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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27
CLEVELAND'S DICKER.

The man who presided over tne New
York Democratic convention at SYRIA
cuse. day before yesterday. was one of
the heads of the bond syndicate, which
syndicate went into deal with the
administration to beat the American
people out of millions Of dollars. The
, syndicate having dissolved this week,
or so announced, and gold is again be-
ing drawn from the treasury by them
in order to force another secret con-
tract, or at least force another issue of
bonds, it will be interesting to figure
up the dizzy, or the SO-called profits.
The face of the bonds sold to the
American end of the syndicate. or one
half of the entire issue, was $31. 151,-
800. The syndicate paid premium
of LAO. which amounted to $1,39S.9I1.
The government received, therefore,
$32,556.47
The syndicate sold the bonds at a
premium of 1919. That gave the bank
ers a profit Of 50 49,, 716. which, added
to the price paid for the bonds, shows
that the syndicate received S35.O52. 1876.
The bonds finally went to 1921, max
ing a further profit of S3,115.750 for
somebody and raising the market price
of the American half of the securities
to $3S, 1871 1886. The government re-
ceived for the same bonds but So, 500
All, and it is apparent, therefore, that
the government lost on the sale of the
American half $5,411 ,465. Add to that
the same loss on the half of the issue
sold abroad, and the total loss of the
government is shown to have been
S10.S22,93O. The net profit Of the syn
dictate was $4,991 ,432, or more than Ii
per cent on the investment.
I This loss was sustained by the gov
eminent, be it remembered. under a
contract made by the president and
dictate of bankers. with the understand
ing, so the people We're told, that the
bankers would maintain the gold re-
serve of the treasury at the limit Of
one hundred millions of dollars fixed
by custom as guarantee for the
greenbacks in circulation.
There is no doubt that the govern
ment has fulfilled its part of the con-
tract, for the'loss to the treasury bears
witness to that fact, but the syndicate
has been dissolved, its profits divided.
and the treasury gold reserve, now
millions below the limit, is going still
lower.
No wonder the president and secre-
tary of the treasury failed to divulge
the exact stipulations Of that secret
contract. We can see no reason why
they should desire to make public the
details of financial operations of such
a questionable character. But the
American people will know all
about it some time. The incoming
congress is likely to call for full in
formation on the subject, and the in
formation will be given, too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27
1T WOULD HAVE COST.

There went I'D a big sigh Of relief
from the taxpayers Of this city and
county Immediately the announcement
cot abroad that the Prohibition prose
cutions had been postponed, at least
until January next. SO far as the Dis
trict court is concerned. The leeches
and drones who have been urging
their tools on no doubt CRASHED their
teeth in rage, as they denounced the
"biased and corrupt court" but the
men who constitute the life and hope
of the community, the men who must
pay for all this wild fool extravaganza,
breathed more free. The gratihed
smile which spread over the faces Of
those who cannot dodge the burthen
and disaster forced upon them in the
name of law. upon learning the ruling
of Judge Williams, grew into laugh
next morning when the verdict of the
Jury in the Wall case was announced.
Later in the day when Judge Reed put
a stop to the expensive farce, business
men everywhere caught each others
hands in hearty grasp and congratula-
ton.
When discomfitted, defeated and an
gered, the man who had been chosen
to play states attorney general, set
about adding scores Of names to the
transcript for witnesses, solely to pile
up costs upon the people. it seemed to
many that the people were helpless.
He proposed to summon witnesses
even from great distances. to prove
just what he could go on to the stand
any day and swear to himself. Had
not the defendants attorneys in the
name of justice and fairness, moved
to carry the trial over, the next ten or
twenty days, the taxpayers would have
been held to a cost of not less than
$500 per day, or from five to ten thou
sand dollars Of total cost in proving
that somebody had drank glass Of
beer at go East Douglas avenue. in
violation of a law that has never been
enforced throughout the state, and to
crafty the spleen Of extremists and
their disappointed hirelings.
What will be the orders from Topeka
now would be hard to guess. Those
who are waging the war here will have
to be seen by the governor who says
800 people,-mostly girls and boys
asked him to make an example of this
people, as also by his pure-minded
and morally perfect attorney general.
No two men were ever more perfectly
matched, probably, morally and men
tally, than Campbell and Dawes. Mea-
sure and size them up as you will and
no two peas were ever so matched
And both are insane to make good
their threats against the people of this
city. Conservative and fair-minded
men would conclude that the expensive
farce had gone far enough. While
doubling, the people can only wait.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Topeka. day before yesterday. with
Culver OF Emporia. as Spokesman.
called the attention of Governor Nor
rill 10 the fact that Atchisoa was about
70 hold a corn carnival which threat
cned 10 be 4 success unless some rweu-
~ or more saloons in that city were
shnr up. We call the attention of
-Atchison 10 the fact Jhat there is moth
ing IN the constitution OF the state
which fixes the capital permanently at
Toxeka.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The state monies Of Kansas are de-
posted in Topeka banks and Topeka
is never short of money. Upwards Of
an alf million dollars Of the peoples
money = in the Topeka banks. in
round numbers SG61.136. as follows;
Bank OF Topeka. Sits. 2s6.6,; Central
ationai bank. S9e.SiSil; Merchants
National lank. Si4.97s1.69: First Ma
tianai. S35..2s3.13.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

