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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
YOUR TIRE Is PUNCTURED.

Every thing relative to the wheel
craze proves interesting. The first
pneumatic tires came from England
and is not the result of Yankee in
genuity. In 1889 q Belfast dOctor-a
veterinary surgeon in fact-named
Dunlop, having regard for the spinal
column of his eldest boy, conceived the
idea Of taking piece of garden hose,
wrapping it around the wheel of his
sons bicycle. welding the two ends to-
gether with melted rubber, and thus
forming the first pneumatic tire. This
gave a cushion to the periphery of the
bicycle and made its mounting Of OBJ
stacles easy and cushion-like. Dunlop
had friend in the person of a well-to-
do Irishman named Harvey Du Cros,
who abandoned the business he WAS
engaged in and risked his wealth in the
formation of 4 company that had for
its object the exploitation Of q pneu-
matte tire for the bicycle. 1t was cap
italized at 100000, and fifteen months
later-that was in the early part Of
1S91-it declared a dividend of 10 per
cent or $1,000 in all, and added 81, 1,0OO,-
600 to its surplus fund. Two years
later that same company declared a
dividend Of S2.500,000. One year ago
the rights of that organization Were
sold 70 a British syndicate for S13.O00,-
600 and the purchasing party capitaliz-
ed the company at S20oo0.0o0, and
openly asked for subscriptions to that
amount The proffers were nearly
three times the amount of the capital
stock. In Belfast, at one bank alone
where books were opened, S1.000,o00
was subscribed in less than three hours.
Meanwhile those who had control OF
this valuable patent had not thought
of America. A prominent manufac-
turer, when spoken TO on the subject,
said:
''Oh. that pneumatic tire business is
al! nonsense. You will run over
sharp stone or n tack and the air will
escape and then you Will walk back
home There is nothing in it. 1t viii
never take in this country" But mean
while two years have elapsed. and un-
der the patent laws it was too laue To
get an exclusive franchise in this c0un-
try. The result is that today the pneu-
matte tire in America has no hindering
patent-right stamped upon it Any
maker OF = wheel can use il. but the
owners OF the British invention have
deprived themselves OF many millions
ot good money That this is true is
demonstrated by the fact that in the
last year there has been spent in this
country for bicycles alone the enormous
sun OF S66.opo.usn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Cotton in Lincoln county is already
hree and one-hAH feet high-
Henry Herbin Of Guthrie has been hnet
s. for falling 10 pay h-s poll tax.
DR.. E. O. Berker Of GUthris has married
| Miss Gala Violet Dorland OF Abingdon
Illinois.
All viii be forgiven BIZ Doonn II he vii
take passage for Cuba and join the side Of
freedom
The Perry Enterprise is having Biil
Dool.n overt.ken and fought at le>s'
oDoe a day.
| Tonight there viii Be a parade al Guthrie
| in which each state viii be represented -
q pretty girl
James Anderson Bryan. Of the Okla
| houna city Republican, is an ''o~n cousin
o. William Jennings Bryan OF NseraSNA-
There is a report out In Oklahoma CITY
that the United States ua~FsasFs Office
VIII be removed 70 th.t to~G from
| Guthrie
-rbe Rspubllcans OF Oklahoma county
r-pr bola heir coayeation On Augtszt 5.
wbsch sseras 70 be a f.ssr4;s Cay al over
the territory
The tx levy OF Noble county Is "a mills.
which : hiEEs- than that 0f kngtss1sr
e,1ntv. E1th ~ usiIlz. Oklahoma = I0Esst
VITA Z H-ils-
The Bryan DzTz6es have already b.ggn
n Oklahoma Nlth the Fs<ht resting On
JuZ street All the left rsStlHs c. Botus
alley. Ees1y march
The Republicans Of I>oEsa ooaaty BON
ius,e thsl- county tick.t Anxzz; e T-hs
esrnp4., ,Sn in Oklahoma Is gosng - s- v<sy
Essort al ever OsllzhO-za-
schr.ssr vzs chroai1let g; Gsth-ss a.
scslztter- Guthrie - no< I'D rnuca CT
h,s-zle-A scnlatser wxz CONSIDERABLY cf
cur osffy. Eseryo1s ka0xs waAs sehr.e-
e. s.
TIE De=scrzfic platform declares so-
the s3z.ssoz q Arizoaz al Se~ Hsx-
30 ~ states. oGE rot frr Oklahoma %
AhzsEz- Gres; h-4gr=sF Task % class
INK okixhonza -1ta Alzsk4.
TIE Guthrie cz-sfai s. now making q.
aEE: scr ts~ RegSsKcS1 tscks. sea sAak-
tx 3 hzr. EverJoosy h4s saarh tsa.
Prank Greer -Dsie ore Hro=r1 az rexas
- scor as se hae z=saaGot kszsslt-
Sz-a Azr7&y zszo1ncrz 20 cosonsi J. ".
Js11zoa q Ok1ZSozzz City. that hs
tSarg5s) wsH take tie gDiE So n =
re<slsc dshsfs ~ JoA3son xl1 .ntcrH~ TIC
Denocr~sze plzsfo-zs ard ssfsas slissr.
se- Brass zsDs2z2ssos ~ Sssssss afs- AZ
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
PREVIOUS STATE.

