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The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
A LIBELOUS AXIOM.

That much heralded axiom of the
monometallists, that it is time for the
government to go out of the banking
business, is being used for more than
it is worth. Judge Tourgee calls the
turn on this implied falsehood by say
ing cit is time the banks were going
out of the government business 1t
is not true that the government is,
or ever has been, engaged in banking.
1t is true, however, that the govern
ment very properly assumes the right
to place certain salfe-gaurdS around
banking privileges, without which the
whole system would go TO pieces in
less than q fortnight. But for the
protection which the law gives the
depositor, and the bill holder, they
would be at he bankers mercy-uust-
ing both his capacity and his integrity
for security. Without such law the
adventurer would be free to make his
experiment in banking, and the rogue
would have full liberty to beat his
depositorS to any extent. SO far as
these rights are assumed by the gov
ernment, it is quite essential it remain
in the banking business.
It can hardly be denied that the
banks have done their share towards
the usurpation of rights. The late
bond deal, manipulated by n syndicate
of bankers. through their agents, the
government officials show their capac-
ity and willingness to deprive our
own people of evne the privilege of
bidding on Il choice, interest paying
security. and placing it in the hands
of English capitalists, at a rate far
below their market value on the day of
sale. There may have been ulterior
motives in il, but until something
better is offered the item of some So
000,00 of brokerage will stand rs the
only defense for their part in this deal.
The government itself has facilities for
selling bonds. and. no doubt. would
do so were it not that the banks per-
sist in running its finances. Not only
this, but their usurpation of rights
on the floor of congress is I serious and
menancing reality. The ciandestine
fraud of 'I13. when gold was made the
only standard of values. furnishes the
example. and it is putting it mildly
to say, it has been maintained by
succession of made-to-order legislation
ever since. Every candid man would
admit that, but for the influence of
banks and bankers. silver would hold
its rightful place today is one Of the
two precious metals of final payment.
but whence their right. as 4 class. to
meddle with legislation? Why not
the farmers. manufacturers. merchants
or laborers of the country uSurp the
same privilege? Ii would be dan
gerous experiment for the government
| to release its authority over the banks
until they had permanently retired
/ from the government business
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
RECKLEss RECKoNING

If ever an issue of great public con
Germ was discussed by not discussing
il at all il Is this demand for a single
standard. That there is dearJh of
argument in It's favor. nobody doubts.
but il is fair 10 assume that something
more than falsehood. and abuse toward
those who oppose il, would. ut least.
be attempted. On the bare asSump-
ton that gold basis is the only So
cure foundation for credit or currency.
its defenders seem IL think nothing
more is needed than 10 heap anathema
upon those who differ with them. The
silver craze, the fifty cent dollar, =
western cranks'' and southern
idiots" are some Of the terms which
ornament their literature Granting
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
Santa Fe REORGANIZATION.

When the representatives of the own
ers and bond holders OF the Santa Fe
railroad system were in Topeka one OF
them announced that the plan of re-
organization would be ready for the
public about the middle of April. II is
a part of the plan now 10 foreclose the
mortgages on ali the roads which are
hopelessiy in debt. Stockholders who
Will put up the assessment OF $40
share Will not be crowded out. but the
stock of all delinquents viii be taken
by the unwriters, who viii pay the
assessment The St. Louis and San
Francisco, the Texas line, and other
lines which are paying. probably viii
escape foreclosure and soon Will be re-
leased from the receivership. although
they Will remain parts of the system;
but ii Is not expected that the original
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe road
Will be taken out OF the hands of the
receivers for year or more The plan
of reorganization aslo includes a
change OF name. The present name has
many advocates, but il is argued by
others, especially by the English and
Dutch bond holders, that il means
nothing; that it is not suggestive of the
geography of the system Many new
names have been suggested, but the
one that seems TO be the most favored
is Chicago, Kansas and Pacific"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

