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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26
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MN MURDOCH. Editor.
DeWet flakes Kitchener Sweat.

noteworthy that Mortified persons who are
realty exercised the report that Dewet the BOer gen
fogged and shot peace commissioners captured
by his troops. have criticisms make regarding Gen
real Kitchenes reeoncentrado tactics in South Africa
According these tactics it Is declared that Boer
families their stock being Systematically brought
into convenient ceners all the They
are kept in camps and fed Those surrender vol
unfairly supplied with fun ratons those whose
husbands are stin in the field are provided
scale which the husbands surrender
a full allowance
yet if Dewet deserves to be condemned for what
said with reference to the South Africa
peace commissions why should Kitchener exempt
be following ruthless plan Of campaign
in the Boer country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

From the New York Mail and Expressl
Three soldiers, wearing the blue and
yellow Of the United states cavalry. did
a good turn the other day to q thinv
clad. shivering "sandich" man who was
standing IN front Of Trinity church. The
soldiers were making a hilarious way 10
South Ferry. Every block or SO they
stopped and took observations through
q big. black bottle The sandwich man s.
teeth chartered and he hooked ~ the
bottle greedilv. One 81 the soldiers no.
ticed TIE mute appeal Have o drink
old party2" he said. passing ire bottle
over The sandwich msn grabbed 4 in
two purple hands and before the cavalry
man could stop him ne had drank a.
least haif a pint OF cheap whisky Then
be wiped his lips on his coat sleeve and
returned RE bottle The cavalrynan's
eyes hulged with wonder.
.If I had q thirst Ike that" h said.
'I6 never do another days work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26
FIxnn Vii SAND By okIahoma.

From washington gossip that Dennis F1ynn's
ideas of opening and settling the Comanche and KiOwa
lands is to be opposed by the Texas delegation political
grounds Flynn, when it comes to having his political
sustained the advantage of standing with
majority this concerned Represent
atve Stephens of Texas has notice Delegate
Flynn Of Oklahoma that he will fight that part his
Kowa and comanche bin which authorizes persons who
have taken public land paid take up sec
Ond homestead Flynn that this provision viii stay
in the bill and in reply to charges that aimed help
the 'andsharks in Oklahoma" that the last
public land that viii be thrown to settlement and
proposes to that Oklahoma does get of
it It certain that the Texas southwestern
members viii to kill this feature Of the proposed @
laton. on the ground that it gives political advantage to
Flynn in being able to settle large portion the
reservation with Republicans from Oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

The chances are that the Prince of Wales, now king
is not half bad he been painted his position
if ne looked four the naturally followed
that he had $4,000 poker and if he stroked a
horses that he had fortune on horse race.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

The chances are that King Edward VII has ambi-
ton to be known something else history besides
mere successor As consequence something likely to
drcp soon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Bob Fizsimmons having promised wife TO refrain
from fighting the pugists guying him TO get
into again. Mrs Fftzsimons should put on the gloves
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

President Mckinley is coming west in the spring ana
considerable more TO the United
States that ne ever imagined
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Custom has brought some queer things down to Ems
land among them the white-wlgged eoachman Of ia
Lord Mayor OF London Town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

never occurs TO the English, whose God is precedent
thar perhaps England would get along quite wen
a sovereign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

If Coin Harvey would come up to the surface of Ar
kansas few minutes. he VIII that the sI
existence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

There is something incongrnous in heralds blowing
fanfare to old gentleman in Prince Albert coat On
a ulaE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Like the capitals of AL ronarcaies London acts as
she considered herself the whole cheese
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Congress should do something bss he reh1ks with
resolution IN its treatment q West Point
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

II IS to be hoped that The fashion Of the royal family
q L--anl not have Is aea1 IL state vi .nra-a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

The Greek Indians. mr.. Bryan win no doubt observe
haven't be governed any charming extent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Easiaaa moves Slows. The coronassaa VIII nor take
place urobabiy untl 1902
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

