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ABSOLUTELY PURE

and ready to be conveyed TO their plat
forms on the coast.
Necessarily the labor involved in the
| process of transportation must have been
enormous, inasmuch as the images, weigh
| ing from twelve TO forty tons each, had TO
| be carried great distances over very IT.
regular country. 1t is believed that they
We're lowered down the mountain by
checks and wedges and then dragged the
rest of the way by hundreds of men over
roads made for the purpose, which were
covered with seaweed. They were rolled
on an inclined plane TO the top of plat
! form and crater, and at the foot of the
| mountain are one hundred and ffty-1ive
statues.
That some tremendous catastrophe put
a sudden and final end to these labors
| seems TO be beyond question, and the
likelihood is that it was a volcanic erup-
| tion. This it may have been that over
threw all the images. destroyed the inhabi-
tants. even wiped out all the trees on the
island.
Though the soil Of the island is very rich,
almost the only trees are very dwarfish
being not more than ten feet in height
and two or three inches in diameter. The
wood Of these trees IS extremely hard, and
is used by the islanders of today in the
manufacture of household gods. Such gods
are rudely carved and hideous limitations
of the nude human form, two or three
feet in length, with the preposterous de-
velopment of chest and preternatural COL
lapse of abdomen, as though famine had
long brooded over the land. They have
long and slender arms and legs, COATES,
and prominent ears.
The eyes of these idols arAyery curious,
the irir being represented usually by cir
cular button Of bone which is cut from a
human skull. In a round hole in the CEN
ire Of this disk is set a bit of volcanic
glass, which glistening in the light makes
a fair imitation of a pupil. Skulls out OF
which such disks are cut were imagined
by early explorers to afford evidence of
prehistoric trephining, but DR.. Cooke dis
covers that this was a mistake.
There are not only about $50 nativeson
the island-a degenerate, no-account peo-
pie, who claim descent from the image
makers, though apparently without just
ground. It seems likely that the fate of
the prehistoric race, so strangely wiped
out, will forever remain a mystery, though
some light upon the subject is thrown by
certain wooden tablets bearing inscriptions
which have been discovered and to some
extent deciphered.
A few years ago lumber vessel from
Oregon wa wrecked on Easter Island. and
much of the cargo was brought ashore
and utilized, under missionary instruction,
for building houses for the natives These
dwellings though much better than what
they had before, consist Of only one room
and have floors of bare earth strewn with
dry grass. Tables and chairs are unknown.
and the cooking is done clam-bake fash
ion dn stone ovens, the food-taro. vans,
sweet potatoes, fowls and pork-being pre-
pared with the help of heated stones and
leaves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-28
FOLLOW GEORGE WASHINGTON
And Yourn BE- All Right. il senator
Hoar's Counsel

toar = ouu~ef.
Washington. Feb. g5-Senator Haar %
Massachusetts. IN a lecture at the Cath
Ole University before a large audience.
congratulated the youth % America that
we have for our national hero a charuc-
ter they may take az a model % behavior
in every condition. transaction and occu-
patton Ia life. There can be no question
OF morality. courtesy and noble. elevated
behavior. % e0pediency in the conduct
OF difficult affairs. which may not be IA
some way satisfactorily arranged BY de-
termining what George Washington
would have done IN like case Wash
ington's virtues. he continued. were
the cornerstone virtues. not those which
excite the ime gination or delight an audi-
ence in its portrayal" Mr. Hoar ended
by calling on all his hearers who aspire
to take hereafter an honorable part Ia the
service of the country TO follow in life.
example and counsels OF George Wash
ington. and 10 hold that man as the ene-
my OF the country who shall counsel a
departure from them. He pointed out
how in the past any departure from them
by the people has resulted in disaster ana
how the people had come back 20 them
again. as IN the case OF the events pre-
ceding and following the civil war So
he predicted. It viii happen IN the future
IL in a spasn OF popular excitement or IN
obedience 20 any fancied party Interest.
the people for & time seem 20 forget
Washington counsel. "to Zoe led a.tray
by the lust Of empire or passion for con-
quest or TO have their eyes dazzied by
fa1za ffusal rr,Ffff-rv .~fer.-
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE.
ia North Main Street. Wichita.
we ca n sell YOU through railway ara
steamship tickets % az points in the
world.
Ee are agents FOR The following lines AZ
ocean Atek-0ehip companies and keep ths
original tickets always on hand. 80 that
upon purcnasing we can sand them 20 you
az once.
American line. New York to sou,haup-
ton.
American Ire. Phsaesiph.a to LIVER
pool
Anchor line. New York 20 Glasgow
Cuuard lire. New York 20 Liverpool
North German Lloyd. New York %
Southampton. Bremen. Genoa Naples.
Austria. GlbraItcr. China and Pspan
White star Line. New York % Liverpool
Cape Town. South Africa ard South Am
ericsu points.
we also make a speciality 81 prep-id
ocean uckefs. 60 that anyone desiring
20 pay for ticket here % bring over Their
srlenGs from enc Old countries can do a
safely and casaply- we attend 10 me de-
livery q che ticket on the other side
l. l. BLECKLET. AK...
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss the Of IhzZ1zs0
Our NRxx and Hawaii.

