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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

Mir. Balfour announced in parliament that negotiations in regard 10 Venezuela are making satisfactory progress, and the entire matter, including that which Sails bury refused to arbitrate, will be in- cluded in general arbitration treaty. President Cleveland's admlnist tra ton seems to get along with good success in negotiations with which congress neg lectS to intermeddle.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

The Tennessee democratic state conven- ton will meet next week. Nearly every county in the state has declared for the free coinage of gold and silver at the ra- tio of 16 to 1 and for Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor for governor. Tennessee's delegation to Chicago will be solid for free coinage.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02
THEIR EYES ON THE SOUTH. mf. Ham Addresses Meeting of Boston Bus

mess Men.
 MT. c. Ham recently made speech before meeting of the business men of Boston, in which he spoke eloquentiy of the advantages of the south. Mr. Ham says that the eyes of the enterprising eastern manufacturers are now turned toward the south. In MT. Ham this sec ton finds an able advocate He has shown his faith by his works having es- tablished large stores in Birmingham and Montg omePy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

German of Maryland Is pretty safe calculator now in the estimation of some folks who were not saying any very pret- ty things about him some months ago when he was in heated contest in his own state against the influence of the na- t,onal administration, which struggle re- suited in turning that state over to the republicans. He is figuring against the people now; then he was fighting against the admlnstrati ion. See?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

The result in Michigan cannot be count ed as playing any important part in the contest now on. That state was counted doubtful by all calculators on the finan- cial question. Besides. it is a rock-ribbed republican state. The old-time safe dem- ocratic states are the ones to keep your eye on. They are speaking out in no un- certain tones. With the saucy demo- cratic states at Chicago demanding a declaration for free coinage and the nom- ination of a man known to favor that principle, can anybody entertain doubts as to what the convention will do?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

To build up all the weak and tired or gahs or the body, take Hoods Sarsa- parilla.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE:
 l. F. Culver of Bullock.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-02
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
 John 0. Turner of St. Clair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
THE CUBAN ARMY.

The statement of Spanish Minister
DeLOme, that the Cuban army was
mainly composed of negroes, has call
ed forth letter from Gilbert Rapleye,
particularizing as TO each division and
brigade of the Cuban army. From this
it appears that of the Sixty-four gen
erals, colonies, lieutenant colonies and
majors in active service fifty are white,
ten negroes, three mulattos. and one
an Indian. OF the men in the ranks 90
per cent are white and 40 per cent are
black. Many of the whites in the
Cuban army are representatives Of the
oldest and proudest families in Cuba.
Many of the leaders are owners of
large estates. Not few are news
paper men who were members of the
autonOmist party, and some have serv-
ed in the Spanish army. In the last
war 30 per cent of the negroes were in
the Spanish army, and there are many
black companies in the Spanish army
now, although a larger per cent Of the
negroes sympathize with the rebels
than ten years ago. The total number
Of Cuban troops in the field is 60,712.
Don QuiXote DeLome will now per-
haps realize the truth of the old Span
ish prOverb, "a lie has short legs"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
JUST WHAT M,KINLEY DID.

1t is true that no one has secured
within the last month a declaration
from Major Mckinley on his financial
views. But this is not worrying the
silver west SO much as it is the gold
| east.
McKinley'S record on the financial
| question is open to everyone.
On the 9TH of November, 1877, Mr..
Bland of Missouri moved in the house
! Of representatives to suspend the rules
and pass a bill TO authorize the free
coinage of the standard silver dollar.
On the call of the roll Mr.. Mckinley
voted yea.
The Bland bill was amended in the
senate, under the lead Of Mr.. Allison,
so as to provide for the coinage of not
less than 100000 nor more than 81
100000 worth of silver bullion into
standard dollars, and in that form pass
ed by the house. President Hayes
vetoed the bill February IS, 1878. On
the question of repassing the bill over
the veto Mr.. Mckinley voted yea.
Mr.. Mckinley was chairman of the
committee on resolutions in the Re
publican national convention of 1888,
and reported a platform which declar-
ed that ''The Republican party is in
favor of the use of both gold and silver
as money, and condemns the policy OF
the Democratic administration in its
efforts to demOnetize silver'-these ef-
forts consisting of recommendations by
President Cleveland that congress
should repeal the Bland-AIlison act,
precisely like the recommendations
made by Mr.. Cleveland's Republican
predecessor, President Arthur.
Mr.. Mckinley. as chairman Of the
ways and means committee and leader
of the house in the Fifty-first congress,
earnestly advocated the passage OF the
silver-purchase act in 1890, as better
than the Bland-AlliSon act and the
next best thing to free coinage, saying
of It: 1--WE cannot have free coinage
now, except in the manner provided in
the bill. To defeat this bill means TO
defeat all silver legislation and to leave
us with two millions a month only,
when by passing this bill we would
have four and half millions a month
of treasury notes as good as gold"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
ExTRAvAGANCE OF CONGRESS.

