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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Sealed Eds.


VIIV0 " OITV CI7rK.
Wichita. kan, Feb :. 1902
Scaled bids VIII be received at this ohice
until j. oclock. M. February Il. 1892. TO
furnish and maintain 100 vapor lights Of
not less than siNty-candle power, for a
term Of three Years.
The bids 20 name the price per lamp
Per year on twenty-nisht schedule
Al ODDS must be accompanied by GER
tined check Tor So The mayor and coun-
oil reserve tae right &c reject any ana all
BIDS. J. J.. LELAND. City Clerk.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
Lessons in Dancing.

Prof ard Mrs. Melvin are permanently
located al $40 North Mair street. Lessons
tn dancing every day. Strictly private
Lessons by appointment. Satisfaction
guaranteed Terms reasonable. 6.-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
BIG JOHN DEAD

prominent Utah indian Drinks Too
Much Lemon Extract.
Salt Lake, Utah Feb. IA special TO
the Telegram from Rich Field. Utah.
says that Big john one Of the best
known Indians in south central Utah. and
prominent IN the councils OF the Utes.
Is dead as result OF drinking q bottle
81 lemon extract. which he took Tor
gold. Indians from the whole surround
Ing country are gathering at Bicafeld
and preparations are being made to give
John 3 funeral with an tribal ceremonies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

William e Campbell. Of Winchester, ..
T., mixed with the cattlemeR at the
Carey. He viii deliver an address dur
ing the convention. MT. Campbell has
been in the cattle business for over
thirty-three years and was the first man
to introduce Short Horns along tia Dor
der Mr.. Campbell also went into the
raising OF bloOded horses for speed and
did much for southern Kansas in that
line. Mr.. Campbell was one of the men
who pursued the Talbot gang Of outlaws
across the Kansas border irto Oklahoma
ana was wounded in the engagement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
POULTRY AND SWINE BREEDERS.

Barred Plymouth Rocks. Partridgs
Cochins. Bun Orningtons. White Turkeys.
and Guiness. Rouen Ducks. registered
Poland-China swine. Prize-winners All
kinds OF hog and poultry remedies send
for Illustrated catalogues. free. otto
Weiss. Ios S. Rock Island avenue. wich-
tia, Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
Judge Jack crewdson of Kiowa ar

Judge Jack Crewdson of Kiowa and
NJ. w. Levy met in the lobby of. the
Carey for the first time in many years.
And thereby hangs a tale which they
laughed over. Judge Crewdson was boss
of Andy Snyder's ranch twenty odd years
ago and in the absence of Mr.. Snyder
ran things. One day Mr.. Snyder told
Mr.. Crewdson that he would be gone a
long time and would leave him plenty. OF
money in Mr.. Levy's bank TO draw
against for ranch expenses. In placing
the money in the bank, instead of plac-
ing it 10 the order of A J. Crewdson ne
placed it to the order of A. ]. Snyder
his own name. In other words. when he
wrote the A. ]. he suffered Il lapse of
memory and wrote Snyder Judge Crewd-
son soon drew bunch of checks against
the account and everyone of them went
back TO him protested He came post
haste TO Wichita and after a good deal
of wiring the mistake was explained
and corrected. Mr. Levy paid Judge
Crewdson's expenses to Wichita gave
him a royal time while here and sent
him home happy man. That was TWEEN
ty years ago and last night was the
first time they had met since.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Fred Vandigriff. OF the Kansas City
Star. is enjoying the convention and
eulOgizing Wichita for the way IL treats
its guests. He says it is the only town
in the state that has TIE art down fine
of getting into the good graces Of Wis
itors. Mr. Vardigrif was IN exception
ally good humor yesterday. In a CONVEX
sation at the Carey last night a number
Of people wanted 10 know who knew the
most men in Kansas. and by common
consent It was agreed that Mr.. Tandl-
grff did He knows about half the peo-
pie at the convention
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
ABOUT MANY PEOPLE
Some Old Timers and Others Who Are
at the Convention.

