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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-27
Prospects for the L., E. s. st. L. Frightening

Prospects for the L., e. & st. L. Frightening.
The board of directors of the Louisville, Ev-
ansville & st. Louis Airline are making another
honorable struggle to place the property well
uponjts feet. Boston papers give reports of a
meeting, held in that city last week, at which
George F. Evans was appointed assistant of the
president and general manager, and Capt. James
N. Phillips, superintendent. 1t was determined
to raise $500, 900 among the bondholders of the
company immediately. The money, when raised,
is to be used in paying off all debts of the COM
pany to employees and for supplies furnished, and
for the purchase of additional equipment in 10
comotiyes and freight cars, as well as to make
needed repairs. This sum, it is stated, would be
sufficient for the purpose for which it is to be
supplied. The money will be secured without
delay. This road, once relieved of its financial
embarrassment, will be in condition, under good
management, to steer clear of trouble of this
character for the present, at least. Yet, like
most Western roads, its bonded debt per mile is
too large to carry easily, unless the times are
prosperous and railroad traffic heavy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-27
Chicago, St Louis and httJmg Railroad Co.

INDIANAPOLIS IND. Feb. II, 1854.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburg Railroad Company,
viii be held at the principal office of the company in
the Union Depot at indianapolis, Indiana, on
Wednesday, March 10, 1884, at II o'clock a. M. for
the purpose of electing two directors to fill the places
of a like number whose term of service expires at
that date, and for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come before the meeting. At
said meeting the action Of the Board of Directors in
entering into an agreement of consolidation with the
Chicago. st. Louis and PittSburg Railroad Company.
of the State of Illinois, will be submitted to the stock
holders for their approval.
81 B. LIGGETT, Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-27
Beware Of Cheap limitations.

Take no other than DR.. Wings Corn and Bu-
Mon Remedy. 1t has no equal. Price, % cents.
Browning & Sloan, agents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-27
BRYCE'S BAKERY.

Only one quality of CRACKERS made. and that
the best. Wholesale price Gig cents, and retail 10
cents per pound.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

members of the legislature are
nominated by the Republicans,
and pledged by the convention
against resubmission, as many have
been, we would like to ask how any
resubmission Republican can fight for
his views inside the party? His only
chance is to oppose the nominee. The
state convention tabled a resubmission
resolution, and adopted one in favor
of enforcing the law /; but that resolu-
ton, in this instance, simply meant an
endorsement of prohibition, and it is
so understood generally. A Republic
can who supports the ticket, but OBJ
jects to that plank of the platform, is
denounced as an advocate Of law
breaking, and is called whiskyite,
although whisky may never pass his
lips. Is this allowing Republicans to
settle the question inside the party
Whenever they demand that candi-
date shall endorse the state platform,
they demand that he shall uphold the
prohibitory law.
Ii the people are so largely in favor
of the law, why do they take SO much
pains TO prevent resubmission? 1.-THE
people want it, there can be no dan
ger in letting them say so again. But
il the question were resubmitted, it
would be thoroughly canvassed, and
decided upon its merits, which was
not the case the other time. Thou
sands did not comprehend the merits
or scope of the question. Then, if
again adopted by the people, it would
effectually silence public clamor, and
even those who opposed it would be
compelled to acknowledge that it was
the will of the majority, and could not
be resisted.-Kansas Chief
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
Porcelain iinger-rings are the latest

