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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
VETERANS PASSING AWAY.
In Forty Years There VIII Bs rev sar-
vivors Of tise Cfru WaT.

In Forty Years There VIII BE Few sar-
vivors Of tise Cfra WaT.
Interesting in connection with the de
partment encampment Is the report 81
the medical director, iDr. J. r. hayes.
in part as follows. says the Washington
Post:
"Our annual death rate equals as
per cent Of the wEols number IN the
Grand Army Republic in this depart
ment. This is equivalent 20 death rate
ofltwcuty-seven ia thousand. large
death rate than usually pertains 10 any
given number Of people. Our band a.
nearly 500 - being rapidly mustered
out and II W. apply the simple rules q
arithmetic. ard provided that ~e re-
cruit 10 more, IN The year 1890 not ono
Of our 90 would be alive 20 tell the
story Of the past.
we are dying faster than any otb~r
class of oar population. because oct %
the 4 600 in our organization more thsu
ons-Laf are daily suffering from losa q
lIubs from wounds. IN tuTies aud clsa-
biIities contracted duricg no var. Re-
salts - prisor-iife and the ozpos're ard
dcprigai.oa inci2ca' thereto ROW eause
more suffering than thc bullet Lossof
a lirsb shsrta-.s the life, bat Tic rheH-
rnat.s-1 ard s-arvy ooutTacteS ia prisou
;.lso yearly call FOR their p-eraatHrc ~
tin-a Premature aging - az lie or-
g@rs. diminished vital resistance q I'D
disturbing causes. and more srp~~iaiiy
dise4s~s e tas heart. uov - A.arfaing-
j. preeeut With raary r-rTiving eoru-
rades. are mainly due r. SO rkeaHsay-
tikal and segrvy q prison bfe
\ have neTsr seer survivor from
,he prison 81 Aoasraonvllle ia. ina,
did not have 6iseAss q heart in su-n-
form CT ether 81. tszi-v oar Hftle
hand ~ 500 to-day. io zhgut forty
year. AL who have ipst ilrabz or beer.
sersously wounded - s8Ecred ~ had
sAiPs nd horrDrs o; prison life wiii
hare p@Nas6 zwzv~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
ALLIGATOR SHOOTING.
An Exciting sport Which Is Pursued
Darkness.

An E1cItlnE sport hAiCn IL iaFsoch 81
Darkness.
Mr. Kirk Munroe describes in the
Cosmopolitan canoe trip in company
with two young Seminole Indians, Mic
cochee and Kowixa, who were engaged
in their regular occupation Of hunting
alligatoTs for their hides. The canoe
was dugout. made by Miccochee him
self out of hinge cyprus log. The trio
made camp late in the afternoon. and
after awhile Mr.. Munroe discovered
what he had not before suspected
the hunting was to be done n night
Darkness had hardly fallen before
the believing OF alligators was Aeard--
a sound much like the roar OF an angry
bull Miccochee listened with evideu:
satisfaction. "Auapatta plenty. Ne
catch EN-, Uncahv'
We had killed FIVE of the monsters
when we turned our prov up stream.
Miccochec welded his push pole from
the stern, Kov-ika sat In the middle q
the canoe, while |, with jack light on
my head and rifle in hand, occupied the
position Of honor in the bow.
4 AAt Aflt1 At}iA AA4ttA ANhrfNA NtAtlA AAAt
terings and had begun % think that
we had killed or frightened them al.
just then was startled by slight
motion on the bank but few yards
away. At the same instant two GOALS
Of fire cleaned through the blachnesS.
What couid they be? was about 10
speak, when a sharp hist" from be
hind told me that the moment for
action had come Taking hasty aim
at one of tho lurid Goals, fred.
The report Of the rife was followed
by such a wild rush into the water, such
whirling and splashing, such showers
Of spray and bloody foam that il was
rs il a small cyclone had been dropped
from the heavens into that quiet spot
Little Kowika screamed in his excite
ment. bat Miecochee only expressed his
displeasure al my bad shot by mutter-
ing: "Ho-le-wa-gus. Heap bad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
a Cnatir NYardrnl,n.

