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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

1t is the business of a newspaper to
gather and publish news. News is the
stock in trade of daily paper, its life, its
all, and to which feature its political,
moral and material influences are but
subsidiary. This fact renders the paper,
its reporters, correspondents, telegraph
and news editors. all subject to imposi-
ton. The EAGLE last week was out
rageously imposed upon by some person,
unknown TO its staff, who under Guth-
rie, 0. T., date, mixed up two or three
outrageous lies with other matters of sup
posed news interest in which Mr.. Thomp-
son, the editor of The Guthrie Daily
News, and Superintendent Mallory of
Guthrie public schools were misrepre-
sented and wronged. The Daily News
was not taken possession of by the
sheriff, nor has Mrs. Mallory, a most
estimable lady and no doubt happy wife,
sued for divorce. OF course we are
sorry and most humbly apologize to
these victims of some enemy of either
theirs or of our own, which would be
hard to tell, as there seems to be no other
foundation or reason in the world for
such a dispatch, which came to us
through regular channels and which
opened up with a very innocent account
of social reception.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
BRING ON YOUR MOSES.

Just now there seems to be a crying
house The hosts are so divided on the
tariff that every effort toward finding
way out leads them deeper into the
wilderness of despair. What with MUIR
murings of discomfort, aud, in few in
stances outspoken rebellion, there is lit
tie hope that without leader with
superhuman sagacity, the rank and file
will ever turn their faces toward the
promised land. With the chief rulers it
is not afar, nor difficult of access. So
sanguine were they of speedy and
harmonious passage, that it was almost
a realistic vision, and they were induced
to believe they beheld the smiling val
ley of free trade, even as early as the
Chicago convention. That they were
deluded and over sanguine, is now only
too apparent, The Sanhedrim at Wash
ington must give the order of march,
and point the way thereof, but mutlny so
divides the ranks that even the direction
and mode of travel NAV not bs agreed
upon. Visions of a forty years wander
ing already haunts the dreams of our
self-sppointed deliverers, and the cold
sweat of dispair covers the patriot 5
brow as he contemplates that he may
only see the deliyerAnce of his people
from that other promised land from
which no iawNaker returns. Already
thers are signs of desttution, even Of a
depleted treasury, from whence the
high court is to draw sustenance. Fears
are entertained that there is not that re-
lation between omnipotence aud a Dsm-
ocratic congress which viii bring
mamma from Heaven in the hour of
need. Coming the seignorase and the
issue of bonds have been suggested as a
temporary means of supply. but neither
bread nor spoilS can supply the real
need of the hour-a leader who IS in
vincibIe against all opposition TO the
command, March.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
PROTECTION AND FREE SILVER.
Pauperized Labor, Populistic Fears an
Blaine'5 Rec proclty.
To the Editor OF the Eagle

| To the Editor OF the Eagle.
In recent letter TO the EAGLE | en-
| deavored to demonstrate that domesti c
| coinage cut no figure in our foreign
! trade; that international money was the
bill of exchange redeemable in commo-
dlties; that silver was product of this
country and not of England; that the
| United States never purchased silver
| but England did, that silver was de-
posted automatically in our currency
and certificate of deposit issued called
the coin treasury note. and that this
| note issued under the so-called Sherman
law, the act OF July II, 1890, was an
ideal note because the secretary in his
| wise discretion, might redeem in either
gold or silver; and that propably, it was
a fault of policy and not of the money
when the secretary redeemed such paper
money in gold to supply the war
| chests" of Europe.
also endea vored to show that silver
had placed in the vaulls of the treasury
an actual seigniorage revenue (kings tax
for coinage amounting to over $780,
900 900, and limited that silver should be
the policy of North and South America
for parallel reasons to those Of the Mon
roe doctrine. | am not az all desirous of
securing newspaper noloriety, tuE the
three important objects OF national
government, money. tariff and foreign
policy are now before the people and
must be settled and until settled we can
not hope that confidence on her ''lumin-
ous wings" shall return to renew our
former prosperity.
These three great questions are insep-
arably linked together in party warfare
and issue must be taken upon them. Il
Is idle TO say tiukeriug with the tariff
alone has caused commercial depression
for the commercial depression Is univer-
sal. 1t is said there are 5o.00o. 900 peo-
pie on the verge Of starvation in India.
and nearly 5000, 600 poverty stricken liz
Australia lnasnuch therefore as the
depression IS wide spread one Is irresis;
IDLY forced 10 the conclusion that the
scramble for gold has had much to do
with II.
Ny object. however, in writing this
letter Is 10 show what are the subjects
of national Importance. Our Popuiistic
friends are sure the time Is on. iointu
but their Tsme1ies iayaIra too many is.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
A CLEAR CASE OF RUNCO.
ArtiGce Adopted Successfully by a Negro
BegEar Of Panama.

