The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-24

an Eagle correspondent, "but that IS not
! because of bravery for when there was
any running to be done, ] did my share
Of it He tells a pathetic story eoucern-
ing the battle OF Shiloh His father was
a captain IN the First Tennessee and he
/ was a prixate in the 154 regiment Of the
! same state. On the morning Of tllata bat
| tie he visited his father. My son" said
F, the parent kissing him, "a great battle
7 is before US today and / have a presenti-
ment that 7 wiz fall IN it. If do. take
care Of your mother, for feel that our
cause is lost and that our future is en-
tirely ruined" That day the boy was
detailed. with a great many others. 70
separate the dead Confederates from the
dead Union men, and before he was long
at his duty he found the body OF his
father among the slain. He paced dis
tance from certain tree, digged grave
htere and buried his father. with his
sword on, there. Seven years later he
went to the battlefield. paced of the
ground, recovered his fathers body and
recognized it By the engraved sword.
He still has that sword in his possession
at Oklahoma City
In the essential test OF business Mr..
Cross is not a success. He draws a sal
ary Of $500 a year and expenses. as trav-
cling manager of the Swafford Dry Goods
company of Kansas City, in Oklahoma.
and has scarcely enough at the end Of
the year TO buy Christmas presents. He
is considerable of a money spender and
is free fsted as well as free hearted. As
a salesman. however, he has few if any
superiors in the southwestern trade, for
he has spent nearly thirty years Of his
life on the road. He has a very pleasing
smooth face and does not look to be more
than 90 although he passed that mile
stone fifteen years ago. His hair IS as
black as the ravens wing and parted in
the center. He is a Mason of high de-
gree. but IS not church member
Mr.. Cross viii be used up badly on the
west side of Oklahoma, more because he
IS from Oklahoma City than for any
other reason. y Bets were freely offered
at Enid yesterday that any of the men
toned Republican candidates for delegate
viii beat him by 1900. The west side
wanted Forrest and its people seem TO
be bitter in their emnity against an Ok
lahoma City man on account of the atti-
tude Of that city against west side inter-
On the whole the convention was har-
monious and representative. and viii be
considered so by those who Witnessed
its deliberations regardless of partisan
ship. The Democrats were rovally treat
ed by the citizens Of Enid which proved
itself to be thoroughly capable Of taking
care of a large gathering.
This morning the territorial committee
met and organized by the selection Of W.
NJ. Anderson for chairman. The mem
bers of the new committee are as fol-
lows: Beaver, Z C. Tracy: Blaine, Chas.
Bardick; Caddo, V. Y. Hardcastle; Cana
dian. Z. G. Humphreys; Cleveland, II. T.
Miller; Comanche, John N. Young Gus
ter +. S. Hunt; Dewey, W. P. Hiekok;
Garfield, P. J. Gouldlng; Grant. Roger
L. Han; Greer, J. W. Ryder; Kay, o. F.
Keck; Kingisher, Z. G.. Spnlman; Kiowa,
w. L. Alexander; Lincoln. Chas. Egbert;
Logan, Leslie G. Niback: Noble, Lon
Wharton; Oklahoma, c. Porter Johnson;
Pavnee, Frank Hudson; Payne 1. O.
Diggs; Pottowatomie. J. 0. Blakeney;
Roger Mills, W. ?. Francis; Washita,
j. A. White; Woods, ". F. Hatfield.
Woodward, R. e. Davis; Usage Nation, !
r. F. Timmons, Otoe Reservation, John !
Henry.