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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27
RAN AMUcK IN sHIRr-TAIL
CoIored Man ct Chandler Becomes
Mysteriously Excited.

Guthrie, %. r.. april 26.-The Chandler
News says, "Coolzsey" a weil-known
colored man or this city. had quite an OK
perence about o'clock Tuesday morn
irg. lie claims n gang of toushs came
to his house and threatened to murder
Kim, 50 he got out in his nieht clothes
ard ran no town to hunt a razor for
self-defense. About this time Claude Nc
Laughhn was comiug along Marvel ave
nue., having got in ON q train about J 80.
~Cooksey" spied him. and thinking he
was one Of his pursuers took after him
with his razor and club. Claude tried to
argue. the question of identity, but cook
Soy WASH TO be argued with, and raised
the club with wild remarks. Claude lit
out and ran. "Cooksey'' after him. Both
ran mp Marvel avenue. Claude yelling
Murder Help" and many other terri
tying things as ne ran. When he reached
the Barker house Claude went inside ard
remained until "Cooksey went. away.
Tie ola man had no shoes on and his
clothing was very much abbreviated. lie
was in a terrible state of excitement and
was almost wild. He met white friend
who gave him q pair of shoes and trous-
ors. Marshal Warren SAYS he thinks
-Cooksey' was suffering with nightmare
and that no crowd was after him, without
it was TO scare him a little, not meaning
to harm him any
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27
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Next Week.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27
KILLED IN DUe-oUT
Three Children and Their Mother are
Smothered in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City. 0. r.. April 81 H
Walton. who resides at 224 Grand avenue
is today in receipt Of Information con-
corning a dreadful accident which befeu
a former family OF Oklahoma City. The
information was TO the effect that Mrs
Eli Frew and three children were instant
~ killed by the caving in Of a dug-out
Saturday night and that three more chill
dren were seriously hurt. It was also
learned that the father is now almost
crazed from grief and in destitute cir
cumstances. Frew and his family left
this city some six weeks ago and have
since lived in the dug-out that proved
SO fatal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27

peer or superior OF the great states by
which we are surrounded.
One good effect Of the club conference
IS already noticeable. The chairman of
the committee announces a call Of the
committee to place party machinery in
motion without further delay. Other
beneficial effects viii he observed later
On Now, let us quit splitting hairs over
questions of propriety and all work to-
gether for good organization, a good
convention, good candidate for con-
sress, Republican legislature, and a
glorious victory all around in November.
ours truly. c. ". BARNES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27

George Wall. and who then struck him
blow in the face and one on the arm be
fore bystanders interfered. Mr. Jones
was taken to his room and given medical
attendance at once and his injuries were
SO serious as 10 keep him in bed until
Yesterday Wall made his escape and has
not yet been captured though heard of at
several points. Mr. Jones and others had
been opposing Wall in his effort TO get a
license TO sell liquor. and Mr.. Jones.
while acting as an officer had arrested
him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27
BEAVERS SEEN IN OKLAHOMA
They are Sighted in the Deep Fork
Near Luther.

Guthrie, O. T.. April 25.--In his book
relating his trip on the prairies in 1877
Washington Irving tells that in what IS
now oklahoma he saw beaver III work.
Since the white settlement &C Oklahoma
no beavers have been seen and II was
thought the great writer was romancing
Now. however. Louis Norel of Luther.
SAYS that he saw beaver IN Deep Fork last
Friday. and the beavers are buidius
dam
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-27
SWALLOWED cARsoLIc ACID
Kansas Woman Attempts
Suicide AZ Sapulna

Guthrie. O. T.. April 2f.-The sapulpa
News brings news of the attempt o.
AIrs. ". C.. Kendall formerly ~ Kiowa.
Kan. 20 commit suicide there Her hus-
nd swallowed carbelic acid although
hes throat ana mouth were horribly
burned. ms physicians sawed her Hfe
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
CnpitaIised ON Bonds and stocks.
Totals ........5,TO4
ea2O.O0s,2s2

