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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

meet Objections concerning II, ana 10
press its claims with well considered
arguments. This involves pccuniary
expense. The cost of living in WASH
ington is very high. Ii also costs money
TO travel there and back, and 1T would
be a very difficult task to find any one
competent to represent so important
project before congress, who is both
able and willing to do so wholly at his
own expense. Nor would it be fair to
ask any one to do SO, for all the people
of this country have deep interest Ill
the building Of this road, and they
ought to realize it, and each be willing
to do his part to hasten its accomplish
meHt.
spent the winter aud spring before
last in Washington, advocating and de-
Tending. to the best of my humble abil-
! ity. the claims Of the Southern Trans
Continental railroad before the con-
gressional committees and the members
of congress in general. Ii was no en-
viable TASK. But ! succeeded so far iii
impress my views upon their minds
as TO solicit official reports from the
committees to their respective houses,
recommending the passage OF the bill
for the charter and right OF way
through the public lands for the road
aforesaid. This did at my OWN eX-
pensc. though was lily able TO bear
| if. But however strong may be my
| desire TO repea this ..labor of love" 1
cannot do it. The sad misiortunes
and rcyerscs that have overtaken me
in the last year, preclude the possibli-
itv of my going again to Washington
on similar mission, AT my own eX-
pense. Nevertheless, some one ought
ia oo who is able to champion the
claims of this enterprise, and the peo-
pie of this valley ought to provcde lib-
orally for any one whom they may send.
1 would suggest that public meetings
be held, up and down the valley, to
discuss this project. and, If deemed
best. to raise. by subscription. the
means necessary to defray the expenses
of whomsoever they may see fit to send
TO urge the claims of this great enter
prise at the national capital
Let Wichita put the ball in motion
let public meeting be called there at
All early day, and let her capitalists and
business men come to the front. No
city in all the length and breadth OF
the Arkansas valley can bo more sub
stan,ially benefited by the success OF
this enterprise than Wichita. Let her,
therefore do her part towards its real
ization.
1t will give me pleasure to partici'
pate in any public meeting called to
consider this matter, and to lmpari
any information can in reference &c
it. Yours. in the common cause.
| ID NJ v STUART.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
For the Eagle.
That HOOSier.

Mr.. EDITOR: see piece iii your
paper some time ago about an old
hoosicr having six miles of hedge.
Now, want to tell You something
more about that old boosters farm, as
somebody calls him. He came here
one year ago last April. He has now
ninety acres III cultivation, six miles
and half of hedge growing. ten acres
in orchard and forest trees. all grow
ing and looking well. lie has forty
acres of the best corn have ever seen.
II will average sixty bushels to the
acre. His sod corn is not so good
some Of it will make twenty bushels
TO the acre. He has also the largest
grain Of spring wheat | have seen in
Sedgwick COUNT. That old hoosier
has barn on his place 2ix32, also sew
eral hog pens, aud a cattle pound, for
the purpose Of raising stock, which he
has already commenced. All the above
improvements were done by the old
hoosier himself and one hired hand
and that is only Dutchlnan at that
Who can beat it? CD.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
For the EAGLE.
The Bridge Question.
October 9th 1873.

October 9th 1873.
Editor EAGLE: see from your last
issue that you invite free discussion of
the bridge question through your col
umns. Please receive my thanks for
this generous offer. As for the bridge
ii ought to belong TO the county, it is
true, but can we under the present cir
cumstaEces afford to vote bonds to buy
it! | think not. If the bridge has
proved a good investment, why let il
remain as it is. for as for buying an old
bridge, which we have paid for two OF
three times already, and now paying
more than it first cost or more than we
can build new one for. would be mere
folly. We are but poor people on the
west side of the river. and if the bridge
company cannot give Us better rates
than heretofore we shall have to ford
until we can buy and sell on this side
II it should be we wanted TO cross the
river and we had not the money, why
we could fix some way to get along
without it. " hen at the same time, ifii
comes in the way of taxation, we arc
bound to pay without fail; so say,
let il stand as ii now stands.
Yours with respect
S. W. BAILEY.
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ingalls, Denies.

