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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
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cation with the Hovas government of
the island.
In that correspondence doubt seems
TO have been raised as TO the right OF
the French representative in Madagas-
car TO arrest citizen Of the United
States. France was, so far as this
government was concerned, simply a
filibuster, for the reason that the
French protectorate over Madagascar
had never been recognized by the
United States. Indeed. our consuls to
Tamatave received their exeIuaturs
from the Hovas government and not
from the representative of France, and
no citizen of this country had any rea-
son TO believe that he was subject 10
the authority of France in any way
while in the island.
If any part of the Official correspond
ence has been withheld from congress
it ought TO be called for and given 10
the public. Let US have all the facts
in the case, so that American citizens
in foreign lands may know hereafter
what their rights are and what they
may expect from their government in
the way of protection against inter
ference with their personal rights.
1t is admitted that eI-Consul Waller
wrote the letter upon which the charge
against him was based, but it has not
been proved, conclusively, that his ar
rest and Imprisonment were justified.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The warm spring sunshine Ia. brought
out the wssps and baseball a; Arkansas
City.
The Hutchinson News is for making
John Waller national Republican commit
teeman from Kansas
National Bank Examiner Stainsley -
looking over the books OF the First Ma
tional bank OF Winfield.
Jadge Ray of Wellington. has announced
that he intends 20 stay out Of the race for
county attorney this year.
The county physician OF Rice county re-
Gently had her portrait along with Nrs-
Lease in Godey's Magazine.
Judge Beekrnan il in Indiana making The
HoOs;ers weep when he tells them how
Kansas has been He'd about
Genera John b Gordon. the srsst south
erner, Will lecture before the Winfield
ChatauGua assembly this year
Society a; Kinsley hss got 70 ne poir,
where il fees TIE necessity OF an EpiscO-
pal church ard one : being organized
Editor Kurtz OF the Newton Herald. Al
though the libel suit went partly aga 1T
him. = SIN sssslns ih- public officials.
!; : TOO bad that CoWley county = aot
IN Seventh congressional district politics
Il would feel more a. home thsa 30 dos
The editor of The z Dorado Republican
: waiting for the tine when vheeis Srilt
be thrown IN with a can o, baking powder.
Fred BslIein OF Winfield. announces rhSs
h = home NTH badly sFr4luet ankle
and notifies A-s fE!eads that he fesls soEe-
some
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
For the Eagle.
KICK THE RASCALS OUT.

If Morrill, treated LeaHenworth as he
treats Wichita,
By sending men there TO enforce the pro-
hibiton law.
The men OF Leavenworth would raise a
strong. defiant shout,
'Ga1nst those who would engender strife
and kick the raScals out.
In Atchison and Leavenworth and Kansas
City, too.
They regulate the liquor trade as freemen
always do;
Give equal rights to Wichita or there will
OF Morrill's forces. for we swear to kick
injustice out.
Where strife and bitterness prevail. IN
happy IS the state.
great:
Discussions we will trample down and by
true wisdom rise
Above extremists who condemn a lasting
compromise.
It's hard TO save the party of humanity
While over US is swinging fast bias'd
governor s rod,
Whose faithless course perverted those
that heretofore were true
Till only in the fold remain the faithful
and the few.
From wisdom's rule no ruler in our free
land is exempt,
And what cannot accomplished be lis
foolish TO attempt:
Apply this rule to Morrill,, and behold the
consequence:
Our governor is lacking in consistency
and sense
ONE OF THE MACS.
Glen Mary Farm. Feb. q, 80.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
A WORD OF CAUTION.

