The Wichita Times and Live Stock Journal from Wichita, Kansas • 1

THE WICHITA TIMES. Wichita Times, Sucessor to Cheney Cheney Blade, Herald. Established Established 1889. SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897. VOL.

IX. NO. 29. Cheney Journal. Established 1887.

WICHITA KANSAS. hailstorm destroyed the fruit and crops near Enid, O. T. on May 22,. NEWS ITEMS.

Over 800 striking weavers at Patterson N. J. returned to work on the 24th. American capitalists are making an effort to secure control of the oil fields of Russia. Vanderbilts are in the deal.

Allotting agent Mills has returned from Washington and resumed allotting in the Wichita and Cado reservations. The Comanche Indians are receiving their pay for 1 the leased grass lands; payment was commenced at Ft. Sill on the 18th and at Anadarka on the 24th inst. Dr. J.

W. Prendugast, late health officer at Cincinnati indicted for attempted blackmail, forfeited his bond of $1.000 and has fled from the country. Ground was broke at Newton Kansas, for a ow waterworks system; the water will be conveyed in mains from the Little Arkansas river seven miles west of the city. Denver Colorado was visited by a rain storm on the 24th inst, accompanied by lightning. The high school was struck by lightning creating a panic; no one was burt.

President has remitted, the sentence of dismissal, imposed by the court martial on captain Ramey mof the regular army; he will go on the retired list June 1st. Gen. Horace Porter, United States embassador to France, was received by the French minister of foreign affairs, on the 24th and by the President, M. Faure, on the 26th inst. Brigadier Gen.

E. S. Otis, of the regular army has relieved Maia" General Frank Wheaton, retired, of the command of the department of Colorado and assumed command May 24th. The Etna Railway in Sicily, which will be completed in a few months, begins at Ripasto and terminates at Catania, is 724 miles long, and nearly the whole distance is already opened. One (teorge Chain of Nortonvill Kan.

committed suicide at Creston Iowa, on May 24th. His father, who lives near Marlborough Ohio, was notified of the sad affair, took charge of the remains. Elmer C. Sattley, bank wrecker, convicted at Kansas city, and sentenced to four years in states prison, was pardoned by the Governor of Missouri, a few days ago; be had not served but a few months of his four year term. The Wheeling and Marietta, two new gun boats, will soon make their trial trip, near San Francisco, cal.

A now course has been surveyed, where the water is not so shallow, enabling the boats to develop greater speed. President Samuel F. Canterbury and bookkeeper Mantz, of the defunct Bank of Hutchinson, have been arrested at Hutchinson Kansas, charged with receiving deposits when the bank was krown by them to be insolvent. The National Bank of Commerce and the Metropolitan National Bank of Kansas city have consolidated with combined list of deposits of nearly ten million dollars. The new concern will be known as the Bank of Commerce.

Koo-Vel-Lu, an Alaska Indian, was convicted of the murder of August Jansen in the U. S. district court; the Supreme court reversed the lower court on the grounds that material evidence had been excluded by the trial court. A company has been organized in Chicago in opposition to the Bell telephone company. A national organization will also be made embracing the 1000 operating telephone exchanges, that will work in harmony with the company.

Spain will remit the duties on all food supplies sent to the starving American citizens on the Island of Cuba. The President will send an officer of the commisary department of the regular army to superintend the distribution of the relief supplies and money. The Coats College, for Women, at Greencastle Indiana, has made an assignment. The liabilities amount to $14.000 and the assets are a lot of unpaid subscriptions. The college was founded by the late Jane Coats, of that city, and many eminent people are among its trustees and patrons.

San Angelo Texas, laboring under a large bond debt, decided to disorganize and form a new corporation; they done so and adopted the name of the old town for the new, The bond holders brought suit in the U.S. court. Judge shiras held that the new corporation was sub ject to the liabilities of the old corporation. The decree of the court below was reversed. The ashes of the remains of Rudolph Rosin, a former resident of Cincinnati Ohio, who died in Germany a few month ago, were cast into the Mississipps river ar St.

