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The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
TALKS TO CONGRESS-,
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SENpS IN
HIS LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE.
The ARairs OF the Government and
the Workings of the Various De-
partments Are Reviewed-The
Cuban Question Discussed at
Length-Reforms in the Fina ncial
system Are Urged.

Washington, Dee. 1.-THE Message to the
Congress Of the United States: As repre-
sentatives OF the people in the legislative
branch Of their government. you have as.
sembled at u time when the strength and
excellence of our free institutions and the
fitness of our citizens to enjoy popular rule
have been again made manifest A pOlit-
ical contest involving momentOus conse-
Iuences. fraught with feverish apprehen.
sion, aud creating aggressiveness so in
tense 40 to approach bitterness has been
wased throughout our land and determined
by the decree Of free and Independent
suffrage. without disturbance of our tran
guilty Of the least sign of weakness in
our national structure.
When We consider these incidents and con-
template the peaceful obedience aud manly
submission which have succeeded heated
clash of political opinions, We discover
abundant evidence Of determination OH
the part OF our countrymcn to abide by
'vvery verdict OF the popular will, and to
be controlled Mt all times by an abiding
faith in the agencies established for the
direction of the affairs of their government.
Thus our people exhibit u patriotic DISPOSE
tion which entities them to demand of
those who undertake to make aud execute
their laws such faithful and unselfish sCrv-
ice In their behalf us can only lie prompted
by serious appreciation of the trust and
confidence which the acceptance Of public
duty invites
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Lae U. S Govt Report
R3H!a!!!!! g! Rs&as@E RRskiH@
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

free In the county OF publication. and even
the policy "f carrying ut less than one-
tenth Of their cost other bOni fitle news.
papers and periodicals.. there can be no ex-
+; cusc for subjecting the service to the fur
ther immense and increasing loss involved
in carrying at the nominal rate Of one ccnt
u pound the cerial libraries, sometimes ILL.,
cludin. trashy and even harmful literature.
and other matters which. under the lo0se
Interpretation OF a loose statute, has tseen
gradually given secOnd-class rates. thus ab
sorblng all profitable returns derived from
first-class matter, which pays three or four
times more than Its cost, and producing
large annual loss to be paid by general
taxation.
IL such sccond-class matter paid mere
ly the cost Of its handling, our deficit would
disappear. and the surplus result which
might b. used to give the people still more
, mail facilities or cheaper rates Of letter
postage.
some RecOmme ndations.
recommended that legislation be at once
enacted to correct these abuses and intro
dace better business ideas In the regulation
OF our postal rates. Experience and obser.
, vatiOn have demonstrated that certain im-
provrments In the organization Of the post
office department must be secured before
We can gain the full benefit Of the immense
suns expended In its administration. This
involves the following reforms, which l
m!Eestly recommends:
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'ssal 's"tlo'i soreern.'s Iiutte:s ot
"s'on.t ~ ns,'S. p"Htui'ce Sues. an"WaneeS
Ior rent. iue' anu iishts, anu III organizing
un" s'"".'l.S ~ 'hr n.s' results from .ne "ork
VI !"e i1',sU eierhs % "o" e,"piose' III nts.
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.na. 'H' s'aali expense a'tenains Tue inaug-
ura'l"i ot these REFORMS wo"in aclIaily pe
p'"hta"le investment. ! espeeiaiiy rec
or o. '' ru S"ch r"cas'.ns oi .he apP!oprM-
tiols NY congress 10 Inc postomce depart.
meht as VIII permit the postmaster general
10 proceed Mtn VII the "orS OF cohso'ida'iis
postoulccs. Inis WORK mas ALREADY oern en-
gro! upon sumciehtiy 10 lhiiS demonstrate
n! experiment anu experience that S'''h
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
AS TO CUBA.
should Spain Be Unable to Conquer,
America May Act.

