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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
The Crops in Cuba DESTROYED.

report of the general manager of Cuban relief
fund just returned that island
government encounter unexpected obstacles in its
efforts Americanize the island the
Porto Rico
The recent hurricane that swept Porto Rico
thousands of the people poverty and misery condition
in which they would be less likely to appreciate the benefits
Of American rule than they would be if their crops and
homes had not been destroyed In Cuba long dsas-
destroyed crops reduced
yield Is of the crop,
marked in the sugar crop year
AS result business in the cities is dull the people
being prosperous. Perhaps thoughtful
Cubans will understand why these conditions prevail but
majority likely to feel that American
has been the blessing they hoped it would be-
conditions had prevailed in both Porto Rico
this year. and the prosperity which promised
beginning Of the had been realized there
doubt people would better
satisfied with the change of governmental control
The United States WILL however the difficult
ties end the people of both islands will
they have received
destruction of Spanish authority and the substitution
American control
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
Along the Kansas Nile.

At the Atchison Corn Carnival the Rock
! Island provided for the street parade an
/ automobile, free of expense to the city.
| The speakers at the Topeka Old Soldiers
reunion this year are invited TO talk poll
/ itics. As the speakers usually do, the
| invitation is good sense.
Emporia's street fair is going to be
gaspingly proper. No man will be ad-
mitted unless he can prove that he is
| among the most fastidious.
| The Mergentaler Linotype Machine
| company has brought suit against Bale
| Waggener to replevin the two linotype
| machines in the Atchison Champion Of
fee.
W. F. Flynn ar Kansas City. Kansas.
| was nominated by the Democrats for
| judge Of the court of commoR pleas. He
! refused to take it, saying MS law practice
| was too good.
| The Lyons Republican can imagine Ge-
| ronime saying: "Dog-gone the Demo-
Gratis They didn't pass any resolutions
| for me when ! was fighting, and / put
up a better article Of scrap than Aguin-
aldo is doing"
Some people at Cleveland. Ohio, have
| formed the Funston CIuo OF America,
| their plan being to get contributions Of
dimes from everybody. the dimes. when
/ collected. 70 be melted and fashioned In
| 10 q loving cup.
Colonel John Y. MofTitt, inventor Of the
Port Arthur excursion. VII sever MS
/ connection with Port Arthur and become
the representative OF Kouutz Brothers.
the New York bankers who control the
Sabine Pass interests.
IN Mcpherson county. A. Bass. who
was nominated for couaty surveyor -
the Demo-pops. refused tae nomination.
This IS happening 50 frequently over Kan
sas that It is wonder the FsipuIists DO
not find something significant IN IL
The Abilene Reflector offers a large.
beautiful picture q Agsinaido 20 the
Populist candidate who vii saIk Up the
street bearing a banner with his extract
from their platform printed thereon.
We depiors the utter i1com2et ency OK
AfeKinley's administration II the man
aEement OF the Spanish and Philippines
wars
Il IS said that the beer made b. the
brewery az Atchis0a IS TIE best beer e.
the west Tae brewery Is By instlsu-
ti0n. knowu as TIE Zl5o.d * EzasEltn
brewery. TIE braEa q beer tney wake
Is Home F'svortts and the trademark
IS szslGswev. X has ar lmueass sale
II Nebraska ard E2Eszs. ard. according
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
Expenses in large Railways.
Fron the New York SUM

In a recent lecture by DR.. Charles 3.
Dudley, chief chemist Of a certain rail-
road. il is shown how the costs Of the
distinctively little things amount up in
the offices of a large railway system
For instance, he shows that it costs he
railroad each year about *1.000 for pins.
s. 90 for rubber bands. s5.030 for ink. S7.o9
for lead pencils. etc The fact that Il
costs nearly as much for stationery with
which 10 carry on the business as Il does
for iron, as DR.. Dudley asserts, Is indeed
startling. SEINE roads have realized the
extent Of waste IN such directions. ard
have, among ether measures, ordered that
a large part Of the communications be-
tween their various officials shall be
written on pads OF manila paper instead
OF Oh regular Ietter-heads
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
They Should be SoueIched.