ArtiGce Adopted Successfully by Negro
Beggar of Panama.
] had just started from the hotel
toward the market place, when l
noticed an elderly darky, standing on
tie opposite side of the street, looking
from one to another OF the people go
ing in and out of the various entra noes
to the hotel. The moment his eyes
caught mine his face lighted up, and
with outStretched hand and a smile he
came hurrying across the way, says a
correspondent of the New York sun.
''Fo' de Lawd, boss, Use glad to see
you. Use been lookin' for you all this
mawnin'."
There was no refusing such cor
dial greeting. / shook hands and said:
Looking for me? | don't know YOU
How did you happen to be looking for
me?"
How come 1 look for you? Use
Gwine tell you. 'Co'rse you don't
know me. Ise gwine tell You bout
dat, too. Use been waitin' TO you be-
cause | amt had er nouthful o coffee
dis blessed mawnin'. Use on de beach
an I'd jess like ter borrY a dime"
1t was clear case OF Panama bunco,
but there was such a happy expression
On his face-he SO thoroughly enjoyed
his little game and he worked il So
well-that there was no refusing him.
Besides he is the most artistic mem
Der of great gang of peculiar negro
beggars TO be found on the streets Of
Panama They are, without excep-
tion, from the islands ruled BY the
British in the West Indies, and they
beg only Of English speaking stran
gers On every corner and on several
blocks between corners, while walking
TO the market, met negro men With
out exception they bowed and touched
their hats AID said: Good mawnin',
boss Ise on de beach. sab dime,
sab, il yo' please" "On the beach" is
equivalent TO the American ION his
uppers," or dead broke"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
GROVER WILL COME DOWN,

''The president is greatly troubled
over the condition of the country and
his inability to handle congress and Sc
cure legislation; he continuously wor-
ries and is in frame of mind which
recommends isolation from public men
and politicians: the president feels that
he is not appreciated" SO runs q Wash
ington dispatch of recent date. Persons
who have attended receptions at the
White House of late report that the
president receives callers in the most
perfunctory sort of way; his mind seems
to be wandering, and his behavior indi
Gated not the least interest in the pro-
ceedings. There is nothing surprising
in these statements; it would bs more
surprise if it were not so.
AS to his feeling that he is rot appre-
ciated, that is the balm which over
weening vanity always applies
to ITSELF Mr.. Cleveland is swal-
lowing some very wholesome inedi
cine. 1t viii do him good; will possibly
purge him of part of his insufferable
conceit, set him to thinking, and make
his administration more acceptable, or,
at least, less Objectionable, in the future.
Henceforth he will not shed advice as a
duck sheds water; lie will come down
nearer his level. By nature plodder,
he will plod more and soar less, and if
the country shall elect a Republican
congress this year, as it is pretty sure to
do the last half of his administrator
will be sailed through more quiet
waters.
Only the eagle can safely soar above
the mountain tops. Grover Cleveland is
not an eagle
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
SMUGGLING GOODS TO MEXICO
Baled In Now York for Transpsrtstios -
Across the Trxas Border.


Passing through Hudson street re-
Gently with friend. says New York
Herald writer, ! chanced 10 pass tn.
establishment of "a firm of folders and
repackers" Of dry goods Before the
door were a hundred or more little
bales of goods, bearing odd markings.
but showing that they were destined
for a firm in Texas, doing business In n
town near the Mexican line.
"Do you know" asked Iny cornpany
ion. why those goods are pu. up iDj
such small packages7"
Upon replying in the negative hs
continued: They are 90 be srauggIed
across the Mexican line. The goods
are purchased ia their original pack-
ages and delivered here The wooden
boxes are discarded and the good-'
subjected 70 hydraulic pressure and
baicd- Each bale contains about thirty
pieces or half the number Of an ordin.
arr dry goods case.
The goods arc then shippe.i 10
Texas, and all marks removed When
all is arranged ZONE night the littlr
bales are slung across the hacks o.
mnles, two bales 10 each animal. and
with an armed escort the train pro-
ceeds over the border 20 some dis
tributing point In Mexico. where th~
goods are sold % Mexican traders at =
good profit
Smuggling In this manner Il quit~s
exte ensiveiy carried on between this
country and Mexico. the United sta,~y
getting in return for It's dry gords.
which are the Hsost easily handled.
cheap Mexican coffee and cigars OF
course there il suspicion tha, sae 81
lleit traffic In known 90 the eus.os.
osic~rs of both countries and eornivert
a.. but that would be hard matter IA
prove"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

