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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
IN POsToFFIcE SERVICE.
Several Promotions Are Announced ir
Leual Department.

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE following
promotions have been made in the office
of Assistant Attorney General Robb in
the postoffice department:
". E. Lawrence. Vermont. assistant at
torney general to succeed Geo. \. Chris
tiancy, resigned; r. NJ Webster, assistant
attorney. to succeed Daniel S. Miller OF
Indiana, recently on trial at Cincinnati
and VIM. Fritch. law clerk, vice-Web-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
TAXES ARE REDUCED.
Junta at Panama Notifies of a Change
for the Better.

Colon. Nov 27.-The junta at Panama
has notified all steamship agents that
the lazarettO tax had been abolished
December .. This tax has been a most
eXorbitant one and was imposed for the
purpose of meeting fictitious expendi-
lures in connection with the keeping up
Of quarantine station in Panama bay
The local press has called the attention
of the government 10 the excessive high
rates. which have doubled since the last
revolution. II is expected that reduc-
ton in these rates will soon be effected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
RRECKENRIDGE STOCK co.

on Thursday, December 3. the Brecken-
ridge Stock company viii open a three
nights engagement at the Crawford.
This company comes we'll recommended
and the leading members of the company
Mr. Charles Breckenridge and Miss Mar
garet Minton are we'll known here. For
the opening performance the new western
military drama, Nebraska" will be pre-
scented. Ladies will be admitted to the
opening performance free under the usual
conditions. Seats on sale at Howe's Jew
eIry Store on Tuesday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
Ca ST FRI "a.
ess,stbs - The Kind You Have AIsayS BuGghl
Signature at I2NzMx
CHAUTAUOuA CIRCLES.

West Side Chautauqua circle will meet
Wednesday evening at the home Of DR..
Collins, 337 South Exposition. Follow
ing is the program:
Roll can-Quotations from Emerson.
Racial Composition of the American
People concluded-Dr Collins.
Literary ders-Emerson-Mrs. Collins.
Essay on Self Reliance-Miss West.
Essay on Compensation-Mr Carpenter.
Essay on Nature-Mrs Smith
Essay on Friendship-Mr Hatton.
Leader-Mrs. SAKE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
THEY GO TO MANILA.
Soldier Weds at Perkins and Takes
His Bride Away.

Guthrie, O. T., Nov. 27.-At Perkins, o.
T.. yesterday was solmnized the marriage
of Mrs. Rose Combs, Daughter of Cap
tain William 4. Knipe, to l.. j. Hyer Of
Manila, P. /. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev Chas. J. Rives. of Per
l<ins. who was chaplain OF the Seventh
Legislative assembly
The bride is a highly accomplished
young woman. high in social circles
throughout eastern Oklahoma, where her
father is known as a land and cattle
king The groom is connected with the
United States postal service al Manila.
The happy couple arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon and left on the even
ing train for San Francisco. where they
will embark for Manila, their future home
Guthrie. O. T. Nov. 27.--The following
district school bonds have been filed for
registration in the territorial auditors
office: Nos. l and ?, district %, Blaine
county, $3.50; No. / district 135. Custer
county, $50: No. J. district H. Woods
county. $3.50; No. l district g Woodward
county,, 500.
Cairo. Ill, Nov. "a severe earthquake
was felt here at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing. 1t continued for several minutes
and was quite pronounced
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
CAN HAD BEEN OPENED.
Family Ate Sardines and Death Was
the Result

Winamac, Ind. Nov. 27.-Frank Miller
his wife, his brother Joseph and his
father-in-law, John Johns. were myster-
iousy poisoned by eating sardines at
their home near here. 1t is not known
what caused the poisoning. but it is said
that the can showed evidence of having
been opened before it reached their home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28

Berlin. nov 1.-THE foreign Office bud
German couEliates Al Seattle. wash. -.
Paul. Sew Orleans and Atlanta. Ga The
Increasing importance ~ the c0usuiste-
81 South American countries f. inJlcstsd
iu the appropriation ror minister and
resident ~ Iapaz. Bolivia and a secTe-
tary for legation a. Santiago De Chile
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est and many think the cleverest actress
that has ever attempted this trying char
acterization. At the Crawford Tuesday,
December J.
Miss Marie Wainwright, who is to ap-
pear here soon in Shakespeare amusing
Twelfth Night filed Wsllack's Thea
ire in New York with large and admiring
audiences for 600 successive performances.
That she has played all leading female
roles in Shakespearean plays TO those
greatest OF the bard's interpreters, Booth.
Barrett Salvini and Mccullough, is all
the guarantee the stage-lovers OF this
city require TO feel that she viii render
the part Of Orsinos sweetheart page in
the most perfect manner An early date
for her appearance here is now being ar
ranged.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
Music and Drama
at the Crawford
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement lovers.

