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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16

vessnient account justified this theory as well s
by the idea that scAres due
from the West yesterday indicated feeling OF unrest
over the crop situation in sections
Current found less promising some weeks
particularly in Indiana Ohio.
France again mentioned severe weather bad cron
their loss and closed only 5q1O points lower
ing 10 public advces Liverpool firm opening
but afterwar1 eased on and closed unchanged d net
advance. The export business amounted 80 loads
compared with decrease OF 307.OoO bush a week ago
Northwest receipts cars, against ibo
last year, but at all interior points
only 4IS0D bush compared with $3.50 bush
follows: No red New York. store, 79Ic No l hard
Duluth, S3$sc prompt. nominal: No uard Manitoba
s3'sc prompt; No Northern Duluth, 81 &c prompt:
ISC prompt CORN-An active speculative trade
and sharp advance the in this
market yesterday Bulls took hold with vigor that
in the day quick TO OF taking the
other side of the market Cash trade continued on the
liberal basis noted Wednesday; st Louis
foreign acceptances and small country movement In
Export business the seaboard loads and
interior receipts bush compared with
SD 600 bush last Cash here
in keeping with options and
volume Of export trade. Liverpool hQkd
higher and market closed sQSd previous
night While local trade d!d in point OF
though mostly local No corn 42hc both
elevator and delivered and 1910 o OATS
The market for oats quiet but firm somewhat
higher in sympathy with other markets. No
sll+e; track mixed 2eG3o'sc; track white. s1lA@s5c;
rye. e00e1c New-York. CARROTS BARLEY
Market steady. Feeding, 4S4q47c. mating 51G55c.
both ( New York. BITCKWHEAT-M Market dull:
quoted at 52a53c track.
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r. Fl. Hollis: Vermont Gull lambs 81 10. at So -
~, at 81: buck. $50 10. at 81. -
HOGS-Receipts were 6M 14G0 head a.
about a carload sale. Feeling weak. and PIE
Country at 54gi 72cc
per 10 for heavy light weights rough hogs At
4h05hc.
sales-Andrew Mullen date yesterdays 40 state pigs
113 N average at 50 30 100 n. ,oo
J. II. Hume 8 Bro date yesterday q state pigs lo2
NJ 50 30. 40 ID. q
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Railroads.
new YORK CENTRAL.

HANLtsM
e19 A 81. and 1888 NJ. Daily. Sunday TO Pitts
field Sundays only at 20 A NJ
Pullman Cars all through trains
Trains illuminated with Pintsch Light
Ticket offices at 113 261 as and 1915 broadway q
Union So. w. 2S5 Columbus Ave. 81 West l25th 81
l25h St and l3sth st stations New York 3SS and T26
Fulton ST. and lO4 BROADWAY F. D.. Brooklyn
Telephone 1850 Cortandt'' for New Central Cab
Westcott Express Company -
GEORGE II. DANIELS. General Passenger Agent
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ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains leave New-YOES foot 20 Ch2aosrss@-
as follows and I'VE earlier from Wesc sd ST.
$500 A. M.-Vestbuled Express daily for Bi-shall.f
Waverly Elmira. Buffalo. Bradford Arrive baH-'
p. ParlOr 20 Buffalo. .,uf
2fOO n. M-Vestihuled limIted-Fast mail daily -
train for Chicago. Arrives Cleveland 1,40 A N SlE
=. NJ Sleep~rs TO Chicago Cleveland and t4n'+----
Dining Car. . -
dailv Arrives ut Buffalo T:U5 A. NJ Bradford ~ 4 >
jamestown 700 a. NJ Youngstown 1877 a NJ, N.Ss1
land II so N. SleeperS Buffalo and CleNe'ahH -
Library Car - v,-,~s.s
D:I5 4. M.-Daily solid train for Binshar'ton va II
Elmlra and Chicago Sieepsrs Buffalo. chicago -
Dining a
TIylCKFTS Local. TINE CARDS AND Pr llM-sIS -
l. COMMODATIONS az III, lis 26l tol a9d ~ ~, is
WaV l2T Rowery 125th-st.. and - vs.. IS
at Chambers ana West Esd ferries New $3.50
and 9S Broadway. BrOoSlyn - 'r-sssss
Hoboken and Jersey civ Station. New CtN - rsr
60. calls for and checks baggage from ho'e's Inv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16

