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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Contempt for Public Document

Representative Hepburn was noticed
yesterday putting a special delivery
stamp on an envelope containing 4 public
document and bearing his frank. Thls
procedure struck observers as queer. in
the face OF the fact that this congress
mans frank should carry such mail with
out stamp Of any kind. when asked
for an explanation the Iowan sali he
had discovered that many documents sent
under his frank never ~esched Their des-
tInati1n. on inquiry he became satisfied
sending documents OF special value re
had adopted the pan o. putting or special
delivery stamps 10 insure their safe car
rage. A. the government d5Cuusut-roon
Z IS asserted thai the loss % governrn s1t
publications Is 80 common afier being in
trusted 20 Che mails that & g accepted
as q hxsd fact u BE- recokonsd with The
statement IS made by az Official that haIf
-hs valuable publications sent out would
1e stolen u precautions we're not taksa
% prevent e. Many government books
are rare and valuable. ard when sending
these the bureau OF publication always
registers them. Pub docs" has become
z term % reproaca indicative q worth
essuess- and the national conscience las
acquired such a peculiar tElst thaf = =
considered TO ssl 20 throw such pgbl.ca-
cIons into wasfs-basksts o. steal tEe-n
outright before they reach me party
addressed. - Washington Co-rssPSndeEcs
Chicago TLzues-I5erait
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
New York City Presbyterian Churches

Last Sunday the Sun and the Tribune contained
pastorates wealthy, without pastors The
trouble doctrinaI views and the
denomination time the strongest the city
to grow is, fact rerograding. There have
church extensions social settlements nothing to
Presbyterian church is alive One Presby
terrain says Methodsts, Bapsts Episcopal
Congregatonaists and Roman Catholics branching
out-everybody u.s. except We closing up our
churches" Formerly the Presbyterian church the
strongest organization in New York City The recent doc
strife within the church to have taken the life
the conditions apply other of the
country? trouble local only in New York has the
doctrinaI controversy Presbyterian efforts
parts of the country?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
A Greatness That Is ImmeasurabIe.

antexpansionists dispatches Of yesterday
indicate going hatch amendment objection
to the treaty whereby fight against
QUESTION of the Philippines Republican
ratification of the
treaty. a number Democrats being simply a
treaty it is the Internationally
ratified the better for both this country Spain
text of the treaty will be public by Secretary Hay
until the senate authorizes its publication
people United States have already settled
question Manila Sans and will be retain
ed the enrpot Hong Kong Chinese trade
The city and bay become very soon commercial
of this country East great U. s banking
houses. importing exporting obbing concerns
all globe most easily reach
ed including Australia Japan India and China with
ten inhabitants of the United States
s5oOOOOOo people. field what opportunity
a contingent by Bryan demanding that
all be thrown away. It viii not be.
This enormous commercial territory is as yet in an unde
veoped by fact that its people
only purchase from Europe
worth goods slightly excess of 81 per capita The
distribution however equal imports Of Australia
average per capita year: those of Japan 81 per capt.
while those of China cents per capita
ability develop well shown in the case
Japan years ago virtually no imports
but which have such that annually each
man, wears or employs 81 worth each year
foreign goods provisions articles of manufacture
OF billion dollars Of goods imported annually
circle states supplied il, 1897 those
s612s7Ooo China consumed $1,000 600; Japan
s18OOoOoo Australia 100000 and the Dutch East Indies
100000 These figures however not express the Won
the States in this area In 1899
they only an increase in five years
of *345O6OOo.
This will gravtate to the common center at
Manila great extent just the English trade Of the far
East has found Hons Kong Manila thus in
destined to become greatest narts of
trade in Pacific.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Daily eagle
Soueezing the Reading Public.
VI. vi. MURDOCH. Editor.


The Paper Trust is bearing the dailes Of
the country There margin Of profit left
subscription paper which subscriber gets
cost more than he pays for the printed sheet nothing
which the publisher There is but
one chance of relief to the daies they put up
Of subscription and that in free Canadian pulp and
paper The officers of the American Publishers association
forth the facts the Joint High Commissioners
now session Washington City, which
relieve situation make the trusts and continue cheap
newspapers people by permitting her
pulp paper across northern duty
views publishers association
convenience High Commissioners very
prehensve accurate giving all
bearing subject on newspaper
per ton pulp per ton, the last
year fftyhree thousand 100000
exported; Imported because prohibtory
the papers being published. The American
would protected tariff
margin of profit
airy big paper country were merged
big trust as the International Paper Co.. total of
twsnty-four going combine representing
capitalized stock of ffy-hve millions of dollars The names
of these given
up the entire question
combine publishers reading
public $2OOOOOoo common or
stock which is cent gone from
a nominal value sixty dollar n
Outside Of all questions Of concessions to Canada
reciprocal propositions and relations, principles
would the wise thing High Commission
pulp paper free Intelligence is the
thing taxed something of
kind is done the daily papers country will compelled
ruptcy say nothing restricted service 1t not
cheapest books viii things past unless
those do the printing public cheap
paper Combines monopoIes permitted to
the way education newspapers the great
the universal educator Of today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Along the Kansas Nile,

