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Evening journal., 1898-01-03
surriror of q vlner nIte.

An English steamship engineer has
recently acquired the satisfaction Of be-
ing probably the only man ever bitten
by a West African double-horned viper
Who has lived to tell of IT, The doctor
,ept him full of brandy and injected
odine into the wound. His temperature
use to 1913.
Evening journal., 1898-01-03

1t is never really summer until ice
Yea tastes good.--W ashings9a Demo.
Evening journal., 1898-01-03
NEW CASTLE REAL ESTATE

FOR sALE.-No. 7S South Fifth street,
New Castle; brick house; slate roof;
seven rooms and bath; range; hot and
cold water; gas; plastered Summer
kitchen; good cellar; best location in
city; newly papered perfect condition;
immediate possession; easy terms. Apply
G. w. Edwards, Evening Journal office
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1898-01-03
American Enrmn.

The United States contains to-day
$4,000 farms Of an average size of 1877
.cres each.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
MERRITT MAKES TROUBLE.

Yesterdays wires tell US that Merritt
wants fifty thousand American soldiers
to hold things level in the Philippines.
There didn't seem to be any trouble
over there previous to the arrival of
Merritt. Aguinaldo, who was landed
from Hong Kong by Dewey and fur
nished arms for his insurgent forces,
observed all the injunctions of Ameri-
cas- great naval commander himself,
and forced his following to do the same
thing. Admiral Dewey has managed
those Orientals without a single slip,
fall down or friction Of any character.
Every word from Dewey has been to
the effect that things were going all
right and he was holding the situation
securely. But the arrival of Merritt
was the signal for trouble. Aguinaldo
is all wrong and the situation so criti-
cal as to make a demand for additional
troops necessary. 1t will cost a pile of
money to transfer thirty thousand ad-
ditional troops half around the world
and cost much more to maintain them
while there. Merritt should have been
sent to Manila subject to Dewey's or
der, or otherwise some other general
sent subject to the same authority.
Dewey has been for some time in the
Orient, has been there before, and hav-
ing demonstrated his ability to- grasp
and hold the situation, should have
been trusted and maintained as the
chief representative of this countrys
interests until such satisfactory condi-
lions had been conquered. Aguinaldo
IS a power, and he represents several
millions OF people; his friendship,
therefore, is more desirable than his
enmity, whatever conclusions may be
reached for the final disposition of the
Islands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAINE

VIII the disaster to the Maine remain
forever mystery? That disaster indi-
rectly caused the war. The Cubans
had long asked a recognition of their
independence. One congress granted IT,
but Cleveland nullifed congressional
action. Mckinley came in promising
action in regard to Cuba One of his
first actions was To send the Maine TO
Havana, a thing Cleveland had re-
fused to do. The Maine was blown up.
The board OF inquiry found nothing
definite. but its discoveries pointed I'M
nistakably to the fact that the board
believed that an outside explosion had
caused the destruction Of the vessel.
Meanwhile the people had become
greatly enraged and demanded imme-
date action in the matter.
1t can not be denied that our gov
Irnment acted mysteriously in the
halter 1t having been discovered that
The vessel was blown up by a source
outside the vessel, no indemnity was
demanded of Spain. 1t was generally
believed that this government forewent
the indemnity, fearing that Spain
would pay it and shut of further and
Inevitable action in the larger question
Of the freedom of Cuba. So the Maine
matter was sent into seclusion while
we made a demand for the relief Of suf-
tering humanity in the island Of Cuba.
Captain Sigsbee. whom the world he
heved would succeed TO prominence in
the coming war. was placed on a con-
verted steamer and sent outside the
zone Of action. The government did
not rely on him or take any steps to-
ward elevating him who had been the
object Of alleged Spanish treachery.
The administration idea seemed 10 he
to wage war on the high grounds OF
humanity and exclude all idea Of Ven
geance on account Of the Maine. The
frequent and fatal signal Remember
tie Maine" was purely unofficial
Now, at the probable conclusion Of
the war. the Maine question. naturally
presenting itself, is again obscured. \
commission viii settle the question Of
war indemnity later. Whether this
includes any indemnity for the Maine
IS not known. It probably does not.
Because It is not included in the peace
NEGOTIATIONS is the reason Spain Is able
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
SAMfIaS
gaAl11 - eagle
NJ. VI. MURDOCH. Editor.
WANT NO PEACE COMMISSION.