Porcelain finger-rings are the latest
fashion.
Saratoga gOssips say that Mrs. A.
T. Stewart has made Judge Hilton her
heir.
Mr.. Hendricks thinks that John KEEL
IL will vote the Democratic ticket, but
will not rend his linen to insure its
success.
A young man in Shushan, N. y, fell
violently in love with a young girl.
She did not reciprocate, and he set fire
10 her parents house.
rhe late Hugh Hastings is said to
have refused an offer of $500 900 by
Willard and his associates for the New
York COmmercial-Advertiser.
Mr.. Clement Chase announces that
September he will recOmmence the
publication of the Omaha Excelsior,
as weekly six-cOlumn four-page
paper.
The people Of Galena will have a
novel exhibition mt the fair grounds
next Tuesday. A pack of thirty
hounds will be turned 10 Ose after a
feet-footed deer.
Fank Shiek, Of Rockford, was drink
ing pop Monday night, and swallowed
his false tooth. The gold plate of the
tooth stuck in his throat. and DIR.
Powell. of Chicago, had to cut it out.
"Gath" has been interviewing the
newsdealers in the East, and has
learned that the sale of Harper's
Weekly has been greatly injured by
the course taken by it regarding the
political campaign.
Miss Maud Howe, daughter of Julia
Ward Howe. has written u dramatic
sketch entitled "GOlden Meshes,"
which is to be read publicly by pro
fessed elOcutionist, for the especial
delight OF NewpOrters at their casino
next Monday evening.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
AN IMPORTANT NEWSPAPER CHANGE.

The Kingman Courier has alb
sorbed the Citizen-Republican Mr..
Foley, the editor and proprietor of the
former journal, having associated him.
self with Mr.. Hiram Stout, one of
Kingman's oldest and most substan-
tial citizens bought the other paper,
including its presses, type, accounts
and so forth of Fillev & johnson, and
the consolidated paper will hereafter
be run as the Courier. The move,
we believe, is wise one, both for the
indivual proprietors and for the city
OF Kingman, which, though an ex-
oeeding live and enterprising town
had hardly room for two Republican
papers Of the style and stamp of the
journals named. Mr.. Foley, while he
is a graceful writer, is full of vigor
and push, and with his experience
ought to make the Courier, as he no
doubt will, power not only for King
mans material interests, but for the
party. In short, we con-
graduate both kingman and the pro-
prietors of the consolidated papers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
OUR PREDICTION.


Several weeks, yes, months ago,
the Times predicted "another big
year for Kansas" and that one little
remark Travelled around and lodged
in almost every country paper in the
state. To-day we give several clip
pings from orr exchanges, as we have
done regularly, to show how matters
are over the state, and we find that it
is not only "another big year." but
the biggest. The crops are simply i'm
mense, snd the Kansas farmer should
roll ia riches. The story teller is also
in q good fix. He may not roll in the
same trough with the farmer, but he
will be elevated to seventh heaven.
We might, in this connection, express
our pity for Marsh Murdoch: He is
too busy with politics to branch out
on anything else, such as his favorite
ree-years-out-Of-four topic.-Leav-
enworth Times.
just wait, old man, until Sedgwick
county shucks her corn and then if
YOU don't hear from the EAGLE it will
be bscause your humble servant has
passed TO the unknown.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
9TH Congressional District.
HON. SAMUEL z. PETERS,
Member of CONGRESS,

VIII address the people of the Seventh Con-
gressional district on the political issues Of the
day. at the times and places named below:
TUESDAY evening, September l6, Medicine
Lodge. Barber county.
"Wednesday evening, September IL, sun City,
Barber county.
Thursday evening. September Is. Saratoga
Friday evening, September 10, Iuks. Pratt
county.
Saturday evening. September 20. Kingmsn,
hingmsn county.
Monday evening. September ., Caldwell,
Sumner county
Tuesday evening, September ., Anthony,
Wednesday evening, September "a, Harper,
Harper county.
Thursday evening. September q, oxford.
Friday evening, September &c, south Haven,
Sumner county.
Saturday evening, September q, sedgwick
City, Harvey county.
Monday evening. September %, Burton,
Harvey county.
Monday evening, October 10, Stafford, Stat
ford county,
Tuesday evening, October ID, St. John,
Stafford county.
"Wednesday evening" October Is, Sterling,
Rice county
Monday evening, October =, HalsteAd, Har-
vey county.
tuesday evening, October p. Valley Centre.
Sedywick county.
Wednesday evening, October p, Belle Plaine,
Thursday evening, October 20, Derby,
Sedgwick county.
Other able speakers will be in attendance.
Republican committee, county candidates and
Blaine and Logan clubs in the various counties
are urged to make necessary local arrange
ments for these meetings. Newspaper pub
lished In the district are requested TO print
such parts Of the list as apply TO their local
tiles
BY order Of the Republican state central
committee. p. l. BoSIBRAKE, Chairman.
WRIT W WALTON, Secretary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

