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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
A ROBBER SCHEME.

Kansas City, Missouri, seems again
in the throes of fit. These toll
takers TO the commerce of the state Of
Kansas have CONFUSION every time
that It IS suggested THAT God never
ordained that the entire products of
this state must go by the way of the
mouth of the Kaw, there 10 be weighed,
measured, graded, locked and tolled by
the sharks and manipulators of another
state. These sucking leeches are not
satisfied TO handle all the grain, and
so forth, consigned 10 st Louis, Chi
cago and the east, but are demanding
that the productions of all Kansas shall
be routed through Kansas City,
whether consigned 70 Galveston or
other Gulf points. This latest demand
is a deep-water scare. The next thing
which the producers and shippers Of
Kansas may expect will be a demand
from that town that all conSiguments
of freight to the Rocky mountains shall
be routed by way of Kansas City. one
of the representative papers or that
hog town says chat "the reduction in
the grain rates from Kansas City and
Nebraska points 10 Galveston and New
Orleans. made on September i. 1Sssj.
did great injury 70 Kansas City as a
grain market. Shipments We're sent
direct To the gulf instead OF passing
through shis gateway. The grain men
Of the city wanted 4 reduction IN the
rates from KANSAS points 10 this CITY
in order u stop the diverlng Of gram
shipments The action OF the rail-
roads yesterday in advancing Kansas
and Nebraska tariffs 70 ne old basis
Is not just what the grain men wanted
but when II goes into effect VIII cause
shipments 20 be restored % this market
II wipes cut the group system q Hlak-
ing rates 10 Texas from Kansas and
viii enable shipments % % 70 eastern
and southern points By the way q
Kansas City.
This il bat brief exee-pt Of whine
that would be hogwash were II les q
humiIiarng fac1. To encompass 'hls
outrage by annulIing the gram rAle
given Kansas and Oklahoma last sep
rember direct n GalyesE'a- meeting
az RTE commissioners. traffic Managers
and other official freiEAt ahiIl4A''ls
and Representatives u --aine tFls,S >
"a be held in So Louis. January -''-li-
al me instance OF Ksasas cry
Ii Il ouuages Ike ne foregoing o1-4f
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
THE POPULAR LOAN.

The loan of S1O0.000O00 more for
gold having been decided upon, as also
that the first offer is 10 be made to the
people, and the day. the 9th of Feb
rIIary, the time for receiving and open
ing the bids, the details of the matter
becomes more Interesting TO the gen
eral public than the syndicate dickers.
This being government Of the people.
by the people and for the people, the
people should know all about not only
the government, but what it proposes
to do in every instance. The bonds are
to be sold to the highest bidders, and
in denominations or amounts as low as
$50. Bids will be received on Feb. ,,
at noon, at the treasury in Washing
ton, or at the sub-treasuries at New
Cincinnati, Chicago, St Louis and New
Orleans
Blank forms of application may be
had at either of the places named, and
they may doubtless be had at banks
throughout the country, these institu-
tons securing them for their custO-
mers.
The terms of the proposed loan are
they are distinctly favorable to the
participation of the people in the dis
tribution of the bonds.
1t is held by most financiers, and by
some financial journals, that popular
loans are but fads of the politicians and
newspapers, and they cannot be a sue
cess in this country because there are
no end Of better opportunities for the
investment of small sums than Is af-
fortked by popular loan on govern
ment bonds.
On the other hand, it IS contended
by many well Informed persons that the
opportunities for safe investment of
small sums do not exist In this coun-
Try, and that il is largely because of
this fact that several hundred millions
of gold are hOarded. The same per
sons believe that the very conditions
which have made popular loans sue
cesSful in France now exist here.
As to this we shall soon see. If the
entire loan of S1O0,000,000 is to be
taken by the people, the undertaking
will be a far greater one than most
people at first thought imagine. Here
is calculation of how the loan might
be divided:
1000, 900 people take $50 each, or
100000 people take 800 each, or
100000 people take $500 each, or
100000 people take 81 600 each, or
10000 people take $4,000 each.
To make the loan a popular one in
the st1ictest sense Of the term, not less
than one million persons should share
In it VIII they do it? A short time
will tell.
One thing seems certain, and that is
that there will be no more purchasing
bonds by the fifty or hundred millions
at say 105, and immoderately unload
ing them on the investing public at
115.
The bonds which were sold to the
Morgan syndicate are quoted now in
open market at 115 and over.
Now is the time for the gold hOarders
of the country to come forward and
show their patriotism
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
1T is IN THEIR BLOOD.

