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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
EXTRA HAZARDOUS.

We want no Bull Run" at Santiago.
AS the Eagle set out but few days
since, the capture Of a navy and Of a
fortified city at one and the same time
is a tremendous undertaking. In an
unknown tropical region, in mldsum-
mer with raw recruits, such an under
taking becomes extra hazardous. The
American people are impulsive and i'm
patient. They now know that Shafter
and his army are in Cuba Today or
tomorrow they will look for a report OF
a victorious battle in which Shafter
and his army were the artists. The
American people may be disappointed
It requires more than 4 minute or a
day to land a body Of 1900 men. with
all Of the enormous supplies and equip
ments that so with them, on a hostile
shore and in the face Of obstacles that
a month ago seemed insurmountable.
Shafter and his army viii give a good
account of themselves at the proper
time. It may not be today or tomor-
row; ii may not be next week They
will not move upon the enemy until
they are ready, knowing that the
weight Of the blow they VIII strike viii
largely depend upon the degree Of their
preparedness Shafter viii not precip-
itate another Manassas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

States bond at once becomes financial
ly interested in his country. in its sta
bility and good government. He serves
a personal interest when he helps to
make that government better which
owes him something. The city Of Phil
adelphia long ago recognized this fact
by bringing about such a condition as
would permit her citizens to hold the
city's securities and exempt such Sc
curities from taxation. Philadelphia $
8 per cent bonds sell in denominations
as low as $40. Instantly man be-
comes a possessor Of a SO bond he be-
comes personally interested in the good
order and wholesome laws of that city.
Nobody ever hears Of a riot in Phjla-
delphia, because a r-rt would nurt the
credit Of the city and lower the value
of the bonds. The same wholesome in
fiuences thus exerted in Philadelphia
are bound to be exerted in behalf of
the country by this wide Distribution
Of the 8 Per cent bonds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
TIE PooR REcoNCENTRApo.

Nothing more is heard of the thou
sands in Cuba whom Weyler started
out to exterminate by starvation. That
demon descendant Of a long line Of OPP
pressors unblushingly announced that
Spain could never govern Cuba in peace
so long as a native or a half-breed on
that island was permitted to live. So
came the inhuman policy that in shock
ing a Christian world brought on war
which threatens to overthrow gov
eminent which, in the fifteenth CEN
fury, was master Of the world.
When the revival Of a scheme for the
relief expedition to feed the Cuban re-
concentrates is mentioned to a war de-
partment official he smiles sadly and
there is significance in the sadness of
his smile. 1t is pretty well understood
in Washington that there are no more
reconcentrados. Those who We're not
starved to death or escaped from the
cities in which they were kept in semi
captivity. have been forced TO take up
arms for Spain. A few escaped to their
country homes and have succeeded in
evading recapture by hiding in the
mountain Businesses. It is pretty well
understood, though, that by far the
greatest number died of hunger and
exnOsure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
EsN>>NfLae
YaI1n Sa9e
NJ. VI. MTRDOCK- Editor.
A REPUBLICAN WAR.

