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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
TWO GREAT CHARACTERS

For year now the personality Of William Nc
Kinley has receded from us. and tenaciously vital
personality that it was. the great kindness and hon
esty and worth Of its character have steadily grown
upon US. He seems today more than ever before one
OF the great hearts of the worlds history His Tpen
did placidity in the grind Of great affairs and
eomposure in the face Of thousands Of comparative
ly petty complications stn loom big in the retro
spect, when We remember again his stand for peace
when all the nation demanded war his gentleness
with Secretary Sherman in that trying time when
the great ohoan not in condition TO undertake
the departments responsibilities and his inanite
patience with the mischief worked by the plot.
ting Miles after the war. and hundred other cares
which weighed directly on the executive of the IA
ton.
In his place came young man Of extreme nerv-
Gus energy. and with that temperament's Impotence.
quick hurl the gauntlet at the feet Of dishonest
public TO sharply reprimand the dullard. and
TO defy the small power Of empty political con
ventionalities So human this trait in him. SO frank
has been his attitude so spontaneously honest he
has been in every act within one rear the nation has
come 10 know him with such intimacy that the
individual sees him as much in the light Of a per
sonal friend. in the light OF the highest public
funotionary. Only characters Of this kind may be
known quickly. AMI the nation. which last septeIn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
THE TELEPHONE AND TONGUE.

During the last week a Missourian becoming dis
gusted with telephone. took and split it up
He has now become the recipient Of a widespread
manifestation of public sympathy.
The telephone is supposed to be an economy.
It is supposed to have chewed up a large hunk Of
the commercial element of time, and to have re-
moved largely the commercial item of leg An order
an answer because Of it, is immediate. The large
and leisurely class Of wageearners, keowh as the
messenger boy. mas been greatly decimated since
its general adoption.
But while it was cutting these away, it was add
Ing to other activities and most of all to the tongue
There be doubt that has increased the amount
Of talk to an internally exasperating degree Every
business man and every busy man in Wichita, ana
the nation over can testify to that And it has Gre
ated various sideplays. In the overheated here
after special frcasee viii be made of the man
who drags you across the room to the little brown
box to ask you if you are in and to tell you that
he is coming over, when he should have come in
the first place. Also something particularly hot
viii be done to the woman who asks you to run
down a fight of stairs and hunt up friend said
woman coyly refusing to give her name or number.
wanted in central cuts the connection out which
central does when there is wait And broil awaits
the who is t?" fend who fails to state at once who
he is and whom he wants. Young lovers who giggle
sweet nothngs over wires an hour at stretch. be-
ing chiefly responsible for the talking now" evil
will also be taken of on toast If there is such
a thing as retrbution.
The telephone has come to stay. If we take the
single item of doctors called quickly and brought in
time, it has been worth all the vexations it has
cost But it has led to cyclone Of runaway tongues
which telephone etiquette as yet inchoate can not
stop And until such time as there is relief. only
select few be depended upon to be capable
of stating their name and making legitimate tee-
phone inquiry. in the shortest possible space of time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
DIFFERENCE IN THE CANDIDATES.

