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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.

GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE
Ia North Main Street. Wichita. Kan
We can sell you through railway and
steamship tickets to all points In the
world
We are agents for the following lines OF
ocean steamship companies and keep the
original tickets always on hand. so that
upon purchasing we can hand them 10 you
at once.
American line. New York to southamp-
ton
American lire. Philadelphia to Liver
pool.
Anchor line. New York to Glasgow
Cunard line, New York to Liverpool
NORTH German Lloyd. New York to
Southampton. Bremen. Genoa Naples.
Gibraltar. Austria, China and Japan
White Star Line. New York TO Liverpool
Cape Town. South Africa and South Am
erican points
We also make a speciality of prepaid
ocean tickets. So that anyone desiring
to pay for ticket here to bring over their
friends from the old countries can do SO
safely and cheaply. We attend to the de-
livery of the ticket on the other side.
z. e BLECKLEY. Agar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
FOOTBALLS AND EMPTY PEws
II. Louis Clergyman Discover n ReIa-
ton Between Them

s. Louis. Mo. Dec. 2e--The Coagreca-
uonai ministers Of 81. Louis. in conference.
have decided thar the cause Of empty pevs
a evening church services Is occzs.oned
ny fear OF feo;pads, and have appointed
committee Of three ministers 10 render
any assistance % the police that may be
necessary 20 suppress the evil. The Rev
bT. n. Buruham OF Pilgrim church was
selected chairman and the Rev. DR.. {. :
sargent Of Central church and the Rev.
Dr. {. r. Patton Of First church associate
members This committee Is empowered
to confer with the proper authorities n
regard 10 any movement which might be
MADE With 4 view 10 supprsssing highway
robbery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssass sss Of ZZzzu
WILSON HAS NO GRIEVANCE
Rumors of His Resignation Denied
nv His Aide

Macon, Ca Dec 2O.-General James H.
Wilson. commanding the First army
corps. in camp here. and who made ref
e~ence to Canada under the stars and
stripes. in a speech here yesterday. denies
that he will resign. and says the report
which appeared in the papers to that eff
feet are entirely without foundation. His
aide, Lieutenant Stewart. gave out the
following TODAY:
The statement that General Wilson in
tends 10 resign is entirely without founda-
ton. When he left the army before. 4, was
TO the interval of peace which might
e,apse between the date OF his resisns-
ton and the beginning OF the next war
When he came into the army this time il
was TO remain so long as his services were
needed and he has no expectation of quit
ting until the government signifies that
Il has no longer any use for his services.
r. was not an applicant for the chief com
mand in CUBA. He would have felt hon.
ored had the assignment been given him.
lie has no grievance whatever against the
Slrnll-S;, a ION -
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COMMERCE WITH RUSSIA
May Amount to Little Now, But Has
Possibilities

Washington. D. c. Dec. 2O.-The United
States charge at St. Petersburg reports
that the Georges the first steamer of the
new United Steamship company. of Copen-
hagen. 10 run between Russian Baltic
ports an dthe United States. sailed from
Riga November S for Boston and New
York and Was TO be followed by a second
sailing about the end of November. The
company IS satisfied that they can find am
pie freight in the United States. the diff
feuity being TO secure the cargoes from
Russia. The managers intend 10 buiI5
three new ships themselves for this linz
and hope TO find capital for there Others
in the United States
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our Navy and Hawaii.

Every Americas IS Interested In the re-
suit OF our conflict With Spain. and should
familiar!ze himSelT with the wonderful
achievements and possibilities OF Cur New
American Navy-of e3r modern battle
ships. those terrible engines OF war which
accomplished the complies destruction OF
the Spanish fleets at Mania and Santiago
Il may also be Of interest - inform your
selves relative TO the newly required ter
ritory OF the United States. eAe Hawaiian
Islands: learn something abocs the natlv-
ity. occupations. etc. OF their people. A
handsome Art Portfolio. compC nd OF ten
books. containing beautiful photographers
OF the American Navy. Cuba ana Hawaii.
together WITH brief but comprehensive
description OF each view. can be obtained
from any ticket agent OF the Frisco Line
for the nominal sum Of ten cents eash. or
a complete set for one dollar.
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Guatemala Railway Concession

Washington. D -. Dec e0-The bureau
OF foreign commerce q the state deos-t-
H1ent has published The terms Of a c0nces-
SION By "hich Martin Roberts. an ArnerI-
can citizen undertakes 10 operate the
Guatemala NQrthsrn railroad. running
trans daily between Porto Bsrr.os and e
Rancho. He Is 20 receive 81 - month";
and : pesos Tor each nsE tie aid down
The employees are required 20 understand
Spanish.
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Mrs. yyinsIow,s soo,,;.n

Has been used for over FIFTY VTr
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS Gov -
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. WITH
IDht Ell SUCCESS. It SOOTHEs the
CHILD sOFTENS the GUNS. ALLAys
al PAIN; CURES WIND collie and g
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. sold
oy druggists N every part OF the world
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslovr,.
Soothing Syrup" AMI take no other Lin5
Twenty-Five cents a bottle
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FRISCO LINE.

