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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

a commission to get enough settlers
into Hawaii to support county govern
ment would be worth while. But
commission to organize new and heavi-
err taxes for a sparsely populated land
which is overburdened now with the
expenses of government must strike the
taxpayer as the one thing Hawaii can
best get along without.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20
Elpsr iApANEsE DISASTER.

q-be Japanese, in the loss OF the nar-
4,aebin Hatsuse, the fast cruiser Yoshi-
mo and the smaller cruiser Mikaya,
bave met an unexpected misfortune.
-rbs, loss of the Yoshino is attributed 90
collision; but the Hatsuse and MI
ka,,a are said to have been sunk by
Russian mines The disaster reduces
the Japanese battleship squadron to
five. exclusive of the guard ship Cnen
yuen. which is not on foreign duty
For the loss of the two cruisers the
recent purchases from Chile will more
than make up; but the Hatsuse IS not
likely to be replaced unless, as seems
fsoubtfu.. the japanese succeed in cap
turing a first class Russian vessel m
tact
r.tntu full particulars arrive there VIII
he q suspicion in the rublie mind that
the Hatsuse suffered from the attack
IF one Of the submarine boats wnlcn
The Russians are said to have at Port
Arthur. 1t is impossible to conceive
her In. the midst of the Russian nnine
field. especially since the entrance 70
port Arthur was INSTRUCTED. She did
,o+ need te venture there for the sake
of bombarding. the usual station 1or
such purposes being three miles our.
1nsl,ore work is not q battleship or
binary business. Reading the Hat
sus,s's misfortune in the light of the
eabIed statement that the Russians
nave so far dfslodged the obstructing
hulIss as to permit the passage OF sIllaii
craft, what more natural to suppose
than that a submarine torpedo boat
was. the instrument Of the japanese
ships sudden doom.
Fs;ince the above was written me
nevis came that the sinking of the Hat
suse occurred ten miles off Port Arthur
With the Russian torpedo fotiiia in close
proximity. This information increases
the Likelihood that a submarine boat
was usea-1
The reputation of the battieship has
fallen to low plane in this war ana
it is even suggested that the time VIII
soon come when fighting ships VIII
abandon arnnor for the same reason
THAI fghting men discarded it many
years ago. The more probable result
is. however, that battleships are
stiu needed as platforms for great guns
will be accompanied in action by
eovey of submarine boats, the business
Of which will be to engage and give
warning of an enemy of the same class.
AS the torpedo boat was offset by the
torpedo-boat destroyer. so the sub
marine may be matched or overcome by
vessels of its own kind.
Greater caution win doubtless be ex-
ercised during the remainder Of the
var by the Japanese biockading yes
sells. There is no telling what may hap
zen vet in the way OF foreign interfer~
ence and Japan needs TO husband her
naval resources with the utmost care.
Doubtless, as a means of full protec-
ton. extraordinary efforts will be made
by the army to dispossess Russia Of her
two Pacific ports.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

Mr.. Balfour, by inducing the present
Parliament to pass the fiscal question
along to its successor, has prepared the
way for an appeal to the people OF
which Mr.. Chamberlain win take full
advantage. A lively fiscal episode in
English politics may soon be expected.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

Private shipyards with a few battle
ships for sale could easily do "a round
about business with Japan and Russia
now. despite the neutrality laws. A
country like Ecuador, for example,
could act as broker and make money
out of the commissions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

The Planters Association were not
informed yesterday of an advance in
sugar to s.s5 cents a pound The only
change in the osRcial quotations had to
do with beet sugar, which went to
IS. SID, or 5000 per ton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

may easily turn the land over to the
War Department at less than fair
price. The Ford's Island case shows
what may be. expected Of local juries
who care far more about getting mill
tary and naval establishments for Ea-
wall than they do about making any
given iand-hoIder rich.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-20

The Moors have caught an American
citizen and are holding him for ransom.
They must have heard of the Ellen
Stone case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
EUGENE r. WARE AT HOME.

