not regard the mention Of
Fred for congressman st-,acgs kindly. He
thinks that Fred deserves something bet
ter
This world Is always contrary. In-New
York. the Shamrock and the Columbia
have plenty OF water and no wind. In
Kansas they could have plenty OF wind.
but no water.
The chances are that q Will be many
a day before southern Kansas has again
the wonderful necklace OF street fairs
and county fairs and race meets she has
worn this year.
Kansas. this year. has made more cider
than Il VIII drink ia FIVE years The
apple crop 81 q great many places 6id
not stay on the trees until ripe. and e.
der had 20 bs made.
The people q Sziina we're 50 busy with
their OWL street fair that they snfirsly
missed the Dewey reception proceedings.
and now are reading up the back nleS 70
find Ehat * was like.
AZ the z Dorado fair there Is a hsg
snake SHOW. A coiored man CT TIE out
side announces what IS within lie says:
''It vii cost you bot ten oeats. good
people, and i nay cost you yo1r Dfs
The philosopher q the F5o-s1cs Bzlle-
tin makes this statement: TAX a. y1E
please. but the almighty dollar r1zzkss
more happiness ard ths lack q T. more
misery tnzn al the other tzirEE & tAis
wide world"
In Empo71A n Al early tsT youIZ
man who Tss calling or hia ga-l rs-D&lnes
thsouEhtlessly 1rtn daylight A - ~e1;
out ire front doe- he saz a r<aEaSS-
c7-1s.z down tAs street o. ssar~e. x
the neiEhoo- say hin g would e-ssts
TAX he Eeut back z - S9use, ex-
planned TIE stfusSion % the zirfs EToihsr
ard szs tunbseG him fst5 5fa @1d eoFsF-
- Hs1a - zztz TIE relEEac- bad EGGs
away.
TIE most marked cAzs&efeT4a--s . -
x.-xsa = ia sezs. z-eztsszss al tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
Mhere He Came Prom
CFron The Boston Herals.l

The MarQuise de Fontenoy relates how
short time before her death. the other
day. old Lady Howard de Walden was
driving with a ueighbor and made va
ger with the latter TO the effect that the
rustics OF Worcestershire we're more POI
ished than those of Hereford Presently
the two ladies reached q closed gate.
which was ciyfly opened 70. their car
rage BY la5orinz lad-
7 am sure" remarked Lady Howard
De Walden. as she gave TIE boy a shilling,
that you are Herefo-dshfre boy
Thou best 4 Ioizr," replied the boy.
"Oy'u a Worcestershire lad"
50 Lady Howard dc walden les; her
wager.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Bryan stepped barrel hoop in Texas Some asked
the Transvaal question He said the American
people that should get the Of
governed That is just what England going to
about Kruger doesn't whether the Outlanders
they don't to be governed they
get
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
A Smart-AIeck American

Poultney Bgeow ought to emulate the example Of wrn
waldorf take citizenship papers in some foreign
Claiming TO be an American, referring with
mock affection United States my country he had
declaring that the enormous liberty claimed by the Ae-i-
can for becomes ridiculous compared with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Sir Redvers Butler, the who is to command the
British troops Transvaa declared that only
reporters will be permitted him. Sir Bull
naturally his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

fF>T0n the Chicago Reccrd.)
The other man n sny controversy has
as good a right 70 lis opinion as yoG have
20 yours"
Yes. Sgt he's ssca = ehuaS-he's a.
wsys wro1E
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

1t is reported that the arning the Kafirs
Great Britain howl A country in desperation is
likely to levy for aid everything that kill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Captain Ben Parker, Emperor Williams yachtsman, is
Shamrock is there with Williams permits
sion outsal the outfit if they have captain
aboard from every nation in Europe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

A man who insisted backing horse at Lexington,
Kentucky $4,000 ought to he against law for
some men to be permitted of than 20
cents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Russia, and Germany will not interfere against
They afraid The only which
to war the young nations Europe is
mostly senle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

years the dispatches have been threatening that the
premier, Count Muravie, going to do
thing anything, and the chances that
he Will do nothing now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

