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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-31
Read This and Remember

For exanpls, tie
main-Wheel makes 1
violations in -
hours, or ], 40 in >
year ; tho second. or
center-wheel, - rev.
olutions In ~ hours,
or $3.50 in . year
the third wheel 192
in "a hours. or 20 $50
in ayear !: the fourth
(which carries the
second han6, LAO in
~ hours, or SIS 600
in . year; the fifth,
or scape-wheel, 1854
il - hours, or s, 526,-
90 in . year !; while
the beats or vibra-
tions in ~ hours are
81, 900, or 167y $780,
600 in ayear.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-31
FL. x E;LIOGG,
Grain and Produce Commission
Merchant.

Chicago market reports received every fifteen
minutss from $50 A. n. to $50 p. n O1ice
under Citizens Bank. wichita, Kansas. Deal
ers in grain and produce invited to make my
Office their headquarters. d-3-d
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-31

g. W. C. JONES.
Attorney -at-law. Once in Eagle block, owe
Hovey & ca. Is dry goods store I2-2p-tfs
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-31

DIR. W. S. McBURNIE,
Formerly physician and surgeon t. the Louis
Vile City and Marine hospital, and late health
officer OF Springfield, Illinois, has located Of
No. 10 Main street, opposite the postoffce
Special attention paid to gynecology and cleo
tro-vapOr, electro-sponge and gaivanic baths.
Office hours to 10 A. NJ. and ~ P. NJ. and al
night usj-I
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
PLUMB'S NEW BILL.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The bill introduc.
ed in the Senate to-day by Plumb for open.
ing to homestead settlement certain por.
tons of the Indian Territory, provides that
the lands in the Indian Territory ceded by
the Creek tribe of Indians by the treaty of
1866, and the lands eeded by the Seminole
tribe by the treaty of 1866, except such as
has been granted other Indian tribes by
act OF Congress or by treaty or has been set
apart for Indian occupancy by executive
order, shall be set apart for entry under the
homestead laws, and that SO much of the
grant of lands made the Atlantic 4 Pacific
railway by the act of July G, 1866, as lies
within the Indian Territory; excepting the
grant for right-of-way and station purposes,
be wholly forfeited and the land restored
to the public domain. II providei also that
the president shall be empowered to reduce
the limits on any reservation established
by executive order in the Indian Territory
where the amount of land is in excess of
the necessities and rights of the Indians
occupying the same, and that the lands
thus taken out of the limits of any reserva-
ton shall be opened TO settlement under
homestead law; that he shall be authorized
to remove the Indians OF Darlington
agency with their free consent TO lands
mentioned in the treaty of 1865 between
the government and the Cheyenne and
Araphoe Indians, and that he shall be en-
powered TO open negotiations with such
Indian tribes located in the Indian Terri
tory as, in his judgment, are in possession
OF greater quantity of land than their
necessities require, for cession of their
surplus lands to the government in trust or
otherwise, and at such prices as may be
equitable, for the purpose of opening such
surplus lands to settlement under the gen.
eral land laws of the United States.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
POLITICAL PROHIBITION.

IL A. b. Campbell is not careful in his ei
forts TO use the prohibition party in the in
terest of his particular man he will find
divided party on his hands. The Republi
can party may be the prohibition party, bu
the prohibition party is not the Republican
party, nor is the president of the prohibi.
tion party called upon TO dictate who shall
be the Republican candidate for governor.
The Capital, of Tuesday, speaking OF the
State Temperance Unions meeting, SAYS
"Rev. DIR. krohn was present at the TEN.
perance convention yesterday but was not
invited TO speak. He is a strong believer
in John A. Martin. The excuse given was
that DIR. krohn was not on the programme.
Van Bennett was not on the programme,
but was given time TO make an abusive
harangue although a Democrat He is for
Thacher.
AT the close of the meeting last night, a
collection was taken up to pay for the opera
house.
'Mr. A. B. Campbell, president Of the
State Temperance Union, stated that the
Union would pay what the meeting failed
10 raise.
at will occur TO many prohibitiouists
who have contributed TO the Union and
who are in favor of John A. Martin for gov
ernor, that the friends Of Scion o. Thacher
ought 10 raise a campaign fund to pay his
expenses, and that the president has no
right TO use the funds of the Union in the
interest OF Mr.. Thacber.
''Mr. Van Bennett then began a very in.
genious attack upon Col. John A. Martin,
though no names were mentioned, and at
its close highly eulogized Hon. S. o. Thach-
er. The purpose Of the speech was very
evident to all, and his attack upon Col.
Martin plainly disguised the majority of
those present.
III the Union forces their man, or any
man as they did st. John, he will get left
just the same, only great deal worse.
There are thousands who viii kick
out Of the traces who didn't before If such
work is ACCOMPLISHED
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
THE REDUCED RATES.