The people of the United States are
willing to leave the terms of peace to
the judgment of President Mckinley.
The great majority will be better sat
isfied, whatever the conditions, know
ing that he prescribed the terms. Upon
the other hand, there viii be criticism
and distrust should the terms be con-
cluded in any round about way through
a commission, especially if that com
mission is to meet in a neutral country,
and still more so if that country is IN
friendly France. It was not a pleasant
fact that Spain appealed to this gov
eminent through the French minister.
There is no necessity for interminable
negotiations over conditions. If Spain
is DOT ready TO concede all that Presi-
dent Mckinley would ask then the war
should go right on, even with added
vigor, until the government at Madrid
is ready to sue for immediate peace or
until that government would gladly ac-
cept whatever Washington might pro-
pose and without any haggling. I'm
questionably the belief as it was the
desire of the people Of this country, was
for war to a finish and until that
which was tarted in for was accom-
plshed. The representative heads Of
the government Of the United States
as also the people Of this country,
plead with Spain TO avoid war by do
ing the right thing by the people Of
Cuba Spain not only ignored such
pleadings but when threatened defled
US. In three months time we have dem
onstrated to the enure satisfaction Of
the balance of the world SPANS de-
feat In a shorter time than terms Of
peace can be reached by a mixed COM
mission Spain herself will realize that
she has been whipped and will be ready
for any terms that President Mckinley
in his wisdom and love of right and
Justice may dictate. AS for anything
further the United States senate will be
much more ready to ratify terms sub
mitted by the president than any
agreed upon by a commission.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Sailors Hate One anotber

A letter just received in Washington,
D. c., from an officer on the cruiser
Brooklyn, says: The other day Captain
Bob Evans was aboard, blowing to the
Commodore about how the Iowa sank two
destroyers and two cruisers. He was
about TO so on and claim the other two
cruisers as his victims when the Commo-
dOre dryly remarked that ne was sorry
the Brooklyn didn't get into it. and that
"she didn't fire a shot" You should have
seen Fighting Obj" shut up. This incl
dent is characteristic of bot hmen. Here's
the way We sing IL now:
Where was Sampson when the fleet came
out?
Where was he. and what was he about?
Come, my little man, tell me, If you can.
Where was Sampson when the fleet came
out?
You know the New York didn't fire a
shot except al q few old huIks that had
hauled down their flags, and came boil
ing up to the Colon about an hour after
she had surrendered to Commodore
Schley. There IS a very bitter feeling be-
tween the New York and the Brooklyn.
They are very Jealous of Us, and we hate
them for the petty WEAKNESSES they have
shown Us ever since they came down here
There viii a free-fOr-all fight WIN the
crews get ashore together, with little
hrewater inside. We are all growing
Schley boards: they Will be all the rage
when we strike New York.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

to make an honorable peace" If the
count, Spain, in treating for peace or
in accepting it, would admit the respon-
sibility for that great act of treachery.
AS the peace negotiations are progress
ing Spain does not admit her response
bility for that awful act, and never
viii admit it.
The question freely arises: Did the
Spaniards blow up the Maine? Our
government has never said 50. The
Spanish deny it. Our government does
not seem to be sufficiently satisfied Of
treachery to demand q settlement on
that score. Captain Sigsbee's lack Of
expected prominence is leading TO the
belief that in the Maine matter there
is still much that is vague and foggy
in the mind Of the government.
While public opinion is almost unan-
imous in the belief Of treachery. the
administration clearly is not convinced.
Without the Maine incident there
would have been no war. And yet the
war was declared without reference to
it and will be concluded without men
ton Of it,
It is one of the mysteries in history
and will probably remain so forever.
And that is all that can be said
about it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
The Smallest Inhabited Island

