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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-31

J. s. Carson belongs TO ring He an educator who
VIII take hold of the public school system Of county
brlghtsn It. better i. and YOU should vote for him
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Tom Wilson is the for probate judge You viH md
that he Is always acconnodatng5 that is competent
honest and fitted for the place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-31
ALONG the Kansas Nile.

Rose Field, who used to write on the
Kansas City Star and left It for the Chi
caso Post, has gone to Youths Com
Danion.
Among the fusion speakers this year
Jerre Botkn, it is said, has had the
largest audiences.
S. r. Peters Of Newton made a rousing
speech for Chester l. Long at Garfield
night before last.
Governor Stanley win be the first man
IN Kansas FOR ten years to succeed him
self as governor.
Bryan's Great is Tammany and Gro
ker is its prophet is causing all sorts Of
trouble ia Kansas.
The court of appeals Of Kansas has
decided that a police Judge cannot punish
for contempt Of court.
1t is estimated that the wheat acreage
this year will be increased IN Kansas
over last year nearly a million acres
The report that Ex-Governor morrill, Is
seriously Ill at his home ia HiaWatha is
not true. He is sick, but not danger
ously
Winfield has g total male registration
of 1875, an increase over 1885 OF s3f
voters. Arkansas City's present regis
tration is 1870.
The man who stole $500 worth of six
from 2 Topeka dry goods store has been
captured and has confessed His name is
William Mcdowell
The registra ton at Newton shows an
Increase over 1895 oC 513; az Abilene "a
increase Of 22o; al salina Of 5Gz, so Law
renee Of 1e3. at Independence Of 1874
If Nebraska goes for Mckinley Mrs.
Lease Is going to get a big share 81 b
credit. She never campaigued Kansas
as hard as she IS campaigning Ne
braska.
The BredeathaI committee IS nov
claiming that he wiI get the Socialist
vote. Clemens. the Socialist candidate
for governor, says that Bralaen-haI VIII
not set IT,
Reverend sheldon recently warned New
York against thz tewa-ati 1ps nj ths
day" The aiddy part 81 New York Is
protected against the temptations ~ the
day by being asleep IL Is night wheu
New York turns loose.
The government 6 at last giving KAY
sas her share 81 rural maG deliveries
with her great number q railrcaHs ard
tha r matt added kansas VIII 5e
outside ~ Illinois and Eew YORK. rha
hess ma seryed tete ia sha Union.
On.s Read. I .cva Kanzas people
have never seen pecpl. au more iu-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-31

A. NJ Reichenbarger is whole-souled, honest capable
lie should be The legislature you live in his
district in q vote fer him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-31

II YOU going to vote Mckinley you should also
vote FOR Henry schweer. He gu help elect a United
States senator, who VIII help Mckinney
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-31

Tom ArcCuIy is making fine clerk Of the dis
ing it win cleo. him
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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
KainErirht Hnnnred-

Washington, Feb. 12.-Rear Admiral
E V. McNair, who has recently been
on sick leave has, on account of con-
tinued i'll health, asked to be detached
from the superintendency of the naval
academy at Annapolis and be given
sick leave for an extended period, anc
his request has been granted by the
navy department. Admiral McNair Is
the ranking rear admiral in the navy,
being second only to Admiral Dewey.
The president has designated Com
mander Richard Wainwright to succeed
Admiral McNair as superintendent OF
the naval academy. This is a great
compliment to an officer of his rank
and years, and is due to his exceptional
ability and the signal services rendered
by him during the Spanish-American
war while in command of the auxiliary
cruiser Gloucester
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Damage Suit AGAINST nIexico.