Louis last Sunday. During his illness he made a will, providing that his body be cremated and the ashes be cast into the river from the great Eads, bridge on the anniversary of his birthday, which was Sunday, May 23,. The will was strictly complied with. A crank named E. C.

Brice, applied for a patent for the discovery of a process for the transmutation of base metal into gold and silver, had his hopes and after submitting his scheme to the U.S. treasury experts. The metallurgists who investigated the scheme filed their report a few days ago, saying that the process failed to recover the entire amount of gold and silver known to be present in the materials used in the experiments. Business Ninety six Years Ago. Not only was the field of business enterprise restricted, but the transaction of business within that field was slow and difficult.

The merchant kept his own books, or, 48 he would have said, his own accounts, wrote all his letters with a when they were written let the ink dry or sprinkled it with sand, There were then no envelopes, no postage stamps no letter boxes in the street, no collection of the mail. The letter written, the paper was carefully folded, sealed with wax or a wafer, addressed and carried to the post offiic, where postage was prepaid at rates which would now seem extortionate. To send a letter, which was a single sheet of paper, large or small, from Boston to New York or Philadelphia, cost cents, and to Washington 25 cents, and this at a time when the purchasing power of a cent was five times what it is at present. To carry a letter from Philadelpha, then the capital of the United States, to Boston and bring back an answer by return mail would have consumed from twelve toeighteen days, according to the season of the year and the wheather. -Portland Board of Trade Journal.

Eligibility For The Colonial Dames. There is much formality and etiquette observed in the admission of members to the Colonial Dames of America. Each member has the priyilege of inviting two candidates a year to join. -A candidate does not apply for entrance; she must wait until invited by ane member and indorsed by another. Then, if acceptable to the Board of Managers, her application paper will be forwarded to her, and this must be filled-in with much exact information.

She must prove, by documentary evidence, her lineal descent from her ancestor of Colonial times, no tradition being considered. Old histories and lineage books are brought into play, as well as court and church records and family Bibles. Dates of all marriages must be given, and births and deaths also, if possible, though these are not positively required. The candidate is required to make out her application blank in the name of one ancestor only; when she is safely landed within the charmed circle she may fill in as many supplementary papers as she cares to, and if her claims are proved correct she may have put to her credit in the Society's archives all the Colonial forefathers she can prove worthy and famous. Some members have as many as fifty of there notable ancestors, and the record of their achievements constitutes valuable The Colonial Dames of America," in Demorest's Magazine for June.

PER CAPITA MONEY. Do Prices Depend Upon A.mount or Upon Kind of Money? Facts Which Will Help to Dispel the Money" Delusion Some Posers for the Silverite Professors Who Are Conducting the "National Financial School'-Why Are Prices High and Per Capita Money Low in Silver Standard Deposits in Banks Be Included in Estimating Amount of Money Which Affects Prices? One of the numerous fallacies upon which the free silver delusion is founded is the assumption by all silverites and cheap money advocates that prices are regulated by the amount of money in circulation and that there is any necrelation between prices and essary amount of money. When driven from one position the bimetallists take refin another just as insecure and iluge logical, but perhaps a little more hidden by sophistry. The moreenlightened them do not now assert that to among double the amount of money is to double prices. They generally admit that the rapidity of circulation and the use of credits affect the efficiency of money and prevent an exact statement of the relation between amount of mon- ey and goods, but that more money undoubtedly means higher prices, and vice versa.

The per capita idea of money so prevalent with silverites is disproved in many ways. Statistics of prices and amounts of money per capita in use in different countries at the same or at different times fail to show any certain relation between prices and money. Thus, while prices have declined in the world and in this country very greatly since 1800 or 1852 or 1872, the amount of money in use has increased enormously. From a per capita circulation of $4.99 in 1800, $14.63 in 1852 and $18.19 in 1872 we now have one of $23, and this notwithstanding the greater rapidity of circulation of modern dollars and the vastly improved and extended use of credits. Will some "more money" advocate please explain this great fall of prices in connection with the great increase in per capita money.

