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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

terests of his own town, against even
the declaration of his own wife, he
went to the extremity of his guberna-
torial powers by calling the legisla-
ture together and securing the passage
of law making prize6ghting peni-
Tertiary offense.
Here we have the spectacle Of two
sports forcing the governor OF the
largest state in the Union to call an
extraordinary session Of the legislature
these two "spOrts" from overriding
and making ridiculous the expressed
determination Of the chief officer of the
state. The game may not have been
worth the candle, but Governor Gull
bersOn set out to win, and going TO
the end of his rope, won. This places
the governors of Louisiana and Florida
in a queer light. 1t rOves that when
an executive has the requisite back
bone and the political influence attach
ing to his office well in hand he can
enforce his views. In the cases of
the governors who failed TO suppress
prizefighting, the officials We're no
doubt cowed by an overwhelming dis
play Of public sentiment in favor of
the fight, and the demands of the
transportation companies who were in
terested. No such agencies prevented
Culberson from carrying out his pur-
pose. There is no doubt that public
sentiment in Texas was not averse to
the fight, and there is still less doubt
that the railroad companies feel the
loss of the profits they certainly would
have made had the fight taken place.
So we see Mr.. Culberson bucking pub
lie sentiment and the corporations who
take such prominent part in the poll
tics Of Texas, in order to assert his
own power and strength of purpose.
There was probably some politics in
the movement. Mr.. CulbersOn may
have wanted the anti-prizefghting ele-
ment with him.
In any event the result Of his action
on his political career will be interest
ing. If he should win the nomination
at the next convention and be re-
elected to his Office, high officials will
not tremble as much as they do before
extreme expressions and threats Of
public sentiment. If he is beaten,
either for the nomination or for re-
election, it viii be a long day before
any governor will call legislature to-
gether for the purpose Of enacting a
law which the majority Of the people
oppose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
A SOUND MONEY DOLLAR.

The Sound money" goldbug says
that he don't want a dollar that is
worth one thing today and another
tomorrow, and that the only honest
dollar is the 100 cents dollar. Ad-
hitting the sOundneSs Of the claim,
then the gold dollar is the very dollar
that the people do not want. The
gold dollar will buy twice as much Of
anything, Of everything now that 1t
bought ten years ago, and the indica-
maintained in ten years the gold dollar
will buy twice as much as now. The
gold dollar measured by anything ex-
cept itself is fluctuating continually in
value. AS for the 100 cents racket,
there never was a dollar worth less
than 100 cents, for a cent is the one
hundredth part of a dollar. And so
long as the law holds good will the
dollar hold good, be it Of gold, silver or
of paper. 1t would have been just as
sensible to have said that an honest
dollar is dollar that is worth two
half dollars. 1t would be difficult to
conceive of anything more nonsensical
than this effort to test the stability of
anything by measuring it by itself.
The value of dollar never changes
because it is always worth 100 times
as much as the LOO part of itself!
And the helpless imbeciles who jabber
such Toulouse talk as this are set up
as teachers of financial wisdom, in
stead of being sent to the goOse-lot to
converse with their kind!
The goldbugs say that the silver
dollar was not struck down in 1873,
lation, silver being at 4 premium,
So the gold dollar was at a premium
at that time over paper and was not in
circula alton. Ii the act Of 1873 had
not been passed there would have been
free coinage today, and silver would
have been worth all along and now at
least as much as Is to 1.
Whatever man of tOlerable sense
knows is that the right of free coinage
gives every man the right TO pay his
debt in silver as we'll as in gold, and
If silver were as good 10 pay debts with
as gold. then silver dollar would be
just as valuable as a gold dollar. The
single standard compels him TO pay in
the dearer and ever approaching
metal
The goldbuG is not a fool, but his
SelfiShneSS makes him dishonest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
CULBERSON'S EXPERIMENT.

CulberSOn. the governor of Texas.
has won his fight. Success in politics
is the principal thing. and ii may be
said that his victory will gain him
friends. Personally Culberson was in
favor of the fight, if the reports of his
friends are true. He did not object 10
the combat any more than the rest of
the citizens of Texas did But his
purpose was TO convince the prizefght-
erS and their friends that he was the
executive Of the state and as such de-
manded respect and attention. At the
beginning he said the prizefsht should
not take place in Texas. SO formerly
did the governors Of Louisiana and
Florida. Up 10 within few weeks OF
the proposed fight CulberSon reiterated
this statement again and again. just
as the governors OF the two states men,
toned before had reiterated their own
strength OF purpose. The managers Of
the rrizefight then put a test case into
the courts and Won They proved that
there was no law in Texas against
prize-hChting- This was defeat for
Governor Cuiberson. but he had made
the strong declaration that the fight
should not take place in Texas. and. in
conflict with Il majority sentiment of
the state. against the monetary in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
PURLOINED PLUMAGE.

