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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25
Along the Kansas Nile.

Peace on earth, good will towards men,
with saw-dust all over everything, or "A
Modern Christmas"
Phil Armour has taken the bull side of
the wheat market and Kansas forgfves him
everything in the past.
Jerry Simpson is thinking strongly of
cashing in his prediction of a panic on that
Philadelphia bank failure.
There are 5000 school teachers in Kan
sas. but never more than 800 of them at
tend the meetings OF the state assoc1a-
tions.
This morning ample evidence is given
that the ants no more succeeded in aboi-
isning Santa Claus than Jerry Simpson did
IN aboIshing stockings
The real happy man in Kansas today IS
the old bachelor who made himself pres
ent of a ton of hay, which he will feed 70
MS horse, his only companion.
Over s17.eoe worth of tobacco was raised
in Kansas this year. The Kansas soil is
so heavy that tobacco from il will k,ll
easily at a mile and prostrste at ten.
People are divided as 10 whether KID Nc
Coy IS the coming champion OF the world
or not. as John J. ingalls, and |Parson Da-
yies" have rot given their opinions yet
Webb McNaIl is knocking the insurance
cou,ranies around rather lively. The in
surance companies would De surprised TO
know how much sympathy McNal has In
Kansas.
This Is very good time Of the day 20
SIT down and wonder IL the fault Is really
YOURS: IL YOU did not make the ante-Carist-
has hint strong enough, or II the other
carsoa caught the hint, but didn't want
TO crafty you.
An A7chison man ands. upon inveStiSz-
ton that there is no factory IN the east
! which manufactures corn-pith stufing for
xarshirs There - a synd,cate Naicn
Claims there are factories for the purpose
| ef selling stock
! 60 far this winter has been unusually
! severe. but 10 one notices Il great
/ enochal change IS taking place n Kansas
/ kansas in the last twelve months mas SUI
| rendered Internationally 70 the weather and
refuses 10 kick any longer On ary sort OF
meteorological menu
| Sometimes the Kansas newspapers dem
I ons,rata fo-cibiy their extreme weakness
/ These newspapers have tried Tor years 10
6,soou-sze the habit Of writing Il Xmas" "
/ Tre habit IS more Widespread than ever ta-=
/ vsa- and the Newspapers after snariLng a
few times are sinking from tne ne1d. WHIP
ped
A. 5t late years cuts 10 ice with Cupid
vze7 NJ gets ready 20 make shot TIE
| Ms. Joyce. OF Nz-yviIle. No whose int
| r,scv with p c Montgomery caused her
! husband 10 XIII him. was over % years cs
az ard ;he mother CT four grown sl-is.
| Montgomery was pas; %. and Tie father
Of Eve children
| a,rhssou Glooe- Al o'elock tht- altar
| nam q number ot collisions OCCURRED on
! .-o-,,e-xzl street. between vors7 s1oP-
! -. y-s,- ,s4s- arms fan % buafies. Ore.
eez.. end collision. ws- particularly Dis
/ .=--ou. When .he smoke had elsa-es
xxzy. two bruised women z7e d0z~S
! t-oke-1 dolls ard drums acre fo1-d s7sseF
| -. seh-fs II : feared ;AzE z1ozaer v.c-
rtr = fysng --sser ;se TITS a. fz-n'
-,asrtng -lay y asari l. vii y sszre
] s-,,-s before tas Sreck1-E eTsT cAz SHoTE
as z-ay through the PIES cf packages. Il
nor-.. saw dust and s7.lzteFed s4s-s se
S,. a. ze-.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