In the general clamor for financial
reform there are other things demand
ing equal attention, that should not be
lost sight of. The rational idea of
government is, that it should be con-
Quoted upon purely business princi-
pies, which implies strict economy. Ex-
travagance of those who are employed
to transact the affairs of the people,
if permitted to go unrebuked and IN
checked, like the SNOWFALL in motion,
increases until it has reached the bot
tom Of the public purse. For instance:
Senators and members of the house of
representatives at Washington are paid
salary of $1,000 per year. Consider
ing the average return of service rem
dered by them, the money they get is
full remuneration. But in addition
to the salary paid each member of the
house there is 1899 per man paid for
clerk hire and other service. This is
scandalously extravaganza; but it is par
simonious in comparison with the
amount paid by the senate. The cost
per senator for grooming and body
service Of one kind and another, has
gradually grown until it amounts TO
SASS per man. The aggregate of sen
atorial outlay including salary, is So
4S3 per man, or nearly S1,OO0,O00 per
year. OF course three-fourths of the
money expended for kickshaws by our
federal legislators is straight plumber.
1t is the outgrowth of a constantly in
creasing tendency TO reckless misuse of
the public funds There does not APP
pear TO be a saving remnant Of con-
science or integrity in the senate suf-
ficient TO check it. The body is de
bauched. This filching from the pub
lie crib will never cease until the vot-
ers of the country become sufficiently
aroused to demand retrenchment in
this respect as we'll as in many others.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

It is not thought now that the Okla.
homa delegation will vote together at all
There is not now legal free grass dis
trict in G county. according TO the Arap.
ahoe Bee.
TIE next legislature will probably be
| asked &c pass a law against the planting
of Johnson grass.
It is charged that the FIRE at Chandler
was set for the purpose of burning some
papers in a law office
Jake Admire very sensibly warns the
Republican bosses OF the territory against
| becoming too arrogant.
| II seems that Grosvenor knew what h
was talking about when he said that two
| Of Oklahoma's delegates were for Nc
Kinley.
The devil IN the Enid Wave nearly lost
h;s job the other day by sitting in the
front door all day watching the girls 90
~ in the wind
In some cases, eastern wedding par
ties TX the honeymoon By trip 20 Ok
lahoma and 90 back home, IN four or I've
months. divorced
the Oklahoma delegation who VII vote
Tor him. The boys say this IS night but
they VIII not name him
The cyclone sufferers II the northeastern
part OF Cleveland county are praying for
aid They have been struck b. four cy-
clones in as many years
The Oklahoma delegation 20 s. Louis
a.
dates This Is Necessary IN order 70 Sc;
ell SIX delegates in the convention
II the St Louis convention should re-
fuse 20 let OklahoIla's SIX delegate y.
those who viii enter all be those who
received the highest votes AZ Oklahoma
city
The Oklzhouan o. Oklahoma City IS
asked 20 give up the name q that r-an
who was eozscieacs-strscksn s1d gave %
rs patent which hs had secured thro9s1
fraud
a correspondent 70 the Oklzhs-a Pc
publican from Oakland. whore there has
been trouble over Johnsoa grass. vans
ne anti-grass Psople 70 gut thei- ta-zl1s
about iyuchins.
Szrzh sherman. a Caaz5isa. = suing her
husband for divorce a. Okl4h0ns Clty-
She was married 70 hin orb : shoT; me
before zn3 when tae we'll * bef,s wes@
ringing she ID Rot dram q. TIP % OK
szho1aa-
The Oklahoma City Rsrsb.i1az waits
70 know Why ihe T.szeh Blossoms q OK
lahonz sr. ike TIE eensi1ates for O.
hc=- TIE Sorzza TEazscript says 3 -
becsuss yoa can XII 81 haif q then and
tasre VII STAT remain = fzl crop.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
ANOTHER DEPARTMFNr.