Again, the per capita circulation of the gold standard countries of the world is about $18; that of the silver standard countries only about $4.30. Will some of the silverite professors who are conducting "financial schools" in western and southwestern states explain to their classes why prices in silver standard countries are about twice as high as in gold standard countries, although the per capita circulation is less than one-third as great? Will they explain that the value of the material from which the money is made has much more to do with the prices than the amount of money in use? Will they tell their classes that gold has always been more valuable, weight for weight, than silver, and that it has recently become 33 times as valuable while most of the coining ratios of the world were established when gold was only 15 or 16 then times as explain valuable that as the silver? value Will of both they gold and silver bullion is fixed in the long run by the cost of production and that therefore the value of bullion does not depend upon the quantity of money in circulation? Will they try to make it clear that if it takes five hours of labor to produce a bushel of wheat and five hours of labor to produce 23.22 grains of gold one product will exchange for the other--that is, the price of wheat will be $1 per bushel under our present standard? Will they then add that if it requires only hours' work to produce enough silver grains) to make a dollar that the bushel of wheat will not exchange for less than twosilverdollars, and that this is the reason why pricesare higher in silver standard countries? Will they explain the original "American financial policy." which was to keep the coinage ratio as close as possible to the market ratio? Will they ask the members of their classes to vote to restore this "thoroughly American financial policy?" If the corps of silver professors and cheap money statesmen who are conducting the "national financial school" fail to answer the preceding questions, perhaps they are willing to explain what kinds of money are included in making up the amount of money which affect prices. Does it include all kinds of government or state paper money, as well as gold, silver and copper coins? Does it include bank notes, which form a considerable proportion of our present circulating medium? If you include government and bank notes, why not include bank credits? Are not more exchanges and greater exchanges effected by means of checks than by means of either paper money or coins? Is it not as easy for one who has "credit" (deposits) in a bank to buy and sell as if he had money in his pocket? Do these credits or deposits necessarily consist of money at all? If a man has that amount of property, can he not have $1,000,000 credit with his bank on which to draw checks at any time? Cannot such a man buy and sell on a large scale without the use of ordinary money? Why, then, should bank deposits not be included in making up the per capita circulation of the country? When the classes of the "national financial school" can pass an examination in these "per capita" questions, we will prepare a set of questions on other subjects, as, for instance, the cause of high and low interest rates, the advantages of high prices, the blessings of cheap money, W. Holt. Death and Burial of John A.

Doran. John A. Doran, Commander of Garfield Post, No. 25, G. A.

died at Geuda Springs, Kansas, last Monday, to which point he had gone a few weeks ago, in bopes that the waters of that famous resort would build up his shattered system. His remains were embalmed, and brought to this city by his wife Tuesday, and taken to his late home, Third and Riverview. The remains were taken to Dunbar's undertaking parlors, where they lay in state Wednesday morning from 9 o'clock, until noon, where many called to look, for the last time, in the face of one they loved so well. The funeral took place Thursday afternoon. from the family residence, and was largely attended.

Garfield and Egglestod Posts attended in a body, over 250 old soldiers being in line, and the procession of carriages was a very long one. The Rev. Bradt of the First Presbyterian church conducted the services at the house. Fashionable Parasols. There are no particular changes to chronicle in the shapes of parasols, but they are made of all possible fabrics, and the styles of trimming them are legion.

The only dressy ones that are untrimmed are coaching parasols; all the pretty taffetas are used for these, -figured, changeable, and -but the handsomest are of moire velours and satin, in all the brightest hues of the rainbow. Dressy ones for the promenade and carriage are a billowy mass of chiffon, gauze, and lace, in puffs, accordion plaitings and ruffles. Even artificial flowers are heaped upon these with only a less lavish hand than upon hats, and ribbons also are an important feature. Parasols of silky and sheer batiste with bright silk linings are beautifully embroidered or enriched with appliques of lace mingled with embroidery of iridescent spangles and metal threads. parent fabrics and thin silks are also made in the new sun-plaitings, which radiate from the center, and are named Demorest's Magazine for June.