There are six states which will hold
elections previous to the national cleo
tion in November. These six states
are Alabama, which elects August 3;
Vermont, Sept. /; Arkansas, Sept 3:
Maine, Sept. IA, and Florida and
Georgia, Oct Z.
The October elections used to be of
the most intense importance on presi-
Dental years, and Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana were anxiously watched
for pointers. AS a state went in Oc-
tober it would go in November But
these states have changed their election
days to the general election day OF No
vember. The only August state is
Ala bama. That election will follow
close upon the heels of the Populist
convention st st. Louis, July %. Much
will depend upon the action of that
convention. There has come to be a
very bitter feeling in Alabama be-
tween the Populists and the Demo
Gratis. They do not relish the thought
of pulling together. Yet they may be
forced to do il. If Bryan is indorsed at
st. Louis they will have to. The Re-
pubicans did not run state ticket there
in 1884, nor even in 1892 Harrison, in
the campaign of 1892, got less than TO-
0G0 votes out of a total of over go, 900.
The Democrats and PopuliSts are about
evenly divided, with the Democrats
owing their majority TO dishonesty in
the count. If the st. Louis convention
should not indcrse Bryan then the Ala
bama election will be hotly contested,
The other southern states in this list
Of pre-November states Is Arkansas.
The Republicans and the Populists
have each an organization in every
county, and together could poll about
40 per cent of the vote of the state, but
the Democrats are so strong that what
ever may be done at st. Louis the Dem
ocrats will sweep the state without any
trouble or uncertainty. The Populists
have not much foothold there.
The only northern states in this list
are Vermont and Maine. The Ver-
mont election of Sept. cannot be said
to possess much interest from any pos
sible point of view. Seventy-five per
cent of the votes of that state are Re
publicanS. But Maine will be interest
ing Not that the Democrats have any
show to carry the old Pine Tree state,
but that having gone to Maine for their
vice presidential candidate, the real eff
feet of that move will be fOreShadow-
ed by the returns of Sept. IA.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
BRITISH DOMINANCY.

