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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

! / have no complaint to make to any
work by any of the persons named, and
body
Thus endeth the chapter of peonage so
far as it concerns Kansas in this par
ticular instance.
Charles f. Scott representative-at-large
! from Kansas, is known as a most cul-
| tured and capable man. He has the fac
! ulty of expressing his excellent ideas in
/ excellent language. He diction is good;
/ his words he uses the vehicle for his
thoughts are perhaps nearer ingalls, than
| those of any other Kansan in public life.
Mr.. Scott has made many clever and
entertaining speeches, both in congress
and out, but il probably remained for
his remarks of eulogy on the career of the
last Representative Henry Burk of Phil
aoelphia for him to Guido himself. The
brief remarks he made are not only clas-
steal but they are filled with beautiful
ideas Indeed the euolgy was so good
that the greater portion of it is quoted
below
Mr. Scott paid especial tribute to the
worth of German citizenship. He dwelt
particularly upon the German home ties.
citizenship of the country. The affection.
the simple life the ideas inculcated in
the German family into its children. ana
their relation 70 the community and -
the country later in manhood, were the
text which Mr.. Scott used in paying his
tribute to Henry Burk. whom congress
knew and liked.
Mr.. Scott said, in part:
But admirabl- as is the German char
acter in its attachment TO stable and
orderly government, it is more rather
than less 50 il its devotion 10 the home
duties. II was my great good fortune
as a boy to live for TWO years in a Ger
man family and if that family was
tvpical-as have every reason 10 believe
il vast would be hard to exaggerate
the beauty Of the German home life. So
much affection and so generously ex-
pressed. so much patience and forbear
ance. such genuine comradeShip between
parents ard children, / have rarely seen.
And / believe. as l have said that these
delightful relations were typical OF the
average German family life. Certain il
is that German names but rarely appear
on the records OF the divorce courts.
Certain it is also that no other language
is So rich In caressing and endearing
terms. 50 eloquent in the words that give
expression 10 the sentiments and. emo
ti6ns which cluster about the home where
Love is king.
1T is because Henry Burk typified in
50 large degree the chara cteriStcs OF his
race that the tribute We pay 10 his mem
DRY today Is the expression OF genuine
admiration. respect and affection The
raw German lad. without friends. with
out fortune looking with somewhat
startled and apprehensive eyes. We may
well imagine upon the rushing torrent
Of the new, strange life in the new.
strange land into which he had come
that is one picture
The accomplished gentleman whom we
knew in this chamber. secure in fortune
secure in friends. a member OF the great
est paliament on earth-that is the other
picture. What a contrast And in the
brief years that stretched between this
Picture and that, bow much there must .
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KANSAS CASE, A FIzzLE
Senator Longs Investigation
OF Reported Bondage.
WILLIAM FREE AS A BIRD"
Chas, SCOTS EuIogy of the
Germans.

