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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
COTTON IN OREGON.

About the last section of the country
that any one could expect to claim abiI-
ity to grow cotton would probably be
the extreme northwest, yet Oregon
comes forward with the claim that cot
ton can be raised of superior excellence
and yield in that state This claim is
put up and based upon the facts of sat
lsfactory experience. If there is any
thing in it, then the New England cot
ton mills that have been subjected to
serious embarrassments in the last few
years by reason of the active, success
full competition in Georgia and the
CaroIinas, viii have to hold somebody
other than southern manufacturers re-
sponsible for their hardships. If Oregon
demonstrates that she can as success
fully raise cotton as does Egypt, where
the finest cotton in the world is grown.
the industry of building mills in the
south viii probably receive a sudden
check. 1t is claimed on the part of
Oregon people who are agitating this
subject that the conditions for growing
cotton in the northwestern state are
quite similar to the conditions in the
African cotton growing regions. The
bush grows higher and bears longer.
while the open, rainless falls add value
to the product
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

test rs the castor oil plant. Il being pol
sonous 10 the whole animal world h
goat viii starvs rather than eat q. ard
those destroyers 81 everything green. the
locust. the army worm end the tobacco
worm. Viu not feed upon e.
In the Investigations ~ the Effects q
tobacco during she epidemic 81 cholera
a. Hamburg u IS stated that there were
no live microbes after tweutyf0lr hours
in the cigars made up with water contain
iuF I5g 90 choiera microbes - the cubic
centimefer.
The early closing movement Tor clerks
IN chemist shops has taken root IN Eng
land.
50 far a. the most recent statistics 70.
the known proportion Of bind peonis -
about one ia fifteen hundred. which wasiif
give a total u one million bind persons IA
tas weird The largest proportion -
found IN Prussia. which has ia Europe
- 80 blind ia a population - afH=sy-sfr
millions ~ ore 81 everY four hundred
ane eighty. Aest a. tAess are fo1nd n
the northern rreTl0oes ~ TIHiaad ard
the principal cause o. op5shainnsa. 1as -
TIE Bad ventilation - ire hsta q tss
DeasantrT and the insasqBafs facilities
for treatment. = great sesj - IRE biisa-
nsss IN EgJD = due 20 Blowing sand-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
TWO NEW YORK STATES.

Greater New York has still another
ambition, an ambition which is not in
accord with the convictions and inter
ests of the people of other states and
cities of the United States. A bill has
been introduced in the New York legis-
lature providing for the formation of
an additional state, to consist Of New
York City and its suburbs. Whether
people consider this project seriously
or not it is quite certain that the move
ment is a serious one. The fact that
the richest, most powerful center Of
the country in wealth and in popula-
ton, should ask such a thing becomes
serious of itself, for Greater New York
might as a lobby prove greater than
congress. The promoters Of this
scheme argue that they have popula-
ton greater than most Of the states,
and that as far as having two United
States senators is concerned it quite
frequently happens that towns have
two United States senator's, Grand
Rapids, Michigan, and Leavenworth,
Kansas, being cited. But these senators
represent states, not towns. Besides,
these towns will not always have two
senators each, which would be the case
with New York were it made a state TO
itself The state of New York, or the
interior of that state, is heartily tired
of the domineering Of the city and
would be glad to be severed. So the
danger of the scheme materializing is
thus enhanced. The west and south
have been at a disadvantage always
because Of an easten control of con-
gress and of successive administra-
lions. The next census will leave the
Atlantic states in the minority, when
the west will be able to demand it's
equal rights and privileges. The sue
cess of this additional state scheme
might hold the balance of power
against the west for another ten years.
The west and south should oppose the
proposition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
Along the Kansas Nile.