The smallest inhabited island In the
world Is that on which the Eddystone
lighthouse stands. At low water il Is 80
fee, in diameter; a high water the light
house. whose diameter at the base IS 2sat
feet completely covers il. Il Is inhabited
By three persons. L lies nine miles OF the
Cornish coast and fourteen miles south
west of Plymouth breakwat Ter FlnthoIne.
an island % the Bristol Charne. i only
g mile and a half II circumference. but Il
supports farm house besides the light
house with a revolving sight IS feet above
the sea There are abaut 100 CO islands %
al sizes scattered over the oceans. Amer
lea alo1e has 800 around ia coasts: there
are 255 IL The Bay OF Rio deJaneiro: i. 30
between Madagascar and India. and some
100 Of the eastern coast Of Australia
between Us ralnlana ard New Gainsa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

things together and launched the story
that an engagement existed between the
two. Mrs Wiley Cook took this story 20
her husband in Kansas city, who, just az
the time was receiving a visit from a
cousin who is editor Of a paper In Indiana.
and when this editor heard the tale he
fixed it up in the form OF A Special teie-
gram and sent u 20 the Chicago papers.
The Independent says: "A visit 20 Miss
Cook at Vinita found her very much am
noyed and chagrined over the reports. she
does not care for newspaper notoriety.
and alternately laughed az the r.dicu-
lousness Of the story and pouted when
she thought OF what Hobson might say
when he heard OF it,"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
= Woman Gravedigrer.

4 woman as grsve-diggeri The idea
seems almost impossible, but IN the town
CO Lswes, England. saws TIt-Bits. there
j. lady who fills the Of. ce Of sexton Esv-
erybooy knows her. and ua1i recently
she dug all TIE graves IN I.swes cemetery.
Now, al The age % sixty. she contents
herself WIKI aill1g them up and attending
70 the mounds and flowers.
Ms. Steel-the name OF The sextozess
i one can use such q terms 4 very
healthy old lady. ard she has been hsacr
10 say that she Will never leave Ser post
uusll Il IS her turn - have 4 grave dug
for her. May the time be far Distant
T. IS a wonderful Slghs - witness the
old lady uss ne spade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

The simplest method Of cleaning the
white straw sailor hat : TO scrub It. Re-
move the band ard apply a good heavy
lather. made Of pure white soap. ard
scrub with = good stir brush until a.
spots q Dirt are removed. and then rinse
the su5s out thoroughly.
The hat IS row clean. but the soap Is
liable 20 turn & yellow. 50 that. IN order
10 keep i white Il must De subjected 20
q bleaching acid The best IS surphu-ic
acid Note that th3s is rot sudphuTlc bur
suiphur5us- i Is nor commonly used. aad
one must insist CT the rsEat acid The
sulphu-ic acid would ruin The straw.
ScTub Jhe hs; a gain Ti.h the aid q ths
brush until &; Is perfectly white
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
4 Modern Proposal

passionately.
II think do. Henderson she replied
demurely Pat love IS such q funny
term. and means so many things. In Boz
ton il involves so much that is abstract
in Chicago 50 much that BE- pas. tomato
and In New York so much that IS plainly
business that I hesitate % say
'-StuA dear. do you love me-"
Il think DO. Henderson. am an Amer
lean girl Born IN Boston. ! ttink ~
you as differentiated from your=eIf
Gated IN Chicago. 7 am not Indifferent 90
love And since you are rated AS mi-
nonaire In New York. I rather think Z
can be happy with you. Yes Henderson.
I win come 20 your rms."-Harper Pa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Bull Ffxhtfnrin Spain.