England Is everywhere and at all
times in evidence That people ARE
| not happy d minute save in rejecting
upon their own superiority or in max
ing a new effort to dominate. Lord
Salisbury's statement TO the effect that
English interests in Egypt would not
be secure until the British flag waved
over Khartoum points TO the recon
quest of the Soudan as the object of the
present nglo-Egyptian expedition. AT
the beginning OF the undertaking this
object waS disguised and virtually de-
MED, and even now is not plainly ayow-
ed, but the recent success Of the ex-
pedition in a fight with the dervishes
has evidently encouraged the British
ministry to venture further in feeling
British sentiment upon the issue OF
overthrowing the Mahdist dominion,
and restoring Anglo-Egyptian suprem-
acy in the vast region of Africa now
subject to the Mahdi's successor-os
rather his SUCCESSORS, for the Egyptian
Soudan does not appear TO be under
one cenuallZSu rule.
The New York Mail and Express OBJ
serves that if the reports from the
Soudan are TO be credited, the time is
favorable for the recovery of those
provinces. The derviSheS have lost
something of their earlier enthusiasm
under the pressure of a leadership
which has no reIieeming qualities and
which combines the worst crueltieS
with the worst vices Of oriental despot-
ism. The country has been laid waste.
and the Inhabitants oppressed To de-
gree far exceeding that of the old Egyp-
tian misTule which led the people TO
welcome the Mahdi as a deliverer
Arms and ammunition are scarce. and
resistance would be far less effective
now than it would have been n few
years ago The Mahdist power is on
the wane. and the empire built on the
crater of fanaticism is cracking and
shrinking as the fires of the volcano
lose their heat On the other hand,
the Egyptian forces. drilled and led by
British officers. were never 50 efficient
as now. and have already proven their
ability TO meet and master the der
wishes
All indications point 10 the arrival Of
the time for ayenging the gallant Cor
don and delivering one Of the richest
regions of the world from the enemies
of civilization. The fact that England
would thereby be the gamer should not
blind civilized mankind outside OF Eng
land Ia the great gain for humanity,
for mans redemption and advance
ment. that would be achieved in the
rescue Of the darkest portion of the
Dark Continent from tyranny yiler
than that of the yiiest AIahometan des-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
THE WORLDS PERPLEXITY.

The New York World is among the
eminently esteemed that are in the
soup. The World boasts it's ability to
lead. Why does it not lead? Its pec-
pie never were SO at loss for leader
before. The Democratic party has
been praying, powerfully, for Moses.
The World should say whether, in its
opinion, its party got a Moses or 'got
the goose" The World has saved the
country many times and oft, accepting
its own say, prevented a war between
England and America over the Venez-
uela question, and estOpped Spain from
wiping up the Unittd States. With all
this conceded power why does the
World hesitate in this nick of its
party's extremity: can't be possible
that the World has not found out where
it is at on this presidential question
The World is evidently ratified. 1t pub
fishes a portrait of Silas ]. Bryan,
father of the Popocrat nominee, whom
it says was on that day being visited
by the admirers of the son, when the
fact is the elder Bryan has been dead
and in his grave for sixteen years. 1t
would have come nearer hitting it If it
had given protrait of the grand
mother. The World is entitled to the
commiseratiOns of its patrons in this
hour of its perplexity and uncertainty.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
ALONG raE KANSAS NILE

