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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

fathers While intellectually this evangelical body viii
size up with any could be summoned by demon
ination Of the yet touch or 70 attempt
to revise creed held to be sacred for will take
frmness if not sernness upon the part OF the acnow
edged wisest the churchs leaders There is IN the
creed seeming fatalism that he modified if the
old time glory and influence OF that church to be main
tanned Standing for humanity and enlightenment re-
vision Of the ancient Confession CT Faith becomes more
urgent with each succeeding decade Although the out
come Of the Revision Committees labors during twelve
month past has been designed in effect popular state
Iaent working creed that should leave untouched the
yitalizing and essential elements of the Westminster
Confession it is quite evident the drift OF theoog
zeal discussion over the matter that much than this
is contemplated and is an issue Should the sixteen
cles Of the Revision Committees statement find favor
with the General Assembly, Presbyteransm in America
viii hear no more the least Of heresy in high places
in her denominatonal structure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PACKERS.

Unexpectedly instead of being confronted by army
of the abIest lawyers the country retained by the
trust it looks as if the packers are resolved
to fall back on their tears Instead OF putting up big
fight they seem inclined to plead for justice and mercy
They declare that they have running at loss for
months Beef has doubled in price they admit but SO
has corn doubled in price within year. from SO cents
bushel il 1901 to 60 cents in 1902 This being
neither the feeder packer has gained anything from
the marked advance in the price of meat while pub
lie has lost the big six" they argue had monopoly
the beef business Of the country, were selling
beef at prices Of reason why they ask do not the
of packers advantage the wonderful oppor
tunity to undersen them at this time and take away
their business? The packers themselves and say
it is impossible for outside packer to cut prices be-
Of the existing high rates on cattle.
All the same sufficient evidence was submitted to
the President him in directing the Attorney
General to look into the matter Had he refused or failed
in directing the charge would have been made that
the President either afraid otherwise he was too
friendly if the packers are not in any combine to force
up price meats if conditions are wholly and only
responsible for such remarkable advance in prices
the fact be shown President in dschargng
duty viii have harmed one even if the price of beef
keep to its sky-high fight
However the bin in equity against the packing firms
making Up the membership of the Beef Trust fled by
Attorney General Knox in the United States Circuit Court
of the Northern District Of Illinois is formidable com
plant It charges doubleended conspiracy covering
the operations Of the Trust it's buying and sell
Ing BY refusing bid against other in the pur-
chase Of live stock the packers have deprived cattle
Taisers Of competitive market contrving to bring about
either shortage glut as best suited their purposes
BY fixing arbitrary uniform prices selling meat divid
ing them territory restricting shipments black
listing dealers and making unlawful arrangements with
railroad companies for secret rebates in rates Of trans
portaon they have at ruined competition and com
PEELED purchasers pay exorbtant prices for beef nut
ton and pork
There seems o have been abundant evidence for the
fling OF the bi that the sherman antitrust law was
being violated the asute lawyers Of the packers
will not fail Of making showing to the contrary The
Sherman law as has been shown over and over again
is both faulty and weak The courts have found in it
loop holes through which nnumerabe corporations have
escaped AS for the President he unQuestionably has de-
termined make good the promise of the party which
elected him ana his predecessor not only but in behalf
Of the people whole and in the interest of healthy
competition to see the law enforced as Tar as prac-
ticabe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
MoDEsNlziNo ANCIENT PREssYTgRrANlsm

The General Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
convened Yesterday in New York City The present As
senbE is nomentous one for that great powerful and
rich Denomination Riggs the progressonst is TO figure
prominently IN the proceedings Of the Assembly
The proposed revision Of the Confession Of Faith VIII
he discussed in The light Of the Illuminating abors
Of the Revision Committee appointed by the Assembly
held in hat city year ago. The committees report il
presbyees for their approval II wo-thirds Of all the
preshyees shall agree upon the substitute Of any sec
ton win take the place Of the corresponding section
in the present Confession all this constitutes critical
epoch IN the history of that church The design is to
place great evangelical body abreast Of and in line
with dsunctiyely modern sentiment the veterans Of
fresbyteransm have eooperaed gladly and zeal7usly
with the most advanced thinkers of the denoun nation
on TIE enc hand there is intense reverence for an historic
document ara Affirmation that grandIy SUNS up the as
praJons OF pety and the functions OF church organza-
ton and discipline the other hand Is seen and felt
the perYadng and persuasive influence OF what has been
denoted the hghe- crtcism'-an expansion in effect.
q the devotional spirit into regions once the sole pos
session OF the scientist and experimentast To pre-
serve for Presbyeransm all that is strongest and best
in IFS human materials 20 insure vgor and vitality
through coming generations OF harsh raategialsn: 20
minister saving words deeds Of hope and charity
10 the and daughters Of men, 10 link faith inds-
solubly with fact-sueh are some Of the factors and
elements in be problem Of revision which the General
Assembly al New York may finally solve
There being 100000 Presbyterians in this country
yet there that number many many thousands
who desire to hold onto the old faith preached by The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
KANSAS, MONEY ,REsERvE.

The Leavenworth Times says that Kansas holds the
reserve money of Kansas in her banks The bankers Of
that town say that this reserve has not been drawn
to any extent this year. that it remains practically
intact This shows that the farmers Of the state have
much money in heir home banks as they have else
where and that in of another partial failure Of
crops they will have enough to tide them another
POpusm and hard times taught the Kansas farm
a mighty good lesson when it taught them to be
saving To buy only what they afford and to pay
for what they get There mighty few farmers these
days who running in debt If they want build
house barn or buy another farm, they have the
money in the bank to pay for it stuff enough to sell
to get the necessary money. And that is what makes
Kansas prosperous She has been able to take advantage
of the good times the Republicans nave given the country
and has laid up something for rainy day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
A BREAD MONOPOLY NEXT.

the United Kingdom to be sold there price barely
profitable under former trade conditions The recent
changes British duties dinerentia of 81 cents
per barrel in favor Of English mlers and this drawback
the American exporters diligently seeking to
overcome Railway companies have been appealed to
for fiat rate wheat and flour to the seaboard and
steps be taken to render flour available ballast
transatlantic passages Should these devices prove
ineffective there is the final recourse of giant Flour
Trust-somethng unknown hitherto but quite possible
under conditions of allied industry and promo
tive capacity Let genius but unite the discovered
links and 10! monopoly Of bread
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
THE SANE PIoUs OLD FRAUD.

There is story Mrs Nation At Seward,
Neb- she engaged in debate under written agreement
that she receive nothing but her expenses the
balance Of the proceeds to TO the library
the debate she insisted being paid $40 She admitted
this more than her expenses amounted to- but she
wild in her usual and tried start something
because the committee refused give her something
than the written agreement called for Most peo-
pie" says the St Paul (Neb) Republican 'have long
since realized that Carrie Nation is pous old fraud
The Seward incident should undeeeve the last one who
still believes her to be sincere"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
makes ALL THE WORLD AKIN.

About the only compensation one can discover after
such catastrophe that in St Pierre is the amount
of generous feeling it strs in the world After the
great Chicago fire Beecher argued that such disasters
were necessary from time time in to bring out
tn latent benevolence that is stored away in the com
nunity But Chicago fire entailed small loss Of life
People were simply made homeless and destitute Those
destroyed Martinique need homes more It is
those who survived in other parts OF the island and else
where that in need of aid. But nevertheless it is
refreshing how quickly the world responded to
the needs of the occasion Our own Senate has appro
priated than appropriated by the French gov
eminent and navy and possessions in the West In
dies are freely offered base of relief 1t is said
that Americans are not especially beloved in the West
Indies Such VIII 90 in establishing good feeling
among those who have become alarmed at imper
iaIistic tendencies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
ALCOHOL AS FUEL.

