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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
THE UTAH CONTESTANTS.

After session of about four hours on the
Utah contested election, the House Commit
tee on Elections. on motion of Mr.. Hazleton.
adopted the following:
Resoirtd, That Allen e.. Campbell is not
entitled TO a seat in this Congress as a dele
gate from Utah.
Resolsed, That George +. Cannon is not
entitled to seat is this Congress as dele
gate from the Territory OF Utah.
Res0lred, That the seat of the delegate
from the Territory be, and the same is here
by Declared vacant
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
FIVE CoNGRESSMEN FROM WESTERN
KANSAS.

Under the new apportlohmcnt Kansas will
elect seven Congressman next fail. Three CT
these win be elected by districts and four at
large. The present three Conressmen all
live in the east half of the settled portion Of
the State. The west half OF population, or
the west tine. 'ourths of the State is with
out congressional representation. Nay,
more, the west hall OF the population Of the
State is. without senators, Representatives.,
National or State officers. The east half-in
fact a mere strip OFF the east border Of the
State-has both Senators, all three Congress
men, al the State officers, the GIFTED States
Collector, the United States Judge. the Uni
ted States District Attorney, all the Judges
of the Supreme Court, United States clerks
OF courts, United States Pension Agent,
United States Land Commissioner, Uni
tel States Minister to Brazil, United
States Coasul General to Bangkok, and
every oibe.' officer. State or National, worthy
the name. Congressman Haskell lives with
in Thirty miles of the Missouri river, Con-
gresham Ryan lives within forty-fvc miles
Of the Missouri river, aud Congressman An
dcrson within one hundred miles of the same
river. The reelection of all three Of these
members l. conceded That all the State Of
ficers, including the associate justices and
Governor TO be elected next fall. win come
from this eastern half. is not denied. In truth.
that this great State with its population now
| of over 1 100000, has no voice in the State or
Nation wcsl OF 4 line drawn through juno
ton City and Emporia is an indisputable, as
| it is humiliating, fact If Coy. ST. John
shouli call the Legislature together now, af.
| ter the recent decision of the Supreme Court,
this great body of people would for the next
| ten years be, in the particulars mentioned,
| almos. DISTINGUISHED Our hope aud only
chance l. that the Governor will not do so,
and that tie next State Convention will, in
view of the undisputed facts stated, give to
the western half of Kansas the four extra
Congressman at large assigned this State by
the recent act of Congress. One of these
four should come from Northwestern Kan
sas, two from Western Kansas, and one from
this section OF the State. All the delegates
in convention from the west half Of this
State should, in view of the present distri-
button of officers, demand four congressman,
or otherwise go into combinations that would
secure them. It's all very well for the old
towns and counties of the State to say: oh,
well, we are all kansaus and our present
State and Federal officers are all that could
be asked. But that old excuse is worn
| thread bare. The EAGLE is no crank on this
subject of ''pockets" and eastern border
but entertains wholesome desire to see a
little evening up. and as first step il is as
little As we can ask, and a modest request
withal. that the western and unrepresented
half Of the State shall have at least four Con.
| gre>smep.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
WOOD HITf sENTINORp.

ST. LOUIS, February A.-A man known as
Wood Hite, who was arrested in Logan coun-
~. Kentucky, on February eth, for compiled
ty in the robber Of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad at Winston, ON the night
Of July 18th, last year, was arraigned in court
at Gallatin, Daviss county, on Wednesday,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to the peni-
tentIary for twenty-five years. Hite Is q first
cousin Of the notorious bandit, Jesse James,
1t is said he fred eleven shots into the loco
motive on the night the train was robbed,
and chased the engineer on the pilet He
would not give any information respecting
the rest OF the gang. Hite, has lived In Lo-
gan county, Kentucky. frr several years, and
It ~ believed others concerned In the robbery
reside in that or adjoining counties.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
TIRE =. EST DEMANDS FIVE coSGREssMES