Should Spnin Be Unable to Conquer,
America May Act.
The insurrection in Cuba still continues,
with all Its perp!cxities. 1t Is difficult to
perccive that any progress has thus far
been made toward the pacification OF the
island or that the situation Of affairs as de-
picted in my last annual message Is in the
least Improved. II Spain still holds Hav-
ana and the seaports, and all the considera-
BILE towns, the insurgents still roam at will
over two-thirds Of the inland country; ii
the determination Of Spain to put down
the insurrection seems but to strengthen
with the lapse Of time, and is evinced by
her unhesitating devotion Of largely-in-
creased military and naval forces to the
task. there is much reason to believe that
the insurgents have gained In point OF
numbers character and resources, and are
none the less intiexiblc in their resolve not
to succnmb without practically securing the
great objects for which they took up arms.
II SI,iin has not yet re-cstablished her nu.
thority. neither have the insurgents yet
made good their title to be regarded as an
Independent state. Indeed, as the contest
goes on, the pretense that civil government
exists on the island, except 80 far as Spain
is able to maintain 1t, has been practically
abandoned. Spain does keep on foot such a
government. more or less imperfectly, but,
that exception being made, the entire coun-
try is either given over to anarchy or Is
subject to the military occupation of one or
the other party.
1t Is reported. indeed. on reliable author
ity, that at the demand Of the commander
in-chief Of the insurgent army. the putative
Cuban government has now given up all at
tempt to exercise its functions. leaving the
government confessedly (what there Is the
best reason for supposing it always to have
been in fact, a government merely on pa
per Were the Spanish armies able to meet
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
OUR NEW NAVY.
Ships the Best That Can Re Built In
Any Country

ships the Best That Can he Built I'm
Any Country.
The work of the navy department and Its
condition are fully exhibited In the report
of the secretary. The construction of ves-
sells for our new navy has been energetlcal-
~ prosecuted by the present administration,
upon the general lines previously adopted,
the department having seen no necessity for
radical changes In prior methods under
which the work was found 10 be progressing
| In a manner highly satisfactory. 1t has been
| decided, however, to provide in every ship
building contract that the builder should
| pay all trial expenses, and 1t has also been
determined to pay no speed premiums In
further contracts. The premiums recently
| earned and some yet TO be decided are feat-
ures OF the contracts made before this con-
clusi0n was reached.
On March 4. 1893, there were In commis-
sion but two arnOured vessels, the double
turretted monitors Mantonomah and Mon
tercy. Since that date OF vessels thereto
fore authorized, there have been placed In
their first commission. three frst-class and
two secOnd-class battle Ships two armored
cruisers. one harbor defense ram and five
dOuble-turretcd monitors, including the
Maine and the Puritan, just completed
Eight new unarmored cruisers and two new
gunl,0ats have also been commissioned The
Iowa. another battleship, will be completed
about March I. and at least four more gun
boats will be ready for sen in the early
spring.
1t Is gratifying to know that our ships
nnl their outfits are believed to be the best
that c.n be- manufactured elsewhere, AMI
that such notable reductions have been
made. in their cost as to Justify the state
mrnt that quite Il number OF vessels are now
being constructed at rates us low :is those
that prevail in European ship yards. Our
manufacturing facilities are at this time
ample for all possible naval contingencies.
Three OF our government navy yards, rau>e
at Mare Island. Cal, Norfolk. Va, and
brooklyn. \. u, are equipped for ship
building, our ordnance plant In Washington
Is equal to any In the world. and at the
torpedo station we are successfully making
the highest grades OF slokeless powder
Three iirst-class private ship yards. ut New
port News. Philadelphia. and San Francisco.
ar" building battleShips; eleven contractors
situated in the States Of Maine, Rhode Isl.
and. Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maryland.
virginia. and the State Of Washington, are
constructing gunbOats or torpedo boats.
Two plants are manufacturing large guam
titles OF tilst-cass armOr, and American
factories are producing automobile torpedo
AMI powder Irojccti'es, rapid-tire guns, and
everything else necessary for the complete
outfit Of naval vessels.
There have been authorized by congress
sncn March, 1888. five battleships, six light
Continued ON Fourth Pagel
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Havana Fears = Raid,

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 0.-FrOm a Cuban
passenger through here from Havana.
via Key West, which place he reached
in Il fishing vessel. it is learned the
skirmishing around Guanabacoa still
continues and that the raids are of
nightly occurrence. The government
officials fear that the larger detach-
ment may dash into the city. A dis
patch received here by one of the Gu
ban leaders states that nothing fur
ther has been heard from Weyler and
that the officials aeem worried
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
u.ll,x,nn So g.inen.