In the above computation the Burling-
ton stocks, which were converted into
bonds at double their face value or ex-
changed for cash at 200 cents ON the
dollar, are reckoned at double their
face value.
This monstrous wrong of tax evasion
has become intolerable. The people Of
Nebraska who have been compelled to
pear the burdens of taxation that have
been shifted upon their shoulders by the
railroad corporations must rise to the
emergency. The appeal made to the
state board in their behalf having gone
unheeded and the relief sought for at
the hands of the supreme court having
been refused, redress must be sought
from the men who are to fill the legisla-
tive ana executive branches of govern
ment for the next two years.
Tax reform has become a paramount
issue and equitable taxation has become
an imperative necessity to save this
state from bankruptcy. This is not a
party issue. The people must look to
the candidates as well as the pledges
made for them by their party platforms,
Candidates for the legislature and can.
didates for state offices who are charged
with the execution of the revenue laws
are the men to whom the people must
look for relief.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15

changed in more recent years. Not only
have western producers so prospered
that there is no longer such a rush to
get to market, but the western banks
are in stronger position. They have
In the aggregate vast funds which during
many months Of the year are not needed
at home and which are deposited in the
east, in New York more than in my
other financial center. These funds have
been overloaned and tied up in over
doomed merger and other speculative
stocks in which many of the New York
banks themselves are directly or indi-
rectly concerned as promoters. 1t may
be hard for them to answer the calls
of western depositors, but they have no
right to reproach the latter for the con-
sequences Of their own reckless fnan-
ciering.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
THE W. PROPOSALS..

At the conference of October 3 be-
tween President Roosevelt and repre-
~sentatives of the anthracite coal operat-
ors and miners, it was proposed by the
Representatives of the miners that the
issues eliminating In the strike be re-
ferred to n tribunal to be selected by
the president of the United States, they
agreeing to accept the award made upon
all or any of the questions involved. 1t
was further proposed that IL the coal
operators would signify their willingness
to have the decision Incorporated in an
agreement for not less than one year,
nor more than i've years, las may be
mutually determined between them
selves and the anthracite coal mine
workers." and pay the scale Of wages
awarded, a convention of miners would
be at once called with a view to the re-
sumption of work.
AT Mondays conference the coal OPP
orators submitted a proposal for the
appointment of a commission, they des-
ignating how 1t should be constituted, to
which shall be referred 'all questions
at issue between the respective com
panies-stated to number about seventy.
ive-and their own employees, whether
they belong to a union or not" the de-
cision of the commission to be accepted
by the operators. A condition of this
proposal is that as soon as the commits,
sion shall be constituted the miners will
return TO work and cease all interior
ence with nonuniOn workers. 1t is also
conditioned that the findings of the com
mission shall govern the conditions Of
employment between the respective
companies and their employees for a tern
of at least three years.
The most important difference between
these proposals is that while that o.
the representatives OF the miners in
wolves a recognition of their o~rganiza
ton, that OF the operators excludes from
consideration the miners union and al
lows il no voice as an organization il
the arrangement OF terms and condi
tions. 1t is not TO be dealt with at al
under the proposal OF the operators
Whether or not this win be regarded b.
the union miners as vital remains TO b
seen, but 1t viii not be surprising /
they take that view of il. AS to th
recommendation of the operators regard
ing the way the commission shall b
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15

constituted, It would at least have been
courteous to President Roosevelt to have
left the selection to his judgment, as
proposed by the miners, but this Is not
particularly important, since II is safe
to say the president would select men
Of the highest character. The condi-
ton that the findings Of the commission
shall continue in force three years is
likely to meet with more or less objec-
ton from the miners, although 1t is
really a compromise of their own propo-
sitiOn.
The response of the miners to the pro-
posal of the operators will be awaited
with great interest and it will be gen.
orally hoped that the result Of their de-
liberations will be a decision to termi-
nate the struggle, which has cost them
many millions in loss of earnings and no
little hardship. While the proposal of
the operators does not recognize the or
ganization of miners, yet that organiza-
ton will continue and having public
sentiment on its side car go on strength
ening itself, whereas to reject the pro-
posal might and very likely would pro-
duce a reaction in public opinion decid-
edly inimical to the cause of the mine
workers. 1t is a situation which Mr..
Mitchell and his associates may find
somewhat embarrassing, but they should
meet 1t with a due sense of response
bility and a proper regard for the inter
ests and welfare Of millions Of their
fellow citizens.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
Are Trusts Too POWERFUL
Baltimore American.