statesmen, for years, have been harplnS
on that tune. The complaint, we sup
pose. is we'll founded, but there has
been. nevertheless, a marked increase
in the volume of the national circula-
ton within the past few months, ard
seemingly in response to better times,
a renewal of confidence and consequent
stronger demand for money. Inc
money matter is a theme in which all
are interested, as clearly evinced IN the
last national campaign. Every other
man entertains, or thinks he does, an
idea of what is wanted in the way OF
money and what its volume per cap
iter'' should be- The statistical state
ments in Bradstreet's report furnishes
some interesting figures whereupon
hang important facts. That report,
which is recognized authority, states
"as compared with the corresponding
date one year ago there has been an IN
crease of over S27, 100000 in gold com;
standard silver dollars show an increase
of over a., itU,UOU, SupOhuidiy
shows an increase Of nearly S3,O00,Ooo;
silver certificates exhibit a gam OF
over SIG. 800. 900; treasury notes of $50
an increase of over S24,5oo,00o, and
currency certificates of 1872 an IN
crease of over so. 100000. There were
decreases in the amount of gold cerlln-
Gates and United States notes, the de-
crease in the first case amounting TO
nearly 81 .3G0. 900 and in the second case
tn So. 100000. National bank notes
show an increase of S2,G0o,G00. The
total volume of circulation as compared
with December /, 1896, shows an in
crease of over S74, 100000. the aggre-
gate on December 1, 1897, being $1,121,-
oS4. .53S. On the basis of a population
estimated by the treasury experts at
a.. 593 600, this volume would mean
per capita circulation Of $3.50. This
represents an increase Of 16 cents per
capita for the month and Of 53 cents as
compared with the corresponding date
last year.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25
9aiIu - Ea9Ie
NJ. NJ MURDOCH. Editor.
HURTS TOPEKA.

That proposed electric railway from
Kansas City 10 Topeka, the charter for
which was filed day before yesterday,
IS a surprise Such an enterprise, If car
ried out. will hurt Topeka more than
the fast % mail. Whatever inspired
the scheme, it can have but one result,
and that to make the capital OF the
state a mere tributary suburb of the
Missouri town. The fast % mail only
forces the affairs and interests OF Kan
sas City on the breakfast tables OF To-
peka residents; but the electric railway
means that not only will Topeka peo-
pie do their shopping in Kansas Clty'
but that this electric suburban street
railway will deliver the grocery orders
and the like to the people along its Line
from one end to the other. 1t also prob
ably means that like line will be con-
s+ructed from The Missouri town up TO
Atchison through Leayenworth. Inc
eaniraI of the state is already too great
lv dominated by Kansas City interests.
When we saw the capital we mean
the state legislature, the state oflclalS.
and other state interests centered III
that Missouri town. Kansas City inter
as+s arc a thousand times more con-
cerned in what officially tranSplres AT
the capital of Kansas than at the cap
araI of Missouri. Such a link, or extra
bond. as an electric suburban railway
line. therefore, instead of being an en-
terprise to be hailed with a welcome
hacomes a menace. Whether the cleo
rric cars start every ten minutes, or but
once an hour. the telephone messages
from Topeka to Kansas City to send UP
desired articles by the next car will be
numerous. A large minority Of the
members of the Kansas legislature live
within a couple or three hours ride OF
the Missouri town TO which place they
go much more frequently than they do
10 the state capital, or than to their
own country towns. 1t has got 10 that
pass that The most important political
caucusses of the respective party lead
ers Of Kansas are held under the caves
d1-onpipgs Of the mOnopOlieS which loom
IN and combine in that Missouri town,
10 bleed Kansas industries and TO grow
fat on Kansas enterprise. The pfopos-
ed electric railway line to Topeka, like
the fast mail subsidy, is not in the IN
tereSt of Kansas, nor for the convent
ence of Kansas people, but is for the
profit of a Missouri town which would
be little else but the yellow clay banks
and unfathomable mud holes but fol
the products and business Of the state
which its combines control and whose
nolitical and other interests it seeks x
dominate. The shadow cast by the aS
gregation of monopolies at the mouth Of
the Kaw may prove comforting TO those
who live within its Immediate confines
and even profitable, but it blasts an(
withers the state as whole. The fas
mail may furnish cheaper newspaper
and the electric line give the RESIDENT
of Topeka a half pound more of suga
10 the dollar but every hog and ever!
bushel of corn raised by the state a
large must pay tribute therefor to tn
spider whose web is spread across th'
mouth of the Kaw.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25
MORE MONEY IN CIRCULATION

There is ever heard the complaint Of
Q lack Of elasticity in the volume OF the
anunry's currency. Financiers and
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The Atchsson boy lawyer of seven has
started such flood Of precoc:oEs children
IN tne newspapers that the baay who has
ne genius 10 lay hold a rubber nipple and
empty quart bottle n fifteen minutes
VII sooa be cui,e curiosity.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

As usual all over the United States the
fire fiend took hand in getting gay dur
ing the holiday season.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The handsome bandwagon which Mr..
Letter is driving, had an extra empty seat
and Phil. Armour has taken possession OF
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