Every American is interested in the re-
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familiarize himself with the wonderful
achievements and possibilities of our New
American Navy-of our modern battle
ships, those terrible engines OF war which
accomplished the complete destruction Of
the Spanish fleets at Manila and Santiago.
Il may also be Of interest 20 inform your
selves relative to the newly acquired ter
ritory OF the United States. the Hawaiian
Islands; learn something about the nativity.
occupation. etc. OF their people. A hand
some Art Portfolio. composed % ten books
containing beautiful photogravures % the
American Navy. Cuba and Hawaii. to-
gether with a brief but comprehensive de-
scription OF each view, can De obtained
from any ticket agent OF the Frisco Line
FOR the nominal sum % 10 cents each. or
a complete set for g.
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White Wan Po-,,,s,.rx

washington D. c. Feb. Z5.-Tae post.
offce az PicSend- Holmes county. Nlssss-
s'ppi, which went out % existence on Ma
l. issA As The result q The violent oo0o-
s'ticn of the citizens to ths aao51utrusa.
u a negro pos master. was re-es-a5sI=aesf
today and J. &. Webb. a waite nan a.
pointed postmaster.
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Madame 4ramnut-Rro,,n

a very noted mind reader and palnist
of St Louis, has arrived and can be con-
suited at room 16. 205 North Main street.
Fees moderate salty
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Has been used Tor over FIFTY yptpe
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS fo- -
CHILDREN WHILE TEFT4r%c -
PERFECT SUCCESS. Il s0OT44rs 80
CHILD. SOFTENS tho GINS 49,,
al fAiN- q RES WIND collie ana is
me best remedy Tor DLARRHOEA. Sold
oy druggists in every part OF the v7-15
BE sure and ask fo~ Mrs. U-i~s,57,.s
Soothing Syrup and take 10 other ki~5
Twenty-Five cents a bottle
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Barlow
Minstrel
90 rlinStrel Stars - 20
Exchange Stables.

Exchange stables at Orlando and SILL.
water. Make specially of carrying pas
sengers between these points. Also do q
general livery business. Travelling mems
patronage solicited
SHINELY, VAN WYKE & SHIVEIY.
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DYING IN AN INSANE ASYLUM
sad Termination TO Bishop Du=gan's
RrfEfiaaf career

BISHOP DugEan. whose Death in m0men-
,ariv expected in s.. Lbu.s. vas pre-
late Of whom an the world might have
been proud URtu ne misfortune q IN
sanity came u2oz E-1- He had 5-s-
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View York. specie Movement

New York. Feb. E.-Expprts - gold ard
silver from this port 70 az couu-czes ~
this week aggregate So - s-lver- bars
ard c3ia. and Sz-Zo gold TIE imports =
specie las; week wee s7.547 Il god -a6
xz.lSs silver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-28

LOW WINTER TOURIST RATES
Parties tssroas % gong 20 q winter re-
ro-t or taking pleasure trap % southern
points. ah9ul1 not faa % cal 90 Tfaeo
Line city ticket eE-nf. corner Mafa street
ard D91gzf av~nas. ard asrerfsfs rate.
route and Lruit - tiozefr sre arz asssr
Information sou desire The vI8fsr reasrts
n re r9gtaern states have - 7geasg I'D
are ready 20 aerornofate tae afuays-
ready wsrHs-r. 'rra .s-seexef - she rarfh -
taif 9eris1 ~ IRE gear. 50 zhHe 90
FrrCo Lt7r e. s.wsss sqssi t4 c-4sfsra
a vrrF 80 rafe 'o re uinfsr resorts ha.
seeu pr 'a sH frosu sseve-1AeF z tsss
u1fg Arr- ~ s-f 1lfa aral saf4ra E.-.
70 lure J. -sss - q MogTsfoHz
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-28
First Publication IN Wichita Daily EAGLE
January "a. 1929
(No. 5l6s)
treasury Department
once Of Comptroller Of the Currenc,

