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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
JAPANESE AS EXPLORERS.

Intelligence has recently been received of the success
full issue Of attempt by three Japanese to pene
trate the Thibet. that land of mystery
which has long baed the work of scientists of diff
ferent countries in attempts made to study the country
and its social and political features
These little brown men, possessed OF indomitabe
pluck and resolution prepared themselves far posi-
Bile for the expedition by long soourn in China, until
finally FINDING themselves fully equipped possible
for the perilous expedition started off and
succeeded in penetrating into the forbidden capital
Lassa after undergoing almost incredible hardships Two
of the adventurous have returned and the
third is expected shortly when the result of their
dition will be given to the world
There is doubt about the real awakening Of Japan.
She has shown it in the upbuldng of her navy in the
equipment of her fine effective army In her industries
she is beginning to successfully compete with the other
nations of the world she is also doing her educa-
tonal system Now look to her strenuous young
for possible Burtons, Liyingstones, Pearys. The
planting of the japanese flag upon the North Pole we'll
within the bounds of possibility.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
BALANCING TRADE WITH TIE TROPICS.

The most valuable kind of merchandise which
the port of New York last year coffee No other
item IN the long list imports reached sum-
The oca valuation Of the coffee brought into that port
was over $5SS29o00- II at the rate of almost
s5.0oa.0o9 a month the acreage for the year.
There 10 be way OF stopping this great ex-
penditure OF American money for foreign product We
have prospect Of growing much coffee in the Unit
States under possible conditions except in Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands and most of the avail
able land in those nsGlar possessions is likely be
I'm demand for other Nor there the slightest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
na;s,.sS NEaalc
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
is KANSAS TO BE ROBBED SOME MoREe


Many times, and frequently in earnest than in
Jest has the Eagle alluded the incorporated bastardy
OF offering pirates and paging pigs masquerading on
the western border of Missouri under stolen name Its
population consisting of unrepentant bushwhackers. OF
renegade of peculang grafers from every
where it is no wonder that boys idolized
as worthy pedesta and that the release OF one OF
their citizens from the Minnesota penitentary after
twenty-odd years confinement where he was sent as
robber is being hailed with joy True the James boys
only up through the pockets OF indi-
vdual passengers and Cole AID Jim Younger looted only
banks, here and there, and then knocking over
cashier while the crowd home were footing state
still there has always ground of sympathy
between the main element and these mere aduncts and
ofsprings The people of Kansas have obligated them
selves to the tune millions in the construction of rail-
reads for purpose of building local commercial
centers nearby home markets. of their own with
the after result Of seeing the arrangements OF these rail-
ways dominated by the said Missouri combine and which
arrangements this combine consinuay curse because OF
the refusal of said arrangements to butcher every likely
in Kansas by the cuhroat of freight rate
discrimination in the interest of the Missouri town. It
was only months ago Wichita interceding
with the Interstate Commerce Commission for fair deal
ing when constituencies combine the Kansas
City Commercial club trailed off to this city, having in
tow number of railway attorneys and traffic managers
for the purpose of Intervening" The Intervention
nothing less than protest against Wichita
being accorded equitable rates measured by her ton
mage In other words this Kansas City outfit protested
Wichitas rights conceded would hurt
City in that it would in far loosen its death grip
the commercial interests of this state.
This octopus whose tentacles of steeland-ties
having for years swped everything boosted by Kansas
Of Industrial commercial financial nature, found
loose at either end, is plotting to decoy from the
state of its prominent educational institutions
Bethany College, Lndsborg, institution which
been built up by the enterprise people, which
from small beginnings and through of poverty and
prayers has attained and fame has caught the
its coils about everything at the confluence Kaw
and Missouri keeps eagerly thrusting its greedy
tongue in the direction of the prares licking all that
is most fair which promises profit It is announced
that for stipulated bribe institution would
Re transferred site selected for it in the Sni
Hills of Missouri that rendezvous of train robbers
paroned conviets of sapent pig stickers gamblers
in gratis.
If there is anything else in the of Kansas men, or
money, things that Kansas City doesn't see but wants
just squeal out what it is.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
A JAPANESE NEWSPAPER.