Largest Paper Machine in the World, At Rumford Falls, the largest paper machine in the world is now in the course of construction by the Rumford Falls Paper Company. It will produce paper 150 inches in width, which is said to be 15 inches wider than any American machine and 2 inches wider than any other machine in the world. It was built at Worcester, and its estimated weight is 1,200,000 pounds. It is to deliver a web of paper 150 inches wide, at the rate of 500 feet per minute, or, in a complete day's run of 24 hours, will turn out about 9,000.000 square feet, equivalent to 35 tons. A force of between 40 and 50 men will be required to maintain and supply it with stock, American.

Miss Minnie McCluer and Mr. Ernest Clark of Garden Plain, were married at the home of the bride, Wednesday evening. Rev. George of Winfield performing the ceremony. The material for the extension of the gas mains is arriving and the company expects soon to extend their mains some two and a half or three miles.

William Rogers left Tuesday for Emu. poria, where he will join a medicine show. Miss Effie McCluer of Garden Plain visited friends in the city this week. NEW CITY CLERK. Tuesday morning, May 25, at 9 o'clock Mr.

Clarence S. Smilh retired as clerk of the city of Wichita and was succeeded by Mr. H. T. Kramer.

The transfer was made in the presence of the Mayor, Finlay Ross, Councilman J. Giles Smith assistant city clerk Sewell, Jim Dorsey and ex-Councilman Throckmorton. Clarence Smith has been connected with the city clerks office for over ten years. part of that time as assistant and during that time no fault could be or was found with the manner in which the office was conducted, During the incumbency of Mr. Smith the city hall and sewer system was built and our streets were paved, employing bundreds of extra men, yet the business of the city clerks office was always well in hand and everybody received the same courteous treatment, and during all that time the city clerks office was a pleasant place to visit.

Mr. Kramer is well known in this city, having lived here for over twenty five years, and has filled many offices of trust and honor, and his many friends of the early days rejoice that his eminent qualifications as a business man and worth as a citizen has been recognised, all knowing that he will perform the duties of the office to the satisfas tion of every one. "The jubilee at Hutchinson has done more for school music this year than in former years in offering 3 prize for school choruses below the high school. If this can be kept up in years to come it will be a great aid to public school music. In Wichita we were able to send only one chorus, as the children paid all their own expense; but probably another year we can bring several, choruses.

The value of this kind of work for children cannot be over-estimated. The spirit of courtesy and kindly feeling for an opponent which are sure to be generated by such contests, if conducted in the right spirit, are worth as much as the musical training." Mias Jessie Clark. whose excellent work in the musical department of the Wichita schools has given this city one of the best high school choruses that has ever sung in the west, and also has given each building well drilled singers. Burt Price, convicted of attempting highway robbery, plead guilty and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. He is the man who attempted to hold up Red Wilkins last winter and got shot in the neck for his trouble.

Mrs. W. T. Belford of Chandler, 0. who has been making a pleaseant visit in this city, the guest of her son and family, John.

A. Belford, returned to her home Monday morning. Sheriff Cone left last Manday evening for Osawattomie with two insane people, taking them to the state insane asylam. Mrs. Hayward and Ed Herber were the unfortunates.

L. R. Delaney, agent for the Santa Fe railroad at this place, went to Guthrie Wednesday to participate in the inaugaral ceremonies. Mrs. D.

B. Dewey of Chicago, is in the city, visiting with Mrs. Walden Holland of 447 North Lawrence avenue. Charley McCarty left Monday for Colorado Springs. Mr.

McCarty expects to spend the summer in the mountains. Mrs. L. Lazarus and Miss Lazarus from Cairo, are visiting Mrs. B.

Levi, 345 North Lawrence avenue Mrs. Claud Bryan left last Monday evening for Topeka, where she will visit with friends for a few days. Edgar Krailsheimer is at home from military school to spend his vacation with his parents and friends. Mre. H.

B. Allen. who has been in town on a short visit, has returned to her home at Norwich, Kan. Mre. Helen M.

Phillips, formely of this city, died in Topeka Sunday after a sickness of several months. Mr. F. M. Jacques aud Miss Lillie Fox were married Sunday by Judge.