Governor Stanley is one OF the natu-
rally expert mixers of Kansas. The ac-
tivity and good humor which character
lied his mingling with the crowd at the
Carey hotel last night was a revelation
to even the men who know him so well.
1t would not be overestimating it to
say that he shook hands with 1000 people
and had something pleasant to say to
everyone of them. Wichita is a great
town." said the governor. las well as
I know the city I was run over three
times today by the rush of business. I
must come home oftener or I will be a
stranger in the city. 1 must keep IN
touch with what is going on here or I'll
be behind the times. Wichita is going
ahead with such strides that the town
will outgrow me if don't look out" The
governor never was a cattieman, but he
did a great deal Of law business for them
in the early days and he knows many
Of the old timers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Kiowa, daughter Of a W Rumsey. a
pioneer citizen OF Barber county Hiss
Rumsey is q young lady OF fine attain
ments and is exceedingly popular in THE
Lily OF The Border" Accompanying her
was Mrs. Sears. a prominent club wo-
man. who is reported TO have rare liter
airy ability. Both ladies are stopping at
the Carey and are enjoying the Cattle
mems convention immensely.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Cookson. OF
Kingp1an. are IN the city, the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Bostick. They formerly
lived in Barber county and never have
lost interest in the cattle business
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
Captain Miller Of Douglas county is at

Captain Miller OF Douglas county is at
tending the Cattlemen's convention. He
Is a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor and he is making
some good medicine among the Kansas
visitors. Some times he doesn't know a
Kansan from an Oklahoman-very few
do and he goes over the line to fasci-
nate a few stalwart constituents Of Den
mis- Flynn. Mr.. Miller is a good mixer
and has pOpularized himself greatly with
Wichita's guests.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12
CONVENTION NOTES


J. 2. TIoburn. editor of the Oklahoma
/ Farm Journal. at oklahoma City, arrived
! here yesterday to make thir gs lively for
/ that place for 190s's convention. Three
/ hundred badges were given out yesterday
and n big delegation VIII arrive today
! The fight for the convention is getting
! interesting. Ponca City. Guthrie and
/ Oklahoma City are working hard.
DR.. &. G. Elliott. Of Blackwell. arrived
\ in the city yesterday. DR. Elicit has
been offered the position Of secretary or
/ the Livestock association. bat he has not
decided to accept the offer.
Frank Cooper. of the Elmore Cooper
| Commission company. of Kansas City,
| has opened up headquarters at the Carey.
! Frank p. Morgan came np from the
/ Pccos Valley yesterday with a strong del
/ egation Of lusty New NeXicoauS. All
the cattlemon were glad TO see thu vet
eran ex-railroad man, fer no one in this
1 section IF the country IS hetter known
or more universally esteemed among
range men than Nr. Morgan- lie was a
pioneer in western Oklahoma anil the
Panhandle. that particular section IL
which cattlemen pre5ofuinate. lie has
had their confidence lor Years and many
are the times that ne did them q good
turn in several ways. AIr More III thinks
he is now living in the garden spot of
the west ard Re WAKES eloquent in his
praise OF tire Pscos valley And it Is no
wonder Tor Ar Morgan is in better health
ard spirits than he has been COR twenty
years. = great big-hoartcd- generous
man. Is Frank NcrEeu. ana that's why
the biS-hearted cattlemeE are 50 fond OF
him.
Col zach 8Iulhau Is che u the conspic-
uocs figures Of rho convention He came
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Col. James W. Hamilton, ex-state
treasurer, is attending the convention
from Nashville. He begun the cattle bus
mess in Kansas shortly after the war
and was one OF the original members OF
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock assccia-
ton. He served on tho important COM
mittee that aoportioned the ranges
among the members OF TIE association
and 1t was no easy Job at that time Mr.
HamiltoR's hair is whitening fast. but
he offers to bet the cigars with TAYLOR
Riddle that he could rope. throw and tie
4 steer s well as any man attending
the convention, the professional contest
ants not excepted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

one q. he .1.- visitors - Toe Cattle
n.ens cerv-a--on Is ssiss Euzzsy e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Judge FEEDER and a BIG delegation of
Barton county men are here attending
the convention. Barton is becoming one
of the finest cattle countries an Kansas
and several OF the fancy cattle sold at
the special sales now going on. will go
there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Charlie Sessions OF the Kansas CITY
Journal il among the visiting newspaper
men at the convention. He will remain
here for the three days. ard is Keeping
close tab on the proceedings Of thu con-
vention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Albert NJ. Colson. Of Caldwell, IS attend
ing the convention. He ia and old-tine
Cherokee Strip man and held cattle il
Sumner county as early as 1870. ''It looks
like old times" said Mr.. Colson, at the
Carey but for some reason the old time.
and old-fashiOned, cowboy is not here. I
wonder where they have all gone to? II
would DO good to see them swa ggerinE
along with their high-heeled boots and
dangling spurs again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

