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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
ANOTHER LIAR.
MARSHALL. KAs., Nav 9Th. 1880.

MARSHALL, KAs., May 9Th, 1880.
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
My old home paper, the Montgomery
County Qll) Ne'cs, contains a Kansas
letter. taken from the Toronto Globe,
which, in my Judgment, is a job lot of
lies. After going on and declaring
that regular organizations exist in this
State 10 entrap the unwary into setting,
| make the following extracts:
"Kansas has become the centre of a
grand conspiracy, having for its mem
bcrship the whole population, besides
hundreds of eastern capitalists who
have invested their money in the State,
organized for the purpose of deceivjng
and robbing the rests of mankind. Her
newspapers are all subsidized, power
full railroad corporations, and eastern
capitalists run the newspapers and
cooperate in every way to induce men
10 settle that they may rob them. Ev-
cry new conner means several hundred
dollars to them End the business men,
who help 20 keep up the swindlc. The
farmer Joins in with the powerful cast
ern loan companies in the general con-
spiracv, because he wants to sell out.
while the mechanic and the merchant
feel the same way-they all want TO sell
out. The truth is, Kansas owes all she
is to outside support, and the people
know it. Kansas. left to herself, would
soon collapse and become depopu'ated.
Her own internal resources are INSULT
cie,t TO maintain any decree of pros
1.ft
wholly dependent on the products OF
the soil, could long endure the pressure
of two failures in five crops, with the
remaining three nothing 20 boast of,
and this combined with low markets.
Unscrupulous advertising has had the
effect of causing steady stream OF I'M
migration and capital to flow into the
State. And thus the deficiency in home
resources has, to some extent been made
up. But next year, and the following
year, and perchance the year after that,
Kansas, if true to all her past history,
will refuse to yield corn and wheat, and
then will come crash. the like of which
has not been seen in the history of the
Western country"
This is not the half of what the writer
says. NOW, rs lorlntT Icsi"cHS w
Montgomery county, H.. who has been
farming three years in the Arkansas
valley. l desire to offer my protest
against this ingenius tissue of lies. My
Kansas crops are not only more abund-
ant aud reliable. but in elk late, soil.
health, absence Of mud, and in many
ways our glorious, sunny kansas lays
it over wet Illinois and freezing anada
so strongly that fool. though blind.
ought 10 see it, | don't like liars in
ordinary, but this fellow has sold him
self to the devil too cheaply, for what
object can't understand. In ten years |
Kansas will be the acknowledged agri-
cultural paradise of America.
Yours, GEORGE CosTLEy.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
ANSWERED..

The Washington correspondent Of
the Atchison Champion has this to say
of that papers ding at the EAGLE on
the judicial question:
.sNoting what one Of the Champion
writers recently had to say about what
constitutes true official dignity In the
district judges, it occurs to me that he
might have added suggestion or two
that would have been entirely germane
to the subject. If the Judiciary of the
State were to carefully abstain from
participation in political controversies,
and from the pursuit of political Offices
while occupying the bench, such Austen
ton would be in harmony with the let
ter and spirit of our Constitution, and,
resulting from that, woald be mate
rial increase Of their official and person.
al dignity, and larger measure Of pop
ular respect for and confidence in the
bench. 1t is humiliating to see Occu-
pants Of high judicial positions engaged
il hot scrambles for political prefer
ment. manipulating caucuscs, engaging
in school house stump speaking, petty
newspaper controversies, and the eager
quest of patronage and power. Let
the people resolve that SO long as the
judges of our supreme and district
courts occupy the bench, no political
aspirations on the part of those officers
win be countcnanced. If this were un-
dcrstood TO be TIE popular determine
ton, our judges would soon come to be
regarded with great Deal more Of
confidence and respect than at present"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.