Both Letter and Armour viii now go to
work to form a trust TO boom wheat. But
have they got Jupiter Pluvius in the COM
binaaon?
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

What China ought to say to Europe is:
'If you don't see what you want, have
US murder a few of your missionaries"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

With an electric line between Kansas
City and Topeka, the Kansas CITY people
will rush down to do their retail shopping
of course.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

There is trouble again in Crete. No one
gave Crete permission to break out again
and she should keep stin. We are busy
with Kaio-Chou.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

In Philadelphia the curious spectacle is
afforded of a newspaper earning enough
10 pay out the depos:tors Of burst bank
owned by the editor.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

Thought by Mark Hanna: Unhappy
lies the head that years a crown. but It
has a picnic beside the head that wears
the brand Of boss
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The failure Of -Singerly al Philadelphia
was result Of too cheap paper. The peo-
Pie are getting their reading matter for
htsle or nothing Somebody has 10 pay
the BILL and Mr. Ssngerly. a paper manu-
facturer, = one Of them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The man who goes into Cuban camp.
bearing offers OF peace is about as safe as
a man who calls the crowd Tar in a
kentucky bar-room.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

all others. his royalties from Gospel
Hymns being estimated at S1.25o,000.
Try as we will, we can not all be a
Moody, a Kipling, a Zola or even a Mrs.
Ward.
AS usual all over the United States the
fire fiend took a hand in getting gay dur
ing the holiday season.
What China ought to say to Europe is:
''If you don't see what you want, have
US murder few of your missionaries"
The handsome band-wagon which Mr..
Letter is driving had an extra empty seat
and Phil Armour has taken possession OF
it.
Both Letter and Armour will now go 70
work to form a trust to boom wheat. But
have they got Jupiter Pluvius in the COM
! binat.on?
With an electric line between Kansas
city and Topeka, the Kansas CITY people
will rush down to do their retail shopping s
of course.
There is trouble again in Crete, No one
gave Crete permission to break out again
and she should keep stiIl. We are busy
with Kaio-Chou.
! In Philadelphia the curious spectacle is
afforded of a newspaper earning enough
TO pay out the depos:tors Of a burst bank
owned by the editor
Thought by Mark Hanna: Unhappy
/ lies the head that years a crown. but It
! has a picnic beside the head that wears
! the brand Of boss
/ The man who goes into Cuban camp.
bearing offers OF peace IS about as safe as
a man who calls the crowd Tar in a
kentucky bar-room.
The insurgents are up under the walls
OF Havana again, scrapping. not fighting.
But the scrap signifies enough to make the
pacifcat.on yarn ridiculous.
Chauncey Depew says that our forefsth-
ers intended that the United States should
| conquer the world. In that case Hawai
Is mighty small beginning.
The eowsrily insurgents in Cuba killed
Ruiz, a Spanish envoy who came to taIE
OF peace. The Cubans are nearly as COW.
ardly as the Spaniaris. Brave men or
either side would have settled the war Wit
| a battle long ago.
The failure OF -Singeriy at Philadelphia
was a result Of too cheap paper. The peo
pie are getting their reading matter 70
htsle or nothing Somebody has TO pa,
the oil. and Mr.. Singerly. a paper manu-
facturer = one Of them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The cowardly insurgents in Cuba killed
Ruiz. a Spanish envoy who came to talk
OF peace. The Cubans are nearly as cow
ardly as the Spaniaris. Brave men on
either side would have settled the War with
a battle long ago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

The Insurgents are up under the walls
OF Havana again, scrapping, not fighting.
But the scrap signifies enough TO make the
pacifcat.on yarn ridiculous.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

Chauncey Depew says that our forefstfl-
ers intended that the United States should
conquer the world In that case Hawai-
Is mighty small beginning.
The advocate., 1897-02-24

to regulate weight and measure Of
Ksfr corn; House bill s, granting L.
Cense to ex- Union soldiers and sailors
to canvass for goods anywhere In the
State; House bill $50, relating to the
action Of the Probate court In Repub-
lie county; House bill 9OS, leRalizing a
printers affidavit to a tax list in King
man county.
Senator HOuseholder's resolution to
appoint committee to revise the cal
endsr was adopted. King (Pop.),
Householder (POp.) and Johnson (Rep.)
were appointed.
In Committee Of the Whole the Nor.
NAL School appropriation bill was laid
over until an ltemized statement of
salaries now paid could be secured.
The new banking law was consid-
cred. Plenty Of amendments were
offered. A rOll.csll was frequently de-
msnded and this consumed q good
deal Of time, but the bill was finally
passed without material change by q
vote Of % toe. Only one Republican
voted for 1t.
By consent, Jumper introduced the
salaries bill for State employees pre-
pared by the committee. It was Inn
medlstely advanced to second reading,
q roll call was demanded on
the proposition. The rules were then
and it was made q special
order for Friday at 2 p. m.
On motion of Titus the school book
bill was made a special order for Sat.
urday at II a. m.
The advocate., 1897-02-24
FRIDAY,

