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to his country, his family and his fellow
men; an understanding of the needs
of his Government and an honest
endeavor to do hls part toward accom-
plishing the satisfying of those needs by
casting an Intelligent, honest ballot. Is
there anything in these requisites to pre-
vent a woman from being good citizen?"
Mrs. Miller OF Oakland opened the dis
cussion by saying that the type OF woman
described by Mrs. Marshall would make
splendid public officer.
lady In the gallery opined that the
husband could never represent the wife at
the polls.
Mrs. Hall said she would like to bear
her testimony OF agreement with the gall
Iery lady's remarks and said woman's
cause was an attempt for the good OF all;
1t was not for an expediency of good gov
eminent; it was all right enough for
man TO eat q meal, but that meal did the
woman no good, and so it was with polltl-
cal rights.
II suppose" observed Miss Severance,
that woman is citizen enough to pay
taxes, and If she has no husband she may
perhaps take up land, but when it comes
TO the actual rights OF citizenship, woman's
position is peculiar: She's In it, and she
isn't in it, and she don't know where she
is at all.h
Women" commented Miss Manning,
"are said to be very free in France. In
exchange for their freedom the French
woman gave the voting and law-making
power into the hands of the men, As a
result France has some of the most viii
famous laws in relation to woman that
have ever been enacted"
81 know a man in Oakland" said Mrs.
Van Pelt, "who has never voted since his
marriage, and he says he never will until
his wife can go with him to the polls"
DO you think t at man will vote next
Novem Der ?" inquired Miss Severance.
He most certainly will,' was Mrs. Van
Pelt's answer, which was applauded to the
echo.
Housekeeping and City-keeping" gave
Miss Harriet May Mills OF New York City
the theme for brilliant address. She
said in part:
The growth OF civilization has been a remark
able growth in the last century. In Washingtons
time only per cent OF tha population lived in
cities but now 10 per cent live in the cities oi the
United states.
We know that city-keeping Is nothing but house
Keeping on a larger scale, and yet men for whole
century have left out Of consideration this inn
portant element of management. The home man
agement, the many undertakings women have
entered, show that they good managers. They
are used TO making very little go long way for
they have hot had much money TO manage with
and they are economical.
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CONGRESS.

have cared for, educated and encouraged,
are entitled to certain man-conferred priv
ileges the same should be considered the
prerogative of women.
at has been asserted by some men, and
women too, who are, strange to say, among
the thinkers of the age, that Nature made
man physically the stronger because on
him was to devolve the care and mainten-
ance of dependent beings. hence, they say
it is but in line with the intention OF
nature that he should represent the weaker
portion of humanity in a legal phase (;
that, as he is the bread-winner and natural
protector so must he assume and exercise
the functions of government.
"But do not believe that the Creator in
tended man to exercise a jurisprudence
over woman simply because she was not
as big and strong and robust as he Is.
Natures God is never unjust, and there Is
nothing in the world TO prevent man from
protecting and guarding woman If she
rises to the dignity OF legal citizen. 1t
certainly should not detract from her
womanly qualities or make her one whit
less sweet and lovable.
"It is not so many years since co-educa-
ton was considered unwise, and even to-
day, women are excluded from some OF
our highest institutions of learning, but
they have proved their ability to contest
collegiate honors with the other sex, and
our colleges and universities which receive
young women on an equal footing with
young men have reason to be proud OF the
attainments of one equally with the other.
Then why should the woman who divides
class honors with the man be his inferior
in but the one thing, the ability to be
good citizen?
''In this connection let me cite an instance
that occurred one week ago to-day. A
husband and wife presented themselves
before the commissioners of the Supreme
Court for examination for admission to the
bar. The wife had become interested
from hearing her husband read aloud, and
concluded that she, too, would take up
the study of law.
1.-The examination proved that the know
ledge of the wife was far superior to that
OF the husband, and one of the commits
sioners in speaking of the fact afterward
exclaimed enthusiastically: OF all the
applicants that have examined for ad-
mission to the bar, and 1 have been on
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lady graduate of Vassar College who went
to cast his first vote after an instan-
taneous naturalization. His mistress
asked him how he had voted. 1t tran
spired that he had cast his first tax re-
ceipt into the ballot-box.
81 can give little incident myself"
said Mrs. Marshall.
"I applied for the position of proof
reader of great register of one Of our
counties, as l had been assistant on the
previous issue, but I was refused, as | was
told, because l was not voter. They
gave the position to man, and he found
he could not get it out on time and he had
to send for me.'
Miss Mabel Craft, graduate of the Uni
versity of California, offered some peril
nent remarks on women's wages. She
said that in all the positions requiring
what is known as brain work the women
of California receive compensation equal
TO that men receive, but that in other en-
ployment the women competing with
men DO not receive nearly so much pay
as the men. In teaching and in journal
ism women receive as good wages as men
and in some cases better because of better
work, but in stores poor girls who have to
help out the family at home work for 81
week. 1t would not be possible for them
to live on such wages, but they are adding
a little to the furnishings of brothers and
father. Women will never know political
economy, she concluded, until they are
able to vote; until they refuse to take work
unless the pay is fair.
The last paper of the morning session
was by Miss Sarah NJ. Severance, who
spoke on The Reaction of Injustice in
the following strain:
Action and reaction are equal and injustice to
woman has reacted upon man in full measure
pressed down. Neither is responsible except for
lis continuance for IL is an Inheritance, but wrong
track Of her sons and grandsons. Not only is
there general retribution, but individual suf-
fers All intelligent people interested in poll
tics. The club-woman knows all about the laws of
Moses, OF Lycurgus, of Solon, the Twelve Tables,
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INCOME.

