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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
HOW TO DRESS.

During the last ten years there has been
rapid growth OF good Judgment in rela-
ton TO dress 1t will be noted that GER
graceful lines of the figure maintain a
sort of vogue; that designers. intent upon
creating a complete change looking to
the more rapid displacement of fashion.
are less successful. If temporarily dis
possessed that which is useful and grace
full soon returns. One season there is a
cry that there will be no more shirt
waists; the next, that the cliuging skirt
falling in graceful folds IS to be displaced
b yflounces, or hoops, or what not.
But it will be observed that every effort
of this kind is followed b va reaction in
favor of that which conforms to what is
best in art The day of the absurd hoop
skirt is gone forever. The day of over
loading gowns with ornament is rapidly
disappearing. The evening gown itself
tends more and more to simplicity of
outline.
And in the world of ready-made clothing
those who manufacture are coming TO
note this growth in the direction of what
is true upon the part of even the least
knowing of women. Year by year. the
firms who know their business best are
choosing simpler lines. less of elaboration.
less of ornament, and it has been noted
that those who have their stocks unsold
at the end of the season are almost in
variably manufacturers whose poor taste
does not permit them 10 understand this
Century Home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
UNION OF PATIENTS.

4 weil-dressed man came into the Office
Of Acting Postmaster-GenerI W'ynne-
You are an cid newspaper man. are
you not" be asked q Gen. Wynne-
Yes said Wynue.
wei. said the man, 80 an l. II 30
happens that I am corfGed az S. Eliza
beths Insane Asylum 1ust At present.
and I suppose an crazy or I wouldn't
be there. but haven't lost ny nose for
news. and J know a good story when /
see f. ! doat know any Il the CORES
pondents nov. and ! come 70 yos b.
cause I think this story should y print
ed
what Is H. asked Wyane. putting BIS
THUMB or the call button that EummoHs
all the messengers n the rIace-
why said TIE visitor. ~Es have
formed Union ont st g. EIizahe;hs-
the Au1slsamate5 Association - Patieats
and there's going 20 - something doiag
We are formulating a lot g demands -
u rl-ses and guards and feod AMI al
that sra = fhe governors don't acce1s
70 0u- demands we are going % strike
stsrc - fas. II they 6er-t Sraat - VIA;
v1e war; weu wax CO, ard leave then
without any patients In TIRE woIksng
delarate
And SIS, ;heu wynse pressed TIRE but
ten arf TIE Waking 6eIaxsss wzs ed sut-
size -FvasalnEton Correspondence Ne.
YORK world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
BRYAN WILL PRESENT HEARST.

The Washington Evening Star says:
IAN alliance between William ]. Bryan
and William r. Hearst with a view to
debating the Democratic Presidential
nomination is said to be a certainty. In
fact. It is asserted by a man very close
to Mr.. Hearst that the present arrange
ment is that MIR. Bryan will present Mr..
Hearst's name to the st. Louis conven-
ton.
Among visitors at the White House
who gossip about the probable action of
the Democratic convention the name Of
Hearst is heard as often as the name
Of any other man, with the possible eX-
ception of Cleveland. The aggressive
campaign that IS being made for in
structed delegates by Hearst has aroused
the interest alike Of Republicans and
Democrats. Delegates to the ST.
Louis convention are bling picked mp here
and there. In the opinion of the best
informed politicians il is now a certainty
that Mr. Hearst, backed by Mr.. Bryan,
may be in position to give the leaders
opposed to him no little trouble. He may
not have a majority of the delegates to
Inc 81. l-butS CPIil tlllDn---Iluecu, ne prop
ably viii not-but he will, it is anticipat-
ed. have enough strength to cut an i'm
portant figure and will be a factor that
will have to be reckoned with. His
friends even now are pointing to his reg
paign. Both in the campaign of 1896 and
1900 he gave W. J. Bryan vigorous sup
port. He stood for every jot and title
of both the Chicago and Kansas City
platforms. Naturally such support en-
listed the friendship for Mr.. Hearst of
M Bryan and the latter, with his pow
erful personal following. is now giving
the New York editor 4 quid pro quo
The Tammany leaders do not approve
OF him. but in that respect they have no
advantage Of him, for his thoughts about
them would make picturesque reading.
They turned him down at the harmony
banquet but he proposes to even up
that snub at the St. Louis convention in
July"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
RUSSIA'S NAVY.