Drop the hanekorch hief'' IL siill a favor
p, tie thing IN Atehison society.
People who bolt must bolt now. The
statute OF Indignation will soon run out
JUST as the Ezgle prsdicted a. Brysn's
nomination, Martin has come out for PEI
fer's place
| John Martins idea OF the union of Pop
uIists and Democracy "a for PETER TO
give uD his place 70 hla.
| ingalls, doesn't sesm 20 bs crushing any
\ one under his feet IN h-s anxiety - eaa
| the author OF that letter.
The public viii kindly obIsze Farmer
( Funston BY oserio0sling hlHs until time fsr
boltiag SHAH have p-Sssd
The Republicans of Greenwood county
oyerwhsim3Egiy in-orS~d the financial
plank OF rf.s -. Louis convention
II develops that bcttsrs dsros2tory 20 the
character Q: Governor Lewsgliag are b.
quarters at Topeka
The Dooxe Globe Es9uble4n believes
that free silver - a mental disease sad ths
way 70 cure - successfully is nsot Dy ths
Use Of the krefs but b. kind trsatfnsEi-
At q recent sale a. Newton q ua-a sod
q wagon winch Ia aA1 usee fsr tso Js>-Es
Tor 80. and st once proceeded around tSs
corner and bought q w.goa ssst Ike ~ for
10.
Ola John Martin ts>s more check 'h<n
e galvanized government Hnaie. he o@s
no .xht % Senator PETERS place II azy
POpuiist - given ta<t place ssz&z ii saS2ss
- PETER.
Il Is NAl4 that the seae is@x8s % Sew
York w.a soon ssg; o1 o. fUrnAshlsx tas
Kznsss nsEsysSsrs p--zs matter free
The ssl4 ie&xD. tanks stsa.S Kansas = sew
~ zbly R@Evssieaa-
Br~.ssnthzl sss L>rveEizx are n . sxst
% /. azssa- Le~eiEns NIL forgive lar
"a. but hs II done ~sss Brss1sGta.l sSr-
s-er, sE1 ssther Brslseaks.4 e< - E7sss
rsssrs from ssxts yoi4tscA
Nest oF fls ezr.ng co8rtrT eoSrsseSre-
ez-s q th- ksnzss ssssiiss E~ss ~e<<
s.&rt~. fSe.r l@ttsFs az via ne c-zx4Ahx
o. .xss-sl ine. Here ne are z<-lS. HBn~S
.er 3srEsasey al Hobart
Ara. ToEa FSassss pas At Gr~at Bsn6.
xr. -O-n F<1o5es su-s AZ "izast~- Ma
Esos-s z~s.t eD~z Sz Etcs3s2 70 ~zroriss
Re. hsS<s-n1 Ssss . T1at ks- f-Sod>s
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1zy. Ars- g-h1sss a. Csess E~r<- NJ.
I.so.sss Al w1cA22 TEsy fass ss~d IA
ssss.s.a state sasza AL escs&<sc A. So
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
OuR NEW FLAG.

In 1918 congress passed an act which
provided: First, that from and after
the fourth day of July next the flag OF
the United States be thirteen horizontal
stripes, that the Union have
twenty stars. Second. that
on the admission of every new state
into the Union one star be added to the
union of the flag, and that such addi-
ton shall take effect on the fourth day
of July next succeeding such admis-
sion.''
This was intended as a mark Of re-
spect for the flag OF the Revolution and
for the thirteen states whose yalor con-
tributed to American independence;
and the additional stars to mark the
increase of the states since the estab-
lishment OF the constitution. In March
Of this year the following order was
issued:
War Department.
Washington. March Is, 1886.
The field or union OF the national flag
in use in the army will. on and after July
4, 1856. consist of forty-five stars IN six
rows, the first third and fifth rows to have
eight stars. and the second, fourth and
sixth rows seven each, in a blue field.
DANIEL S. LAMONT,
Secretary of War.
By command Major General Miles.
Secretary Herbert has agreed to the
same arrangement for the navy.
This contingency is to provide for a
star for Utah. which was admitted To
the Union in January of this year.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
pots known to previous history, and

pots known TO previous history, and
which. while it is suffered to exist, is
an absolute barrier to any progress III
the countries over which it broods like
a horrible but fearfully realistic night
mare. Dahomey and Ashanti have
come under civiliZing influences, and
the Soudan is far worthier of being
saved than either of those former CEN
ters of darkness and habitationS of
cruelty.
England's aim is doubtless to estab-
lish a great African empire extending
from the Mediterranean to the British
colonies in South Africa, but if in doing
SO she serves the interests of the hu-
man race, as well as her own aggrand-
izement, her success will not be re-
ceived with disapproval by the friends
of civilization ON this side Of the At
lantic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

