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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
Especial Correspondence.l I

Minneapolis, Dec 16.-Charles A Pills
bury, the -four king, consented yester-
day to be interviewed on the subject
of dollar wheat and the outlook for fu-
ture prices of that cereal. The follow
ing interview was submitted to Mr..
Pllsbury and by him corrected:
THE present condition of the wheat
market" he said, lis attributable to
causes which, in my opinion, viii keep
the price of that commodity at higher
prices than the average for the past
few years for many years to come. As
q matter of fact, we have unconscious
Iy. been consuming both a visible and
invisible supply at a greater rate than
we supposed. so that at present the
visible and invisible supply is at the
lowest point known in the history of
the wheat markets.
This fact would have been evident
long ago had it not been for the in
creased facilities of transportation
which have enabled us to handle a
small supply so as to place it on the
market with great rapidity at points
where it was most seriously needed,
but apparently the limit in this direc-
ton has been reached. and with the
number as rapidly as they have in the
past few years the time must inevita-
bly, come when production must be
greater in order to supply the legiti-
mate demand.
Too much stress has been laid I
think, upon the part that the failure of
the crop in the Argentine Republic has
played in the upward tendency of the
Of 1tlan
bered that the total crop of that coun-
try does not equal the crop grown in
any one of our own states of Minnesota,
Kansas and North Dakota.
ITO these states we must look in this
country for increased acreage and pro-
duction. They ARE the great wheat
producers, and their farmers only re-
Quire the stimulus of a settled price at
a high figure due to a constant demand,
10 induce them to plant more extern
sively than they are now doing. 1t is
obvious that it is to the western and not
TO the central states that we must look
in this country for more wheat.
The eastern farmers will need con-
stantly more and more land for graz
ing and agricultural purposes. and they
cannot hope TO compete with the fertile
and practically bouhdless territory of
The great states that l have mentioned.
II is equally certain that the western
farmer would not feel justified in plant
ing 10 the large extent that present con-
diuons seem 10 demand if he thought
that the demand was to be temporary.
but IT is easily demonstrated and NAV
be confidently predicted that the de-
mand will be constant and will grow.
rather than decrease
Only recently the japanese govern
ment mas been taking steps looking to
'he extensive introduction of wheat as
food 10 supplant the rice diet that
has been the staple of that country for
centuries This is only one instance OF
the new markets that must inevitably
open as man becomes more thoroughly
under the domination Of European Gus
toms and habits
The japanese have, it is said. as
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THE PACIFIC COAST
NAVAL PENITENTLARY,

