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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
THROUGH the TERRITORY.

The bill granting the right of way
to the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe rail-
way company has passed both houses
and goes TO the president for his sig
nature
The line of the road is TO begin at a
point TO be selected by the company
on Red river north of the northern
boundary of Cook county, Texas, run
ming thence by the most practicable
route through Indian territory TO a
point on the southern boundary OF
Kansas, the line TO be approved by the
secretary of the interior before the
work is begun. The right of way is
to be one hundred feet in width and a
strip of land two hundred feet in
width with a length Of three thousand
feet in addition to the right of way, is
granted for stations for every ten
miles OF the road.
The bill says: Congress hereby re-
serves the right TO regulate the
the charges for freight and passengers
on the railway and messages on the
telegraph and telephone lines until a
state government or governments
shall exist i'm the territory within the
limits of which the railway or a part
thereof shall be located, and then such
q state government or governments
shall, no authorized 10 fix and regulate
TIE cost of transportation of persons
- freights within their respective
mf1e ~ the railway; but congress
eGpgondy reserves the right to fix and
f1fu1pte at all times The cost of such
|ee1neportation by the railway or the
1D0pany whenever such transporta-
11on shall extend from one state into
another, or should extend into more
than one state; provided, however,
that the rates of sucli transportation
of passengers, local or interstate, shall
not exceed those above expressed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
THE BARBER COUNTY HOMICIDE.

The dispatches of last week made
brief mention of difficulty in Barber
county in which a Mr.. Watts and his
son were both killed. 1t seems the
trouble grew out Of feeling up govern
ment land. Large tracts of lands are
fenced with wire by cattle men, which
fences not only cross public or well
Travelled roads, but which often enclose
no inconsiderable tracts of government
lands subject TO settlement. The cut
ting of these fences which citizens
have an undoubted right to do. leads
10 trouble and sometimes the shedding
of blood, as in the instance cited
Mr.. X. L. Walker, register of this
land district, who has been
looking into the matter, is well salts
fled that great wrongs are being per-
petrated and that the actual settlers
are The sufferers and he will imine-
diately report his observations and
CONCLUSIONS 10 the department. III
seems that these enclosures or fences
are provided with gates, but the gates
are just where they will best accom-
modate the cattle owners without ref
erence to the convience Of the public
or the settlers who may live adjacent.
Grass is rapidly asserting its king
ship in the west. Grass lands are
growing more valuable daily. While
in great bodies il may be found the
most profitable still cattle men might
as well, first as last, recognize the fact
that to control large pastures they
must own them, and that no individ-
ual or corporate interest can stand be-
fore the interests of the general public.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

DIR. 4. b. Allen, of Wichita, for sew
erel years mayor of that city, and later
a member of the general assembly,
has been announced as a candidate for
secretary of state. Already some four
or five persons have been mentioned
in connection with the nomination,
but no man better merits or is more
likely to receive the support of the
Republicans of this part Of the state
than DIR. Allen. Aside from
the fact that he possesses all the
requisites of making very desirable
candidate, for the purpose of honoring
the county from whence he halls, it is
the duty of the Republicans of King
man 10 favor him with their support.
The generosity which Sedgwick is dis
posed to extend to this county should
be reciprocated and in no way can it
be done earlier or better than by fav-
oring her fayorite son, for whom she
IL DESTROYS Of securing place ON the
state ticket. The vote of kingman Is
very likely to be cast In the state con-
yepti0n for DIR. Allen-Kingman
Courier.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
REPUBLICAN STATE Senatorial
CONVENTION.