They Should be Squelcbed.
The uphOlding the Philippines is the spon
haneous patriotism individual The attack it
Is not an aggregation individual protests cold
hlooded political assault
The feeling that the war having been forced upon US
should be carried swiftly ecacousy, with patr
tc the field of battle patriotic support and
eommendaton is the feeling the American as
CITIZEN not partisan The feeling Amer
should be hapered by criticism and abuse
their enemy sympathy praise is not
e spontaneous protest overwhelmed with the sight
bf an unjust war political manipulation for political
effect and the man himself it innocenty
should stop and think. that he viii cut loose
from the crowd
question may later become partisan question It
rs now except Democratic leaders make it
by turning every patriot against them and calling him Re
publican because he turned against them.
The American soldier is a brother. He fighting for
ahe flag flag emblem of all American ci
gems soldiers enemy enemy. AS the Repubi-
cans Of Nebraska say platform: there
is gun pointed American soldier long there
is an armed enemy assaultng flag, long must pStri
loyal Americans uphold president in eecting
protection tranquility peace all who recognize
lawful occupation"
Every American ought it his duty, and ought to
feel unbidden country against all other
countries ANY party which political effect, and
advantage gained from such position, tasks
Rlim to be against his country should repudate.
The war is on in the Philippines. will continue AS
tong as continues the rebeous Tagal is the enemy
only of the soldier in the field but citizen
To the man who honestly believes that step
colonization or colonization fnmcble government
the time is not now for protest
believe majority their sentiment, they
can elect congress which Philippines
no wosoever they direct But they not stop the war
they accomplish their purpose by wishing defeat to
success through sympathetic resolutions
or speeches. to the armed rebels.
Bidding godspeed to AguinaIdo rdicung the American
soldier OF wishing disaster bring colonf-
zaon than open advocacy colonization will In
prosecution of Spanish Filipino
followed unbidden against wishes There is only
thing to doprosecute it, prosecute 1t with solid
0halanxes the field and unaninty at home That set
aed there will be ample time majority Of the people
wish it, to turn the Philippines the FiIpinos.
And do believe that the American people, Demo
crat Populst Republican individually believes wish
disaster to the American American flag
We believe that the attack is political cod-booded
ipulaton for partisan advantage by political leaders who
inasmuch they not ashamed of themselves should be
sdueched by the great following parties and kept
squeched until they and all that there
IS victory for upon as its essen
tial argument disaster or humiliation to the
American flag.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

rrom tn chicaen Frsninr Ne

From the Chicago Evening News)
did you liver notice q mon from 81
Louis?'' Inquired the Janitor philosopher
WIN, II ye didn't lis worth yer whole.
Up tn Boulevard he struts Hid hid Ee-
waited. Su6dinly th5r's a big connection
an he's lifted OF his fate By an aaty-
mobile. He picks asEnsIlf Up. goes home
an tits his friends tn hoTseIlss carriages
az Chicago are run BY 5sck2sse.; bgt
taot n 5zckassss are tnsoi6e On, he's
a sitter 1zferrey
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

IRON Tft-RitE1

II remember as vel as & L only hap
peaed yesterday. that n nv younger days
1 once walked twenty miles a. stretch
for TIE purpose oE taTszai1K hated r.
val
And did you returz on toot7-'
40: they hrozgat RE back n AZ an
b7aamce"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The syl Dixon grain tram was at the
Atchison Corn Carnival the other day.
a great many Of the fields IN the strip
are already turning green with new
wheat.
Tom Doyle and DR.. Ballard are talking
Of starting a Democratic daily at Okla
homay City.
Wichita produced a cornstaIk IS feet
high. Ponca City and Oklahoma City
have not yet reported
In sloshing around hunting for guber-
material timber, Jerre johnson has found
Jake Admire and T. ]. Palmer.
Baldwin, the man who is giving balloon
ascensions in Oklahoma was the man who
managed the war balloon at Santiago.
The taking out Of naturalization papers
is in many cases in Oklahoma prelim-
mary step TO proving up on the claim.
Il is just about time for the equinoc-
tial to appear and show Elmer Brown Of
Oklahoma City and other Missourians-
AS things are lining up in the territory
Cidney Clarke is the leading fusionist
and Tom Doyle the leading anti-fusionist.
A thousand people from Guthrie at
Oklahoma City is expected to recipro-
cate.
Miss Blockie Jameson now leads for
queen of the Guthrie carnival with 2,020;
Mrs. Harry Ardery comes next with 1880
votes.
Oklahoma City has had q great week
and the whole territory is proud Of the
hospitabIe way in which she entertained
folks.
The Newkirk r. n. says that it de-
clines TO take part in the Barnes-Flynn
fight but that it stands for Jenkins and
Scott.
Out in Woods county, the other day,
Mrs. Decker was bitten by a tarantula
She was terribly sick for few hours, but
recovered
S. l.. Johnson of Alva is a brother of
]. G. johnson who has been placed at
the head of the National Democratic
committee.
One of the strange things about the
race for carnival queen at Guthrie is that
as soon as a young lady gets in the lead
she withdraws.
The book-makers at Oklahoma City on
the Parliamentary race did not do much
business, as there was very little bet
ting on the contest.
Work has begun on an addition to the
Medford postoffice. The business has In
| creased so much that an addition was
| absolutely necessary.
Miss Ella Beegle of Alva ha?s sent her
father a bullet she recently picked up
on the field Of the battle of Rich Mount
ain in West Virginia.
Andrew Foy, formerly OF Kildare, now
Rn engineer on the Mexican Central, IS
visiting in Oklahoma He gets SEQ a
month in Mexican money.
A whole lot of people IN southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma are suffering with a
light fever, a heavy cold and a deranged
stomach. 1t is almost an epidemic.
1t is time for Governor Barnes to ap-
pear at Guthrie, open his office door eau
tiously and see if Dennis Flynn hasn' t
put a bent pin in the gubernatorial chair
Mrs. Tom Adams of OIedford, who had
the presence of mind to put out gaso-
line fire with a sack Of -four, deserves
a medal. She is as brave and cool as
Dewey.
Harry Thompson gave great satisfac-
ton as starter fat Oklahoma City races
and so far as anyone could see did not
do anything tc embarrass himself polit-
Iv in hl fy1t
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Frank Reavis, a Nebraska Republican, is poet. He
spoke referring the reformation of Philippines
the sunlight OF where the shadows of dead
century lie"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Democratic convention in Massachusetts riot
dsordery Massachusetts, Democrats must
time they get it on
election day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
Drevfus VIII Not Down