Dorothy is classed among the best pro-
auctions in the comic opera line and its
noted author. Alfred Collins, added great
" to his fame when this work was pro-
duced. 1t is combination Of good and
seemingly bad happily explained in
speech music and song, holding the audi
ence keen interest. as his beautiful love
story is unfolded 1t win be presented
by the popular Columbia Opera company
at the Toler Monday evening, November
S0th
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-28
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.
President Went to New York and Met
Crank.

New York. Nov. 27.-President Roosevelt
came to New York to attend the funeral
of James King Oracle. whose wife was
sister of the presidents mother. During
the few hours he was in the city he was
surrounded by several hundred police
men and a number of special officers.
but an apparently harmless crank man
aged to elude their vigilance and handed
TO the president a letter regarding
Ianacea which he claims he has discov-
cred. The letter was given 10 one OF
the special officers and the man. who
gave mis- name DIT A. B. Denling. OF 100
Broadway was taken by the police to
court, where he talked wildly. The inter
view came as the president was leaving
the church Mrs Roosevelt was much
agitated over the occurrence. but the
president was not at all alarmed. At
$50 Broadway it was said that Deming
had a desk and that he had always APP
peared TO be perfectly rational on all sub
jects except his panacea.
The presidential party went to Jersey
City without further incident and left
there for Washington.
san TraHCIsCO, NV al 1iiuA < ICoAH-
ing. who was arrested in New York,
while trying to hand a letter to the presi-
dent, is well known in this city. and is
regarded here as harmless. Several years
ago he was a familiar figure on the
streets, where he sold powdered char
coal as a remedy for indigestion. Occa-
sionally in a crowd he would attract at
| tention by shouting: Prepare TO meet
thy Cod and once was taken into Gus
manner.
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Beecher & Stanley's immense produc-
ton deliberately constructed and staged
A modern revival which is said by pull
pit. press and public to out-class any
attempt ever made before. Every day
at noon. twice the largest, most mag
nificent street parade. ever attempted by
q theatrical company.
Don't miss the grand moral drama. that
is lesson to both old and young. True
10 life delineators of folly, misery, mad
ness and crime. caused by the brutal vice
OF drunkenness.
Grand free street parade at noon. Don't
miss it. Seats on sale at usual place
Prices, matinee, 1Oc and 20c. Night, 10c.
Zoe and SOC.
The big scenic production entitled, Man
to Man" comes to the Crawford for Ma
tinee and night. This is the second sue
cessful season for this melodTama and the
reports from last year and this. are flat
tering in the extreme The story is terse
and thrilling. though a strong double
comedy vein runs through the entire
piece. The play has been christened "a
melo-comedy-d drama, which certainlyfits
it like a glove. The story revolves around
the history Of a young girl, stolen from
her parents in her youth in Australia,
by one Godfrey. diamond miser, who
supposedly murders her father, Harvey
Grant, and fees to the States with his
nI-gotten wealth and The child. Compli-
cations and counter plots follow each
other so quickly, but so consistently. that
the interest is intense to the finish and
the situations and incidents are so clever
ly handled by the author that the au-
dience is virtually kept guessing" till
the final climax Man to Man is a
complete production as regards scenery.
four handsome and elaborate effects. OF
the scenes, there are two which are beau
tiful in the extreme ana call for more
than passing attention. The view of
Log Lake Inn and Schroon Lake. in the
heart Of the Adriondacks at sunrise and
the deserted bear cave in the mountains.
Jacob Lit has gotten up the costliest
iand most elaborate production of In Old
kentucky for the present season Of this
Immensely popular drama that he has
ever had. This win be the eleventh sea
son OF the play in America record at
tanned by few latter-day dramas Scenic
artists haveb cen at work in New York
ell summer on the scenery for this sea
sons presentment, and the country has
been secured for the littlest and quaintest
pickannies To appear I'm the barn-yard
scene. The race scene has been -elabor-
sted and improved and many novelties
added To the performance for this season
Miss Bessie Barriscale who scored such
& hit in the role of the mountain heroine
AIadge last season viii again he seen IL
this part Miss Marriscale is the Young
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
NEEDS OF DOOR OF HOPE
ONE OF THE CITY'S CHARITIES IN
FINANCIAL DISTRESS.
Letters Are Being Sent to Business
Men Asking DonatiOns-Home Cares
for Forsaken Girls.

