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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29
FLOOD CONDITIONS
They Have Greatly improved
Near Grand Rapids.
APPALLING IN INDIANA
Farms Under Water, Bridges
and Fences Gone,

Detroit, Mich, March 2S.-Encouraging
reports from Lansing. Battle Creek,
Flint, Kalamazoo and other towns where
flood damage has been estimated up in
the hundreds of thousands of dollars show
that tonight the danger and distress are
largely centralized in the Saginaw valley
and around Grand Rapids in the valley
Of the Grand river.
At Grand Rapids a marked improve
ment is noted tonight. yet it is esti-
mated that 1900 people are in distress
On the Shiawassee river today. near
Onesaning, twenty-five families were res
cued from their homes on a sugar beet
farm just in the nick of time. before their
houses were almost entirely submerged
Gilbert Bertram, a foreman for the sugar
company. lost his life trying TO save
some OF the property.
Grand Rapids, Mich. March 2S-Flood
conditions in the Grand river valley have
greatly improved in the past twenty-four
hours and. unless there should be a fall
of rain, which is threatened tonight. fur
Their danger from high water has passed.
Since morning the river has lowered nine
inches from high water mark of 30.15 feet.
Tonight the water is stationary.
Indianapolis March 2S.-Northern and
central Indiana, including the capital
city. have seen the worst OF the food
and are now repairing the heavy damage.
Eight lives have been lost in the flood in
two days, and the total property loss in
the state has been estimated at from
s. OG0 900 20 IS 900 600
Cities and towns at the headwaters of
the Wabash and White rivers have only
slime and mud left b. the receding food
to contend with, but southwestern Indi-
ana has yet to see the yorst The crest
Of the flood will reach the Ohio river in
two days. White river at indianapolis
reached Is feet, 7$4 inches above low wa
ter mark, a record height. 1t is expected
the damage in this county will reach
s., De, 900. and north of this county an adj
ditional S15000,000. In this city 200 fam
lilies were driven from their homes. The
city authorities today resolved upon issu-
ing 100000 food bonds to repair the dam
age to the public utilities, but it is ex-
pected the loss in this one feature will
be more than double that figure. Today
the city has been almost entirely without
traction service and water. 1t is eX-
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pected The waterworks win partially re-
sumo tomorrow.
Petersburg, Ind. March 2S.-The flood
situation in this country is appalling.
White rive rheTe is thirteen miles wide
in places and twenty feet deep in the
channel. Patoka river. which flows
through the countys center, is three
miles wide for nearly forty miles.
Farms are under water. bridges and
fences are gone, soil washed away and
much stock drowned The loss now
reaches $3.50, 900. 1t is feared there will
be two feet more of water. which will
quadruple the loss
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ternoon between the vencedoras and TIE
Wichita Royals, the latter club was de-
feated by 10 10 =
Little Alice Luehm. aged s years. left
yesterday via the Missouri Pacific. for
Wenatchee, Wash, where she will live
with her relatives. The little girl will
make the long trip alone.
Mrs. Hannah Stout has received a let
/ ter from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Palmer.
of Wenatchee. Washington, stating that
a bright little eight pound boy had ar
rived at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Pal
mer were formerly OF this city
The regular monthly informal dance
of the Country club which was to have
been given Wednesday night. has been
postponed until some time in the fore
part of next week. owing 20 the fact Iha,
the Lenuten season has not yet closed.
G. Pinkston and wife returned yester-
day from Florida. where they have been
spending the winter months. They think
Kansas far superior to Florida or any
OF the other southern states which they
have visited. They will probably go TO
housekeeping soon and make this city
There was a good crowd gathered in
the hall in the Getto block Sunday night
TO hear the inspirational lecturer. Mrs.
Virginia Bryan OF Ohio Mrs Bryan is
considered by the occults here to be the
best expounder OF the spiritual,stic doc
trine ever visiting the city. She VIII re-
main in Wichita until after next Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Fuller, wife of Charles Full
Ter. of Pedee. @ T.. who died at the ST.
Francis hospital Friday evening was bur
led in Maple Grove cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon. The funeral service was held
at the home of Mr.. Fuller's father. 1901
South Wichita street. Rev. Mathews
preached the funeral sermon.
Three marriage licenses were issued yes
terday afternoon by Judge Enoch in the
probate court. F. J. MaiXner. aged p
and Mary l. Price. both of Valley Cen
ter: E. w Ainsworth. aged 81, of Okla
homa City. and NJ. E. Knowles oged IS,
Of this city; W. r. Miller aged IS of this
city. and Lille Edison. aged %. of Brook
lyn. Mo.
The last meeting for the season of the
Hunters Whist club was held Sunday
evening at the residence of w II. Wake.
235 Ellis avenue. The prizes for the even
ing were won by NJ Dillon and Mrs. T.
E. Arnold. The capital prize for the sea
son was won by S. F.. Dyal and Mrs.
Henry Schnitzler The capital BOBBY
prize was won by w. II. Wake and
Charles Bertholp.
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Q q . q RT a.
Bears the 4 The Kind YOU Have Always Bought
Signature o9 &Nzzzzze<