The Beers viii be permitted to invade Natal The
make defensive and viii only attack when
attack leads 20 a better defense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Mrs Joubert has accompanied her husband general
foreign war mixed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

The Russian bear lay The Russian bear
advantageous circumstances.
There is evidence he fight,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

The Irish are divided in the TransvaaI matter. The
Dom Paul and Beers The Irish
on the ground in South Africa against him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

British the Beers having the labor
getting their started And they viii
laborious time getting it stopped
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

To borrow from yacht race the Kentucky Repubi-
governor Goebel that YOU could
throw biscuit the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

\ yacht race with Is about interesting as
two COWS grazing UP side hill and taking day
the top.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

Some day an American VIII big electric fan on
the shore and there delayed yacht
80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

lszEt taoeEas % - f&s Kansas knsst
Tat > rs hassi e esseaslax fhs sai--
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

s-sNs as9 Es3t tnexs asgs a. tFea a.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
BIG STEEL VIADUCT.
Railway Company to Avoid the
Dangerous Carbon Street
Crossing.

Engineers of the EdgemOor Bridge
company are at work giving lines for
a viaduct to span from Mifflin avenue,
at the end of Mulberry street, to Provi-
dence road at the power house, just
opposite West Carbon street It is to
be constructed by the Scranton Rail-
way company and is designed to do
away with the dangerous Carbon street
crossing and make n more direct route
to Providence.
The viaduct will be in two parts.
From Mifiin avenue to a point just
the other side of the Ontario and West
ern tracks it is to descend by a slight
grade; thence to Providence road the
grade will be sleeper
The first section will be of steel; the
second will be partially of steel ant
partially of filling. The roadway will
be thirty feet wide, sufficient to accom-
modate two tracks. 1t will be used ex,
clusively by the Traction company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
commencement Exercises Held Last
ight-Graduating Glass Con-
sists of Twenty -Eight-Fea-
lures of the Exercises.

Nothing more interesting in the way
of commencement exercises was prob
ably ever enjoyed by a Scranton aud
ience than those given at the crowded
high school auditorium last night by
this years graduating class of the
Scranton training school. In the us
ual and indispensable features the pro-
gramme was at least at par with the
best and added to this it contained a
number Of novel features that made it
stand out pre-eminently among inter
esting commencement programmes.
Most notable of these features was
the practical demonstration of some Of
the readily appreciated technical
teachings of the school It was intro
duced with an essay by Miss Maud
Estelle--the only essay on the pro-
gramme-on THE Spirit of the School
Room" The essentials necessary to
maintaining the proper spirit were IL
lustrated theoretically and 1T should be
added cleverly, in Miss Estelle's pa
per, and as the essay proceeded de-
monstrated practically by the class
one or the other of the members lead
ing i'm the exercises.
Under the head of Tact" for in
stance, some 4ueas for driving away
unrest were eXemplified and they
proved extremely amusing to the older
portion Of the audience. Games that
were quite as instructive and sugges-
tive as any book-study, calesthenics,
story telling and music were among
the means portrayed.
To present as the speaker of the eve-
ming such a notable pedagogue and
| lecturer as DR.. Merritt L. Gates the
| eminent ex-president of Amherst col
lege, was in itself a most noteworthy
| achievement, and those who were for
tunate enough to hear his address can
not be but extremely grateful to the
| graduates and the efficient principal
| Miss Sykes, who supervised the ar
| ranging of the programme.
| He spoke on the value of good teach
ers and contended that there was moth.
| ing more necessary to the upbuilding
| and uplifting of the nation than "un.
! commonly trained teachers in the com.
! mon schools" His address was par.
ticularly characterized by the apt and
| frequent use of the best thoughts o,
the best thinkers of all ages and al
languages, evidencing a wonderfully
wide and thorough reading.
The invocation was given by Rev
Rogers Israel; Superintendent Howell
acted as chairman and Chairman b. T
Jayne, of the High and Training schoo
committee, presented the diplomas
The music by the graduates, assisted
by Bauer's orchestra and Charlie
Doersam and directed by Prof. c. b
Derman was very enjoyable; a sextett
by Misses Estelle, De Graw, Fellows
Barrett, Atkinson and Caulfeld bein,
especially SO.
The graduates number twenty
eight as printed IN yesteTday's Trib
une.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
MIR. HALLsTEAD's LAST DAY.
Yesterday He Relinquished His o.
fices in the d. L, e. w. Station