Tba NV kne vi ii sfrs Maybrles -. Al saar
come % those Who wait
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

ireland has come under the wing Il ths new king no
natler q hk.nE bat of habit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
MILITARY RULE ASSAlLED
Afrikanders Say Course In Africa rlay
Bring Loss of South Africa,

London, April 26.--J. X. Merrlman,
the former treasurer of Cape Colony,
and who is now representative of
the Northumberland in England,
speaking against aggression and mil
itarism at meeting of the League
of Liberals, said military law, the alb
negation of all law, was established
in Cape Colony. The newspapers, he
asserted, had not heard of the treach.
cry and espionage going on.
Respectable people, he charged,
were committed on the evidence of
natives alone. They were brought up
and fined for harmless observations,
called seditious, and the town guards
harried them. These things, he said,
created greater irritation and indig'
nation than actual violence.
The press, he added, was deliberate
ly stopped, and four editors had been
sent to Jail. The fruits of this policy
would be bitter, ''as the memory of
these insults burned the hearts OF the
people"
Mr.. Merriman detailed instances OF
the punishment of the Dutch under
military law, usually on the testi,
mony of natives and employees.
Martial law and censorship
throughout Cape Colony, lie asserted,
prevented the people of England
from knowing the hardships of the
Dutch. As an lGnglishman, Mr.. Merri-
man said, he viewed the policy pur-
sued in Cape Colony with the black
est dismay. If persisted in, South
Africa was lost to the British empire.
The only thing that could save it was
recognition that the people wanted
sclf-government and were determined
to have it.
j. w. Sauer, the former commits
sioner of public works of Cape Col
ony, said the camps i'll which the Boer
women and children were kept were
guarded by sentries with loaded rifles
and fixed bayonets. A majority of
the women had been placed in them
against their will. Their homes had
been burned and their possessions
had been taken.
He had tried. he said, to get the
military authorities, through the gov
eminent of Cape Colony, to permit
200 or 300 women and children camped
at Port Elizabeth to be liberated,
food and shelter having been prom
ised them by the town, but the mill
tary authorities refused the request.
Resolutions opposing annexation
and crown government were adopted
| by the meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
MAJOR CONGER ARRIVES
Has Not Changed His Position OF
Two Months Ap0.

San Francisco, April rs. Edwin II.
Conger. United States minister to
China. accompanied by his wife,
daughter, Laura, ana niece, Mary
Pierce, arrived from China yester-
day on the steamer Nippon Maru.
lions and the necessity of giving
Owing to quarantine regula-
personal supervision to the landing of
his baggage, Mr.. Conger did not
reach his hotel until six o'clock in the
evening. Mr.. Conger's arrival here
was awaited with considerable inter
est, not only on account of his con-
nection with events in China, but
from political standpoint. There
was a great desire to know what
position Mr.. Conger would assume
with regard to the coming guberna-
torial nomination in Iowa.
10 representative of the Associ-
ated Press, Mr.. Conger, when asked
if he cared to make any expression
on the governorship matter, said:
II do not wish to make any public
declaration at this time / have not
yet had time to read the correspond
ence which has met me here. So far
as l am at present advised, see no
reason to change my position as ex-
pressed about two months before l
left China. 1 received two kilograms
from the United States. One asked
me il were candidate for gov
ernor. l answered.: I am not The
other telegram asked whether I
would accept the nomination if ten
dered to me. l replied that 1 would
accept if the nomination came to me,
but that was in no sense candi
date.
II do not care 20, nor will / say
anything further in the matter until
l reach Des Moines. 1 do not know
what the situation in Iowa is. and do
not care to say anything definite until
l am fully advised. Ny present inten-
ton and desire is to return to China
and finish my work."
Des Moines, April pa Register
correspondent at San Francisco
quotes Major Conger on the guber
material nomination as follows: II
could not refuse it. The people OF
Iowa, my friends especially, have al
ways given me all asked and [ can
not be insensible to the high honor
and compliment contemplated in such
proposition. This is all l care to
say at this time''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
BIG DEAL IN SHIPS.
Morgan Secures Leyland Line of Steam
ships From Establishment

