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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
THE LITTLE JAP SMELLS.

The Japanese have grown quite bump
tious since they whipped China. Five
years ago Japan would not have dream
ed of offering any objection to the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands by
the United States. But it is different
now. Every man in Japan, from the
Mikado down to the humbleSt coOlie, is
swelling out with something akin to
national pride. The victory in which
they won an indemnity large enough TO
build navy and enrich its entire peo-
pie has made another man out of the
Jap. When the japanese minister first
returned he INDUCED in very loud talk
as to what his country would do in the
event of any attempt upon the part of
ian group. But of late he has let his
feathers down percephbly, and now de
clares that my country" viii not op-
pose annexation. This looks a little
like real state craft 1t has all along
been doubtful If the necessary number
of votes could be found in congress to
Japan, or any other country, should
presume tO threaten, there would be an
affirmative unanimity which would bor-
der on the unanimous in both houses.
IL Japan is opposed TO annexation. the
best thing she can do is to remain num-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
-R28sS>NlI<N
.ailu g sa9le
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
Is 1T GREATER Cd NEW YORK.

Has New York City reached and pass
ed its zenith as the controlling CONNER
cial mart OF America? VIII il soon
cease to dominate the commerce OF the
American continent? We are one who
would answer both questions in the afllr-
native. Greater New York is not going
TO diminish in the aggregate OF its
transactions, financially or commercial
ly. but comparatively and absolutely it
viii lose its power and prestige in both
of these directions The United States
as a productive unity, and a controlling
force lies between the Allegheny and
The Rocky Mountain ranges. The At
lantic coast with its great cities, and
also the Pacific coast, are only side bor-
ders Of a great land. The lakes will be
utilized in the interest of the Atlantic
border cities, but the natural gateway
to the outside world for the dominating
area of this country is the gulf and It's
ports. Governor Black dropped bomb
shell into the midst of the New York
Chamber OF Commerce when he made
the assertion and produced the figures
to prove that while New York once had
seven-eighths of the foreign commerce
of the United States, it now had barely
one-half. The business men of New
York now propose to find out the cause
of this effect and will then seek rem
edy. The cause is the growth of the
country, the increase of shipping faclli-
fies and the augmentation of conditions
for advantageous shipping from other
ports. A few years ago New Orleans
had a complete monopoly on the foreign
shipment Of cotton. This year more
cotton has been shipped from the Gal
weston TEX port than from the Cres-
cent City. This is but one Of many
cases in point If New York aspires TO
regain her lost foreign commerce, the
herculean task OF affOrding advantages
for the cotton trade of the south, super
ior to those offered by New Orleans
and Galveston, is before it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
Mrs, CIeveland's Joke.

A Chicago Record special from Wash
ington runs: Mrs. Cleveland enjoys joke
as much as her husband. and has a good
memory. One OF her first remarks after
she knew that Ruth and Esther had little
brother. was that the good news should
straightway be telegraphed 20 General
Fitzhugn Lee. That gentleman, who is
now our consul general at Hawai-, was
in this country az the time, but his name
did not appear among the list of persons
who congratulated the ex-president and
Mrs. Cleveland upon the birth OF their
son. The reason was that four years pre-
vious General Lee had been royalty laugh.
ed at all over the country for premature
enthusiasm in the matter of such congrat-
ulations. The Democratic convention OF
Virginia was in session and its hundreds
OF delegates were engrossed in the election
eering contests and the platform discus
sions which usually absorb the attention
OF such a gathering. Somebody up in
Massachusetts set in motion what Is known
in the pewspapeT profession as a fake
dispatch" 10 the effect that a son had been
born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland When
this m,sinformaton reached Virginia.
General Lee did not stop 10 verify II or
wait for iJs publication in any responsible
newspaper. but at once demanded the at
teution of the convention While he read a
series of resolutions. which, by rising vote
were adopted and teleg-aPhed 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland al Buzzari's Bay He weu,
50 far as 10 designate the putative young
ster as Grover. Jr." and said many
things in the course OF an eloquent address
which 6i6 not sound either w.se or WITTY
when found 10 be builded on fake. Cen
eral Lee was severely ridiculed for his IN
discretion. and he probably considered it
;he part OF wisdom 10 refrain from enter
'oSs the lists upon the more recent occa-
son OF feiicitatiol.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
A NOVEL MOTHER.