Berlin, March 2S.-The foreign office
says the report that Germany intends
to make a naval demonstration against
Venezuela in order to compel the proper
settlement Of the rest of her claims is
wholly incorrect
Irkutsk, Siberia. March 2S.-Snan poX
has become epidemic in the interior Of
this province The authorities have
taken measures to stamp out the dis
troops.
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Utica. n Y, March 2S.-Although food
conditions are very much better in the
Mohawk valley. it is still causing the
railroads much trouble. At st. Johns
vile and Fort Plain, where great piles
of ice cover the tracks, dynamite is be-
ing used.
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VESSEL WAS RELEASED.
Cargo Contained War Material Con-
signed to Chinese Port.

Nagasaki. March 2S-The steamship
BrissaTia was arrested at Mail on Fri
day last by the authorities. her manifest
showing that among her cargo were
sever field guns and two hundred tons Of
shipbuildins material When it was ex-
planned satisfactorily that this was con-
signed to KEN Chou, China, the vessel
was released. She left yesterday, the
9th instant, for Shang Hal. her destina-
ton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29

That dry rasping cough IS unneces-
sary Piso's Cure will relieve and cure
it. 25c.
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Think Of It.!
$1,000 Worth Of Sample
Shirt Waists for 5000

How long hard say, the
shall be pleased have look these
them with the Waists
YOU Waists the the
compare with those laid before We have all
need of Shirt Waists
will the Red Star Wreckage Co,
Wichita. and varied
of
including OF Silk
and a 81 low that it will compel TO buy
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---Crand---
Remnant Sale

We Remnant Sale attempted by
$500 Yards of Wasting Wool
Dress Goods Table Linens Towengs Prints Pecal
Silks Shrngs such variety of that would be
impossible description of them Tuesday the first day
place your about onehaf the
price
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Q "A g IT % R IA.
searr the +, Tie Kind You Haze AIWayS Bought
Signature ef &HANzZI

St. Petersburg. March 2S-The govern
ment is ordering the construction OF an
immense dock for Port Arthur to be
completed in four months.
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&c

5000 yards Of Bleached Muslin
at one-half. 5000 yards Muslin in
this grand lot. Every yard guar
anteed perfect, direct from the fac
tory: value DC yard. Same in quail
ity as the Loom or Lonsdale brands.
Piled ont today at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29

\ tremendous cash purchase of
Ladies Lisle Vests. Ladies Gauze
Vests, the biggest values you ever
saw; white, pink and blue colors;
every one Il 25c seller; guaranteed
perfect We have piled them out
today on the tables, each
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Boys' Heavy Bicycle Hose. f0c
Today 10 offer Boys Heays Bicycle
Ho~f, come ~ every size that i
manufactured and sell regularly a.
25c pair We pile them ont On
the tables today. choice. a pair
lOc
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| DC

Ladies Fast Black Hose, SC To-
day We place on sale 100 Dozen
Ladies Fast Black Hose. The low
est price that this Hose has ever
been offered for is Zoe Just 10
strike dismay TO our competitors,
today, a pair
SC
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29
A Wonderful
Shirt Waist Sale

Wonderful Shirt Waist Sale will sweep to-
day. the value of which be oveestmate huge the
chase the papers commented well the extremely low
prices that paid for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29

Surprising offer in Bed Comforts.
Anticipate your wants, for here is
the place to buy your Bed Com
forts. just small lot OF 80 Bed
Comforts, with fancy Sateen covers.
with extra cotton; large assortment
of patterns; usually sell for S3.0G.
Piled out for quick selling today.
each
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29

