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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
THE AMERICAN CRUISERS.
Where They Are. and Where They
Ought to Be,
Special TO Globe Democrat.

Special TO Globe Democrat.
The United States steel cruiser Boston
is expected 10 proceed On cruise within
a month. AS to her destination or station
rumor is rife among naval officers, but
from pretty good authority it is under
stood she will be sent to Europe.
| The Boston has been lying at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard since her return
from Hayti in December, and many
have declared that she ought to have
been sent out on foreign service before
this. There is a great need for vessels
just now on the China station. The
Junita has just arrived home, the Brook
Ign and the Essex are on their
way, and the Monocacy has
been condemned, and is ready to
be sold. This leaves in the Asiatic
squadron only three vessels-the Marion
(fag-ship). the Omaha and the Palos.
The Dolphin is on her way, though in
all likelihood has stopped over en- route
at Samoa.
On the European station are only three
vessels, the flagship Lancaster, the Quin-
nebaug and the Enterprise. The South
Atlantic station, the Pacific and the
Home station are well supplied with
and Asiatic stations. The Boston is, in
one sense, too large vessel for the China
squadron, and again in another sense
she is not. She is too large a vessel to
do duty close IN along the coast, or to be
employed for work up the China rivers,
and she is too small vessel for a flag
ship. She has not the proper quarters for
an admiral, and it is certain that if she
- IT, Oh TO-
propriated for use as flag ship by reason
of her superiority as war vessel. Not
few naval officars are of the opinion
that the Boston, Atlanta, and some of
the new vessels soon to go into commits
sion should be kept on the home station
and form part Of the home defense, but
all agree that the new steel cruisers
should be kept actively in commission
and deplore the fact of their remaining
idle at home.
The new cruiser Charleston will be
sent ont as flagship to China as soon as
she is accepted and goes in commission.
1t will be remembered that the japanese
boasted not little of their new cruiser
Haniwa. claiming that she was able to
defy our whole Pacific squadron and
capture San Francisco if need be. The
Charleston was built on the very de-
sign of the Haniwa, but every
detail was taken advantage of which
could be gained from later experience.
1t will not be surprising, therefore, if the
Charleston on her advent in Chinese and
japanese waters will show the oriental
power what American ship builders are
capable of right on the Pacific coast.
1t is understood, however, that the
Union Iron works is going to lose money
on the Charleston. Its contract price
was $1,017,000, whereas the Baltimore,
vessel of very little more tonnage, was
contracted for in the sum of 81 1926, GOO.
The Charleston's trial will take place in
about week.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
THE STARVING CHINESE.

| The committee of New York mer-
! chants to raise funds for the starving
| people Of China has received a letter
| from Sir Halliday Mccartney, X. c. NJ.
G., secretary of the Chinese legation at
! London, giving particulars of the fam
inc.
ut can no longer be doubted" writes
Sir Halliday Mccartney, THAT China
has been visited not SO much by calam-
| ity as by a combination of calamities.
The viceroy of Nankin has written to the
various Chinese legations in Europe,
asking for contributions in aid of the
sufferers.
- Immense tracts of country, saws
the Viceroy, have been devastated and
reduced to the most pitiable condition by
| causes of the most opposite nature. For
while some have been laid waste by the
waters of the Yellow river, in others the
crops have been literally burnt up in
consequence of the want of rain. 1t
may be thus said that floods and fire,
appearing at the same moment have in
tensifed the evil by making it impossi-
bic for the people Of one region to give
to the other that assistance which, had
misfortunes come singly, they might
mutually have rendered.
''Of the provinces of Kiang-See and
Quang- see-two provinces which may
be called the garden spot of China-the
viceroy informs the Chinese minister,
the procedures of Yung-Y ong, Yin
Chow, Szu-Chow and much of the coun-
try bordering on the Hoal-Ho are under
water. while the procedures of Lee
Chow, Chin-Chow, Guan-Ching, Yang
Chow, Chiansianguing and Chu-Chow
are suffering from drouth to such an ex-
tent that the cattle, which in China are
reared almost exclusively for agricul-
tural purposes, have had TO be killed for
food to keep them from dying for want
of grass"
The committee has also received word
from London that the subscription that
the lord mayor Is raising has already
reached So, 600, and more than twice
that sum will likely by collected The
archbishop of Canterbury has written
letter calling upon the clergy to give
their congregations 4 speedy opportu-
nifty OF responding TO the emphatic ap-
peal OF the lord mayor The Baptist
Missionary Society has also taken hold
of the matter. The committee here
hopes for the cooperation of the mis-
sionary societies in this country. Al
though the committee have not yet sent
out their subscription list contributions
10 the fund already amount TO $3.50.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
Should be Amended.

