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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

posts. In April, 1896. the bank deposits
were only $4,000.
The sales of stamps at the Wichita
postoffice for the first quarter OF 1895
amounted to s23,2 S3, or at the rate of $780,
600 a year.
1t has a water works system with 15,
00. 900 gallons daily capacity, twenty miles
of electric street car lines, two telephone
systems; electric light and gas plants.
70 miles of sewers AN efficient fire de-
partment; public buildings. constructed
OF native stone. city hall costing $780,
600 court house that cost $3.50. 600, federal
government building 5000 Masonic
Temple, 10000, and Masonic Home $780,
900; a system Of five parks. under con-
troll OF park board; a public school
system of high standard. housed in Is
modern buildings; two opera houses, two
homes for orphans and two hospitals.
There are twenty churches and q colleges
and private schools embracing various
lines OF education.
The matter of greatest and most far
reaching importance now before the peo-
pie of Wichita. according to its news
papers. is the building of the Kansas
City. Mexico and Orient railway. Orient
trains are now running between this city
and Carmen, o. T.. 107 miles south. These
trains enter Wichita at present over the
Missouri Pacific, but IL is expected that
the Orient track will be completed TO this
point by July LIST next. Preparations are
being made for construction work or the
Orient line east to Kansas City, both
in this county and in Usage. The engin-
GERS are making surveys at Empcria.
The company has acquired a large tract
build shops and yards here to cost $780,
600. This will be a division point. The
line is expected 10 be completed and in
operation through Oklahoma as well into
Texas during the present year. This will
give Wichita new connection with a wide
and rich field and bring her present field
closer than il is now. The Eagle asserts
that the completion of the Orient road
means increased value to every foot OF
real estate in Wichita. It means a great
addition to her population and still great
err gain to her commercial interests. A
we'll known banker of Kansas City. for
merly at the head of one of the largest
investment companies OF the west, and
who has known Wichita from the be-
ginning. lately said to the writer. that
in view of present prices and her COM
mercial prospects, he considered Wichita
to be as safe and profitable a field for
investment in real estate or other prop
erty as could be found today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Pink Rice's Story,

Pink" Rice. who makes this town fo-
the Butler Paper company. is an old
time newspaper man. On his last trip to
Wichita he attended the smoker given by
the Union printers OF this city and told
some amusing stories.
Pink" is sometimes called a farmer
by his friends. on account OF his SEE ard
total disregard of style in dress. Being
joked about It ne but laughs in a way to
jar a city block and keeps on selling
paper.
Mr.. Rice was once manager of the Fort
Scott Monitor. his father then being IN
terested in that paper. In speaking OF
shop. Mr.. Rice said:
I'VE has a drum cylinder press and
wabbly pressman 10 take care OF II.
Sometimes he would have no trouble for
a week and then he would have an aw-
full time for a week or more. l never
knew, when / went 10 bed. whether
would be called out and down TO the
shop or not.
The press room was in basement. In
summer time all the doors and windows
of this room were open as IL was gener-
ally hotter than the hinges on the gates
OF perdition. The press stood with the
the windows open on the north side, made
quite a draft through the room.
"One night along in July I think II
was. the telephone rang and 1 answered
1t. when the following conversation took
place:
Say" Pink this blankety-blank old
cider grinder won't work at all. Wot
will I do about it?"
Il don't know. How does she act?''
Act? Great Scott; she claws up all
the paper that comes near her. rolls II
into the rollers. grunts. groans. grinds
and stops. That's what she does and IL
you don't come down and TX her I'll
shore grab a freight and go SOUTH
II rolled out for the shop TO see what
the trouble was. When l arrived the
floor OF the press room was knee deep
in scrap paper; the pressman had his
face smeared and In the uncertain light Of
a coal oil lamp he looked a perfect pic
ture OF the imp who, tradition says. rules
the print shop.
Start her UP, Bill; let's see what's
wrong"
'Taint no sort o'use. She just growis
and won't do nothin'.'
He pulled the lever and the big cylin-
der began to move. sat In chair at
one side of the press All at once the
press clogged up and stopped
Now. that's how she works" said Bill.
with tears in his voice III not in his
eyes.
Go over there and close that south
door Bill. said l.
''wot'tel good will that do? Door ain't
got nothing to 90 with this here blank
ety-blank old grinder
Swearing 10 himself and cursing the
press and printshops in general. he
clawed all the paper out of the press and
started up again.
THE press moved as nice as could he.
There was TO more stopping till the ed
ton was of Bill was amazed
You see. the wind blowing on the back
OF the press prevented the delivery fly
from working and the paper went in on
the forms and from there 70 the rollers.
The gang got onto Bill and roasted
him rnercifully. II cost him a box Of
cigars and TO this day the gang win
ask Bill If he is going 10 call the man
ager out Of bed so that he can tell him
TO close the back door
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Great Gard PLAYERS.

