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The true northerner., 1897-07-28
SHEEP OWNERS.
Hard Times Experienced During
Democratic Free Trade.
Wages Down to Zero md Wool
Worth Nothing-COst of Rum
ming n Western sheep
Ranch.

The days when the ownership of a
band of sheep was looked upon as equiv
alent to owning small competency are
gone, apparently never TO return. The
sheep men are glad now to get credit
for grub" enough to carry them
through till shearing time.
The clip of 1897 will be mortgaged be-
fore the wool of 90 is sold. Wages are
down 10 zero; wool is worth practical
ly nothing, or at least not enough to
pay expenses. Mutton has not much
more than paid for transportation, and
stock sheep are almost unstable.
Two years ago an owner of $500
stock sheep was regarded as being in
fair way to independence. The same
man to-day finds it hard to 'stand off,
the storekeeper for a q. S. of beans and
sowbelly to carry him through.
Before the panic of 'o3, wool, mutton,
stock sheep and even pelts brought
good price, but sheep that would have
readily brought 81 TO $3.50 at that time
can now be bought for one-third less.
Taking into consideration the ex-
pense of running sheep in, say, such
climate as that of Montana, it is OBJ
vious that at present prices no sheep
man can do more than barely keep his
head above water. No doubt better
times will come, but the question is,
what to do In the meantime. Free
wool finished the career of many
small sheep owner, and many and Bit
ter have been the anathemns hurled at
the head Of the English" statesman,
Wilson.
The banks were ever ready to adj
vance money on tho next clip, or on the
sheep or ranches. Many ranches we're
mortgaged to such an extent that when
hard times came the banks did not con-
slider it worth while to foreclose and
sell, looking at it in the light of good
money thrown after bad.
This expenses of running sheepi say,
a country like Montana are large.
Good sheds must be provided, and large
quantities of winter feed. For in
stance, an owner of four bands of sheep,
which will aggregate 10000 head, must
provide four winter camps with sheds.
The sheds will cost from $3.50 to $500
each. The camps or ranches he may
acquire by his own filing or that of
members of his family, or he may hire
some one TO file for 500 or a winters
job. At each camp he should have at
least 100 tons of hay, which will cost
in the neighborhood of four TO five dol
lars per ton TO put up himself, or more
if he has to buy it.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Crushed 20 Death.

Decatur, July 23.-Otto Werner was
crushed to death under a farmers
wagon at Jackson while trying to climb
upon a wheel.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Fight Tons of Copper

Alpena. July 22.-The steamer Root,
engaged in raising the cargo of the
sunken Pewabic, has had to put in here
for repairs. She landed huge mass of
copper weighing eight tons and broke
her grapples in so doing.
w. +. Crawford. an insurance agent
from Des Moines. suicided at Boone. Ia.
by taking chlorotorm. lie was sick and
despondent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
NEW YORK. NONSENSE.

The people outside of Greater New
not there is an excess of guSh over the
outcome of her first city election. From
certain sources we hear that if Tam
many's man gets in for mayor he will
shape a policy that Will forever hold
Greater New York in the clutches of
that order. They reckon that as goes
New Yorf City so goes the Union in ma
tional elections, and so figure Il out that
the election of Van Wyck in November
viii forever consign this country TO the
bOw-wows.
Both the Tammanyites and few self
righteous croakers, who see nothing but
harm in machine politics. profess 10 be
lieve that Platt's man would sink the
whole country to the level OF a fourth
rate power On the other hand. the
Tammanyites and Plattites are horror
stricken at the thought of the possible
election Of George. the Socialist, or Low,
the mountebank whom they say is too
decent a man to be in politics. All this
might appear TO the balance Of the coun-
try as Il harmless beating of tom toms
for their own amusement were it not
that few outside sendmentalists give
credence TO such clap-trap.
The truth is. and time will prove It.
that Greater New York is not 10 control
this country. Time viii also prove that
her attack of swell-head from having
enlarged her borders 10 include all sur
rounding burgs and burroughs will be
treated with just as little regard as she
has always been treated Neither her
bosses, or tigers. or thugs will be shown
extra quarter. They Will come Own
from their perch, or up TO the scratch
just as they have always done. other
wise they Will pay the penalty in regu-
lauoD manner. Greater New York Is in
the United States. Let that be remen-
bered by the balance of the country.
Let us remember. TOO. thar Plarts pol
Icy or Cookers plans have little to do in
shaping public sentiment IN this broad
land The habit of doing their own
thinking is much in favor now among
the people Of Greater New York. dur
Ing her first administration. shows rs a
model OF municipal government, me
country will give her due credit. If il
is to be one OF corruption in office. dom
mated by low down thugs and boodlers.
as lesser New York has been. the peo-
pie outside of her consecrated limits Will
have the courage TO thrust il in her face.
and do the voting as though she were
u crossroads village
What is most essential now + that the
country does not stampede or do any
thing desperate because the Greater
New York monkeys and tigers are al
IN the same cage. and because the
growls and shrieks are more demon-like
than under the old regime Uncle sam
VIII take care Of the menaserie. and the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
Southern Kansas Business Men