From the way that man Lieurance
hangs on 10 that fifty per month. hope
is forced to confess that that spring
ing eternally in the human breast is
u little monotonous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The State Fair AZ Wichita will be the
most complete exposition OF its kind
ever given in the west. The Southern
kansas and oklahoma man who does
not attend is wobbly in his patriotism.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Fve-y resident Of Southern Kansas
should be interested In making NE
Kansas State aFir IT Wichita h"Vi-
ing success. Ii ! going 7" De a sue
CO.. anyhow. and every oo,ly should DE-
ON hand TO take part Of the credit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27
FROM wOMAN's EYES.

From woman's eyes this doctrine
derive;
They sparkle still the right Promethean
fire;
They are the books, the arts, the
academies,
That show, contain and nourish all the
world.
-ShakeSpeare
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

After having had his third term line
with the fact that the bobber hasn't
shown the least motion that could be
mistaken for a nibble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

"And so You have been to Green
iand?" said a Kansas man who dis
covered Professor Dyche on the train.
"Yes" "What fur?" Sur fur" said
nyaho
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The number and gorgeousness Of the
exhibits at the Kansas State Fair in
Wichita next week will tax the ca
pacity of any two eyes on earth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Leavenworth is at the mercy Of any
one citizen disposed To call for the
enforcement of the Prohibitory law.
ANY one citizen who would attempt il
would be at the mercy of Leavenworth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Southern Kansas raises the biggest
hogs. the biggest corn, the biggest
beets, the finest cattle. the fastest
horses on earth. And it viii have the
hi@CnSf fair
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

OF course there will be a few men In
Southern Kansas who have grudge
against themselves who will not at
tend the State Fair. But the great
majority of people will come
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The exhibits of wheat ar the Kansas
State Fair in Wichita will be immense.
and Mr.. Coin Harvey will be on
hand 10 prove why the farmer does
not secure more money for IL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The farmer who makes the corn and
the corn that makes the pig and the
pig that makes the wealth will all be on
exhibition in Wichita next week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

An Oklahoma paper speaks Of an In
dian bringing in his "blushing bride, /"
young squaw. 1t is fact that a
blush Will show on a redSkin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

1t isn't absolutely necessary that
the c0idbus visitors 20 the State Fair
should listen 70 Mr. Harvey's speech.
They can stroll of 20 another part Of
the grounds and airt with the Circas-
sian beauty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Professor Dyche brought a sealskin
hack from the north. II he StuffS it
1t should be with Mrs. Dyche, or there
will be trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