What Is known as Western Kansas, that IL
all that part Of Kansas lying west OF line
drawn across the State north and south
through Topeka, demands five of the seven
Congressman under the ncw-apportionmeni.
What is known as Eastern Kansas, or that
portion of Kansas lying east of the line mcn-
toned, has all the State officers except one,
all the congressman except one, all the mem
bers OF the United States Court and Supreme
Court, clerks Of the United States Circuit
and District Courts, United States Marshal,
United States Collector, United States Attor'
ney, United States Mail Agent. United States
Minister TO Brazil, United states Consul
General at Bangkok, United States Land
Commissioner, State Printer, and all the
other attaches of State or Federal govern
ments 10 which Kansas is entitled, therefore
we demand five Congressman.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
WE TOLD YOU 50.

A few weeks since the EAGLE suggested
that in certain contingencies The Republican
candidate for Governor OF Kansas might be
very closely run. and even defeated. We
gave the necessary combination and also the
figures for such a conclusion. The CdPita!
and other papers affected to make light of
the matter. Now the Kansas City journal
claims 10 have information that the very
thing we suggested has been agreed upon
and That the hope Of success lies in the com
bination and figures given by the EAGLE.
The Commonwealth says it don't care what
kind Of platform or ticket is gotten up 10y
the combination, the Republican nominee
for Governor will be elected, which only
shows that the Commonwealth lacks forecast.
as ALTO the necessary ability to see that eight
il more than seven.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
TIE WICHITA COURT BILL.

The dispatches of Tuesday contain the fol-
lowing:
WAsHISGToN, February g. The bill in
troduced by Congressman Ryan and which
was fasorably reported from the House judi
cinry committee provides that there shall be
held at Wichita in each year on the first Mon
day in September, one term Of the United
States dirtrict court for the district Of Kan
sas The clerk, marshal and district attorney
Of the district OF Kansas shall perform the
duties pertaining to their Offices for the court,
and the clerk and marshal shall appoint a
deputy TO reside aud keep their offices at
Wichita, who, in absence OF the principals,
shall do and perform all the duties appertain-
ing to their Offices respectively. Butthe city
or county authorities shall provide a suitable
building, without expense to the United
States, in which TO hold the court.
The bin further provides that all that part
of the Indian Territory lying north of the
Canadian river and cast of Texas and the
| tooth meridian not set apart and occupied by
| the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Indian
tribes, shall, from and after the passage of
this act, be annexed TO and constitute part
OF the United States Judicial district of Kan.
sas, and the United States district courts at
Wichita and Fort Scott, in the district Of
Kansas, shall have exclusive original juris
dction OF all ofienses committed within the
limits OF the Territory hereby annexed to the
district OF Kansas against any one of the
laws of the United States, now, or that may
hereafter be operative therein
| Another important provision is that all that
portion of the Indian Territory not annexed
| TO the district of Kansas by the act and not
set apart and occupied by the Cherokee, Choc-
taw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indian
tribes shall, from and after the passage OF the
act, be annexed to and constitute a part of
the United States judicial district known as
the northern district of Texas, aud the Uni
| ted States district court at Graham, in the
northern district of Texas, shall have eXclus-
i've original jurisdiction of all offenses COM
mitted within the limits of the Territory
hereby annexed to the northern district of
Texas against any of the laws of the United
States now, or that may hereafter be, opera
tive therein.
1t is also provided that nothing contained
in the act shall be construed to affect in any
manner any action or proceeding now pend
ing in the circuit or district court for the
western district Of Arkansas, nor the execu-
ton of any process relating thereto; nor
shall any thing in this act be const 'ued TO
give TO the district courts of Kansas and
Texas respectively any greater jurisdiction
in that part of the Indian Territory SO as
aforesaid annexed respectively to the district
of Kansas and the northern district of Texas
than might heretofore have been lawfully eX-
crciscd therein by the western district Of
Arkansas; For shall any thing contained in
this act be construed to violate or impair in
any respect any treaty provision whatever.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
A DIFFERENCE.