Tablecloths that are much worn in
the center will often have edges that
are really stout and that will prove
amply good to find their way into the
children's school lunch baskets, says
the San Francisco Chronicle. The
school lunch basket. it ia we'll known,
is . fatal spot to place napkin that
is the least valuable.
The towels with much worn centers
make excellent wash cloths and IT
doubled and bound with tape, admira-
BILE eating bibs for the small boys and
girls Of the family. The old towel
wasl,cloths are much better minus
hens, deep ovcrcasting and linen floss
being a more comfortable finish for the
edges.
Hemstitching On linen is such a
dainty mode of finishing table linen
that the neat housewife is ever proud
TO have her very best tablecloths and
napkins thus finished. A dozen damask
napkins TO be hemstitched will fur
nish the incest kind Of pickup work
when one is away from home.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Mill Burned at New Paxnesxille

MIlI BuFned at New Paynesvil1e.
New Paynesyille. Minn., Dec. 5. =
Hecklin & Stark's mill burned to the
ground last night at o'clock. Loss.
$4,000: insurance, $4,000. The mill
contained 200 barrels of -four and 800
bushels of wheat. Origin of the fire is
unknown, but is supposed to be from
spontaneous combustion.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Application Of Invention

The Honorable Squashem-I move,
gemmen. dat dc matter be laid OIL de
table.
Madison Monroe Jones the new
member, contidentially. as he looks
nround)-Excuse ME. Mr.. Squashem,
hut don't think 1t is safe to lay moth
In on de table in dis yere assembly,
Texas Siftings
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
MR. MAlNION's WORK.

II. 1hcS are thoroughly III accord with all
the traditions Of our national diplomacy.
MR. MARMON's WORK.
Review OF u Statement Made by the
Attorney General.
The attorney general presents a detailed
and Interesting statement OF the important
work done under his supervision during the
last fiscal year. The ownership and man.
aeement by the government Of peniten.
ttaries for the confinement Of those con.
victed In United States courts Of violations
OF federal laws which for many years has
been a subject Of executive recommendation
has at last 10 II slight extent been realized
10y the utilization of the abandoned mill
ell States penitentiary.
This Is certainly move In the right
direction; but 1t ought to he at once supple.
mented by the rebuilding or extensive en-
largement of this imprOvised prison. and
the construction OF ut least one more, to
he located In the Southern states. The
capacity Of the leavenworth penitentiary
Is SO limited that the expense Of Its main.
tenancc, calculated at a per capita rate
upon the number Of prisoners 1t Gun accOm-
mOdate. does not make US economical an
exhibit as 1t would IL 1t were larger and
Letter adapted to prison purposes; but l
uni thoroughly convinced that economy, hu.
mainly. anu proper sense or responsibility
and duty toward those whom we punish
for violations Of federal law dictate thnt
the federal government should have the
entire c"ltrul aud management Of the pen.
tcmtiarirs where convicted violatOrs are con.
fined. II appears that since the transfer OF
the Fort l.eavenw0rlh military prison TO
It's new uses the work previously done by
prisoners confined there and for which ex'
pcnsivc machinery has been provided has
been discontinued. This work consists OF
the manufacture OF articles for army use
now done elsewhere. On all grounds 1t Is
exceedingly desirable that the cOnvicts con.
fined III this pcnitentlary he allowed to
resume work Of this description.
1t is most gratifying to note the salts.
factory results that have followed the In.
auguration of the new system provided for
by the act OF May %. 1876. under which
certain federal officials are compensated by
salaries instead of fees. The new plan was
put In operation OH the first day Of July,
1885, and already the great economy 1t
cnforccs, its prevention Of abuses, and Its
tendency To Il better enforcement OF the
laws. are strikingly apparent. Detailed evi.
dence OF the usefulness of this long de.
laycd hut now happily accomplished re.
form will he found clearly set forth In the
attorney generals rcI,O:t.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
Mnt Lowell Dead

jamestown. n. D.. Dec. G.-Maj. Og.
den Lowell. steward Of the state hos
pital for the insane mere. died to-day
OF heart trouble. after lingering i'll
noaa
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12

Fond du Lac. Wis. Dec. G.-Carroll
Adams. about eighteen years old. son
of an Empire farmer. accidentally shot
himself In the stomach with 32-rif1e.
He will probably die.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
NoboAy Blanes Hez

NOBODY Bl0neo het.
"Queer about that woman who sings
In her Sleep"
~ don't think 20; she shows her
sense in shirking the resbon5ibility."-
Chicago Record.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12
GOOD AS SETTLED
VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE
WILL he ARB[TRATED.