Special correspondence to The Eagle:
Washington April 16.-This is a story
OF peonage that did not materialize. For
q long time there has been talk of this
system. which obtains in the republic of
Mexico. to the effect that in the south
there are yet negroes who are held in in
voluntary servitude. OF course this is an
Institution that is forbidden by the stat
utes of the United States, yet every once
in a while onere come dire tales. prob
aoly some OF them true, about men be
ing deprived OF their liberty in the south.
The most direct case that has come TO
the notice OF Kansas IS perhaps that Of
William Washington. Washington is
negro o. a migratory nature, who has
live at 0.-erent times in Kansas and
Oklahoma He mas numerous relatives
in Weir. Cherokee county. Kansas, and
In Guthrie, oklahoma. Recently these
relatives wrote to Senator Long. asking
him to trace down the facts and ascertain
whether the federal authorities would not
intervene and save the person CT their
relative William. whom they alleged was
nothing more or less than a slave in Mis-
sissippi.
When the case came To the notice Of
Senator Long. he referred ii to the de-
partment OF justice. The attorney gen
eral said he would look into the facts.
He referred the case 20 the United States
district attorney Tor the northern district
of Mississippi That official said he would
hail the negro Washington before the
grand jury at Aberdeen, Mississippi.
few days since, and see what there was
In the charge.
William Washington was duly sum-
moned. and his affidavit taken In II he
denies vigorously that he is in bondage.
and his relatives must now be satisfied
that they have been unduly alarmed. He
says he is AS free as = bird" which they
will admit is tar from peonase. His
Language is as follows:
AT no time have l been held by any
OF them-referriug 10 his numerous en-
ployers-against my Will and I have
ali the time been. and am now. as free
Is q bird
Again Washington declares:
II have never been in any kind Of
bondage or servitude since I was child
IT the close Of the war. and l could
quit my work at any moment at the eN-
piration of my contract. which is only by
the week, and so to Kansas or Oklahoma
wanted TO. l have not been abused
- Eistreated in connection with my
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1t seems strange that as we'll known
and well established as these facts are
that anyone should neglect to profit by
them. and yet 10 doubt there are many
who pay little or no attention to them and
go on catching cold, acquiring chronic ca
tarrh. bronchitis and consumption.
Miss Cora II. Redmond. 906 w Mon
roe St, Chicago. H., financial secretary
West End Histrionic society. writes:
For a long time l had been troubled
with catarrh OF the ear l had a constant
buzzing and a full feeling in the ear. 1t
was annoying and was also effecting my
hearing. l had tried number of doctors
and had taken a great deal of medicine
but nothing seemed to help me until |
began to take Peruna, and then l noticed
IN improvement at once, and this went
on until complete recovery. / am very
grateful to Peruna and cannot say too
much for it."--Cora H Redmond.
There is no fact of medical science bet
ter established than that teaspoonful of
Peruna before each meal during the win
ter season will actually protect a person
from catching cold. Now if this is true
(and there is no doubD. thousands of
lives would be saved. and tens of thous-
ands of cases of chronic catarrh prevented
by this simple precaution within the
reach of everyone.
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The Forum
Opinions Of the Readers of tho
Eagle on Current Topics.
THE REASON WHY.

THE REASON WHY.
To the Eagle.
Starting for a stroll from the center
or business section of Wichita, it makes
no difference which direction you may
choose, the same sound-a buzzing Of
saws and ringing OF hammers gree,s
ones ears
Amt you a little rash in choosing a
presidential year TO boom your town."
asked an eastern gentleman of a local
friend.
This IS no boom, just a natural
growth" replied the Wichitan.
But you have no native fuel: so
lack OF factories and railroad shops.
insisted the other 1t would be impossi-
bic for a strictly agricultural district such
as this to keep UP so remarkable
growth" he continued
Our present expansion is the result
OF natural causes. thus its stability rs
assured 90 corrected his companion. You
see il IL this way. the boom left US in
a sorry shape; depreciation OF property.
heavy mortgages. a shaken credit. and
a bad name made Us cautious. And Shis
conservation is with Us still. For exam
pie. The other day / went out With
friend who had assumed an undertaking
requiring heavy bond. lie is well
known and fairly prosperous. His busi-
ness standing good. his integrity IN
questioned. But he secured no bonds
men until they in turn we're amply Sc
cured. Yes. we've learned the boom
lesson well. Take al atlas. turn 20 the
map OF the United States. and you viii
find our location 10 Re q very nearly
central one. Pick up a railroad guide
or folder. and it viii be easy 70 cecern
that these pioneers Il commerce have
realized and demonstrated cut geogra PHI
ical advantage. Their shops as Tea
IS their branch termiaals VIII b here
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when natural gas has been piped In. and
that Is only a question of short time
AS a distributing point our large number
of prosperous wholesale houses is suf-
ficient answer; and a good base Of sup
ply coupled with cheap and abundant fuel
on the main requirements of manufac-
turing center God evidently intended
and nature 80 formed the location OF
our site. that the possibilities Of our
growth are limitless. Nestled In an i'm
mense bowl furnished by the juncture
OF two rivers and surrounded oy a mottle-
ment % fertile hills. We are alike immune
from cyclone and billiards. The only
town in Kansas that can make this
proud boast In western Missouri and
eastern Kansas extending from the north
TO south. is a mineral region rich In zinc
and lead Parallel with this and cover
ing an area over thirty miles In width.
are located the coal fields and then al
most at our very doors we have the gas
and oil belt, and surrounding u and er
tending far 10 the north and west lies
the world most prolific wheat belt. Fur
tner westward are found valuable salt
deposits and beyond. streteh hing 70 the
foot OF the great Rocky mountain range
are the vast plains covered with count
Jess herds. from which our packing
houses draw an ever increasing supply.
To the south there is a great ard only
partially developed country that looks
10 u fOr supplies and market for its
products Our city 10 carefully laid out
with broad and well paved streets. also,
the city fathers have provided ample
tracts q land 20 b utilized - parks
The citys beauty abe;tsd by its excep-
tional railway facilities has long caused
il % De the home Of large colony %
commercial travellers. Men ~hS are max
ing their piles r. tie gas and oil osi6s
are building their homes here We DO
not have % travel 20 ree or state. fgr
Kansas comes 20 us. thus earning
Wichita The sebrsguet. The home q
corventi0ns 4 large system ~ Esl5Br-
ban RAILWAYS j. soon 20 become az ss-
tzbIished fart also rev railway VT
enter fhe town sonss TINE iris sumner.
Are no; these good ard sg-eieat reasons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