The Supreme Court OF Tennessee decides
that section of any given law found TO be
unconstitutional vitiates or destroys the
whole act OF which such section il part.
Now the Supreme Court Of Kansas say DIFF
ferenily. Our court held, for instance, that
that portion Of the law declaring that lIar-
yey county hould pay Sedgwick county 80
much money, or. in other words. pay such a
proportion OF the general bonded indebted
ness, was unconstitutional, and that Harvey
need not do il: but another section Of the
same law which erected the county OF Iiar-
yey out OF Sedgw;ck county territory was
held 10 be sound Law and must stand. That
court did the same thing in the prohibiiory
law. in fact. we think our Supreme Court
could declare all the sections of u law uncon-
stituiioual. but hold the title and enactins
clause 10 be good law.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
TAKES ITS MEDICINE.

The Commonwealth yield. to the inevitable.
That paper has been preierring some other
man than Ryan for Congress solely on per-
sonal grounds, but seeing the hand writing
placed upon the wall by the people, grace
fully yields in the following words:
'.Mr. Ryan has been faithful. hard-work-
ing member, and has labored in season and
out for the advancement of his political
friends, not failing to put in his best ticks TO
find holes for all the political aspirants in his
district. Upon the whole, his career as a
member OF Congress has been not only sue
cess, but credit TO Tie district and the
State. Although not ON the best personal
terms with Mr.. Ryan, we do not hesitate to
ray that he is certainly entitled to another
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
CENTRAL GRANT RsrRsp.

SENATOR Bayard's amendment to Logan's
bill for the retirement Of Grant, which amend
ment allowed al living ex-Prssidents bali
pay, failed. and Logan's bill for retirement
on half pay was passed by the Senate amer .
short, sharp light. Two Southern Senators
voted for the measure. Brown. Of Georgia,
asserted that II the Southern Confederacy
had deem successful he should have unhesi-
tatiugly voted to pension General Robert E.
Lee, and therefore he not do otherwise than
show General Grant AN honor to which he
WAS Justly entitled
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
ASTONISHING.

The Canadian newspapers, the ST. Gather
inc -Nelrs, Quebec Mercury, and ST. Johns
GloJe. have come out in favor OF ''annexa-
ton or independence Eff.
IL is matter OF establishment that in the
face Of Tie successful experience Of Ameri-
ca aud of France that any people situated
as is Canada should consent 10 be tributary
to foreign power. the toll OF aristoeracy,
the province of Il woman who never saw them
or their land. a figure head in petticoats who
tries TO snub her prime minister. one OF the
Gro Attest men in the world.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
-C0NKLING.

Ex-senator Roscoe Conkling, 1t has been
stated and never denied, was rendered the
Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court by
President Grant, but he declined. However
that may be, President Arthur nominated
Conkling last Friday for the Supreme Court.
The surprise was general. The Senate will
confirm him unanimously, although it is said
Conkling will not accept. Few men living
occupy SO high a place in our history as
Conkling and for purity Of life, he is without
q faint.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
CREAMERIES IN KANSAS.

The sixth annual convention Of Northern
Iowa butter-men has just been held at Cedar
Rapids, and the makers OF butter at fifty
cents per pound were all jubiiant, as their
farms are now highly profitable without
growth of creameries and the general i'm
proSemcnt OF butter-making makes graft
fying exhibit. A gentleman from Kansas
was present. and said he had come 10 learn
something of the creamery business. Any
one who wished to invest money in cream
cries would find good opening in Kansas
Kansas has good pasture, pure air and wa
ter, and all she lacks is capital
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
POSTAL DECISION.

First Assistant Postmaster Hatton has de-
cided that magazines intended for campaign
circulars and containing an advertisement.
must pay postage at the rate of cents per
ounce, unless it appears that the actual sub
scription list would support the magazine
without such advertisement. In this event
the publication would fall within second
class mail matter. 1t is held that campaign
publications are, in one sense, educational
in character. and are therefore second class
matter; but if an advertisement form the
principal part Of the publication, it loses
this character and becomes simply business
adjunct, and third class matter.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
Gov. ST. JOHN his OWN So ,cEssoR.