There may be something in the state
ment of an eastern minister that If a
Slot WIS cut in the top of the box the
contribution at churches would be
larger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The man who works hard all the
gear round should come to Wichita
next Monday and see how much pleas
ant rest he can crowd into one week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The best races that ever took place in
the state of Kansas will occur in Wich-
tia next week. The man who is a
Judge Of horsefiesh should be on hand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Fifty-four postoffices were discon-
tinued in Kansas last year. how fro-
hibition does draw people to this state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

RasahaU has become such patriotic
sport that it is hard to see no" IL
manages to avoid being partisan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Senator PETER has bought a Topeka
paper. And yet time and time again
he has said he did not want TO be gov
hrnOr of Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Professor Dyche came right down
out Of the still, cold, comfortable eli
mate Of the North Pole and struck q
temperate zone blizzard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The police should not remove the
awnings now. The measly kids will
httend to that and also the sidewalks
bn Halloween.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

A great many people should attend
The State Fair for no other reason than
to satisfy themselves that Mr.. Harvey
does not wear knee breaches.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

There will be big vest-pocket vote
In Sedgwick county this fall If Lieu
rance will kindly leave the taxpayer
his vest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

People who missed the worlds fair
should manage to come to the State
Fair at Wichita next week and make
up the loss, partly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The weather is just right for a state
fair. And the people are in the right
disposition to make it a great success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The Kansas City papers continue to
20 into the hands Of receivers. The
Eagle continues to go into the hands
of subscribers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

Next year at this time Grover Cleve
land will still be president. Every
shing will not be remedied by mex
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27
tbs IExICAN mEssIAH.

These are days of occuiiisln. spirit
ism and psychology. and the New Mex
lean messiah OF faiih-healer nads
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

That weather last Sunday was SIM
ply to show you what winter VIII pe
ike when it comes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

While some OF the Okiahouls edaiers are
IN Texas they shaass drip sroa;a1 2sa sc
C1,R4rson and determine She'asT tAzi .
q hug o. ac-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

The taxpayer feels better, thank you
Mr.. Smythe.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-19
BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA
A Subject of England Talks of Hawaiian
Horrors
Painting Word Picture Of tie Punishment
Fie Received While Being
Suspect Only

LONDON, April Is. Frederick Harri-
son, who says he has been a resident of
Hawaii for seventeen years. has written
to the press from San Francisco, COM
planning of the treatment to which Brit
ish subjects had been subjected in
Hawaii. He says:
When the plan for revolution was
prematurely discovered in January, the
government seized ftas pretext to make
wholesale arrests. l with others was CON
fined in crowded, filthy prison. British
subjects and others were subjected in the
prisons to fortunes in hope of obtaining
evidence and draw them into testifying
directed.
To the credit of England. only one man
surrendered to these dastardly methods.
A dark cell, munger, ana being thrust
naked into dark funk of cold water un-
til the victim, tainted, threats of execu-
ton, arrest of other mem bers of the fam
lily and brides are samples of the methods
employed. 80
Harrison also complained that the Brit
ish government did, not take notice of
atfidavits forwarded to England by Brit
ish subjects. subjected to. the, oppression.
The st. James Gazette, commenting on
Harrison 8 letter, says the Hawaiian gov
eminent applied a mild form of torture to
the prisoners accused of sedition against
the republic and expresses the opinion
that the British. foreign office should in
vestigate the charges. adding: IF true,
we are bound to withdraw our recog-
niJion of this government of second ra tie
Yankee adventures" ., az ,.lt
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-19
THE NICARAGUAN AFFAIR
DR.. Guzmau Talks About the Country S
Outlook
The Government Has No ~axs That tn.
Company Should Suren6ef Its
Concsssion-Other Matters