~
The progress Of the congressional cam
psign all over the country has disclosed
one thing with especial emphasis and
that Is the popular determination to bring
about an immediate reckoning with the
trusts. The campaign is unfolding many
facts which have stimulated the public
into practical thinking. The past, pres
ent and future are all being considered.
The march Of industrialism and the fac
tors behind 1t are being studied. During
all this research there is a coincident bal
ancing Of certain alleged benefits against
the marshaled array OF known evils. This
country is prosperous. The question lie:
Are the trusts promoting that prosperity
or are they hindering It? They are doing
neither one exclusively. or, to put It
differently, they are doing both simulta-
n%eously. They are promoting prosperity,
but the prosperity is OF a kind intended for
a few only. They are at the same time
hindering prosperity. but the hindrances
are hanging around the necks of the
general masses.
Trusts are acting in the same way that
a big funnel would do were 1t placed under
the clouds to catch the rain. The rain, so
we are told, is intended for rich and poor
alike. A funnel, however, would catch
the supply as 1t fell, and, concentrating
it into one little narrow neck or outlet,
would cause 1t all to pour into one spot.
In the same way prosperity is intended
for all, but the trusts gather 1t UP like
a wide-expanding funnel and empty It
nearly all into the laps Of the rich. In
this way the beneicences of Providence are
diverted from their Intended purpose. One
class is permitted to flourish with excep-
nal vigor and exuberance while another
languishes and grows weak because Of neg
lect.
The people realize that the republican
party has stimulated an Industrial pros
perity which, IL normally conducted, should
reach all classes Of men. The people
realize at the same time that the iron
hand Of the trusts has been interposed
between them and this prosperity. In
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
NOTES.

Governor Odell appears to have consider
able ginger in his makeup.
II the Irish members carry out their
threat and leave Parliament 1t will be a dull
place.
Constantine B. Papaconstantinoupolous
has asked to be nsturaliZed in New York
City. And he pushes a hand cart!
Westward the star OF loot takes its way.
The territorial treasurer Of Hawaii is shy
$17,949 and doesn't know where 1t went.
OF the FIVE living ex-speakers Of the house
OF representatives Thomas B. Reed is the
most prosperous, his income from his law
practice amounting to about $50, 900 a year.
HUu War, d weli-tU-dO Chlnamau Of
Honolulu has been nominated for the
Hawaiian legislature by the home rule
party and is making a vigorous canvass
of his district.
Prince Chowfa Mana Vajiravudh. the
crown prince of Siam, is attended by his
brother, Prince Chakrabongse. These names
must be practiced carefully by those who
may contemplate meeting our ~princely
visitors.
A. H. Jackson, republican candidate for
congress in the Thirteenth Ohio district,
was a ~plowboy in his youth, then became
a street auctioneer and a circus manager
and proprietor and finally settled down
as a manufacturer
Hon. John L. Bates, republican candi-
date for governor of Massachusetts,, lives
in a mansion of the revolutionary
period, situated on Monmouth square, his
family consisting of his wife and two chill
dren, a son and daughter.
In the course Of his Boston speech the
other evening Secretary Shaw tickled his
more or less cultured hearers with this
clever epigram: 1.-THE difference between
a politician and a statesman is the differ
ence between a young man who is looking
for a situation and one who is looking for
work"
New Orleans is to have a home for vT-
phan boys built out of funds bequeathed
by the late George Xavier Carstairs. Mr..
Carstairs was himself orphaned while
very young and had a hard struggle with
tho world. He accumulated a large
fortune, however, all of which he left for
the purpose indicated.
Chawfa Maha Vajiravudh, crown prince
Of Siam, eldest son of his father, who has
1872 Of them, has arrived In the United
States. AS he has to pick up some hun
dreds of wives within the next few years
1t is possible that he is planning to corner
the matrimonial market. Girls, look out
for Chawfa Maha V~ajiravudh.
One Of the saddest features of the coal
famine is that reported from Waterloo.
N. Y. 1t is to the effect that several men
worked all night, stealing the contents OF
what they thought was a car loaded with
coal. Next morning the calm, gray light
of dawn disclosed the fact that they had
exercised their ingenuity on a lot of
crushed building stone.
Daniel Drew, once the wealthiest oper-
| ator in Wall street. Is said to have origi-
mated the expression "watered stock" In
his younger days he was a drover and II
used to be said that before taking his cat
tie to market he dosed them literally with
salt and then gave them all the water
they wanted, thus materially increasing
their weight. Hence the expression which
describes the expansion Of a speculative
| stock beyond its actual value.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
TURNING IN THE FIRE ALARM.

