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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
MUNYON'S

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Not all the great blufers are poker play
Es.-Atchlson Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
DAY Of FREE RIDES
On Street Cars Magnate Tom
Johnson Says Is Coming.
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY
Makes Progress--Fast Trains
in Canada Railway Notes.
CAPE-TO-CAIR0 RAILWAY

Cleveland. O., April s.-Hon. Tom L
Johnson. the widely known street cal
magnate in an interview here. is quoted
as saying: THE time is going to come
when the people will ride free upon the
street cars, run and operated by a munich
pality. the same as they now get their
letters delivered by them by the postal
system. Municipal control is as easily
handled as governmental control. Poll
In every separate organization. where
the servants Of the company. government
or municipality. are subject to examina-
ton by public sentiment. where free ac-
cess TO the inner workings is made aces
sible, no corruption is found. II is only
IN the hidden by-ways that political chi
canery can be possible"
New York, April 6-An Evening Post
special from Montreal says: The Cana
dian Pacific railway is to establish sys-
tenn between this city and the Pacific
coast some time during May. IL IS I'M
derstood that at least eight TO twelve
hours will be gained under the new ar
rangement. The trip across the continent
now occupies upwards of six days. With
the new time table in force II Will be pos
sible to cover the distance between this
city and Vancouver in five and one-half
days. Specially large and powerful en-
gines are being constructed to haul the
fast trains and an effort will be made
TO make the fast service OF the Canadian
Pacific system across the continent the
fastest yet attempted by any transcinti-
mental road.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Fort Worth Tex. April s.-Tressurer
Satterle. Of the Texas and Pacific railway
says there Is no truth In the rumor that
the Texas Pacific viii be merged into
the Missouri Pacific system. lie believed
the report grew out Of the exchanging
Of bonds. the Iron Mountain taking the
Texas Pacific new issue income bonds OF
a basis ~ Is cents on the dollar The
Iron Mountain will hold the Texas Pacific
bonds as collateral for sn issue OF their
own four per cent bonds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Chicago. April s.-%,ls tyrnaH oerlaeh. -
tae l. A Y rscinz board sssssg appoint
- me following bsnsleaE5se SD Eavs r
Carter. Keokuk. IA. for 7owa John y
S'arp. salt Lake Cry. ~ UtaA. Nen +.
Hanson. kea-nsy. for &ebrassz W. I
DoJy. Denver. f9r Colorado. wyor.ns
and New Mexico.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

st. Louis, Mo-, April GA special TO the
Pist-Dispatch from Mason City, Ills, says:
Nearly all the wheat through central Hi
nois, from Danville to Havana, considered
the best portion Of the state, is dead
There was a large acreage sown last fail
Farmers are discoura ged.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Chicago, April Sine Chronicle I'll say
tomorrow that syndicate with 81 aa9 ~
backing. composed % New York PaIades-
phia and Chicago men Identified zith met
r01oEtan traction n New York. Phi.a6es-
phia and other cities has been formed
and - nv negotiating f0r the puscas Sc
and consolidation q al ire ChfcsEo trac-
ton COMPARES. surface and elevated ~ith
good prospects of successful coaelB-
sion
Raielsh. y G. ADril s--ha work ~
tse southern railway. q building SIS neE
Enc rom Columbia & Savannah. al be-
gsn IRIS month TIE zurTeys are Vel
under WsE.
Szn FTanclscc. April s--Ths directors =
TIE Soz1hsru Peclac Railroad company
net to52y and reelected the cd o1csr6
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Cleveland Ohio. April s-The gas and
vsDor stove manufacturer. IN session a.
The HoEenden. decide dto5ay 20 advance
piss an vapor stoves from Il 70 . per
cent according 70 grade n product. The
reason they give is the increased cost u
raw materials Al o. them profess entire
iEno-once n the project 20 consolidate The
vapov stove companies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Chicago. April s.-Fire today IN the Of
fees ~ me Chiscsgo and Western Is6i-
ana railway on the third aoor Of the
Dearborn station. threatened t5- a short
time me entire structure. Lawrence
walsh, a aremaa. Zen 20 the pavement
from an upper window he XII de The
ere vas ex,inguished With tusaiug Ioss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Indianapolis. Ind. April s-A contract
for a A-year franchise for the Indian
apoiis Street Railway company was sign
&c today Under the contract the compa-
NJ Is 20 pay the city Slls9co IA cash. IN
.nstalImeuts. The cash fare f. 20 Be :
cents. SIX tickets FOR a quarter and TWEEN
ty-lve tickets for dollar. ali With trans
fer privileges. The company also binds
Itself 70 stand the cost % paving between
tbe tracks and Tor eighteen inches ca
either side
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