Chicago. May S.-Intcnse excitement
prevails in this city, arising from politi-
cal complications growing out of the
Republican primary elections in Cook
county, on Saturday. The contest for
the control of the county convention
was the hardest ever had in this city and
has created good deal of bad blood
The Inter Ocean charges that frauds
were committed by the Washburne and
Blaine men at several polls, and on the
other hand the Tribune alleges that
there were frauds in the second, fifth,
ninth, eleventh and twelfth wards on
behalf of Grants supporters. When
the county convention met at Farwel!
Hall to-day the passion Of the different
factions had been SO wrought up that a
split took place and two conventions are
now in session, the result of which will
that two SETS of delegates will be sent
to Springfield.
The Times, Tribune and Inter Oceaa
have different figures as to the division
Of delegates elected to the county con-
vention, but all agree that the combined
vote of for Washburne and Blaine is
greater than tor Grant. The Inter
Ocean claims 81 out of 1888, and the
Times copcedes 81 out of 17S.
1t is alleged that before the conven-
ton at Farwcll Hall opened, commit
tee from the Grant side. consisting of
Leonard Sweet and T. S. Tuthill, wait
ed on Hon. C., Il. Farwcll, leader of the
Blaine ana Washburne forces, and asked
pro rata representation to the State
convention be conceded TO the Grant
side, and that Farwcll replied that be
had never heard of the Grant people
conceding any thing at any convention.
As the anti-Grant side was in MAORI
ty lie would not consent to division of
delegates.
The chairman of the county conven-
ton, G.. NJ. Singer, was known to be .
Gran: man, and he called the convention
to order, and without waiting for him
TO make any suggestion, member arose
and nominated Elliott Anthony, IA
Washburne man, for chairman. Before
Singer could say anything, there were
heard cries from nil parts of the house
for Anthony to take the chair, and amid
great uproar Anthony advanced to the
stand and Singer was hustled of the
stage. There was a general rush to the
stage, and for moment it looked az il
there would be a general fight, but final
~ some kind of order was restored and
most of the Grant delegates withdrew
from the hall and proceeded to the Pal
mer House and there organized a second
convention.
1t is claimad by the Grant men that
Singer only wished to know if il was
customary for committee men to select
temporary chairman. He was pulled
of violently and was driven from the
stage. On the other hand it is said in
excuse, that it was understood to be
Singers purpose to put q person friend
~ 10 the minority forward, but be this
rs it may. it is generally conceded that
the majority was over hasty and arbi-
trary. The convention could have vot-
ed into the chair any one they wanted.
The Grant men met at the Palmer
House, organized convention, and
elected solid delegation.
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FOR STATE AUDITOR.


A few weeks since, the EAGLE, in
mentioning the names Of probable cam
didates for State Off GERS from this Con-
gressional district, alluded to Col. n. l..
Taylor, Of this city. whose name had
been canvassed somew hat in connection
with the Authorship. Since that time
we have been convinced from express
sions of leading men from different por-
tons of the State, that his candidacy
would not only be well accepted. but
that his nomination would add TO the
invincibleness of the ticket. Very
strong expressions in his praise and be-
half como up from sections Of eastern
Kansas, where he formerly resided
AS a public officer Col. IL. l.. TAYLOR
is widely and favorably known. His
acquaintance in this section of the State.
comprising this and the old land dis
trict, where he, for series of years.
was Z. S. Register, is most extended.
Throughout fifteen counties he YVES
very popular as an officer with the set
tiers. Probably few men in the State
enjoys a wider and more favorable ac-
quaintancc with public men. In all the
varied positions. civil and military, in
which he has been called he has acquit-
ted himself with great credit.
Our people would be pleased TO sue
coed in securing the chief exccWiyeship
for their candidate, the HoH J. NJ.
Steele, but in a failure in that, would
unite most heartily in the supper; OF
Col. Taylor for Auditor, knowing that
in filling such position he would be II
a credit to this valley and honor him
self. Col. Taylor is absent from home
at this time, but we put forth these
plain facts Us his due.
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THE PROPOSED RAILROAD.

Washing. ION, :: ay s. - The House
Railway Committee to-day agreed to
report favorably bin to incorporate the
Cherokee and Arkansas railroad com-
pany with authority to construe: aud
operate u line of railroad and telegraph
from Arkansas City. in the State Of
Kansas. through the Indian Territory,
following the general line of the Arkan-
sas river 10 n point at or near Fort
Smith The capital stock is not to ex
coed $1,000 900, and shall be divided
into shares of 500 each. Section five
Of the bin has been amended in the
committee so that no lands shall he
granted to the road in aid OF its con-
strucHon through, the Indian Territory.
excepting in conformity with the exist
ing treaties governing the relations Of
the United States government with the
Indian tribes living there. The section
allowed hundred feet on each side Of
the track. and twenty acres for each
way station. |: further provides that
private property may be condemned in
accordance with the law Of 1864. Tela-
tive TO the construction OF railroad
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
THE NEW ROAD.