Tom Potter of Marion county will not
be a candidate for governor. He will get
in the Coburn band-wagon-
Several juries failed to give Mrs. Hill
mon her insurance. But Webb McNall
did McNan beats the jury system all
hollow.
Journalism is not always sunshine.
Within the past week, both lola and an
Atchison Globe reporter have been as
sauIted.
John Guthrie. the postmaster at Tope-
ka, makes every man in the federal build
ing furnish him a bond from surety
company-even the janitors.
Mrs. Thorpe, the police matron at To-
peka, has issued a manifesto claiming
that four-fifths OF the fallen women are
the daughters Of drunkards.
ingalls, says that in his attack on Le-
land he was acting on the defensive. An
utterance from ingalls, when he felt ag-
gressive, would be terrible affair.
The scalp bounty in Sumner county has
not successfully ended the rabbit diff
Guilty, and it looks like the commissioners
would be forced to call in DR.. Pitcher.
Dave Leahy says that no man who fears
Leland is fl to be governor OF Kansas.
out any repetitions of the ingalls, pro-
clarnation, from the aspirants for the
place.
For the second time in a year Mrs
frank Smith OF Pswnee Rock has horse
whipped ". J. Crumpton. principal OF the
public schools there. because she al
leges, he doesn't resign and give her chill
6rea chance 20 become educated.
The public is fighting fakes by ignor-
ing them. Two weeks ago the Kansas
city Times published a fake dispatch from
Kansas telling about lot Of snox-Aakes
q foot in diameter falling on a Kansas
farm. Not \ single newspaper II Kansas
repubushed the dispatch, or until now re-
ferred to Il IN any way.
Charles Lobdel wants Wyandotte coUn-
X to Try the Douglass schenle-that q. 20
have the various candidates for congress
from thai county hold q private election
70 see which ore shall have the ceiega-
ton TO the congressional convention
nroDer. George Douglass tried this OF
Jim Hauoweu and threw the Prince over
the precipice-
out near Ness the other day lot of
boys followed an old wolf. which finally
took refuge il = well The boys secured
q rope and let one q the crowd down IN
20 the well Ezs was shortly afterWs-a
fravn Up without any wearing apparel
on But the boy was mad and taking an
other rope nc gezt down again. dropped
the second moose over sae VOLTS head.
cane Up and drew the beast 20 s1s sur
fzcs alive ard Kicking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
POOR OLD MISSOURI.

Missouri officials and courts are short
on the emotional. lack the inspiration
begotten Of sentiment. They should
read I'D on Ella Wheeler Wilcox and
eat less hog and corn meal. The st.
Louis court of appeals has now before
it a case involving the right to kiss.
The city marshal of Wellsville, Thomas
Hughlett by name, kissed a Mrs. Lizzie
G. Blattner. The complaint was that
he did it in a public manner He also
attempted to caress her, for which the
cial election to fill the vacancy caused
by the kiss. The election was held and
this same Thomas Hughlett was again
elected marshal, receiving more votes
than all the other candidates put to-
gether. The MAJOR said he did not
want a kissing marshal; held that
there was no choice in the election, and
ordered another one to be held, and by
proclamation barred Hughlett from
running, declaring that he was not eli
gible. In August last the second cleo
ton was held, and as HughIett did not
run, another man was elected. Hugh
lett, however, took the case into court,
and obtained a mandamus against the
mayor, city officers and common coun-
Gil, ordering them to approve his cleo
ton. The mayor appealed the case,
and it is now before the court. The
plaintiff takes the position that while
a mayor and board Of aldermen have
the right to remove a man from office
for such a thing as kissing, they have
no power under the law to refuse him
a certificate after he has been legally
elected by the votes of the people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
THE H1LLMoN CASE.