ArCHIsoX. Kansas. Oct 13.-Scna-
tor ingalls, returned from Washington
at noon on SUNDAY. He authorized the
daily ChGmpjoa to say that the dis
patches from Washington to the 81.
Louis papers. afterwards TO the press
of this section. representing he was
making efforts 20 remove federal Office
holders are wholly uufoundcd. lie
asked no official changes whatcyc
He went to Washington to look 8: ~
important Kansas interests, among
others an increase and extension of
mail services in the Arkansas valley
and along both forks of the ~olou
by the rapidly growing communities ~
those sections. lie also had an inter
view with Secretary Defiant in regard
to the Sac and Fox neutral lands. for
the purpose Of securing an extension
Of the time ofpaymcr'. The secretary
il is reported claimed that he has no
authority TO extend the time.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
what is a Grange ?

There appears cyeryv here TO exist a
wrong impression as 20 the meaning OF
this organization. Some viii have IT
that il is political organization only,
Others that lis object is 10 strike down
commerce. while still others maintain
that il is monopoly IN ITS tendencies.
All these surmises are misconceptions
Honorable, honest men, professional
men or mechanics. have no mere 10
fear from the grangers than they have
from the odd fellows, masons, turner's.
or from any of the churches. The cry
that the organization, as such, is run
ming the politics Of Sedgwick county
this fall is pure inauguration. Below
is an explanation rs comprehensive
and concise rs we have seen;
Ill Is an organization OF farmers. IL
has for it, object improvement. IL Is
designed to elevate aud enighten the
| farmer. 1t would qualify him Tor has
| God given profession. IL aims TO bring
about these objects by association. II
unites those of the same calling into
/ one great brotherhood for the protec-
/ ton of all. Ii establishes in every
ueighborhood lecture room which Il
/ the grange itself-in which important
| truths are unioldcd. II disseminate
| valuable Information, that all NAY b'
benefited. Il collects a. well as dis
scniinates. Ii j. an intellectual iusti
tuition. IL calls for an exercise oi tl'
mind. ID brings mind in contact Will
mind. and vet. by the contact, othci
mind, are illuminated hy the friction
Il draws out cur latent talent. /
makes active and tangible Wha
! has before been dormant aud unseen
1t shows the importance of cu!tiyatiH,
brain ~ well Is soil. II demonstrate
the fact that rs rich haryests are devel
oped by brain culture ~ by soil tia
great crop Of weeds has grow UP an'
-mothercd ont the useful plants by th
neglect Of brain culture. The srane
i. social institution. II makes
Grand brother and,sistcrhood. IL make
unite. by strong ties those that hav
| been before strangers. II makes clc
feel IN interest in all. and all IN eact
Ii heals mp he wounds of the uniof'u
nate. 1t administers comfort 10 Oh
sick and clcyiatcs the suffering oi III
distressed. Ii + husband to the VII
ow and father to the orphan.
makes every neighhorhupd ono kiat
ailcc,ionate family. is financial u
stitntion. II seeks TO obtain FOR Il
members the highest price for thei
products. Il looks TO the good OF ~
ii learns how aud when when prlcesc;'
be obtained Il cuts the Cordian kn'
, which has bound the farmer To- IL
middleman, who has absorbed The CHI
profits Of hi, labor. Il buy- The niece
.aries Of life where they can be 80
cheapest and best. # throws IL Fr.
. tcctiug arm over AVID around all, aa
would make them more independent
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Captain Jack S Last Speech

The day before his execution. Capt
Jack delivered an orai'on ~ 8 New
York Herald reporter, OF which th,
following is verbatim copy:
Capt. Jack interpreted by Bogus r.
| am glad Meacham be well. He tel
nre lon. time ago Klamath Indian bad
Klamath Indian No like me. lam glad
Meacham he tell Inc that time. All
can tell YOU we see him long Times
ago: we tell him truth: nay heart was
good tell truth. knew what men
my friends. never lie: tell him all
truth. don't like Klamath Indian.
know why am had. Indian tell nae
lie. He tried 10 do me harm: make
my heart bad; ali people sec me-
speak truth: my heart good.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
Constitutional Amendment.

1t is queer how far prejudice will
sometimes carry people of mind, even
editors. The proposed constitutional
amendment could only be gotten
through the senate last winter after
Senators Edwards, Baker aud the
writer hereof had drawn up and signed
n most solemn protest, for entrance
upon The journal, in which protest was
embodied a warning TO the central and
eastern portions of the state if their
representatives should continue TO de-
ny US the right of representation. The
fight now being made by several of the
more influential papers of the state
against the adoption is fight based
solely upon prejudice and fear that
in granting us our rights they may
lose their power. As we said some
weeks since. the eastern half of the
state will be worse of after the next
appor,ionment under the constitution
as it is, than il would be under the
amendment. The sand hill. buffalo
aud cayotc cry is too thin. There will
be five counties in this senatorial dis
trct demanding representation this
winter If they don't get it the EAGLE
will help them remember then the in
Justice done them.
The editor Of the Troy Chief, Sol
Miller, an old state senator, takes the
bull squarely by the horns, and thus
talks sense upon the question:
"At the approaching general cleo
ton. the people will be called upon to
decide for or against an amendment to
the constitution, increasing the num-
Der of senators and representatives in
the legislature. Several of the papers
have been discussing il, most Of them
taking ground against il. But they
can urge no reasonable objection
to it. The cost of the additional num-
Der will be comparatively small. The
great buggaboo Of corruption in Kan
sas legislatures would less frequently
brighten the people: for in those legis-
latures composed of the greatest num-
| Der of members, there have been the
fewest charges of corruption. But as
a matter of fairness the amendment is
absolutely necessary. The constitu-
ton provides that each organized
county shall have at least one repre-
sentative, and that the whole number
shall not exceed one hundred. As
there will soon be one hundred organ
lied counties, the populous counties
must loose in order to supply the new
ones. We have always thought that
provision of the constitution wrong !;
but experience has demonstrated that
it cannot he altered, and the next best
thing is to increase the number of
members. Representation should be
based upon population; but unless the
amendment be adopted, ere long a
county with population of 600 and
200 voters will have the same power in
the legislature as a county of $4,000
population and 1000 voters. a county
that pays $500 taxes into the state
treasury, will have as much power IN
appropriating the money as county
paving 800. 900. Justice to the tickly
settled and wealthy counties demands
the adoption of the amendment, not
the interests of the sand hills. buffalo
herds, and coyotes, Is many are III the
habit of expressing themselves, when
referring to the western portion of the
| state"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
Correspondence of the EAGLE
A Buffalo Chase.
ELPAso. Oct. s. 1873.

Ell PAso, Oct. ). 1873.
EpIroR EAGLE: \ buffalo passed
through this neighborhood yesterday
and such an excitement il caused. DIR.
Tucker mounted his pony, and I'M
armed Joined the chase. outstripping
the flcetes,, forgetting that his only
show would be TO catch the animal
bv the tail or horns. DIR. Tucker on
the role. Mmnich with pole; neither
having any brass. got lost in the grass.
Saws John 10 Doc. we've run ashore.
and Bellew and Green are now before.
and in their close pursuit, the buffalo
willshoot. Bang. went gun. but 1t
did not kill; bang. bang. aud away
the crowd went down the hill, Yelling
and tearing. screaming and swearing,
for five minutes or more. when "Buff
kccled over. And by dividing the
meat. thus ended the heat. I. Il.
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Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Oct. ll.-Therc is no APP
parent abatement of the yellow fever.
on the contrary. the number Of new
cases that are reported daily in ever
part of the city give evidence that ii i
on the increase. Doctors say the re-
cent frosts had beneficial results that
will soon develop themselves. but a
vet the mortuary lists are alarming.
The relief board are daily in receipt OF
liberal contributions. and are busily
engaged in the proper dispensation OF
aid to the distrcs Scd. The demand for
nurses is vet greater than the supply.
and Mobile and New Orleans are drawn
on and are supplying additional details.
The disease is not contied TO amy par
ticular locality. though the original
seat and origin OF the plague, Happy
Hollow. is carefully avoided. and is
being thoroughly overhauled and dis
infected bv the board of health. The
Howard. the citizens relief, the Odd
Fellows. Masous and Germans and all
other relief associations are actively
engaged in the work of administering
to the sick and providing for the dis
trcsscd. The most difficult task is pro-
viding homes for destitute children,
made orphans by the ravages of the
fever. As yet all are provided. but
each day increases the number. Means
are being diminished. and what the re-
suits will be in another week i beyond
calculation The Masons of Memphis
are in financial distress on account of
the heavy expenses they have incurred
during the epidemic They have bar
ricd twenty of their number in the last
two weeks. and have on hand iifty-iw @
cases. Their expenses are over $3.50 g
day. They have received remittances
from a few other cities. but not suf-
iicient for their necessities. Lodges
and MasonS can remit 10 \. j. Vince
Ter. secretary Mason~' relief board, who
will use all funds received for the dis
tressed beiouning to the craft. The
Waitham iniirmary. under the manage
ment of the Howard association. j
doing good work. but few fatal cases
occurring in proportion to the number
of eases received
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
James McDernOtt.

