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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

He was appointed by Governor Stanley
twice and reappointed by Governor Bal
ley. He drove the writer of this out
three miles east of Dodge City one day
this week. and showed him almost every
foot OF the station. The latter COM
prises $50 acres Of good land. set high on
the gently rising swell which reaches
back from the broad Arkansas river val
ley 1t is well fenced and has good
house and other buildings upon It. With
the exception OF little pasture and
small wheat field. Bob Wright has
these acres covered with trees Of the fol-
lowing varieties: Honey and black locust,
mulberry. alanthus and some cotton
woods. These run in long rows the length
OF the quarter-sectiou and are in differ
ent sets OF growth They are cultivated
and hoed and thinned By hand, until their
care equals that Of nursery or garden
Green and fresh. clean and vigorous.
these trees stand as a monument TO the
endeavors Bob Wright has put forth
On the rneager sum the state allows him
for the propa gation. care and distribution
OF young trees 10 whOmsoever may ask
them and pay freight upon them Wright
saws there are a million young trees at
the station. He is allowed the sum OK
g 20 per annum for the care OF this sta
ton and the growth and distribution OF
these trees for keeping man here az
this station. and az the Ogallah station
near Wakeeney. on the Union Pacific. %
the north. which Is also under his care
and for his own salary. II Is small. but
Wright manages 10 DO great things.
Bob Wright IS a noted character. he
went west n ls5s. and was az Denver and
in the mountains in those days. He drew
the first xagonIoad OF shingles into what
IS now the city Of Denver. He early
came TO this country. killed hu1faioes and
fought Indians. BE was the trader and
sytle- AZ old Fort Dodge. five miles south
east OF Dodge city. for many years lie
also did great deal o. contracting ior
the army. furnishing hsy and wood %
the r,ast He had many thrilling expert
e-css ard came near unfo death many
tines al The hands % indians. he vas
through the Cheyenae ard other invas.ons
az trs late sixties ard early seventies.
Re vas present at the 5i--h q DcdEs
city. and passed uzsczthet thrn1gh re
end OF the -Gflrozd days OF the to~r-
He has sued political o-lees q trust an
responsibility. ard has rnaes and lost
caupetsncieS IL cattle aid land he s
now 3 ce-fsi old nan finishing bis da,-'
with dividing rs tine between modest
i,tl- bunch q cattle and caring for ts'
states forestry Ststso7s-
Five rifles soushssst ~ Dodge csty Is
La state So;5ie-s- Hone Il i Cd For'
Dodge y IL On what was o1ce s-sz'
military governmental reservation FroE
Fort Dodge xszt forth General Shsrrzzr
in 1Ss- 70 Medicine Ledge . make r
famous treaty wsth shs ch~ysan= Iniizns
Here also 81 one tine vas General shsTt
dan IN inspections. and vhile n con
rand OF the arzr. Here too vas -
famous Esl-Ro2Etag jake S---ta x-sS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
DODGE CITY REUNION
Short Grass Country People
Join in Celebration.
MANY STATESMEN THERE
Permanent Fixture Continues
Its Successful Existence.
Written for The Sunday Eagle:

Written for The Sunday Eagle:
By the tenth annual reunion of the
Southwest kansas Veterans association
at Dodge City this week, one was foTci-
bly, reminded thai the tramp, tramp OF
the veterans of the war OF the rebellion
is slowly dying away in the distance
The sound Of the footsteps becomes
fainter and fainter through the years
that are passing. The Southwest reun-
ions We're commenced ten years ago. and
while the crowds this year are g. eater
than ever before, the percentage of the
Old veterans themselves is perceptihly
smaller each year. In the beginning.
when Captain d. L. Sweeney and Cap
tain Bob Painter OF Meade, and their
associates formed the association, there
was each year very large and very
enthusiastic gathering OF the defenders
OF the union. Each year they grow
less. The little hand is thinning. There
is the same enthusiasm. but the numbers
tel life's inevitable story.
The Southwest Kansas Veterans ssso-
citation reunions are the most success
fll il Kansas. They exceed in real
Importance the annual state reunions
There Is nor the tendency at Dodge 10
run in cheap shows and merry go-rounds
ard horse races and whatnot to detracl
from the patriotic spirit CT the gather
ine. This fact brings the best speakers
liz the state 10 these reunions. for they
are sure to receive respectful attention.
and the serious consideration Of the vet
Grams. their families and friends. unno-
Tested b. attractions OF composite
and questionable nature. The old sol
diers "a her from every county in south
west Kansas and from Beaver county
Oklahoma They come here in wagons
some FOR score Of miles. some hun
dred miles. They camp in neat LITTLE
tents, set in a pretty grove. which how
ever. Is unfortunately niarred this Seal
bv reason OF the dry spell, and th'
western Kansas dust The reunions. th'
associations. formed OF years past, ar
pleasant 70 the old soldiers and thei
families in this section. and the goo'
character OF the reunions makes then
successful 10 high degree
Tia reuaions IL Dodge take on tn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

