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the DIFFERENCES.

New York Tribune: Senator Plumb
of Kansas, has been making a careful
study of the south aud its politics, re-
sources and needs. lie has practical
way of throwing light on these affairs.
Tie said 10 me the other day, while he
was talking about the Virginia debt
question: "What the whole southern
people need to learn is the grace of
paying taxes. They shirk that duty
as lift were burden, and as conse-
quence loose their interest in the con-
duct of public affairs. If they had
good round taxes TO pay, they would
be interested TO know where the
money went and what benefits were
derived from its expenditure. When
| told prominent southern man this,
a short time ago, he looked at me in
wonderment aud said: why, my
taxes amount TO one mill on the dol
lar now. Instead of increasing 1 have
been thinking We could get them
down to elght-tenths of a mill He
couldn't understand it when l told
him how in some instances in Kansas,
for a special purpose. such as schools,
we had permitted ourselves in town.
ships to be taxed as high as Is per
per cent. We have something to show
for our money, too"
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DEATH OF HON. }. p. ROOT.

Aprivate note from Wyandotte says
that ex-Lleutenant Governor ]. p.
Root died at his residence in that city
at 8 p. m, Monday, July Goth, of
paralysis. He was on the streets Sat
urday in his usual health and none Of
the citizens of Wyandotte except his
family and physician knew of the at
tack, which We conclude was Saturday
night or Sunday j. p. Root came 10
Kansas in the territorial days and
from that time TO this has been prom
inently before the people of Kansas.
In 1857 he attended the Free Soil con-
vention in Topeka and was candidate
for secretary of state, and was beaten
BY the late p. T.. Schuyler. He was
elected to the state senate under the
old Topeka constitution. He was one
Of the executive committee appointed
by the Free State convention held at
Grasshopper Falls August rs, 1857.
In 1859 he was elected lieutenant gov
ernor of the state, with Charles Rob.
inson, governor. In 1861, and while
he was lieutenant governor, he was
mustered in as surgeon Of the Second
Kansas cavalry and served until the
close Of the war, being mustered out
April Is, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark.
In 1870 he was appointed United
States minister to Chilli by President
Grant. He returned to this state in
1874 and has since that time resided al
Wyandotte in the practice OF his pro-
fession, that Of q physician. He was
So years old.-Commonwealth.
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A NEW RACKET.

The New York Tribune of Tuesday,
July 2lst, contains tho following edi-
torisl touching the administration:
A Democratic scheme comes to light
in dispatches from Washington. 1t is
urged, naturally, as great reform.
The new scheme is based upon the
idea that the revenue derived from a
particular duty tax can be devoted to
a particular object, for which the ex-
istlng revenue from that tax appears
TO be about adequate. Congress eau
then, it is said, deal with each partic-
ular tax, having in view the pariicu-
lar expenditures to which the rev.
euue is to be devoted. The object of
this scheme, it is hardly necessary to
say, is to destroy the protective sys-
tenn. The men who get it up perfecs.
ly understand that the protection Of
home industry can be far more efTee-
lively assailed in detail THAI on..general
principles. Ii they can break down
the tariff ON one or two important ar
ticIes, they well know that the injury
to the whole system will be scarcely
less than if the entire body of protec-
tive duties were repealed. The pro-
tective system would thus be broken
to pieces and in detail could be easily
overcome. While this is the manifest
object of the scheme in hand, one OBJ
vious effect of it, if adopted, would be
to destroy the national credit. The
combination of free-traders and rcpu-
diators may be expected 10 support
such scheme "a this. That combin-
alton has always been strong enough
to dictate the policy of the Democrat
ic party. But il is not able, as yet, TO
control the United States senate.
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AR0ONtA A00REGATIoNs.
To the Editor Of the agile.
ARGONIA, july %. 1885