There was an auction sale Of young
wofnans wardrobe the other day IN
New York. The young woman vas the
daughter of a millionaire who died
about six weeks ago, the auctionecr
said, and she was dis7osing q her
wardrobe because she had 10 20 into
mourning. Thirty women and as many
men attended the sale. The bidding
was lively, but the prices brought weT.
nothing in comparison % the alleged
cost An eiaboratelv- trimmed evening
costume Of royal purple velvet, with
gold embroidery, which originally cost.
50 the suctioneer sad, FIVE Thousand
dollars. was knocked down for seventy
Eve dollars. 4 Nile green six evening
dress brought seventeen dollars 4 fur
trimmed JACKIE; was sold for sixty-fve
dollars The other articles were sold
a. prices ranging FROM che 70 fifteen
dollars The entire proceeds were not
more than Eve hundred dollars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
CONCERNING LIFE INSURANCE.

Hon. David Parks Fackler, president
of the Actuarial Society of America,
suggests that laws should be passed by
the several states providing that when
ever and while the gross assets OF anv
life insurance company shall amount to
100000. coo such company shall no lon
ser be allowed to employ or pay any
persons, as agents, or solicitors. or brok-
ers, or medical examiners. en- commits
sion or on salary, or otherwise. TO obtain
any new business; but that any citizen
shall, however, be free 10 insure in such
company, provided he shall write out his
own application, transmit il directly to
the company and pay the fee for his own
medical examination.
The Importance of the subject of dan.
gerous overgrowth in life Insurance can
not be ignored. 1t has been q matter Of
comment for years on the part Of the
insurance press, Insurance officials, and
financial circles. An attempt was made
by the largest and most prominent of
tie companies several years ago to limit
the issue of their policies to specified
number, but the resolution of is board
Of directors to that end, IN an anticina-
tory way was rescinded. Now. however.
the matter seems likely 10 assume def
mite shape.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

sertiveness and determined spirit mani
tested in this last contest for preferment
calls to mind his remarkable race for
governor of Illinois in 1884 and one, aJ
least, of his bombastic boasts from the
stump.
Some time previous and while
mayor OF Chicago he had
occasion to visit Ireland, and
while in the city of Dublin a mass
meeting was called in the interest of
home rule for Ireland. Mr.. Harrison
was invited to be present and address
the meeting. but knowing something of
his impulsive temperament a committee
of friends waited upon him short time
before the hour for the meeting to kind
~ admonish him against the use of too
strong language against the English
government lest he might be apprehend-
ed for melting resistance TO the crown.
No sooner was the latter intimatlon
thrown out by his visitors than Harri-
son sprang TO his feet and with fire fash
ing from his eyes and his arms wildly
iesticulating he exclaimed: Gentle
men! the queen OF England dare not
cause the arrest of the mayor of Chica-
go! l shall say what please 'And, >"
added in his speech on the Sucker
stumps, 81 roasted her majesiy's tyran
nical reign over Ireland to turn, and
wasn't arrested either"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
WOMEN AS SLAVES.
How Marriage Was Arranged Among the
Ancient Israetltes.

How Marriage Was Arranged Among the
Ancient Israsiltes.
We read in Genesis, XXI. &c. that
when Jacob had secretly made off with
his wives and flocks. Laban. upon
overtaking him, asked: What hast
thou done, that thou hast stolen away
unawares to me and carried away my
daughters as captives with the sword?'
From winch it is evident that the prac-
tice of carrying off women by force
was not unknown. In Numbers, xxi.
we read that the Israelites, having de-
feated INDIAN, saved 80, 900 virgins
as booty. They had at first spared
all the women, as spoil, which shows
that it was quite usual to do
so; but on this occasion Moses
induced them to murder all
those who were not virgins In
Deuteronomy, Xxx, "a, women are
classed as spoil; and in Deuteronomy.
xxi, II, IL, are the regulations to tie
observed in taking 10 wife a woman
captured in war IN the song Of praise
attributed TO Deborah and Da-ak, " hen
exultiDg over the defeat and death Of
iN4Stfar we ma ~ uogea, v, % nave
they not sped? have they not divided
the prey; TO every man a dsmsel or
two?' These are ell cases Of capture
de facto and they show conclusively
that the Israelites captured women ard
took them 20 wife That IL WAS also a
common practice among The ncighbor-
ing nations we infer from J. Samuel.
xxx, ;, where David's two wives are
carried of by a raidiag party OF Amals-
kites.
But, besides hostile captives. these
Israelites had also marriage with the
form Of capture-an important point.
for II shows that marriage by capture
had formerly been the normal mode 81
obtaining a wife and that The custom
Of ages had caused a sem blance q vio-
lence 20 be considered necessary, even
in marriages made bY arrangement
The Old Testament phrase IS % take
: wife a. for example. Genes.s. XIV.
G.: And Isaac brought her into his
mother SArsh's tent, and took Bebekah.
and she became his wife. "--CoL 4. r.
Ellis, IN Popular Science Monthly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Lawrence Record: 1.-The bill of Mr..
Hoch, amending the law on school tax
in cities of the first and second classes,
provides for the amount Of % mills as
the maximum for school purposes. The
amount provided for by the existing law
is IS mills, which is barely adequate to
provide for the usual school expenses.
Should the bill pass, now before the
house, providing for the purchase of all
school books by the school boards it will
be impossible to defray all expenses from
the avails from the present levy" If
these amendments to the school laws
will have the effect to increase the
efficiency OF the schools there ought not,
and probably will not, be any serious
objection to their adoption. 1t isn't
necessary % state The proposition al.
versely.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

