The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-01
long HELPS FLYNN
10 Secure Free Homes for
the 0kIahOmans.
HIS THANKS RENDERED
BY the TireIesS Delegate, for
Aid Received.

Especial Correspondence of the Eagle)
Washington, March 31.-Delegate Flynn
pays this tribute to Mr.. Long in connec-
tion with free homes: ''Mr. Long has as
sisted very materially in the work done
so far to secure the early consideration
and Favorable action upon the free homes
bill Very few members have taken
more active interest in the measure
appreciate his efforts very much, and so
do all who are actively engaged in the
fight for the passage of the free homes
BILL"
In 1893, the first year of President Cleve-
'and's second term, there were SSo oanK
l--failures in the United States, with hapll-
fties of SIC, 295, SIS, as compared with 1Oo
bank failures and only $20,694,509 of tabil-
tiles in 1897, President McKinley's first
year as president In 1896 Mr.. Cleveland's
last year of Office, there were 1877 bank
failures. with liabilities of s56. 679.370. Last
year. 1899, there were only 81 such fail
ures. the liabilities being $24,504,570. The
following striking comparison, taken
from Bradstreet's figures, shows the av-
erage annual number and liabilities Of
bank failures in the four years of Mr..
Cleveland's administration, and the an
nuaI average under Mr.. Mckinley:
Bank Failures.
Administr'n. Years. Av'ge Av'ge
No. Liabilities.
Democratic 1895 255 65,927,4O9
Republican .1Ss7-s9 "a 2o,39S,957
Annual Demo. Excess ....1s1 $45,52S,452
The following pensions have been grant
ed and Mr.. Long notified: Henry Water
man, st. John; Isaac Israel, Wichita;
Wilbur F. Nichols, Fort Dodge; John H
Stone, Peabody; James NJ. Kelley, Ma
tional Military Home;- Allen K. Basham,
Leoti.
Comptroller Dawes and his force are
working at high pressure to meet the
demonds for new bank notes and the
transfer of one class of bonds in place of
another to secure circulation. 1t is now
quite apparent that the new financial act
is going to furnish a considerable in
crease in the money in circulation, and in
such form that its reliability and safety
can never be questioned.
S. B. Bradford, United States commits
sioner at Ardmore, once attorney gen
eral of Kansas, has been in Washington
this week on legislative business.
F, Postofice Inspector ]. r. Harrison of
6alina was in the city on official bust
ness this week.
Congressman McCleary of Minnesota
has secured from the state department
forty passports in less than six weeks.
His district is a purely agricultural one.
but the people have been making money
and are able to spare some for trip to
their old homes in Europe. For this OPP
portunity to cross the pond" the farm
ers are indebted to Mckinley prosperity.
Recent publications show that large
corporations or trusts are not entirely
made up of the rich men of Wall street.
There are tens Of tho sands of the shares
held by the working classes who have in
vested their savings in such stock, be-
cause they foresee that the economical
administration of the affairs of these
companies should insure satisfactory
earnings and fair dividends even when
business may not be as prosperous as to-
day. r. H. FAXON.