Cash received for premiums on
new policies during the year. .....
Cash received for renewal of pre-
miums during the year.. -.
Cash received for sale Of annuities.
Cash received for interest. .......-.
Cash received for rents.
Cash received from all other
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Chairman Press Committee.

A glowing bower of pink environed the
fair participants in yesterdays session of
the Woman's Congress. Sweet Castilian
roses blossomed everywhere, save in some
hooks and corners graced by dainty pink
carnations and flesh tinted sweet peas.
Mrs. Emma Seckle Marshal. read the
first paper, taking for her subject women
as Citizens" There was something singu-
larly lucid in her presentation of the sub
ject. She said:
"You have heard If you have been in
attendance during the week the history of
woman; her growth as sex; the unfold
ing of her character; the processes of the
broadening and strengthening of her men
tality; how, even in the days of her most
abject slavery she was the staff upon
which man leaned for support. for had she
not then titled the soil, ground the acorns
and maize, grubbed the roots and per-
formed the various menial tasks how
would the poor creatures who depended
on her strength and energy for food and
shelter have existed2
when one-half the world is dependent
on the other why should either half assert
their superiority? Man without woman is
like unto what the earth would be deprived
of the suns warmth, and, l will admit,
vica versa. Therefore, if men whom we
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lutionary war but Of new political philosophy.
The insienable rights therein declared are not
limitable by sex. and she questions the intention
OF forefathers to cons. rue them. Woman
has the right to life, liberty and property
that man has. Has she not equal right to pro-
lection? This Is the right Of suffrage If she has
a natural right life. liberty and the pursuit Of
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PREMIUM NOTE AOCOUN

~.
Premium notes and other
premium obligations at
beginning of the year. $467,5 $40 a.
Premium notes and other
premium obligations
ceived during the year. S9,664 go
---S567,2 ,2O5 o.
Deductions during the year follows:
Amount of notes and
other premium obga-
tions used in pay ment
of losses and claims. .$22, ,756 IT
Amount OF notes and
other premium obliga-
tions used in purchase
Of surrendered policies. 1o,4ss 81
Amount of notes and
other premium obga-
tions used in payment
holders. -. - ss.ess 81
Amount OF notes and
other premium obga-
tions voided by lapse of
policies. :............... 1880 80
Amount Of notes and
other premium obiga-
tions redeemed by
maker in cash.......... 26,2eo 1s
Total reduction of
premium note account. s1ss ooa IA
81. L. PALMER, President.
j. W. SKINNER, secretary.
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this 1st day
OF February, 1896
c. A. PRIDE. Notary Public.
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80
Total income. e.....................
EXPENDITURES