Pittsburg Pa, April s.-Tbe Post tonor-
row will say: A So. 90 90 combine Of lamp
chimney manufacturers q the United
State IS in process Of formation. with
every indication that the promoters Of the
enterprise viii carry the deal 10 a success
ful termination. The factories concerned
in the combine comprise every manufac-
turer OF lamp chimneys in the United
States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07

London. April 6.-The s.. James Gazette
this afternoon announces that Cecil
Rhodes has now obtained a guarantee
from the German government upon the
capital - the German portion 90 the Cape
to-Cafro railroad. German fnanciers have
agreed 70 provide me ca pital and Germany
has also agreed 10 guarantee a certain
portion Of the interest upon 'he German
croSs-line from Dar-Osk-Saiaam. = miles
south u Zanzibar which is 10 tap the
Cape-to-Cairo railroad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
GROWTH OF CANADA.
Its Rapid Development Has Attract
ed TIE Attention of Many.
Settlement Of fhe Vacant Lands OF
Our Neighbor VIII Prove OF Adj
vantage to the Entire
Continent.

What are the people of the United
States going to do to escape the mani
fold evils they fear, not without rea-
SON. from the operations OF the gigan-
tic trusts which are being formed al
most daily in every part Of the coun-
try? This is 4 question that agitates
not only the poor man, but the man
of moderate capital. In years gone by,
the man OF energy out of employment
or the man with small capital was
able to go farming in the United States
with every prospect Of securing com
potency for himself But the day when
Uncle Sam was rich enough 10 give
every man farm has gone by. In
discussing the question of the future
welfare Of the increasing population
Of the continent with Mr.. j. A. Smart
deputy member OF the interior for
Canada. who was found busy with his
superintendent OF immigration in their
Office at Ottawa, Canada. Mr.. Smart
made the statement that there is now
very little homestead land in the Unit
ed States. and the man who seeks for
tune IN that way must now look else
where. It fortunately happens that we
have right at our very door an oppor-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
THE ENDURING.

"A misty memory-faint, far away
ana vague and dim as childhood's Iong-Iost
Forever holds and haunts me with a spsu
III awe and wonder indefina biz
A gr1rny old engraving tackled upoa
a ShoeShop wail-An ancient temple
drawn
of cru1aoliag granite. sagging portico
IA gray forb.dding gateway. grim as
And Der the portal. cut IN ANTIQUE line
n No-ds-cui likewise il this brain of
Woula'st have a friend2-would's ST know
what friend IS best2
Have God Thy friend He passzrb All ,hz
Aga the Old shoemaker pounds and
f.ssertfl-1y. as tia loud laugh -esounds
AZ ne coarse jest Is banded ro1ad he
Iaat E-nolses about The smo.derins stove,
7 e1a7sstEo2s disputes arssa and -he-
Lvs7 - al Ike discor5s-5fs z-ai--
1-e EH1-e barefoot boy nor e-aveIy
The quaint old picture and tI--oaf-z, -ezs7e
- +sae-s n tas rainy gloom ths legend Ger
! n 4o~er-z-g portal Of -hs cd church door.
= QUO $ have & friend Z-Would'st know
what friend IS bes-e
fzsNe Gca Thy friend; He paszet1 al The
- o-17r-oide--ol6er year by year.
, - las grown, that now, al Cd man
rs seems part o. AIleEory. whz~e
n STANDS b1-ors Lie As the old print
san s~ed, and marvs,,lag xha. .f=A. must
b.
nc By The door that bars Futuriry.
-lo-ish sVsr clearer than with eyes of
he reads with mis- old eyes-and tears for
sooJh-
y o-ld'st have a nd?-wou,d-s know
what friend Is best9
Rave Cod thy friend: He passzth az the
rest
lanes Whiscomb Riley. IN scribne-'s
Magazine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