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-The laws oi
congress for the government of the
navy or, as these laws are popularity
styled, the articles of war;" designate
a host of offenses for which an enlisted
man of the naval service may be tried
by a court martial and sentenced to
Imprisonment and labor, and they stip-
ulate that such sentences may be car
ried into effect in any prison or peni-
! tentiary which the United States may
be allowed to use by any state or terri
tory.
| Some of these offenses are of the same
nature as those which are tried before
civil courts such as assault, murder
and robbery. but by far the greater
number are against military discipline.
such as desertion. characterization and
| fraudulent enlistment
| For many years enlisted men sem
| fenced by courts martial were confined
in the different state prisons. the ex-
pense being borne byN the general gov
ernment through the navy department,
but great saving of expense in keep
ing these prisoners was effected by the
esta blishment of several naval prisons
at the different navy yards. which were
directly under the control of the naval
authorities.
Prisons were thus started at the Bos-
ton. New York and Mare Island navy
yards. and two of these are now in
operation. the one at Boston for the
east coast and that at Mare Island for
the west coast.
The prison at Mare Island where the
and r,a,ipaS % Daci6c
squadrons and shore stations who are
sentenced by naval courts to imprison-
ment are confined is situated back Of
the marine barracks at that station and
is directly under the command OF the
commandant Of the barracks.
Ii is a plain rectangular brick build
ing. with rows of iron barred windows.
which give il anything but a cheerful
aspect. Inside of this building is a
second boxlike structure Of brick and
concrete. which contains the cells. "a IN
number. arranged in two stories. sir
on side, opening on corridors that run
along the sides of the main building.
The floors OF the second story are OF
steel gratings. and steel CRATES shut of
the side corridors from those lat each
end OF the building. whils oversize top
of this inner prison is a large steel graf
ing, thus effectuafiy completing a pris-
on within q prison.
The prison routine is execting. and
the strictest discipline is maintained.
yet the prisoners. as rule. are cheer
ful. and but Few complaints are made.
During the day the prisoners are taken
out under guard OF armed sentries and
required 10 work about the buildings
and grounds. The work. however. IS
light and gives them chance AZ eX-
ercise and relief from the tedsum Of en-
forced idleness behind iron barred doors.
At all times an armed sentry PAGES up
and down the front corridor of the pris-
on. so that escape is well nigh irnpossi-
bic During the day the prisoners are
allowed the freedom cf the corridors
and talking and reading are allowed
Unless undergoing special punishment
on bread and water for five days or
less the regular ration IS served out 70
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anything impossible. Improbable are
many things: impossible. few. 1t was
in liberal latter day spirit that one of
the leading scientists OF Great Britain
wrote to DR.. Emmens recently. ] saw
the letter and read il. and though / am
not permitted TO give the name OF the
writer-a name which is a household
word in every civilized -country-I can
quote briefly from il. as follows:
Il was dining with II OF the first
chemists and physicists in England. and
passed around small piece OF argen-
taurum. telling them that il had been
sent me by a good and trustworthy
man Of science for spectroscopic exami-
nation. as a sample OF artificial gold
transmitted from silver. / did not feel
at liberty TO tell anything more about
it. but i said that in our present theo-
retical views of the constitution Of
matter. especially in the light OF some
very recent discoveries and specula-
tons, and considering that the process
adopted was quite new. did not think
it impossible that the discovery was a
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i.nctive prison garb is worn as In civil
prisons. but the uniform OF the branch
of the service TO which each one be-
longs is allowed.
Visitors are only allowed In the pris-
on by authority of the commandant-
Infractions against the prison disci-
piine by the inmates are punished by
solitary confinement on bread and wa
ter or in single or double irons for Pc
riods OF several DAYS. according 70 this
offense. Good behavior has It's reward
in a remission OF a portion Of the sem
tence. in some cases as much as one
fourth of the sentence being remitted
The commonest offense for which
sailors and marines are sent 20 the
prison is desertion. and the sentence 10
usually one year in,prison. with Toss oe
pay and dIshonorable disehar ges frori
the service. which takes away from The
guilty one for lifelth TiShts OF .cirisen-
ship in the United sstafek 81 10 fbtfssny
office OF trust or pf6fft under the gov
eminent. Fraudulent snilstnieBt, ieav-
ing post or station without authority.
disobedience Of orders. neglect OF duty.
gambling. fraud, theft.
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wardrobe of each prisoner is slowed in
a small wire locker in the corridor. Sat
urdays they are employed meEding their
clothing and are required To take
bath and change their clothing.
All mail for the prisoners IS opened
in the presence OF an officer. and u u
contains nothing contraband is turned
over 10 them. while on Sundays they
are allowed a limited amount of writ
ing material and can attend - their
all of which must be
scr71tinized BY the officer on duty 20
prevent any attempt at planning an es-
cape.
The prison f. thoroughly Inspected
each morning BY the otiicsr on duty
and the whole prison - kept spo;lsssiy
clean from top 20 bottom The sani-
tary arrangements arc the best. the
building being heated BY steam. lighted
By electricity and fitted -1fh porcelain
lined baths and the bes; sanifzry
plumbing. While in confinement aii the
pay of Al enlisted man is generally
STOPPED. except 3 or 3 a month FOR
prison expenses. such as 10
Dacoo. stationery and clothing. No dis
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Objection to Stagecoaches.

In 1852 there were, strange as it
seems. only six stagecoaches running
in all England. and of course these were
the only public vehicles for travellers.
Even these were a novelty. and a per-
son named John Crosset thought they
were such a dangerous innovation that
he wrote pamphlet against them.
These coaches" he wrote, make gen.
tlemen come to London upon every
small occasion, which otherwise they
would not do except upon urgent ne
cessity. Nay, the conveniency of the
passage makes their wives come often
up. who, rather than come such long
journeys on horseback. would stay at
home. Then when they come TO town
they must be in the wade, get fine
clothes, go to plays and treats and by
these means get such a habit of idle
ness and love of pleasure that they are
uneasy after" Even people who come
to the city on steam cars are some
times similarly affected by the visits
even unto this day.
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DR. EMMENS. A MODERN ALCTIENlST.
WHO IS TURNING SILVER INTO GOLD,

