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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-26
AUTOMOBILES.


FOR SALE-Automobies The beautiful
Thomas Tonneau; an ideal automobile
for family use. Unequalled for beauty
of outline and finish, as well as quiet
ness of movement. The easiest To
learn. The simplest to operate. Write
for prices and catalogues. The Thomas
Auto-Ri with it's non-slip. nOn-break
belt. is the one perfect motor cycle
made. Good husting agents with SUI
ficient capital 20 buy sample wanted In
every town. f. r. Thomas Motor Co..
9e >.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-26
SAFES.
ST RAYED.

STRAYED-Blue mare, with b. s. 4
circle on shoulder. Return TO City
Stables. opposite postoffice 1S7-Stx
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81 90 90 To LOAN on Kansas Aoa Okla-
Kan ST.
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FOR SALE-Eiomes:
Two rooms. 10 lots. $500.
Five rooms, 80 feet, Lawrence avenue,
s.. 400.
Ten rooms. $50 feet College Hill. $4,000.
O. L. DRAKE
Room no Whine Building.
e.
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MONEY TO LOANS. 90 600 10 loan or
Sedgwick county farms at > per cent in
terest PrinciT al and interest payable
at our Office and money paid as soon as
papers are executed. Be sure to cal or
Us before making q loan elsewhere. J.
lJo-su-EVe-tf
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FOR SALE
los; y. Wichita. rooms, 30 feet. 81 500.
81 Wabash, rooms. Is feet $3.50
as MOser. rooms. lots $500
S23-35 :. Washington, rooms each. 500
5l5 ). Washington. rooms 20 feet, $50.
$40 y. Mosley, rooms, 20 feet, $40.
l3i, $50. IA Ida. each, $3.50.
I36 Ida, rooms; rent, s.: S775.
II lots, ID blk 5. Washington. each, SOS.
$ lots Hillside and kellogg s225
desirable sites, Topeka and Lawrence.
Write or call for list. Let US know
what you want. We can supply you.
1s-Sun-U DEAN GORDON.
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FINANCIAL
Loans. $50 to 500 on small Wichita
houses. on installments. : per cent: nc
commissions. Small loans on any good
collateral. Buys notes and morIga yes.
9l-sun-U DEAN GORDON.
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CHEAP MONEY TO LOAN On CITY
PROPERTY All privilege
ANCHOR TRUST Co. ia -. Market So,
ss-we-fri-sun-tf
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FOR SALE-Special Bargain:
New. well-built. Groom cottage. 80 feet,
east front, North End 81. 200 Terms.
one-h2lf cash. balance 81 per month
Three east front lots, 10 blocks north.
cement walks, shade 500 each.
Neat 5-room cottage. stable, cement
walks, 80 feet. east front three blocks
north. on Washington avenue. \ great
snap at 1928.
College Hin lot. 15x150 feet, corner, on
car line. shade. 500.
Fcur-roOm cottage. 63 feet. east front.
near Central avenue, $3.50.
\. &. DICKSON.
ISS-2tN over POI +. Douglas
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FOR SALE-Cheap. fine, unincumbered
residence, 1903 University avenue, 10
rooms, barn, fruit, so feet. Owner,
Gallagher 13S-su- th-su-3tx
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MONEY TO LOAN-On Watches. dlA-
ncnds. teweiry. Strictly confidential
az East Douglas n-C
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
WiCHlTA'S FIRST MAYOR.
Many Believe Marble Shaft Should Be
Erected in His Honor.

Some of the old settlers are again talk
ing up the matter Of Il monument TO per-
petuate the memory OF Wichitas first
mayor. William Greiffenstein. He was
called the father OF Wichita ana some Of
the later residents suggest that Wichita
itself is the fi;test monument for Mr.
Greiffenstein. but the old timers are not
satisfied to let it go that way. They
want a monument.
President Naftzser of the Fourth Ma
tional bank suggested yesterday that the
proper thing 10 co was TO raise 1--WE or
six hundred dollars by subscription and
place a neat ornamental shaft in River
side park TO the memory of Wichita's
founder and first mayor. He would not
have something that would give the ia TX
a graveyard appearance. but = shaft of
marble that would be an ornament.
Mr.. Naftzger said he knew . number
OF people who would donate for some
thing Of that sort. He said he believed
the money could be raised in that way so
Tat the people who gave woUld never
miss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
HERBERT A. HILL,
ANNA L Nm.
FOUND LITTLE PROPERTY.
Or. M. Martin Had Little Property
to Be Attached.