A democrat is a natural born OBJ
structionist. He may be patriotic even
brave to a fault, but when 1t comes 10
xar he is a kicker and a fault-hnder'
What else could Cleveland have DONE
what other course could he have pur-
sued than the one held 20 by Presl-
dent Mckinley? Yet the Democrats Oh
Indiana in convention assembled. last
week had not one word TO say IN
,,raise of the course Of the president
during the present war, but an entire
ylank Of the platform is devoted 20
euloe-v Of William Jennings Bryan
,ba "nAerIess leader" who is com
mended for his patriotism in gong 10
the defense Of his country at the heau
of 2 regiment. The Democrats OF IN
diana are not opposed to the war. Al
least they say they are not, but they
reserved all their praise for the Demo-
cratic members of congress who heIp-
ed to bring the war on
While the Democrats had much to 90
with precipitating the war, there IS
no denying the fact that it is being
conducted by a Republican president
backed by the Republican party, with
revenues furnished by Republican votes
in congress on a plan proposed and
championed by Republicans.
The Washington Times which is the
only Democratic newspaper at the cap
ital. realizes this fact. 1t says the
Democrats in congress have committed
about every error possible since the be-
ginning Of the war. Thick gave grudg-
ing support to the various imperative
measures which followed the original
appropriation of fifty million dollars.
and then lined themselves up almost
solidIy against the war revenue bill
The result is plain, the Times declares.
for what was intended to be, and
what was originally a purely Ameri-
can war has degenerated in the eyes OF
the country into Republican war with
all that implies"
The Times and all others can call it
O. Republican war if they choose, can
scold and sneer if it makes them feel
better, but they may as well make up
their minds now as later on that it
will be a successful war "a war full Of
glory for the people Of America, and
full of greatness for the future Of the
United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
I;ttIe Anecdote. of Notables

The King q Greece. when conversing
with the members Of his family. never en-
ploys any but the English language.
The King OF Siam has bodyguard OF
female warriors {, 600 girls. chosen from
among the strqDges; and most handsome
Of al the ladies in the land
Professor Max Muller has enjoyed q dis
t.nctioa which Is probably unique. on
December ). 1873. at the invitation OF Dean
Stanley, he delivered 3 lecture IN West
minister Abbey on the Religions Of the
World" X Is said that no other lay
man has ever delivered an address within
the sacred precincts.
President Felix Faure was greatly sur
prised the other day by a visit from al
old lady 70 whom, after urgent soicita-
tlou. he had granted an audience. Her
motive. which she had concealed, vas 20
Inform him that The admiration OF his poll
icy was 50 great JhaC she intended 10 leave
him milton francs. The president tried
70 dissuade her. but seeing ta2t she was
resolved, he thanked and embraced her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Enid Wave: A young matron on the
East Hill was putting her fve-year-old
son to bed the other night during a ter
rible wind storm. When she was about
TO leave him he objected vociferously
against staying alone while the storm
ragged. But, dear" said the mother. you
must not mind the storm. God is here
and protects you even while you sleep"
This assurance quieted him for a long
while, but presently a terrific gust OF
wind struck the house and made 1t rock
on its foundations. There was pbt-pat
on the stairs. and the little fellow APP
peared at the door, his face white with
fear. The mother took him back, and
again comforted him with the assurance
Of Gods presence, but she had hardly re-
gained the sitting room before the wind
struck the house another terrific blow.
AS 1t passed on a wee voice came from
the head of the stairs: Mamma,
mamma, if you come up here and stay
with God, I'll come down with papa"
Chandler News: Alfred Case met with
a very painful accident last week while
standing up in swing with another boy
They had worked the swing until II was
swinging high when all at once 1t broke
and let them fall. the other boy falling
on him and breaking young Cases leg.
He is now doing very well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
HOW WE SPREAD.

Letters may now be addressed to
points within the Arctic Circle with the
letters ~. S. A" appended, or to the
Orient, or to the South Atlantic. If
Spain has any doubt as to Uncle Sans
occupancy of Cuba all she need do TO
be undeceived is ito address a letter to
General Shafter, Santiago, U. S. A. A
postoffice has been established on The
south coast of Cuba and claimed to be
temporarily in United States territory.
It will be a fixture while the war lasts.
Mail stampers and sorters are in charge
and the service is moving smoothly. An
office has also been established at Ma
Mia, and from present indications it
will not be long before mail should be
marked San Juan, L. S. A. Our soldier
boys and private Citizeps may before
long also be appearing at postofices in
the Ladrones, Caroline and Canary
Islands, inquiring Anything for me to-
day."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
POPULAR BOND LOAN.

