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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

The navy department is receiving
large number of letters from men who
have served term in the navy, offering
themselves for rcenlistment. In case the
increase of 1900 sailors asked for by the
navy department is granted by congress,
the additional force can thus be recruited
largely from trained seamen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

Mozambique, March 6.-Advices just
received from the Island of Mayotta Co
moro group, says Mayotta was swept by
a cyclone during the night of February
q. The government buildings and many
native villages and crops were destroyed
and a large number of people killed or
injured Many sufferers are left without
any shelter and are now suffering from
famine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12
Bank Teller Arrested.

Cincinnati, March 6--Sherwood Gun
ming, receiving teller of the First Nation
al bank, has been arrested on account OF
an alleged Discrepancy of $4,000 in his
accounts.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

Experiments are to be made in free mail
delivery in Bucks county, Pa
The war department believes that the
entire Pennsylvania national guard would
volunteer in case of a declaration OF war
The last two descendants of Christopher
Columbus are said to be occupants OF
poor house in Cadiz, Spain,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

Only a little flag marks the grave OF
the late Gov. John A. Martin, in Atchi-
son. Kan, and efforts are being made t"
secure the erection of a fitting monument
to his memory.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12
A Family Mania.

n,, 0n,eaeo' March 9.-Joseph Hoyt, the
r,o'noer who committed suicide by shoot
s Is The third of three brothers to meet
~ "uch tate. 1t seems clear case of fam
ny mania for self-destructiOn.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12
Mon tn mn .

Thomas Dunn, engineer on the Montana
railroad, shot and killed a large lynx
from his seat in the cab as his train was
passing through Box canyon the other
morning.
The friends of Henry f. Clark, as he
he is serving a 40-yeaT sentence for the
crime OF highway robbery in Lewis and
Clarke county in 1891, are continuing
their efforts to secure a pardon for him.
The Foster Sheep Company has purchas-
ed the fine ranch of Robert F, Couts of
Sixteen Mile creek, paying $4,000 there
for. This property embraces 800 acres
and yields several hundred tons of hay
annually.
John d. Losecamp of Billings has re-
ceived from Oregon consignment of Chi
nese pheasants and will place them in
pairs with ranchers in the valley. They
are very handsome birds, and if they are
only allowed a fair show they will soon
stock the valley with choice game birds.
Mr. Losecamp turned out a few some
years ago, and never heard of them after
wards until this winter, when some were
reported as having been seen about 40
miles northwest of this place.
Eugene T. Wilson, receiver of the Mer-
chants National bank at Helena, has
been authorized by the comptroller OF the
treasury to declare a dividend of 5 per
cent, following that of % per cent hereto
fore declared and distributed. Since au-
thorizing the second dividend Receiver
Wilson has collected and RENTED enough
money to Washington for third dividend
of per cent, and the probability is the
second will hardly be out of the way be-
fore the third is authorized and made
available for the creditors.
The last report of Commissioner j. II.
Calderhead of the Montana state bureau
of labor, agriculture and statistics, con
tains some observations upon the Russian
thistle, an exceedingly noxious and per-
sistent weed that it is believed came into
the state from Dakota by being conveyed
by the railroad cars, which received the
seed in passing through the state east OF
this one. The commissioner devotes a
valuable chapter to the Russian thistle, !
which he finds to have been seen this year
in Is counties in the state, whereas at
the time the report for the preceding year
was formulated it was known in only |
nine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