Yesterday the appraisers appointed to
decide on the value of the property of
DR.. NJ. J. Martin, who disappeared the
first of the month and, il is alleged took
with him the funds of the Garden Plain
school district. reported to the district
court yesterday. The appraisers were
appointed by Sheriff Schad ard were
Henry Wu1f, Jr., and John Westeroud.
They found that the doctor owned an
Office building 12x24 feet and that this
was worth $500. This is all of the prop
erty the sheriff could find that was ex-
empt from attachment under the law.
The sheriff was instructed to attaca
the property that could be found to Sc
cure $3.50 for w. r. Doyle and $50 as the
probable cost of the case.
Mr. Doyle was one of the bondsmen of
DR.. Martin while treasurer of the sHhoOl
board and the board called on the bonds
men for the amount which Il was alleged
DR.. Martin defauted with-s360 Mr.
Doyle had to pay half of this amount ard
secured a writ of attachment TO secure
his money!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
Has Been Called for This Evening in
City Clerks Office.

The Republican city central committee
will meet this evening in the city clerk s
Office and organize and discuss plans for
the spring campaign. This is the COM
mittee which was elected at the conven-
ton last Saturday. They viii elect a
chairman and secretary and select head
quarters and go Immediately to work in
the campaign to elect every candidate on
the Republican ticket this spring. To-
night the members will discuss the Vari-
Gus plans for work in the campaign and
to get the voters registered. J. Il. Stew
art, the chairman of the central commit
tee that called the convention. has called
this committee to meet at half past seven
to perfect the organization.
Miss Susie Davis has gone TO St. Louis
ard Chicago, where she well spend sew
eral weeks in wholesale millinery houses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
WITH TWENTY-FIVE coloNrsTs.
Many People Are Going to Idaho to
Settle

r. E. Bleckley. travelling passenger
agent Of the Missouri Pacific. went west
last night with 4 party of twenty-five
persons from Neal Kan. who are going
10 Can bridge. Idaho. 70 settle They
had a special car and Mr.. Bleckley &C
companied them as far ives; as Pueblo
and there turned them over to the trav-
cling passenger agents OF the Denver and
Bio Grande.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
GOT vERcicT AGAINST FRISCO.
Jury Decides McCabe Is Entitled to
Damages for Injuries.

In the district court the case Of Pat Nc
Cabs against the Frisco railroad was de-
eided in favor OF the plaintiff The suit
was brought fo- an iajurv TO McCabe's
land and the amount asked was s90a0.
After being out four hours the jury
brought il a verdict for slIea /. p.
Campbell represented the rlaiatiT and
Nermillion & Palmer OF Topeka the de-
renaauti
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
SHORTEST WILL
EVER PR0BATED
In Sedgwick County Was
That of Thos. J. Sweeney
LESS THAN 90 WORDS
Gives His Wishes in Short and
Precise Terms.

The shortest will ever filed in the Sedg'
wick county probate court was filed and
admitted to probate by Judge Wilson yes
terday. 1t was the VIII of Thomas SWee-
zey, who died at his home on the West
Side last fall. The will is made up OF
just seventy-three words and the total
number, counting date and signatures,
numbers IS words and figures. The will,
complete, is as follows:
Wichita, AKIN, Sept. Il, 1900
l, Thomas J. Sweeney, being OF sound
mind, do hereby will and bequeath to
my wife, Margaret Sweezey, all personal
property and real estate of whatsoever
kind that l shall own at the time of my
death for her, the said Margaret Sweeney,
to use keep or sell as she may think best.
This / do of my own free will and ac
cord this twelfth day of September, nine
teen hundred.
His
Thomas CX) J. SWEEZEY.
Mark.
Witnesses:
HERBERT A. HILL.
ANNA L. COTTMANN.
After admitting the will to probate,
Judge Wilson appointed Mrs. Sweeney adj
ministrator of the. estate without bond.
At the time of his death Mr.. Sweeney left
OF considerable value and the
will was filed that some of this could be
of.
The shortest will filed before this one
is the will of man whose home was at
Pittsburg but who owned property in this
city. 1t contained one hundred words.
The will of Thomas Sweeney was writ
ten on letter head paper with the name
of the firm torn leaving a date line Of
printed letters. At the time of making
the Will Mr. Sweeney was unable to
write. Besides the wife three sons sur
vive Thomas j. Sweeney.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-21
IT RAN HIM HOME.
The Colon ell Cart q jolt That Sent Nln,
Along and Gave kxim a
Score.