It is announced that Wichita citi-
Iens have subscribed for $4,000 Of the
new popular loan 5 per cent bonds.
There are features Of this bond sale
that are little discussed or seldom
thought OF. Had the bank syndicates
been permitted TO take them their sur
plus funds which otherwise would have
remained IN circulation would have
been used in their purchase. The plan
adopted will bring out many hundreds
of thousands of dollars Of secret
hoardings. Again. every person who
becomes the possessor o. a United
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
Outlines of Oklahoma,

The Choctaw road has reached Geary
and will have regular service there
Suly l.
The next letters from the Rough RI
ders will be as good as gold They were
all in 1t.
The liquor dealers Of the territory will
meet in Oklahoma City July Il, al which
time beer will be ripe
A man at Saltwater who robbed his
grandmother OF $40 has been Jailed he
ought to stay there for life.
Lieutenant Cavanaugh. who was hurt at
La Quasina, was the military poser who
ruled Guthrie al the opening.
Lige Gaskin has ranch near Alva The
other day some galoot came along ann
cut the wires between all the posts Tor
the distance Of a mile
George Howestine. IS years OF age.
stepped into the Arapahoe Bee office the
other day and read the War news with
out putting on his glasses.
An Oklahoma editor hints TO the farmers
that they have no right to subscribe for
new government bonds until they have
subscribed for thelr home paper.
The chances are that Jake Schweizer
cried when he found that the boys had
got into fight the first thing, with him
garding those old biscuits back in Florida
Oklahoma is the proudest section in the
Union. Her men led the first land Skin
mish and they fought like heroes. Not
a single man finched under the first
fire.
Roy Hoffman Is to lead the next Ok
lahoma battalion into Cuba. Roy HON.
man has no business TO go to war II
he Will stay in Oklahoma he will go 10
congress yet.
Bob Lowery of Saltwater will be one
of the officers OF Oklahoma's new bat
talon. When the Cpanish see that old
slough hat coming, how they will scoot
for their holes.
It is said that A L. Stewart, who was
wounded at La Quasina with the Rough
Riders, is from Pawnee. A. L. Stewart
was 4 photographer there who, falling
10 enlist from Oklahoma, went over TO
Indian Territory and enlisted there.
Jake Wyman. a Sac and Fox. stole
pair of pants at Gushing, was fined $40
and jailed. At night the Indians broke
the door down and took the prisoner
away. And this after the Indian agents
have been bounding the Indians for years
to wear the dress of civilization.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

A millionaire fails in love, gets into
trouble, and out OF It, worries and desires
Just as a poor man does. He also goes
to war aud gets killed with equal facil-
ity. Money IS a great thing 10 make a
political discussion over, but Il cuts
mighty little fgure otherwise IN the world,
and so far as Individual happiness Is con-
cerned, no ngure At all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

A lot Of Americans argue that when we
go into battle and lose a single man We
are defeated. Dewey has set the Ameri-
can idea too high.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Upon the whole only the most truthful
news has come from Key West since
the war began. The nation should apollo
er{ZA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

The two nations have quit talking about
1--WE are strong In the consciousness Of
being right" and are whaling into each
other
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Emperor William, if he attempts to buy
the Philippines from Spain viii get hold OF
some Of the hottest tabasco sauce he ever
stored away in his royal food bin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

deserves no more credit for his patriotism
than the other gentlemen who were killed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

The fellows who are having the best
time IN this war, next to the newspaper
readers, are the Spanish prisoners.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Shafter Is to take the two forts at the
mouth of Santiago harbor. Then Samp-
son IS to sail in and pop it to Ceryera.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

General Shafter is having a hot time of
it. He ought to have hot time of it. He
weighs 80 pounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

After we have licked Spain we should
be at once bHnd-folded. If we are not
we Will go hunting for trouble and we Will
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
TisnIoar Way Back

