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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
THE INTOLERABI,E TURK


The Turk is ''unspeakable" princi-
pally because he can Outlie all other
mOnarchS, and successfully intrigue
the balance Of civilization. As for
cheek and assumption the world is not
in it with him. His subjects are liars,
deceivers and SwindlerS by the stamp
of two thousand years of heredity, a
large percent of them being traditional
murdererS. Still because of national
jealOusies, growing out Of greed, the
sultan and his kingdom have been sus-
tanned and upheld. The mendacity of
the unspeakable, the unthinkable Turk
finds a fine illustration in the Sultans
representative at Washington, who lik-
ened the Armenian Christians TO saw
age American Indians, coupling with
this grotesque picture the declaration
that the people of the United States
would not be permitted to SuccOr from
starvation and death the Armenians
through the Clara Barton's Red Cross
society. He nor the sultan. neither.
denies the awful restitution brought
upon these people by murderous
hordes, only simply deny all foreigners
the privilege of contributing relief.
The sultan says he will take care of
his own. He simply lies, lies mon
strously. The whole world knows. on
the authority of missionaries and of
many official representatives of prom
inent civilized powers who are sta
toned in Turkey that the destitute and
hunted people Cf Armenia are bound to
perish miSerably for lack Of food and
shelter, during the remaining months
of the winter, unless they get other
and better relief than any which the
Turks viii ever give To deny this
fact is simply brazen effrontery. The
need is real and urgent 1t is a matter
of life or death.
As for the precedents in the case.
governments like those of the United
Kingdom have not felt above permit
ting contributions from distant parts
of the world to be made for the relief
OF their subjects. After the Chicago
fire this country welcomed gifts from
many foreign lands for the alienation
of the misery caused by the destruction
Of the business district Of n great city.
England did the same thing when Ire
lands potato crop failed and famine
visited that island. The pretenSe that
no great power can permit contribu-
tons from other countries for the re-
lief OF its people, when they are in
danger of starvation. is cruel humbug.
The Turk has done many things that
diSgraced humanity. but he never went
beyond the deviliSh determination 10
prevent outsiders from giving food and
clothing to the destitute people of Ar
meuia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
OF DOUBTFUL PROPERTY.

In the building Of BitimOre. in the
wilds of Carolina. in the midst Of an
estate Of thousands of acres. young
George W. Vanderbilt. the millionaire.
is receiving the encomiums Of the
swell-mOb. Nothing Ike such lavish
ness was ever seen in America moth
ing like such artistic extravaganza.
Wealth. science. art and architecture
are being combined in 4 realization
which VIII cause the volupious eenters
Of Europe 70 stare in amazement and
wonder. With no sense of the cost. no
realization of>how all his vast wealth
came to him. this young American plu-
Jocrat. though be IS said IN BE- no sneb.
IS creating a dream Of beauty IN Bilti-
more The establishment VIII beggar
the slorieS Of the Alhambra and dwarf
the most magnificent palaces Of EE-
rope. palaces which consumed eentur-
les in their completion That this pal
ace Of palaces in America Is significant
none may deny. Of irs pToPriety many
viii question Refinement aul ideal
ity. taste and luxury viii stand evolved
n their highest SENSES. n the land q
Jeffersonian simplicity, which h2s BE-
come = land of dollar chasers- The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
ANOTHER TOPEKA SAINT.

The Topeka people have always had an
impudsnt. metdiesome way OF dealing
with ArchisOn that IS very objectionable.
They are demanding enforcement Of
law n Atchson, although the records
show that there are more arrests for
drunkenness in Topeka than in Atchiso2-
The Topeka papers are, IN short, great
prohibition howlers, therefore the state
mept of the Kansas CITY World that one
OF them, a prominent one. and prohlbi-
ton bowler. has offered TO support re-
tract attention The proposition was
made to certain wholesale liquor dealers
in Kansas City.
The World should name the paper. Kan
sas people are tired of this miserable ny
pocrisy and dishonesty. They are organiz-
ing to kill it, and already have an organi-
cation of fifty thousand voters pledged to
vote against any political party that does
not agree in its platform 10 resubnit the
prohibitory amendment.
Not only newspapers, but politicians.
are willing TO blackmail the liquor men.
II is a diSgraceful state of affairs. The
resubmission:sts only ask that the ques-
ton be resubnT:tted, after the law has
been thoroughly tested. If it is neces-
sary to defeat the Republicans again 10 &C
complish this. il will be because the Re
pIEbEcans refused to declare in favor of
resubmission, after fair warning that pub
lie sentiment is in favor of tt-Atchison
G,lobe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
BLOCKED THE GAME.