The Emporia Savings bank has s16.-
1888 in deposits.
The Citizens bank of Emporia has s9s.
1893 in individual deposits.
But,rey. a shoe man at Wellington. asks
simply: Are you booted for winter"
H. C. Waltner Of K;owa says: Uneasy
heads are not those which wear our
hats"
The Farmers bank. a private institution
at Wellington, has slli,722.67 in individual
deposits
The Z. W. JeriIl general merchandise
store al Argonia has been sold by the
creditors.
George W. Hough Of Milan. a coal dealer,
says: Buy your coal before the strike. -
What strike?
The Commercial bank OF A. j. Bentley.
a private bank at Klowa. has 81 .s4275 IN
individual deposits.
]. NJ. Metz Of Klowa makes this knock
out statement: II want your trade and II
low prices VIII get il am going 10 have
t."
Jacob Engle OF Wellington says: We
never did feel as good about anything as
we do about our present dress goods busi-
ness
In the Milan Press this week, Allan
Brothers. general merchandise, publish a
solid column Of price quotations On tae!r
goods.
Records. Of Kiowa, has an advertisement
the ike Of which Is not n the west. He
advertIses School books for Kansas and
Oklahoma
VI. L. Mcclure. cashier Of the Stock
Exchange bank az Caldwell, announces
% the pubic that that institution aas
SIS. 5s4 . n deposits
Richardson * Co. dry goods ot yelling
ton. say; We are prepared 70 meet re
wants OF he many this year and can
surprise you n The price
The Emporia National bank. IA. IA
gso.7o n individual deposits. Szs.524 . IN
tine certificates OF deposit and ss-5s5@s y
demand certificates q GsDos,t
Here = a novel rea. estate advertisement
rom Fred ". BoAanna Of veIA1gt0n:
..V-antes-An offer on tae Captain Nahaa
property OF street Located 4 the heart
Of ire city"
n. \ Ross < Co. dry goods. Cal5EsI
say: Cash - king. Gc51s boUgat for
casa and sol for cash NJ save re con
sc-uer a. East ten Per ce1t c1 ne Gus
toners purchase
Harvey Cover3aIe q v-eliingts On. cl5th-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

He had not been gone long when her
father returned home somewhat disap-
pointed.
Well. Annita,'' ne said, Il begin to
think your lovers courage has failed him;
nothing has been seen Of the white gon-
dola.'
All. father, you wrong him. He is pre-
pared, and will boldly pass before the
Doge's barge tonight, when the revels are
at their height
Then. by my faith, he deserves your
Thereupon, in burst of gratitude ar MS
praise, and proud Of her lover, she told her
father rs had just left her, and how he
had disguised his gondola.
He is an ingenious and brave young
nero. Annita. you shah watch with me,
from the Piazzetta, the Doge's discomfort
ure"
Nay, father. viii remain at home, for
II would drive me mad to see him in such
danger and not share il with him.
Very well. as you please; but 1 would
not mss the sight for dukedom."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
government at Washington will try to
maintain the status quo.
RAISE SUGAR BETS.

