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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
REOUIEScAT IN PACE.

About four o'clock Sunday morning the
dread messenger of death visited the home
of Mr.. VIM. Holloway, on Oak street, and
snatched away the spirit Of his beloved
young wife, Mrs.. Ida Holloway.
The funeral services were held at the
Catholic church yesterday and was largely
attended, notwithstanding that large num-
Der ofthe congregation supposed the funeral
would take place this morning, as was at
first intended and so announced BY Father
Kelley at early mass Sunday morning; also,
at Derby.
The Brotherhood of st. Joseph, of which
Mr.. Holloway is vice-president, and the
Ladies Sodality, of which the deceased was
member, were present in full regalia.
The altar was heavily draped and the GER
emory was of that solemn and impressive
character peculiar to the Catholic church.
The plaintive and pathetic notes of the
mass as rendered by the priest and the choir
on this occasion brought tears to the eyes Of
nearly every one present. No doubt many
non-Catholics present looked upon the cere-
mony with wonder, not being familiar with
it. In this as in many other respects the Cath
ole church adheres to the customs of the
ancient church.
Father Kelly paid an eloquent tribute to
the piety and worth of the deceased. At
the conclusion of the services the remains
were taken from the church and placed in
the hearse, and the funeral procession formed
with the priest and relatives of the deceased
in the van, the hearse coming next, followed
by the Brotherhood of st. Joseph in regalia
and carrying the banner of the society, and
alongside the American flag. Next came
the ladies' Sodality, wearing the badge Of
that order. There were thirty-two carriages
in the procession, together with some wagons
from the country. The procession reached
from the Catholic chdrch to Douglas avenue.
The religious organizations marched as far
as the Globe iron works, then entered car
riages and proceeded to the Catholic Gene
tary. The EAGLE extends its coincidence to
the bereaved husband and relatives of the
deceased.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
IN THE COURTS.

Perhaps the most singular state case ever
brought into court, was tried before Justice
Thomas yesterday. II was the state VS..
Henry Tickle. The defendant was arraign-
ed on the charge of unlawfully, feloniously
and wilfully disturbing the peace and quiet
of one Lizzie Donnclly last Sunday morn
ing. Frank Dale, assisted by o. H. Bently,
conducted the prosecution, and w. 4. STAN
ley appeared for the defendant. Mrs. Don
nelly was the sole witness for the state, and
the testimony she gave was to the effect tina,
Trickle had on several occasions referred TO
her and family as "Irish trash" and that in
addition to that, on last Sunday he said
they were poor paupers; this she thought
was too much, and she lodged the COM
plant
Trckle ard his wife swore positively that
he had never used the language attributed to
him by Mrs. Donnelly.
Mrs. Donnelly stated that bad feeling
had existed between all the parties for some
time but this the defendant and his wife de-
MED.
Mr.. Bentley made short argument in the
case in which he stated that he believed the
witnesses for the defense swore TO a false
no ID, and indeed to disinteres.ed listener
it did look that way; because IF everything
was as serene between the parties as they
said, it was unreasonable TO suppose that the
prosecuting witness could even think of
making the charge. 0fcourse the whole bust
ness did not amount TO much but any
observing person present could not help ar
irving at the conclusion that the complain
ent had been provoked in some way by the
defendant. Mr.. Bentley referred to this and
said that it was hard for Mrs. Donnelly TO
stand it--that he-Bentley and Stanley
could stand it all right as they were hard
ened. Nobody contradicted that statement
and there is little room for doubt that if that
was the point under consideration viz: that
Bently and Stanley were hardened, the jury
would return n verdict of guilty without
leaving their chairs In the other matter
however they gave a verdict of acquital.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
FOOL NAMES FOR COUNTIES.