Have you resigned yet today" Eugene F. Ware was
asked this morning Not yet replied Mr.. Ware 'but
presume ought to- There about dozen applicants
for my place and they enjoy the thoroughly
that feel that should resign at least day.
Mr.. Ware arrived in Topeka yesterday and will spend
two weeks vacation here and at his old home at Fort
Scott. He TO be in the of spirits thor
oughy enjoys the repeated reports that he is resign
his post at the head of the pension bureau An idea Of
the spirit with which he receives these reports be
gained from his remarks quoted above
OF the order of the pension bureau which created
great deal Of comment among the Democratic papers,
Mr.. Ware said that the amount the order would
cost the government had been greatly exaggerated
by many newspapers and magazines. He said
that the increase in the death among the old
soldiers would keep the pensions such shape the
payers would notice the increase in payments He
said that about 10000 pensioners would be dropped
from the rolls by death and other this year
that year the number would be about $1,000
the rolls would not be greatly increased
The total number of old soldiers affected by the age
order is about 100000 according Mr.. Ware the
result has been to increase the work of the bureau
Topeka Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
THE REASON WHY 1T is so.

In exceedingly interesting article on the strong
proJapanese feeling in the United States and in England
the London National Review relates that during
versaton between Count Cassini and proRussian
American the latter asked the for the great
wave of sympathy which had swept over the United
States On being asked whether he desired truth
and Count Cassin declaring that the truth was what
he wanted, and only the truth following answer
given:
The reason people are strongly proJapauese is be-
cause speak blunty they feel that broken
her word. She promised TO Manchuria last
October The people Of the United states do not care
much about Manchuria but for government To make
promise and then violate it seems 10 them shocking
thing.
To that plain and direct Count Cassin poo
tested. claiming that Russia hal invested millions in
Manchuria and entitled protect her interests
To that position this response made:
That may be all true. But you should have thought
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
ROCKEFELLER AND HIS THOUSAND MILLIONS.

Rockefeller is the richest that lived He is
the first to possess thousand millions He could
give every man, and child in the United States
dollars then left than he could spend
1t that the conditions which make the pill
ing UP of such an ncomprehensibe fortune by man.
in a single life time be dangerous One million
dollars would be a competence for one thousand
binary men, hundred million would render hundred
thousand Independent But think of thousand
millions. is good thing that John D. Rockefeller
is Christian with ambition earthly
crown THE eye of a needle" says Bible makes
a hard squeeze for a camel" With Rockefeller it VIII
be whole herd of elephants when it to cambria
aperture which opens into the kingdom of Heaven
Chrsts admonon give all that you the poor
follow would paralyze old John while the poor
who would find themselves suddenly rich would be as
thick as blackberries thousand millions con
tro of any single mortal if he is Christian, is
to civilization. intimidation to government
Of, for and by the people, danger its legislative
bodies its and TO its executive arms AS mil
lions accumulate other millions hundred years added
TO the life of Rockefeller and he might practically
possess all everything in sight for one tenet CT
Roceiellers religion it is rule of his lie, is 10
spend foolishiy. Every must make another
cent The lighting every evening of every week in
every home however humble in all this land adds to
Rockefeller's millions Besides his oil monopoly. he
electric and lighting plants, railway systems
coal mines. copper mines gold mines pipe lines
ship lines. and employs not only hundreds of men
hundreds of thousands men directly indirectly
The only guaranty safety people for the world
against Rockefeller is the of death which
against him, as it does against US all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

