The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03
HIS ANCIENT HABITS
Menaced From America and
John Bull Is Alarmed.
EIGHTH MISSOURI ELECTION
Proves a Red Rag to British
Political Journalism.
EIGHTH MISSOURI ELECTION

Copyrighted. 1899. by Associated Press)
London, Sept 2-with so many ma
terial signs of the increase of American
heaven in English life, It Is small wonder
that the press and people are paying
special and. in some instances, hyster1cal
attention to this menace to insufar hab-
it's. The height of this feeling Is per-
haps best illustrated by the remark of
an English jockey, who, seeing last
Tuesday. at Derby. the American Jockeys
securing al lthree places in one race,
muttered: "othellos occupation is
gone.''
On the same order is the Globes COM
ment upon the purchasing from Pitts
burg of gondola cars for the Soudan
railway. 1t says: mo imperative Ques-
ton of time can be urged here, as In the
case of Atbara, and 1t is hoped that
full inquiry vii lbe made as to the
facts"
In reply to an evening papers query
as to why the government has now prom
ised to help the farmers by securing the
best American instead of English ma
chinery. an Angio-Australian writes:
Nobody in Australia would think Of
using anything but American machinery.
Il is all American. from the reaper and
binder to the lawn mower and garden
troweL Many OF the implements are I'M
known to the English farmer. John Bull
will stick to the old groove"
Another sign of the times Is the an
nouncement by one of the largest firms
OF brewers in the United Kingdom that
they are going TO make lager beer. which
the threatened popularity Of the ancient
national drink. ale.
Drawing attention to the increased use
OF ice the Standard says: 1.-The recent
hot weather inclined the Englishman TO
sympathize with the irrta5Ility usually
displayed by American visitors at the
difficulty IN securing it,
An astonishing report is going the rounds
about the new gun, made at Woolwich.
which Is said to be so powerful that no
range Is long enough to test It, so a new
range is to be built. II Is seriously stat
ed that the first shot went out Of sight
and that It was impossible to get the ex-
act range. But, the range was conserva-
lively. estimated at fifteen miles. AS the
extended testing grounds will not be
ready for some time. 1t Is said the gun
Is being shortened so that 1t can be
tested Immediately.
Many stories are current about the
Prince of Wales recent visit to Marfen-
| bad. where ne was most democratic. 1t
is said that a Polish Jew sitting on a
park next to the prince, not knowing his
identity. began to uestion him about
what he paid for his rooms. doctors, etc.
ending with digging his royal highness
in the ribs and telling him he looked too
healthy to need the water cure.
There IS such a dearth of matters of
international interest that even the re-
cent special election in the Eighth Mis-
souri, district for a successor to Con-
gresham RIchar p. Bland has ben util-
lied as the topic OF the day. lengthy edi-
torials foreshadowing all kinds of posi-
bic political upheavals in the United
States.
A weekly paper again brings up the
Maybrick case saying the injustice done
to Dreyfus Is nothing when compared TO
that dore to Mrs. Florence Maybriok. the
American undergoing penal servitude for
life after having been convicted Of pois-
oning her husband. basing Its remarks
on the old theory that she ought TO have
been hanged or freed.
The prevalence OF the plague abroad
creates uneasIness here and the authori-
ties have taken few regulation pre-
cautions at the ports. ut, the bulk OF the
English are far too satisfied with their
sanitary security to seriously consider
the possibility OF an outbreak In this
country.
Excepting the small incursion OF So
ciety folk Thursday 20 see Mrs Lang
try's first night in The Degenerafes."
London remains In the social doldrmus.
Partridge shooting began Friday. The
birds are reported to be plentiful.
Public interest IN both the Dreyfus
court-martial and the Transvaal crisis
ratehr tagged during the week and u f.
not yet keen on the yacht race. though
the papers give good accounts Of the
Shamrock's doings.