That IS no unfamiliar unhonored saying whica de-
oares Nothing settled which settled right
The has long troubled France is net ended IS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

If there any Democrats in the Transvaal who
just bowling war; they should forced
affidavit they will howl because
il IS Immediately brought a conclusion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Nothing against Mercier other con-
sprators army They will
of retribuon which is usually little get
ting into actlon always sure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Tecumseh Republican; If the farmers
of this country would learn to raise more
grain, fruit, cattle and hogs and less cot
ton, they would find life much easier.
In fact, there is hardly anything in the
agricultural or horticultural line that
would not pay better in this country and
with less work, If properly managed,
han cotton raising does. No man should
attempt to produce money crop until
the necessaries of life have first been pro-
vided for. Cotton is all right for a side
line, If the farmer does not have to de-
pend upon it for his living. But thre
is no sense in any one trying to raise cot
ton exclusively, when he has to go in
debt for the necessaries OF life and pay
10 and l21A cents a pound for the poorest
meat on the market, % to 80 1-S cents
for package coffee, to 10 cents for su-
gar, 50 for -four, and other things In pro-
portion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

There are no sizzling scaldsng tears splashng against
wheat market.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23
She Was a "Brick"

Its a great mistake to suppose that
no women are bricks" said Jack Trav-
ers to his friend. Harry Lowther, when
they were sitting smoking together In
the latter's rooms in London.
rs it supposed?" said Harry with a
yawn. Il thought 1t was what decent
school-boys are supposed to be. know
I've often found women stones"
Hard or cold?"
''Both-but what led you to discover
this other useful quality in the sex?"
We'll. cousin OF my wife's staid with
us last spring, on and off for months.
Shes notorious airt and has got red
hair"
'wheugh,'
You needn't whistle: it's nothing Of
that kind and probably the incident won't
interest YOU at all; it's not the least ex-
citing"
We'll, fire away, old man"
Il believe you know my wife doesn't
like smoking?"
Il do, to my costp'
Well, that and other things made me,
when gave the girl cigar case"
"Ahr'
st was rather a nice cigar case" A
pause.
Yes
so, where was I? Well, for some rea-
son or reasons told this wretched girl
not-er-t Dwell, not to be-not to osten-
tatiously display this cigaret case before
my wife,
'tOf course, IL It had been a becoming
ornament or a useful travelling compan-
ion, or anything of that kind, 1t would
have been different"
''Eh? But it wasn't. It was a cigar
case
"All right; so I gathered. Go on
well, this wretched girl
You called her that before, I think"
well. this girl, like oil women-no, I
won't say that-like herself, couldn't re-
sist telling some one, so she chose my
brother-in-Iaw."
Which? Tom, suppoz? All, I
thought so; weH?"
Both about this rotten little present
and my idiotic injunctions as to her using
discretion in the matter"
Capital! The plot thickens. foresee
the end, and the reason you favored me
with your company so suddenly tonight"
mo, you don't; and you are quite
wrong, because it all happened some time
ago in the country! However, this young
fool, out of boorishness or malice, tells
his sister, and chooses the moment when
the girl, myself and my wife are all in
the room together"
"a psychological moment, that could be
called"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

The Grand Army the Republic have the right of
the line reception Dewey. General
keep them out, but Roosevelt called Roe down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

All old General Joubert of Transvaal VIII say IS: The
situation viii British hair
before this thing over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

that schiey1s friends President Mckinley
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

