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The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

No city in the world has SO mauv
statues and monuments as Paris. and
every day sees new project for
new statue or bust. II Is curious -
note in this connection that a large
proportion of the famous men honors&
in this way came to their end by vio-
Ience in some form or other.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

mense captive balloon. in which trips
can be taken 10 height of 100 feet
about the roof garden. will be another
feature.
Eight months Will be required to
complete this enormous banel. Ground
will be broken for the undertaking
shortly"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

The house built by Gen. George A.
Custer in Topeka. kas., in 1858 is be-
ing torn down to make room for a
modern residence. The walls OF one
of the rooms are decorated with notes
and figures made by Custer while plan
ing his campaigns against the Indians
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

The eye OF a fly Is so constructed -
to bring the entire horizon within hle
circle OF observation; fact which az
plains the extreme alsrtnoss Of tAeso
tnsects In escaping attack.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

OF course the rubber trust is stretch
fng oat. 1t would be strange IL il
didn't.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-21

EFORE the railways came
the Great American Desert
was a most primitive re-
gion, writes Robert E. Hi.
in The Worlds Work. In
1880 it was inhabited by a
population about as dense
as that of the Sahara now,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
A STRAIGHT SEA LEVEL CANAL.

The isthmian canal question will be up again in a
days when because of the number of volcanoes along
the line of the Nicaragua route-which volcanoes would
have cut figure but for the figure Unexpectedly cut
by Mount Pelee-there will be new and other routes
proposed or submitted for consideration Chas H. Spen
Ger eminent civil engineer, is out in the National
Magazine with very exhaustive illustrated article ad
vocating the Mandingo sea route This would
run or carry the canal solid granite
would be half the length Of The Panama route
and not onefourth the length the Nicaraguan
The Mandingo canal runs from a point in the Gulf of
San Bias almost south to point opposite Pearl
Islands very nearly through of strip of
twelve miles wide from to ocean, now being
CURED The following are some of its merits:
First-ts length is Twenty-Five and onehaf miles
second-It is a perfectly straight line from
Third-It possesses perfectly natural harbors
large enough and deep enough for commerce Fourth
no locks tide gates, dams but essen
italy part of the system of the world where
chipping pass without hindrance delay Fifth
It does not depend upon impounded water With all the
contingencies involved in such dependence but becomes
on contrary from the moment of its completion a
portion of the SxthIt constructed ready
for operation in not than three years Seventh
It's of construction will exceed s1OO00O0O and
its of operation will be nominal EighhTts capac
lily under all conditions of tide and weather allows the
passing through the canal OF 2SS ships per day mile
apart Ninth-Eectrc troleys will shipping
through the certainty regularity and safety
Tenth-The time of transit for under their
steam in the cut and by trolley through the
tunnel will be three and onehalf hours; for ships
using their motive power by trolley towage
will be five hours Eeventh-Sailing ships which are
practically impossible by other routes go through this
easily cheaply thus providing for
the traffic in timber grain coal by sailing
ships Twefth-The distance to and from all South
Pacific ports is shorter and the time less To all
North Pacific and nsuar ports certainty rapidty
Of transit will give time advantage which more than
balances its slight disadvantages in distance Finally
The Mandingo canal promoters ask money from the
treasury of the United States proposes to give 10 the
Of the world ideal ocean TO ocean
at moderate ana just price the government of
the United States in exchange for the guarantee Of its
bonds free transit years for the national ships
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
The MARTHA WASHINGTON STAMP.

The new eghtcent stamp, to be issued by the Post
Office department fall the portrait of Mar
tina Washington. This decision is not only deserved
tribute the worth of Of Americas most illustrous
women but it is act recognition of the influence which
women today WELD in human affairs.
The wonder is. indeed, that have long delayed
in axing the portrait of the helpmeet of the immortal
George to one of our postage stamps.
Martha Washington is not far behind her filustrious
husband in the affections OF her counrymen of the pres
ent day and there many who will welcome her
terfeit presentment on the new eightcent stamp not
only bcause it fttingy assigns her her appropriate
place in the history of the United States but because
they will in her portrait the embodiment of those
odashoned virtues Of the wife and social leader that
will always endear her to the hearts of humanity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
4aiI1ss - EaaIs
WILLIS J. BAILEY OF sAiLEYvILLE
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.

