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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
Cloak and Suit Department.

Last week we offered some good
things in this department. and all
are not gone yet. We also called
your attention to our Flannelette
Wrappers. These are neat, COM
Portable and inexpensive house
gowns. Good staple goods. but we
bought too many of them. This
week we viii give with each Wrap
per sold a pair of BEDROOM
Slippers We have these Wrappers
at sec. 9Sc s124, $139, SL4S and
S2.S9 each. You get the Gown and
the Slippers for these prices. These
Wrappers have the celebrated Cor
set Belt.
FLANNEL SHIRT WAISTS
Popular as ever. An utility gar
ment, a comfortable garment and
a dressy garment. We have a fine
line and a wide range Of prices.
Ladies and Misses Skirts, Gowns.
Jackets and Man Tailored Suits.
We show fine line and prices are
"cut to the bone
A few electrical Seal Boas with
Marten tails. $225 value; our price
$40; now S1.00 each,
Have we rung you up?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
Shoe Department.

No wearer of Shoes ever realizes
the TRY. try again" efforts that
the dealer in Shoes must put forth
to place upon his feet a shoe that
will fit. will wear and viii NOT
reach the bottom Of his purse.
There are good shoes and cheap
shoes. But good shoes cheap,
AYE. there's the rub" We have
tried and tested each line we car
~. Yes. each shipment and each
shoe. The manufacturer says to
US: You're a hard proposition;
you send back so many goods"
Then be careful what you send
US" say we. We are determined
we will sell nothing but the best
shoe we can get for the money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28

The senate committee of public lands,
Mr. Nelson of Minnesota, chairman. has
favorably reported without amendment
the bill of Senator Harris to give TO the
state of Kansas the abandoned Fort
Hays military reservation for the use Of
the state agricultural college and the
normal school. Western experiment sta
lions for the agricultural college will
probably be established if the bill shall
become law, as looks probable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
Mems Goods Department.

Mems and Boys Hats and Caps
heavy and light. Work Gloves
and Mittens and Driving Gloves.
Mems Work Shirts, Dress Shirts,
Jumpers. Overalls. Cottonade
Pants. Duck Coats. Mems and
Boys Underwear and Heavy Ho-
siery. These are the goods in this
department. and each item com
prises a line IN itself All Of the
best goods money can buy. Gale
fully bought. well selected, low
prices, large sales.
Have we rung you up7
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
WOULD FORGET THE PAST

Is it part OF the creed OF the Addlcks-
ties that with the advent of Addicks
the memory of the human race was
blotted out. and that the Republican
party lives in the present for the fu-
ture and with no thought Of the past?
One would think so to hear them dis
course Of things political. The Ad-
dicksites have such a past that they
would like to forget it. They have
such a past that they would like the
people to forget 1t. But that past can
not be blotted out OF forgotten. 1t will
live in the memory OF Delawarean.
when Addicks is dead and when the
political organization OF which he Il
the founder has ceased to be a factor il
the affairs of our state and nation.
We must judge the present and fu
ture of Addicks by his past in politics
There is no reformation for maj
who has INDUCED in such selfish an
pernicious political enterprises. Tn
Addicks Of to-day is the Addicks G
yesterday. and the Addicks Of to-moE
row win be the Addicks of to-day. H
may grow in political iniquity; he car
not increase in political grace. For tn
one the elements are present; for tn
other they are utterly lacking. TIL
only hope and the only remedy for th
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
sALARIED TAsKMAsTERs.