Parties contemplating a trip to Colo
RADIO, Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Mon
tana, California and Utsh points should
not fail to call at city ticket Office. Frisco
Line, as we now have the only line to
above states. We can save you from s
to u hours TO all points on Pacific coast.
and from TO hours on Denver, Colo
rado and Ogden, Utah. Leaving Wich-
tia at 12:45 noon. you arrive in Denver
next morning al i:05. with only one change
of cars. Through Pullman sleepers. tour
ist sleepers and chair cars from ELS
worth. al which point direct connection
Is made. Passengers can remain - sleeper
until a. m. al Denver. For points west,
north, southwest and northwest OF Dem
yer, direct connection is made, train leav-
ing Denver 4:14 a. m, arriving at Port
land 7:20 a. nj. (third day.. Seattle $40
D. m. (third day.. Spokane 7:45 a. m (third
day., Butte las p. m. Second day.. Hell
ena 1870 p. m. Second day., San Fran
cisco Gas a. m. (tnird day..
II. o. MORTIMORE, City Ticket ASt.
Corner Main and Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

We will put on sale for today only:
] walnut wardrobe, cheap at IS; today s..
l folding-bed, good as new, cheap at $50;
today s..
/ folding lounge, big bargain; today. So 50.
! mirror size of glass 15X22; today 90c.
New mattresses, cotton top; others ask
ESQ; today $40
AL of our H-50 beds; today CSC.
All Of our . and SO-cent chairs; today 2oc
You viii also find other bargains today
ri KELLY SECONDHAND STORE
dSV-i'- 125 South Main st.
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The AMERICAN NAVY, CUBA AND
HAWAII

4dE AmEf(lOAN NAV y, CUBA AMI
HAWAII.
A oortfolio. IN ten parts sixteen views
m each part, of the finest half-tons ric-
lures OF the American Navy, Cuba and
Hawaii. has just been issued by a pub.
fishing house.
The Frisco Line has made arrange
ments for a special edition for the benefit
of its patrons. and a specimen copy can
be seen at any of the more impor;an
ticket Offices Single parts may be had
at ten cents each. and full set. one hun
dred and sixty pictures. costs bur the
dollar. Subscriptions Tor thu set may be
left with the agent. In view OF the pres
en- excitement regarding Cuba these pic
lures are very timely. If the agent at
your station has not been supplied with
same, you may enclose remittance direct
to B. L. Winchell, General Passenger
Agent Frisco Line, st. Louis
H. o. MORTIMORE.
City Ticket Agent.
100 East Douglas evenue. Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Meerschaum and Briar Pipes. Cigar
eases TOBACCO Bags. fancy Smoking To-
nacco' Cigars IN boxes of twenty-five. and
also fun line of novelty Pipes. A. G
Husey. 206 Y Main. 90
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EKlSrn IrNr

s. Louis and San Francisco Railroad CO
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR RATES
Account Christmas and New Year ~,
Frisco Line VIII sen tickets to any r,,,,
within 200 miles Tor one lowest s,an.,.'-s
hFst class fare for the round trim tees
on sale December "a. .. Is and 81 and a.
uary l and >. good for return ri, 49,,
January L For further Informati,,-, -,
on or address II. o MoRTnHORr
City Ticket Agent.
Corner Main Street and Douglas A.
Daily Eagle, by carrier. 10 cents q week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita TO Chicago and Kansas City
without change Also sleepers on all
night trains TO Fort Worth, Houston. San
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to all points north.
east. south and west. Steamship tickets
sold TO oil European points at lowest
rates. Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 100
A. r. COOPER ID. p. A.
JOHN SEBASTIAN. @. p. & T. A.
Cbfrouo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Buffalo meat on sac Al Favori+o NJ.
Market 81 North Main street. AZ Kolet
1'ef mas secured an of the buffalo meat
ana anyone who wants 10 have a piece Of
'he -aSt OF the race of the American Bison
can do 50 il they act promptly. can M
telephone 2s4. ~
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THE BEST WAY

10 colorado Is over the Sam. Pc Rout.
The fast train, which leaves Wtcbit. =,
sSo p m, arrives at Colorado poin,s IN.
next morning. For information c.Il :.
or address L r. DELANEY. Agent
THone ISS Douglas Ave Da1o,-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

MI Payne has placed the buffalo meat
On safe at W II. Kelchner's Favorite
meat market, 15i North Main street ,nbona
s94. This IS the only place it is on soio
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WICHITA & WESTERN.