ShoGld Kansas adopt universal suffrage
there is going to be "A big change in the
vote Of the state. that is if the women &C
ccpU the courtesy. But just what the
change will be there is, to use a classical
expression. mo Teller what can find out. "
Lawrence Journal
There is one fact worthy of note and
serious consideration in this connection,
and that is, the Republican party has
not been advanUaged by The experiment
in any section where it has been tried.
In this respect it is a good deal like the
Australian ballot system, which has cost
the Republican party "a good deal more
than 1t has come to.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
GOV. LEWELLINGs LEGISLATURE.

Presumably it would be advise thrown
to the winds, so far as Wichita's gov
ernor is concerned, but an extra or
called session of the legislature would
prove a misfortune 10 the state. The
people want a rest from contention, and
business wants relief from unwanted de-
preston and menaced destruction, I'M
doubtedly 1t would, from a purely party
view, prove advantageous to the Repub-
licans for LewelIing to re-convene his
Kilkenny cat racket, but such advantage
would be readily given over for the
good of all the diversified interests OF
the commonwealth that have been under
cloud for these two months. Conce1-
ing that Mr.. Lewelling has 10 interest in
Kansas beyond what he may be able 10
squeeze out Of his present position, the
impulse that comes of universal chart
ty for and good will to strangers ought
to restrain any inclination he might
have IS an outsider to farther distress
people whose misfortunes seem border
ing on despair. He will continue to be
governor after the legislature adjourns,
a fact that he is not likely to overlook,
while on the other hand, notwithstand-
ing he barely escaped plunging the state
into bloody war, should he now wisely
refrain from any further experimental
moves he will be entitled to and will
receive the thanks of the state, at least
that kind of thanks which the slava f,f-
fers the master that ceases his flaying.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

There is a prospect that the contract
be constructed for the government will
be awarded to the Union Iron works of
San Francisco. The bid of that COM
pany is said to be as favorable for the
government as that of the Cramps. That
being the case, and the former company
having the equipment for thorough and
frst~class work it should have the con-
tract. 1t is wise policy for tie govern
ment to distribute its favors to different
parts of the country, when It's own in
terests will not suffer thereby. Such a
course tends to promote the national
feeling, which Is an important element
of success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
CARTER HARRISON on DECK

Ex-Mayor and er-Congressmau Carter
Harrison captured the nomination for
mayor Of the Lake City at the Demo
cratic primaries this week, despite the
combined opposition Of the local press,
except his own paper, the Times, and
the antagonism Of the manipUlators OF
the party political machine. Carter
Harrison IS something Of q national
character by reason. in part Of his lack
Of immodesty. IL has aspired 10 almost
every Office within the gift of the PEG
pie Of Illinois, and has filed several
But it viii not he denied that he made a
good and efficient chief executive for
the chief city Of the state. His self-as-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

ton, D. C. The holder of this card, viii
upon the opening of the Cherokee strip, be
entitled to 4 claim of sixty acres of good
farming land, and upon presentation ut
the strip the holder will be given deed to
any body of land which he or she may
select If such land has not already been
taken up. This card must be presented
within ten days after the strip is opened.
CHARLES H. CLARKE, Agt."
These deluded blacks purchased the
cards of a man who Travelled through Ten
nessee, Alabama, and Mississippi several
months ago aud sold them for SO each
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
CLEVELAND'S CABINET - THEIR
RECORD.