COTTON-Tnere a halt called further specu-
in a transactions concerned
market smallest Of times dis
profits however led TO considerable
prices with later in the session. however some
remuneration. Cables reporting decline of 3d42-64d
disappointment TO the trade here and,
estimated be still large. buy
The opening showed decline of 59S
points Subsequent business decline S4
cables stated that English spinners
showed disposition buy the advance. and that
for the had tired appear
local market there selling by in
theory that the market there menaced
scattered long interest which would
Re lqudated could be considered
ne shape further decided upward
prices. Notwithstanding the bearish cables.
and the talk Of heavy long
markets. however held their This
conservative feeling the decline.
ket subsequently rallied sharply, chiefly covering.
started BY demand from March MAY shorts. The
market closed steady al loss points
vance Of Q points.
The range Of contract prices in the
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LEHICH VALLEY.

Stations foot OF West ISL CortIaadt and Desorcsses s
tPenna- Il. r. Ferries
sTtue sd Street other figures Corrlsndt Or Io 81
Daily except SUNDAY. sunday leaves - - -
trains daily. tSuDday leaves 6.5 eSuedaA AraAts
X Sunday leaves 81 NJ. sunday caves '-.oP-N
t'6.15, 90 a VI Local Tor E.NSTON w, r.vrs "A
'7.35. e.. TO- NJ FOR BUFFALO MAC 49, - -
principal local points. farJr ut---e N~S
meets for Coal Ranches ....o.1 II.
+.iI,55 1900 Noon. BLACK DIAMOND - ~
train flr word
capacity Due Buffalo connecting with ,lr-
TO Detroit and chicago Dining service q ,NcToH
'12.S5 90 For WIRES - 1,l.l De5sts
f-3.SS {. 10 NJ Coal Branches anl intern A-''-
y.5.1O. y3-20P.N n Local Tor MAI1H ny r,r Mac
N chicago NeStloil-c -SirsS1
ARA FALLS and points West. Through sleeping O~l' %
and Toronto. .-. - pr-EF 40 Ea
TORONTO --. ,.....-,r---rr- Rr-FYAL0
sleeping, Cars chicago. 800 .- s,1v sxcsI
so PLAlNFIEID and BOUND BROOM, .9t1.ts' - n
Slnd = y a. N: - TO- ~, '6io go . al - ~ Il
Pullman =
ts5t Rr,ar,v - Union S1usrr West. Columbus Assg
FuItDn 4 Court Nu,N St-l
Y Trsnsier 90 viii ll for chccS hasssse non ~
residence through TO destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16

Nev-Orleans receipts estimated al from
1000 5000 bales against actual receipts of
16.o53 bales and last 1895 from
sooo 6,Ooo bales. against e2Js week and
Receipts the ports poInrs TO-DAY COM
pared with the day last week and last year:
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits turpentine lower Rosin steady. quiet
Quotations follow:
TAR-Regulars 81 SO: do oil, bbs SO so
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-5 II d66c
ROSIN-CommOn good strained 81 20: r 81 75QSl so
F. 81 so; G. 81 80; H. 81 10 81 70; 81 40 NJ 81 so
n. So 10; w G. s. 10; w W, 81 10
STOCK on HAND
Spirits turp4ntine. bbls
Tar 1888 bbls
Wilmington, Feb. l5.-Sprts turpentlne firm, 53h4
64c; 10 casks Rosin firm 81 404$1 receipts
1873 bb,s. Crude turpenEe firm S2$3 %: receipts hbls
Tar firm, 81 go receipts. PSI bbls
firm. unchanged.
Savnnnah; Feb 15-sprts turpentine firm. 5s14c;
cepts. 6S bhis sales, 4l0 bbls Rosn firm; receipts
2TS bbs; sales. 62 bills exports. 100 bbls.
London, Feb 15-spirits tutpentine 4Os
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THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo Feb. 15.-Spring wheat. fair demand: No l
hard 77Fsc; Northern carloads y &c; round lots
76Mc. WnterSwheat sales Corn quiet; No yellow.
3SAc; No yellow. 3714c; No corn, 3Ta.c; No e3rn
311zc. easier: white. 29c No white. 2Sl
white. 2Sc: No mixed. 26iec: No 3 mixed. 26c
Rye nominal. Flour firm. fair demand.
Chicago. Feb f5.-The leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16