Japanese paper, called the Labor World is now
printed in Tokyo champions the rights of labor and
appears in Japanese and English the English being
ever rather grotesque may be from the follow
ing "A Bambshell Bursted at the Official Recident of
the Minister Of Transportation. 1t not the Of
either Anarchist Socialist that caused bombshell
burst out the report Eat the house of Minister
Yorhkawa 1t killed the minister but his maidserv-
ant (2S and severely wounded clerk The shell bursted
in such terrible manner and worked full and effective
work that damaged that portion of the building The
report is must contradicty and is reliable
Some say old gun bore bought Of England and
buried in the ground after restoration
1t cleaned washing away every particle of powder,
and presented to the minister who admired and put
the stepping stone at the door, But 10! this old bomb
shell done such terrible effect killing person and
woundng the other" etc. ETC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
COLONEL AnTuoNy.s VIEW OFT

If there has ever been doubt in the minds any
Of the Kansas politicians where Kansas stands
Roosevelt the action of the legislature passing reso-
luton asking the support his Cuban
policy should it Beginning with state con-
venton the opponents of the president have been downed
fast they before the people asking endorse
ment The sentiment that passed the resolution pledgng
Kansas to Roosevelt in 1904 the that
beat Curtis for the which passed the reso
on in the legislature Kansas with the president and
his measures She believes in him and the man who
expects advancement politics be his out
spoken champion he viii receive rebuke which will
keep him in private life years come There is no
mstaking the sentiment of the people of concern
ing the president"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

sign tie many efforts which have been made TO per-
suade American drinkers some cereal sub
stitute will ever be successful enough affect the vol
uIne OF imports of coffee from the tropics
The object be aimed at therefore, is to increase
American exports coffee growing countries and pru
dent American investments naturally rich lands.
Patient intelligent efforts, By merchants and manu-.
side, and by the national government
the ether will gradually win for the United States
much greater share Of the patronage of the countries
lying south this republic than has ever been enjoyed
Then their coffee all their ether products which are
used be paid for wholly in large part with
merchandise grown on american farms made in Amer
lean mills, factories and shops.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
TAXING THEATER TICKETS.

The great extravaganza of the Australian common
wealth in the past, with the debt that has
accrued has led of forced economy municipal
well state and national administrations that prom
Uses to lead to much hardship in quarters where
is not advisable In Melbourne for instance appro-
priaons for hospitals have been short that they
seriously embarrassed some of them may have
to close to the injury of the poorer people the city
1t is proposed in order relieve these institutions
that tax shall be placed upon all tickets sold
aers and other places of amusement for all sports
Mr. Shies the treasurer of the city favors this has
pointed out that Melbourne is the greatest sporting
munity in the world the hundreds thousands of
people who pay shilling to cricket match or give
higher price to enter theater view race
would hardly object to penny the form of a
government stamp when the imposed was for the
benefit of charity. Such tax, he estimates will bring
in $500 900 a year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
AMBITION OF A SULTAN,

According to Abdullah Quilliam who besides being at
the head of the Liverpool mosque is the chief the
Moslems in England. with the title Shiek-ulIsam
the introduction of European inventions into
Morocco has selfish end but possessed Interior
motive after the education of his people This is
than the ambition of AbduleAzz lead the Moors to
the reconquest of Spain The of Spain by the
United States revived. it is said the hopes which the
Moors have always cherished of their return
and hence the Suans Europeanizng efforts to fit them
for the task. The great Moorish families still treasure
the title deeds OF the lands and houses in Spain from
which their ancestors expelled years
ago. So confident they of their ultimate return in
triumph that in Tetuan and other Moorish cities they
sacredy and show the keys ancestral
homes in the peninsula now occupied by usupng Span
iardS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
THE ALEXANDRA TO REMAIN RUINS.

