The daily news., 1900-03-14

PEKA. WHERE Mr.. SHELDON breaches.
the press started and carried home with
him che erst copy OF the paper.
All the mails were caught and the
press was kept running until about noon
today, printing something over 100. 600
copies The rest OF the edition will be
printed in Chicago and New York, for
which matrices will be sent daily. Tbs
management of the paper says the mail
ing liBt and city circulation now contain
500. 900 copies, aud that fresh orders are
coming by every mail, 20, 900 yesterday.
Mr.. Sheldon was a. his desk again a.
6:25 this morning.
The paper was not entirely satiEfac-
tory to the regular subscribers and OUT.
side papers have been bought freely to-
day.
Contents of the Psp"r.
The first item on the lirst page was q
prayer written bv Bishop John A. Vim
cent OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ii is as follows:
"A morning prayer and resolution;
Il wall trv this day 10 I've a sim 5ie
sincere. seroBe life. repeIiug every
thought OF discomfort self seeking and
anxiety; rultivatinR msgnanimity. self
control and the habit of silence; prac.
ticing economy, cheerfulness and help
fu,noss.
And as cannot in my own strength
DO this. or even with a hope of success
attempt it, look to Tnse, Oh Lord. my
Father. IN Jesus ChIIst. ny Savior, and
ask !or the GIFT OF the Holy Spirit
4 page was devoted 10 local news.
and the leading features OF today's issue
were reports OF a Temperance revival
aud an anLlclgareLte meeting. Mr. Shell
con instructed the police reporter that
IN cAFc OK a murder or other crime 70
write a bare statemsnt of the facts II
be had the space to spare. instead or
filing il up With the usual details, he
would 60 INTO q discussion OF the causes
lsadtnE up 20 the crime.
One Yage was gwen to telegraph
news. which ordinarily occupies about
thrOs times that space The Associated
Press report was necessarily blue pen-
clled with = vengeance.
The market reports were cut from
four columns to one. All quotations Gu
stocks and bonds, giving options and
other matter involving transactlons IN
futures. have been consigned 20 tbs
waste basket. and only the actgal cash
prices OF grain, products, etc, will be
quoted.
A notable feature o; the paper Will
be the method OF handling advertise
msntS The familiar corset advertise
mepts OF the magazines. accompanied
bV cuts. have sought in vain for space.
No retail advsrtisements from Kansas
CITY or out-of-toWn tradesmen will be
accepted. Mr. Sheldon holding that this
would be an injustice 20 home mer-
chants
The twenty. dollar suit. Of clothesfor
sl4 75 style of advertising is also barred.
Sh-id"u', Policy Announced.
The leading editorial was an out
ilne Of the papers policy during the
week and in part is as 70 lows;
Last December the owners of the
Topeka Daily Capital asKed ms TO as
sume entire charge OF the paper for one
week and edit lt as . dIstln actively
Christian daily.
Il accepted the invitation on condI-
tion that | receive no financial comQen-
satlOn and that share o! the profits Dc
used for sorue benevolent work and
named the week beginning Tuerday,
March 3, 1900. as the week fOs the ex
pertinent
with this understanding OF the con-
duct OF the paTev TINS week, ! Will state
IN part Its general purpose and politics:
lit VIII te newspaper. The word
news VIII Ne defined Is anything IN
the way OF daily events that the pub.
ne ouEnt 70 know for Its development
and power IN life of righteousness.
On the liquor question the paper
viii advocate the prohibition OF the
whole liquor business from Maine 10
California and oil aronud the globe. BY
nrohpblrion mean the total extinction
Of the curse of making, selling, buying
and drinking intoxicating liquors. Its
extinction by legal enactment. BY per-
sonal total abstinence and By every
form OF state. home, church and school
education that Christians can devise.
The great social question OF the age
will be given prominence. The selfish
ness of mankind in every form Of greed,
commercially and politically, will be
considered as Of more serious eonss'