delegate convention OF the Republicans of
the sd senatorial district of the state of Kan.
sas VIII be held In the city OF Wichita, Kansas.
,sn me 18Th day OF july. lssl, at 10 clock N
Tor the purpose OF placing In nomina tion n can
dtiaie FOR state senator, and eiecting a central
committee for said district.
The convention shall be composed of three
delegations one from the s9th representative
district one from the yoth representative dis
trict, and one from the 9Th representative dis
trict
said representative districts shall Ice entities,
10 representation In said convention rs follows
One delegate and one alternate for each one
hundred votes and major fraction thereof ca Il
In said district for Hon. a. e sluss for Judge,
At the November election. A. ID. iss5
Upon such basis the s''th representative dis
trict VIII elect and he entitled 10 eleven dele
gates and eleven alternates, the 90th represent
atiye viii be entitled 10 nine delegates and nine
alternates, aisd The 9ith representative district
20 eight delegates and eight altenates.
For the purpose Of eleciing such delegations
district conventions will be held In said repre-
sentative districts the 18th day of July,
lisa, al o'clock p. as follows In the sath
representative district Mt the district court
room Ia the city OF Wichita in the 9oth repre-
sentative district at the school-house in West
Wichita In the 9ith representative district at
the courthouse In the city Of Kinglnan
The several district conventions above named
shall be composed of delegates chosen In the
several wards and townships at primary con-
ventions % be held for such purpose, under the
direction OF the Republican central committee
man Tor ihe township or ward, at the hour of
2o'clock p. NJ, on the 9Th day Of July. Iss4
said primaries shall be held at the usual
place OF holding elections. and each township
or ward shall be entitled to representation in
such district conventions as follows One dele
gate and one alternate for each twenty votes or
major fraction thereof cast for Hon. IL &.
Sluas for nudge.
Upon said basis the aforesaid district conyen-
ton VIII be composed of delegates as follows:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
POLITICAL MISTAKE.

The Sedgwick county Republican
convention made a mistake yesterday
in assuming powers not delegated to
it, in that il elected delegates TO the
senatorial convention. Every conven-
ton must be convened in pursuance of
the call of its central committee. and
the delegates to every convention
must be chosen in accordance with the
terms of the call of the committee I'M
der whose authority they act, other
wise the action becomes ir-
regular. A judicial district COM
mittee. for instance, cannot pre-
scribe the number, qualifications
or time or place of meeting of sena-
torial state or other convention or
vice versa. That is evident TO all
The Republicans OF this senatorial dis
trict cannot elect a senator in the alb
sence Of harmonious action upon the
part Of the Republicans in both King
man aud Sedgwick counties, aud it
looks very much as if that had been a
studied effort TO throw fire brand,
or 10 create q dissention which could
be taken advantage of here
after. The boyish pretence
or bugaboo whereby some were in
weighed into the trap is in keeping with
the character of the men who were at
the back of il.
Gentlemen, above all things we
want harmony, and we should insist
on harmony whatever may happen to
be the likes, dislikes, or ambitions of
any man or set of men, for or against
any one.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
ORGANIZE TINE PARTY.


The Republican party needs re-
organizing in the city of Wichita.
Because the party has failed TO run q
city ticket for years more than from
any other reason, we think, the organ
izaiion has become demoralized and
very loose in its methods, SO much so
that the primaries are not only
neglected, but enemies of the party
often seek TO and do control them to
a great extent II is not SO in
the townships. When a Democrat
or Independent attempts to manipu-
late a Republican primary of any of
the townships he Is quickly informed
that his aid is not needed. Now be-
cause of the want of the organization
and the loose way ofmany things only
have the democrats been able in the
pas: to control the city government,
for Wichita is not now, nor has it ever
been, democratic. ifmeddlesome disOr-
ganizers and self-seekers were given to
understand that they must be either
for or against the party. The democrats
of this city count on taking advantage
of this hap-hazard style of the Repub-
lican party, as they have often in the
past, and they count on gaining adj
vantages because of it this fall.
The sonner the Republicans of Wich-
tia get into organized fighting shape,
the better for the party, for, next
spring, there will be regular Repub-
lican nominee for mayor and for every
city Office. If we are beaten
well and good; but let us be
beaten openly and fairly beaten
in spite of our best ticks as party.
Then there will be nothing left to be
ashamed of or no room left for after
reflections or criticism.
To this end we should like to see the
Young men of this city organize a
Young mans Republican club, made
up of honest, earnest boys of the ages
of from tweBty-one to twenty-five or
eight years. They would prove
power at the primaries, at the polls
and at the election rallies, and they
would be just the men to see that the
organization was kept clean and clear
of elements which haye no place prop
cr in the party organization of the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04

