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The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
At the Crawford.

Miss Marie Wainwright has proven 20
the entire satisfaction o: Wichita theatsr-
goers her right 10 rank among the best
of Shskespes resn actresses of TIE day
The presentation of The Twelfth Night
last night at the Crawford Ess simply
tine. Miss " aiawrlght a. Viola under
stands her part thoroughly She knows
and brings oHt the feeling and aciinn q
the woman maSqusrading - The page
and is al Al times The pure and nobie
woman which Shakespeare has made the
character ia each scene which Miss
Wainwright appeared there vas q tre-
uendous applause which never f4i=d 20
force he curtain up again after the
drop.
SDottisvosp.Ie Aiken ~ Sir AuiraR
Acrrcheek was excellent The character
excites contempt ard pity and rusrih
Mr.. Aitksn puts rhcns al before tie audi
eace- J. X -sppsei,ee AZ Sir TOBY Belch
performed The part IN tho mogs credit
abb manner One sloes not fecI that 81
Toby = Trzc;scsuE zreas upsn SI-
Andrew. the lIuraoE q fs ell ouly + ar
psIeni ard as fzn-r12kers thesc esssrze-
frs Gould rot have been pat tf eettsr
hands
Nslyoiso Is Snh5ect ts sco-n- aee dat
Of account Of bis hssgh;y c7inio1 os
hiruSeis. which made him iszfzi prey
TO the --sszaks played upoE ksa- AE
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
PLOT OF AssAssINs
Death Of American Consul at
Hayti Was Desired.
He OPPOSED JUSTICE
Would Start a Street Fight
When He Was Passing.

New York. Dec. 15.-An alleged plot to
assassinate William F. Powell, United
States minister TO Hayti. and Charge
daffaires at Port Au Prince, Santo Do
mingo, has been disclosed in a communi
cation from an official of the present
dominican government to a fellow coun-
tryman in this city, who formerly was
an official under Wos Y Gil, the recent
ly deposed president of the republic. The
letter states that the plot had been SO
arranged that ex-President Jiminez un-
der whose leadership Wos Y. Gil was
overthrown, was to have been killed at
about the same time.
The plot to assassina,e Minister Powell,
it was asserted, was conveived because
of mis- opposition TO plans of certain OFF,
cials.
The plan, as reported, was to let two
or three men get into fight on a street
along which Mr.. Powell was passing. 1t
was arranged that in the melee other
plotters should engage, and it would be
an easy matter to kill the American by
accident"
With regard to Jimiisez the writer as
serts that he was to be the victim of
plain ssassination and that already two
unsuccessful attacks have been made up
on his person.
While the plot against Minister Powell
is said by the author of the letter to have
been abandoned because OF strong stand
taken by member of the cabinet, it is
said the American diplomat is being care
fully guarded whenever he goes out
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
FORBIDS RELIGIOUS TEACHERS.
France Separates Church and State in
School Affairs

Paris. Dec l5.-Premier Combes today
communicated to the council Of ministers
a text OF a bin forbiddIns all teaching
by the religious orders. even those now
actually authorized which viii be pres
ia the chamber of deputies Fri
DAY next The purpose of the measure
is to abros8te the existing legislature
permitting teaching by the authorized
religious orders. The bin provides for
the dissolution. accompanied ley the Sc
qusstration of property II such cousre-
cations IS exist solely for the purros- of
teaching and for the partial s4Questra-
ton of the property Cf thcs@ congregs-
tions which III addition :, aching also
conduct hospitals Tor The indisent
Five wears are allowed for the complete
caruing out of she proposed Law. th-
adoption of which win entail the dos
ing of l.-ss schools for boys. res school
buildings where girls are taught and al
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
TAXES ON INCOMES.
Bill Introduced to Make That Plan
Constitutional.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Mr. Williams in
troduced bill in the house today pro-
posing an amendment TO the constitution
to give congress power to collect taxes on
incomes and provides that such tax snail
not be- construed 10 be a direct tax with
in the meaning of the constitution. Mr.
Williams also introduced the following
bills: To put on the free list when coming
from countries which permit products OF
ours to enter free, all animals. leather
of all sorts boots, shoes, saddles and
harness.
To prevent individuals or corporations
engaged in interstate commerce from
making il a condition OF the sale OF their
products that the purchaser shall not
sell or deal in products OF any other per-
sons, firms or corpora ations.
To prevent the over issue of stock by
corporations or companies. and defining
such over issue as public cheating.
Requiring the payment of interest on
public funds deposited with banks
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
REDUCING ITS FLEET.
British Government Is Withdrawing
From Esouimault Station.