The trustees of the Door OF Hope have
written number Of letters which they are
circulating among the business men of the
city asking for donations 10 help them lift
their debt and meet their running expenses
The letters state that the home is badly
IN debt and without money to maintain its
existence. There are at this time dependent
on 1t about thirty people. and the accumu-
lated debt is the result of the rapid growth
of the institution.
The girls received in the home are those
forsaken. the majority of them being un-
familiar with vice. Most of the girls are
from the country or villages and after
they have left the home they are kept
trace of by letters and inquiry, and, as
much possible. kept under Christian
influences The home secures them work
and good homes. During the last year
seventy-five babies We're born at the Door
of Hope.
Although the letter does not say so, it is
intimated that unless appropriations are
tinue its work of Christian care and
charity. The. trustees are a. C.. Kimberln,
president: Fred &. Gardner. vice president !:
r. w. Furnas. secretary; Frank z. Brown,
treasurer, and A NJ. Glossbrenner
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ut is perfectly dreadful to have a mother
who doesn't care anything about her mats"
a correct looking young woman in a shop
was overheard to remark to another young
woman. Here il is nearly fall, and I've
just got mother down town to buy summer
hat. We made call out in the suburbs
last night and mother came away and forgot
her hat. AS II was the better of her two bad
hats, she is rather at loss, so l induced
her to come to-day and buy rev one
Mother hates new hats, and says that all
black hats look alike, anyway.
Another trial we have with mother and
her hats is that she is always burning them
up. We live in fat, you know. and mother
has acquired the bad habit of hanging her
hat on the gas jet. She says that girls
keep her on the go much that there is
no use putting her hat away until bed time.
So if we don't go out when dark comes.
cock. and. of course. sets her hat on fire.
Indeed she does! She has burned up any
number of hats just this way. Sometimes
they are old. shabby ones. but now and then
they have been new and handsome hats.
And mother is so funny. She says the most
of her hats suit her better with half the
trimming burned off. Once in a while, too,
mother leaves her hats in chairs. after dark,
and people sit on them. She seems to like
that, too, and says that nearly all her hats
improved in appearance by being sat on
Oh. we have a time with mother and her
hats. and this is no exaggeration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
FROHMAN'S ATTRACTIONS
PLAYS AND PLAYERS SECURED TO
ENTERTAIN AMERICANS.
Plans for the Coming Theatrical Sea-
son Announced by the Noted Man.
ager, Who Is Back from Europe.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Afetr an absence
returned to-day on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse and made formal announcement of
his plans for the coming theatrical season
in this country. His new plays by American
authors will include comedies by William
Gillette. Clyde Fitch and Augustus
Thomas, on which the writer's are now at
work. American authors whose complete
plays have been accepted are Richard Hard
ing Davis, Edward Z. Rose, Miss Gladys
Under, Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett and
Paul NJ. Potter. Works of English origin
which Mr.. Frohman will present here in
Crichton," very successful in London,
and in which William Gillette will be seen:
another new play by Mr.. Barrie, THE Man
from Blankey's with Charles Hawtrey;
new plays by Pinero Jerome, Raleigh,
Hope, Chambers. Jones. Grundy, Esmond.
Captain Marshall and others. Stephen Phil
lipss poetical Ulysses" will be produced
in September and there will be the usual
elaborate presentation of the latest Drury
Lane melodrama.
Mr.. Frohman has gone extensively into
the production of musical plays, and this
season will have several notable examples
of this form of entertainment. From
France will come a number of successes
and new plays. and German dramatists also
win be adequately represented
The interesting announcement is made
that Miss Maude Adams will return to the
stage in October. this completing the Froh-
man list OF already famous stars. Mr..
Frohman has arranged the tours in Amer
lea of Sir Henry Irving. Marie Tempest and
Mrs. Langtry. This season will see the in
auguration by this manager of the annual
production of French plays in the United
presented by an all-French company, head
ed by Mile. Wiche.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Mrs. Roma Eubanks, South Dakota
Amzi Atwater and wife, Bloomington: Mrs.
John Sellers, Franklin: j. f. Trout, Bruce
vile; Mrs. William Ooeshger, Vincennes;
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Johnson. Irvington;
Grace and Ora Kidwell. Elwood; o. o.
Frazier. Morristown: e. L. Frazier, Marion;
J. NJ. Harshbarger, w. T. Brooks, Ladoga;
NJ W. Harkins, Muncie: John w. Moody,
Seymour; p. M. Dill and wife, Indianapolis;
III. N Fiscus, Arney; A. c. Patton, Bur-
lington: Florence Polk, Mrs. Laura Ross,
Brucevile; AIDA Sarter, Mary Polk, Oak
town: Alice Dellinger. Freelandville; Mrs.
NJ. A. Whistler. Evansville; Mrs. j. Z.
Powell Mrs. Jane Story, Mrs. NJ. j. Barton,
Wabash; Mrs. Charles A. Medbury. Mrs.
Mary Perfect, Miss Margaret Perfect An
COLA: Mrs. s. r. Gray, Miss A. b. Barbour,
d. r. Lucas. indianapolis; Mrs. w. w.
Sniff. Rushville: Mrs. j. A. Walls. Rich
mond; Charles T.. Harrell, Mrs. G. f. Har-
rell, Paul +. Harrell, Don II. Harrell,
Logansport: Mrs l.. n. Jameson, Mrs. b.
NJ. Jameson, Mrs. 3. w. Cole. William NJ.
Cochran, Mrs. E. j. Cochran, indianapolis
Alice Moore, Vincennes; w. j. Irwin and
wife. Mrs. Rebecca Barr, Bicknell; Mrs. II.
CT. Martin. Indianapolis; Mrs. c. W. Bollen-
bacher, Bloomington; Mr.. and Mrs. I. M.
Wiles. Anderson; Mrs. l.. c. Howe, Mrs.
r. r. Gale Elwood; G. G Wyatt, Georgia
Wyatt, Wanda Wyatt, Rushville; f. B.
Sinex Texas; p. NJ. Dill and wife, Indian
apolis; Melissa Carter, Plainheld.
AT the Newcastle are: Mrs. d. Jones,
Columbus; Mrs. c. d. Creel. Terre Haute;
Mrs. John Burt Heath, Indianapolis; Rev.
Allen T. Shaw and wife, Knightstown;
Mrs. D. E. Studehaker, Button.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
LONG TRIP ON HORSEBACK
PROF. FORREST AND WIFE AND MISS
ALLEN IN KENTUCKY.
Letter Written from jackson, Where
the Feudists Are Engaged i'm
Bitter Warfare.