The Washington Post in commenting the with
drawa the bank and transmission of forty million
dollars France and millions to Panama, says that
sit is rather remarkable in view OF the arguments we
have heard for several urging the enlargement OF
the volume currency that the bankers of the country
today complaining that their vaults gorged with
money that the of handing s40o0oO00 to
the French Panama Canal company and the payment
OF 100000 to the republic of Panamamost of which
has been withdrawn from the national repositories
will not ripple the money market but is, il
fact, welcomed by tire bankers The condition in the
eastern financial circles is unusual Figures from
the banks show that the amount held deposit in
the New York bank is larger than at any other time
within the last ten years AS result of this condition
money is being loaned in New York at lower rate Of
than been obtainable before in number of
years.
Expert fnanciers offering variety Of explanations
fo- this condition of affairs. increased
output Of the American gold mines and the of gold
to this country from Japan and Russia, exchange for
supplies. have increased the volume of gold until
it is far in of the demands OF the trade and
industries. The deposits in the New York banks are
today about greater than they this
time last year. and the cash holdings greater than
ever before in the history of the New York clearing
house Another explanation smaller investors
of the country have become alarmed the collapse
of the stock market and that money is being de-
posted held for longtime Investments rather than
used in speculative stocks This contention is borne out
by the demand for longtime bonds, which
thing Of drug the market during the speculative
boom. The bond market has perceptbly strengthened
within the last few weeks and approved securities
the bond line being eagerly bought This accepted
by financial experts indicating conviction the
part of investors that money will be plentiful and the
interest rates low for number of On other
theory they for the investment of such large
in longtime bonds instead of it being held for quick
high in of and
stock booms depressons
The developments of the last few weeks is accepted
by students of the financial world evidence that the
disastrous of speculation and financial baooning
be succeeded by of conservatism in all lines of
commercial and industrial Development
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Kansas always has taken Of itself without
sistance from Missouri. Topeka Capital what re-
spect? Name the time and issue. Politically Missouri
founded Kansas and Missouri controls
ciay, and financially controls her railways controls her
products. and all else Kansas is but the tail
sours kite There is only town in Kansas thai.
Kansas City does dominate commercially and that
town is Wichita Wichita is hampered by the
intervenngs of Kansas City and by the freightrate
Missouri town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Twin girls were born at Hobart Sat
urday. Leap year won't relieve the situa-
ton much there.
The cotton prospects about Granite are
that good that four cotton gins at that
place are preparing to run full time in
the fall.
The body of Charles Thomas, the Frisco
employee who was drowned in the Chic
kaskia a week ago yesterday. at Black
WELL was found Friday. His watch was
still in his pocket.
The Little Old Bald Headed Man
Blackwell acknowledges that there is
nothing on it but denies that there is
nothing in it. And judging from his adj
vertising propensities he's right.
Mrs. W. ]. Bryan. wife of the man who
killed John Moore in Kiowa county, Kan
sas, spent last week at Blackwell solicit
ing money with which to defend her hus-
band.
Willie Smart of Blackwell, ran pitch
fork through his foot Friday. His name
puts him at disadvantage with regular
town sympathiZers.
Tomorrow, an irrigation expert. Gerard
club of Snyder. The farmers have all
been invited.
Navajoe. Kiowa county, should I'M
hitch from that star and hook up" 70
the new song. 1t is as popular as After
the Ball.
Snyder is arranging for baseball. ten
mis- y-go-rounds, roping contests.
sod
broncho riding slow mule races, barrel
races. sack races, trade parade and the
firing of a few crackers for the Fourth OF
July.
s P. Thompson. Of Temple roped a
seven-foot bull snake one day last week
Ii is safe TO say that he didn't break
any tying records.
Oil sand has been discovered running
from a draw south of Temple. There
isn't much oil in II but the fever germ
was there and a company is about TO be
organized.
\ company TO manufacture wagons has
been organized at FL Reno. Now II
band attachment could be patented what
fortune there would be in the in
dustry.
T r. Briles has purchased sixteen acres
CT ground adjoining Hobart and viii
make a public park Two lakes are now
being dug.
Yellow Journalism in the Edmond En-
terpr,se. Look out for wedding bells.
The adopted son IS going to get adopted
right
Apache Review: The population OF
this section Of Oklahoma is increasing
rapislv. Dr. Blair reports seventeen in
fantiIe Immigrants since the first q
March. The other physicians have not
reuorted yet but the columns Of the
Weeks Review are open 10 them. and ws
would b. glad 10 complete the census
The new corners seem all 10 be satisfied
with their locations and the chances are
that they VIII all remain residents Of the
Tertiary for some time 20 cc=1e. G. D.
Tester savs that the increase of the
,lorltsrfor ! all clear gain. as nobody
ever dies. and h is thinking seriously q
dIscontiruing bis undertaking business
and beginning 10 order baby carriages b.
the car load.
Newkfrk News-Journsl: How Is this
for A tr-de- 4 A. SherboE t-z6ei one
hundred Buff LeEhorn egg - fieqrge II.
wasfe Ralfirzcre. Irsd-. Cor one hundred
Bu~ T.rghsr- egys zitaost knowing the
dat. of shipment. The eggs ~e-S ship
r,szs on TIE sane dsy- Thy arrived ct
destination on same 6zte and Zach has
ket weighed sixteen ard oE--hzif TozuSs
and there we're seven eSgx broken Ia e~ca
. basket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