Atchison Champion
The senate bill reducing the cage of
consent from IS to IL years will not be-
come law. The house Judiciary COM
mittee, to which it was referred, has re-
ported that it ought not to pass. This
adverse report will defeat it in that
body.
The present law undoubtedly needs
amendment, but not III the way pro-
posed by the senate. What is important
is provision permitting the introduce
ton of evidence TO show the character
of the prosecuting witness. The law in
its present form. has been, and can be
used by depraved and abandoned females
for matchmaking purposes. The "age Of
consent" should not be changed, but the
law should be SO amended as TO prevent
prosecution for rape by depraved and
characterless females, either for black
mailing purposes or to crafty a naturally
vicious disposition.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

The Indian Rights Association, which
may be called the sponsor of the plan of
trying to solve the Indian question by
educating and civilizing the Indian and
making him self-respecting and self-sup-
porting, has become much impressed
with the earnestness efficiency and free
dom from partnership which have been
exhibited by Mr.. Oberlv, the new COM
missioner of Indian affairs. Secretary
Herbert Welsh, the well known iaborer
in this most important field of home
missionary work, writes: "Mr. Oberlv.
in his brief term of service, has done ad-
mirable work He is honest, efficient,
and thoroughly imbued with the reform
idea. 1t has been pleasure heretofore
10 commend the intelligent interest ex-
hibited by Mr.. Oberly in the cause of In
dian education and advancement 1t is
& rare thing to have such man in such
position. The hope for the future is
that the Indian bureau viii be in hearty
accord with the spirit exhibited at the
Mohonck conference 1t would be
pity to supplant Mr. Oberly by new
man less intelligent or less earnest to
advance the good work"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
ghe aanha pap gayle riday Burnlua 1bruarg y,

The fourteen story building which fell
at Chicago Sunday is said in the dis
patches to have been Zone of the finest
in the CITY," Its claim to strength is
specially noted. But the same accounts
say that the upper floors were of tiles
(which fitted together like keystones
and depended on each other for sup
port" 1t is further reported that the
building settled, and then the keystone
principle was of no use, the upper floors
fell, and down went the whole struc-
ture.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

That proposed personally conducted :
tour of members of the dominion parlia-
ment and other representative Canadi-
ans through the United States next Nav
Is scheme that does credit to the pro-
jectofs. To many of the Ottowa legis-
lators the sights they will see and the
things they viii learn will be in the
nature of revelation. If they no not
80 back convinced annexationists, at
least they will go back with a new
sense of the bigness of Uncle Sam and
the ACCESSIBILITY of living on terms of
good neighborship with him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

After many months and years of sense
less opposition to the admission OF Ger
tain territories to statehood the Democ-
racy, represented by its leaders In con-
gress and the white house, at the last
moment concluded to make virtue OF
necessity and pass the territorial bill ad-
hitting Dakota as two states North and
South). Montana and Washington.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
Oklahoma and Kansas.

hansdS tlIy Gazette.
The entire southern tier of counties of
our state will, of course, reap an exceed
ingly great reward from the opening of
Oklahoma, from proximity. And they
will find a home market, which is always
the best, for their surplus. That is to
say, the farmers who are Republicans
will do this, but the Democratic farmers.
to be true to their preaching. will ignore
a home market and continue to ship their
stuff to England. But now the intelli-
gence reaches us that those counties are
suffering annoyances from the thousands
of boomers who have thronged in there,
a great many of whom are in suffering
condition and have to largely depend on
the charity of the good citizens of those
counties, and it is for their sakeS that we
hope the senate will hurry up and do
quickly what is inevitable anyway.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

Some of the citizens of Albuquerque
have addressed memorial to congress,
protesting against the admission of New
Mexico into the Union at this time. A
majority Of the people of the territory,
they say, do not read or speak the En-
fish language. Though honest and well
meaning, they are easily deluded by
tricky men who are politicians for reve-
nue. only, and the territorial legislatures
do not average well for intelligence and
character. The memoralists urge con-
gress to take steps for clearing up land
titles in the territory, promoting the
teaching of English in its schools, re-
quiring the transaction of public bust
ness and keeping of public records in
that language, and educating the people
up to a right sense of the duties and re-
sponsibilities of American citizenship.
Until these results are accomplished,
they think New Mexico should stay as
it is.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

The reports from Topeka concerning
the probable outcome of the famous beef
inspection measure that has caused the
legislature so much solicitude, apparently
are more assuring. 1t seems after all
the disputation and investigation of the
subject that the honorable Legislators only
meant to use it as an excuse to coquette
with the coterie of clamorers for the en-
actment of the bill. and that they have
only been just foolin' with the people all
the time. Discreditable as this course is
to deliberative body, particularly so
touching serious and important matter,
it is infinitely more credirably to its
members than to pass an act, in answer
to the clamor of an interested few, that
could not but work to the serious detri-
ment of the people of the state at large.
If the legislature shall finally take such
action on the measure as Will in effect be
no action, thereby defeating it, the peo-
pie will forgivei it for the monkey bust
ness INDUCED in over the matter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
a FAlTHLESS THERMOMETER.
How q Cambria County Merchant Wa
Indnced 10 Buy . stsve-