TObe Odenn, OF WOODWARD, IS one OF the
picturesque figures at the convention
Mr.. Odem Is such ar Olj-timer that he
lived n the days when it was the custom
for the BOYS TO she OF up the town. 1t is
said that he made his six-shooter crack
more than once in Kicwa during the
palmy days OF that town. He was the
first INSPECTOR IF the present association
and was paid according to the receipts.
It was not a very profitable job, but
''1abie' was a patriot and did his work
as Loyalty and earnestly as if he knew
when his payday was coming. which was
always an uncertain event. But the
boys appreciate his work. and when it
came about that the people OF Wood
ward county had TO have a sheriff. they
elected him unanimously ard he served
them well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Cumberland Bennett. one Of the prin-
cipal stockholders of the Hockaday
Hardware company. is more OF a cat
tleman than 4 hardware man these days.
Cub as his name Is abbreviated, was
one Of the genuine range men and he
feels 1T home among them yet. He prob
ably knows mora visiting cattlemen than
any other man IN Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

Marion Blair IS up from Kinghsher at
teniing the Ca-tlenen's convention Mr..
Blair, greatly TO the regret of his num-
ereus friends, care on crutches. having
suffered from 4 stroke OF paralysis. sew
eral months ago. from which he IS re-
covering, but slowly. Mr.. Blair, for
young man. is one Of the Oldest COW men
in the southwest. having started in when
ne was able 10 mount a horse thirty
years ago He went into Old Oklahoma
from Sumner county the day Of the flrst
opening and settled in Kingfsher, here
he has since lived
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

The Tuxedo Quartette, composed OF
Felix Nc Neal. Murray Kirl5wood. Paul
Noble and Gilbert Tucker. with Miss
Grace Chapman as accompanies. sang in
their usual pleasing manner and were
forced 10 respond To two very hearty
encoreS- This organization o. Wichita
young men Won great favor with the
cattlemen and others last night hy their
beautiful and wei trained voices and
N5ss Chapman received number OF very
pretty compliments for ner work II the
piano
Miss Stella Burke recited the well
known cowboy piece. Panhandle Cob.
and the appreciation ~ The audience
VAS shown when SHE gave her excellent
rendition Of - st@=y of life weu Known
and deaT 81 The greater number ~ those
present Size responded with Tie story
ot fii0dl MarrIaEe
shan a. 81 - hsad from Tonta p.s.
O. entertained tae crowd w5Ih la.L
1rusic. IheT save The Nar Dance sis
supposed to L. given hs -na Iali1uS. hut
the Chiiocco hard. beside thsm haa -
smile "A Eriie srlsie II the seils given
and tle audience would hayo been eN-
tremeiy happy j ths indisls had played
Tho same thing and given "a good example
OF real "In5un yeLs
Colonel Temple Houston did not ar
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
Venezuela and the Monroe
Doctrine.
Boston Transcript