delinquent taxes amounted to Sl3,624S sc
or about Is per cent. last years collec-
tons amounted to $64 ,9s094, while the
delinquent taxes were about $1,000.
Though the collections this year were
$4 900 less than last over $50 more re-
ceipts were issued This is due to a lower
valuation and levy. Since the delinquent
season began 300 receipts have been issued
agregating about $4,000.
In the case of @. Scott Anderson appeal
ing from the action of the county com
missiouers in employing w. b. Hepburn
as special counsel to defend ShOshone
county in a case testing the validity of
the county's bonded indebtedness, District
Judge Mayhem sustains the appellants,
holding that the commissioners can not
employ Il special counsel unless the dis
trict attorney fails or refuses to act, he
being the attorney for the county under
the state law.
The work of tearing up the old narrow
gauge track has begun at Old Mission, a
work train with a crew of II or Is men
coming down from Wallace to dc the
work. 1t is officially announced that the
track will be taken up to Wardner, the
rails from there to Wallace being left in
place. Outside talk is that it is not un.
likely that the gauge between Wardner
and Wallace will be widened to Il stand
ard gauge, SO that if at any time it may
be desired to resume business there it can
be done without any trouble. At present
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
pany takes all the ore at Wardner, turn.
ing the Last Chance over to the Northern
Pacific at Wallace and that from the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan being turned
over at Spokane it being sent to Tacoma
at present.
Superintendent Clark of the soldiers
home has made his report to the governor
for the month of February. 1t shows
there were 81 members on January 81, Of
whom - were present, and 80 on Febru
airy 2S, of whom 81 were present. 1t has
been necessary to postpone receiving two
applicants entitled to admission because
! the beds are all occupied. The average
attendance during February was rs. The
! pJtfVf, VI WHICH, lIC CulISu clh1S9 gov
| eminent contributed $3.50 and the state
$324.04. The cost of support of members
of the home during February was $l2.3'
each. against 1898 in February. 1897
and $234l in February, 1896. The cost
for maintaining each for the first two
months of the year was $23.84, against
/ $2697 i'll 1897 and 1862 in 1896.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-12

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
KANSAS AT OMAHA.

The Pop legislature neglected or
rather refused to permit any appropri-
alton enabling Kansas to participate
In the Trans Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha Kansas is not only among the
most prominent of the Trans-Missis-
Bippi states but is Nebraska's twin ter
ritorial sister and her elder sister as a
state. Side by side they have stood in
the past, and now Kansas flunks, all
because of the nondescript character of
the crew at her helm and on deck. It's
all too bad, if, indeed, it is not out
right huniliating. The Kansas rail-
roads have announced their readiness
to do the necessary transportation, and
the feeling in the state that there
ought to be some independent move or
individual effort to save the name and
interests Of the commonwealth has
been growing of late. There has just
been organized a commission TO ar
range for an exhibit OF some character.
1t consists of c.. w. Click, A. w. Smith
~
commission for the most part seems
well chosen, but unless it goes to work
with a will and with more than ordin-
airy wisdom there can be little hope OF
much being accomplished. All the
other contiguous states have been sys-
tematicaIly at work for months. Colo
RADIO, especially, viii make more eX-
tensive and impressive exhibition Of
her resources at Omaha than that state
did at Chicago. Had the Republican
party been in power Kansas would
have led all the states in that display
of resources. AS we said, it is all too
bad, and most sincerely to be regret
ted that the bungling and incompetent
cy of the representatives of the party
in power should result in placing thu
state at such a disadvantage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
The little Encyclopedia.

In New Zealand two persons working TO-
gether constitute factory.
The manufacture Of sugar and salt is
carried on by the aid Of 2.4M inventions.
Five hundred trading vessels leave the
Thames daily for all parts Of the world.
A nutmeg tree OF the largest size VIII
nroduce no more than FIVE pounds OF nut
megs
10 breakfast together before going out to
fight.
British landlords are said to own 2o.o0o.-
600 acres of lard in the United States, an
area larger than that Of Ireland
The iellyfish has no teeth, but uses him
self as II he We're q piece Of paper when
he is hungry. getting his food and then
wrapping himself about it,
In ancient Egypt when a cat died in
nrivare house the inmates shaved their
evelids. The killing Of cat, even acct
dantaliy, was considered a capital Of
Tense.
on the average. and taking England and
wales. one. person in g is a Smith, one in
Is a Jones. one in lis a Williams. one in
14S e Taylor. one in 1s2 q Davis, and one
in a la Brown
Every ton Of Atlantic water -hen evap-
GRATED. yields eighty-one pounds Of salt,
ton OF Pacific water seventy nine
pounds. arctic and antarctic waters yield
eIrhty-none pounds % the ton, and Dead
Sea water IS7 pounds
There are 151o 90 blind people IN the
world. OF one TO every 800 Inhabitants.
In England there are 2. 90 blind persons.
or SO for each million inhabitants. In
Russia and Egypt the blind constitute the
largest proportlunate number OF ;he pop
3 f,las4nTa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
Along the Kansas Nile.