Arrive From West
No. z. Pratt and EinSrnan pas-I
senger daily except sunday li0:25 O. N
NO. 4. Pratt and Kingman ac-l
commodation TUESDAY. Thurs-
day. Saturday, ............ 10 .. m
Depart West.
No. j. Kingman and Pratt pas
senger (daily except sunday $40 p. N
No. 8. Kingma1 and Pratt eel
commodation. monday, We'd
neSday and FRIDAY ..( e:sS A. m
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The California Limitea

Via Santa Fe route. Best and s,.oz,.-.
train to California. Chicago 10 Los 49,
IN "a days. three times a week. Observa-
ton car with spacious parlor for ladies
and children, is a special feature
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Nothing is more suitable for Christmas
presents than some article of fine arr So
cur display Of statuary ana art goods -
Martins Art Store. a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

HOLIDAY RATES VIA ROCK ISLAND.
On December "A. Is. Is and 81. lSSS. and
January ! and ? 1889. the Great Rock
Island VIII sell tickets 70 any point within
a distance Of 2o0 miles. at rate Of one fare
for the round trip; good returning up 10
and including January 4
1. NJ. MOFFFT. d A
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THROUGH TICKETs-BAGGAGE
CEIECEEn

Maps. Time Tables and full information
about the Santa Fe Route and Frisco
Line can be obtained from their ticket
once at Douglas Avenue Station. which
Is open until 1910 p. m. every day. All
questions cheerfuily answered
L. r. DELANEY. Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

TAKE THE MISoOUII PACIFIC,
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LIMITED.
FOR ST. LOUIS.
Leave Wichita at 2:lO p. m. arriving at
St. Louis next morning at 7:2O. making
direct connections with all lines east No
change of cars. Elegant service. City
ticket office ia North Main street
GOING TO KANSAS CITY,
WHAT'S THE USE
fn losing an entire evening? You can
spend the evening with your friends a.
home and take the Rock Island train at
1880 p. m, reaching Kansas City at 7:15
g. m. Pullman sleeper and chair car with.
out change A Z. COOPER, d. F. A,
Wichita. Kan.
EBEN MCLEOD. A G. P. & L. A.
Topeka Kan
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s462-VIA THE SANTA FE-s462
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE KANSAS
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION,
TOPEKA. KANSAS. DECEMBER
9TH, TO 9TH. 1895
For the above meeting the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets al rate Of one
fare for the round trip. Dates of sale
December 26th to 18th. inclusive. final re-
turn limit December 31st. 1898
L. r. DELANEY, Agent.
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Depot corner wic.lta and Second s.
HOME-SEEKERS' EXCURSION VIA
FRISCO.

q.
HoME-sEEKERS' EXCURSION VA
FRISCO.
Fer the benefit OF home-seekers me
Frisco railway viii sell tickets on Octo-
Der 18th. November 1st. 18Th. December
9Th and 10Th to points N Arkansas ex-
cept Beebe, Conway. Pine Blur and Pres
colt, all points in Oklahoma. Louisiana
Except New Orleans and west OF I.afav-
ette). Texas and points in Arizona on II.
Santa Fe Pacific railroad. Southern p
cifc. Msrcopia and east. NJ & p railroad.
and s r V. railroad va Marcooia and
on s 2 p. & p railway via Ash Fork
and all points on Southern Pacific rail-
way A T. & s. F. Santa Re Pacific railway
and Eddy and Roosevelt on Pecos VALLEY
railway. n New Nsxco. az rare o. one
first class standard eare plus s. % FOR The
round trip. For particulars as 20 limit
and date of returning. cal On or address.
II . NoRTIMORE.
City Ticket Agent
Corner Main street and Douglas avenue
ST LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO r. P
FRISCO LINE
LOW WINTER TOURIST RATES
Parties DESTROYS 81 gong . a winter
resort o. taking a pleasure Trip % south
err Po.nts should no. fau 70 call o.
Frisco Line city ticket agent. corner Man
street and Douglas sveaae. and ascertain
rae, route and lE4t o. tickets. ard any
other fr1ornstiou yea desire. TIE winter
resorts n tee sog-1e-a states nave al
opened ard are ready % ACCOM- oezts TIE E
a zayz-Tss1y Earn-cli-sats seeker q ire 1
norta a. thls uerios q ne year. ard wsfIs 4
tie Frisco Line IS ssEzyE equal . eccz- <
si11s. 4 re-y s5E rate - ne EfzseF rs-
sort. Aas sesa ~; u egeci from Sove-n- 4
be- ! IsS INIT Ap1i y. 80. VIII arz
return Hrlt 20 1g-e L I<G
Il o. NOgTTNOgE. CITY Ticket Ax-
FARMERS NATIONAL co&GREsz
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
Essr-usaer % = IsSs
Via Ire Sara r uzs for he rsz-t
trsg- I5eksfs - sac December ard :
Ia F.zzJ rttzrn azs; fx<zry-szs 1ays-
= r DELANEY. As<z- 1
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CFOCTAw ROUTE.
Choctaw. Oklahoma 2 CUT Railroad
Company.
Condensed Time Table. effective Sep
farnha Il Isqa
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EBEN MCLEOD. A c. P. & II. A.
Topeka. Kan