Paid for losses and matured en-
dowments. ts......................... S3, ,512,74o 4O
Paid to annuitants.. ...-........ 1854 2e
Paid for surrendered policies. S72, ,67l IS
Paid for dividends to policy-holders 1926 S94 81
Commissions paid to agents. 1,54S,57l s:
Salaries aud other compensation of
officers and employees, except
agents and medical examiners: Sos.1ss 2e
Salaries and travelling expenses OF
managers of agencies. ............ S9e O.
Medical examiners fees ana SAL
aries. .......................... 11e.6el 1.
Cash paid for taxes. ................. 194,3 1928 7:
Cash paid for rents .................. 25 00O OF
All other cash payments: ........... 7S2,l19 II
Total expenditures during the
year r............................ ss,656, ,662 4.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-06
PENALTIES FOR ExAGGERATIoN.

The failing which we shall call
campaign exaggeration" has its pen
alties. During the closing weeks of a
campaign all sides attempt 70 drive, by
frightful statements. their party fol-
lowers into line.
The most extravagant praise or the
candidates ON all sides and their most
eHrrayagant denunciation il the re-
suit. People who are not partisan can
buy all the newspapers and see how
ridiculous the newspapers a week be-
fore the election appear when CON-
pared with one another.
All sides Join in battle and also pro-
ceed 10 say many ridiculous things
about platforms.
The eastern papers are now calling
silver anarchy" They do this for no
other reason than the fact that Alt
geld was a controlling factor IN the
Chicago convention AlJgeld is bad
man. hut men advocated silver before
Altseld was born and will be advoeat-
ing it when ne has been dead for
yearS
But the eastern papers have begun TO
scream anarchy" over silver. IL Is
probably making them several votes
bur they forget that there is certain
penalty for it- If by some book or
crook the silver issue should win the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-06
THEIR FREE TRADE BLUNDER.

