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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-05
CHENEY.


CHENEY, kas., June 2, 1885.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Rankin Post No. 1926, q. A. r.. o
this place observed Memorial Day in
a very appropriate manner. Will,
the graves were decorated Mrs. Um.
ho!tz recited the poem, "Cover Then
Over" which was beautifully rem
dered
Hon. Rudolph Hatfield was the ora
tor of the day, and addressed the peo
pie at TuIl's hall. Revs. SandersOn
and Lippart followed with Ahor'
speeches. The attendance was unusu
ally large, and an idea of it can be
gained from the fact that the process.
sion was over half a mile long.
Drs. Shannon, Engleman and Dicki
son performed an operation on Mr..
MoorhOuse to-day, which was witness.
ed by many OF our citizens who never
had SO good an opportunity to see the
like. 1t was by no means a pleasant
sight, and many wished they had moi
seen it. Mr.. Moorehouse has been tor
years afflicted with a running sore on
his right arm which caused the bone
to decay. and made the operation nec-
essary. The patient is doing moder-
ateIy well.
This magnificent weather is excel
lent for the corn crop. and our farm
ers are much more hopeful now.
The Mite society of the NJ. +. Church
will give an ice-cream and strawberry
festival Tomorrow night.
Mr.. John Sellers has returned from
Philadelphia, and his many friends
were glad to shake hands with him
again. FARMER JOHN.
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ton the Blades correspondent add
the following touching the city and
county:
Wichita, in point of size, is the
fourth city in the state. claiming =
population of 5000. Four lines Of
railroad pass through II, but except
for these and the fact that 1t is In the
heart of rich farming country, one
could well wonder what forces CON-
bine 10 keep the city in existence. II
has had an astonishingly rapid growth,
aud still keeps up its wonderful pace.
II might very appropriately be called
the "Forest City of the West" for its
streets are lined with beautiful shade
trees which have attained such a
growth as to give it the appearance OF
an eastern city. This is further en-
HANGED by the many fine residences
with their well kept lawns and cool
arbors.
Sedgwick county, of which Wichita
is the capital, contains nearly $4,000
acres of choice land of which only
about one-half is in state of cultiva-
ton. The soil is sandy and very fer
tile, yielding large crops both in corn
and wheat, which are the staple prod
ucts. Last year the total wheat crop,
as reported TO the state agricul-
tural bureau, was / 200, 900 bushels, the
corn crop 1906, 900 bushels. The fame
which The county has attained
for its excellent farming land has
gone abroad and the unoccupied pra-
irie is being bought up as rapidly rs
spectators will part with it at any
thing like reasonable prices. The same
may be said OF Cowley, Sumner, But
Ter, Reno, Rice and other counties To-
Gated in the Arkantas river bottoms.
The farmer can find no spot in the
world where he can get better returns
for his labor than right here in this
quarter of Kansas. The man who
takes up land in any Of these counties
and fails to prosper has only TO blame
his lack of energy or inability to sue
coed under the most suspicious cir
cumstauces.
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ST. LOUIS, June 3.-Hon. Thos. +. Bay
ard, secretary of state, accompanied by his
private secretary, Mr.. Henry L. Dryer, ar
rived this morning from Washington, en-
route to Columbia, to deliver the annual ad-
dress before the students of the state uni
versity. The distinguished visitors was met
at the relay depot in East st. Louis by Sem
ator Vest and a committee of citizens, COM
posed of Col. Jno. G.. Prather, Hon. Z. G.
kehor, Messrs. Chas. w. Francis and Ed
ward Wilkerson and was escorted in car
rage over the bridge and to the Southern
hotel, where he was received by Mayor
Francis and committee of prominent citi-
zens, with brief address of welcome. Mr..
Bayard shortly afterwards breakfasted with
Mayor Francis, Senator Vast and Hon. Geo.