1t is the only reliable inter-
nal remedy ever devised to
cure any case Of catarrh. how
ever long the case may have
been standing.
What can be cured in the be-
ginning in a week or two by
using Peruna, if allowed to
become chronic, may require
months of faithful treatment.
You had better take Peruna
now. for by and by you may
be obliged to take it for a long
time in order to get well. Pc
runa is the remedy for catarrh.
Almost everybody knows that
by heresay and thousands
know it by experience.
The best time to treat catarrh
Is at the beginning. a bottle
Of Peruna never fails to cure
a common cold, thus prevent
ing chronic catarrh.
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have been of courage and conquest-cour-
age to meet the inevitable discourage
ments, disasters. and defeats; conquest
which rewarded the patience. the persist
ence. and the industry with the final,
well-earned victory.
For this man hewed out his own way
in the world. Nothing came to him by
favor. Nothing, either of fame or for
tune, came to him unearned. Friends he
had but it was because loyalty and I'M
selfshness and good comradeship had won
them. .Jealtn he had, but every dollar
was the legitimate reward of skill and
industry and prudence and sagacity.
Fame. or at least conspicuous position.
he had, but it came as a recognition Of
honor and integrity and public service.
To have had all these was much; to
have earned them all was more.
His hospitality knew no bounds except
the limit of his opportunity and the con-
venience of his friends. ! think it is a
common experience, l know il is a uni
versal desire to carry in cur memory the
friends who have gone before us on the
long and lonely journey, not as they ap-
peared at some moment Of sorrow or de-
lesion. not as they looked when the
touch of death had taken the light from
the eyes and the color from cheek and
brow, but as they were when the life tide
was at its food. standing in some char
acteristic attitude. engaged in some IA
vorite occupation.
How well l remember one winter night
when some half hundred or more of choice
and kindred spirits gathered about a table
Burk had called them. singing and talk
ing The swift hours away, enjoying them
selves, enjoying each other, but enjoying
most OF all their host-gayer even than
his wont-the life of that most lively
company.
1T is as I saw him there that night. at
TIE head OF the table which his gener-
osity had spread. surrounded by the
friends whom he loved and who loved
him. supremely happy in comforting hap
piness-that is the picture that comes first
TO my mind and abides longest Whenever
hear the name OF him To whose memory
this brief and inadequate but sincere.
tribute Is dedicated. so vivid is this
picture. so clear in all its outlines, that
] ind il hard 10 realize that he who was
the center Of il has passed forever from
mortal sight. And I am glad ii Is hard
to realize II. II makes it easy 70 say:
He is not dead; he is just away.
Attention has ben called 20 The fact that
Kansas was not. after all. the first state
in the union 20 instruct ats delegates to
the national convention for Theodore
Roosevelt for president. South Carolina
and Florida preceded the Sun1ower state.
The South Carolina convention vas held
on February - The Florids convention
was still earlier Tha; q Kansas Was
March 5 But the fact remain that ot
states which WIFI give their electoral vote
10 Roosevelt, and thus be OF real service
TO him. Kansas led al the rest IN this
IL die only as il did in lS5. when. first of
ALI It declared for William Mckinley.
N the present session Of congress. three Z
m rnbers OF the house have especially dis
themselves by their speechs
First % all was Victor Murdoch. n his {
bret. but interesting speech OF the post |.
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FOUR DEATHS DURING VOYAGE.
Captain Roosevelt Arrives on Board
the Sheridan.