The Hawaiian difficulty has revived
interest In The proposed transpacific ca
bic that has been discussed periodically
for several years. The latest project is
to lay a cable from San Francisco or
Vancouver TO Australia via the Sand
witch islands. Il Is claimed by the pro-
motors of the enterprise that if there
had been direct telegraphic communica-
ton between the states and Honolulu
the awkward attitude OF the administra.
tion at Washington toward the govern
ment of the islands would have been
avoided. This is probably true. but the
state of affairs Hawaii might have been
altogether different-instead of q free.
representative government the monarch
ial regime might have been re-estab-
lished and upheld by the Washington
dictator, The cable is commercial
necessity and will be constructed, prob
ably within the next year.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
COL. DAN WRIT a POEM.

On the day after the opening of the
Leavenworth steel bridge the Lawrence
Journal made some irreverent remarks
about the poetry or the occasion. And
now that the Journals squib is being
copied all over the state by editors who
wouldn't know a good poem from short
horn bull. Derogatory remarks of poetry
pass as wit, often because of the inability
of alleged editors to appreciate poetry
Lsavenworth Times.
That's SO, Dan. The gliding rhythm of
Palengeness, in lis pathetic measures of
the deserts dirge, come surging back in
murky swirls through TIE labyrinths of
memory, and we are ready to accentu-
ats your last observation as to the de.
rogatory remarks and the inability of the
average editor to discriminate, with very
deep cuss words, durn 'em
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

The japanese, who so long remained
true 10 their beautiful islands, have
now begun 10 follow the example Of
the Chinese and emigrate in corc-
pa-atively large numbers The gov
ernment, according 10 Globus. looks
with favor on this change in the
customs Of the people and encourages
it as gnuch as possible Last year, ac-
cording TO the statistics recently com
piled. twenty-fcur thousand men and
eighteen thousand women left Japan
TO dnd homes for themselves abroad
Most OF them went tot Hawaii ard
Australia and few to Canada and 20
this country In Australia the Japa-
nese, the journal says. easily find en-
ploynent, and are fast superseding
the natives in the plantations about
Cairns, Dunrcness and Mzckay. They
accustc-n themselves quickly TO the
new manners @. life, learn the
language readily. and work diligently.
Many Australians already prefer them
to the Chinese as house servants, gar.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Inspector j. G. Mccoy, formerly OF
Wichita, crested something of sensa.
tion in Spokane, WASH, a few days age
by causing the arrest of an alleged opium
smuggler, one of local gan~, and de-
mand upon the United States commits
sioner before whom the accused was ar
raigned for examination that ne be held
accompanied with threat TO send "an
important communication TO Washing.
ton city if it were not done. Tie ac.
cused was held under $1,000 bond 70,
further hearing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Princess Hobenlohe, the wife - the
governor general OF AlSace-LorraiDe
inherited frorn her uncle, Rnssiar,
general, estates in Russia worth 80
oo9, 600 or 80 0o0, coo rublcs Under the
Russian lar foreign non-resideuts can
Eot ho.a property, and the princess
was compelled TO sell her estates a,
once- She asked The car 20 grant her
q little time. a. the financial SGrin-
geuev. which prevails In Erssis "a well
as n this country, has made real estate
hard 70 dispose Of The ear. h0T-
erer. for political reasons. refused 20
grant The extension and The poor WON
az was able 20 realize only beggzrly
p..;ance Of 1900 900 or y. .0s,o, 90 II b.es
frovs asr heritage
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
COREAN ARMY EQUIPMENT.
Guns Tied Together with Strings. Rusty
Bayonets, and Armor-Ciad Cavalry.