W. Allen. After the breakfast at Southern
hotel Mr.. Bayard, escorted by the reception
committee drove to the new exchange. An
informal reception was first held in the read
ing room of the Merchants exchange where
body of the members of the exchange met
Mr.. Bayard. The public were admitted to
the main hall, which was almost packed to
suffocation. The galleries and parts of tie
floor were occupied by ladies. Secretary
Bayard was next escorted to the platform in
the main hall by President Haarstick, of
the exchange, who introduced him to the
vast throng and welcomed him in behalf of
the exchange. After tumultuous cheering
Secretary Bayard came forward and spoke
substantially as follows: would like all to
feel the unqualified satisfaction
il affords me 10 meet for
the first time such large body of men
who have done so much to advance the in
terests of the great inland sea of the coun-
try. In my mind the Mississippi valley oc-
cupies as important position as the Allan
tic and Pacific coasts. l have always tried
to do as much for this section of the coun-
try as any other. l appeal to every con-
gresham, to every senator and to every man
with whom have been associated in public
life, to prove that nobody has done more to
advance the interests of this great valley. l
seconded the interests of your great Cap
tain Eads to open not only Memphis and
New Orleans, but also St. Louis to the COM
mercc of the world through this great river.
This is not my desire alone. As
one of the advisors of President
Cleveland / think | am justified
in saying that the administration will make
every endeayor to allay every remnant of
sectional feeling. In every particular the
is for the whole country and
embark in your enterprise, be at case, every
thing you may be sure will be done to pro-
tect and advance the interests of every citi-
zen of the United States. At the close of
this brief address Mr.. Bayard was applaud
ed heartily. Addresses were then made by
United States Senator Vest and others, alter
which Secretary Barard was shown over the
floor and introduced to many OF the specta-
tors. He was then driven to the ST. Louis
Club house, where he dined with the recep-
ion committee and invited guests. Later
be was driven about the city and shown all
PS1,, OF interest Ta M ssyar Thsr Leaves ss
ivers the annual address at the State Uni
Eersity tomorrow.
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ARKANSAS CITY.
ARKANSAS CITY, June 5.

ARKANSAS CITY, June 8.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Last Monday an election was called
in this city aud Cowley county to vote
for bonds for the X. & S. w. railroad
and as the bonds were carried by q
handsome majority II has caused quite
q sensation among real estate owners,
and ON the strength of this quite O
number of transfers. have been made.
Mr.. Charles d. Burroughs, of Chi
cago has purchased two lots on South
Summit street and will commence the
erection of a business block fifty by
one hundred aud twenty feet two
stories. Two additional rooms will
probably be built by other parties ad-
joining this block il proper arrange
ments can be made. Four business
blocks are already under Roadway and
six more talked OF.
Mr.. Morehead and Frank Barrett
leave to-day for ST. Louis 10 bring up
the boat. A. Gil.
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NEW YORK, June 3.-The steamer whicl
to-day arrived from Panama brings the fol
lowing account OF the attack upon Car
thagena: Late news from Carthagena con
firms the intelligence received by the Span
ish gunboat +. III Catolica and the American
flag ship Tennessee, that Gainlan. on learn
ing of the approach Of the government
troops under Bryce lloyd and of the juno
ton with the small force led by Gen. Villa
at Sivcelejo, resolved on making general
attack on Carthagena, assauiting both by
land and sea. He paid dearly for his te-
merity. Securing a number Of scaling
ladders he sent force by sea
to approach as silently as possible the walls
of the city and to cover this movement be-
gan a most furious attack along his whole
line of siege works, particularly at Lapopa.
The assailants from the seaside succeeded in
placing many of their ladders and num-
Der of men succeeded in scaling the wails.
Had a sufficient number of them done this
before making demonstration to attract
ths attention OF the small number of be-
sieged their triumph would have been Sc
cure, but with characteristic enthusiasm
when only about sixty men had reached the
walls they began the vivas
which brought upon them at
once the main force Of the besieged. The
result was that the attack by sea was repuls-
ed with frightful loss, the bayonet, machette
and knife doing the work. Every man who
reached the summit Of the walls was killed
or wounded and many at their base who
sought to escape by swimming were drown
ed. The losses of Gainlan's forces were
nearly 600 killed and wounded and of the
loyalists fourteen wounded and nine killed.
Alter the repulse Gainlsn withdrew his
forces and proceeded to Barran Quilla to
await attack by the government forces.