The Sultan of Morocco is again disappointed. A few
days he seeing visions of the Alhambra rehab-
tated and restored, with the standards waving
from the outer walls. The sultans ultimate object in
introducing reforms into his little country said to be
to educate his people into the the English teach
them the of modern firearms fit them CON
quest of Spain and the recovery of the lands
from them four hundred years ago. This is Utopion
dream for much the powers ridcue King Alfonso and
his bull fighters they would hardly ousted in
favor of the Moors again Besides the pretender
escaped from the forces of the He taken up
position outside of Fez making the Sultan
think of things al home So the retaking Granada is
still long way of.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
LIE STATE OF MONTAGuE

There is said TO be movement on foot for the crea-
ton of Of the eastern part of Montana
and the western part Of North Dakota The movement is
premature in any for Senator Quay allow no
other state propositions 10 be considered the
Of Arizona and New Mexico is fixed but in any
it will not be induce congress TO tolerate
state with the preposterous Montague Why
not call il Reginald Adolphus Montague at once?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
In the cxelane selt

This town. said The western boomer.
was practically built IN = day We do
things n ! hurry oct herr.
No doubt re7iset ire man from TIE
east hut am r,ors interested IN re-
ceiSirE sssrne asssErascs that u wA.f Dot
disappear II dzy.r--Chicago Past
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

The statehood fight is causing ali the factions great
deal worry Quay aloIe andS,urbed TO tbs
Ion 0rp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

Bowen knew all tie time that Germany and Italy were
secrecy"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

John D. Rockefeller probably thinks United States
senators talk too muchespecaily about his wiring them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

The Missouri Pacific took their paid They
preferred to grant the trainens request rather than
suffer strike
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

IL Is Roosevelt against Rockefeller now. and Rock.
feller has left his guard wide
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
Passage of the Cuban Bill
Brings Up an Important
Tariff Question
EFFECT ON OTHER COUNTRIES
Great Britain and Other Nation. De-,
mand That Their Sugar Be Admitted
On Same sasi. a. Cuban Sugar
President Roosevelt Signed the Bill
Today.

Washington, Dec. 17.-The president
this afternoon issued a proclamation
reciting the passage of the Cuban reci.
procity treaty and declaring the Cuban
reciprocity treaty will be effective ten
days from today. Now the bill has be-
come law question of great inter-
est has arisen, namely, the effect the
reduction of the duty on Cuban sugar
Will have on fn1portations of sugar
from other countries. The British gov
ernment has served formal notice upon
the state department that under the
favored nation clause It expects that
British sugar from the West Indies
shall be admitted into the United
States on equal terms with Cuban SUI
gar, and 1t is not doubted that Ger-
many. France. Austria and other great
beet sugar producing countries will do
likewise An old holding OF Attorney
General Olney in President Cleveiands-
administration was adverse to such de-
mands, but the question promises to-
be reopenem with vigor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
CURE FOR FEVER
Remarkable Remedy for Typhoid Be-
ing Used in New York Hospital =
Thirty Cases Treated With the Cure
and Every One Recovered.

New York, Dec. 17.-Remarkable
cures os typhoid fever patients are
reported by the Beth-Israel hospital.
where a serum imported from Italy and
Switzerland is being used. Altho the
remedy has been in use more than
three months 1t has just been made
public. In that time thirty cases have
been treated at the hospital. Not one
of the patients died and in some in
stances Improvement set in before the
fever had run more tnan half its reg
ular course. Ths Improvement was
Invariably permanent small guam
tity of lymph was injected into the
body three times a day. either in the
thigh or the breast. The injections are
In addition to the regular Treatment
for reducing temperature, careful diet,
and nursing. Physicians in charge OF
the institution refuse to discuss the
matter fully pending preparation OF
detailed report on each case for use OF
the medical profession.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
GARDEN CT !
BA|.II ! ROBBED
Hardin County Town Terror
lied and Its Bank Blown
Up and Rifled
THE OFFICERS IN HOT PURSUIT
Three Men Wreck Safe of the Bank at
Garden City, Using Five Charges of
Nitro -oIycerine-They Steal Farm
er's Team and Make Their Escape
$500 Taken.
;pecia, to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City. Dsc. 1.-THE bank al
Garden City was robbed last night Be
tween $500 and $1,000 was secured
There Is no clue to the robbers. The
safe was blown open. ,wo explosions
being necessary to permit of an en-
trance TO the money drawers. A man
residing directly across tne street from
the bank heard the explosions and no.
ticed thru his window that two men
were standing outside the bank. He
suspected nothing at the time. 1t is
now supposed that these men We're
guarding the bank while others on the
inside We're committing the robbery
The bank was a private institution
owned by II. d. Ballard. Of this city
and a. n. Drake. of Radcliffe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
Gives up "New Jerusalem"