The Topeka Capital, the Common
wealth, Atchison Champion, Wichita
Eagle, Emporia News, aud other carp
ing contemporaries, have not yet an
swered our question, is Col. John A.
Martin for or against resubmission!
We ask the question not in mischiev-
ious spirit, but simply because it is
a question unquestionably proper in
this canvass, and thousands of Repub-
lican voters are in doubt as to Col.
Martins position on the resubmission
issue. Why is it not plainly answered.
-Emporia Republican.
Col. Martin in his paper, the Cham
pion, has said that he was opposed to
the resubmission of the prohibition
amendment for reasons which we sup
pose are satisfactory to him, but that
does not debar us from supporting
him for Governor. He is the regular
nominee of the party, was nominated
by reclamation, and is in every way
worthy of the support of all Iiepubli-
cans. We have no more right or rea-
son for opposing HIM than we would
have if he opposed or favored change
ofaDy other portion of the Constitn-
tion.-COmmonwealth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

The so-called "Resubmission Repub-
licans" said they asked Of the Demo
Gratis only the nomination of Col G.
X. Holiday, of Topeka as lieutcn mt
governor. This suggests the question
when, where, or how did Col. IIolli-
day ever present any evidence of the
fact that he is Republican? How
long has he been Republican? What
has he done to identify himself with
the Republican party? When did he
v ole its ticket2 We know that he
voted for Greeley in 1872, and for
G lick in 1882, and have always under
stood that he supported Tiiden in
1876. In any event, he has not been
identified with the Republican party,
so thatit could be known that he was
a Republican, for more than dozen
years past. His party is and always
has been, the "Holliday party" AT
Gibson Champion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

follows: .'We arraign the Democracy Of
traitors. whose only loyalty is to treason.
and whose only hatred Is towards Union
men and soldiers. As witness its past
record and present abuse of that grand
Union soldier, John A. Logan, and its
mountains of praise Of that arrant coward
a monster reptile blinded with age, and
eancerous with leprous disease, it drags its
horrid length and Shiny carcus along the
pathway of time a decade behind the
march of Republicanism. With no prE-
ciples upon which TO vitalize it Democra.
ey feeds upon The excrement scattered by
factional giants, in their mad war upon
each other within our own party. With
no future to inspire the youth of the land
To its noxi0us embrace. il depends upon
the Republican party for it, increase. and
to that end, the monster sobbes up, in its
march and yitalizes the pismires and par
asites-aye, the very scabs themselves. that
the reform knife has cut away from our or
ganiZation in the interest of publication
and reform. Shall this hideous and loath-
some monster succeed: The very bones of
our brave comrades who lay bleaching on
southern plains cry out against the nefare-
Gus outrage
just after dinner to-day | met Judge
Terrence. tie will remain at home this
week preparing for court next week in
the sumner county district court. The
term will be 4 long one, prob ably running
through four or five weeks.
Ed. Greer. of the Courier, was pleased
to see the EAGLE pushing its way to the
front in Winfield.
Samuel Mayton is building u hardware
and implement house directly across from
j. B. Smyth's, that will surpass any bus
mess house in the city.
Ifit will stop raining | will do my best
to call ON the people and get acquainted.
Il r. X.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
the coIoNEL's WAR RECORD.

