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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
ALL GAY AND HAPPY
SCENE IN THE FAMINE-STRICKEN
DISTRICT OF INDIA

Description of the Great Jhylum Canal.
Upon Which Thousands of Natives are
Given Employment by the Government,
as Relief Measure, and How the Work
ers are Housed-Those Helpless Through
Youth, Old Age or Other Cause Well
Cared for-P,ague Precautions by Fari-
Gus Nstions-Eoreigp News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

ne .ie- II
~ ZzzzzM $ =
NOT MUCH OF A BLIZZARD
Pretty Cold in the I'skotas But the Wind
has Fallen.

Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 22.-Specials
10 he journal SHOW that the blizzard has
spsnt itself in North Dakota. and al
though IL Is very cold the subsistence OF
the Vird still permit the railroads &c
clear their tracks in short time. The
Hastings sad Mankota division 81 the
Chicago and st. Paul, however. IS block
ed in South Dakota as fsr as Aberdeen,
Not much snow has fallen. but high
winds have prevailed
Washington. Jan. 22.-It i stated OF
authority that there IS No truth n me
published reports thai SIR. Eckies. tle
comptroller OF the currency. would ac-
cept the presidency OF a Chicago trust
company row Ia progress q lorna ton
The term Of Office Of the comptroller q
the currency IL fve years. and a. his
pTesen; term began on Ar.l =. 1899.
il is very probable ;ls; NJ. Eckies Viii
continue in his present position al least
ur:iI 1895
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

Rheumatism attacks the back and
shoulders, and the joints. 1t is cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
TOURIST TICKETS SOUTH
Via Pennsyivani. short Lines

Daily trains leave Chicago Union Sta
ton 10 a. m. and p. m, running solid
70 Louisville and Cincinnati. making di-
rect and convenient connections for prin-
cipal resorts in the South. Parlor Car
and Coaches on morning train: Sleeping
Car and Coaches on night train. Ad-
dress inquiries for information 10 Trav-
cling Passenger Agent W. W. Richard
son. Omaha. Neb.. or H. r. Dering. A
G.. P. Agt., 2tS South Clark ST. Chicago
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

Toronto, Ont, Jan. %. Changes ami
dismissals are daily occurring on the
Grand Trunk railway. under the new
management. and aggEieve6 employees
will bring up the matter before the rail-
way unions. II is maintained that
Americans receive positions r1@de va
cant by these dismissals. and the EN-
ployes are strong IN their denunciations
OF the dismissal OF Canadians.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

lie Hada't Toaas Her. Anyvav.
Mrs. Fiighty-They say the voraa
Who deIib@rstss il lost
Mr. Flightiy-fee-p-obsbly exsirz4-
- = T-rssA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

Persons who are troubled with indises-
ton viii be interested in the experience
Of VIM. II. Penn. chief clerk IN the rail-
way mail service at Des Moines. Iowa
vko writes: 1T gives me pleasure 10
testify 10 the merits OF Chamberlair's
Cole. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem 1y.
For two years l have suffered from tn
digestion and am subject 10 freque If
severe attacks OF pain in the stomach
and bowels One or two doses OF this
remedy never fails 20 give perfect re-
lief" Price e5 and 20 cents. sold by
druggists
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
WOLCoTT IL LONDON.

London. Jan. 32--Tae Daily News SAYS
this morning that Senator WO,eott OF
Colorado had an interview yesterday
with Sir William II. Houl3sworth. con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

"BANKLT, why is it that they call money
dust!' Because It is so easy to blow it .
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
MITIGATION OF TIME
PINING FOR HUSBANDS.

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-The story
published recently in local paper to the
effect that the Island of st. John in the
South Sea was inhabited solely by wo-
men who were pining for husbands. has
borne fruit in the incorporation of the
United Brotherhood OF the South Sea
Islands. The capital stock has been
placed at $4,000, and already over thirty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
CECIL RHODES LANnS-

Plymouth, Jan. 22-Coionel Cecil
Rhodes, formerly premier Of Cape Col
ony. arrived here today from South AZ
r2ca. He has returned 20 England 10 be
present al the parliamentary investiga-
ton 10 be made Of the Transvaal raid.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17