The progress of the political campaign in Okla
bona is gratifying to the friends of the territory
It is vigorous, intelligent clean and. so far. good
natured. The people seem to have full realization
Of its Importance and clear comprehension OF its
consequences They look beyond the personalities
and ambitions of the candidates and consider only
the interests of the territory Statehood is the issue;
not Mcclure or Cross Independent self government is
something of vastly greater Importance to the think
fng Oklahoma business man-and all Oklahomans
are business mcmillan the destiny of any
MCGUIRE and Cross are related to the issue only in
the sense of party representatives and party is
lated only to the in its ability accomplish
results 1t is not then whether Cross shall be elect
ed or whether Mcclure shall be elected but whether
Mcclure. a Republican, do more to bring
about statehood than Cross as Democrat can and
vice versa The question is clear to the intelligence
of Oklahomans and so far as we can see and judge
there is not much to be done than to cast the
votes honestly and count them fairly. No matter
what the Democratic leaders say advise business
Democrats know that statehood be brought about
by the election Mcclure more readily than by the
election of Cross. The influence Of election will have
by farmore TO do with bringing about immediate state
hood, or postponing it, than the candidates. Enough
Oklahoma Democrats of sound sense know this and
knowing it, they be trusted to make the Re-
publican majority large enough to have a powerful
influence in the passage of the statehood bill
December. They not without experience They
have before them object lesson in the case
of free homes. They know who accomplished that
stupendous piece of work and what influenced it
outside of the towering individuality and pop
uarity of its author.
In other respects, as between the candidates.
there are few men in Oklahoma who do not believe
that Bird Mcclure is better equipped than Bill Cross
to represent the people of the territory in Congress-
Cross has nothing in common with the predominant
class-the settiers-in Oklahoma. Mcclure has He
made the they did; he pioneered it as they
did, he got down to the of the grass and starv
ed for period they did. He was pioneer boy in
Kansas and the son of pioneer parents as many of
them we're Cross on the contrary had none of those
experiences which form the sentiments and give bent
to the individuality of Oklahomans and it cannot be
expected that he would understand their desires and
needs as we'll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
2 h c ~mM z7ail u
0QIielrita 3.ao | c
M. M. MuRD ocK, EDITo
The SANTA Ee AND GRAIN SHIPMENTS.

The Eagle does not believe that the Santa Fe rail-
road will be forced by Kansas City into with
drawal of its present just traffic arrangement for
eastern shipments Of Kansas grain.
Kansas City as the Eagle has protested for fifteen
years, has been stopping Kansas grain and collect
ing toll before letting it proceed In recent years
Kansas hard wheat has gained a great reputation
Kansas City has been mixing it with poorer wheat
from other sections and selling the mixture for Kan
sas wheat Corn has been mixed in the same way
Now an arrangement has been made whereby
Kansas grain can be shipped to point lying be-
tween the point of origin and Kansas City, stopped
at that intermediate point inspected and reshipped
on the through rate to points east of Kansas City
Or, briefly a way has come for Kansas to escape
Kansas City's toll-collecting graft The Sni Hill
hog is bordering on delirium at the thought of any
loss Of this embargo It advises Kansas grain ship
pers to refuse to ship grain the Santa Fe its
usual bulldozng method with railroads
The Santa Fe can gain the eternal gratitude
of Kansas by ignoring the Kansas City bluff.
When traffic originates on the Santa Fe in Kansas
and is stopped at Kansas City division for further
shipment is made among twenty-five roads The
marvel is that the Santa Fe did not years bring
about an arrangement where its grain shipments
could be forwarded to a Kansas point inspected,
and with its division among a few roads, four only
in Wichita, sent on through Kansas City the
through rate
The tollgate ct Kansas City has not been of
benefit to the great Kansas railroad system, the
system whose development and that of Kansas were
Simultaneous, and it has been in ruinous restraint
Of the growth of its cities in Kansas.
The privilege Of stopping, inspecting and rebill-
ing at Kansas points a through rate is just to
Kansas and can not be other than profitable to the
Santa Fe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Der watched him curiously as he took that oath in
the parlor Of Buffalo home and wondered, won
ders no longer, but knows and understands and ad-
mires Theodore Roosevelt for his intense American
ism, his thoroughness. his practically, and most
of all. for his fidelity to the ideals OF democracy
and his refusal to compromise them for temporary
political advantage.
In the last five years the nation has known
its chief executives two great characters two great
citizens each unlike the other in temperament but
having in common the attributes of manly worth,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
Ace Of London Bridge.


