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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
Will Beard the Eagle in His Evrie.

The Indio-Latin half-breeds Of the British depend
encies of North America that of such population
as have learned to read English, grown
what beLgerent the Eagles proposition settling the
Alaskan boundary question by annexing Dominion
the Union through treaty otherwise They
not relish the idea of Cuban Filipino status for them
selves be permitted to judge by the tenor of per-
eona letters written yet protest our ina
blity to understand wherein would be at dis
advantage in of his allegiance from distant
European monarchy, in which has no parliamentary
representation, to that Of neighborng republic with
community which in vouchsafng the Cana
dian freedom from the whms Of the crown
would accord him equality home government and a voice
in the national, or, rather, continental councils
writer. under a London, Ontario date of June 3
says, other things presume that you are white
Of at least ordinary education is hard to believe
that ordinary education could be as densely
ant as you are viii be over in day soon
and will look up for newspaper man who is as big
damphool as you must be a curiosity"
It goes without saying that should London censos
mentality native equal courtesy he must
be intellectual Dandy Our gentlemany critic will
find the editor Of the be an average sovereign
squat Of millions saw the color of governor
generas hair and if but unit in commonaity yet of
commonaity that boasts its Hobsons and Funstons its
Grants and Deweys its Lnc0Ins and McKineys citizen
Of republic whose based upon the policy of love
your enemiesafter they naenabe obligation
being to kill them first
The attention Of our diplomatic correspondent is called
to dispatch yesterday from London-not London
Ontario but the London lays down the law for the
Canuck wherein he will find that Salisbury and Sir
Julian Pauncefote attribute the trouble over the Alaskan
boundary question the ignorant buptfousness Of Canada
which these servtors monarchy proposed to
squelch, in response to the demand Of Mr. Choate who
represents Mckinley, Dewey the editor of the Eagle and
some millions of other fellows itching for other worlds to
conquer If this should brutal way of putting Lord
Sasburys mediatory phraseoogy our excuse must be
found in the fact that comparatively few people of the
Canadian dependency understand the diplomatic vernacula
employed by her sovereign rulers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

also rendered meritorous Illinois
and the One Hundred Fy-second Illinois volunteer
infantry, serving adjutant.
The acting chief of section l. under whose supervision
original invalid settled, R Cheesman
VINO lost leg in action while in command of his
1.-THE chief Of section is J. A McCauIey who lost an
IN the service
"The chief of section W. Coleman who lost an
service
THE chief of section is P w Davis who lost an arm
in the service.
THE B F. Chase crippled veteran
who adjutant general of the Department
of the Potomac, G. A. R.
"of the 10 seventy are ex-Union soldiers
One Of the members of board James w Mcmillan
VINO commanded OF the Nineteenth army corps
under General severely action
Another member Of board a. B. Swiggett who was
wounded times during his service.
"a large proportion gentlemen on the board
review have been employed in the bureau periods
ing from twenty thirty-fve years
TIE medical division whose work is settle all med
ica questions, especially PENSIONS
nedio referee qualified surgeons principal exam
Of the qualified surgeons prin-
cpal examiners and twenysx fortythree medical
examiners are ex-Unon soldiers sailors.
THE board Of review connection medical
vsno is charged with adjudication settlement
all claims and its action generally questions
involved The commissioner one in a hundred
claims that receive the action the medical legal
boards and thus will adjudication claims
almost entirely under the board of review
and the division which are composed mainly of
exUnon soldiers nearly all are Republicans
This is essentially the soldiers bureau in all
matters pertaining organization the different dvis
ions in appointments and promotions exsoIder always
has the preference convinced that the foundation Of
the terrific howl against the found in my
refusal to allow the claim agents the bureau"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
Along the Kansas Nile,