The police commission has touched the
fire alarm gong to emphasize the dis
eovery OF q threatened overlap in the
fire department fund. The appropriation
for the maintenance of the fire depart
ment for the year 1902 was $125, 900 and
the amount collected $119,626, or about
4 per cent less than the amount appro-
priated, which is certainly a very cred
table showing for the tax gatherer, but
the board anticipates a shortage Of over
$1,000 by the end of the year If the same
fire fighting force with all the aces
sories is retained on the pay roll.
All of this information Is very interest
ing, but not in the least surprising. The
question is, What fund can the council
draw on to make good the deficit, and
what right has it to draw on any other
than the fire fund to do It? The intima,
ton that Omaha is spread over too much
territory for the present force is by nc
means a new discovery, but it would
seem that for a city Of Omaha's popula-
ton and limited means an outlay OF
$125,OO0 a year for the fire department
and 100000 for fire hydrants would
come very neal exhausting the taxing
powers, especially when it is borne in
mind thai $15,OOO,O 900 worth Of railroad
property only contributes about $4,000
toward defraying the expenses of fire
protection, including both the fire de
partment and water supply. while $40,
100000 worth Of property belonging tC
other taxpayers is compelled to contrib
ute $37, 800 toward the expenses of fire
protection.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15

@AAAANAANoAAt
other words, they have been robbed OF
their heritage. The great wealth which
should have beeen distributed all over the
land in abundance has been dropped to the
masses in driblets, while the trust mag
mates have fairly weltered in wealth.
Nothing is an advantage which is one
sided In it's benefits. Our Industrial pros
perity is a total failure IL 1t means the
erection OF colossal fortunes for the few
at the expense and to the detriment Of the
many. The republican party never advo-
Gated, and never will advocate, such a
policy. 1t is as much opposed to indus
trial slavery as It is to the actual owner
ship OF man by man. Its fundamental idea
is the protection OF the country's general
welfare, not the protection Of the privi-
legged few. For that reason its candidates
all over the country should declare them
selves in unequivocal terms as opposed to
this artificial, illegal and unjust condition
which is inhicting troublesome burdens on
the backs of the masses.
The time has ZONE to war against the
trusts. They are growing too menacingly
powerful. II not shorn of their locks of
strength they will soon drag down the tenn
pie Of liberty. Already they have displayed
their disregard for public opinion. That
was due to the confidence they have in
their combined wealth. They are super
cilious in their treatment OF the public be-
cause they think they can bride the pub
lies governmental agents. This arrogance
is likely to grow worse, instead Of dimin-
fishing.
When IL is remembered that the capital
ization Of the variou- trusts in this coun-
try aggregate the immense total Of $6,972,-
44S, 851, it can be we'll understood why they
are now so powerful. The danger Of the
trust lies in the concentration of their con-
troll. The units are all following the infu-
epSe of c%entripetal force. The circle OF
control is growing smaller and smaller. Al
ready one man dominates nearly a half OF
this capitalization. That is why they should
be halted in their march. President Roose-
velt's fight against them should be backed
up by the people.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15

The fragrant discrimination against
the great body Of Nebraska taxpayers
in the assessment of railroad property
is a crime against the state. The enor-
nifty Of the crime can scarcely be exag-
gerated. While the burden Of taxation
imposed upon the great body of ak
payers has been growing heavier from
year to year the taxes levied upon the
railroads Of Nebraska have been lowered
from year to year.
Ten years ago the railroads Of Ne
braska could not have been marketed
for $3.50, 900, but they were assessed
for 0,339,631, or about one-ffth of their
actual value. With 240 miles more rail
roads and with an increase of more than
100 per cent in their market value, the
railroads Of Nebraska were assessed
this year for $26,5 sos, 500, or nearly ST.
100000 less than their assessed value for
the year 1892.
While railroad attorneys assert that
the railroads are paying their full share
of the taxes and the railroad tax agents
have issued ifty-twO bulletins by au-
thority Of the railroads. in support of
that assertion, no representative Of the
railroads has yet had the hardihood to
contend that the railroads were ex-
cessively %overvalued by the state board
Of 1892, which, measured by the cor
poration standard, was made up of
safe" men.
Computed at their true value either on
the basis Of their capitalization or on
the basis of their net earnings, the rail
roads of Nebraska represent fully $500.
100000 of homecoming property which
equalized at one-sixth should by right
be assessed for not less than SOS, 100000
or more han double their present assess.
ment. Taking as the basis Of their true
valuation the net earnings Of the various
railroads in Nebraska for the year 1901
as exhibited in the bulletins issued by
authority of the railroads and official
reports of the various railroad com.
panies capitalized at 4 per cent the fol
lowing result is obtained: