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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
Kansas Assessments.

4 recent decision of the Kansas SUI
preme court, which held that all prop
erty should be assessed upon an equal
basis and at its true value, raises 4
very Interesting question in this state
just now. For many years railroad
property has been assessed at
much lower rate than other classes of
property. In fact, il would be safe 10
say that the entire personal property
OF the state is not assessed more than
10 per cent of its actual value. Under
the practice of the local authorities in
the counties, who keep down their To-
cal valuations to escape state taxes,
and a the same time insist upon u
heavy railroad assessment, the Vauia-
ton of railroad property has steadily
increased, and the valuation OF all
other property has been steadily re-
duced. The leVieS have also been in
creased, thereby compelling railroad
property 10 pay more than its just
proportion of the taxes. The history
OF the railways in Kansas has been one
OF constant improvement III roadbed,
equipment and service, and constant
reduction of freight and passenger rate
Freight rates have been reduced over
90 per cent in the past ten years and
passenger rates have been reduced SO
per cent. The state board of assessors
is now making a tour of the state in
order TO prepare its assessment for the
present year. In view of the decision
referred to. and the determination of
the railroads TO pay taxes at the same
rate as that fixed for other corporations
the boards report is being awaited with
unusual interest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
GRIMES FOR SILVER.

A big majority of the political lead
eT's of the Republican party are either
not sound or otherwise they are very
mum on the silver question. What we
mean.by not being sound is they are
not with the great majority of the
Republican party. For the most part
the chances are they have no particular
convictions themselves and not being
able to determine the final result of the
fight try TO play smart by keeping their
tongues STILL Not so down in our
sister territory Of Oklahoma. Our
Sunday mornings dispatches contain
ed a letter forwarded by VIM. Grimes,
chairman of the Republican central
committee of Oklahoma TO the Denver
Times in reply to a circular letter
from that paper. in which he unequivo-
cally declares that he is for free coin
age, Is To /. and international BIZ
metallism at that ratio or Il less one,
is opposed to the gold standard and
in favor of holding the national Re
publican convention at ST. Louis,
which is now Republican city.
We doubt not that Chairman Grimes
correctly reflects the sentiments of the
Republican majority of the territory.
in which event it is quite evident that
the Oklahoma Republicans and the
the Kansas Eagle are in accord.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
THE WAR SPECR IN SCANDINAVIA

The Scandinavian crisis has de-
veloped new phase. Hitherto the
demands of Norway for the recogni-
ton of her constitutional rights under
the act Of union with Sweden have
been met by purely passive resistance
on the part of the Swedish king: but
the decision of the rigSdag. at Stock
holm. to terminate the commercial
treaty with Norway is in the nature
of active retaliation. The Swedes
profess to be very fearful that in &C
cording to Norway her undoubted
right To separate consular and diplo-
matte representation abroad the polit-
zeal union between the two kingdoms
would be impaired; but they have ap-
parenUly no scrupics in seyering the
commercial union between the two
countries.
Ii seems that. Notwithstanding her
superiority in wealth and populat ton
and her much larger army and navy
Sweden will still shun open hoStihtieS
with Norway and will preferably re-
SctI 10 CHEtiHeI. III CtubdIBDg the
claims of her unwilling yokefellow
The danger of the situation. however.
lies in the possibility that, despairing
Of gaining her rights either by consti-
tutional means or by force of arms
if unaided, Norway may be driven
% enter into alliance with Russia The
ce>Sion 10 Russia Of Naranger- E'iori.
on the north coast Of Norway. whereby
the Muscovites would obtain large
and ice-free harbor on the Atlantic sea
board. might prove strong renpta-
ton 10 the government of the car.
King Oscar. on the other hand. is sup
posed To have received assurances of
sympathy. and even of substantial as
sistance from Kaiser Wilhelm. The
brave struggle OF republican Norway
for practical independence Of aristo-
cratic Sweden should be sufficient in
itself To arouse the sympathetic inter
est of every lover Of political liberty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