There are four Delaware directors of
the Bay State Gas Company. They are
j. Frank Alice, chairman Of the Ad-
dicks State Central Committee; John
II. Bateman, editor OF the Dover State
Sentinel, an Addicks worker on an Ad-
dicks organ; DR.. Caleb r. Layton,
chairman OF the Addicks County Com
mitteee in Sussex county, editor of the
Addicks Union Republican, and the
personal political agent OF Addicks in
that county. and j. Newall Ball, one of
the men who deadlocked the Leglsla-
ture for Addicks and prevented the re-
election OF Hon. Anthony Higgins to
the United States Senate, and a man
who has been associated with Addicks
in many, II not all, of his assaults upon
the Republican party. These four
men, 1t has been alleged, re-
ceive $500 each for their services on
the directorate of the Bay State Gas
Company. One Of them said recently
that it was necessary to have four
as well have the money as anybody
else. II those who are interested in
the matter will examine the charter OF
the Bay State Gas Company they will
find that It makes no provision for four
resident directors, and also that It was
passed many years before the general
incorporation law was framed and en-
acted.
Here we have four Of Addicks politi-
cal lieutenants said to be
drawing annual salaries of $2,.
500 each. That money comes out
Of the treasury Of the Bay State Gas
Company What does the Bay State
Gas Company get in return? This is a
question of interest to those who in
vest in Bay State stock. and also to
those Addlcks voters in Kent and sus-
sex counties who have been led to be-
lieve that Alice. Bateman, Layton and
BAH are in politics for their love OF
Addicls and the Addicks voters.
Men who receive $500 a year car
AFFORD to spend their days and nights
singing the praises of the head Of tn,
concern which pays them their salaries
but it is a question whether the voters
when they understand that the mel
who crack the whips and drive them e
the polls receive $1,000 each, Will con
sent to continue as the subservien
creatures OF salaried taskmasters. II II
scarcely human nature for them to dc
it.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
cATAsTROPHrs LESSON

That q waterfront cOnfagration in
New York harbor, where the fre-hght-
ing and llfe-saving agencies. are sup
posed to have acquired the greatest pos
sible efficiency. should result in the
death OF nearly two hundred persons,
the injury OF nearly 400 and the de-
struction of from s7,OOO.OOO to 100000
600 worth OF vessel and other property
is a startling fact, as the great fire on
Saturday attested.
A small blaze originated in a bale
of cotton on one of the piers at Ho-
boken. Famed by the wind it spread
to other bales, and thence to the pier
sheds and the great transatlantic
liners. SO swift was the spread Of the
flames that hundreds who we're on the
ships and piers were cut off from re-
treat and perished or suffered injury
by fire and water.
The great accident in itself has been
described graphically in the news col
umns; but what of the lesson it teaches.
To begin with, the pier sheds must
have been built with no idea of max
ling them fire-proof, else the spread OF
the flames from bale of cotton would
not have covered one-third of mile
along the river front. Then again
\ large quantities of wood must have
entered into the construction Of tbs
transatlantic liners, else they, too
| to. the flames as to cut off all escape
for those who were aboard them.
, The travelling public and the steam
, ship companies have paid terrihli
price for the lesson, but certainly tn
: result will be that in future the pier
r sheds will be built of iron or some othS
I fre-proof substance, and that, in tn
I construction OF ocean-going steamships
$ wood will be dispensed with whereye
3 possible, and that, wherever its use
imperative. It will be fire-proofed.
S Marine architects of to-day see
three great objects-speed, comfort
h and safety. But they apparently neve
had contemplated that the use of s
It much woodwork and the means Q
: egress from the ships which they ha
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
PENINSULA PRESS

In conversation with a gentleman
from the lower part of the state this
week, we learned that DR.. John J..
Black. Of this city, is widely admired
and esteemed. Our informant said,
however that while he knew to a GER
tainty that the doctor was wanted by
most Of the Democrats OF the state as
chief magistrate, the nomination could
never be, unless DR.. Black took the
initiative. The old days when the Of
flee sought the man have given place
to modern methods--said to be more
practical. Now few men can hope to
! be nominated unless they pull the
wires" just a little. DR.. Black would
make an excellent governor. and we
hope he will heed the advice of the
gentleman from the lower county
New Castle News.
Last week Every Evening suggested
union of honest Democrats and
honest Republicans. The general pub
| lie would like to see an honest Demo
crat-that is, one who has held office
| I'm the last generation or who Is likely
| to hold office for the next generation.
There is no form of political rascality
or fraud or theft that Democrats have
not been guilty of.-Dover State Sen
I tinel
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee organized last Thursday by
electing Willard Salisbury chairman,
| Charles G. Clifton, secretary, and
George H. Draper, treasurer. The party
may look for hustling and enthusias-
tic campaign, which our efficient or
ganization and the certainy of success
are sure to prOmOte,-DOyer Delawar-
can.
The effort of a few Of the merchants
in town, to secure an agreement for all
the merchandise close at an early hour
in the evening during the heated term
/, should be encouraged by the citizens
There Is no class of labor which render
the same number of hours of service
for the compensation received as the
; merchant and his clerks In a country
J town or Yillage-Delaware Plot
u The Addicksites have furnished bal
for Frank Reiman. who was in jail
charged with bribery at the last cleo
, tion. At first il was understood that he
would receive no help from his asso-
J ciates in crime, but at recent meeting
they decided to help him, as the,
doubtless feared he might have som,
damaging evidence to expose, in cast
he should be deserted in his extremity
Sussex journal.
The spectacle OF a chairman Of
{ station convention being clothed will
the full power to appoint State Com
mittee is both unique and instructive
Our Democratic friends have Otter
talked Of boss in the Union Republi
c can party but we can assure them tha
? no such absolute exercise of power wa
ever attempted within our organization
: by anyone. Still, the Democrats
party is only true to its traditions. |
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
REPUBLICAN, FlNANclERlNe

