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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
THE VITALITY OF POLAND.

ever people who loved their native land and free
dom Knocked by fate the Poles have suffered.
is merely that they have been subjugated for
century that their country lies under the power Of
strong permit reasonable hope of success
full revolt They been divided among three empires
Strenuous efforts have been made to turn the whole
current of their national life into three unlike channels
and separate them into three divisions based upon
language government and habits of life
Great ingenuity as well as unlimited authority has
been applied resentlessy the task of converting the
Polish nation into Russians Germans and Austrians,
differing the other subjects of the three empires differ
and having nothing in except great tradition
Of national life and glory 1t has been the purpose to
change their speech stamp every spark of in
dependence in thought and action Moreover the
have risen desperately time and again They have tried
to break their bonds and failed Every blow has fallen
which might be expected crush their spirit and leave
them without of national unity hope Of
tonal future.
such has been the vitality of Polish national
that in all the essential elements of nationality the Poles
still emphaticaily nation Their feeling for Poland
is strong and they refuse to be either Russians
Germans in anything than enforced obedience
certain laws and officials Even to that outward sub
mission their masters show plainly how little they
upon the crushing process which has going long
prevent a sudden flaming up Polish love of Poland
and freedom.
For instance. when the German Kaiser rides into
Posen, the chief city of Prussan Poland autumn
he will at the head Of army and the appearance
Of the town will much resemble that of a conquered
city. It is known that the police and military regulations
will include the closing Of all the windows fronting
the streets through which the procession is pass and
the clearing of all balconies along the line of march.
1t is virtually admitted that the danger Of rife shot
the throwing of bomb, by desperate devotee
of Polish liberty would be too great the populace
invited permitted watch great spectacle, the
usual manner.
Meanwhile the Poles in Russia where Of them
live keeping their country easily in advance of any
other part of the Russian Empire in all that makes
progress in the and industries Of civilization and
general welfare of the classes. Warsaw is modern
city with business life and vgor wholly unlike the
best which Moscow, for example. has TO show.
1t is hard believe that nation long devoted to
freedom resolute striving independence and so
brave and stanch in defense Of national ideals
be wholly denied the qualification of its desires Poland
may again be separate and independent country
but the Poles may yet form distinct and largely self
governing parts of great empires They deserve much
than that degree of freedom from by other
nationalities.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
THE FUTURE OF READING.


The New York Times says: 'eThe possibilities of the
irresistible fascination over those writer's upon
whom the mantle of prophecy fallen. Speculation
is lively concerning what people will be reading fifty
years hence concerning the machines by which they
viii travel earth sea and air Mr. H G. Wells in his
scientific "Anticipaons" could not keep away from this
topic and French novelist and an American jour
nalist have attempted to lift the veil
Mr. Jules Verne foresees according to correspond
ent Of the London Daily Mail time when the novel
will be altogether suppanted by the daily press "As
historic records the world will file its newspapers News
writers have learned everyday events
well that TO read them will give postery truer picture
than the historic or descriptive novel could do" So
much for the extinction Of fiction which to-
day up into the hundreds of thousands Further
"the real psychology OF life is in its news and more
truthTruth with big T-can be gathered from the DO
lice story the railway accident from the everyday
doings q the crowd and from the battles future
than can be obtained If attempt is made to clothe
the psychological moral in garb of fiction"
Such prediction is scarcely likely to be fulfilled
We cannot imagine our grandchildren wading through
files Of old papers for the sake Of the same kind of en-
terainment receive from historical romances Nor
whatever may be the course OF journalistic develop
ment can we believe that they will find in the morn
ing paper Of their time complete satisfaction of those
instnctve cravings which their ancestors to James
and Howels The Incidents reported in a single issue
Of morning paper doubtless supply as many thrills as
we could get from 400 to 500 pages Of sensational
novel and there is much to be learned about the comedy
and tragedy Of human existence from the plan record
Of selection Of the happenings Of twentyfour hours
But all this comes to US in succession Of jerks We
get merely series Of snapshots at life: there is no volu
ton OF its mysterious drama And from the nature Of
the case the newspaper except when deals with public
sars. is concerned mainly with the abnormal The de-
scrptve reporter is assigned to cases OF murder and
suicide There is no copy for him in the humdrum
routine Of ordinary household in which the psyche
logical novelist finds his material
In with Mr.. Jules yernes forecast IS that ~
NJ Victor Murdoch recently unfolded to the Kansas
Editorial association. The French author builds his
dicton the skin with which his newspaper writer's are
learning to events. Mr. Murdoch tells rs that
In the city daily Of the future an reports will be ALSO
lu,ely coloress" Within forty years he SAYS the
saiy newspaper Of the large city be as mpersonal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
Dai >Eaole
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
cRADDocKs personal LETTER"