A strange but intensely interesting
story has been started, purpOrting to
have leaked out of diplomatic circles,
TO the effect that Cleveland's sudden.
unexpected and vigorous assertion of
the Monroe doctrine through a special
message, was not because of threaten
ed entertainments by the English in
Venezuela, but from the fact that the
United States state department had
come into the possession of reliable in
formation that Spain was taking steps
to cancel her immense Indebtedness to
England by turning Cuba over to the
British government. With Canada on
our north and England commanding
the situation in the Gulf of Mexico on
the south and there would be left 10
the American people, 4 sense of humil-
iation not unmingled with apprehen-
sion. Such a deal would leave Cuba
with more than English ''suZeraniity,"
more than African sphere of in
fluence." The lion would lie across
our highway 10 the world. BY so
much as the ability of the SpaniardS
to maintain control of Cuba has been
made doubtful by the steady progress
of the rebellion has the danger been
increased that an arrangement might
be reached to transfer the title TO the
island 10 Great Britain for a suitable
consideration. Against such a trade
the people of the United States would
make unanimous protest. An indepen-
dent government in Cuba would not be
Objectionable; but the military and
commercial interest of the United
States make 1t imperative that the
island shall never pass into the pos
session Of England. nor of that of any
other European power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

and everybody would have understood
it. But it is all left as leap in the
dark. No bidder knows whether he
is to get what he bids for or not II
all looks as if the determination is 10
defeat the popular idea, that the syndi-
cate deal and its accruing profits may
be fallen back upon and the ''divy" real
lied. Investors in America are in
vited 10 subscribe. Banks and other
financial corporations are asked 10 bid
directly for the bonds. Any syndicate
Of foreign bankers and their allies in
this country, that has been formed to
take the loan, must buy the bonds in
competition or not at all.
So as it is there are dozen different
phases TO the probable outcome, I'M
less the syndicate returns to the field.
An S1G0,000,000 is to be drawn from
the circulation of the country in one
view, or an $1O0,O0O.00O dumped into
the treasury from q foreign source.
The doubt expressed by the PierpOnt
Morgan, Belmont, RothSchilds circles
upon the one hand, the fumbling and
extraordinary details resorted to by the
administration upon the other, with
the general distrust and perpleXity up
on the part of the public, all combined,
would seem a premonition if not Of
of hopeless gold monOmet-
q lliSn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
CATCH-WORDS.

Slang, idioms. and catch words, so
largely enter into the commonplace
conversations of every day, that were
they left out many takers would be at
a loss to make themselves ineligible.
These words and expressions are num-
bered by the hundred, proving a per
plexity only to foreigners who are try
ing TO learn the language, and TO the
provincial away from home. Cuts no
ice" for instance, is the newest phrase.
As for these catch-words, many of
them have become acceptable and are
of the language proper. The origin Of
the greater number of catch-woris is
hard 10 trace. The word "teetOtaler"
is claimed by an Englishman and by
an American, both living The word
machine as applied To party or pol
titles. probably had its origin with the
old fire companies who run with the
machine" Boss Tweed so commenced
his career. The over-worked word
crank" gained universal vogue in con
necJion with Guiteau. the murderer Of
Garfield. bur ii was in use long pre-
viouS. Crank" was applied 10 Don
Piart. and also 10 Greedy. who eternally
turned the crank of his organ
"Dago" is from the word Diego"
tJameSl. and was originally applied in
Louisiana 10 Spdniards. Portuguese
and Italians. san Diego Is a pa iron
saint Of the Spaniards. The epithet is
now only applied 10 Italians.
Another word ~ almost universal
English Use now. dude" is from the
wcrd buds" which by Shakespeare
and Thackeray was spelled dudes.
Putn3m's Magazine claims the honor
Of giving the word dude and "dud-
me" their present significance. but, a
AR. Holman Oilrichs. Of tie New York
Union club, claims the honor also. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
WICHITA EAGLE PRESS.