However much CT little the results of the Republi-
can State Convention may have effected individual am
bitons in whatever degree the political features of the
men who figured in its organization may be modified in
the one direction or the of others enhanced in
another the concession that wonderfully strong
ticket ticket that viii Overwhelmingly elected is well
nigh universal While no one deposed it is certain
there were renstatments certain that the for
tunes and positions of more than one greatly
strengthened There occurred significant incidents
the of the convention. episodes and experiences
that were happenings and which, in not going
unnoted will have strong bearing the partys organ
izaon in this state for a long time to come However
these nteacent pointers detract from the adj
variability of the ticket nor viii they prove any clog to
it in the campaign Of these episode matters for
instance emphasized and in faint the fact that
Chester I Long will be candidate in the race for the
United Senate that he stands high in the es
nation delegates who composed the convention,
and that he is strong at large There
other pointers that were not mere happenings But
our text The ticket is not only good one entirely
satisfactory one but win prove probably almost
unprecedented1y popular The head of the ticket
found 10 be remarkably popular with partys dele
gated representatives for the state at large That he
will potent the campaign and forcible in his sub
sequent administration be question. There
must be something more than ordinary in that who
beat four strong men, all of much political experience
combined The extended sketch of his life. published
in yesterdays issue of the Eagle affords fair insight
into the character Willis J. Bailey who viii not fail
Of mpressng his administration with his forcefu
sonality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN PALMYRA.

Christian catacombs have just been discovered to
beneath the ruins Of Palmyra that city of which
the beautiful learned Zenoba Queen in the Sec
ond century This discovery is very interesting says
the Illustrated London News, it shows that the faith
of Christendom early carried to lie Far East
The remarkable sovereign. who made her little
city in the desert rich and splendid TO attract the
envy of the Roman Bsnperors, is known to have en-
gagged artists artfcers afar the decoration
Palmyra and paintings the walls Of the cata
combs fine that it is inferred that many OF the
Greek artists drawn Palmyra by the Queen and her
there have been converted TO Christianity,
devoted their talents perpetuatng the features
faithful departed No evidence has appeared how
ever to that the brilliant sovereign whom Azure
Ian led his triumph captive through the streets OF
Rome was herself a Christian convert
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
FoR WAYS THAT ARE DARK.

According Sir Robert Hart Director of the Imperial
Maritime Custome of China the receipts of provi-
sonal government Of Ten Tsn administration
of European military officers times the amount
formerly turned in by Chinese officials when they were
in charge of the city the receipts Pekn octroi
have been fifteen times the reported the
ment in the past These things have not to pass
because OF any increase in rates but the difference be-
tween the amounts accounted for now and in former
times represents the rakeo taken by the Chinese aotas
and their hangerson The experiences Of the mandar-
mate in the fine of pundering public revenues should
make Of municipal political rings green with
envy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
DISASTER UPON DISASTER.

The Eagle published tabaiated statement but the
other day going to show that the year 1902 so far is
unprecedented by any year in modern times for fatal
disasters Since that TWO additional mine fatalities have
occurred The delivers in the mines are beset with trou
bic underground wei top OF il The awful calamity
in Tennessee resulting in the death zoo miners is al
most duplicated by the explosion in British Columbia
entombing 1S4 employees With hope OF their extrica-
ton These frequent and terrible fatalities il they be
due 70 lack Of proper inspection of necessary precau-
ton ought to be the subject Ct strict investigation with
view 10 prevention and 10 condign punishment II Grim
inal carelessness can be established
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
Hangs on ro HER RuLL EleHrs-

The accession of the boy King in Madrid the other
day in ways demonstration that Spain is still
Spain Many humantarans had been led hope that on
this occasion step would be taken that Spain
had yielded to the sofenng influences Of modern civil
zaton by emitting bull fights the capital But
instead Of that the occasion seized upon an op-
portuny for having close under the eyes Of the as
senbed foreigners unusual number Of bull fights.
and each unusually large scale It was old Spain
that inspired the bombastc address Of the young King
to the army Spanish monarchs yet TO possess the
nfatuation that they still the world The big chasm
between talking ana doing appears entirely escape
their attention The harbarc Of bull fights seems
unable TO the obtuse minds Of the Spanish
nobility Happily for Cubas good name none took place
in Havana the inauguration OF her President for
General Wood, in the OF the United States had
already nterdcted them. The republic having
started out With this relic OF barbarsm omitted from
the inauguration program is to be hoped that it viii
never again be adopted public pastime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
WILL SEND THEIR BIGGEST MAN.

Rumor mentions Lord Lansdowne, the British Min
lister of Foreign Affairs probable successor to the
post made by the death Ambassador Pauncefote
That reached the top the diplomatic SER
vice of Great Britain should be named in this
is indication of the Importance attached to the
bassy at Washington Indeed intimate understanding
with the United States is regarded London as Of
greater consequence to Britain than her relations
with all the world beside. None but of the first
rank win do for the American Enthusiastically and the
Senton of Lord Pauneefote despite his long cherished
wish retire and despite his was due
to the fact that nobody nearly well qualified was
the disposal of his British najestys government.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
HE TIpE oE IMMIGRATION.