In speaking of a movement to change St
John and Davis counties in the state, George
Martin says: These names are monuments
to the jacksss period, and should remain
Leavenworth Times.
That is not what We meant. The name
Davis was given by one side in period of
very decided convictions. The name St.
John and the name Finney for Sequoyah,
are monuments to the jackass period.-Iunc-
ton City News.
During he winter of - the Kansas house
passed bill defining the boundaries and
naming all the counties in the western half
Of the state. In the house the same spirit of
buncombe prevailed alluded to above. They
named thirty or forty counties after living
Kansas statesmen (!). There was Plumb,
Ingalls,, Haskell, Stotler, Martin, Anthony,
Murdoch and we don't know how many
others. When the bill reached the senate
the writer of this protested against such in
excusable and vain glorious foolishness, sug-
costing that half of the men for whom the
counties were named might land in the pen
nitentiary. The suggestion took, and Sena-
tor Snoddy, if we remember rightly, moved
that the whole matter be referred to a special
committee, consisting Of three senators,
who represented the territory, named,
with the writer as chairman, the other two
members being Senators Edwards of Ellis
and Barker of Jewell. The counties were
named for Indian tribes and for soldiers in
the main. What is now Finney county,
was named for the man who invented the
Creek alphabet, a learned Indian whom Sem
ator Edwards had known. He had spent
most of his life in the territory of which
Kansas was formed and it was fool move
the wjping out of Sequoyah and substituting
Finney. The last county named was the
one falling in the extreme southwest corner
of the state, that was among the counties
left to the writer to name. We called it
"Kaw," for the tribe of Indians formerly To-
Gated in Morris county and for what tribe the
state was named The clerk ofthe COM
mittee got it "Kansas."
We hope the coming legislature will re-
store "Sequoyah" and the names an6 bound
aries of Clark, Mead, Commanche and all the
balance and wipe out "St. john"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
THE MULVANE BET.
MrLSANE, Nov. q.

MrLsANE, Nov. q.
To the Editor OF the Eagle:
DEAR SIR-You don't seem TO understand
the bet between Crouch and Conkling. 1t
WAS the official count by the county super
visors instead of the state canvassers that we
had reference to. Crouch bet that the Off
cial returns had come in from all the county
supervisors in the state of New York before
the Goth of November, 1884. Had no refer
ence to the state board at all. Please an
swer in your next issue and oblige.
As we said before, we prefer not to decide
questions where money is pending. Our
correspondent thinks we don't understand
the proposition, then proceeds to state two
entirely different propositions himself The
canvass made BY the county supervisors on
the 1lth of November of course was an Off
cial act ion. With the exception of -four
counties that canvass was completed on that
day, but the canvass for New
York City WAS not completed for
several days, we believe not till after the
state board did not announce the result of
their action till noon, Friday the 2lst. If the
bet was, and if it is so understood, between
Crouch and Conkling, THAT the returns
had not all been received by the state board
from the various county clerks before the
morning of the 10th of November then
that is another proposition entirely. Our
recollection is that the supervisors returns
were not all in before the Goth, but that
these from the county of New York, Kings
and Richmond were received on the Goth
and 2lst. We should judge further
that from the number of let
tiers received touching this bet there
must have been a misconception of the ques-
ton or that one was betting on one thing
and the other on another, in which case q
division ofthe stakes or a declaration that
the bet was of, would be honorable and fair
to both parties. If their proposition was re-
duced to writing at the time, then this bet
can be decided, in which case the loser will
be compelled to submit to the agreed state
ment even though he had failed in under
Standing its import.
This betting on elections is very reprehen-
sible, is to be deplored and ought to be dis
couraged But for the "bets" made in New
York previous to the first Of November, |
Blaine would probably be president. In
We never bet on an election,
never held any such stakes, and as our read
us al Mulvane understand, do not like to
even decide such bets.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Little Katie Junkerman's birthday party
OF which mention WAS made in our last issue,
proved a delightful success. The afternoon
and evening were cloudy without, but all
was joy within the Eggleston home. Sup
per was served for nearly fifty guests, many
Of whom were dressed in character. The
presents were numerous and appropriate.
A complete lis. of all the little folks and of
their costumes you'd take up more space
than we can spare this morning, but some
twenty-five or thirty or more were beauti-
fully costumed. Miss Katie herself appeared
in white, cut en- train with corsage and
looked just as charming and sweet as ten
year-old lassie could look and just such las
sies are the sweetest and purest of this earth.
Katie has no father now, nor brother, nor
sister, but she has loving mother, kind
grandpa and just troops and hosts Of ad-
hiring associates.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
OKLAHOMA.