Today no American can maintain that
the joint action of Great Britain and
Germany In demanding payment of
debts due their subjects from Venezue
and in exacting reparation for various
things done by the Vene zuelan govern
ment by which Englishmen and Ger
mans suffered injustice, infringes the
Monroe doctrine, unless he Is prepared
TO insist that the acceptance of that doc
trine binds US to endorse all American
nations when In controversy with for
eigners, irrespective of the origin and
merits of their quarrels. We have With
in the last two years had difficulties of
our own with Vene zuela which have
taxed the patience of our government
and which have disposed our people to
realize that il the Vene zuelans ever felt
under obligations to US for our cham
pioDship In 1895 their gratitude Was
shOrC-lived.
If by force Great Britain and Ger.
many made collections of the debts
Venezuela owes their subjects, or If they
compel her to give bonds and enter into
an agreement they will make binding for
the eventual extinguishment Of that in
debtedness, they will not have exceeded
their Just right or given us cause OF
offence. Ii, on the other hand, either
power should take permanent possession
of Venezuelan territory as payment for
the Venezuelan Indebtedness, then we
most certainly should have a grievance
against both. The seizure Of territory
would be most offensive act for two
reasons: First, because our government
remains neutral in this present difficulty,
on the understanding that any occupa-
ton of the soil of Vent zuela shall be
temporary and only for the purpose of
facilitating collection of indemnity
through the custom houses; and, Sec
ondly because any other than merely
temporary occupation would be de-
iance of the Monroe doctrine, delivered
In the face of watching world.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
New Eight-Cent Stamns.

The new issue Of Scent stamps with
the portrait Of Martha Washington has
been placed on sale in the post offices
throughout the country. These stamps
signalize new departure in usual de-
sign, in that they have the first portrait
OF woman ever placed on stamp by
the United States government There
have been other things printed by the
government, such as bank notes, bonds.
etc., which have pictures Of women, the
most notable being the one dollar bill on
which was the same portrait of Martha
Washington as that on the new stamp.
This is the second stamp of the new
issue to be placed on sale. The first was
the Scent stamp, bearing the portrait Of
General Sherman. Within the space OF
few weeks the new and cent stamps
will be ready for issue. These stamps
will bear the portraits Of Grant and
Lincoln, respectively. The old scent
stamps bore the picture of General
Grant and President Lincoln's picture.
1t has been decided by the post office
officials that Lincoln's portrait is the
most appropriate for the scent stamp,
as this is the stamp which attains the
greater circulation, being used on all
foreign letters, and, therefore. Grant
and Lincoln changed places.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
The Boston journal.

Mr.. Frank A. Munsey, the enterpris.
ing publisher of the Boston Journal on
Friday announced radical changes In
that leading daily paper, to take effect
Monday, and they were duly made as
announced. The paper is installed in
its new 100000 building on the spot
occupied for so many years, with new
machinery and equipment throughout.
The price of single numbers of the
paper will be one cent and advertise
ments are to be swept from the first
page. Everything is new and first class
and he editorial staff will be the best
that can be employed. Success to this
plucky newspaper and magazine publish
er who originated in Somerset county,
Maine.
Mr.. Munsey in his announcement said
at has been nearly two months since
the Journal came into my hands, and we
have been working night and day to get
our new presses and other machinery
ready to make the changes that will go
lHlo eHect munuay morning.
While we shall start off with the most
modern mechanical equipment of any
newspaper In Boston, and there is none
more modern In the world, it will on the
other hand require months of patient
work before we can bring the paper it.
self to the intellectual and literary stan
dard to which the Boston Journal will
ultimately attain, But that you will see
marked improvements from the very
first issue there can be no doubt.
The Boston Journal is under obliga-
lions to no one and to no party. No In.
fluence, except what is right as we see
If, can dominate it to any degree what
soever. From now on, the Boston Jour-
nal will be very much alive, 1t will be
honest, it will be fearless, and it will be
fair"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
Maine Farms Sold.