Prof. Thomas Mazaryk, Of the University of Prague,
member OF the Imperial Council of Austria Hungary,
sojournng this country and he appears by
ciatM Press dispatch to have much concern the
tide Of immigration. He observes that hafmillon
immigrants arrive in year, and that this number
100000 children in five years These children for
most part of honest and industrious parents Wi grow
up to manhood and womanhood under the educational
influences Of this country will constitute 5irable
portion of the population. In a former epoch
the immigration from Europe much greater
than it is now, rising years TO than three
quarters of million arrivals and it was successfully
assimiated by a much smaller native American pop
uation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
AGAINST TIE SKY scRAPER.

The announcement that American hnancier has
made preparations 10 build huge Office building with
so many stories that ii viii break your neck to count
them. at New Holburn and the Strand avenue has
aroused storm Of criticism London press and
london architects The streets London are SO dark
and muTky at their best that the introduction Of the
American modern style Of architecture would plunge the
streets into eternal gloom and greatly impair the health
and comfort Of the inhabitants II is likely public
opinion wiz be strong enough put stop 10 the limo
walton while is IN the bud London has plenty Of room
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
SILL In DOUBT.

While London Press seems be confidently count
ing proclamation CT peace South Africa before the
end OF the week, various sinister being cir
culaed by the Boer agents in Europe to the contrary
and uneasy feeling is reported at Pretoria But it
believed political circles in Great Britain
that the Of the negotiation has been successfully
and that the only question is the amount
of financial concessions the British will
make for the surrender of the indie
pendence the African republic and the Orange
Free State 1t is given that follows the
gotatons the grain import which has made much
excitement United Kingdom will Immediately
RENTED. Johnny Bull is a stcker precedent and
there has been import grain and -four for nearly
two generations and new tax is a to him, no
matter how small it may be.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
A VICTORY FoR oeAo egArs

The Louisville CourierJourna says that the decision
OF the court directing the Postmaster General to
second class mail privileges TO certain plaintiffs il "A
victory for dead beats As the Eagle understands the
matter the test cases decided Go not cover the more OBJ
ieeonaoe matter carried al second class In any
event tae case Is likely 70 be further ntisated The
effect o. exclusion has fully vindcated It's necessity IS
insure the eventual recaag % second class postage
rates BY Congress The ruling q the court shan be
tanned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30

to expand horizontally and there such for
sky scrapers there in Manhattan But such
exists Chicago which has boundless to grow on
the ground, but she is bad sinner New York in
the way inordinatey high buildings that viii ultimately
make canons of her streets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30
A ouestion Of vital Inapertanes.

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sxeet-faced girl beside hlra
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-30

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
n. g. B. Beers
Market Letter.

Especial 20 the News and Observer
New Orleans, Dec. 11-Liverpool adj
vices were favorable. consequently our
market opened / point higher and inn
proved 10 points additional on fresh buy
ing, owing to the light estimated receipts
for tomorrow at New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston. coupled to the firmnes3 OF
spot. Near the close realizing occasion
cd slight decline, making the net gain
s TO Ii points on the day. The amount
to be brought into sight for the weel
points to about $4,000 less than last year,
therefore he indications are for bulllsh
visible supply statement.
The interior towns receipts Will be
very light and in fact all weekly stats
tics viii be bullish. The receipts though
are absurdIy small and arc no indications
of the size of the crop. The movement
has been so slow that tomorrow, Dccem-
Der 18th, we will have in sight about
571S,0o0 or l47, 900 less than was reported
by the census as being picked and
ginned on October 18th, nearly two
months ago While these facts will cause
others 10 do something in calmer mo-
ments for the time being they are lost
sight OF. AS it is expected European
traders may get frightened by the de-
creased amount being marketed. As
values enhance the more bullish does
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12

