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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

PURE CALIFORNIA WINES. L. Apnes1
Wholesaler Los Angeles, Cal. Ceases, ass'dl
freight paid, S7-Sa-$9 Eastern shipments M
speciality
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

"a Cup of Parks Tea at night mo7n|
the bowels in the morning
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

The Queen OF May is very busy just now
pricing shirt waists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

MISSISSIPPI experiment station Dull
says: Canaigre, which is now
ting so much attention in Ari-
California, has been grown
wears, but with unsatisfactory
lie root is used in tanning
the plant is much like the
gllow Dock" in its appear
early related to it botan-
native of the arid re-
Invest, where it makes
during the cool and
weather of winter,
through the sum-
the. winter rain
the plants suffer
moisture, their
the roots con-
FcSntage of tan
n THE drier and
they are ma
hited Kingdom of
Ireland continue to
6tion Of being very ro-
They number at the
i IS, 100, 900, and the total
heir wine. beer and alcoholic
divided by this sum- shows
expenditure of s1SNS per
very man, woman and child
Contrary to the general
1.-The English drink more
scotcha and the Irish less than
The ratio of the English ex-
e for drink is s19.40, the Scotc:
nd the Irish s13.12 per head per-
These at least were the figures
which seems to be considered
Ayear in drink annals-a cir
.lieh Il luffsE .rs of the tenn
rsuasion attribute to the oc-
the parliamentary elections.
drink bill of the kingdom
ear reached the impressive
IL, 100000. OF this amount
% went for spirituous liquors
risky and gin; se5 ,000,0 900 for
IS ,000.0 900 for beer, ale and
81 .5oO, 900 for cider and bey-
beral as this expenditure
the general average of liquor
N in England tends to de-
the ten years, 1861-70 the
b OF beverages of the spirit
was 0.941 gallon per head of
ion per annum; in the fol-
bars it rose to 1870 gallons,
during the ten years end
20 to 0.9S8 gallon. So with
consumption for the first
0.420, for the second 0.542,
bird 0.3S8 gallon per head
Of malt liquors the aver
consumption for the first
V.35. for the second 31.55
nd 27.77 gallons per head.
yent influence in dimin-
assumption of liquor in
scarcity OF work and low
on of Williamstown, Ind,
full of the bank, drew out
2sd it in a newspaper and
te carpet Of the room he
ing house-cleaning last
pet was taken up, the
die was swept out with
all the rubbish burned.
should try to merit
4 men of that stamp.
nis declaring that
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. Price, 75c.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

Goes Cough BaIs;ss-4
Is tho oldest and best 1t will break up Cold qI
than amy thing else. 1t is always rcss4ble Tr1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

A street sprinkling cart in Abbot, M'
throws a stream sixty feet in width.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12

on of Williamstown, Ind,
full of the bank, drew out
psd it in a newspaper and
te carpet Of the room he
ing house-cleaning last
pet was taken up, the
die was swept out with
all the rubbish burned.
should try to merit
I men of that stamp.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
SPANS OTHER TROUBLES.

Spain at one time ruled the world in
the same sense if not in a broader one
than that of English rule today. For
centuries she was the brightest and
richest of the powers. But her sun is
setting. II would seem that Italy or
even Turkey might hold out longer as
monarchies Cuba is not the only
trouble which Spain has on hand at the
present, and Cuba's war for indepen-
dence alone would in short time ex-
haust the resources of Spain both in
money and Soldiery There is a rebel
lion in the Philippine islands as well as
in Cuba The average reader of these
troubles probably little comprehends
the size and importance of these
Asiatic islands. misruled by Spain ever
since they were named from Spain's
bigoted monarch, Philip IL, three hun
dred years ago. The idea is common
among all but experts in geography
that the Philippine islands constitute
an insignificant group with but mar
row area and few inhabitants The
fact is that the Philippine group has
an area OF 115,52s square miles The
island of Cuba has but 1919 square
miles One island. Luzon, of the Phil
ippine group is more than 100 miles
long and in some places about 150 miles
wide. Mindanao. another OF the group.
is nearly as large as Cuba Mindanao
has $1,000 square miles. while Luzon
has 81. sos, or 14.1S6 square miles more
than Cuba For fully two years the
people on the island OF Cuba have kent
the trained soldiers of Spain in check
and the entire Cuban population is only
about 100000. The population OF the
Philippine islands is about 5000. oO0. or
more than FIVE times as great as the
population Of Cuba. The revolt that
the Spanish government is now con-
fronued with in these Asiatic islands
has. therefore, q more serious aspect
than has the revolt in CUBA The
trouble is emphasized for the Spanish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
LEEDY'S POPULARITY.

