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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
CROP PROSPECTS.


The condition of winter wheat in
Kansas as reported by the department
of agriculture is most favorable, and it
further says wheat has been steadily
improving since the opening of spring,
there having been up to this date no
adverse conditions. The most serious
drawn back to the cultivation of wheat
in this State, heretofore, has been the
dry and windy weather during March
and the early portion of April. The
rainfall in March of this year exceeded
the average for that month for the
past seventeen years, and there were
but few high winds. The rainfall for
April was 5.62 inches, while the aver
age of the past seventeen Aprils was
only STA inches. This unusual rain
fall has been so evenly distributed,
both rs to territory and times, that
there have been no serious overflOws,
and no losses from this source. Al
though this cool and moist weather
has retarded spring work, yet the
wheat plant has been growing slowly
and vigorously. There has been an
entire absence of insect enemies, and
no danger from this source is appre-
hended. That portion of the State
wherein lies the great bulk of the
acreage has had, from sowing time
until now, nothing but the best con-
ditions, and an extraordinary crop is
confidently looked for. Ii this expec-
tation is not realized, it will be on ac-
count of disaster between now and
harvest. -Ledrenw0rfh Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
MuTllATEO ElOQUENCE.

The Commonwealth report proba-
bly, does not do justice to Governor
Clicks speech before the democratic
state convention, though we should
have supposed that Executive Clerk
TOmlinson would have seen il all right
in the proof. For instance, it is hard
ly probable that the Governor could
not express his feelings of dppyehea-
sion" of the compliment YOU have
paid me-" The Governor also was
undoubtedly mi-rcpresented as saying
that General Grant created a com
mission of TO ~ and mustered his
hosts about the Capitol" as the Gov
ernor loves the truth as the jewel of
his soul. and knows very well that
General Grant did neither. There
seems, also some Obscurify in the pas
sage "You have made your homes
with the whisky bottle.' A good
many homes have been destroyed BY
the whisky bottle, but it is doubtful if
Governor Click ever heard of home
"niadc" by whisky bottle. Homes
are made by labor, not by "whisky
bottles" 1t IS to be hoped thai the
future editor of Governor Clicks me-
moirs and speeches will correct the
passage about the whisky bottle
and the home. As to the Governors
bitter remarks about the ''fanatical
action of judges to enforce prohibit
tion," that is so clearly an allusion TO
his fellow democrat, Judge John Mar
tin, that ii figures in the nature of q
feature OF family quarrel, with
which it would he indicate for an
outsider to meddle.-Afchis0a Cham
MON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
THE MISTAKE.

The Wichita EAGLE appears 10 have
grown faint in booming old Teclmseh,
and is now siding around towards
Administrator Record.
The EAGLE bewails the fact more
than words can express, that the
national republican party has failed to
catch on to the only boom that could,
without question, weather the APP
preaching storm. Blaine and Arthur
are good republicans, and strong men
in some directions, but very weak in
others. Neither of them are sure of
a single doubtful state. But fate
seems to be set against us, and nobody
more fully realizes the peril of the
situation than old Tecumseh himself
and the editor of the EAGLE.
Blaine has a warm personal follow
ing in New York, but there live his
lifelong personal enemies. Arthur
has no personal following anywhere
outside of the old party organization
in New York. lie has made won-
dcrfully successful executive officer,
whose wise actions win his enemies
praise, but he couldn't carry New
York or Ohio to-day.
As an humble citizen, having done
our whole duty in pointing out the
only man who could win in this race
beyond any question, we hold our
breath and pray that Heaven, and not
the politicians, may control the action
of the Chicago convention next week
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
The DIFFERENCE.

There is much said by the democrat
ic party about the extravaganza of the
republican party and its administra-
lion. Now this is all cry aud little
wool. Even our Canadian neighbor $
are more cXtravagant than ourselves.
Sir Richard Cartwright, addressing a
mass meeting at Toronto. last week
showed that in the United States, with
u population of about $1,000, 600, the
actual government expenditure is five
dollars a head, while Canada, with a
population of 100000, spends $780,
600, 900, or over seven dollars a head.
The last session of the Dominion Par
l;ament was a costly one, for about
$50 100000 was voted away in subsi-
dies. IL is not surprising that the
Canadian Government is earnestly en-
deavoring to promote immigration.
The expenditures are far in excess of
the means of the population which has
to pay them. Mere people to tax are
needed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
Is THERE SUCH A MAN?

