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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
QUEEN VICTORIA SHOT AT.

Another attempt upon the life Of Engiand's
Queen was made last Thursday. She was
tired at a. she was leaving the Great West
ern railroad station at Windsor for the Castle.
a mieerably dressed man named Roderick
MacLcan, believed 10 be native OF the
south Sea Islands. and insane, was the, as
.a,sin. The Queen did not know the shot
had been fired, and suffered no i'll in cohse-
quenees But for the intervention OF the
Windsor police, the crank would have been
roughly handled by the people. Dntipg
Queen yictoria's reign Of forty-four yesrs
this is the seventh personal attack made up
on her.
The u. 5. Secretary Of State sent the fol-
lowing to Minister Lowell:
The President and people Of the United
States congratulate her Majesty on having
been proyidentially protected from an assas-
sin. Remembering the sympathy Of her
Majesty and the British people in our recent
national bereayems mt, the feeling of indig-
ns.ion aud thankfulness for the Queens
safety il deep and universal.
fSipne,l1 FRELINGHUYsES.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
RAILROAD RUM0Rs.

There are many rumors in circulation
about railroads, but, after sitting them to the
bottom, we have come to the conclusion that
Kingman's prospects of getting road must
depend upon the building Of the Fort Scott
road into Wichita. There is. no doubt, a
large majority of the leading business men
of Wichita, a. well MS the farmers of Sedg-
wick county, that are in favor Of delivering
the bonds voted to the Frisco road, on that
compan,'s complying with its part Of the
agreement. The city of Wichita is to1 large
to be side-tracked rs Il ey are, and they will,
therefore, use every means in their power to
gain a western outlet during the present
year. When the Fort Scott road reaches
the borders OF Sedgwick county, so that they
have a reasonable assurance that it will be
built to Wichita. the Frisco will have to
move on west or surrender all Of this terri.
tory for the future. With the building oil
either of these roads, the Santa Fe will also
be compelled to move out to protect theii
own interest, and the cheapest and, in ouI
opinion, best paying route would be from
Sedgwick City to Medicine Lodge. Wichits
10 the chief city Of large and populous ter
ritory, and her future must depend more up
on her manufacturing and jobbing interests
than upon local trade. The building o.
roads west Of there can in no event act in
juriously to any interest of the city, unless
that road should come from Sedgwick City
or Newton --Htnomdn C,tifea.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
TWO ooNGREssNEN FROM THE ARKAE.
SAS VALLEY.

The Arkansas Valley has il within its pow
er to make itself and heard in in the next
Republican State Convention. The growth
of the Valley, and the country tributary, has
been wonderful since the last congressional
apportionment was made. To-day it yields
an influence which, properly handled, could
not fail to produce grand results, as regards
future congressional representation. The
only question is can we unite our forces and
pull solidly together for what we are justly
entitled to. There are seven congressman
to be elected this fall-three from the dis
tricts as at present, and four from the State
at large, and it is to this particular matter
We have direct reference. Ii requires very
little aiscernment to see what will be the re-
suit II We go into the State Convention pre-
senting a congressional candidate from every
county in the Valley, and therefore no argu-
ment need be adduced TO show the folly
such course. Then, there are gentlemen in
the Valley whose eminent qualifications and
experience so conspicuously mark them for
promotion in this particular; who stand out
so boldly as the men best fitted to take charge
vi UuI tutcItsAe. tutic -
sity, sense or excuse for frittering away time
and opportunity in foolishness. These men
are known all over our State, and they stand,
judicially, without peers. Their regulations
are founded on solid worth, and they have
come up from the people whose rights and
wants they sacredly respect. You never hear
any uncertain sounds emanating from them.
Their utterances, public or private. always
have the ring Of the true metal in them.
The gentlemen to whom we allude are the
Hon. Ii. {. Sluss. of Wichita, and Judge 5.
X. Peters, Of Newton. What we say of them
no one will deny. The subject of the addi-
tional Congressman is never alluded TO, but
what their names are first mentioned in that
connection. Many politicians no doubt wish
they were out OF existence, but they are en-
shrined In the hearts Of the masses who know
and recognize them rs the men best fitted for
political preferrent. Then. Is not our duty
clear 10 regard 10 this matter' What can
we gain by ignoring the inevitable. They
are the rising men in the Valley. BY unit
ing on them we can secure to ourselves pow
er and influence that We do not now possess.
With Sluss and Peters both in Congress with
Ryan, we would he pretty well Hxed, and
that is not only possible, but probable, II the
Valley does not proceed TO make . supreme
ass Of itself by pushing forward candidate
from, every county.-AntLony republican.
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ties to such on the part OF the government.
The later. history Of the country In the mat
ter OF ita dealings with Indian tribes will
compare favorably with the earlier; and u
is now common sense and not sentiment thai
is needed to adjust 50 much Of the problem
ss remains.
Senator Dawes then replied ut considera-
Bile length to Senator Plumb's remarks, con-
tending that there was another side to the
picture that the Indians had been imposed
upon time and again, under the shaGow 0,
the authority Of the United States, which
had driven them to commit outrnges from
which the people Of Kansas had suffered sc
terribly that for loag years treaties have
been violated, Indians have been despoilet
OF their rich domain by eOvetous land-seek
ers among the American people, and had
been driven in dispair and in self-defenst
to retaliate in their poor; blind, ungoyerna
BILE way, 1t may be.
Senator Plumb thought this could mo-
justify the Indians in ravishing and destroy
ing the inofIensive people.
A long running debate followed, in which
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, warmly support
ed the views Of Senator Plumb. Prior Il
the expiration Of the morning hour Senator
ingalls, caused laughter by remarking: 81
hope that the embroidered napkin in which
the petitions are pinned, and the swell white
and blue ribbons by which they are tied
may be tenderly preserved in the archise
of the Senate
The petitions were then referred a
moved. T. II. F..
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
rRsrAeLr SCREAMS.