According to the weekly report of the
THE city dog catcher, George Mcdonald
WICHITA noe sixty-three dogs were killed and buried
, during the past week. lightweight
dogs were captured and five found
homes paid tax. Dogs be reported to
Mcdonald over old phone Local Item Sundays
Eagle.
Wherefore? Why this great cry and little wool?'
What is the sense in annual dog slaughter?
1t be for revenue for it takes all the dog tax
collected, more pay for the and remuner-
ate the CRATER known as the dogcatcher. be
for purpose lessenng the number OF dogs Every
one knows that there viii be just many dogs within
the city spring be for the
ton of hydrophobia for hydrophoba is winter ament
All that the present dogpound policy amounts to is to
give loafer and his assistant. employment. For
the most part whose dogs caught thrown into
that vile and unsghtly cage Wheels which after being
hauled all about the exhibiting the unhappy
tives the disgust of mercfu citizen only to be
nhuany death and for other reason than that
they love life belong to people who unable to pay the
outrageous tax, they it is at the sacrifice OF
much food clothing for the family What heart is
moved by the pathetic sight of full of these
the most faithful of friends and chdrens most delight
full innocent playmates being helpessy hauled off to
be murdered? And for what? The poor dumb brutes
seem to- and doubt do realize their impending doom
Their intelligent household presences, that know so
much that are so and grateful to the hands that
feed them are not conscious of having done anything
that dog is not expected to do. Then why the for
fixture of their lives heartrendng wall and the
tears of the child-paymate and companions? No dog
catcher should be permitted trap and kill dog
that has an owner however poor humble and helpless
that owner The claim that there is revenue derived
from the sneakng business is not true No taxpayer is
saved cent Thu of the impounding and killing
of those sixythree dogs last week than the
proportion of tax that will collected like number
might be mercy dispose of stray and ownerless
dogs farther than that the policy is outrage in
defensble inexcsable brutazng graft for oafers,
robbery for the home-owner and a hardening for the
hearts of little ones whose affection for their dog play
mates and companions proverbial There is only
of sensible ways dispose of the question: the
being to everyone keep as many dogs and cats and
other household pets they like The other is to pass
an orbidding the harborng keeping of
and all dogs within the city limits, the ground of
public nuisance, the same rule under which hogs
banished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

ANCIENT MODERN
TATTLE. VERSION.
Bias. one of the D;-,,~u, .. s,s
seven wise men of "
Greece, when ex- } grace FROM ONCE
lied. was asked Z the wise guy was
why oian asked what he had
With bi-,, ~ -, done with his char
Piled: Il haveS acter. Il left II
brought with me behind me-" he
my character. ex- ) said, but have
perionce and nv } rocket book fat
knowledge. which ( with bank notes In
are my reaI} place OF charac-
wealth. ! ter
..loi..iol..
The war has been a success so far
with both Russia and Japan. In that
both have put stock of bonds on the
market.
(.)-)C.)
What great chance for the green
hackers and fiat money advocates Rus
STA offers jus. now. Instead of selling
bonds she should start her printing presses
to turning out money day and night
o..O-O..o
Russian soldiers were so eager to fight
that they rushed into battle agains, or
ders That may be brave but IL isn't
soldierly A soldiers first duty is obedi-
ence.
(.)C)C.)
OPINION ON OPINIONS.
LET me give you some advice"
81 don't want it -
''Why not?"
at isn't worth damn
How do you know?
Have you ten dollars"
Yes
Give ii to me-
Not much, 1 want il.
lit is worth something, isn't ft?'
''Of course it is
THAT is why you won't give IL to me.
Now, listen. If your advice was worth a
continental you would keep il. You were
never. known to give UP anything OF
value
(..)o-o(..1
w r. Hearst says he is making his
fight on the lines of progressive Dem
ocracy. He must have caught the idea
from the recent craze 70 turn every sort
of a game into the progressive class
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