Among tire visitors to Secretary
Hay recently was Brig Gen. Andrew
BURT. u. s. A., retired, known
throughout the west as "Col. Andy
Bart" Preferring an active career
ia one Of clerical daties in the de-
Yartment, he has always chosen and
secured posts upon the frontier
Col, Burt tells ON himself a story
that is illustrative both of his dem
ooratSe nature and of his respect for
army discipline, says the New York
Daily News.
An ardent rooter for baseball and
fairly good player himself, he had
Always taken the highest interest in
the games between the Twenty
fourth infantry (his regiment) and
Others. It was a negro regiment,
hut that made no difference.
A critical game was called, and he,
although colonel of the regiment,
volunteered to fiji vacancy at
shortstop, He was accepted, ard nc
assured the boys that all consider
atoms of rank were to be dropped
during the game.
his side was at the bat, ar 4
colonel was at first playi' Off
second when the negro ch or
his side yelled: t.''-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-21
A WARTIME HEROINE.
now the D"ug hter Of Sohn M. PALM
sr Stood-On a. Ba.dl of
Guers,ias.

There is story connected with the
Garner life of the late John NJ. Palmer.
OF illinois, that, though told before,
VIII bear repeating, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat
1t was nearing the close of the civil
war. Gen. Palmer, or. one. of his Wis
Its to his home, at Carlinvife, had
brought with him negro boy, Martin,
from the south, and had turned him
over to the care of his family when he
went back to the army.
1t was not long before it became evil
dent that the whole proceeding was
obnoxious TO the, southern sympathiz-
ers living in the little town, and there
were many. The Palmer family heard
vague whispers about the "guerrillas, %
then fiourishing about the country,
and they kept Martin close at home.
But early one morning. when the
sun was just reddening the, east, a.
band of about 30 masked men rode to
the house TO demand the boy. CON-
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like pipe dream. Capt Buffer, it
seems, is connected with one of the
titled English families. He originally
was an officer in her majesty's Foot
guards which means a good deal in
social way. He transferred to the
Eleventh Bengals and saw service in
India. Meanwhile he had married an
English girl much younger than him
self and had gone out TO India
Only a year after he went to Simla
he discovered don't know how
that his wife was in love with young
officer in his own regiment. And this
is the part of the story don't suppose
anybody will believe-Tm free to adj
NIT I didn't think such an unselfsn
man existed myself. One night Capt.
Buffer and some of rhe officers of his
mess were playing cards. OF a sudden
one of them jumped up.
Somebody around this table is
cheating he cried out. 'All of YOU hold
your hands till find out who it is
Capt. Buffer looked across the table
at the young officer with whom his
wife was infatuated. He saw in his
face certain evidence that he was the
guilty man. Presumably he thought
that If the investigation went on his
guilt would be made clear and he
would be dismissed from the army in
disgrace. That, of course, would break
the heart of the wife of Capt. Buffer.
And Capt. Buffer did not hesitate. He
rose to his feet and swept all the. cards.
into a pile before him.
att was I who cheated he said.
$50 Buffer was dismissed in disgrace,
from the English army and came oat
TO join us in the islands You Know
how ne risked death a hundred times
In the early days of the Philippine war,
and you know also how strangely he
| disappeared. Well, never heard from
| or of him tin three months ago.
| eve had been sent up into the in
| terror of Luzon to settle serious
| quarrel between couple of tribes of
natives. I, as captain, waSin command
| of the expedition, consisting of two
companies of cavalry and detach-
| ment of Igorrote scouts. We got to
| the village where the trouble seemed
to center and had a conference. The
| head natives declined to do anything
until they had sent for the potato
king of Banquet
"They sent native runner up into
the mountains, and two days later we
sat in front of napa shack anC
watched strange procession wind its
| way down the mountain side. At its
head came a tremendously tall mar
wrapped in native costume. Imme
n haksnl HIM e.
| squat native woman. Trailing alona
were Is or 90 little brown 'nSggers.'
"The natives of our village turned
out to meet the procession with mucl
| dignity. The native band met the Wis
, itors half a mile out and preceded then
into the town. They marched in stat
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ment, exc pt C. GET such things as
required, or 80 fetshi. some, psor fell
low a drink of wateSs
Even as write this my heagt throbs
achingly to hear the deep groans and
sharp cries about me. Fred is sleep
ing, but 7 dare nok CLOSE, my ewes lest
he should die wh he i rest And il is
to keep awake, Rnd a msnAer to re-
heve nay overbuEdened heart that 1
write.
"On the flourish. the. fight began
The attack was made ona Gen. Near
thurs division. and as IT, was only
two miles from. the house, at whick
was stopping while visiting ray
husband, could easily hear the rusa-
bleble and roar of the~artiilery.
"Ohi The fearful agony of that
awful, awful Gayi i had seen Erred
for a momens, early ih' the morning.
when he babe me good-by, saying
huRriedly as he.tore- himself away:
Pray for me-. my wife, and if ]
faa God peotect youls There was
something I'm his TIME and iooa that
sent chiff to my heart, andJ every
moment, after I knew the battle had
begun. imagined L saw him down
and dying. ! cannot tell how long
after / heard That 0glesby's brigade
was engaged, htIt I know that il
seemed like an age, of torture to me
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-21

