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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-19

Even the Salvation army people are camp
ing on the trail OF the reformers. Sunday
evening tambourine aggregation IN front
Of the National hotel had q good crowd Of
-he Legislators till long-haired crank step
pei irto the middle of the :.ns I'D with
great solemnity said: LAS / look into the
faces CT this audience perceive that most
OF you are interested In agriculture"
Fer minute there was a what-do-you-
thipk-of-that expression on the faces OF the
lawmakers. Then quietly they formed
procession around the corner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-19

STRIKERS text book bill. when presented
Will provide for the following prices: Spell
ing books, 10 cents; first reader. 10 cents;
second reader, Is cents: third reader. -
cents; fourth reader. 30 cents; fifth reader.
IS cents: United States history. - cents;
third part arithmetic, s. cents; complete
geography. - cents. This cuts the pres
ent prices more than 81 Pc cent. and IN
cludes transportation 20 Tire various dis
t:Icts also. 1t IL generally thought by THE
representatives that the bill vii pass.
Most OF The members from the west are
enthusiastic in Its support
II VIII not be az easy matter 20 get this
legislature 10 establish a new state ror-
NAL school Wichita Is il fair way 70
get the location IL any APPROPRIATED IS
made for that purpose. but she vii have
20 get into the fight early; keep out OF
factional differences, and stay with the
project
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
A SILVER LIBRARY.
EX-GOVERNOR ALTGELD's PLAN
SIC Proposes to Establish In Illinois Towns
Circulating Libraries Filled With Liter
ature the Question of Bimetallism.

Chicago, April 2.-Silver leaders have
begun their campaign of education for
the struggle of 1900. Every silver
committeeman in the State of Illinois
has received letter outlining Il plan
which is to inaugurate the movement.
The letters are mailed from the office
of Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld in the
Unity building. In them 1t is proposed
to establish precinct circulating libra
rles, the books of which shall be fur
nished by the state committee. These
books are to be controlled by the local
Democrats, must De continually circu-
lated and are intended to disseminate
the free-silver and kindred economic
doctrines. This is copy of the letter:
'.Dear Sir:-It is desired to establish
a small circulating library in each pre-
cinct over the State. to be known as
the Economic Circulating library, and
to be made up of the latest and best
standard books upon the financial
question and on such economic Ques-
tions as directly affect the people.
Professor J. A. Coultas, who is one
of the best men we have in the State
on these subjects. has taken a deep in
terest in this matter and has been CIV
ing 1t a great deal of time, and after
much negotiations with authors and
publishers, an understanding has been
made which will make it possible to
furnish. as beginning, twenty of the
best books. some large and some small,
for 81, besides express. some bound in
paper and some in manilla He has
been assisted in the selection of the
books by well known men who for
many years have been careful stu
dents of finance and kindred subjects.
Among these will be such hooks as AN
Honest Dollar. by President Andrews.
of Brown University: Battle of the
Standards by Teller; The Money
Question: by Sibley; The Railway
Question: by Ex-Governor Larrabee.
of Iowa; 'Bimetallism and Monometal-
lism.' by Archbishop Walsh: THE Gold
Standard by Mr.. Adams of Massachu-
setts: THE Bankers Dream by Proc
tor: Coins Financial School and the
Tale of Two Nations by w. Fl. Hnr-
vey.
'The number can subsequently be
increased above twenty, and such 9TH
cr and different books can be added on
substantially the same basis of price.
The prices will. as rule, only be about
one-fourth the regular price. and the
authors and publishers are making
this concession solely for the purpose
of assisting in the carrying on of the
work of education. and this upon the
express condition that no book shall
become the property of any private in
dividual. but must be kept in circula-
zion in a free library.
''If this idea meets with your approx
al and with the approval of the Demo-
Gratis In your precinct. then be kind
enough to raise 50 and forward 1t to 7.
A. Orr. banker. Champaign. Illinois,
who is treasurer Of the state Demo-
cratic committee. and also fill up. sign
and mail inclosed postage card"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
General Rivera Will lie Shot.