A letter has been received from Prof j.
d. Forrest who, with his wife and Miss
Cornelia Allen, is making a horseback
tour of the Kentucky mountains. The let
ter was written from Jackson, the seat of
the Kentucky feuds. The party had been
warned by Kentuckians of the danger of
entering the town, but notwithstanding
this they entered and put up at the one
remaining hotel.
Professor Forrest wrote that great
many buildings and most of the hotels had
been burned and a bitter feeling existed
everywhere. One of the hotels was burned
by the feudists while they have been stop
ping there and there is imminent danger of
the hotel in which they are lodging being
reduced to ashes.
Mr.. Forrest suffered a painful accident
on the trip. His horse slipped on the rocks
of the mountain and fell on his leg. He
was compelled TO ride seventy-five miles
before he could have IT dressed.
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c. w. ID. NJ. CONVENTION.
All-Day Services, with the Annual
Reports of Officers.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
BETHANY PARK, July 2S.-The c. w. b.
NJ. convention opened this morning with
the $3.50 prayer meeting, led by Mrs. Effie
Cunningham, national vice president of the
C. W. B. Nj. The tabernacle was tastefully
decorated with maps and notices and
groups of pictures of the missionaries now in
the field were hung against the background
of lavender, the c. w NJ. b. color This color
was much in evidence to-day the women
wearing badges and ties of il and the mot
toes and banners all being embroidered in
this color.
The national motto. THE Love Of Christ
Constraineth U.s." had a prominent place
over the map showing the different sta
tons where workers are supported by this
band of women. The State motto, Love
Never Faileth.' hung just In front of the
pulpit. and the rolls of honor for this year
and last were hung upon each side of the
platform.
The watchword for the year is .'Informa-
ton. inspiration. realization, 1900 Tidings
$1,000 women, sl50.OO0 for 1909
Mrs. Dema Oeschger. of vincennes, led
the devotional exercises. and Mrs Eva Tag
CART. of South Bend. State president, pre-
sided over the meeting. The first report Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL News