To The Editor Of tie Eagle:
Prompt and severe as l have been in criii-
cising and fault finding in what ] concede to
be wrong. hope that possess as much of
the spirit of reconciliation, praise and recon-
Citation of what | concedc to be tight.
Your article of last week under the above
heading meets my unqualified approval and
endorsement. And especially do approve
and endorse it because Of the apparent de-
sire OF all leading papers and politicians of
the State to "set down" upon Governor st.
John. have believed, and seen repeatedly
within the past six months, that st. John
should be his own successor ! look upon it
as the smoothest and safest road TO the sue
cess of the Republican party.
JOHN KELLY.
Blen,lon February -, 1882
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
ALFALFA.

A subscriber of the EAGLE last week de-
sired some information about alfalfa clover.
The following article from Professor Shelton,
OF the Agricultural College. is apropos. He
has had considerable experience as praeti-
cal hog raiser, and for some years--or since
lS.5-has been investigating the merits OF
alfalfa, and he now says:
at is pre-eminently excellent for pasture.
makes two or three times the food that blue
grass will; stock eat il all, gnawing ii liter
ally into the ground. For hog pasture it
beats any and all other crops know of, and
for that purpose ] would rather have one
acre of it than five of artichokes.''
In the latitude of Kansas, Prof Shelton
would SOW about April LIST seed that came
from California or South America directly or
originally. instead of Eastern or European
seed. about 20 pounds per acre on any good
corn land, and if it incline to strong clay, so
much the better. Would SOW broadcast
after the ground has been thoroughly plowcd
and narrowed. and follow with light harrow
and roller.
During the first seasons growth alfalfa is
plant Of feeble, sickly appearance, and cas-
lily destroyed, and must not be closely pas
tured; but IL the weeds are kept in subjec-
ton as much possible, the second year
shows 4 remarkable growth. 1t responds
readily to top pressing OF manure, and at
the college farm an application Of 100 pounds
OF plaster per acre gave an increase of 200
TO 400 pounds of hay. In reasonably good
season it has yielded there four crops of one
and half tons each per acre in single sea-
son; but for hoy it is not considered as valu-
able Us red clover. as the stalks are hard and
woody, so that cattle and horses win not eat
them, especially when the common mistake
has been made of sowing too thin.
1t is a crop that endures drouth amazingly
and may prove a boon to stockmen. Mr. j.
r. Blackshire, of Chase county, Kansas, be-
gan In 1873 by sowing ten acres; he now has
fifty acres growing successfully, and says he
expects 10 SOW lbs acres the coming spring,
Tor it produces double the hay or pasture Of
my grass he is acquainted with, as ii is first
u spring, is injured less in the fall by frost
han red clover, and is as quick 10 grow from
seed as milIet. 3s
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

Wabaunsee AeHs says: "A few weeks ago
we mentioned that brick had been found
at great depth beneath the surface, while
digging well on Lorenz Paul's place. Since
that time Esquire ID. II. Braman, has found
about a mile from the former place and
twelve feet beneath the surface another
brick, also charred wood and bones, which
give evidence that this country in early days
was occupied by some other race besides the
Indians.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
TIE BEAooE'S PLUMB.

IL is too bad to have robbed our cotempo.
rary of that Plumb slice OF comfort, but II
tibe of proof. There were several young
men besides The editor Of the EAGLE who de-
clared for Plumb for senator long before the
Arkansas Valley had lis first settler, aud
what j. fatal TO the Bedeoh's objections is
Mr.. Plumb kDcw all about it Mt the time. OF
what we stated rs occurring in August. 1863,
sres il, and of that also Senator Plumb is
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
GOULD TIE GIANT.