Morgan Secures Leyland Line of Steam
ships From Englishmen.
London, April 3o.-Financiers for
whom j. Pierpont Morgan is acting
are ordering ten big liners and the
Amecicans will spend e1O,OOO,OO0 up
on new vessels during the coming five
years.
The first step in the direction of the
consolidation of some of the biggest
transatlantic shipping interests has
been accomplished by the purchase
of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. of the
Leyland line of steamers. A deposit
on the purchase money has been paid.
The Leyland line, whose feet thus
pass into the control of Americans,
is one of Great Britain's greatest
shipping institutions, far exceeding
the Peninsular and Oriental steam
company in tonnage and Importance.
When, some months ago, it was
suggested that the line was likely to
pass into the hands of the Atlantic
Transport people, much comment fol-
lowed in regard to the effect it would
have on other British lines, as it was
generally felt in shipping circles that
any such undertaking shipping
amalgamation, in close touch with
American railroads, would have seri-
Gus consequences for lines outside of
the combination
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Chicago Flyer /. Dit, he'd.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 3O.-The
vestibuled Chicago flyer, No. 5, drawn
by engine No. 81, leaving Detroit at
1:10 over the Pere Marquette western
division, was ditched at ounfeld, 112S
miles out, at 4:15 a. NJ. by the rails
spreading. The injured are: William
Gossett, Grand Rapids. fireman; inter-.
nally, probably fatal. Henry Fulle1
engineer; scalded, serious. l. G. SUM-
field; hand badly cut by thrusting
it through window. Mrs. G. Percy
and daughter, Grand Rapids; cut ana
bruised. The train was going at fifty
miles an hour when all at once the en-
CINE careened and plunged into bank.
The cars attached were torn from their
trucks, but none was telescoped
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Calcimine. Bibulous Spouse,

Cincinnati, April 3o.-Mrs. Richard
Crater, the wife of house painter, on
being unable to keep her husband from
a saloon on Ludlow avenue, went to
the place today with one of his buck.
cts and whitewash brush and calci.
mined him from head to foot. He re.
turned to the saloon after he had ac-
companied her home and changed
clothing. Mrs. Crater followed him
again and this time calcimined the
saloonkeeper and his bar and its FL,
lures, and gave notice that she wo,
repeat the performance to anyone SCI
ing liquor to her husband.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
TO AVOID A CLASH.
Chinese Trying to Prevent Trouble With
the Allied Forces.

Washington, April 3o.-The Chinese
minister states that all information
reaching him shows that the imperial
authorities are doing their utmost to
avoid clash between the Chinese
forces and those under foreign COM
mand. This applies not only to the
province of Pc Chill but also to Man
churia and to the Yang Use region,
as, according to recent report, an
uprising of Boxers is being planned
for the coming summer.
The thanks which Ii Hung Chang
has given to Mr.. Rickhill for the
course of the United States in indem.
nifty proceedings is in line with SINH
lar thanks that Minister WI has ex-
pressed to Secretary Hay, the Chinese
authorities having taken occasion sew
eral times of late to make known
their appreciation of American eff
forts to keep the total of indemnity
down to a sum which China coul9
reasonably meet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
PRESIDENT ON A. JOURNEY
lie and His Party Start on Their
Western Trip.