The transactions In real estate in cen
trail Maine during the past season have
been largely augmented by sales Of
many farms. e. 4. Strour Of Augusta
and $. II. Swain Of Skowhegan. assoclst-
ed with him in the sale of real estate.
have sold about fifty farms largely In
hennebec and Somerset COUNTIES. Half
OF these farms have been bought by
men from other states.
II is true that some Of these farms are
being bought by wealthy men. and are
to be occupied only during the summer
months, but nine out Of ten are being
bought by men with families. who will
rear their children upon our hillsides
and will teach them to look 10 the soil
and the products thereof for their daily
bread. Twenty-three OF the fifty farms
sold were unoccupied, aud represented
an investment of S37 800. These farms
were placed on the market for the fol-
lowing reasons: Fifteen, to settle es-
tates; fourteen, old age Of owners: ten.
by widows; seven, to leave the State :
and the balance wished to change to
farms OF different sizes. These farms
were located In the following counties /:
one each in Lincoln and Penobscot, two
each in Oxford and Sagadahoc, three in
Franklin, and the balance In Somerset
and Kennebec.
This is a good showing for this section
OF Maine and shows a tendency is toward
increase Of the population 10 rural Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers re.
Gently recorded in the county registry:
Madlson-Marcus W. Moore to Joseph
Butler, $l.00.
Norridgewock-W f. Perkins tn
Nicholas Miller, $500; W. E. Perkins &
al to Nicholas Miller, $2,500; Chas. II
Hussey to E. K. Barker, 81 90.
Athens-Ann E. Leavltt to Mary B.
Thompson, 81 90; Almon w. Caswel to
Emery, Porter &c Co., $25.
Skowhegan-Sewall Brown to John N.
Brown, $40 90.
Pittsfeld-C. A. Walker to Herbert F.
Walker, $500.
Jackman-Ellen M. Clark to Frank r..
Holden, 5000.
Harmony-P. II. Knowlton to Alma
B. Libby ct al, $500; P. II. Knowlton
TO Alma b. Libby ct al, 1000.
New Portland-Theresa C. Spooner
& al to John Metcaf, $l.00.
Fairfield-Clara p. Crosby & al to II.
B. Ham, $1,000.
Benjamin Moody to Jere-
miah Moody, S37; Benjamin Moody TO
Jeremiah Moody, $ll5.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
The Main Question.

One of the independent anthracite
operators testified before the arbitrators
at Scranton that his company sold coal to
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad that they got about IS per cent
OF what the railroad got, or as he after.
ward reluctantly admitted about 81 a
ton. According to this, then, the rail-
road gets about $685. a ton, thereby re-
ceiving about 1876 ton, for it's trouble
in hauling and handling the coal.
Whether the road makes an excessive
profit is not now in question, although
there would seem to be very pretty net
left after deduction for cost of labor and
material, interest and wear and tear.
Nor is 1t to the consumer the most inter-
esting question whether the coal com.
pany makes enough at $3.50 ton so
that 1t can afford to pay its miners bet
ter. The most interesting question is
who gets the difference between 1885,
Tor which the road sells coal at whole
sale, and 80, $40 or $l2, as the case may
De, which the consumer has to pay for
the precious stuff delivered at his house
or place of business9 Somebody seems
10 be making an inordnate profit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's Review for the las 8eek
says:
Retail distribution, further stimulated
by colder weather ard the advance Vt
the holiday season, has expanded largely
until now il easily occupies first position
in the trade situation. Wholesale trade,
except where inroads upon retailers
stocks have induced recorders. il re-
lspsiBg into the quiet usual at the stock
taking period. Building trade activity
has been checked by the climatic II flu
ence prevailing and the distribution Of
lumber and building materials generally
is less active. Other leading industries
also note the quoting down usual at this
season. Great basic conditions, how
ever, make Tor future prosperity. Rail-
way earnings, swelled by heavy traffic
il grain and miscellaneous products, of.
setting smaller movements Of live stock,
provisions and cotton, show an increase
OF - per cent during November over
he same month year ago, thus mark
ing the thirty-ninth consecutive monthly
increase shown by the country's rail.
WAYS.
With the close Of water navigation
and the advent of the new corn crop the
situation confronting railroad men will
prove perplexing. Prices generally
have shown a strengthening tendency.
Wheat, oats, flour and all the leading
cereals, in fact, except corn. are higher
on good domestic ard foreign demand.
large export takings at reactions being
notable features. Provisions remain
quite firm despite large receipts Of hogs,
but lard is lower.
Holiday trade is brisk for this early
stage Of the season at the east and
heavy distribution is expected to result
Of this and the added Influence of cold
weather.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18

Kennebec Journal: AS the result of
the city elections 10 Massachusetts, the
Republicans have elected "a mayors. the
Democrats two and the Socialists one,
while four were chosen on a non partisan
basis. There does not seem to be any
thing very serious the matter with Mass
achusetts Republicanism. The city car
ried by the Socialists was Brockton
which they have carried in previous
years, but have lost in the past few
years. Haverhill which they have con-
trolled In municipal matters for several
years has tired of Socialism and swings
back to the Republican column.