Grove street, Brooklyn, n. ", was ar
raigned in the Gates avenue police
court the other day charged with an
noying her by firing q toy pistol at
her. Master Barney was attire5 in
neat-ftting knickerbockers, pink
shirt, and tie to match, and his black
hair. was parted in the middle. When
the case was called Miss Wolf was
brought out of a private room.
Good morning, my dear teacher"
said Barney.
look here, young man." Interrupt
ed Magistrate Manner, do you in
tend to stop annoying this lady?"
pointing to Miss Wolf, who is only
10 years old, and who flushed as the
judge spoke.
81 never did annoy you, dear teach
er, and to prove There is present"
said the little dude, as he laid a pair
Of red silk garters, with gold buckles
attached. on Miss VOLTS mink muff,
"and my sister is making a nice silk
skirt for you" continued young Bar
ney, all smiles and bowling.
The case was continued.
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ssernation reigned inside when the
IA mily heard the noise, for there were
40 men in the house-a fact the band.
outside very probably knew.
Then Miss Bette, the 1S-year-oldi
daughter of the house, took command.
Her brown eyes flashed as the, knock
ing became imperative, and taking.
down pistol from the shelf, ordered,
the ashen-hued Martin to go to his
room and lock himself in. She said,
afterward that, he had turned from.
coal-blaclS to a,leaden gray, after the
manner of frightened darl<ies. Then
to the door she stepped and opened it.
what do, you want ?"-she demand
ed bravely, bat with beating
heart.
"We want the boy Martini" the
spokesman answered, 'and be QUICK
about it, too4 We knowles here
We'll, Won can't have. him" said
Miss Bette, land Plll shoot the first
man that tries to stepinto the housed"
and she f1ourished the revolver an
hinchinglyV The men cursed little
and made threats, bnt no one offered
to move toward the. determined little
lady, and5 after a whispered cons9lta-
sions galioped away.
Then Miss Bette went into. the
tCrse- md went 4 e she was sailed
1he daughter gr@s,a,~ ia tAer, a1o -
heroihes and was presented with fine
pistol chat to-day she. shows to grown
up children.
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faint movement of she body. followed
ny moan. Dturped the face upward.
The head and face were both cor,
cred with blood, but when, turned
IL to the light knew il i'm spite of ats
distigur1tion. Oh, Godi The agony,of
that moment sic&ened me almost to
suffocationL
With, a. strength | thought almost
impossible to me. drew him from uu-
der the horse, and dipptng my band
kerchief' in a little pool near by, |
bathed his face and pressed some mois,
ture between his parehed, swollen
lips
He. WAS unconscious with a terrible
gasht in his bead, and both, limbs
crushed hopeIessly beneath his HORSE
He was utterly beyond the power OF
hummn skill to save. but as, soon as
possible L had him conveyed TO the
hospital, Ever since | base. nurse6
HIM with & heart breaking with grief.
''0h! How many wives, how many
mothers to-day mourn their dead, even
as ! mourn my dying! He. has, not
| opened his eyes 10 look me, nor has
he uttered word since he. fell Obi
) Could he but speak to nse once before
he dies l should give him up, with
more resignation. But TO die thus
without lock or vSord! Chi Ny
poor heart is. breakingi"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-21
Woman with,a, 4spear.,

When Artemus Ward was going fir zn
Detroit 'west'ard hoe he met 'be-
lookin' female" in the train who in
sisted that every woman should Rave
"a Spear" What is my Spear p she
axed, addressing, the peple in the car.
us 1t to stay at home and darn stoQkins.
and be the ser-laye of domizeerin'
man? Or is it my Spear to vobe and
speak and show myself the skal of
man? Is there a sister in these keers
that has her proper Spear?''- Saying
which the sceeptric female wltirled her
umbreller round several times, and
finally jaSbed me in the wesRit with il,
And Artemus said: ''I hex no obieo-
shuns to your gedn' into the Spear bsz,
ness, bat you'll please remember. I
amt picker1, Don't Spear me GIN. "
The hxmoristNs account of his expert
ence has NOT lost its point.-Deapoit
Free Press.
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"A WIFE ON THE ~ x
* ~ BHTTnEFIEnD