All things considered. BIZ Cock is in
rest OF his gang.
Every day in Enid beer 20 tho amount OF
$40 is slowed away In the stonachs Of
the men Of that town.
There Is painter at woodward who
adyertises that he Will paint a house IN
exchange for the house.
Just TO Pawnee Indians drew money
last week-thirty less than at the dis
tribution last December.
party has been organized a. Noble
20 hunt slSunks for their pelts~ So far
they haven't got a ssneii
BIZ Doonn is now wondering n he ia
20 die at the earnest solicitation OK echaf-
fer, the man from Texas.
Colonel Blackwell ~ going 20 Europe.
probably 10 request the pope 70 come over
and dedicate the Indian temple
Since the wheat has been killed Okla,
hona VIII certainly be known 20 the couu-
try by her fruitful efforts this year.
~ Noble recently ~ co~t Us a DAY %
hear a contest on lot before n .ownsl;e
board. Tie value OF the bot was sls
Buck Kilgore says the rncians Of Tho
Chickasaw nation arc fakes They don't
AtNfA a 49, LAO NAst NSSsf-Ao rs ~ " .8sA~
inETon-
Elections were held In cities Of the SEE
ond class yesterday and ~ xiu take tho
rest OF the week 20 decide who was
elected.
o. V Small. n merchant OF Saltwater.
has left that town because. Re claims.
be was asressed more than the other
people On his street.
Slaughter Kid was a vain follow, priG-
Ing himself on his good looks. When
his body was searched hand mirror was
found IN has coat pocket.
Some ore sald that there was y 600 q
year in the Coal Ol inspectorship % OK
lahoma- This ia denied. It Is sad 70
take a daisy 20 get 3. so out OF II.
An Anti-horse TFsisf association 1T Per
kiHs employs its time prohibiting horse
thieves from returning the gfes9a they
have so unfortunately stolen when priceH
were higher.
Some one yelled Ia at The door OF a
pubic meeting IN Yukon LASH week ICY
clone coming, There was q panic a.
once and some one would have been iu-
5ared had not a man stationed himself az
the door and drove the people back VIA
his care.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
PURLOINED PrNIONS

1t costs sl5 TO change the tunes Of a
street organ.
The crocodile egg is about the size OF
that OF the goose.
The crown worn by Queen Victoria
weighs forty ounces.
There is project on foot TO establish
Jewish university in Jerusalem
Herodotus says that Croesus was the
first ruler TO order gold coins made.
The banks of the United States during
the year 1854 lost over s.. GO by theft
The University of Chicago has con-
ferred its first degree OF doctor OF phil
osophy upon a japanese.
The late Chancellor Briscoe. vicar Of
Holyhead. England. left his entire fortune
OF 10000 10 the poor of that city.
Waterloo is a last 10 have a monument
TO the memory of the French who fell
there. The Comite du Souvenir Francois
has the matter in hand.
An exchange remarks that YOU can't
keep women away from weddings. You
don't want to- What would a wedding
amount to If there was TO woman there?
The Loo Che islands, which are situated
between Japan and Formosa, possess
neither vehicles nor public lights. but its
In a nd naiI
service.
Jilson says he does not see why there
should be any objection 10 women enter
ing the legal profession. Nine out OF
every ten married men know that her
word IS law.
The thousandth anniversary OF the es-
adjustment OF Hungary "a state Will
occur next year, and the HunGarians of
this country have already begun 20 make
preparation for its appropriate celebra-
ton.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. In a re-
cent private interview with the chief abb
of that principally, assured the latter
that one of the traditions OF the house
of Coburg, of which the prince IS a mem
Der, is the complete emancipation OF the
Jews.
Young Mr.. Somerset, son OF Lady Henry
Somerset, is a tall slim youth with grave
and severe face. lie is about - years
of age, and is very popular among Ameri-
cans owing to his unaffected and pleasant
manner. He ended a short visit to New
York the other day. when he sailed for
the other side.
Professor L. L. Dyche. OF Lawrence.
Kan. the naturalist of the coast arctic |
expedition, which ended so disastrously |
last summer. Will sail for Greenland May /
i, in the schooner Golden Hope. Captain |
Gadour, 10 make collections Of /
fauna He viii be picked up about oct. |
Il by the same vessel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
SHOCKING, POSITIVELY SHOCKING