Kansas is the least excited state in the
Union over the coming war with Spain.
The people Of this part of Kansas 90
not like Tom Reed, but how they do adj
mire him.
Each battleship has an electric lighting
plant capable of furnishing illumination
to a town the size of Newton.
The Atchison Globe makes special men
ton Of people who make social calls on
the editor and stay not longer than a
minute
The Calvin Hood campaign club has
been organized at Emporia- So far IL
has one hundred membeds, but, Of course.
will have more.
The Sterling Bulletin thinks that II we
should have q war in 1850 or Whereabouts
the Lee family Of Virginia would figure
prominently in *.
". f. Stanley carries the Reno coun-
" convention to select delegates TO the
state convention. There viii be only one
man IN the race ct the finish.
Most OF the Kansas editors have writ
ten editorials on Quo Nadis. Many OF
them believe that there was no necessity
for the author TO be SO vuigaTly sccu-
rate.
The Reno county delegates are under
iron-bound instructions for Chester Long.
The The0dsius Botkin boom for congress
Will have q few words spoken over I; By
the minister.
Broderick, congressman from the First,
IS cute Leland IS fighting him At the
same time Leland Is t0r John Seaton for
governor. Broderick slipped around and
eot the Jackson county delegation 20 he
! 70. Seatou. II Seaton IS rot an migrate
{ = 2 viii get the Atchison county delegation
for Broderick, and thus Offend his best
( friend. Leland
( lola Register The engineer on one Of
+ the Missouri. Pacific freight trains got 3
good scare out near LaHaTpe last Sat
/ urG.ay. The mea working o. one C the
new gas wells had a one-inch PIPE Are
/ laid from another vel. 70 The place where
they we're drilling. This pipe held the
! fun pressure q The well and was laid IN
/ a shallow trench under the tracks = the
( Missouri Pacidc near TIE rew sinister.
! Saturday the GROUND Ess soaked and as
/ the heavy engine ran cat OF the switch
/ .he weight drove TIE nexly-lall les INC
/ the mud and broke the gas pipe 4 jet
OF gas driven bv the ful pressure q the
{ vel shot ID under the engine and tErtte1
& from me fire IL the furnace, The engineer
raerd the noise and TIE explosion. and
1 ,A.rysrr the engine Vas going % blo~
m Jumped and ras. When hs stopPe1
- COX Re sax waat had hz2p=-e34 ard
seized bucket OF water aud threw Oh
hs,t q course the water made 1of IRE
i slightest difference He then rs-o-ntsd
ne engine and oack-t TIE trE-a o. TIE
ere saa 70 damage resulted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
THE NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE.

The latest thing along the line of lit
erature, the most unique thing in the
way of a monthly periodical, is the
Newspaper Magazine" published at
1O5 West Thirtieth street, New York.
This innovation in the way Of publ
cation is in no sense a trade journal or
organ or professional thesis, but a
Magazine of Newspapers, not for
newspapers. The first number of the
Newspaper Magazine. which lies be-
fore US. and which is one-fourth wider
and longer than the average monthly,
contains 164 pages of the liveliest ana
most instructive matter that could be
gathered together from all the newspa-
pers of the world, hence its name. The
contents Of a single number Would
make a book Current romance, poetry,
history, art, politics, legendary fiction
drama. music, books and everything
nertaining to, and the best of all found
in the representative journals of the
monthly, weekly and daily press, are
to be found in its pages. 1t constitutes
a travelling library and a miscellaneous
university Of facts and fiction and OF
all good things going in journalistic III
erature. and all for fifteen cents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02

stood. A broadside from battery OF
dragons is one of the maneuvers not
defined in the tactics. Still General
Miles. confronted by war, calls Tor
more cavalry. He wants the horse
wing Of his army put on war footing.
Including the number OF chargers
which he proposes to stride himself
and the number demanded for the
horse-marines, he sets down 600 as the
least number he can get along with
The parade and paraphernalia neces-
sary to an impressive showing under
his command would fail fiat, with the
added possibility Of Spanish hordes
sweeping over the land in the absence
of a stiff cavalry support. General
Miles is a great good fellow in the es-
tirnation Of the world and a great gen
eraI in his own estimation. He has just
been down inspecting the new Calling
rapid-fire rife being constructed at
Cleveland. and he sands word to Cen
eral Alger, secretary Of war, who was
a cavalryman himself, that he must
have at least six hundred additional
horses to put his land forces on a war
footing in the event of the impending
naval engagement, experimenting, nc
doubt, that there would be full more
danger in the brush alongshore thar
out in the open sea- Miles is stunning
| on parade and makes much noise witt
his mouth, his redeeming quality lyinG
, in the fact that he is a plucky fighter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
RENO IS For srANLAY.