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Ii is now auihoritively stated that
the Denver. Memphis and Atlantic
railroad is under contract through
Kansas. Its route enters Kansas at
Baxter Springs, passes west pear the
southern line of the state, through
Chetopa and Coffeyville. thence
through Sedan, Cedarvale, Dexter,
Winfield. Udall, Bell Plaine, Conway
Spring and Kingman, up on the Mn
nescah river, and across to the Arkan-
sas river at Larned. Ii is stated that
Messrs John Fitzgerald. of Lincoln,
Nebrasks, and 5. N Mallory, of Char
iton, Iowa, have contracted to build
the road ready for rolling rtock: their
contract including track, depois, sid
ing, etc And that these gentlemen
have, in this contract, purchased mu-
nicipal bonds voted TO the road
along It's line, aud of its first mort
gage bonds, in all about $4,000, 900.
Work of grading and bridging COM
mences in Sumner county at the point
where the line crosses the Arkansas
river. east of Belle Plaine, and will be
continued from there through the
places mentioned, to Kingman. This
line as first projected, was to have
been narrow guage road, but that
plan has been changed, making it a
standard guage road - Common
wealth
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HARPER.
HARPER, June 2,

HARPER, June 2,
To tine Editor Of the EAGLE
Harper was in gala day attire last
week; in fact, of late, she has been
wearing her best bib and tucker most
every day. From outside the county
and neighboring towns their were
over eighty strangers at the various
hotels in the city in single day last
week.
The city schools closed last FRIDAY
with interesting exercises in the more
advanced departments and street
parade and dinner for the three prim-
airy rooms. Prof Cowdrick aud all
the teachers under him seem to have
given almost universal satisfaction and
all of them would undoubtedly
have been engaged for next year had
they desired. Mrs. DIR. Southwick.
who has had charge of the primary
department. and Miss Alice DeGarmo,
the late Harper correspondent of the
EAGLE, have few superiOrs in the
the school room-both have been se-
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GODDARD
GODDARD, Kas., June 2.

GODDARD, Has, June =.
To the Editor of the Eagle:
Almost everyone has pardonable
pride in seeing his name appear in
the papers. But we know some things
that we think the actors would rather
not see in print For the sake of good
feeling we don't tell all we know.
1t is reported that the Dale family,
living north of the church, have the
measles.
Quite number of cases of whoop-
ing-cough are reported in this vicini-
tv, but none we think in town.
We wonder if the citizens of God
dard know where to apply this prov
erb: "a bird that can sing and won't
sing ought to be made sing"
The Goddard base ball club scooped
the Clearwater boys Saturday with a
score of 25 to 20. They report very
pleasant game.
Miss Nellie Anderson resumed her
school to-day, after having been out
four weeks with a sore throat.
John Flood and family visited at his
fathers, below Wichita, Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Beach preached an excel
lent sermon Sunday evening to q
crowded house. The subject of the
sermon was character" He will
continue the same subject next SUM-
day evening.
The number of new houses going up
in Goddard would be called a boom
anywhere else in Kansas. That Kan
sas town located in a fine farming
country should grow rapidly is only a
matter of course.
Ye local dropped in on the social at
the opera house last night and found
the spacious hall about half full of jol-
ly looking people who seemed bent on
enjoyment despite the unpleasantness
of the evening.
Rev. J f. Howard, of kingman,
stopped off the train at this place yes
terday evening long enough to shake
hands with few of his old friends
who were here Oh the platform.
IF. Cordell has bought the Frazier
property and will move into it.
Syman g. Simpson have rented the
property vacated by n. f. Cordell and
will fit it up for an ice cream parlor.
II. b. Allen, the druggist has new
soda fountain which is daisy.
A picked nine go TO Clearwater TO-
day under the leadership of Capt. Wi
koff to play match game of baseball.
We hope the boys will "git there Eli"
There will be preaching at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society will give a
strawberry social in the near future.
Rev J. e.. Dee vii, leave Goddard
lhIs morning Oh his way to Illinois.
He will take in the Memorial service
and sp end Sunday with friends in
Wichita.
J. +. Curtis is gradually recovering
from his paralysis. lie takes his nour-
ishmcnt now without the aid of a
tube.
The social was quite success. We
wish the Ladies' Aid many happy re-
turns.
II would improve the pleasure of
the evening services at the churches
if the congregations would assemble
earlier. Every one should certainly
be there by half past eight O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. Beach failed to reach his
appointment at Peotone Sunday as he
could not get across the river with his
horse and 10 cross on the boat would
necessitate six mile walk; rather too
much tor SO hot day as Sunday, be-
sides preaching three sermons.
NENEo
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LIVELY.