Mrs Nereus Baldwin returned from
Oklahoma City this last week. She spent
three months in that southern town and
has some interesting things 10 tell OF
them. One of these is the Oklahoma City
woman's fondness for card PLAYING. From
the number of invitations there seems to
be a card game going on every hour or
the day The women play for blood or
rather prizes, which amount to the same
thing before the game is over. In fact.
they become so much in earnest that a
game seldom ends without some one go
ing home in bad humor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Sure Sion of Prosperity.

Wichita is very prosperous, just now.
There is no doubt of that. Everybody
feels the prosperity and sees it. This is
not new. But has the average spectator
figured what the tearing down of the
building at the corner of Main street and
Douglas avenue means. There is a good
substantial building constructed of brick
being torn down to make room for a
greater one. II shows that property In
the business district of Wichita is bring
ing such sum of money as makes it
cheaper to tear down a building when a
larger one is needed than to buy real
estate to place one on.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Talked Hours to Lincoln.

Captain w. T. Burgess gives the fol-
lowing Renaissance of Abraham Lin
coin He said: 1T was in the fall OF
IS or SO I made a visit from my home
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to Springfield, Illinois.
to visit my brother. Reverend John Bur
CESS. A few days after my arrival the
state fair opened in that city and it being
my first trip away from Ohio, I was all
excitement to take in the sights and
make comparisons. There was an i'm
rnense crowd in the city and on the fair
grounds. One day had decided TO take
in the stock show and other exhibits and
enjoy the races all TO myself. In the az
ternon of this day 1 strolled away TO the
further corner of the grounds where there
was an immense machine built Of great
tinbers and somewhat peculiar in its
construction. 1t must have been fifty feet
long and proportionately as wide and
was a mystery to me. 1 was alone save
one man sitting on one of the great
beams at one end of this machine, and
after giving up the idea of solving its
utility 1 concluded to approach the gen
tleman and inquire what this machine
was. l stepped up near him and his head
was bowed down upon his hands SEEM
ingly in meditation, so 1 hesitated about
disturbing him and was about TO with
draw when he arose and said: Well, my
boy, are you trying to investigate this
machineT / told him that ] was and
asked him If he would explain it to me
AMI he proceeded to do so, so infinitely
and plainly, 1 think I could have operated
it had 1 been put 10 the test. We went
all over it. all around it and he said:
How many yoke of oxen, my boy. do you
think it takes to drag this machine?' 1
made a guess Of eight yoke, and he said:
Well. they haul it with eight yoke. but
when heavy ditching is to be done they
generally use twelve yoke I think we
must have spent an hour at this machine
when the man said: We'll. I guess we had
better go over to the buildings and see
what is going on so he laid his hand on
my shoulder and talked to me on the
way over. When we neared the crowd,
several gentlemen stepped forward and
greeted him, and / began a search for
my brother, whom soon meeting. he said:
I have been looking for you. l want
you to see Abraham Linz In We went
into one Of the buildings snd my brother
went up TO this gentleman with whom 1
had been talking and said: Mr.. Lin
coin. ] want to introduce you to my
brother Lincoln turned around and, see
ing me smile, said: Why, this boy and
] are old friends and we have have been
talking together for an hour, at the
same time putting his arms around me
and lifting me off the ground. This was
the great Lincoln and had he not become
so famous. and later President of the
United States. I never would have for
gotten him. He was so gracious, in
terested in my boyish queries and so
anxious to give me instruction and withal
so noble in his expression that my heart
went out TO him in love and admiration,
and. though never meeting him again,
] honor and love his memory as being in
heart and mind the most god-like man
ever met. save one Bishop Hamlin Of
the NJ Z. church, whom l viii give you
Q Renaissance for a future date"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Cupid's Busy Month.