| A late number of Leslie's Weekly has
a well written article on sugar beet cul-
ture in this country. The writer says:
while Germany, France and Austria
have been developing their beet-sugar
industry so that they now practically
| control the sugar trade, the United
States, with the richest sugar-beet lands
in the world, have done nothing, or
close to nothing, at ALL The price of
this princely folly is one hundred mill
| ion dollars year, transferred to the
pockets OF foreign countries
Our folly is further emphasized by the
fact that the people of the United
States consume more sugar than any
| other nation. This writer places the
| total consumption at S135, 100000 a
year. or about one-fourth of the worlds
output Our per capita consumption is
forty-four pounds annually, while that
Of France is twenty-six pounds, and
our large consumption of sugar and the
further fact that this may be made the
greatest sugar producing country Of the
world, we buy more than four-tifths Of
our supply abroad.
President Henry T. Oxnard, of the
American Beet Sugar Growers associ-
alton, computes that five acres planted
to beets will yield more than an average
quarter section planted N other staples.
One acre, he estimates, planted in corn
producing forty bushels at 80 cents, will
buy 200 pounds of sugar, while the
same acre planted in beets will yield
from two to three thousand pounds of
sugar. BY raising our own sugar we
would have an additional net income
to our agriculturists of over SO, 900, 900.
Such figures ought to be conclusive.
1t is not a question whether we can
raise sugar beets or whether our soil is
adapted to that industry, for the test
has been made in various localities from
Virginia to California Every expert
ment has been a success, even since the
government bounty was removed. All
that remains is for capitalists to estab-
lish sugar factories in every agricultural
state, and for farmers to supply the raw
ma teriaL The folly Of importing
staple so universally consumed is not
complimentary to American business
methods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
THE SCHEME BEHIND THEN' PLAN.


If there is one principle dearer Il
Wichita than another, it is the principle
of home rule. Our people believe them
selves capable of managing their OWL
affairs. They resent the nefarions in
reference from a man located in To
peka, town which, along with Kansas
City, Missouri, has done everything il
its power for fifteen years TO cripple this
city.
1t would be a waste of time TO reclte
the benefits of home rule. We are more
interested in our city than any man.
situated in Topeka, can possibly be
We are better informed of its needs, and
better fitted TO judge of services rem
dered us by public officers. But the
police commission are not our servants.
They are the servants Of Governor
Leedy. We can not reward them for
good services, and only indirectly can
we reprimand them. They are out of
Wichita's control and yet they govern
her.
Mr.. Leedy announces emphaticaliy
that so long as he IS governor there
shall be no home rule in Wichita lie
is a candidate for a denomination. Is
Wichita to help man to a denomination
who has declared against its most cher
ished principle?
Leedy's commission in Wichita con-
sists Of J0CELYN, Furnish s. SPENCER.
Furnish has no voice. Because he is 4
straight-out non-Democratic Populist
and came originally from the country
and not from the town, he IS daily
ignored by the board. Still he is mem
Der OF the board. but only nominally
and should be regarded only in this
light.
But what is this board Of J0CFLYN,
Furnish & SPENCER up to? What Is
their scheme? Controlled by two Dem
ocrats. Sam Amidon and Thomas u.
Fitch, the board is fortifyinS itself pollt-
;cally in Wichita. 1t has no interest IN
the election in Wichita this fall further
than rhis-that it wants the county Off
ces full of its friends and nominees so
so that next year the board will be In
vincible; so that next year it can carry
the Populist and Democratic primaries
with wheop; so that it can control the
convention; so that it can select dele
- 1,n 70 "a A.
vorable 10 their great and good anti
home rule friend, the man who appoint
ed them, who If renomirated and re-
elected will appoint them again; they
want to get complete control SO that
next year they can help ren0minate anti
homo rule Leedy.
But If they are defeated this fall, if
The ticket by the election Of which they
hope TO make their line a solid phalanX
is defeated, it means that a new and
controlling element in local Populism
will take the reins and that the anti
home rule board will be Ousted out of
political control once and for all. 1t
means that next year a PopuEst delesa-
ton to the state convention will not re-
nominate a man who is audacious
enough TO say that Wichita can not
govern herself.
So it happens that this year a vote for
the PopuIist ticket means vote against
home rule, and vote against the Popu-
list ticket means vote for home rule
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
AND WHAT ABOUT TuIss
0From A,ch.,nn GInn-