Wichita, Feb 13.-Judge Altman on
FL Dorado and D. c. Ollie of Leon are
preparing to file claim for damages
for S25, 200 against the Mexican
government for the death of Ed
ward Turner of this city in a Mexican
prison. It will be alleged in the petit
ton that Turner came to his death
from the result of cruelty and starva-
ton by the prison officials at Orizaba,
where he was confined. All of Am
bassador Clayton's efforts TO secure the
release or trial of the men came to
naught. Turner appealed to Governor
Stanley and the authorities at Wash
ington for help. The case was referred
to Ambassador Clayton, who was how
ever, unable to assist them. and Turner
finally died a miserable Death from
cruelty and starvation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
English week1ies Disp1easea.

London, Feb. 13.-The abrogation of
the Bulwer-Clayton treaty is the source
of copious comment in the weeklies.
The Saturday Review cavils at Great
Britain for giving up rights, main
tanning that nothing will ever be got
from the United States in return, and
saying Great Britain's magnanimity
will be mistaken by congress for de-
sire to avoid complications on account
of the trouble in South Africa"
Because the Americans speak
English" adds the Saturday Review,
''and the plutocracy of the United
States is united by family ties with
the directing class, aristocratic and
otherwise, of Great Britain, is no rea-
son for ordering our affairs with them
On other than business principles. -
The Speaker, on the other hand, says
Certainly it is not in our interest to
avail ourselves of diplomatic technical
ties in order to prevent result which
inevitable
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
VIII Ia Ike Two Years.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Judge Viii
liam Taft, president of the Philippine
commission, said to a representative of
the Associated Press that he would not
remain in the islands longer than two
years and that on his return to this
country he would resume the practice
of law. He would not, he said. be ap-
pointed at any time governor general
of the Philippines. He realized the
fact that the mission of the commission
was most difficult one, but he had
strong hopes of being partly instru-
mental in giving to the Philippines a
civil government and a code which
would secure for them the fullest posi-
BILE measure of liberty and security to
life and property. This he thought
was worthy the ambition of any man
and though he did not doubt that the
work in contemplation would be beset
by many serious difficulties that fact
did not deter him in the least.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
NATIONS TRIBUTE TO 4 HERO
Thousands Brayed the lowering
Winter Day.
LAWT0N'S OLD COMRADES.

Washinton, Feb. 12.-Major General
Henry w. Lawton was buried in the
National cemetery at Arlington. 1t
was a nations tribute to a national
hero and the sorrow of whole people
was expressed when America added
the chaplet of cypress to the brow that
SO long had worn the laurel
The burial service beneath the leaf
less trees at Arlington was preceded by
services in the Church of the Covenant,
on Connecticut avenue, at which every
department of the government was
represented, including the president.
congress, the supreme court, all the
ranking officers of the army and navy,
within reach of Washington, Lawton' s
old comrades of the line and staff, the
diplomatic corps in all it's brilliance of
uniform and decoration, and as many
citizens of all degrees as were fortu-
nate enough to find standing room
within the walls
But the crowd within was insignif-
can't compared with the thousands who
braved the lowering winter day for a
| glimpse of the f1ag-draped caisson with
it's military escort as it passed through
the streets. Hundreds more made the
toilsome pilgrimage to Arlington to
hear the last words pronounced above
the open grave, where president, cab
| met and general commanding the army
stood with bowed heads until the last
vOlley had been fred and the buglc
sounded taps.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Wall FROM Underwriters.
Losses Heavy Resulting From State
Legislation.
COMBINED EXPERIENCE NIL,