Indications all point to an early and
complete victory for rhe patriot insur-
gents who have been for so many
months sturdily striking for the indie
pendence Of Cuba. Their idea is a re-
public, but in the event of the Span
iards being driven away and the new
government of freedom and universal
suffrage set up in the stead of Spanish
rule, it must not be forgotten that the
inhabitants of that beautiful and rich
emi-trcpical land of flowers and fruits
are themselves of Spanish antecedents
This being true there is no assurance
that Generals Gomez, Maceo and other
leaders would not quarrel over the
spOils. The Spaniard as an independ-
ent citizen is mercurial and inclined
to cOnspiracies. There will the the
danger Of a failure to pull together,
and the leaders all being of a military
bent, they may fall to cutting each
others Threats, as has been the case
with so many of the Spanish South
American republics. Up TO the pres
ent the United States has been neither
for Or against the effort to throw off
the Spanish yoke, but in case of in
surgent success it would be for the fu-
ture good Of that people, should this
give the leaders of the
revolution to understand, authoritative
ly but kindly, that no monkey bust
ness could be endured or allowed. The
of humanity and commerce
both would demand this, for it is GER
tain that Spanish rule once relocated
there will be large influx of Ameri-
cans to Cuba. 1t is q land rich in
resources and splendid opportunities
for real enterprise, such as Americans
possess
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
AN AWFUL wRBCKAGz.

The Railway Age furnishes the world
some Startling figures Of the losses in
railway values and securities K
would lake columns 81 figures 10 rep
resent the LOSES Of me past two ~
three years ThIrty-One railroads, rep
rt->~nr1nS thousands q miles u track
went inI0 me hands - receivers. IN
Guiding s7o-eAs and bonds o.. the am0Ent
Of S;l69-OfoCJo- This does not include
me SANTA Fe system proper. which has
ben r-orZzlIzed aud sakca from Ele
jurisdiction q IHe federal courIs- The
Age says thEt a greater PARK q tEis
unpleasant total Is lnclndel - two
rail1oads, The Norfolk and Western and
ne New YORK Pennsylvania and OHIO.
The former represents nearly Lfs0
niles % Rad AID SlISoagao0 % -
euririe=s, and tae larter co mics ~
road and S179g1.ca0 q capital
Among me oIher large compzsises
which SEccuHsOe7i are the - JosepA
and Grand Island and - leassd Ene,
tie Kansas CRY AID Omaha, repre-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
EIRST GET OUT.

Old John Sherman unQuestiOnably is
demagogic but he has long head with
al. Having once been treasurer Of the
United States, no man is better posted
as % the financial difficulties at present
confronting the government He once
f1oated with marked success a popular
government loan, and has faith in the
scheme. While he is only half right on
the silver question, he is leyelheaded
on every proposition touching current
expenses Of the government and how
best TO meet them. In his speech in
the senate the other day he summed up
the whole situation by saying: Borrow
money now on the best terms obtain
able and prevent future deficiencies by
increased income" The senator made
it clear that he had no patience for the
weak excuses which the administration
offers for the present disastrous cOndi-
ton of the treasury. He declared
''Can any fair man doubt as to the
cause of our financial condition: What
other cause can be stated than that
unwise legislation reduced our revenue
below our expenses, impaired conf
dence in our ability to maintain oar
currency at par, and compelled the gov
eminent 10 sell bonds for the redeInp-
ton Of United States notes in order %
meet defcienciesEr The senator then
stated that the only remedy is 10 Dor
row money on the best terms to pay
current expenses. and then to provide
additional revenue for future wants
The senator also expressed his entire
willingness ~ support the adminisrra-
ton for the accomplishment Of these
purposes. however much ne might de
agree win it, general policy. The
speech created a profound impression.
and should effect much good. now THAI
strong. sincere and manly words are
needed in the councils Of the DatiOa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