Jefferson and Burr. This tie vote pre-
cipitated the twelfth amendment Of the
constitution, which amendment pro
vides that when nobody has the major
ity in the electoral college then from
the persons having the highest num-
bers, not exceeding three, on the list
of such persons voted for as president.
the house of representatives shall
choose Immediately by ballot the presi-
dent But in choosing the president
the votes shall be taken by states. the
representation from each state having
one vote; quorum for this purpose
shall consist of member or members
from two-thirds of the states, and a
majority of al the states shall be nee
eSsary to a choice"
In the forty-five states in the Union
thirty are now controlled by Republi-
cans. This is two-thirrds and clear
majority of the whole number. but
among these twO-thirds are Idaho.
Montana, the DakotaS. Utah and Wy
oming. In most of them the silver ele-
ment predominates. These silver
states, together with the Democratic
states, could prevent a quorum. The
Globe-DemOcrat suggests that the sill
yer men in the United States senate,
Democratic, Republican and POpulist,
are in large majority. II the Demo
cratic and silver states should refuse
to meet and take part in the election
of a president then in that event the
senate could elect a vice president who
ON the 4th Of March would become
president The senate would be pretty
these are remote contingencies.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
II. is NOT TRUE.

| Chester 1. Long, who is a candidate for
| reelection to congress IN the Seventh
| Kansas district, refuses to define his posi-
| ton on the financial issue. If his oppo-
nent, Jerry Simpson, manifested any in
| clinat;on to hang fire on the Chicago plat
form the Republicans would set him down
mands certain degree of respect for
asserting the courage of his convictions,
| even when his convictions are wrong
Kansas City Star.
1t is not trut that Chester /. Long,
the Republican nominee for reelection
to congress from the Seventh district
of Kansas. refuses to define his posi-
tion on the silver question. Talk of de-
fining positions on the silver question
comes with poor grace from any Kan
sas City paper. For Inconsistency and
all around cowardice on that question
commend us to the press of Kansas
City, Missouri. The Star itself doesn't
know "where it is at" ON any question,
not even being certain as to the nomi-
nee of its own party. Its scattered
readers in this section have been lay
ing odds that in the end it would sup
port the apostle Of a high protective
tariff and its entire staff vote for Nc
Kinley.
The convention which nominated
Chester /. Long for congress resolved
in favor of the free coinage of silver
of the American mines. That is the
platform which he accepted and upon
which he stands. He has said nor in
tended anything else. He is perfectly
free and unreserved in his expressions
touching the silver question. While
he believes that it would be safe to add
to the volume of our currency the
American silver product he is not in
favor of the free, independent and un-
limited coinage of silver sixteen to one.
In holding that we have real bimetal-
lism now he is convinced that the free
and unlimited coinage of silver 16 TO
1 in the absence of international agree
ment would be hazardous; that such
action would precipitate financial
panic as would prove in its stress more
disastrous than the deDlorable cOndi-
tions forced upon us by the policy of
the present Democratic administration,
under which we are now laboring. Mr..
Long, touching his position on the fin
ancial question and on all other ques-
tons, is outspoken and unreserved, and
any assertion to the contrary is not
frup hpSidpS If comes with noon. grace
from a sheet that does not even pre-
tend to define in any Ineligible way,
for itself, 'Where it is att
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

In the event OF the suggestion in the
Associated dispatches ~ yesterday
mornings Eagle being carried out by
the Pop convention at St Louis, where
by there is to be n confusing dicker in
the votes CT the electoral college. the
election of president may BE- thrown
into the house OF Representatives %
engreSs. That thing has happened
twice in the history Of the country. the
first time in 1901. and the second time
in 1875. Tue 1901 dispute arose over
the vote in the electoral college for
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
THE ANTLToxINE REaxDY.

II further evidence OF the usefulness
OF the diphtheria remedy, anti-toxine
Is needed there ara the results % q re-
cent investigation among private prac-
titioners o. the PediatTic Society OF
Montreal Tnre-e thousand six hundred
end twenty eight CASES were reported
and 3s:sSi OF these were undoubtedly
diphiheria- In addition evidence was
furnished regarding cases in New YORK
and Chicago, bringing the total up 10
5.19i- OF these 7i3 died. us being
practically in dying condition when
Cle remedy WAS administered tx
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18
REPUBLCAN CONVENTION.

