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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
The Land Office Ring.

We have now another railroad scan
dial. In the counties of Neosho and
Labette, of Kansas, about 800 persons
have been gouged out of 100000 acres
of land by the railroad companies
called respectively the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas. and the Leavenworth,
Lawrence aud Galveston. under the
protection of the interior department.
sent you several letters two months
ago TO demonstrate the fact that Willis
Drummond. commissioner of the land
office, was probably the instrumen, of
the Iowa and Kansas railroad ring
II now appears that Delano. his SUI
perior. Is not the tool of the said ring.
but personal acquisition Of the same.
In the particular case just cited. il
seems that the land office. under act of
congress of 1869. began to sell the land
10 bona fide settlers residing therein
Secretary Cox and Secretar, Browning.
n well n Commissioner Joseph Will
son. gave patents for these lands up TO
the number of .627. leaving nearly 500
patents unissued. When Delano came
in. and the other stool pigeons of the
railroads. he suspended the private
entries made before that time. and
over-ruled the decision Of Secretary
Cox. The consequence is. that at least
800, 900 acres of farms in the most val
liable part of Kansas, instead of be-
longing TO the persons who have i'm
proved them. are now. under Delano's
decision, the property of the two rail-
roads which bisect them.
Mr.. Delauo was recently burned IN
e:figv in California for his iInbecility
in connection with Indian affairs. Per-
sons from Southern Kansas with whom
have spoken indicate that be NAV be
burned in 4 manner which will more
directly touch his remaining sensibli-
ties. If he goes tn that part of the world.
having disposed OF men, women aud
children to these railway monopolies.
The attorney for the settlers. Mr.. j.
Brown, shows that the railroad compa-
nies do not dispute that the settlers
were on the said lands prior to the de-
finite location of the routes of the rail-
roads in question: that the lands IN
question were reserved and excepted
from the operation of each of said rail-
road grant acts: and that all OF the
said settlers were ia actual possession
of their respective claims NJ the time Of
the definite location of the routes Of
said roads, and had been in that pos
session for more than two wears. One
fifth OF the best land in the state belongs
to she RAILWAYS Hasb Cor Carnage
IJ-ilrhe
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Mining.

Scotland produced 1880, coo tons of
coal in 1871.
Extensive copper deposits are said
to have been found in Florida.
Rich gold quartz mine. have been
discovered in the mountains OF Phoebe,
Nevada.
A vein OF coal seven feet thick is the
last reported discovery IN Cherokee
county, Kansas.
Germany contains 1.275 iron mines.
which employ 27,2s9 workmen, and
produce annually over $4,000 mate
rial tons Of ore.
Fifty wears ago there were only a
few thousand tons of coal raised in
Germany, where now about 10000 are
mined as cheaply as in England before
the price advanced.
The iron orc mines in Boyertown
Berks county. Pa, are being worked
to their fulles; extent. One hundred
tons of iron ore are shipped on the
cars from the borough daily.
Cemen, in unlimited quantities has
been discovered near Osceola. Iowa.
Tests made as to the character of the
stone. indicate that il is equal. it not
superior, TO the celebrated Louisville
cement.
There are immense iron mines in
Nevada. which, il is said. will probably
furnish all that metal required for use
on the Pacific coast Wood and water
are plenty. and limestone. and ore with
in convenient distance.
The silver and lead mines of Henry
county. KY. are reported, by number
of scientific gentlemen, as being in
exhaustible.' Eight tons of lead ore
taken from the mines in two days av-
craged eisty-six per cent. pure lead.
In prospecting tor coal III England,
what is known as an exploring conf
pany is formed, which furnishes the
capital to make the necessary openings.
In case coal of a workable thickness is
found, the contributors TO the fund re-
ceive at least double the amount of
their contributions in fully paid up
shares, in any company formed. The
expense of preliminary borings in
England equals almost the entire cost
of Il mine in this country.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
WICHITA AND FORT SCOTT.