senting together 445 miles Of track and
So. 200. 600 of securities. These were
part of the Union Pacific system, which
failed in 1893, but interest on their So
curities was paid UP to late last year.
In most cases the grim result was
expected and the appointment Of re-
ceivers was merely the official culmin-
arion of a shorter or longer period Of
uncertainty and diStrust. Such was
the case Of the New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, the st. Joseph and
Grand Island, the Wichita and West
ern and the Alma, Manhattan and Bur
Hngame. the two last mentioned being
part Of the wreckage of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe. This clearing
away process is not yet finished, and
The Railway Age expects 70 see sew
eral more great failures in the near
future.
There are encouraging aspects Of the
situation, one being the fact that the
amount of failures in 1895, as repre-
scented in dollars and cents, was less
by a great deal than the corresponding
figure last year or the year before. In
1893 the awful total of $1,7S1,O46000
was reached, and in 1894 IL was $500.
79I. 600. From that time back TO 1856
the amount had not exceeded 100000,
coo, and in one year, 1884, reached a
minimum Of 7O,346,OOO.
Further encouragement is in the fact
that foreclosure sales and reorganiZa-
lions have been going on vigorously,
more so during 1898 than for many
years Fifty-two roads, including r.
81 miles OF track and $7G1, 1900 Of
capital, have been put on new fOunda-
tons and made ready to start anew,
free from legal entanglements and
ready for "A more promising voyage.
There are many foreclosure sales in
sight for 1896, says The Railway Age,
but the number and amount viii not
equal those Of 1885.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

close fight possible in certain emer-
gencies. But barring actual war the
strong probabilities are a Republican
president viii succeed Grover Cleve-
land. And even ia the event of war.
we estimate that a majority Of the peo-
pie O. the nation would prefer the Re
publican party to prosecute il. The
Republican party is aggressive. the
other conservative. However. if the
Republican party comes into power on
the 4th of March 81, which still seems
the most probable thing, what a legacy
of debt will be awaiting ii. even though
previous 10 that time silver should be
made equal to gold as money. a legacy
bequeathed by a Democratic admin
istration and incurred by the insane at
tempt at free trade under a single gold
standard. Originally, when the Re
publican party first came into power,
it was to find a depleted treasury, and
the government paying ten per cent on
loans. After the war the Republican
party addressed itself TO wiping out
the enormous debt accruing from that
conflict. A thousand millions of dol
lars and more of debt was in thirty
years paid. But the present Demo
cratic administration win have piled
up the debt again by an increase of
not less than three hundred million
dollars.
This debt policy must end or other
wise the nation will be bankrupted.
The supreme court having annulled
the income tax law there is left but
the one way to meet current expenses
and Hquidate the debt and that way
is one of the tenets of the Republican
party. That four years from next
March will find the country with reve-
nues in abundance, the treasury with a
big surplus and the debt being again
wiped out, we have not the least fear.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
IEAvENwoRTB AND ATCH1soN

The Dick Wake rally at Topeka, call
ed for the purpose of corraling Cover
nor Merrill and putting him on the
right track again, seems to have failed
Of It's purpose. \ number of strikers
responded but their subsequent action
was Of little consequence as it was
void Of significance. Realizing that it
was all wild goose chase, that Nor
rill had said nothing for which they
or anybody else could call him to &C
count. except at the ballot box, TO
avoid humiliation they passed some old
time buncombe resolutions and then
sent Il committee headed by Rev. II.
d. Fisher to visit the governor and at
torney general and ask them for a bet
ter enforcement of the prohibitOry law
in AtclIiSon and in Leavenworth. The
resolutions passed mentioned Kansas
City and Wichita, but the committee
confined itself TO a request for the re
mOval of the police commission at the
two former named places. Governor
Morrill, stated to DR.. Fisher that he
would consider the request, but he had
no reports from the TWO cities that the
law was not being obeyed or that the
two boards We're not doing their duty
He said it was not his policy 10 create
strife. and that he believed no change
should be made without an expression
from the citizens Of Auchison and Leav-
enwoTUh-
The attorney general knew Of no
violation. either. and so the committee
got little satisfaction out Of the visit
OF course the governor nor attorney
general had heard Of any complaint
from AtchiSOn ana Leavenworth. nor
from any other city in the stale,
Wichita excepted. It is a wonder that
these TWO worthless hadn't expressed
surprise that there were any such
towns IL the state a. AtchiSon and
L.eavenworth. From their actions
many people have been LED 10 believe
that both Morrill, and Dawes are con
WINGED that there ara bur two cities in
the state. the one being Topeka. holy.
pure and law abiding and the other
Wichita. full Of cuSSesIneSs. corruption
and Joints.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
SENSATIONAL JOSEPH.