Drunk
Dead drunk
Drunk as a billed owl.
Charges of drunkenness irrespective
of party and previous condition OF
servitude.
No wonder that Kansas is shocked
and that the very finger-tipstingle with
infiammatory shame. She is meeting
face to face new conditions of immor-
atty and slimey phantoms of awful
degeneration
RelShazzar was wont to bowl up
and ill his skin and roll under the
table at > a. m. But that was in
Babylon.
Phillip, a monarch Of unquestionable
excellence and surprising mentality,
hung 10 the chalice like a drowningman
to a straw and had to be carried home
nightly on Il shutter. But that was in
Macedonia.
Caesar, the dude of his times. but a
man of some character and of local
reputation as a conqueror and a leader
in the Fifth ward. wallowed in the
flowing bowl till he was lugged to bed
feet first But that was in Rome.
Shakespeare, possessed of Il mind
fertile 10 the touch of divine inspiI-a-
ton. UNNECESSARILY superior to every
human effort previous To his advent
and TO every human ambition since.
tossed bumper again and again To
the hearty Ben Jonson and staggered
home TO be jerked upstairs 10y the
gentle Anne Hathaway. But that was
in England. George Washington. he
OF the postage stamp, renowned for
his position in peace. war and the
hearts Of his countrymen. virile in
speech. quick in determination. dis
tancinC expedition in action. heroic in
danger. gentle in peace. was never
known 10 shrink with pale face and
perpendicular hair before the brim-
ming cup. But that was in Virginia.
Precedent enough. but not sufficient
for the exalted position Kansas has
taken and must maintain in the face
Of all human habits. appetites and
frailitieS- II, in the common run OF
humanity, which is not Of angelic
average. SOME SHINING brother is in
capable of maintaining himself 81 that
superhuman. seraphic and celestial
standard stuck on high by Kansas.
then Kansas must suffer the fatal
touch of corruptiOn.-aud 10 her inn
maeuiate reputation a drop mus; cor
rupt as soon as Il bUcketful
But there is no heip-no escape
through partisan correction for each
party Is undone and without the heart
or license 10 throw stones.
This is indeed disgrace, without ap-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
Bravery OF Afghaus.

The courage and undaunted boldness
of the AfghanS will bear comparison
with that of any nation and many are
the INSTANCES of personal bravery
known TO the British officers. There
lives in the Yusufzai country an old
chieftain. the hero of many fights, VINO
now enjoys a we'll earned pension
with the village manor as reward for
honorable service, and who on more
than one occasion riSked his life 10
save that of his commanding officer.
The present editor of the London
Evening Globe records with gratitude
the fact that thirty yearse ago his life
was saved by Afzal Kahn, the recent
envoy to the Cabul court. Major Wi
gram Battye, whom l buried at Jella-
labad, fell on the battlefield ofs Fatta-
habad in the conquest of Afhagan ter
ritory, but there were Afghan soldiers
of his own regiment who stood over his
dead body to protect il from insult.
The missionary Tuting was attcking
the faith of the Moslem in the streets
of an Afghan city, when his life was
attempted by an assassin, but ii was
his Afghan servant who saved the
preachers life even in the midst Of pop
ular tumult.
Colon Mckenzie. one of the Cubal
prisoners OF 1912, often told the story
of that Afghan chivalry which pro-
tected Ine lives ana HohOr o. E.nSiISh
ladies in a national rebellion. Nor are
they slow To appreciate the quality OF
bravery in others. In the frontier war
of 1863 a young native officer was de-
serted by his native sepoys, and for
some time held his own in the midst of
a crowd of Afghan warriors. When
the brave young soldier fell, covered
with wounds, the very men who had
cut him down bore testimony to the In
domita bic pluck of the young English
man, who rather than run with his
men, faced the foe and died like man.
They raised one united shout in the
Afghan language as he fell Bravo
Bravo" There's brave young
man"
But they are revengeful and jealous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
ratoolnc a Substitute for Clothes.

MISS Marie Fraser, after n visit 70
samoa. has written book on the is
lands. in which appears the following
native little essay on the philosophy OF
clothes: Though the tattooing in Sa-
moa may vary a little in design. the
decoration is always in the shape of
knee breeches. extending from the
Wafst-where strings tied in knots aaJ
other ornamental fastenings are tattoo
ed on the Skin-so thorough is the ar
tlst IN his wOrk-to below the knee.
The pattern is very elaborate. with
strips of natural skin interdicting. II
Is certainly great improvement 20
ther appearance, for in wet and
stormy weather they economically
leave their best lava-lavaS at home
ana wear only a banana leaf or Cir
Ole or leaves, and should an islander
be caught in a heavy shower. OF rain
While wearing only a garment OF tapa,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
4 LIVE REVIEW.