The Novce Vremya published an arti-
Gle before the outbreak of the war on the
Russian Navy and It's Problems the
following passage from which may be
considered a salmost anticipatory of what
has since occurred: What is the use of
a navy TO Russia? What is its use in gem
eraI? These questions have been answer
ed many times and each time differently.
Differences of opinion exist, not only
among the general public. but also among
experts and in government circles. Since
the time of Peter this Great the navy has
been reduced and ncreased-despised AMI
st on pedestal-by turns. At one time
coast defense ships were al that was con-
sidered necessary, then cruisers, and final
~ battleships. The fluctuations of general
opinion are still great and at any moment
there are to be found opponents and de
Tenders Of the navy among specialists as
well as among nonspec;alists; now. as
formerly. there are people who maintain
that a navy is not necessary to Russia.
as 1t is a country exclusively continental;
that money squandered on the navy might
be utilized for other things that would
bring more profit 10 orr fatherland than
90 NdEShlpS- 10 TINS Is uSu3lIE ADDED
suggestion that without strengthening our
navy we might yet annihilate our chief
enemy on the sea-England Very few
people hold the reverse opinion-that il is
necessary for us to have a strong fleet.
but there is no want of supporters Of the
golden mean. who are of opinion that it
would be useful for us to have a navy.
but one which would be exclusively used
for defense Of our coasts and for the pur-
pose Of carrying on a cruiser war tom
merce destroyers).''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

were found sleeping like dogs, either on
their sides with fet held straight out or
on their bellies. with heads resting be-
tween their paws. Two of the tigers had
rolled over on their backs and their feet
pointed towards the cages roof, while
their tongues lolled from their partly open
jaws.
The puma. curled up Ike cat. had the
back of his head resting on the floor and
seemed 10 enjoy sleeping with a twisted
neck
Dunk. the elephant. had thrown his
great body on one side and lay as still as
a mouse Elephants sleep only when their
keeper is not around Let him appear and
they will stand and lazily swing their
trunks in circles as long as he remains in
sight But once he has vanished they
waste no time IN wooing slumber.
As the attendant said. the wolves howl
ed almost every hour during the night.
and the noise they made sounded like
nothing 80 much as a medley Of college
yels al a big football game. When they
were not disturbing the sIumber Of the
othre beasts the wolves slept slightly. ly-
ing on their sides in dog fashion.
on the other hand. the foxes. in neigh
boring dens. seemed TO slumber heavily.
despite the noise and their reputation in
the fables for sleeping with one eye open
According 70 old hunters. the fox is
sound sleeper.
The fishes however. did sleep Eith their
eyes open. Fish have 10. for they haven't
any eyeIids Each fish balanced itself on
the Tin Of a submerged rock and permitted
Itself 20 be rocked in siumber by the gen
tie swayirC Of tho water. Sound never
awaKeus q Washington star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
INTELLECTUAL OYSTERS.

There still exists an old tavern in Lon.
don with a swinging sign above the en-
trance upon whose surface IS painted AZ
oyster and the legend. The Whistliag
Oyster One Of our inQuisitive sharp
Yankees stroIled in that direction one
day and stopped To laugh at the novel
sign. then entered and asked for an ex-
plantation
Certainly" replied the host HI tell
hithevery hour OF the day and night HI
once al ar hoyster given me as was the
curiouScst noySter a-goin'. and hits God 5
truth sir. that hoyster used 10 whistle as
good as hever YOU card.
The Yankee looked al the publican with
a queer smile in his eye and said:
4 don't see anything remarkable in that
oyster. We have one kind Of oyster. and
there's not one of that family that don't
whistle Bern so. You know. You must
have imported your fellow from the
States. know a tavern keeper in Maine.
town Of Saco-you may have heard q it
No? Well. that man had an oyster. reg
ular saddlerocker. don't You understand
and there wasn't a fly anywheres about
that tavern He used TO put the oyster on
a table by the window and flies went for
him. cause he smelt salt. and he gobbIed
them. He used 70 get down from the
table,
Get DOWN." questioned the publican
with smile
Yes" continued the Yankee. got down
by a string and followed his master ali
around the house ana the tavern keeper
wouldn't give that oyster his dinner till
he whistled Hail Columbia all through
lie often sang al public concerts. All they
had 10 do was to tickle his back with q
feather aud he'd sing anything.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

