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, 1881-06-15
Unfavorablo Reports About Cutting
Of Trunk.Line Rates.
Southwestern Stocks Strongly Upheld
Finances IN Chicago.
The Produce Markets trregular-Lard Easy
0lher Provisions Qufo! and Firm.
Wheat Unsettled and Lowor--Oorn Easier
Oats Higher, but Dull.


stocks oncnc,, atronr. with considerable xntna.
Inter av,nn,oms of wrnkncas shnwr,t Them.
sc,vcs rspcrmiiv In tho ynn,1rrl,lIta In,,,,tyl v
ruports Tint rites wcrv bolu1 bndly cut, All
,toy tho Uould STOCKS weso tirn1y snpp,rtrd mud
pushed I'm. At tho cIosc ttn market wns steady.
Hates nrc E,,tyl1csttpnnnly being reduced uu
tho lEt,es t,ptwcpn 1,htcnvo md Nuw York.
whcthrr ttfa ia ot, ocr1,nt NJ fnclx or 1n,.,ncss
or IN ,icurcxa Inn x,nel, tt,nrkct FIR nrcrfaityt.
plrnscs Ia not c1unr It ia ccrtnln tbut contracts
nru he,ur ,nf,]o br tho limo, ut is ccnts prr t01
nn,ln,ls M onc nratrn,1s IN usr ,vf,r m cf,t,ts
tumnrs wcro In circ,tln ton tat rntos M law ~
IL CENTS hn,i lren n,,,tlr ht thesr worn nt ror1.
ned a nrctny nr thu, nt,o ot,1ctnia ia cu,,ctl
for to.,,ay. In nnttc.pnt!on of troubled acs-
sIon. short su1ca wcrf, frortv ,nu1c. Lingo shuro
mud MtchIcuu central n.cro tho fayorit. ot tho
benrs, ir the rnIlroutl authorities continue 10
t1cuy Tint rutes trc bcje cut It will t)o berAuso
thcy draw a ltnodistiuctinu between cutting
and reducing" We arc informed that COIN
missioner Fink, when circumstances ealt for
s,,cb action, 9Jycs prlynto prvuljssiou to
tho roatis In tho Mloi 10 tn,lkc contracts
with lnrpc shippers ut rntcs below tho actu,lulo
figures. Th!s Is not cut" hut ~ reduction"
Tho lower rntcs iatc!y made l,y tito trunk llnrs
hnvo 'men 1n,rmtttcd by the Commissioner.
Itr,,ec tlte rnilros an1 thotr urgun M huyo t,ucn
asic to voclferurs,y ,lvny that rntos .cre being
cut It, tho fuce vt thosu who knew positively
TINT rntcS l1fl been jn,yure,i, but win, ill not
knnw t,,at lowering them ono way wus n y cut"
and ul1othor WHY ~ rrtllutIon.'
All nttc.npt to torrow st. loo for n short snio
disclosed tho fnyt TINT tho htuok WINS nll ~ close.
ly uckctl III th.t not 10O s,nros rou.l bu l,n.l.
CoMl stocks wuro quiut. with Il slightly tawcr
tendency. The ilt,anciml contltion ot Hudson IL
tevtnrp.l en- authority t hc admirable and thu
v,liuu nr tho stuck, ~, Its intrinsic merits to bo
ctlttnl to thut nf f.ictsnwNtlna.
Pullman was attIl Inwct. suil,ng down tn 143,i.
H.
, 1881-06-15

Aso aD bu RE n1,d Il. III MI bnsoy nhlppe. by r.
Tho following shows thu rporpts at sovernl
nrtesos or produce in tito city from Jan. to tho
cIoso OF last woek: .,lSs. .t0B hr[a Hour, .sl5.l5D
hi wheat, Lii ,7o6 bu corn, 11,1a.is7 bu onts,
@f,t0o bn ryo l,0o,a1 bu barloy, 1T, ser III lbs
llaxscet u, ,o5s07s lbs hog mcRt, II, 1,1sauss, lbs
snrd. t.ii, ,a75 lbs butter. l,4Ua.i hogs, 5l3sul
cnttlu, 2r},0 shccp. B7j,a1l bs htles. 1.l3, ,11i
lbs wool l.1l ,0 tons coal, 40s ISL CO.. feet luln
her, 3I ,!s5 brIy suit.
Tho following wore tho reported exports of
wheat tanclHdnE !t0nr) during the week ending
Juno from Montreal. Boston, Now York, PhIlu-
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Thu fnvprnllo balance. Including merchandise,
spcc!c md bullion wna &l5u, 10 11H for tho nIno
mottha unsltng March Ut, 1881, nnA WINS $1at,5t..-
Eal for tho yeas OndnK Mnrch III, 1sst. These
ilHtlrca shnw That ttls cuantry has exported
"no,2h 10 pay for lis Imports, Including speeu,
tho freight uharvoA VII them. tho interest uIi.l
dIvl.lonla On the bouds and stocks hold Ut, Out,
mud to bl,y aHu branx home, lu addition, lar90
amount II Dur securities.
EARNINGS Ut tho Chesapeake s. Ohio hallway
CoMpany:
E.,r siny. .s?sa IA q
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
CoHKLue AND BrAuI.