The state of Georgia boasts OF a
mother OF Spartan mold. Her name is
Non Cannon, whose only son died of
injuries received in a game Of kick and
Strike back. of jam and push ahead.
called football. Her son was a bright
hoy and belonged 70 the Stale Univer-
sky team. The legislature Of that state.
being IN session. proposed 20 avenge the
boys death 10y legally wiping the grid
iron game from the sacred soil Of that
Cracker community. There was no
pCoce>t, and Governor Atkinson was
about ready 10 approve Of the biIl when
Young Won Gammon's mother put in Sn
appearance through r letter - the gov
ernor protesting aSainSr any such fool
sSAneSS and begging MS eNceleacy 10
veto the hastily considered measure.
Ms. Ven Cannon -Slys that Tie game
w&S her boys faV0gs1e and t.sai II De
SeDld be oenSul,e3 he would urce thst
Iectl1n should not BE leSisla,eG our az
eNS-e2oe in hiS native Ssate. Sae alS,
calls s-Zenloa - Tie fact thas rWa ~
se- soa's SolisSe nlS,oS 1ave rnet srss-
6ea,sl 6es-hs ly faUs frrn p7oepsccs
sn3 iioNrn s-airwSy> ani contenas taat
i wOaii D. equally sou>.hlc t's shoiiSa
al lsr,sciTsceS ana - --ssyS iu rhs, S-ste
J. u-slns lie gorcruer o. CAcozse h.s
ss.o power Sr3 IL s,.e llcaSu-e. MsS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
MORE TREES

The people of America are always
talking about the desirability of pre-
serving the forests on public lands, and
of encouraging tree growing every
where as an economical measure for
the preservation of streams, the pre-
vention of drouths, etc. But tree cutting
and forest destruction by fires go stead
ily on. The largest per cent Of the for
ests Of the Rocky Mountain states and
territories has been destroyed by fires
which get out nobody knows how, but
which sweep over hundreds of square
miles of territory. The American For
estry association has just held a meet
ing in Washington City. Several reso-
lutions of little significance were pass
ed, commendatory of efforts to preserve
forests and the like. However, the as
sociation recommended that all lands Of
the United States more favorable for
forest purposes than for agriculture
administered under law governing for
est reserves. This is an important step
and one that viii advance the aim of
the association probably more than any
one other action The association did
little else except to elect officers, re-
ceive reports and determine upon a
summer meeting, probably at Boston,
when a tour of the White Mountain
forests will be made under the auspices
of the New Hampshire Forestry asso-
ciatiOn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
THE FEATHER FAD.

The fight being made against feathers
on bonnets is not discriminating one.
The legislature of Massachusetts, the
Audubon society of New York and hu-
manitarians and venerable clergymen
in denouucing the feather fad, should
discriminate. Feathers on females are
fine, fattering en- regle. OF course song
birds should be protected and the lives
of all birds spared, whether they can
sing or not. But press nor pulpit, legis-
latureS nor societies can save single
bird as against the demands Of fashion;
for fashion, whether it be for feathers
or what not, is greater than the church
or the law, and fashion has decreed
that the feather is mightier than the
pen. But fashion is not decreeing or
calling for birds on hats just now, nor
for their wings or heads. It's for feath
ers and plumes, pulled from birds noted
only for kicking and a scrap-iron diet,
from birds that neither sing nor fly.
Every woman, from a factory girl 10
the fashion flirt, is loading her hat down
with ostrich feathers. The Audubon
society, in its address issued last week,
should have caught on to this fact.
Feather wearing is all right providing
bird-life is not sacrificed. Few fash
ions are prettier than the feather fash
ion for female heads. The ostrich plume
is ever graceful, rakish, distinguished
and captivating, whether adorning the
head of a fat, flair and forty" or that
of a sylph. Let the African alone in
his tail-pulling and plume-plucking Oc-
cupatiOn. 1t doesn't hurt the ostrich
nor tire anything, unless it be our pock
etbOoks The tail of the African bird
is doing more to save our winged song
sters than the pulpit, press and law
makers all combined.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
Won Cannon writes that the conditions

Won Cannon writes that the conditions
necessary to the highest development OF
football players are total abstinence
from intoxicating and stimulating IL
quors, from cigarettes and tobacco, for
persistent regularity in hours of retire
ment at night, for healthful diet and for
the observance of all the laws of health,
including absolute moral purity. Gov
ernor Atkinson has given ear to the
mothers plea for her boys game and
promised to give the bill his stamp of
disapproval, which win send it back to
the legislature. All the students of the
University of Georgia, as well as the
college faculty, will exert every infiu-
ence to prevent the bill from being
passed over the governors veto.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
Current Topics.