Washington, April 80. The train
which is to carry President and Mrs.
Mckinley and their party on their
long excursion across the continent
and back made its. start yesterday
precisely on schedule time over the
Southern road Before 10 o'clock
many people had congregated about
the station and there was a
general demonstration of affec-
tionate regard as the head Of
the nation and his wife made
their way through the crowd to the
train. Mrs. Mckinley leaned on the
arm of DR.. kixey and both she and
the president smiled in response to
the greetings which met them at
every step. They were accompanied
to the train by numerous friends and
by many persons distinguished in the
affairs of the nation. The party in
cluded Secretary Gage, Secretary
Root, Senator Hanna, Justice Nc
Kenna, General Miles, General Cor
bin. General Sternberg, Secretary
WhiIe of the American embassy in
London, Commissioner of Pensions
Avans, Comptroller Dawes, General
Bates, Assistant Postmaster Shallen-
berger, Congressman Livingston and
many ladies of the cabinet circle.
Mrs. Mckinley found the drawing
room of the private coach which she
and the president are to occupy beau
tifully decorated with roses and other
flowers. She spoke gratefully of the
thoughtful caEe of her friends and
seating herself sbeside window, fac
ing the crowd, continued to smile and
bow to acquaintances until the train
moved out. The president took his
position on the rear platform of the
Olympia. just as the minute hand of
the big clock in the station touched
the 10:30 point the train started upon
it's 10000 mile journey. The crowd
cheered enthusiastically and waved
goodbye. The demonstration was
continued until the train left the en-
vironments of Washington, the crowd
extending well to the city limits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
SATISFIED WITH coNeEl..
Ths Htate Department. Has Expressed No
Uixxat iAf q cflon. 8.

The Rtate Department. Has Expressed No
Dissatisfaction.
San Francisco, April 29.-NIinister
Conger left Saturday for Des Moines.
MIR. Conger will arrive at Omaha We'd
nesday morning, where he will be met
by the iowa reception committee and
accompanied across the state of Iowa
in daylight.
Regarding his leave of absence from
China, Minister Conger said all the
stories to the effect that suggestion
of the leave emanated from the state
department was pure fiction.
II applied for leave on my own mo-
ton, with the expectation of return
ing to China and joining in the re-
sumption of negotiations. No flag
was held higher than ours in China,
and the story that President McKin-
ley and the secretary of state were
disappointed is pure fiction. If you
say anything on this topic publish
the fact that the president and secre-
tary of state sent the United States
minister II telegram of congratula-
ton. 1 was advised that reports
might be published that friction ex-
listed between the state department
and the legation, and was told by the
secretary to pay no heed to such
statements.
II know" said Mr.. Conger, "that
stories are afoat stating that Presi-
dent Mckinley is not wholly satisfied
with my official conduct in China, and
in order to relieve the situation OF
embarrassment to myself and the ad.
ministration, the administration has
limited to federal officeholders that
my election to the governorship OF
Iowa was desirable. Nothing could
be further from the truth. The presi.
dent would never countenance such
action. We are friends and served
together in congress. He knows me
and knows that if suspected that his
confidence in my judgment was in the
slightest degree impaired that would
instantly resign"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Carrie Nation I. Demented.

Wichita, Kan, April 3O.-Mrs. Car
rie Nation has been raving maniac
since last night, but at o'clock her
dementia subsidized and Sheriff Sim
mons deemed it advisable to accept
bond and will let her attend her broth
er's funeral If her friends will accom-
pany her. He says she is hopelessly
insane, but that he is glad to get rid
of her. Mrs. Nations insanity was OF
the acute stage, and she was tied in
her cell part of the time to keep her
from harming herself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
BLOODY BATTLE was FOUGHT.
International Expedition Routs the Chi
nese Rebels.

