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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
IN THE TRANSvAAL.,

Gold Resources Of the Country Are thl
Largest In the World
OF his recent extended study of the
gold resources of South Africa, DR.
Becker says that the Transvaal republic
contains the largest gold deposits in the
world. Within Is miles of Johannes
burg there is adj amount of gold, prnc-
fically in sight, estimated to be worth
s3,5oO, ooo, 900, or nearly as much as the
entire volume of gold coin now in the
world.
The gold is extremely uniform, as
Uniform as coal In an ordinary deposit,
as shown by shafts which have been
sunk to a depth OF 1900 feet, and dia-
nond drillings which have gone much
further. At present the gold is being
taken out at the rate of $10o, 00O, 900 n
year. u
The most surprising news which DIR.
Becker brings is the testimony of an
American who was formerly his assist
ant IN the geological survey, and who is
now engaged In mining in the Trans.
wall, where he has made several millions
of collars.
/ The American mining expert says to
his knowledge and belief the gold de-
posts. instead of being so miles long,
the region now in siyht-are practically
1900 miles long, except that in the rest
Of ts'e region later deposits have comein
over the gold. This, however, Will not
preTent economical mining, but will
simply delay it-Popular Science
News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
HuRRYINo WORK ON CRUISERS.

Moafgsnsry and MsybiehsaA Are Besa :
Rapidly Made Ready for Service
Orders haye been received at the navv
yard. Brooklyn, 20 hurry the work of
repairing ships lying there and "a q
consequence many men from both the
construction and engineering depart
ments have been kept al work on the
vessels. The cruiser Marblehaad 10 be.
ing rapidly made ready for service. A
new rHpid-frc gun was mounted In the
lower low Of the Montgomery befors
she left for Key West. She has since
been obliged to return for repairs, hav.
ing struck . submerge4 object while
leaving tho harbr.
Little remains TO be done on the
cruiser Marbelehead- The vessel wa
recently f1oted out of The dry dorA
where extensive repairs were made 70
her hull and machinery. Coal and
stores viii be put on board and she viii
join the squadron now at the wintes
rendezvous at Hampton Roads.
An extra gang of men are at work or
the cruiser Columbia. now UNDERGOING
repairs in the timber dry dock. Il a
expected that the weasel viii soon ID
foated out Of the dock. She Will b
cealed and proceed TO Hampton Roads
at once.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
WEIRD PLAINS OF IA MANCHA.
Melancholy Ruins in This Land of the
Dead.


Starting from the Argamasilla. be-
fore daylight our little mule had
trudged during eight long hours the de-
nuded inhospitable plain of La Mancha
where the unchecked cold blasts from
the Sierras held wild riot in the winter.
and which was now lying PROSTATE un-
der the furious caresses OF the sun,
says writer IN Scribner's; herparched
soil bursting now and anon with dull
sounds like the means of a creature in
pain. When we became aware of the
proximity of the highway We were
looking for, 1t was by some ruins. in
eTitable concomitants of this land of
the dead. Before these silent, melan-
choly remains and in the absence of the
living, one can feel the presence of the
dead. IT'S as IF the past centuries were
walking by the side of the traveller,
keeping him company and little i'm
agiDation is needed TO people again
TINS great artery OF human COMMUNE
cations thrown ecross the indebted
country by the Romans with Iberians,
Goths and Aoors, with Spaniards of the
tine when Spain was the most power
full country OF the civilized rorld-and
see Isabella. Charles v, the somber
Philip, speeding on in all the splendid
paraphernaliao Of royalty. ard with their
fetinCe of naughty Castilians. What
a sense Of the swing OF history one has
in such places. and before the eternity
of nature how ephemerai and incense
ouential human life seems.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
PRESIDENT k,NoToeYpsY BOYS

Orders His Coach Halted while rhsy
Pick Up Their Marsis>
President and Mrs. Cleveland were
driving the other day ON the Glenwood
rad on the outskirts Of the capital,
where several families of gypsies have
pitched their tents. A crowd Of raexesi
children belonging 20 she band were
playing marbles in the roadway. As
the presidents equipage drew near the
driver, motioniug 20 tho children to dis.
perse, raised his whip to rush forward
at all hazards. The children, Treasure
ing their plsythings more than their
own lives, shouted franticallyi "Oh:
mister, please don't run over our
marbles"
This would have been passed unheed.
ed by the driver, but tho president
quickly rose and ordered the goodman
20 stop. Then the children were told
TO gather up their marbles. An shs
while they kApt looking at the occu.
pants of the carriage With grateful
smiles on their dirty faces. Mira. Cleve.
land returned the smiles, much TO thu
delight and qualification of the little
gypsies.
When the marbles had been hurrs<dlv
restored 10 their owners me president
Grove on, followed BY the earnestshouts
You're awful good. mister" coming
from tho little sellows with uukempl
hair and torn clothing. Little did they
know that it was the president Of the
United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
JAPAN'S EARTHQUAKES.
Fslcanio UPheavals in the Depths Of
Ocean.


