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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
NOT MUCH is BUILT
RAILWAY AGE ON THE ANIMAL,
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Mileage Almost Down to the Low Mark of
Forty Years Ago-Lowest In the Past
Twenty Years-Third Lowest In the Past
Thirty Years-Texas Leads the States in
Caldwell Rules on the Payment of Com
missions Under the New Agreement
Eastern Freight kaIes.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-According to the
Railway Age. for December q. railway
building in the United States reached
this year a lower point than in any OF
the last twenty years. and in only two
years since 1865 has so small a mileage
been built The records for 1895 show
only 1852 miles of track laid. In the
past eight years the decrease in con-
struction has been great and continu-
GUS, and thus the total built was only
about 100 miles more than in the year
1s55-forty years ago. The greatest
amount Of track laid was in Texas,
where 224 miles were put down. In
fifteen states no increase whatever was
made. The railways Of the United
States on Dec. 81 will aggregate little
over ISL. 600 miles.
Chairman Caldwell Of the Western
Passenger association had handed down
d ruling regarding the payment OF com
missions under the new agreement. He
has decided that order agents and men
directly employed by the roads are not
affected by the commission agreement.
Their remuneration is a matter which
concerns themselves and the roads
which employ them. and is the affair OF
nobody else. At the same time, all
the roads are responsible for the acts
of these order agents and liable for all
breaches OF the agreement committed
by them, just the same as though they
were employed on a regular salary in
stead of on commission.
Eastern freight rates are still badly
dernoralized, and the cut rates are still
in effect, Notwithstanding that he gen.
era1 managers have issued an order call
ing for the reStroa ton OF the tariff all
along the line. The trouble seems 10
be that during the early portion OF this
month, when all the roads were cutting
rates so deeply. many of the lines made
contracts at the reduced rates, which
are still upfulfilled. and they are now
carrying the freight 10 make up the
amount Of tonnage for which they con-
tracted. 1t is expected that the cut
rates will now be in effect until after he
frs of the year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
SHOWN by A COMPARISON
Figures on Imports and Revenues Under
the Mckinley and Wilson Acts.

Chicago, Dec. Pa special from
Washington to the Inter Ocean says:
1nvest legations which Republican men,
hers of the ways and means committee
have made in the workings of the new
tariff law, have developed one i'm
poTtant fact in its bearing on gold ex-
ports: 1t is found that the imports
of the first year under the new law
amount 10 over Sl06. 000. 900 in excess
over the last year of the Mckinley law
This means that $l06, 100000 gold went
abroad TO pay for these imports in ex-
cess of the amount sent abroad for
that purpose during the preceding year.
il Is also found that exports were s73.-
100000 less in the first year of the new
law than in the last year of the old
law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

destitute PEASANTS in tic sG5urJs OF
Canton when she was child, and
rather than see them starve she begged
them to sell her as a slave. She was
bought by famous general. who was
so captivated by her beauty and wit
that he adopted her as his daughter.
He took her to Pekin, where she
SO charmed the emperor that he made
her his wife
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
THE WEATHER.

Wichita, Dec. 26.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair; slightly warmer Friday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 70 degrees, the
lowest 20 degrees, and the mean 81 de-
grees, with clear weather. fresh south
wind and stationary pressure.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been So degrees.
For The past seven years the average
temperature for the month of December
has been IS degrees, and for the 18th day
IS degrees. FRED l.. JOHNSON
Observer.
Washington. Dec. 26.-FollOwlng is the
forecast up till p. m. Friday:
For Kansas and Colorado-Fair; light
westerly winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
WILL HAVE HOLIDAYS NOW
Representatives Not tn he Cheated Out O
All the Fun. After All

Washington. Dec. 26.-After the sec
ond revenue bill has been disposed Of
tomorrow night, the house VIII do little
business until Monday. January 5. and
viii practically have its holiday recess.
Of which IL has been partially deprived
next week. II cannot we'll adjourn for
more than three days under the rules,
while the senate Is in session. but II
was decided at the meeting Of the com
mittee on rules today that there VIII
be formal meetings every third day.
with adjournmentS over and that no
important business VIII be forwa I'd "a
on the floor Under these conditions
there Is little probability that there
viii be a quorum Of representative N
town next week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

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a paree-&1aIet.r. a. sAzzs he tsxos "a
t-ossy hozzs - IA zAs.~v lie s~~ss
80 - sa4y~ t1st - - doi1T HraEy.
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kozsss SHEA be - raising 9say. -
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
WALKER AND NrCOOK OUT
Resign Their Receivership of the Atlantic
and Pacific HALLWAY.