yer of the net value, after deducting
the refining charge, of 1855.
On the 22d of April he deposited 9.s4
ounces, which yielded .eo1h gold and
1876 silver Of the net value of S12D.10.
Following these. at intervals of two
or three weeks, DR.. Emmens has made
s126.72 to s5S21S A few days before
my conversation with him he deposited
4205 ounces, yielding AT gold and $50
silver of net value of s419.45. He said
to me that he was turning out about
$500 worth of metal at that time.
though the production was not constant
for reasons connected with the opera
ton of his machinery.
That DR.. Emmens turns in gold at the
assay Office there is no question 1
asked the director of the mint at Wash
ington few days ago, and he told me
that the assay office had received gold
from DR.. Emmens which the doctor
claimed he obtained from Mexican sill
yer dollars. All Mexican dollars. the
director of the mint told me, contained
a small amount of gold. According to
the assay office report. however, the
gold in a Mexican dollar is only "a
disproving Dir. Emmens' claims. No
one asserts that the Mexican dollar
contains the amount of gold that DR..
Emmens says he obtains from it.
Here are the facts which DR.. Emmens
claims, put in the plainest language:
He says that he can put a Mexican sill
yer dollar through a secret process
which will produce an amount of gold
much greater in value than the dollar
with which the process began. More
over, he claims that after paying the
cost of an expensive treatment of the
silver alloy he can make large profit
on the product.
He claims not only that he can DO
these things, but that he is doing them
every day. The profits he is making, he
says. are now $50 week. There is no
reasonable limitation to the amount Of
profit he can make except the physical
limitations of his machinery and the
strength of the three members of the
syndicate which controls the process.
Last May DR.. Emmens predicted that
within a year he would be producing
so 900 ounces of gold a month-about
$3.50 900 worth, or s7,S00,000 worth in a
year. The profit on that production
would be s2.700.0OO a year.
Il think that I get gold from silver
by my process" said DR.. Emmens, but
/ do not insist on that. Some one may
think that 1 simply get from the silver
gold which was combined with it. If
that is true, still get gold in CONNER
cial quantities from an alloy in. which
an assay shows no gold or only a trace
1 am entirely satisfied. so long as I get
the gold. For my own part, 1 believe
that the change which occurs is molec-
ular, but / am willing to admit that it
may not be-"
DR.. Emmens took from his desk three
strips of metal. The first, he said, show
ed to his practiced eye slight traces of
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world of the United States was in a
ferment because England was drawing
from us our stock of gold. The results
of this financial crisis were felt by al
most every man, woman and child in
the country, directly or indirectly. The
shifting of the balance of trade from
one cause or another turned the stream
of yellow metal back toward our shores,
and Immediately signs of restored con-
fidence appeared; prosperity returned.
If DR.. Emmens perseveres in the work
he is doing at his laboratory on Staten
Island and accomplishes all that he
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The Deadly Upas Tree.

Most people have at least heard the
story of the deadly upas tree of Java.
of which it was at one time said that
to merely approach it was certain
death. This story was treated as an
absolute fable. but now it seems as if
there was actually some basis of real
fact for ii.
The upas tree is real tree and a
very big one. In the old trees the bark
is over an inch thick and full OF thick,
milky juice, the merest touch OF which
upon the skin produces a most painful
and irritating rash.
What is more. a gas arises from this
juice which has most poisonous ef-
feet upon any one near il. 1t is some
times used by the natives for satisfying
private revenge, for cup of it hidden
in the room OF a sleeper produces stupor
and eventually death.
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gold, and you have a profit of S2.70o,-
00O."
DR.. Emmens says his process is part
ly physical and partly chemical. He be-
lieves the chemical influence merely
makes easier the physical change. He
has obtained good results from the
Mexican dollars, but he finds Chinese
silver, of which he obtained a small
amount from the Chinese minister at
Washington, is easier to manipulate.
When an eminent English scientist
wanted to make some experiments
along the line of Or. Emmens' work
recently, he advised him to use the
Chinese silver.
Scientists were once the most skep-
teal of men. Now they count hardly
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but / cannot neglect my practice. You
See. l have got through with that Sl0.-
000. coo matter of the bond sale. and row
/ must hustle for living"
In spite of Emperor Williams dislike
of America he has taken great liking
TO the naval attache of the United
States embassy al Berlin, Lieutenant
Nihlack. He frequently invites him 10
the palace. and they discuss naval mat
ters with great iDformaiity-
Justice Doriing. recently elevated 20
the woolsack. is a keen humorist- when
Mr. Gladstone was beginning 70 give up
the leadership OF parliament 10 Sir VIII
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
PILL LSBURY, THE FLOUR KING,
TALKS ON THE WHEAT OUTLOOK