Marsh Murdoch Ia fairly boiling over this
week In the Wichita EAGLE with patriotism,
righteous wrath, and far-seeing statesman
ship. lie demands that five congressman be
given to what he Is pleased to call the
Wet. Of the State, He strikes line
through Topeka snd calls all west Of that
'.the West aud demands for that portion
five congressman. Thus In his maYnanimity
he Is willing for the small portion east OF
that line to have two out Of seven congress-
men yet he don't tell us tina; half OF the pop
ulstion of the State lies east Of his base line.
The superintendent Is made on the popula-
ton Of 1880, and not on the population that
10 TO he In 1888. We are willing TO concede
all he says about the size OF their part of the
State. But 1t Is like the Dutchmap's
breeches-big but not full. They have an
immense number Of acres out West, but a
great many Of their acres arc not occupied.
We Of the eastern border want no more
than our dues, but these we will have, and
not sit down either and wait for numbers OF
counties to overslaugh our numbers Of pop
ulstion.-Osueco Lndspsndsnt.
Ny dear sir, will you please look at the
last census, afro at the last maps issued by
the State Agricultural Society. You will
evidently learn something. Among other
things, you will find Topeka near the center
tf the northeast eighth OF the State. You
viii find that in 1873 that the center of popu-
lxtion. in Kansas was only about 10 miles
northeast Of Emporia; that In 1878 1t was in
town IL. range east, or seventy-fve miles
southwest Of Topeka, near the line Of Mar
ion county, and that in 1880 il was within
thirty miles OF the geographical center Of
the State. II is the eastern-strip fellows
who call all that portion Of the State west OF
| Topeka Western Kansas.
| Ifyou Of the eastern border want no more
than your due, why haven't you allowed one
single State or federal officer to come from
west OF the center Of population. II you
are not hoggish, then why do you so act the
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
YES, IT Is POSSIBLE.
7e fAs Editor of "A, Eaoi,

To the Editor Of tie Eagle:
Can it be possible that We were all mis-
taken ar 10 Hon. II. c. Sluss' position on
the tariff question. Ihave heard several of
those present talk Of the matter, and all
were Of the same opinion as DIR. Ainturn.
There were several other calamities that
had befallen the people Of this valley that
Mr.. Sluss seems to have forgotten, for in.
stance, the extortionate tariffs Of Railroads,
that has robbed the people Of one fourth OF
all the products ever raised in the Arkansas
Valley, and the contraction Of the currency
consequent upon sham presumption ofspecie
payment" which sent more farms into the
hand. Of money ,oaners, and left more empty
houses standing on these western plains
than all the other calamities combined.
That explanation TO DIR. Minturn looks
like mighty cripple apology some how.
WA. Ross.
BILLY, the explanation may have seemed
crippled to man so crooked himself politi-
cally that he can no longer see straight, but
Il was sound and we have reason TO think
the true one.-ED.EAGLE.l
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
DgoRR WORK roR fsI RIxe.