London Bridge r. today zevsaty-0ne years Oh. for
IL was opened By william ~. and Queen Adsiaide
August Z fsi Their Mafeftles Erard rrocession
from Buckingham Palace Somerset Hoase ard thence
by barge 20 the The % re royal
were removed that fuu view % The ROYAL pair could
b. had along ne whole lire. London Bridge Krsnd
PAVILION had been up close The ste The Oh
Fishunongsrs Hail j constructed = standards
captured 81 hundred fEhts can7p~a IN crimson snd
ashore re said q tgo members O. Se~ I.oadon
Bridge Committee Jones ard Mr.. Roufh. seTy
-lad to see sou On London Rrsse certainly rect
edace and IRE spectacle r ths zransst ana
the most csliEhffsi every that have
rad TIRE pleasure % sitnesE This. q co8rss
Sore any ore thozght % bail6iak % West
zriaster Abhcy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Possibly the explanation for Russell Sage's pro
nounced stand against trusts is that Morgan has
been blinking at some Of Uncle Russeil's properties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

At Chicago Grand Duke Boris of Russia dinej
all the blonde chorus girls in one company He says
he will dine the brunettes when he reaches
New York This is important as showing that
can be original in his diocies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

When the middleoftheroad convention met at
Topeka with seven members present il was appar
ent at once that there no crying necessity for
a very large road.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Zola says: The whole problem Of the world IS
education The United States has solved H. and
other nations look that country for light and
leading"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Senator Frye of Maine denies that he is to marry
Ellen May of Maine who is very young and very
beautiful Frye is seventytwo years old This would
nave made Dewey seem rather young and kittenish.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Canadian has invented brick-layng machine
1t is imperfect in particulars yet but the in
ventor has in mind a scheme for making the ma
chine yell every few minutes Mort"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

The relatives of Mrs. Fair will get on an average
$4,000. That is a big sum, but as their minds have
been dwelling millions for a fortnight the rea-
tyes will probably snort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

~Nox RS zife wiailag ~ hsz 50 CIT Win
the boys oae usEht ever week nut - csusszt 50
woultu't go
So re dsan.s vast 70 sFsna Oae HssAt selzg sol.sS
absGs the ether s4x"-Pacx.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

j. Pierpont Morgan is back, and hanging to his
belt are two private audiences with King Edward.
one with King William dinner from Salisbury. din
ner from Balfour. invitation from the Sultan and
conference with the King of Belgium
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
In A-othe- Iioh.

Here's problem for you = taxes nins ta.iors %
make nah
The average fellows only ninth - e -
NO ] EoiaE al. How mary tsfior-n=sse go7ns
vii break Bin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

The Shah OF Persia makes trains on which he is
riding travel az q low rate OF speed. The Shah
should by all means Try the Enzlewo0d branch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

The stratum of coal in the earth was formed about
25.OOOo00 years ago. Things like this make Mr.
Skull who lived at Lansing. Kansas $4,000 years
ago. seem like conner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Kruger didn't resign his JOB chief % the Beers
until the job beyond the reach Of anything
but very 6ne microscope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

The rich don't overlook much IN the dress line
When Mrs. Vanderbilt arrived in New York Mrs.
oelrichs sent mourning down to the ship.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Emperor William in recognition of Miss Deacons
return OF his sons ring. gave her a beautiful piece
OF jewelry, and gave himself a sigh of relief that
brought the SCOT down the chimney
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Miss Van Allen sent a bunch OF white roses to
the funeral 81 her dead lover. This was probably
concession on the part Of her father.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

During his absence Pierpont Morgan bought
S2.0000OO worth of pictures, books and tapestries
This sounds foolish But Pierp. will probably sell
EN- again next week for 100000
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
All was CONFUSION in the village.

All confusion In the village.
Mahomed had disappeared, ali attempts 70 find
him had proved father Irizmag tossed about
in his bed in despair and Uari bitterly. She
brave girl; indeed. she less brave than her
brother Mahomed. When some sportsmen told her that
they had her brother the towards the
grotto she Immediately out in search
of Mahomed
Uari directed her steps to Alsans hut On the rug
upon the floor. sat the old half sumberns. sway
ing his head to and fro, and mumblng some ndstinct
words.
'Alsanl Alsanr' called Uari. Tell me- is there any
my brother? Mahomed disappeared in the
mountains. behind magic grotto-"
The old suddenly ceased shaking his head and.
bending it slightly side opened his eyes.
Poor girl can De safe there not even Ech-
sina herself But when am gathered my fathers
soul shall appear before the Great Spirit pray
all those that persisted from Echsinas beauty.
pray persuade some girl to come before Eohsina
and proclaim herself ugly. Since Echsina first beheld
herself in the pond realized their beauty. and
even ugly women would rather die than acknowledge
that they ugly. l cannot do anything
for you, poor child Echsina herself is tired
realm Of rocks, but the Great Spirit promised her
free if at least would willingly acknowledge
her ugliness before Echsna
Uarts eyes suddenly assumed a firm resolution.
IN permit no else perish in the realm OF the
rocks" she said. My brother gone and l follow
him. but shall perish after me-"
Uari rushed OF the like whrwnd: not
ing time distance. without knowing whether
running right direction She climbed the
with the swiftness a Mournful
pursuing her. And suddenly Il seemed her that
a familiar very close
"Uari. Uar, what doing poor sister,"
paused. dumfounded though petrihed.
Brother, Mahornedt" she exclaimed
Unconscously she Strengthened herself her full
height and cried out in ringing accents:
"oh. wonderful Echsna most beautiful women
look down who ugly
white vision appeared from behind the erotto. The
vision began to rising higher
higher: and Cari herad meiodioEs voice address
ink her:
I thank you. good girl, I saved. am free
The vision melted away the and beside Ma
homed formed rock. from which crystal water
tricked ike the first Of innocent girl
1t is said that these rocks-~the Rock OF Nahomed"
and the Rock Of Uarf'-stznd IN profound silence
throughout the winter and the but IN early
spring soft burst from OF the rocks. While
little streams pure gush forth from the other
md mnsns with the tears that trickis
from neishhcrng rocks form large river
which the The OF the rocks also fl
early spring rnngng with another. resound over
mountain dale ike long loud melancholy echo
And unritis;ed Go suspect that The noise con
sists OF human ard the nurmurng streans-of
human tears
Il is also rumored the rnounaiueez that after
and b human beiass again Ard then
the kingdom q happiness and soy and plenty vii b
established esrth.-Fror tie Russaa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

The rich may ride in horseless ohsises. bat tie
prefer TO walk the interest OF thelr neckS-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

Charles Schwab has sailed east He SAYS he
insane
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-14
ASK COUNTIES TO
ADVANCE MONEY
South Dakota Decides to Make
Good Exhibit at ST.
CALL MADE FOR $50, 900
Expected Legislature VIII Reimburse
Contributors-Corn Palace idea :
Is Favored State
Resources.
CALL MADE FOR $33, 900

Huron, S. D., Feb. S.-The convention
Of business men from all parts of the
state to devise ways and means for
a proper exhibition from this state at
the st. Louis exhibition has settled on a
plan, after declaring that South Dakota
should have an exhibit. 1t is proposed
that h counties advance $4,000, to be
refunded by the legislature.
The governor is to appoint a commit
tee of n man from each county to
secure h sum apportioned. the money
to be paid into the state treasury and
disbursed on the governors approval.
A commissioner is to be appointed on
a salary of not to exceed $3.50 a month.
He, with the governor, secretary Of
state, auditor and treasurer will con
stitute a board to adopt plans for a
building and exhibit.
1t was the sense of the convention
that a corn palace should be had if the
board finds the plan practicable, and
the governor is requested to imned-
lately secure q location at the eXposi-
tion.
Enough counties are pledged to in
sure the exhibit. The county boards
will now be asked to issue warrants
and work will soon be under way.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-14