We are glad to note the fact that
Hon. James McDesmott has been re-
nominated by the republicans of Cow
ley county for representative. We
congratulate the people of that county
upon the fact that, III his election, they
will have a representative than whom
for integrity and honest fearlessness
had few equals in the last house OF
representatives tie commanded the
respect of every representative and
senator, regardless of political or other
disagreements. He is one of the men
who dares follow his convictions,
though the heavens fall.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

The treasury department and The So
terror and war departments are united
in a determination to suppress the
Cheyennes engaged in the recent ont
rage at Pueblo. Colorado. The iEdi
am engaged are believed 10 belong io
the band known az Dog soldiers, =.
WAYS the most iurhulaut and predafc.
~ Indians on the iains. The Chi
have always found IL difficult to c"n
troll these braves Old Roman Nose Y
the only man they would obey.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

We were in attendance at the = z
wick county fair. bold 3; Wichita las'
week. The Wichita folks had a biz
crowd aBd picuiy Of Eau- Mrs. Lamb :
horse. Champion. If Douglas too}
thc pfcmiam Tor troti!mz 8ckifFick :
hOr-e. of AHgusia- ioek ts.e purse iol
fast running. sad Whitewater ball
TOOK the premiam l0Y the te-t animal
or the ground \ large nnmber -
Butter eonatv folks were Iu attend q.
at the fair. Tie exhibition was vrrs
rrcslitahle 10 The pfasle # eedEw. :
eoautv. We arc an Ter lasting cbsig4.
tien> 10 lhe stfieeT- Of Ire a--9cl4iso f
a. well - fe maay of the eis.zeus -
Wichits foF courteous attentions
Uulaaf Talleg TlBtcx-
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AS 1t Should Be.

Eight-tenths of the counties of Kan.
sas will elect straight republican tick
cts this fall, which is all proper. In q
few counties the farmers have put up
tickets and the republicans and demo
Gratis have rcfrained from making
nominations, which is probably well
enough so1long as all parties are con-
tent. In Sedgwick county we have
done better still. The republicans
have held their organizations intact and
still We have a farmers ticket. Seven
out Of the ten of the nominees of the
republican party Of this county are
practical farmers.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

20 acknowledge 80. from i:eF H.
J. walker ct 'be boieyille. W.
Chraaicie.and y J. Wsiggle- worth, d.
tie Darlington. wi=- Repptf-as.
fae-e gea,i mea afe .pssng CAT iise
coau.ry III. Walker preached - liz
n r. church oa sabbath and BE-
strongly contemplate. making tie ~
future hone Essi Eeslicsnea eaf
ar-t sg Tu9-dsv.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

Mr. Henry steele, II Troy. hansa.'
long commissioner 81 Donisa4H
egumis, and father efoar lriioW tow ~
'aaa. jocks 81. >teese. Z. I.a' - DE Ar
..ansas valley s tl-it- The OH geat5e-
man = q lsrSesiraI farmer q Hauy
YEAR ezperieJ.>e. and BE- ss}s .-ihere
30 use talking. The i'tsi farming iassa.
y tbs state axe % IT, iroBea - ih.-
seesien" IL IS we1i zeedfs4ai h
contemplate ras.gsiag 70 ee'igE ieA
coau;T.
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The IndianT crit cry.

There isa strong effort being made hy
certain railroads to open up to settle
ment the Indian Territory. II csc
roads have zone so far as to subsi,. se a
prominent Cherokee Indian. shrcwd
and well educated man, who is employ
ing his talent in writing and making
speeches in that interest. We are per-
mittcd TO use an extract from letter
written by a Cherokee lady to hes =. =
ter in Wichita. She writes from Coo
dy Bluff. under date Of September 9th,
and SAYS:
''ln searching the contents of your
letter, see that you are anxious to
learn some trlths III regard To national
affairs. believe. so far as know. we
have nothing but peace aud prosperity
throughout our nation. | think il
their was ANYTHING 10 the contrary,
would be likely 10 learn something OF
II. n am a Cherokee and living in the
Cherokee nation. and one that l. inter
tercstcd in the welfare of the Chcroke,
people. We did have little trouble
here ut this place on the day OF the ma
| tional election. There were a parcc
of ont laws placed as Il guard al tho
prccint. This guard. getting under Tho
| influence of Whi-kcv. and being the
only men armed Oh the ground. fired
several shots. but 10 person was hurt
| The cause of this trouble was concern
| ing some Of their own affairs. II wa:
nothing concerning national affairs
| We still hold our country a. a nation
I aud unless Il l. taken from rs by force
we will continue 10 retain Il n sucl
for ages TO come II VIII never he sec
| tionizcd nor allotted by the consent o
the people. But just read some Of th'
| papers printed here on cur border an
YOU would think that the entire India,
Territory would be open lor settlement
right away. Read the Cherokee III
cocdte and il will tell Won quite diff
ferent story. Thinking that ha
written enough to convince yon tina
we are all pcaccab,e here, close tc
this time. From your sister
|
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Tho Girard P,-lss avs that wheu