While the New Castle county Levy
Court and the Wilmington City Council
both Democratic. are struggling be-
meath the load OF public condemnation
incident to their gross mismanagement
Of the financial affairs OF the county and
city, it is cheering to Delaware Re
publicans to note that in national al
fairs the Republican party has made a
record which commends It to every
thinking man. The Treasury state.
ment Of government receipts and ex,
penditures will show a surplus for thu
month Of June Of approximately S17.
000. .OcO, and a surplus for the fiscal yea
Of about $50 .25O.OOO. This is the larges
surplus for any month in a year an,
more. and the largest annual surplus
for any year since 1890. This also 4
for any year since 1890.
For June the receipts from custom
will amount to about $2O,O00.0O0. an
from internal revenue $2S,O0O.O00, bot
showing large gains over last year.
Ire receipts from all sources las
year were surprisingly large. the de
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
A RENEElcENf CHARITY

Few public or quasi-public charitable
institutions escape the breath Of a scan
dal. At some period in their existence
they have to defend themselves against
unwarranted attack from without; at
other times they must deal summarily
with acts committed by unworthy
agents which tend to bring such char
tiles into disrepute. ST. Michaels Day
Nursery is no exception to the rule
but the promptness with which It's
management acted when complaint was
made that a child charge had beer
treated harshly by some of the attend
ants has done much to destroy the i'll
effect OF such statements appearing il
the public print.
The day nursery was founded and Il
supported by noble-minded and large
hearted men and women. Their aim Il
to ameliorate the trying conditions
which surround the lives of childreI
whose mothers are forced by stress o
circumstances to go out and work 70
living. II is the mission of those EN-
ployed in the nursery to care for tn
children while their mothers are s.
engaged and to improve them Il
mind, body and spirit while they are Il
the institution. With that care goe
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
SHELLING BRITISH LEGATION

The latest messages from Shanghai
reiterate that the situation is desperate,
and that the Chinese troops were she'll
ing the British legation, where all the
members of the diplomatic body had
congregated. and that many foreigners
had been murdered. One account con-
yeys the information that all whites in
Pekin have met death at the hands of
the mobs. Tien-Tsin is also being again
bombarded, and there is no help ex-
pected for the relief of imperiled for
eiguers from the allied forces.
No news was reported at the French
foreign office yesterday of the rumor-
ed assassination of the French minister
or the members Of the legation at
Pel1in..
A telegram from Shanghai, received
at Berlin. says the British legation at
Pekin was still besieged July l. But
the date, July !, is questioned.
The French minister Of marine has
ordered two more cruisers to be fitted
out for service in Chinese waters.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says:
Vice Admiral Alexeieffs official an
nouncement of the impossibility of ad-
vancing on Pekin without reinforce
ments and the necessary pontoons and
stores has caused despair, as it is re-
garded as tantamount to abandoning
the Europeans"
The German emperor has ordered the
ironclad cruisers Kaiser and Deutsch-
land to be got ready for sailing at once
for China
AS a significant incident, at Berlin, IL
is mentioned that number of Chinese
students. have left that city. Sew
eral Cinnamon were stoned there by q
mob, and were rescued by police with
difficulty.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
nfE PINNACLE ROCK