The pecan nut crop 81 Texas this year
= more shsn three million bushels. and t7s
trees are not Yet bare
Orion Clemens. a brother of "Ns7k
Twain" 5ieS at Ke0kuk. Iowa. On sat
ur,say Ee was - years old.
sumner = not merely lingering n ire
LAP @ autumn SIC r coaustttuS Vtth ois
Fsthsr CHRISTMAS hi-use,f-N. Y. Trib-
Uue.
Il sSke5 = 7os-uaa for Nic-o- Hu~o's
house.~ says NJ Cis7erie TIE answer
was Aus I've .u iotr-zs. elze I shcli.
kr1E ! "a
Esr. Arthur Nu-ssI not s1-E z<a is--1--
80 IN fscofaE or 49, s1h5est 81 S1-r--
slzevsx Tie rrtstzk- Err.essly t-sggs-
aAz s-essses ever - = 2r C-@
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Kick if you have a just complaint, 10
rectify that wrong. Don't kick, when you
have no just complaint, in order TO bet
ter good condition. Accept no promises
from asitators. Shakespeare somewhere
says thar the garment of rebellion is faced
with brilliant hue in order to catch fools.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

General Deh1ey 4. Nsury. -he ol6es:
surav-us Coute5erate oslloe- En- Nsrsin.a.
has made sTp.lc21oa % The legislature q
rhst state for a pension. This recaIs a
ra5vomcrt started II IRE NlrSinia gens-al
assembly so1cC Yeas aSo - DerSo- Jsf-
fsrs5a paV-s sn5 later % slow Ms. IA
VS. Al su-C.-y.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
GEORGE INNES & co.
Formerly WAAaasgas&o
10 Please the Gentlemen

10 Please the Gentlemen
An unusually large of articles sro,r. + ,..,.
iol gentlemen may be found tables
Our Christmas Neckwear
arrived Yesterday All the indeas in Ascos Rows
i1g lies and Reversible Over o STYLES in
the lot Prices from 25c to 75c. - '' -
PerrnS Kid Gloves
10- men ana Boys What could be acceptable as g;
Saturday Evening Specials
ms viii be our last Saturday evening special for the
year 1897 ana we intend making the all
Lace and Four Button Kid Gloves
Saturday evening at 98c.
Spachtel Work
good assortment of Table Covers Scarfs Good
'aues at s125 for Saturday evening only 79c.
Perfumes
All fashionable odors of Colgaes Isc an ounce
lar I5c bottle
Writings Fancy Writing Paper
All our CSC and 25c boxes go for l9c
Umbrellas at o7c
Another lot OF steel rod silk union and natural Congo
handles equal any s125 Umbrella The prices
Saturday evening only
1885, North Main Street
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Indian Commissioner Jones has discover
ed, what everybody in the west knew, that
the Usage Indian is about as worthless as
the Usage orange.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Corbett viii not fight Fftzsimmons II the
battle is to be photographed. 1t is bad
enough to be licked without parading the
fact all over the country.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

The next man who gets up six-day bi-
cycle race should be forced to ride in front
Of the group and be shot with salt all
the way around the ring.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

One said The Cheerful IDIOT. before any
one else could start a converse ton. ''oue
i BooIb-rucke-, and the ocher IS a tooth
bUcse-. thouSh I don'1 know What the an
Swer :. Perhaps my young friend. the
dental student, may he abe 20 elGcs5ate. =
indianapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

\ Chicago minister says that IL Bob n
gersoll had not denied God he would have
some day been president. If John ]. In
gals hadn't prodded the Decalogue with
the English language he would today be
back in the United States senate.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

The will of Charles Fleischmann of Gin
cinnati shows that ne raised s2,000.0Oo with
his own yeast.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Old General Clay's experience shows
that after a man has passed eighty-five
he ought not to marry a girl unless she is
at least fourteen years of age
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

According TO a st. Louis physician death
is largely a habit. Eve contracted it, it is
true, and we have never been quite able
to get it out of our systems.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

The next census will not be taken by
civil service soft-snappers. The places will
be used to poultice postoffice wounds.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

A close examination of the situation will
disclose that about every other man is op-
posed to annexation of Hawaii and about
every other man IS in favor of it,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
Wise aud Otherwise.