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Dr. Guz-
man, the Nicaraguan minister, was asked
today concerning a report that Nicaragua
desired that the present Nicaraguan cana |
company should surrender the concession
under which work has been done thus
far and that the United States and Mica
ragua should Jointly undertake the future
work as a governmental enterprise.
The minister explained the report was
due to a misapprehenslon.
1.-The Nicaraguan government has no
wish" he said, that the company
should surrender it's concession. 1t had
every confidence that the company would
push, the enterprise with all possible
speed Under these clrcum stances DIR.
Guzman said. the joint governmental |
action was not a live one and it was need
less to speculate on a contingency which
sibility. The government wanted to give
every facility and encouragement to W
company and did not want the impress
sion to get abroad that it considered a
forfeiture likely or even possible.
Dr.. Guzman $50 the msappreher sioh
arose through crediting to MIN a state
Inent which he had communicated, to the
state department as an enclosure. The
statement had been made h-s:ins an in
terview between the United 9EE,s min
lister at Nicaragua and the government
authorities.
1t was forwarded to Guzman and by
| him sent to the state department without
any intention of endorsing the views. II
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-19

lives only half a block from Emanuel
church. After leaving there the relation
of his movements is sadly confused. He
went to the stable where his brother
Clarence keeps his team, Orange alley and
Twenty fourth street, block away, and
then remembered that he did not drive in.
1t is then that he made break for the
cars. AT Twenty fourth and Bartlett
streets he said he saw man whom he
took to be Durrsnt, but he did no. stop
to say anything to him. but ran down
Bartlett to Twenty third street, and then
down Twenty-third street to, catch his
car In this journey he ran out
cut of his way block. and there are
many other discrepancies. These are'so
glaring that Wolfe has been subp9naed to
appear again before the coroner's jury,
where he will be asked to explain himself.
Wolfe is about the same size as Dur
rant. wore long overcoat of the SAME
general style, a FELT hat like -Durrant's
and at a glance could easily be mistaken
for him. There is no evidence that young
Molfe knew either Miss Lamont or Miss
Williams. Aa - 81 81
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-19
THOSE NEW FOUR PER CENTS
Interesting Story Told Among Moneyed
Men ia Wall Street
No Bonds Can Be Obtained In Lyndon Except
at the Equivalent, of New
York Prices

NEW YORK, April Is The Evening
Post says:
An interesting story was current in well
informed Wall-street circles today con
corning the new per cent government
bonds and the operations of the syndi.
cate. 1t was to the effect that the success
full bidcers in London for the new per
cent bonds had sold large amount
through arbitrage houses in this city, de-
liveriny here in Auugst, at prices con
siderably below the price prevailing in
this market, due allowance being made
for the difference in interest, exchange,
etc. that the members of the syndicate,
as soon as they learned the facts. read
the riot act to the arbitrage brokers,
members of the syndicate here and that
j. p. Morgan, who is now in London. did
the same thing Immediately upon his ar
rival there and stopped all further sales of
the bonds on the terms mentioned. Now
it is said no bonds can be obtained in
London except at the equivalent of the
New York prices. with the necessary
allowances for the differences in interest,
etc.
Arbitrage brokers. members OF the syn
dictate, were unwilling to talk about the
matter today. denying anyeknowledges OF
any such transactions, They. admitted,
however, that bonds had been sold in
London deliverable in August. The life
of the syndicate will not expire until Oc-
Ftober =
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-19
League Games Open Brightly O.,
Many Diamonds
CRANKS BY THE THOUSAND
1t Was Impossible TO Keep the People Oh
the Square
Auspeious Opening of the Season in Al, Of
the Larger Eastern Cities How the
Game Started in New York

CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 1s.-The
baseball season opened in Cincinnati be-
fore the largest crowd ever assent led in-
side the ball park here More than f.. 900
people swarmed over the lot. The
weather was triAe chilly. The Reds
batted hard from the start. Score:
Cincinnati, o; Cleveland, g.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Dryer and Parrott,
Sullivan and thinner. IS
BALTIMORE, April 1S.-Forrteen
thousand people saw Philadelphia take
game from Baltimore today by a mag
nificent batting streak in the last inning.
The Quakcrs earned all their runs. Score;
Philadelphia. 7; Baltimore, 6.
Batteries Taylor and Clemcnts Espcr
and Robinson.
ST. LOUIS. April lS.-Under the bright
sky and in the presence of thousands of
enthusiastic fans, the first game of the
National League baseball season was
played here today between the ChCagos
ara the st. Louis Browns. The former
team won easily through the poor pitch
ing of Brei tenstein, who sent ten men 10
bases on balls. Score:
st. Louis. Z; Chicago 10.
Batteries - Breitenstein, Inks and
WEIGH; killen, Hart and klnsow.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-The opening
championship game of baseball at the
Polo grounds was played today There
were % 900 people present. Mayor Strong
threw new ball from the upper tier OF
the grand stand to Umpire Lynch and
when the crowd came to play ball. the
season of 1895 was formally opened.
Rusie and Kennedy were the opposing
pitchers aud both did we'll. Staffor's
error in the eighth inning gave the vs-
tors three runs and the game.
Brooklyn, I; New York 1.
Batteries Kennedy and Grim; Rusie
and Farrell.
LOUISVILLE E, Ky, April 1s.-with the
weather perfect ana Il crowd mum bering
5000 peope, the opening vi the baseball
season here was successful. Ffeffcr played
first ta,. for the home team
Louisville, II; Pittsburg. ..
Batteries Inks and Welch; kinslow,
killen and Hart.
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mas since been found that the report O
the interview at Managua was We de-
frctive. Minister Baker was talking III
English and Understood no Spanish. The
Nicarlguan minister WAS talkih. in
Spanish and understood no English.
There was naturally some misunderstand-
ing from which the recent reports have
arisen.
WASHINGTON, April lS.-The impre =
sion is growing here that President Xeaya
of Nicaragua has taken too optimistic II
view OF the state OF the relations between
Great Britain and his own country IN as
Stunning that the former has decided to
desist from carrying out her utmatum
to Nicaragua and that she will agree t,
allow the claim for indemnity to go to
arbitration.
1t is regarded as a significant fact here
that the Earl of Kimberly the British for
eign minister has Just returned suddenly
to London and it is believed the true ex-
PLANTATION of the delay in action is to be
found i'll the fact that none of the subor'
dinates in the British foreign Office felt
like assuming the responsibility for acton
in the absence of the earl
DR.. Guzman. the Nicaraguan minister
here, has not heard from his government
as to Great Britain purpose, but he Is
hourly expecting an answer to his cabled
inquiry. From the delay in answ ering he
believes the NIcarauguan government is
as yet uniformed as to the fastest phases
of the situat on and it probably is IN
communication with its representative IN
London. Sir Julian Paunceiote, the British
am AMBASSADOR, received no advICeS on the
subject today. While there is an absence
of official information, the diplomatic
officials regard it as set led that Great
Britain will proceed to enforce her claim
against Nicaragua by moderate but firm
means. The impression also prevails
that With parliament in session the gov
eminent would not risk an appeal 70 that
body by moderatng or yielding to the
proposals of a minor power.
NEW YORK, April Is. The World has
received a private dispatch cable from
London giving the following reply sent by.
the British government to Nicaragua:
LONDON, April Is, 1898.
10 the Foreign Minister OF Nj aragua,
Managaua:
have the honor to receive your excel
lency's telegram of the 18th instant My
note was delivered to Senor Barrios Oh
the .6th of February with the request that
Il copy be forwarded to your eXcellency
by mail March ID. Her majesty govern
ment cannot be responsible for the delay
III your receiving it: Your counter pr9--
rosal has been considered and | regret it
cannot be accepted. Her majesty's gov
ernmcnt cannot admit there is any doubt
as to the rights of the British subjects
and must adhere to the demands in N,
previous note.
(Signed) KIMBERLY.
The note which the Earl OF Kimberly,
British secretary of state for foreign al
fairs, refers MS having delivered to Senior
Barrios, Nicaragua's envoy to Englan
IN his special mission February 18th,
vas what is known as Great Britain S
lltmatum to Nicaragua.
Great Britain reply in effect rejects
lrb trat:on of the amount CT indemnity
q British subjects for personal injuries
lad insists upon the ra-,.ent of { 10 00o.