ST. Louis, Dec. est is learned rere
tonl ght on u-sdoUbted authority that
Aldbace f. Walker ami John J. McCOok,
receivers of the Atlanta and Pacific
,taGlwtayg have resigned. Their -esig
Iac1on's were handed in soon after abe
sale Of the Atchlson- at Topeka on Dec.
10, bot the fact had not until now been
made public. These reS' gEaioas DO not
effect their control Of tie ST. Louis and
San Francisco. which is stiil in the
hands Of 1.-THE United Sttates.
This action of the receivers viii en-
able the bCnihobders OF the Atlantic
and Pacific to control their ro35, as.
when the cOult at Albuquerque. y. NJ.
takes action On THE designations. rev
receivers VIII doubtless be appctnted
on Ehei- Recommendation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
NEW BILL sCAREs IMPORTERS
I hey are Getting Their Goods Out OF Bond
With Az speed.

San Francisco, Dec. 26-Local i'm
porters, alarmed over tariff changes.
are Withdrawing their goods from bond
as quickly as possible. There is in
bond al present goods valued at two
million dollars. Importers are trying
10 withdraw all these imports before
the provisions Of the new bill take ef-
feet The new bin has disturbed local
importers, who do not accept the inter
probation of the collector of customs
that the new tariff viii not affect goods
IN bond
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
HARMON SAYS HE MEANS 1T
Government suit Against the stanford
Estate VIII Succeed. He Thinks.

Washington, Dec. 26.-His attention
having been called TO publications sta
ting that the department of justice had
no confidence III its suit against the es-
tate of the late Senator Stanford, At
torney General Harmon today said
that he had examined carefully the
questions involved and in the light of
adverse decisions he expected TO es-
tablish the claim against the Stanford
estate by securing a favorable decis-
ion from the supreme court Of the Uni
ted States. If the government won the
suit, he added. it would be used as a
precedent to establish the rights of the
government against Mr.. Huntington
and other associates of Mr. Stanford
in the Central Pacific railroad enter
DriSp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
RotbIoved the Same Girl

Guthrie, o. T, Dec. 26.-Near Inde-
pendence, George Rogers and Will
French, young men, quarreled over a
girl and fought il out with knives. Will
French was fatally cut in the face and
back.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
British sinks a French Steamer

AigseCs, Dec. s6-T1ae British steamer
Belle<uphon mSt IN collision wisa AMI
sunk The FrerCh stesm1- EmGe SalSise
az the entrance 81 ths h2rbor. Thirty
passengers GO :ae Emile Seis.se. iacsLss-
ing twenty-five natives. wz-e drowned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

Mrs. Twickenham-Don't you think
that is better pie than your mother
makes. Bobbie?
Bobhie (dryly)-It ought TO be.
Mrs. Twickenham-Why
Bobbie-'Cause there's a good deal
'.ss of it.-Brooklyn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
Legally

What's n n name Wen that seoe1es
AIsn Lead such different lives
Wikh Trany. though. most everything
Yoa'u e1c . z their wives
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

Miss CovgirI-'-Jscs Sof:leigh tole
ne iass uig5t tha; ! oarat % aocep'
him because hs vvss si-lirZ % prove
bis lore Cor ne HeE Frse11--'- ~ ~
did vou szyg~ Il aid ! eo1-dr'; 49, e
IN thzt lighs- .'Tass Sass ID *
say Nothing he jzsi igI=ed -
NSht oct -Phiizdel paiA ESeor-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
ONE MORE IN THE ALLIANCE

ten he saw neither the president nor
any Of his cabinet advisers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27


San Francisco, Dec. 26.-The Bay Dis
tr;ct track was reopened today under
.tihe auspices of TIE California Jockey
club ana a number of excellent eve-ks
were run off in the presence Of large
crowd
G. H. Mum han'5icap, valued at $1,000
for al ages, was the chief event, eleven
horses facing the starter. The Burns
and Waferhouse pair, Poten t2te and
Rosebud coupled, were the favo-i.es at
8 to ). LJ5ertihie et 10 / was the most
heavily pteye5 horse in the race, but
Ferguson dropped the flag TO such a
miserable start that he was Fever 3,
prominent factor, getting off next 20
last in badly strung CIT field. Lo e.
Rey and Joe X were left al the post.
TIE race was run in terrific drive oy
Perhaps, a two-year-cld owEed by Nail
and Coney, Potentate getting the pk2ce
from his stable mate, Rosebud, by a
length. Perhaps was 10 to L in the bet
Tin.
The mile and an eighth handicap was
won by Barney Schrelber's Service,
who Won from Julia o by ten lengths
-Four favOrFtes and two outsiders
Showed in front Weather clear and
warm, track heavy, attendance large.
Summaries:
First -ace-Five and a half fUrlongs,
selling: Gussie wen; Ottya1.na, seco-d;
Crawford, third. Time, 1:131a.
Second-F'ive furlcnSs, selling: PTin-
CESS Nors'Jda, won; Ida VI, second; Law
thflfe, te1ir1 Tina, :04.
Thiri5-Six furl0ngs: G. H. Mum
handicap, all ages: Perhaps won; Pc
nen.sEA, second; Rosebud, third, Time
Ills.
Fcuuth-Mile 2rj an eighth, haEdi-
cap: Service won; Julia o, second;
Fred Garner, thru. Time, 1:59
Fb1th-Ssven and "a half fCrlolgs, sci
Ing: Montana won; Zeba.r, second;
Collins, third. Time, 1854.
Sixfh-Five furlongs, selling: Ten
nessee Maid won; Virgie, second; Zeta,
DnGrd. Time 1:05%i.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