Rio-Co.ree market quiet: No Rio. IOS750; Exchange
l6d receipts. 900 bags; cleared for the United
1900 bags: cleared for Europe 1000 bags stock
is 600 bags.
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The range OF contract prices in the local market
day follows;

Spot cotton in the local market ruled steady.
prices unchanged the basis SIC middlng up
land and 9ite for middiing Gulf Sales bales
reported by wire follows: New-Oreans quiet $50:
Mobile nothing doing. sac; Savannah quiet 9i8c:
Charleston firm SIC bid: Wilmington firm sac Norfolk
steady. SIC: baltimore nominal. SIC Aueusa quiet
$40 Memphis steady. SIC: ST firm. Sic.
The export movement has been folloRs:
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CENTRAL R. R. OF New JERSEY


-Four tracks. Electro Pneumatic SIgnaIL
stations In New York foot % Liberty 81
and South Ferry.
LcaV1ng time from South Ferry saus a.
Liberty ST.. except when noted -
On and after 1900
Trains leave foot o. Liberty
Eos Easton- bethlehem Allentown Mau-h CNu7k q.
-t;V s.:i5 80 A. NJ. Cs12:0O NJ to Tast,11 n
$50 GAS $3.50 TO Easton) P. " sgn9svs AN
's4:tD 70 Easton) A NJ, FL 90. g 20. 800 p
.F9r WLkesbarre Pittston. and Scranton 400 se.ia
a VI 30 NJ Sundays. '43O A NJ
or Reading and Harrisburg s4-GO An IN an
$3.50 to reading NJ. s12:l5 night sundays ga
TO Reading) P. NJ. s12:15 night ~ S
p FOR stations on the NEW YORK AND LONG BRANr4
X. X ,4:3O $3.50 % Red Bank only $50 69sO %
onlyJ $3.50 b6;2s ? n SUNDAYS go S.fSi So ~ s.
Bank only A. NJ. 100 NJ - -
FOR LAKEWOOD and L4akehurst. s4:so. as:so A. NJ
Ell SO s. 30 Is 10. $500 P. NJ Sundays s1O:I5 A
For Toms River AMI Barnegat, $50 a95O A. a.
1910 p NJ Srndays. .1O:1a a NJ
FOR ATLANTIC CITY. $3.50 A N, sf.45 ga
NJ Atlantic City special with vestouled Coaches ani
Pullman Parlor Cars).
For stations between Atlantic Highlands East LOus
Branch Via Matawar, (s5:5O $50 u SO A-s1ff5
Highlands only A NJ. AS. $3.50 (t5 IS q A.
P NJ ' -
Of Navesink. via Branchport $50 ss;s1 11:SO A r.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO 4. n