Love for lnanimate things Is inner
ent In the human family, but that love
nearly always Is due TO human associ-
alton with the object OF that affection
The Oregon herself Is nothing more
more than a mass Of steel, iron and
wood. but she was s0ntrived skilfully
to serve as a rapidly moving fortress
the destructive and protective agencies
OF which stand between a nation and
it's enemies. When war broke out
between the United States and Spain
the Oregon was in the Pacific Cervera's
fleet had left Spain for the West Indies
and the Oregon was wanted in the At
lantic to cooperate with Sampson s
feet in the destruction of the Spanish
warships. Telegraphlc orders were sent
to the commander OF the Oregon to rush
her around Cape Horn and up the At
lantic with the utmost possible speed
He did it, making a record-breakne
run which forever fixed him and his
ship in the affections Of the American
people.
With the breaking out Of the Boxer
movement in China it was deemed es-
sential by President Mckinley to aug.
ment materially the naval strength OF
the United States in Chinese waters tC
protect American interests and to co
operate with the European Powers tC
police the Chinese Empire in the inter
est OF Christendom. One of the war
ships selected was the Oregon. Once
more she was ordered to rush to the
seat OF the trouble, and the good wishes
of eighty millions OF people followed
her and Captain Wilde. her command
err On Thursday she ran into dense
fog In the Gulf Of Pe-Chi-Li, about 15C
miles from Taku. Captain Wilde SEN
out twoboats and soundings were taken
Five and one-half fathoms OF watei
were found. The weather cleared anC
the Oregon got under way once more
There was a crash, and the stout war
ship lay helpless, her bottom pierce,
by Pinnacle Rock. AS quickly as posi-
bic the Navy Department was apprlse,
OF the ni-1ate which had befallen her
Vessels were sent to her assistance ant
II was hoped that by their combined ef
forts they would be able to save her
They have succeeded in getting her of
the rock, and now are taking her to {
Japanese dock for repairs.
The hearts OF the American people
are with the Oregon and her unfortu
nate commander. Both were unde
hurry orders, and this warranted tn,
taking Of some risk. Under ordinar,
circumstances Captain Wilde would b,
condemned roundly for having place,
his ship in such a critical position
but in naval circles he is excused b.
reason OF the extraordinary characte
OF his mission and orders.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

never was a peoples party. The peo-
pie were expected to do the voting. but
the nice and very select few, held the
ofmces and did the bossing!
town Union Republican.
The National Convention certainlvl
made a grave error when the RegularsI
were turned down.-Delaware Ledger.
OF late there has been some talk Of
Governor John Walter Smith, Of Mary
land, as possible candidate for vice.
president. A consideration of the sim
alton shows that few men occupy a
better position relative to the nomina-
tion than does Governor Smith. lie
would be particularly acceptable to the
Eastern and Southern Democrats. and
is fresh from a splendid victory
whereby he overthrow the Republicans
in his own state.-Cecil Democrat.
The wind bloweth,
The water fioweth,
The subscriber oweth.
And the Lord knoweth
We are in need of dues.
Sussex Countiau.
The people of Sussex county have an
issue for this years campaign which
while only local. is of the most vital
Importance. II is the management of
the affairs Of the county by the Union
Republicans. The financial condition
OF the county has by the abuses of this
party in power been brought to a con
dition which certainly demands united
action on the part of all good citizens
to the end that needed reforms in the
county affairs shall be had.-Seaford
News. saf
The Addieks papers have been fur
nishing amusing reading during the
past week. Their opinions of Mckinley
seem to have undergone sudden
change. They are wild with delight
because Mark Hanna has recognized
their chief and admitted him TO Mr..
Hanna's recent convention.-DoVer
Deiawarean.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

the home corrective power, and one Of
the first lessons taught is obedience.
Some Of the children taken to the
nursery are rebellious. This condition
OF mind is inherent in some instances;
in others It is the result OF want of
home training One such rebellious
child, If permitted to defy the rules of
the nursery. would destroy the entire
discipline of the establishment, for
childhood is naturally rebellious
against discipline and prone to initiate
the acts of a.child who persists in set
ting il at defiance. For these reasons
it is right that the nurses should pos
sess the same corrective powers that
the mothers possess for they are. by
virtue Of the position, mothers by
proxy.
AT the same time, It is not presumed
that they will abuse those powers: nor
will those who have the interest of the
day nursery at heart countenance or
support any such abuse. Whenever a
complaint is made they take it up and
Investigate It with strict impartiality
as becomes those who stand between
complainant and defendant. and render
Judgment according to the merits of the
controversy and with due allowance for
the tender age OF the child. beneficiary
concerning whose treatment criticism
has been made.
The day nursery is a good thing. 1t
is deserving Of encouragement and sun
port. While its management must of
necessity insist ON the preservation OF
discipline it will condone neither cruel
ty nor unnecessary harshness.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