When Fred Funston was raised to gen
| eral, Dewey wrote him a c0ngratulat1ry
/ letter.
| Out in western Kansas they are getting
! TO call windy days periods Of atmos-
! pheric unrest"
In the east when a band plays na-
| tional air the audience rise 10 their Feet.
| In the west they do not.
/ Kansas will get two Spanish guns They
are not mounted. Governor Stanley is 10
/ designate where they shall be located.
Tom Anderson refuses 70 name the man
who offered him Doodle to vote for Par
| sons. He says ne would tell it in court,
but even then unwiilingly.
| Cy Leland denies that he had anything
/ 10 DO with the location OF the asylum al
/ Parsons. He says that Lit Crum didn I
ask his aid in the matter.
Petitions from the western part Of the
state are being received by Governor
Stanley protesting against the location Of
! the insane asylum at Parsons.
Ed Howe says: When a Deepen dent
person gets sick. how soon the relatives
ne IS staying with decide that a change
to some other relatives house may be
beneficial"
VIII White of>Emporia says: THE roar
Of our guns in front OF Santiago could
not proclaim liberty IN Cuba. Liberty
/ is not made by proclamation. Il IS
| heritage"
Governor Stanley thinks the locating Of
the asylum should be investigated on the
ground that If the action OF the com
nittee was honest it VOL no no harm 10
air the affair.
The Kansas Republican congressman
have decided 20 support Henderson and
have wired him 20 that effect. Kansas
the bant-wa gon.
Fort Scott. Il is said. is getting more
jobs under S-auley's administration than
any other town. John :. Bel q that
city has just been appointed head carpeu-
ter OF the state institutions. lie gets
$500 a year.
Fort Scott has a Republican council and
q Democratic mayor. Recently the mayor
dismissed the cid street. commissioner and
appointed a new one. whom the council.
would not confirm Al present both men
are serving.
Pojken Sweuzssou. q Swede. was CRIT
ing IL a boat or the Smoky river the otler
day. smoking 3 pipe. TIE boat went orf-
q dam and caps Zed. SWe-Esso1 kep-
his head above water ard swan = shore
s-fll smoking his pipe.
When Fred Funston and Metcalf Ne-e
promoted the first night taey took l=zEs
Of each other Funstoa said Good nsEbt.
Col0ue--" Good night General aEs1----
- Metcaif 4 Kapsa1 never ge-s &c
great 20 Ike guylng.
L IS said .lat senator Eazer W.f Offer
e1e JOB @ statistical sEer ws.rn pare
s. 81 a year. 90 Tom AnGers5-- E0s-v-
s5- Is already state senator. s-s-e-zrT q
knights Tempiar and secretary o. t1e
Topeka Commercial cub.
For bali a century Dan Gotfrey sss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
The Peace Conference at The Hanue

There Is probably but little possibility of anything of
greaI international or worldwide Importance to come out
OF the disarmament conference Of the powers least in
direction Of abolishing There are Indications however
Of an agreement which viii look or recommend regular
constituted commissions for international arbitration in all
cases OF threatening appeals to the sword and the
gun Actual disarmament has not really been considered
but arbitration in number forms has been proposed
me American plan whatever that may be seems TO have
met with the most favor far which is evidence that the
other powers not only concede Americas Importance bur
mat we are ably represented Several great powers in
Guiding Russia and Italy well the United States have
submitted working specifications for an arbitration tribunal
and the favor with which the American plan has been re-
oeved something to be proud It shows the intelligence
and earnesness Of the effort by the representatives
Of this republic to cause for which the United
States has long stood as a champion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
ga1IY 80 GdYhE
NJ. VI. NURDOCK. Editor
Rubbing 1t In on Kansas.

Ordinary people, that people who not lawyers,
statesmen governors like. such editors and
trusts often wondered what there
is deficient makeup this country. the
of Of
which permits the mosquto-btten Wal-sreeridden
state Of New Jersey monopolies bust
and enjoy privileges other states
which and privileges denied citizens of such
other states Why can't Kansas Arkansas everastngly
squech the schemes of these ptosqueezrs otherwise
snip the tenaces Of these Jesep octopi
ting off wind? The laws Kansas instance, hold
stocknO,cer for double of his stock, while
these New Jersey swndes aggregated aggravatons
liable only for of their stock in the event Of
failure Of their combine. What's the Kansas
goose Jersey gander should be made to swallow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
The Editor of the Country Weekly.