TO withdraw only a certain proportion OF
the account loaned. Time loans matur-
ing at this time were the immediate cause
Of the embarrassment of holders OIL
stocks. Rumors were current of the
liquidation of a loan Of several million
dollars to single bank. which necessl-
tated heavy realizing on collateral. a
curious feature of the incident was that
no collateral included many hundred
shares OF the stock of the bank calling
the loan, which were sold III the open
market Money brokers said there
was not much calling Of money placed
on call and they also reported that Where
maturing time loans to the local banks
had to be paid off, they were unaple "
secure accommodation for borrowers
from interior banks. The rate paid IN
such cases was considerably above the
nominal rate. Where the local banks
are lending at all. 1t is simpl to supply
the urgent needs of their regular Gus
toners for routine business purposes
The Sterling Exchange rate remained
firm today and opinions were expressed
that more gold would be sent TO South
America.
Todays extreme declines reached from
to points quite generally and in some
of the less active specialties ran from
4 to u. The tone at the close was fever
ish and unsettled, but quite materially
above the lowest.
Bonds were weak, in sympathy with
stocks Total sales (par value) $4,34O.-
GOO
United States SIS ard old As coupons
declined 4 per cent. on the last call.
Total sales of stocks We're ll90 100
shares, including Atchison, 80 100: Atchi-
SON preferred s 600: Baltimore and Ohio,
is, 500: Canadian Pacific, 22,400: Chesa-
peakc and Ohio, 10, 300; Erie. $4,000;
Hooking Valley. 800; Illinois Central
$500; Louisville and Nashville, 5000:
Manhattan. %, 700. Missouri Pacific. A.
500: New York Central, 1890; Norfolk
and Western, 1920; Onatrio and West
err, 700; Pennsylvania. 17.700; Reading.
81 SEQ: ST. Paul, so. 400; Southern Pacific,
Ca 700: Southern Railway. 1890: Texas
and Pacific. Il, 400; Union Pacific, 112,300;
Wabash, 5.400: AmalgamatCd Copper, 81
100: Smelling, $500; Anaconda Mining,
16, 7G0; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 24,SO0
Consolidated Gas. 400: Sugar, 2l,9O0
United States Leather. $500 United
States Steel, $4,000; United States Steel
preferred. 40, 300; Rock Island, 1920;
Rock Island. preferred, 1880.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
STOCKS.
Barbee e. Co.'s
Cotton Letter.

Especial to the News and Observer.D
New York, Dec. 11.-Sentiment has
been so generally in favor of at least
temporary advance in price that the up
turn today was natural result of the
situation. The movement has been so
small that shorts are getting somewhat
nervous. This has been generally ex-
pectod and very few traders have not
looked for an advance on the light re-
ceipts. But the actual speculation has
not been heavy and even those who
looked for an advance were not inclined
to help the good thing along by buying
much. This made the market rather
narrow and kept the tone irregular But
as compared with the previous days this
week, the tone was stronger. Southern
markets were steady and in some cases
higher for the day, while the New Or
leans market was very strong. In fact,
May sold over May here at one time
There was a further narrowing OF the
January May premium and traders
seemed inclined to get out of January
and cover their March. There was more
buying OF cotton today on the small
amount in sight for the week Not more
than 375,000 bales, according to the
present prospect. This attracted short
covering and some outside buying. There
should be a temporary advance iii prices
ard the extent of the advance will depend
or the movement. 1t may be some weeks
before there is enough cotton coming in
TO have any pressure on the market. In
the meantime. there may be an advance
of ten or twenty points and we still be-
lievc in selling lorg cotton on every ad-
vance. The short interest is getting out to
an extent that will leave q weak market
when the movement picks up. We tie
lieve cotton is there and will come out
with good weather, ard free transporta-
ton An advance in prices will bring
out more cotton as Wen as weaken the
technical positions.
Ecttnn futurns raIgal as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE stock mar
ket had demorlized appearance at times
today when an eager unloading of Sc
curities was in progress without regard
to prices. The volume of dealings rose
to over a million shares or about double
those of yesterday, which again were
more than double these of the day before.
The throwing upon the market of this
greatly augmented volume of liquida-
tiop met with very poor absorptiVe
power, and violent declines were the re-
suit. There were points in the market
where better resistance was shown than
IN others, notably amongst the Pennsyl-
vania group, Reading, Amalgamated
Copper and Sugar. The last named stock
closed the day with an actual net gain
OF a small fraction. On the other hand,
the Rock Island stocks, the United States
Steel stocks, ahd the Pacifics generally
proved easily vulnerable. The extreme
decline in Rock Island common was AS
ana in the preferred 4A The final prices
were respectively q and higher than
the lowest United States Steel lost )
points and the preferred 22s and their
final prices were only a fraction better
than the lowest. The unsupported con-
dition of these stocks had a strong sent-
mental effect on the whole market. The
Venezuelan situation eXerted only
sentimental influence. The real motive
for the prccipttatc selling was the grow
ing conviction that 4 further extensive
loan contraction viii be necessary to
meet the requirements for money be-
tween now and the first of the year
There was more or less actual forced
liquidation from the refusal of lenders
to extend maturing loans, but many
holders were moved by apprchenslon
that the same conditions would shortly
become effective in their own cases, Sc
that they threw over large holdings.
There were some Of the largest lenders
in the Street also. who withheld then
fundS from the time loan market With the
aNowcd intention of waiting for higher
prices. This press served TO keep Some
supply in he call loan market. AS higl
as per cent. was paid, however, for
call loans. Time loans for short periods
were practically unobtanablc and dates
were very firm for the longer periods
The rates quoted were purely nominal
and all sorts of devices were rcsortcd to
TO increase the actual rate of return over
the nominal interest rate such AZ
charges for commissions and implied
agreements on the part of the borrower