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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
The Biggest Gambling Den on Earth.

Seats in the New York Stock Exchange are selling
for about $4,000 apiece than they worth three
four years That total increase Of about
S2000og all the memberships in the greatest gambling
organization the country This immense rise comes chiefly
from the enlarged opportunities for easy profits given by
the commission business from all the 1t is
impressive evidence Of the extent which the money
Of merchants professional investors every
sort and not few clerks and mechanics is poured into
Wall street. in time of general prosperity. 1t is Of
the most important agencies for the concentration New
York City Of extraordinary and fast growing share OF
the wealth Of the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
victory for Secretary of the NAVY.

Public feicatons are eminently in order over Score
tary Longs victory the trust securing
agreement the part Of the companies to make first class
Krupp plates for $42O ton plus the royalties When one
considers that the enemies of the trust in the last congress
their greatest hopes possible reduction $3.50
ton the figure attained S45552 possible maximum
tribute to Secretary Longs diplomacy and frmness
The price Of Harveyzad armor continues before S4O0
and royalties So for only per cent increase in this
country viii secure armor fully 50 per efficient
Harveyzed ar1nor and such as costs abroad
way from $3.50 to $500 a ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
Figuring on Carnegie's Wealth.

Since the public quotation on the Pittsburg stock Elk
change for Carnegie stock few days there has been
considerable guessing regarding Andrew Carnegs wealth
The quotation $500 share No sales were made
The capital stock Of the company is $O0OoOoOo
amount Of bonds Mr. Carnegie holds IS per cent Of
the total issue Of each If the offer of per
establishes the market price his share Of the
worth $12956850o- The bonds would probably sell 10
This would make his holdings $95O169OO is
said he has 100000 invested in sbo Castle and the same
New York realty. He other BUSINESS in
His total wealth. therefore, would be $2945854OO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
The American Negro as a Navigator.

seemingly convincing statistics that the satsfac
tory progressing Too many Of that hold to the
ton that freedom responsibility and tdeness
the large Ioafng elements negroes found
the average city Interesting illustration of zeal and
enterprise Of this country the fact that
black attempting establish line steamships
between Philadelphia Republic Liberia, be
known as the West African Trading company Rev. Will
lam II Heard formerly United States consul general at
Liberia heads the meeting for organization
is called to be held in Philadelphia January To-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
NE ChamberIaIn ~ ffave to "a.

Speaking of Joseph Chamberains attempts to explain
away charges brought against him profting
contract placing South Africa the London
York Times this to say: Not only is the
sloHnes Of the speak confession Of weakness
line the defense takes really equivalent to dam
aging admissions determined effort is be made to
force his out of the government if out of
public life fin consequence of the obtuse sense
hoted by them mixing themselves up with companies
fdng government contracts while they themselves oceu.
pied positions of influence and power"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06

The congress of the United States should shut off
authorization OF officials foreign decorations In
addition to that an American official weak that he
wants TO wear foreign decoration should be bounced
bnrrcaa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06

A large and appreciative audience viii occupy front
seats day France attempts to invade England,
and The audience required will also furnish the pail
bearers at Frances funeral the first round
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06

History" says the French MERCER furnishes many
instances mutny the Enesh navy just before bat
te" idotic notions Ike this which coaxed spain to
take hold Of the United states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06

Pnsree IS errarc He pardons Two the grounds
that other guilty parties indicted He can't De-
oeve The pubc e pardoned The men because he wanted
them pard5ned.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

far as the North Pole and probably be-
You'd. He estimates that no great noun
tain upon which the earth's axis revolves
will be found. and assumes that the ex-
plorer who discovers the pole will only
know Of tho fact by calculation OF his
latitude. The latitude will have to amount
to 70. degrees or mono. and $50 degrees
of longitude. or more, as, these numbers
are the limits.
When the navigator who has steamed
his way through the frozen barriers arr
rives at tho iong-sought spot he will be
unable TO go any farther north Neither
can he go eastward or westward. He can
so only south.
n INTENSE interest is felt in the result
OF the investigations being made at
the present time. In which so many
nationalities are interested. Lieut.. Peary
probably will be the first to be heard
from among those who, during the past
summer. have been engaged in efforts to
reach the limit OF latitude. His expe-
ditlon operates from his northernmost
supply on Western Greenland. from
which he was scheduled to make a 400
mile dash for the pole. The first tidings
OF his exploit probably will be brought by
his supply vessel in n week or two.
The Russian expedition. which has been
equipped for the discovery OF the pole.
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has winter quarters in Matthew strait,
and its main objective Is Nova Zemlya.
with possible advances farther north
ward.
The Norwegian expedition now is sup
posed to be locked in the vicinity Of the
pole 1t Is under the command of Capt.
Otto sverdrup. the lieutenant OF Nansen.
and the noted Fran 10 the vessel on
which the expedition sailed.
A German expedition under the COM
mand Of Capt. Bauendahl. Of tho Ger
man imperial navy. has started tn .
small schooner with the determination to
reach the north pole.
The last heard from the Danish expe-
dition, OF which Lieut.. Andrup Is in COM
mand. was that It had reached 'th de-
gree. north latitude on the east coast OF
Greenland.
The Koithoff expedition II in the same
vicinity, and after exploring Sabine ISL
and. proposes making dash northward-
Robert stein Is exploring the unknown
territory OF Elismere island on his own
account
Efforts to reach the north pole have
been made since shortly after the discov-
cry o, America by Columbus, and they
have resulted in the loss OF many valu-
able lives The best records established
show a gradual and consecutive triumph
OF man over the carefully guarded secrets
OF nature.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
ANOTHER PARTY TO TRY TO SOLVE e. q: J: ::3: ss
:;::s: FL THE SECRET Of THE FROZEN POLE

Franz Josef Land. Early in the present
year he made a trip to the Republic OF
Colombia. South America, to visit his
friend and college chum. NJ T. Snyder,
on his banana plantation. and at once
set about putting into execution plans
Tor the proposed expedition. Mr.. Snyder
and his brother having volunteered to aid
him In financial way. Later Mr.. zicg-
Ter, who is cousin Of the Messrs. sny-
der. heard OF the plan and at once asked
to be allowed to equip the expedition.
MI. Baldwin is well known in many Of
the large cities. He was for several years
connected with the weather bureau serv-
ice. and at various times was stationed
at Washington. D. c.. Nashville, Cairo,
Toledo. New Orleans and Mobile. He is
% years old. and was born in camp At
Springfield. Mo-. his father, r. 3. Bald
win. at that time being a FIRST captain in
the Illinois regulars. His father after
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

" 'As sloee viii be forever IN hts
~ ! Aepe ii Ntll be BALDWIN,
'a'@m Headers record as success
- BUSINESS man Is ven known.
+
ia NELfN n BALDWIN. whom Mr..
70 1sesler has chosen 20 head the ex-
Aaon- - man % medium height
well esilt. has brown hair
w S'sas blue eyes He has modest
'asF aad is one % the last men a
ss''es voais select for baltic with the
'Nsafass In the Arctic regions, lie has
~ss 'ahsn a deep interest In meteor
Ne was member of the peary
-.sue expedition in 1854 In 1891 he
s % spitxeerken. having volunteered
NSensany Andrca on his aerial hight.
sasfe being no room Tor him 10 the
- eAsAe; o. the big balloon, he could
proceed In iSss-ss Mr.. Baldwin ae-
sa the w.llman expedition TO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

ward became iieutenant-coionsi Of the
Eighth Missouri cavalry.
Young Baldwin attended public school
in Illinois and finally graduated from
Northwestern college. Naperville. H..
where he had a. classmates j. A. and VI.
T. Snyder. the men instrumental in ar
ranging for trip to the Arctic. In order
to study and observe Baldwin visited
Europe when % years old and toured Ire
land afoot. defraying his expenses by
writing for magazines. Returning to this
country he became . teacher In Illinois
public schools and spent his vacations
travelling.
TIT UNDREDs OF New York women
III want to 80 to the North pole
with the zieslsr Baldwin expedition.
They will accspt service ~ cooks.
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ssenographers or housekeepers. Less
than a week after Mr.. Baldwins project
became known he received oushel
baskastul OF applications from persons
anxious 70 help him and the pole OF
these about one-enth have como from wo-
men. Mr.. Baldwin laughed when asked
IL he would take any female cooks or
sfenographers along. and shaking his
head. saia'
think not. but there are many
things 20 be looked after before the
expedition sails. and l cannot say
whom or what l shall take with me.
= = e
"a pEAKISG further Of the expedi-
Mr. Baldwin said;
XIV friends ana college mates. NJ
T. snyder. q Mobile Ala, and his
brother. J. A. snyder. OF New Orleans.
La. cousins Of Mr.. ziegler. have FOR
some months known OF my ambition
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