The present mcnacing attitude main
tanned by the people Of the western
states against all kinds of monopolics,
especially against railroads and rail
road tariffs. together with the high
price of iron and the stringcncy of the
money markets, will prove the direct
rause of at least partial, if not an en-
tire. suspension of railroad building in
the west for some time to come. Cap
ital, az a rule. is exceedingly timid, and
will not seek investment where there
il the least possible danger. so far rs
its controllers can see, of ultimate
loss. The bond and land subsidy idea
for railways and other improvements
have grown into excessive bad order
in the past year or so, especially in
Eapsae. Corporations, taking advan-
tage of local riyalries and ambitions,
have, by systematic work and plans,
induced not only counties and cities,
hut townships to assume burdens that
n whole generation will hardly see re-
moved. Upon the whole, the reaction
j. a healthy one aud promises better
if n acknowledgement of our
state.
But there are few lines Of road
which are in course of construction, or
for which all the financial work has
been done, that will be pushed forward
10 some terminal point, if not compile
ton. One Of these is the FIT. Scott,
Humboldt and Wichita line, known as
the Fifth Parallel road. This line is
most important one. The distance
from FIT. Scott to Wichita-direct line
is about one hundred and sixty miles,
and the line of the road bears due west.
through the richest and most impor-
tant territory TO be found in the state,
including the counties of Bourbon.
Allen, Woodson. Greenwood, Butler
and Scdgwick, and through six county
seats. including FIT. Scott and Wichita.
While in st. Louis, last week. we met
the vice president of the road, who
told MS that he had few days before
received information 10 the effect that
the iron for that portion of the road
living between TT. Scott and Humboldt,
distance of forty-eight milcs-w which
is already graded had been bought.
He thought the information reliable.
As we understood him, the purchase
had been made in Europe. IL the in
formation is correct VIC see no reason.
other than those stated in the begin
ming. why Wichita and Fit. Scott might
not, within year or two. be bound
together by direct rail communication.
Such "A line of road, any one can readily
see by looking AT map Of the state,
would he second in Importance only TO
the \. L. & :. +. and the X. i. rail
way in the state of Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
WICHITA"

The following flaitcring notice of
our Young city, its present status and
future promise. is from the pen of one
of the editors of the Arkansas CITY
Trarelcr. We heartily commend the
forecast OF the writer. and assure him
that he is cmincnilv sound.
"WIcHiTA.-This Young giant of
the Southwest still stretches it's wings.
VIC were amazed nj its growth. as We
rode in on FRIDAY last. The EAGLE is
hearty and healthy. Col. Murdoch
looks as though he might he blessed
with an occasional greenbaek. The
hotels arc crowded: all places of bust
ness wide awake: As correspondent
of tho Commonwealth remarks. the
town is red hot. aud still s-heatine."
Il is-Wichita' position as the ter
minus of railroad which has done SO
much for her. Over $1,000 head of
Texas cattle are now awaiting ship
ment here. The whole western half
of the Indian territory is supplied from
Wichita. Here the stage lines centre.
and here the Texans spend their money.
Eesidcs this. splendid agricultural
country surrounds the city. II is the
great distributing point of immigra-
tion for the Southwest. The popu!a-
ton caunot be less than three thousand
at this time. aud is rapidly Increasing.
That il the sort of n town Arkansas
CITY will be when the railroad il
built
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Bonds Busted.


Judge Dillon of the United States
circuit court. in decision rendered
last week at Leavcuworth has dust
ed about Sl000.000 of bonds in this
state. The decision came up OH the
lola bridge bond question. lola voted
$4,000 bonds to the King bridge COM
panv. The company went back on
lola, and moved the works to Topeka.
lola then went bs,k on the company
aGu refused TO pay interest on the
bonds. Hence the suit. and a decision
that knock s.endways all this class of
bonds, given 10 private corporations.
The decision will stand. Ii is based
upon sound principles of jurispru-
dence. The peoples money cannot he
diverted or devoted to private uses.
The natural sequence is that public
money used for public purposes. must
be under the control of the people. So
the people will control after all. The
courts are not wholly corrupt. There
is such thing as law, equity. and the
power of the people, after all.-Par-
sons SHH
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
A Good Farm.