Practically every man in who has never been
candidate has an idea of what he would do if he were
candidate; how would go about securing votes how
he would compel the populace like him and desire his
election.
Apparently Mr. Craddock the Democratic candidate
for has for years. nourished at the fount OF
his Imagination theoretical campaign for governor
thing in theory has thousand charms where in reality
it but one and Craddock having been nominated Tor
governor and having put operation one Of his cam
pagn IDEAS personal communication on taxation TO each
1,ter in Kansas is that The c::eE scheme
has eerioos ana damaging enlbarrassnen;s.
Craddock leads out in his personal letter by ne
claring that as mayor Kansas City he has greatly
benefited the taxpayers giving figures to prove it This
looked all right in theory the ink Of his personal
letter was hardly dry when his figures were knocked
into cooked hat by a showing that his Kansas City
record was manipulation. juggler's trick. which
wouldn't stand a minutes investigation
Yet as theory Craddock had great faith in the
"personal letter" scheme Meanwhile there is general
call for explanations Caddock is called to defend
his figures probably reckoned on this. Three
times already has lodged Joint debates with the Re-
publican candidate Mr. Bailey. He doesn't want to have
that letter shot at him. He afraid Mr.. Bailey will
ask him embarrassing questions He beginning to see
that the curious thing theory is that it never
foresees difficulties.
IN his letter Craddock says Assess Kansas railways
the same as Missouri railways are assessed and the
state could reduce its taxation than 900
This statement investigated. The Kansas City
Journal says
THE reports for Kansas and Missouri show that in
Missouri the railroads pay 1926 per of the total tax
of the state while Kansas the railroads pay 1873
per cent of It is found that the
Santa line Missouri pays $224S4 in per
MILE while the Santa Fe main line in Kansas pays s4S298
in taxes per mile The Santa line in Missouri is re-
garded as the best part Of of that system The
only part of its Kansas line which will compare with
It that between Kansas City and Topeka which pays
$79521 per mile The $500 miles of
Fe system in Kansas including many branches upon
which only trains day pays $26S.91
in taxes per mile, almost $40 a mile than the
I'll miles main line in Missouri Rock Island
pays s15535 in per mile its lines in Missouri
and $267.4l in per mile its lines in Kansas
This includes all lines of the company in each state
by far its best lines being in this state In
comparing the assessments the counties in Missouri
srd the odjacent counties in Kansas along the
Missouri line that the property Of the
Missouri farmers is assessed at a much higher figure
than the property the Kansas farmers In Missouri
In Kansas at 1923.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Apparently prize-hght in New England is all right
far New England is concerned. although that sec
ton would lead in the howl other section licensed
il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

4 battle down Panama has been raging for four
days And when a Columbian battle RACES" it is
almost exciting handto-hand conflict between
two chggers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

The grave dggers in Chicago cemetery are on a
strike and the situation is serious. But they
will be persuaded later to bury the Ratchet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

The heir apparent Of Turkey been arrested eharg
with treason against his father Why didn't the old
take q wet shInge2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

A boy in West Point guilty Of hazing was dropped
hard the other day that he made dent the ground
Hazing has TO 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Admiral Taylor never said that Germany and the
United States would have 1907 And there might
be such a thing TAYLOR not knowing II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Helen Gould has bought automobile After she had
it for while she will the necessity OF forming
Home for Automobile Victims.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

The next thing in Turkey will be civil war Il viii
follow the death CT the present Sultan L viii be
scrap among the boys.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Lord Pauncefote left only 100000 OF course Rocke
Teller wouldn't think but 100000 looks quite
Portable from the distance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Well the Kansas farmers viii gire the railroad pres
dents dinner OF gravy potatoes the railroads
win make just rates
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Another innocent man has been found in the Colo
jured evidence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

The farmers Of Washington have stopped ffhting
with the railroads comforting with them The
result is better-pTobably for a little while.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

John " Springer OF the Live Stock Association says
Let the beef trust be beware We hope It viii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Marx Hanna has the sincere desire to fnd raoGus
Tivendi FOR labor and capital
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
GOOD FOR JEWELERS..
''"9fohS IN said to BE Hard on
watches and the Rcpairer
Will Profit.