l75.ooc cubic feet moro than tho one IN
Germany: yet. owing 10 sktllfui reckoning
and careful balancing. tho rcvorberAeion
Of the former. ms expressed In the for-
mulas prepared at Harvard. 10 Isl.
against 80 for Lefpsic
The Investigations at Harvard have ssn-
braccd practically every detail OF Archi-
tectnrai acoustics. and have been carried
ON With minuteness and n patience that
arc fairly astonishing 70 the iayman
Not only have the more obvious problems
been studied, but calculations have been
made 20 establish thu acoustic differences
between a room containing a small audi
er1cc and the same room when completely
filed; and something has even been dona
towards establishing the effect OF plants
when placed I'm an auditorium. The three
essentials Of good music han ara. ~
course. fairly obvious the sound from
the stage should be sufficiently load: the
component paris OF complex sound
must keep tho proper balance ~ infen-
tity: and "A succession ~ sounds must
come out distinctly without confusion
among themselves or from without The
problems arising On all these points havs
been carefully worked out. although the
results Of this study have not yet. ia all
cases been fully tabuiafed.
In the important matter ~ reverbcrs-
ton. however. II most interesting state
rnent has just been made. with particular
reference aside from the purely mAshe-
rnaticni treatment ~ subject. 70 the qusl-
tiles which various objects have % alb
worhinE sound Sound IL ons form ~
energy. and can lie changed into any
other form. Usually II passes into heat
TfaS process of decay" 50 II n called.
Il known az absorption. and sound r. alb
soried, more or iees, by Any substance
VITA which q comes IA contact.
In calculating absorption an opsn win
"a -
no difference whether e8nnd ssespes iato
tho open aif or il transformed 20 heat
III some su8@ianee-~ana an equal ares ~
hns other material II compared with this
unst 40 STANDARD The absorption ~
rlaes tar example - thus expressed W
the Traction X ez5 and pine sheafhins
assi More evFieas nr* the hRareA for
persona. ~ for an audiences 70 msss~.
woman ahsorhs naqrc thar man FOR
the reason that her dress offers greater
surface Tor TIE same reason person
sitfinK ~ = scattered audience ahsoFbs
more than ~ posie n be Nrfe one Of =
crowded audience An avdfsnea "a reck-
erred a. Bounding surface" like .
Nesr In theme naieyla1ons, ana lts area
is measured in mstfes Here il a table
* comparative EaiHass
Aadlence per rasife ...s......... -
Auaienee per person .-,s~t..s.s. -
spiAis2 NeiaAn ..+'s.-.'.s.sssss- z
Isolated man ss4~s.rsss.ss4ss....s ~
To give SIN another exarupis. a ssttss
upholstered IN hair snd leather has .
value OF tis. while = plain settss Of ssh
h only ma.
WIthowt attempting 20 70 into the other
hrarcbes ~ this novel inquiry. II viii 10
easy enough 70 see how the Harvard IN
vssHgatigna haxe raised architectural
acoustics 20 position u never before
held. and made g. az IN the superb nsw
Symphony hall, a trastworthy science.
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or Of Pta,y.s Trusted
Eaeufknanfy wal e4Henlpf
4 Fsnsf,afe tie Icy Del Of
Norhernnosf North.