New York. April IA Havana dis
patch to the World says: General Ri
vera probably will be shot soon. as
General Weyler has given orders that
he be tried by court martial on the spot
Immediately. He may be put to death
Saturday in spite of his wounds. or the
Spanish may cure him and then shoot
him. The certain execution of the
brave. wounded prisoner of war excites
Indignation and disgust here. No 9th
er alleged civilized nation is capable
of such an act.
Colonel Baccaloa, who tried to carry
off his wounded commander on his
back, although himself wounded, will
die with him. 1t is predicted that these
executions will provoke General Go
mez to shoot all Spanish prisoners here.
after, instead of releasing them. The
Cubans are not dishenrtened at the loss
of General Rivera. They say General
Roloff is in Pinar del Rio and will be
come second in command of the whole
army. Insurgents in great numbers
are coming from the east and concen.
trating in Havana province. They
have plenty of ammunition and good
cavalry.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
SUFFERING in THE SOUTH.
Result. of the Continuation of the Flood

Results of the Continuation of the Flood.
New Orleans April 4.-Tbe river here
is slowly rising. To-day's gauge regis
ters III. one-tenth of a foot above the
figure of yesterday. Along the entire
river front of the Crescent City the
vigilance of the authorities has not re.
laxed, though all the lcvees are appa-
rently in splendid condition and are
able to stand considerable pressure yet
Reports from Greenville, Mississippi,
state thnt the Sunday was gloriously
fine, but the inhabitants of the town
were very naturally in n very de
cr craft of all sorts are much in de
mand, and some of the young people,
with the levity that often comes with
youth, are making merry with boating
parties, even In the presence of so great
n disaster. The river at Greenville is
rising slowly, but the rise of back wat
er is heavy.
The most serious crevasse that has
occurred in the Yazoo delta levee dis.
trict was reported this morning in
Tunica county, six miles below Austin.
near Flower lake. Austin is the coun-
ty seat of Tunica county. Disastrous
consequences will follow in its wake,
affecting, as 1t does, a superbly fertile
stretch of territory from Memphis
Bluffs to the Yazoo river and from
the hill lands of Carroll county to the
Mississippi river. Coshoma county.
Suntiower, Holmes and Tallahatchic
counties will be affected by this break
and the water will sweep acres of land
now planted in cotton and corn.
A dispatch from Memphis says: The
condition of the poorer classes through
out the flooded area is indeed critical
tonight. Thousands of refugees are
being huddled on the levees and spots
of dry land, waiting for relief. The
towns Of Rosedale and Tunica report
that everything.is is being done for these
poor people, but that funds and provis-
ions are fast becoming exhausted. In
the little city of Rosedale alone 1,20O
refugees are being cared for by the citi-
zens. Half n hundred towns tonight
stand in six feet of water, and the yel-
low stream is creeping up slowly but
surely.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
Imnnrtant Nominations.

Washington, April 1.-The president
to-day sent the following nominations
10 the Senate:
State.-Andrew ID. White of New
York to be ambassador extraordinary
of the United States in Germany; VIII
liam f. Draper of Massachusetts to
be ambassador extraordinary and plen-
ipotentiary of the United States to
Italy; Chandler Hale of Maine to be
secretary of. the embassy of the United
States at Rome, Italy: Samuel l..
Gracey of Massachusetts, consul at
Fuchai, China: Anson Burlingame
johnson of Colorado, consul at Annoy
China.
Withdrawn AnSon Burlingame
johnson to be consul at Fuchai.
nterior.-Benjamin Butterworth, of
Iowa, to be commissioner of patents.
Treasury.-Oliver l.. Spaulding of
Michigan to be assistant secretary of
the treasury: William Il. Howell of
New Jersey TO be assistant secretary
of the treasury.
War.-Captain Robert Craig, signal
corps. to be major.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
A FARMERS TRUST PLANNED
Gigantic Organization which In to Limit
Production to the Needs of Members.