The wichita EAGLE has been chosen By
shc ring to make the break In favor Of .
third term Tor SC. John. II sounded the hrst
note lsst week, and we expect to soc all the
small fry Of the press Of kansss take up the
refrain by copying the article and comment
Ing favorsbly upon IL. The sentiment Of
the Republican party Of Kansas has been
syains, giving third Term Of an executive
efice TO any man, and we caH see no good
reason for making m exception in favor OF
st. John. He has shown himself to be moth
ing more than widc-mouthed demagoguc.
aud the Republican party did itself no credit
ia eleetiHE him IN. fret tims.-Cafd~sA
Corsnseres4l.
win our esteemed contemporary please
oblige US BY reading that ''nrst note" again
and then rising and explaining wherein II
contains any endorsement Of St. John or any.
body else. At least twenty other pspert
have paid their compliments to that article,
which was simply written to give expression
30 a, conviction Of eur own mind that II ST
John wants the Republican nomination foI
third term be can get II. In spite OF eli the
politicians In the State. We neither en-
dorsed him, nor did We even 80 so far a. &c
say he coNiJ be elected.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

Mr.. A. Il. Curtis, of our county, who has
been spending the winter in Toronto, Wood
son county, was in our city this week. He
passed over the line of the st. Louis, Fort
Scott 4 Wichita road last Thursday and
Friday, and reports the work progressing
very satisfactorily. No doubt exists, he
says, of the early building Of the road. now
graded almost into Eureka. Every side
track between Fort Scott and Toronto is
filled with ties and iron sufficient for the
completion of the road TO this point. The
bridge across the Verdigris is ready to put
in place, and when completed the work of
laying ties and iron into Eureka begins.
Two saw mills are making ties Of the timber
on the verdigris. The engineers, with Gen.
Gleason AS chief, are somewhere betwixt
this place aud Eureka Walnut pditfy Times.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
QUEEN OF MERRY ENGLAND.

Elsewhere We publish . notice Of another
attempt upon the life ofEnglsnd's sovereign.
We have little use for crowns, they will
soon be only In history, but we OMEN admire
the head and heart beneath that signal OF
power. Victoria IL one Of the truest and
one of the puresi hearted women Of the age
VIC doubt II any sovereign In all history can
be found TO rival her iu respect to true wo-
manhood. Seven times have attempts beer
made upon this noble woman's life. She
has reigned nearly for.y-n,e years. Not one
Of the rulers OF the world was In power
when she rs slight young girl assembled the
throne OF England. She has now reigned
longer than Elizabeth. IL the Prime oI
Wales her apparent successor was more
like his mother and less like his grandfather
the English Nation would feel far different
Royalty much longer in England 10 only
possible with such . sovereign ~ GOOD
Queen Vie ~
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
SENSATIONAL.

The Winfield Cssr;er comes out In an arti.
Gle claiming that Gould has been secretly
at the bottom of the Fort Scott and Wichita
Road buying its mortgage bonds OF $4,000
n mile issued rs often MS ten miles were COM
pleted. Getting evidence OF this the santa
Re Company bought out the the stcck OF the
road OF the managers. who were on the sell
for speculation, and will discontinue the
building OF the road, making Toronto iis
permanent terminus"
That Gould has been suspieioned Of being
at the back OF the Fort Scott road 10 true.
but no evidence OF the assertion 10 obtainsble
For one we have never believed that Gould
had asytLln. to do with furnishing the mon
r; to build the Fort Scott 4 Wichita Road.
The cosssos xsaisA in abiding to the matter
lays that 1.-The officers Of tae Santa Fe Road
in that city knew nothing OF this supposed
transaction and are positive In the assertion
that there 10 not . word Of truth In It,"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
HARVEY COUNTY IL1crloH.