The use Of alcohol fuel is a subject that is at
tracing much study and attention in Europe especially
in France where the annual production is enormous
The French Minister Of Agriculture has offered prizes
mechanical inventions in which this kind may
be used Among the machines that inventors are asked
furnish are stationary motors to be used farms
motors for pumps and automobiles and apparatus for
lighting and heating purposes. Alcohol is already the
chief luminant for parks and other public places
Germany.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

And now the man who wanted the SUP
soil soaked. too" has shut up.
An oil well mas been struck at Chanute
that pushes out the oil at the rate OF a
barrel a minute.
Abilene. which spent ts.1oO on a gas well
which was a failure, is now spending
800 on a second one.
There is some talk Of the anu-Bailey
forces centering on Senator Burton Tor
chairman OF the state convention
In the Republican judicial convention at
Saliaa there are four candidates. a dead
lock and steenth hundred ballots.
TIE fusionistis in convention in Butler
county resolved fer ". 4. Harris for gov
ernor and instructed the delegation for
him.
There IS a goose bone theory that y It
rains on May is it viii raise and frommw
rains NJ Is It VIII be rainy for forty
days.
Colonel LOOMS picture never grows
old. II Is now going the rounds OF the
papers. and is exactly the same as j. Vas
ten years ago
Colonel Weldy OF Galena is out Of the
race for department commander. leaving
the entire Third district to Colonel LOOMS
If he can get IL.
Enrleht or Kansas City, kan. VIII
bring delegation Of $50 Of bis townsmen
with him 10 the Wichita convention. Eu-
right is AL right
The first set Of ping ping has arrived
in IoIa. and all the girls 30 town are rrac-
ticing up with cold biscuits aud The back
Of hand mirrors.
Forty farn4srs and their wives left
Dickinson county the other day in spe-
clsl sleeper 70 attend DunEard annual
convention in Peuusyirania-
TIE newspapers n kansas ought = ~
sist that the Rcpualicai r platform adopted
n wichita be brief. poirtcd and strong
Most platforms are too worey.
Reverend PolIett the colored preacher
az Ernporia. who has been sert 70 re
penitentiary. was greatly pleased over re
sentence. which vas only three years
The santa Re has adopted en- automatic
FIRE builder. an arrangement De- WhicH
crude Oh IS sprayed on The eo1i - est
~ arIv - cents The Old kintHnE way,
hy wood. cost a dolar-
II IS said that aIl tAat greeted the Kan
sas civ Commercial ciuo ~ men it affl1.t
az Coneyviiie was piessaat a-s t
VAS tr1e also 90 WICHITA eNc.t tA-- "a
few clouds uight be added
Fl Dorado Republican. Guy D'Hen
ritchfofsed -r ~ 1e6'N
n1rrirg il tire river above the dan- 4-r
food in ;he stream SCI hlm o. c@f-ri--s
ard Guy Just took hin e.
a whole iot ~ Enrsans have f1s- dis
covered that they were r.ghf .1 thl-T caa-
risrsl0r thst a certain pub Iefias cl-
an la Eansas Citv. whlct rToiHieel -
mole .hrr1 rich was frzat I'D ca-
rsrr caught m5st = Us slcszTs ln 1it-
souri ard ArsalEa7
g-aHrrree ra1rrsl. Emqoria zas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Eleanor What made yoa siEe nP soci-
etv. Edmc1iae
Esdmenia-oh. sot - dead tlred e sec
inz people who ar noaody tryi7E 81 act
IKE SOMEBODY. a1d pesqie who are seHae-
toav acting Ike nonoiv. -f'-rE-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16
Probably WeUld.

ooh. so-tor. exclaimed rheumatic 7s-
tienr. = suffer 5r@aIfaliy With my hznts
and fss-
But my dear sir. ra51ine- re pZssi-
clan. SYST try . think Bow sn-en .aeea-
-.slar,s ~es would s1re- without them.
-Crr5rar1 Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Toruv-sTr A1 them solEs tr4t g
zoe~s i--1 tie ext hoese Is sneiI
zcAany Hos 20 yes k7uE
rzly--teT's-e set a elccE thRr sa9s
7.ar. p0-x iazszzz e Tea. tl-k--t---raEs
Trl5Zae-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Evidently Whitelaw Reid believes that the whole
country IS palptatng under the excitement incident 10
bis getting Of 10 the coronation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

scientists ssy ira. var IS necessary q
kre- RS poole fhlnlc5 t7w-.
Bat shst VAS teto-e @-tcr1ot3ss NeTe
l-r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Nj Reid believes that the country endorses the en-
bassy to the coronation As matter Of fact the counr
cares nothing about IT,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Whitelaw Reid IS referred 10 as the most conspicu
Gus exponent Of American journalism today. Wen, h
Is q triae cons picuoEs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Comparison makes them little and big The Guate-
maan earthquake which 1000 people were killed is
not attracting much attention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

lewis Nixon has Cult the leadership Of Tammany after
six months 81 IT, Il looks Ike receiving advertising under
false prereDses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