1t seems that the democratic party
would be worn out with questions and
surmiscs as TO the actual condition OF
Sam Tildcn's health. For our own
part, we doubt if any such man as
Samuel j. Tilden, of GraIncrcv Park
really lives. II there is. and he is
nominated, people will at best be
asked to vote for an uncertain and I'M
known quantity. The following from
the New York Herald is but speci-
men of the trash GaiIy offered about
this man:
In another column we give IN Of
fetal bulletin of the health of Mr..
Tilden upon the authority Of his custo-
dians, or nurses Mr.. John Bigelow and
Mr.. Andrew II. Green. They declare
that he is in robust condition and fit
10 stand up against all the nominations
that can be fired at him. Some of the
reports differ from this. as our Wash
ington dispatches would show: and
which report is true is one of the
things that no fellow can find out"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
TINE meTaouIsrs AND EuucA1roN,

The bishops If the Methodist church.
in their address TO the general con-
ference, stated that the statistics of
educational work in the church, show
ten theological Institutions, forty-fivc
colleges and universities, sixty classi-
cal seminaries, eight female colleges
and seminaries, and nineteen schools
of high grade connected with foreign
missions. The number Of teachers in
these institutions is l409, and Of stu
dents the last year %, 62l. The value
ofthe building and grounds is over
81 500, O00, upon which there is debt
of only about 100000. These statis-
tics show that the Methodist church
is doing an immense work for the
cause of education, though the number
ofstudents in the institutions it con-
trolls is singularly and surprisingly
small
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
UNFAIR.

The attacks being made by some of
the Thacher organs Oh Col. John A..
Martin, are, to say the least, question
able. Col. Martin, as secretary of the
Nation central committee, is now in
Chicago attending to his duties. The
place is an honorable one and the du-
ties Oncrous. The criticisms pitched
at him are beneath character. The
bald foolishness of asking man like
Col. Martin TO define his position TO
the public when for twenty years, or
for almost every day of his life, he has
done nothing else but give his convic-
tons to the public, such impertiIfent
questioning becomes insulting. Every
body in the State knows Col. Martin,
at least his history as man and his
record as a politician, and he can't be
beaten or downcd by such back stab.
rs are now being thrust at him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
AN APPEAL ANSWERED.


There is no other humbug going
that is equal 10 the tariff agitation
humbug.
Ofcdnr,el there arc some ne. In Il
who sincerely believe that 1t Is mat.
ter of Importance. The Hon. Henry
Waterson is one of these, and the
Hon. VIM. Morrison is also earnest in
his convictions; but certain politi-
clans and spectators are too much for
their simple honesty.
The only practical purpose in rails
ing the tariff rumpus in congress at
this time has been to make the Hon.
John &. Carlisle greater man than
he could otherwise have become. Col.
Morrison had doubtless been led to
believe that his own distinction
would likewise be increased thereby:
bnt this was an essential part of the
programme.
Free trade is out Of the question.
1t can't get itself enacted. Nobody
ever believed that even that diluted,
inconsequential, illogical, and prepos-
ferrous phantom of an offset of free
trade, the Morrison bill, could be en-
acted into law. Everybody knew be-
forehand that it was doomed to de-
feat in the senate, if not in the house,
and in the executive mansion, if not
in the halls of congress. ~,
There was no reason for it, then,
except to promote some purpose OF
personal ambition and private specu-
latiou. The personal ambition which
could be promoted was the ambition
of the Hon. John G.. Carlisle; the
speculation was that of the whiskey
men and the lottery man.. =
That Is the whole of the story and
in its development free traders, whis-
ky men, lottery men, big appropria-
ton men, such as those who hover
around the lcvees of the Mississippi.
and all the jObbers, with the personal
enemies of Sam Randall and of his
ideas of economy and reform, all COM
bined together, aud now, after they
are defeated, the only practical result
of the whole thing is that the demo.
cratic party has thrown away its best
chance of carrying the Presidential
election, and stands in state of de-
spondcncy and doubt that is almost
despair, where before there was every
reason for hope and confidence.
Here now comes the Hon. Henry
Wattcrson, and appeals to us in a
most affecting manner 10 know why
we have said that the democratic par
ty cannot carry the country on the
new Kentucky platform. We answer
that we have never said any such
thing. We have not discussed the
Kentucky platform We take no in
tcrest in il. Ii is u sham. Ii is not
for free trade it is not for protection.
1t is gush and CANNON mixed. 1t is
of juggle at that.
What we want is frank and manly
treatment of this subject. The DEM
.0cracy must decide whether they will
declare in favor Oflcaving the tariff
undisturbed as an impracticable issue
at present, or whether they will make
their battle upon il. If they leave il
undisturbed, they may be beaten. If
they make a square and earnest battle
in favor of the Free Trade idea, they
are, in our judgment, sure to be
beaten.
The situation is greatly changed
from what it was year ago. The
democracy has been overthrown in
the house of its friends-overthrOwn
by MIR. WattersOn and his followers
and it cannot be restored by any such
verbiage az that of the Kentucky plat
form.-NeW York (Dem.) Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
GOVERNMENT IEIEeRApRs

