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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
OPINION OF +. A. BELTS.

OswEGO, KAN, May Is. 1880.
Hon. c. Robinson:
DEAR SIR: Having reference to your
circular letter requesting my opinion on
certain legal questions connected with
the pending Constitutional amendment
| beg to say that am radical temper
ancc man, have worked hard for one
prohibitory liquor law, and were a
member of the Legislature would glad
ly vote for another, but l am opposed
TO the proposed amendment for the fol-
lowing reasons:
LIST. If the amendment should be
adopted it would be a constitutional
guarantee to every person of the right
to manufacture and sell intoxicating IL
quOrs for medical, mechanical and scien-
tific purposes, and that right could
neither be denied or abridged by the
Legislature.
End. The right to manufacture and
sell would inhere in every person with
out distinction. and the Legislature
would not have the power to derive any
class or individual of that right.
3rd. Under the law as it now exists
in Kansas, the selling of intoxicating IL
qnOr by any person, for any purpose, is
absolutely unlaw full and crime, unless
some privileged individual shall obtain
license to commit that crime.
If the amendment is adopted the bus
mess will thereby be legaIized, and the
declaration of the distillcr saving that
he is only manufacturing only for the
purposes mentioned in the exception is
conclusive of the fact, and in my judge
ment if the person purchasing represents
that is not for any one of these excep-
tons, and such representation should be
false, he alone could be punished by law.
Very truly yours,
+. A. BELTS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
STATE supxRxrENpExr.


. The Republican
seate cenventioa WIN have - look about very
carefully before Il finds a better man than
Prof. L. G. A. Copley. He Is thorough
scholar, nve, practical fellow, whose e.eya-
don % that position would be IN honor to
the State and N advantage to our public
schools.-LAst ssssl. Reps5lsedh
twill be seen by the above that we
suggested Prof. L. G. A. Coplcy as a
suifible man for the uomination ofState
Superintendent by the Republican State
convention. We have not changed our
opinion regarding his ability and fitness
for the position. Prof. Copley went
through the common schools Of Michi-
gan and spent six years at Kalamazoo
College, Michigan, taking both the sci
entific and classical courses at that in
stitution, and graduating there in 1867.
came at once to Kansas and was elected
President of the Miami County Teach
ers' Association that fall. He was EN-
ployed in 1867-6s as Principal Of Belle
wee Public Schools in Nebraska His
health failing he returned to Kansas and
changed his occupation His furniture
store in PaOla from 1869 to 1874 did not
occupy all ofhis time, but he was all
the time member Of the County board
of Examiners. and apart of the time
Superintendent of the Paola Public
Schools. In 1874 he took charge Of the
Public Schools of Colorado Springs,
and worked two years to make the
school there success. In 1876, after
returning from the Centennial, he was
solicited by the Board in Pa0la 10 take
the Grammar School. This he did, and
AZ f1.a md of In -nln -.
PaOla schools but was made assistant
principal. His work sent from his Pao-
Ia schools to paris, helped to show to
the world the justly celebrated educa-
tional system Of Kansas. For the past
year he has been Superintendent of
Wichita city schools and is we UNDER
stand already reelected to the same
place for the next year. For four years
he has been engaged in the normal in-
stitute work. generally conducting two
institutes every summer. Fer three
successive years he has had the Great
Bend normal institute, and twice he has
been employed to conduct the institute
at Council Grove. Next month he will
conduct one at Wichita. He is secretary
Of the the State Teachers Association
and acquainted with most of the teach
ers of the State. lie knows the needs
of Kansas schools having been connect
ed in some way with her educational
system ever since 1863. lie was y can
didate for Professor of Mathematics in
the State Normal at Emporia, and his
recommendations for that position are
a No. 1. Mr.. Copley also carries State
certificate from the State board of Ldu-
cation. Having thorough education
to begin with, he has not been content
to rest there, but has been making pro-
gress, and is energetic and faithful in
his work. With the above qualifica-
tions, he is gentleman of high charac-
ter, is polished, cultured, and fine
scholar, and last, but not least, he is
thorough Republican, and has always
been faithful and loyal to the party ann
his nomination would reflect credit up-
on it.-lMidmi Republican.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
THE INTER-OCEAN AND THOMAS
RYAN.