sas. ard the other Is Deznls Flyan q
Oklahoma-
A majority % ne outlaws - Oklahoma
have been b53a<es- Tbs doesn't prove
anything. however. Sonne q IRE f,s-st
rea n okizho1.s ara also bbouses
The Ok-aaon.a Csty Times-Jourual
points 0zt tie important fax taat ne
Saaznse c0uysnti0a bo-a iar.oEze3 and
as-aorsEsa she Okizhozaz Csfy eoave--
tio1-
Il = al r-ghf for ne Tnd-ass to sxblaia
that zae-r rEats are conserved ~ ife-as-
Is. Ug- Unc1e sara never s.sTs--3 a treaty
AusAor41az re Inalans 20 E1enss or
izEry
Frzak 1csEzszer. - rBsak@zz q sze
Okl2hozua C.zy co1ve1laOn. says --zas trz-l
* ne s~rteot Vas ever ne azasxaeaase. %
We ssssr't .hsrk tners WAS - EBc2 drink
.Ez as shaL
7, Is said fhas A. OkIaso-aa szaa has
zqp5.s=9 sa- ssvo-ce hacs1se rs Nsfs sa.a
crackers. azs hs caazgr sleep for he
c-z.zhs II re bel TIE Ars-.o-e Csss-
tz1z te.ls is ztorg
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
SOUTH KANSAS EXCEPTED.

The fluid in the bulb of the Their
mOmeter failed to shrink in South Kan
sas yesterday, as confidently predicted
by the national and local weather bur-
eauS. There was no cold wave, not
even cold ripple. SO it was with the
prediction ten days previous. The
shorter from the nostrilS of old BOreas,
first felt in the isolated regions of Man
itoba and which, in sweeping down
through the lake regions and on east
ward to the Atlantic coast, closed
schools and frOZe noses, was not in the
least manifest in South Kansas. And
so of all the other arctic sweeps prog
nosticated this winter. Thirty degrees
below, the thermometer read in Min
nesota day before yesterday; siXty-Iive
degrees above was where it stood in
South Kansas and Oklahoma. There
has been no winter, if winter be i'm
possible in the absence Of cold weather,
in South Kansas this season, and it is
now the last half of January. A week
ago windows were open, ana houses
warmed by furnaces uncomfortable.
In six weeks spring, if on time, will
be here, and if we are to have any win
ter or cold weather, worth noting. it
must soon put in an appearance. Open
winters are usually extremely dry.
This one has been an exception in that
particular. There seems TO be an
abundance of moisture, and no com
plants are heard of the condition of
the wheat. Still cold wave may I'M
eXpectedly and even very suddenly
materialize. but in the meantime we
would suggest TO the officials of the
weather bureau that in making up
their probabilities for the day they
might always safely and wisely add:
South Kansas probably excepted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
HEAVEN HELP THEM.


The statement made by. the governor
that a salary Of $50 year would have
satisfied the kickers IS somewhat OF a
surprise. Take, for instance, Webb Nc
Nall, the shining light in the galaxy of
Sixth district statesmen. 1 had always
supposed that Webb was after bigger
game. And then there is George H. Case,
who wanted TO be warden of the pent
tertiary; but you can't tell what effect
these close times will have on a poEti-
clans ambition. And what about the
Rev. B. Kelly? Was he not promised the
position of railroad commissioner? Has
he stgnified that place at $1,000 a year
would be acceptable? And A. c. Sher-
man-has his patriotism cooled down to
that point where anything OF less I'M
portance and pay than grain inspector
would act as balm to his injured feel
ings? Is il a fact that Judge Quinton,
Senator Sterne. Dan Anthony, George W.
Martin, Ed Hoch, Mike Sutton. Marsh
Murdoch and a host of others that might
be mentioned are all designated place
hunters? If so. God help the party.-To-
peka Advocate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
FORAKER FOR SILVER.