| Lit Crum and jim Simpson are both
said to have been sponged off the ran
road commission slate. The slate VIII
| survive.
There has not been a legal hanging In
Kansas since 1872, in which year Jhe
power Of capital punishment was vested
in the governor.
The new court of visitation, which the
Populists are carving out Of Populism' s
coffin-lid. viii be given power TO settle
all railroad strikes in Kansas.
One thing prohibition has accomplished
and the point may have merit in it
/ prohibition forever divorced the billiard
table and the bar-room counter.
Popuism might have been made per-
manent by the domination. In IT'S early
stages, of a redoubtabIe boss. OF a man
who could have dubbed every petty
no.
The Kansas man swells a littls on ex-
pansion, but TO see him burst you sho0ld
hear him talk about the United States
now being The money center Of the
world"
Silver Dixon at Argon,a has crossed
swords with Long Jordan Of Lyons. In a
contest for sergeant-at-srms Of The house
The Short Grass country is on It's feet
cheering the combatants.
Any attempt 20 revive the capital pun
ishment idea in Kansas. talk OF which
IS now rife in Topeka, on account Of COL
lins, viii fail. And any law passed now
to that effect could not reach Collins.
lola Is in the tangle OF some sort n
a wrisky war. with no new variations
worthy OF mention. The facts are not
known, but possibly the p5intists did no:
support the present county attorney.
The new court Of visitation VIII have
70 throw a railroad TITO the hands u
receiver Il the roads accounts are found
toctored- What a world az special cars
and Pullman passes II mat clause Il he
law.
There were nine Christmas weddings n
Fort Scott Ths matrimonial germ is
verse than the Er.2 over there
A. EnpOriz a photosrap6e- cones cGt
boldly and says ne makes Only Iatterlng
pictures
Goveruor-elect S,an.ey VIII appoint ne
whole court % visitation. once u e ere
ate1 D. The special SESSION. Al the *
ecutlve council can httingiy O. then wll
De 70 elmo intD the clDaso. aaa E'eeo
or the copper slIes q the dome
The nea-est theory oB tze Collins case
a
man and JCnu Collins AFTER planning 60
become q hero by shyo-lnE tcs ASSASSIN
down As he aed through the hzE. lost
h.s nerve and d.da't IRE.
Kansas Is eGgi-E towards tariff The
kansas nan 70 longer pass q .euce s51a.
rs hose ba- claEs tkzc the seucs is
uucivLiz=6 He puts 81 o cl15sE YAK
and sass 2 IS better f0r IS fee tAal
cement He wlI wax rather than rl5e
ard claim hs Is waE1g - - 1sa5fc-
A. The hard tines q Ka-sas hae s1t
one prov dental psfpose - FfeE-to teael
the people % the s-sss tariff
Topeka csp.ta1. A Pop member r. ths
house last usgtt zdzsfte3 taa- a directive
az1 been ne-s slrce We3nesasV sao-ns-E
-Efe isnt spen1isg al als the ~atChrz
MEMBER sltnsr. sad tee asz- He
. zf-er = zEe- FEs1e- TIE ieg.s.atare ca
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oeczuse - o2-E!6e sn5GtrcsA a fez q;
"a bare decided 20 UaEEh = .1tLa 50 49,
whether CTR Erzg,8ccrs - tw9 TseTz aga
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Clayton-BuIwer Treaty.
that law.

The British government is willing abrogate the clay
tonBulwer treaty regarding the construction Of
qua Canal Recent representations British for
eign Office the effect that States entered into
the treaty a. time when it expected that the money fer
the construction of the canal would England and
that this country is determined go with the
work if the whole expense thereof be betrayed
from the public treasury has produced Lord
Salisbury willing abrogata the existing treaty and to
providing for the neutrality Of the canal
L probable that the whole settled without
the least friction in the month Or two The
British foreign Office disposition to meet the s
department half and thai is ali the Washington
government wants
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Got the PoIvgamist on the Hin.