Judge Foster, of the United States
district court decides, we believe, that
Oklahoma belongs to the public do
main. Should this decision he aft RIM
ed by the supreme court, all this dis
puted land will be settled upon soon
The land embraced in this territory is
about seventy-five by hundred and
fifty miles, considerable portion of it
being very good, much OF il inferior
for farming purposes. II our estimate
OF the extent of Oklahoma is correct
there are forty thousand homesteads
of l6O acres each for those who desire
to take them, provided the supreme
court will so hold and provided the
government will not object. Hun
dreds of men in this county will go
down there and take claims the mo-
ment they think it safe to do so.-El-
dorado Republican.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
LION.

Two men walking along Douglas avenue
Sunday had lively little fistic encounter in
consequence of one mistaking the other fol
some one with whom he was on bad terms,
He followed him along, using insulting Ian
gusge, until the other turned upon him,
when they mauled each other at lively rate
for short time. They were finally parted
and soon discovered that they had never met
before.
This reminds us of the story of the two
Irishmen who met and had II long friendly
talk, asking after the health of relatives, etc.
After talking tor some time they discovered
they did not know each other at all. then
Pat said to Mike, "Be the powers, believe
its nathur of us"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
K. X. X.

The kingman Courier good-naturedly
goes for our Kingman correspondent. At
this distance it is impossible for us to tell
when correspondent oversteps that midi
fined line of "what's best" and "what's not
best" But almost anything that can be
said will at least advertise. We hope our
correspondent will not lose sight Of the pro-
prieties personal and otherwise, and that he
will aim to please home readers and to en-
terrain all Others without giving personal Of
Tense.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
I'M A DEMOCRAT

To the Editor # the Eagle:
DEAR SIR:--I am stranger in town, but
had slight incident occur the day before
Yesterday on a street of this town which
caused considerable merriment among those
who were fortunate enough to be in the
neighborhood at the time. and which is too
good to keep. While walking down Doug
las avenue was stopped by middle-aged
man when in about the neighborhood Of
your Office with the query, "Say, stranger,
can you tell me where the Golden Rule
store iss" turned, and reading the store
sign on the side of a building about block
away, l pointed to it silently and turned
away, but was again stopped by the follow
ing "Say, mister, which ones / can't read
I'm Democrat"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
THANKSGIVING PARTY.

The grand ball given BY the Forest City
social club in our opera house Thanksgiving
evening was in all details an unqualified sue
cess The guests were numerous ana repre-
scented the leading families of our city. who
began 10 arrive at q seasonable hour, many
OF the ladies attending in elegant and elabo-
rate dress costumes. As the merry pleasure
seekers whirled in the may and graceful
movements until the wee sma' hours to the
excellent music of the orchestra they pre-
sented rare picture of happiness and en-
i;oyment.
The Steinwsy quartette club were present,
and rendered waltz song in SO excellent a
style that they received vigorous recall, to
which they responded in excellent voice to
the music of which the delighted guests
tripped the light fantastic toe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
THE WRONG WEAR.

Often and over and again have we, with
many others, predicted that the prohibition
business would finally place the affairs of the
nation and their control in the hands of the
hupgry-hunkers. But as to time we, as we'll
as Others, were entirely off. Few dreamed
that the catastrophe would come before
1885, even here in Kansas where we had
seen the question revolutionize our state in
one short campaign.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

The theory that the rainfall of Kansas il
increasing now receives the unqualified sup
port of Prof. Snow, of the State University
In paper before the Kansas Academy of
Science on Friday last, Prof. Snow said that
the records at Leavenwerth for nineteen
years previous to the settlement of Kansas,
compared with similar records for nineteen
years since its settlement, showed an increase
of an average OF more than five inches Of
rain. These records are supported by those
kept at Manhattan, Fort Riley and Law
renee. The records extend through thirty
years at Fort Riley, twenty-four at Manhat-
tan, and seventeen at Lawrence.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
SEA FOAM.
ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP, Dec. l., 1884.

ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP, Dec. l., 1884.
To the Editor Of the EAGLE:
DEAR SIR In reading your article in the
weekly pertaining to the display of w. G.
Hoffman, a dispute arose as to what meer-
schaum is manufactured from. Is it min
eral, or from sea foam. BY answer in the
weekly you will oblige your subscribers
greatly. Truly. w. b. Nc.
Meerschaum Is mineral or mineral-clay,
found in many parts of the world. 1t is a
German word signifying sea foam, getting
its name from the fact that where banks
were situated on the sea shore little white
balls of it would be thrown up by the waves.
For long time i. was supposed to be con-
solidated foam.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

Globe Democrat: at is point worth
bearing in mind that the hypocritical and
treacherous St. John received fewer votes in
the radical temperance states than in the
state where the temperance cause is weak
and unpopular. His own state, Kansas, gave
him only 1000; and Iowa, which so recently
adopted constitution prohibition, gave him
only 1000. He got the most of his vote,
strangely enough, in those sections of the
country where the liquor power practically
has its own way. This may be mere acct
dental coincidence, but it is none the less a
n fact"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
BEAUTIFUL FRUIT,

Mrs. Frank S. Carlton left in our Office
yesterday evening a basket containing ten
varieties of apples grown on the Excelsior
farm. Mrs. c. could not name one or two
varieties which were entirely now to us, be-
ing an odd color and strangely marked, but
a more delightful basket Of fruit seldom
reaches the sanctum of any editor. Several
specimens of the Swarb attracted our atten-
ton in particular, being large and refem-
bling yellow ounce. Mrs. c. says their
young apple orchard produced about one
thousand bushels of apples this season, and
the perfection Of the fruit was remarkable.
The Excelsior farm has our best wishes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
CLEAR THE TRACK.

Niger Joss team, hitched TO q wagon
loaded with corn cobs, got loose yesterday
over near the Santa Fe house east Of the
railroad and started on lively run. They
came flying along west on Douglas avenue
and the cobs few in all directions while they
were crossing the tracks. Parties trying
10 stop them drove them over tow
ards the city mills, here Mr.. Imboden at
tempted to stop them and came near being
run over. They turned in between the mill
and the office, upsetting the wagon and
dumping the cobs in all directions. Here
thew were captured and the wagon fred up
No damage.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
MISIED ALSO.

The editor Of the Kingman Courier 10 the
last man fooled by our postmaster article.
There was not a line or word in that article
which limited at desire or expectancy upon
our part Of anything. 1t was written solely
in the interest of nineteen deserving aspi-
rants, any one of whom would honor their
party in such an appointment.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

Now has the season arrived when the mu-
sic box comes to the front and the young
man who has saved dollar from his last
years salary, rushes madly TO invest i in a
ticket for the rattle. There is 100 tickets
and 80 to against him, of course, but that
is q trife too thin for thought when com
pared to the excitement and expectancy that
accompanies the drawing and the hope that
each tune ticket il drawn il will be some
other fellows and that the last one and the
winner, will be bis.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

W.o. st ernberg, Of Norwich, New York
who is paying his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Sternberg of this city, visit, made
us cali yesterday morning. Mr.. Sternberg
was born and brought up in the city Of Nor
witch from which plaee his father moved
when he came to Wichita. Mr.. S. is 9 prin-
ter and for several years has been at the
head of an extensive job and book Office.
He likes Kansas and is inclined to think
that he will bring his young wife and baby
and Join himself. family and fortunes to this
state
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

Judas Prohibition Stinker john has
called convention for third party
next month and a mngwump down in
LaSalle county, Illinois, writes US to
discontinue his EAGLB, because we
don't endorse the move or the mover.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05
FOR DOORKEEPER.

l.. q. Gilmore, of the Fall River
Echo, will be candidate for door
keeper for the senate this winter at
Topeka. Mr.. Gilmore is worthy the
place or much higher one, and as be
will be backed by the delegation from
Greenwood, we hope the senator's of
the Arkansas valley will remember a
man who made splendid fight in the
last campaign.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