The financial committee Of Tammany is 70 be dis
continued. For the reason that when Tammany isn't
in power il has no finances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

The stories of the evevfnesses At St Pierre are ap
palingy poor None Of the survivors have descriptive
nlEer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Volcano Soutriere threw column Ct volcanic natter
q distance . eight miles INTO iha alr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Gordon OF soldiers held the people o. ST Pierre in
the town The soldiers we're destroyed. too
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

Lewis Nixon vas the one hope Of TaEunany and the
Job az regeneration scared aim away.
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The United states Senate is just naturally the Kind
cid mother e this whole hemisphere
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

what turmoil he sarfsee q Tie earth must conaae
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

a prisoner in s. Pierre confined in s dungeon was
really the only survivor How strangely III winds blow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-16

And. Of course. S. Pierre vii belld Up again
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-19
A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
Embezyled Money from His New YORK
Employers and Punished for
Same In Turkey.

Washington, April 16.-Unitcd
States Consul Norton, at Harput, Tur-
key, has reported to the state depart
ment a peculiar case in which the
Turkish government has punished u
fugitive from justice from the United
States. This was Nishan Festji a
native Mamouret- Ul-Aziz, employed
in the service of New York mer-
chant. He embezzled 1900 intrust-
ed to him for depositing in bank, fled
to Canada and thence to Paris and
Cairo. From Carlo he passed TO
Mamouret, first having RENTED ST.
1873 to his father at Mamouret. Both
father and son were arrested at the
instance of Consul Norton.
The gOyernOr-general cOurteously
facilitated the consurs efforts, Sc
questered the prisoners property, and
after trial the two were convicted and
sentenced; the son to 90 months i'm.
prisonment and the father to three
months as accessory after the crime.
In addition they were compelled to
refund the sum stolen, and to pay
$500 in costs. The consul says the
case has attracted much attention,
and is the first time in the history Of
the courts Of the villayet that a man
has been convicted OF crime com
uIitted in foreign country.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-19
THE HAY CROP OF 1900.


Washington, April l6,--A census re-
port issued yesterday shows hat in
1899, the 3, 5s3,sl6 farms reporting
hay aud forage had to'nl II 81 6Dl,-
200 acres. from which st0l2,i5j tons
OF hay and forage were harvested, or
the lHst-named figure, l,75o, 800 tons
were cornstalks, or leaves harvested
from cornhelds, The lGnutlty of hay
and forage, exclusive Of ihiS nggrc-
gated fO,253,Os6 tons.
The total value Of at, hay and for.
age harvested was SiSa,256,slC OF the
hny and forage harvested i7,gSloj2
tons were " wild, SILT or prairie
grasses, 2,S50,9j9 tons were Of millcl
and Hungarian grasses, 5,a20,7ll tons
were Of alfalfa, or moornc, 5,lD7, lSs
tons were OF clover, 35,69l,iD tons
were Of other tame and cultivated
grasses, i,96i6j7 tong were Of
Rrnins cut green FOR hay, and $3.50, i2t
tons were forage crops sown for for.
nge and not for grain.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-19
RIOTS IN BELGIUM.
nrttcr Conditions Prevailing In
Brussels-Strikes in Other
PIaces-Report Denied