their absolute right TO decide these
matters, and allowing that their royal
ipse dixit is correct per Sc, these
terms might be used to our shame.
but it has not yet occurred to the great
majority west of New York and south
of the Ohio river, that the high pre-
rogatiye of deciding the question has
been left to few men who assume
TO know it all. On the contrary ii
might not be out Of place to remind
this gold bediZened contingent that,
as certain as that there was a God in
idiots be heard from at the next
national election. and that If the cam
paign is TO be fought on this line. it
will only consolidate, and increase the
majority which will speak at the polls
in favor of the peoples money. We
further say, that the contest is not
yet on. The complimentary satire,
employed by the press. is only a little
sectional slIarp-shOoting-a firing on
the picket-guards who stand sentinel
for the opposing armies. Long before
November 90 the hosts, which are TO
fight this battle of the ballot, will be
ready for the onset. If the tramp,
tramp of the millions from the middle,
western and southern states has no
terrors for these Spartan defenders of
gold, let them, for the time, enjoy
their security. If the issue Is TO be
narrowed down TO 4 simple for or
against the coinage of silver, and that
is what the people demand, the fate
of Leonidas is as certain as the dawn OF
the day of battle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
WHY DID THE REICRSTAG?

The iron-hearted octogenerian Of
Germany has had his birthday again
satisfactorily celebrated. The dem
onStrationS threw into the shade the
throne he created as also the person
who occupies it. But what the world
viii think Of Bismarck Il hundred
years hence would be difficult to guess
He turned all Europe into an armed
camp and spilled out the blood of
human hearts, not for himself, but for
an idea. The reichstag vote against
congratulating him reflected a senu-
ment rife in Germany and it may be
that it is the majority sentiment
But whether the lover of kingly power
and majesty will be called good or bad
in history remains to be seen. This
mighty man who has no use for the
common people, except as they con-
tribute TO the glory of power, is I'M
doubteGly the most imposing figure of
the old world, and the cry of HOch!
HOch! Prince Won Bismarck, Is un-
doubtedly the sentiment of the empire.
yet that the thoughtful masses of Ger
many will sustain the reichstag there
seems little question. They do not
deny his great genius in welding, on
the hot anvil Of war. a score Of duchies,
kingdoms and the like into an empire,
which embraces all the Faderland,
still they would have his young high
ness, as also Bismarck, himself, to
understand that men constitute the
state and not a mediocre individual
trigged out in boots and spurs. and
that the kings who will govern in the
future will neither wear crowns nor
boast royal birth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
MUST HAVE MEAT.

United States Consul Tingle at
Brunswick. Germany. has reported 10
the state department the existence of
Il remarkable appetite for horse meat
among the people Of his consular dis
trict The demand for the meat greatly
exceeds the supply, and the price for
old jades has risen consequently from
about 81 or SO i head Ia about 500.
Since the German government viii not
permit the people to indulge their taste
for American beef. and the Brunswick
ers seem 50 anxious 10 eat horse. Il
promising market seems ~ be open 10
the discarded steeds Of the trolley com
panies: and our sausage factories may
he obliged TO e:sse mixing chopped
Pegasus with their pegk-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Ocean, who was in New York the day
following the Chicago election. called
attention to a somewhat strange ano-
maly in that election When Hopkins
ran for mayor eighteen months ago
the A. p. A. came out bodily against
him. His. opponent was Protestant
and he was Catholic. l never knew
religious lines TO be so tightly drawn
in politics. Hopkins was elected. This
time there We're the same elements in
the election. Wenter, the defeatd can
didate was a Catholic. Swift is a Meth
odist. Despite this there was not a
word of religion brought into the con-
test. In eighteen months the whole
veered around and the people righted
themselves where they were wrong be-
fore
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
THE TRIBES MUST GO.