II reports from New Castle hundred
be true, the Addicksites already are
endeavoring TO traffic in Democratic
legislative timber. This is a serious
matter, and one which should receive
the Immediate attention Of the Demo-
Gratis in that hundred. A man who
would seek nomination from a party
for the purpose of deliberately betray-
ing it should be read out Of the or
ganization, no matter whether he is q
Democrat or a Republican. But New
Castle hundred is not the only one in
which ovsrtures are being made by the
Addicksites to Democrats and where
they are receiving covert assistance
from such sources. It is going on here
in the city Of Wilmington, and is aided
and abetted in some instances by men
who owe all they have had in life to
the favor OF the party organization
they now seek to betray for the bene-
fit of men who like to find Farlows,
Kings and Clarks, and test the strength
of their personal integrity and party
fealty.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

parfment estimating the surplus at $40.
600. 900, which is about half the actua'
figures for the year.
This is the difference between Repub-
lican and Democratic methods in run
ming the financial affairs OF the people
II the taxpayers OF New Castle county
and the city of Wilmington will en-
trust the administration Of their busi-
ness affairs to servants selected by the
Republican party, they will derive from
such action the same relative amount
OF good that the people OF the nation
at large have derived from the Nc
Kinley administration.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

Republican party is his complete elimi-
nation. The memory OF his existence
will be bad enough; his material pres
ence is an insult to every Delaware Re-
publican. That any man who calls
himself a Delawarean and a Republi-
can can support him in his pretensions
is beyond human conception. He has
disgraced the state. debauched the
electorate, disrupted the Republican
party and continued the Democrats in
power. That is a record which every
man must openly or tacitly endorse be-
fore giving him countenance and sup
port
Evening journal., 1900-07-05
BITTER CURRENCY FIGHT

The Democratic National Convention
assembled in Kansas City yesterday,
being called to order by Senator Jones.
After the delegates had been welcomed
by Mayor Rose, of Kansas City. the
temporary chairman, Governor
Thomas, of Colorado, made an address.
The Declaration of Independence was
read, bust of Bryan was unveiled. and
the Star Spangled Banner" was sung.
Then the committees were named, and
a recess was taken until p. m. The
conspicuous feature of the first session
was the tremendous ovation given TO
ex-senator Hill, of New York.
An afternoon session was held, but,
as none of the committees were ready
to report, adjournment was taken until
evening.
At the night session the reports of
the Committees on Organization and
Credentials were adopted, and Perma-
nent Chairman Richardson delivered
his address.
A bitter fight developed in the Com
mittee on Resolutions over the finan-
clal plank, and the failure OF the com
mittee to agree upon a report prevent
ed the carrying out of the plan to
nominate Bryan on the Fourth" The
latest advices indicate that there will
be two reports from the committee, and
that the fight on the money plank will
be carried into the convention.
The Committee on Credentials seated
the Clark delegation from Montana
without division.
The National Convention Of the Sill
yer Republican party was held in Kan
sas City yesterday. twenty-four states
and territories being represented
Charles A. TOwne called the conven-
ton to order and made an address
and Senator Teller, of Colorado, also
made an address as temporary chair
man. Committees were appointed, and
the convention adjourned until thi:
morning.
Evening journal., 1900-07-05

Even in the heat of bitterly-con-
tested campaign there are political
amenities which bring pleasure to the
contestants. While Governor Roose-
velt, on his way to the Rough Riders
convention in Oklahoma, received fat
tering attention in Missouri and Kan
sas, we have no doubt that the tribute
paid to him in Kansas City by dele
gates to the Democratic National Con-
vention struck a soft spot in his large
heart, and that he will carry in his
mind for many years to. come the pleas
ant and signlncant incident.