The ST. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road win be completed from Oswego
west as far as Wichita about the first
of June, and it will then become the
main line. The road running from
Pierce City to Vinita will become the
branch line. On che main line there
will be four passenger train divisions
One from St. Louis to Rolla. one from
Rolla TO Springfield, one from SPRING
field TO Oswego and one from Oswego
to Wichita. Oswego again becoming
the end Of a division. we shall see the
boys who have for the past six months
been compelled TO pass by us again en-
loving the beauties of the finest town in
southern Kansas. Three years ago
the st. Louis and San Francisco railway
was struggling through sparse popu-
lation 10 make receipts and expenses
meet in running from St. Louis to Vim
tia. and the sagacity of.joseph Scligman
and his associates Is fully verified IN
running that road from Pierce City cat
into the Garden Of Eden country of
Southeastern Kansas, whereby the re-
ceipts and future prospects OF the road
have become so much advanced that the
stock has within the past year gone up
from two and one halfper cent TO over
fifty per cent, adding some 10000 .0co
increased wealth TO the owners OF the
road. II is more than likely that the
same sagacity that has pushed the road
west for the last year will continue II
until it connects 81. Louis with the Pac-
fic shore and the road VIII become the
successful rival of the Union Pacific.
being 80 far south As to do away with
snow sheds and snow bound trains.
The road west of Oswego has been
pushed with wonderful energy. and the
work is not surpassed by any road IN
the United Siafcs-sieel rails, pcrma-
nent stone abntments. iron bridges.
gradual dirt slopes. and the best stone
ballast. with plenty OF cHlverls. all test
ify 10 the ski! and ability of those u be
have had the work in charge. headed by
Capt. c. ". Rogers, the general man
ager. of the road wno Is host within
himself. genuine down-eas,er. who
has brought with him the carefainess OF
detail. the penetration OF thought. and
witlai the experience OF one who was
trained where ra;iroadiug Is science. |
Iais5cxienf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
SPRING CREEK MUSINGS.
Ell PAso, May 10, 1880.

Ell PAso, May 10, 1880.
To tie Editor Of tie Eeg,e:
The dedication of the Presbyterian
Church at FL Paso yesterday was an oc-
currencc long 10 be remembered by our
citizens. The church was filled to It's
utmost capacity, the vestibale was pack
ed with spectators eager to hear the Ger
emonies, and many were unable to get
into the house al all. The exercises be-
gan promptly at IL O'Clock with singing
by the choir, Miss Parker presiding al
the organ. Rev. Mr. Hewitt, OF Wich-
ita, delivered the ,ledicator. sermon, Sc
lecting his text from LIST Timothy, 3-l5,
.swhicl, is the church of the living God
the pillar and ground Of the truth"
His sermon was masterpiece of logic
and established for him Q popularity
among the congregation here, which is
congratulatory to the congregation in
your city for having secured the ser"-
ices of SO able q pastor. Rev. Nr. Nc
Quown also creditably acquitted HIM
self by the way in which he conducted
his part of the exercises. The church
| is a handsome building and cost up
wards of S1,700. every cent of which
was iquidated before dedication day,
an item Of news which was received by
the vast audience with much pleasure.
accidentally picked up an April NUM-
Der of the Mulvane Herald the other
day and noticed that the editor Of that
sheet had fell victim to the EAGLES
Loot Lirpa coal bonanza sell. He ex-
patiased largely Oh the future greatness
of Mulyane with Mr. "A .Pril1s; coal mine
in close proinity.
Mrs. Richard Duval, daughter of Mrs.
Robert Stafford, of Spring Greek, died
in Mulyane last Friday. Her remains
were followed TO the Il! Paso cemetery
on Saturday by a long procession of
Mulvane's people, where they were met
by large number of sympathizing
friends of III Paso and vicinity. Her
body was here solemnly and carefully
laid to rest Mrs. Duval leaves hus-
band and y little son to mourn her loss.
The rain Saturday was timely relief
to a few wheat fields. Some fields
though are irretrieyably lost.
j. McBee's little son Charlie was bad
ly poisoned last week by some poison
Gus weeds.
The ladies of Dry Creek deserve great
praise for the excellent supper given at
the Carlton school house last Thursday
night.
Win Caldwcll's school closed last Fri
day, and another pcdagogue rcjoiceth.
Mr.. Lloyd, of FL Paso, has purchased
80 acres of Mr.. Cantril's farm, and will
build a house upon it and move his
blacksmith shop thiiher soon, we under
stand.
Miss Bidwell, the urchin trainer of
the Stafford district, will given an ex-
hibition at the close of her term which
promises to be treat.
Yours respectfully,
RETsEL.
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TiLDEN OR RANDALL.