Ocean.
The northeast coast of Hondo, the
largest of the japanese islands, extends
nearer than any other land to the
tremendous submarine hole in the
earth's crust known as the Tuscarora
Deeps, says Scribner's. This is the deep
est part Of the ocean so Tar as men know
OF; it is almost as deep as the topmost
peak of the Himalayas is high.
Throughout its hundreds of miles of
width and breadth there are submarine
volcanoes. The seismic philosophers
think that through some volcanic up
heayal in these depths earthquake Vi
bratiens were transmitted along the
ocean bottom to the shore, and sudden
rise of tho waters level sent the tidal
wave on its errand of destruction. The
earthquake shocks, which travel at a
rate of speed varying from two to TWEEN
ty miles a second, reached the shore
first. They were mild for quaky ia
pan. and it was not until $3.50 o'clock
in the evening, an hour and half later.
that the slowermoving waves of water
were announced by portentous boom
ing sounds. Only four miles away from
the coast fishermen were unaware of
the presence of any extraordinary wave.
But when the on-moving volume of
water reached the steep sides of the
sea bottom and mounted up TO the shall
low places, the wave grew to height of
20 to so feet and hurled itself into the
fnlets and bays of the hapless land.
overwhelming. with contemptuous ease.
the feeble bikes which the japanese
fishermen and rice-planters had built
to defend their low-lying homes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
BALLINeToN BOOTH DENIES
says the Volunteers and sAs ssav~tise
Army VIII Net Csassnlats

says the Volunteers and tie a>av~tis4
Army WITH Net csassnl.ts
Commander In Chief Balliseton
Booth, who has just returned 20 New
York from trip to the west cad who
has Just hoard Of the rumor foreselllna
n probable consolidation 81 the volun.
seers and Salvation Army. says la a ,et
teri
ct wish 20 state unhesitatinsiy, IN O
most emphatic manor. that such q
thought has never entered Nrr. Booth1
or my own mind since the incsption Oh
Onr organization. and that such an event
3 quito impacticabie. The very fcrrna.
ton of tho constitution framed I'm Gun
recent grand field council would utterly
preclude .ho possibility of suoh a con.
suInnatiEn- The ersseutial and prirr,S
differences between the two movements
Of themselves would also Scub such &
crion.
why dfonld ws smsigsrnass? RI
~e were failure we might eonxsdeS
such n step bat On ell hands 10 IN adnfo
ted that our portion. prorrrs and pros,
poets have been and are of the moi
phenomenally cheering ard succe.<ful
character"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
apparently done with silver INK. Y.
Mail and Express
LOST ARcHDuKE OF AUSTRIA.

Twice Declared Dead. But Possibly sim
F1rscing His Aaventuroas Career.
A lawsuit Ntely ended in Switzerland
apparently pats to rest the last rumor of
the survival Of Capt. John Orth, long
known to the world as Archdrke John
Salvador OF Austria This Hapsburger
prince gave up his titles and estates
that he might be free from all the en-,
tangling alliances OF his family, and
marked Ludmilla stubel, the sister OF
Casino chorus girl. He qualified as a
sea captain, bought the full-rigged ship
Nargherita- and sailed in her for South
American ports. From one Of these
ports he started to round Cape Horn,
and no news Of him or his wife has been
received since, although from time to
time he was said to have been found in
some remote part of tho earth-once
fighting in the Gillian army, again COM
handing warship in the China-Japen-
csc war, and finally cruising among the
South sea islands. a professor sent out
by Emperor Francis Joseph TO invosti-
gate these reports, returned after
years absence with the conviction thas
Ortiz still lived, but he was unable to
give sufficient evidence to spread his
conviction to the rest of the world, al
though Orth's relatives hoped on.
The Hamburg Marine Insurance com
pany. with which Orth insured the Mar
gherita, paid the policy. The payment
was preceded by some legal difficulties.
however, and these were renewed when
d demand was made by Orth's family
on two Swiss banks for money deposited
with them ty Ortiz before his fetefuI
roy age. The retiring srchduke placed
5000, 900 each il the, banks of st. Galleu
and Freiburg. The Freiburg bank ac-
ceded to the demand, and the 5000, 600
was transferred TO the Vienna credit in
stitution. The bank of ST. Gallen would
rot give up its deposit on demand. how
ever, taking the ground that the lawful
of Orth's death could not
be made before the expiration Of 30
years from the time Of his disappear.
ance; that is, 80 years from 1890, or in
1920. The courts decided against this
contention, and the remaining $500 600
will be placed in the same bank with the
other.
So the man who preferred to be no.
body rather than an archduke virtually
has twice been declared dead by Eu-
'opean courts, although his adventur-
'us spirit may still be found marching
'n through the tales of romances and
ar-away correspondents who are IN
Wiling to spare his curious person
llity and devious career from the nar-a-
ives of to-day.-N. Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
Tens Not DusAia-