Fifty Rolls 81 HeavY China straw
Mating ~ BIZ resiaeiiou Iast
received, draY load az Heavy -isia t.
Straw Mating. iB very desirable
patterns. This l. u heavy quality
the biggest value SO have offered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-29

Great Slaughter Sale of Lace Cur
tains. We want to impress upon
your mind the great Importance of
buying these Lace Curtains. Sew
enty nine and one-half pairs of Lace
Curtains, fine patterns, come feet
wide and - yards long. The Lace
Curtains sell in the regular way at
$500 per pair. Every one guaran-
teed perfect. While our competi-
tors are wondering how we can do
it, carry them away today, each
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30

using your s. g. took three large bottles and small
bottle when much to my Joy found myself well All
my senses were fully recovered and after fifteen years
happy to that have had the slightest Of
the ancn now rs years old and enjoy good health
for my age. cheeully and gratefully recommend S. s..
as the remedy that cured me of catarih,
Fordyce Ark. L. S. ItocHRIDGE #
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larly clear, accurate and retentive mental
vision. His eloquent tribute to General
Turner Ashby is introduced here, as an
example of many such pen pictures that
adorn tho pages Of Forty Years Of Ac-s
two Service" In both its first and second
parts, the one being the story of tho Civil
War as portrayed by an active partict-
pant, who can record his experiences with
out rancor or bitterness; the other cover
ing the time Of an official career in
years that were among the fullest of pre-
science and result in the history Of the
American nation.
HIS 5TIt1BUTD TO ASHBY.
But to return Governor O'Terrall thus
does homage to Ashby:
From May 1861. until June 1862, It was
my high privilege and distinction to serve
under that prince Of cavalry leaders,
that chevalier Bayard Of the South, GEN
eral Turner Ashby. To picture him Just
as knew him, to present his deeds just
rs saw or heard Of them. would pc
imposslble-1ny command of language, my
powers Of description would be totally
Inadequate. IIe was as fearless as a
lion the idol Of his men who would have
followed his plume into tho very Jaws Of
death without faltering. He was never
defeated; he was never routed; he never
retreated in disorder Flo Was ever IN
the trout on an advance; ever In the rear
on Ia retreat. For ono short year only,
Edid he serve the land he loved so WE'LL
but in this brief PERIOD he wrote his
name in characters immortal, and chisel-
led 1t SO deep upon the tablets OF fame
that It can never be effaced. ,,2y
TED SURRENDER.
AIN referring to the close OF the Civil
w and the surrender OF the Southern
wy |yi,intder General Lee, Governor O Fer
.M5i. writes
was vas And nov come to make the claim
'oKe II was upon the soil Of Shenandoah
T3nty that the last Confederate line was
i'd, the last fight made and the last prls-
Ter captured by any part OF the army
Dbf Northern Virginia. I make the further
claim that my little command held the
last Confederate line, made the last fight
and captured the last prisoner upon the
soil Of old Virginia"
GovernorS O'dTerrall was by this time a
colonel In the Confederate army and his
command, Non Tuesday April 18th, 1866 was
in camp near New Market, Va. On We'd
ncsday he heard Of Lees surrender but
disbelieved 1t. On Thursday. under flag
of truce. he received a message from
General W. 8. Hancock. commanding the
Federal army in the Valley Of virginia.
confirming the rumor and demanding the
surrender OF him and his men. General
L.5L Iomax sent courier with official
|snews Of Lees surrender about an hour
later, After this the Tu'erty-th!rd regl-
ment Of Virginia cavalry was dsbanded,
and about thirty of its merrbers with Its
colonel started to join General Johnston's
army. Before the union could be effected
General Johnston had also surrendered
and Governor O'Ferrall retrnced his rout"
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r,vern1. ~ "unlon and CONSTITUTION