Dollar wheat is a twin with Republican
success In 1888, uudsr Arthur the axrr
age price of wheat WAS niuety-oue cents a
bushei. Daring CteveIAnd's nrst term the
average was sixty-eight cents when Har-
rison was president wheac varied from
s'Chiy-rour cents to nInsty-three cents
CievesNnd's second election seat IL down At
once To sixry-three cents. and ~ continued
Z" tumble Entii II reached forty-nine cen.,
the lowest price In century In the ar.r
months OF Mckinney administration dol.
lar wheat has returned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

opportunity
to
a
no a
Is
stud
particulars
CJCTED CIIDEDIOD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Justice Field, after having been on the
supreme bench for thirty-four years. has
grown tired and retired. He was appoint
ed by Abraham Lincoln.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

The London papers are gracefully calling
John Sherman IAN old fool" Mr. Sher-
man has no idea how his popularity Is
Increasing in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Lilly Langtry's husband and Amelia
Rives' husband have both gone insane.
Marriage may not only be failure; it may
be a positive danger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

A Topeka man who was arrested for
drunkenness, pleaded that he was not re-
sponsble, as he was under the influence
OF liquor when he took his first drink.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Per capita? Did you mention PER CAP
TIA? Well. There is money in the
Wichita banks today to make $50 per cap
tia for every citizen in the town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Now that Senorita Evangelina Cossio y
Cisneros is free. it might be good idea
for the insurgents to proceed and free
Cuba, which was the original intention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

That young reporter in New York has
the thanks of Mr.. Bryan. He liberated
Miss Cisneros without the aid or consent
Of any INDEPENDENTLY Spain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Jerry Simpson says there viii be a panic
next year. The man who was kicked by
a mule thought the world had come TO an
end. There will be a panic for Jerry Simp-
son next wear,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Luetgert's attorneys tell the jury either
to hang him or free him. That is a very
bold play. But boldness is usually a win
ner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Texas is offended at the action Of DR..
Guiteras and if the worst comes 10 the
worst the big state may secede from the
United States marine hospital service.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

The Seeley dinner has become mixed UP
with the Luetgert trial, and one of the at
torneys proposed that woman be undress-
ed in court to prove a certain point.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Even the Kansas PopuI.st must confess
TIA, he gains a great deal OF satisfaction
that, since Mckinley became president,
The ornamental loafns Of J. P:srpoint
Morgan around the Waite House has
r.asaS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

There are times when the average Kan
san gets out behind the barn and pats
himself on the back al TIE thought TIA;
Kansas will bid adieu TO Populisn with
Oh; having Female Suffrage LEFT as q me-
ms1to.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Fred. Funston was in al the fall OF Las
Tuuas in Cuba. After a fearful struggle
he captured a box OF writing paper and
Is now trying TO catch Up with his Kansas
CORRESPONDENTS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Mark Hanna's political career is al stake
sen rush by Ohio TO take part II a town
mayoralty fight IN New York Are they
afraid Of Hanna?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

Our old friend, General Ezeta, who was
hanging around San Francisco waiting for
an engagement 20 be George WASHINGTON
of Central America. has been arrested Tor
the mean. paItry board bill of SIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16