The arrival of the United States land
Office survey 1T South McAlester in the
Indian Territory, is n notable event in
the history of the federal government.
The Indians themselves who have been
relying upon indefinite treaty rights.
cannot but recognize in this move the
first step toward the final doom of
tribal organization. Had the five civ
ilized tribes benefited properly from
their tribal governments, there would
still be a shadow of disgrace in dis
turbing their possession, but as it is.
the Indians themselves have become
the dupe of interlopers who are fat
tening ut the expense of the entire
union. The carnival OF lawlessness
and responsibility 10 federal juris-
diction has reached its climax in the
Indian Territory and. like oklahoma,
it must be reclaimed to modern civili-
ZatiOu
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Joseph jefferson will deliver q lee
ture to the Harvard Union some time
this spring.
The young czar Is said to owe the
great improvement in health which
has taken place in late years entirely
to cycling.
Allen G.. Thurman, affectionately
known as 1.-The Old Roman" is now
S2-years-old. He spends the day asleep
in his library and reads the entire night.
Governor Hughes Of Arizona, has ap-
pointed twelve newspaper men to act
as board Of immigration commission
ers. The governor is himself d news
paper man.
Colonel Won Cohansen, who died re-
Gently in Cassel, was one of the best
known German authorities on Roman
archaeology and had written numerous
books on the subject.
The well-known sculptor. Giuseppe
Grandi, died the other day in Milan,
Italy. His first acadeInical prize was
received for a statue of Odysseus.
Among his most celebrated works is
his statue of the philosopher. Beccaria.
The late Oliver WerA1ll Holmes was
the first American contributor to the
Tennyson Memorial which is to be
erected near the poets old home on
the Isle OF Wight. 1t will bear the
legend Erected by Friends in England
and America"
Herbert Beerbohm Tree recently ad-
dressed the Harvard students on Some
Aspects of the Stage" The lecture
was under the auspices of the Harvard
Press association, and was similar in
scope and purpose to that delivered by
Henry Living last year.
Judge Lyman Trumbull OF Illinois.
although past Sugars of age, repre-
sented Earnest Debs in the supreme
court at Washington. Judge Trumbull
was one of the Republican senators
who, in 1866. voted against the i'm
peachment Of President Johnson. He
gradually drifted out of the Republi-
can party, however, and in 1872 became
a Democrat.
William Findlay Skunk, who is men
toned in connection with the board OF
civil engineers TO examine the route OF
the Nicaragua canal, is son and
grandson of former governors OF Penn
syivania. Mr.. Skunk is a distinguished
civil engineer, having had charge Of
many important public works, among
the rest, the Manhattan and Brooklyn
elevated railroads, the South Penn
sylvania railroad, surveys for the In
tercontinental railway. and other en-
terprises of magnitude both in Pennsyl-
vania and the New England states.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Ii Hung Chang's assailant was SEN
fenced TO prison for life If he had
refused to bow his head 10 the ground
as the mikado passed up the street,
be would have been heheaded.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Failure to attend three consecutive
meetings means expulsion from the
Committee of Fifty. The men who
want to quit will have no trouble in
doing il
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

II you must get excited read up on
the Venezuela difficulty. 1t presents
q serious crisis. There are only one
or two men who appreciate what tlils
crisis is, but we are assured that 1t
Is fhera
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Clarkson says that Harrison will ac-
cept the presidential nomination if it
Is rendered to him. 1t is reasonably
safe TO say the same thing in regard
to Mr. Sibley of PENNSYLVANIA.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Warden Chase appears to have been
possessed with Il gentle spirit of rivalry
to keep things just as pleasant at the
penitentiary as Householder did at the
insane asylum.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Last night several women of this
city organized q Financial club. Any
party that viii offer good 99-cent
bargain in finance can have their sup
pa1-f
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Harry st. John is the second Okla
homa legislator who has committed
murder. Asa training-school in calm
ness and equilibrium the Oklahoma
legislature can be voted q failure.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Mrs. Parah Stevens, the leader of the
"Four Hundred" is dead 1t was
pneumonia. and not modification be-
cause her daughter married an English
noblenan, that caused her death.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