Speaker Randall believes that Mr..
Tilden will be nominated ut Cincinnati.
He says:
.Thc result in the several State Con-
yentions that have been held to date
points TO this conclusion. The specula-
tions that have been INDUCED in rela-
tive to the man for whom Mr.. Tiidcn
would throw his strength and influence
in case he finds he cannot secure the
nomination himself, believe TO be with
out the slightest foundation. Mr.. Til
den is so certain Of his nomination that
the idea Of anyone else having it, has
not Deen considered. As for Pennsyl-
vania, feel satisfied that Tilden has
forty out of the forty-eight delegates,
and think he will eventually have the
whole delegation. The Democratic
masses want Tilden, and John Kelly
will either have to yield to their wishes
or be alone in his opposition"
If Tilden is not nominated the proba-
bility is that Randall will be.
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The Wichita EAGLES man Jocelyn
may be q very good man, and amply
able to express his meaning; but when
no offered resolutions virtually placing
the Kansas delegates In the hands OF
Conkling and Cameron, 10 be used as
puppets TO carry out their schemes, he
exhibited wOful lack of independence
and true manhood. THIS is all his res.
olutions can be construed to mean
They resolved that Kansas should defer
to the wishes of doubtful States, and
New York was the only Northern State
that was understood to be in the posi-.
ton that the Republicans would have
to cringe to Conkling in order to carry
it.-7FOy Chief
We claim that the resolutions were
emincntly practical and sensible. 1t is
to the doubtful States we should defer
II is the doubtful that we want. The
attempt of solid Democratic States like
Missouri which in no event can help
elect Republican President, to control
the National Convention is neither wise
nor smart. It's cheek, simply cheek
As for Kansas, Iowa and other over.
whclmingly Republican State they will
support the Republican nominee in an.
event. What we want is the man who
can carry New York, Indiana and three
or four doubtful Southern States. they
best know who that man is and to defer
to their wishes in the premises is simply
good hard political sense, and in no
manner . trucking TO Conkling or
(samer0n
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-05-13
THE INVASION.

just now the Indian Territory inva-
sion is attracting no little attention.
Within week several army officers and
agents have been in Wichita trying To
ascertain the bottom facts. The dis
patches assure us that an army Of squat
tiers have marched upon the forbidden
ground. We don't believe word Of it.
Capt. Dave Payne, of this place. will.
several men, have gone down to the
Canadian country. Lieut.. Steadman.
who was in Wichita Saturday, said he
had just returned from an extended
tour through the Territory, in which
ho I'D mot met half dozen teams.
The boom is kept up by a few adven-
turers, which spirit is backed by cor
porations anxious for the opening OF
the lands. From dispatches sent to
the editor of this paper from the Depart
ment, we are satisfied that the Govern
ment win remove every man. peacefully
II possible, but remove them at any
cost. The special dispatches sent out
that the people Of Sedgwick county are
docking by hundreds to the Territory.
are thin canards and without the least
foundation in truth. The Caldwell
Commercial says that Captain Pardcc
with force Of men, conducted ~ John
Neagher, had started after Captain
H6Saes scttlcmcnt on the Canadfsn.
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TICE'S PREDICTION FOR MAY.

