North Park union., 1900-03-23
MIR. sHELDON's DAILY
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION

The First Issue Will He Noveity-A
Prayer Heads the First Page-No
Theatrical Notes. and the Advertise
ments Are Carefully Selected
Topeka. Kan. March 12-"The main
purpose of the paper Will be to in-
1uence Its renders to seek first the
Kingdom Of God"
The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who
to-day assumed editorial and business
control of the Daily Capital, which he
will retain one week, will make this
announcement In his editorial leader
outlining his policy tomorrow morn
ing. The Capital during this time Will
be newspaper" the word "news'
being defined by Mr.. Sheldon as any
thing In the way of current events that
the public ought to know for Its moral
and spiritual development. The paper
Will be absolutely non-partisan, and
partisan political news will be given
scant notice.
All editorial and important local mat
ter will be signed by the writer's
There Will be no Sunday paper, but
instead Saturday evening paper suit
able for Sunday reading.
May God bless the use OF this paper
to the glory Of his kingdom on earth,
says Rev. Sheldon in concluding his
leader.
The first Item on the first page to-
morrow will bs a prayer written by
Bishop John 4. Vincent OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Editor Sheldon went to the office at
$50 o'clock this morning and Will be
on duty until the paper goes to press ht
3 o'clock tomorrow morning. AT ~
o'clock he had conference with the
correspondents for eastern papers and
promised to meet them each evening
Mt 7:30 o'clock and give out certain in
formation concerning his work. At IL
o'clock lie met the local force OF the
paper and gave out the assignments
for the day.
A page will be devoted to local news.
and the leading textures for tomorrow
will be the reports of n temperance re-
vivnl and m anti-cIgarette meeting.
Mr.. Sheldon instructed the police re-
porter, In case of n murder or other
crime, to write n bare statement of the
facts. II he had the space to spare. in
stead Of following 1t up with the usual
details, he would go into discussion
OF the cnuses lending up to the crime.
During the conference the sporting
editor remarked that there would be
bowling contest at the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms tonight.
II think" said Mr.. Sheldon. "that
that is good, clean sport. You may
print It,"
The dramatic editor asked for In
structions about theaters. We shall
not want anything of that kind,' Mr.
Sheldon said.
One page has been reserved for tele
graph news, which ordinarily occupies
about three times that space. The As
socinted Press report Is necessarily be
ing "blue penciled" with n vengeance
The market reports will be cut from
four columns to one. All quotations on
stocks on bonds. grain options and 9TH
CT matter involving transactions In fu-
lures have been consigned to the
waste basket, and only the actual cash
prices of grain, produce, etc. Will be
quoted.
A notable feature of the paper will be
the method OF handling advertise
ments. They will he banished from
the news and editorial pages and will
be punched In places reserved for
them. The censorship here is even
more rigorous than in the news col
umns. and II large quantity of this class
OF matter hns already been cut out. in
Guiding all relating to pntcnt medicines
The familiar corset advertisements of
the magazines, accompanies by cuts,
have sought In vain for space. No re-
tail ads from Kansas City or other out
of-town tradesmen will he accepted.
Mr.. Sheldon holding that this would be
an injustice to home merchants.
"The $40 suit OF clothes for Sl5.75'
style of advertising ia also barred.
Mr.. Sheldon said to the reporters of
the various local and outside papers:
my first editorial VIII set forth the
scope of the paper. Without being dis
courteous TO you. l would rather be
dumb myself and let the paper do all
everything to me. 1t Is serious work,
not play.
Mr.. Sheldon gave these additional In
structiOns to his reporters:
only clean sports are desired. In
dealing with crime. make little more
than bare announcement. leave out
all horrible details; give the cause OF
the crime. Find out whether liquor or
something else brought 1t nbout. Avoid
all scandals. They will not be printed; /;
waste no time on them"
In the first batch of copy submitted
to Mr.. Sheldon tonight by the tele-
graph editor was the Associated Press
account of the army estimates submit
ted to the British Parliament by the
government. In IL short time 1t came
back with an editorial comment to the
effect that such news was II terrible
commentary upon our Christian civil
ization. 1t Is Mr.. Sheldon's policy to
follow important news stories with
editorial matter.
Besides this comment on the news
from London, there will be n cartoon
on the editorial depicting the horrors
of war.
At11 p. IN. 1t seems probable that the
war news will he the feature OF the
telegraph page, the rumors OF early
pence being considered by Mr.. Sheldon
as the best possible news that can be
obtained.
RuMoRs OF PEACE PROPOSALS.
stated That the Bosn Have Asked Presi-