TIE View England tossn was nt:is
democracy OF people who elected thefs
own of1cerA and through thrm gov.
eTned district Of lard rnuch snallec
than . county. Zach to1sn also s<nt is
representatives. 20 the general ss<.rrsbiy
Of the colony. II wzs a system % local
government sy means OF small districts.
each os which had entire charge Of Ia
csrn Affairs. The peculisrssies Of Il sF.rs
tho small size OF esch district, tss abb
folu:s control over its own Affairs. 10
free voice and vote Of ell the peopls
In erereiss2g that son.rol. and .l.sir
zight 20 be represented a. = soun IN .he,
general ass>Elbly. But Nj. Canpo<lFs
rather Tasus description Of Tie Dutch
towns would not imply thst they kxd
shese Characteristic. q. shs tine -
Irgsish colonies in America were ST.
1-d- The most important che Of all.
TIE tree suffrage ard democracy, was
aosents-Lippincott
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
UNDER WATER EIGHTEEN HOURS
Possibilities In Favor of Submarine Bscti
Arc Looking Cp.

Possibilities In Favor OF Submarine Bscti
Are Looking Up.
An italian inventor named Corzetto
has constructed an apparatus which he
calls a "methydric SPHERE" and by
means of which he processes TO be able
to descend to any depth in the sea- In
bis experiment OF Spezzia he stored
some 1000 cubic feet of compressed air
in his apparatus, which he entered with
two friends, and which was then low.
cred TO a depth OF some 30 feet.
AS after an expiration Of nine hours
the sphere" had not yet been seen to
reascend to the surface, a message was
sent to the admiral in command Of the
naval department, who at once sent
diver to the spot.
The sphere" was found still resting
On the sea bottom, but the diver heard
nothing IN answer to his knocks. Some
barges having been brought to the spot
by tug, the sphere" was hauled un
with ropes, and as soon as IL emerged
its door was opened and the inventor ap-
peared with a Gyid face and half
asphyxiated.
His two companions were uncon-
soious, but were quickly resuscitated.
They had remained IS hours under
water. The inventor explains that so
far all his experiments we successful,
but on this occasion when lie intended
to return to ths surface the air pres
sure at his command proved insufficient
to expel the water ballast, of about
two tons weight, which had so far kept
his appliance submerged, and hence
they had to remain where they were
until rescued.
At any rate. three persons were en-
abled to remain under water for IS
hours, and this experiment. may not be
without significance as regards the
much-discussed problem Of submarine
naTigation.-Scientific American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
A STOUT LITTLE FIGHTER,
Whose Combative Disposition Often Geta
Him Into Trouble.

OFTEN
Him Into Trouble.
The redbird, when it has gotten down
hard to home making, develops a re-
markable tendency to fight. At. all
other times OF the year he is as docile
and gentle as any in the woods-indeed,
rather inclined to take great deal from
other birds, but as soon as the nest is
completed and Mrs. Redbird is installed
queen thereof he gets on his war paint
and VIII fight anything that comes
along. 1t is by taking advantage of the
bravery Of the redbird in defending The
home that the hunter is enabled 20
snare it. The trap used is wire cage.
Within this cage Is a tame bird, one
which has been in captivity for a yea-
Or two. and sings freely. The hunter
wanders into the woods and slowly
makes his way through the swampe
until he reaches dense portion. when
be hslts. Pretty soon the bird in the
cage. delighted. doubtless, at being
again in its native woods, even If bars
stand between it and liberty, begins
singing with all its might If there i.
q redbird within sound of the callers
voice it hastens TO investigate. One OK
the peculiar habits of the redbird, hunt
ers say. is that there seems, by common
consent. TO be a division OF the woods
among them. each bird having sppro-
priated TO his especial Jurisdiction .
certain allotment OF woods. Sometimes
other birds. either by mistake or for the
purpose OF acquiring more territory,
invade the domain of another, where
upon there is fierce fight. which N
called of only when one or the other
Of the birds conquers, in which case the
victor becomes the pcssessor OF the
territory OF tie two. together with the
defeated birds mate. who. IL seems. is
un in-esr willinG 10 share fortunes with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
FIRE FIRE. FIRE FIRE