The Girard Pres saws that wheu
or yoa hear a maa particularly anxio'
to convince The people that he be!on
10 no party. and knows neither rePub
lieau or democratic. yon can he sor'
that he once belonged 10 the p
which has been left long ago byi1s b g
ters. aud which tho f4g ends and 5Hn-
mers Of all parties hive been TRYING 3
re.usciiate bv new departure
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Col. John E. Hudson

From reliable authority VIC learn
that the old reliable Pennsylvania re-
publican soldier, Col. Jno. +. Hudson,
who was nominated by the fusionists
on last Saturday for commissioner OF
the first district pre-emtoriy declines.
He votes with the republicans.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16

ia another coiunu viii b. found az
announcement foF series Of repab.i~
u meetings, to be held next week.
80 TIC request 81 members o. tie een-
,ral committee, we send cat -eFeral
aS'Fa copies, containing the announce
,acnt, through TIE county. witch Sc
el.e via ba distributed by tie parties
IS ho-a IL. are a8lso-s.d.
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Our Woodworking aud successful
county attorney, II. &. Slu-s. ba- re-
moved his office 20 the second story
,godt room. Of Todd & Royal whole
,lie grocery house. Nesrs. Baidv -
* stanley have taken office rooms Oh
iAe same floor ia the saf.c building.
lhey all have splendid quarters
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Endorsed Again.

Col. :. \. Cobb. member of congress
from this state. in a private letter
says:
Cor. MuRpoCK:
wish to speak good word for l..
y. Woodrock. republican candidate
for county treasurer. | knew him
when lieutenant III the 9ith III. reg
iment. He was a good officer and a
faithful soldier and must. as conse-
quence be good citizen, and must
make a good civil officer.
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We see shat an effort is being made
in Reno county to induce Hon. c. c.
Hutchinson TO again run for represent
alive. If he runs he will be elected.
and if elected the EAGLE dominates
him for the speakership of the next
house. a highly cultivated gentleman
and thorough parliamentarian,a as the
presiding officer of the lower house, he
would do honor TO Southwestern Kan
nae
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y TcXa. paper -ay iisat ihe entcaF-
or- of democratic politicians 90 .ndaef
colorei men go vote for them rcInit
II of iIe efforts o. . red-headcd wo
pcckcr 10 extracts worms from 60.
yer lightning rod.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN llCkEl.
For Representative;
E.P- THOMPSON,
For Treasurer:
N. wOODCOCk,
Of Lincoln.
For sheriff:
p. FL Massey,
of Min9eha.
Fer County Clerk:
JOHN TUCKER,
of Wichita.
For Register of Deeds:
MILO b KELLOGG,
of Wichita.
For County surveyor:
II. L. JAG kSON,
Of Dclano.
For County Commissioner-firsi District:
JOHN T. PEN TER
of Park:
For County Commissioner-Secona District
w b SMITH,
of Wichita.
For County Commissioncr-Third District.
J.B- YORK,
of Waco.
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Tie republican central committee OF
-edgwiek county are requested 60 meet
ai Wichita. in the Office Of W. H. Kirk :
patrick. in the Fir,f National bank
building. 90 Tuesday afternoon. Oct.
18th, for the purpose ofpernaEra, or
tnizaiion, and taking ibc necessary
-.ep- for campaign meetings, etc.
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TELEGRAPHIC.

ST. Louis. Oct. 1.-THE motion e.
a new trial in the case Of Joseph
Fore was overrnled by Judge Prim
TO-DAY and the prisoner sentenced TO
ten wears in the pcniteniiarr. IN ap-
peal was taken TO the supreme court.