with Stanley. He was completely exon
Grated No charge was found against him.
He was given a certificate of most ex-
cellent character.
Then Stanley decided not TO wait longer.
He urged the presentation Of his resigna-
ton, which Senator Long had been hold
ing pending the Bonaparte investigation,
and he will be released. effective April l.
The work of the Dawes commission is
about at an end 1t may expire July first
next It certainly will not live longer
than July /, 1895. AT that time, by limita-
ton Of law. it VIII cease to exist In the
house a few weeks ago, there was an eff
fort mace to terminate the commission
at the end of the fiscal year, July l. This
was defeated, but the effort will be re-
newed in the senate where the Indian
bill Will shortly be considered 1t may be
successful.
This is the reason there will be no sue
cessor to Governor Stanley, nor one TO
Colonel Breckenridge, also to resign. In
stead, whether the commission lasts long
er than the coming first Of July or not,
commissioners Bixby and Needles vii
wind up affairs, or their successors, in
case they should resign. viii do so.
The Dawes commission was organized
by act or congress in 1893. II was the pet
project of Senator Dawes of Massachu-
sets, who resigned from the senate and
became its head. 1t was originally the
outgrowth of the New England senti-
mental idea that the wards OF the govern
ment. the Indians, were being robbed
right and left, and should be protected.
There was, however, considerable favor
and merit in the proposition that the de-
partment of the interior should have
some direct representative on the ground
to look after matters for the five civilized
tribes-the Choctaws, Chickasaws. Creeks,
Cherokees and Seminoles. So the COM
mission came into existence and has done
much real good in Indian Territory.
But under the Curtis act-named after
it's author, Representative Curtis of To-
peka-the alIotments will have been COM
pleted in the five nations and tribal rela-
tions will have been broken up after July
/. 1906 The members of the five tribes
will be citizens Of the United States; will
have their lands, and will give up their
tribal relations and become amenable d.
rectly and completely to the government.
So there will be nothing left for Dawes
commission. R. H. FAXON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

back. They are pretty well satisfied with
their Wichita holdings. Some of their
property is now worth enough to pay the
original cost and good interest.
L. l.. Doyle, who used to solicit insur
ance in Wichita, has a fine position with
the New York Life in Chicago.
About s12,0 900 worth of animals have been
added to the Lincoln Park zoo. Cy De-
Vry has just returned from Singapore
with two baby elephants. three female
tigers, three ourang-outangs, some par
rots and other tropical birds. Apuma
from New Mexico has also Joined the fam
lily. He has been named Animal Togo
because he is such a scrapper. Two Ma
lay bear cubs, the first ever seen in Chi
cago, were also added. An ourang-outang
was born on the voyage and was named
Mike" from his resemblance to the car
toon Irishman.
The students Of the University of Chi
cage or rather the members of the sociol-
ogy classes have been trying to bring
slang word into use on the quadrangles.
The word ''zesty' was chosen and with
cut d!vulging the purpose the students
used the word freely. Everything, good,
bad and Indifferent. was pronounced
.zesty." Even a pretty girl was described
as a ''zesty gazelle'' and the exams were
'Zesty." The students used the word only
a couple Of days when it was noticed that
every one was using ''zesty" in every pos
sible manner and now the whole town has
taken it up, especially the street urchin
and a newspaper had occasion to use
slang and used the one word chosen by
the students. Investigation showed that
be did not know but that it was an old
timer" Wichitans who wish to have the
latest slang will please discard the ragged
ones and use "zesty" as expressive of
heir ideas. CECIL G. HOWES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