Burdette in Burlington Hawkeye: No,
my boy; Coz. Thomas A. Hendricks did not
even send substitute to the war. Re
was not drafted. He offered to send a sub
stitute, but the mastering officer, who was
just swearing in drummer-bOy nine years
old, looked at the Colonel and said, quietly,
"Bless you, no, Mr.. Hendricks; nobody
wants u substitute for you" And the
calmness with which he went on swearing
in the little drummer-bOy, as though the
government needed him the worst way in
the world and the peculiar emphasis he
laid on the "you,' really hurt Col. Hen
bricks feelings so sOrely that he went
home and broke the good sword he had in
tended for the government 1t was made
Of lath; he whitfield 1t out himself; it didn't
look very dangerous, hut then it was the
only one Col. Hendricks ever drew in de-
tense Of the union.
.'Did the war go on after the Colonel
broke bis sword"
o, yes; 1t went right on. Intiana troops
kept crowding to the front. IL was some
time indeed before it became generally
known that the Colonel had broken his
sword. Then there was some tall abou
getting up subscription and buying him a
new one; but, before this was done, an
Illinois man named Grant, who had real
sword and didn't send . substitute, had
knocked the stufiing out Of the rebellion,
and, while Col. Hendricks was down on his
hands and knees, crawling around In the
grass hunting for the pieces Of his old
sword, intending to glue them together
that he might wear 1t when he ran for
the soldiers all came home
and took OF their uniforms and went to
blowing and selling goods again. o, yes
The war got along without Col. Hendricks,
and Col Hendricks got along without the
war. and the government got along with.
out Col. Hendricks; so now 1t is only fair
,ga in that Col. Hendricks should get along
without the government.
"But can he get along without iis'
My son, you bet your boots he'll have to.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29


The Wichita EAGLE is ont in favor
of the resubmission of the prOhibitory
liquor amendment to vote of the
people. As the radical prohibitionis,s
seem anxious to set up a kingdom of
their own, for the purpose of taking
exclusive charge OF the amendment,
liberal republicans are perfectly will
ling for them to do so and are favorins
resubmission.-El Dorado Republican.
Fit be true as stated in our dispatch
es yesterday, that the war faction ut
Pekin, China. have prevailed upon the
Empress-moiher to declare war
against France, the consequences may
be a gond deal more serious than an
ticipated on account Of the compI;ca-
tiOns into which other nations will be
drawn by their commercial relations
with China.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

The two grandest acts in American
history to elevate and dignity labor
were placed upon the national records
by Republicans. They were the abo-
lition Of slavery and the enactment of
the homestead law. The former de-
stroyed the monopoly of labor, the
latter the danger of the monopoly of
land, besides afiording every frugal
workingman an opportunity to obtain
a home and independence for himself
and his family These two things are.
if everything else done to promote
workingmen's interests were Obliter-
ated, sufficient to entitle the Republic
can party to the everlasting respect of
the wOrkin9men.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
ioHm MARTINS MISTAKE.

George Peck said in speech night
before last at Topeka, after reciting
the claims held by Governor Click. OF
what he has done in the past two
years, Mr.. Peck thought it must have
been great mistake that Democracy
had not begun in Kansas sooner than
it did. What mistake John A. Mar.
tin made, when instead of coming
here a beardless boy and doing all he
could to prevent Kansas from becom.
ing a Democratic state, he did not
make il Democratic. If the platform
adopted at the Democratic convention
last Thursday be true, then everything
THAI has been done by Republicans is Q
mistake.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
TINE ResUBMIssIoM QUESTION.

The Kansas Chief, in quoting por-
ton of one of our articles on the ques-
ton of resubmission, says:
"The Wichita EAGLE has had sew
eral lengthy and able editorials as to
the best means of satisfying all and
quelling the agitation in the Republic
can party, one of which we copy.
This is coming down to q sensible bas-
is. This is all that anti-prohibition
Republicans have asked for. They
have not asked that their views be
adopted in any Republican platform.
They have asked the privilege of en-
their opinions, and of hay
ing an opportunity to test them with
the people, without being read out Of
the party for SO doing. But where
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
BOB-TAIlERS.