should contain the specified design. but
they are popularity supposed 10 be repre-
sentatioBs Of the state seal The i'm
print used BY the state printer On the
title page or public documents. and on
state papers. Is fully faulty.
Secretary OF State Dunbar viii send 20
the secretary OF every other state ard
territory IN the Union az impression CT
the new seal. so tia; it may be kept on
record for reference. II desired The old
seal viii be stored away 81 TIE archives
OF the state as a curio for the inspection
OF future geGeratiors.--Portland Ore
Eoniau
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

At London auction the other day ESQ
were aid for Louis XVI gold snuff toy
set with ! so brilIizufs, wi. finely paint
ed miniature n '.Pygmalion and Galatez~
= man IN Dover. y J. mas 5isTt found
f2.sr19 IN small change II seems that BIS
wife. zho died recently. ~as Ia tie habit
% ,akisg the change from The pockets OF
her sons when they came home sit IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

typical short-grass character. For Of all
the sections of Kansas, there is none
quite To compare with the shortgrass
region. 1t is a kingdom in itself. wherein
brave men and women have weathered
the storms of adversely. drought booms,
crop failures at times. and the fore
gone Injuries and even sometimes the
necessities of life. until they have won
out. The alchemy of the shortgrass air
is wonderfully refining 1t removes the
dross from the gold; the sluggard from
his worthier fellow; the beat from
his honest brother; the drone and the
idIer from those who have the stuff in
them which makes for success. Il Is
kingdom where there is no king. for
every short-grass man is q ruler, no
matter how humble. II is a land OF
breadth and liberty: OF honesty and pur-
pose; of work and Of reward Out OF
adversely has come triumph and whether
il be in cattle. in land. in farming. in
alfalfa growing, or what pursuit. there
has eventuated a position which would
be enviable 10 any man anywhere. The
short-grsss country possesses better men
and women than almost any other sec
ton. and no one knows u better then
the short-grass inhabitant. So it is that
In this reunion gathering. short-srass
spirit and character predominates. II IS
infectious. TOO for these short-grass sol
diers. from other sections OF Kansas. has
gone away with respect and love for his
brother "out west"
The Southwest Kansas Veterans asso-
citation was formed bv hsn5ful 4 men.
Of whom the foremost were Cautai7 D.
L Sweeney Of Dodge City and Cspt II
r. NJ. Painter OF Meade To hem. TO
Uncle Dan woo6man OF Haskell. to J.
A Arnent OF Dodge. and a number 4
others. Is due the successes which these
reunions have attained And these men
are little bit prou5er Of their reunions
than OF anything else with which they
have had 10 co In their lives. The reln-
ions are a permanent fixture in Dodge
City.
In the four days the reuaion lasted this
week. there have been some noted sV-1s
e-s Senator's Long and Burton. Re- -
sentatives SIuraock and Calderhead and
State Senator T. 4. Noftzser of Harper.
all made addresses number Of othsr
prominent gentlemen from the state vis-
tied the city this week and while not
actively participating in the reunion, met
these who are here. and iu,hibed the
short-grass atmosphere. Senator Burton
spoke on Monday. the opening day talk
ing 70 young men. AMI urging upon them
the example q the older men. the vet-
ersns- Senator Long arrived from Colo
rado THURSDAY morning. and briefly sd-
dressed the reunion in the afternoon OF
that day He also talked patriotism and
good citizenship, which ne characterize
as one OF the same thing Re also cttei
attention 20 this great country. and &c
the inestimable service the veterans Of
the war q the rebellion both during ths
war and since. by their lives ana precspt
had done the nauoa2l character. Repre-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