Albany, n Y, Feb. lathe fire in
surance companies operating in New
York state lost more than So, 600, 600
during the last year. This condition
is shown in the annual report of State
superintendent of Insurance Payn, to
the legislature:
''The statistics presented indicate
that the results of the fire insurance
business for 1899 have been disastrous
to the insurance companies as a body,
and had it not been for the apprecia-
ton in the market value of their
securities the loss would have been
still greater
''The fire premiums received were
S19, 463, 725.79; fire losses incurred SIS
o45, 93s. "a. The estimated amount of
expense for the transaction of this
business is Sc, 4s7, 9Os, go, which, if
added to the incurred losses, makes a
total of S24, 533, s47.44, showing as COM
pared with the premium receipts. an
apparent net excess of 5000, 121.65.
''In looking for the cause found
that the losses through the country in
the companies representing to this de-
partment have been increased during
the year by 81. 466, 441.73. Examina-
ton also shows that the average rate
of premium charged by all companies
has materially decreased from year to
year.
During the last four years many
state legislatures have passed anti
compact laws, which have prevented
companies from utilizing their COM
bined experience and judgment in de-
termining the adequacy of premiums
for fire insurance and in enforcing
rules and regulations designed for the
purpose of preventing fires.
1.-The continued and continuing as
saults upon the insurance companies
threaten serious impairment of their
resources and their ultimate destruc-
ton, unless this crusade is stopped
He recommends that the state. and
not each individual company, shall pay
for the cost of each examination of its
financial condition made by the state
department. He recommends also the
repeal of the retaliatory laws.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Colonel stones Slayer Caught.

Juarez. Mex, Feb. 1O.-James Wal
cher, who murdered Colonel John Stone
at Kingfsher, o. T., January IL, is
under arrest here. Mayor Ouate re-
ceived telegram from the City of
Mexico. saying that Ambassador Clay
ton asked the arrest, and that Watcher
was thought to be in Juarez- Watcher
was arrested at the postoffice, where he
received mail under the name of James
Wilson Watcher at first maintained
his innocence, but at the Jail he broke
down Newspaper clippings telling of
the murder, and letters from his wife
and daughter, expressing anxiety for
his safety, were found on him.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
TRACED BY FINGER PRINTS.
Remarkable Cases in which Criminals
Were Thus Detected.

Remarkable Cases in which Criminals
Were Thus Detected.
The fasco of Berlin in the recent
Dreyfus trial at Rennes gives some al
ditional interest to the discussion on
finger prints that took place at the lat
est meeting of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science Gal
ton read paper on the finger-prints of
young children, in which he main
tanned that these prints, if properly
taken, would suffice for after-identif1-
cation by an expert The grave defect
in the Bertillon system is its reliance
upon system OF measurements de-
feet that does not exist, it is claimed,
in the more accurate system of taking
prints. At the same meeting Mr.. z. r.
Henry, inspector general of police in
Bengal, gave q demonstration with a
magnifying lantern of this same meth
cd. He claimed that the personal
equation which vitiates results in the
Bertillon system of anthropometry, is
entirely eliminated in the printing
method Finger-prints, being absolute
impressions taken from the body, are
not so uncertain as a set Of measure
scribed by Inspector General Henry is
as follows: A thin film of printers
ink is spread over piece of tin, and
each finger in turn is pressed on the
film and then pressed on paper, by
which means a clear impression is Sc
cured. Mr.. Henry gave some remark
able illustrations of cases in which
criminals had been identified by their
fnger-prints-one by f1nger-marks on
the soft paint Of a window sill, and
another by blood marks made by the
fingers on the covers of a book. In
consequence Of these remarkable facts,
the legislature in India had amended
the law of evidence With such re-
spectacle authority to vouch for it, this
method may yet rise in esteem in.
American courts of justice. English
prison officials, are not, as a class, like
" to become enamored of any mere
theoretical scheme-a reproach to
which the French will possibly be ex-
posed by the extravagant demonstra-
ton made by BertilIon. At any rate,
this system of Identification by means
Of finger-prints seems worthy of fur
Their experimental trial, and would be
a good field for some of our prison off,
Gals to utilize in order to demonstrate
that they take an interest in the sci
ence Of minology.-Medical Journal
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
DRANK ONLY WHISKY
Ear Thirty Years = HAN Held f. =.
Strange Ho~.