''Resubbers" and Assistant Demo-
Gratis" is what the fellows who were up
TO Topeka 10 help out the old Bour-
bon party are called. The kite itself
was no great shakes but the resubbers
made up the smallest tail that was
ever attached TO anything: in fact,
bob-tails would be an appropriate
name for them, so small an appendage
did they prove, yet so willing TO bob
at the nod of men who have fought
every progressive move made by this
country within the past thirty years
some of The identical living men who
tried 10 make Kansas a slave state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

A delegate convention of the Republicans of
the nintieth representative district will he
held at the school house in West wichita,
Kansas, on saturday, September 20, lss4. at 10
O'Clock, a m, for the purpose OF nominating
a representative for said district. Townships
will be entitled to the same number of dele
gates, who will be elected at the same time and
place, rs delegates to the county convention.
Ii is recommended that different delegates
from those attending the comfy convention be
elected wherever practicable. By order OF the
district central committee.
X. r LAWRENCE,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
TRUE As GOSPEL.

Jake Admire, who answers grum-
bling Greenback correspondent by
quoting a great lot of Bible at him,
naively observes:
''The great trouble with the politi-
clans Of the present day, and this is
especially so with the Greenbackers,
is that they do not read their Bibles"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

A call has been Issued for q mass
meeting of the Irishmen of Shawnee
county, who support Blaine and Lo-
gan. The call is signed by twenty
Irishmcn, including Michael Hogan,
who was the Democratic candidate
for sheriffa few YEAR, ago; Col. =. j.
Condor, p. II. Coney, Michael Trea-
hey, JAS. Noonan and Others.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

A Democratic writes to the New
York sun Democratic) as follows:
"Mr. Cleveland has been nominated
six weeks. Since then the time has
been chiefly spent in combating very
objections 10 some of his
vetOes as Governor, aud in denying
that he was guilty of extOrtion in
Office while sheriff of Erie county, and
in trying to explain how he obtained
a substitute for the war out of the
Buffalo wOrkhouse, and in getting
to clear up his private
So far, therefore, from the
campaign having been aggressive on
The part of the Democracy since the
of Mr.. Cleveland, it has
been devoted mainly to his defense"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

The following letter was written by
the well-known Democratic campaign
orator, ex-Judge George NJ. Curtis. IN
response to an invitation 10 take the
stump for Cleveland in New Jersey:
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 1881.
John H. Ladd, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee of New .jer-
sey:
DEAR SIR: Yours received am
going for Blaine. When the Demo
Gratis nominate monopolists to crush
labor, aud ignore statesmen 10 elevate
mediocriiy, it is time for u person who
has a ballot tn vote for a man of
brains. Yours, truly,
GEORGE NJ. CURTIS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

1t recommended thst the primaries be held
In the wards sad townships on Thursday, the
18th day Of September at O'Clock, p, m, in
the country, and from4 to G o'clock, p m, in
the city.
At the same time and pisee il is recommend
ell that delegates be elected TO the representa-
tive district conventions; also to the first COM
missioner district convention.
JN0. KELLY,
A. b. WRIGHT, Chairman.
Secretary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29

A good many criticise Cleveland
for not discussing the tariff plank of
the Democratic platform in his letter.
The facts are that to ignore il was the
wisest possible thing for him TO do.
The tariff plank was intended 10 de-
ceive voters, and an honest opinion
regarding it from the candidate might
have destroyed the delusion Ii was
purposeIy evaded, and without doubt
at the dictation of the managers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-29
Mr.. Blaine said rescntly TO

Mr.. Blaine said resently to repre-
sentative of the Providence Star: ~
am utterly Indifferent to The aspersiOns
by political adversaries of myself in
dividually; but if any one dares to
carry campaign zeal TO the extent OF
rejecting on my family in the slight
est degree. ! will not leave stone I'M
turned to obtain legal redress, if I
carry the matter TO the extent of my
financial resources. have lived for
many years as a husband, father and
a grandfather. defy any living be-
ing to lay finger on an act of mine
involving my domestic relations that
| would not have proclaimed TO the
entire country.