In different Of the country meetings held
against the seating of B. H Roberts newly
elected member from Utah, the ground that he
poyganst Women have taken leading in these pro
tests Judge Goodwin Lake City, says that as Mr.
Roberts regularly nominated fairly
be excluded his But, the judge says Mr..
Roberts be expelled from congress- ground
pusion that Roberts fined imprisoned and disfran
chsed under the law of Utah against poygaous marriages
nevertheless he has with his
plural Roberts been pardoned for the
amnesty proclanaons Presidents Cleveland and Harr
pardoned only those who refained from breaking
year $780, express condition that they
shall future obey the laws Congress viii be called upon
decide the question whether 1T viii permit person to
occupy seat who for breaking dsfranchised by
congress has since continued to break
that law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Tides Move and the World Turns Round

Popes be infalable, but Eney change from century
being subject the greater knowledge evolved by time L
said that the present Pope sreprsened
his convictions Of what best Philippines and Yves:
India peoples, that anxious that the government
OF the United States shall under he protection Of
its free banner elevate it is found that ha
Catholic church the Protestant fo'sss abund-
any under free ana enlightened institutions And the Pope
has recognized another thing Having discovered the org
nal manuscript Of Calico Tides he has ordered it
published in elegant edition expense of the Vatican
Three centuries Pope Of Rome. Urban had Calico
summoned before the nquisiton hereto because he
taught demonstrated scientific truth OF the saws
of antiquity which the church The creator OF
experimental science aged inrm weakness acd
under the torture Of the nquisiion abjured b.
knees the sublime truth scientific creed but his IA
whisper close lived after him ' pur s. uovo
CI3ut nevertheless 3, does moveO has sounded down
through the succeeding Gales renunciaol Of his
belief because Of fray weaknesses could ugt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
The Level Headed Dowager.

empress regard the treatment
foreigners especially missionaries residing in China, fol-
especially again that all high provin-
officials wherever there churches distinctly
the local officials to most respectfully obey
eral decree recognize and the foreign mission
they fro them with
tesy If lawsuits between Chinese native Chris
tans they be conducted with justice and speedily
they gen
try people fulfill their duties that may
quarres disagreements Wherever there foreigners
travelling from place place. they surely be protected
the limit hospitality extended
decree any preparation and
disturbances should arise the officials that locality
be severely dealt they viceroys or gov
errors others, they punished not avail
O say we have informed you"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Philadelphia Commercial Exposition.

Philadelphia Commercial Museums show in 1899 is assured
soon the president signs the bill The Phadephans
propoe $4,000 purchase sample
goods. the appropriation available Philadelphia
need raise $4,000 which, with the 100000 voted by
city aid of the show is that it is bona
enterprise intent Of the Philadelphia show
mercia There is sentiment about it. and little disposition
to sghseers who do not business It is
pected representatives. of foreign will
the purpose of seeing for themselves what Amer
in the of offering goods merchandise
machinery export and meet trade conditions in
other countries. primary object of
hbition examinations Of exhibits viii be conducted by
judges and silver medals and few gold
by way special prizes viii be awarded according
of the articles The buildings for the exhibition
expected ready middle of August next
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Brice's Big Life Insurance

Calvin S. Bce carried life insurance to the extent Of
100000 As the men who have such large policies upon their
die of the insurance companies na that sccu
latng surplus is not such easy mater after all Like
every other big money making scheme in this world life
Insurance company accumuates its profits from the small
investors. Men who half million Of life Insurance
and then manage TO die of early not profitable clients
for the companies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

great scientific truth which mad discovered;
himself said in the hour Of trial. Nevertheless 1t does
Galeo's words could not change the truth
Urban is forgotten but Calico still lives The
would have destroyed have been
and his Leo now keen 10 honor the great
investigator, who suffered under his predecessor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

The newspapers demanding white paper be NM
free list The trusts have been squeezing the news
papers you which subsdza The news
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

A French duel Dreyfus The other was stopns5
only swords Of the coaaants became
bent thus enabling the fighters to stick other around
the corner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

That Popuis session abolish he Board
OF Pardons police commissions. inspector and several
others but after all it abolish nothing the Popus
party
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
Tssabie
(Frou Ju5gel

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Browa-Wh2t sort % = man Is S2rE-
Einsr
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

Pana Illinois celebrated Christmas by having god
oId-fashioned Somebody should the people o.
Pana Of the town and blow it Up with dynamite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

How strangely it seems remember that at or
time principal against Mckinley that he was
man Of one idea-the ear5G.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

I, pleasant know that the newspapers the country
after the Paper Trust They should also swlpe
otbe rruSL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

I'aats fztaF~ Esi1 wee. ~pus ko. 80
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
TIE MAINE DISASTER.
Court of Inquiry Still at Work
Seeretly--Loug's Casual
Talk at a Cabinet
Meeting.