Gigantic Organization which Ii to Limit
Production to the Needs of Members.
Toledo, Ohio, April 3.-Farmers are
trying to form trust 1t is to spread
all over the land, and II the present
plans are carried out not a dollars
worth of farm produce Of any kind
will be sold for general consumption.
In n nutshell, the idea is for farmers
to limit their crops to the actual living
needs of members of the trust.
The organization is secret, oath
bound, and its principles are known
just now to only a select few outside
of those directly concerned in its de-
velopment
An accident revealed the existence Of
the farmers trust. A few days ago
man who called himself P. F. Brown,
and registered from Johnston, Penn
sylvania, put up at the Jefferson hotel
in this city. He turned out to be quite
a big man in the new trust, being no
other than national organizer.
Mr.. Brown was here few days and
was very mysterious. Then he went
away and forgot all his important pa
pers. In black and white were all the
details of the trust for farmers.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the
birthplace of the new trust. 1t saw
the light there some months gao, and
was Incorporated under the laws Of
New Jersey as the Agricultural Ma
tional Protective Association. The su-
preme body is made up of one repre-
sentative from each State. whose du
ties are similar to those Of n board of
directors of an ordinary corporation.
Each State has a subordinate board of
directors, consisting of one representa-
tive from each congressional district.
Each district, in truth. is governed by
board Of two members from each
county. Each county Is under the i'm
mediate control of a board, ranging
from five to eleven in number, who d.
rect the movements of the township
organizations.
1t Is the purpose to do nothing this
year In the way of controlling the mar
kets because the organization is not
yet complete. Next year. however. the
crops will be limited to the actual liv-
ing needs of the members of the assO-
citation.
After 1898 the idea is that there will
be erected or rented in each county.
store houses in which products for the
markets will be placed. These will be
in control of the county board of di-
rectors.
From these warehouses the products
VIII ne SulIItt lue SUIT anu
tional directors may order and the
quantities of goods sold in the imme
diate neighborhood will be regulated
somewhat after the plan of the anthra-
cite coal combine. The system of di-
viding the proceeds of sales is some
what complicated, but it appears to be
absolutely just. and to provide for
much better financial results to the
farmer than the present individualist-
ic system of raising everything and
selling what he can at such prices as
he can get.
1t is declared by those who claim to
know that almost every State In the
Union has been organized or is in pro
cess of organization and the farmers
have taken readily to this wonderful
plan. Jonas Stanbury has been made
the head and front of the embryo trust
In this section.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
Borrego Murderers Hanged.

Santa Fc. n. NJ. April 2.-The Borrc.
20 brothers. Frank and Antonio. Laur-
iano Alarid and Patricio Valencia,
were executed here this morning for
the assassination of ex-Shcriff Frank
Chavez in May, 1892.
The sheriff had five deputies and
twenty-five members of the national
guard on duty all night. this force be-
ing deemed necessary in view of the
fact that the prisoners had late last
evening broken the lock on their cell
door in an effort to escape.
A strong force of militia was on
guard during the execution.
Throughout the arrangements for
the execution were perfect in every de
tail. carried out in decorous manner
and pronounced by all the most sue
cessful and humane hanging ever seen.
There was no disturbance whatever on
behalf of the friends of the criminals.
There Is a touch of the bitter sarcasm
of fate in the fact that We're Frank
Chavez, their victim. alive. he would
to-day celebrate his forty-siXlh birth
day.
About seventy-tiye persons were
present.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09

Every public speaker is liable to say
what Punch calls things one could
vigil to have expressed otherwise" Not
long since. at meeting of ministers
where a sermon that had caused vevy
general comment was criticised, a
Brooklyn pastor said several ill-consi1-
cred things about the preacher Of the
discourse. The next morning on see
ing them in the cold type of a newspa-
per, they seemed to him rude and CT
fenaive. Immediately-bei a Chris-
ian and "A gentleman-he wrote to the
editor n letter for publication in the
next issue OF the paper. wherein he
withdrew the offensive words as ''un-
warranted and uncalled for" and CON
yeying an unfriendly judgment which
the criticised preacher did not deserve
The apology confessed the wrong and
made amends for the infelicitous
speech. That was not remarkable,
Gentlemen do that every day But
what is remarkable about 1t is, that it
exhibits one theologian. who, living in
an atmosphere where there is no odiup
theologicum Theological hatred), caa
differ from another theologian without
exhibiting the rancor which cloaks it,
self under the guse of zeal for the
truth.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
TO TAX lNoRpINATE WEALTH.
Object of New Political Propaganda
Under Way In Kansas.