The I1ove.a1d tCol.l Reporter opens Al
e-ifve-iuE var song Win The pre.ute:
-Thsrz-s another call for To.g-:eeTs-s1
Johnny. grab your ELu. and while The
SPIRITS In yc-. put yoEr 1auoe down VITA
a vhacs, yo1~I understand, between
meals. ,sat this CAL Is ret -sor s12'--aFai
yaz'u realize when y0u'ye Started rs q
long way back
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Sampson viii have to go in through the
channel yet to get at Cevera. But Shaft
er will set the credit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

velt's head and Roosevelt didn't stop to
examine the tree either.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

The chances are that Roosevelt, old boy,
was scared SO bad that pegs shook out Of
his shoes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

A man can be patriotic without shoot
ing off fire-crackers. But boy can not.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

Spain only bargained to stand up before
US sixty days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

New Hampshire h2usekeePer was troubled fo'
several years with bousnes which often developed into
even more serious symptoms She consulted local phys
icians but found their prescriptions gave her little relief
Her son. who had learned the value Of Rpans Tabules
through the advice of friend naturally recommended
his favoe remedy his mother and gave her three bot
ties of the Tabules To her great surprise they helped
her very much and having continued using them she now
finds for the first time in FIVE years she is actually well
1s~4-a - - 80 - =. - o. 60.
eo~-r .E~TaE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28

he who has handsome wife o. = cas-
Ia o. lie t-cz..e- Is never without .s&z.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27
SOME OF THE QUARRELERS.
Messrs. Ma yield and McMahan, Watts ant
Floyd.

Floyd.
The following is from the syndicate
report of the Chester campaign meet
ing, held on last Monday:
General Watts said he was not the
candidate of combination or faction.
At Floyd's own home, Floyd had &C
cused him of mud-slinging, and now he
asked him to specify, and paused for a
reply. None being vouchsafed, he de-
clared Floyd's accusation Incorrect.
If what he had said was mud-slinging,
let Floyd make the most of it. He
had more respect for Floyd than Floyd
himself had. Floyd's only qualiica-
ton for Office was oratory. He had
held military appointment once and
took so little interest in it that he
didn't even buy uniform. Instead of
talking about restoring the lost pres
tige of the adjutant generals Office,
Floyd had better restore the lost pres
tige of the Office of sergeant-at-arms
of the senate during his incumbency.
Colonel Floyd declared he would
ignore Watts and all his insinuations.
Pent up in Utica, Watts sought every
subterfuge by which he could make
him follow his dirty work Of mud
Singing, and he declined to be led into
any such ungentlemanly proceeding.
He eloquently defined his Virginia
nativity. "Oh, bless that dear land"
said he, "the state that gave birth to
the immortal Lee and your own adopt
ed Preston should be honored by every
one of YOU" He did not want to be
adjutant general because of sympathy.
Many things were needed in the mill
tary. The adjutant general should be
a man of more business, more discre-
ton and sounder judgment, one in
whom people had confidence.
Mr.. McMahan tackled Superinten-
dent of Education Mayield for swing
ing on to the Office, humorously de-
claring that coaxing could not relax
his grip and the only way to do was
to blindfold him and back him out.
Laughter
Superintendent Mayfeld retaliated
by declaring that McMahan gave up
his professorship at the South Carolina
college because he was obliged to.
Being pressed by McMahan for more
specific statement, he replied, "Well, 1
don't know. Pm a member of the
board of trustees and perhaps I ought
not to say anything MORE"
McMahan-"It is absolutely untrue.
l gave up the office. would not have
it any longer though it was offered to
me-"
"Not by the board," rejoined May
field.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27
WAR
Is RAGING

1t is necessary to keep the plow on the
move, and while the drums are beating
and the air is filled with martial music
and the army is organizing for the front,
we should not become so demoralized as
to allow our farms and various business
es to become disorganized. The soldiers
will fight the war, while we "speed the
plow." Let us prepare our lands with
the same thought and care as the general
and his staff prepares for battle let US
sow an abundant crop Of wheat, oats and
pease, together with grasses and clover,
and the fields will bloom in all their
glory while the martial music Of the war
will be drowned with the fairy like song
of the birds in the spring, and peace and
plenty will most likely be our reward.
GUANO AND ACID are as essential to
the success of farming as gunpowder is to
war, and we have both in almost unlimi-
ted quantities, and we would be glad to
supply those who expect to begin cam
paign for any of the above crops. The
Guano and Acid will show the proper
analysis, and will produce bird-singing
results in the spring, Call and gee me.
]. Il. RIDDLE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27
PROGRESS Of THE WAR.
Important News Summarized From tn
Papers of Tuesday.