ARGONIA, July ~, 1885.
The chronic grumbler is again heard
TO say: 'The corn is going to be ruin
ed tor the want of rain" while the
staple product is green and growing.
and not suffering in the least except
il be an occasional field which for
some reason, perhaps negligence, was
not properly cultivated. 1t is a can
did fact that more short crops are due
to the want of proper cultivation than
to dry weather, especially in Kansas.
Mr.. William Cowgirl, the Masonic
state organizer of Kansas, was in the
city Saturday night.
The new NJ. E. church is now COM
pleted aud seated. The first regular
service was held in it last Sabbath.
Mr.. Albert Davis has been enjoying
visit from his father, who lives in
Carthage, Mo.
John Kennedy, the popular young
man who has charge of the Carey
Lumber yard, is unusually jovial since
having paid his mother q visit at
Fl. Scott, the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. Salter returned
Monday, from weeks visit with Mr..
Salter's father near Cherryvale.
Chas Kinney, the live hardware man
of Freeport, made flying visit TO Ar
gonia, on Monday.
Mr.. John Cox has sold his farm a
few miles south of town to Mr..
Barnes, anu gone west to grow u
with the country.
Rev. Stacey Bevan, of Iowa, is here
visiting his sons aud looking af.sr his
land in Sumner and Pratt counties.
w. II. Sheen, who is travelling in the
interests of the A. o. u. W.. was in
town Tuesday.
Ed. Brain, of the Clipper, has gone
west to take timber claim.
Jolly "Jamie" Goniger beats them
all on ice cream, lemonade, etc.
"Hal Hazard, the Federal Spy," was
repeated Saturday night to a fair
sized audience.
yhe ladies of the w. T. G. L, will
give an ice cream and blackberry fes-
tival at the rink tonight, for the ben
eft of their library.
Politicians are numerous and the
sound OF word concerning an office
makes them prick up their ears like
rabbits in clover. JINKs.
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much 80. The pulse and desperation are
not changed. The patients mind was vet
clear and comprehensive of all about him.
Betwsen 10 and II o'clock DR.. Shrady had
accostsd the general and be answered in q
husky voice and promptly. Stimulants
were being used but sparingiy, and there
vas expressed by medical authority about
IL o'clock, belief that the closing crisis
may occur between ] and o'clock TO- night.
Al midnight General Grant is yet juliet
though not asleep. The coming hour is be-
ing anticipated with great anxiety. Bottles
Of hot water were placed at the generals
feet TO induce warmth and mustard draughts
were applied upon the stomach and breast
10 preserve the failing circulation. DR..
Sands is staying at the hotel and Drs.
Douglass and Shrady are at the cottage.
IA. M.-The general remains in the same
quiet condition. Pulse and desperation are
unchanged and there is q feeling that he
may recover from the midnight season Of
weakness and survive until 4 q. m. Injec-
tons of brandy are being used.
"a. M.-The family is astir at the cottage,
though there are no visible indications that
point to any other condition than at the
tune of the last report.
3A. M.-Gen. Grant is in somnolent
condition. The respirations have grown
shallow and the general is no longer able to
expectorate, because Of weakness which is
increasing. There seems but little posi-
bility that the patient will survive the
night.
M.-The respirations are so. The
pulse SO rapid as not to be counted, and the
hypodermics which have been quite freely
administered through the night have no
longer any marked effect. The family are
still astir.
5 M.-Dr. Douglass at 4:30 remarked
the generals brain, heart and lungs ART
alive and that was about all he could say.
5:25 r. M.-The respirations have increased
to go, and the death rattle occasioned by the
filling up Of his lungs and thrat with mucui
is heard. He now recognizes his friends By
opening his eyes.
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ENCLEWOOD.

A correspondent of the Emporia
Republican in writing up the new
counties SAYS:
Englewood, Clarke county, is three
miles from the Territory, on section
Sc. range 81. township %. Ii was laid
out by Wichita people, doomed by the
EAGLE and is bols.ered by Wichita
capital. Mr.. q. T. Mickals has just
finished and handsomely furnished
the finest hotel west of Medicine
Lodge, aud will run it in metropoli-
tan style. The population is about
200. The buildings being erected are
of better class than is usual, and the
town is improving. During the In
dian scare, not yet quite subsidized, the
men got fifty rifles and ammunition
from Dodge, threw up rifle pits and
determined to eight it out on this
line if it took all summer" The
Fourth was celebrated in style, but at
the ball that evening two cowboys,
Kinney aud West, shot young man
named Sanders, in cold blood. without
cause, and he is nearly dead.
Ashland, the county seat of Clarke,
is booming, many new buildings being
erected, and il will! be q good town.
The merchants are selling stacks of
goods and making money.
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WHAT THEY SAY.