Two years ago Mr.. Jacob Keenan,
stopped on the high prairie between
Little Walnut and Hickory creeks. and
pitched his tent with view to max ing
for himself and wife home. lie was
surrounded with nothing but prairie
grass and sunshine. He had an indus
trious wife, little money, and plenty
of muscle. For the encouragement of
others we will state just what Mr..
Keenan, and wife have done within the
past two years. They have thirty-five
acres under cultivation. Their corn is
nearly waist high, their wheat is head
ing out, the oats look splendid, and the
potatoes are in bloom. They have
nice young orchard of apple. peach,
pear and plum trees. They have set
out over seven hundred cottonwood,
hack berry. walnut mulberry. elm and
other kinds of forest trees. They have
comfortable house in which to live.
and plenty of everything substantial
and good to eat. as their many friends
can testify. The place, from dis
lance. looks like an old and well cult
waited farm. Let it be remembered
that Mr. Keenan, has had no assist
ance whatever, but has done this work
himself. Let those who feel discour-
aged take heart at the success Of Mr..
Keenan, Walnut Valley Times.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
SOL MILLER.

White Cloud has new paper The
editor of The venture is a stranger ia
NJ and. we believe. to the state. His
first issues are devoted to the abuse al
the man who has given 10 White Cloud
all 'he uot"ricfy aud consequent pros
lcritv ever enjoyed by that village
whose boundaries arc marked alone
by the frowning bluffs Of her sleepy
hollow. For fifteen long years, in spite
at the most niggardiy local support
vouchsafcd TO any country newspaper
in the state of Kansas, did Sol Miller,
by the scvcrcst economy aud hardest
labor. issue the Chief AT White Clonh,
never missing ain issue in all that time,
a thing unprecedented almost in the his
tory of country newspapers. And his
paper was no thin bastard nor idiotic
drivel either, but such an one As not
only gave its editor more than state
wide reputation, but commanded the
respect Of every writer Of the west.
been found standing by the farmer and
mechanic and the best interests of the
laboring classes of Doniphan county.
Sol Miller, like all men, has his failings
no doubt, but as an editor and pub
Usher. as one dcvoting his entire tai
cuts and time to the best interests Of
his people and the state, without hope
of reward beyond his daily bread and
butter. the ranks of journalism will
show few peers to-day; and the want
of good taste and judgement evinced
by stranger to either the trials or tri-
umphs of the profession in trying to
pull down and traduce one who is so
far above him in everything that goes
to make up Kansas editor, is, to say
the least, amusing if not disgusting.
Personally we care no more for Sol
Miller than for any other old editor i'll
the state, but having with them Ia
bored, scrimpcd and worried for these
dozen wears with no prospect beyond
u home for our wife and babies, we
don't propose at this late day that
I.opiuiay adventures shall come in
from the east. or anywhere else, and
commence pulling them down without
our entering a protest. If there is
anything in such imported stock or
fresh upstairs let them prove it by a
few wears labor, or by, at least, some
thing more worthy and brilliant than
abuse of older editors who have gone
through all that Sol Miller has.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
Old Newspapers.

The Emporia Ners was sixteen
wears old last Friday. 1t is the second
oldest paper in the state. having been
issued Oh the 9th of June, 1857. Sol
Miller's Kansas Chief is the oldest pa
per in the state. but ranks the NeUs
only a few weeks. The Leavenworfh
Times claims to he the oldest journal
in Kansas. but a. il is really continu-
alton of other papers that absorbed the
Times and assumed its name. we do
not consider il entitled 20 the claim
Fred0Hia Citizen.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
POMEROY's TRIAL.