Brussels, April 1.-THE day passed
here in perfect tranquility. Several
meetings were held in the suburbs
during the evening. NJ Van Der Velde
and other socialist leaders made vio-
lent speeches this evening, but order
was maintained This fact was mainly
due to the conspicuous absence of the
police especially the gendarmie, whose
excess of zeal has been the chief
cause of collisions during the past
few days. The civic guard formed in
cordons around the Maison dn Peu-
pie, and their sensible attitude Kept
the crowd in good humor.
Dispatches received here from the
mining and industrial regions indi-
cate the existence If u serious sit
uation with regard 10 the strike, ms
has even extended to the textile
workers at Client. Except from lluy,
no reports OF grave disturbances have
been received At lluy the striking
quarrymen had an encounter with the
VtUuuElntS III NIl'h NN''lh' INV ~ wa
both sides were injured One gen
darme was fatally wounded, and an
other escaped by swimming the river
The socialists announced, to-day,
shnt they would interpeIlotc the gov
ernmeBt tomorrow on the brutality
IL the police Of Brussels. \ feeling
prevails here tonight that the gov.
eminent may make decisive declara-
tSon on the subject Of revision
No credcnce is given here to the re-.
port OF the existence of plot against
King Leopold at Biarritz. His majes'
ty returned from Biarritz to Brussels
because his presence was needed
there, and because public opinion, in
view of the political situation, on the
resumption Of parliament tomorrow
expected him to return.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-19
THE BELGIAN TROUBLES.
A General Strike Has Commenced
Among the Miners and
Others in Hainaut.
ALSO IN THE COAL MINES OF SeRAlAG.
Employees of the FOundries nj soie"
ain o,,rrymen of the Ambieve
valley. Weavers of Ghent an"
the Miners of Charleroi joining
the General strike.

Brussels, April ia dispatch
from La Louviere, a town IN the
province of IIainout, announces that'
In accordance with the decision OF
the labor leaders, general strike
has commenced in the coal mlnes'
glass works and factories Of the CEN
trail districts, including Mariemont
and Bascoup.
Adyices from Liege say that gem
eral strike has been started IN the
coal mines of the Seraing district
and at the Keith foundries at So
lessin.
The ouarrvmen of the Ambleve val
lev have also struck There has been
rioting at Poulzur, where the con-
vent of the Little Sisters of the Poor
has been stoned.
From Mons, troops have started
for different points in the Borlnge
district. At Cuesmes, a town in the
province of Hainaut, 5000 strikers
assembled around the state arsenal,
with the object Of stopping work.
The viewers of Client are ceasing
work, and a general strike of the
weavers, it is expected, will be de-
clared Tuesday. ..
The great strike has commenced in
the Charleroi, where $4,000 out OF the
10000 coal miners already have
stopped work. =,
A general strike has been declared
in most OF the large boot and shoe
factories. Adequate measures have
been taken to enable the soldiers to
reinforce the police at a moments no
tice at any point required.
There has been, thus far, no ques-
ton of proclaiming martial law Such
a step can not be taken in Belgium
without special Legislative action
About $4,000 men are now out on
strike in the Mons district.
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The second weekly report OF the Ar
kansas weather bureau of crop con
ditions in this state. for the week end
ing April l6, shows that in nearly all
sections cool, wet weather has greatly
retarded farming operations. Corn
planting is still progressing, though
slowly, on account of the unfayorable
conditions of the weather and soil;
some of the early planted has come
up. Very ntIle cotton has been plant
ed. farmers generally are waiting for
more favorable weather conditions.
Preparations for planting, however, are
progressing. Wheat generally looks
well, in some few localities 1t is not
doing well, and is being plowed up,
and the land prepared for corn. Oats
are coming up to fair to good stands.
Irish potatoes are being planted, the
early planted are beginning to sprout,
but on account OF the cool. wet wealth
er are not coming up very rapidly,
Fruit has not been damaged to any
extent, and all reports indicate very
favorable prospects for fruit OF all
kinds
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-19
IGLESIAS ACQUITTED.


San Juan. Porto Rico, April l6,-The
supreme court Of Porto Rico rendered
II decision yesterday in the appeal OF
Santiago lglesios, president of the
Federation of Workmen Of Porto
Rico. who was sentenced, last Dcccm-
Der, to three years, four months and
eight days Imprisonment on the
charge of conspiring to raise the
price of labor in Porto Rico.
The court acquitted lglesias OF all
the charges against him, thus re-
yersing the decision Of the lower
court. \ fine Of S2j, however, for
contempt Of court in not answering
u summons, was allowed to stand,
Fifteen hundred members Of the
Federation Of Workmen paradcd
through San Juan yesterday after
noon. They stopped at the palace and
saw GOV. Hunt, who spoke II few
words to them The pNradcrs were
orderly.
lglesias is now at Ponce, where he
has organized several unions Of the
American Federation Of Labor, There
was similar parade at Ponce when
the news Of lglesius' Hcquittal reached
there