America is the country to which the
nations of the future must look for
their supply of this commodity, for In
dia and Russia, though they have in
creased their acreage, have about reach
ed their limit, and in England the wheat
crop has diminished instead of keeping
abreast of the growing demand.
Il have said that wheat contains all
the essentials for a perfect diet, and
should like here to explain why, if this
be true, it should not be eaten entire
instead of being separated, as it is when
made into flour or any preparation 9TH
er than the whole grain itself.
This is because no nation ever at
tempts to live solely upon wheat. Other
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board refuses 90 sEasains her o>czuss
SIZE - a wors-z1-
Captain IS @ Bates x the Americas
Volunteers vas a boxssr ~ ths army
and blew The rally as6 charge or sh~r-
gGan's fs1apsa - n1iis raste
TIE Hasaeis . ssiissgry has bexa N
Ssssclzi lie sbgaf - years
Niss Marie Atifrhsa ;Ae gTxat-xfsnf-
1saxhf~r - M EafgyziIkf. has ssssnf 4
years 81 srarsiaftax from sfs~ Frrss-h d
TIE tfgzzfaais - heF f1lgssrioes aneessor.
NlissSna :. fT~itiaE- c4aazas r.lsls-
Ter et nnsses. t~Ezn igfs "a = Eevcrs~r
OR a cCgafrS s@peF-
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your process %

There are no workmen in my labora-
tory. The three members of the SYM
dicate do all the work.
you have not even an engineer or a
laborer?"
mo one"
would you sell your secret?"
IF any one can show me how it
would be of any advantage to me. I
have had men come to me-men con-
spicuous in the business and the po-
litical worid-and offer to provide capi-
tai for my process up to $500. .0OO, 600, and
have always said that should be glad
to join with them if they would show
me how had anything to gain by It
They have never been able to show me-
and so the matter stands. These men
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true one- said there was a chance Of
my being shown the whole process,
whereupon the universal assurance to
me was that IL l then assured them 1t
was all right. they would believe in It.
Though eminent scientists only await
the confirmation of the discovery. the
mint bureau is inclined to scoff. A
short time ago. when DR.. Emmens sent
to the mint for analysis some of his
gold Cor argentaurum, as he calls it,.
Director Preston wrote to him that an
assay showed platinum. iron and other
metals which We're found usually in
old jewelry. Dr. Emmens thereupon
had a Mexican dollar assayed. and find
ing it contained all these things. so told
the mint bureau. sfs
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and white trousers and patent ieafseT
shoes. the gpperz 81 which rnatc5ec The
trousers And yet the same Dispatches
stated his ofense was a mystery.
Roman Nose and White Horse. with
is3 ArapahOes and Cheye11es. recent
Is rode into Harper. ksn-- and CON
PEELED the white girls 10 participate n
an irnprOuptu ball which they inEisf@s
upon giving IN the public square 0f fhat
town
Governor Deshz OF KenfuckT more
than half century ago bad wsle son
Rho was convicted % murder N that
state The governor promptly 2er5oned
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them, and smoking is allowed for one
hour after each meal.
At $50 p. IN. the sergeant Of the
guard searches each prisoner and cell
and issues to each one a straw filed
mattress and pillow and blanket. after
which all are locked in the individual
cells. and the strictest silence is re-
quired.
At o'clock in the morning the cell
doors are opened and the inmates turn
in their bedding. are again inspected
and allowed To wash and dress for the
day. At Gas a. m. they have breakfast.
and at o'clock go out to work: from
noon to / o'clock is dinner hour and
then a period of work from 1 to 4
o'clock, with supper at 5 o'clock. Each
cell contains a small iron bedstead with
a wire spring bottom, stool. a bucket
and a water bottle. and the limited
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cribed TO the rice diet the small stature
of the people of that race. Be that as it
may, one thing is sure. that wheat con-
tains in its kernel all the essentials for
the most wholesome food that man
kind can assimilate- This is demon
strable not only by the chemistry Of
food, but by the experience of those
races that have used wheat in some
form as their staple diet.
From this fact it is evident that as
the peoples who now lie outside of the
more modern civilization come within
its pale there will inevitably come
time when they will conform in diet as
well as in legislation, costume and 9TH
er details to their elder brethren, and
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led to the present market rate of wheat
and what the causes will be which will
maintain this rate. and inferentially
this means that America must ultimate
ly take her place as the great granary
and mill of the civilized nations of the
world.
"Of course it would be impossible, il
my views are correct, and the entire
population Of the whole world become
bread eaters, for any production of
wheat, however great. to supply the
demand. That difficulty will be met in
all probability by still further advances
along the line of rapid transportation,
so that when means of distribution are
perfected there need be no fear of
bread famine in any quarter of the
globe" 0a
ROBERT =. ELLENWOOD.
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Suez Canal Signals