The Washington Post, whose editorial writer has been
one OF them evidently in writing of country editors says
that the neghborhood weekes usually conducted by
professional printers educated intelligent men, who set
up their own type, their old-fashioned lever
presses distribute their edition. up own news
write their editorials generally crowd into their
lives more genuine and conscientious work. more civic
pride and more unselsh loyalty any ten of their de-
nquent subscribers together ma jorty of
they paid meanly grudgngy and the great good
they do the community is only dmly understood Some
times conscence-srcIen debtor dumps a load of fire
wood at the gate corn or sweet pota
toes but the with which clothe him
self and family supply necessary material for his
Office comes in with reluctance and with dis
creditable scarcity no member of society who
works as hard and renders service to mis- neigh
bs as the rural editor so poorly requited
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
H. Gay Evans Answers the Kansas comnlaint

The Grand Army Of the Republic having formally de-
nounced United states Pension Commissioner H. CLAW
Evans and criticised President Mckinley for retaining him
Kansas veteran concluded for his own qualification 70
slft the matter Of complaint This veteran seems to under
stand himself not only but appreciates the responsibilities
OF the pension bureau, and the questions he has nut Mr.
Evans IN letter the point The answer Of Mr.
Evans is straightforward fun and VIII be read With
interest especially by those Who voted to censure him The
letter runs:
Dear SirI have your letter requesting certain inf5r
nation relating TO the organization and operation 81 ,b
bureau In reply to your first question as to the plumber ~
persons employed in the bureau that are exs5lers and
The number ~ them that Pensioners have the honor -
state that there are 17 employees authorized by law ~
which number $50 are exUnion soldiers and 50 are draw
ing pensions There thrty-two widows OF ex-,ni5D
fo'alers employed VINO are pensioners.
with reference 10 your second question as Il, VII, ~
e'u'es me board OF review their history whether they are
soldiers ~ other"e ana whether they were mere 5r
Cleveland or otherwise VIII state that the board If re-
view as now organized consists Of one chief two sss,
chiefs. five chiefs Of sections and 10 reviewers
The chief or the board is Colonel f. D sta,ns-s,
who was born in Athen county Ohio and served Gung The
entire war Of the rebellion captain Of the FartvI,b
Illinois volunteers, and late colonel OF the one Hundred
and FIfty-sseond volunteer infantry lie was severely
wounded in action and is pensoner.
The first assistant chief Captain James s Roy who
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
Too Har.-y.

The host,ar essayed. to kiss Ire house
raid.
She c1y,y stepped aside
sand stllItr' - exclaimed
Which Is not TIE way. as se souzd, 20
curry favor VIZ re far SIX.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

L don't care for barons, dukes and earIs
They do not sever much CONCEALED humidity
Go not like gold lace, perfume and curls
But-there things I worship with ayidty
1t Is the boy who stays behind the gun
Until he makes the other fellow run
Let's chase old hickory into its hole
Let's organize up-to-date nobility
or dukes and earls; and carry on the roll
Those only who show us with facility
mat they have got boy-or more than one
Down in the Twentieth Kansas with gun
Eugene Ware
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

The United States will have pay damages for The
death Of the Weyler scoundrel whom Cubans recently
lynched. Possibly this reason that Spain resumed
diplomatic relations with would Spain do about II
if refused pay?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09
Wares Picturesque poeticaI Patriotism

I have got wealthy neighbor
Who is living without labor
Who has cash and bonds stocks and stuff and asks
out to dine,
And 1 have another neighbor
Living by the hardest labor
"hos got Twentieth Kansas boy out on the fighting
line. 97
There's no fun in being weary
But if should put the query:
(which Of these two peoples places xyonId T,o, -,
I opine w.
Not the that's got the money
But the man that's got the sonny
Got the snorting rpcavorting boy down on the fighting
line. -S-9
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

J. Addison Porter is indefinitely absent in FuronA A
man no longer resigns is simply indefinitely absent
Porter has been overworked So has Mckinley But Nc
Kinley stand it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

\ combine Of the retail coal dealers Of Kansas Okla
hona and Missouri has been keep UP the price
cold coal Here's hoping for a mild winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Dreyfus' thought get TO his wife and chill
dre II is strange that French army should pick out
for its victim a man who clearly free from bad.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Another man, a Frenchman. Crotte, has discovered
cure for consumption This been done number Of
times but consumption continues fatal irremediabIe
as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Consul Barrett thinks greatest in the Phip
pines viii be the to the politicians n,
the politicians it viii be turned over it will not be an
error, either
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Queseda- the Cuban been appointed Cuban commits
soner at Washington, with salary $1,000 He is the
first Cuban realize he was after-a public lob
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

The Indiana supreme court has decided that a chare
he taken away from any trust The next thing is 70 in
/ a public officer brave enough do il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

This nation VIII expand It can do nothing else Opp5r
tunity knocks but every nations door and she
using the Philippines club IN the present instance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

The sports backing Jefss; the popuace IS backn
Fltzsuuors II viii b. unprecedented thing If the un
. ulace takes the sports money away.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Il the police of New York are - much interested as the
rest q The is IN the fight tonight il VIII not Re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

zoia with Truth MS arm IS paradng The bouvards o.
Paree IN fun view Of the French army.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

There IS te question that Manila as an American CITY
viii some day he the great metropolis o. the east
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Henderson Il Iowa has the speakershsD cinched He
viii ind Mr. Thomas Bracket Reeds shoes r5-my.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

F!tzsmmans Is thr5yseven years an age which IS
liable prove. in puglisnl senllty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

Tonight The country VIII waiting al the other end q
the wire for ferries u do IL IL he can.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-09

.is made from the pure OF 81 iEnhs
wool Il Is healing and gratifying % the
skin. keeping % a. all times Ia o clean
and healthy state This soap T. dBlnuly
scented. and f. moet Weiconc aid %
the toilet uf faf.diuu- women Tho ut
most care Is taken IN selecting materials
and scTuVuious cleanliness iu the labor
.a1ury iHsures the purity - The pruduct
Price, = cent? yer CAKE, large f0ur-ounoe
size
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

In from the unknown wilderness and
which had been named after him al
ready extended from the northern bound
AIRY " the South African Republlc TO
Lake Tangnnyika and Uganda. From
the north and from the south Great
britain now stretched great territorial
arm that clasped hands Just over the
heart of the continent and needed only
that imaginary RhodcsInn railway 20 bind
them togethcr. but while Il IL On easy
thing to tank jauntlly " Cape 20 Cairo
road, II "a not no easy In such lnud
as Africa 10 bring such line into nc
tual existence and operation.
Much ~ this road has already been
constructed. or az least there already
exist different limos which might be in
corpornted into one final transconu-
ncntul system. AZ the end of 1897 the
continuation N that line which connects
Cape Town with Kimberley ana Mafe.
king was opened through 10 Bulawayo,
and early last summer the nrrt l0comu-
tive steamed up into salisbury. Prom
there to Lake Tanranylka ~ not very
great distance. as distances go In such
an Atlantcan scheme. nut the country
through which a further extension %
the line viii have To pass is not one
conducive TO expeditions railroad build
inr.
while this road r. creeping Ip from
the south the road which Entllsh en-
ginccrs have been pushing steadily up
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18
THE ANGLICIZAT|0N OF AFRICA

/ selves Tho money was soon raised. II
was on June "a. isg1-und very I'm
poriant date BE- that IN the history of
British Africa-thnt the little pioneer
expedition N 300 Europeans and $50 Ia.
horcrH with 300 mounted police set out
30 take possession of t.ar Promised
Land. without firing a shot and with
out losing a life they cut 900 miles Of
road ncroas the country. put ~ posts
and stations and drew under the wing
of the empire territory so great In cx-
tent that u intoxicated that little band
of colony builders. and set them. like
CasaiuH. thinking too much.
In short time gold seekers came
trailing over the frontier. and these
men had to be- taken care Of and fed.
That meant the noccsslty Of opening n
road Co the fea at Heira and the build
Ing Of a railway II was at this tmo
that Rhodes. dreaming hiH great dreams
boy niFht under the large and luminous
African stars drank In his first sweet
drafts of power aud mapped OUT In his
restless mind the Cape 10 Cairo high
way.
ny 1898 the mines N Mashonaiand
were IN fun working order and the
western frontier was pushing inslnu-
nuuRly and audnciouHly out into the
hills N tho setting sun. Then new
danger doomed up before Rhodes. That
danEcr was LohcnFula and hls dusky
warriors u the Matubole. For three
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