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS HOLI-
DAY RATES. 1889.
The Mo. Pac. Ry. viii sell on account OF
the Christmas and New Years holidays.
tickets al one fare for the round trip TO
all points on the system within a distance
limit % 200 miles. Tickets will be sold
Dec. 2ith, 18th. 18th and 3lst. $50. and
Jan. 1st and End. 1859 Final limit for
return on an tickets viii be Ian. 4th. 1899
z. z. BLECKLEY. p. &. IA.
IA v Main g..
Depot corner wicsita and Second S.s
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HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES VIA
SANTA FE

On December q. - Is and 81. 1855 and
January l and = lS.9. the Santa Fe will
sell round trip tickets TO any point within
30 miles OF Wichita az rate Of one fare.
good returning until January l.
Phone $50. L. r. DELANEY, Agent.
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Suitable Presents

Art gifts for Christmas at Martins Art
Store. 40
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Nobody has sympathy for "a zsa,
though every real lat oce reeds !. AZ re
Ina
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North and East. 1
No. 2 Kansas City. Chill
cago and St. Louis Inn
tied daily ......... Il
No. 2. Colorado Springs,l
Denver and Pacific
coast daily .......... i
No. 4. Kansas City. st.
Louis and Chica zol
night express daily
except Sunday 49,. II
No. 20. Accommodation
daily except Sunday).l
South and West. !
No. /. Fort Worth. Dali
las. Houston and Gal
weston express (dailyl.l
No. ! Oklahoma. FortI
Worth. New Orleans
and Pacific coast tdai-
No. 5. Oklahoma. FortI
Worth. Dallas and
New Orleans expressI
daily except Sunday).l
No. 8. TT. Worth. Hous-I
ton. Galveston and Sant
Antonio express daily
except Sunday 49,.
No. 81. Accommodation
daily except Sunday.
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100 East Douglas evenue. Wichita, Kan.

REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
SANTA FEE ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA To-
Kansas CITY in......... hours, 10 minutes
Chicago in...........2S hours, minutes
st. Louis in............l5 hours. g minutes
Cincinnati in............24 hours. % minutes
louisville in.............24 hours. IA minutes
Arriving at Cincinnati and Louisville
before noon.
Time to all points east and southeast
correspondingly quick
Most popular line to all points.
Phone 139. L. R. DELANEY, Assnt
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HppEcation - -
The proprietors reserve the right 70 re,
ject and discontinue any advertisement
contracted for either by themselves %
their agents ,t., ae
Entered in the postoffice at vienna a., %
Eecond-class matter and entered ior u ans
mission through the mails as sucn.
Eastern Business Office: The Irip1ns,
Building New York City; Western B mms
ness office. The Rookery," Chicago c ne
s. c. Reckwith Special Agency 0oIe
Agents Foreign Advertising
Readers Of the Eagle when in New orh
City Or Chicago, can see copies OF me
paper at the Office of our agent aI INC
address given above.
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d. H. RHODES. superintendent.
Trains.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