Yes, there was a fire in rear of build
ing where our ticket Office is loca ted.
Our ticket Office is still there-1fl North
Main street We are ready for business
at the old stand. Tickets to all points
Our train service is still first-class, our
time tie quickest. II will be TO your ad-
Vantage to call and see us before COM
pleiing arrangements for your trip st.
LOIS Express leaves Wichita daily at
30 D. m, arriving in St. Louis at 7:15
next morning. Night Express leaves at
go for Kansas City, st. Louis and all
points east. Colorado fast line, leaves
Wichita at o:15 p. M, arriving at Pueb-
10 next morning at $50, Colorado Springs
J:35, Denver at u noon. Remember the
Missouri Pacific City Ticket Office IS 10
Gated at ia North Main street
f. z. BLECKLEY. P & T. A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22

fng the evening 1t was curious 10 note
the citizens Of Utica sitting by their
open windows, vainly striving for q
breath of fresh air"
But how do you remember 20 ak
ao{ly what took place 50 long aso?"
BY connecting 1t with an event Of
historical interest which il not likely
ever to pass from my mind"
"And what was it?"
The hanging Of old John Brown,
which took place at ChaTlessown. Va. Ut
is now Charlestown, ". Val, on the
I'd day of December, 1852"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
FIRST COPYRIGHT CASE.
Story Of . Monk, . Manuscript and Q 81
cred Stork.

Otcfy OF monk, Manuscrtpt and q So
cred Stork.
In a late lecture before the League OF
Political Education George Haven Put
nam told the story of the first attempt.
ed infringement of copyright. The Dem
edictine monks, in the year SGT, pos
'sessed a very valuable manuscript OH
lpapyrus or parchment, a copy of which
was greatly desired by Columbia, an
Irish monk who lived in neighborins
monastery. COLUMBIA applied to Finian,
the head of the Benedicts, for permis-
sion to copy the manuscript. Finian.
setting great store by the manuscript
and being little jealous of the neigh
boring monastery, refused the request.
COLUMBIA would not take no for an an.
swer. He waited arc, nd the Benedic-
tine monastery until night came, and
when the monks had all retired he stole
into the cell where the precious manu-.
script was kept, chained to pillar, and
copied it on parchment or papyrus he
had brought for the purpose.
It must not be presumed that Column
ba wrote in darkness. 1t is true that
the moIastic library was not supplied
with electricity, gas or even candles.
nor did COLUMBIA carry a dark lantern;
but his left hand emitted phosphores-
cent glow which llumined the pages OF
the manuscript.
Coiumba's work also had the approval
Of @ sacred stork, which was stabbed, or
Gagged, in the library, and while Column
ba worked the stork stood On one leg
and watched by his side.
/ 1t happened that a passerby, late IN
the night, noticed the light IN the Ii
brary, and, curious to know what was
going on at such a late hour, he put his
eye TO the keyhole in the door. The
sacred storS, who was aware of this in
trusion by that intuition possessed only
by sacred storks. at once demonstrated
his approval of Columba's work by dart
ing the point OF his beak through the
keyhole and plucldng out -he eye Of tie
peeping Tom.
The wounded nan fastened to Finian
and told him that sorcery, as well as OPP
teal surgery, was being practicei down
IA VIC A-DA ~ 4idotN ~ Vic al
brary and there found Columbia in the
act OF copying the last word Of the man
uscript. The sacred stors, meantime,
had retired to his accustomed cavern
and was feigning sleep.
You have stolen my manuscript
exclaimed Finian.
II have stolen nothing" replied Co |
lumba- There is your manuscript, just /
as found IL What have stolen 90
'True- you have left the manuscript
said Finisn, but you have stolen II.
there is valuable IN il. and l
the copy you have made Is. therefore,
mine by right, and viii take it from
you"
Whereupon he fell upon COLUMBIA and 4
took the copy, incidentally administer
ing sound drubbing 10 the Iiterzry
thief and establishing g precedent for
al future authors and publishers.
It is further recorded that the wise
sacred storl< stood steedfaS;lv on one
leg N his corner and intcrfered not n
the tight.
This copy which COLUMBIA now ~ So
made is tb-dsy 10 Re secz N :
ran<erui il Dahii= 81 bis writing Sas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22