ted brown bag full of papers and books,
and little brown silk bag. land take warn
ing. Quit carrying baggage. Don't even
carry an umbrella; IL it rains. get wet or
borrow an umbrella. I've noticed that the
people who borrow umbrellas are just
highly thought of. and more so. than the
independent souls who always lug around
their own umbrellas.
While only boy. in an architects office,
L began carrying rolls of work back and
forth. My mother and sisters noticed that
didn't mind carrying bundle, so they be-
gan piling other bundles on MEETINGS they
wanted delivered down town. or brought
back. Other girls observed my amiable
bundle-habit, and they began to heap bun
dies on me. never had backbone enough
to resist all these engaging creatures, so
the bundle habit has just grown and grown
until I'm simply not myself. forlorn and
lonesome unless I'm staggering along under
somebody's bundles; in fact. I'd fall over
if didn't have plenty of bundles to hold
my center of gravity all right. 1 don't
even go into society or to the play any
more, because 1 feel so queer without my
work-a-day bundles. Everybody calls me
the man with the bundles: girl clerks
smoker at me on the cars, they are so
amused with my everlasting bundle. AT
the last day. doubt. st. Peter won't
want to let me in on account of my bundle,
and I'll have to tell him wouldn't be hap
by. even in heaven, without my bundle
my inevitable bundle
Never mind" said the young woman
consolingly I'll meet you there and 1
shall be carrying this same old basket and
these two bags"
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Acton Camp Gossip.

Mrs. Carl Vert has returned from short
visit to Columbus.
Return tickets on the interurban may be
secured at Huder's drug store.
Will winship came up from Rushville
last evening for short stay.
Lester Miller, of Indianapolis, has come
for a few days stay with his mother.
Mr.. l.. B. Martin will leave the park this
morning for a short trip, and return the
latter part of the week.
The Slayton jubilee singers gave an en-
joyable concert yesterday afternoon in the
tabernacle. Ragtime selections predomi-
mated and were well received.
Aug has been decided on as old SOL
diers' day. when a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to members of indianapolis posts
and also TO the Woman's Relief Corps
members. There will be special pro-
gramme.
The Slayton jubilee singers. who have
made such a hit with their plantation mel
odies will give concert in the tabernacle
this afternoon at o'clock. Contrary to a
statement in a morning paper to the effect
that the Slaytons made their farewell APP
pearance last night, they will sing for the
last time this evening, when the largest at
tendance since their arrival is expected.
Late arrivals at the Acton Park Hotel
are Mrs. j. L. Butler, Louisville, KY; Mrs.
Thomas Webster Shelbyville; Mrs. John
son, Shelbyville; Mrs. John Edwards. Shell
byville; Mrs. c. A. Tindall Shelbyville;
Miles p Leer, Rushville: Mrs c. E. Free
dianapolis: A L. Major and wife, Shelby
Vile; K NJ. Hord and wife, Shelbyville; j.
NJ. Neal, Columbus; A. ]. Harrison, I. A.
Goodwin, c. l.. Goodwin, w. +. Sheridan,
Louisville; Mrs. Chauncey Clark, Indian
apolis; S. Tevis, Indianapolis; Z. Z. Saun-
derson and wife. Indianapolis.
The following persons from Shelbyville
are among sthe new arrivals: Mrs. Lena
Slime Carrie Teal, Maude Sorden, Hazel
Sisco David Whitcomb. Earl Toner, Horace
Kemper Frank Lucas. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Sayler, Mrs. A. L. Blakely. Misses Helen
Morrison, Blanche Tenant, Orpha Van Ar
dell, Myrtle Pearson. Katheryn Sayler,
Margaret Blakely, Mr. and Mrs. s. b. Nor
rison, Rev. j. w. Duncan and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Whitcomb, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Mccartney, Misses Carylone JamisOn,
Katherine Hatmaker Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beler, Mrs. Ed Clarke, Mr.. Hood Kirk,
Miss Elizabeth JamsOn, Miss Grace Nc
CURE, Miss Sadie Rose, Miss Julia Huber,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Toner Mrs. DIR. Toner,
Morris Toner, Mr.. Grant Kinsley and fam
lily, Mrs. Helen Vanway, Miss Mary Car
ter Mrs. Charles Billman, Miss Fannie
Henshaw. Mr.. 7. Whitaker, Mrs. S. B.
Morris.