n his department of The Progress
OF the World for May the editor OF the
Review % Reviews sums I'D the sigrEtii-
cant events OF the month preceding.
Prominent topics thus treated are the
income tax decision. the Chicago election
and the triumph OF civil service reform,
the Cuban revolt. the Venezuelan bos1n-
dairy issue, and the British claim II Nc
aragua- The editor makes ONE Interest
ing comments On recent progress n the
south, notably illustrated by railroad and
other industrial developments IN F}o-Gs,
the Improvement CT various southern
harbors. the endorsement Of the South
Carolina liquor Law. ard oE-Sr eacOuraz-
inS signs 4. the sane EEzs the ley
prices % sugar ard cotton are eiscUssei
in their relation 10 the prevailing feeling
OF unrest among TIE agucultoFzliss %
the gulf sites
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

II costs a man at Blackwell only = 10
beat his wife
BIZ Boltons Live Stock Inspector is out.
It's daisy, sure.
The Woodwork Jeffersonian's presiden-
tlal ticket is Bland and Thurman.
The Republican league Will meet a.
Enid instead OF FL Reno. on the 9Th
Sheriff Oden Of Woodward county. ap-
pears 20 be a man who is onto his job.
Item from an Oklahoma paper: III
Il doesn't rain sOon-I.ater-it Is raining -
Indiahoma has been suggested by the
single statehood people. but why not Lola
hOma?
The first begEar ever seen in Perkins
a woman-appeared on the streets there
last Friday.
II IS going 70 cost Pswnse - 20 At up
a baseball team, but the town has % Be
in the swim.
Judge Pitzer OF Fl Reno. Is a great
favorite with the Indians. even II he does
wear whiskers.
Oklahoma Is willing that Kansas and
Iowa should corner the cyclone market
II they want 70.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

did not come; whereupon their counsel
suggested that il was from fear Of the
rats from whom they were entitled TO
protection TO and from the court. As
this guarantee could not be given, the
prosecution fell through.
The most famous case of an animal
criminal was. perhaps. the gardeners
ass at NlSnes in Lansuedoc. which. be-
ing thirsty, str0Eed into = CGurca and
drank the ho.y water. Il was tried for
SacriIege, and though counsel was as
signed 10 il, the evidence was too strong
and the poor creature was found guilty
sentenced 10 be hanged and afterwards
burnt. and the gardner 10 pay the costs
of the trial
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

and il will make great impression upon
all who read IL The Armenian ques-
ton is not a religious question. Il is a
question Of civilization, of European YER
sus barbaric forms of governments.
Therefore, Notwithstanding the numerous
notes in our own eyes, we are amply
justified in doing what We can TO extract
the beam from the eye OF the sultan II
our government may not do IL as a
government. because of its devotion TO the
principles OF the Monroe doctrine, there
Is surely nothing TO prevent us, tndivid-
ually and collectively. as Americans and
as civilized and enlightened human be-
ings, from making an energetic protest.
The article is finely illustrated. and viii
do much TO focus public opinion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
THE 5 ACRIFICIAL VIRGIN.

The current number of LittelPs Living
Age recounts pretty narrative OF the
cutting of the Khahg. Amir, the Mo-
hammedan general, took Cairo in A d.
Go. Long before then there had been
a heather ceremony, and a virgin was
yearly sacrificed 10 the god of the river
When the season came round, Amir was
called upon as usual TO sacrifice the girl.
He sternly refused. That year the Nile
food was a failure. You can fancy how
the indignant heather population must
have ragged at the invader, and said, We
warned you what would happen if you
didn't propitiate the river god" Can
not We fancy, also. how Amr's wild Arab
soldiers must have had their faith sorely
tried. and how they must have felt puZ-
zled as 10 whether in this strange new
country, with all those demon-buiit tenn
pies and pyramids, obelisks and sphinxes,
il might not be as we'll TO make friends
of the local gods. Could Allah really help
them here? Again the Nile flood came
round. This time surely Amir would sac
rifice the girl and save the and. No: he
would not. The people rose in rebellion
Amr stood firm. But he wrote to the
Kalif Omar for orders (Omar, whose
name you will remember has come down
in history as the destroyer OF the Alex
andria library. Omar approved of his
conduct, but sent him paper 10 throw
into the Nile. On the paper was written,
From Add Allah Omar, Prince OF the
Faithful 10 the Nile of Egypt II thou
flow of thine own accord flow not; but
if il be Allah, the one the mighty, who
Causeth thee 10 flow. then we implOre
him 70 make thee flow" Amr threw
the paper into the water. and the Nile
rose forthwith exactly as II was wanted
Since that day no girl has been sacri-
feed; but a pillar OF the earth Is yearly
left TO be washed away in the middle OF
the canal, called the bride or the girl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