An associated press dispatch from Topek:
says General Freight Agent Goddard of the
Atchison, Topeka a. Santa Fe railway, ha.
been in consultation with the railroad com
missioners the past four days, and the re-
suit will be given TO the public some time
next week. Ii is more than probable that
the new tariff as agreed upon will be about
the same as the rates ffxea by the commits
sioners, from Newton, in their decision up.
on the complaints. The changes will moi
amount to much, the rates in many instances
being the same, and in others only slight
advance. The whole being a very material
reduction OF the rates now in force. Presi.
dent Strong outlined his policy in having
the rates 10 and from Kansas City, casting
aside the interstate commerce theory. The
new tariff, when published, will be a great
relief TO the public. Ii is understood that
as soon as published aad adopted by the
Santa Fe, the Union Pacific will immediate.
ly prepare Il new tariff 10 conform to this.
The commissioners haze been somewhat
tariy in reaching this decision, but they
have labored under difficulties. There are
prospects of perfect harmony between the
roads in the State and the commissioners in
their Interpretation of the law, and much
good is anticipated over this new state of
atr,ira
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
BANK ROBBERY.

On the morning OF April 3Oth, soon after
the bank at Medicine Lodge was opened,
four men, armed with Winchester rifles, and
without disguise. collected in the vicinity
OF the Medicine Valley bank. Four splen-
did horses were hitched near by. The pres
ident, MIR. Payne, and the cashier, Mr.. Gep-
pert, were alone in the bank. Firing was
heard in the bank by few persons who
happened to be in the vicinity. Two Of the
men went into the bank and two remained
outside. The city marshal, who was across
the street, took in the situation and opened
fire on the men outside, who returned the
fire. Other citizens arrived In the mean
time and opened FIRE on the robbers, who in
return fired back at the citizens and kept up
tremendous yelling. The robbers became
alarmed and fed from the bank, mounted
their horses and started off, As fast as men
could arm themselves and mount, they fol-
lowed them. Soon hundred or more were
in pursuit. Geppert was dead-shot thro'
the head and breast. Payne was mortally
wounded. The pursuing party followed the
robbers three miles and rounded them up in
the gypsum hills. captured them, took them
back 10 town, shackled them, placed them
in the calaboose; mob gathered, over
powered the officers, broke into the Gala
boose. One of the robbers had pistol se-
creted on his person and commenced firing
into The crowd, but without effect. In n
few seconds he was riddlec with bullets
from the guns OF the crowd. The other
tai. shs.t .ris hmm
Mr., Payne, the president, died the next day.
The gang consisted OF Henry Brown and
Ben Wheeler, marshal and assistant mar
shall Of Caldwell. The other two were COW
boys-Billy Smith and John Wesley.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
wlcnIrAlM WASHINGTON.

A bright correspondent of the sedgwick
CITY PantdgrapA, in letter. dots down the
following items which will prove Of local
interest:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April &c, 1884.
DEAR PANTAGRAPH The daily papers
inform us that on Tuesday last that n snow
storm prevailed In Northeastern Kansas, the
day before. Our April weather SO far has
seemed to indicate that we have constantly
been on the tail end OF snow storm.
Everything in nature is preparing for the
summer campaign, but thus far ii has been
remarkably chilly tor a Washington April.
Mayor Greiffenstein. of Wichita, has
been in the city for week or ten days. He
has leased the unoccupied lands of the Pot
tawatomie Indians in the Territory, strip
about thirty miles square at two and half
cents an acre. The chief of the Pottawat-
omies is also here with him. Under the
terms OF the treaty with these Indians it is
necessary for the Secretary of the Interior
to approve the lease. This subject is now
under consideration, and as it is much
more difficult 20 obtain favorable action on
such questions from the Interior depart
ment than formerly, it is not unlikely that
Mr.. Greiffenstein will find considerable de-
lay and trouble in obtaining the necessary
signatures.
Congressman Peters is hard at work lay
ing "the pipes" for the new public build
ing at Wichita. He thinks he will succeed
In getting an appropriation of $4,000 for
this purpose. Should he fail it will not be
his fault, for be is sparing no efforts to Sc
cure the passage Of the hill. With its new
$4,000 public building l suppose the EA-
GLE will perch on its topmost pinnacle, flap
his wings and scream loud enough to be
heard in all Southwestern Kansas. The
bird can well afford to get up a big celebra-
ton on that occasion, as .'his uncle" is
well heeled and never puts up poor build
ing
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
the MATTER ADJUSTED.