In face Of the well nigh universal
protest everywhere in the land it Is
a wonder that the great Democratic
party in convention in Chicago did
not ignore their old and exploded Cob
den tenent of free trade. Here was
place in the platform where a hole
would have proved more servicable
than a plank. They launched out on
all kinds Of new theories, and why did
they stick to a doctrine that has been
both exploded and repudiated. AS
Gunston well says. they struck SYM
pathetic chord in the masses whenthey
denounced capitalists and bankers and
declared for free silver as the poor
mans money" but they threw their
lassO a little TOO far when they coupled
free trade with free silver. large
number of laborers are quite willing to
have free silver or greenbacks, or abol-
ish the banks, or do anything else that
is opposed TO Wall street; but they have
lust had taste of what they may ex-
pect from free trade. In their voting
in 1894 and 1895, they gave due notice
that they knew when they had enough.
Whatever else they may be willing to
try. they don't want any more factory
closing experiments. The Bryan mana
gers ought to have had an eye TO that
fact ard deferred their free trade
scheme to a more convenient season,
but "whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad"
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false fears of the people might result
in greater commercial catastrophe
than the free coinage Of silver ever
could possibly bring. And although
silver may not win this year. 1t may
win in the future. If the mOneyed
classes Of this country, the bankers.
the corporations, the thousands OF
small stockholders in numerous enter
prises, the building and loan associa-
ton people become persuaded that
silver does mean anarchy didaster Will
be swift. 1t will not wait for the en-
actment of a law. Its anticipation
will be deadly enough.
Those eastern papers which are talk
ing this will suffer with the rest.
Frightening people and particularly
the money class of people during a
campaign is exceedingly foolish poll
tics. If it wins the election without
a panic. good enough; but if it fails TO
carry the election the decentralization
which follows is trebled and the for
felt must be paid in compound inter
est for extravaganza, which is only a
milder form for old-fashioned trouble
some dishonesty.
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on a stupendouS strike and the gov
eminent seems will nigh nonpulsed.
But little Of the details Of this move
ment have reached American news
papers. but it is live reality and the
first of the character ever to confront
the authorities. The car proposes to
act towards the strikers very much as
Edward Ill. did towards the laborers
in the Fourteenth century. Instead
of using the stocks and the branding
iron. the car provided his troops with
wire whips with which to fog the
strikers. One of the chief causes of the
strike was that the laborers demand
ed their back pay. For refusing TO
work until their wage arrears were
paid up. the Cussacks were turned
loose upon them with their wire whip
lashes. Yet, according to the reports,
the mounted Cossacks and wire whips
were inadequate to the occasion.
1t took English monarchs n long
time to learn the lesson that absolute
as their power was in other respects,
they never were able TO Permanently TO
fix wages. Isl, of course, is a new
problem for Russia. but it is one she
will have to reckon as she enters the
portals of civilization. She will uitl-
mately find that mounted CoSsacks and
wire whips are the most costly means
Of solving social problems.
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not accept all that salary no matter what
the price OF wheat
The fact OF the matter is that today rot
one half OF the Republican candidates IN
Kansas viii allow their expressions on
finance 10 20 into prsnf ard those that do.
announce stralshtout that they are free
silver. The silver business Is gotns TO
cause no end OF trouble 10 the Kansas Re
pubIicans IN the next three months.
Just before Chester Long left congress
he 10, UP and said II wish 20 say that
l believe IA a protective tariff. 90 did
James G. Bia,ne. Nr. Blame said Then
follows about 300 words from Blaine. IL
was In this way that jerry Simpson once
had The government print whole book %
Henry Georges
An editor. whose residence In Iooaist
between a Methodist church and danes
ball sat on the versnda Of b;s home 0ns
evening last week. ard took n the s'tas-
ton about a. foilo~S-prsysr meeting 60
ing on - the church and dance IN pro-
gress at the nall. al The tire IL; us pray
ali saiUts--Ne bezeech ;he fo-goin hands
and drawn Dear-Circis TO the ief;-lasisn
% us-hrst forward and bsck--as xs-All
promeuaoes-kneel before nee anG-bsL
sncs ail-prvsent our peti;ion-xrzad riEft
AMI isft-for christs rake--sest your part
usrs. The editor xTseyer over tire de-
generation ~ the village until he c5ntsrn-
plated sgic-de. but compromise the nat
ter By joining ms baseball club.
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THOSE TIDAL WAVES.

We. the people of the interior, who
seldom see the oceans, and read now
and then OF tidal waves, have little
conception of their destructive force
and much less of what causes them.
We know a twister and something OF
the conditions which give rise to them.
But whether tidal wave of the ocean
is caused by some internal volcanic up
heavel, or is but the aggregation or
many storms and other swells uniting,
or what the cause we have little or no
idea 1t seems that life jewellers on
the shores of the oceans know as little.
They como as unexpectedly as a tor
nado or a volcanic eurption. In fact,
there seems to be no admanitory sings.
The phenomenon which for want of Il
better name has been called tidal
wave observed on the northeast coast
of the Chinese province Of KiangSu on
July &c was in some respects similar TO
that which recently caused such wide
spread disaster in Northern Japan. The
breadth of the bank Of water which
swept in upon Kaingsu from the Yellow
sea was five miles; the Japanese wave
extended north and south several hun
dred miles. and its victims were ten
times as numerous as those of the
Chinese disaster. Yet the suddenness
of the upheavel, without any Fremont
tory symptoms, was the same in both
instances. On a clear and tranquil day
a huge bank of water was perceived
rushing shoreward with terrific veloci-
ty. and before many Of the observers
had time to escape to higher ground
whole villages Were swept away and
their Inhabitants drowned, In many In
stances to the hast man. The cause Of
these phenomena has been variously
explained Up to the present time
their origin is a mystery whose solu-
ton has baffied the shrewdest scientific
intellActs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-06
PRIVATE DEMOCRATIC DEALS.