To announce that you don't care wha:
you get at Christmas IS 10 admit that you
are growing ol5-Ch!cago News.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

During the funeral of Mother Mckinley
thieves broke into stores at Canton and
made several rich hauls. With their eye
to enterprise and opportunity it is a great
wqnder that thieves can afford to steal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

He tat dinner 70 his young wife)-''AIy
dear. Tn afraid your cookbook must have
some misprlnts il it"-Flegende Blaetter
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

A leaf of the original Bible has been
found in Egypt. As it was done without
asking Bob Ingersolrs permission, It is
probably a forgery in the eyes of infidels.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Professor Brooks notifies the world that
the present spots on the sun, which are
visible to the human eye, viii not harm
any one. With this assurance we viii pro-
ceed to our regular duties.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

The report that Anna Gould will get
divorce from Count Castellane is denied.
The count has evidently succeeded in es-
tablishing diplomatic relations with the
Gould pocket-book again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22
SURPRISE BY CARTER HARRISON
Chicago's Silver Mayor Appoints
Two Sound Money Democrats to
Important Offices.

CHICAGO, April 15.-Carter Fl. Har-
rison was installed as Mayor of ChicaI-
go o -nfgnr. He was overwhelmed with
floral tributes and congratulations.
Standing before a portrait Of his faith
er in the council chamber, he spoke
earnestly on his new duties. He said
the financial credit of the city had suf-
fered and that he proposed to build it
up. His whole speech was on this
line.
He said nothing at all about silver
or gold, but he gave his friends a
shock by appointing two sound money
Democrats to the most responsible
positions in his cabinet.
These were r. A. Waller as Comp
troller and Charles 8. Thornton as Cor
poration Counsel. Both of these men
worked against the 16 to 1 issue in
November, but they turned around
and labored hard for Harrison in the
recent municipal campaign.
The populists received recognition
by the appointment of H. s. Taylor as
Prosecuting Attorney. The others
were silver Democrats.
Waller is personally Objectionable to
Altgeld, who removed him, while Gov
ernor, from the Lincoln Park Board
after some interesting correspondence
between the two.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The Democrats Will Have Eminent
Speakers and Make a Vigorous
Congressional Campaign.

MACON, Mo-, April 19.-Chairman
Sam 3. Cook of the Democratic State
Committee, the First District Con-
gressional Committee and Chairman
of the ten County Committees in this
district, will meet at Macon next
Thursday to arrange for the Demo-
cratic campaign and to make assign.
ments for the speakers from then until
June 1, when the special Congression-
al election will be held.
The principal speakers who Will lead
In the canvass are Hon. Wm.J. Bryan,
ex-Gov. Stone and Congressman
Champ Clark. The Post. Dispatch cor
respondent has reliable information
that Mr.. Bryan has consented to
make fifteen speeches in this district,
at least one in each county. Macon
county will secure two or three
+speecnes from Mr. Bryan. AS tu
what other county will secure more
than one speech from him is moi
known,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22

THE war between Greece and Tur-
key means much more than appears
In the newspaper dispatches, and, in
the opinion of the wisest diplomats, it
will end with the Acknowledgement of
the Turkish empire. RUSSIA hos ser
years been trying to involve Turkey
In hostilities in order that she might
have an excuse to conquer and annex
the Sultan's dominions, and that pur-
pose is so well-known in Europe that
the Christian powers have declined to
interfere forcibly in Turkish affairs
because they know that sooner or
later such interference would involve
them with Russia. The agents Of the
Gar provoked the massacres of the
Armenians with the hope and expec-
tation that England, Germany and
other nations would intervene. When
they refused to do SO the massacres
ceased and Russian intrigue sought
another field of action, which was
found among the discontinued Gre
tans. The fighting Greeks and Turks
must make a battle-ground of their
own provinces, which r VIGOROUSLY
disloyaI, and are surrounded by ma
tions whose s~ympathies are entirely
with her enemies, and the Sultan
knows very well that the big paw OF
the Russian bear is likely to fall upon
him at any moment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22
Morris A. Arnold.