The Winfield Courier seems apprc-
hchsivc that the EAGLES star-cyed
goddess of reform is at best but
siow-going jade. We admit she is no
wild-eyed crank, all wings and no
stecrings apparatus. This country,
friend Nillington, is much more likely
TO be rent violently to pieces BY ex-
IRENE radicalism than it is to die of
quiesccnce. We, as people, have
/, more TO fear from excessiveness than
from Conservatism. Conservatism is
break that should be applied to
American affairs generally just now,
to her legislation, churches, schools,
society and homes. The acquisition
by the government of the telegraph
lines ofthe country would be follow ed
by the acquisition of transcontinen-
tai railway line, and then by other
lines, and where will YOU stop. If the
general government is allowed to mo-
nopo.izc such interests what is TO be-
come of individual enterprise and its
incentive America to-day leads the
world only in those matters which
have been developed by individual en-
terprise. There is not thing in which
this country glories that is not the di-
rect result Of individual enterprise. II
welead all the rest of the world in max
ing wealth rapidly in our inventions in
our liues of transportation in the pro-
ductions of our soil, in general intelli-
gcnce, this leadership all comes direct
ly of the encouragement of individual
enterprise. Government control cuts
off individual effort and leads 10
unions, cooperative efforts and CON-
munism. cooperative rules applied
to our social system means the des-
truction Of homes and is black curse.
No, Mr.. Courier, if the general gov
ornmcnt is allowed TO take hand in
the management of our industries
then instead of fifty or a hundred mil
lions of men and women ia the United
States, prosperous and happy. and
brig hi from emulation, we will have
that many mere children-mere de-
pendents tending to thriftlessness and
imbeciiifv
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05


Mrs. Robert Burdetie died at Ard.
more, Penn, on Sunday and thus ends
one of the purest and sweetest rela-
fionships between husband and wife
ever known IN this world of ours.
Mrs. Burdeite was, all her married
life, a helpless invalid, who never could
walk alone, aud at times could scarce
ly move at all. Yet, in spite of pain
and the WEAKNESS it brings and which
is harder TO bear. there was not in the
land happier wife, and this from the
constant and unwavering affection of
her husband Thousands who know
the husband and who knew the wife
through him, will extend him in this
hour Of grief their heartiest sympathy
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
A HARD TRUTH.

The Interior in speaking of the fail
ure of the fashionable woman, uses
this burning language: But the
fools of wives are direfully plentiful
the silliest of silly fools who want to
be fiiis after marriage, and whose
ideas of fife are dress and gadding.
One can see them any day-women
who Kill their babies and go around
nursing dogs the most horrible per-
version OF the maternal instinct that
is possible to imagine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
1W0-FAcED BEN.