EOR IIIE " k@SA >
Leave New York south Ferry '"hi'saAH Is''-'
foot OF Liberty street. ts,alayS a
sDaily. Except sunday SS"-ITI ~
CHICAGO. .4SC =. liberty street S""
PITTs8URG $50 a. m Liberty street sni'S
CINCfNNATI. ST. LOUIS. 1890 a m 'S''
ROYAL BIUF TRAINS. pva
WASHINGTON. BALTIMORE. fSv1 - 4, Dars
sIlS0 a m. (Dlnerl. t1.OO .. tl.nril, -,
800 C'Royal Limited exclusively Pullman ID sle1
and Cafe s45S (DinerN sSSj D N tpihs"' -
night NORFOLK TOO
All trains Illuminated with Pntseh LassSS raise =
Of1ces: e6I "A llSt RrCadway = WAT
w, i2T Bowery y Y Ssa Fulton st. Broo Lsss.l ~
ball Terminal AID Liberty Baggage S"sN'
hotel residence 60 Destination
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= Wheat. No. 2: Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing nS
MAY .ssH cess ee%assS c% g. 49,.
Corn No. .:
S S5s:'::, sss,. ssz ~ ~ ''es:
Oats, No. q
4 Hay ::::::::::::: 81 q 81 :ss 3
3 HaE ::.' ' 1889 SIG Ss @S S:9$ ' H$s
Hay ..:.:.:. : go s sG7: s s s9$
} Nsg ..:....,.. s sss. sss s ss" s sSs
Ss:n ss3Ss,sSsss :.'; '%i S' e
seed and and No go North%ssern timothy seed
S sos % S. RSa PIT fi6 ass
sdss 5oSe So SssS Ia w6seS
EG9ds gst sa 6n P 8hn %S The
I sssse m i sai$ Egss eas fresh 2c
Feb ,ESp higher % H mTs S2
Lard 50 s5as5 30. Bulk quiet; So i5s Bacon
saear ~ ar@ ESE @s easier :' DC
Duq s3s Fs Nav a5 1 aSc esq 80 v
&C. No 8 spring 6oiae Oats, 2s3sa24c. Corn, aSe.
nnsapqs rsS &C. Mss sS %asat JUN in s s. a6 Is
on track, No l hard 6714c; No Northern. 66c; No
MiiwaGkes Feb i5-whea. firm No Northern, 6sq
S. 3sS5ec Bar.y steady 70 sample s79isc
Phadelphls Feb lswbsat firm and nd Nc a- higher sn
e 6sesf %Ss1 TsoTa sa 49, 4sS SaaS eats
No mixed do. 29a29lsc. Potatoes dull and easier:
5715sc; do. fair to good, 9Sa55c But
steady. quiet fancy Western creamery 26c DO
Prints PC. Eggs duh and &c lower fresh nearby
l3t2c: do Western, l3ac; do Southwestern l3f2c; do
Southern. BE.
Receipts: Flour. 1000 barrels 65 600 sacks; wheat
bushex 1s2 900 bushels oats 30 600 bushels
Sa4 ias 900 W Tas6ss 800" ''"e'' ' ''
use: February May, 71aq714tc: July 69lsc; No
bard 0Sd6gc Corn-No . cash. 33c; February, BE;
Ma s4l.c: Inv Sane. Oats-No ? cash 24l2c; Febru-
arv e4alc. May 24sc: white 26', d26i2c
Toledo Feb l5-Wheat active. higher for May; No ?,
72l4c; Nav, 744c Corn actiye steady no mixed
steady: No cash 59c active steady; prime
cash I'D 81 So February 81 go March, 81 90 No
seed. 81 556S4 So Oil unchanged.
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u received al their Uptown once No. I.242 broadway
"a door north of Slst st unt o'clock advertise
nets received al the following branch Offices at regular
once rates unsn oc clock M viz: 2i shave.
ST TO- bth-aNe..
and l4h-at: li2 C1lumbus-ave near West egt =, iO6
west aga ST. near 6thave. % i4th-st 81 West
va ST. between an and Sth ayes. Eaet 18th st 99S
"a ave between 10th and nth 1026 Sd ave
nnis St ios Isl ave. s0th 6SO
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A ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for The Tribune
~ received their Uptown Office No. l.242 Broadway
I'd door north Of 3ls-st until O'Clock
received az the following branch Offices
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good average santos $500 receipts 200 bags stock
bags Hamburg-Cofee market opened partly 4
PIG lower; 2:3O m az pig lower sales, 1900
bags Havre-Conee market opened quiet p franc do
cline y declined y franc; at m. steady further
declined franc; 30 unchanged; total sales.
$4,000 bags.
20 Aue ~
Mach - 80 September
Anr5l -........ - "a October .............. p
N November 80 80
IrnA ......... - December ............. 40 Is
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FRENCH LINE.
COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN
TIQUE

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs CFrance)
Sailing every Thursday 10 A NJ
From Pier No. - North River foot Morton St
La Touraine Feb ~ l. Aquaine $3.50. March *
La Normandie. March La March 90
n Champa gne March La Touraine. ~ Morcb %
Accommodations reserved Crands IJntsIs a.,
T'rocaderu during the Exposition W.
General Agency United States and Canada ~
Broadway New York -
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ROYAL BLUE LINE.