IF, - sad her fathor you succeed in
making $50. Coo during the next two years
ont of your 5us31ess. yOH shall have my
daughter II you foil -
"Rut I shall not fail interrupted tbs
youthful suif1r snthusiasfIcaily.
"Will you kindly tell me, " qusried TIE
cid financieE ool1ly. how you intend "a
make such sEm q MONEY wittOuti -
New York EeKald
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

No wonder we are Il contentious
country We refelIed ourselves. We
have thousands of Irish citizens who
are here because they rebelled against
England: Cuban rebellions fly here for
protection. South America is always
represented here by several insur-
gents, and France also contributes her
refI1Usas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Ex-Marshal Grimes was recognized
by the train-robbers at Dover and ad-
dressed pleasantly, and just at that
moment Bill didn't take pains to ex-
tend the acquaintance.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

1t is q curious circumstance that Ok
Iahoma has more than her share of
marital tragedies, even with a divorce
law that would seem TO help prevent
violence over domestic troubles.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

The Oklahoma bandits We're very
polite. They refused to take any
money from ladies, after discovering
that few of the women carried any cash
to speak of.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Love usually laughs at lock-smiths,
but the night-latch on Mrs. Williams
door in the penitentiary appears to
have assisted.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

1t does not take an investigation to
establish that the last Populist admin
.istration met in the Republicans foe
worthy of their steal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

If there is an Iago behind the ST.
John tragedy at Oklahoma City he
should be ferreted out and hanged as
high as Haman.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

His long silence denotes that PETER
is at last thinking before he speaks, y
and what a speech it will be when he
starts in.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Venezuela intends to fight to the bit
ter end. if there is any show OF her
getting Uncle Sam TO furnish the sol
iierS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

As the government of Colombia has
declared the rebellion at an end, the
time for hard fighting should soon be-
gin
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

One difficulty Cuba has in making
war is that most Of her warriors are in
the United States yawping about what
they are going to do some day.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Harry St Johns uxorcidal deed Is
very plain lesson in regard to firearms
to quick-tempered men.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Clarkson says that Harrison is "a
receptive candidate" not a deceptive
candidate as several Democratic
papers had It
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Benjamin Harrison shows n pro-
found Indifference to his presidential
chances. When he starts his boom,
1t will be with the pedal-mount.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Mag Wood, formerly Of this city, is
now worth over million. How Is
that proverb about the wages of sin!
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

In the matter of bribery the Missouri
judges scarcely rise above the MIS-
souri, legislatures.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

The silver sentiment is strong in
Oklahoma, but the report that the rail
road robbers would not accept any
gold pieces is certainly a canard.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Presidential possibilities should I'M
derstand that it is elasticity in our
currency that is wanted and not elas-
ticity Of financial views.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

The new president Of the reichstag is
as deaf as a post The outlook for
the Socialistic members is certainly
discouraging.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

The late elections conclusively prove
that the Democrats were over con-
fident that they would be beaten.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Oscar Wilde's suit simply proves the
old fact that there is nothing quite so
low as high life In London.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

One of the beauties of the Napoleon
kind of notoriety is that no committee
bobs up and wants to investigate him.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

II the present style Of sleeve Is In
dicative, the new woman VIII De
heayily-armed for the contest.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Gus Spreckles has sued his father
Claus for libel. This appears TO De a
case Of dislike father, dislike son.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
The El Dorado Republican has !