Everett. the Union and Constitution"
s Again. If the Secessionst idea and deh-
milton Of States rights is the only cor
rect one, and there is no other Demo,
cracy but theirs, what becomes or Judges
Douglas and Back, admittedly great
/. Constitutional lawyers IN their Day!
Also Generals Mcclellan, Grant. Shields,
Hancock, and the redoubMbe B. L. But
Ter, whilonn great ndmrer Of jeff. DAVIS.
until vision of spoons and forks caused
the scales to fall from his eyes?
No matter what ones views had been
before and during the war or how heroic
his service In tho field II after the con-
hct was over lie could not or would
not turn his back upon the teachings
OF his father. or IL he would not pro-
nounce the tsecessionist shibboleth such
an one at the South was traitor,
niger Republican, and 30 on. And yet
these same seccsslonist Democrats wouid
march UP to the polls and vote for Sey-
mour Greeley Hancock. and Groyel
Cleveland, all Of whom thought az they
did not say, that our war was use-
less and wicked war, wrong in principle
and based upon the bondage of the hu-
man race.
Judge Parker no doubt entertains the
same views to-day and II asked VIII say
so. .a5S
The point I wish to make Is this; A.
these views are paruOnuDle III luc NoAtil-
ern Democrat why are they treasonaple
IN Virginia Whg who risked his NE
merely from sympathy and against ms
better judgment?
No, tho secessionists got US into very
bad hole In 1861, and they had as wen
own up. And this reminds me OF
Darbytown boy in 1864. when we were
chasing Grant through the chlckahom,
my swamps. General r. p. Lee, God
rest his memory! always as modest f,lld
unprofane as a maid, was rloing ~ maj
charcoal region, in front Of his stat,
when he met soot-begrimmed youth
crying bitterly, while he trudged IN Inc
sand with an OK yoke on his shoulder,
The General. always touched at the
sight OF distress, reined Travel,
light of di.ytless, reAIed traveller M
and inquired, "Wthat is the matter my
I SOM"
"Matter!" quoth the boy. "Matterl
Here's Buck and Boiling run off down
Into gully and broke their damn Hecks..
| took the yoke off and come by home.
and there lay dad and nanny dead
drunk or the floor, and there was big
sister sitting In the lap Of one OF OLD
Bob Ice s soldiers, and he U hugEin' and
kishin' of her; damn him, boo hoo! an
now you axes, Whats tho matter?
Colonel Charley MarEhall fell off his
holso and rolled over trying to keen
from exploding, ,83
Colonel Nenab!e griRped hts Own, chln
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to locate at Staunton, Va, where he
began civilian and business life afresh.
ia After the war was over indictments
We're found against Governor O'Ferrall
by the Governor OF West Virginia, on.
account Of the seizure during ,thc Civil
War Of property by Governor O'Ferrall's
command for the use of the Confederate
army, the property having been taken
during Confederate raids into Berkeley
county which by 1866 had become part
OF West Virginia. Governor Francis II.
Plenpont, who had formerly served with
Governor O'Ferrall's father in the legis-
lature befriended his son, and the con-
Guiding pages Of the first part OF Cover
nor OFerrall's book give an interesting
interview between its author and the
man, who Is probably the least known
in Virginia Of any that ever occupied the
Executive Mansion and held the reins Of
government IN the State.
Tho task Of the reviewer who would
| do justice to forty Years Of Active Ser
vice" either in part or In whole, is a
dincult one because there is SO much of
human interest In It .all that cannot be
touched upon. The pages of part second,
like those or part first. fairly sclntillate
with the rapid succession Of scenes and
persona ges that.have to do with the most
vital public issues.
LING WO1luSIlul .ll6llOtS VI oiiC WIZ
moved through all the forty years. has
reproduced them so WILDLY and graphs
cally that crucial epocbs. and the actors
| who created them seee1n to live again to
speak and 1noYe upon the literary canvas
where this artist has drawn them IN with
swift and unfaltering strokes.
HIS EWRsT OFFICE. !.
In taking UP the secondary thrend Of
nnrrntion, tho Governor reverts to his
| first Off cial appointment as county clerk.
by Judge Parker, Of Winchester Va, who
aftcrward presided at the famous John
| Brown trial. When he went to Winches-
ter to see Judge Parker, he visited the
court hall ut q sitting of the court and
depicts his first meeting with dis
tInguished Virginian In the following para
graph:
"A gentleman soon entered the bar
whom had not seen observed at once
that he was no average man, and that
the entire bar showed him marked con-
sIderation Very soon was introduced
to him. He said-My boy, ] knew your
father and loved him. I an, SO glad Judge
Parker has given you this appointment.
He then poured into my ca rem conliums OF
my dead father and WORDS Of encourage
| ment to me, his eyes melting and mino
filling as he continued to speak. This
| man was j. Randolph Tucker, whose
name aftnrward rang from ocean to
| ocean and from Maine to California"
| From the court room ut Winchester the
scene Of Off cial life Ia shifted by the writer
to the Legislative halls at Richmond, and
| tho capitol halls, during the sessions IN
which the funchng bill was discussed and
aettl.l. The personnel Of Governor OFer-
rails compeers In the House OF Delegates
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Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I do not wish to butt into the
controversy between The Tines-Dlspatch
and Press. But there Is O. statement IN
The Tim es-Dispatch editorial Of the 7th In
slant to which wish to call attention
and offer protest, In the name 81 thous-
ands of Virginians who wore the gray
FOR four gears but were not fighting
for States rights In the Secesslonist
sense Of the term. Here is the extract:
z tits Uncomfortable to us that any man
who wore the gray for four years" and
+ took part in the struggle Tor States
rights, should at this late day openly
confess that the war in which he fought
was useless and wicked war. wrong in
principle and based upon the bondage
of the human race. We tcannot trust our
selves to characterize suoh a man nor can
we seriously enter into a. discussion with
him Of the principles for which Southern
patriots fought.
* Now 1t SO happened that The Times Dis
patch published the day before this edi-
&torial n very fine, fair, and just review
OF Captain r. f.. Lees Life and GORE
spondencc Of General r. u. Lee. Incl
dentally there Is mention of General Lees
letter to his sister,. in which he informs
her that he had resigned his old army
commission. He also says that he saw
no necessity for the state OF affairs then
exlstlng-Apr'l 1o-aJ, tleol, OF tLcfeapouss
Now, is there a man anywhere to-day
who will say that General r. p. Lee
was a secessonist. or was fighting for
States rights In the Calhoun or jeff
Davis sense Of the word? General r. u.
Lee further said that he could not and
would not draw his sword against his
own flesh and blood We cannot Infer.
otherwise than that Robert Lee was In
the Confederate army against his better
Judgment and from sympathetic attach
mcnt as were thousands OF Virginia
Wings who the year before had given
tVirginia's electoral vote to Bell and
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Secession.