Philadelphia Times: Way back IN
the sixties when brave men were
fighting, the stay-at-home fire-eatel
was digging his political grave with
pen or mouth.
Youngstown (Ohio) Register: Geo
Hoadly is regarded the champion
blunderer of America. With plenty
Of rope he will doubtless be able ia
add largely to the majority of Judge
Foraker.
Philadelphia Press: George Will am
Curtis declares that "the Democratic
experiment has proven eminently sue
cessful." We believe The solid south
agrees with Mr.. Curtis on this point.
New York Tribune: Mr.. Roswell
L. Flower says he canno t tell what his
chances for the gov .ruorship are.
Perhaps IL he makes it worth any ones
while somebody who does know him
will inform him.
Philadelphia Press: Secretary La
mar enjoys o distinction possessed by
no other man in the abinet. He is
the only member ofthe administration
who can hear the wind blow through
his whiskers.
Pittsburg Telegraph: 1t may be in
order for Minister Phe lips TO gush over
his newly made friei IDS among the
aristocracy and royalty of England
but he should receive Instructions that
the rules of the game do not require
him to slobber.
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Chicago Tribune: Every piece of
iron that went into the construction
Of the Dolphin was subject to the
scrutiny of the government supervis-
ors, aud there is no question that
Roach honestly carried out the speci-
fications, for he had special pride in
all the vessels which he built, and
their strength and safety and sea GO
ing qualities are known the world
over. In the midst of his difficulties
it is pleasant TO know that all his
workmen will be paid in full, that
none Of his creditors will suffer, and,
in the words of his own attorney, that
he can pay two dollars for every one
that he owes. If this assignment,
therefore, retires him hereafter from
public view, he makes his exit in hon.
est, manly fashion, and leaves behind a
splendid record of business success,
created and carried to completion by
sturdy individual effort.
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Secretary Whitney has immortal
lied his stupidity in the Dolphin
case. He expected that the attorney
general would decide that he must ac-
ccpt the vessel, and then he could fall
back on the rascality Of his Republican
predecessor for campaign material.
But Mr.. Garland decided the way he
thought Whitney desired, and thus
things got mixed. Democrats of law
learning are not all satisfied with this
turn in affairs. A Democratic ex-
change says that Senator German, of
Maryland, does not like Attorney
General Garland's opinion in the Dol
phin case, and says no citizen will
ever enter into a contract with the
government under such a strict in
of appropriation laws.
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Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
UDALL, July 21.-The names of the
parties drowned at Starting ford on the
Walnut six miles northeast Of Udsll last
Sunday morning, are: Mrs. Anson G..
Carman, Mrs. James Carman, VIM. Kaats
and wife, and Jay w. Carman wife, six IN
stead of seven, as stated in our dispatches Of
yesterday. Mr.. Arson G. Carman was
saved. Mr.. James Carman was at home
and is nearly crazed at the loss of bis wife.
Tho Cannon's and Kaats' arc new corners
here from Indiana. They started for the
Arkansas river Sunday after sand plums!
Cannon's team was hall mile in advance
and was capsized and washed away before
Kaats' team came to the ford, and they,
thinking that Cannon had crossed, went
boldly in and were all drowned. The last
Of the bodies was recovered Monday after.
noon. The wagon top spoken of yesterday
had been washed down from Dun's mill
where it had been capsized the day before
The occupants of it escaped. PAUL C.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-24

Virginia Republicans are lively,
hopeful and defiant. In their recent
state convention they speak in Ian
guage that will hardly be misunder-
stood anywhere. In one of their
resolutions they make the fur fly.
ave declare" thew say, "Our resolute
opposition to the present federal ad-
ministratiOn as the first creature of
the immoral and faithless relations of
apostate Republicans with the nation
al Democracy, and A. the natural
product of folly, fraud, force, and per-
fidy, which has already displayed all
the traits of its origin by proclaiming
test for Office that finds its most
fragrant violation in the offensive
partisanship Of the president and the
cabinet, by parading the mean ny.
pocrisy of reform that awards pre-
MUM to false witness aud calumny."
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THE DUDE GENERAL.