Washington. Dec. 15.-The British gov
ernment is heavily reducing the strength
OF the British fleet which makes its head
quarters at Esqumalt naval station. so
that now, besides the flagship. only two
second class cruisers and the two steam
launches are stationed there. and the
present commanding admiral is to be sue
ceeded by a commodore when his term ex-
pireS.
The strength of the manned fortiiica-
tions however, has been very much in
creased and large 80 guns weighing thir
ty tons have arrived recently from Eng
land and placed so as to command the
harbor. where extensive mines have been
laid also. The dry dock, too. is to be
enlarged. These facts are reported by
United States Consul Hatch at Victoria,
G
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16

aaors. matadors and Spanish geutiewo-
men. The scenic production is magnif-
icent and the costumes beautiful 10 he
hold
The stupendous production Of Paul ~.
Potter'x drHmatizatjon OF OuAa's master-
piece. Under Two FlagH." which was IN
vogue for a long run Ia New York, viii
be taken en- route this season with Miss
Jane Remark as Cigarette. The entire
production will be seen exactly ss pre-
scented with eiectrifying sncccss la New
York making IL one of the most import
ant theatrical enterprises % the yeass
This version ef Under Two Fsigs" W
prepared by Mr. Potter. ard after a SEQ
son Of seven months at the Garden ths-
ater. New York. whsrc IL ran 20 enormous
receipts. u vas moved 90 the Academy
of Music where n~ success wss even
more pronounced At the Crawford on
Monday. December y
Ed Andrews. the famous comedian, has.
according 90 reports. struck refitabi-
bonanza IN his new comedy. birds of
FEATHER u iH said 20 be tho BIT % the
sea9on. and The best pssce IN which thls
popular comedian has ever appeared.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16

the schools conducted by the Christian
brothers The bill also provides for the
enlargement of the public schools con-
Quoted by the state. 1t is estimated that
the complete operation of the premiers
plan will cost the state S.oo.o0o. The
session of the senate today was devoted
to an Interpolation attacking the action
of NJ. Peletan, minister of marine in
cancelling the trial of mutinous sailor
by a special naval court on the ground
that the court was Illegally constituted.
The interpolation claimed that the min
lister himself had acted Illegally The
senate, however. upheld the minister by
a vote of 154 to a.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
Ar the Cathedral.

The Pro-Cathedral was well filled with
people last evening, who attended the
reading Of Mr.. Seumas McManUs. The
subject OF lecture which he also deliver
Ell was Irish Wit and Humor'' The
sketches of Irish life given by Mr.. Nc
Manus were very characteristic. and in
reading he brings out each point with an
appreciatiVeness which reaches tie list
ener al once He goes from this place
to Denver. The lecture given here was
under the auspices of the Knights of CO.
iumtys.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
ARRESTED FOR STEALING.
Hope Fox Is Charged With Appropri-
atinq Lace Curtains.

Hope Fox was arrested yesterday morn
ing and taken to the county jail. \
warrant was issued Saturday, wherein
he is charged with entering Pechin s
Second Hand Store on North Main some
time ago and stealing some lace cur
tains He was accompanied by another
boy, who has not been located He is
supposed to have left the city.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
MAJOR GARLAND is DEAD.
Has Shaken Hands With Every Presi-
dent Except Washinnton

Johnson CITY. Tenn. Dec l5.-Major
VIM. II. Garland. who had shaken hands
with every president Of the United States
except Washington is dead at the Nation
al soldiers homo here. aged 81. He was
one of the naval cadet company that ac-
companiey Lafayette on the second visit
TO America in 1872 and he at one time
ocnversed with Napoleon OF the island of
st. Helena
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
WILL FILE CLAIMS.
Ten More Old Soldiers Want New
Mexico Homestea ads.