There are several persons making a
canvass for national delegates in Kansas.
who are really opposed TO Mckinley. One
or two were for Reed, and some for other
candidates. They have apparently changed
10 Mckinley, or at least profess TO be will
ing 10 obey instructions. Taking into
consideration the desperate means being
employed everywhere to beat Mckinley
out of delegates. even where the people
ar strongly in his favor, why will they
hesitate TO adopt this plan TO get into the
convention? They would easily find an
excuse TO evade instructions, or would
have the brass to violate them outright.
This thing has been done more than once
by Kansas delegates, and that in recent
years. If the state and district conven-
tons are for Mckinley. as indications are
strongly that they will be, they can just
easily elect known and reliable Mckinley
men as they can elecet opponents of Nc
Kinley, and saddle them with the instruc-
tons which they would take the earliest
occasion to violate. il they could gain any
thing by it. Take no chances Elect
straightout Mckinley men, and instruct
them besides. The man who is for Nc
kiniey, Reed. Allison, or any good Repub-
lean, in state overwhelmingly for Nc
Kinley, is not for Mckinley, but for some
other good Republican" Mckinley is a
good Republican. He never knitted the
candidate of his party. or ran as a decoy
duck TO take votes from the choice of
the people. Elect delegates who are for
HIM by choice, and then instruct them
Kansas Chief.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
THE END OF The WORLD AGAIN.

Superior to all the mutations of the
centuries, in which theories have been
exploded by the thousand and conceiv-
| ed truths crushed out as miserable
fakes or but the figmentS of magma
ton, has survived the notion that the
end of all things terrestrial will come
most suddenly, in which disaster the
fury of flames will wipe all things out
and the heavens be rolled together as
a scroll. The Bible does not negative
such an idea, and Christ seemed TO
! confirm it. The deductions of science
/ tell US that this earth is to grow old
and gradually perish of cold during
successive cons of failing heat-when
the sun shall have consumed itself.
! CncOunted ages before our revolving
| planet shall have CONCEALED with its
oceans all solid ice and its very at
| mOSphere condensed into rigidity, all
life will have disappeared. But that
| has not been the conviction of the
| ages which have held TO the sudden and
! fervent heat of melting and a residue
of impalpable ashes, rather than to the
! slow ''freeze-Out' theory. The univer-
sal and unknown quantity of electric
ity, just commencing to be utilized in
a startling way, has been referred to
| as the possible consuming agent, to-
gether with the annihilating effect OF
the heat that would be suddenly de-
yeloped in the event of a collision be-
tween the earth and some other planet.
But planets and suns have all their
unvarying orbits. The only thing err
ratio in Unreasonable space seems to
be the comets. They come and GO
from the whence and the whittier Of
the inconceivable. We only know that
they are. One. Professor :. II. Burn
ham, of Chicago. says that we have no
data and that collision between the
earth and some comet may happen at
any time, or words TO that effect. If
the professor is not a fit subject for
the insane asylum his conclusions are
little startling. He is not right sure
that it wouldn't hurt TO be hit 10y one
Of these runaway comets going a thou
sand or so miles 4 minute. Yet one can
readily see that if one OF these flyers
of the empyrean squadron. that go
whiSking their tails through unthink-
able space should prove To be about the
density of lead and the tenacity of
BeSsemer steel, the only reason why
collision wouldn't prove serious and in
teCeStins would be for the lack of time
in which 10 figure out what had hit
Us. Still we suppose the scientific
knowledge Of this Chicago astronomer
would, undoubtedly be greatly benefit
ted at minimum IF expense N him
self. As for the balance Of mankind
the gold and silver question and all
other currency and financial problems
would be found TO be permanently set
tied ON universal basis. ana incident
ly also the Venezuela episode and other
troubles growing out OF the Monroe
doctrine. Abiding "a this late prophecy
probability the Memphis Appeal ex-
presses the hope that if the time ever
comes when this world must lock horns,
with comet that we shah stand our
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