The Republican press of KaDsns seems
engaged, without regard to district lines
in oongratalating the Hon. Thos. Ryan
over his denomination by reclamation
as member of Congress from the Third
Congressional District. II ia the first
time that any man was ever made the
nominee of q congressional convention
in Kansas without opposition 4; indeed,
the history O! Kansas politics, we will
wager, vii. show no instances before
where any political action was unani-
mously proposed. Everything is unan-
imously ratified down there when the
fights are over, but, having no Democ-
racy worth fighting. Kansas Rcpubli-
cans usually guard with jealous care
their right To fight TO their hearts con-
tent among themselves. The compli-
mcnt to Mr.. RYAN therefore, is great
one, but one which his marked devotion
to his constituents during his term in
Congress will fully explain. Discours-
ing in this connection, the Topeka Com
mentions three facts which
will attract additional attention TO this
district and Its member, viz: ~. Thi,
district Is about as large As the State of
New York. 2. II has three times the
population of any Congressional dis
trict in the United States aid 81. il
has twice given Mr.. Ryan a larger Re
publican majority than thsf received IN
any Congressional district where voters
we're allowed TO east their ballots n
Ihey pleased. Inter Ocean.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
GARFIELD's TARIFF RECORD.

On the nth inst, the Democrats in
the House thought they might make
capital for the Presidential campaign by
claiming Garfield as frec-trader, and
reading from his speeches in proof. We
copy from the Congressional Record:
Mr.. Cox-Do you know that he is like
myself, . free-trader. a member Of the
Golden Free-tradc Club of London.
[Laughter.]
Mr.. Kelly-It required until 1857 to
open my eyes to the iniquities OF free
trade. Am l to condemn a man for
having once believed rs did, and as
you still foolishly do? [Laughter.l
Mr.. Cox-Whether l am foolish or
not depends upon my constituents, and
they do not think SO.
Mr.. Carlisle-Will the gentleman from
New York permit me to read short
extract from speech Of General Gar
field in this House ON the. tariff?
Mr.. Cox-Certainly.
Mr.. Carlisle-It was in speech made
in 1866, and repeated and reafiirIned in
1870, In that speech General Garfield
used tbs language:
81 hold that q properly adjusted COM
petition between home and foreign pro-
ducts is the best guage by which to reg
ulate international trade. Duties should
be SO high that our manufacturers can
fairly compete with the foreign pro-
ducts" Applause on the Republican
side.]
Mr.. Cox-Wait till you get all.
Mr.. Carlisle continuing to ready ''but
not so high rs to enable them TO drive
out the foreign article, enjoy a monOp-
oily of the trade, aud regulate the prices
as they please" Applause ON the Demo-
cratic side.]
Many members on the Republican
side, go on ~ $50 on ~
MIR. Carlisle will 90 on If gentle
men will allow me.
This is my doctrine of protection. If
Congress pursucs this line of policy
steadily We shall, year by year. approach
more nearly to the basis Of free trade"
Applause on the Democratic side.l
''Bec8usc we shall be more nearly able
to compete with other nations on equal
terms.' [Applause on Republican side.]
81 am for protection that leads to
ultimate frce-trade." Applausc on both
sides.]
III am for that frec-tradc which can
only be achieved through reasonable
protection" applause on Republican
side.]
Mr.. CoDger-Is not that good doc
tr1ne?
Mr.. Carlisle ask the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly if he is
Cos N v,rotootsou ,vI,srl Will Ir,ol ~ ,,lti
mate free-trade in this country!
Mr.. Kelly-l have over and over again
proclaimed that the only road to perma-
ncnt and rofitablefrce-tradc is through
protection. Applause on the Republic
can sidc.] That doctrine learned from
the grea: teacher, Henry Z. Carey.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
FAMILY TROUBLES.

EIDoRADO. June 30.-Owing TO il
treatment, Mrs. Guthrie refused to live
any longer with her husband and sought
protection from John DAILY, hor father
at whose house she was stopping. VIM
Guthrie, becoming enraged, started for
Days house, and when within mailing
distance, called his wife TO him. She
having hastily left the house, DAILY an
swercd, warning his son-in-law 70 leave
the place, Guthrie 10, complying, Da-
~ again warned him to leave, which he
refused to do, but continued to advance
on horseback with drawn revolver in
his hand. Daily picked up his rifle and
sent ball through Guthrie's left lung
which will probably prove fatal. Two
young men were witnesses to the above
facts. All tho parties live Ia blooming.
ton township, this county. ATTORNEY
Smith and Sheriff Douglass started east
this morning for the scene of this hor-
rible affair.
Notwithstanding that $500 reward
has been offered by the Governor for
The arrest of Jack PEARSON. tbs murder
or of Andrew Townsley. he is .,i,l a.
large.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08