A. II. Mckee, -. Hilton. - Mayer,
Andrew Roy and Mr.. and Mrs. Richards
left over the Santa Fe Tuesday evening
for Artesia, n. NJ.
Artesia is located in the Pecos valley.
Mr.. Mckee has visited in that section
many times and is well posted on the
valley country. While there he will file
on homesteads for ten old soldiers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
PEACE is ASSURED.
Packing Houses ard Their Employees
Are GETTING TOGETHER

Chicago Dec. l5.-Peaee between the
packing honseS and employees practically
was assured today when al but ono 4
the grievances 81 the striking coopers
were adjusted The truce broueht ~ az
end the talk Of . general strike
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
OPERATOR PROMOTED.
D. 7. Heney of Den evrTakes Position
With Santa Fc.

Ed Donnelly, who has been night tel
egraph operator in the Santa Fe offices
at this place, has been promoted TO the
day job He takes the place Of r. f.
Brant, who resigned. d. 7. Heney of
Denver, Colo. has accepted the night
position The changes were made yes
terdaV
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
FUNERAL OF PROCTOR.
President, His kife and Many Officials
Are in Attendance

Washington. Dec. 15-The funeral Of
John r. Proctor the lase president Il
the ciyil service commission WAS held at
ST. Johns church today and he remains
subsequently, were inferred a; Rock Creek
cemetery
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and q
large number OF other officials attended
the services
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
MRS. SPARKS is DEAD.
Former Wichita Woman Passes Away
in California

A telegram has been received here tell
ing of the death of Mrs. John +. Sparks
at her home in Long Beach, Cal. on
December a. Mr.. and Mrs Sparks were
formerly of Wichita. where they had
resided for ten years. Besides many
friends and relatives TO mourn her loss
in Wichita. there are two sisters, Mrs.
w e. Jones and Mrs. F j. Flagler.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
successor Not Announced.

Topeka. Kan. Dec. 15.-Geo. w Balm
ter, district passenger agent of the Rock
Island at Portland, Ore, has resigned
his position. The name of his successor
has not yet been announced
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16

comeuies ever put together. II has as
sumed a warm place In the affections
Of the theater-gOers by entirely its own
merit Unlike many attractions. II has
been made the success that IL II entirely
without boasting. pusfery or the Napor-
iugs of enthusiastic press agents. Be
cause J. was really funny. the people
have gone 20 see IT. The present edition
of Happy Hooligan" IL an entirely new
AMI up-to-date one. There has been left
IN it no stale jokes or music. The srcn-
cry. costumes and effects are al new
and have cost the management upward
Of 81 oga. In the company are number
Of ,he most clever speciality artists in
the country. and the chorus has been
selected with regarG TO the musical ahIi-
ity ss well rs to the personal appearance
OF its members
Sam s. Shubert and Nixon and Zin-
norman Will present The Jefferson De
Angels Opera company al the Crawford
thursday. December Il. in The Tore
ador Tho opera Is unqu sfionahly the
best medium that jefferson DeAngelis.
who Is one OF the most popular OF comic
opera comedians has ever bad IL en-
ahlfs nm 70 nc seen IN fnatactef t1it
is admirably adapted 20 his quaint style
and method and there i7 continuous
laughter while hc - on tho stage. The
company Is described ~ exceptionally
stroUg Edrar Norton. II j. said. scores
an umfnisfa ksbie hit az sir Archibald. as
does Margaret Mckinney IN her dainty
performance u Nancy staunton. in which
81 becomes necessary for hey 70 disguise
herself as q boy Other decided hitE are
made by John Du8iey. Edward Netcsife.
Norma Pei. Bertha Rcc. Edna Burd.
William BiassdeH ard Adine Bouyier
The large chorus Is seen - splendid nd
vantage as aoncr girls bride smaids. pic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16

Francis Conlan acted the parted in a
way that not only pleased bat received
a vigorous applause for his good work.
Miss Leonnee made a decided hit with
the audience as Maria. She possesses q
manner and delivery that never fail 10
capture an audience
The remainder of the company gave
eminent satisfaction. AS a whole this
company was pronounced one of The best
seen here this season. The costumes
were handsome and the staging Of the
piece could not have been better. The
scene of Olivia's garden deserves special
mention. as It was exceptionally pretty
In all. no attraction ever turned away
a more pleased audience from the Craw-
ford
Tonight Happy Hooligan.
Ebert HUBBARD.
The belated monk lives in little town
and publishes little magazine. but if
you imagine he IS little man. you make
a big mistake. Fra Elbertus has no
sham dignity. and tho hundreds who
shook hands with him yesterday felt
as If they had always known him; and
yet we hazard the gHess that All realized
they were in the presence of a most
extraordinary man. His BIZ. brown. lin
Did eyes arc tender and sympathetic. but
his chin and lower jaw betoken man
Il would not be wise II oppose .-ot ali
who heard him were pleased. but today
he is the topic of the town He has
given Us something 10 think about. and
by our church announcements II VIII
he seen he has supplied two of our clergy
men texts Tor sermons. .-Des Moines Capt
tai
Happy Hooligan." which VIII b. the
bill at the Crawford tonight. s. ono 81
49, . ,,,,,,.-t,.- and .st.r.,...saf,.l e. ~~r
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-16
ELRERT urRRARp