The people of Kansas may get mixed
I'D on finances; n good many Republi-
cans may think that silver would be
safe; a good many Democrats are de-
claring that anything but the recog-
nized monetary standard of the world
would prove diSa strous to the indus
trial and commercial interests Of Amer
ica. but everybody, or about everybody,
without regard to their financial views,
or whether a Democrat or Republican,
is agreed with every other body that
Kansas cannot afford TO elect that
NeoshO-b0ttom yawper, Leedy, 20 be
governor OF the state OF Kansas. A
vote taken on a Santa Fe train at Law
renee. on Monday, says the Journal.
showed the remarkable fact that while
there were forty for Mckinley and fif-
teen for Bryan among the Kansas pas
sengers there were but two for Leedy.
Talk about talk, all there is to Leedy
is mouth. SO far as his public record
goes, or that is known Of him as a pri-
yaue citizen, he possesses no single
qualification for the important position
TO which the Pop convention at Abilene
50 unexpectedly nominated him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
BACK TO THE RAILROAD.
FL Reno. O. T Sent. 16

Il menu. " L. Sept ~
This bright little city is the port OF
arrival of the Flynn canvass OF the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe country, after
a tempestuously enthusiastic exper-
ience both in that country and in Greer
county.
Yesterday was spent in &C. county,
which the voters have aioIt decided
10 call Custer" in commemoration of
= battlefield Of the doughty fighter
which is located there. / came into q
county from Seger. which Is in Washita
county. lying just south Along the
way we followed what was called the
old Fort Elliott trail An old trail
means q deep trail. and il has to be
very deep TO force the frontier traveller
10 make q new one. In fact there APP
pears To be an irenclad understanding
among all pioneers that I'D trail shall
BE abandoned until ii absolutely pre-
vents l0csosno-icn. When an old trail
becomes 50 deep that the bed OF the
wagon slides and dr2gs along the mid
die OF the read, then the frontier trav-
eler reluctantly pulls out Of the ruts
and starts n new road, carefully par
aleiIing the old U-ail with his wheels.
l have 10 doubt that much tine could
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
THE FARMER AND HIS STEERS.

Every Kansas farmer, every western
cattle raiser ought to be, in his own
interest, for the Republican policy OF a
protective tariff. Free silver will not
stop the importation of Canadian and
Mexican cattle into this country, nor
will free coinage increase our exports
of cattle. The Wilson bill coupled
with Carlisle's action played havoc
with the price of western steers as all
know. and in knocking down the price
of beef the price of hogs were logically
forced down Robert L. Porter calls
attention of the public, through the
Inter Ocean to the fact that the thing
that played havoc with the cattle in
dustries was a return to the ad valorem
system, which is always bad for the
farmer The proper way to levy a
duty on cattle is SO much per head
Then the American farmer knows what
he is competing with, as the element of
fraudulent invoices and naturalization
does not enter. The Mckinley law
provided for a duty OF 50 per head upon
cattle 1 year old or less and SO per
head on cattle over 1 year old. This
was lust and business-like. 1t, more
over, encouraged honesty, and, as we
shall see. the American cattle industry.
The WilSon-Gorman law, on the other
hand, changed this specific or per cap
ita duty to 30 per cent on every dollar
of value. 1t made no distinction be
tween imported live animals. The value
of the animal, moreover, was taken at
the place of export. Mexico might send
in cattle and value them at 81 per head
and pay 40 cents duty; the Argentine
Republic at 4 valuation of So per head
and pay GO cents, and Canada might
call it So per head, and pay 81 duty.
1t was a fraud and humbug alike upon
the American farmer and cattle dealer.
1t opened the door wide to fraud, as
ad valorem duties always do. Thus
the farmer sees his cattle industry de-
srroyed and the United States govern
ment is defrauded of revenue that she
is entitled to and needs.
Look at the inequitable scheme. An
enemy OF the country could not have
done worse for the price of animal food
products. Since the Wilson law came
into effect we have imported 100000
head of cattle, which, says Mr.. Porter,
means d loss Of 100000 to American
farmers.
But worse happened. The exports of
United States cattle went down as the
imports went up. We exported 394,-
COZ head during 1892, the value being
So. O9O. 800. In 1895 our exports were
2S9.350 head. with value of S26,997,-
7O1. Here is loss Of not very far
from 100000 a year in one branch
of farm industry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
THE KANSAS SITUATION.