The Salina Republican also fsvors the
mitteeman from Kansas. Waller will not
get it.
Dick Howard of Arkansas City. says
that the angleworms have appeared on
the surface and it is now time to plant
onions.
Editor Meredith OF Hutchinson. is said
10 be offended because he was only given
gate ticket.
A Hutchinson girl who has the cycle
craze. according to the News, spends
more time making riding habits than she
does riding.
z. G. Nettleton of Stafford. has bought
the Hutchinson Gazette This was the
paper. il was rumored. Judge Bashore
had his optic on.
The Leoti Standard and Dighton Herald
are al the head of a formidable demand
on the government that the next man-of-
war be named Kansas"
There will be fewer cases on the dis
trict court docket OF Sumner county when
the present term adjourns than there has
been in the last fifteen years
Frank J. Hess of Arkansas City, has
Withdrawn from what he calls the dis
graceful scramble for the office of dele
gate" from Kansas 10 81. Louis.
The editor of the Grant County Republi-
can is contemplating suicide. having learn
ed that the chance to get a whist hand
with thirteen trumps only comes once in
10000 times
A lady from Texas while washing her
hands in the saloon OF a sleeper which
passed through Arkansas City the other
day, lost valuable diamond ring. A
diamond discovery is now likely some
where between Arkansas City and New
Lirk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
FORAKER ON THE FLAG.

The new senator from Ohio delivered
an address in New York, before the Re-
publican club, on the occasion of Lin
coins birthday. Whether the Ohio
senator was catering to the ever exist
ing demand Of the Atlantic coast senti-
ment of more ships mid the jingling
of champagne glasses and good cheer,
or expressing his real convictions, he
still made some very pretty points and
drew some satisfactory conclusions.
His theme was American Interests On
the High Seas" the upbuilding of the
merchant marine as Republican pol
icy. He held that the tariff and money
problems" would be solved easily and
naturally, in accordance with the we'll
understood principles of the Republi
can party, and that the real need of
the time was heroic action to secure
commercial independence by providing
a home-builU and hOme-owned mer-
chant marine He would have every
ship of our merchant feet built in
America He would have the brand
of America Impressed upon every TIM
Der of every craft we sail He would
have the flag OF the United States
again float over 80 per cent of her for
eign carriage" as it did early in the
century. Senator Foraker thinks that
this condition can be brought about by
discriminating tonnage and tariff
duties; by putting premium upon
American-built ships; making the free
list of imports subject to the condition
that they come in American bottoms;
allowing a rebate Of 10 per cent on all
dutiable goods of our own carriage;
combining the benefits of reciprocity to
goods carried in ships of the reciprocal
ing countries, and protecting American
marine insurance and American ship
ping from the tyranny andinjusticenOw
practiced by foreign marine insurance.
These provisions he regards as mark
ing the true American policy for at
tanning commercial independence and
our rightful place on the oceans"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
A GNAT AND CAMEL EPISODE.

A forlorn and hysDerical simpleton,
struggling in mental bewilderment
among the quicksands and quagmires
of patent medicinedom recently asked
the New York Voice. whether Psine's
Celery Compound had any alcohol in
it." and that advocate Of thin rotations
answered the inquiry by giving a list
of the ingredients, among which was
coca leaves. but no alcohol. Now. the
chewing of coca leaves, is a pernicious
habit prevalent among the inhabitants
Of Peru and other South American
countries. II i both a narcotic and
stimulanL Used in excess. it weakens
the digestion. produces various disor-
derS. and finally impairS both body and
mind. Ii i estimated that about 80
100000 pounds of the dried leaves are
consumed in a year. about 10000. 600 of
the human race habitually using il.
The Voice" 10 be consistent. should
at once in thunder tones. and without
waiting 10 take counsel OF 81 John or
Vinegar Bitters Mcdonald. demand OF
congress the passage of a law against
the importation OF coca leaves and in
favor of the early convention Of a
Pan-American congress with view 10
the eNtirpation NJ ali the double death
dealing plants IN South America. How
nature doth annoy and poster these
pf-apE>'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
SHAM SYMPATHY.