The Inter- Ocean thinks il strange
that Gen. Butler would hesitate to ac.
cept the nomination rendered to him
By the anti-monopolists at Chicago the
other day, for, it says, the convention
was called to order by dealer OF
those monopolis's called patent medi-
cines, and presided over by one of the
heaviest land monopolists of the
country, and nothing could be more
appropriate than the nomination of a
body guided by such steerers as the
chief owner of a factory which has. or
had until recently, a monopoly of the
bunting trade of the country. The
jewel of consistency has at last been
found
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

What has Samuel j. Tilden ever
done, as public man or a private, that
he should be deemed the one man
above all others who is worthy of the
support or the devotion of n national
political party for the presidency? Is
there democrat in the whole country
who can give an intelligent, reason
able or justifiabIe answer to this qucs-
tinn1
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

AT Atchison, yesterday, at bust
ness meeting of the Congregational
church, Rev. f. J. Ingalls,, a brother of
the senator, resigned his pastorate.
lie had been contemplating this action
for several weeks. He recently receiv-
ed a call from EmpOria, but states that
he has not fully decided that he will
go there. lie leaves under the pro-
test ofthc entire church and il should
be said that there was no cause of dis
satisfaction. He thinks wider field
of usefulness is open to him and that
he has done all the good he can in
AtchisOn. His resignation takes eff
feet July |. Il is generally believed
that he will go TO EmpOria about Sep
TENDER
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

Mr.. Flanagan is the most 'numer-
Gus" Texas man that has reached Chi
cago. The reporters find him pro-
life source of interviews on the polit-
ical situation, but he always winds up
with the declaration that he knows
nothing even rs TO how the Texas del
egation will vote.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

Nellie White, of Salt Lake City, the
third and last wife of Girsrd Roundy,
Bishop of Wanship, has been sent TO
Jail for contempt of court in refusing
TO answer questions concerning her
marriage and convict her Mormon
husband of bigamy when before the
grand jury.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The widow and mother of Jesse
James have brought suit against J. ii.
Chambers, of st. Louis, 10 recover
their share of the royalty on life of
the noted outlaw which has been pub
lished. The case will come up for
hearing i'm June.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

IL is certainly apparent that the late
President Garfield made a serious mis-
take when he appointed Col. Swain
as Judge Advocate General Of the
Army. There is always danger Of
making mistake when a President
crowds his personal friends to the
front in the distribution Of the spoils.
Col. Swaim's appointment was made
ON purely personal grounds.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

It's reported that Don Cameron
will knock at the door of the national
convention for admission on proxy.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that he
will be admitted, but maintains that
ii is a question for the convention
itself to decide. There was probably
never national convention in which
proxy members were not admitted.
In 1860 Horace Greeley got into the
Chicago convention in that way. But
if one man is admitted others will
have to be, and the question will
hardly be decided without view to
this fact.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The Daily EAGLE was received last
week too late for an editorial notice,
but not too late TO be read. 1t is 8
worthy representation Of the growth
and business enterprise Of Southwest
ern Kansas, and as it Is started by a
man of large newspaper experience
and in connection with one of the best
wecklies in the State 1t will Of course
be permanent institution. Long may
she soar.--Hufchias0n Interior.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

Miss Becky Jones, the heroine of the
Hammersly will case in New York,
has had. several offers of marriage
since she went TO Jail Monday for re-
fusing to talk. This may be- the be-
ginning of popular reform move
ucnt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
THE SANTA FE's NEW BUILDING.