It is not very easy to cipher cut how
fusion is to carry Kansas this fall,
much less to see where the PopoTat
fixers find any warrant for their aston
isning figures. In the last state elec-
ton, 1894, the total Republican. Popu.
list and Democrat vote footed UP 293.-
755. The Republican vote was 14S,-
697. Morrilrs majority over the COM
bined opposition which now constitutes
the fusion, was 2.S19. Tie total vote
of the state, including the Prohibition
vote was 299, 23l.
The Prohibition vote of :, 1876 is not
going to either Leedy or Bryan this
year, not a single vote. Popnlist and
Democrats combined, should they hold
all their separate vote of two years ago,
would lack nearly three thousand votes
Of equalling the Republican vote. But
there is another side to this which is
against the fusion calculation and in
favor of the Republican poll. There
are a large number of Democrats, they
are to be found in every county and in
every community in the state, who
will not vote for Leedy, not even for
BRYAN. These are the Democrats who
oted for Overmyer two years ago.
There were 26,7O9 of them. They are
as anti-Pop today as they were two
years ago presumably; at least ma
jority of them are.
Take the other test of two years ago,
that of the vote on congressman-at
large Blue polled 41,S5S; all others
I45.442 COnceding that there are as
many free silver Republicans who will
bolt as there are Democrats who will
not vote for Bryan, Leedy and fusion
the REPUBLICAN ticket would still lead.
But the concession is unwarranted The
Republicans who will vote against Nc
Einley, or who will scratch the Re-
publican ticket in any particular, are
few and scattering.
The fusion claim of $1,000 or 10000
majority in Kansas, like most of their
stump oratory, is blather and blow,
there being no facts TO warrant it, as
November will show.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
THE NEW YORK MIX.

1t has doubtless dawned upon a good
many people that things are badly mix
ed in this campaign. There are splits,
fusion and confusion in nearly every
state. In some of the southern states
the condition is little less than chaotic.
There are sub-parties and sub-sub-par
ties, coalitions and trades, until the
average vote is utterly bewildered,
with results impossible Of estimation.
And now the great Empire state of
New York is in the muddle, befuddled.
The Democratic, Republican and Pro
hibition parties Of that state We're all
agreed touching one thing, and that
was the gold standard But the most
powerful political organization in this
country, outside of the two national
parties, is Tammany, party Of spoils,
not Of principles. Tammany does not
care whether the standard is gold or
copper so long as Tammany rules, and
so Tammany repudiated the dominant
sentiment of the state, and in control
ling the state Democratic convention
Endorsed Bryan and the Chicago plat
form, but nominated an Out-and-out
goldbug for its standard bearer, in the
person Of John Boyd Thacher. Thach-
er to save the state to his party and
to win for himself, without waiting for
any official notification of his nomina-
ton, appears in a letter Of acceptance
in which he repudiateS his platform
and adheres to the goldbug doctrine.
1t does not seem possible that he can
make a campaign supporting Bryan
upon the one hand and the gold STAN
dard upon the other, aad thus carry
the state Of New York for Democracy.
But this is not the end, or the only
problem of the New York mix. Our
dispatches of yesterday morning con-
tanned the information that ThacherS
letter had proved a veritable bomb in
the ranks of Tammany, that meeting
had been called and that Sheehan had
been authorized to not only call Mr..
Thacher down, but to demand that he
get off the ticket forthwith, as Tam
many had pledged the state convention
that Thacher was all right for silver.
OF course Thacher's answer is anxious
ly looked for, his action ca gerly antici-
pated. Whatever Thacher may do,
the chances are that the single stan
dard Democrats of New York Will place
another state ticket in the field along
with the electors for Palmer and Buck
ner This Will give the state over
whelmingly to Mckinley, as it will be
impossible to confine the fight in New
York to state Issues.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