Henry wstterson drew the following
pen picture of Garfield: "A larger like
ness Of Hayes; y better because brain
icr man; ~ smisblc as Blaine aud more
plausible, though less intrepid; as
smiling aud smooth ~ Wasl,burne; as
cool aud wary AMI painstaking as Shcr-
man; almost as acute and trained xs Ed
munds; this new leader which destiny
has raised up for tho Republican party
will unite il and poll its full strength,
because ne is the logical expression of
its cool and canting morality; its push
ing commercial spirit: its cauny thrift
and unhccding zeal in enterprise. great
and small-in one wOrd-its genius for
the commonplace"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
Shsrif's Sale.

District Court, Thirteenth JgdicisI bistri..
>eigwick County, kansas
II. W DrnniDg, plaintiff.
v. j. Couch, Cynthia r.
ouch ani VIM. IHdors,
defendants
By virtue Of an or1;er OF sale ix-ueA ont sr ,n.
district court OF the thirteenth judicial .i.trri
sitting in and for seigwick COUNTY. Enn-..
wherein II ". Cunning l. rlsInsia and " T.
Couch, Cynthia y, tSaeh and wtn Tndors are
defendants, viii on
saturday, IRE ~ day ef 4sssss. A d Isse.
AT o'eiok p. IN at TIE court-hoiiss door hsln.
nj the front Of the hu,laing known a. EsgIs
block ON Dnusias tvsnar In the city NJ wichita
Kansas, otter for sale 81 pEblie auction +, the
highest bidder Tor cash itl hand all the tight III
lie and interest 90 the defendants W l.. touch
Cynthia y. Couch sad Hm. Ju6oFs in sad Z,
the following d~.~ribei real PROPERTY -ltix.s-i
IN the county Of seisfWisk. siste % ksn-ss 10
wit
Lot number one ~. on Aos.ey asens.e in J II
iesd'- 81 Atisii,foa - the City or Micbita fszii
addition being kn5va ~ Eat " iclg.tsl
said real property Il levied upon = the ITF.I-
srfy Of defendants " l.. fOsrh Iyn'blN &
lonch and VIA. Tudo-s, ard will he sold 10 at
Nv said order Of sale
>hsria's o-iee, wichita. Esn.s-, Jaiy TIA,
4 d i-sn. n v WAIT
sheriff -e,sxv ics to.issty, ksnsss
>lus, 4 HsttoD, rislstis's attorney iS-st
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
GEN. GRANT AT KANSAS CITY.


KANSAS CRY, July 2.-Gen. Grant
and party arrived here this morning,
and after rest proceeded to Merriam
Park, nine miles out ON the Fort Scott
road, where he was received by about
fifteen hundred people of Kansas. Not
withstanding the poor arrangements
made by the manager Of the park for
his reception, everything passed off
pleasantly. In rosphnse to an address
Of welcome by Governor St. John. Gen
eral Grant said:
have been little taken by surprise.
though do not know that il makes any
great difference to me as am not in the
habit of speaking to any great extent
| feel undor many obligations to such
citizens of Kansas as are here present.
and to the million that have been SD o.
ken of by your worthy Governor. for
respect and esteem. assure voU that
to soldier there is nothing SO crafty
ing As to have the good will and the re-
spect of the people whom he has served.
or tried to serve. In the posititions
that have occupied, both military and
civil, it has been my effort to render thc
very best service in my power for the
whole people, and as Governor st. John
has said, without respect to race, color.
or previous condition or political aft la
tons. Great applause. l am not
aware Of having committed an act in
my life or having said a word which was
intended to affect my own standing one
way or the other, and certainly not in a
political way. have indeed belonged
to one of the great political parties Of
the country, because ON the whole be-
!icve it is much nearer right than the
other, [applauseI but claim to have a.
much good feeling and friendship for
the party opposed to Inc as for the party
which has heretofore conferred hOnors
upon me. have always believed that
what was best for the entire country
was going to help both political parties
in the end, for va are citizens in COM
mon Of o.o great nation. and tho great
est nation that the sun shines on to-day.
lGreat applause. This young State
which | visit to-day have frequently
visited before, and have seen it grow
up from having hut one delegate in
Congress till it has now three, and is
entitled probably to seven.
CoIgratulating you upon the growth
of your state, the intelligence ofits pco-
pie, and its bright, prospective future.
| thank you for the welcome YOU have
so generously accorded me. IProlong-
ed applause,
Speeches were also made by Govern !
or Phelps, of Missouri, and others, and |
a grand picnic banquet followed
Gen. Grant returned to Kansas City |
At an early hour. and after walking
about the streets for some time, held Il
at his hotel. A grand ban
luet followed, given by the citizens
The city Is already filed with visitors.
md they were thronged TO late hour
The Topeka Flambeau Club paraded the
trects at nine o'clock and made bril-
liant display. witnessed by many thous-
'nds of people. Kansas City never was
% gaily decked % now and never has
cen such multitude of people as will
Re gathered here tomorrow to witness
he demonstrations in honor of General
rant
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
CRAZED BY THIRST.