Upon application of John Martin.
the senior attorney of s. c. pomeroy,
the above trial was postponed until
the next term of court. The ex-scna-
tor announced that he was ready and
anxious for trial. but his counsel in
sisted that he was not ready. As he had
been employed only few DAYS. and SO
tho motion was granted.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19

Chilli. the most prosperous and pro-
gressive of South American states. is
to have an international exhibition,
and the sum of 1925 900 has been APP
propriaied for the building of an edi-
flee at Valparaiso, in which the great
fair il 10 be held 1t is 10 be hoped
that the other states of South America
will give encouragement to the enter
prise. and that American mauufactur-
ers will have an opportunity to place
their products in competition with
those of Europe before an impartial
Jury. Heretofore Europe has almost
monopolizcd the trade Of South Amer
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19

The Seneca Courier seems 20 doubt
the statement that had been travelling
the rounds of the press. that an ex-
governor of Kansas wa sticking type
AT Coffeyvilic. The statement j true.
notwithstanding. That gentleman 10
no other than the Hon. Daniel Wood
son. territorial secretary under Cover
nor Reeder. and acting governor tor
several months after Governor Reeder
left the territory. Mr.. WoodsOn is an
old Virginia editor. and privately a
very estimsble gentleman and good
.Spirit Of hansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-19
What the Live Stock Excursion
Party has been Doing.

WICHITA. June II, 1873.
Our party leaves at p. III. to-day
for Great Bend and Ellsworth.
The citizens of Wichita gave rs a
reception last evening which detained
us. The band gave serenadc in front
of the Douglas Avenue hotel. Amcet-
ing was held, of which n. A. English
was chairman. and Murdoch, Of the
EAGLE. secretary. Addresses were
made by Superintendent Smith. j. g..
Mccoy and others in behalf Of our par
ty and Kansas City, which were re-
spondcd to in neat speech by Judge
Parsons, of this place. An invitation
was extended to Wichita, by Mr.. J. ID.
Smith. to return the visit at Kansas
City, which was enthusiastically ac-
ceptcd. The utmost good feeling and
cordially prevailed. and the little
cloud that had arisen to darken the
friendly relations between the two
cities was entirely driven away by the
meeting last eyening.-honsas city
IJmpN
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Dissolution -.,.;ca.

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.sr-ia.ssrs existing Ea~r si> FRI 81 hsisss
A Pftfenzer fwhniesale sad retail sTcers = iAss
di--s..ssd b. IT1'l.aal ea-,-z- Tsf hE-ssrss here
Affsr - b. sou.laer~l 81 ! P3Es-5gsT n s9 -
SUMS III debt 4aa liabilities Of ID 81 nrr azd
cs.Fs.fzas- ~ business Al fhe old sssnd
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PrTTESssle
Wichita Jan, issh f--s U-E
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County Treasurer's Sale OF School
ands.

Notice 10 hsrehy given Thai The undersigned
treasurer cf sedgwlck county, state OF Kansas
Will. on the loth day ~ -'nv. \ u iSsS. between
the hours of 3 - clock IN and 'cl,ck y M .
sell NJ pahiie sale, at my Office within the CITY at
Wichita, >vsixvtck ccuntN. State OF Kansas, the
following described school land ia legal sulsi,
visions. situated In the county OF ~cdswiek aud
state OF Kansas. te-wtt
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Dissolution Notice.

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Upon thu terms aud oordii,e'is prescribed 10y the
general statutes uf III. state Of kaasas
&. JOHNSON. county Treasurer
Wichita, hans,@. june >, tssS iD-lt
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Sherif7s Sale.

Sfltliii Sdlt.
District court Isih Judicial district seagwics
county Kansas
stanton,
"
q Mcpherson.
By virtue OF an order 81 sgie issa,ed oui af the
district eouri of The i.,h jndicisi district sitting
Ia and tpr >stiEwirt county, ka0sa, Wherein
VI >tABtan l. Iisiniif Hnd a., hefher.on l. de-
PENDANT, will, un saturday thu ltb das Of Jtly,
\. II 1873, at O'Clock a ut the cunrt housr
door In thu town OF wichita, and easinfs Of Ssds
wick, offer for gle ~ p'ihlic auetiou To- The h.Ph
est bidder iOr cash Ia hand all Iis right, title AMI
interest at the defendant Z Mcf6ersan, ia ansi 20
the following Described real estate property, to-
wit
The east half ~ ef the northeast quarter nf
section No ~ eleven, township NJ ts-) TWEEN
y eight south 81 range No al one asst of The
sixth principal meridian, Situated la the county
NJ ~rdgwivk and state Of Kansas.
said real estate preI"rty j. i"Hiod upon az III.
property Of defendant 4. Nfi'beTsoH, and ~ ~ be
sold Ia satisfy sRid VI ~fHatnn
sheriff - oiitcr, WEI tie. this the lash DAY sf
June. A - ls5s
JOHN Nj tt,tihR sheriff
Hits 90 S-.lgwirk county. ksasas
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Eldorado is preparing for grand
celebration on the ith of July.
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Sherif's Sale.
Administrators Notice.