Our sister county of Reno has elected
her Republican state and congression-
al delegations. They stand for Stanley
and Long enthusiastically and unani
nous. A resolution instructing for
Chester Long was introduced and
adopted. Another was introduced in
structing for Stanley, but was with
Drawn, not because the convention was
not solidly for him, but out Of cour-
tesy to the presence in the hall of Mr..
Seaton and Mr.. Edwards, who, in con-
reding the delegation to Stanley, felt
It little rough, under the circum-
stances, that instructions should be
voted. So the mover, with great good
pature, and with the laughing consent
of the convention, withdrew his mo-
lion. Even those who opposed any in
structions declared that Mr.. Stanley
was their candidate, just as emphatic
ally as is Mr.. Long for congress. AS
Reno has gone so will the Big Seventh
all of its counties, with few, if any, ex-
reptiOns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
THE NEW NAVAL HERO.

Captain w T. Sampson, who has
been appointed to the command of the
North Atlantic squadron, to succeed
Admiral Sicard, is very much an
American, and very much a man. He
is a student as we'll as a sailor. He
was four years superintendent in the
naval academy. In this post, which
calls for scholarship, tact and eXecu-
tive ability he maintained his reputa-
ton. Made a captain of in 1889, he
commanded the San Francisco Of the
new navy, and took a three years
cruise in her. Next he became inspect
or of ordnance at the Washington navy
yard. AS such he had great deal to
do with the improvements in modern
gunnery, more especially in building
up and perfecting the machinery of
that fine gun factory The next ad-
vancement was as chief of ordnance
In this capacity he gained new credit.
He created the now famous proving
ground at Indian Head, on the Poto-
mac, and, best of all, he succeeded in
making such guns as in all their trials
at Indian Head and elsewhere never
met with accident. This is more than
can be said of the experiments made at
foreign navy yards. Further than that.
he thoroughly tested smokeless powder
and other high explosives, and by his
studies and suggestions improvements
were made in these destructive agents
that brought the American products
at the head Of the list. Capt. Samson
also brought about the uniformity OF
rapid-fire guns in the navy; he devised
the "super-posed turrets" which the
Kearsarge and the Kentucky are 70
nave, and carried through his plan for
item in the teeth of bitter opposition
by the construction bureau and most
of the other bureau chiefs in the navy
department. Naval officers. or at least
some Of them, contend that this style
of turrets would make the ships top
heavy.
Captain Samson graduated from
the naval academy in 1860. During the
war he had no opportunity to distin-
guish himself, serving in the blocksd-
ing squadron, but in that period of dan
gers he earned rapid promotion and il
1866 was a lieutenant commander
When the naval War College wa:
started Samson was appointed one O
the lecturers. He paid attention 10 th'
subject of torpedoes and helped to de
veIop and extend the work. The stud,
that he gave to this important brancl
OF naval warfare will now stand hin
in good stead.
Captain Samson has been twice mar
ried. He has four daughters and tw'
young sons. His eldest daughters ar
married to naval oficers-Lieutenan
Smith of the Indiana, and Ensigl
Jackson, Of the torpedo boat Foote
The latter as a naval cadet game
fame in the Samoan disaster by en-
couraging the men on the Trenton I
stand on the yards so as TO form whs
was called the human SAIL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
Sack Of Port-Au-Pnn ce.