The dependence of prices in America
upon the gold price OF silver, in the
case of articles whose surplus com
petes in London with the produce OF
silver countries. Is very direct. One
might suppose that the larger market
would rule. and that the gold price
would remain steady instead of being
itself fixed by the silver price. But ii
is not So 1t is not the China or
India price that rises, but the London
price that falls. Merchants find it
easier to buy Asiatic produce at the
old prices and sell it in London at q
concession. than to stand out for cid
prices at home in order to pay more
to the producer From this point of
view, it is really silver that rules the
world. 1t is the purchasing power of
the cheaper metal that determines the
price all over. Benjamin Andrews.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

tunity for acquiring land or getting
into lucrative business of some kind
that is equal to any even offered in
this country. Some years ago the
people of the United States were ac
customed to see Canada figure on the
maps as long narrow strip Of land.
with scattered villages and towns
clong the St. Lawrence and great
lakes. 1t is hard. therefore, to realize
that a rival nation. with a territory
vastly larger than the whole United
States. has risen upon our northern
border and has set about making
great future for itself. building fac
tories, leveiing mountains, filing up
the valleys, bridging rivers, digging
new and charging old canals, con-
structing thousands OF miles OF rail
WAYS TO bind together its territories
and carry the fruit of the earth TO
distant market and make easy of &C
cess its enormous resources of timber,
mines and agricultural lands.
Since the accession TO power OF a
vigorous, up-to-date, progressive gov
eminent. determined that the world
shall know what a grand country Can
ada is and what unparalleled oppor-
tunities it offers, the ignorance that
heretofore existed regarding the coun-
Try is rapidly diminishing.
The area of Canada, all told. is
;, 456.332 square miles. The mind can
scarcely comprehend the vastness of
this area. The distance through Cam
ada from the Atlantic to the Pacific
is roundIy 5000 miles. In Ontario and
Quebec, the older provinces of the Do
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Gen. Warner Denies

The Chicago Record recently printed
what seemed TO be an authentic inter
view with Gen. \. j. Warner. president
of the American Bimetallic union. in
which that gentleman was made to say
that silver would be a secondary issue
in the campaign next year. This Gen.
Warner has denied. Il have" he de-
clares. never said 10 anybody that
silver is a secondary issue. have said
that inasmuch as the next congress
was almost certain TO pass q currency
bill. the currency phase of the money
question was likely for the tine being
TO attract 4 large share OF public at
tention whether the government or
the banks shall issue our currency.
The money question has lost none of
its Importance. and do not think any
backward step on this question viii be
taken by the democrats in 1900. There
viii, however. be other prominent is
Sues-the trusts and Imperialism
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

Turtles are very largely found along
the coast line of Burma, and the impe-
cunious government has found means
to make money out of it. The right to
collect turtles and eggs il sold by auc-
ton annually by the deputy commits
sioners within whose districts the
banks are situated. The revenue from
this source in the Irrawaddy division
alone was about $4,000 rupees. For
some time past a decrease in the num-
Der of turtles and tortoises has been
noticed. and the government now pro-
poses that the islands on which the tor
toises lay should be completely pro-
teeted from January / to May IS (the
laying and Matching SEASON. once in
every five years, and that small es-
Enlistment should be maintained for
this purpose-Calcntta Amrita Bazaar
Pafrika.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
THE SHERMAN LAW.
Something About the Attempt 40
Remonetize Silver About Ten
Years Ago.