II il not all lovely up In Harvey county.
They had bond election up there last FRI
day. Harvey county had concluded that the
chance TO steal wichits's proposed #. Scott
road was too easy for anything, SO they got
up two propositions, one, giving seventy-fvs
thousand dollars for our road that dxwick
county has beer counting ON. xsd seventy
i've thousand for another road, Heaven
knows what. to run diagoually across the
county, Heaven only knows from where and
snd TO WHERE. Tho Taxpayers outside OF
Newton couldn't see IT and the attempt TO
make them see 1t resulted in live fun and
bad blood. At several Of the prsctncts In.
tsrlorers aud challepgers were compelled to
swim for their lives. TO take to their heel'
and all that, Brick bats and other missiles
were general aud promiseuous like. New
ton declares the jcfes. of the bonds = great
Santa Re outrage which, they don't propose
to stand, high handed and all that, and fur
Their that they will issue the bonds anyhow.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
A BLUNDIR.

Our attention has been called 10 = CON-
muniestion which appeared in last weeks
issue from Hon. John Kelly. The compost
tor simply butcbered the article and the
proof with that OF other articles Gu the same
galley wss not read. We hope friend Kelly
kept good nstured over il. Mr.. Nelly sim
ply said in his communication that while he
felt free to eriticise the expressions Of = pub
lie journal touching matters Of general in.
ierest, he nevertheless hoped he possessed
As much Of the spirit Of approval, and that
he approved Of the position OF the EAGLE
with reference 10 third term for Gov. 81.
ID,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
TIE GREAT FLOOD.

The floods Of the lower Missippi were last
week Obstructive of life and property almost
beyond detail. The lcvees broke in many
places and thousands Of farms were almost
ruined, homes washed away and numbers
of people drowned. In one place one whole
county was submerged. Boat loads Of pro-
visions are being sent to the sufferers from
St. Louis, Carlo and other points. TIE
government has appropriated much and will
probably do more.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
FOR PRESIDENT.

There 10 another nsme mentioned for Pres
ident. M the following from the Nar'inshrri
(west Va {aaep>ndesf will show:
The great speech made in the United State
Senate on the ioth inst, by Senator ingalls,
of kansas, bss brought him forward prom
Aently 81 candidate for the Republican nom
instion for the presidency ip 1884. He has
strong hold on the party in the West sne
Sorthwest. and old soldier OF the Cnior
army sre pushing his claims enthusiastically
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
FIGURES THAT TALK.

Few people, either in the private or the
public walks of life, have any adequate con-
cepton of the amount of money disbursed in
any given community for any given time by
such railway companas as the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe. the general offices OF
which are in this city. All know in gen.
eral way that railroads are big things, but
all arc more inclined to remember the times
they have paid passenger fares or freight
charges than to remember the amount oil
money which must be taken in in order that
employees may be paid and supplies pur-
chased, to say nothing of furnishing stock
holders fair interest on their investment.
We are led to make these remarks by q
glance at some of the annual footings Of the
operating or construction department of the
road above mentioned. For instance, We
find that in Kansas alone, in 1881, there were
expended for the single item of new build.
ings the following sums:
On the main line, at Topeka for round house
number two, extension Of shops and fol-
other buildings, S51 $685.. Al Emporia fol-
round house and other buildings, 1913 81.
At Florance for depot coal chute and other
buildings, S10.045.99. At Newton tor round
house, engine house number two and other
buildings 1874, 1872. At Nickerson for en-
CINE house coal chute and other buildings,
$50, LOO. At Dodge City for round house
and other buildings, sl2,7le 90 At Coolige
for engine house, tenement houses, coal chute
and other buildings, $50, 099.21. At sundry
other points on main line for miseeilaneois
buildings, SIS, 5S4.94. making n total or
main line of S3O5, 10000. On leased lines in
Kansas: At Kansas City, coal chute and
other buildings s29, 1882. At Argentine
for round house, coal chute and other build
ings, s29, 1882. At sundry other points on
on Kansas City branch for miscellaneous
buildings, So, 1926. At Sundry points or
the X C. f. & s., X. c. & o., =. Ii. x c. s..
w. as. W., +. f. & W. v, and the NJ. 4
McP., s1S, 6y7 %, making grand total fol
new buildings in Kansas in 1881 Of s4e6, $40
%.
For stone ballast on Kansas lines. $40 ,0Js..
76.
A resume of the above shows that in 1881
the Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company disbursed in Kansas alone, for the
four items, buildings, iron bridges, steel
rails and rock ballast, the royal sum Of ST.
7ss, 327,l3.
These figures require little comment. They
show what giant factor in the business fab
ric of the State, this road is, and how little
either the road or the people can afford to
have any serious unpleasantness existing be-
tween them.
In this connection it will be proper to state
that similar expenses for the current year
will be much greater than tor last year. The
improvements to he made in Topeka alone
will amount to over $3OO,000, and other
well treated.-C Commonwealth.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
Nvg CoNeREssnEN.