June Is going TO be a busy month for
Cupid. who runs the branch office here
in Wichita There are several contracts
that he has to close up and some of them
come so close together that ii will take
some tall flying for the little god TO cover
all the ground.
No cards have been sent or announce
ments made so it is safest for all TO men
ton no names. However, there can be
no clashing with Cupid II the rumored
dates are given. One will occur on the
ninth another on the fourteenth and an
other on the twenty fourth. All three OF
these are to be society affairs If the ex-
pectations Of the friends of the contract
ing parties are not crushed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
100000 Deal Called Of.

Negotiations were called OF recently.
which II they had been carried out. would
have made a Wichita man posseSsor OF
as great money making affair as
United States mint.
For several years. Mr.. Rudolph Hatfield
has been taking his family out TO Colo
RADIO Springs for the summer Southwest
OF the city is the Cheyenne Canyon. lie
and his family as all tourists do. took
q trip out TO the canyon. He was struck
with the place. which is owned by two
young men named Hulls, whose father
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Telephone company's Danger.

The new telephone company has been
making good Roadway and getting a
great many new subscribers but II Is
also threatened with a loss of consider
able number. This is on line in the
north part of the city. On this line there
is a very impudent girl who acts the part
of Central One woman had been waiting
for some time with the receiver to hel
ear when this young man called over the
line: NOW, what do you want?" in a
most impertinent tone. The telephone
company. so the subscribers declare, Will
either lose some subscribers or lose"
telephone girl.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Strawberries at Their Best.

Bert McCausland declares that the
strawberry season was at its heighth
last week in Wichita. There has not
been an over supply of this article this
spring because of the antics of nature.
Most Of the berries have been SHIPPED
from Missouri and Arkansas. Mr.. Nc
Causland says that If a man can set
good box OF strawberries this time OF
year for ten cents he had better take
them for ne is not likely TO have another
such chance for a few months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
a CoterIe of Brains.

II viii tell you what it is coming to-"
said woman of this city one day recent
ly. in speaking Of sets of society. There
are certain people in Wichita who are
great readers and students. They do It
for the pleasure they get out Of it. Few
people know who these persons are for
they make no pretensions. In fact there
are only a few of them. but the number
is growing daily and it won't be long till
instead Of persons worrying their heads
about getting into the 400 of society.
they will be ambitious to be one of this
coterie of brains"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Italian in Primary Class.

The grade school on College Hin has all
the other public schools in the city bested.
The primary grades out on the hill are
studying the Italian language. 1t came
about in a very simple way. Several lit
tie Italian ch ldren applied for admission
into the school and were taken in. Now.
when the teacher asks them a question.
they often forget and answer in their
mother tongue. This sets the young
Americans of and the teacher has hard
time instructing them between laughs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

day each. Some hotel men are ambitious
TO have more guests, but / am the other
way
In addition to transient guests. Mr.. Far
row feeds the passenger crew OF the
Englewood branch. including express
messengers and postal clerks and there
are usually from ten 10 twelve persons
around his table at each meal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
Casting for Exercise.