How Cambria County Merchant Wa
Indnoed 10 Buy q stsve-
Johnston (PA1 Cor. PsHs9eiphla Prs<sJ
Twenty -svs' Good gracious, ssass
potatoes viii freeze! ! mast havs q er-
down here" Tia speaker ~Es protucs
dealer on Morris street. who vo vss.sa.
ths cellar Of his stare great s-.ny
bushels 0. potatoes were piled IN sass hsass-
rserA The Norris strees nasa aeoordsnx sy
came upstairs, and leaving his asssssass
II charge Ct The stors. be hsz.~red 20 o
store dsAlsr, picked COS an oh store. c.
dsred !. ssns around, paid for !. ~ osos,
and hzrrssd 20 N oil ss.sSss.srnsns 10 tsy
q tresA supply far the ee1zssoz. wsss tbs
o. was asairer~d he wax lack 81 BID store
waiting. for l. Es bad already p<zi 20 shs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

The legislature very wisely decided not
to abolish the Office of county auditor
for counties of 10000 population and
over. The position is by no means a
sinecure, out is of great importance to
the people who have to pay the bills
against the county. The duties of audi
tor must be performed by some official,
and inasmuch as the other officers in a
county of 10000 population have as much
work ordinarily as they can perform
properly, and to impose the additional
labor and responsibility Of auditor upon
any one of them would be manifest in
justice, the Office of auditor becomes a
matter Of necessity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

A doleful wall goes up from President
Cleveland to the effect that chad certain
conditions been eliminated from the
campaign we would have won decisive
victory" Towhich the Indianapol sSen-
tinel very truly and pertinently remarks:
Just so. If Harrison and Morton and
Republican principles had remained in
the background things might have been
different, but they were there, and con-
sequently we got badly left"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
Susan 3. Anthony.

From the washington Star.
For forty years Miss Susan B. An
thony has been working in the cause of
woman suffrage. She is still hopeful
and active, though she does not expect
to live to see the fuldllment of her
dreams. 1t is likely that forty years ago
she was more sanguine of immediate re-
suits than she is today, but, looking
back, she is not dissatisfied with the
work she has done, and she has no doubt
that the people will in time be educated
mp to the point of recognizing the civil
rights of woman.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

Well, the election in the Fourth Mis-
sol1ri district for a successor to the late
Congressman Burnes has been held and
Wilson, the Democratic candidate, de-
clared elected. But what a fall, my
countrymen. BurneS' majorisy last
November, little more than three
months ago, was something over 1900.
Wilson's plurality was 655. The Repub-
iicans will not need to squander 800, 0O0
on that district in 1890.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

The Wichita EAGLE says that Wichita
would not take the state capitol as gift.
Is there not somewhere an intimation that
Jack did not want his supper?-Salna
Gazette.
There is, and that's what's the matter
with Salina, Nevertheless, in the ap-
plication you would make Of the old saw
we promise you that if Jack was as
hungry as some other folks we know
he'd find something to eat.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

Only about a dozen bills have passed
both houses and become laws out of about
twelve hundred that have been introduced,
and the legislative session is nearly at an
end. This is not such bad legislature
after all.-Emporia Republican.
We heartily join yon in the wish that
is evidently father to the thought, but
don't be in too big a hurry about puck
ering for a lusty whistle; we amt quite
out of the woods yet. A sight of devil
ment can be done in four days.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
The Value of One City.

From an Exchange.
Pittsburg is Dragging that the new
trienniai assessment Of that city will
show taxable valuation of $191 ,072 ,000
This is nearly equal to the assessed valu-
alton of the state of Alabama, which is
S214. S25, $50, and of Louisiana, assessed
at 213 million dollars. 1t exceeds the
assessment of Arkansas, which is 127
million dollars, and Colorado, which
pays taxes on 100 million dollars. which
is more than twice the assessed value of
Florida. which is S76,617.4 400.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

This, st. Washington's day, will be tit
tingly observed by the schools through
out the state, which is eminently proper.
it being a valuable object lesson on
truthfulness, integrity and patriotism
lessons that cannot be too frequently and
impressively presented to the minds and
jnstilled into the consciences of the
children and youth of the land.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

1t is to be hoped that the latest reports
from North Carolina exaggerate the
gravity of the situation created there by
the efforts of the white farmers to pre-
vent the black farm hands from leaving
the state. They represent both races as
getting ready to shoot-the negros in de-
Tense of their right to emigrate to states
which promise them better chances and
better treatment, and the whites in or
der to stop movement which threatens
to leave them without available cheap
labor.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