The FL Dorado Republican has re-
sumed the publication OF its daily
edition as a six-column folio evening
paper. 1t is locally bright carries
from six to eight columns of dispatches
and is printed on book paper.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
-NsSSNNiflz<
9ai1u eagle
NJ. M. MURDOCH. Editoi

Manitoba's rebellion evidently car
ried too little powder and too big a
ho1
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Some people In Lawrence kicked on
actresses appearing in tights. DO
they want tie tights removed!
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Ellzur Huiyoke gave bis own name -
the settlement - 81 ~csa AasS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06
PILLAGED PLUMAGE.

ture to the Harvard Union some time
this spring.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

III. II. Kohlsaat the Chicago Million
sire and former owner o. the Inter
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

The young czar Is said to owe the
great improvement in health which
has taken place in late years entirely
to cycling.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Allen G.. Thurman, affectionately
known as 1.-The Old Roman" is now
S2-years-old. He spends the day ASLEEP
in his library and reads the entire night
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Governor Hughes Of Arizona, has ap-
pointed twelve newspaper men to act
as a board Of immigration commission
ers. The governor is himself a news
paper man.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-06

Colonel Won Cohansen. who died re-
Gently in Cassel, was one of the best
known German authorities on Roman
archaeology and had written numerous
books ON the subject.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-01

they do it, They assessed themselves
$3.50, OOO and the assessment stands upon
their property, today, and on that basis
they were able TO hire the money for this
purpose. The senator from York
saws that this money can be raised
without coming to the Legislature. adj
nit that it could be done The people
could pay that $3.50, 600 tax and take up
those notes. But they ought not to do it.
If there is any other way in which it can
be done, and the senator from York can
stand up here and tell us how it is to be
done. he will win the grateful applause of
12, 900 citizens of as fair a city as the
sun shines on.
On motion of Mr.. Savage the vote was
taken by yeas and nays, and stood as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Day, Hovey, Jackson, Max
well, Penney, Savage, Simpson, Spohord stone
and Weeks-10
NAYs-Messrs. Ames. Cook, Engle, Fergu-
son, Gordon, Harlow, higgins. Hill, Hume,
Marston Mitchell Morrill,, Nickerson, Pres
colt. Reynolds, Soldiers, Shaw, Walls, Water
house, Wiggin and Wood-2l.
The motion was accordingly lost.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of York, re
port Is. ought not To pass was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Harlow of Oxford,
the Senate adjourned.
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See that you get DANA'S.

of an act entitled AN act to Incorporate
the Saco River Telephone and Telegraph
Co." Approved Feb %, 1889.
An act to change the name of the First
Congregational parish of Westbrook, now
Deering.
An act to incorporate the town of Wood
vile.
An act to incorporate the Houlton Fish
and Game Association.
An act to authorize the building OF a
fish weir at Harbor island in the county
of Hancock
An act to amend an act entitled An
act to regulate the taking Of salmon and
shad in Orange river, Whiting, Washing
ton county"
An act to amend section 20 of chapter
80 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by
chapter AZ of the Public Laws of 1891, re-
lating to the killing of muskrats.
An act to amend section 90 of chapter
6 of the Revised Statutes relating to taxes
on lands and places not Incorporated
Resolve in favor of Calais academy.
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Education.

BY Mr.. Plummer of Dexter-An act to
amend sec. s of chap. 2l6 of the Public
Laws of 1898, relating to the supervision
of public schools.
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To Obtain Sleep

and rest when disease or other ills
make wakeful the long hours of the
night, is indeed a boon. MR..
FRANK P. WHITE, painter
of AUGUSTA, Me, was greatly
troubled with Ringworms on his
face: a surface indication of the
Impurity of the Blood. His appe-
,tite left him, his nights were
sleepless, and he sought help in
vain until chance threw in his way
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printed as amended by Senate amendments

printed as amended by Senate amendments
A and b.
BY Mr. Barrett of Canaan,
Ordered, That r. ID. Barrett of Canaan be
excused from attendance one week on
account Of sickness in family.
BY Mr. Jones of Rowland,
Ordered, That on and after March Is,
1895 o. Moore of Gouldsboro be excused
from further attendance as member of
this Legislature, and that his pay be
made up in full to the end of the session.
BY Mr.. Moore of Gouldsboro
Ordered, That the librarian be directed
to furnish the town of Winter Harbor with
Il set of Maine Reports provided such re-
ports are in his department and can he
furnished without extra expense to the
State