In the House q number Of bills Of
minor importance were introduced.
The Committee on Education recon-.
mended @ bill to provide q county
school fund, and q bill to perfect the
kindergarten system. 1t also unfsvor-
ably reported a number of bills for
which the committee textbook bill had
been made q substitute. The Insur-
ance committee reported several good
bills. A substitute for the bill prohlb-
iting the sale of bonds to the State
School Fund Commissioners by third
or intermediate parties was reported
by the Judiciary committee.
The Senate amendment to House
bill 6 was cOnCurred In. The resolu-
tion Of the Oklahoma Legislature,
printed In the Senate proceedings Of
Thursday, was laid before the House
and ordered spread on the Journal.
Foley's resolution to appoint q com
mittee to report superAuOuS and lnop-
erStiVe laws now on the statute book
was adopted. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole and
spent some time on the county officers
salary bill. In the afternoon @ good
portion Of the time was spent cOnsid.
ering the same bill. 1t la an impor.
tant bill and If 1t passes IL will probs.
bly, benefit Kansas people considerably.
In the evening both houses met in
joint session to hear an address by
Hon. w. j. Bryan.
In the Senate number Of bills Of
minor Importance were introduced.
The Judiciary committee recon-
mended the passage Of House resolu-
ton 8, which ia Trueblood's resolution
to make State officers terms four
years and make them Ineligible for re-
election.
Senate bill 8, providing for the taxa
tion Of mortgages, was taken up. A
motion to strike out everything after
the enacting clause was adopted by q
vote Of 16 to 6. All the nay votes
were given by Republicans. Only one
Republican (Wallsck) voted with the
POpulists. 1t was then moved to strike
Out the enaCting clause, which action
kills bill. This motion was adopted
by vote Of 90 to is. Those voting to
strike out Were-- Republicans 10, silver
The advocate., 1897-02-24
THURSDAY.

In the House, Smith of Brown pre-
sented bill to amend the ballot law.
Tspscott got In one to tax irrigation
ditcheS. ROthweller introduced an.
other to prohibit discharge Of EN-.
ployes on ''spOtter" evidence. A new
The advocate., 1897-02-24

/ OF EuDAIC WOCkSs
The Legislative AppOrtiOnment com
mittee presented o bill resrrsnginl
Representative districts. The Rail
roads committee recommended ths
the bill enabling cities to purchase ant
operate public utilities be placed OF
the calendar and that the measure reg
uIatIng express charges be passed
The Committee on Agriculture rec
commended the bill to protect grazing
lands in western Kansas and the bill
requiring hedges, brush and weeds on
Highways TO be cut and trimmed. The
filing Of abandoned wells bill and the
sale and lease Of lands bid In by the
county at tax sales bill were recon.
mended by the Judiciary committee.
In the memorial Of President Ripley
Of the Santa Fe to the Legislature he
invited the Legislature to select ex-
perts to examine that roads accounts
and az certain whether It could stand
q reduction. A resolution to appoint
such experts was presented by Keddie
(Rep.) Of Reno, but It's consideration
was indefinitely postponed, which
amounts to q defeat, but which action
is taken to save time of a roll call.
The idea seemed to be that the accept.
snCe Of the proposition would 80 delay
legislation that no railroad bill would
have time to be passed.
A rOll-call on the resolution to revise
the calendar showed IA ayes and AZ
nays, 9 strict party vote.
A great deal of time was spent In
Committee Of the Whole In considera.
tlOn Of the general county officers sal
sry bill. This is q long ard important
bill affecting every county In the State,
and It is being given careful Considers-
tlOn.
In the Senate, the following resolu-
tiOn Of the Oklahoma Legislature was
laid before the body:
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State OF
Kansas has sent greeting to the Legislature
OF Oklahoma Territory and asks that q com
mittee be appointed by this Legislature to co.
operate with the Legislatures Of Kansas and
Texas, for the purpose OF formulating maxi.
mum freight and passenger rate on railways
OF said States and Territory, so as to avoid the
exGortlonAte charges that are now practiced
by said railways on all products to and from
tide.wSteR; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, By the House Of Representatives
the Council cOncurring therein, That there be
committee OF seven appOinted-th by the
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives, two
by the President Of the Council, and two by
the Governor Of the Territory Of Oklahoma
who shall be authorized to meet with like
committee from the States OF Kansas and
Texas, to carry into effect the spirit Of Senate
concurrent resolution No. II, as passed by the
Legislature Of the State Of Kansas, and com.
municated to this Legislature through his OK.
c9llency, Governor william G. Renfrow Of the
Territory Of Oklahoma.
The following bills were introduced: {:
BY Ryan 10y request), to encourage ir.
rlgatiOn and exemptlng irrigation com.
panies and lands from taxation for Eve
years; by Householder, to establish a
canning factory at the Boys Reform
School; by the Ways and Means com.
mittee, an appropriation for the Peni.
tentisry.
The bill limiting the appllcst ion of
the law requiring candidates to Gle
election expense statements was un.
fAYOrAhlV rannrtad hV the ElAntinnR
The advocate., 1897-02-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED from PAGE CD