artery ~ commerce threading together
nor numerous scattered pearls OF AZ
ricln possessions. once build that road
ana the Anglclzntlon of Africu might
Doe Hull 90 have taken place. 10 would
glIuch tho possession OF the dark uUntl-
urut The last tlo ~ that road once
laid aud let uumr what may, from Eu-
r1puuu Intrigue CO. native uprising tho
power uf the AnElo.SuK0n would bo sH-
nhliahud on the continent OF blood.
with one sweep 81 the paint brush the
map of ull Africa th1t was worth own
Ink would become british
Cocll Rhodes was the father OF this
beautiful idea. lic was diamond king
Of kimberley who had soul above ala.
monda. yet from the first Dc had "a sort
~ Midas touch. turning everything he
handled into gold. ilc saw that that
land of mystery and controversy lying
north NJ ncohunnalunl would be- soon
snapped up by the GormnnH or perhaps
trukkod into by the Trnnsyanl burrhurH
NJ not appropriated ln time, That would
leave him without ruuubod for his
wonderful railway through tho very
core q the land N Dis desire. lie app
poplad 10 the Imperial Governments
They called him colonial Don Qulxotr.
ana refused 90 give him one penny Tor
hIH plan. But Rhodes liked bucking
against Representatives,. Ito conceived
the IDEA NJ creating o. great Joint stock
company with capital Of some $4,000
o01 The object ~ this company was,
no lthOdof own words ITO paint the
African map British red" an the wny
up Go the EambUzL He was sort Of
Colonel SELLERS Ot real lie, but "a Sellers
who WINS always HuccvFsful,
Now there was method Ia tho mad
ness of the British government when
it turned ita back on 10 African dnr-
ling, II gave Rhodes no aid, but II
gave him hls charter and told him o.
goo ahead. ~ was recognized that thcrt
was the right stun In cecil the Audn.
cluuF, ana II was also forosecn that ut
individual and lia company mlght pro,
coed IN % manner ln which govern,
mrnt embarrassed by many diplomatic
dltlicult'g1 could never dare. should Do,
$50 too fur o. could bring ln Scotch
verdict against him and wash ita hands
of all responsibility, ut tho HamH tlm,
quietly holding any uttle territory d,
may have atakod in
So Rhodes get 90 work. raised thl
. funds ana directed the company. ~,
uut his own fortune into the concern
ANA other capitalists. African ana Eng,
| l,Hh alike, uoeinT the doctor taking hll
] own medicine, cried tur "a dose thom,
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the nile VIII bn carried forward 90 meet
ia companion line from the Cape. In
Egypt there are already over 200 miles
OF railway, most of which belongs 10
the government But tho most lmpor-
tnnt railway now under construction IL
that which ia known as the now mill
ltury road into the sudan. AZ the ENG
llHh army OF conquest has advanced up
the Nile u has been the policy Of Grn-
ofal Lord Kitchener 20 Ia, hlB rails nH
De went The result is that the line
thnt already connects Horb0r. away
above the Fifth Cataract. with the town
ot Wudy-iinliu la fast approaching that
Tine which already connects Cairo with
kufnak and the ancient ruins OF his.
turlc ThchFa. The lower end Of this
line VIII be carried on steadily toward
Fushodn. 80 link by link the chain Is
forming. Then, IN time, the line viii be-
pushed down into Bahr 81 Ohagnl. and,
Nger'ns on Into British Fast Africa, will
advance toward the Nyunzas. aud from
there stretch on 10 Lake Tanganylla.
such o. the dream OF Cecil Rhodes, ~
u any wonder that this man makes a
romantic figure ana touches the popular
imagination There II a suggestion OF
that gigantic plctureslueness about him
which you hnd IN the person OF Cham
plain and those other adventurous
spirits Of the sixteenth century who In.
Nudod the wildcrnosses OF the New
World and carried back wonderful tales
OF conquest and dominion.