Guns Tied Together with Strings. Rusty
Bayonets. and Armor-ciad Cavalry.
The true comicality of the -Corean
court can only be properly estimated
upon one of the occasions. somewhat
rare in occurrence. when the king goes
in state through the city 70 visit some
temple or tomb. OF one sucn function
l was the interested witness From an
early hour in the morning the streets
were guarded by military OF a species
unique in the world. The infantry
held the roadway, and were for the
most part lying asleep upon the
flags as men. and their muskefs, which
/ examined as they stood piled
together were commonly destitute
OF either hammer, trigger. or
plate, sometimes of all three, and
wire frequently only held together by
strings. while the bayonets we're ben.
and rusty. Infinitely more remarka-
bic. however, were the cavalry. These
were clad in uniforms probably some
three hundred years Old, consisting Of
a battered helmet with a spike and Of
a cuirass Of black leather studded with
brass bosses and worn over heavy
jerkin of noth-eatcn brocade. Enor-
nous jack boots completed the costume
and rendered il difficult for the men
20 mount their steeds, even though
these were rarely more than eleven
hand, high. Banners OF yellow, red.
and green. With 3 tvf. Of phesssnt
feathers at the top, and stacks OF ar
rows were carried in from. Of the OFF,
GERS, who we're with difficulty sup
ported by'squares upon their pyramiaal
saddleS-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
A Hungarian rop-.

The hungarian prime minister has
succeeded in reesta blishing roya.
court in Buda Pesth- Hitherto. when
the emperor OF Austria, as king o.
Hungary, came 70 visit the capital ot
Hungary, he took his Austrian house
hold with him. Henceforth the Hum
Csrian lords are 20 surround him up0n
all ceremonies in Buda Pesth, and they
viii also attend him az ceremonies in
Vienna. side by side with their Ausirias
coaaterparts.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
MUMBllNG LECTURERS.
How English audiences Are Entertained
by Men of Science.

How English audiences Are Entertained d
by Men of Science.
Nothing can surpass the patience of
the British audience at certain of these
lectures. We have been present, says
writer in the London Globe, on one
such occasion when distinguished,
but perfectly unintelligible, member
of the Royal society engrossed the at
tention of about nine hundred ladies
and gentlemen from eight o'clock until
ten. What he was saying no one
knew. He mumbled on unremittingly
and the company loudly applauded
him in the intervals when he drew
breath for fresh lease of incoherence.
But he held long rod in his hand and
periodically he raised it and pointed at
an enigmatic agglomeration of lines,
which were believed to be an illustra-
tion. This of itself alone would have
satisfied his audience, coupled, Of
course, with the spectacle OF his own
respectable person. And when the
lecture was over the secretary compli-
mented the old gentleman on his most
instructive discourse, there was rush
of eager seconders of the resolution,
and the general public streaned out,
yawning and happy. This gentleman
received twenty-five guineas for his
effort. and it is not known to this day
what he was talking about. There is
no civilization in the world to equal
that of the average provincial audience
at lecture. It tolerates all things
uncomplainingly We have known
these kindly people endure a long Sc
ries of lantern slides upside down with
out murmur. though their pictorial
matter was believed 20 be Of very ex-
citing nature
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Whatever the condition and trend OF
puolc confidence in general way.
there Is nc reason why the east should
lack confidence IN the west. Panic sta
ustics compiled b. BradStreets show
that while there were Eve times as
many failures IN the country in 1898 as
IN 1872, IN the state OF New York the
increase was tive-fold, while in the
states west o. the Mississippi the aver
age increase was less than three-fo.d
Aud there are no immense hoardiugs @.
money here as the bank reserves in the
cas-. show.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
I1attfnI. for flne>.

Boy-HY tooth Ncb~S- and mamma
said should eo'ne hc.e znd let you
look 81 X.
Dentist see. IL rnus. come oct.
Won't take bzt . rlsnnts Now be a
brave little man. and III
Bov hastily backing osyt-Marrsrsa
di1a'' ssy slaoald let Ton pail II. she
orIy sad sAoald let yoa Iook :, it,
Sooi Sews
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

An English paper tells a good story
of clerical presence of mind 4 cuYste
who had entered the pulpi: provided
with one of the late Rev Charles Brad
ley's most recent horrilies, was Tor a
moment horro--strdcz 80 me sight Of
rev. Charles Bradlsy himself in pew
se1earh hi-a- Iuarnediately. however,
g -cco-cTe1 enough seIs-pcssessloa 70
ca-le 90 sag: fTre beautiful sermon
= aeoat % p-eseh Is r. Rev. Charles
rasley. r~Eo I'm glad 70 see IN good
.sssEh nGsnr a = sassnh,>S nc-cs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
9Of The Eagle:
HOME OF our CHILDHOOD.
Whatever be our earthly lot,