sentative Murdoch had an interesting ad-
dress Thursday morning upon the feature
Of abolition, as it had 10 do with the
was OF the rebellion. Senator Noftzger
had a good deal 10 say OF the exempiifi-
cation Of citizenship-good citizenship
by the veterans OF The war OF the rebel
lion. It was the theme upon which it
enlarged to a great degree.
Dodge City likes TO entertain. It has
done the entertaining act so often that il
is second nature. Dodge always was an
entertaining sort Of place any way.
back in the early seventies. when it was
an END of the railroad town. the vari-
ETY. OF entertainments il placed before
all Corners was unique and of a character
separate and distinct from its fellows. OF
all the towns that have existed in the
west, Dodge had place all in a class OF its
own. II was "bad'-very bad" 1t had
its cattle trails converging on the out
skirts OF the town; It had its very bad
cowmen. coming to town al stated inter-
walls for their Geiectation; it had its In
dams. its herds OF buffalo. its notorious
characters its saloons and dance halls.
and its wicket features But Dodge City
shed all this as the snake sheds It's skin,
and became a different place. Today it
Is tame" TO what 1t once was, but II is
one Of the best towns In Kansas. 1t is
successful business center: il is the
seat OF a rich country; Il Is freight and
passenger division point on the great
Santa Fe: II is set IN the rich Arkansas
valley. with its broad miles or alfalfa; il
has It's worthy business and professional
men who make things merry when the
entertaining days come. And there are
few places even in Shortgrassdom. which
could make people so at home as Dodge
City. vive Dodge,
Dodge City is e city OF Statesmen"
Each one was out this week trying his
hand at entertaining the visitors The
list includes Representative c NJ Bseson.
". J. Fitzgerald. NJ " Sutton. Judge z.
H Madison. Il. 2 Mlliksn and L. J. Pet
tijaha q the United States land Office.
= a Scates. Postmaster J. A Arment.
Revenue Collector D. L Sweeney and r
NJ WRIGHT Added 70 these were the citi-
zens. The usiness men and the PROBES
sionai men o. the town. The Big crowds
were vel taken care 81.
The writer hereof has been doing
Dodge City. ~ reunions and in political
campaigns for years. yet he confesses ne
never had any sort OF decent conception
OF the kansas state forestry station
until this most recent visit He always
thought. Ike good many other people
in Kansas Of more OF less intelligence
HAT the position OF forestry co1Tissiooer
was a siuscure. and that he sought NJ
trees when Re had q. when closely press
&c BY citizens OF the state for few trees
for which they did not have - paw. How
ever this was an erroneous Impression
r NJ Wright, Familiarity known al over
western Kansas IS Bob Wright is and
has beea for more han four years last
past the state commissioner az forestry
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

Ths rsunions AZ Dodse take on the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.

Stanford University, Cal, ApF]i Two
more cases of typhoid fever developed
at the university this morning. These
together with the one r rgporte ed ye5fgr
swing ON the campus up to thirty-two.
S cases T P5o F Sfa this 70 o 9he
inc I'm TO last evening the number of
persons afflicted with the malay bys in o Pal9
an aggregate number of 100 cases to date.
of the the three students who have, been
considered to be in a most critical CON
dition. two have improved, but the other,
r d. Barrett of Herman, Mimi, is very
low. According to the latest statement
biIitv of the university closing unless
the situation becomes much Gh,i worse t4 th9
doiI,t nu-nher of new cases seems 10 IN
dicate that the spread Of a the spidem ms
80 heen received here from parents II
different parts of the country asking stu,
dents to return home at once. Few o.
! these requests have been complied with
as ii is hoped the worst has passed.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
OLD STEAMBOAT DAYS.
Great Speed and Record Voyages
Made by the Packets.

tNew York SUM
TIE whel-horse Of the Spread Eagle
was scorching hot. Cap'n Lii Grim
shaw had built fire in the Old
fashioned stove placed precisely in us
center and the heat of the thing quite
oyeroaa1ccd the cooling north breeze
mat swept over the breast board OF the
NAe.-house straight into Pilot jim
Nonlgo,aery.s face.
EVERY time Pilot Jim put the wheel over
saa walked across the broad pilot house
~ So doing. ne scowled fiercelY, cussed
aleer his breath at Capn Life and spar
Iioh lne stove. Then he would aEatll
study the face of the Mississippi intentlEy
qua wonder first if the Eagle would pun
NV ri. Louis on time. and then why tile
rroAmandcr Of the craft didn't leave the
.guslahputs down below to themselves
''q come upstairs.
fin guess wc,l make Saint Lewce on
MI sure nuff said be We've got the
Ga',r today. near five feet in the NAN
s,atlhei an We ought to bump her nose
e1 Sa5h me lcyce by o'clock tomorro"
rom tho tall chimneys of the Spread
i~N came a slow asthmatic cough ana
s, VISITS OF tumblng yellow-black
sp.3.e mat finally joined and spread
15E pack of the Texas and down the
Np quite as far as the eye might see
COM, 9Ilher sound save that cough. cough
Mis- no other thing in view save the
snpl,,sslppl. broad and flat, its waters
two '99iuChed TO yellow chocolate INT
fri, Instant banks. also broad and lat
so,nsSq DN Scrubby willow and bearing
me- Instance back low growths of syca-
ana ana oak. The foliage was the red
Dist CHOW OF Indian summer and was
,.XlNliN mlrrOred in the indolent stream.
Mo,ou see them light spots?' said jim
liz sg5mery. He has a thick mustache
4oA brush and under it his VOICE
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
COIN FOR FILIPINos.