At one of the sessions of the United
Presbyterian assembly at Topeka on
Tuesday, DIR. Wilson, OF St Louis. in
speaking of resolution commencing
the W. &. r. L. said he was not in
favor of endorsing everything that
came mp in the assembly. lie thought
that the W. e. T. L. was an organiza-
ton. the main efforts of which were
directed to the obtaining of the Wo-
mems Suffrage. They will sacrifice
temperance at any time they can at
tain this end. (hisses "Hiss all lou
wish" he said, "the fact remains the
same and | know whereof | speak.
They are led by skilled and schemiDg
women who would cause politicians TO
feel ashamed" and he was not i'll favor
of endorsing such an organization.
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THE SCOTCH-IRISH.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Your Wichita correspondent, p. b.
Conlan, has poured out the walls of
his wrath III last weeks issue of the
EAGLE, ON a class of men whom he
STYLES Scotch-Irish. McCauley may
style the people OF the Highlands OF
Scotland barbarians, but that term is
affixed by English writers to all peo-
pie who will not submit to their pecu-
liar civilization which is remarkable
for making paupers of the many and
millionairs of the few.
The term Scotch-Irish is unknown
in ireland; it is usually applied to the
descendants of these patriotic men
who came from the north of Ireland
and settled in Pennsylvania and else
where. They were generally Of the
Presbyterian religion, aud their love
of fatherland is attested by the fact
that Derry, Donegal, Dungannon,
Strabane, Raphoe, Belfast, Coleraine,
are still found in the map of Pennsyl-
vania. No sect or class can truthfully
claim monopoly of patriotism. u
ster was more Republican in 1898 than
any other portion of Ireland and a
member of the English parliament in
the house of commons, asserted that
il was the Scotch and Irish that famed
the flames of rebellion in the colonies,
which deprived us of the fairest por-
tion of our empire.
British influence has been exerted
for the past fifty years TO make Ulster
loyal by means of the "Regium Dori-
um'' and other palliative measures, but
The Great Britain has only partially
succeeded in his base attempt to d.
vide and conquer. The Prince Of
Wales was publicly Kissed in Derry
and at The Royal opera house on the
evening of his arrival, and the occu-
pants of the dress circle arose to their
feet 10 sing "God Save the Queen"
but their voices were completely
drowned, rs the whole house seeming
" Joined in the chorus of "God Save
Ireland"
England to-day is exerting all her
influence to detaich the protestants of
Ireland from the national Republican
party. Ninety years ago her policy
was 10 detatch the wealth and inteli-
gence of the Catholics from the Re-
publican party and she practically sue
ceeded The Catholic nobility gent
Try, mercantile and other educated
classes separated from the Republican
party, and what might have been a
successful rebellion. No matter what
colony or sect came from Ireland in a
few generations their descendants be-
came 'more Irish than the Irish them
In 1898 hundred thousand
of the brave and and well-equipped
OF Ulster could scarcely
be restrained from hurting the British
power lowell, where it ought to be.
.'And o. it was glorious deed
To show before mankind,
How every race and every creed
Might be by love combined,
Might be combined, yet nor forget,
The fountains whence they rose,
As filed by many riyule.,
The stately Shannon flows"
ONE OF THE MACS,
Glen-Mary Farm, June 1, 1885.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or KANSAS,
GRAND Army OF THE hkPusL, ,sss.
WICHITA, kASsAs, June xno' iooo'
CIRcULARl
Nos.
Interpretations = The Committee on
TRANSPORTATION to Portland, Maine, having
met in Topeka June LIST, announce thar ine
only rate so far possible to be ootslnea
S37 so from Missouri river points ior tne
round trip to Portland. All Kansas line
hara ayraed unon a rate of one fare for the
round trim. Tickets will be on sale at all
imnortani railroad points in the state from
June 18th to end, good for thirty days;
Persons desiring TO have their time extended
ton da,s. can doubtless be accommodate
when tickets are stamped for return trip al
Portland.