There is a strong disposition in GER
tain quarters TO increase rather than
diminish the powers of the federal gov
eminent and that too. At a time as the
present. when the people are less able
than they ever have been 10 bear any
ADDITIONAL burden. Instead Of loppinr
OF the useless branches. and simplifv-
ing the machinery of our government
and thereby making il more easy Of
management and control. there ara
men now in congress endeavorinr IN
make the government more compIex
and expensive 10y the addition Of 4
new department
\ circular has been issued nv the
National Association Of Manufacturers
of the United States In favor Of tha
erection OF department of commerce
and manufactures. The object of This
proposed new department. it is ex-
planned in the circular at some length
Is 10 provide special machinery of the
federal government 10 take care of the
commercial aud Industrial interests of
the country. This project has been be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
THE MATABELE TROUBLE.

The worlds attention is again attract
ed 10 Africa, which bids fair 10 be the
hot-bed Of warlike conditions in 1895
If it does not become the field for actual
war.
The Matabeles are closing in on Bull
uwayo. England is dispatching troops
to the rescue and President Kruger OF
the Transvaal is arming the Beers
Matabeleland lies north of the Trans
wall. To the west Of Transvaal Is
British Bechuanaland and TO the south
England's Cape Colony.
England one year ago put down Old
LObengula OF the Matabeles. His son.
Lcbengula, has arisen and is now max
ing trouble. President Kruger objects
10 the landing of more English troops
in his vicinity, and danger consequent
" threatens. England viii land
troops Her conquest OF the savage
portions of Southern Africa VIII b.
complete. In the course Of time she
viii take the Transvaal under her
wing This she would not do il II were
not for hruger's belligerent altitude
IL is almost certain that Or. Jameson >
raid was for the conquest Of the Trans
vsaL His trial has been 4 long con
tinued, good natured farce whose form
atty has fooled no one, least OF all the
Beers These Dutchmen understand
perfectly the English character Of az
erosion and with two battles 20 Their
credit over the English they VIII not
hesitate 70 jump in, il the necessity
arises Their late victory over the
English was 3 direct cause for the new
uprising Of the Matabeles-
Kruger, however. cannot afford 10
let the Beers make war on the ing
lish unless he has unmistakshle eFi-
dence Of unwarranted aggression on
the part Of the English When be mas
that, that Is when aggression Las De-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
The aalieha 4aily Eagle Tuesday urniuo April FL 1885,