Senator Sherman was guilty of the
same demagogic dodge in declaring
that he is opposed to silver in the in
terest of the laboring classes, that the
goldbug monometallist are when they
assert that free coinage would only be
for the benefit of the silver mine own
ers Of the west. The truth is, and it
is easily of proof, that nearly all the
gold mines Of the world are owned by
English capitalists. 1t is known that
a very large proportion of the Ameri-
can gold mines are so owned. A cele-
brated English economic writer, Pro
fessor Jevons, in speaking of this fact,
made the very pertinent remark that if
other countries Insist on having q gold
standard, they must pay our price for
the gold" We hear a great deal said
of the wickedness of legislating in
favor of the wretched creature, the
American silver miner, but 10 pay the
English capitalist Ibis price" for gold
seems to some people a highly praise
worthy and StateSmanlike policy.
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ground as firmly as Burnham will dare
TO do. If the worst comes we believe
that in a finish fight this game old ball
can knock the spots off any comet that
ever wore a tail. and we shall not run
off and leave the earth in the hour of
its peril. But we would fain avoid
any hostile collision. So far as we
are concerned, we haven't lost any
comet and we are not trying to find
one Our motto is peace with all
comets. entangling alliances with none.
If we could send Burnham up in a
balloon or tie him across the track of
a fast-mail comet we should be quite
willing to have him collect whatever
data he could at his own expense. But
who would collect Burnham after the
thing was over?
But why not let the whole thing drop
right where it is and give all the long
tailed tramps Of the universe TO under
stand that if they will let us alone we
shall let them alone? We are frank to
say tHoS VIC uCriAC hV NiVoOA dNdudih
lance with bodies that lead such fast
and disreputable life. However, We
feel no apprehensions. This earth has
been swinging around the circle ever
since way before the war and no comet
has ever yet dared to get in its way.
We don't believe one ever will. 1t
must be borne in mind that we are
bowling along at a pretty lively gait
ourselves, and there would be blows to
take as well as blows TO give in set-to
of that kind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
THE THIRD TERM EMERGENCY.

There is little question that President
| Cleveland is. and has been. all along
| Scheming to create an emergency
which will force the Democratic party
| TO nominate him for the fourth time
as its candidate for the presidency.
The suggestion thrown out by him the
other day that there is an event pend
ing which if wisely acted upon would
result in a national triumph for his
party, clearly pointed 10 himself as its
standard bearer He is veritable
| sphynx of riddles of whose claims and
Vaccinations as man Of destiny, there
is no hope of relief for the Democratic
party except in his death from old age
or inordinate indulgence.
The New York Journal, inspired by
the forlorn hope that there might be
found a solid sentiment somewhere
which should promise relief from the
rule of this ''old man Of the sea-
sought the opinion OF a number of
prominent men touching the third term
question. Frederick K. Coudert of
New York, and member of the Ven
ezuela commission, was among the
more prominent interviewed. Mr..
COudert ventured the gratuitous opin-
ion. evidently personal to himself, that
so far as Mr.. Cleveland was concerned
he would prefer to now retire to pri-
vate life, 50 but" he said, ''at the same
time | am convinced that if patriotic
considerations satisfied him that the
path of his duty lay in the acceptance
of another term, he would postpone his
personal preferences, however strong
they might be in another direction"
Then the wiley COudert proceeded to
say that it was his belief that if in the
next few months the treasury was
found to be in a healthy condition and
all our foreign relations amicable, Mr..
Cleveland will positively refuse TO allow
his name to go before the national con-
ventiOn at Chicago, yet. in the event of
certain exegencies it would be deemed
necessary that the president accept
fourth nomination.
There you have ii. The exegency
already exists. Such talk from such
a source cannot be misinterpreted. 1t
is apparent to all that the treasury
under the Wall street policy Of the ad-
ministra ton cannot be restored to a
healthy condition, to say nothing of a
tariff schedule which utterly fails to
meet current expenses. As for our
foreign relations remaining amicable
Mr.. COudert as a member Of the Ven
eZuel3 commission has better oppor-
tuniUies of knowing what the chances
are than anyone outside of the other
members. That commission is the in
strument Of Mr.. Cleveland. He named |
it and its majority will hold for the !
sentiments of Mr.. Cleveland touching
the misunderstanding between the |
United States and Great Britain. That !
misunderstanding was precipiIated by |
Mr.. Cleveland through his warlike mes |
sage. That it will be possible and |
even an easy matter to bring about and !
to hold a condition of affairs border |
ing on open rupture no one compre- |
hending the situation can doubt The |
exegency so emphatically enunciated |
10y Mr.. COudert has already visible |
bona fide existence and the gentleman |
seems to have spoken ex cathedra.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