There are many English aristocrats who
stand IN sore need of wealthy wives
Las, week son of the late Duke Of Rox-
burghe appeared before the bankruptcy
court for the fourth time. The Earl OF
Lancaster is selling his Welsh estate
in small lots. Viscount Hill has been
obliged to sell his family heirlooms to
meet the demands OF creditors.
Oscar Wilde's imprisonment has killed
the sale of'his books in England, but ap-
pears TO have done him a good turn in
France, where his Portrait of Dorian
Gray" has reached a seventh edition.
The French critics praise him 10 the
skies. and Octave Mirabeau insists that
Dorian Gray is a powerful piece OF
pleading for morality.
Another poor fellow who finds himself
rich by Kaffir speculation in London is
Florence O'DriscoIl. once penniless en-
gineer. who came over 70 this country as
a delegate to our Worlds Exhibition He
has since figured conspicuously in the
mining boom. and Harold Frederic says
he could retire today with a fortune OF
s., 100000
Mr. Watts the artist, shakes his head
when he talks of Mr.. Gladstone as Q
sitter, and says: He was about the
worts sitter I ever had. Not that he
could not keep still. but no sooner did he
come in than he began to talk. and after
a couple of hours, when he had to leave,
1 found that I had not done any work
at ALL"
One of the courts of New Jersey has
decided that a husband who drives his
wife from home is guilty of abandon
ment, and that the wife has the right 70
control the domestic affairs of the family.
notwithstanding the opposition OF the
husband or any OF his relatives; and the
woman In this case was a second wife at
that.
The late William Minot, of Boston. pre-
served a bottle of Madeira which had be-
longed 10 his father, William Minot, the
secretary of the Harvard class of 1907,
and the bottle is now in the possession
of William Ninot. the third of the name.
who was graduated from the Harvard
law school in 1868.
Women inventors are, according to the
patent Office reports, adhering to the lines
or the old rather than the new woman.
Out of 400 patents granted TO women in
1894. $50 were for wearing apparel and
100 for cooking utensils.
In Harsham. Pa, the Farmers club a
few days ago discussed the model girl,
and decided what constituted one. She
is girl who 'loves and respects her
mother and who has the ability to con-
verse we'll"
Iahore's Sultan is said TO be going TO
Paris, taking with him a bicycle Of pure
gold set with precious stones.
The wine list of Sardanapalus has been
found on terra Gotta tablet, and contains
ten kinds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
CORN AND PROHIBITION.

To the Eagles query, who puts up
for Tiger Biil?" comes a letter from a
far-off state saying that the writer
doesn't know who puts up for the
Wichita fight but that he knows that
his distilling friends in kentucky can
always be found ready to put up in
sustaining prohibition in Kansas or
ready to put up money 10 secure the
enforcement Of the prohibitory law in
any other western corn-growing state.
Our correspondent suggests that pos
sible ruinous competition is what's the
matter with his Kentucky friends who
ne says are compelled 10 ship their
Kansas corn a thousand miles in order
10 make a superior brand OF drug store
mechanical. medicinal and scientific
purposes merchandise. Whether the
writer is joking or in earnest, there is
the seeming OF j suggestion in his com
petition idea. However we are slow
to believe that the kentucky distillins
companies are taking any hand in
Kansas prohibition. Certainly they
can know nothing Of the Incentive OF
the fight waged against Wichita.
which tight in no sense Involves any
other town or city. much less the state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

A short time ago NJ. Henry, a French
man. being curious 10 see the effect of
benzine on wasp, put some OF it under 8
glass in which a wasp was imprisoned
The wasp Immediately showed signs of
great annoyance and anger. darling at a
piece of paper which had introduced the
benzine into his cell. BY and by he
seems 20 have given up the unequal con-
test in despair. for he lay down on his
back. and. bending up his abdomen. plant
ed his sting thrice into his body, anu then
died. NJ. Henry allowed his scientific in
terest 20 overcome his humanity so far as
10 repeat the experiment with three
wasps. only TO find that the other two
do likewise. He is, therefore, OF opin-
for that wasps. under desperate circum-
stances. commit suicide.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

tional tax on whisky and tobacco. or in
crease the tariff on any article 10 raise the
desired amount. They can even collect
an income tax. Notwithstanding the deci-
sion of the supreme court. All they have
10 do is to send 10 Kansas for an "opin-
ion'' from Attorney General Dawes He
would at once issue an edict commanding
the proper officers to levy the necessary
tax-Troy Chief.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The Armenians in Constantinople broke
into two courts and murdered the judges
And yet in all likelihood those judges were
simply carrying out the law. But il was
the best the Armenians could do. They
couldn't mob the legislature because there
is no legislature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Circuit" Crawford is suing the tele-
graph company because an actor sent
him telegram calling him liar. This
seems a trifiing matter, but maybe the
meSsag was sent collect"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
SEND FOR DAWES.