Delegat. conventions Of the Republicans
OF sedgwick county will be held August
lth and 5th TO nominate county and Dis
triet candidates FOR the Offices to be filed
at the November. Is15. election. as follows.
to-wit:
At Clearwater on August 9Th. at O'clock
p. m. 10 nominate q candidate for repre-
sentative Of the Sixty-ninth district
In the city OF WIch1ta on Angus 9Th. 8;
the AUDITORIUM. At O'Clock a n, 10 rom
mate 4 candidate for representative Of TIE
S.xty-seyenth district. At 80 o'clock A.
n. 10 nominate candidate FOX represent
ative of the S.xty-e.ght district. snt also
commissioner of said district A. Il
O'Clock q II. 20 nominate tht following
county Officers. to-si;- state Senator.
Clerk OF the District Court. County Al
toruey. PROBATE Judge, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction.
Delegates 10 sai5 co1ve1tions shall be
elected AZ Republican primaries. xh.ca
shall BE- he'd on August 5r5. isss. q. TIE
usual voting PLACES = TIE county oai-
SIDE OF ,he city % wichita. befweea the
hours % ard o'clock ,. n. sn1 n iae
city OF Wtrh-tz between .he hours of aE9
o'elock ,. H.. s;-the foIsOStag places.
to-v1t.
FIRST wz-s-Ssznnoth stables. South
Main street
SecoTd Ward-Sor-h~><- corner % &zl7
and SScoud st--e1z
Third war-To,esa Av-ars tarI- -
NsTzh Topeka zv@ED-
Four,h wa-s-vazsnt rooH- corner Oak
zo1 LSWTezre svczz~
r-f-h Wzrt-slz<t-rnrn SICK
slxts w4-1-c0Taer Te4 Ga9 Douglas
avsru@<,
Tie bass 0f z52o--josnse-st . sid cor
yentsons Sll De ere delegate fs- e@Sa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

Mr.. HaInlin, Democratic assistant
secretary of the treasury, thinks that
the silver craze when once stamped
upon at the polls VIII disappear. The
Democrats were talking about the sill
Yer craze dying out when the silver
fellows were capturing their conven.
-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

From the way the Democratic papers
are walking out Of that party it would
seem that the Democratic journals
have mighty limited circulation
among the Democrats who attend ma
tional conventions.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

There is some doubt that while Sena-
tor Teller was waiting to consider
where he was. after BTyan's nomina-
ton, he found himself just outside the
door of the secretaryship Of the treas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

Answer to correspondent: "The man
who told you there would be an inter
national agreement for free silver next
month is Republican who wants to
get back, and it would be cruel for you
to call him a liar"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

The Pops have now discovered that
the Endorsement OF Bryan means the
surrender OF the Offices To the Demo-
Gratis But why in a matter of prin-
ciple should the paltry question of Of
fee intervene?
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

The article in yesterdays Eagles edi-
torial page, western Supremacy was
largely taken from a work on the west
crf.diu TO which was Intended 10 be
given but overlooked. that r for the
portions. including the statistics given,
which were from "Our Country" by
Rey Strong
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

One Of the questions that is vexing
the country is the thought that if the
moneyed GLASSES in the country should
suddenly decide that q gold standard
wasn't the thing the silver men would
no longer be idiots
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

twenty-five votes and major fraction
thereof cast for Hon. Chester 1. Long for
congressman IN the election of 1894. and in
addition thereto one deleg gate-at-large FOR
each voting precinct IN the county OF
Setgwick; and under this spport.onment,
the various wards. townships and pre-
cincts are entitled to the following repre-
sanitation tO-Wlr.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

The only large Democratic daily pa
per in this country today Is the Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER. All the rest Of the
newspapers ere Republicans The En-
uuirer has an immense circulation, not
because of its silver views, but because
il publishes the news.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-18

Taubeneck, when he tells the Popu-
list editors that they will be swallowed
by the Democratic editors, knows what
he is talking about. But for the firsst
time in their history the Pop editors are
blind when their own interests are at
St a ka