After all it was the mothers. wives.
sisters and sweethearts on both sides
that suffered the most in their awful
anxiety for and often in the. loss of,
those who made life dear.
Now and then some brave woman
made her way to the scene of carnage,
to bury or nurse a dear one, says the
American Tribune.
We have before us a letter written
by wife from the battlefield of, Co
rinth, whittier she had gone to visit
her husband, who belonged to Gen.
Grants command.
The letter so wildly portrays the
narrowing scenes of war, that shall
1t is dated October 6, 1862, and readsas
follows:
'Oh, my friend! How can I tell you
of the tortures that have nearly crazed
me for the last. TIRES days. Pen is
powerfess to trace. words weak to con-
yey one 1.-THE of the misery have en-
dsred. / thought myself strong be-
fore. l have seen so much suffering
that / thought my nerves had grown
steady, and l could bear anything;
but to-day l am weak and trembling
like a frightened child.
But do not wonder at it. My dear
husband lies beside me wounded unto
death. l have lost all hope of saving
him, though l thank God for the priv
ilege of being this moment by his side.
All about me the brave, sufferers lie
moaning in agony.
The surgeons have been busy all
day, and still many of the wounded
of yesterday are lying uncared for on
the field where they feu.
Since the night before last / have
not left my husbands side for mo-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-21

After That my agony was nearly
undesirable. L never had a thop.ht
of fear for myself; l was thinking
only of Fred. Then i got word that
his regiment had been hotly pressed
by the enemy, and that he was
forced to fall back.
Late in the afternoon / succeed
ed In gaining little Ineligible in
formation. Poor Gen. Hackleman
was shot through the neck while Civ
ing command, and fell mortally
wounded. He died in few hours
afterwarJi.
when night as length put an end
to the first days conflict, L learned
that Cen Oglesby had been danger
ously wounded, bat could gain no in
telligencee of my husband. l could
not bear the suspense. Dark as IL
was, and hopeless as it seemed to be
to search for him then, 1 started
out to the battlefield.
"Ohl How shall [ describe the search
of that night? 1t looked like madness.
1t was madness But all night long
L staggered among bleeding corpses,
over dead horse, mangled limbs, shat
tered artillery, and everything that
goes to make up the horror of a battle
field after the conflict is over Search
parties with torches were removing
the wounded all night
AS you may suppose, i could not
ind my husband either among the liv-
ing or the dead. But the next MORN
ing, just after sunrise, / came to a lit
tie clump of timber where n horse had
tallen-his head shot off, and his body
half covering a man whom 1 supposed
dead.
His face was TO the ground, but as
l stopped to look closer, / perceived a
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q ! iE !5j6 Il ! INN! ll!5yG
OF BANQUET

appeared at Manila soon after
the Spanish feet had been de-
stroyed. In appearance he was the
beau ideal of the soldier. Standing
something over six feet in height, he
was as straight as a ramrod, and his
blonde mustaches had the droop that
only comes after long service with
the union jack. So far as most of us
knew he held some mysterious COM
mission as a military expert.
We soon discovered that Capt
Buffer, which was the name he went
by was a good soldier and was well
acquainted with all there is to know
about tactics and the rules of strategy.
Wherever there was fighting the cap
tain was in the middle of the ring,
and 1T soon was demonstrated that he
had forgotten at least what it was to
be afraid
About year after hostilities began
Capt. Buffer came out into the open
as an alleged correspondent of an
American paper. And he certainly
had the best of opportunities to get
first hand account of what was going
on. He always was there or there
abouts when anything was doing.
When / came back from the islands,
two years ago, Capt. Buffer had disap-
peared. Nobody knew where he had
gone or what had become of him. And
as he had always had the manner of
an English duke in disguise our curios-
ity was excited.
The other day on train going to
New York | met an old comrade in
the Philippines. He was on his way to
an eastern post, and, for pruden-
tial reasons, his lips were sealed so far
as the public is concerned. But he
talked to me under the rose, and
may tell what he told me about Capt
Buffer in the same way.
Il heard the story of Capt, Buffer be-
fore he left the English service and
I'm free to confess it sounds to me