- ,nterest has been given to Arc
I'M - exploration BY the announce
I'm Int that william zeigier. .
-. millionaire, is preparing to
~ - expedition to be in charge OF
- = BALDWIN, an Arctic traveller.
!. s.s,1,as y the dispatches. Mr.. zeigier
s~ suars no expense in eauippins the
.1w,sr and II will be more complete
Z z '...rx respect than any before under
- one especially interesting fea-
-. /. hat two boats are to be built for
4Aey yin sail together and when the
ss>.ua iDtituds has been reached the
ss, n,snr,er. one Of them will return to
Z su1u.t,er for stores and 20 back again
-, ~ nsxt season. Presumably .
- = ne pole win have begun before
-. suesad boat has returned. The idea
. ,assae Two boats probably Il that q
- - b established farther north
~, weld 10 possible II It were neces-
- d a. Il on land. ~ in Peary's case.
- for instance. which II tina Peary
-. b many miles south Of the points
4 ue,re hansen left the Fran and Capt.
I $50 IN the Stella Polars.
- HfHnR Mr.. ziegier nor Mr.. Bald
III N b ready at this time to re-
- plans, but this Is due to
I. - NJ that negotiations are pending
1f<k nAks Il unwfss to DO 20. Mr.. Zieg-
r : w enthusiastic In his new under
S<tur, ana L. confident that It win be
Gerssshzl.
\ 4 een6ins out this expedition am
i ,eon0ted solely by patriotic motives.
s h ~ Worth Pole can be located. and
1eoG16onily be1,evs Il can. want the
IN an1 ot1spss 20 b the nrst nag
usA there I have taken deep
8 ntosuse m Arctic explorations since
IUss ! youth o. n. Al that time
~ - smpIoys Of panorama Of tho
80 expedition. My interest In the
49, Of the far North has steadily
tuoee1 until now On willing and
- y place sufIscient means at Mr.
l1uln's disposal to aid him in every
I 111o Wsy to get to tho pole.
- aIuays made II q rule to ac-
snc,nA whatever have undertaken.
! espse1 the hunt for the North
- = ~ No exception. l have ev-
~ eoao1nnce In Mr.. Baldwin. He
i - q determination and Of ex-
nae& 7 would not waste i've cents
II ~ not think we would succeed
~ ~ NJ. Baldwin thas ! did not
~ = - him return until ne could
Nne ~ welcome news that the
Il MA rois had bean reached. We
& ~ ylans-very practical ones. too
~ thsrs y nothing apparently 10
Qsat carrying them out to the let
~ 1 eensider them fskAihIe and am
~ 70 back him financially. and
N1shost stint The man who FIRST
\ roeAse that much sought for spot
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AegLer. tie Brooklyn
MlffonAfre, Has Cnmmis-
stoned Epetyn SB. BAldxvin
1or the Undertaking.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-18
Para9rapbiealIy Cold


The big Midway tent blew down to-day,
but no damage done, more than a good
wetting.
The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge in ses-
sion this week introduced an innovation
which might be followed by all similar
bodies in session everywhere. They ap-
pointed from among their members an
official reporter. A. F. Gipson acted il,
that capacity during the session and the
excellent reports of the proceedings given
by the press from day to day is due to the
"copy" furnished by Mr.. Gipson. Wa
commend the practice to all grand lodge
bodies everywhere. The results are
highly satisfactory. both to the press and
the public.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-18
of Grangeville, are in the city attendin &
the fair.
Fair Chaff.

The grand stand audience did not yes
terday display their enthusiasm until the
last race when the Indians made their
two mile race. Visitors shouldn't be
afraid to use their voices.
Pool selling was slight yesterday al
though Pathmark brought out some
money also Pat Tucker.
Don't forget to patronize the Ladies
Guild for candy at the grounds. 1t is
there for good cause.
The trick bicycle riding at the track is
one of the popular features.
Vice President Geo. w. Fletcher is All
active worker at the grounds.
The quarter stretch yesterday was a
mass of vehicles Lewiston can make a
turn. out when she wants to.
445o-A grand attendance yesterday.
Miss Lulu Kirby, the goddess of plenty
at the Spokane Industrial Exposition, oc-
cupied a position in the grand stand yes
terday.
Look out for the baby show Friday.
Entries close at IL o'clock on that day.
1.-THE military band is excellent" So
, spoke the crowd in their applause.
Steamboat Bill, in the fourth race,
came in twenty lengths behind whistling
like fog horn.
Louis Roos is one of the weighers at
the judges stand.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-18
Coming and Going