government by the fact that the revolu-
tionary Carlists are again in the sad
die.
Spain can i'll afford to lose the Philip
pine islands, for they are richer, if pos
sible, in agricultural products than is
Cuba. In spite of the rascally and in
competent government which Spain af-
fords these islands, their exports
amount TO S16.0OO,O00 annually and the
imports to s15,OOO.OO0. The latitude Of
Cuba is from 10 degrees to % degrees;
Of the Philippine islands. from ) de-
grees to 10 degrees. The climate Of
both provinces is therefore the climate
of the tropics. The islands are sub
ject 10 earthquakes, monsoons and high
temperature. but vegetation grows in
them spontaneously. Every kind of
tropical fruit and plant common to
Cuba is common to the Philippine
islands.
1t is no wonder that the enterprislng
Japs have conferred their covetous eyes
on these islands and are now intriguing
for their possession. The Philippines
are close neighbors of Formosa and
their inhabitants are much more tract
able than are the inhabitants Of the
island that Japan has been trying TO
subdue for the last two years. The
Philippines would make capital col
onies for Japan's overflow. There are
100 Of the islands, only 4OS OF which
are now inhabited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Frank nfc.Master calls the Palmer ticket
1.-The Mckinley Aid society"
The cotton receipts at Denndson, Texas.
will be less than $500 bales this year.
Cotton sometimes reaches the Oklahoma
City market from the Iowa country
Dave Francis, the new secretary Of the
interior, Is SAID to be a great friend OF
Oklahoma's.
Acting Mayor DR.. Dunn of Oklahoma
City has ordered all saloons closed UP
tight Gil Sunday.
E. ". McAdam now has charge of the
State Herald at Ardmore. and is making
the paper bloom and blossom again.
Callahan, it is said. confesses that he
will not make a free silver speech on the
floor of congress il he is elected delegate.
New York City Is having a hard time
securing recruits for its police force. Here
is a chance for the discharged deputy
marshaIs OF Oklahoma
A. D. Quickly of Perry is cutting good
deal of a figure in Oklahoma of late Ok
lalnoma Is a rapid country and the names
OF that color take well.
A. C. Scout of Oklahoma City, is max
ing speeches with the same vigor and
earnestness as though he were running for
the presidency. II IS said that Scott will
win out easily.
United States Marshal Colcord of Perry
announces as his opinion that Bryan will
beat Mckinley one million votes His
friends should take him in charge, or take
a pencil at least and show him how the
vote has stood in the past in the United
States
After Jessie Ffndiay had been released
from the Oklahoma City jail recently and
her bond approved She returned to the
prison to bid all this inmates goodbye
There are some things TIT a woman
viii always think about TO lnattetr where
and what she is.
A Hutchinson dispatch Gays: The
Hutchinson and Southern management
Will soon have 10 decide at what point
their road will intersect the Rock Island
The grade IS now completed nearly to
Wakfta, and when it reaches there the
direction it is to take must be deter
mined. The three towns asking for the
terminus OF the Hutchinson and Southern
are Ponk Creek, Medford and Enid The
distance from Wakita- TO Pond Creek Is
fourteen miles. to Medford thirteen miles,
to Enid about thirty miles The add
tior1ai track which would be required 70
reach Enid seems to be a bar against its
claims. which are otherwise excellent To
day delegation from Pond Creek IL IN
the city calling upon NJ Walker and
laying the advantages OF their town b.
fore him Mr.. Walker sad that the
terminus had not yet been decided upon.
but that II would be IN a very short tine,
and that the Hutchinson ard Southern
would be built 20 connection with the
Rock Island before winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

II Is Gaia TO be coming Elrick Coles
vay strong out in western Kansas.
TIRE Atchizoa Champion thinks Case
Broderlck WI be elected by increased
nzjorities.
N. Hodges OF Abilene died lat week
Al the age Of n re was presidential cleo
tor for John c. Fremont
Miss Pauline Rasel % Harper. has oeer
visiting IN Canton. Ohio. and watching the
crowds pour into TIRE town
II some quarters Il is understood that
the committee IS keeping Botkin. On the
PopuIist ticket. away from meetings for
fear be VIII DO harm
George p Smelling OF HsrTssr county. n
a silver man. formerly Republican -so
- debating with al corners. A. present.
BE has his hands dscscedly fuL
AZ InzaILs meeting a. Augusta -;
reex- several roez with sixteen % oE>
buttons on. took then OF after tie sp'eslas
fl Iazailsf p-ezeDce AID threw them or n
nan walked iato Douglas the otess
car. broke into crowd taking raA7oe
s-sa rrzSe tnsxn a single Tax s-e~ch- n1s-
.~-<0ussy disappeared after BE had 60
cladeL
The g-ea. craze IN kzrszs a PT.Se-i =
20 poll q trz.n The craze wi sD-ssA 80
,eso-e th~ election thzt TIE c07-eGctors
yin hsxe 70 rtse On TIE teoSe- - oEesr %
give room TO he possers-
There h1s never been yezr Ike tbs
when The znen AZ ;bs bead q ne eoSfersa-
fns parties hzve Scch ezpcct>d - w -
they 90 this zear. TIE areraze kznszIs
iesss~r caa usually teti uhses way The "a.
= EoszE TO 1gz9 b. tie Az q oeio5sT-
TIA year they % r5-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24
The Daily Eagle Thursaay 7ornug September "a 1896
InitanT Tom Is as nearly a host as he