GgvernoF vsrsssnan. e Mississippi. has
vetoed a bill n.sSisE II spgrop-tafsos fo-
the support & ;he Negro ro-z-ai sehoei
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

Miss Bertha Dougherty, who welded the
chalk and rod for several years in the
Franklin and Washington schools in
Wichita. has an excellent position in the
Washington school in Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

Or. H. H Rittenhouse is enjoying
good practice in Chicago Or. Rittenhouse
and his sister invested fifty dollars each
in Wichita real estate in the boom days.
His father invested considerable cash at
the same time. When the boom went up
Or. Rittenhouse and his sister held 10
their property and also about seventy-hve
lots owned by their father. The two
young people wanted TO get their money
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

Lucius AIDES, who delighted many Wich-
itans during HIS high school days, is
studying under one of Chicago's best mu-
sicians and is reported making good pro-
gress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

It is reported on good authority here
that the Rock Island is having a survey
made from Benson and Douglas, New
Mexico, to San Diego. California. and that
they will build a line of their own through
to the Pacific Douglas and Benson are
on a spur running from the FL PasO line
to a Connection with the Southern Pacific.
The new line. will present few difficulties
10 construction and will open new
country to settlement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27

The Kansans in Chicago would like to
know what is Wichitas latest stunt in the
reforming line. One O'Leary, gambler.
bookmaker and sport. has declared that
he will go out Of business and was think
ing of going to New York Then he hap
pened to remember that New York had
been reformed and was now trying 10
teach Chicago TO be good a la Portland
Ne. and Wichita, Kan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-17

A mistake of grocer in filing Gus
toner's jug with gasoline when vinegar
was asked for resulted in an explosion
at the home OF Anton Schoen in Kansas
City, which caused the death Of one
person and injury to three others. The
dead Is Mrs. Barbara Schoen, aged 81
years, Mrs. Schoen bought what she be-
lieved to be jug of vinegar at gro
Gerry store and in preparing dinner she
poured a portion Of the jugs contents
into hot skillet Instantly there was
an explosion, which enveloped her in
flames and set fire to the house. Rosa
Schoen, who was In the room, was bad
ly burned before her brothers rescued
her. Anton and Charles Schoen were
burned in their efforts to save Mrs.
Schoen and the little girl. Mrs. Schoen
died at the hospital several hours after
the accident The grocer of whom Mrs.
Schoen said she purchased the gasoline
denied that she had zen in his store.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-17
BANDITS ROB TRAIN.
o.eeENGER ON DENVER AND
RIO GRANDE HELD UP.
Masked Men Wound a Brakeman, DO"
safe and Get Bag of Specfe-Bandlts
Cross "a River and Flee to the Mount'
aims.

Denver and Rio Grande passenger
train s. west bound from Denver, was
held ND Tuesday night by five masKeu
nen three miles west OF Paracn''eo,
a small fruit station between Grano
function and Glenwood Springs. one
scaled bag containing specie was taken
from the express safe, which was
dynamited. The express car was
wrecked, but the robbers were forced
to take to the mountains before they
could gather up the valuables IN the
car.
When the train reached point three
miles west of Parachute two masked
men crawled over the tender or the
engine. They placed six-shooters to
tho head Of Engineer Allison ana ms
fireman and demanded chat the tram
be stopped. Three men were waiting
on the tender, and as the train stop
ped they ran back and uncoupled the
express and baggage cars. These cars,
with the engine, were run two miles
west.
Members Of the train crew were
ordered to remain with the passenger
coaches under threat Of being shot.
When the point selected for the dyna-
hitting Of the express car was reached
the engineer and fireman were orderd
down. One Of the robbers covered
them with two revolyers while the re-
mainder Of the gang went to the ex-
press car. Messenger D. M. Shea re-
fused to open the car and piled the
baggage in front Of the door. The rob-
bers placed a stick Of dynamite at the
side door and it was blown away
and half a dozen trunks piled up
against it were demolished.
The large iron combination safe was
the only one in the car. The robbers
showed that they were familiar with
conditions on the road, for they did
not even ask the messenger to open
the safe. This safe can be opened
only in Denver or Salt Lake City. A
stick Of dynamite was placed against
the lock of the safe. At this point
Brakeman Shellenbarger, who had
been ordered to remain with the pas
senger coaches, two miles behind, came
running up the track carrying a Ian
tern. One Of the robbers shot at him.
He was wounded in the leg.
When the robbers saw the train crew
coming they fed to the mountains.
One Of them, as he jumped from the
express car, seized one sealed bag
which had been blown out Of the safe.
Tho eoona Of tho robbery Is only GOO
yards from the Grand river, and 1t Is
believed the robbers lad boat hid
den in the Grand and used this to
cross the river, destroying it after they
had crossed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-17
FLOODS TAKELIvEs 0 THIRTEEN.
Sweep Homes Into Goged Rivers
Drowning Women and Children.