w. w. Wright, of Beenan, is in the
city.
Mrs. B. Berginder, OF Colfax, is taking
in the fair.
c. +. Miller, of Beeman, is in the city
taking in the fair.
Vim. Nixon and family are taking in
the fair this week.
Miss Myrtle Plummer and mother, OF
Juliaetta are in the city.
Risky Barnett and wife. of Spokane,
are.in the city attending the fair.
Miss Maud Warren came in the city
yesterday from Pullman to take in the
fair.
u. Stussi, the we'll known Buffalo
Hump mine operator, is in the city at
tending the fair.
The Lewiston Furniture & Undertak-
ing Company received yesterday two car
loads of furniture.
Aaron Kuhn and Herman Kaminsky,
we'll known business meu of Colfax, are
in the city visiting the fair.
Miss Mae Cooper, who has been to
Spokane for the past two weeks visiting
friends, returned yesterday.
G. l.. Nottingham, we'll known mer-
chant and politician of Oakesdale, ar
rived in the city yesterday to witness the
fair
Fred Wassen, of Rosetta, is in the city
this week on business. He reports crops
good in his section and grain all taken
care of.
Fred Davidson, of the general mer-
chandise firm Of Alexander & Davidson,
Of oakcsdale, is in the city viewing the
fair.
Miss Edith Miller. of Cotton, is in the
city taking in the fair. She is accompa-
MED by her friend. Miss Peyton, of Spo.
kane.
Supt. Gilbert, of the N. P, accompa-
MED by his wife, arrived in the city yes
terday and took in the fair. They left
this morning on trip up the Clearwater
returning again this evening.
Pete Brockman, Frank ]. Reid and
wife. ID. s. +. Bibby and wife, Mill Jones
and wiie, win Ingraha::: and wife, Sam
Jones and wife and William Hogan, all
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-18

O'Clock, when the parade OF prTe s'oe~
on the grounds made their way down 'he
track, thousands of people were there
who witnessed it. The big exposition
hall was crowded to its fullest capacity.
Awards were made today in the womans
club exhibit, also the mining exhibit.
Prof H. T. French, of Pullman, today
completed the awarding Of prizes on the
live stock.
Soon after dinner the spacious grand
stand begun to get crowded and by the
time the first race was called from the
Judges stand, it was filled from top TO
bottom. The enclosure back Of the
quarter stretch, in spite of the rain, was
crowded with many handsome equipages.
The track was in fine shape, the slight
wetting it received being to its advantage.
The Walla Military Band played the
following selections during the afternoon:
March, "American Cavalry" Hoist.
Overture, "Lustseil.' Kelar Bella.
Coon Schottische, "Parson Johnson's
Chicken Brigade" Lee johnson.
Waltz, Danube Waves" Ivanovice.
"Corncracker Dance" MeaCham.
March, Great Western Band" Gruen-
fielder.
Star Spangled Banner"
u. A. GIBSON, Director.
At O'Clock today the sky cleared and
it looked as if the remainder of tho day
would be clear, but at the end OF the sec
ond heat the rain poured down, and all
harness races were declared off until to-
morrow. The first race 2:2o trot, asso-
citation purse, best three i'll five, for purse
of $1,000, was called.
Nettie Ham, Road Boy, Sunrise, Phil
N, and Ovita started. The first heat
started off with Road Boy taking the lead
and at every pole held his own. Sunrise
was a good second all round until the
home stretch was reached when Nettie
Ham overlook him. Road Boy came un-
der the wire good length ahead. Net
tie Ham, second; Sunrise, third, three
lengths behind; Ovita; fourth: Phil N,
fifth. Time, 2:I9A.
Second heat-They all started together
with the exception of Phil N, who was a
length behind. Road Boy held the lead
all the way round again. But at
the stretch Nettie Ham came up up to
him and at the wire was full wheel
ahead.
Result-Nettie Ham, first; Road Boy,
second; Ovita, third: Phil N, fourth, Sun
rise, fifth. Time 2:2I.
| One heat in the second race was run,
but owing to the heavy rain which was
falling all races were declared off until
tomorrow. The running races will take
place at 10 a. m. and the harness races at
1890 p. m.
Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-18
TODAY'S RACE EVENTS.

Association purse for 2:2o trotters; mile
heats, three in five for $1,000. Entries,
Nettie Ham, Road Boy, Sunrise, Phil N,
and Ovita.
2:25 pace, three in FIVE; purse $3.50. En-,
tries, Electrophone, Santaan, Laureate
and Antrim.
Running, one mile, selling race; tor
selling price $500; weight for age; three
pounds allowed for each 500 down tc
$500; purse $2oo. Entries; None Such
Selma, Aboriginie, II. johnson, Jim
Bozeman.
Running, half mile, free for all; weigh,
for age; purse 500. Entries. Selma, Au.
rora B, De Capo. General Steptoe, Jim
Brownell, Grace, w, Senator Pettigrew