We are surprised at the short-sighted
ness of the president and secretary of th'
treasury. The funds are running low
and deficiencies constantly occurring, fol
want of sufficient revenue, when Il is tbs
easiest matter in the world 10 put an add
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
Ohio Republican papers are hot under
the collar. as are Reeds Maine friends

Lawyers are not allowed to ask wit
nesses questions unless they lead up to-
them. Corbest and Fftz should take this
suggestion, engage in a poker game. ac-
cuse each other of cheating and sail in.
That would be legal in Texas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
A KANSAS PICTURE

II is reported that they have pro-
hibition law down in Maine which has
proved a great suc,ess- For forty or
fifty years the people OF the Pine Tree
state struggled 10 enforce their pro
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The printing press may be the front
wheel TO the Lords chariot, as Talmage
asserts. which would necessitate the devil
being around when the paper goes to
preSS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Governor Renfrow makes no mention of
statehood in his report TO the govern
ment. Statehood for Oklahoma, IL is
true. would leave Mr.. Renfrow three
thousand two hundred and eighteen miles
from the pie-counter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Walking in sand will cure bow-legs.
This is said to be true because in the
knee joints there is diminished pressure
between the internal condyle of the femur
and the inner condyle surface OF the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

We don't believe that story about an
Oklahoma Indian getting a divorce from
four wives. No man would bare his
breast. to alimony like that.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Let Us be thankful for the fact that
the money that Anna Gould took to
France, France will have to pay back
as an indemnity to John Waller.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

BY the building of that amphitheatre
xhe Dallas carpenters have been greatly
benefited, and il they will assay the
breeze they will find IT was an ill-wind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

: We may be civilized and advanced and
all that, but the man has not been born
yet who can get an ash-pan back into the
stove without making two trips.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The Armenians in Constantinople de-
elared that they would have liberty OF
Heath, and they seem to have been &C
eomodated with the latter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Henry Schad is as good and as capable
q man as ever ran for office In Sedgwick
county. Against him is man-but
everybody knows Rufe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The Armenians will gladly accept aid
from the outside world. but like other
human beings they are liable to get a
little impatient waiting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Frau Ida Doxat-krzyanowski will soon
come to this country to play Wagner.
The custom officers should see if some
thing isn't concealed in that name.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Charley Hatton will not help saddle
liquor prosecution costs on Sedgwick
bounty. Will Dale? Don't try him. il
might be an expensive experiment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The supreme court of the United States
Is now only COO cases behind on the docket
Heirs of litigants should not despair.
Their children may yet get judgment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

II Charley Hatton is elected judge Mr..
1.eurance and Tiger Bill are liable to
pack up their things and march out of
town and leave it to its fate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

When Charley Hatton is district judge
Mr. Lieurance and Hi Lewis and niger
Bill will not be able to pull him down.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

It is said that Governor Culberson has
done what he has done for political ef-
feet. The Texas voter will attend to
that later.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

BY some hook or crook Mr.. Cleveland
Vigorous foreign policy" ought to bor-
row Governor Culberson's backbone for a
few days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

II is~said that Lady Aberdeen dresses
In boomers while riding on the picycie.
We should think she would fan OH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

If you don't think the Prohibitionists
will vote for Dale go up to the court
house and look at Dale's record while he
was county attorney.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The railroads will charge extra here
after for carrying bicycles. They should
also make an excessive rate for boomers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

John Davis defied the Proniplnohis' u
and was elected. Charley dattoh oe'
fies them and he viii be elected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

The Indian Territory is now ANXIOUS ior
the prizefight. 1t defies any prlzehsh'ef
nm earth TO disgrace its fair name.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

His attorneys may yet claim tnat LUZ
rant was inspired to do the deco. II Was
In that part of the church.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Out on many a Kansas farm just now
the landscape presents an endless per-
epective of limp and evaporated water
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Governor Culberson goes to his corner
smiling. It should be further stated that
Mrs. CuIberson is not in that corner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

In all likelihood the duke loves Miss
Vanderbilt. We should hate to put our
affection under a 100000 900 temptation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04

Cuiberson Is governor of Texas. TINS
Is official and literally true.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-20
THE LlREElAN MOVEMENT.