neSe Rebels.
Picking, April 3o.-The report of
General ketteler from Kuo Lu differs
from other reports concerning the
German-French expedition previously
received. General Ketteler's report
shows the Chinese troops did not
leave the province until they were
forced to do SO. The entire brigade
commanded by General Ketteler met
the enemy the 23rd and inflicted the
immense loss upon them. The report
does not give the loss. The Germans
had one officer and three soldiers
killed and twenty-eight soldiers
wounded. The Chinese were forced
to leave the province and were fully
demoralized. The French authorities
stated the Chinese crossed the bor-
der of the province the 10Th, in which
case they must subsequently have re-
turned.
Berlin, April 3o.-The German war
office received the following advices
from Count Won Waldersee:
Picking, April 29.-Three engage
ments occurred April %, and the
fourth April "a at the great wall be-
tween the German columns under
General Ketteler and the Chinese
troops under General Liu. The Chi
nese were defeated after stubborn
resistance were forced back over the
wall, being pursued as far as Ku
Kuan. Our casualties were four Off
GERS wounded, three men killed and
thirty-two wounded. The French
troops were not engaged.
South African War.
London, April 24.-The annual re-
turn of recruiting for 1900 shows
total enlistment of 9s,261, against
42,700 in 1899. The recruiting for the
infantry is regarded as unsatisfac-
tory. In spite of the impetus of the
war and the reduction in the stand
ard of height, the number of enlist
ed infantry is below that of 1899, the
recruits generally having preferred
the Shower branches of the service.
Poor cooking has wrecked many a
domestic ship on the matrimonial sea.
Life is but temporary harbor on
the shore of the boundless ocean of
eternity. 81
In every locomotive there are about
$500 different pieces.
Az Ine ot. Nicholas dinner IN New
York Prof. Wilson of Princeton re-
lated the story of the Scotchman and
his dog IN reply to the plaint of anti
imperialists: A Scotchman and his
cog entered a fish store, where the
dogs tail was seized by lobster. AS
the animal bclted down the street
the fish dealer yelled: "Whustle to
your dog!" 'Nay,". replied the dogs
owner, rather whustle to your lob
ster!" international destiny has us
by the TAIL" said Prof. Wilson;
"whustle to the character OF the age,
not to us!"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Thinks He Is Carrie Nation.

Columbus, Ohio, April 92.-Otto Jen-
nish, a saloon keeper at Ninth and
Beck streets, suddenly became insane
here. He imagines he is Mrs. Nation
Securing meat ak he wrecked his own
saloon, splitting the bar into kindling
wood, smashing the mirror and wreck
ing the bottles and barrels. With each
stroke of the cleaver he would repeat
the, name Of Carrie Nation. The po-
lice finally succeeded in arresting him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

Thomas Ketchum, alias "Black
Jack" was the most noted desperate
of the southwest. Although he boast
ed of having taken the lives of many
fellow beings, yet he finally paid the
forfeit with his own life for an at
tempted train robbery in which no
body was killed.
This crime was committed near Fol
som, N. NJ, August 16, 1899. Single
handed, "lilack Jack" held up Colo
RADIO d Southern passenger train. He
ordered the engineer and fireman to
uncouple the engine and leave the
train. The conductor and mail agent
opened fire on him, which he prompt
ly returned. He received the con-
tents of a double-barreled shotgun in
his right arm, but quickly changing
the rifle to his left shoulder he sue.
ceeded in wounding both the conduc-
tor and mail agent. He then escaped
in the darkness, but was captured the
next day. He was tried for assault
upon United States mail agent and
sentenced to ten years in the peni.
Tertiary. ~.
Then in September, 1900, he was
tried on thea more serious charge OF
assault upon railroad train with in.
tent to commit felony. He was also
convicted on this charge and sen
fenced to be hanged in November
last. The execution was stayed until
March by an appeal to the territorial
supreme court, which affirmed the
finding of the lower court, and in
March reprieve was granted until
April &c.
BLACK Jack" was said to have been
the leader of band OF outlaws who
committed many train robberies and
other raids in Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona. This band has been scat
tered since his arrest. Seven or eight
have been killed, three are in Jail and
the others have been driven to the
mountains.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
MUST roKM a NNw .:ovEKNMNNr.
Presidcnt Says 'Trel.y Relations Will
Cuba Must lSe Postponed.

Presidcnt Says Ire,l. Relations Will
Cuba Must BE Postponed.
Washington, April 80. The mem.
pers of the Cuban commission called
upon the president to bid him fare
well. Senior Capote urged that some
thing be done at once toward recip-
rocal treaty.relations for the benefit
of the Cubans. The president replied
that nothing could be done on eco
nomical lines until the present ques-
tions were settled and that it would
be necessary for the Cubans to form
q government before any negotia-
tions could be entered into. He as
sured the delegation that, as soon
as the Cuban government was form
ed, he would appoint a, commission
to consider commercial relations.