Western Kansas or that portion OF the
state west Of line drawn north and south
through the capital OF the state. is entitled
to five congressman and they can be secured
simply and only by taking them. The east
ern strip holds ever. conceivable Federal
aud state once Of profit and honor exceP'
two which were secured by main strength
aud akwxrdness, and mails strength with
less alwarduess will secure Eve congress
,s,o,, Cav the serritoYy named
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

The Wichita EAGLE demands five Con-
gressmen for Western Kansas, for the rea,
son that all that portion Of the State. lying
east OF Topeka. has everything else. The
EAGLE Is in earnest In its demands, although
seemingly facetious. According to the EA-
Giles theory, one hundred miles Of West
ern Kansas don't count, and II ought not to
attempt to bank on u proposition that is
directly opposed to lite own expressed views.
However, We are for the five Congressman
from the West. Counting Anderson as one
we will name Booth, Sluss, Hackney and
Peters rs the other four. Go in on your
muscle. Mr.. EAGLE, and we will stand by
YOU NJ long as there is j feather in your tail.
= naxn ,a ns,>nHL
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

Bro. Campbell. Of the Wichita 7s"se', say
II. C. sluss, OF that city, rs n candidate To-
Congress, 10 falling into the wrong hands, b,
being held in charge by Jim Dyer Of the land
once and Marsh Murdoch OF the portofice'
two OF Rysns sppointees. f1qsts R,pse!''
ear.
Neither Mr.. Dyer nor Mr.. Murdoch are sp'
pointee. Of Mr.. Ryan. Any man possessing
III. requisite knowledge Of public AFFAIRS, OF
brains sufficient, 10 edit newspaper ough'
4 l.sff Tar
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

The Champion ..take off, the list Of con
gressional aspirants as follows:
A Commonwealth correspondent writes Z
complain that the names Of Hon. U. ). Nun
sell and J. r. Bradley, Of Council Grove
have been left out OF the list OF congressiona
sspirsnts. Gentlemen, You must be patient
In ruch rush il is impossible that mistakes
should not occur. The newspapers are
working faithfully aud hope to finish the
census before the convention meets. In the
meantime the candidates must try and pre-
9 rye order while the names are being re-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

John Swinton, in a late address on John
Brown, said there was monument to the
memory OF the old man Of Harper's Ferry at
North Elba and another at Osawatomie, and
his sculptured figure stands in the Union
League Club rooms in New York, and in
Concord, Massachusetts,. Mr.. SwintOn said
he would like to see two other monuments
erected to his memory: one in New York and
the other In ChariestOwn, Virginia, on the
site of his scaffOld.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

The Upper Arkansas Valley will be Ovid
ed upon Judge Peters, General Taylor and
Capt. Booth for Congressman at large ihis
fall. The lower valley will be divided upon
Senator sluts and Senator Hackney. Our
man will wip.-Grsat B.sd Register.
Your man is mighty good man, but bis
success.does not necessarily militste against
the the chances Of either one OF our men.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

The annual meeting OF stock men at Cald-
well last Thursday and Friday was great
success. The town was filed to overflow
ing with cattlemen, stock buyers, etc. The
several hotels and restaurants were unable
to furnish sleeping accommodations for the
multitude, many visitors having to sleep
upon the floor Friday three hundred dele
gates we're in attendance at the convention,
representing 10000 head of cattle, worth
a 900 ono
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09
WIND VS Gas.

A writer to this journal ssks: what il
wtudry Send f,e ceuts for = copy Of the
wichita EAGLE and you esp see for yourself.
-EmPsr;a SsSs.
Wind is st least force. while Sas-such
gas 40 the Mere only furpisbes-is without
force OF illuminating powers.