II the President-eiect consider. political
conditions - they were developed duing
the canvass, then Mr.. Conkling b enfltled 70
the ira consideration. Mr.. Biaine went In
to the canvass rs leader. He took com
mand Of the army formed NJ Chicago. Be.
fore de canpaign was half fought be wn
ixnomfnioualy routed. He lost his swn Re-
publican 6tate. His defeat astte defeat Of
the came. The loss Of Maine elected Hasf
e0e9sf II was then that Mr.. CoekIing 60
to the front. Like Desaix At Mar64o -
Sheridan at Winchester, he found . routed
army. He took command OF the Dissolved
and flying bsttalions, rallied them and won
the day. Blaine lost Republican Maine,
.Conklipg carried Democratic New. York
Something Of this Is due to General GraSt,
who threw his tremendous personality, his
illustrious name and his incompatible fame
into the canvass. But for the purposes OF
this inquiry we speak ofGeneral Grant when
We speak Of Conkiing. The fact that the
New York Senator was able to rally to his
cause the first citizen Of the Nation II only
tribute to his power.-Hss fork Herald.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
WINTER WHEAT.

The Commonwealth says that any prcdic-
tions OF statements pertaining TO the condi-
ton OF the winter wheat crop in our STATE.
al this tine, cannot be considered Of an, cs-
pccial value 20 amy one. The ground has
been frozen for many weeks; and while the
wheat WAS in fine condition in the month If
November. yet il viii he impossible TO tell
what proportion Of it is winter killed until
after the month of March. should spring
open dry and windy, il will grow very ,lisas-
ferrous 10 the wheat. on the other hand.
should we have plenty Of rain within Il
month. il is fair to presume that the crop
will be at least AZ average enc. One extreme
usually follows another. and since kansas
has witnessed an unusually long dry spell.
IL is argued that we will have an unusual
amount of rain fail hi, summer. Should
winter break up with copious showers, we
cah confidently expect bountiful wheat
harvest; and. until that time it is useless TO
predict VIVA: the crop will he. a. such pre-
dictions or gucsses are not based on actual
knowledge
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
COLLYER ON TaE JEWS.

Ia a recent sermon the Rev. DIR. Collycr,
one Of the most eloquent c!ergymen Of the
Unitarian church of the present day, spoke
thus Of the anii-Jewisli crusade recently rife
in parts Of Germany, paying very hand
some compliment 10 the prosecuted race, but
one that was not Unmcritei:
Nov, here in the United States we find
that these Jews which The Germans would
put down are very much like ourselves. The
best of them are IL good as our best, bu! l
seriously doubt whether their worst can be
proved to be n bad Is our worst by the aver
ages we find in our court records. They
help II, build and cndow hospitals. and take
care o! their own sick, pay their share Of the
poor tax and maintain their own poor.
never heard of jew who was a tramp. /
haze never to my knowledge seen jew beg
ginS. ask merchants who have large deal
ings with them, have they not found them
upright rs Christians! IL the Jews here diff
fer at all from their bretnrcn in Germany, the
difference is in favor OF the old land. The
Jews in this country have had TO engage al
most wholly in business. In Germany they
have shed great lus.rc on the land by their
genius and their learning. Those in the
common walks of life differ in no respect
from those we have here. They are honest
and industrious and are good patriots.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
.
DOUBLE TRACK RAILROAD.
From tAs Atlantic &, .hs Missouri River.