If one desires the definition of re-
morseless greed and entire absence of
patriotism, let him pronounce the word
goldbug, and then study the indubit-
able facts of history. The hereditary
goldbug bowls for honesty" 1t is not
likely that he has any accurate knowl-
edge of the meaning of the term.
Should an era Of even partial honesty
come upon the world, there would be
panic among goldbugs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
TIE POINT IN DISPUTE

Pau! Bray. the sJepson of John II.
Waller. makes good point sgainsr the
Democratic administration when he
says that Secretary Of State Olney
withheld from congress that part Of the
official correspondence IN the Waller
case relating Z" the rights ~ France
in Madagascar 81 the time the ex-con-
sui was arrested for holding communi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

Before Kansas Republicans make
John Waller national committeeman.
it might be well for the papers 10 pub
fish, in warning, a comparative state
ment of the size of the standing armies
OF Kansas and France.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

At Wichita Falls, Texas. it was first
decided 10 roast the two bank robbers.
but a wet towel was rubbed over the
culprits' faces, they were found to be
white and were humanely hanged.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

The gentleman whom the Texans
hanged addressed the crowd in Com
anche, English and Spanish. But
Texas is not sufficiently advanced 10
appreciate a good linguiSt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

One member of the kentucky legis-
Iature has accused another member OF
saying something untrue. However,
blood viii not flow until some member
is accused of the same thing in words
Of one syllable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

darlington Booth should take a point
er from the controversy between Sem
atorS Carter and Sherman. darlington
should have refused TO allow his father
10 read him out of the army.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

The Harveyized favorite-Son defense
of Plat and Quay is probably put up
without knowledge that the McKin-
ley shell is travelling at a velocity of
2,100 feet per second.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

BY proving that Mckinley is free
Silver man. the New York Evening Post
has done Mckinley great harm in New
York. The Post expected TO help him
in Kansas. and has done it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

The annual revolution in Central
America has begun little early, but
This Is going 10 be an exciting year.
and if Central America wants TO attract
attention it VIII have 10 do ii, now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28

Old John Sherman should not get too
brash or some of the senators may give
him some of the points in his own life,
which are omitted in his autobiog-
raDhy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Pat Magic is not a politician by trade
He is lawyer. He was admitted to the
| bar in 1855.
The Guthrie Leader explains that Bill
! Nye died of appoplexy, and Danderine
cures dandruff.
Oklahoma is mostly native American. Il
is very rare to hear OF anyone taking out
! naturalization papers.
Last week in Blaine county a bald-head-
ed eagle was captured. A bottle OF DAN
| dernie was found tied to its tail.
1t may be that Oklahoma Republicans
will get over their difficulties by sending
divided delegation 10 81. Louis.
J. c. Roberts, A. H. Dent and ]. V. Ad-
mire, all of iKngfisher county. want 10 be
delegates to the ST. Louis convention
There is deep danger that the Demo-
cratic papers of Oklahoma will not sup
port Mckinley. should he be nominated
There must be some truth in the Perry
gold rumo- or the Perry Associated Press
correspondent would write more about it.
The Perry school trouble seems to have
been quarantined inside the town. Was
the correspondent of the Associated Press
killed?
Three hundred dollars bonus is asked of
Ponca City for the establishment OF a
distillery there. Only 500 has been raised
up TO date.
Cassius Barnes and Henry Asp are con-
Quoting the presidential campaign IN
Logan county. Asp is taking care of
Reeds chances.
There is a rumor in circulation that
Billy Bolton was shot in the back recently.
but that the bullet lodged in fat and that
Billy knows nothing about it.
There are fears among he Populists of
Oklahoma that Texas has bribed the
supreme court not 20 decide the Greer
county case. This is indeed terrible.
The Guthrie Leader is of the opinion
that there is TOO much kicking ia Okla
homa. Too much kicking is bad thing.
But actions that kick are not if someone
Is deserving OF a kick.
o. Sullivan, a member OF the Catholic
church at Hennessey, denies that he in
tended 10 insult Father Beck Of the
church. Father Beck accused him of in
sulting him from the pulpit last Sunday.