Whatever be our earthly lot,
Wherever We may roam.
Still TO our hearts the brightest spot
Is around our chiidhood'S hoGe.
The hone where we received our birth.
The hearth by which we sat;
No other place on all the earth
win ever be like that.
And still, when by continued care,
We feel ourselves oppressed,
Our thoughts forever cluster there,
And there alone find rest.
Bright promise of the rest above.
Sweet. sheltered from the storm:
Home. hallowed by mothers love.
Heartl. by that love made warm.
And brighter, with the passing years,
Seems childhood ) sweet employ;
And even sweeter still appears
Each a-eli remembered joy.
Around the cheerful hearth at home,
Where we in childhood sat,
No other spot, where'er we roam,
viii ever be like that
H. w. c.
JAM 4. 1894.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Governor Waite threatened to arrest
the entire Colorado assembly if they re-
fused to act upon the advice outlined by
him in his message. The assembly
might with great propriety and relief to
the state turn the tables on him and
cause him to be confined in an asylum
Cor the insane.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Tommy-Oh, papa, Fido is asleep on
the morning paper out on the steop.
Papa-That is because paper is very
warm, Tommy.
Tommy-Then, papa, why doesn't he
pull some of it over him?-Harper's
Young People.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
She stuc,t to Her Statement.

vexed Wife-There is no calamity
that can befall a woman that l have
not suffered.
Amiable Husband-Wrong, my dear;
now, you have never been a widow.
Vexed Wife-I said calamity, sir
Brooklyn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Frank Oyer was appointed postmaster
at Oyer, Missouri, four years ago by
Postmaster General Wannamaker, and
last week Postmaster General Bissell re-
appointed him, and now the disappoint-
ed Democrats who were pleading for the
place are wondering when the terminer
will be reached.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
Her Size.

Shoe Merchant measuring her FOOT
Size two will just about fit you,
think, little girl.
Little Girl doing her own shopping)
%, dear, no. That's too large. l can
wear half-past One.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

All the London papers are fitting out
war correspondents, SO certain are they
that European struggle is imminent.
This is strcng evidence that those Lon
don papers are spending their money
foOlishly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

The jingle of the sleigh bells has not
animated the outdoor sportively inclined
10 this latitude so far this season, but
the omission is more than compensated
for by the absence of the necessity for
the Jingle of silver dollars such
weather would demand to prevent suf-
fering.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Corbett is mad. He says: "If Mitch
, ell ever summons up courage to meet
ne in ring, you may rest assured that
his money will be on Corbett to win,
thus throwing down his friends as he
alwavs has DONE" Corbett has just
about sized Mitchell up.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

And now Pennoyer, and Waite, and
Lewelling are put by the ears again, and
this time by Missouri freak. Kansas
City has on exhibition a mule that
stands is 81 hands high and weighs
1915 pounds, with aural appsndages to
correspond.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Freeborn seems to have won in the
first round with Mrs. Lease before the
court. But being admitted to the meet
ings of the state board of charities doesn't
imply-that he will be given a seat on the
board, or any portion of it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

1t has been discovered that the first
reference TO deviled ham is found in the
bible, where the swine had evil spirits
cast into them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

The game markets in New York and
Chicago are overstocked. Out here
where the game is killed it can not be Sc
cured for love or money.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Ninetv-three millions is the amount
above the legal reserve i'll the New York
banks. AT this rate it is only question
of time when they will have it all.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

While there is no sympathy for the
butcher Lobengula there is some satis-
faction in seeing a savage get the best Of
bulldozing old England.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Kansas owes the people of Utah debt
of gratitude for causing the governor to
abednt himself from the state for few
days.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Schaefer has won at billiards again.
He should study John i. Sullivan as an
object lesson and enter no more
matches
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Il has been discovered that there is
great danger in the Brazilian war from
the soldiers breathing too much smoke.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

"Nerve spread seems to have pre-
dilection for governors.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

The frienos of wheat are getting
mighty tired of waiting for the recovery
of that sick commodity.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

Cleveland might feel better if he
would haul down the stars and stripes
fying OH the White House.