In It all Tom IS as hearty host as he
ever was In the dining room, we met
Mr.. Parker, Scotchman, who has
been with Tom for years, following
him in all his travels and adventures.
Mr.. Parker in his younger days was d
miner in the Australian gold fields
He is now white with the silver of
years, and he and Tom Butler are go
ing to see it out together. Tom has a
big farm, well stocked and watered-
He enjoys life and expects to be richer
some day than he was in the times
when they built railroads through
counties over night
1t is a good long drive from Buffers
into the railroad Part of the drive
is through the Wichita and Caddo res
ervation, which is very pretty. Hay-
ing started by daybreak, at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon we were nearing FL
Reno Suddenly there appeared on the
in water. This was the mirage and 1t
had yanked nearly all the farm houses
west of FL Reno into view. Twenty
three miles out of Ell Reno, we passed
'.North's," store with the sign in front
81. c.. North, 704" That 704 means
that that was the number of Mr..
North's store when he conducted one
on a certain street in Atchison, Kan
Sas.
About o'clock snug Fort Reno on a
high hill glistened in the bright sun
Above its barracks, stables and halls
arose what took to be two great bat
tlemented towers, but which turned
out to be two big water-tanks. But
the fort was a very comfortable look
ing arrangement. Three weeks in
western Oklahoma makes one, on re-
turning gaze upon brick chimney
with positive delight Coming through
the fort l saw a man riding a safety,
and the big tires looked awkward and
unwieldy and the frame squat and
heavy. An inoffensive citizen in a
derby fooled me for second into think
ing he was putting on airs over being
dressed up, and experienced some OF
that feeling a cow-puncher has against
a .hard-boiled hat" A passing loco
motive was strange enough after three
weeks absence, to awaken a crowd OF
reflections on its ability to do without
oats, keep the right trail, spurn rest
and dash by the gyp wells without
having to be soaked up in order to be
kept going.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Eastern papers describe a new man,
moth % inch gun II be cast in Albany
that viii carry sixteen miles and hurl a
2,27o-pound shot through 2II5 Inches
OF armor. Tht ought Ia fire Cen
eral Weyler clear out of Cuba the first
round, but II would probably be cheap
er 10 buy the island than TO cast the
gun and supply it with ammunition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Maine used to go Democratic. When
1t went for Kent ''hell-bent" the Re-
Snblicans carried it by 800. And that
time too the Democratic party had no
candidate for vice president in the state
with a barrel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

remarked a citizen yesterday, fright
now and not wait to see how this cleo
ton is gong to turn out, 1 cannot
imagine"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Ii elected this time Bryan assures
the American people that he will never
run for president again. He says Moth
ing about what he will do if he is de-
feated- Bryan will ask the nomina-
ton again in 1890.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Palmer and Buckner are driving all
that is left of the original Democratic
vehicle, and with the springs broke,
the shaft loose and the front wheels
dished they are making very good 60
re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

The reports Of Chanute's new alba
ross flying machine are such as TO
MAKE the average citizen believe that
it will be necessary 10 take a shotgun
and wing the thing in order TO get Mr..
Chanute back with us.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Mrs Preston B. Plumb has contribut-
ed TO the Bryan campaign fund the
sum Of $500. This should not veil the
fact that the Bryanites OF Kansas were
getting ready to scalp Preston Plumb
as they did Ingalls,, when he died.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

The combined churches of the conn.,
try are 10 set day for national prayer
to appeal for light in voting in the next
election As everyone will make his
own prayer. the effect of this will be
slightly scattered.