From the C0lumDla tM0.D Herald.
Morris A. Arnold, Cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Cen
tralia, was on last Saturday appointed
bank examiner by Secretary of State
A. A. Lesueur. Mr.. Arnold has been
cashier of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank here since July, 1891, coming
here from st. Louis, where, for sew
eral years, he held a high position in
the Third National Bank in that city.
He has been engaged in the banking
business for the past thirteen years,
beginning as an errand boy in the old
Mexico Exchange Bank, now the First
National Bank of Mexico. Mr.. Ar
mold is 80 years old. In 1898 he mar
ried a daughter of Judge Moss, of
Paris, Mo. He is a son of r. r. Ar
mold, cashier of the First National
Bank, of Mexico. The position to
which he has been appointed pays
$4,000 a year and expenses, and he
will begin work next Monday. His
territory will be the northeast part of
the State, including st. Louis. He at
tended the Missouri State University
from 1885 to 1888 and was a member
of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Mr..
Arnold is a gentleman of high social
standing and q business man of high
order and in every way fitted and
qualified to discharge the duties of
bank examiner. His family will con-
tinue to make this their home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22
We are headquarters
for poultry fencing. Fer
ris & Cauthorn, west side
square,
NJ T. LLOYD WINS.
The Shelby County Man Will be the
Democratic Candidate for r. P.
Giles Seat.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, April 19.-The pri-
mary election held in this district Sat-
urday for the selection of a Demo
cratic candidate for Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of R.
F. Giles resulted in the nomination OF
James T. Lloyd, of Shelby county, by
a majority of 2O4 over his strongest
competitor, E. M. Richmond, of Ma
con county, Mr.. Lloyd having received
4,44s votes and Mr.. Richmond 4,244.
The other candidates were @. @. Fogle,
of Schuyler county, L. F. Cottey, OF
Knox county, David Schenk, of Scot
land county.
The Republicans have nominated @.
N. Clark, of Hannibal, who last No
vember was defeated by R. P. Giles,
Democrat, by 400. Mr.. Giles died
shortly after his election. The Popu-
lists have nominated a farmer by the
name of Miller, of Scotland county.
The Democrats propose to ask the CO.
operation of the State Committee in
securing speakers in the campaign
now to be wsged against the Republic
-aaas, and an effert4wiM be madet % get
W. J. Bryan to make at least one
speech in every county in the district.
Ex-Governor Stone and Champ
Clark are expected to take q hand in
the campaign also.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-22
FIERCE AND BLOODY WAR
Edhem Pasha With Il, 1000 Turks Cross
the Border and Is Repulsed by
Greeks in the Mountains.

After many weeks of tension, dur
ing which the armed forces OF Greece
and Turkey have been in almost daily
conflict on the observation-disclosures
border, the Sultan of Turkey has at
last made a formal declaration of war
against King George.
On Saturday Abdul Hamid held a
long conference with his ministers in
the Yildiz Kiosk or Palace in Constan-
tinople and declared that in view of
Greece's provocative attitude on the
frontier a state of var existed be-
tween Greece and Turkey.
The Turkish Ambassador in Athens
was recalled, the Turkish Govern
ment handed the Greek Minister his
passports.
This severance of diplomatic rela-
lions has been followed by the issuing
by the Sultan of Imperial Trade in
which a formal declaration of war is
made.
Meanwhile there has been hard fight
ing on the frontier.
Edhem Pasha, the Commander-in-
Chief of the Turkish forces, who for
some time has been stationed at Elias
soma, a few miles from the Greek bor-
der, received orders from CONSTANT
nople late Saturday night to advance
on Larissa, the Greek military head
quarters.
Edhem Pasha, with 10000 picked
men, crossed the frontier under cover
of darkness, but later advices report
that the Turks have been checked and
driven from their positions at Nezeros,
south of Mount Olympus, and that
they are in full retreat.
Sunday morning the Turks fred on
a Greek vessel in the Gulf of Arta.
The Greek fleet Immediately respond
ed by attacking Preveza, and after
bombarding the coast batteries with
shell for some hours the forts were
finally silenced.
At Athens the war enthusiasm is in
tense and yesterday at a special
meeting of the Chamber Premier
Delyannis announced the declaration
of war by Turkey, adding that Greece
was prepared to meet the crisis.