New York. Dec. 15.-Henry Penning-
ton Toler, leader in the movement to
sue for the recovery Of Harlem property
claimed by descendants of early set
tiers. has given up his efforts in that
direction. so far as the founding of a
New Jerusalem there is concerned. be-
cause, ii is asserted. of the opposition
of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy. who, it
is said. did not want Christian Science
affairs mixed up with the contests for
the property. Direction of the litiga-
ton has been turned over by Toler to
a law firm which he has supplied with
funds to prosecute the cases.
Toler recently sold his seat on the
stock exchange in order to devote all
his time to the restoration of Harlem
real estate to its alleged rightful heirs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
Further Particulars.
% Times-Replblica,1.

1 + - 10
! Radcliffe, Dec. IA party of Rad
ciffe citizens have just arrived from
Garden City. six miss south of here,
| bringing details of ohe robbery of tn,
bank there last night. The bank is
l.owned by "a. n. Drake and r. b. Bal
lard, of this city. The robbery wax
ene of the most daring that has oc-
Cured in this section ot the state fo-
years and the burglars had the little
| town terrorized while the plundedn n 2
of the bank was going on. Five charges
of nitro g.ycerine were used to wreck
the safe, which was blown to atoms
and the side of the building in which
the bank was located was blown out.
Parties living In the second story OF a
business building across the street
from the bank heard the first explo-
sorl and raised a window to ascertain
the cause. They saw two men stand
ing in front of the bank, one of whom
fired at the window. winch was quick
" closed. The occrran.s of the build
ing were then warned to keep inside
and whenever head appeared at q
window along the street a warning
shot was fired. The burglars secured
about $500 in cash and the loss of the
safe and damage to the building is es-
timsted at about $500 more.
After leaving the bank the burglars,
supposed TO be three in number. start
ed south. They stole team and bug
gy from farmer near Garden City and
half a mile farther south the team
ran away and the buggy was wrecked.
Leaving the demolished rig in the mid
die of the road the fleeing robbers Went
to another farm and securing another
team continued southwark.
Hot on Trail.
The officers are hot on the trail this
afternoon and have traced the men
several miles south of McCallsburg.
The sheriff at Eldora was notified early
this morning and was on the trail be-
fore daylight. The rural telephones are
being put into use and the sheriff of
Story county is at work this afternoon
and is believed TO be In close pur-
suit The men We're seen by several
farmers south of Garden City early In
the morning. 1t is believed they were
headed for the Northwestern main
line and will attempt to board some
west bound freight at a small station
along the line.
The bank at Garden City was insur-
ed In the Fidelity & Casualty Company
of New York and will lose nothing by
the robbery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
NEeREss CAUSES RESIGNATION
st. Louis Teacher Refuses to Associate
With One and Quits.

st. Louis, Dec. 17.-Rather than at
tend teachers meeting with a negress
Miss Anne S. Evans. teacher of the
primary department in the Wellston
public school, has resigned her posi-
tion. She appealed to the board of d.
rectors and then TO State Superinten-
dent Darlington, to sustain her in the
controversy, With Mrs. Susie B. Leon,
the principal, over the matter, but the
officers declined to do so and her resig-
nation followed. Mrs. Leon has the
supervision of the negro school in
Wellston, as we'll as the white. Re-
Gently she constructed the white school
law to mean that meetings of the dis
trict teachers were necessary and made
an order that they meet every two
u-aelts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
THE VOTE ON CUBAN BILL.
Fifty seven Votes for and Eighteen
Against il, the Senate.