The other evening We had the pleasure
OF examining three year old colt belong
ing to the above stud. which weighs $50
lie IL of magnificent build and his powers
of movement are 80 wonderful that at the
suggestion OF some judges Of horse flesh
who were standing around we got in be-
hind him with Mr.. Howard for whiri.
The Percheron, OF course, Is draft horse,
but this colt, Daplon by name, showed all
the genuine action Of trotter from the
best strains. He is in style equal to
the best roadster and still u powerful
Percheron. Daplon is an imported colt.
foaled In 1881. and was brought from France
last July. OF course for draft purposes his
pedigree fixes him, but crossed with our
common mares he would prove an animal
that would possess all the action and travel.
ing qualities necessary for family car
riage. He is steel gray in color, and Of
very proud carriage.
Another horse, imported at the same
time as this stud, is dark gray Percheron
OF little different but just as popular a
suHH, u"iheu LeSouP'o, weighing i,ooV
pounds, u magnificent animal OF immense
powers. Both Of these horses are from
pure strains and thoroughbred, recorded
in the French stud books. aud both equally
valuable in their directions. There are
other horses kept by Howard Il Co but
these two, DapIon ahd Legonpie, are said,
by judges, to be as fine specimens ms can
be found in the United States. They were
selected without regard to cost and are
very valuable to the county.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
MURDERED GREELEY.

The "Journal of Civilization" whose
caricatures were assigned as among the
principal causes which led to the I'm
timely death of the great Horace
Greeley, has lost its force. No enter
prise, or set of men, connected with
the later history of these times, could
be more open TO criticism than this
unholy alliance of capital, business
and servile genius. The Harpers are
grasping, knowing no party and hay
ing no principles aside from money
getting. Curtis, their boss shuttle
cooks a peacock whose spread
is more conspicuous than his head,
in whose stuct his brains are lost.
As for Mast, whose name was evil
IDENTIFY Abbreviated at some lime by as
much as ~" he is ever ready for
anything his masters may have for
him, 10 be even TO the foul work -
cllaracter-assassinat
The journal of civilization isfe -
IRE and politically ALWAYS - \,
and the Republican partg - -
country may congratulate 49, PES
that the iIarpers have - y ken
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
OFF AGAIN..

The kingman Courier is Off like a
two-horse power rocket again ON the
senatorial matter. As the EAGLE Was
the first paper, in fact the inspiration
of The idea that Sedgwick county
might well afford TO let kingman have
the senator, and rs the editor Of the
EAGLE never spoke to either Wall or
Doffiemyer on the subject of the call
or on anything connected with the
senatorial matter. nor even quoted
them that we aware, we simply fail to
catch on TO some of the points made
by the Courier. When that paper
gets 10 the bottom of the business
which worries il its editor it will find
that in the above we have told the
simple and exact truth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
THE SHORT LINE.

Surveyor ii. l.. Jackson, with his corps,
have finished permanent survey Of the
Wichita 4 Florence short line, arriving
home night before last. Instead Of any
troubles or difficulties being encountered
the line was found smoother, more prac-
teal than the first trip across the country
had warranted. The grade is light, the
line f direction straight and the distance
is sh ortened by eleven miles. The route
defects but little from astraight line and
the measurement is hut twenty-five hum
dred feet longer than an air line between
the two points. MIR. Jackson is now busy
at work on his field notes and within few
days will have profile ofth entire route
made up. The Wichita short line is look
ing up-looking as IL it would soon be an
assured fact.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04