Yankton, S. n, Feb. 11.-Firc Satur-
day afternoon destroyed h depart
ment store belonging to w. j. Fantle
& Bro. The loss was about SAT, 600, dis
tributed as follows:
Fantle Bros. stock. u. :. SIC, 900
Building owned by WilcoX............ 15,Vc0
Miss Dix, dentists eGuipment........ 900
Mclzner'S harness hop....."....... SD
p. A. Hitchcock's music store. -. 500
Families loss is fully covered by in
surance, While the building. owned by
E. P. Wilcox, was insured for $4,000.
The fire was one of the most quickly
developed and fierce ever seen here.
1t started in the basement about 1880
o'clock this afternoon, anu in i've min
utes every part Of the store was atlame
and in thirty minutes the roof fell In
with a mighty crash. The building was
of brick, n story II basement n
held one of the biggest merchandise
fire is unknown, but as it started in
the basement where a lot Of cotton
is stored the theory of spontaneous
combustion is held by some. while 9TH
ers think q rat and Il match combined
to start the flames.
So quick was the spread Of the fire
that the fifteen clerks then in the store
lldu 10 Slep lively " eScdpS DcltiS oNcl-
taken. Some OF the young women eve
failed to secure their wraps. Nothing
Of the stores contents was saved.
The fire fiend seems to pursue the
Families. A few months ago they pur-
chased the Union block. The deal had
just been nicely concluded when fire ut
terly destroyed the block. The loss at
that time was about 500, 900. Charles J..
Fantle, father of the Tantle brothers,
lives in M~innrnnnliS He jS considered
very wealthy and has a big store there.
Another store owned by the Families is
located in Sioux Falls. The Yankton
firm will doubtless resume business
here as soon as arrangements can be
made for a building.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-14
HOME ALLURED HIM.
AbsconderI Is Caught When He Rec
turns to Sec Family.

Aberdeen, SD, Feb. 81. f. Gees
lin, absconded from James, this
county. In the fall of 1900 with So. 900.
belonging to the Farmers Elevator
company at that place, was captured
yesterday at Faulkton and Is II jail
here aWiting trial.
An acquaintance saw him pass
through here Tuesday morning. The
sheriff at once surmised he would 20
to- Orient to visit hfs wife and son, the
latter being agent for the c., M. and st.
p! railway at that place. Geeslin stayed
at Orient but a short time and went
to Faulkton with the evident intention
of taking a train and leaving the coun-
try.
He was very fond Of his family and
the officers believed he would sooner
or later pay them visit and kept n
close watch. He was agent for the
Farmers Elevator company and had.
the implicit confidence Of the stock
holders priorsto his flight.
Officials of the Milwaukee road have
decided to enlarge and improve The
company's station at this place. An
5sther story will be added and the wait.
ing recms enlarged.
-E
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-14
TALK STATE MONEYS.
Governor HerreId and Other OFFICERS
Hold a Conferences.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. S.-The matter of
state finances was under considera-
ton yesterday by Governor Herreid,
Treasurer Schamber and Auditor
Reeves, the reason for the meeting
being the fact that the treasury had
reached q stage where it had become
necessary to register warrants and the
further fact that $3.50, 900 of revenue
warrants will become due April 1, with
the certainty that the revenues will not
be sufficient to meet them at that date.
The principal action which was taken
was hat of extending the revenue
warrants, u April l, for one year at
the same rate of interest, AZ per cent.
The treasury also began registering
warrants yesterday, which will prob
ably be necessary until some time in
April, when the March call for taxes
will be sent. in by the counties.
This condition of affairs is likely
to prevail for some time until some
thing is devised to in some way place
valuations on property at a reasonable
point, instead of far below the actual
worth. Two years ago the state board
of equalization took a bold position on
this question and arbitrarily raised
valuations to something like a reason
able basis, but as soon as the legisla-
tors could get action it put a stop to
any further movement by the state
board by prohibiting q raise Of over
$4,000, 600 for the returns made by the
counties.
Following this, the valuations cane
down again, and the chances are they
will go even lower this year. So long
as the people of the state prefer to
make assessable returns at practi-
cally one-third the value, or less, SO
long will they be compelled to pay
interest on tiding ver loans to- keep
the state in operation under such e1ner-
gencies as will continue to exist.