The ever-rAcurrIng ruraor that -. bull
fight is s les spopu.ar form OF azzse-
ms1t II SPAN than hitherto - certainly
dsqTove6 BY The fact that RevsTEe. the
fayors;e espz6a. has found ire s@&son
which haE jas- ended one u The rross SUI
cesStr} re 6as ever sI2e-ssSce6- Daring
ne eight months he has ASSISTED a. sevea-
ty-flve 5uI-SEh.s. SIX - TEich were bad
II France ard two II Portugal T. a.
tend then Re has travelec Z; least - 90
miles. a11 has ezras1 the ln1rzsase Gsz
= El5pas. Fr7-- :hls s2za. hesese<. rs
sxpsnsss lave to De deducted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Told orthe PrInce.- Of wales.

Here IS a story told OF the Princes r.
Wales. She was once shown through the
museum q Scotland Yard. continuing ths
photographs % countess r0gues. and a.sp
some OF the methods. scientific a1d legal.
Tor tracing crime an DIOR Furnishing o.
1T IL ali very clever" cad che A4nfly
princess. With a sigh. "1t - the worli
we're as anxious % discover and r@7arl
the good men as q Is the bad, what 8
pleasant place Z world De
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
NEWSPAPERS AND WAR.

The war has largely added to the
number of the readers of every Asso-
ciated Press daily in the land, doubling
the circulation of many. But the ad-
vance in the price of white paper, I'M
der the new tariff bill and because of
other things, has prevented prcpor
tional profits. In truth, what with the
loss of advertising through the effects
of the war on special lines Of trade and
the extra cost Of paper, few dailies are
as well to do as with their old time cir
culations. There is no profit in selling
a paper for one cent when the white
paper upon which it is printed costs
fully that much. The publishers of the
Chicago daily papers have increased
their subscription price. The one-cent
dailies will hereafter be sold on the
streets or delivered by carriers for two
cents. In this the Chicago publishers
have simply followed precedent that
has been established elsewhere.
Throughout the east and west the adj
ditional expenses incurred in securing
news Of the war, the increased tele-
graph tolls. raising of the price of white
paper and kindred additional expense
necessary to the successful conduct of
newspaper to meet the demands OF
its constituency, have necessitated the
increase of the subscription rates or
the reduction in size to keep the paper
on a firm financial foundation. Chi
cago is the first city in the middle west
to follow in the footsteps of the dailies
located elsewhere.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

or th3rty-hve faes shown n a faEs-of-
a1I-natl0ns supplement 90 a London Neek-
y ia lss barely forty gears szo. s.eFen
have 6lsappeaTe3. among Them fnaFe -
the East Intia cnmpaaT. ~ IRE Ign.za
Islands. q Tuscany Napiss and t-s States
u the Church. q the EilEsls "a 'neries8
company and % SARDINIA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Without Papa's Helm

"Risley IS a fine fellow
HE IS indeed. Why. 60 you know. sir.
he rose 70 his present position in the army
BY sheer ability. from complete obscurity.
lbs t&saer Yas e psssGxA -.sAseI2s[.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

NJ ICHfGAN MILITARY ACADEAY-
vi zlst year. Prepares for leading Uni
versi.les. Graduates are now 30 Harvard.
Yale Princeton Cornell. and University
OF Michigan New gymnasium, bgNito
feet. Address COLONEL ROGERS supt.
Orchard I.ake Mich
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Made Tn FnRlana.

TIanfair-1N 3 Ewyri 2 gF.l z Ee-T 10y mr.
Sow rftandisiilogoE 1xogoc1 appsar 10 ere
British pcss1Tics guide ~ tee rsrne -
= post ard telegraph 81 re t1 tae .s-sH9
q Arzsaey 7: O. sad % mean ges
Churea CT - May la q hrilow G.. ~ q.
hare near n tae rault wasf,poea 49, p
s.. DISHES Church. uez= C q red cave"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

troll of themselves. Some day dear Cen
sral Miles viii have to leave them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

We are hard to coax into a war, terrible
when we get into It, and easy to make
peace with at its conclusion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

The women of Porto Rico have large,
black, lustrous eyes and enchanting, clean
cut features. On to Porto RicoI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

So far as the Philippines are concerned
1t Will be a Luzon game for Spain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

\ LIBERTY Ladies' College and Conserv-
- atory Address Liberty Ladies' Coz
fsua Liberty No.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