adopts prohibition platform as strong
rs that of two years ago he will gladly
support John A. Martin as the nomil
nee.
II is, however, understood that ex-
Gov. st. John is to be nominated for
president by the Pittsburg convention,
and, if he accepts the nomination, as
We presume he will. the logic of his
position and its consequences, will al
most inevitably transform him into a
bitter enemy of the Republican party,
mt all times and in all places. and his
Republican friends might Us well bid
him goodbye, once for all. We re-
greet that he has cut loose from his old
associates, for, in his present position.
he is certain to do harm to both the
Republican party and the cause of
prohibition.
For the governor. pers onally, the
step he is taking will prove it to be a
disastrous one. lie is forcible
speaker, but he is in no sense a great
man. He owes his prominence to u
combination of accidents and circum-
stances that enabled him to monopO-
lie the credit OF the work done in
Kansas by a thousand jealous temper
ance men and women. But Governor,
st. John, with the Republican party OF
Kansas and the prohibition Republi-
cans of the nation at his back, has
met with very different reception
from the one that will hereafter be
accorded to st. John, the would be
disorganizeE of the party that has
honOred him, personally, and that
has done and is still doing so
much for the cause he advocates. Ev-
erybody knows that he cannot be elect
ed; also that his running increases the
possibility that Democrat will be
elected president; and that the election
ola Democratic president would great
ly strengthen the dramsellers and their
cause and postpone the day of their fl
nal overthrow Ii he succeeds in ac-
complishing this much, many of the
very men who vote for him will fierce
ly denounce him for having SO misled
them. He will have had the "glory"
of being one of regiment of presiden-
tial nominees who did not get an cleo
toral vote, and that will be substan-
TALLY the end of him as a public man.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
the NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

The meeting of the Republican ma
tional committee in New York, was
attended with much good feeling, and
the off GERS elected seem to meet with
the appreciation of all.
Mr.. u. +. Jones, the chairman, is 4
native of Pennsylvania and is ono of
the foremost manufacturers of that
state, and is known in business circles
throughout the country as a business
man of the highest character and of
the soundest judgment. No better rep
resentatiye of the business interests
could have been chosen.
Mr.. Fessenden, who was made sec
rotary, is spoken of as a plain, shrewd
aud capable man. One who has large
experience in public affairs and will
make an eff Gent and careful Off Ger.
The whole organization is exceedingly
strong, and gives assurance of Il vigor-
Gus campaign Tor Blaine and Logan,
which will be crowned with victory.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
ENDORSED.

The endorsement of the EAGLES
candidate for secretary of slate by the
county convention by unanimous vote,
yesterday, in the person of DR.. e. b.
Allen, will meet with hearty response
from not only every Republican in
Sedgwick county, but largely from the
Republicans of southwestern Kansas.
The instructions for Col. Jno. A.
Martin, that brave soldier, upright
citizen and generous friend, was an
other endorsement which will be sec
onded by every Republican voter in
sedgwick county.
For these two men, and only these
two, so far as the state ticket is con-
ccrned, the EAGLE has talked for
months, and we are proud OF the es-
timation in which they are both
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
ARAllRoAp euEss.


For year or two past there has been
considerable conjecture and NO little 1gur
ing MS to what the Santa Fe people would
do in southwestern Kansas, and how she
would lay her branches to control, practi-
caiiy, the richest territory Of the entire
state. Besides the main line and numerous
branches, that interest owns, absolutely,
the Leavenworth, Lawrence Il Southwest
ern, the present terminus OF which Is at
Harper city. Said people also control and
will soon own the st. Louis i San Francis
co road, the present real terminus of which
10 ut Wichita. Concentrations of population,
trade, traffic and manufactures are against
the interest Of anv given railway system,
as such concentrations surely tend to the
construction Of competing lines. Now for
q guess. The Santa Fe will construct the
Leavenworth, Lawrence l. Southern
from Harper little north of west, crossing
a little corner Of Kingman, little corner Of
Barber and little corner of Pratt and q
little corner of COmmanche and little cor.
ner OF Edwards, making a straight line
from Harper to Dodge City. The Wichita
a Western will be constructed from King
man to junction with the above road in
Pratt county, which makes another
through line via Wichita to Dodge. Start
ing at point dozen miles or such mat
ter west ofHarper City another branch will
be run down through Barber to the Indian
line, thence west along the Cimaron river
and the border for one hundred and fifty
miles or more, clearly and entirely catching
the cattle trade OF that country.
When this system will be built
or when finished would be hard
to guess, aud whether the Wichita Il West
ern will be first built or the other; but that
that is the programme We have little doubt.
The line from Dodge east by Harper and
the Lesvenworth, Lawrence & Southwest
ern to Oswego, and thence east by the
Frisco to st. Louis, is as direct and straight
or more so than from Dodge via Wichita to
Oswego and st. Louis. Within five years
after the completion Of these lines W ichita
won't be forty miles south and west Of the
center Of population Of the state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
TO WHAT ST. JOHN AGREED.