Strange Vo~.
Joshua Reddik, an eccentric charac-
ter, died here recently, writes q LET
1er's Station correspondent to the
Chicago Inter Ocean. For thirty-one-
years past he had not taken a drink OF
water voluntarily, nor had he allowed
himself to take a bath. There was a
Ieud between water and Joshua pa
thetic in its inception. Reddik was
one OF the first settlers in this section.
N due course Of time young Joshua
came to the family. He was a likely
youth, who could plow a straight fur,
row when he was IL years old The
FAMILY prospered exceedingly. During
the civil war it is a matter of tradition
that they sold hay to the government
at price approximating nine gold dol
lars pound, and weighed it on their
own scales. a few miles from the
Reddik homestead flowed a placid riv-
er. In this stream Reddik and his SOD
were accustomed to swim. They went
swimming one fine warm day in July,
1853, and young Joshua was drowned.
Mrs. Reddik, Frustrated by the shock.
died Standing by her coffin, Joshua
Reddik swore that never so loES as he
lived would he drink water or volun-
tar1ly come in contact with it. Joshua
Reddik decided that whisky was about
as lar away from water as he could
get, and he stocked his house with
whisky. He bought it by the barrel,
and as time went on his thirst in
creased. 1t happened that Reddik's
oath kept him from travelling He was
virtually surrounded by water. His
oath would not allow him to cross
water for fear he might fall in, SO he
was condemned to spend his life in
territory about three miles square
Rain and snow were the bane of his
existence. He became an expert in
prognosticating transforms and was
always able to avoid getting wet, but
In winter he was compelled to spend
most OF his time in his lonely house.
He would stock up with provisions in
the fall, having a few barrels of whis-
ky rolled in and prepare to hibernate.
Whisky as a steady beverage palled on
the old man after a decade of indul-
gence- Moehn's brewery was a short
distance from the house On one side
OF the brewery was a pond, and to
avoid the pond in reaching the brew
cry the old man was compelled to
make wide detour and slide down a
bluff. A special brand of beer was
made for him in the brewery and Z
| flight of stairs was built down the biuff
for his benefit
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
More Iniunctions.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 10.-Judge Will
liam II. Taft, who has just been ap-
pointed as president of the new
Philippine commission, gave notice to
counsel that on next Monday he would
hear arguments on the petition of the
state officers of Kentucky other than
the governor and lieutenant governor
for a restraining order against the
three members of the Kentucky state
board of election commissioners and
the contestants for state officers other
than those of governor and lieutenant
governor.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Victoria and Her Ladies.

The Queens thoughtfuiness for 9TH
ers is quite wonderful; from the mis-
tress of the robes down to a footman
each IS considered individually and
their pleasures thought of. Abroad
the Queen always arranges that the
servants shall see the principal sights
galleries, etc. Years ago, in a for
eign city almost everyone had left the
chateau except her majesty and the
lady in waiting. The latter heard a
tap at her door, and on saying come
in" to her establishment the Queen
came in, bringing her a souvenir OF
their time together beautiful brace
let, with medallions of the various
PLACES they had visited, behind por-
traits of the various members Of the
royal family, surrounded, if 1 Temem-
Der right, with jewels and an inscrip-
ton: ITO the -, from her ahec-
tionate but sorrowing friend, the
Queen of England"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
STILL MORE COMPLICATED.
Two State Governments Acting at Cross
Purposes.1

Two State Governments Acting at Cross
Purposes
Frankfort, KY, Feb. IA large
number of political friends of Governor
Taylor held a conference which was
protracted.
Governor Taylor stated that there
were two courses to be pursued First.
to sign the Louisville agreement; sec
ond, to quietly withdraw the troops,
allow the legislature to reconvene in
the capitol building in Frankfort, to
call off the session held in London, and
to ignore the Louisville agreement en-
tirely. Several speeches were made
and it was soon apparent that the
sentiment of the gathering was very
strongly in favor OF the second course,
and this was adopted
Orders were at once issued to General
Collier to prepare for the departure of
the troops and in very short time a
leave. Six companies have left and
more are to follow, only a small de-
tachment remaining. These will be
retained only as a peace guard and
will in no way be obtruded upon the
presence of the legislature.
The action of Governor Taylor re.
turns the gubernatorial fight to the
exact position it occupied on the day
following the Goebel assassination,
with the additional complication that
there was but one legislature and one
governor, IN fact, whereas there are
now two claimants for the position,
and two separate bodies, each claiming
to be the law making power of Ken
lucky.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Denied In I.nndnn-