w. Il. Hallstead last evening she
general managers office in IT, ran
ton station to return no as its
official occupant. This ding he
goes out on the "Cor . Join his
family at Allenhurst, u :, for an ex-
tended stay. What he 0.ill eventually
do, he does not know himself, he said
in conversation with Tribune reporter
yesterday afternoon, as he sat at his
familiar place behind the big mahog-
any desk in his private office, now
stripped of his personal belongings, all
of which were packed up yesterday and
carted to his Wyoming avenue resi-
dence.
mo, I don't expect to take up rail-
roading again" said Mr.. Hallstead,
after having chatted in half-jocose
manner for some time on the stories
to the effect that he was to manage
this road and that. Then he added,
with a laugh: Maybe I'd try for a
job hraking, just to keep my hand in"
The story printed some time ago In
The Tribune to the effect that T.. q.
Russell, of the Morris and Essex divis-
ion, was to be made general superin-
tendent, with headquarters at Scran-
ton, is on the surface again. 1t could
not be verified from any local source.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
FOR BUILDING A CELLAR.
One Use to Which Township orde
Was Put.

About twenty witnesses were exam
ined yesterday before Commissioner
John =. Quinnan in the Lackawanna
township Indebtedness matter the
testimony being exclusively directed
towards disqualifying the orders is
sued in 1897 and 1898, when Frank Too
hill and Patrick Quinn were super
visors.
One witness, John Schofield, who was
called to prove an order of $50 for work
on the road, admitted that part of the
order was in payment of work done on
Druggist Frank Kane's cellar. How
the supervisors came to assist in liqui-
dating Mr.. Kane's debts did not devel-
Ope.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
PERSONAL.

Rev. o. r. Beardsley of the Univers-
alist church, is in New York this week.
Hon. #. V. Powderly, commissioner
general of immigration, is at the Jer-
myn.
Miss Tillie Z. Reitter of Philadelphia
is spending this week with Mr.. and Mrs
Gessler, or Olive street.
DIR. S. l.. Foulke, who is conducting his
drug store in Stroudsburg this summer
was in town yesterday for the day.
DR.. c. c. Laubach and family were at
Fulton, n. Y, yesterday, where they at
tended the wedding of the Doctors niece
Miss Mary Stiles, and Mr.. Harry Nichols.
Mrs. NJ. A. Boyce, of West Scranton,
is visiting her son, william ]. Boyce, of
Company X, Nineteenth Infantry, Regu-
lar army, which is now stationed at
Camp Meade, Pa, where it arrived from
Porto Rico. This company will sail on
June 25 for the Philippine islands.
The many friends of the Rev. Fred
erick Dreyer who left this city about
eight years ago for the missionary field
in China, will be surprised to learn that
he has been recently married in that far
off land to a Miss Gertrude c. Wilter,
formerly of Allentown. and also inter-
ested in missionary work.
ooAAu IdluS
consisting of Standard Pullman and
Wagner Buffet Sleeping Cars, and
luxurious vestibuled day coaches
lighted by gas and heated by steam
are run every day between New York
and Chicago via the Lackawanna and
Nickel Plate roads, making the most
comfortable and cheapest houte from
New York, Scranton Binghamton and
VElmira, to Cleveland, FIT. Wayne, Chi.
cago and the West. The dining cars
and meal stations on the Nickel Plate
Road are operated by the company
and serve the best of meals at reas,
enable prices. The through day coach
es are in charge of colored porter!
whose services are free to both frs
and second class passengers. Rates
via this route are lower than via othel
lines.
For information, call on any ticke
agent of the D., l.. q w. r. r., or ad
dress f. ]. Moore, genl agent, Nicke
Plate Road, 29l Main ST., Buffalo
N. Y. ss