NeWb tho
Papers of Tuesday.
Since the fall of Santiago fighting
has been confined principally to naval
attacks on some of the smaller Cuban
forts. That is, the fighting of which
information has reached this country.
There may have been fighting between
the Spaniards and insurgents in the
interior but no authentic information
has been received on the subject. The
principal matter of interest now is the
expedition that General Miles is taking
to Porto Rico.
A dispatch of Monday from St.
Thomas, about 125 miles from Porto
Rico, said that the United States troops
were at the time landing at Ponce, on
the south side of the island. The
location of Ponce is indicated on the
map published in THE ENQUIRER OF
last Saturday.
Washington advices in the papers of
Tuesday morning say that the war
and navy departments are bending
every effort to the getting off of the
full number of $4,000 troops to Porto
Rico. Only 10000 were sent to San
tiago but Miles is one of those gen.
erals who believes in overwhelming
the enemy, and he will insist on hav-
ing all the force he intended to have.
A London dispatch, published Tues
day, says there has been fighting in
Santa Clara province of Cuba between
Gomez and the Spaniards, and that
the Spaniards were defeated in some
fights and victorious in others. There
are no details.
There were 500 new fever cases at
siboney on the Oath, and at least 49O
soldiers who had been down with fever
reported for duty on that day. There
have been but few deaths, so far, from
fever.
1t is expected that the first shipment
of captured Spaniards from Santiago
will be be made during the latter part
of the present week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27
MERE-MENTION.

General Leonard F. Wood, of the
Rough Riders, is now military COVER.
ner of Santiago. ..'''''''The object Of
Lieutenant Hobson's visit to Washing.
ton was not to take SIMPSONS report ;
but to give information relative to the
saving of Cervera's ships. All of the
cruisers-Lieutenant Hobson says
can be saved except the Vizcaya. ''''''
The navy has taken possession of the
port of Nipe, on the north coast of
Cuba, across the island from Santiago.
Nipe is two days closer to the United
States than is Santiago. ...'''''''The next
annual encampment of the United
Confederate veterans is to be held in
Charleston. 1.-The Spanish judges at
Santiago held a conference to decide
whether or not they should recognize
the sovereignty of the United States
or Spain. They concluded that they
should refer the matter to Madrid, and
notified General Wood of their conclu-
sion. He told them that an easier
way to settle the matter would be TO
resign. ....''...The treasury statement
shows that 800, 1000 persons will receive
war bonds, and that no single individ-
ual will get more than 81, 500 worth.
......".General Miles has shaved his
moustache on account of quarantine
regulations. ''.''''''The possibility of
saving the Cristobal Colon, depends
upon two weeks of good weather. ''''''
Reports of peace talk in Spain con-
tinue to be conflicting. They do not
amount to much.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27
LOCAL LACONICS.

Lots oil sickness.
There is a great deal of sicknes in
Yorkville and vicinity, and the doctors
are pretty busy.
The State Alliance.
The annual meeting of the State
Alliance will be held in Columbia next
Friday. The railroads have granted
reduced rates for round trip tickets.
Came Over the Line to BE Married.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. Calvin
Grier and Miss Ella Norman, of this
city, were married last evening in York
county, S. c., by Rev. A. l.. Slough.
Both have many friends here who will
learn of their marriage with interest.
Have They Gone to Santiago?
North Carolina papers note the alb
sence of buzzards throughout the state
and suggest that these scavengers have
gone to Cuba. The reporter has not
especially noticed whether or not buz-