Object of New Political Propaganda
Under Way In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, April 4.-EX-Lieuten-
ant Governor Percy Daniels has sue
ceeded in interesting most of the lead
ing Democratic-Populist statesmen of
Kansas in an organization, the object
of which is to tax inorilnate wealth
and ultimately to secure an amend
ment to the Federal constitution Civ
ing Congress the power to levy such n
tax.
The organization is now working on
a plan to arouse public interest all
over the country on this subject. The
Kansas Legislature took up the ques-
ton at its recent session and adopted
a resolution asking Congress to submit
n proposition to amend the Federal
constitution providing for tax on in
ordinate wealth to n vote of the peo-
pie. The Legislatures of all other
States will be asked TO adopt similar
resolutions. The promoters of the idea
do not expect to accomplish the OBJ
ject sought Immediately. but believe
that by proper management the people
might get n chance at such PROPOSE
ton in 1900.
The correspondence throughout var
ious sections of the country is already
coming to be enormous.
The promoters of this latest scheme
are laboring under the impression that
1t will have big run. They look for
local organizations to spring IN
throughout the nation and make Il ma
tional organization that will sweep the
country as the Farmers Alliance did
the West a few years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
Chnn,Ller's Death List.

Kansas City, April IA special to
the Journal from Guthrie. Okla. says:
1t develops tonight that the loss of
life in the Chandler cyclone has been
greatly ovcrStated. In the confusion
and difficulty of getting news out over
the long distance telephone names be-
came mixed and the list of dead was
made greater than it really was. Only
fourteen persons, II is now stated. are
known to have met death in Chandler
and in addition 10 these three persons
were killed in the country north of
town. Fully 200 persons were injured
fifty or sixty of them being seriously
hurt. and four or five of these will
surely die.
The search in the ruins is necessari-
ly slow. and Il true list of the dead and
injured cannot be made for several
days,
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
GREECE MAKES A THREAT.
aided.

London, April 1.-The Times prints a
dispatch from its Vienna correspond
ent which says:
"A council of the admrals was held
to-day Thursday) to determine wheth-
er and when the Gulf of Athens is to
be blockaded. All the powers have
now consented to proposition. though
nothing has been decided as to the
blockade of other Greek ports.
"It is no secret that King George has
formally stated to the powers that a
declaration of war against Turkey will
Immediately follow an extension of the
blockade to the Greek coast. This fact
cannot be left out of consideration. 1t
is believed in some quarters that II the
Gulf of Athens is blockaded, popular
excitement Will compel the King to de-
clare war. even if his own judgment
and that of the cabinet were opposed.
This has been a leading cause of the
delay in securing II unanimous agree
ment between the powers. There is
no doubt that in the event of Turko-
Greek war the Intervention of the
powers would be suspended
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
SHOOTING DOWN CHRISTIANS.
And the international Forces Permit the
Murdcrous Work.

Canea, Crete, April 3.-Admiral Cane
yaro, the Italian admiral in command
of the fleets Of the powers, yesterday
authorized the insurgents and their
families to quit Akrotiri peninsula
and proceed inland, where they would
be in better position to obtain food
supplies than in the heights of Akro-
tiri. Confiding in this authorization
the insurgents and their families de-
scended from the heights of AkrOtiri
with the intention of moving inland
AS soon as they reached the plain,
however, fire was opened upon them
at n range of 200 yards by 1000 Bashi
Bazouks, rearmed by the Turkish gov
ernor. As soon as the Bashi Ba-
Zouks began firing on the Insurgents
the latter returned the fire and killed
some of their assailants.
After the fighting a force of British
sailors We're landed to hold the Mussul-
mans in check. The latter are known
to have lost heavily, and already fifty
killed and wounded have been brought
here. All the Mussulmans, on reaching
the fortified lines outside the town
coming back from the fight, We're dis
armed by the italian sailors and gen
darmes. The disarming of the Mussui-
mans greatly incensed all of their CO.
religionists in town and they began as
sembling in large numbers in the main
public square.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
He Fell Five Stories, but Lives.

Kansas City, April 1.-Eugene l..
Keller, ianitor. fell out of fifth
story window in the big Massachusetts
building this afternoon. Almost be
fore persons on the street could give
expression to their horror the falling
body was caught in n network of tele-
graph wires strung along the second
story of the building. The wires
sagged heavily. then quickly sprung
back into place, throwing Keller's
body several feet into the air AS he
came down the wires sagged again and
the janitor rolled off to the ground.
A crowd quickly gathered and an
ambulance call was sent in, but during
the long wait Keller recovered his
senses, arose. tried his legs and find
ing them all right, walked off Except
for cuts and bruises on his hands he
was Injured.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
FALLING INTO CONTEMPT.
London Time. Correspondents Comment
on the European Concert.