The prolonged conflict between the board
of railroad commissioners and the Atcbison,
Topeka a. Santa Fe railroad company about
freight rates has been terminated by set
Element OF satisfactory character. The
company will reduce the rates on the dis
tance tariff an average Of 30 per cent, the
reductions being the largest for long dis
tances. This tariff prescribes rates on
freight carried between stations within the
State, and do not apply to shipments made
TO and from points upon the Missouri river.
The commissioners and the company have
also agreed upon reductions at Great Bend
and Newton. The reductions embrace rates
on all classes Of merchandise, and the re-
duced rates will apply on all the company's
lines in Kansas, including the branches.
Under the new tariff, rates on grain, -four
and live stock will be lower than the rates
ON the same articles in Iowa or Wisconsin.
The reductions on coal and lumber are also
quite liberal. The rates last named are those
for shipments to and from Missouri river
points. II IL also agreed that the new local
tariff will be scaled upon the new rates at
Newton and Great Bend.
The reductions win not apply TO rates on
the east end of the company's lines. The
board of railroad commissioners have here
tofore decided that these rates were already
reasonable; that in TACT they were as low as
rates for similar distances on roads in llli-
nois. The reductions will apply on the
middle and western portions OF the compa-
ny's lines. :.
The company accepts the commissioners
Interpretation Of the law in respect TO the
validity of special tariffs to meet commercial
necessities, the board having heretofore
and uniformly held that the law was suff-
ciently flexible to permit such tariffs.
All of the details Of the new tariffs have
been fully arranged and agreed to. tisex-
pected that the revised tariffs will go into
effect Ia q few ys.-Commonweofh.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
OFF WRONG.

The Atchison casmpien and Topeka Ca,.
stat have been discussing, OF late, and at
some length. the improbabilities and the
almost impossibility of a change of the
statutes governing prohibition. Each pa.
per has gone on dwelling upon ..the neces.
sary two-third yote' in the Legislature
either for the purpose of resubmission or
for calling constitutional convention, and
tina: years must elspse before such pro-
eesses would be finally determined. Upon
this basis both papers seem TO conclude
that whether the majority will it or net
prohibition has come to stay.
While we are inclined TO think that the
doctrine Of prohibition has come to stay.
we want to call the attention OF our en-
thusiastic brothers TO the fact that this is
country and government OF simple major
tiles. Ii makes no difference what inter.
venes in the way OF fundamental laws, or
Of statutes, or of court, the majority once
admitted, means victory. The majority
will have their way. Minorities must SUBJ
NIT even though they embrace the national,
the State and all other governmental ma
chinery. Don't forget that.
Now, when il comes to the CAaapton,s
and the Copitdrs position as TO the power
OF the next Legislature, we tell them that
II recognizable majority of the people are
against the prohibition law they will elect
majority Of the Legislature, and major
ity of Legislature can nulify any law that
is obnoxious to it, and will do it, the fun
damental law at the back OF them to the
contrary notwithstanding. This could be
accomplished in many ways, as both Of
these editors ought to know. An "anti''
majority in both houses could not only re-
peal the present law, but pass another for
the enforcement of the constitutional
amendment, the penalties prescribed by
which could be made of such a character
as to at once throw open every saloon in
the State. Or, majority could, also, for
instance, go farther and give police courts
sole jurisdiction Of such cases in all cities,
which would virtually be resolving the
whole matter back TO the local option rule.
for every city and its government could
arrange for fines which should be licenses
In effect. The many ways majority could
dodge an obnoxious rule need not be re-
counted here.
How the sentiment OF prohibition stands
IN Kansas, to-day, no man can tell. Both
sides are equally confident. Many who
voted for il would now vote against it, and,
many who voted against ii would now vote
for it. But We will venture this suggestion,
NOT only for the nanars aiinhad IN hut IN
all Others occupying the same ground, and
that is: The only way prohibition can be
made permanent success is to educate the
people up TO that standard and keep them
educated, and nothing will go SO far in that
direction as actual anG recognizable good
results
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
City Property.