The following resolution was adopte d by
the Legislature Tuesday. 1t is known a.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. Is:
WHEREAS, The increase in the agriculi,l-
raj products Of the west has been much faster
than the means OF transportation thereby
preventing realization Of the highest prices
from our products, by preventing their be-
ing marketed at q seasonabie and most ad.
vantageOus time, and
WHEREAS, The complete and comprehen-
sive view Of this fact contains conclusive
proof that government railroad would fur
nIsh prompter and cheaper means Of trans
portation affording to the people Of the diff
ferent sections Of our country the opportu-
nifty for more speedy interchange OF their
products ard at less cost thereby solving
the vexed question Of adequate aud cheap
transportation and as this question is in the
highest degree, National in character and Of
peculiar importance not only in Kansas but
to all the agricultural states Of the west
therefore be il
Hesefrtd. By the Senate, the House OF Rep
representatives. concurring sherein;
First. That our senators from this state
be instructed and our representatives in con
congress he requested to urge in the congres.
81 the United States the building Of track
government freight railroad from the sen |
,oast on the east TO the Missouri river on the !
vest so as To make the maine line accessible |
or commercial purposes TO the people OF all |
he states Of the Mississippi vsiley.
Second, That copy Of the resolutions be
by the secretary OF state TO our
enators aud representatives in Congress,
NTH tae earnest request that they urge the
ieasures herein contained.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
TIE NEW COURT HOUSE.

To tie Editor cfthe Eagle.
The courthouse question is assuming shape
and no doubt will be agitated until a MAORI.
ty OF our people are in favor Of costly build
ing for county purposes. Such is the rcsaIt
Of all such questions at least. The building
we now have Is conveniently arranged for
all the different Offices. with good firc-proof
safe vaults for papers and books. Until very
lately the rental OF the hall above has paid
also the expenses of moving books, etc The
800 per annum rent now paid is small
matter for the county as compared to ex-
pending $4,000 or $4,000 in new buildings
when the time shall come for large county
building, the expenditure of from ten to
twelve thousand dollars on the present build
ing will provide court room and county Of
fees for this county for long time.
In your issue Of February Sd, see a letter
from our embryo statesman from the Ninety
second district, in regard to the Topping of
of eXtravagances, etc, in our county affairs.
1t seems tn me have heard this advice some
where before. ! have no doubt but that all
Of us ex-county officials can now see chances
and opportunities for Topping of something,
which we could not see while regularly
drawing our salaries. Mr.. Stanley forgets he
has held the pruning knife in his hand as
county attorney for the last six years. and if
he has failed to see that our governmental
tree was properly trimmed, it is his fault and
i looks cheeky, AT least. that he should draw
his rusty blade to begin looping of at this
ate date when lie can do no good. and just
when his successor Dale is ready to gather
he fruit. Mr.. Editor IL Is thin. exceedingly
hin.
am 10 favor OF Judge Campbeil's court |
ill. !. NJ. STEELE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
TIE TAX REBATE.
IsIt sn Expensive Luxury?

County Treasurer Tucker kindly furnishes
US the following figures from his books: The
amount allowed by the County Treasurer 4,
rebate for faA payment Of taxes for 1880 was
&l,2.3 Sc; for 1879 there was allowed 81 1886;
and for 1873 there was allowed sS93.0e. The
total valuation OF Sedgwick county for the
year 1889 is S3.l92..ls. The valuation upon
which taxes were collected was si.9i3.a4s.
or very nearly two-tiirds. Treasurer Tuck
or has issued 800 more tax receipts than last
year up 10 January 2ith.
The question Suggested, and it is one be-
ing asked by many papers and several Treas
Urers, is not the tax rebate an expensive lux
uiy! We unequiyocaly answer, no. The
very fact that nearly tgo-.lirds of the taxes
are paid when only one half are due, or six
months before the whole are due answers
the question. But says one, we have no use
Tor the money which must be idle in the
treasury, mulch OF which money we are ine.-
feet paying five per cent. for the use Of
while that may be partially true. such state
Of facts il much better than FOR the county 10
be carrying one-half of il real estate on the
delinquent list, and in the mean lime piling
up the taxes on the prompt paying property
holders to meet necessary expenses. Kansas
has tried several tax collecting laws and un-
der every one but the present one, the delin-
quent tax list of each year filed up the coun-
y papers. IL was good thing for the pa
pers. but bad for the county. We see an cf-
Tort will be made TO repeal the present law
Ills winter. We warn the Legislature that
1t viii be mistake. The present law is the
best ever framed or executed up that sub
lect. 1:n0t only punishe, dciuqucnts bn;
Oilers Il premium for pronptness, aud still
permit those who desire TO do so to pay twice
year without penalty, or rebate. At any
rate the penalty Of each year render the most
prosperous times, viii more than meet the
rebate.
Don't repeal the tax law. There is Que
point which nigh, he amended as Treasurer
Tucker suggests, and tha; il with reference
10 personal property tax. The warrant can
not run till January l2th. while the tax Is
actually due in November la the interim
many skip out. The Treasurer should be
Empowered 90 issue such warrant upon his
own option.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
TIE STATE FISHERMAN HEARD FROM.