Happy Hooligan. which VIII b. the
bill az the Crawford tonight. s. ono %
the most popular and successful farce
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
New Continent Discovered.

London, Mar. 3O-President Mark
ham, of the Royal Geological Society,
says it has been proved conclusively
that the greater part of the Antartic
region is vast continent. Captain
Scott, the commander of the Discovery,
penetrated 100 miles further south
than any previous explorer, and dis
covered an extensive mountainous re-
gion, hitherto absolutely unknown,
extending to SO degrees 20 minutes
South He thinks this indicates that
the land stretches to the pole in a
series of very lofty mountains, which
is considered to be far the most i'm
portant geographical result ever
achieved in Antarctic exploration. The
Discovery wintered 400 miles further
south than any vessel had previously
Wintered.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
Insurance Men Arrested.

Topeka, Mar. 2s.--All of the officers
of the Kansas Union Life Insurance
Company were before Judge Hook, OF
the federal court to show cause why
they should not be punished for con-
tempt. The complaining witness was
George E. Cole, trustee for the Kansas
Mutual company. He charges that the
officers of the Union Life have swiped
a duplicate list of policyholders of the
Kansas Mutual and also 5000 receipt
slips containing the names of that
many policyholders.
The officers of the Union Life adj
mitted that they had the slips and the
duplicate cards, but declared that they
believed they we're entitled to both.
Judge Hook, after hearing testimony
on both sides, held that the cards and
slips belonged to the Kansas Mutual
and gave the officers of the Union Life
Just one hour in which to produce
them in court. They produced and
the contempt proceedings were dis
,nicea6
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
UNCLE sam mot A COLLECTOR
Not Guarantee Any State Against
Punishment For Misconduct.
THEY MUST PAY OBLIGATIONS.

Washington, Mar. 26.-The text OF
the response of Secretary Hay to the
Argentine note proposing combined
action of American states to resist the
collection of debts by naval force is as
follows:
Memorandum; without expressing
assent to or dissent from the PROPOSE
tions set forth in the note of the Argen-
tine minister of foreign relations, dated
December 90, 1902, the general position
of the United States in the matter is
Indicated in recent messages of the
president.
"The president declared in his mes
sage to congress December 2, 1901,
that by the Monroe Doctrine, we do
not guarantee any state against pun
ishment if it misconducts itself, pro-
vided that punishment does not take
the form of acquisition of territory by
any non American power
sin harmony with the foregoing
language the president announced in
bis message of December 9, 1909: NO
independent nation in America need
have the slightest fear of aggression
from the United States. 1t behooves
each one to maintain order within its
own borders and to discharge its just
obligations to foreigners. When this
is done he can rest assured that, be
they strong or weak they have nothing
to dread from outside interference.
Advocating and adhering in prac-
tice in questions concerning itself to
the resort to international arbitration
in settlement of controversies not ad-
Unstable by the orderly course of diplo-
matte negotiations, the government of
the United States will always be glad
to see questions of justice by one state
against another, as well as guarantees
for the execution of whatever award
might be made left to the decision of
an impartial arbitration tribunal be-
fore which litigating nations, weak or
strong alike, may stand as equals in
the eye of international law and mu-
tual duty"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03

Washington, d. c., March 26.-Jo-
seph L. Bristow, the fourth assistant
postmaster general, has made for him
self reputation which proves that a
public official can so conduct the affairs
of his office as to defy the efforts to
have him removed. All manner of
plots have been Matched to discredt
him. Senators and representatives
have protested against him. When the
protests were taken to the president he
remarked with that peculiar emphasis
(which can never be mistaken:
II want Bristow to remain in the
postoffice department"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
Declslon on Slot Machines.