Some especially interesting facts have
been brought out with reference to the
religious convictions, political predilic-
tons and patri otic inclinations Of CIeve-
land and his cabinet. Ali the members
are Presbyterians from the president
down and all will attend theSChurch of
the Covenant in Washington. Their
ages are thus given: Cleveland, Sc years;
Stevenson, 58; Gresham, 81; Carlisle, So;
BisselI. 46; Lamont, Al; Herbert, so;
Olney, So; Smith, 50; Morton, GO. The
occupations Of these gentlemen form a
very significant list. Here they ere:
Cleveland, corporation counsel; Steven
son, the same: Gresham, officeholder
and lawyer; Carlisle, officeholder; Bis
sell, corporation counsel; Lamont, poll
tician and corporation president; Her
bert, officeholder; Oney, corporation
counsel; Smith, corporation lawyer;
Morton, farmer and politician. And the
war records Of the ten are: Cleveland
sent a substitute; Stevenson was a Cop
perhead; Gresham made good record
as a Union soldier; Bissell remained at
home; Lamont and Hoke Smith were
too young to enter actively into the con-
troversy; Morton stayed at home, as did
Carlisle, and Herbert was in the Confed-
crate army.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

When Cleveland went out of Office in
March, 1882 there was surplus of 500,
OG0.000 in the treasury. When the Demo
Gratis return to power in March, 1898,
they win have to meet deficit of q hun
dred millions -AtchisOn patriot.
Suppose the statement quoted were
literally true, which it is not, is it not
infinitely better that the immense sur
plus quoted should be returned to the
people through appropriations for the
public benefit, than TO have it boarded
by the government or placed in few
favorite banking institutions to be used
by such favorites FOR their private bene-
A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Some years $40 al Cd gentleman fsTl
b tie roadside uez. Eeaslzg.0n. Eaz-
land o. quite . number q pe-zo1z who
witnessed his fall al pronounced Kin
drunk. except ore LADY named Birch.
She alone <ent % his al. insisting iszt
he had merely fa4nteG. which was .as
fact /. Is Lot known that Mss B.rca
ever saw ths old gentleman. bat few
weeks aro h-s solicitor called and IN =
formed her that &c hal died and b.
qasatbesI - her ths saEs Of seven han-
cred AID afy thousand 6o14rA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
PANAMA AND The PEACE OF
EUROPE.

The French are the most peculiar not
to say eccentric people known TO the
civilized world. Scarcely has the gov
eminent proven its ability to cope with
and survive the scandal attempted to be
fastened upon it growing out of the
most stupendous boodling scheme known
to modern times, when the announce
ment is given out that there are certain
financiers in France, headed by the gov
ernor of the Credit Foncier, who think
that the government should make an
other effort to float the Panama canal
scheme. From the developments re-
Gently made regarding that malodorous
enterprise one would readily conclude
that while the government could sur
vive that scandal it will do well to refrain
from any further complications of the
kind, 1t is reported that over 500, coo
shareholders are willing to put more
money into the hole which has already
swallowed up so much in the Elusive
hope of recovering some portion at least
of what is gone.
In this connection 1t may be permiss-
able to observe that if the scandalous
Developments in France in relation to the
Panama canal shall lead up to an entente
cordiale between Germany and Russia,
as is believed probable. if that shall
result in 4 disarmament of part of their
big military force and this to be accom-
panied or followed by similar reduction
IN France and some other countries, good
will have come out of evil. 1t would
mean greater prosperity in each OF the
nations, by a curtailing Of their expendi-
lures IN preparation for war, and the re-
turn 10 active employment of many who
are now not producers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
Superior TO Law"
From the Chicago Inter ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The remarkable point in the dissenting
opinion Of the Populist judge of the
supreme court of Kansas Is that which
makes the governor of the state as per-
feet an autOcrat as the emperor of Rus
STA. 1.-The governor IS supreme" argues
the Judge, who strangely enough calls
him 'Pnpulist," and who was elected
by the strength Of a movement that
professedly was designed to break down
the powers of persons in office and to add
to that of the plain people. Extremes
meet is an old proverb, and true one.
If the supreme court has no power to
determine whether the act of governor,
who is at law ga corporation SOLE" be
constitutional or unconstitutional, then
by what right does it assume to deter
mine consritutionality of the acts of a
legislature, which is another corporation,
or of any trading, manufactur-
ing, or transportation corpora
ton? If the governor be at any point Of
his official character, or in any one Of
his official acts, absolute, free from
allegiance to law, irresponsible to courts,
then what is the use of creating laws or
holding courts?
1t has happened before now that
minorities. unable to effect changes de-
sired by them through the agencies of
law, have denounced and defied the
law, but we do not remember an instance
prior to that of Allen, ''Populist judge"
in which a member of any court of high
judicature deliberately declared there TO
be times and circumstances in which a
governor, who Is creature OF the law,
may be superior to the law. Some acts
of the governor of Kansas have been
perilously close to anarchy, but the dis
senting opinion of the "Populist judge"
comes yet more perilously near to q
judicial recognition of anarchy as force
superior to that of the law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
Why Hoka Smith Was Chosen.