~atANS "a N-1lllp lA tAltL or the Cfurrepo,-
Washington, D. c. Jan. N 1900
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence ~,
sented to the undersigned. # has -.
made to appear that The Nationa, Rart
Of Commerce. of Wichita" in the of,,. 90
Wichita, in the county Of Sedgwicl, ar5
state Of Kansas. has complied vi,b -,
the provisions Of the statutes Of the T-rf.,s
States, required to be complied with he
fore an association shah he authorizes -
commerce the business Of banking.
Now. therefore, I. Charles C D,r-.-
comptroller Of the currency. 90 hereby ce-
tify that The National Bank ~ 60,
merce Of Wichita" in the city Of V-i,br-a
in the county Of Se6gwick and s.,.a 80
Kansas. is authorized TO commence ~
business Of banking as provided in sao+roo
fifty-one hundred and six;y-niae Of the "a
vised statutes Of the United States
IN testimony whereof. witness nv r,-,
and seal Of Office this twentieth 6av -,
January. 1889
tSeao CHARLES c. DAWES
C59-60t. COrrOtrcl'er oF -bs O.
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Omciai Call Republican Convention


The Republican City Central Committee,
at a meeting held on the 22d day of Feb
ruary. directed the chairman and secre-
tary to publish notice that the Repuo-
lican convention for the purpose Of nomi-
mating city and township officers. would
be held in Garfield hall on the 1th day OF
March. at 10 o'clock a. m. That the prl-
maries for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to the convention would, be held
in the city wards on the 6th day OF
March. 1884. the polling places to open at 4
o'clock p. m and closing at p. m. The
basis of representation will be upon the the
two wears ago. which gives the following
number of delegates TO the different
wards:
First ward NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
Second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
Third ward ...........-............. y
Fourth ward. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
Fifth ward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
Sixth ward....-.....-..-.....-.. IL
J. A BRUBACHER, Chairman.
FRED L. BELL, Secretary.
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EXCURSION RATES VIA SANTA FE
ROUTE

EgA r
o. January y. February sd y. Eaf~h
and = me santa Pc -! sell round 80
,scke.s AZ tne very cheap rae q oas fare
p.es e 20 al points IN Arka1sat. Ariza1a.
indian Territory NsW MeHl-o. Oklahoma
ara Texas. These tl-kets WI bear Eoirz
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..-ke.r yo7 al G. vel % car CO sore
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,ol-.s o. iuapo-tance-'-Ts Great ssa =
Fe" T. P DELANEY. AEsat
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FRISCO LINE"
s550-Eureka Springs Ark. au5-E5 y
Return

Return
Opening Crescent Hotel. February 25rd.
Eureka Springs. AK.
For the above occasion the Frisco Line
will sell round trip tickets 20 Eureka
Springs Ark. and return for 3 % tickets
on sale February 18th only. good for re-
turn until March 19rh. An extension q
limit can be obtained b. purchaser paw
lug s. - more AZ EUREKA Springs Re
member. tickets on sale February 9sth
only Leaving wichita SO 3. n. arrive
Eureka Springs 40 a. m For further
Information call OF or address
II o NOPTTMORE
City Ticket Agent.
city oGcs corner Main 81. and Douglas
Ave
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CHEAP EXCURSION VIA SANTA p
Elr--E

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IT tha round tTo. Tieze-s ~ H4ls Aars
80. good fo- rstg-u p-tG ard e..1l7s
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A. .. e. ". MELTING.
Pittshurg. kan. February q 20 March
For the above named occasion TIE Frisco
Line VII sell tickets - ore fare FOR ths
round trip T1cEets o. sale February a =.
D. q and = VITA ahsi return umlt %
March 9 IeavinE WicElta Y - noon. ar
rive PlttEburs u N.
For further information telephone "a
OF c4u on Or sddrsas
a. o MORTTWORE.
CRY Ticket Agent.
city One. corner Main street al
DosEiaE avenue
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TAKE THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
~ I'D IA >lNA II Af I--F-T0 q
FOR ST. LOUIS