KEY WEST, Fla. March 1.-The sec
ond days session here of the United States
Court ofsInqury into the loss of the bat
tleship Maine in the harbor of Havana,
on Feb. 13, began in the United states
District Court House shortly after ten
o'clock this morning Most of the officers
who were examined yesterday had been
informed that they might be recalled,
and. therefore, lieutenants and cadets OF
the lost warship were all on hand, though
it is reported that they will not be re-
examined until the court returns from its
second visit to Havana. Groups of en-
listed men also gathered about the court
room door, awaiting their turn to be ex-
amined. AS was the case yesterday, the
court sat in the private room of Judge
Locke.
The coast survey steamer Bache Will
return here from Havana tomorrow night
or Thursday morning, bringing all the
Maine's unburied dead and the wounded
men who are now at Havana. The
wounded will be left at the Tortugas for
about five days quarantine, and four
wounded men who were left at the Tor
tugas on Saturday last will be brought on
here.
Captain Sigsbee reported last night that
only one unidentified body was ready for
shipment, but, it is expected that several
more will be recovered from the wreck
before the Bache is ready to sail. Funeral
services over the remains will probably
be held on Thursday and the interment
will take place in the City Cemetery.
Admiral Sicard is credited with the in
tention of having the funeral as private
as possible, but it is considered doubtful
whether his wishes on the subject will be
respected by the residents here, who are
eager to pay tribute of respect to the
Names dead. On the other hand, there
are people who think it likely that the
funeral may be made the occasion for a
Cuban demonstration.
A high naval official said today:-'Per-
haps the Court of Inquiry may return to
Havana on board the cruiser Marblehead,
or on board the Nashville, instead of in
the coast survey boat Bache The Mar
blehead would be specially suitable She
has remarkably strong electric light
plant
A good part of the time of the court
was devoted to verifying the testimony
previously given the stenographers read
| ing their official transcripts of ,the evil
dence and the witnesses confirming their
| correctness.
Apparently but few vital questions were
asked, the morning being seemingly de-
| voted to routine works.
| Following the custom at the previous
| sessions of the court, all the witnesses
| were sworn not to reveal any part of the
proceedings of the court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
ectfully submitted,
GARWOOD FERRIS,
q q VERMETJLE.
A BILL NOT A BILL.

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News
TRENTON, March l. 1898-In the Court
of Errors this afternoon an opinion was
filed in the case of the North Hudson
Railway Company VS.. Clarence Anderson,
reversing the judgment given by Judge
Nevius dn favor of Anderson for $1o0. An
derson rendered a dollar bill to con-
ductor on the North Hudson road. The
bill had a large piece torn off ON one cor
ner and the conductor refused it.
Suit was brought and it was held that
the conductor should have accepted the
bill.
The Court of Errors holds that Judge
Nevius was in error; that bill from the
corner of which a piece one inch ana a
half by one inch and a quarter had been
torn, is not legal tender and conductor
may eject a passenger who refuses to
make other payment.
The court holds that .sthe rules Of the
Treasury Department of the United
State in regard to the redemption of mu-
tilated notes relate simply to redemption
and do not affect the question of legal
tender
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
LONGS QUEER REMARK.

WASHINGTON, March /, 1898.-Follow-
ing the cabinet meeting today a report
was circulated to the effect that Secre-
tary Long had stated that the element of
Spanish responsibility had been eliminated
from the incident of the disaster to the
Maine. When Secretary Long returned
to the Navy Department a representative
of the Associated Press asked him con-
cerning this alleged statement.
He said that his expression had been
of teh most casual character. The ex-
preston was based entirely upon his per-
sonal judgment and di not spring from
any evidence or information in his pos
session. He further said that there was
material abatement of the excitement
over the subject of the Maine.
The Secretary added that his reference
to Spains responsibility was that the
question of any OFFICIAL PARTICIPA-
TION BY THE SPANISH GOVERN
MENT in the destruction of the Maine
was practically eliminated, in his judg-
ment He desired to have it made clear
that that was his personal view on the
subject.
The meeting of the Cabinet, at which
all of the members were present, dis
closed the fact the the Government is
still without news regarding the cause
of the disaster to the Maine. Up to this
time the Court of Inquiry has not indi-
Gated in any way the trend of the inves-
tigation. The President and the mem-
bers of the Cabinet are as completely in
the dark as to what the evidence so far
adduced discloses as they were on the day
after the explosion. The truth of this
statement is vouched for by authority not
to be questioned.
1t is explained that, under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, Captain Sigs-
bee would not communicate his theories
or knowledge of the facts to any one ex-
cept the court conducting the inquiry.
Consul General Lee would be guided by
the same considerations. In any event
neither of these officers have communi-
Gated to the Government anything bearing
upon the vital question at issue. The
court itself has been equally non-com-
municative and nothing is expected from
this source until the inquiry is completed
and the findings sent to the Secretary of
the Navy.
Nor has any information been received
as to the probale time which the inquiry
will consume. At todays meeting the
Cabinet discussed a number of theories
which have been advanced as to the cause
of the explosion, but nothing approaching
definite conclusion was reached.