From the Larned EagIs-Optic.
He is from Georgia; Democrat Of the
fire-eating tribe; an editor and fighter,
who dislodged everything foreign to De-
mocracy and Grover Cleveland from
the Bourbon strongholds of Georgia. He
fought free silver: he fought Hill; he
fought the combined forces of Gen eTal
Weaver and Mollie Lease, and led the
triumphant hosts of Bourbon Demo
cracy to Grover Cleveland and victory.
He is but SO years of age, with face as
round and ruddy and free from bearded
imperfections as boy OF ''sweet six
teen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

There are a class of Democrats who
never win become reconsiled TO the ap-
pointrnent of Judge Gresham to a posi-
ton in Cleveand's cabinet, but who
willie occasions dart shaftsof carcasm
at both the apointor and appointee. He'e
Is the last javalin from the Atchison, Pa,
triot. "Somes men are born Democrats
Some men achieve Democracy, and
some have Democracy thrust upon
them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

In Germany ever servant gsrl j.
obliged 70 own E;tle blank book for
stamps- Once a week the mistress
pasIes IN the book t7vo- penny hall
penny stamp, which Il purchased from
t5e government when the g4-I gets
Old, CT sbould shs lsll 90, TIE atarHFs
are redeemed h the government. 20
tast the girl hzs a small sickness o. oil
age fand The custoaa svzs orosTea u
TIE emperor two years axo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Sixty-five thousand dollars cannot be
said to be a munlfcent sum for great
state like Kansas to expend to have the
state represented beittingly at the
worlds fair this year, but it is enough
to at least insure the public spirited citi-
zens who voluntarily undertook to pro-
vide state exhibit, against loss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

The louisiana law requiring railroad
companies to provide separate cars Tor
white and7coIored passengers has been
declared constitutional by the state
supreme court, on a test case. Whew
What are we coming to?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

L. Demosthenes Gatiing Gun LEVEL
ing may not be aware of it, but 1t Is
fact all the same, that every time he ap-
points a state board consisting entirely
Of Populists he violates bis oath of office
and tramples state law under his feet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Atchison Champion: The one-pound
badv born at Wichita is dead. Tom
Fitch still lives there, however, and tells
the narrowing tale of the two daughters
of Africa in a swimming hole. Frank
FARRELL tells that story pretty well, too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Bullets made Of precious stones are
ya-ities Il warfare But during tie -
cent fighting Oh lie Kashmir frontier.
when the British troops defeated tss
rebeilous HGzzas. f4e DatiTes used
hvllets q ga-uets, lncase1 IN lead 7 ae
LEl..sh E..--a-Ea-. I'LL = e.-.a.LE.es
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04

Grover the Great seems TO intimate IN
the selection of his cabinet that he was
telling the truth when he announced
that the administration would have the
character of a new deal in which the old
officials OF foHr years ago will not figure.
How thew would howl!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
Crazed With Itching
And Pain from Eczema. Scratched
until Blood Came. Scales Like
Fish. Cured By
CRticura.

had 3 very had case u Eezsms ny neck y
was Just terrible Al Il seemed as Il u woul
drive zee c-aKy WIKI hing and pain ThrenEh
day it vousd Itch - - Il until the
olood would come, ans uTzg she night e voasd
seah over 80 thai I q scrgtcG scales OF Ike
thoSe OF a Ash Doss ea wlsa fspatfy phys. iaa
Ter sne seaSoa ne % me temporary relief, het
nty trouble woG,d coas oacs ~ about The same
tiEe each year. tnc- ees.an using CUTIcCRA
REMEDIES which havr ertarely c0r~d me
AISs IA "A VI. WILLIAMS
L-Nreas s.l!e pcaFbara Co. Id