The following are Ticc's predictions
for this month. lie has hit it SO far
pretty well:
Probable weathcr-1st, fair west /:
cloudy and rainy east: 1st TO Sd, clear.
and frost in localities Sd to 7th, end
ing in clouding, threatening weater,
with local rains; 9TH to Sth, clear or
fair, with liability to frost Oh the 9TH
and Sth; 9th to 18th, clouding and
threatening, with rain; 18th to 18th,
clear or fair: 18th to 18th, clouding and
threatening weather, with severe storms
in places: 18th to Goth, clear, and frost
about 18th and 18th, if severe storms
have occurred: Goth to ed, clonding
and threatening weather, with storms !:
23d to 18th, fair: Goth to 31st, clouding,
threatening weather, with local rains.
The comparatively warmer days will be
about 4th, 18th, 10th, 22d and 2sih.
The comparatively colder days will be
about the LIST, 9TH, 18th, 18th and oath.
The earthquake periods are Sd, 10th,
18th, 2lst and 2Sth.
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THE EXTENSION.
WEST SIDE. May sth. 1880.

WEST SIDE, May Sth. 1880.
10 the Editor Of the Eagle:
1t is currently reported in city and
county that .'ceriain gentlemen in
Wichita. and zone man" in the South
west are trying 10 induce the st. Louis.
Wichita & Western railroad company
TO locate their road as ''far south" rs
possible in order to avoid rival town
that some day nigh. become the county
seat, thus compelling our county 10
pay from S25, 600 to>S50, 900 to crafty
the absurd and selfish desire of "uii-
scrupGleus scliemers." Can this he
trae? | am slow 10 believe that city
men who have treated the West side"
so magnanameusly upon ali former DC
casions, eou,d now stoop to this very
"small trick New. gentlemen, we
simply ask wha. honestly belongs TO Us,
a friends of the city. the railroad COM
pany and the county of Scdgwick that
is, 'sstraigh. line of road from Wichita
TO kingman, and no lodging. and to
station mot city, every 10 or II miles
on said line Can YOU object to this:
We carried the bend proposition on the
West Side by inducing our people TO
believe that they weaid be treated fair
~ and honestly by the city ard the rail-
read company. II yoa deceive us in
This matter you viii find il extremely
difiicgI, in ever securing our assistance
in any enterprise. however desirable or
valuable il may be 70 yoE- Should The
road be lceaiei in the airertioa OF -'Cc--
onado, and then nersh to kiagInzn. i.
VIII 10; accommodate the people
straight line viii accommodate, and
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AN INFAMOUS FALsEnOoD.
Special Dispatch to the Commonwealth.
WASHINGTON. Nav Z

Special Dispatch to the Commonwealth.
WASHINGTON. May I.
II is evident .hat the Associated Press
is being used to mslcad the public in
relation to The condition of the canvass
for nomination 1T Chicago. II is be-
ing iclegraphed all over the he cosg.ry
that the Pennsylvania and New York
delegates will divide, and not Obey in
structons to vote for Grant. Those
who ought. aud do know best, say that
this is an infamous falschood, made.'np
on purpose to effect the election of del
cgates yet TO be selected. am enabled
to state most positively that the States
mentioned Will east solid vote fer
Grant, and there is not a particle of
doubt that he will be nominated On the
first ballot. he now having very nearl,
a majority Of the delegates. and j. SIRE
to have more than enough. The meet
ing at ST. Louis is looked upon here a.
the last kick Of the screachers. and il is
no. believed that IT viii have any effect
except to soiidify the stalwart element
in The Republican party
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WASuBURNE.

There has been considerable discus
sion and not a little excitement in poiit-
ical circles, during the last few days, as
to whether Mr.. Washburnc is candi-
date or not. The following item from
the Chicago journal, the leader of tho
Washburne .'boom,, ought to settle the
question:
1--WE continue to be told that Wash
bIrne is not 4 candidate. Once again,
and once for all. we state that every
body understands that he is not himself
a candidate, but those Republicans who
believe that with him we shall have 4
united and sure success are determined
to make him their candidate. The fact
that he is not n candidate is the one
strong argument why the people should
make him their candidate, and they arc
bound TO do that very thing.