IL lie EGitoy Of ne Edgle.
In your Issue Of the Goth inst You have
uniustly charged me with planting more fish
IN the streams along the line Of the Kansas,
Pacific Railroad than in The streams in South
era Kansas, and that .ay attention had been
frequently called 10 the fact that in the Vi
entity OF Wichita many beautiful stream, for
ii> existed. OF iBe millions of fish eggs
had brought into the state. hot one had been
deposited in that section. your charge is I'M
just, because il is not true. 1 have stocked
the Little Arkansas. not Wit eggs, bu; with
FISH. Cow Greek, walnut and Pawnec have
al been stocked with fish. AMI every stream
in the State in Central and Western Kansas
OF any Importance have received an equal
distribution of fish. In due time hope TO
plant fish in every stream in The state. The
LIMITED number have beer PLANTING in the
streams Will, in time, il protected. produce
more. I have rot been impartial. aud hope
you will do me the justice to correct the |
wrong impression You have of my official |
acts.
" for your personal 'opinion OF me- aud |
tfc ''1ish business" care bu; little about il.
nor VIII il prevent me from coming 10 your
city m stocking the streams in your yicni.
,y with fish. I am willing. however, TO have
my acts criticised, but do want an impartial
critic. or one who believes that Kansas la.
otlcr towns OF equal Importance 10 the one
IN which your paper isrublishcd. l am,cry
respectfully. -. u. LONG,
Fish Commissioner.
Al very high sounding and independent.
NJ -. 4.
equal Importance to Wichita. but they are /,
mighty scarce; bat Kansas has not other
streams tina; equals in Importance III, Great :
ArAansas. ~ TO youg Willingness TO be crit :,
icised, we shall assume The privilege of crit
ici-iag the act, of public officers without re- !,
gard 10 their Willingness or unwiingncss. :.
The EAGLE said what ii did ia the Interests =
of four Of the greatest counties in the State. :,
greatest in population, and in the amount of ;,
taxes paid TO the STATE. with but four or five :
cNccptons--thc cnuu, OF Builer. Sedgwick. h,
sumner and Cowley. We based our asscr- :,
ton npen two facts; the first. We had never "A
heard Of Mr.. Long being in ihi, part of the 4,
State. and tae second upon his own rcport
Tor lsco. That report names sixty odd places =,
where iish are deposited. Only siN of which y,
are souih of the centre OF the STATE and =,
these six near the central line. OF course a
when a man can stand up with such an air OF =,
injured Innocence and deny his own report a.,
"ell. before We can corrce. amy wrong I'M a.,
lrossons Mr.. Long VIII have 10 correct his =,
'wn report showing that he has done some ~,
hing for the counties named and for Green :
wood, Chautauqua, Elk. Woodson. Mont 49,.
,onery and 80 on and 50 on.--ED. EacLr.l -
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
CATTLE TAX.

Judge UIncr, OF Barbour county. has in
troduccd bill into the House, that of soma
tor Sluss, in the Senate, being lis counter
part, 10 provide against the evasion 10y cattle
men Of the payment of taxes on their herds.
rs il is now, men holding cattle in the south
ern and southwestern counties of the State
drive them into the Indian Territory or I'M
organized counties about thc first of March.
t1x-paying time. and after the lapse Of thirty
days or 80 drive them back again. thus get
ting out OF the payment of taxes upon {. EN-.
aud causing the loss TO these counties in
taxes of thousands and thousands Of dollars.
Judge orncr's bill provide, that all cattle
brought into 4 county before .he first of de-
celGbcr saall be subject To taxation, and in
addition TO this the provides penalties for
false swearing. etc.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
BORDER RELIEF.

On Thursday. Senator Pstchin, introduced
bill ''for the relief of the destitute In West
ern Kansas whicI, provides for the appro-
priaiion Of 5,0oo, or SO much thereof as Is
necessary. We are indebted 70 The Common
rsstI for the following synopsis OF the bill ;
A commissioner Is to be appointed by the
Governor. within five days after the passage
Of the law, who shall be confirmed by the
Senate. and who shall take charge OF the dis
tribu,ion Of supplies Of all kinds necessary
10 carry out the provisions of the act. and
who shall give bond in the sum OF s23,CV
The commissioner shall have full power TO
purchase all needed supplies for the desti-
tute, and distribute them as provided by the
law. Before any relief can he afforded any
person under this law, the county commits
sioners Of the organized county in which the
applicant resides. shall certify that the ap-
peal is a genuine one, and that the county Is
unable TO relieve the destitute within its own
boundaries. In case the appeal comes from
an urorganizcd county, the applicant must
verify his residence, section, township,
range. the date of fret settlement, how long
.,c has lived in such county. how many acres
Of land under cultivation. with amount and
kind OF crop planted. immediate cause Of
distress, number in the family, names, age
aad sex, lit Of all personal property, stock
and farming implements. grain, etc, wheth-
er the party draws pension from the Gov
crnment. whether he is the head Of family,
who are dependent upon him and whether
he is the head Of family. who are depend
ent upon him and whether nc has made every
possible effort to gain the means Of support
aud has failed, giving the cause OF failure.
No relief Is 20 be extended to any persons.
except heads OF families. The Commissioner
is TO make detailed report Of his work on
or before April so, 1881, to the Auditor Of
State. The salary Of the Commissioner shall
be So per day and reasonable expenses. for
each day that he is actually employed. His
powers and salary shall not extend beyond
the first DAY of January: 1882.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
'pondence OF the Topeka Commonwealth.
RAILROADS AGAIN.