james PAPA writes % Ire London T.
lussara.ed News. Tee famous French
lawyer GA sse-esIz FIRST established hss
reputation hy defFu1lus TatS-n3s pol
tcza but zeal -p1sS-iE q process IE-2f
rad keen 4sz8ss against faRr8 Fl shs
diocese - &1run- These Nsly zn-za4,z
did not pf,ear ~ fist citation. h9g tAs4T
advocate sszEe9te3 tAat uraErr notes
had nrr tsea SIRED against tHsuz- Tais
wSs done - eyssy p@-.s-. 4.E sl.H s1sy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

been kept away from Cuba and Mic
aragua because Admiral Meade might
have been too impulsive for peaceful
diplomacy. If this is true it is com
to appreciate The citizens of this
country were enthusiastic liz the ir in
dOrsement of Admiral Benham for the
plucky stand which he took in Rio,
and they will not love Admiral Meade
the less for this suspicion which at
tacheS to him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
TIE SITUATION IN ARMENIA

An article which VIII receive a great
deal ot attention this month IS one En-
atied Armenia must have a EUROPE an
governor. by Robert Stein. IN the Nay
Arena TIE article IS strongly written
from rhe poiaf OF view OF IRE A-rnsziza
people. bat IL Is a temperate and pain
presentation % the existing s.l.zco1,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Persons in 3avs wo1ld naturally pre-
fer the sigh-press and the pine
oieo l1ToEIuers might consider the
claims o. the butter1ut tree-
Tie palm - q good tree % have On
hand
Ma uTTlas should favor paWVavs-
r. willow IS Jhe proper Tree Tor the
nan Who Is always T. debt
Sewing machine agents prefer the
kemloCk
D1des should plant 3 spruce
Dealers Ia sealssi7 seesaEes and ire
Ike are partsal - fTs
Dear reader. Ue hope L wlfl -
long time before anybody plants yeE-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07
ANOTHER FARNER WRITES

The synopsis Of a silver letter, from
a prominent livestock man OF South
west Kansas. written 70 the editor Of
the Eagle. was given our readers q
few days since Another strong in
dorsement reaches Us from n well
known extensive farmer and stock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Physicians have discovered new
disease Telephone ear" an abcess on
the ear-drums from using the tele-
phone too much But it isn't as fatal
as the abcess on the soul from being
answered with talking now" twenty
tunes day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Those smart newspapers who think
that Ex-Governor dwellings front
yard is full of tramps all the time,
prohaly do not understand that several
Of Mr.. dwellings family belong to
the Wichita Cooking club.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Mr.. Fechheimer OF Cleveland. in
licking stamped envelope cut his
tongue and died from notwithstanding.
Postmaster General Wilson's hoodoo
can be said to have fairly started To
work again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

And then again, while he is busy
with that viii case, Benjamin Harri-
son cannot see why any man should
poke revolver in his face and demand
his money views or his political life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

John j. ingalls, is given distinctly to
understand that if he does not declare
against silver, the gold-bugs of Kan
sas. viii crush him. Ingalls, needn't
make his will yet by long shot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Those Republicans who have had
mlsgivngs about the Populist party
being dead will be pleased to learn that
Rev. Botkin is slated for the nominal
ton for governor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

AT last the truth is known. Bis
marck after taking a drink of beer
rushed UP Inter dem Linden to catch a
train. The next day Emperor VIII
lam had a new chancellor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

The New York Sun last week made
mention of local character at Medi-
cine Lodge, one Jerry Simpson. who NJ
one time, it is said. was quite Wei
known throughout the country on Az
count of his odd WAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

Uncle Sans new army rife will
send bullet through twenty-four
Inches of solid oak and pierce a human
body ut l.500 yards. This will lower
the premium OH trees in the time of
battle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07

About May 18th all the eight planets
will be above the horizon at sunset,
and viii remain so during the last
half of the month. Without the aid
of the telescope, Mercury, Venus,
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will he viSi-
BILE. All except Saturn and Uranus
are north of the earth's equator.