"l'ing-p"ng is fine game" said a
1e"eler' VINO does lot of repairing,
TO Il sun man. mo outdoor or in.
door sport has ever given us so much
to do 1t is surprising how many
persons have broken their watches
since the game became fad, saws
the New York Sun.
ION see, people play the game
without removing their coats or
WaiStcoats. In the excitement they
forget about their watches. and the
hrSt thing a man knows his time.
piece bounds out of his pocket
Sometimes it strikes the table, but
wherever it does fall the watch is
damaged.
"Ihat is not all. A player may tie
his watch to his pocket, but stin it
gets out Of gear. The constant Jump.
ing around and the swinging Of the
arms dsturbs the works so the watch
has to be brought to us to be rcgu.
lated.
Il have had as many women's
watches as mems to repair. The
women are even more careless than
the men. Their watches dangle from
their shirt waists, and as result
the watch jumps around like wealth
ercock in gale of wind.
Surprising as it may seem, my in.
come from repairing watches has al.
most tripled since the craze Of p;nu-
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
RussiR's Petroleum Wasted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-A bulletin
issued by the United States geological
survey on the subject of Russian and
American petroleum production says
since 1897 Russia has produced more
crude petroleum than the United
States, last year the output in Russia
being S5,OO0,0O0 barrels and in the
United States G9.onO,00O barrels. The
facilities for handling the large Rus
sian product are at present crude, cost
ly and Was,cful. The markets are far
away from the production. OF the to-
tai production of refined petroleum Of
all grades in 1901, estimated at $780,
0oO,UOD gallons for all countries, the
United States produced OH, 12O.94l gal
Ions, or to.7 per cent. and Russia 414,-
l22,9''O gallons, or only 27.7 per cent.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
Long Missing BOY Found Dead.

ASlGFIELD, Mass, Oct 2O.-In the
woods, scarcely half mile from his
home, tn" body of fourteen ycar-od
Roland Wylc was found yesterday by
a searching party led by state Officer
Mckay. The lad disappeared on Sept.
% after having been rcproved for mis-
behavior by his teacher, Miss Amy
St"tSon. which rrproof also was sec
ondcd by his foster father. Alec Wylic.
II" threatened to take poison, but his
words were not taken seriously for the
time being. District Attorney MaIons
has ordered an autopsy On the body,
and the internal organs will be sent
to chemist TO see if poison is to be
found in Them
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
GAELIC LEAGUE ORGANIZED,
Wilmington Societies Form a City
Lodge of the Order.

The adjourned meeting of the Gael.
&c League enthusiasts in Whining.
Ton was held yesterday at Shields
Library, and was attended by more
Than 100 prominent lrishmcn repre-
Sentlns every irish society in the
city. Addresses were made in Gaelic
by John d. Kelley, Daniel Horgan
ana Patrick Mulrooncy, after which
the society was organized and STYLED
the Rev. NJ. X. FaIlon Gaelic Society.
Major p. G. b. O'Donoyan, Nation.
al President Of the Gaelic League in
America, delivered 4 stirring address
which was warmly received, and
then installed the following officers.
President, Augustus Walsh; Vice
President, Charles Cannon; Treasu.
rer, John Casey; Secretary, Daniel
Morgan.
The society will meet hereafter
on thursday evenings at northeast
corner Seventh and Market streets,
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
HOOPES-TOWNSEND DROP SUIT
Schnitzler Makes Settlement and
is Relieved Of Charge.

Charles H. Schnltz, er, one of the
alleged members OF the conspiracy
TO cheat and defraud the Hopes &
TOwnseod bolt and nut manufacture
ing company out Of merchandise
valued at upwards Of $50. 600, has
been discharged at the instance of
Attorney Jchn II. Fow, represent.
ing the prosecutors.
Schnitzler's attorneys had advis.
ed him to make 4 settlement, which
had been done, and the firm of
Hopes & Townse I'd had been paid
in full for all goods disposed Of by
the defendant and obtained from
Gabriel e, CorwiG the alleged
principal conspirator The firm
having no desire to push the GRIM
lnal proceedings against him, asked
that he be discharged.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
A GllOULiSH TRADE.
Indiana Grove Robbery Business
Laid Bare by Confession.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 90
Ghastiy revelation have been brought
|" light by the Marion county grand iu-
! rvs investigation into the remarkable
organization Of ghUuls that has been
operating for five years in cities of the
state from indianapolis to Muncie and
Marion.
AS result Of the evidence obtained
through the confession of Rufus Cam
trcii, the chief ghOul, and the tcstino-
Il! OF Il number of men now in Jail
Deputy Prosecutor Benedict announces
tHat warrants will be issued for several
men OF prominence besides those al
ready under arrest or out Oh bail
charged with completely in the revolt
Ing series Of crimes that have shocked
I'll" entire middle west.
'antrcll's confession was complete
ana voulninous. II showed that for
half decade Indianapolis has been
the central headquarters for organza-
LnnS of grave robbers that have
watched the Cemctcri, Of the territory
III which they operated with hawk.
like scrutiny, keeping list of every
Medical and dental colleges all over
the country, from New York to San
Francisco, hay" bocn supplied with
FOR the diSSccting knives of
and Surgccns Graves were
in such numbers thnt II will
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
Must Observe The sabbath.