A young man lost his wheel in Bns-
ton a year ago, and although the de-
tectives of that city did their utmost
they were unable to apprehend the
thief. Several other wheels had been
taken in Boston, and the police lost all
track of them. The rider in question
journeyed to Europe a few months
later, and while walking down the
Strand in London turned to observe a
wheel that looked extremely familiar,
1t stood up against a second hand store
and was battered and worn. What was
the young mans surprise to identify
the wheel that had been stolen from
him several months before. He present.
ed claim of ownership, but was unable
to get possession of his former property.
Exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17

l have given Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fair test and consider it one
of the very best remedies for Group
that 1 have ever found. One dose has
always been sufficient, although I use
it freely. Any cold my children con-
tract yields very readily to this medi-
cine. 1 can conscientiously recon-
mend it for Group and colds in child
ren.-Geo. E. Wolff, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, Fernandina, Fla. Sold by
all druggists and dealers. Benson,
Smith G. Co.. wholesale agents for II. I.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
BY AUTHORITY
GOVERNMENT BUILDING LOTS ON
MOUNT TANTALUS.
same price

Thirteen Building Lots have been
recently surveyed on Mount Tantalus
above Honolulu, and are now ready
for sale.
Applications for the same will be re-
ceived at the Interior department and
they will be sold at Public Auction
when sufficient number of applica-
tons have been filed to warrant the
sale.
The lots vary in size from 70 to 3
acres, and in elevation from 1900 to
1000 feet.
All lots have frontages on the car
riage road newly constructed to Mount
Tantalus upon an easy grade.
All the lots have the number plain
ly displayed near the road and corner
stakes marking outside boundaries.
A Blue Print of these lots will be
shown to any one desiring to inspect
the same, on application at the In
terror Office, where full particulars OF
upset prices at auction, terms and con-
ditions of sale may be obtained.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, February IS, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS
RICHARDSON SELLS OUT TO \
CORPORATION.
Cane Burned by Revengeful Japs
Annexation Meeting at Hilo-
Masquerade Ball to Take Place.



On Monday, February s. ar. Wet
more celebrated the seventy-seventh
anniversary of his birth by holding a
reception. The guests, to the number
of forty, spent delightful evening
and found their partners for supper
by matching quotations distributed
earlier in the evening.
On Monday last the sale of Mr..
Richardson's business to a corporation
with Mr.. Mason of Olaa as principal,
took place.
Quite little excitement and Il great
deal of talk has been occasioned by
the arrival of a sealing schooner in
llilo bay. The Mermaid dropped anch-
or about o'clock Sunday evening"
and, without having been visited from
the customs house. made several trips
with her boats to and from the shore.
During the week the Kohala planta-
ton had lost about forty acres of cane
from fires started by revengeful Japs.
Mr.. Richards has notice in today's
paper calling on all to attend an an
nexation meeting next Saturday even
ing.
Messrs. Gamelielson and &. II. Will
Jams gave a grand luau at Kaumanai
last Saturday to celebrate the compile
ton of their part of the new road.
Both gentlemen were lucky enough
to secure the bonus offered by the
Government for the completion of the
road within specified time.
Invitations are out today for Il
masquerade ball to be held in Spreci-
els hall on February 26. About two
hundred and fifty cards have been sent
out to residents from Kau to Hama
kua and most enjoyable time is
promised
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
Sprocket WheelS.

There can be no patent on the size Of
sprocket wheels. If any advantage is
found in them, all the bicycle makers
will equip their wheels accordingly. At
the headquarters of one concern in this
city the inquirer will be told that if he
wishes large sprockets he can have
them, but the new model now on exhi-
bition has sprockets with 10 and teeth,
espectively-that is, gear of SO ~
New York Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
j. G. ROCKWELL.

Have you leaky gutter? If you
have, make it perfectly clean and dry,
apply a good coat of No. p and h.
Paint over the leaky spots; then take
piece of stout Manila paper, or a piece
of common cotton cloth, paint it well on
both sides; lay it over the first coat, CIV
ing the whole final coat, and there
will be no more leak there. Or if the
whole gutter is bad, make it clean and
dry, and apply paste of p. & b, Paint
and Portland Cement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
Sole AGENTS for the HuaOaiian Island1

The building papers are l, 2, 8, and
ply. They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof, acid and alkali proof and
vermin proof. A house lined with build
ing paper is far cooler than one that is
not There is also cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895.

hoNcLoLO, July Soth, loVo.
MEssRs. w. G.. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in.
quiry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; | would say that
painted the roof of my house IL months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and find it is as fresh and bright in ap,
pearance today as when first applied
looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints, I am more thar
satisfied.
j. G. ROTHWELL.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
TALE AND HALE.