FOR PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON.
Week cays. $50 500. 1000. QI3n Dining Car A. y.
lOO Dining Carl 80, GOO ROYAL Blue Lirnitedl $50
$500 Dining Carr P. NJ, s12 Is nd. Sundays al.
1000. Oh 30 Dining Carr A. NJ. 80 GOO Royal Bls
LimitedO $500. eS0O Dining Carr P NJ. si2:5 M
Additional trains for Philadelphia week days 7G 90
A M. $3.50. s4:OO 80. $780, %9:45 P. II sunday.
800 A. NJ. $500. $500 P. NJ
South Ferry rs i72 261 81 Ga 2sl 1sSi S-sss-
gay 81 6tn Az. = Union So. Wes'. 15S East IN
Court St. S44 $50 Fulton St. Brooklyn IS Br0aiEs.
Williamsburg The New York Transfer Co. VIII cal &c
and check baggage from hotels residences dsznA
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ped ID LINE

For la Guayra. Puerto Cabelio Curacao ana Nara-
Caiho VIA CuTacao--Caling also at Porto Rico
From Roberts Pier BROOKLYN
b D ftll-AbEl-PHlA- Tuesday. Feb a. 1 p 81
These vessels have superior acconmdations for nas
EsngeTE ~ -
BOUITON BLISS & DAIIl1TT
General Managers Isa Front St
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MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINES.
From Ncw York Wednesdays. Fridays and SATURDAY..
FOR TEXAS, GEORGIA AND FiORfDI ''"
STRAIGHT and ROUND TRIP Ticket. ISSUED % all
points in Texas: Colorado Arizona California Mexico
&C, Georgia, Florida &C Delightful Excursions
Write for our 60-pag Pocket GuEe'' (mareS frs.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-03
q a . roRTA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bougtt
Of &NHz1tzMx
HOUSE DEADLOCK ON PENSIONS
Talbert Of South Carolina Says: mo
Quorum. No Pension

| washington, Feb. 2-The house today
devoted its attention to the Indian ap-
preparation bill. 1t got no farther, how
ever, than the appropriations for the IN
dian schools, when an effort was inaugur-
ated by Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York to
permit the secretary of the interior to
contract with schools for the education
of Indian children where the government
lacks facilities. No appropriation IS made
Tor contract schools in this BILL It is
claimed that present Indian school facil-
tiles are inadequate. Bills were passed
as follows: Authorizing the Ievee board
Of New Orleans to change the levee line
in front OF the Marine hospital at New
Orleans. Giving to Cuban vessels the
favored nation treatment in American
ports; granting the Matchbox railroad
the right to build bridge acress the Red
river, Louisiana
The presidents message transmitting
the Philippine commissioners report was
received and referred to the iusulsr COM
nlittee.
Representative Talbert OF South Caro-
lima, who gave notice during the consid-
Grafton Of the pension bill last week that
he proposed to block all special pension
legislation at Friday nights session IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-03
CITY IN BRIEF.

H L. Hillyer Of Topeka was here yes
terday.
Miss Emma schalter left for st. Louis
yesterday.
The personal tax of the street railway
for 1899 is over $500.
B. F. Dunn, of the Frisco, took a trip
to Neodesha yesterday.
Ed. Spar Of Nfillerton was in the citv
yesterday on business.
| Fletcher Peters, laundayman of New
ton, was in the city yesterday.
Elmer Reese left last night for a bust
ness trip to South McAlester L T.
The old count Y building, corner First
and Main streets, is being repainted.
]. Byron Cane, editor of the Belle
PLANE News, was in the city yesterday.
Cal Johnson, a prominent real estate
man of Newton, was in the city yester-
day.
Bert Millison went to Kingman last
night to look after some business mat
| ters.
Mrs, George Howe went to Newton yes
terday to visit Mrs. Castor Boyd, a rel
ative
Mr.. w H. Bretch has moved into his
beautiful new cottage home at 500 North
Market street.
Personal tax warrants for 1899 were
turned over TO the sheriff yesterday with
orders to collect.
NJ. R. Smith has moved from his old
place of business 10 12O North Market
street few doors north.
Freddie Harson, who has been sick for
many weeks, is again out on the streets,
to the delight of his many frierds
E. NJ. Duncan. travelling passenger
agent for the Rock Island, was calling
on the local ticket agents yesterday.
Misses Nora Seitz and MarissGinllian
left yesterday for their home in Anthony
where they expect to remain some time.
W. R. Morrison, an expert track layer,
arrived from Joliet, ILL.,. yesterday to do
the track work for the new street car
company.
George w. Graham bought the house at
402 South Washington of Mrs. Cation. Mr.
Graham recently moved here and will
live in the property.
Mrs c. E. Cole, 1916 South Lawrence
avenue, has returned home after a three
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. ] W
Prothero. Guthrie. O. #.
Sheriff Simmons went to Junction CITY
yesterday after Bessie Klause, who was
arrested by the officers there On orders
from her mother. Bessie had run away.
Frank Payne, who represented the
Eagle at the National Live Stock associa-
ton at Dallas, Tex, returned yesterday. |
after having visited several Of the Texas /
cities.
Maggie Ford fled her petition yesterday /
for divorce from David Ford. alleging !
cruelty, son-support and abandonment /
She wants her maiden name, Bertreu /
restored
Mrs. Seal Root and daughters. Eva and
Adie. and son Ray, OF Colorado Springs
arrived in the city yesterday and are the
guests OF Mrs. E. Root and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Root
II seems that all the tall men IN the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-03
GAY OLD MAN
CATTLE JONES HAVING troll
BILE WITH THE GIRLS.
They Got His Trunk and Wouldn't
GIVE 1t Up.