Burgess John D. Golf of Chester
visited the works of the Sun Oil
Company at Marcus Hook yester-
day and ordered gang building
tanks to cease operations. For
several days past the company has
had men finishing several tanks
and commencing work on others.
Yesterday, they were engaged in
placing bottom in one of the tanks.
Owing to the noise occasioned by
the rlveting, several re sidents com
planned to Burgess Golf, who inform.
ed the employees that it was against
the law and that they should cease
the work for the day. The Bur-
CESS order was obeyed by the men.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
EIGHT MEN SCALDED,
Three May Die as Result of
Breaking Steam Pipe.

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 2O.-By
the parting of steam pipe at the Riv-
erside plant of the National Tube works
In BenwOod eight men were slalded
and three Of them will die.
-Four of the men We're carpenters and
four hborers. They were placing n
partition in the boiler room of the new
blast furnace and We're working on a
scafold. A twelve inch copper pipe
supplying the blast engines with steam
from the boilers broke without warn
Ing, and the escaping steam filed the
room. A valve was blown through two
board partitions, and both were de-
stroyed. The scaffold fell to the floor.
Fierce Autumn Electrical Storm.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Oct. 2O.-Dis-
patches received from Dansville, Liy-
ingston county, state that an electrical
storm Of unusual severity has occurred
In. that vicinity. The lightning was al,
most incessant throughout the after
noon and evening. Shortly after the
passing Of the worst of the storm the
entire countryside is said TO have been
by the glare Of fires. Barns
and sheds on the Bonner farm filed
with grain and beans, a barn on the
Hampton farm, barn in West Sparta
anu church in Sparta were burned
10 the ground. Fires have been seen in
The direction of Sonyea but nothing
las been learned Of the damage in that
direction. 1t was the most destructive
storm which has vistteu the vicinity in
ears, and the damage cannot be est
mated until further reports are re-
'eired, although it will run into the
thousands. Lightning also caused
eavy damage in Stcubcn county.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
WINNERS At GOLF.
In Saturdays Play Some High
Scores We're Made.

Following are the golf scores
made on the Wilmington Country
Clubs links on Saturday;
Class AZ. F. Briggs, won from
J. +. Smith, by up and = to go; E.
Z. Mitchell won from F. Garrett
by ) MP and 4 to go; Steward won
from Churchman by default; Thorn
as won from r. a. Hllles, by up
and % holes to play.
Class B--G HoHecker, up and 2
to go; W. Pennypacker, won from
Fulenweidor by 7 up and 5 to GOA.
Garrett won from II. W. Cause by.
l up.
Class C-TayIor won from II. L.
Tatnall by 4 up and to COB. Nields
won from w. A. Speakman by 4 up
and Alto go;NOwland won from Reese
by 3 mp and 2 to go; H. &. Scott won
from Rodgers by 3 up and 2 to
go.
Glass D-~Bird, Armstrong and F.
lloffecker drew Dyes. &. W. Church
man won from E. T.Canby by 8 up
and to go.
The semi-annual finals will be
played on Friday next and the finals
on Saturday.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
installation NJ Sur,hyyesteru

CHICAGO, oct. 2O.-With impressive
ceremony til" services attending the in.
stalIation Of Edmund James james as
president Of Southwestern university
have begun in Evanston. The services
will continue until tomorrow. when Or.
james VIII b" iuauGUratpd formally as
the head of the university. which has
been without II president since the re.
ur'IH"nt more than a year ago Of Hen
ry Nad" Rogers. Every important
educational institution in the country
has sent one or more delegates to at.
tend the Inauguration exercises.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
Race Riot In tlabnmu.

BlltMlNGllAM, AIH.. oct. 2O-A
rae" riot is in progress at Littlrton,
twenty-five miles from birmingham.
I'll" sheriff and :"n deputies have lcft
OH special train from this city. 1t is
reported that three white men and
eight negroes are dead as result of
til" rae" riot. The negroes in the place
outuumbcr the whites ten TO one and
ar" In "onpl"t" possession Of the
town. The negroes have captured a
powder inaEazin" belonging to coal
company. a reign of terror exists
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-20
MONEY IN PEANUTS,
Many Dealers Make Comfortable
Living in the Business.

The peanut business is very prof.
table. and has melted progtes-
sive dealers to considerable extrav-
agance in their equipment. This
is illustrated in the rooster, of
which more than fifty varieties are
now obtainable. The simplest are
like the chestnut rooster, and bring
from 81 to 50 piece. The dearest
are quite complicated mechanisms.
They have small and nicely fin
ished engine which rotates the roast
ing cylinder and which often keeps
advertising figures in constant mo
tom 1t has glass exhibition case
ana receptacle lined with non-con-
Quoting material in which the fresh
ly roasted nuts will keep their heat
for several hours. Some of these
mechanislns bring as much as $50.