The Royal, Pacific and Cosmopoli-
tan saloons are now serving half and
half for their customers. Two glasses
are sold for a quarter. They still sup
same price.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17
HEAD OFFICE. YOKOHAMA.
c. BREWER & Co., LTD.
Queen St, Honolulu, ILL.,
AGENTS FOR

Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Onomes
Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wal
luku Sugar Co., Waihee Sugar Co.,
Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala Ranch
Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Planters Line San Francisco Packets.
Chas. Brewer & Co.'s Line of Boston
Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters
Agents Philadelphia Board of Under.
writers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-17

FOR SALE:

No. 2 Zimmerman's Fruit
Evaporation, suitable for drying
fruits or vegetables.
l all Brass Ships Pump in
good order.
1 3O-Light Coordination"
Gas Machine, complete and in
perfect order, for lighting resi-
dence or supplying gas for
labratory work.
APPLY TO
JOHN EMMELUTH & CO.
A Merchant Street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
HOUSTON, WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 4.
IT IF N P A O. E s
THE SOUTH AND IMMIGRANTS.

The Philadelphia Press has recently had
that tho South and rot the West must
hereafter be the goal Of immigration and
migration In the United States. The
stand taken by the Press is attracting
much attention and provoking much dis
crnslon IN The North, and to large cx-
inforce1 IL weighty editorial articles. Com
pletc knowledge of the situation rs 1t ex-
lists in the South is not always shown in
these articles hut their tone Is US n rule
Kindly, aud thoy invariably contain ac-
knowledgment Of the great attractions and
resources OF the south The Rochester
Herald. for example says;
We are inclined to doubt the correctness
OF our contemporaries assertions about
tile probability or q large emigration to
the South. With Increased demand for
labor and the higher prices fof farm prod
ucts winch seem TO be assured " the neaf
future there VIII be fewer digcnutentcd
men In tho North and losscued DISPOSE
tion TO migrate TO Other regions. But I
would be beneficial to All concerned II
peaceful army OF Young Northorpers of
the right sort would 80 South and settle
there. Although there has been "A
certain development OF Southern indus
tries, this he's been frugmcntary and In
oigniiicait ~ comparison with the oppor-
tunities which exist for exptns OF IN this
direction. The South has natural resources
IN iron, coal, cott,p lumber And other
staples OF such abundance IA we OF the
North can hardly realize. II has u eli-
mate which IN many States makes out.
door eSisience pleasure 1t seems dos
tined by nature 10 be the seat of indus
trial commercial and intellectual achieve
Afsrht az IA sah a.t.t
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
AT SkAGWAY.