The Ancient and Elastic Order of Rub
ber-Necks all over the country viii be
pleased 20 learn that Luetgert is ''break:n :
down" They have expected it for month
and they are satisfied.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

tfcn, having apparently received inform Stion that the Christians were about to evacuate the peninsula. The Turkish force consisted mainly of refugees, who had been brought to Canea from Selino by Sir Alfred Billotti, the British consul here. After their arrival in Canea they had been armed by the governor in de- fiance of the promises that had been made to the admirals. Their arms had been compelled to evacuate Selino, but they experienced not the slightest diff culty in procuring other weapons by di- rection of the governor.
 Tho insurgents were armed and they soon recovered from the surprise occa- stoned by the sudden attack of the Bashi Bazouks. Then they returned the fire, Whereupon the latter returned to Canea.
 As they approached the town they quietly deposited their arms and ammu- milton in places where they would not be seen cby the foreigners here, Part of tho weapons were placed in houses in the outskirts, while the remained were deposited in the Medjies barracks
 The international forces ashore did not take any measures to prevent the coli sion. and the warships in Suda bay did not fire a shot to check the Bashi Ba- zouks.
 The Mussunans lost heavily in the engagements. Fifty dead and wounded were brought to Canea. The Mussulmans are very muche incensed at this action and are assembling in great numbers at Spiazza.
 |. is stated this evening that British sailors were landed on the peninsula os- tensbly to restrain the Bashi Bazouks, but only when it was too late to do any thing.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
OXFORD WINSTHE CONTEST Cambridge Was Game, but
 Lacked in Strokes. WEATHER RAW AND DAMP
 ----- But an lmme- SC Crowd Witnessed the Annual Race Between the TwolEngliSh Col
 eges- Americans in Each Boat.

London. April 3.-The annual regular
 race between the crews of the universi-
 ties of Oxford and Cambridge was rowed today over the Themes championship
 course of four and one-fourth miles from
 Putney to Motlake, and was won by OK
 ford by thirty feet. . @
 The weather was raw and damp, and
 the wind blew in gusts throughout the forenoon, but the usual crowds, neverthe- less, began moving towards Putneyeat an early hour @e-
 The weather was bitterly cold, but the
 water was smooth. It was evident from
 the size of the crowd that occupied every. space along the banks of the Thames at
 Putney and throughout tbe-course that
 the Fixture was a$popu1ar an event this
 year as it has always been.
 The stone bridge close to the starting
 point was thronged with people and the
 wide stretch of shore on the right bank
 in front of the boat -houses,r of the Lon- don, Leander ard other rowing clubs was | no less densely packed with spectators. Great numbers of coaches and other vehicles were drawn up wherever roads to the banks weres'found ard all these had full loads Of Spectators. So had numberless barges, tugs, rafts and other floating things moored along the banks at various points.
 l Shortly before the race was started all traffic on the waterway was stopped. At the London Rowing Clubs boat house Oxford was few feet ahead, but | upon reaching Bishops creek Cambridge | spurted and got level with Oxford. It 1 was an exceptionally good race to Craven | Cottage, a little short of a mile from | the start, Cambridge sticking close to the | Oxford boat. but at Hammersmith bridge Oxford had drawn away and was about | length ahead. Both crews were fresh | end rowing steadily. e. M
 Oxford, however, increased her lsad
 and when two and three quarters mile l from the start, had drawn ahead length and a. half. At Bulls Head Oxford
 seemed to be leading by two lengths and
 as the boats passed under Barnes rail- way bridge, it was seen. that the dark blues were fully two lengths ahead and 1 racing splsndidly. -@.<sse Oxfords time officially announced was | 19 minutes and 14 seconds. The same au- 1 thority says that Oxford won by two and l two-thrds lengths tr*
 | Cambridge struck the water first at the 1 start and led slightly at Dukes Head, a short distance from the starting point, but was never in the lead thereafter l The Globe and Pail Mall Gazette agree 1 in the statement that the Oxford beat passed Barnes bridge three lengths | ahead. and that the race was then virt- ually over although Fernir the Cam bridge stroke, did not relax his efforts 1 to spur his men on to possible victory. There was an American in each boat.
 Dr. Knoop, of New College, Oxford, rowed bow for his university. He is a l resident of Albany, NY. B. H. How ell, No. 4, in the Cambridge boat, lives in New York city.