AVgOIuoy w mnAo OH AufobbAB0tlVu @A
assessments, and II Assessors have
valued property too low, they shall be
adjudged guilty Of q miSdemeanor,
The State levy will be made on same
plan az 1t 10 now made.
The Senate cOncurred In the House
amendments to Senate bills 1S0, 148,
SO and So. The judiciary committee
reported unfavorsbly the bill for the
designation of official county papers.
The District ApportiOnment commit
tee reported q Senatorial bill and
another providing for the conSolida.
tlon Of the Twenty fourth and Thirty
second Judicial districts. The Com
mittee on Mines recommended the
passage of the bill to tax mineral re.
serves. Senator Sheldon's bill to re-
duce the legal rate Of interest to 6 per
cent. and the highest contract rate to
8 per cent. was taken up. This is
reduction of 2 per cent. In each case.
Various amendments were offered and
defeated. On the final roll call the bill
was defeated by q vote OF lS to %.
Those fsVorlng 1t were MsSsrs. Benson,
BraddoCk, Caldwell, Campbell, Cooke,
FoEney, Hart, Helm, Jumper, King,
LeWelling, Lupfer, Mosher, PrltChard,
Reser, Sheldon, Titus and Young.
Those opposed were Messrs. Arm.
strong, Battey, Coleman, Crosgsn, Far.
reilly, Field, Fulton, Hanna, Harris,
HeTmick, Hessln, Householder, John
son, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Ryan,
Shsffer, Sterne, Stocks, Wallack and
thinner.
Senators Householder, Harris and
Stocks were appointed &c committee
ON the part of the Senate to arrange
for the speech by Bryan.
Senator Householder moved to re.
consider the vote by which SheldOn's
interest bill was defeated, but the mo-
tlOn was lost by vote OF Is to II.
Hessin introduced an alleged resolu.
tion which was really protest signed
by Republican members against the
confirmation of William Rogers az
Regent Of the University. After some
parliamentary wrangling 1t was de.
ClaFe0 out of order.
The Committee on State Affairs rec
Ommended q bill to enable cities to
vote bonds to buy waterworks, light
and gas plants.
On motion Of Lewelllng the amend.
ments to the Wichita normal school
bill were reconsldered and defeated,
and the bill without amendment was
passed by vote of 22 TO II. Every
one Of the nay votes except one were
given by Populists.
Titus secured the appointment Of a
committee to Investigate the financial
condition Of Anthony, Kss. The com.
nnitteemen are Field, WallaCk and
Campbell. The Committee on EduCa.
tiOn introduced the school book bill,
and 500 copies Of 1t were ordered
printed at once. The Concordla nor.
NAL school bill was defeated in Com.
mlttee Of the Whole. The vote later
In the Senate was 8 ayes 60 22 nays.
The Fees and Salaries committee 70.
ported fsvOrsbIy the salary bills for
Cloud and Doniphan counties. Senator
Young introduced bill to prevent the