DR.. C. G. Baker lives up stairs in the
middle OF the first block cas-; on Doug
las avenue on the south side OF the stree&
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
The PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
The President Urges its Enactment at This
Session as Most Necessary Measure.

Washington, Feb. 27. = President
Roosevelt while in conversation with
some of his congressional callers today,
dwelt with serious emphasis upon the
necessity for the enactment of the pen
ding Philippine tariff legislation. He
said that in the last few days cable
grams had been received from Governor
Taft strongly urging that the Philippine
tariff bill be enacted and pointing out
that failure on the part of congress
to provide for lower tariff ON Philip
pine products would result certainly In
hardships to the people Of the islands
and probably to recurrence of serious
disturbances. Indeed Governor Taft is
of the opinion that the recent outbreaks
instigated by bands of Ladrones in the
Island of Luzon are due largely to feel
| ing of discomfort that is growing
throughout the Philippines. The con-
ditions in the islands are said to be
bordering on distress and the president
in discussing the situation with mem-
bers of congress appealed strongly to
them for the enactment of legislation
that in the opinion of the administra-
ton, would remedy the present difficult
ty. Senator Lodge and other Republi-
can senators, are making efforts to Sc
cure the passage of the tariff bill, but
they have little hope of success.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
THE COUNCIL.
terday,s AFTERNOON session.)


After the recess the Council received
the message from the House announc-
ing the passage of House Joint Resolu-
ton No. T, relating to the pay of en-
ployes and that it had passed the res
olution over the veto of the governor.
The Council concurred in the action.
The resolution carries $4640 for the
House employees and $3.50 for the
Council employees for the second twenty
days.
A message was received from the
governor that he had signed House
Joint Resolution No. 9, providing for
the inspection of certain educational in
stitutions.
President Chaves announced that he
had signed Council Bill No. 60, An act
relating to the pay of district attorney
for Colfax and Union counties; Council
Joint Resolution relating to the
correction of enrolled and printed bills;
amended Council Bill No. As, An act re-
lating to q levy for water and light
purposes; Council substitute for Coun-
Gil Bill No. "A, An act relating to the
terms of mayors and other officers;
amended Council Bill No. 5, An act con-
ferring the veto power on mayors.
The Council then adjourned until
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
AN EXTRA SEES
sion PROBABLE
Unless the Cuban Reciprocity and
Panama Canal Treaties Are
Ratified Such Will Be
Called by the
President.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is
DETERMINED ON THIS POINT

Washington, Feb. 27.-The discussion
at todays cabinet meeting revolved
principally about the pending legisla-
ton in congress. Little hope is felt
among the members of the cabinet that
the Cuban reciprocity and Panama CAM
al treaties will be ratified by the senate
at the present session, and each days
delay in acting upon them is increas-
ing the probability of an extraordinary
session Of the senate. The president
has reiterated his determination to call
a special session Of the senate in the
event Of the failure of either one or both
of the treaties. So far as can be ascer-
tained, the president has not determin-
ed upon any date for the opening of
the extra session if one should be call
ed, but 1t is regarded as likely that 1t
will be practically right after the close
of the present session.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
OFFICIAL MATTERS

NOTARY PUBLIC APPOINTED.
Governor Otero today appointed Ber-
nard Cleve of Elk, Chaves county, a no
tary public.
TRADE MARK AND LABEL OF
AGENT.
The trade mark and label Of "Cascar-
cts" was filed by the Sterling Remedy
Company.
INTERPRETATIONS.
The Belen Mercantile Company has
been incorporated by Henry Gerpheide
and Samuel L. Deitach Of Albuquerque.
and Hugo Scharwenka of New York.
with capital stock Of $4,000, divided
into $50 shares Of the par value OF s100
each. The company is authorized to
transact and carry on a general mer-
camille business at Belen and the term
of existence is so years. The incorpora-
tors are named as the first directors.
The Santa Fe Land and Improvement
Company, which is Incorporated under
the laws of California, designated Las
Vegas as its principal place Of business
in New Mexico. and Henry L. Waldo -
agent. a.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
THE HOUSE.