FRISCO LINE
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD co.
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This line Is now running through chair
cars (seats free) and Pullman DravInr
Room sleeping cars. Wichita 20 St Louis
daily without change. This Is the onIv
line rc-Ining through Pullman cars from
Wichita to St Louis. where direct con-
nection Is made with all eastern trunk
line points in the most magnificent rail-
way station in the world Quickest linz
to all points IN Southwest Missouri
Northwest Arkansas. east and southeast
This company now also have on sale
rteamship tickets 10 ali points on the
globe.
For further information address
H o. MORTrMORE.
City Tickle; Agent
Corner Main and Douglas Ave
L. r. DELANEY. Agent Union Station
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1000 am 1000 am
1000 am 1000 am
1880 p.mlo:3o pm
$50 ami $50 am
s:ss PM SIS pm
SIS PM SIS pm
$40 am $40 am
$40 am $40 am
$40 p.mi $40 pm
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San Francisco, Dec. Nd. Horatio Steo-
bins, the most prominent Unitarian minis
ter on the Pacific coast and pastor of the
First Unitarian church of this city, is be-
lieved to be dying of heart failure. He
has been at the head of the First Unfair
ian church for about thirty years, where
he succeeded DR.. David King.
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: ? HOLDEN
TrsNe Elnsxsr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

Daily Eagle, by carrier. 10 cents a week
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New York Dec. 20-Colonel Thomas
Ward Osborne died at his home in this
city. aged s. years. He won distinction at
the battles of Charlottesville and Gettys-
burg. After the war he was chief of the
Freedman's bureau in the south and sub
sequently United States senator from
Florida.
Smyrna times., 1898-04-06

THE persistency of the Legislature
remaining in session and entering on
general legislation has been condemned
throughout the State. The EUery
Erening gives the following instance
of its attempts at dangerous legisla-
ton:
Zone of the most outrageous and
dangerous bills ever introduced into
any Legislature has Just been killed by
the committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives at Dover, to which 1t was
referred. 1t is entitled, can Act in
Relation to Limitations, and removes
the bar of the statute from all claims
that arose during the year of 1866. The
committee to whom the bill referred,
without a moments hesitation, com
PEELED the bill to be withdrawn, upon
discovering its real object and purpose
the far-reaching and dangerous char
acter of such legislation. 1t would
have enable any person in this State to
bring suit upon a case-real or i'm
aginary-that arose in 1866; when by
the settled laws of this State no action
could have been brought by any per-
son in such case, even on written in
struments, after 1S72-the general
statue of limitations providing that no
such action can be brought upon writ
ten instruments after the expiration of
six years from the time when the cause
of action arose. In other cases the
time fixed by the statue in true years.
The object Of the statue, which has
been the law of this State from the
time Of Tie Revolution, and has al
ways been regarded as settled. is to
prevent the bringing of vexatious
suits after the witnesses are dead OF
scattered, and the written evidence
necessary to the defence of the peoples S
prOperty-rights mislaid or lost.
Smyrna times., 1898-04-06

THE DelGUarean, Pilot and other
papers have spoken against the bill
now before the Legislature making
the number of County Commissioners
to take the place of the Levy Court
ten instead of FIVE. The Sentinel now
takes up the subject and says:
The proposition to increase the
number of the Levy Court of Kent
county to ten members is a mere trick
of politicians and can serve no good
purpose to the taxpayer, who IS al
ready over-burdeued. 1t is a duty
which every journal owes to the State
and to the people to protest against
political or partisan legislation.
The present bill provides for a
Lew Court of ten members, instead
of nine as at present, and at an annual
salary of 5000 for each member. A few
years ago, for purely party purposes,
the Democratic party reduced the
number in New Castle county to i've
members, and claimed as a lustlica-
ton that the smaller number trans
acted the business of the county IN
much more satisfactory manner than
the larger body had done and at re-
duced expense to the county. Now il
this be true as to New Castle, with its
larger volume of business, why not ap-
ply it to Kent? What good, or what
excuse can-be, offered for increasing tC
ten when five will do the work as we'll
Why saddle the taxpayers of KEN
county with a $4,000 burden when hal
that sum, can be saved?
Smyrna times., 1898-04-06

THERE appears an unanimity OF
opinion among Democratic and Re
publican papers in Wilmington, that
the proposed new charter for the city
of Wilmington in the language of the
Milford Chronicle, is a contrivance of
the devil, engineered by his political
henchmen of that city, who will iftheir
plans mature, fasten upon Wilmington
charter framed for the purpose of plac-
ing the corrupt rings headed by John
I. Dickey on one side and Senator
Pyle on the other, in control of all de-
partments of city government The
scheme can only go through by aid
from the Republican SenatOrs-and
what that crew will do is known only
unto themselves, and that depends
upon what deals can be made.