The Globe Democrat saws:
''Gould the Giant is coming to st. Louis to
attend his annual meetings. He will come
here on the 9th to attend the Missouri Pacific
meeting on the It'll of March, and will re-
main over, or tour around his network of
roads until the l4th, when the Wabash meet
ing will take place. Some miraculous
changes may be looked for, but Gould is IL
able to destroy all expectations and permit
matters TO remain as they are for at least
two or three hours.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

No Que can measure the distress caused by
the overflow Of the Mississippi ia the South
erD States, but some idea OF the magnitude
of the disaster can be gathered from the fact
that the river at one place was sixty miles
wide. The farmers Of the low lands have
lost their stock and whatever supplies they
had for the beginning Of the new crop year.
The misery is general and appalling through
the whole lower Mississippi Valley.-Cdpt.
al
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
MISSISSIPPI SUFFERERS.

Senator Logan on Thursday last intro
duced joint resolution. which was unan-
mously passed. appropriating 800, 900 for he
relief Of destitute persons residing in the
district overlooked recently by the Missis-
sippi river. This money is to be expended
under he direction of the Secretary of War
in the purchase and distribution of subsist-
ence stores, and is made available immedi-
ately. As soon as il could be engrossed by
the Senate clerks, the resolution was sent
over to the House, and, after being read,
was unanimously concurred in, and now only
awaits the signature of the President to be-
Ia.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
HIS OWN FUNERAL.

oThe Wichita EAGLE man always takes
mournful, nat TO say gloomy view of every
thing Admitting that the editors are re
spopsiblc for all the failures. who has the
credit for the successes of the Government
Cheer up, old friend. aud give rs your views
on this branch of the subject '-Pa0fa he
publican.
An entirely mistaken estimate Of our spir-
it. As to the second proposition. we unhes-
itatingly answer that the one-horse politi-
clans, made and sustained by the editors,
are they who get the credit OF the thing !;
and how can = fellow cheer upat his own fu-
neral:
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

Like ourself, friend Minturn was misled
by the closing sentences of Mr.. Sluss' speech
at the Opera House before the Old Settlers
Association. Mr.. Sluss was enumerating the
several calamities that befel the first settlers
of this valley and the unwonted burthens
they were called upon to bear, among which
were four per cent. interest with 4 reasons
bic commission, farm machinery on long
time, and protective tariff What Mr..
Sluss meant, and what he should have more
fully stated, was, this being at that time a
new country, without productions or manu-
facturers of any character or description, the
people being compelled to buy every necessi-
ty with nothing to sell, a high protective
tariff was simply burthen and calamity.
And OF course that was a fact. So far as the
people then were concerned protective tar
III was entirely one-sided thing without Il
compromising feature. JED.
T.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

In the United States Circuit Court ut St.
Louis the case of the Southern Express Com
pany vs. the Iron Mountain i Southern Rail-
way was decided in favor OF the Express
Company. The court held that railroads
could be compelled to provide facilities for
the express business at reasonable rates
which were not to be 6xed in advance by
the railroad companies. Other railroads and
express companies are affected by this ruling
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02
DR.. +. s. McCABE.

DIR. +. S. MeCabe has peremptorily resign
ed the pastorate Of the Presbyterian church
at Topeka. He is one of the grandest preach
ers and sincere Christians in the State, and
that church will yet rue the day il allowed
a cranky minority of its fold to disgust the
worthy and able Doctor McCabe into a res
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

1t is rather singular that ". J. Parrot, the
first Free State Delegate to Congress from
the Territory of Kansas, and NJ. +. Conway,
the first Representative in Congress from the
STATE, were both natives of South Carolina,
and both died in an Insane asylum.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

The insanity dodge is fast losing its grip.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio legis-
lature providing that in all cases of aequittal
for murder on the ground of insanity, the
jury shall so find in its verdict, and the per
son so acquitted shall go 10 the insane asy-
ltim for life
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

The editor OF the Caldwell Commercial says.
"whiie in Wichita last week, we gathered
Gould has not only obtained control Of the
St. Louis 4 San Frsnciseo road, but is deter
mined TO have complete system of roads in
Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-02

The domestic infelicities of ex-senator and
Mrs. sprague win not be psraded before the
public. Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague has been
allowed TO secure a divorce quietly, on the
ground of non-support. The charges the
couple filed against each other, have been
wifi