Lively Scenes I'm the New Boom
Tacoma. Wash, August 30.-The fol.
lowing letter was received per steamer
Utopia today:
To the Associated Press.
Skagaway. August 23.--The jam is
broken on the Skagaway trail number
Of outfits have gotten over and there is
q steady stream of moving humanity
mixed in an almost indescribable mass Of
horses Of all sizes. ages and conditions.
mules. steers. mich cows, goats and dogs,
also vehicles Of every kind ana description
to be imagined. The steamers are now
unloading on lighters which convey the
freight as near shore as possible where 1t
is loaded on wagons CT anchored above
high tide. The Utopia is unloading at the
only whorf. 4 very shalty structure. Two
pile drivers are at work on another dock,
which is intended 10 be substantial at
fair. a new sawmill got up steam for the
first time this morning. Rough lumber is
worth ST per thousand feet. The city of
tents is not being displaced but reinforced
by Getty OF shacks" OF all sizes and de-
grees.
Skagaway is the boom town OF Alaska.
Every man whose heart failed him when
he encountered the irst hardanp has
turned townsite boomer. Two weeks ago
Skagaway was not known, today there are
20 less than 1000 people In addition 10
those OH ships III the harbcr. They have
surveyed the tOwnste, the first coiners
having the first choice. The United states
effflf ntNNf To- .l,..v .t,,.l
certificate fee So; surveyor auother S. ard
then the squGtter sticks uD his tent,
shack or corral and is ready to sell 70
the first tenderfoot that comes along.
Transfers by quit claims are quite COM
mon and as high as $500 has been paid fo-
choice locations
Skagaway has all the usual compla-
mento OF a mining town. Dance halls.
roulette wheels, faro, stud poker and
crap games are in full blast There Is 10
danger of famine here, though there may
be shortages in certain lines. On all sides
smiling plenty" as Is coniured by some
enchanter here, ahounds. Great quanti-
ties of hay, grain, -four, bacon. sugar and
all the necessaries are in stock. There
are no less than 2006 horses at work on
the Skagaway trail but it is hard to get
one to contract to drive you over the
summit at any price. but You can get
over for about 30 cents pound IL yoo
are willing to wait AMI contract by sec
tions. The transporters at this end OF the
trail do not like to contract further than
to the FIRST hill, six miles out from here.
AT Dyea the Indians are moving freight
In an almost unbroken stream. No one
should come expecting to get over this
fall at less than these rates and no one
should bring boats. There are boats set
up, knocked down in sections and single
boats on both trails from base to summit,
but not one has yet been taken over.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
THE SCHEME IN DETA'
HOW british CAPITALISTS !,
CONTROL OFF PANAMA CANAL
The Tactics similar to Those Usea,
Wrest from France the Sues
Canal Arc to BE Used.

New York, August 30.--Details AZ ~
lsAeme by which British capitalists r.
secured control of the Panama canal ~
isthmus through one Farquharson an
that tactics similar to those employed r
wrest the control Of the Suex canal fr1]
will be used by this English corporatIos3
Coupled with the purchase Is secy4|
agreement executed in Paris by on
British agents OF the same principals ~
the French Panama company's officers I'll
not make any application to the ColombI,s|
government for a renewal of the cones
sion.
This remarkable agreement, 1t n
charged by members OF the company nE|
included in the deal, was secured by groS1
bribery. and the payment OF large suns y
money to French officials whose duty Is n
safeguard the interests of French inySJ
tors. IA
With the transfer Is Included 30 per csI|
of the stock of the Panama Railroad con-
pany that belongs to the French Panama
Canal company. The Colombian govern
ment receives, besides money considen]
ton. a small interest in the stock of th,l
Canal company. OF the former the Bogdil
government is greatly in need. as Nj
treasury Is sadly depleted. II the preser
outlook is realized the English will have
absolute control of the isthmus OF Panau.
and the Panama railroad. M
English capitalists being In possessIA
OF another vantage point from which thu
can strike at the trade OF the United
States. the British government may b
confidently expected to fortify Colon aM
Panama. ito protect the interests Of III
commerce." NIX
There Is every reason for believing THU
Panama coup is to be tie browning diplb.
matte success of the Victorian era. In tn
hands of England, Colon will become CON.
mercially greater than Singapore, mill
tary storehouse as important as Gibraltsf
or Malta. strategically more valuable than
any outpost in the Western hemisphere
transfer of the property to the new com.
pany will take place rs soon as possible
because the English contractors desire III
the time they can secure. They will pross
cute the work according to the plans Il
M. de la Tournerie. M
The canal will have six locks, and 1
high masonry dam across the Chagres val.
ley at Alhuela, which dam will regulate
the Chagres river and form a lake or reser-
voir at a level high enough to feed ths
locks at Emperador and Cucaracha, dur.
ing the wet or dry season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
SURVEYOR OGILvIE.
He Discournges Strangers From
Going to Alaska.