Comments.-We have always adj
mired the untiring zeal with which
Capt. Payne has prosecuted the Okla
bona business. We believe lie has
done a good work for the poor peo-
pie of this country, for his ceaseless
agitation of this question will. in our
judgment, have its fruits in the open
ing up of that country to settlement.
And, indeed we do not beiieve it will
stop here and we do not believe it
ought to. The entire Indian territory
will finally either be purchased from
The Indians by the government or
given to them in severaliy with the
right to sell and convey and in either
case, that vast and valuable tract OF
country will before many years, be
owned and occupied by those who are
willing to improve and cultivate II.
We gladly give Capt. Payne credit for
all he has accomplished and that is a
great deal. We do not know what
his grievances against the public men
of Kansas are, but his ceaseless abuse
of them, in our Judgment, does him nor
his cause any good. One thing We do
know, "a few years ago the people OF
Kansas were almost unit against the
settlement of the Indian Territory and
no public man would have been sus-
tanned In any attempts to have 1t
opened up for that purpose. Now,
however, it is different. The people
want this rich country opened up and
they want it exclusively for homes for
bonafide settlers. No man should be
allowed to obtain title, ne long as it
can possibly he prevented, TO over one
quarter section. That Is enough and
we hope the day will come when no
man will own more than that in any
portion of the Union. We are satisfi-
ed that the entire delegation from this
state will do all they can to have the
bill introduced by Senator Plumb, or
q similar one passed by congress. We
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-24
TURN TIE RAsOALs OUT.

1t was only the other day, September 8,
that the indianapolis Journal said edi-
torially:
New England Postmasters approve of the
''still hunt" being Waged by the Independ-
ents. a still hunt involves tons of cam
paign docum ents, and these the Postmasters
find ready market for at halt a cent
pound. They regard this as the best method
OF distributing that sort of literature.
Alexander H. Phillips, g Postmaster at
CARROTS, in DeKalb County Ibas been acting
on this idea of the Journal, but seems to
have confined his depredations
to Democratic papers. among them
the German Telegraph Of this city.
By a shrewd device, as detailed
in our local columns, it was ascertained that
quite batch Of the Weekly Telegraph, with
the original wrappers unIemoved and proper
ly directed, had been sold by this Republican
Postmaster for old papers to a rag-and-paper
pedler. A Deputy United States Marshal
went North last night to interview Mr.. Phil
lips with warrant for his arrest in his
pocket. The Republican State poll stands
one less for the Widow Calkins tonight.
The Journal should ke indictedas aparticeps
says that this Phillips plan is the best
method Of distributing such literature. The
Journal does not directly recommend the
opening of letters and the destruction Of all
such as are calculated to give aid
and comfort TO the Democracy, but
there is morally and legally no difference
between stealing printed matter and letters,
ard the Postmaster that would divert printed
matter from its proper destination would
divert letters just as quick, and the Post
master that would do either is thief, and a
perjured thief at that; and furthermore the
man giving countenance to such unlawful
acts is not a whit better than the criminal
proper. The Journal speaks by the book
doubtless, and of its own knowledge knows
whereof it speaks. II so, should not both it
and the Postmasters who are robbing the
United States mails be made to answer in the
United States Court
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-24
SHE STANDS FIRM.

The Chicago Tribune aud other Republi-
can sheets published a dispatch last Thurs
day to the effect that the Blaine managers
had procured a statement from Mrs. Morrill,,
in which she retracts her statements deroga-
tory to Blaine, and admits that the alleged
letter from her TO the Ohio Republican State
Committee is forgery. This will be used
soon, says the dispatch, and Bsins's friends
think it will have tremendous effect. The
Boston Post on Thursday telegraphed the
substance of the dispatch to Mrs. Morrill,,
and received the following reply:
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. L.
'"To the Editor OF the Boston Post:
"All stories about my having retracted my
original statement regarding Mr.. Blaine's
character are utterly untrue; so far from it
that reafirm that statement, with empha-
sis. (SigIed)
''MRs, CHARLOTTE II. MORRILL,"
Boys, take Cieveiand's advice, TELL the
truth" Kitchener, put it in black type.