The high water has caused the death
of nine persons in the Indian Territory.
The dead are Mrs r. II. Wilson, her
2-year-old baby and Miss Fay Davis, at
Mill Creek: five children of Tony Jones,
in Kiamichi valley; a child whose name
was not learned, at Bengal. Mrs. VIII
son, her child and Miss Davis were
asleep in their home, when cloudburst
gorged the creek, which swept away the
building. The bodies were recovered. All
the tributaries Of the Washita are out OF
their banks and cotton and other crops
have been destroyed. a waterspout has
caused the loss of four lives and much
damage to railway and farm property III
Oklahoma and tle Indian Territory.
Nearly five inches of water has fallen
in some places, swelling many streams.
At Hobart, Okla. Charles Hcnnessy, q
farm hand was drowned in crossing Big
Elk creek, which was out of its banks.
The town of Mill Creek, III the Indian
Territory, had three persons, names un-
known, drowned and the railroads were
washed out. Twelve miles of tracks be-
tween Wister and Bengal and seven
miles Of track near Mill Creek, /. T.,
have been washed out. The leyce at
Hannaberry, twenty miles south of Pine
Bluff, on the Arkansas river, broke and
more than 5000 acres Of cotton land is
under water
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-17
END HIGH SCHOOL "FRATs."
Trustees Take Radical Action Against
Secret Societies.

Trustees Take Radical Action Against
Secret Societies.
Stringent measures to crush hlgh
school secret societies We're taken by the
school management committee in Chi
caeo, when it adopted resolutions forbid
ding "any student who is known to be
a member of fraternity or sorority, or
other so-called secret society" from
representing the school in any literary or
athletic contest, or in any other publlc
capacity. The committee also forbid
such organizations the use of the school
name denied them all public recognition,
including the privilege of meeting III the
school building, and called upon all plin-
clrals and teachers to acquaint parents
OF pupils attending the high schools with
the fact that the Board of Education,
Supt Cooley and the faculties of the va
rious schools unanimously condemn all
secret societies. The action of the com
mittee was a surprise to the frat boys,
who had assembled in the board rooms
to await the outcome of the meeting.
When they heard of the action tax en-
they declared it would strengthen the
societies. The action of the committee
was taken as the result Of a petition to
the board signed by high school princl-
pals and teachers calling for the abolish
ment of the fraternites.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-17
HORSEBACK 1880 MILES.
New Mexico and Arizona Cowboys to
Ride to the ST, Louis Fair.

Il. II. Leland, veteran cavalryman,
and William Closson, a well-known cow
boy Of that section, are organizing a
1,20O-mile relay race for cowboys, open
to riders in New Mexico and Arizona,
with the starting point at Albuquerque
and the finish at the gates of the world s
fair in st. Louis. Details Of the contest
have not been arranged, but it has been
decided to have relays at short distances
to avoid the charge of cruelty to animals.
The purse will be $1,000, and will be
offered by New Mexico stockmen. There
are already six entries in the contest.
The distance is 1,1S0 miles.