The sorry, humiliating figure SHOWN
to the world by the Kansas Demo-
Gratis at Hutchinson is only open to the
comment that amuses and interests. To
say anything about it which would dis
gust voting Democrat with it or turn
a POpulists stomach is not possible.
The Pops and Democrats intend to
win the offices this year and soothe
their conscienceS and their stomachs
later
We are often told that parties can
not swing their individual members
for the contamination of private
schemes; that things can not be at
tempted outside Of the positive declara-
tiOns in the party platform without
alternating a large element which Is
part of the party without being part
Of the party machine. But here we
find the Democratic managers doing
this very thing-handing the Demo-
cratic individual voter over TO the
Populists without so much as asking
be supposed that the individual voter
could prevent himself from being a
party to such a constituencies scheme.
But the Democratic individual voter is
told that the Populists must be given
the state ticket or they will not support
Sewall. This makes the individual
Democrat believe he is doing some
thing from the good of his party.
But is he? Whom is he saving? Mr..
Bryan? The Populists are going to
vote for Bryan. Any state officer:
The Democrats have conceded all the
state nominations to the Populists.
What. then, is the Democrat getting in
return for all that he gives the Pops?
Apparently the Populist support of
Sewall in Kansas.
The support Of Sewall by the POpu-
lists is all that is visible to the indi-
vidual Democrats.
But there are other considera tons
considerations that are under the sur
face and concealed from the rank and
file. John Martin has something
probably PETERS place; Overmeyer
will he taken care of; Fitch is TO have
the Wichita postoffice again; all the
leading Democrats-all the leaders who
have sold their party, sold it, not for
support of Sewall, but for private
gains.
1t is an insult to what few Demo
Gratis there are in Kansas that such a
thing should take place, but we have
reached time in politics when insults
no longer prick, and men are imper-
yious to wrong, injustice and misrule.
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GO TO AFRICA, YOUNG MAN.

Mark Twain, who has just arrived in
England after visit 10 the Transyaal,
has given utterance to a. modified YER
sion of Horace Greely's famous advice
10 young men. go to Africa, young
manr' is the counsel of the genial
American humoriSt. He cautiously
limits his advice, however, TO such
young Americans as have attained
some proficiency in mining engineer
ing. The wealth Of the TTansvaal Is
In its conglomerates and reefs bearing
gold. The "veldt" is not remarkable
for its fertility: and. moreover, the
land is not open TO settlement, but is
held in proprietorship by a govern
ment Of Beers, who are suspicious and
jealous of any stranger speaking the
English tongue, and who make no dis
tinction between Americans and Brit
ish. Even Mark Twain admits that
the prospect of the CitlandeTs obtain
ing political rights is very dubois. The
humoritss words Of advice should,
therefore, be taken in n Pickwickian
sense South Africa may be good
field for American mining machinery.
but not for Americans
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BIG WHEAT EXPORTS.

Wheat exports from both coasts OF
the United States in four weeks Of
July, according to Bradstreets, az
gregated 10,S53,553 bushels. This
statement includes the wheat which
goes abroad in the form of -four, and a
considerable percentage of the weekly
shipments are in that shape. The ex-
ports are not all grist to American
mills; but whether as grain or flour,
the shipments are an important con-
tribution to the sum total of the cOun-
try'S export trade. 1t is gratifying to
note that this aggregate of nearly H.
100000 bushels shipped in the last four
weeks was over 100000 bushels larg-
er than the exports during the CORES
ponding period last year, and slightly
in excess of the total for four weeks OF
July, 1894. At this rate of expectation.
If continued, the available surplus OF
the present crop would be fully absorb
ed. The exports are likely TO increase
rather than TO remain stationary or TO
diminish during the next few months.