| Utah sends two new silver senators
steps down and out, and Foraker, a
silver man, steps up and in to fill
! Brice's place. Next will come six sill
yer senators from Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico. Every turn of the
political mirror but the more plainly re-
fleets the demand Of the people. For
| aker is put down by the gOldbugs as a
''bimetallist," but he declared in his
speech Of acceptance that he believed
that a mistake had been made when
silver was demonetized. and that he
sincerely hoped TO see it restored along
side Of gold as a money of ultimate
redemption. For this expression the
Ohio legislat ure loudly applauded him.
But he did not stop at that. He went
right on, among other things declaring
that be would favor every measure
calculated TO bring about the desirable
result If that be treason let the gold
bugs make the most of it.
The Cincinnati Times-Star gives him
a column Endorsement in the way of a
review of his eminent and patriotic
services. Although he had held the
office of judge Of the superior court in
Cincinnati, it may be said that he leap
ed from private life to the governor
ship. His record as chief executive
for two terms was marked by diSting-
uished services to the state. Governor
Foraker, more distinctly perhaps than
any other governor who has held Of
flee since the war, embodied the Ohio
spirit. He was jealous of the honor
of the state and alert in promoting the
general welfare. He was the faithful
exponent of public opinion, quick to
meet any emergency, quick to respond
to the voice Of the people. In addi-
ton to his native ability and disci-
plined mind, with the polish of superb
scholarship, Mr.. Foraker has a rare
element of strength in his ready and
sure grasp Of great problems. More
over, he has the enthusiasm as well as
courage of his convictions. Another
phase Of his character must be consid-
cred in any estimate of the qualities
that account for his exceptional pOpu-
larity. A close student and a clear
thinker, he is yet in touch with the
common sentiment and has profound
respect for it. He believes in the peO-
II
question affecting their interests he
takes them fully into his confidence.
He rejects Matthew ArnOld'S idea of
"a saving remnant" He regards the |
average citizen as competent for the |
ballot, honest and patriotic. He de- |
tests all shams-sham reform, sham |
craftsmanship, sham Americanism.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The FL Reno Daily Eagle has decided
10 take a rest for a while.
Il is mighty plain that Dennis Flynn
has tremendous mash on Tom Reed
Frank Royse has offered a bond pend
ing an appeal Of his case 70 the supreme
court.
Bill Cook VIII read WIKI sorrow that
Doolin was captured without being sur
rounded once
John MaelIahon Of E1 Reno. has forty
five grandchildren, the youngest OF whOn
IS a society belle in e Reno.
The Ardmors Chieftain remarks that a
PopuEst daily paper VIII soon inspect the
graveyard a. Oklahoma City.
The Pond Creek Tribune. which was a
mighty good paper. has suspended. the
editor says "for the present"
II old Oklahoma TIE sevsn-year limit ex-
pires n April ard original settlers muss
prove Up or forrest their lands
When Jake Admire says Nat convention
was al joke. DICK PlUakei- stands
rvsdy 10 bear out MS assertion.
Perry VoGl5 be 81 a bad tx Il Tsdze
B.srer w0ad get out "a re kid % a legal
WIZ ordering the scho5l opened M
\ "Clo8soppsr'' writes % the r Reso
Republican 70 know = an Indictment ~
a grand jury Is a decora-loa q ho1or.
As soon a. AIarsnaI Nlx began % cut
d0Tvn RS fo-ce Of deputies g began . 60
effective worz- Cut i eoT1 some more.
L IS said % b-s a Ia, tAat asoat naE
.hs people "a the CSzicksSsE 1asion %
not EsGt % enter state =.tA Oklzbona
From the earnest Tzy Il which Deans
F-lyra sands IN wfih Ton Reed. Okla
hoEnz can get s,stesco6 Amos = DezE.s
says -.
Ise1.bs-z says .hat z be has h~@s pre-
en- q; Oklahotaa C.;y ao1ethl-S ucala
Aave beea e01e or ne co-o-eE Sogis haFc
bzeu boy
Ton Reed has tao favo-s;s oozEress-
nea II ne Ses< oae . CGTtss % ksa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
BUT A GOLD CONSPIRACY.

CarliSle'S "higheSt-bidder'' scheme
amounts 10 a conspiracy or otherwise
idiocy- The president having been
forced TO yield to the demand for n
popular loan-SubscSiption. his Secre-
tary has reSorted 10 extremes To make
1t unpopular J. Pierpont Morgan
being deprived Of Tie opportunity OF a
divide, attempts 10 diScredir an effort.
already rendered unavailable except TO
banks and Ike corporations. holding
vast gold reserves. If the admins
traTion had been honest in its PROPOSE
ton Of Il popular loan, 1t would have
named the denominations of the bonds.
fixed the rate Of interest at the lowest
point AT which they would prove de-
Sirable as a leng-tine and secure in
veSument. and then placed them en- sale
At Sub-ureaSurics. national banks and
poSG0ftices al their face value-that is
in 4 way that 500 in gold would buy :
$50 bond. Il would have been as
broad that way as il Is long the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
MORTON A FREE TRADER.