Tae scien;iHS beginnings % gsoioxy
ere ssid 90 have been treated o< On
Chinese works long betors he CAr1,-
tan era some degree u ssoiogir.s in
formation IA displayed IN the book %
job. seTs<sl passages % which has.
been held 20 isGsezss IA exact kro-~s-
edge % tss Different strata % the '~srss.
TIE seieE>e Ia treated II hy Aristotle.
FIasy. and ThsophrsEfn. Geolex-v al
rot i~oouse what may 30 called "a .xars
s-seEes uatii The r-sssz; century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22

That the Frisco Line est. Ioui. and
San Francisco railroaO is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 10 st.
Louis, without change. leaving Wich-
ia at 1925 p. m, and 10:40 p. m, arriv-
ing in st. Louis at 7:i5 6. m. and $50
p. m. The equipment OF these trains
Is first class in every particular. con-
sisting of elegant reclining chair cars
tseats free) and Pullman Palace Draw
Ing Room Sleepers.
L. you are going beyond St Louis re-
member that com. 2ction with all lines
Tor the east, northeast and southeast
Is made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station, st. Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger station in
the world.
For sleeping car berths and all iufor-
nation relative 10 rates, routes. etc,
call on or address Ticket Agent, corner
Main and Douglas. or Douglas avenue
tatiOn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
Great Bxitai,

The court functions of the prcsen,
season include five drawing rooms and
five leveeA The state afartmenas IN
ST. Jsnes' palace are being redecorated
end the prince OF Wales will hold two
leFeos there prior TO his departure for
Cannes in the middle of February. The
day drawing room viii Be held by the
queen In person, and tho rule limiting
the pzesentees to zoo viii be strictly oh,
served this wear.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
FRISCO LINE.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD COMpANV

HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
On January and 10, February 2 and
10, March 2 and 16, April and 90 Nav
and IS, 1897. respectively, this line win
FELL homeseekers' excursion tickets to
points in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
and New Mexico. For full particulars
rail- on, or address E. c. HOAG
City Ticket Agent, corner Main and
Douglas Ave. or Ticket Agent, Union
Depot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
~ N. N-AtsL 4N D.
1t6 tf Western Passenger Aps1.
CALIFORNIA LIMITED.
SANTA RE ROUTE.

The Santa Fe Route has resumed its
celebrated California Limited train as
seni-weekiy, passing Newton Thurs
days and Sundays, and reaching Los
Angeles from Wichita in about fifty
hours. Equipment Of superb veStiSnled
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffet
Smoking cars and Dining car. Most luxu
rious service via any line Another Ex-
press train carrying Palace and Tour!s.
S!eepers runs daily for California.
w TORREY Act
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
aCureTor a Lame Back.

"My daughter. when recovering from
IN attach. Of fever, was a great sufferer
rom pain in the back and hips" writes;
Louden Grover of Sardis, KY. After
using quite a number Of remedies with
put any benefit she tried one bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it has
Eiven entire relief" Chamberlain Pain
Balm is also a certain cure for rheuma-
ism. Sold by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
Hr,NESFEKER,S EXCIrRsI0N

On Jan. and 19, Feb. = and IS, March
and IS, April and 90 May 4 and IS
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
vii, sel' excursion tickets to points in
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
Texas, Louisiana and Arizona a ONE
FARE PLUS $500 ROUND TRIP. For
particulars address HAL S. RAY
Phopn on n p a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-22
BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT

If you contemplate journey-no mat
ter where-insure yourself comfortable
trip by taking THE Great Rock Island
Route" Limited vestipuled express
trains, excellent dining car service,
through palace and tourist sleeping cars
and chair cars. In fact, everything that
tends to increase the comfort of travel
ers. Rates, the lowesti Time, the quick
esI! Drop US line and we will come
and see you. HAL s. RAY.
Phone $50. D. P. A. Wichita. Kan.