Joseph Pulitzer, the ex-reporter of
the St Louis police court. next TO The
immortal Barnum. understands the art
of advertising. He has advertised
himself into fame which is World
wide and into a fortune the accruing
interest upon which he finds himself
unable 10 spend. His latest effort in
the direction Of advertising himself and
his World TO the rest Of mankind
was to address 4 letter 10 His ROYAL
HighneSs, the bumptious all around
sport and dude. the Prince Of Wakes
heir apparent Of the throne 81 tho
world. or which Is about the same
thing. the thrune of the kingdom Of
Great Britain and the empire Of India.
This episode resulted in making Mr.
Pulitzer a theme OF discussion IN the
United States senate. a creara- thing
than he could even have expected. II
seems that under John Adams an a7ian
and SediUion law was passed MAKING II
a penal oifenSe for any private -irizA,
of the United States 10 address q for
eign pOieniaJe ON any SlIbjecr Of in
terna1ional concern. and il WIS n-o-
posed TO bring Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer 10
time for his impertinence. This but
emphasized the claim put forth bv Mr.
Pulitzer that he had prevented a WIZ
between two great nations by his tina
IN and assuring note 70 the son Of Vic
toria ReGina. BuJ Il turns ont mag
the alien and Sei.,icn law doexn,r
reach the case The Prince Of Wales
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
che aithta Daily eagle Saturday lormme gauary H. 1896

is not a potenrate in any sense al
though himself the heir apparent and
his son the heir presumptiye TO half
the world. The prince has no more,
in law, to do with the administration
Of the British government than its
humblest citizen. The Prince OF Wales
opinion about the Venezuela matter or
his views of the Monroe doctrine cut
no more figure than would those OF
Or jim" whom the Beers OF the
Transvaal so beautifully done up Pu-
liter also tried his pen on Lord Sails
bury. but his lOrdship would not CON
descend TO answer the eN-pencll shower.
Mr.. Salisbury finds that Mr. olney Is
taking up all his spare moments Sun.
and however, when it comes TO success
full sensational advertising that same
Joseph is the king of America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
THE DOCTRINE OF MR.. MONROE.

He was a very famous man;
bis uame WIS James Monroe:
He hal a finer chSstrtne Than
We o er g-i.u shall know.
He wrote O. cut win RrcsAoest care
So he who'd run might read:
He tod a II usUtjonts % beware
And give BIS words good heed
AMI we have Rad and read n DER,
And read Il DER again,
And now were told 20 read some more
BY half q dozen men.
II meaus, We'r rOld "A dozen thkngz.
It's wise and IT'S absurd
II calls for praise ami bla1ar "hinGz,"
On ey'ry tongue rs heard
It's new ard YET SIS very old.
10 stands for war and I4-sCe,
rs good AMI lad. we r. Also rod.
q woe VII brine- aIrcoaz1.
il L. a part Of nations Law.
And nhew.sse. - ~ nof.
It's fawless. but u h1s a faw,
lis sYoLieses with a spot.
It's eyident. ~ any rate.
II means a blrter fight
WIN pen ard NIX and words Of WED ghS
Exchanged by men 81 aprftt.
And, a. Their cries more iOUc4y ring.
on. grszlt c!sdt vFe may know
Trhis ussIEfng q tlrtt puzzAlg thing.
The duu-Tflue % Monroe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
TO BE OR NOT TO BE-

