The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-10
Especial Correspondence.l


that is, unless it goes 20 the extent of
blocking the ports Of China or Japan,
which Is not likely. As 10 great foreign
war involving England and Russia, France
and Germany why. we are promised that
every year or SO, and YET they seem TO get
along without 1t. All can say i to para
phrase that lingo song that had such
run in London the last time Russia threat
ened, and SO I say, We hope they viii not
fight; but, by lingo, if they do, Wen
sell 'cm wheat and pork and beef and cot
ton 100 There ms been long peace,
and the world is now full OF fresh fighting
blood, and perhaps what the world needs
Is a war TO break the prevailing deafness. "
Senator Stewards View.
Senator stewart had Just escaped from
the sGpcrhcared atmosphere of the cham
ber-thc mercury marked 9S in the CORR
der that day--aud was on the south porch
lnhalinE the faint breeze from the George
town heights when asked his opinion
1t was, IS usual. emphatic: War, OF
course the American people want a war in
Europe. the biggest kind of "a war. They
want anything that will give relief from
this mcrcilcss contraction Wheat Is at
the lowest ever reached in America. Wool
l. Al the lowest. Cotton is very near the
lowlSt Interest is low. OF course ii Is.
for nobody wants % invest when prices
are going down. The gold reserve Is the
lowest since the resumption act, and the
purchasing power of gold Is an the highest
and still going mp. Property sells in the
best market lower than it used To az sber-
IL ; sale. War. Why, the farmers would
almost be willing TO see this country gui
10 war If it would star, a boom. And
thus speaking the pesSmis,ic Druid waved
his long arms and turned his face again
toward the hills. while the breeze blew
through his snowy whIsEerS
a war would emphasize the necessity
for the Nicaragua canal " said Mr.. Gearv,
and the whole people would see il rs we
see II IN California. There Is a sort Of
blindness ou the subject now" Members
interested i'm shipping think thar il Eng
land should now Egg into a great war IL
would reverse the processes Of 1879 and
result in Jhc transfer of much shipping
20 American registry II our laws were lih-
eralized. Governor AECCreavy repeated the
statement of Mr.. Money as 10 the action
of his committee audfuT an opinion mere
" referred 10 passage ~ his speech ON
Hawaii. Ii Is the standard Cxrra->Iou
that our policy j. 70 be friendly with All
aud TO form cnCaugliDE alliances with
none. Il appears than the first dispatches
10 this country gave the impression that
England was backing up China. while
Russia favored Japan. but the facts au-
pear ID he rather the other way II any
thing certain can be deducJd from the
complicated reports Diplomats SAY that
the financial condition Of China Is very
bad, while that of Japan Is tolcrahly good;
that the war material Of the japanese Is
superior and that they are the better san
ors-
MATTERS In Korea
In conversation with Hon. Hugh Dius-
more, former minister u Korea, quite q
little romance was developed. 1t appears
thar when the conspiracy Of 1854 in Korea
was discovered most Of The young men en-
gagged in il escaped 10 other countries. and
/ two came 10 the United States and became
naturalized citizens One Of these was
killed in a railroad accident. and the other
IS living quietly in this city. hardly 10 be
distinguished rs he walks the streets in
American costume from rho ordinary