The Orange Free talking pert Great Britain
opinion Of the lion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Mayor Jones Of Toledo taken away from DO
lceen and given them little wands This right The
policeman's club has always been overworked.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Dom Paul continues serve cut 70 eaca bu-rhe- rife
and a .ew choice sala.l-ans f-om ne Bible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Spain repudsaeed Cuban bonds and that vzunte
Spanish honor is again as limp nscaronI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

The Beers iaAgerng British are swaaSerf-y
Great Britain can lick Beers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

without a moments hesitation she
laughed the most natural laugh I've ever
beard had my back turned to her, and
was busy, very busy, with something at
the other end Of the room. Jack she
called out, her eyes trimming over with
amusement, as i saw to my profound as
tonishment when I turned round, do
listen to this. Dorothy has been making
a mystery of that cigaret case you so
penitently confessed to me having orderd
for her the last time you went to Lon
don. You little goose she went on, turn
ing gayly to ttheI girl, has it come? Cd
show it to me. 1 quite forgot to scold
you about it, both for encourag ing him to
be extravagant and for encouraging him
to encourage you to indulge in that vi
cious and filthy habit, which you know
1 so strongly disapprove Of IN both sexes,
but which 1 have never been able to cure
either of you Of And as the girl shame
facedly produced a cibaret case from her
pocket I sheepishly left the room. What
do you think of that? 1t completely took
both the girl and Tom in
+FWell, 1t was ready certainly, and
can see her doing it, her head well up
and thoroughly mistress of herself and
the situation. But what do you think
made her take that liner"
We'll, partly, of course, owing to her
positive knowledge of the limited mean
ing attached to such a transaction be-
tween me and any woman"
"Yes?"
"And also her sense of loyalty to me-
''Ah, then you don't see, I suppose,
that her own pride was the chief contri-
butor?"
80, of course, she didn't want the girl
to suppose she was jealous when she
knew there was no cause"
And as a matter of fact, afterwards
did she SOW no signs of jealousy?'
GLOW do YOU Iuean?'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-23

Well, now, my Interpretation Of
brick would be a person who after an
affair of that kind would forbear to ask
anw further explanation from you, see
ing that she had-well not made the
wretched girl, as you call her, feel more
comfortable than she had any reason to
be-"
You expect more of brick than hu-
man nature is capable Of"
"Ah, exactly; that's what wanted to
get at-and the little cousin, did she
trouble you for explanations"
Naturally, of course, she did. But you
don't suppose, having made a fool OF my
self once
20 having been made fool Of
by perfectly needlessly, as 1t turned
out, mistrusting my wife, I was ass
enough not to be loyal to her at this turn
and back up her version to the girl"
"Of course I suppose you could hardly
do otherwise, but this-I wish you
wouldn't call her the giry-this fairy,
where does she hang out? I should like
to see the nymph who can make so
steady going an old pilot as Jack TRAY
ers lose his bearings"
We'll. she dimes with US tomorrow
night; you can come II you like"
Dimes with you tomorrow. does she?
o, then. you're right. My Dady is q
k."-Westminster Budget
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-11
THE ICE MACHINES PART.
AZ Last There Has Been . New Fea-
ture Introduced Into Uncle
Toms Cabin.

There Is 4 new wrinkle in 'Uncle Toms
Cabin" theatrical companies. One OF them,
which is ransacking the state OF New Jer-
sew for audiences, has hit upon the device-oi
buying a refrigerating machine and using
real blocks Of ice in the scene in which Eliza.
pursued by q pack Of barking. mongrels.
crosses the river carrying In her arms
stuffed doll.
The icemaking machine has proved an
enormous success. At the Ridgewood opera
house, where the ice machine played few
evenings ago, frantic crowd fought its way
through the doors. At the first perform
ances the ice machine was kept in the back.
ground. Several cakes were manufactured
before the performance and placed on the
green baize river. They were carefully sand.
ed on the surface, SO that when Eliza made
her grand dash for liberty she would not
turn undignifed somersaults. The ice ma
chine, however, had been SO largely adver
tised that yokels wanted 10 see it. They
sat in their places after the curtain de-
scend.d upon the solemn death Of Little
Eva and howled for. the ice machine to come
out and show itself. The stage manager
and couple Of deck hands had to carry Il
down to the footlights. Then they turned
the machine produced cake Of real ice.
Since then part has been written in the
play for the ice machine. When the river
scene opens q couple Of southern spectators
are discovered experimenting with the
machine. They produce their ice, and not
having any immediate use for II turn II into
the river, and 1t sits upon the river surface
at proper intervals to accommodate Eliza
footsteps. A colored man comes out and
sprinkles sand over the ice in full view oil
the audience.-Chicago Chronicle.