Washington, Feb. 27.-With the re.
| convening Of the house at II o'clock to-
day the fight of yesterday was resumed
and the indications were for a stormy
session. The speakers gavel fell lIr.
Richardson, the minority leader. made
the point of no quorum. 1--WE cannot do
business without quorum" he said,
adding sarcastcally, although we can
unseat member without one" The
speaker calmly replied that there was
, manifestly no quorum present and di-
rected call OF the house. On the call,
267 members appeared. The Democrats
continued the demand for roll call on
every question.
THE SENATE.
Washington, d. c., February 27
AT the opening of the senate today,
Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky, announced
that he would object to all requests for
unanimous consent until the senate
shall have an opportunity to say whe-
ther or not it wants to consider the Lit
tladeld antitrust bill.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The bill passed and the military ac-
ademy appropriation bill was taken up,
which was also passed.
Ny Blackburn moved to take UP the
Littlefield antitrust bill. Mr.. Black
burns motion was defeated, 2S to 3S, a
party vote with the exception Of Mr..
McComas and Mr.. Wellington of Mary
( land and Mr. Nelson OF Minnesota. At
1:45 senate went into executive session
to consider the Panama canal treaty.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27
INVENTOR OF GATLING GUN DEAD.
He Goes Where His Invention is Of no Com
mercial Value.

New York, Feb. 27.-Dr. R. j. CAT
ling, inventor of the Gatling gun, sud-
denly died here yesterday at the home
of his son-in-law, Hugh o. Pentecost.
At LIS o'clock he returned home from
trip down town. Being "a years of age,
and accustomed to resting after any
physical effort, he told his daughter he
would lie down. Shortly afterward he
commenced to breathe heavily and
physician was called who administered
strychnine, but to no avail, and the
aged inventor died in his daughters
arms a few minutes afterward.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-27

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peremptory challenges during the trial
of case is not in accordance with the
laws Of the territory, it is harmless
error if the appellant had peremptory
challenges left which he did not use.
3. The trial court properly refused to
give instructions asking that the jury
should find the defendant not guilty"
when there was evidence introduced In
the case showing that he was guilty Of
the crime charged.
4. In criminal cases the venue must
be approved.
Cases No. 9S4, 9S5 and 9S6, The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.,
plaintiff In error, VS.. The Territory of
New Mexico, defendant in error; The
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Rail-
road Co., plaintiff in error, vs.. The Ter
ritory Of New Mexico, defendant in err
ror; and the Silver City, Deming and
| Pacific Railroad Co., plaintiff In error,
VS.. The Territory of New Mexico, de-
fendant in error; all errors to district
court Grant county, were decided in an
opinion prepared by Judge Baker
Judgment was given for the defend
ant in error for $276.21 and the syllabus
is as follows:
1. The court can SO far inquire into a
Judgment, rendered against county, as
to ascertain if the claim is legally pay
able out of the taxes sought to be so
lapplied.
2, A claim against county merged
into Judgment, carries with 1T all the
infirmities of want of authority of the
| county commissioners to levy tax t
pay such claim.
3. If the county commissioners have
lno authority to levy tax to pay
claim against a county, they have ne
authority to levy a tax to pay judg
ln,ent based on such claim.
The courts refused to extend the TIM
of c. G. Hartley of Alamogordo, to ap
near and be sworn in as member O.
the bar, but 1t was ordered that thi:
would not prevent him from presenting
himself for admission at some future
time.
In the matter of disbarment proceed
ines against w. L. Peeler of Alamogor
do, charged with having written TO
Colorado man that he could secure
pardon for a convict now confined IN TN
te rritorial penitentiary on the paymeh
Of 81 900, 1t was ordered by the cour
that Peeler be suspended until the mrs
day of the next regular term OF tn
; court