House of rooms on EmporIa avenue, 30 foot
lot, near German NJ +; Church. 800,
House Of rooms, ON Market street, Greinen.
STEMS addition, 50-foot lot, stable east
| front Us.
| groom house and So foot front on Emporia sv-
enue, south. 200.
| 5-room house and 30 feet on Market street,
| south, near business. 100.
GOOd-sized house on Topeka avenue, Mead 3
addition, l0-ioot lot, In the choicest part OF
the city. $500
Good house and lot on Market street, near busi.
| Large house and lots on Central avenue,
Mead Is addition. choice location. $50.
room house and lots on Topeka avenue, Hill
toms addition. 1000.
4-room house and lots on Lawrence avenue,
English, addition, near business wae ,l%-
Waterman's I'd addition. 100 feet ground,
fine fence in front. ?, 500.
3-room house on Lawrence avenue, south, one
lot. 800.
7-room house and . lots on Market street. NORTH
800
? room house and lots on Central avenue, Hill
Groom house and 50-foot lot on Fourth avenue,
Mead's addition, near Catholic church.
800.
7-room house en- Emporia avenue, Mead's ad-
dition, lO0-foot front, good barn, shade
trees. 5000.
4-room house and 80 feet on Fourth avenue,
Mead's addition. 600.
nice s-room house, heated by furnace. good
cellar. 100 feet Of ground on Waco street.
good barn. 3,l0G.
4-room house, good cellar, 50 feet of ground.
LOO.
4-room house, new, good cellar, cistern, 3 lots
on Wichita street. 200.
Good-size house and lots on Water street,
fine shade, near business. $500.
A good new house and 59-foOt lot near Water
works, Waco street. 800.
4-room house, stable, s3-foot front, near Water
works. 6S5
A beautiful home place up north on Lawrence
avenue, lOO-foot front, fine shade. fruits,
etc. 1000.
Good 3-room house. with stable, trees, 3 lots on
Central avenue, Hilton's addition. 600
An elegant house-5-room cOttage-l25-foot
front on Lawrence avenue, south. 5000.
Good 4-r0om house, kitchen separate, harm and
graDary. lI3-foot front on Sd street. 2,O00.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
Improved Lands.

70. S--lG0 acres 10 miles southwest of wichita ;
IS acres In cultivation, house l6xeO, with
basement, good granary and stable, y mile
hedge. watered by living stream, some
fruit trees. 81 800.
CLEO acres Is miles southwest, so acres In
cultivation, house of 3 rooms, hedge all
round, 2 wells OF running water, some fruit
and forest trees. $500.
l3--lG0 acres % mi. W, so acres broke. ,00J.
l9--l60 acres IA miles southeast, all broke
out, house ~ story 14x2s with add. l4x20,
good stable, over miles hedge to years
old, acres of orchard, a nrst-rate farm.
$500.
3s--l60 acres, s. broke. spring and running
water, Is miles northeast 1865.
q. leo acres, 10 miles little south OF west,
good hedge all round, GO acres broke, small
house. only miles from Goddard, a good
place and cheap. 800.
$3.50 acres, 40 in cultivation, Is miles SOUTH
west, cheap at 200.
$3.50 acres, all in cultivation, mile from
Derby, house 1lxl6, choice upland tract.
100.
55-.e4O acres, 100 broke, house 8 rooms, good
well, some orchard, miles northeast OF
Derby. 400
$3.50 acres miles north Of Wichita, In
high cultivation. history house OF rooms.
smoKehouse, hedged all around and cross
hedged, 800 apple trees, 500 peach trees,
and other fruits too numerous to mention
The finest half-section farm In the county
Terms TedSouhDte. J,up.
95--l6O acres in the edge of Butler county,
40 acres broke, some hedge and fruit trees.
I,6O0.
97--lGO acres little southeast from Clear
water, so acres broke, 5 acres timber. 600.
102--S0 acres near Cowskin creek, bottom land
60 broke, small house, some hedge, 5 acres
timber. A good grain farm. 800
llO-160 acres, lis in cultivation. 3 acres trees,
good house, granary and stable, acres OF
orchard, all hedged and crOss-hedged, e
miles southwest. $500.
lla-l60 acres. $50 broke, 20 miles out-a little
south Of west, fair house and barn, watered
by Clear creek, orchard, bargain. 400.
ll6-l60 acres, 100 in cultivation, IL miles
southwest, fair house, granary and stable,
5acres fruit trees, ] u miles hedge, l acre
of orchard. 1900.
l33--f72is acres, 10 in cultivation, lhs-story
house, l6x26 with add. l2xI6, stable, gran
airy, corn crib, wells. large orchard, all
hedged and cross-hedged, miles Forth of
Derby. 1900.
l3s--l60 acres, $50 broke, good house, all bot
tom, 8 miles southwest of Wichita. 600.
l72--i60 acres, 1870 in cultivation, miles south
west, 10 acres in trees, 3-room house, all
hedged. 1000.
l5s--l7l acres bottom land, Sc In cultivation,
acres timber, watered by Arkansas river,
good house, stable, 81 miles nOrthwest-ll
miles from Sedgwick.
1S5--l60 acres, 30 broke. email house, stable
well, ; miles from Alton. 400.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