The fact Of the New York Life Civ
Ing over its fight in the Hillmon case
by agreeing to pay it's share and costs,
etc, does not settle the fight. The New
York Life evidently adopted this
course in order TO rid itself Of the war
waged against it by the Pop insurance
commissioner Of the state, who had
declared for blood and who showed no
signs Of relenting. There are two other
companies which have not paid. While
there is little doubt of fraudulency,
that the whole Hillmon affair, from
his taking out the extraordinary
amount of insurance, with no way to
pay the premiums, to the supposed
tragedy in Barber county, was plot,
still it would probably be cheaper for
the companies TO pay than to continue
the fight indefinitely. However, all
who are opposed to fraud and such as
believe in the effect Of example hope
to see the other two companies stand
out. Hillmon viii turn up somewhere.
some llI1lE, ONHEl W loC SOil4C ObAACA A4ACA
dent will transpire which will make
plain the fact that the dead man buried
in Barber was not Hillmon but a vic
tim, accidental or otherwise. Brown,
his partner, has long since disappear
ed, but not until he had squarely per-
jured himself, when he skipped to es-
cape the penitentiary. AS for Mrs.
Hillmon, it is believed that she has but
little interest left in the claim. She no
longer even bears the name of Hillmon,
the man whom she lives with being
known as Smith. However it all may
be. public interests and moral welfare
demand that the case shall be resisted
until the actual truth is known If.
indeed, Hillmon was killed, the COM
panies can afford to pay the additional
accumulated costs as well as the
policy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Should business men as rule write
their own advertisements "The Eoun-
try Editor" thinks not. the argumeE~ ---
ing that IAN outsider can better study
the business from the standpoint Of the
man who buys and that is the view
Dolnt from which 20 write advertise
ments. Ye II ought not 10 be difflcgit Tor
the merchant 70 put himself in the place
OF the man who buys. seeing that he him
self must be a buyer-and sharp buyer
In order TO be a successful seller
This IS from John Wanaaker: The
tendency in large affairs Is toward TIE
apotheosis OF a system and the efTace-
Enent Of the Individual T. is 80 here.
System we have. but We Do not worship.
Il does not rule: Il serves. The whole aim
Of our mana cement IS % promote the
comfort OF the Individual customer We
wish you 20 feel when you enter oar doors
that you are welcomed personally. 10;
as one Of mass. Your welcome iE not
only that ~ "A possible cflstotne--it -
that Of & vixifor-ain1ost taat % guest
We should count ourselves fortunate y
we could awaken and maintain Ga you =
sense Of yCur personal importance % fhe
store. and a personal interest n g ard
SIS neEE-not as . mere mercantile enter
prise. but as an Institution q mutual ben
eft and community q atvaEtaEeF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Russia and to France, to say nothing OF
Germany's pretensions and Japan's
ambitions.
It reserves an immense belt of the
best land in China, stretching from the
sea to Thibet, and containing about
half of the entire population of the
empire. That would be truly the lions
share. The Yang-Tse-K iang valley
separates possible future possessions of
Russia in the northern part of China
from any land which France may ac-
quire in the south, next to her present
dependency of TonQuin. It would join
British possessions in Burr1ah, or come
so near that the little barrier could be
easily broken down at any time. So it
would leave British India in such po-
sition that it's frontiers might be grad
ually pushed through the heart Of
China to the Pacific.
OF course the British press and the
British ministry talk only of preserv-
ing the Yang Use Kiang valley as an
open field for trade. They disclaim any
thought of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
No one will doubt, however, that if
things shall continue to go well with
the British empire and the greatest
valley of China becomes in some sense
a British preserve, under the 'protec-
ton" Of any agreement between Great
Britain and the Chinese government,
sion of the whole region into British
territory. That is England's way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
Rifs From Big Cities.

A man in the London Sums makes =
living by selling hot water at g halT-penny
per quart
over a hundred persons disappear in
London every year without leaving the
slightest trace behind
There are no fewer than 81 Scottish So
cieties IN London, OF which y are asso-
ciated with Highland counties.
The city OF Moscow, In Russia IS men
tened as being in possession Of excellent
wood-payed streets 80 years ago.
The latest institution in New York IS
3 dog restaurant where people can take
their canine pets fer meals About 10
DOGS are fed there daily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
GEORGE INNES & CO.
Formerly MANamssa2&s
A Money-Saving Sale
Prior to Inventory

is in full blast all this week. The wonderfully
low prices quoted on goods throughout the
house in order to close them out before Febru-
airy 1, will be great magnet to shoppers. We
are right in the midst of inventory, and find
that We have too many goods on hand-must
reduce stock, and the Inventory prices
marked on the piles OF goods on all the coun-
tiers and tables are bound to appeal to all
economic shoppers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

shawl waieh f1rzser3g belonged %
Charlie K. q FfzEes. sa3 vas uznafao-
tsres fToFn iht FAR % PERSIA cats- May
thousand q es.fs' sksrs we're Utilized. zad
tas weaving Dsegi,fs9 soass Yeara m
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b. - ane ;hzt = fas b. csrspsssss,4 i1fo
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

a Efary cones firm HashI1Kfss. - -
eHsrt fhat a ceeEress-5a1 rsce1fiy cent
borne Ifly h1iss - sis Constituents "a
kansas, So sas free 1-sfEfs9figza gfs 70
ceigs6 81 FepIT q letter fT0rn q WOMAN
fsanklnT alsa e. fss ~0usors uhieE tazs-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

lFrpu tas Chicago Esrcrdl
XT. gaEss Hlzasl3sp8 Lsuss q ths STATS
% S'aaasaEsen. s1 IA EDssea yesterday
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Some day the United States viii have
serious trouble with Spain Ships will be
sunk, thousands killed, provinces suhju-
gated and peace declared before The gen
erai public VIII permit itself To believe
tiIat there Is any trouble az al We have
been asked too many times 10 prepare for
the crisis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

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Wet ane ATa. Martin smD8fhsa asr
asfca fs1FctsFslT = kasw = Tsssspa a<s
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Great Britain has signided her willing
ness TO fight AID, speaking Of the al
legged supremacy Of Germany. Russia and
France, If England ever gets into the ring.
the spectators are going 10 get sawdust
IN their eyes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
An AhSurdity

tFrom the Chicago Record)
What Is an ahsuvdity, Aunt Louise -
Fifty dollars worth % silver tOilsk ar
t.elss spread out on 81 bureau"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

One of the beauties about a French riot
is that no one pulls anything more dan
gerous than a mouth on the crowd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

About all that is necessary to start
riot in the French chamber of deputies is
to get up and blow your nose loudly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

a Paris school advertises to teach it's
pupils how to blush. 1t probably keeps
them away from the modern theater.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

II ever the parlor blinds of a mans
public career were down, with crepe on
the door-ben, they are in Bushnell's case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

kid McCoy's name is really Norman
Selby." He adopted Mccoy as a nom de
fist, which is another compliment to Ire
land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

gentleman of New York City who had found Rpans
excellent thing for dyspepsia observed after using
ues that they his great kidney bladder
"About hours after taking said be- copousy
that time almost became alarmed Once though
something thick like passing also slight pain
oppage noticed On consulting physician learned
that the fact that passed increased while taking
The abues detrimental but rather beneficial and that
the momentary oppage collection of the
washed the bladder the unusual flow urine
sirabe thing have brought about
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Japan has a new navy and is anxious to
try it on somebody. For these purposes
Hayti has an excellent reputation as a
target
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

The world will not stand injustice. An
individual, Dreyfus, has probably been
treated unjustly and all France is on her
hind legs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Nearly every inventor in the country is
trying 10 eoutrive d non-rehnable bottle
Thousands are being invented. II would
be better FOR the world If they were work
ing on a nun-redllable Jug.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Mr.. Leedy is doomed as his predecessors
who in failing to abolish the police COM
mission system, were themselves abol-
ished by the system.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

If Cassius Clay will cast his eyes on
the forty-four years of the new and third
Mrs. Talmage. He will see that Mr.. Tai
mage knows thing or two.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

The bubonic plague still continues in
Bombay. The yellow fever in our own
south has come and gone long ago. That
is a credit mark to civilization.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Reverend Talmage has just married the
third time. He is going pretty strong on
that promise that they are neither mar
ried nor given iE marriage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

a little ridicule is sometimes q good
thing. Just little has broken General
Miles of the habit of unfurling himself
to the public every whipstitch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Grover Clevelands new hunting park
consists of eighty acres. Any Oklahoma
farmer can readily see from this that Mr..
Cleveland win stick out around the edges.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25

Mrs. Walk-up Keteham. formerly OF
Kansas, has compromised her case with
ketcham's relatives by accepting $4,000.
Crepe is not high and this will buy sew
eral dresses for her.
The times., 1898-04-04
a Comnarison OF Policies.