aid the passage of, high tariff legisla-
ton, designed primarily to benefit the
manufacturers. unless the manufacture
ers in turn recognize their interests and
aid them in restoring bimetallism. Just
as surely as the manufacturers antag-
onize the restoration of bimetalism and
the interests of the farmers and plant
ers, the agricultural classes will retail
late and antagonize the protective sys-
tenn. There seems TO be disposition
among some to belittle the agricultural
interests, but neither economically nor
politically, can our manufacturers af-
ford TO ignore the interests of our
farming classes comprising 40 per cent
Of our population. We are told by
those who seem TO take pleasure in ex-
alting the importance of the manufac-
turing interests and belittling the rela-
tive Importance of agriculture, that the
value Of our manufactured products ex-
ceeds by four times the value of our
agricultural products, that the value of
agricultural products in 1890 was but
two and a half billion dollars, while
the value Of our manufactures was nine
and half billion dollars. Such a state
ment is misleading. The reported value
Of our manufactured products is made
up, in great part, OF Implications. When
the value of cotton and wooden yarn
manufactures is given, it includes the
cost of the raw cotton and wool, which
is value in no way conferred by manu-
facture, and when in turn the value of
manufactures of cloth is given, the
cost Of yarn is included in the reported
value of the product, thus reduplicating
the value of the cotton and wool which
went to make up part Of the value of
the yarn, and duplicating in turn the
cost Of the yarn. And so it is all
through manufactured products.
Therefore the relative value of manu-
featured TO agricultural products ap-
pears much greater than it really is
Unless manufacturers are prepared TO
abandon the protective system, they
must speak out boldly for bimetallism
and protection. Protection without BIZ |
metallism is impossible, economically |
and practically, and if manufacturers
are bent on having gold monometal- |
lism, they must take it along with free |
trade. 1t therefore behoves manufac- |
see that tariff duties can
not be made high enough to be pro- !
tective against competition with silver
using peoples enjoying bounty of 100 |
per cent, and who see that the enact
ment of higher tariff duties will not |
bring better times unless. at the same
time, We restore prosperity Do the agri-
cultural classes and thus broaden the
market for manufactured goods-to
speak out Enthusiastically and PROMPTLY
for bimetallism, and declare their be-
lief that bimetallism and protection
must be united.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE

One OF the cleanest and best papers in
Kansas is the Saturday Bee OF Hutch
inson-
Hutchinson News, has gone into the mill
ing business.
Beekman OF Arkansas City. IS out for re-
election to the legislature. He expects
TO be speaker.
Not Intentionally. but through e typo
graphical error, a Butler county paper
/ spelt it ''5uStice."
At Pawnee Rock the people actually
forgot TO hold a city election. The old Of
hcers viii hold over.
On the anniversary Of the assassination
of Lincoln flags were displayed at half
mast in Garden City.
A man never returns 10 western Kan
sas-he simply comes back TO look around
and concludes to stay.
Mrs. Lease delivered her lecture 10 q
large crowd in Burlington and held re-
ception in the hotel the next day.
Il is astonishing the determined and
pronounced way in which the average
Kansas newspaper refuses 10 mention the
A p. a.
\ bank advertisement at Douglass
reads: Every favor extended 10 Gus
toners consistent with safe and pruden;
banking"
The Douglass Tribune appeals 10 It's
citizens thus: What Is the use OF send
ing OF FOR your whisky. when you can get
it SO easily at homer
It would be a paradise FOR PopuIist MI
ton TO get on the appellate bench. But
Elrick Cole VIII see that II IS another case
Of Milton's Paradise Lost"
A western Kansas Newspaper gets or
something new. Z says Il Is for Morrill,
because his administration has been with
out "extravagancs and pomp."
Mr.. Bond Of Lyons, refuses 70 run for
the state senate this year. He felt per-
fectly confident. however. OF proving 20
the people that he had rot been issued
during The present administration.
Macdonald. the oxford editor who Is
visiting In Paris. has his breakfast served
70 him in bed Think OF this 20 4 man
who used 70 oil the press and wazh TIE
rollers while the coffee was boiling.
Il IS said that "a Hoch Is now threat
ened because he Is brave enough 20 have
opinions q HE osn. TAX OF starting a.
opposition pape- has broken out Editors
w-ta opfllo1s o. Their owa should bs sua-
tainec-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
THE MANUFACTURES AND FARMER