The South American GOvernme ut
Has Accepted the Agreement
Reached by the United States and
Great Britain, and an Extrn Sen-
ni0n Of the Venezuelan COnEress
Treaty
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12

voive us IN foreign complications. but rather
to guarantee us against them. They are
not temptation to war. but security against
1t. They are thoroughly in accord with all
the traditions Of our national diplomacy.
Mn Ia n HI0G.s Hx.nnl.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19

to take a train over the Santa Fe. but
before leaving Wichita he was pitched
OF the platform by a sudden jerk OF the
car and the wheels passed over his leg
near the ankle. causing injuries which
necessitated the amputation OF that MEM
Der.
In the petition filed in the district court
Mr. Haliowell alleges that upon entering
the car, the car was 50 foul and the car
so poorly ventilated that ne ives COM
PEELED TO 60 out upon the platform 10
secure fresh air. Almost Immediately
after he reached the platform. although
ne had hold Of the hsndrall. the car was
given an unnecessary and powerful tera.
resulting IN the accident described.
The services OF surgeon and medical
attendance cost Mr.. Hailovell 1858. He
estimated personal damages, by reason
OF the fact that he will be crippled for
life. al 1000 and sued the company 20
recover judgment for $l0.653.
During the first trial OF the case the
court sustained the demurrer fled by the
company, which practically disposed Of
the case. However. Mr.. HallowelFs at
torneys moved for a new trial, which Wa.
granted by the court.
Upon this latter proposition the Santa
Fe appeals 10 the supreme court. alleging
that the dIstric: court committed error
in sustaining a molten for new trial OF
the case ard IL setting aside the juds>
ment OF the court IN favor OF the COM
pany.
me suit VAS Originally brought sgains,
the receivers of the company. A. r. Wal
ker, John j. McCook and ]. c. Wilson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
WOOL AND COTTON Markets.

Baoston, Nov ls-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter VIII say tomorrow "
the xo0l trade:
The sales Of the week in Boston. PhIa-
delPhia and New York aggregate 5.75- .opo
pounds. 5.CSe. so being domestic and $50. 90
foreign. There has, been a far average
market the past week. and a fair amount
OF bus-ness was done Some dealers. how
ever. are dong next 10 nothing. rre1e-rias
10 hold their wool for higher prices
The quotations which are made today IN
many quarters reflect the feeling OF encc1--
agsneEt now so widely prevalent regarding
the fputEre OF the wool market II = note
worthy that the first holders OF wool have
advanced their -.T.ces about 20 pr cent
more than have TIE merchants and coru-s-
son dealers at the distributing cent@Ts IN
the last feE weeks. Pr.cfs have advanced
! 10 cents a pound n Boston. as aEzilsz
20 cents In the west. Territory vooiS
have not been the feature they were a week
or two ago. VIII the movement OF Comes
foreign have been larger. Salss IN TIE tA-ee
gate - e--. 81 pounds. as against e. 81 ~
pounds las; year
New YORK Nov S-wcoi-S.>zdT
ST. Louis. New. Is-N ool-<Suie,. steady.
unchanged
=. Louis- Nov .s-Cotton-S;eady 20 --is
ghe-. n '1Sii1g. 5-lsc. sales. 1c<s baIes:
recc p1s. - bales Shipments. - hzlss.
stock. SaZs bales
NeE Orleans. ov Is-Cosioa-Ezsy: n!d-
Sliag- &c: low ra.ddl.ng. 7i-Iscs good CT
dinzry. Ts-is-
New YORK. Nov s-cc,,sn-DuH: MD
1Ai-g. HIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
HAUs AND HIS WIVES
Ex-Wichita Man Charged with Bein Z
Married Tco Much


The Kansas City Journal has the fol-
lowing TO say about a former resident
OF Wichita:
1T transpires that Charles Haus. the
Topeka. Kan. carpenter who deserted
his wife and child and ran away with
Alice Mackey, and after going 10 Chica-
go, Milwaukee and other places came
est. had been living in Kansas City. at
AL East Sixth street, until he saw ,h-
story In the Journal yesterday morning.
Then he left. He was employed by the
board Of education, but inquiry al the
house last night was TO no avail in ascer-
tanning where Haus had gone. The po-
lice received letter from the Msckey
woman At Wichita yesterday giving
Haus' address and saying he married and
then deserted her and a small child a.
Wichita. He was married 10 her about
q year ago. She claims she il Haus'
ninth wife and asks that something br
done 10 punish him Mrs. Catherine Haus
who came 20 Kansas City Saturday. and
who is Al oil Hickory street with a small
child. Is Haus' first wife. She followed
him over many miles OF territory and IL
as anxious 10 locate him az wife No. 3.
The police are looking for Haus-
Later news from Kansas City says
Haus gave himself Up 70 the police and
claimed tha- the only wife he has IL the
Wichita woman and that he left her BE-
cause she was false 20 him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE
Ii Is said He VIII 60 Into PartnessbIp
With Mr. Long.