The Santa Fe railroad company have
just completed one of the finest struc-
lures at Topeka to be found in the
west. A year has been taken 10 build
in and it Is a most thorough and per.
nanent job of work. The binding is
being taken possession of this week.
The following description from the
Kansas City Times of Monday will
give very good idea of this the most
attractive building yet erected in the
capital city:
The Santa Fee railroad company com
menced moving this morning into its
new general office building, a very
handsome structure just completed
and situated opposite the state capt.
tol, at the corner of Jackson and
Ninth streets. 1t occupies a plat of
ground 150x225 feet in size. The site
was selected with view TO its free
dom from dust and dangers of fire.
1t is strikingly attractive four story
and basement structure, 6SX1S0 large.
and occupies the center of the ground
ON winch 1t Is located, so that around
all sides room enough has been left for
a nice lawn and plenty of shade trees.
The numerous offices commenced
moving into their new quarters this
morning. In the basement Is TO be
found the company stationer, occupy
ing three rooms; the post office, the
printing apparatus, the store room for
mathematical instruments, the blue
print rooms, janitor's room, time
chart room, store room for auditor
and claim agent, and the boiler room.
On each floor of the building Is sys-
tenn of fire proof safes and water plugs,
with hose attached, and besides the
handsome staircases that lead from
one TO the other, there are also two
automatic elevators.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
On the first floor is the treasury,
which occupies the east side of the
main ball, and is fitted up in bank
style, black walnut finish. a very fine
department. On the floor are also
the quarters of the claim agent, super
lntendent, of fuel AN d mines, purchas-
ing agent and auditor of the land de-
par;ment.
The general manager, assistant gem
eral manager assistant superintendent,
solicitor, assistant solicitor, general
trafhc manager, general freight agent,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The Chicago exposition building
where the national convention will be
held has been reduced in capacity
from 1900 T." about $500 since the
Garfield convention of 1880. This is
n good thing. The convention of $40
ought TO be just as free from the pres
sure of the galleries as session of
CONGRESS-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

There is an acre of ground on Il
mountain near Tygart's Valley river,
in West Virginia, Oh which snow
melts as it falls, and even during the
coolest weather not a particle of snow
remains on the spot. A thick vapor
is almost continuously rising, and in
winter can be seen for miles around.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The Wichita Daily EAGLE has made
its appearance and its advertising pat
ronage supplies the place of the Gus
tOpisry assurance that it has ''coine TO
stay." The Mnrtlocks know how to
make paper, as their excellent week
ly has long attested, and this hand
some daily is new but not needed evil
dence of that fact. May the EAGLE
soar TO the very skies Of journalism
Marion Record
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

Ralph Beaumont, an admirer of
General Butler, has announced that
he will leave Bangor, Me-, July 8, and
foot it through TO the Pacific coast ,lec-
turing every night on the question of
anti-monopoIy. and appealing to the
voters TO support Butler for president.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

What has become of the Fitz John
Porter bin ? Nothing has been heard
of it for some weeks. Is it proposed
to lay it away until after the cOnven-
tions, for the sole reason that the poll
ticians are afraid to face the country
with their contemplated action?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The 18th New York veterans re-
turned the visit made them year ago
by the Virginia Confederate Veterans
The reunion took place this year at
Staunton, Virginia. and the New York
regiment were royalty treated. The
2sth belongs at Lockport, New York,
and A. 7. Lounsbury, of this city, was
n member,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

IL Tilden should take himself ont OF
the contest for the democratic nOmins-
ton, what then? All talk of Melon
aid appears TO have died out. Henry
b. Payne will have solid delegation
from Ohio in the event of Tilden's
withdrawal. He has quite as much
money as Tilden, and it is believed
once in the race he would spend II
freely. That is an important factor
with the democracy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

Prince Bismarck's irritability is
greatly aggravated whenever he goes
into the Reichstag aud hears a Jewish
deputy speaking. He detests the
Jews. and he was the author of the
wretched Jew-baiting which disgraced
Prussia year or two ago. AT the
last session of the Reicllstag, the Jews
spoke for three days. Bamberber,
Hirscb, Sonneman and Lowe spoke
against time, the Chancellor wishing
them in Halifax the whole time. The
fact is, the best speakers in the Ger
man Parliament are Jews.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05

The statue of Chief Justice Marshall,
BY Story, unveiled at Washington the
10th inst, represents the great jurist
dressed in his judicial robes and seat
ed. The left hand grasps crumpled
roll. Panels show Minerva debating
the Constitution to Young America,
and Victory leading Young America
TO swear fidelity at the altar of the
Iruiou