]. B. Jones, better known as Cattle
Jones, of Harper county, seems TO have
had more genuine fun and trouble, ups
and downs, success and failure hope and
despair, love and dislike crowded into a.
few months Of life in Wichita than any
other man who ever took up his abode
within the confines of a gay city. The
damsels of the demi- monde have PLAYED
with him and the officers say it has
taken the willy old man ever since the
time Of the street fair to find out that
he was a sucker.
Yesterday he appeared in the city court
and commenced replevin proceedings. to
get possession of his trunk and wardrobe
which couple of his pIaymates at 254
North Main street were holding illegally
The girls names are Teddie Brooks and
Clyda Lee Voy. Marshal Voss was sent
down after the old mans. trunk and it is
now in the city court office awaiting the
test of the rightful owner Cattle
Jones alleged that the trunk and con-
tents were worth $50 He did not state
on what grounds the girls were trying to
hold the trunk. The old gentleman is
said to be one Of the best hearted men
IN Kansas, but is said to have a weak
ness for the fair sex which often gets
him into trouble and costs him a great
deal Of money. He told Marshal Voss
that these girls had worked him for about
$500 since the street fair, but he said he
had had gay time for an old man.
Mr. Jones owns a cattle ranch in Har-
per county and has made lots of money
IN his time. The police say he came to
Wichita during the street fair and began
blowing his money right and left. He
bought fine hack and went into part
nership with Mr.. Skinner For while
Skinner made lots of money. but one day.
II Is said, Jones got a girl and rode in
the hack for a week. allowing It to be
used for no one else. That came near
breaking the firm up. The officers saw If
the old man can get his trunk this time
he will go back to the ranch and begin
to accumulate cash again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-03

showed a disposition 20 disturb the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. William Redmond. Par
nellte Home Rule member for East Car.
invited Mr.. Goschen % "try q talk
sense" whereupon the speaktr. Mr.. Gully.
demonstrated and Mr.. Redmond withdrew
his expression.
Continuing. Mr.. GoscheT1 assured thu
house that since the outbreak OF tho
war there had been an uubroken tension
at the admiralty. They knew their possi-
ton and their strong and weak points
They had regard FOR the aisuation a ths
point % view ofths empire and not from
that of South africa alone n woliA
have been a criminal act % DO other
wise, bot # would be unwtze 20 parade
their strength. IT Germany or any %
tho great powers had been IN our r,o4<io,
would they have been more ra;leuty.' NJ.
eforschen asked. lie then said hs realized
the position was ser4ol-. bat. he adref.
there wah 10 reason FOR a feeling ~ in-s-
curity- While The navy wac ~ ia pres
ent position. with the country ~ ON
scious % rs resources. q WIS folly 20
gDeak % panic.
Sir Edward Clark. r,enNsr Tar pfv-
mouth. who followed NJ Cosrhen. sr9-
sested that AZ me end % ne debate To-
S7y ths debate ~ho8id - withdrawn ~
~ vote might - naizu1hc--4ooh IN IS
TranEvsal anf throughout Europe