see. from time to time, articles in your
paper. some written by lawyers. others by
business men and newspaper men, all claim
ing to know .'the best way" TO control rail-
roads. II is fair to presume that these men
know something Of what they write aud talk.
But as farmers we see things in different
light from these men. which OF course is nat
ural enough. One fact, or rather declaration,
has become notorious with these men, that Is
that the railroads ia every ease are to blame
Tor all the wrongs. aud the county and city
officials. and people. never. Now | submit,
is true. is il just. While am as determined,
and viii go as far As any reasonable man
should, 10 correct any evil or imposition. yet
before am prepared TO do 30 in this case. |
must know something OF their ability to re-
dice their rate, before can act with ;ntellj-
gcnce. Say. for instance. the A,chison. To-
pcka 4 Santa Re once charged six cent,
mile to travellers. and their freights were pro-
high; but if it absolutely re-
quired these high rates to pay their taxes.
running expenses aud interest, could you
have done better than they: Certainly not. !
Now suppose you had, by law, compelled |
hem them to reduce their rates ope-i,aJf
" hat would have been the result. WHY /
bankruptcy. The road would have fallen
n,o the hands OF other parties. who would
,ayc been compelled 10 charge the same rates
n order TO Tive. But is IL not true that as
Don n the country became settled and bu.i-
hess began 70 revive. that this company. Of
Is own accord. reduced its rates greatly. and
onsinues 10 DO so as business increases.
low let Us 90 back 80 the beginning OF this
abroad business in Kansas aud review the
natter as farmers We say in the first prae,
Ia, cur counties and cite. fhrou-,, their
'w!ul agents. did wrong in many esses. As :
0. eounfv or city should aid any railroad un.
So they clearly see that they arr TO secure
,rre.poudipg benefits. Say your county
louid vote bonds 10 the amount or Sfso 600
good road leading from n large city info
good agricultural county. and that road
III build you thirty miles Of track and quip
with all necessary equipsse. the interest
your bonds Will amount to S-.oss annual \
aud the thirty miles 81 rad taxed 1t q. asa
r milo will pay iato yoar county treasury
uuaIly over d .oSe. thus creating a sinking -
nd from the very starr. Then your bonds
ming twenty or thirty year,, and your
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
We JUST ED.

The London Tina Of late date has the fol.
lowing handsome compliment to America ::
Europe may fairly and in iis own right SYM
pathizc with each stride its kinsfolk beyond
the Atlantic make toward the full realization
of their inheritance. American citizens reed
not fear or expect TO provoke European ell
Wy and jealousIy by the records they unfold
of their marvellous advancement from string
Of scattered plantations TO principal place
among the powers Of the earth. Never could
nntion point to past progress SO continuous
and 80 rapid within its own natural bounda-
ries. Alexander carved out in a brief life
time the most splendid of empires. Rome in
many ages built the most durable. The
mother country Of the United States in a
hundred years founded an Asiatic sovereign
ty Of uneyampled brilIiancy. But all the
chief empires Of history excepting that Of
Wa -hingion have owed their grandeur TO
war and conquest. Citizens OF the United
States can boast that their country has
grown
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
BREWERIES AND VINEYARDS.

Among other propositions 10 settle tho
disputes arising from the adoption of the
prohibition amendment is one for the State
TO pay for the breweries and VINEYARDS rem
dered comparatively valuclcss by the amend
ncnt. The Atchison Fdt,isf. whose editor
has been looking the matter up, states that
The brcweries alone are worth 1854, 200 or
orcr half million, that they consume l07,-
les bushci. of barley, annually and tina! pa
S'a.3lS local and State tax. We are not ready
10 believe The statement. bu; it may be true.
As 10 the vineyards in Doniphan aud other
river counties no estimate of the value has
been made, but there are parties in Topeka
mcnt or purchase OF them.