Washington, April 22.-The first ship
ment of Philippine coin will be made
from San Francisco about May 1. Sec
rotary Root gave instructions today 70
General Macarthur to have officers de-
tailed to receive the coin from the mint
and place it aboard the transport for
Manila where it will be turned over to
the Philippine government. The largest
shipment of coin will be made from
New York about ten days later. when
the money coined at the Philadelphia
mint will be sent by way of the Suez
canal to Manila. The bureau of in
sular affairs of the war department ar
ranged with the treasury department
for coming all the silver that will be
used, as we'll as for engraving and
printing the paper money that will be
put in circulation as part of the plan
for carrying out the act of congress for
the Philippine currency. The proceeds
of the sale Of bonds awarded yesterday
will be used to purchase bullion and
pay the expenses of coming and print
ing the Philippine money. 1t is eX-
pected that soon after the arrival of
the coins in the Philippines the insular
government will complete the necessary
measures to put them in circulation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
The Joke was in the Telling.

~, certain corner in Atlanta a crowd
of aid cronies were gathered, the center
80 ottraction being Bill Knott. VINO ma"
i,,st returned after an absence OF pa
vars I'm the midst of the animated coii-
,,orsation Jim Kade sauntered w. anu
49,. - moments hesitation. reGchsd out
a. a. b.Td saving Your face IS certalHis
ra1niiiar hui Tor the life OF me Can
recall you: what is your name r,-o.,n
well. replied Bill, 1T might DE b'o"ii'
ouI y tbie answer there was j spontaneous
l,,,,st al merfiment, during Whlch NJ" ti,e
ionlyinp. i'm a puzzled way from one - 10
ri nor Bill tired again TO enu9HSCen ~ INT
And, said he, 1t might De Nieei''
rsS - win Win Kades increasing confusion oi
~ i,,,bilfty to "catch, raised the ~
al iu ~, -, ,i1,I,.llal bounds-Nat smith spe--
AK; i9uehod 80 loud and SO long III 10
he vent OF down the street ho ti,lI-, he
,,;,,e sides When he reached MONT - az
ac3 h'tiS ,Sifc he surely had heard sou
tuiu - s,,st dav. and he would ten ~
hat5, so che could have a soou Ia "a
..Ii,, Eade came up. and not DeliIS bie
"a Gc,.ate Bill Knott asked mn Ii yoight
name was, and Blll san it Here smith,
De 's1rq"m;, . that he had reached me
reIIs t .l'.+ had produced such meriii ~
potLlI 10 men went of into lIesn ~ Nc
sti,isions of laughter; then d;Tnlt Catch.
NulsioIL Ne said: "But Kade oiun 90 ~ 49,
eyes ne Mi said again. And II nisllI %
Glo 80 - a. ain'ti''i and he roareo I'LL
itching sight of his wlie SCI ~, Ts
ull .I.,Ic,ssion he came TO q suuush &c 10 q
..You know" she salu' W.
thing funny , u t"s Of it, said Smith, 81
-. oin ;.,a, and I can't see what uie ui,r
eoll con-. !, - ie for when Knott told II ~ "''@
a lsa ~ the best things l ever heaiu'
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25

in. accompanied by a French detec-
tive. carrying a valise which / knew
contained the lost jewels. Old Colonel
De Num- Russells eyec actually filed
with delighted tears when l told him
we had his heirlooms. and when they
were spread out he clapped his hands
and laughed l introduced the pawn
broker. or jeweler or whatever he
Then very queer thing happened.
The pawnbroker came slyly to my side
and whispered, 'Eet was zee captaine
which sell me re a-stuff!'
L turned in time to see Captain
Russell. livid as lead, sneaking forIthe
door. | arrested him at once, sent
the hooking Kinney out of the room
with Haney and locked the door. That's
about all. Captain Russell admitted
that he had robbed his own father aft
err the burglars left. The latter got the
G2,OCO all right. but it was young Rus
sell who opened the safe and took the
Jewels. | think the business broke old
De Num- Russell's heart. He insisted
on hushing the matter up, and he said
he forgave the boy. l sot my reward,
and we let the cardinal go to Amer
lea. but poor old De Num- Russell
never left the continent alive: He
spent the winter in the Riviera and
died there alone-of broken heart. L
guess, for he was gentleman of the
old old school,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
sIxTY-FIvE LIVES LOST.