Blackstone Va.
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Place two y-shapcd wIneglasses Of the
same size near the edge OF a table, In
the right hand one put an egg, just
fitting the rim OF tho glass. Hold the
bases OF the glasses firmly down. the
top rims touching each other. Now.
with quick, sharp breath blow upon
tho line where tho egg and the glass
meet. The egg will jump to the other
glass. With n little practice this can be
done every time. BE careful to blow IN
a line with the left hand glass, or the
egg will jump in the wrong direction and
land on tho table with disastrous re-
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Following this
was the policy
to favor the f.
many. The Gts,'
quent and inter
entertaining reft
tho present adm
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A TRICK WITH AN EGG.

Stage Junction, Va.
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with both hands. Courlers and cavalry.
escort who had, heard 1t a were snis-
Etllns and trying to look solemn. y
The old General cast swift glance
backward and then, with a look as calm
rs II reviewing a division, remarked.
$your troubles are too deep for human
aid. my son.
a, j. ". JACKSON,
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and In the Senate Is brought out In q
way that makes the best and most IN
terestng sort Of reading and characteriza-
ton. Following In like sequence come
reversion to several political campaigns
In Virginia, and to the years OF his judge
chip, when his home had become fixed at
1Iatrisonburg, IN Rockingham countyi to
the years OF his brilliant work In the
Congressional Halls at Washington, and
to the years OF his administration as
Governor OF his native State
HIS FINANCIAL VIEWS.
when he comes to the end Of It all
and his self-imposed task is about to be
done, he lays his pen down with this
reflective and significant uttcrance:
II have the proud consciousness that
will 60 with mo through the remainder
of my days that not even my bitterest
foe, political or personal, ever laid
charge at my doors OF neglect OF duty,
or the wilful doing Of an improper act.
My refusal to expouse the cause Of free
silver in 1896 and 1900 relegated me to the
shades Of private life. For my course
have no regrets except those experienced
at being compelled to part company with
30 many political friends. But the eight
years that have interviewed since then
have wrought q mighty change, and
rejoice that my position In 1896 is the
Democratic position Of 1904.
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Gentlemen IL wrote you come time
ago. giving you an account of my suffer.
ingS with All awful case Of Catarrh.
had all the symptoms that accompany
this disease, such az mucus dropping in
the throat, constant desire to hawk
and spit, feeling Of dryness in the throat,
cnrpli aud shifting upou rising III the