Judge Frank Martin OF the Ninth Judi
cisl district has resigned and Govs-no Dr.
Morrill, has appointed NJ p. Simpson 10
fl -ae vacancy until the next general
election. Nr. Simpson Is a resident OF
Mcpherson. The Ninth judicial district
embraces the counties OF Reno. NcPhe--
son and Harvey II Is said the reslzns-
ton 90 Judge Martin WAS the result OF an
understanding between his friends and
the friends % Judge Simpson al the time
OF the last judicial convention Al ihe:
time the candidates were Martin ot Reno
and Green OF Harvey and Simpson %
Mcpherson. The baiIoting. i; viii be
remembered. was OF long duration for
the reason that The delegates OF any one
man had 10 power 70 nominate wh.a
the convention was about tired out & is
sad that the friends % Martin went %
the friends OF Simpson and made th>
proposition tina: II simpsons delegation
would 20 20 Martin shs latter would
resign at the end 90 Two years and have
the governor appoint. as lis SUCCESSOR.
Mr. Simpson
Il was stated 20 an Eagle reporter tsr.
night ~ Ssaslensn- in a position 20
know that Judge Martin and Chester I
Long are % form q co-psr--esa5o %
TIE general practice OF law az Eutchin-
son. and that Nr. Longs future home Is
20 be IN tat city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
COFFEE AND suoan aAEgrrs

View York. NOV. Is.-Cof1ee - Options
opened steady with prscss 800 points inVer
ruled generally wax under European Baul-
C-lpts ard weak spot Market. cicses srsa1y
a. - points ut decline SzirS Il 80 bag
inci1tink December. y -: Mach. = - spot
sof@e-Rlo eui. No. lnvosc.. o. tos-
h!ng. "a: MID sfeaey. Cor5oTz. 10 l7c-
Hsvrs-clos@c excited a. a let ioss q .sssi1
Francs. SAFES - gs bag. Ssar0s-~ess..
good average santos. IzSS1D. recslvtz q 40.
sfocx 5Se.ssf ESmburg-HCS5aT. re.
Qsii-f. No. RI. t-tsyy. ScasnEx. f-zsf.
cleared fer Ire tinted States. Il. 90. fp- Ia
Top@. 100. s:Ock Ssso. Tgfzl Esrsbs1ss
deliveries from re Ini.e-s Stziss = -. lss-
cl0d.zx = 80 from New YORK Sr~ Tor<
stock today. - 7ss. rE.trd States stSck To-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
WELCOMED THEIR PASTOR
Rev. Dr. SIutz and Wife are rendered a
Warm Reception.

The members of the First Methodist
church rendered their new pastor, Dr.
SlutZ, a reception last night at the
church. Not only the members, but a
great many friends Of the church were
also present to welcome DR.. SIutz, and
to become acquainted with him.
The rostrum was very prettily decorat-
ed with palms, and a chrysanthemuu
here ard there TO add a little color 20
the scene. Amid the foliage, Shaws or
chesira were arranged and they dis
coursed sweet music all through the eve
ming.
The large doors between the lecture
room and the main portion of the church
were thrown open, and in this room
number of tables were set. Dainty linen
covered each enc and in the center OF
each stood a large piano lamp. and
kyith their many colored shades. they
shed their soft light over everything.
About this part of the church palms and
foliage plants were also arranged. and
this added much beauty to the scene.
Upon the tables the ladies served re-
freShnents to all those present in very
dainty manner. There is a striking diff
ference between the manner in which re-
freshn.ents are served by the ladies on
occasions of this kind. and the cold pro-
Duets. There is warm congeniality
about the former which is never found
in the latter.
Several speeches were also made dur
ing the course of the evening. Mr.. Piatt
presided and Rev. Beach OF St Paul's
VI. z. church made an address OF wei
come. followed by Mr.. Knapp. represent
ing tire Y. NJ. c. a, and Mr.. Stanley for
the church. DR.. Slutz responded very
teelingly to the expressions of welcome.
both by the speakers and so many be-
ing present TO assist. Or. and Mrs. SlutZ
then received the large gathering. assist
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. +. p. Murdoch and
Mr.. and Mrs. Imbodsn.
The house was filed with members and
Il cir friends. and a general social time
WAS thoroughly enjoyed by everyone
present.
The decorations were very pretty, and
although not lavish in amount. by their
neat arrangement they were quite as
pretty as greater profusion would have
hehD