Washington. Dec 17-By a vote of
81 to is, the senate passed the bill car
rying into effect the reciprocity treaty
win 'uba. The final vote came at the
close of day which was marked by
an animated debate. The principal
speeches We're made by Mr.. Spooner.
for the bill and by MIR. Bailey against
IT. Both senators We're frequently in
terrupted. Mr.. Bailey referred to the
recent agreement of the democratic
caucus to stand solidly on party cues
tions, and warned the republicans that
in the future they could not depend
on struggling democratic votes in sun
port Of republican party measures, re-
gardless of whether they We're, or were
not in accord with democratic doc
trines
The bin carries into execution the
treaty which was ratified last March
between the United States and Cuba
The treaty provides for a, reduction
OF 20 per cent from the rates of duty
under the Dingley law on all Cuban ar
ticles imported into the United
States and varying reduction of from
20 to 40 per cent from the established
Cuban from the United States.
After the passage of the Cuban bill
the senate agreed to the house resolu-
tion. providing for holiday recess
from December 10 to January T.
The vote on the Cuban bill In detail
was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, A1ger. Alice. Allison,
Ankeney. Bacon, Bal, Beveridge.
Blackburn, Burnham, Burrows, Bur-
ton. Clapp. Clark, of Wyoming, Clay.
Cockrell. Cullom. Depew, Dillingham;,
Dolliver, Dryden, Elkins. Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster of Washington, Frye.
Fulton, Gallinger. German, Hale. Han
ma. Hansbrough. Hepburn. Hoar. l.op-
klns, kean. Lodge, Long. McComas,
McCreary. McCumber, Mitchell. Nell
son. Overman, Penrose, Perkins, Platt
of Connecticut, Plat of New York.
Proctor, Quarles. Scott, Simmons,
Smoot, Spooner, Stewart, Stone, Wet
more-51.
Nays-Baiiey, Bard. Bate, Berry.
Carmack. Culbertson, Daniels. Dubois,
Foster of Louisiana, McEnery, Nc
I.aurin. Mallory. Martin, Newlands,
Pettus, Taliaferro, Teller. Tillman = is.
Pairs were announced as follows:
Hawley with Clark of Montana, Mil
lard. with Clarke, of Arkansas. kearns
with Gibson. Warren with Money,
Quay with Morgan and Kittredge with
Patterson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL.
Cuban Reciprocity Act Made Law
Today.

1
Washin gton, Dec 1.-THE president
signed the Cuban reciprocity bill few
| minutes before O'Clock this afternoon.
| Washington. Dec. 17.-When the
| house convened today the speaker
signed the bill carrying into effect the
Cuban reciprocity treaty, using a gold
| pen provided by the Cuban minister.
| The senate passed the bill providing
for protection of foreign exhibitors OF
artistic, musical and literary works az
st. Louis Worlds fair
! Hoar then addressed the senate On
his resolution calling upon the presi-
dent for such information as may ba
| in his possession relative to the status
of the republic of Panama when the
treaty with that country was negott-
ated. He said What we want TO
know, did this government, knowing
that revolution was about to take
place. so arrange matters that a rev0,
luton. whether peaceable or other
wise, should be permitted to go on
without intervention, and whether our
national authorities took mea sures TO
prevent Colombia from stopping 1t 2.
German followed Hoar. He ridiculed
the Panama resolution and claimed
the administration had suppressed I'M
formation. He also denied some state
ments made by Mr. Loornis. In the
course of Gorman's speech Aldrich
asked him IL the democrats would vote
against the canal treaty and German
replied that as the facts are now known
and If necessary to do so to save the
honor of the country they would. For
aker followed German He said Hoar's
speech should have been made in
Tclosed session. Such a course would
have been the part of patriotism. es-
peciany as 1t criticised the presi-
dent.
Hoar, claiming that Foraker had
misrepresented him. said the presi
dent had not disclaimed knowledge of
the revolution on the isthmus and this
information was what he sought Evi-
IDENTIFY there was a warm feeling be-
tween the senator's. altho their remarks
We're couched in courteous terms. For
aker insisted the presidents course
was entirely justified, that IL he had
not acted promptly and preserved open
transit OF the isthmus, the democrats
would have criticised him for derelic- 1
ton Of duty