The Department Headquarters, delegates
and others who see fit, will go over the CHI
caco. Rock Island & Pacific railroad from
Kansas CITY to Chicago, and from Chicago
10 Portland by the Grand Trunk railway.
IL is designed to leave local points in Kan
sas on Thursday morning, June 18th, arrive
AT Kansas CITY same evening, leave on Chi
caco Rock Island and Pacific train at GAO
p. M, arrive in Chicago Friday about
2p.m. -,
Special train over the Grand Trunk will
run as follows:
Leave Chicago Friday June 18th. about
s %. m, running directly through to Mag
ara Falls, reaching that point for dinner
Saturday; spend Saturday afternoon at the
Falls: leave about p. m. for kingston
reaching Kingston early Sunday morning,
transfer to Richelieu and Ontario Navigation
Company's steamers, at Kingston AZ Y
o'clock a. m; reach Montreal by boat be-
tween and G p. m; leave Montreal Mon
day morning about O'Clock, passing
through the White Mountains, taking break
fast at ST. Adams, dinner at Fabyans, reach
ing Portland Monday afternoon about
o'clock.
Those who prefer can leave Montreal Sun
day night about l0p. m. on the regular tram,
reaching Portland Monday noon. Those
who NAV desire to do so may return from
Portland TO Chicago by way of Boston
Hoosac Tunnel route and West Shore rail-
way, via Buffalo.
In order to assist the managers OF these
lines in providing for the comfort Of pas
sengers, it is suggested that applications for
sleeping-car ber;hs over the lines designated
be made to these Headquarters, IN no event
alter than June 18th.
Hotels.-The National Committee on
Quarters have secured thirty-eight hotels
and nine lodging-h houses in and about Port
land; also large amount OF quarters In pri-
waite dwellings, and camping accommoda,
tons for about 5000 TO $1,000 people, and
are satisfied they have facilities tor the en-
tertainment of all who desire 20 visit the
coming Encanpment. Applications for
rooms should be made at once TO Comrade
|. s. Bangs. Chairman Hotel Committee,
Watervilie, Maine, or TO Comrade A. Nj.
Sawyer, Secretary of the Reception Com
mittee, at Portland, Maine. BY CON-
mand of MILTON STEWART,
Official: Dept Com.
In. WoopcocK, Asst. Adjt Gen.
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LAREDO, Tex, June 3.-The killing OF
Lieut.. SEEKER, Sergeant Reilly and Private
Ayeton, of the state rangers day or two
ago by Mexicans now seems to be the re-
suit ola deplorable mistake on both sides.
Lieut.. SEEKER and his company were only re-
Gently ordered to this section and were I'M
acquainted with the people. The Mexicans
who did the killing were Pilanus G.. Con
zales and son, aged thirteen. Gonzales has
been noted as the best guide and Indian
trailer in the country and owns large
ranch. He and his son were met by the
rangers, when the rangers approached and
demanded their arms. Young Gonzales not
recognizing their strange faces opened fire
killing SEEKER and REILLY. Gonzales and
son then fed, believing they were being pur-
sued by band of robbers. On reaching
the ranch of Proneville Herrera, deputy
sheriff of Webb county, they claimed bis
protection and the fearful error was dis
covered for the first time. Gonzales in
sisted on being carried to Laredo for trial
and not to Eagle Pass whore he is a stranger
and won Id have been killed.
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Missouri Press Association

COLUMBIA, Mo-, June 3.-The Missouri
Press Association closed its nineteenth an
nual session here this evening. ]. H. Hud-
son was elected president; John w. Jacks,
secretary; and w. L. Thomas, treasurer, for
the ensuing year. Col. r. p. Yorkston was
unanimously endorsed, and President
Cleveland respectfully requested to appoint
him to the Office of public printer, Col: N.
J.Coleman, the newly appointed commission
er of agriculture. addressed the conven-
ton to-day. The famous Sweet Springs of
Saline county was selected as the next place
Of meeting, subject to the approval Of the
executive committee.
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Iron Workers. Troubles.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 3.-There is bu
little change in the aspect of the iron work
ers' strike. The strikers appear Indifferent
and calmly await results, and the manufac
turers are taking advantage of the shut
down to repair machinery or take account
of stock.
PITTsBURG, June 3.-The New Albany
Iron company, at New Albany, Ind, have
signed the Amalgamated scale. This is the
second firm outside of Pittsburg to sign and
the workmen say they expect more in a few
days. The number of workmen affected BY
the strike in the different states are as fol
lows: Western Pennsylvania. 20,342; Ohio
1908; Indiana, 1884; Illinois, 1854
West Virginia. 3,454; Wisconsin, 1,226
Michigan, 1000; Tennessee, lao; Kentucky
Isl. One hundred iron mills and thirty
four mil factories have closed down.