Lord Wolse.ey, the English military
dude who spoke of Americas ideal
hero, now sick at Mt. McGregor, as
Mister Grant is back home shorn
somewhat but complaisan,ly receiving
the lauds'ions of the English people.
lie returns to England having failed
in every move and in every opinion
rendered. Gen. Grant has command
ed more soldiers than Wolsely every
saw aud this assertion is strictly with
In the bounds of truth.
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Senator Plumb adds 10 friendly
business letter to the editor of the
Union. the following: Il have not in
auy way, directly or indirectly, recon-
Iaended any one to this administra-
ton, nor have | caused it to be known
that favored any applicant, or that l
was opposed TO any one. Having got
rid of the burden, or at least the obi
CATION to look after official places, ] do
not mean TO take it up again with a
Democratic administration" juno
lion City Union
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As2so.ooo.ooo STATE.

The state board Of equalization, in
session at Topeks, makes the follow.
ing report:
The total assessment of the state for
1884 is $2S7, 0lS, 1876.
Total assessment for 1886, less Pratt
and Stafford counties, not reported as
yet, is $247, S7l $3.50.
Total increase over last year ST.
222, $500.
Graham county shows the highest
rate per cent of increase of any count
in the state, being lO9.
The next highest increase reported
is Decatur county, IS per cent.
The greatest decrease shown by any
county is shown by Atchison, which
was per cent, or $40. 1922.
The next creates. decrease is shown
by Linn county, which is 4 per cent
or slss,275.2s.
In all, seventeen counties, as follows
show decrease in their valuation
Atchison, Linn, Butler, Chase, Chau.
tauqua, Cherokee, Cloud, Hodgeman
jackson, Marshall, Mcpherson, Miami
Neosho, Ness, Riley, Wilson and Wy
andotte.
The highest increase is shown il
Sedgwick county, which is $l,207,
775 Sc, or IL per cent.
The following counties show an in
crease: Allen, Anderson, Barbour
Barton, Bourbon, Brown. Clay, COT
fee, Cowley, Crawford, Davis, Decs
tur, Dickinson. Doniphan, Douglas
Edwards, Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney
Ford, Franklin, Graham, Greenwood
Harper, Harvey. Jefferson, Jewell
johnson, Kingman, Labette, Leavcn
worth, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Mitch
ell, Montgomery, Morris, Nemeoa. Nor
ton, Usage. Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee
Pottowatomie, Rawlins, Reno, Repub
lie, Rice, Rocks, Russell, Saline, Sedg
wick, Sheridan, Shawnee, Smith, Sum.
ner, Trego, Wabaunsee and Washing
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Miss Cleveland's book is not q
kind of book that ANYBODY will read
through, chapter by chapter, consecu-
lively. 1t consists of q number of
essays on a variety Of subjects, widely
diverse from each other, and of differ
ent degrees Of general or of literary
interest. As the work of the un-
known Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, be-
fore she bad acquired notoriety of the
presidents sister aud the mistress of
his household in the White house,
hardly Publishing house in the coun-
try wOsstd have undertaken to print
ii and place it upon the market with
q warranty against loss, and the prob
ability is that no great edition would
have been required to meet the public
demand. But the circumstances un-
der which il was announced and is
now given to the public have con-
spired to render it the most popular
book of the season.
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New York Democrats are bowling
mad because Hedden. the new col
iector, has gone of TO Saratoga for a
gay time and left ali the old Republi-
can clerks to run the Office This is
hard, right under the noses of two
newspapers which have worn out a
font of type printing and stereo.yping
"Turn the rascals out" and "Republi-
cans must 20"
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DR.. Leonard, the prohibition candi-
dsse for governor of Ohio says he
would rather see the flag of the union
hanging at half mast in honor of a
man like jacob Thompson than see it
waverin9 over a saloon.
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PRATT