The interests of manufacturers and
farmers are naturally bound up to-
gether and they are mutually depend
ent upon each other for a market for
their products. They have a common
unity of interests and it is folly as well
as unjust Ia endeavor 10 restore pros
perity to the manufacturing classes
while doing nothing 10 relieve the i'm
poverishment of the agricultural
classes
OF the forty-four Republicans in the
senate there are fifteen who take this
view and are ready. If need be. 10 vote
against the passage OF any tariff meas
ure that does not recognize equally the
interests OF all classes and carry an
amendment restoring bimetallism.
Such being the case il is practical i'm
possibility TO pass protective tariff leg
islation unless joined with bimetallic
legislation. Il viii not do for manu-
facturerS. if they wish TO preserve the
protective system. 20 antagonize the
Interests Of the agricultural classes.
and 10 ridicule those who join bimetaI-
lism and protection The agricultural
classes viii support q joint policy OF
bimetallism and protection. but they
win repndiate protection IL Joined 10
gold monopetaliism- They cannot be
expected riye their support to, and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
The
Greatest
Medium.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established In 1879 and for twenty-four
years has stood at the head OF all Week
lies IN the state. There are people In
this county who have read u from its
first issue and are readers today. Why
dc they read IL? Simply because they
are after the reliable and latest news
and can only get II through this medium
1t has more columns OF 1--we reading
than all the Weeklies IN the county
Business men are approached daily by
representatives and even prOprietors OF
these local papers with the stereotyped
expression that they have the largest
circulation IN the county. Wen, We pay
the postage. They do not. II they
are the local papers they claim they are
hard 10 locate. There have been hun
dreds OF them IN the twenty-four years
that the Eagle has been IN the field and
have died as many more must do IN
der their false representation. You
want a good medium ~ do your advsr-
Using in. you want
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

gun, there is no doubt that the war
will begin and in earnest.
The issue of a conflict between the
Transyaal and England would seem 10
be all in favor OF the powerful Eng
lish- But a small state of a dissim-
liar race from the English. far removed
from the seat of power, London, might
make a war that would become the
wonder Of the world.
No war is likely so long as England
can acquire by cunning what any other
nation would gain by war
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
SONG FOR OKLAHOMA DAY.

(Tune: '.America.'O
Ny Oklahoma, land
OF the Fair God. so grand.
Thy name l blessi
love thy streams OF might,
Thy plains with blossoms white.
Thy hills and wales so bright
With happiness,
In strife and struggle Wild,
Men knew thee as a child,
And loved thy name:
Thou hadst no childhood longl
In toll and hope and song,
With giant steps and strong,
Thy greatness came.
Vast cities in an hour
Sprang forth IN mighty power
Divinely fair:
Homes filed the desert way;
Advancement came to stay;
A nation in a day
Was builded there.
Here may the blessings grow
That freemen always know
And fondly prize;
Here may the ancient hate
OF man and men abate;
., may noble state
From thee ar!sei
My Oklahoma, thee,
So fondly fair TO me,
No evil marsi
Long may thy people thrive;
Long may they keep alive
That faith which bids them strive
Up to the stars
FREEMAN Z. MILLER.
Saltwater, Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

You want ar established medium: you
want 70 patronlze those who are capa-
bic q patroniziug you. You receive
the benefits from the seventy employees
OF the Eagle; you set mors circulation
from the Weekly Eagle than you can
anywhere else. The readers OF the
Weekly get four times as much live
news FOR 50c as they get from the other
weeklies for t1.00 and il-bo. This IS ths
time when price and quantity tell You
get all you can and pay as little as you
can Therefore the Weekly Eagle -
the paper for the advertiser and reader
alike.
Rates made known on apuftcatIoa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

While under prohibition lying has be-
come recognized IS admissible in Kan
sas, the Topeka man who got whisky
at drug store TO use as a gargle" was
going little bit too far. So did the
whisky
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

"The Red Badge of Courage" the
latest craze, was written by an Ameri-
can and published in England. Ii ridj-
rules TIE bravery OF American soldiers
In the civil war. OF course the Eng
lish like Il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

Bernhardt had a slim audience IN
Cincinnati: nuse got no house st all in
Chicago. Still Dun and Bradstreet
keep on promising 4 speedy revival
People give up their amuSementS last
and they must be poor in Chicago and
Cincinnati.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

One OF the members 0C Rev. Cleve
lands flock refused TO pay his pew rent
and alleged tariff reform as an excuse.
1t is wonder the congregation didn't
object 10 him calling them brethern
because Grover was his brother.