Is General Ben Harrison a candidate
pose to marry the pretty Mrs. Dim
mock, or not? Is he to be, or not TO
be? These are the questions which
are narrowing up more souls than we
wot of. questions which he not only
knows the answer, but Mrs. Dimmock
presumably, also. Governor Foster
has just declared, In New York, that
he can't answer for the widow, but
that he can as to the presidency. He
says that the general is not candi-
date for the White House, although he
may be such for the good graceS and
affections of the Widow Dimmnck.
Still Mr.. Foster observes that General
Harrison will be the next president Of
the United States, that he will be nom
mated at st. Louis, and elected by the
people. This being settled the other
matter becomes Of the greatest import
ance. Everybody appreciates the diff
ference between President Harrison,
the widower. immersed In and welded
to the affairs Of state, and General Ben
jamin Harrison, As bridegroom-elect,
or in de facto, to or for a beautiful
young woman. Still the question and
all the possibilities and probabilities
clustering about it, of state and Of mat
rimOniaI results, Of whether it Is to
be or not to be, presses upon US.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

There is no reason for concealing the
fact that the reason that Renfrow
didn't call out the militia on that state
hood convention was because most of
The militia was taking part in the state
hood convention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
MEETING ! BIG DEBT

Three months so IL was everywhere,
and by every bosiy conceded that the
Republican party would succeed 10
power in 1857. Democrats and Pop
uliStS were just * thoroughly CON
WINGED Of the truth Of that proposition
as the Republicans themselves. The
patriotic bomb hurlei 1t England by
Grover Cleveland, put a different face
On the situation 50 far as TO render
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

herself together. realized the dspborable
condition she was in, took a grand tumble
co herself and stopped talking. Now
everything IS changed Again the sa-
looms flourish, once more the revenues
are rolling IN. beer Is plcnuiful and whisky
IS not lOngei for In vain by the thirsty
wayfarer. And all this has come about
because Atchsson has learned to keep her
mouth shut-Lawrence Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

AS the matter now stands. oklahoma
lately has had but one statehood con
venGion-that AT Shawnee. Dennis
FLYNN should take the action Of the
and nrOcppl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11
PURELY PERSONAL.

Wha1 some0ue asilsd a friend ~ Samuel
| J. TIlden why the wealthy sssfeErrzan had
never married. the prompt reply was that
he could rever make Up h1s M. I'd Though
an ardent adrnfrer Of women ard q
suaunoh believer In ne capacssy OF the
female ryr.rd, he wuvered. hated. con
sldsrei and hesEaa-e-I over every teznDsz,-
ton % enter the hoy boT1s. asd then re-
tired each time. uncertain az 20 ne We
dom OF The step.
Congressman snasih of Michigan. sz-
posing that Tire holss woaH adjourn fOr
the usual hoEliay recess. acosI<ed "a in
v.-at:On % asldnezs IRE Young &en's Re-
publican club q Grasad Tslps1s Lax weszk-
Fsr-flnE, himself uufhle - go away frDuu
washington Afr smg7I Dictated hts
speech INTO a phouogrsph ard sez1t q by
express 70 Grand Ttas15a. where - wa
run OF % ne mcesinz-
william 81 Cfzzs. ~ wei kaosn a-ri-..
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hdsgever TALENTED. - sutszs the Profession
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

1t win be 4 long day before = non
partisan statehood convention viii be
attempted in oklahoma again. The
Republicans should be given chance
To put a constitution before the people
and if the Democrats are powerful
enough let Them vote il down.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

What makes the English papers take
Emperor William so seriously is that
they know that William does not have
TO be elected, and that when he twists
the lions tail he is doing it with intent
10 hurt the beast.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

The ProhihiuOniStS are going TO make
every candidate pledge himself To en-
force the prohibitory law. The Pops
In this county should by all means nom
mate Mr.. Helm. He would like to try
that again no doubt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

There is ne sensible fear that Eng
land viii attempt TO take quiet but
armed possession of The disputed Ven
eZuela territory now. II is more con
cerned with Germany than it is with
the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-11

The result of the statehood conven-
ton at oklahoma City is 10 be regret
ted. If oklahoma is 70 wait for the
American Indian 10 become civilized.
it is going 10 be the last territory into
the Union, not excepting Alaska.