A most ingenious system ~ employed
By which the director % the SBez eanai
can tell AZ glance The exact position
q all vessels passing tArouEh a. 4
model is placed ia The office a. Port
said. and the whole canal h worked
from headquarters by means - The
telegraph. the poklsion of zach ship b.
ing marked b. a nruse or fhs NODE.
II - thus rna9s easy - sFranSs 90
passing each other.
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might offer me million or so for my
secret, but that would be paItry COM
pared with what 1 expect to make out
of it. In the meantime the laboratory
Is turning out gold and increasing the
output all the time.
Here is a proposition I have made
to any nation that wants TO test the
process and that will make it worth nv
while: 1 will take 1.00O. 600 ounces of sill
yer, worth 100000, and from il 1 will
make 100000 ounces of gold. worth SIS
an ounce. The cost of making the gold
will be s4.600.0o0 Add to that the cost
of the silver, 100000. and subtract the
whole from $500 900. the value Of the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19
Destruction of the Pine Moth.

German foresters have found a sure
remedy for the destruction of the pine
moth in the heavy pine forests OF the
Fatheriand. The caterpillars born the
latter part OF August descend to winter
quarters in the heavy moss at the foot
OF the trees Early in the spring they
usually climb the trunks and eat the
tender, green needles. Now the forest
ers scrape a broad band in the bark
around the trunk and coat the smooth
space with a mixture OF glue. grease
and tar. This kills the insects.
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visit the great cities OF the old and new
worlds-apparently. therefore. planning
10 visit this country. II is also said
that he has finished two short novels
drawn from the life OF the Russian
aTistocracy and from that OF the peas
antry.
Ex-Secretsry Carlisle during the last
campaign in Kentucky was asked if he
We're going 10 make any speeches. Il
should like TO do so. said Afr. Carlisle.
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liam Harcourt. IL was noticed that he
always left at the dinner hour, and Sir
William led during the evening One
evening Mr. Doriing. noticing that this
had happened as usual. drove Sir VIII
liam 10 fury and CONFUSED the house
by remarking, Il notice lately that the
party opposite adopting an ancient
precedent. have set up a greater light
to rule tie day and lesser light 10
rule the night"
Press dispatches from New York an
aouoce that one Kirk appeared 10 court
as q prisoner dressed in black froek
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Undertaken Smith Of Leavenworth
Kan. at the recentreunion of the Grand
Army veterans, displayed in front Of
ms establishment a huge sign, Wei
come, comrades"
Count Tolstoi, about whose health
disquieting reports reached this country
net long since, has completely recover
cd. Next spring he intends to under
take Journey of about two years du-
ration, IN the course Of which h4 viii
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his son. and he DISAPPEARED That son
u now the most eloquent preacher IN
the Hzv siian IxiandE- He knows TIE
language perfectly. and ms creates,
sermons are preached IN a.
Thssn has 3@csded - abandon So--
way and - going 70 Berlin 20 sife1f
the celebrations IN cszr3eTssoTafior -
hts birthday. Thereafter h an i've -
Germany
Iady Ernesfin@ Brecs1eH BF5re.
daughter - the Marquis Il At'eSsur1.
wants Ia sail her Szn yzest. 2nt has
applied 10 the board 81 trzte 80 - s1-
srrlae.s scx : E.so.xss q s<xsSSate The