Leaves Wichita AT 2:10 p. m. a-r,,---.
St Louis next morning a. 7-a3 - =
direct connections with al. lines 60
change OF cars. Elegant service. civ
ticket Office, III North Main street.
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The California Limited, via Santa Fe
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Mrs. "insloF's Soothing Syrup

tSea9 CHARLES c. DAWES
oos-o0t Comptroller Of the Curren~v
The record-union., 1899-11-30
OVERDUE VESSELS.
A Number of the Fleet Arrive at
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29-A num-
Der Of the overdue fleet came into port
to-day The schooner Challenger,
which was anxiously looked for, was
among the first to report. The Sailor
Boy, twenty-five days from Tacoma,
and the bark Gatherer, twenty days
from the same place, reported off the
bar. The Challenger was all but out
of provisions.
The Emma Utter, twenty-three days
from Grays Harbor: the Webfoot,
twenty days from Willapa; the Glen,
twenty-three days from Gray's Har-
Dor; the Twilight, twentyfour days
from the same port, and the America.
twenty eight days from Seattle, also
arrived, and reported the Aroughest
trips that their respective masters
have experienced in many years.
The Challenger was forty days out
from Tacoma
The Collector of port was moved to
send the revenue cutter McCulloch ou.
this afternoon to keep a lookout for
the fleet that is still outside and sup
posed to be in need of food
The record-union., 1899-11-30