To the Editor of The Times:
A most pitiful exhibition OF weakness
and indecision in the face Of the most
mOmentous issue that has confronted the
American people since '65 characterizes
the Presidents conduct of the Cuban
question.
What is the Administration policy?
There have been all manner of conflict
attempts to patch up some kind OF eva
sion of the questions at issue. but never
square-toed idea on definite ground.
Vacillation is the order of procedure
lodging from one evasion to another. get
ting further entangled at each turn.
spectacle and a plaything for Spanish
diplomacy, and the tool of bondhoIders-
When the Spaniards sheltered Billy
Bowlegs and his murderous savages in
Florida in 1919. Andrew Jackson marched
his soldiers into Spanish territory at
| once. 1t took him two minutes 10 make a
policy, Spanish diplomacy then sought 70
dicker and delay. but Old Hickory settled
the issues involved first and then handed
| them over to the diplomats 10 palaver
| about.
| When Beauragard fred on Fort Sumter.
/ April u, 1861, it took President Lincoln
! just three days 10 evolve a policy and is
sue his proclamation for 5000 troops
/ When the war was over and the time
ripe the French went out OF Mexico on
Stewards boot in day.
| Lincoln at once convened Congress to
aid him and his message dealt in no eva
| sions or cOncealments. It revealed the
whole case
Polk made exhaustive disclosures of an
the ramified facts leading up TO the Mex-
scan war.
! Now. the President distrusts Congress.
withhOldS facts. has no opinions tells
nothing. and his ieutenants have sOughr
| TO get rid of Congress so that il would
/ De impossible to declare war
/ The Republican party is without a pol
/ icy also. Individuals rant and swear that
| they will do this and that. and revolt
| seems imminent, but when the ear
waves his wand they fall in line like pup
| pets. l. D. Nj
The times., 1898-04-04
Capture That FIotiIIa.

II what we hear reported about the
course and adventures of the Spanish
flOtilla be true. there is still a chance
10 intercept and capture il before it
can strike a blow at our navy. That
chance must be taken at once if
EIF. Mckinley does not wish TO make
his Administration the laughing stock
Of Europe Perhaps he realizes it, for
It was hoped that Commodore
Schley's flying squadron would leave
Hampton Roads and put to sea last
night
II the statement be correct that the
feet Of destroyers is at Cape Verde
Islands, the probabilities Of being able
10 head il of ought to be excellent. IT
still has a run of twenty-four hundred
miles TO make, and, on course which
our expert commanders can calculate
very closely.
There should not be the slightest hes
itation about the capture Of the fotilIa.
We cannot afford to let it reach Ameri-
can waters
The times., 1898-04-04

long blockade would produce suffering;
but nothing of the kind is thought of.
While the American army and navy
attack the Spaniards in front, the Gu
ban armies Of Gomez and Garcia Will
hit them from the rear. 1t is doubtful
if they viii offer any serious resistance
after single engagement We can
land troops and supplies ana look after
the wants of the reconcentrados inside
of week from today if we want to-
Unmasculine talk of the Klopsch KIND
is silly, and it is a wonder Mr. McKin-
le~ can bring himself to listen to it.
But it helps the hopes of Hanna and
McCook, and its author may have a
shrewd sense of bringing his pigs to a
good market, in indulging it. He needs
muzzling for his own sake. He is with
out a sufficient reason for existing in
times like these.