Topeka, Mar. 30.-Attorner General
Coleman rendered an opinion to the
effect that all slot machines, where
there is any element or chance what
ever in their operation, come under
the ban of the new anti-slot machine
law. This takes in money machines
and machines where money is played
for cigars or other property. 1t also
catches those machines where person
is given one cigar with each roll of
the wheel, with a chance of getting
two or three more cigars. The only
machines that are not placed in the
prohibited list are the penny gum ma
chimes, penny candy machines, weigh
ing machines and music machines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
rha pIarna About Over.

Mexico City, Mar. 2s.--Siqueros is
the only plague point in the Mazatlan
district that is causing any anxiety.
There are IS patients, some OF whom
NAV die. In Mazatlan the situation
continues bright The number of pa
tients in the hospital is reduced with
no new cases The charity committee
OF Mazatlan has a cash balance OF
s1s5. 900 after paying for houses burned
and maintaining the poor who have
been thrown out of employment by the
cessation of business in the city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
: GO TO CANADIAN LANDS.
G. Wood Davis Advises Farmers to Stay
In Kansas.

G. Wood Davis Advises Farmers to Stay
In Kansas.
Abilene, Kans., Mar. 30.-C. Wood
Davis, the statistician and magazine
contributor, will soon give to the gov
eminent through the Kansas senators
formal complaint against the Cana
dian governments advertising of it's
farm lands in the Northwest. Nearly
every county scat paper in Kansas is
carrying this advertising and Mr..
Davis says the crop yields to be ex-
pected are much overestimated while
those of Kansas and Nebraska are in
other advertising placed in the farm
ers' hands deprecated.
"Not only is the extent of cultivata-
BILE land" he says, "of the Canadian
Northwest extravagantly exaggerated
in the face of the facts set forth in the
sober reports of the Canadian officials,
but the propagators of these fctions
modestly assert, that the rate of devel-
opment has elsewhere never been
equaled."
Many farmers from Central Kansas
have gone to the Canadian lands in the
last two years, but this season the
emigration is toward Washington and
California.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
GET. R|CH-QU|Ck FRAUDS.
Inspector Harrison Who Cleaned
Up Cuban Frauds Called.
BRISTOW LEADS THE WORK.

Kansas City, Mo-, Mar. 30.-J. r.
Harrison, chief of inspectors of the
postotiices in the Southwest, with head
quarters at Kansas City, has been
ordered and has already gone to Wash
ington to 'smolic out" the conditions
of fraud in the postoflice in connection
with the "get-rich-quiclI" schemes. He
was summoned by j. L. Bristow, fourth
assistant postmaster general, to re-
ceive personal instructions for vigor-
Gus prosecution of these frauds.
Harrison is the man who exposed the
Nicely Rathbone Reeves frauds in the
Cuban postal service, and was for
long time postmaster of Havana under
the United States. He is a Kansas
man and was formerly a railway post
al clerk. He and Bristow are great
personal friends, and when the latter
got to Washington he favored Harri-
son to the extent of making him
postofficc inspector. When the Cuban
frauds came up, Bristow thought about
Harrison and sent for him, just as he
has done in this case Harrison went
to Havana, and worked out the frauds
and steals there.
The "get-rich- quick" frauds are now
under investigation in the postoffice
department. 1t is charged that the
officers accepted money to indorse GER
tain of these suspicious concerns, and
that letters from them of an official
character were so worded that they
could be used in advertising matter as
Endorsements of the business Thus
the concerns, which have all since been
declared frauds and which have failed
without assets of any tangible value
were enabled to pass muster ostensibly
under government sanction, and this
fact was one of their strongest adver
tisements The concern most impli-
Gated is the former Arnold company,
of st. Louis, which failed badly. Old
General Tyner was virtually compelled
to resign on this account, and it is be-
lieved that the corruption is very wide
spread.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-03
Permanent Postal Treaty.

Washington, Mar. 5o.-The perma-
nent postal treaty between the United
States and Cuba probably will be in
operation in few weeks. The treaty
is substantially the same as the one
now in force between this country and
Canada, and practically continues the
system in vogue between the Washing
ton and the Havana administrations
since the American regime in Havana
began. This puts the relations of the
u. >. and the Cuban governments on a
domestic postal system basis