San Francisco. April 1s.--csptsin N. IA
Roosevelt. 81 the United States mArins
corps. who has been on duty with tbs
Aslatic squadron. arrived OF the trans
port Sheridan. There were four deaths
during the Sheridsns trip across thu
Pacific. Acting Hospital Steward r
Haddox. Jr. died 81 Tuberculosis. Charles
L. Rice. a clerk IN the medical depart
ment from an sbscsss Of the brain. pri-
vate Edward Doughsrty. of company y.
I'd infantry. Of heart disease. and ALERT
NJ Proctor 81 company \. seventh IN
fantry. % dysentery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17
DRESSED AS THIeETAN LAMAs
Japanese officers EndeaVor to Blow up
Railroad Bridge and Are Arrested.

Hardin. Manchuria. April le.-Two Jap
anese officers Of the general staff have
arrived here under strict scort. having
been arrested by the railroad guard IS
miles from this place They were dressed
as Thibetan Lamas- In attempting to
escape they forsoOk their tents in which
were found sixty pounds Of high explo-
sives, q fust, a string OF keys and IN
screw railroad nuts. etc. They evidently
intended TO blow up the bridge over the
Nonni river near FulIardi The prisoners
displayed great GOODNESS, confessing that
it was their intention to destroy the rail
road
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17
FEMALE WEAKNESS
is PELVIC CATARRH.
Always Half Sick are the
Women who have Pelvic
Catarrh.

Catarrh Of any organ, II allowed TO
progress will affect the whole body. Ca
tarrh without nervousness is very rare.
but pelvic catarTh and nervousness go
hand in hand.
What is so distressing a sight as
poor, half-sick. nervous woman. suffer
ing from the many almost unbearahle
symptoms Of pelvic catarrh? She does
not consider herself i'll enough 10 go TO
bed. but she Is far from being able 10 do
her work without the greatest exhaus-
ton. This is a very common sight and
is almost always due 10 pelvic catarrh.
IL is worse than foolish for 30 many
women 10 suffer year after year with a
disease that can be permanently cured.
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N IAN Y
No Woman Need Suffer Year After
Year With Female Trouble.

/" HERE are multitude Of women.
:. especially housewives and al other
women obliged to be on their feet
continually, who are wrctched beyond
description. simply because their strength
end vitality is sapped away by catarrhal
discharges.
Peruna is such a specific for such cases
that when pa tients have once used il they
are permanently cured. 1t begins TO re-
Geve the Gjsagreeable symptoms at once.
The backache ceases, the trembling knees
are Strengthened, the appetite is restored
digestion made perfect. the dull headache
is stopped, and the weakening drains are
gradually cured These results certainly
follow a course of treatment with Peruna.
The Mucous Membrane is to the Inside
What the Skin Is to the Outside of
the Body.
The mucous membrane is to the inside
Of the body what the skin is to the out
side OF the body. II lines every organ,
duct and cavity. Catarrhal inaamma-
ton, attacking one part IS liable 10 spread
to other parts. 4 neglected cold or slight
catarrh is often the cause OF lingering
and dangerous catarrh
Women are naturally more suSceptab bic
to inclemencies OF the weather than men
With them cold is often the starting
punt OF some severe pElFlc deranSSD1e Mt,
causing much pain and suffering.
Every woman needs a remedy upon
which she can rely to keep her system
fortified against the severe and trying
winter weather. If Peruna IS taken at
the first symptom of a cold It will cure il
before it develops into some annoying
catarrhal arrangement
pe-ru-na Both Promotes and Cures a
Cold-Read Proof
Miss Gertrude Stebbing, Room POP. Sc
LAsalle St, Chicago, H.. writes:
About a half a year ago l contracted
q severe cold which settled in my system
and finally developed into catarrh of the
head which was very troublesome
had frequent --eadaches. my eyes
smarted and my head was stopped up so
that / felt dull and stupid all the time
Il had known of so many people who
had used Peruna and been benefited that
] was sure that it would do me good and
so | bought couple of bottles and used
them. / became better right along and
before ] had finished the fourth bottle 1
was cured.
Il am pleased to recommend your medi-
cine for l consider it very good. Ger
trude Stebbing
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BULLDOG or THE NAVY
As Such To MsSsroFs Successor
Known Among Sailors.