The gunners Of Cervera's feet threw the
hind ends of their guns into the sea. They
did the same thing with their shells.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

81 wonder" says Mr.. McGinty as he
pulls piece of sea weed out of his hair,
what delays Admiral Camara's fieet?'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Tom Reed has ben nominated for
congress in Maine again. Tom Reed is
considered pretty big MANN Maine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

During this interim some one should go
down and cut Blanco off from all COM
munication with the outside world again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

We should by all means have an extra
session Of congress. Things may not be
going to suit young Mr.. Bailey of Texas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Il IS not "manana" with Spain when It
comes 10 saving her neck. Just now there
is no such word as tomorrow" in the
Spanish dictionary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

II the Latin Republics Of South America
are going to declare war against the Uni
ted States IN behalf of Spain it is about
time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

We never axe Rat wlo "a fancy whist
t7r-Atrtison ls5obe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Our regular army and our navy won
the war with Spain. The volunteer service
either on war or land or water has had
but little 10 do with It.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

healthy wife is husbands inspiration sk dead and
woman especially family a damper
all oyousness the home sometimes marvel patience OF
IF finds that her
that everything tires her. her sleep disturbed by horrible dreams
suddenly the night feeling
cation and ALARM she her strength 1t
she lives what her what she needs Rpans
Tabue
No
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

The Spanish cabinet has been doing a
heap OF sitting the last few days and il il
has thought as much as it has squat the
end of the war is near.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Dispatch in New York paper IN la9e
Madrid. July Don Alvarez Y Colon
died here tonight. On his dea;h-bed he
confessed that il was he VINO touched OF
the mine that blew Up the Maine be
viii De buried Win public donors and MS
wife viii be Qensloned."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

The ease with which We are taking Porto
Rico shows that it is much easier to cap
ture one Of SPANS loyal colonies than one
OF her insurgent territories.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Now is the pleasant time when about
nine out OF ten Americans gets a discon-
tented look on their faces and say they
guess they viii go to Porto Rico.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

views OF his war. L has been 2 picnic for
Us Our band played the vaudeville.
''rhere'h Be q. Hot Time in me Old Town
TonigAt," and then tie army rushed up
and captured something. with q buu dog
IN front OF the fighting line
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Joe Lowe says PETER will get twice as
many votes as any other Prohibition nom
inee in Kansas ever got before. Even
if he does, he will not then get enough TO
take him out of the scattering" col
umn. In fact, PETER scatters so much
naturally, that It would be difficult to
take him out of that column on any
ticket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Wichita county produced this year more
than a thousand bushels of wheat for
each voter in the county. 1t may be said
in extenuation, however, that Wichita
county has an acreage of wheat land that
IS wholly out of proportion to its voting
population.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Judge RightmIre. in Emporia Republi-
can: 'If could, would establish as the
law of this nation, whenever upon the
sol of any land the life-blood Of an Amer
lean soldier IS shed in the cause of lib
erty. that life-blood would consecrate thai
soil to freedom, and on II 1 would keep
them there. in defiance of all the other
nations of the civilized world"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Kansas City Gazette: We sincerely re-
greet to learn of the death OF Hon. B. II.
McEckron, Of Concordia. He was one
OF the stalwart citizens of Kansas in
every feature which constitutes perfect
and useful manhood. He settled in Kan
sas in 1858. He was twice a member of
the legislature, and the second time was
unanimously chosen speaker Of the house.
He was one of the committee Of three
who managed the bolt for John A. Ander-
son for congress in 1856.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
Going
East

Ta-n take the Santa Re Rout. frou
wichita 20 Chicago. sixty miles the
shortest Rock tallastsd track. few
grade crossings: yesubuisd trans %
Pullman Palace sls,pers and Ffss
Reclining Chair Cars. Lighted ~
Electricity. East % Missouri river
dining cars serve meals a Ia carte. II
you want safety. speed sn1 comfort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Every soldier in that fight at Santiago.
desires. before there is peace. that Spain
relinQuish Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philip
pines. Madrid and a large portion of
France and Australia.