Being in the city Of Wichita quite recent.
ly, we called in to see Col. Murdoch, Of the
EAGLE. Bro. Murdoch kindly showed US
through the different departments of his
Office, and, to truthfuly confess, we were
surprised to find that ii is one OF the largest
printing establishments In the State. The
EAGLES printing facilities are rarely
equalled even in the Eastern States. Bro.
Murdoch informed us that, in the near fu-
ture, he should commence the publication
Of daily paper. The Daily EAGLE will
be only Ss per annum, and will contain the
very latest news from all parts OF the world,
also the Kansas City, st. Louis, Chicago,
Philadelphia and New York market reports
by Telegraph. 1t is to be a morning paper,
and every business man should subscribe -
Benton Reporter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
OKLAHOMA BOON BUSTED.

ST. LOUIS, April 30.-Late adsices from
the Indian Territory say that Capt. Carroll
aud Lieuts. Stevens and Day, OF the Ninth
cavalry have arrested some fifty Oklahoma
boomers during the past week, and that ar
rests will be made till Oklahoma is Gle AIRED
of intruders. Those who have not been in
the Territory before will be escorted across
the line and warned not TO return, but
those whose presence this time is a second
offense will be taken to Fort Reno and pros
ecuted before the United States court at
Fort Smith
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

During the recent debate on the bank.
ruptcy bill Senator ingalls, expressed senti.
ments that will be reached by every WELL
wisher of a reformed and purified public
service. He asserted that under no circum-
stances should Federal officers receive fees
as compensations for any sort of service.
Every one who has made study of true
civil service reform knows that the system
Of paying by fees is always demoralizing in
its tendencies and has much to do with the
corruption that creeps into the administra-
ton of Public duties by Federal officers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

Senator ingalls, stated to representative
of this paper yesterday that his candidacy
in no way interferes with the political am.
bition Of either j. A. Martin or A. Ii. Hor.
ton; that he is not ''fghting" them either
directly or indirectly, and that he hopes
that every friend OF his will treat these gen.
tlcmen with the greatest consideration and
respect. Should both Horton and Martin
be honored as they now anticipate, it would
not interfere materially with his own sue.
cess, since locality is seldom considered in
the selection OF United States Senator
Atehison Globe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

The universal verdict Of all visitors is
that the finest country in Kansas is between
Newton and Wichita. As Sedgwick is in
the very best of this magnificent valley the
PantagrapA is safe enough in saying that
our future is decidedly promising, and the
man who buys real estate cannot miss it,
,Sf41kpieE Panfd1roDA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

Having one Of the best pastures in thi,
county, we will be ready by the first Of Ma,
to receive horses for the summer. Our pas
ture contains 100 acres has timber and liv
ing water, and is located on the Cowskin
southeast quarter section IS, township 81
range ], west. Inquire Of o. Martinson
near West Wichitu, or Of N. Martinson
near the premises.
o. and N. MARTINsoN.
Refer to ii. II. Butler, Wichita.
No sick or ailing horses received. AT