Going to Alaska.
Seattle. Wash, August 30.-In speaking
Of the Klondike gold fields, VIM. Ogilvie,
surveyor of the Northwest Territory, dis
courages all strangers from going into
that bleak country. He denies that any
difference regarding the boundary line ex-
lists between Canada and the United States.
He saws:
Gold has been found in certain zcre
in British Columbia running through the
Cariboo and Cassfar districts. Projsc. the
axis OF this zone northwesterly and we
touch the Hootalinqua river. Stewart river,
Indian creek. Sixty Mile, Forty Mile, .,mer-
ican Seventy Mile and Birch creeks. Now,
1t is highly improbable that the goli be-
ing found at all these points. that Inc IN
tervenng spaces are barren and viii DO no
more than say generally that we nave a
zone of upwards of 500 miles in lcngth
some of 1t in Alaska, more Of 1t in the
Northwest Territory and much os 1t in
British Columbia. which will yst he the
scene of numerous mining enterprises. -he
conditions, however. are most infavocable.
There is a nine months winter, harrenness
is almost total so far as food ord vegera
ton is concerned. the earth in frost and
the thermometer often reaches 60 and 70
degrees below zero"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
The L.netuert TrinI

Chicago August 3l.-Three witnesses
were placed on the stand by the prosecu-
ton in the Luetgert case today. Probably
the most important witness OF the three
was Frank Bialik. night watchman at the
Lue;gert sausage factory. Bialik, who is
a German GA years OF age was a trusted
employe of the defendant, for whom he
worked several years,
The ether witnessss were Charles p
Malender, a photographer. who Identified
several views CT the LuetgeTt factory,
ana Mrs Agatha Tosch, the wife Of a sa-
loon keeper.
Mrs. Tosch was frequently IN charge of
her husbands saloon aud hal several con.
versations with Luertgert as to the disap.
pearanse OF his wife. she has been re-
gardod rs one of the States stronges,
witnesses.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
SOME PoSTsCHIPTs.


rho pastor OF one OF thN big churches In
Kansas City Ia a MauXman.
The wife of d man of SO became the
mother cf twirs the other day In Indiana.
Many people do not know the derivation
OF The word fad Il. A. ID. means for a
day,
Hero is one OF the questions nut to
teachers In Kansas You often see Il white
horse; why DO you never see a white cclt ?
A combination OF green corn ana raw
apples finished up an Indiana man who had
passed through forty campaigns OF paw
paws and chcStnuts,
In Sweden the railway stations at which
meals arc served are known by the pie
ture OF n crossed knife and fork opposite
the name uf tho place.
Mount iolyoke college has new electric
course TO train young women who propose
10 enter journalism or 10 teach English
and II is TO be tried for the lirst time tho
next college year.
Tho temperature Of the cucumber Is one
degree below THAI of the surrounding at
mosphere. II Is, therefore, apparent that
the expression. "cool us cucumber is
scientifically correct,
\ Frenchman was convicted "a killing his
mother in-law. When asked II ho had
NAif WINS "a EitS lpk uiiDStli nkIOfN l1llilN
seNencc he replied; Nothing excepting
| have lived with her twenty one years and
never did it before
1t Is claimed In behalf Of the Bermuaas
that tho complexion OF tho natives is
the finest in tho world. This seems TO b,
q clever advertisement of .he Bermuda
chien, OF which 1900, 900 pounds are ex-
ported annually.
At the Pan American exposition in N,a
CARA bicycle track six feet wjde run
ming around the entire grounds will he
reAsed upon u'estle work aud left opon 10
give good view OF the grounds. Eleva.
uois &C TWO points viii raise and lower the
wheels.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, rs the only city thai
has board OF trade composed exclusively
OF women. They attend to all matters 81
business relating to the good order OF tn
CITY and It's sanitary condition. receive ana
welcome strangers and entertain all celeb
| rites.
| Inc German cmpcror's Imperial tnain cost
Ss30,oo0 and took three years 10 construct
There are altogether twelve cars, includins
| Two nursery carriages. Tho reception sa.
con contains several pieces OF s.atusry
ana .sch OF the sleeping cars Is fitted with
a bath.
Taxing all the schools and colleges a,
phe country together. the latest enroilmen,
made by DR.. William 4. Harris. the ma
aonal commissioner OF education. tlpurss
out u total OF i6,ii5.ts7 pupils Of yariou
sradss and accomplishments as studying IN
this country. -
Tho report comes from Providence. II,
I. that when laborers We're removing !
gay w two ago the ruins OF the Masoni
temple that was burned a year or NOR.
aso they found a smoldcring Are thai burs
.u'o hame rs soon as the air was adniltex
Tnomss worshineton. who was xoyerno,
- vnlo sresh ISL, has the unique dis,
=. ss,n es = nav,ng been tho only governo
= - ess's wno Wa ever arrested and