Hon. Albert Griffin, editor of the
Manhattan Nationalist, the gentleman
who delivered the prohibition address
in this city last winter and who has
been recogniz ed as one of the main
stays of st. John in Kansas, has the
following to say touching st. John as
a man and his character as true tenn
perance advocate:
The last time we saw Ex-Governor ST.
John he agreed with us that it would
not be advisable to put prohibition
plank in the national Republican plat
form. Since then he has changed his
opinion, and opposes Blaine and Lo-
gan solely on the ground of the fsiluse
of the convention to do what,
less than q year ago, he thought
ought not to be done.
As yet, his opposition extends only
10 the national ticket, for, since taking
that stand, he has said positively that
if the Republican state convention
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
INTERESTING FIGURES.

The following figures will be found
interesting to Prohibitionists and anti.
Prohibitionists, because, taken from
the records, they are a more reliable
basis from which to draw conclusions
touching the actual status of the pro-
hibitory amendment than columns OF
reasonings and deductions. The fig
ures were sought out and telegraphed
10 The Kansas City Journal, and show
the per centages and comparisons OF
all votes taken on all constitutional
amendments adopted and rejected by
the people of Kansas:
1S6l-To amend section z, article Is,
prohibiting the issue Of bank notes OF
less denomination than 81. The vote
was 1888 for and 3,343 against, q total
of 1876. At the same election the vote
for 5. A. Stimson. the only candidate
for attorney general, was 1,97l, So
per cent. voting on the amendment.
ls64-To amend section 2, article 8,
affecting the right to vote of persons
engaged in military or other services
of the United States. For, l0,755 /;
against. 329 total. l1.0S5. Total vote
for state officers, 2l,3S5; per centage
voting on amendment, 80.
1S64-To amend section IL. article 2,
permitting bills to originate in either
house of the legislature. For, S,79S /;
against, GIG: total, 1884. For state Of
ficers, p ,s35. Percentage voting on
ament, 43.
Notwithstanding elective franchises
of persons who have borne arms
against the United States. For, 16, $50;
against, 1853: total, 29,025. Vote for
members of the legislature, 81, AIS.
Percentage of votes cast for The
amendment, 92.
1s6S-To amend section 4, article 5,
to regulate public printing. For, 49,
All; against, 5,4l5: total, 1886.
Vote for presidential electors, 1858.
Percentage voting ON the amendment,
43.
Prescribing the number of
members of the legislature. For, 81
$40; against, $3.50; total, 81 ,429.
Vote for members of the Legislature,
80. AS. Percentage voting on the
amendment, So.
1S75.--To amend section 25,article 2;
section 3, article IL; section 20, article
2; prescribing place of meeting and
term of members of the legislature.
For 43 800; against, 15,47S. Vote for
members of the legislature, 81 ,062.
Percentage voting OIL amendment, GA.
1SS0.-Proposition to amend the
constitution by the prohibition of the
sale of intoxicating liquors except for
specific purposes. For, 92 ,302; against.
"a, 304; total, 176, sos. Vote for presi-
Dental election, 204,0l9. Percentage
voting on the amendment, sc.
The amendments to strike out the
word "whitc" and "male" were lost
by a large majority. There were two
or three amendments to the constitu-
ton carried by vote as low rs 81 per
cent of the entire vote cast OIL the
official voting.
1t will be seen that the percentages
are SO, so. 43, 92, 43, 50, "a, Sc and 81.
The figures are presented for the in
formation of many who imagine that
not more than one-half the voters ex-
pressed their wishes in the given
amendment. 1t would seem only II
per cent did not vote.