he Wasa't from SeatEci<y E.tLcr.
Was; = yoz- fE~STiie drsaS. sslel
neiT ~ 1ter- sir. pare wEose-oz-
.zter. cilzsel ..t@ Es[
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

waste paper. even - asa urltt~n os
printed %. can b. made over ia tie
rniHs. The ins H. removed ~ trcztinv
The pulp with soda. which ufltss Ti.h
,h- osI - ths iak aud allows ~. oe5ls
70 .<tfle a. = 49, .serf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
New Orleans Races.

New Orleans, Dec. 26.-The races to-
day were uneveEfful, except for the
grand stand f-ish Of Perkins on Souf-
fie. ts1eio My favorite TO land. Wea taer
clear; track slow. Summaries:
First race-Seven ard a half furlongs:
Ada L won; James V. Carter, second [;
Queen Bess. tlair5 Time 1:42
Second-Seven furlongs: Souffle won /;
Mamie CT, seconG; Romance, third.
Time 1:36.
Third-Mfle and a sixtee-th, selling;
Billy Bennett won; Artist second; Dave
Pulsifer, third. Time 90
FouuUll-Nile faz.dioap: Prig won
Squire G. second; Lillian E, third.
Time, 1:47%.
F'ifth-Mile and seventy yards: St
Lee won; SDel;1ohne, second; Nero,
EhiTd. Time I:54IA.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

Niadirtive.
I was struck by a scorcher." he said. with
a curse.
When the men with the ambulance found
him.
And II hsd my way he'd be scorch,ns
stfn worse.
With a strong smell Of briu1stene all
round him.
'-ChL-s>>c TEsboraa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27

IL q e~fl-~ sTst~s - sains -.
q. = 1ps, -saee ass o. asiae si.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
OPENS ONCE MORE
BAY DISTRICT TRACK ALTERNATES
WITH IEGLEsIDB,

Chief Event is the G. III. Mumm Handicap,
Which is Characterized by a Poor Start.
Which Shuts Libertine ID ut, and Fin
ish In a Hard Drive With Perhaps the
Winner Over Potentate, Who Gets Sec
ond Place From His Stable Mate, Rose
bud-Great Game of Football at Mem
phis, Tepn.-Sporting News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
BE- TRUE TO YouRSslF.

Al 5;s7 the house adjourned
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26
A FLOwERY STORY.

More than a year ago Mrs. COL
lier, of Smithfeld, Pa. made wreath
of flowers and placed it on the cas-
ket of Mrs. Maud Howard, who
died and was buried from her moth
er's (Mrs. O. l.. Conner) home.
The wreath was brought back to the
house by friends and hung up in
the parlor on picture that leaned
forward. so that the wreath did not
touch the wall. Not having any
means of nourishmeut to the least
degree of dampness, the leaves,
buds and flowers faded and dried,
which was natural, and attracted
no attention. About the 9th inst.
flower was noticed peeplng from
among the dry leaves and faded
flowers. On examination 1t was
found to be perfect, bright and
lew. Closer inspection showed a
number of buds, some just forming,
others almost ready to open. Up
to this date nine flowers with brown
center and white surrounding have
appeared, aud there are q few buds
yet to open. The lady that made
the wreath says the present flowers
are not like any Of the ones she
used in making it. Hundreds OF
persons have called to see them,
many having doubted the possible
ty of such n thing, but left con-
WINGED that it was true, and no one
has been deep enough in botanical
lore to account for this life, growth
and bloom. Genius of Liberty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Here IL Is In President James Mon
r0e's 0wa Words.