Galveston, Texas, june GA News
special from Fort SiocktO says; Major
Il. j. Lawrence and crops ofTexas &
Pacific Railroad men, after . number OF
days afextrOmc suffering from thirst, in
the white sand hills arrived at the Pccos
River without loss of life. Some stock
and wagons, were abandoned at different
Intervals for forty miles. Those first
arriving at the river went in search OF
the others. A number when found
were crazcd by thirst, aud had entirely
stripped themselves, They were found
within q hundred yards of the Pecos
River drinking the blood OF animals
they had slain. Some men were almost
blind. Arriving at the river they plung-
ed in head foremost. But for the BRAY
cry of the most experienced large
number would have persisted.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
SHERMAN, june 80, 1880,

SHERMAN, june 80, 1880,
To Ahs Editor IF ne Eagle;
We being two of Wichita's boys
thought we would state TO you some Of
the facts and advantages of oar mining
camp, Sherman this calhp can be en-.
tered ut all seasons of the year, also
work can be transacted the same in win.
ter as we'll AS summer, this is one big adj
vantage, look at the GunnisOn miners
and prospcctars wading around in snow
two feet deep, 1t has Just become navi-
gable in that section and by the time
they discover, locate and work their
yearly assessments winter will be upon
them and they will have to seek for an-
other cline. where have they any time
or chance for improvement it is hard to
sec. This camp has another advantage.
Ii is that you do not have to climb to
the attitude Of four thousand feet to Sc
cure good property, where in almost
every other section you will have this
to do and where al any time should YOU
lose your foot-hold you would be trans
fcrred to the base of the mountain. We
returned to Wichita last fall not in good
shape but determined to hold ON TO what
VIC had in Colorado, We did and startinS
from Wichita on the 18th Of April We
returned to our cabin In the hills Of Col
Orado. Since Our return we have To-
Gated five true Fisher lodcs or veins
from two to fifteen feet Of
quartz showing gold and brittle silver
on the SURFACE. We have disposed Of
one half Of our interests In those claims
and still hold one half, tho other more
than likely falling into the hands of a
company. We shall return to Wichita
Ibis fall still holding interests in Colo
RADIO. Yours,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
Some fellow up in Iowa. by the nan

Some fellow up in Iowa. by the name
Of II. DVzy, wrote 10 the treasurer ask.
ing if there was any evidence on the
books Of the department showing that
Gen. Garfield had turned over the bach
pay allowed him by the ''salaay grab
bill, and received an ans yer from sec
rotary, that there was; "Thst the SUM
Of y, 5s4 was deposited TO the credit
Of the treasurer of the United States in
the name Off. Garfield, on account Of
retroactive increase Of salary. on the
ID Of Apri., 1873, aad thst this amount
was covered into the treasury by hii--
ccllancous covering warrant. No. 704.
second quarter of 1873, and cannut be
except by an act Of Con-
gress." That question is thus eettlcd
definitely and clearly.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08

The Chicago Times hates Garfield, and
rather likes Hancock, but the followin.
sketch Of the latter's craftsmanship" is
accurate enough for all practical pur-
poses: General Hancock was carefully
instructed in the Democratic statesman
of the period in the city Of Washington
before he went 10 take command in
New Orleans. Hc accepted his states
nlanship from the Democratic author
tiles who taught that vaDquisl,cn rebels
had rather more rights than their
conqucrors, and thst the will Of the vic
tors mu.t by all means be thwartcd and
he put this ststcsm anship in practice in
strict accordance with the instructions
Of his prcccptors."
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
ShecEs Sale.