The International Migration Society shipped 200 negroes to Liberia last month and the office of the society in Birming- ham now has 5000 names booked for pas sage at an early date. The names Of those who desire to migrate to Liberia are entered by the society on the pay ment of $1, and the same sum each month until $40 is realized. This pays the pas sage of the emigrant to Liberia, and the society, on his arrival there, gives him three months rations, and the Liberian government gives him twenty-five acres of land. Those booked for future passage are scattered all over the South and West, mostly from Arkansas and the Southwest. Very few will go from the Birmingham district. The society finds it's most effective work lies in the most remote agricultural districts. It makes but little headway with the town darkies. It need not be supposed that the work or
 this society will take all the negroes from the South. The natural increase of the negroes is about 300,000 year, and
 the society ships but small proportion of that number,
 This society was founded some fifty years ago, and was indorsed by the lead ing statesmen of that time. It was seen at that time that, some distant country
 was necessary for the refuge of negroes
 who bought their freedom or were set free. Liberia was selected. The govern
 ment of Liberia is modelled on that of the | United States. The country is governed | entirely by negroes. The constitution prohibits anyone but a citizen holding | office and no one but negro can be- come a citizen The only way white man can become a citizen is by marriage
 to a negro. woman. The President of Li- l beria, Cheeseman, is a negro, born in l Liberia of parents who emigrated from l Savannah, Ga. The success of the Li- | berian government indicates that the ne- l gro can govern if freed from the domi- nance of the white man.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-20
CHINA AND JAPAN.

The treaty of peace between China and Japan affects this country as well as European countries. Already it has been one of the factors in the rapid rise of cotton. By the terms of the treaty China will be thrown open to modern inVen- tons This will create demand for our, cotton gins, cotton mill machinery and raw cotton. Railroads will be built and we will supply part of the iron and ma chinery. The Likin tax will be abolished. This is a tax levied by one province Of China on the imports of another province. IL is as if one of our States should levy tax on the exports from another State. The framers of our constitution guarded against this restriction on trade. When this tax is abolished it will facilitate trade in all the provinces of China.
 The cession of territory to Japan by China seems very large, yet taken in connection with the great extent of China it is small It is no more to China than the cession of a county in Texas to Mexico would be to the United States The indemnity of $100,000,000 is only 20 cents to each inhabitant of China.
 The great result of the treaty will be the Europeanizing of China. Japan. with her European methods, will enter China and revolutionize it's internal economy This will stop the great powers in their long formed determination to divide up China It is well known that Russia France and England some years since de- termned to partition China among them selves. To do this now they must con- quer Japan and China combined. It would be no easy task to subdue Japan alone. It has shown itself to be mil itary nation, skilled in all the arts of modern warfare and possessed of a splendid army and navy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-20
THE MAGELLAN LETTER,

By request of Col R. A. Mcclellan of Limestone, the Age-Herald today pub fishes a communication from him in reference to recent criticism by The State of the resolution introduced by him at the recent gathering of silverites at Athens. Colonel Mcclellan is not a Dem ocrat, according to the Age-Herald's conception of the term Democrat" He declares his opposition to the party as organized in this State and says some very ugly things about it. He declares himself for the free, unlimited and un- conditional coinage of silver, as against any and all other political doctrines, creeds or party lines As the Age-Herald has before stated Colonel Mcclellan s adherence, defense and advocacy of sil- yer monometallism is much more con sistent than the ways of that wing which is attempting to inculcate the false doctrine inside Democratic party lines when they know that it is con- trary to the declared principles of the party, so distinctly stated in the platform of 1892. Colonel McClellan's letter will be read with interest, though not indorsed by the masses in this State.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-20
Claimed to Have Been Robbed.

D. A. Doane, white man, walked into the police station and put up a tale to the officers, purporting to have been robbed by two persons who said they were officers.
 Doane said he came into the city at 3:12 yesterday afternoon and that his home was near Cullman. He stated tha$ about sundown two men who were stand ing on a. corner near him asked him if he, did not want to take a walk down to the railroad shops. He told them he didn't care if he did, and then they had good thing. The trio went to the shops and then walked in the direction of the North Highlands. When near the outskirts of the city he said they were approached by two more men, who displayed badges and said they were officers. He was or dered Ito put up his hands and they searched his pockets and took $22. They went one way and he another. The offi- cers are Investigating the matter. sf