~ krb ot KANSAS, /
-EDGwifh fstNsN.
81 she Probate toen 90 aud far saiH eoabiy
In the matter of the s6iRis ~ stephen Weld
Hrr. dcsfa-sd
Notice j. hsrobs given that ieif.r- - adn uistra
ton have hssu srantcd 20 The undersigned on The
estate 81 >ieph.n d Neidu.r, late 90 said "SsDtY
decreased, h} ths h9UnIabis q" Probate .onri 81
81 May. \ II i745
NSv. all psf-fiH. having clstEns sssinsi The said
estate bsfesy HgiiHrd ftHf tifF5 ffisf pf'asnt
thu same The sn.sfsiEnesi i,f allow sRce within
year ffIs the date - SAID lsttrfs. thsy may
Be- pf~rlu'irfl rny lsur1i If snfb estate sad
thai ~ such sIsifiss be not exhibited within three
wears after ihs iafe 0f sald iesisrs they shall be
forever barred
THOMAS ROY ~ Adniini.trstsy
az The estate Of stephen HsidHfr dscesasd
Wichita. Asy nth. ia a-a Prs foe - o.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

A Portland coroner has a cross little dog,
and he has named hin "Blame,' because
he sis attached to no one." lg
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
ffi STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND. S.: -
Upon the foregoing application by Nathan Webb,
Attorney Of the United States of America, 1T having
been satisfactorily made to appear to me, that the
said applicant is duly authorized agent of the said
United States to make the same, and that the mat
tiers OF fact therein set forth true and that con-
tains an accurate escrpion of the lands proposed to
be purchased by the United States for the erection of
fort and battery, together with the names of all
known or supposed owners of said lands it is
Ordered that notice of said application be given to
all persons interested in the lands therein described
and especially to George G. Thompson, therein
named as supposed owner, requiring them to come
forward in the Supreme Judicial Court, in Portland
in the County of Cumberland, Tuesday, the eighth
day Of April A. ID. 1873 being the second Tuesday of
April next at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and file
tner objections, if any they have, tc the proposed
by the said United States of said described
Janus, py publication of true and attested COPY of
.ne same appcatlon and of this order thereon once
IN eaGn week 1or the spa of four months in the Port
lana Dany fress, newspaper published IN Portland,
nearest to where said land les the last publication to
be at least one week before said eighth day Of Apri
next.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the thirtieth day Of October, A. d. is72. ''N'
G. W. WALTON
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
A true copy of application and order of Court
thereon.
d. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
- oawW4mt ana
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

SETTING THE TABLE.-Let Us be little
extravagant in our fresh table cloths, when
soap, water, and little labor are all we have
to pay; ana now We must decide, shall we
have the best china. and do with some sto,e
ware for every day? or shall we nav onrselvss
the respect usually reserved for comnanv .
Clearly, we are the persons to whom ii is of
tne most Importance. Shall we sit down tn
odd plates and era ,ked saucers six davs that
we may enjoy gilded china the seyenthp By
no means. We will have plain white French
emma, which can always be matched when
proken, and we will sit down to it every day.
IN the same way we will bring out the plated
knives and silver forks, land partake of our
food with a sense of our own deserts. we
shall feel increased respect for ourselves, also,
with napkins and butter plates; so those we
will have,