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On D5ts<ia- svSsne. n c-.y - wIsh}is ksn-
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l.sdsr for cs-h in ssssa all he night title zua
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- --~si@B ssyb,~e2 III, N t2sH-.isr t~<sff-
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~sss raj property I. sssf-i nf-sn the prsy>y.
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.sar. n Z. saith. Dysaxs n Draper eni r.sss4
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ARKANSAS VALLEY AGKICUL
TURAL SOCIETY.

WICHITA, July Sd, 1880.
Beard Of Arkansas Valley Agricul-
tural Society met at p. m. Minutes
of last meeting read and approved.
Committee on grounds was called and
reported negotiations for Shumans Park
on the way, but not completed.
On motion the committee on grounds
were continued on duty.
Committee Oh canvassing was called
and reported that on account of the rec
rcancy Of the canvasscr employed no
canvassing had been done.
On motion the time fixed for holding
first annual exhibition OF the association
was the 2Sth, o9th, and sOth of Septem-
Der and LIST of October.
On motion the folio wing class super
intendonts were appointed:
Class A, cattlc-H. G. Boyle.
Class b. horscs-B. +. Lopez.
Class c, shcct-David Fox.
Class d, swine-G. l.. Blood.
Class Il, poultry-B. L. Bear.
Class +, machinery-G. A. White.
Class &, mechanic arts-R. Mcfarland,
Sen.
Class ii, farm products-W. ii. New
ton.
Glass |. pomolOgy-J. e. Aydc.
Class J. floral and musical-W. B.
Mead, Mrs. ii. w. Albeit and Mrs. J.
ID. Hewitt.
Class X, bread and pastry--Mrs. Per.
ry wilkins, Mrs. Capt. Myers and Mrs.
DR.. Dean.
Glass l., specials-Ilobt. 4, Leach.
Class N, speed riug-Supt. TO be APP
pointed by Gen. Supt. Myers.
On motion the following vicc.prcsi-
dents were selected from adjoining
A. J. Uhl, Butler, Rev. VIM.
Parker, Sumner, DIR. n. A. Ensign liar
vcy, and J. A. Hood, Cowlcy.
On motion adjourned TO July 10th,
1880, ut 10 q. m,
c. S. EIcHHoi.Iz, President.
Wa. ii. Ransom, Secretary.
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OF this question that they may act in
wise and just discretion, this address
is published.
II Is asserted that the county, in de-
lending this fraud, win be thrown into
the courts. Well, if it should be so, is
1t not better for her good name and fu-
ture credit that she have the honest
manhood to reject An Imposition. SO
ciandestinely conceived and SO willful-
" sought to be perpetratcd upon hcr?
Far better she contest it to the bitter
cad. But Of that, oh We tax-paycrs,
rear not. i, as one among the heaviest
OF yon. paying some five or six thous-
and dollars annually into her treasury,
am freely willing to sustain the county
commissioners in the just action they
token to submit the question ON its mer-
its to the higher court for their decis-
ION. Yet the railroad company will not,
In the perfect knowledge that they have
NO case; relying, as we understand they
do, upon future legislative action which
they propose to purchase with divis-
ION Of the spOils Of these bonds they
thereby hope to compel this county to
issue. All railroad legislation is special
egisIation. So dangerous is their de-
signing Vaccinations, to the interests
Of the public, that constitutional safe
guards, as beacon lights, are provided
against it. What the law says they
shall do is only what they can do. In
this, the proposition submitted by this
same bogus organization is signally at
variance with legal railroad privileges.
Among others, and not the most promi-
ncnt, is their call for bonds bearing
scmi-annnal interest, as also $4,000 per
mile for sidc-tracks, ETC., etc. Either Of
those provisions are equivalent to the
total nudity of the bonds and protect
an honest and sincere people from the
preparation of so great n designed
fraud.
Truth and equity are herein vindicat-
cd by the law upon which they stand,
and the sordid desires OF those sensi-
tive spirits who see it SO honorable to
issue the bonds in the grinning face of
this fraud, we trust will find consola-
ton in the justification Of the law if
they can find none in the popular rights
of the people. Respectfully,
w. C.. WoODMAN.