On the 18th of March, 1889. the adj
ministration of President Harrison be-
gan. All over the country there was
a very general complaint Of duh times,
and, except in the extreme east, a
strong demand for silver legislation.
When the Fifty-first congress assem-
bIed on the first Monday in December,
1889, there is no doubt that clear ma
iority OF both houses were in favor of
free coinage. But the administration,
Speaker Reed and q majority of the
republicans in both houses were OPP
posed 10 such a measure The senate
promptly passed free coinage bill,
and sent it to the house But the ad-
ministration had its pet scheme known
as the Window bill" The an1i-Silver
republicans. being IN control OF the
house, blocked silver legislation until
sufficient pressure had been brought
TO bear upon the less determined sill
yer men in the republican party 10 in
dCce them TO accept the Window bill
as a substitute for free coinage. That
measure passed the house by about 80
ma loTify. the pronounced free coinage
men voting against il. The bill pro-
vided for the purchase Of four and one
half million ounces of silver bullion
each month. TO be paid for in treasury
notes created for the purpose. These
notes were 10 be legal tender except
where otherwise stipulated in the con-
tract, and were made redeemable in
gold. at the option of the government.
in silver dollars. or in silver bullion,
- H. : h = ,,
Before passing. 1t had, however. been
amended so as TO admit Of free coinage
when the bullion was at par-that is,
worth 1-20 per ounce. The Importance
of this amendment was overlooked by
many people at the time. The senate
refused to concur. and the matter went
to a conference committee. There the
four and one-half million dollars was
stricken out and the same number of
ounces" substituted; the provision for
free coinage when parity was reached
was also dropped. and the notes were
made redeemable simply in coin
which, of course, means either gold
or silver. In the latter form the bill
passed both houses and became a law.
1t received the name of the Sherman
law" from the circumstance that Sem
aJor Sherman was = prominent mem
Der of the conference committee. If
the free coinage clause had been re-
tanned and the law had been fairly ex-
ecuted. il is not unreasonable 70 be-
ieve that il might have settled the
silver question. Under its operation,
as it was. silver rose TO S1.20 Per ounce.
With free COMA ae in TroSDRet 1ht. own
ers of the bullion would naturally have
held il back, hoping thereby to raise
the market price 10 S1.29. when free
coinage would have taken effect, and
in all probability held IT at that point.
But the gold men opposed ii for the
same reason. Processing desire to
raise silver 10 parity with gold. they
were afraid of having the market
Tailed And Yet almost every mar
]et quotation OF anything in Wall
street Is the result of the r12nirulations
OF the bulls" and the bears"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
How He stopped Gambling.

a story is told Of the late Gen. Bun
bury when he commanded d crack rife
corps Inspection passed of satisf2c-
torily There were no complaints. and
the regiment was evidently in good o.
der. Put" said the inspecting gen
eral. Il am bound TO tell YOU. Col Bun
bury. that rumors have reached me Of
gambling being carried on extensivel!
among your officers That may have
been the case. sir. said the colonel,
some months ago. but l can assure You
there is nothing of the kind in vogue
now. because I've won all the ready
money in the regiment. and would not
allow any gambling on credit "-Chiea
90 Times-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

few figures may not be out of place.
There is an experimental farm in Mani
toba and another in the northwest ter
ritories.
In oats, in a three years continuous
test at the Manitoba farm the average
Weld. with II different varieties soWn,
was IS bushels 20 pounds to the acre;
at the experimental farm in the north
west territories the average was S. bush
els % pounds per acre.
In two-rowed barley, with six vari-
cites, the average yield at the Manitoba
farm for three years was ~ bushels 81
pounds per acre; in the northwest ter
ritories' farm the acreage was SO BUSH
els pc pounds per acre.
In spring wheat u varieties, the
average yield in Manitoba was IS bush
els IS pounds per acre; in theterritories,
II bushels II pounds per acre
In potatoes, the average WELD from
II varieties during the three years was
343 bushels SO pounds per acre in Man
itoba; in the territories, 800 bushels Is
pounds per acre
These averages for three years cannot
be surpassed anywhere. Apropos of
roots and vegetables, IL is admitted by
all who have any knowledge of the mat
ter that in the growth of these prod
nets Western Canada has no competi-
tor. In the middle of September ripe
tomatoes may be seen in great profu-
sion, while they have been known to
ripen as early as the first of July. A
gentleman from Ohio, visiting one Of
the agricultural fairs, said he had never
seen anything in his state to equal the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
MODERNIZING JAPAN.
Conditions There Tally with Those
of All other Gold Standard
Countries.