London, Feb. 9.-The officials of the
United States embassy deny that any
negotiations in regard to Alaska are
proceeding between Lord Salisbury
and Mr.. Choate, the United States am
bassador, or that a concession of free
port in Alaska is included in the Mic
aragua agreement. as cab1ed from
Washington. A question will be asked
in the house of commons Thursday as
to whether Great Britain has relin-
quished all her rights under the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
MethodIsts, Offering.

San Francisco. Feb. 13.-Regarding
the intention of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of this country to collect
$50, 600, 900 as a Twentieth century
thank offering, DR.. Thomas FiIben
smoothly and that the entire sum will
doubtless. be collected by the end Oh
1901. 1t is expected that England viii
raise a similar fund amounting to So.
600, 600 This immense sum viii be
used for educational, charitable and
church purposes
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
An Old Fiddle.

Kansas City, Kas., Feb. 13.-In the
year 1916, 384 years ago or nearly four
centuries, Gaspard Duffo-Pruer, a Ger
man manufacturer of musical instru-
ments, made five violins. Four of
these instruments are in existence to-
day, three in this country and one,
in a monastery in Europe. One of
the three ancient viOlins in this country
is owned by DR.. Eli Swarts, OF this
city, who has owned it for forty-fve
wears, and which has been in the Swarts
family for more than loo years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
ReciprocltH shalred.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Before pro-
ceeding further with the construction
of new reciprocity treaties, the state
department viii await the action of
the senate upon the French treaty.
Should that fail. all efforts TO effect the
reciprocity scheme viii be abandoned.
1t is probable, too, that even In the
event of the continuance OF the nego-
tiations, new plenipotentiary must
be found on the part of our government
to carry forward the heavy work which
has fallen to the share Of Mr. Kasson.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Historical Society Visitors.

Topeka. Feb. 1O.-The rooms of the
State Historical society, at the state
house, were visited during the month
of January by 1921 persons. Of this
number $50 seemed to be specially in
terested in pictures, relics and curios.
ed 6O3 volumes of newspaper files. and
176 patrons called for 141 Kansas his
torical volumes and 222 volumes OF
general history. There were 10 Wis
TORS in the newspaper room, who did
not call for papers, and III in the his
torical room who did not call for
books.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
HonoIuIu Encouraged.

San Francisco, Feb. --latest froI
Honolulu: The situation at this time
is very encouraging. There has not
been case of plague for one week.
1t is not considered that the scourge
has been stamped out entirely. yet
trouble is well In hand and, barring a
case now and then for the next two
weeks, the city is clean and cannot be
termed an infected port. 1t is the in
tention OF the board OF health to be on
the safe side and strict quarantine
win be sustained for some tina
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Mckinley Honored.

Washington, Feb. 12.-President
Mckinley has been notified of his cleo
ton as an honorary member of Column
bia lodge Master Masons of London,
England. The notification was given
by Colonel J. II. Taylor, the master of
Columbia lodge. The certificate of
election is now on its way to this coun-
try
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
Lord Roberts at the Front,

Modder River. Feb. 13.-Lord Roberts
is here. Upon appearing before the
troops he was enthusiastically cheered
He visited the camp of the Highland
Brigade and complimented General
Macdonald and his men on the steady
conduct at Koodesberg drift. In We'd
nesday's brush, two correspondents,
Mr.. Hales of the London Daily News,
and Mr. Lambie, of the Melbourne Age,
fell behind. Mr.. Hales, who was
slightly wounded, was captured by the
Beers, and Mr.. Lambie was killed.