An historic table is that owned by
Judge E. r. Hoar, of Concord, Mass, a
brother of Senator Hoar. 1t is that upon
which President Lincoln signed the
emancipation proclamation. TWAS made
for President Madison, and has been
used by succeeding presidents for the
transaction of much important business,
but perhaps none of as much Importance
in its effects or more eventful in its re-
suits than that stated.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

The reelection of Senator Kenna by
the West Virginia legislature yesterday
practically settles the contest that has
been kept up to the white heat in that
state since the November election. the
vantage ground being with the Demo-
Gratis for the time being. That party
will try to exult over their triumph, but
the uncomfortable closeness of the re-
suit, coupled with the steady gains made
by the Republicans there for several
years, which means success two years
hence beyond doubt, takes exuberance
all out OF their rejoicing. The result
was not surprise. nor much of dis
appointment. Being up to all the tricks
of the game Of politics, and having the
shutting and dealing of the cards. they
would have been sorry set of gamblers
not to deal themselves winning hand.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

Mr.. Norman ]. Coleman. the new sec
rotary of agriculture, can hardly take IN
his duties with large degree of enthu-
siasm. He has barely two weeks to stay.
If he should start any spring .plowing, he
might have TO drop the pillow in the middle
of the furrow.-Capital.
True enough. But he might go ahead
with preparation for the spring work,
such as getting the implements in shape
and seeing that the plow gear is all right.
You know there is always lot of getting
ready to do before blowing begins.
There is not likely to be any occasion for
him to perform the Putnam act.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
The Stakes Will Be Big.

Boston Globe.
Uncle Sam loves peace, but if the war
like young emperor of Germany insists
upon trying a few rounds with him with
bare knuckles for about 50, 000, 900 a side
and Samoa thrown in, he viii find that
Uncle Sam gives hard knocks when once
his blood is up. The betting will be
heavily against the fresh young German
eroDerOr
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
A Carload of New CARPETS

will be sale Monday We promise the finest
Chicago. the sell
worth
that WOnt Sc you 9-Wlre ana lOw1re
A
everything a hOuSekeeper.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

DIR. Depew began his speech at the
Yale dinner in New York last Saturday
with the words, Fellow athletes" and
the yell of applause that followed was
all the luster because under the stimulus
of long course of ctories every Yale
man has been more or less stirred up and
made to half believe that he has really
had something to do with them The
old Yale men have way of hanging to-
gether and backing the younger fellows
who are coming on, and if the real ath-
letes who have won the victories by
their own pluck and discipline and mus
Gle did not have their heads a little
turned by the homage that enveIoped
them at that dinner, it was because they
are good stock and pretty well seasoned.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22
The Point is; Well Taken.

Topeka Capital.
There is no surer way to accomplish
the disintegration of party than to
make its principles secondary to Doodle.
The man with brains weighs less with
those who make q business of politics
than the man who is ready with his roll
of bills. This may promote the pecun-
iary gains of the striker, but how does
it affect the party? 1t weakens its posi-
ton in the community, and it not only
alienates its own supporters, but 1t
drives away the rising generation of
voters. When party has not on its
rolls the young men of the community
it is on the downward track.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

Burt Carver, son of T. F. Carver, Of
Salina, was accidentally shot and in
stantly killed by Tom White, at the
home of the latter near Salina, Tuesday
night, the weapon being a 81 British
bull dog pistol. Another case of didn't
know 1t YVES loaded.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

While the Atlanta Constitution will
not be satisfied with anything short of
the total abolition of the internal reve-
nue. system, root and branch, it joins in
the appeal to President Cleveland to
grant general amnesty to the moon
sinners now in trouble with the law. 1t
quotes the collector of internal revenue
for that district, Mr.. Crenshaw, as saying
in recent letter that such amnesty
would CELEBRATE many very poor men
who have been guilty OF violating the
law for the purpose of earning a living
for large and dependent families" and
that he does not know of single case
where it would reach a person of motto
riously bad character"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

the crop of 1887, gives the very satisfae-
tory showing of about sec, 000, 600 more to
be realized by our farmers for the crop
of 1888 than was obtained for the crop
of 1897 -
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

From a careful reading of the two
propositions touching the tariff that caus-
ed such an exciting wrangle in the Tariff
League meeting in Chicago, mentioned
in yesterdays dispatches, the difference
appears to be about the same as the diff
ference between tweedle dunn and tweedle
dee. One declares unalterable opposi
ton to the protective system and de-
mands the abrogation of the protective
features from the tariff. while the other
favors the application of the principle of
free trade between the states and United
States in their relations to the world.
The fact of the business is the Democ-
racy realize that they have lost some
thing, but can't decide what nor where.