ANOTHER BANQUET.
Watonga Republican: The Eagle sug-
gests that the Carnegie hero fund be
applied to Mormons who are courageous
enough 10 face more than one wife. How
ever, the suggestion is not well taken, as
it fails to appear in the Pikers' column.
-.i--..I--
THE MAN AND THE
TELEPHONE GIRL.
Man-Hello. Central. Will you give me
Mr.. Smiths residence No. $50 East Thir-
tenth street? The number is not in the
book
Central-Just minute.
Man latter waiting patiently fifteen
ninutes)-Say, Central, have you found
out what that number is?
Central (sweetly)-What number did you
want?
Man (emphatically, with rising infec-
toni told you l did not know the
number | want Mr.. Smiths residence,
No. go East Thirteenth street.
Central AL right. I'll call you.
CVithin next half hour bell rings fran
tically.)
Man Observation-Disclosures. Did you get
the number?
Central Gin an injured tone)-Mr.
Smith, No. go East Thirteenth street,
hasn't got telephone.
Man thinks ineXpressible thought.
counts ten. then answers)-Oh, yes he
has a telephone. l used it myself yester-
day.
Central (doubtfully)-I'n see. Wait a
minute.
Man-Very good of you. I'm sure. Don't
be In any hurry about it.
Central Cen minutes later)-Wire's busy
now. Shall l call you?
Mani think / can save time by going
to see him. tPicks up telephone book and
reads on back: THE mail is quick, the
telegraph is quicker the telephone is in
stantaneous' Faints. Flown Topics.
-(o). .(o)-
oh, the rain, the pattering rain-the rain,
Well. it swats me all over with blither-
ing pain.
In muscle and joint I'm racked, nor re-
frain
From cussing the cussed-old rheumatic
rain M. NJ. L.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

E. Watson Howe editor of the Atchison Globe an all
around worlds platform lecturer asserts that the aver
age household of mother and grownup daughters have
little for the founder and bread of the home
recognized the "old man" He is a nuisance every
where about the house and his presence the kitchen
torture The bright anticipation is the day when
he viii take trip to the cemetery. for good and all Ed
Howe has been deemed philosopher 1t will be notsi
that he must be also a close observer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Billy Morgan having been unanimously endorsed by
the Republicans OF his county in the Iegisla
ton, now let Mort Albaugh, Cy Leland Henry Allen
ct al submit their names records and claims TO the
Republicans OF their respective for the pur
pose of turning up Topeka next winter 10 hold the
buttinskys their promises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Mary Baker Eddy head of the Church of Christ
Scientists is reported have promulgated an amend
men1 10 the constitution of the church against tie
segregation of in clubs Members the Masonic
fraternity understood exempt from ruling
but many other secret societies are affected
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Hearst's assurance that in no event win he bolt the
St Louis convention nominee makes him more solid with
the old conservative wing of Democracy than is Bryan
because the said wing had of standing more in
OF the yellow than of the lush mushroom CT
the Nebraska praires.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

about that before promised to evactuate Our people
have love for metaphysics and not profound
ogcians To them promise is promise; when it is
given it is expected to be kept and among us the man
who holds his word highly loses his standing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Speaking of a candidate to succeed Burton in the
United States senate why wouldn't Governor Bailey do?
He denied second term only through political
prejudice. and not because of any lack of honesty or
ability. Governor Bailey, United States senator
would never disgrace Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Billy Morgan editor Of the Hutchinson News who was
with Governor Bailey turned down fall with slam
and Overwhelmingly. nominated Friday by the Re
publican convention for the legislature Just oyerwhem
insly Billy prominent machine nan Now hear
the buttinskys roar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT


OF he
home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17

Phil Campbell, of the Third congress
ional district is booming Robert Hit, OF
Illinois, for the vice presidency. He says
Hit will suit Kansas.