Anent the machine manipulation in
the Empire state in the interest of Gov
ernor Morton for president, or for Gov
ernor Morton as trading factor comes
one Thomas Cummings, who issues cir
culars Of political pointers on his own
account, showing up Mr.. Morton as be-
ing inclined 10 the tariff policy which
has brought all the trouble now eX-
perienced in the land. Cummings is
after the Platt- Morton deal. He shows
up his congressional record on the
tariff question in way which is likely
to make that venerable aspirant for
presidential hOnors squirm, as well as
stir the McKinleyites of New York TO
active steps in opposition TO his candi-
dacy. The principal charge brought
against Candidate Morton is that he
voted for free salt, to the advantage of
New York City, but to the severe dam
age of the salt industry in OnOndaga,
GeneSee, Wyoming and other interior
counties of the state, as well as to the
laborerS in the salt works.
Tom Plat is the cutest politician liv-
ing today, and he may be for Morton,
but more than probable he is for Reed.
Being smart, Tom Plat probably
knows that Morton does not stand
ghost of a show for the nomination,
free trade or no free trade. When it
comes to the tariff question Mckinley
is the logical candidate of all others,
though Reed is just as strong pro-
tacfioniSf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
WHERE Is THEFLAG OF ENGLAND7"

And the winds of the world made answer,
North, south and east and west;
"W herever there's wealth 10 covet,
Or land that can be possessed;
Wherever are savage races
To coZen, coerce and scare,
We shall find the Wanted ensign;
For the English flag is there!
GAY, it waves DER the blazing novels
Whence African victims fly,
To be shot by explosive bullets,
or TO wretchedly starve and die!
And where the beachcOnfber harries
The isles of the southern sea,
AT the peak of his helksh vessel,
It's the English flag flies free.
1.-THE Maori full oft hath cursed It
With his bitterest dying breath;
And the Arab has Kissed his hatred
As he spits at its folds in death.
The hapleSs fellah has feared II
on TeI-el-Kebir's parched plain.
Ard the Zulu's blood has stained 1t
With deep, indelible stain.
at has fioated DER scenes of piIlage.
1t has Haunted Ger deeds OF shame,
1t has waved Ger the fell marauder.
AS he ravished with sword and flame.
1t has looked upon ruthless slaughter,
And massacres dire and grim;
1t. has heard the Shrieks Of the victims
Drown even the lingo hymn.
where is the flag Of England?
Seek the lands where the natives rot;
Where decay and assured extinction
Must soon be the peoples lot.
CO. search for the once-glad Islands,
Where disease and death are rife.
And the greed of callOus commerce
Now battens on human lifei
Where IS the flag Of England
Go, sail where rich galleons come
With shoddy and loaded cottons.
And beer and Bibles and rum:
Go, too. where brute force has triumphed,
And hypocrisy makes It's lair:
And your question viii find its answer.
For the flag Of England Is therer'
London Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

A book that possesses a special time
illness in connection with present inter
national issues is The History of the
Foreign Policy Of Great Britain" by
Montauge Burrows Chichele PROBES
sor Of Modern History in oxford. just
published by the punamS. The work
presents IN outline the main features
of the relations of Great Britain with
foreign" states from the time OF Henry
II. down 10 the beginning of 1895.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

Marshal Nix is to be congratulated,
and his deputy, Tilghman, for the cap
ture of DOolin- And also 10 be con-
graduated is that great ailment. Theum-
atism, which had a good deal to do
with the daring deed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

memory Of the old commodore and his
barge of cabbages at the Fulton mar
ket naturally arise. as also later recol-
lections of the author of 1.-The public
be damned" and OF her who was SO
lately sold TO a life Imprisonment in
the ducal palace of Marlborough.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

Professor Pence of Wichita. gets an
ex-Soldier TO lecture on war TO his
school, once a week. Does England
really know what she is doing when
she buckles into this country?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

Queen Nictoria's letter to the sultan
was kind and motherly. 1t was right
that it should be. The good old queen
is in position to know that the war
talk from the diplomats is bluff.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

Doolin is modern Robin Hood. His
tory fails to state that Robin. like Dool-
in, had the rheumatism. but it is a good
wager that, living out-Of-dOors as much
as he did, he did have it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

When hunger does aSSail the inhab-
itantS Of the besieged Havana. there
will be food for thought in plenty for
the Tories who seem 10 abount there
and who have supported Spain all the
way through.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

One of the first things the new gov
ernor of Iowa said on taking his seat
was that he favored. in the liquor ques-
ton, local f-government." Can
Wichita'S alleged crime be 80 great
after all:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18

Democratic papers the country over.
hail the Olney presidential boom with
delight Olney is all right If the
Republicans must defeat someone they
want the honor of beating a hard
fighter.