PRATT CITY, July 10.
To the Editor OF the Eagle
Pratt has assumed quite military
aspect. On the 18th Adjutant Gen.
era. Campbell brought fifty stands OF
arms and two thousand rounds of am
unition here and proceeded TO organ
ize an independent company of militia
Enrollments rapidly came in and the
required fifty were soon found. In
the evening the adjutaut general was
serenaded in front of the Alamo by
the Pratt City band, and in response
made the model OF an impromptu
speech. Songs were sung aud gen.
eral good tirae had The next even
ing the company organized with s.
Dunn, captain: J. A. Erwin, first lieu
tenant, aud {. II. Eagin, second lieu
tenant. Now the tramp of armed
men is heard in the streets, drills take
place IN quick succession, and Pratt
county is safe fron Indian invasion.
ID. Il. Green has put a new Concord
coach ON his line between Kingmsn
and Pratt, aud a trip between the two
points has become luxury.
Mr.. Z. Toms, the land examiner of
Wilson a. Toms, of 81. Louis, one of
the largest loan and investment CON-
panies doing business in Kansas, has
arrived in Pratt. Mr.. Toms expects
TO remain some time, and is most
highly pleased both with Pratt City
and Pratt county.
Mr.. Geo. Z. Strong, of the firm of
Caldwell & Strong, of Wichita, was
in town Friday on business. Mr.. E.
q. Robertson was his guest
A match game of base ball was
played Saturday afternoon at Sara
toga between the Pratt City and the
Saratoga clubs. The game was for
$50 side and was most interesting
exhibition from beginning to end.
At first the Saratoga boys took q de-
cided lead, hut Pratt hung on and bv
bard playing aud strong batting won.
The score was % to "a and one in !
ming to spare in favor of Pratt. The
Saratoga boys proved themselves to |
be perfect gentlemen. one and all, and |
no visiting club was ever treated
more handsomely. More games are
to follow.
Crops look splendidly and Pratt |
county promises to have an unlimited |
amount Of corn and oats. Wheat was |
somewhat injured by wet weather in
harvesting.
The SURVEYS for the race of the new
mill have been completed and q fall Of
% feet Is reported. LooKRR On,
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st. John proposes to live on yellow
legged chickens and preach temper
ance at 500 per day in Ohio this sum
mer. st. John knows a good thing
Tor st. John when he sees il. The
whisky shops in Ohio would have con-
tributed double the amount il he had
stood out for it. They know good
thing for free whisky when they see
it.-Inter Ocean.
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~ L VT LhAN5hSy
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Topeka, July q, 1885.
WHEREAS; 1t is reported that large herds
of Texas cattle from that portion of the state
of Texas, lying south of the thrty-fourth
parallel of north latitude are moving north
ward through the Indian Territory and the
Cherokee Neutral strip, and
WHEREAS; Chapter 1911 of the sessions
laws of 1885, entitled tan act for the protec-
Spanish fever, etc." provides that no per-
March and the first day of December of any
year drive or cause to be driven into or
through any county or part thereof in this
state, or turn or cause to be turned or keep
upon any highway, range, common or in
closed pasture within this state, any cattle
capable of comm unicating or liable to i'm
part what is known as Texas epidemic or
Spanish fever, ana
WHEREAS, Said chapter 19l, of the ses-
sion laws of 1885. declare that all cattle from
south of the thirty-seventh parallel of north
latitude are capable of communicating and
liable to import Texas, splenic or Spanish
fever; provided, however, that if the owners
or persons in charge of such cattle shall
show by such certificates as shall be desig-
mated by the Live Stock Sanitary COM
missioners Of this state that said
cattle had been kept since the LIST
day Of September Of the previous year west
Of the east line of the Indian Territory and
north of the thirty-seventh parallel of north
latitude, or west of the twenty-frst meridian
Of longitude, from Washington and north of
the thirty-fourth parallel of north latitude,
the provisions OF this section shall not apply
thereto.
Now, therefore, /, John A. Martin, COVER
nor of the state of Kansas, do hereby direct
all sheriffs, under sheriffs, deputy sherifYs and
constables within this state TO promptly take
charge Of and restrain as directed by said
act above referred to; any cattle driven in
to, or attempted to be driven through any
county where such officer resides and make
immediate report of their action to the Live
Stock Sanitary commission, and l do here
by direct the especial attention of the coun-
ty attorneys of the several counties of Kan
sas to the provisions of the act above re-
ferred to and the duties imposed on
them by the said act. The Live Stock Sar-
itary association is also directed to adopt
effective regulations enforcing the pro-
visions Of chapter 1911, session laws of 1885,
and for Furnishing any violation of said act.
In testimony whereof l hereunto have
subscribed my name and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the state.
r, - Done at Topeka, this 2lst day
IL o. of July, 1885.
JOHN A. MARTIN.
Il. b. ALLEN, Secretary of State.
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THE JARDiNE BUSINESS.

The preacher who has been success
fully run out of Kansas City as also
out of decent society was an Episcopa-
liam of what he claimed the very
highest church order with confess
sional attachment, where he took of
women's corsets'to get closer 10 their
hearts, where he tempered with little
girls, spanked married women as a
penance, drank his beer aud did the
rest of the things not proven.