St Petersburg. April is.-If there vas
one IN Russia -nslnsnuy nttss - ssocss<f
Makaro- he was Admiral SkrySioT.
known as the "Bsli DoE o. the Russian
navy The new commander - hiynsess
fearless. and although a rough man. fhs
correspondent adds. t. issst the kinS
sailors like 20 cant under
An order Il q. 90 90 has tsst h.sn zlysu
20 the Chuizst factory for light artillery
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ACCOUNTS "OUT OF PROOF"
Empioye Of the Chemical National
Sank Of New York Gone.

New York. april 1s.-Reports q de-
faication by an employee Of the ChemicsG
National bank. one Ct the largest fnan-
cial institutions here. have been cleared
Up by . statement from Cashier Francis
HsIpin II Is 70 the eject that q man.
whom he names. disappeared ten days
ago after faithfully serving the bank =
years. and investigation 81 his accounts
disclcses that they are out of proof
70 The extent q s2.o0s
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CLEVELAND IS APPOINTED.
Successor 20 Charles Fee 81 Northere
Pacific ts Chosen

-, P.ul. April IS -Aisx2nter ~. cisv.-
LAID has been APPOINTED gsasrsi p4ss~a-
ger SEsnt % the Sertbsrn f-scife fafl-
rad IL ssseesss Chsrias Pee. ~bp 70
signed % become psss~1zsF ffsrc nssH-
aver o. ;hs Hartman system Hs CIave-
iane EaS b~ss for ;hT~s years ssssstzst
general passenger sE@rl
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Pe-ru-na Is Not q Local Treatment.

Catarrh is frequently located in inter-
nal organs which cannot be reached by
any sort of local treatment. All this is
known TO every physician.
TO devise some systematic internal rem
edy which would reach catarrh at its
source, to eradicate it permanently from
the system-this has been the desire of
the medical profession for a long time.
Forty years ago DR.. Hartman confronted
this problem. He believed then that he
had solved it. He still believes that he
has solved it. He cures thousands Of
people annually. During all these years
Peruna has been the remedy upon which
he has relied.
1t was at first a private prescription.
afterward manufactured expressly for
him in large quantities. This remedy,
Peruna, is now to be found in every drug
store and nearly every home in the land.
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Miss Belle Johnso

C, Miss Belle JohnSo
~ 1922 West 18th St. Chi
o. cago, I'LL. writes:
"I have been troubled with
catarrh for a number OF
years. but it really never
bothered me until last sum-
mer. While spending my
vacation I caught a severe
cold, and the pains in my
nose and head were terrible.
| thought, naturally. they
would pass away with the
cold, but ! was mistaken.
/ finally began to realize the
seriousness of my trouble
and that | must do some
thing for il. / heard of Pc
runa as a great remedy for
catarrh. and bought a bottle
of it. After using it for
three weeks l could breathe
through my nose quite free
Iy. and the obstruction had
nearly disappeared. / con-
tinued using it until / used
nearly three bottles. / am
thankful TO say ! am entire
tirely cured
Agnes Homyer, Clayton,
Mo, writes:
LAS a catarrh remedy Pc
runa has no superior. have
used it for an aggravated
case of catarrh in the head
ana throat. Four bottles
brought me great relief. 1t
heals the mucous membrane
quickly. taking away all the
Inflammation.
Il also found that II
strengthened my whole sys-
TEN, and | certainly consider
1t a valuable remedy for ca
tarrh in all forms. and stom-
ach troubles. / am pleased
to reciprocate for the benefit
derived from Peruna.
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v/k|:SN% MISS MISS

Miss Dora Hayden. "a 18th St. S. E.
Washington, u. C.. writes:
Without hesitation I write to thank
you for the great relief have found in
your valuable medicine. Peruna. and Will
call the attention OF all my friends suffer
ing with the catarrh 10 that fact. Be
sides l cheerfuily recommend IL 10 all suf-
fering with catarrh in any form"
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JOHN MITCHELL EXPECTED.
Strike OF Miners in Colorado VIII
Probably Then &c Set.iec.

Pueblo. Colo. ApTil is--PresideHt John
Mitchell of the United Mlze Workers -
America Is expected t. reach here today
% center with TIE officials and strike
leaders IN the organization. According
10 the officials q TIE organization n
Pueblo. there s ever frdicstic1 that TIE
strike in TIRE southern Geld Viii ne ST
tied during Nj Nitche;Ts visit