On December 2. 1898, President
James Monroe sent message TO
Congress in which the following
words, since known rs the Monroe
doctrine, occurred
"At the proposal Of the Russian
imperial government. made through
the minister OF the EN- peror resid.
ing here, full power and instructions
have been transmitted to the minis
ter of the United States at ST.
Petersburg to arrange, by anicable
negotiation, the respective rights
and interests Of the two nations on
the northwest coast of this conti-
ncnt. A similar proposal has been
mide by his imperial majesty to the
government of Great Britain, which
has likewise been accceded to. The
government Of the United States
has been DESTROYS by this friendly
proceeding,of manifestiag the great
value which they have inyaribly
attached to the friendship of the
emperor, and their solicitude to
cultivate the best understanding
with his government. La the dis
cussions to which this interest has
given rise and in the arrangements
by which they may terminate, the
occasion has been adjudged proper
for asserting,as principle in which
the rights and interests of the
United States are involved, that
the American continents by the free
and independent condition which
they have assumed and maintain,
are henceforth not to be considered
as subjects for future colonization
by any European power.
We owe it, therefore, to candor and
to the amicable relations existing
between the United States and those
powers, to declare that we should
consider any attempt on their part
to extend their system to any part
of this hemisphere as dangerous to
our peace and safety. With the ex-
listing colonies or dependencies of
any European power, we have not
lntersered and shall not interfere.
But with the governments who have
declared their independence and
maintained it,and whose independ-
ence we have, on great considera.
ton and unjust principles. acknowl-
edged, we could not view any inter
position for the purpose Of Cypress
ing them, or coutrolllngin any other
manner their destiny, by any
European power, in any other light
than as the manifestation of an un-
friendly spirit toward the United
States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26
CIRCUIT COURT.


Proceedings or the December Term.
The December term Of Court has
dragged slowly along and comes to
an end to-day very quietly. But
little business OF importance has
been transacted and there were but
three jury cases, that of the State
vs.. Henry Allen and William
Harmed, misdemeanor for disturb
ing spelling match. The jury
brought in verdict OF not guilty.
Then the Frazee vs.. Albright. for
SANDER, the particulars OF which
we gave last week. The her jury
case was that of Jas. A. Brown VS..
Thos. Cunningham. for improve
ments made on piece of land near
town, the ownership of which was
disputed. Brown had bought it at
Sherif's sale for taxes, but after
considerable litigation, the Gun
bingham heirs recovered possession.
Then Brown sued for improvements
made on it, fencing, cleaning and
opening a coal bank. The other
side brought in rebuttal bill for
coal taken from the bank, etc.
The case has been in Court for
years and was up to the Court of
Appeals and sent back here for trial
again. p. j. Crogan was counsel
for Brown and Neil J. Fortney and
Col. r. w. Monroe for Cunning :
ham. The case was holly contested
by the attorneys and the jury finally
brought in a verdict of 1880 for
Brown. Thereupon counsel for
defendant moved to set aside the
verdict and throw the case out of
Cour: as being illegal and This the
Judge dia after que examination
of the law In the case. Cunning
ham pays his own witnesses and
attorneys and Brown the rest of the
cost. There is considerable more
routine and chancery proceeding s
which we will give in full next week
but cannot in this issue on account
of publishing Tuesday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26
A MARROW ESCAPE.

II seems that Col. MoEldowney's
attempt to pass of as Senator
Elkins down Mt Atlanta has marked
him for sacrifice. Here is bis latest
adventure as related in the Wetzel
Democrat, last week.
Having heard Of She wicked at.
tempt upon the lives Of millionaires
ArmOr and Pullman at Chicago,
we necessarily became suspicious.
That same evening we got box.
There was no image Of suporscript.
ion on it, but the box got there and
there it was IN our trem bhng pres
ence. We brought in q wash tub.
We filed the tub with hot water.
We put in the box to soak. We
soaked il while we stood afar of
for three hours. The danger beng
ayerted, we opened that box with
rubber chisel. There was the dead
ly compound. II was a fruit cake.
We escaped. We hope TO live till
spring.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26
AN INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR OUR READERS.

We have secured for the exclusive
use of THE ARGUS series of arti-
Giles on the Sand wich Islands by the
distinguished historian and novel
ist. John Il. Musick. These articles
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No portion Of the world is to day
attracting more attention than the
Sandwich Islands; and yet, much
as they are talked about and much
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OF the islanders, and could not tell
Off hand whether they lived in mod
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1t will be the object of these let
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-26

Britain that the Monroe doctrine
IS not a historical myth, but u
tangible policy that the United
States Is prepared to maintain by
force OF arms, has not been seen by
the present generation. The White
House has been flooded with mes.
sages by wire aud mail from all
sections of the country, containing
not only congratulations, but offers
OF volunteers by thousands from
organizations of veterans, both
Union and Confederate. Congress
forgot its past antagonism towards
the President and gave him the
authority to appoint commission
to investigate and report the true
boundry between Venezuela and
British Guiana and appropriated
the money to pay it's expenses, and
TO show Great Britain that no bluff
was being made. A bill has been
introduced in both branches of
Congress appropriating 500. OoO,-
900, to be Immediately available,
for strengthening the military arm
ament on our sea-coast and the
Canadian frontier. Congress, like
the President, fully recognizes the
tendency of European governments
to make light of the Monroe doc
trine, and is determined to let them
learn differently, if it takes war
to teach them the lesson.