London Times Correspondents Comment
on the European Concert.
New York. April "a special to the
World from London says: The most
significant feature of the Cretnn situa-
ton. at least so far ns Great Britain is
concerned. is the continued license the
respondents, both at Athens and on the
frontier. to dcnounce the policy of Eu-
rope.
Government organ though the Times
is. 1t gives its most conspicuous place
to such expressions ms these:
"'rhe concert of Europe is rapidly
falling into contempt. The pillaging of
the property of the Christians Tin
Crete apparently goes on unchecked,
and bands of BashibaZouks continue to
make predatory excursions. The eN-
asperation among the insurgents is in
crcasing and the powers are now re-
garded by them as allies of the Turks.
six or eight weeks ago a force of
marines from the fleet might have
traversed the island without molesta-
ton, but that is not the case now. Let
ters from Crete state that the insur-
gents have come to regard the Euro
pcan troops with the same hatred as
the Turks, and it is certain that go long
as the Turkish army remains this feel
ing will increase"
The correspondent practically urges
that the only reasonable solution of the
question is, after all. mandate to
Greece TO restore order.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09

The comparative statement OF the
receipts and expenditures OF the Unit
ed States shows the total receipts dug
ing February to have been s24. 400. .997,
and the disbursements $2S.7s6.O .O56.
which leaves a deficit for the month Of
Sl,395,059. as compared with deficit
of about $690,000 for February, 1895.
Since July 1, 1896, the aggregate deficit
is s4s, 1854 The receipts from Gus
toms last month amounted to $11 ,53I, :
26O; from internal revenue, $10,SsS, ,421;
from miscellaneous sources, S1,925, ,31b.
AS compared with February, 1896
these is shown loss from customs u,
about s2,320, 900, gain of about $50, 900
from internal revenue and n gain OF
about s55O.O0O from miscellaneous
sources.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09

. In the United States senate bill has
lately been introduced to establish a
national department of public health.
The bill is the result of efforts by the
Pan-American Medical Congress, a
gathering of physicians from the coun-
tries of North. South and Central
America. Such a department, If es-
tabIished, would study in a systematic
and scientific way, not only diseases
and their prevention or cure. but many
kindred matters which have quite as
Important a bearing upon the welfare
of the people-matters such as the co.,
dition of the laboring classes, their
workshops and dwellings. the cost and
nutsitive value of various kinds of fooil,
the purity of water supplies. etc.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
No Turkish Embassy,

Washington, April 4.-The state de-
partment has received notice from the
Turkish government that it finds 1t in
convenient to raise the grade of its mis-.
sion in Washington to that of an en-
bassy, on account of the increased ex-
pense which would thereby be in
Cured. This decision of the Turkish
government will prevent the Presi-
dent. under the existing law, from
nominating eN-Sccretary John w. Fos-
ter an ambassador to Constantinoplc,
as it is understood was his desire.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09
oxford Won the Boat Race.

PutncS England. April 3.-lThe Fif-
ty-four,h annual boat race between
crews representing the universities of
oxford and Cambridge w;is rowcd to-
day over the usual course. from Put.
uey to Mortlnke. II distance of four and
one-puartcr miles. oxford won by
barely two lengths. The time was
nineteen minutes. twelve seconds. On
ford has now won thirty-one out of the
lifty-four races rowcd and has been
the winner eight years In succession.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09

A Presbyterian congregation ut
Steamboat Rock, Ia, disliked their pas
tor, Rev. II. B. Fonkin, and while he
was away they sent for a congregation
al minister at Cedar Rapids to come
down and preach to them last Sunday
evening. After the service one of the
deaeons arose and made a motion that
every member join the Congregational
church. And 1t was carried unani-
mously. Rev. Mr. Fonkin is recovering
very slowly from the shock.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-09

Now and then we hear of girl type
writers capturing the hearts and bank
accounts of their employers, or their
employers sons. In the day of wom-
ana supremacy the conditions will be
reversed. Already the first case has
been reported in the male typewriter
of St. Paul who eloped with and mar
ried the daughter of his millionaire en-
plofer. Why not give the boys an
equal show with the girls?