rn., The feet arrived at the nearest
barhor Morgan landSd his men anu
,,,orchad toward the town, out ne u" iiO'
s,,ccead in making a secret attack as nc
80 bonAd. A Spanish prisoner hao Ie'
l.i.,,s.If drop overheard, and, swimming
lore had warned the governor OF Ihe
$50. thus prepared this able COM
.-a,dsr marched a body Of soldiers along
49, road nv which the pirates must come
o,d when he found a suitable spot nc
bui1t a formidable barricade. Behlno TINS
bie soldiers were posted with thelF mus
kets and their cannon -. 20
Pint when Morgan came WITHIN slsh' =.
.bis barricade. he considered that II "ou'o
he entirely unnecessary TO attempt 10 oiS,
+urb his admirable defense, so ne rnatch I7'
his men into the woods. LED them eh''io 'y
around the bsrricade. and came oo' upoN
a wide plain before the town
We're he found that he would nave 10
eot+ HE wav into the city, and probably
much to his surprise. his men were pres
- charged bv a body Of cavalry.
Tba nfrates routed the horsemen. ano'
.f+sr a Aght Of about four hours, took pos
| session of the town. Here they captured
| a Great many prisoners. whom they smut
| ~ o. tba churches and then sent detach-
-,ar.s ont into the country 70 look TOT
| those who had run away. Then these ut-
| terlv debased and cruel men took tneit
usual course, after capturing the town
they pIlaged. Toasted and rioted Even
| u,ban the poor citizens seemed 10 nave
GIVEN I'D everything they owned. they
zero told II they did not pay two heavy
ransorns they would be carried away IN
slavery. and that their town Wouio DC
| burned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
Saain and England

n anyone thinks that s.aEisua 3 f-i'n6-
y "a Suzf-. or ever voaid -. Jet trer1
read this littls scrap of history Tie azr-
yee- q SPAN II 1884 had 'esl bah srd 3
famine vas tu.izsnt- EsESeiz were tnvlts1
- bring corn from E-E.aB9 Elth sps-
-izE promise shat they sho4.1 as sree from
al rroleEtattou- TIE Spz5.sz ports we're
fsl O. English vessels. when lats T. Nay.
Isss az order came from Ms1-d "a re
seizure % every ozs n. them. TIE !7p-ts-
onnea. ct The crews ard tA= appropristioa
= ne vessels AID tasiF sEzszsaI % -.
use q TIE ArmaEa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
Twas Ever Thus.

Representative Lacey Of Iowa, has
good story from his own home town OF
Oskaloosa- Captain James Il Willis, re-
siding there. thought ire other day he
would test The patriotism OF the people
50 ne prepared a telegram pu-po-tiag 10
come from the governor ot the state al
thorizinE him 70 raise company for tAe
SPANISH war. he sot re and drum and
commenced 70 raise recruits. and IN one
hours time had & fan company I5e
most remarkable thing was that not ere
Of The recruits had been talking var. TAs
Fellows who had been louGest foT war were
aot ready 10 enlist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
N Il G.

Aubrey de We're, an Irish poet and gen
,1aman. mentions IN his Recollection"
that when ten years Old he had tutor
who constantly Intoxicated in him rec;l-
tude. purpose and energy.
The tutors praise Of energy vas eN-
pressed b. the saying;
There are three letters CT more value
tbsn all the rest IN the alphabet, namely.
\ 4 G.''-Youths Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02

For two weeks the pirates waited LOT
the unfortunate people 20 go out into the
co,,ntrv and find some Of their feiiow-cit-
izens who had escaped with portion OF
+beir treasure. In those days people CID
rot keep their wealth in banks as they
DO now. but every man was the custodian
~ most OF MS own possessions. and %nen
.bev ead from the visitation Of ar enemy
thav took with them everything OF value
mat they could carry. Before the citzsns
-s-rrrAd Morgan made a discovery; ne
60 vras taken who was carrying letters
s-o-n ,ne governor q Santiago, neigh
herring city. 10 some q the citizens q
pcr--au-Priucs telling them 20 Lot he IN
100 great a hurry 20 pay the ransom, be
cause Re was coming with strong force
N their assistance. When Morgan read
tbesa letters Re changed his mind and
thought Il would be q wise thing Tot .
stsv ia that region any longer than could
r. heIped So he decided not % walt for
re unfortunate citizens % collect the
heavy ransom he demanded but tod them
rhar Il they would furnish them SIth i've
hundred head q cattle, ard also supply
salt ard help prepare tne meat foT ship
rneu;- Re would make 10 further demands
t--,a them This. Of course. the citizens
we're glad enough 70 Go. ard ths b1cca-
reerz sailed sway.-F. p Stockton u s.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-02
wAR HORSES WANTED.

Guns are all right for a fight on the
sea, the bigger, the more rapid firing
and the more numerous the better: but
in such a set-to the utilization Of cav
airy horses is not SO readily under