Victoria, 3. G.. April 22.-News was re-
ceived by mail from Japan of a disas-
trous colliery accident on April ). Sixty
five lives were lost as a result of fire
at the Otu colliery, Kinshu. The loss of
life would have been much greater, but
the day was a local holiday. Out of the
go workmen but 113 male and female em-
ployes were at work. Soon after the
shift descended cries of fire We're heard
and the miners started to ascend. One
of the officials who was thoroughly ia
miliar with the passages in the mine
rushed into it and succeeded in rescutng
over a dozen men. SiXtyfive miners near
the main entrance when the explosion
occurred endeavored to get out of the
mine by the main shaft. which they
thought would be the safest way but
were overcome by the flames before they
could reach the 3O0-foot section. "A num-
Der of men were sent into the mine by
other shafts, but no trace of the missing
miners could be discovered, and ulti-
mately it was decided to close the shafts
and openings in order to check the fire.
Some very distressing scenes We're wit
messed at the colliery as the relatives of
the immured men arrived at the entrance
of the mine.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
PREVENTED A WAR.

Washington. April 22.-United States
Minister Leslie Combs was the means
of preventing a war between Guate-
mala and Salvador. A letter from
President Manuel Estrada of Guate-
mala. transmitted to the state depart
ment by Mr.. Combs, reads in part:
There is no doubt whatever that
the good offices exercised by You had q
great influence toward restoring peace
between us. and l have the satisfac-
ton of rendering to you in the name
of Guatemala my most heartfelt thanks
for your work"
The minister in his response declared
that anything the United States diplo-
matte representative might accomplish
toward conserving peace would be
done
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
THE TREATY STANDS.

Manila. April 2l.-Major General Davis
has returned here from the Jolo archi-
a. The latter went to Singapore three
days before General Davis arrived. The
suitan's absence compels a temporary
abandonment OF me R negot trafr LOT tiie
General Davis reports that nine-tenths
of the Lanao, Mindapao. Moros have ac,
cepted American sovereignty AND p Pied! ef
forty towns north of the lake professed
allegiance to the United States before
Major Ballard yesterday Peace IS as
sured until an attempt is made TO. abolish
slavery. 1t is believed that would unite
the Moros in opposition to the Americans i: ms
The head hunters inhabiting the sierra
AIa1re mountains have made a raid in the
province of Nueva Ecija, island OF Luz
zon. They beheaded four natives. =
force of cavalry is pursuing the raiders
Rrieadier General Humphrey viii leave
here Thursday for San Francisco on the
transport Sherman.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
RECRUITS FOR NAVY.

A naval recruiting station will be opened
in Salt Lake again next Monday in room
226 of the Dolly block, and will remain
open until Saturday. May ,. The officers
in charge. who will arrive in the city next
Sunday, are as follows: Lieutenant +.
Del. Hasbrouck; a. A. surgeon, R.. B:
Chapman; boatswain. j. w. Angus; chief
G. s. Bingham; hospital stewards, J. L.
McCarty, G. w. Sherry: quartermaster. l.;
Wittmann; yoeman. H; T. Culp; chief
quartermaster, n. Carroll. -.
The class of recruits expected from this
region are principally landsmen.. who will
receive $16 a month, and apprentices boys
Is to IS years of age-who will receive 81
a month. In addition to these there are
wanted seamen. shipwrights, blacksmithss
plumbers AMI filters, machinists, electri-
clans. boilermakers. coppersmiths,, fire,
men, coal passers, hospital stewards ana
annrentices mess attendants, cooks
bakers. musicians. painters and yeomen,
at salaries OF SIG to $50 a month.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-25
cuEApI,ABoR IN THE SOUTH.

Boston. April PIN an address OF Wei
come TODAY to the delegates to the an
nuaI meeting of the New England Cotton
Manufacturers ass !3G tiegtsnf fbe
General condition of cotton manufactur-
f ing in 4 New England and made COMPARE
sons between the industry in that section
and in the south He quoted 5,r, figures bsr ef
active Cotton spindles in tbs country from
1900 IN 1862 and said it was idle to deny
the fact that the rate Of increase aS Il in N the
InorianI He gave further figures show
ing that iid the south in comparison with
New Ne England. pays five-eightsS rs man y,
operatives little over third ASH as mue en-
manv sninlles. and said: Not proximity
t fo the cotton fields. not climate, 1T
cheap labor long hours together /, WIN fba
utter absence OF excitement explain ''ie
growth of the south