The undermining OF Japan. which
has been progressing 50 rapidly during
the last few years. closely resembles the
RothschiIdizing the rest OF the world
has been undergoing. and is undoubted-
II the same thing under another name.
Percy Alden, in the Outlook. thus de-
scribes the Japan OF to-day. as ne
sees il, in contrast with the Japan OF
former times. as he saw II:
"A very undesirable change has come
over the life of the working people. The
factory chimney. ominous harbinger of
the industrial revolution, riscs gaUnt
and bare from the aideous brick build
ing which seems TO be the necessary ac-
compartment OF wealth-production on
a large scale. The worst evils Of the
factory system are creeping in every
where, the rush for wealth is taking
possession of the people; the limited
liability company is already in the
field; fortunes are being made by a few,
but pauperism IS on the increase. A
native writer says: Land is being rap
idly changed from the ownership of
small properties TO the hands of richer
men The number Of those who pos
sess the franchise, paving is yen in
taxes, have gone up II per cent. but the
cost of living has increased 81 per cent.
Under the heavy strain OF these great
changes the temper of the people is
gradually deteriorating. Courtesy and
gentle manners are yielding to hard
and stereotyped western ways, intense
competition is developing selfishness
and cruelty.
Does not this dark description fit
every other country under the gold
standard. trust and monopoly system
of the Rothschild dispensation: the
producers and consumers of the land
are bled at both ends by the syndicates
and the gold trust. With the increase
of production the producer of food,
clothing and shelter is forced to pay
tribute 10 the monoPolist. and there is
an accompanying increase in the num-
Der of hungry. ragged and homeless
men. Such were unknown in Japan
until recently ard in the United States
of a generation ago When we have
shaken loose the grasp of usurious
greed upon our political institutions in
creased production viii mean more
good things for the masses. instead Of
famine for the multitudes and luxury
for the few alone--Illinois State Reg
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

exhibit. Three cabbages weighed to-
gether 126 pounds, solid, sound and fine
grained, as though they had weighed
but six pounds each. Prize potatoes
weighed Al pounds each, while those
weighing three pounds were so plenti-
full that they attracted no attention.
Beets, carrots, turnips, etc, also grow
TO an exceptionally large size; water
melons reach IS pounds and citron 25
pounds
In Canada there is no state church.
Every denomination Is left to worship
as IT chooses The government is fed
eral- The Dominion parliament. CORE
spending TO the house of representa-
1ives at Washington, has general SUI
peryision and is elected by direct vote OF
the people for term of five years. Each
province has a legislature correspond
ing TO thslegislatures of the different
states N the American union. 1t deals
with matters that are purely provincial.
They are elected for four years. Mu-
nicipal or purely local matters are man.
aged by municipal councils elected an
nually. The franchise Is so broad that
the voting power is practically con-
ferred upon almost every male person
lover the age of Il years.
In educational matters, Western CeE-
ada is up-to-date. The system Is equal
TO any on the continent. Rural schools
are about three miles apart In the set
tied districts, and they are free. The
government makes an annual grant 10
each school, and all expenses, the sal
= \
out Of this grant and the proceeds OF
general tax on the land in the school
district. whether occupied or not One
eighteenth part of the entire fertile
belt" from Pemhina On the border
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

minion. there is not much farming land
available, but westward of Ontario. in
the old Hudson Bay territory, now
known as Western Canada, there are
hundreds of millions of acres of the
choicest land on the continent all
ready for the plowman- There
are the provinces of Manitoba, com
prisfng $4,000 square miles; Assinaboia,
about 10000 square miles; keewatin,
2s2, GOO square miles; Saskatchewan,
107. 900 square miles: Alberta, 106, 900
square miles; Athabaska, 104, 900 square
miles; Northwest territories, 100000
square miles. Now that the United
States has filled up, no similar block
Of agricultural lands awaiting the set
tier is to be found anywhere else.
Lord Selkirk in 1872 prophesied that
these plains of Western Canada would
yet maintain a population of soc. oo0,-
00e souls And why nct2 Last year
Manitoba alone had nearly 1000, 0eo
acres under crop in wheat, oats, barley.
fax and other grains, and potatoes and
other roots Tbs is undoubtedly the
coming wheat field of the world. The
yield per acre is prodigious- A late
United States consul, in one of his re-
ports from Winnipeg, wrote that when
the harvest time came the entire LABOR
to be found in the region was wholly
inadequate to the task of caring for
the crop. The wheat had grown 50
tail and stout and was so heavily laden
with grain that the work of threshing
and stocking was exhausting in the ex-
IL
the growing grain frequently broke
the reaping machines, and the utmost
exertion of strong men was needed to
handle the great weight of the sheaves.
La some years the average yield has