s.. 5O@S.50 per Dbl: extra do, sseio; Oregon,
do, N.5OQ2 per box.
GrapesTable varieties. 5oas5c per box
Pears-50c@$ so per box.
Persimmo 50cQ$1 per box.
I Pomeg 50c@S1.50 per box, as to
CITRUS FRUITS Oranges. Navels,
81 25a3 per box; Seedlings, s1.5od2 per box;
Mexican Lines, s4@4, so per case; Califor-
s. SIS 5oas for choice and $50 for fancy
Grape Fruit, $1Q3 per box
TROPICAL FRuIT-Bananas, 81. 5oa2. 10
per bunch; Pineappless s.. 50@3 per dozen
Smyrna Figs, 14Ql7c per 10; Persian Dates.
61a9y7c per h. &
DRIED FRUITS-New Crop-Apricots,
;05k@12c per 10 for Royals and 14Q15c for
Moorparks; Peaches, unpeeled, 51aQ6c per
ID for prime, 614G7c for choice and 71S@8c
for fancy; do peeled, 121aQ15c per 10 APP
pies, sNG74c ID for evaporated and 5a5Xc
for sun dried; Plums, pitted, 7QSc per 10
for black and S1aQsc for bleached; Pears,
Sls@Sc per 10 TOT qu nd,a ana :, sglOc for
and @ for white: Figs, 3Q3lac per 10
for black and 5@6c for, white;:- Prunes, in
for &c eeg SIC for ao-Sos S lor for a.
COS and 2l@21bc for 90-100s
RAISINSThe California Raisin Crow
ers' Association established the following
grades and prices for Thompson's Seed
less and Sultana Raisins on September Il,
1899: Bleache1 Thompson s--Fancy. pei
n. 1oc; ehoic ; SC; standard Sc prime Sc;
tanas-Fancy. per 10. -S1ac; choice, TIC;
tanas. per ID. Sc. Discount for cash liz
per cent Payments as per terms of pack
ers' contract The California Raisin Grow
ers' Association has fixed the following
minimum prices for standard grades Of
SC; 2-crown loose Muscatels, size; 3-crown,
SIC; 4-crown, &c; London Layers. 2-crown.
$50 per box. s-crown $50: 4-crown. 81;
loose (three e' grades, fancy, SIC per r.;
choice, 41kc; standard, 3Ic; valencias.
clusters {three -grades),. fancy, &c; choice.
&C. STANDARD sc per shin 10 All ,n prices are
fornia. The local prices are nc per 10
higher than the above quotations on loose
and I1I 1G1 Per box box a,o,, -
seconds, 22@24c per 10; Creamery, in tubs,
22a23c Dairy-Fancy. 21@22c; other
Efa aa HsSs ss RsF r Rk Raehsa sd peT b
CHEEsE--New, ll14Q121sc; old. s@loc;
California Cream Cheddar, O.; Young
AMERICA, 12a1sc;, Eastern, isals1ac; West
EGGsLCaiifornia Store Eggs, 27k@s5c
per dozen; Ranch, 3Sq41c, occasionally AZ
@43c per dozen; Eastern, 22Q27c; cold stor-
POULTRY--Live Turkeys. 13@14c per 10
for Hens, and 13014c for Gobblers; Young
TURKEYS. lsa15c;; dressed do, 1s@lsc;
81 5o@5 for ., yo g5 Broilers, ss@s2 % + for
for I'D and 4 5e for sg yo@n Per Gesse
oi' and PSI ea for gyonn per o0Asn i0r
nc, GAM y s liz 81 per do zen Rab
geon, $2G225: Black Jacks, $50; Small
81 ac White geese a 2i5o Br raH ssas
English Snipe, $780, Common do, 81;
Doves, 81 per dozen.
The record-union., 1899-11-30
CULTURE OF APPLES.
A Private Experimental Station in
Humboldt County.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Nov. 29.-A private experimental or
chard is being established by Albert +.
Etter near Briceland, Humboldt Coun-
ty, with the help of the University of
California This work began last year,
when Mr.. Etter grated 81 varieties of
apples from scions furnished by the
California Station This year he is
receiving several hundred more varie-
ties. He has agreed to keep notes and
make full reports, and the university
will be at no expense in the matter.
The orchard may ultimately rival the
famous apple orchard of Benjamin
Buckman of Farmingdale, ILL.,, which
is thought to contain more varieties
than any other apple orchard in the
United States.
Another collection chosen from the
University of California Experiment
Station list Of apples will be ropagated
and cared for at Crocker's Station in
Tuolumne County, at an elevation of
about 4,000 feet
The Santa Monica Forestry Station
has furnished to the university a num-
Der of valuable seeds for distribution
throughout the State. Among these
are seeds of the kai apple (aberia
kaffra) which reaches it's perfection i'll
Southern California, and which in
frostless localities is an excellent hedge
plant and a useful fruit shrub, Staun-
tonia hexaphylla, fine evergreen vine
from Japan, fruited at the Santa Mon
lea Station in 1898 and again this sea-
son. Seeds of a number of rare acaciaS
and eucalypts have been collected at
this station. About sixty new species
of eucalyptus and acacias have been
started in seed boxes at Santa Monica
this season.
The record-union., 1899-11-30
Decides on the Removal Of a Number OF
Troops Now in the Island.
Rumor at Washington Connecting
General Woods Name With the
Surgeon Generalship OF the
Armv When General Sternberg
Retires by Law in June OF the
Coming Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-General
Leonard Wood, who reached Washing
ton last night, had a two hours con-
ference with the Secretary of War to-
day After the conference Secretary
Root announced that his recommended
lions as to the removal of troops from
Cuba had been approved, and that or
ders would be issued putting them into
effect
General Wood says that in his opln-
ion all the rumors of impending trouble
in Cuba were groundless; that there
was no real prospect of revolt, and
that whatever friction and discomfort
did exist among the Cubans was due
to the recent talk of civil governor
ship in the island.
When asked about the report of his
selection for this position, General
Wood said
Il do not know thing about 1t. L
have heard nothing of the plan for a
civil governorship than what 1 have
seen in the papers. 1t has not been
offered to me, and I have not been ask
ed for any suggestions on the subject"
Concerning his mission to Washing
ton, he said that it was merely for con-
sultation about the reduction of the
American force in the island.
II have recommended a reduction of
about 20 per cent. of the force in my
department" said he, that is to say,
the recall of the Fifteenth Infantry and
the removal of a squadron from each
of the cavalry regiments. I think that
this is perfectly feasible"
Regarding the general conditions in
his department, General Wood said
that they were favorable; that the
courts were being administered under
as mild an American supervision as
was consistent with keeping diligently
at work and preventing delays in the
administration of justice The people
We're being kept reminded that in case
of palpable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. through
reversion to the old Spanish methods
they had always the right to appeal.
and have any matter thoroughly inves-
tigated. People were being kept en-
ployed, and the detailed reforms of the
petty courts and the lower school sys-
tenn were things that would come
eventually through patient work and
local education
1t is stated that the President has de-
cided on the reward to be allotted to
General Wood when his term of SER
vice in Cuba is over. It is said on good
authority that General Wood is slated
to succeed General John NJ. Sternberg
as Surgeon General of the army when
the latter retires by law in June Of the
coming year. The Surgeon Generalship
would place General Wood at the head
of the medical staff of the American
army at but little over 30 years of age,
making him the youngest officer ever
holding this responsible position. 1t
would leave him twenty-five years of
active service, if he so desired, in a
position carrying with it great pres
tige in the profession both at home and
abroad.
General Wood has taken a house in
Washington, 1916 Rhode Island avenue,
where he has moved with his family,
and it is thought that this lis another
indication that he will make his per-