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SEDOWIck.
SEDGwICK, Has, Aug. IL.

SEDGwICK, Has, Aug. II.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Memorial services were appropriate
ly observed by Stephenson post, Shiloh
relief corps, assisted by the balance of
the community. Revs. G. w. Ksnavel
aud Foster, aud Mr.. w. B. Taylor
delivered appropriate addresses.
Commander Charles Schaefer re-
turned from New York where he had
been to attend the interlncnt of the
old hero. he in company with an old
army comrade, Tim McCarty, carried
department colors. He presented our
post with fine enlarged portrait of
himself and Tim, the portrait show
ing the two old comrades standing
supporting the department colors.
He Informs me that Stephenson post,
No. 255 and Lincoln post. No. 1, were
the only posts represented. Sedwick
usually takes front seats.
Our annual school meeting was very
poorly attended, bnt there was one
striking feature that sugurs well, that
is the ladies of the district were well
represented and they managed to
make their power felt and in the
right direction too. The outgoing
clerk, Mr.. Festus Foster reports near
$50 persons of school age in the district.
p. NJ. Morgan was elected clerk for
three years. A levy of 10 mills was
voted-1O for teachers'
wages and for incidental and other |
The taxable property of
the district is about $4,000. The
school board have engaged the follow
ing corps ofteachers: Principal, Prof.
Charles, of Wabash, Ind; Mrs. Elliott,
Of Nebraska; Prof. J. d. Parks, Sedg-
wick; Miss Della Medley, of Wichita;
md Miss l.. j. Alden, who has taught
our primary department for the past
i've years very successfully. The
BOARD think they have very efficient
,orps of teachers, and with the moral
upport and encouragement of pa
ents in connection with our simple
rooms, our schools should
occupy advanced ground.
Mr.. Major, of Valley Center, died Of
Saturday night. lie will
'e inferred In Hillside cemetery, at
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ELECTRIC 3. e. O."

Advertising has reached the very
acme of a Guilty. atcd sense of the fit,
ness of things when a public alton o.
the character of Electric Is. & o." !.
issued for gratuitous distribution.
Many book bearing the imprint ei
the foremost of publishing houses, and
put out for a price, will not compare
in artistic novelty and general at
Effectiveness with this new humber OF
the series of publications which the
Baltimore & Ohio Company has for
some years been producing. Psng-
born's new book is airy and cbsity in
sty!e-not technical detail in it-but,
nevertheless, containing much which
will tend TO a clearer comprehension
Of telegraphy, especially relative TO its
earlier days. Not little is new, and
all is most interesting residing for
those Of any age. The same is true Of
the illustrations, which any typical Of
the subject in hand, and printed most
exquisitely. Indeed. the American
Bank Note Company has excelied it.
self, and demonstrated that water
color effect can be reached as perfect
ly upon printing rs upon q litho-
graphic press. Those who desire q
copy of the book have but to send sd-
dress, with stamp, 10 ID. II. Bates,
President and General Manager, B. &
o. Telegraph Co, New York.
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Expected to Interfere.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. l5.-It is con.
hdently asserted in some Official circles
that the state attorney general will interfere
TO prevent the contamination OF the bargain
between Vanderbilt and the Pennsylvanis
Railroad company, By which the South
Pennsylvania and Beach Creek railway
comes under the control of the Pennsyf-
vania railroad. Section article II of the
constitution specifically prohibits the con-
solidation or merging Of competing roads or
other carrying corporations. The South
Pennsylvania and Beach Creek roads were
chartered by the ttate since the adoption Of
the constitution of 1873, and consequently
became amendable to it, prohibition clauses.
The share holders in the two corporations
to be absorbed will apply to the attorney
general for mandamus 70 prohibit the ma
jority Of stockholders from disposing of the
franchise granted to the roads In that way,
and the attorney general will rule in their
favor and ask the governor 10 revoke their
charters. But lawyers express the belief
that this course will defeat VanderbiIt's
scheme and compel him to proceed with the
work Of building roads or else forfeit his in
!ere.t, amounting TO something like $780,
declared to-day and the disease il spreading.
There were four deaths here to-day from
1t 10 believed to have been con-
srsctsd on Spanish soil. A deputation
waited on the governor Of Gibraltar to-day
md requested him TO shut Oh communica-
ion with Spain. This be refused to do.
The panic incrsases hourly and the exodus
grows correspondingly. The populace are
yrsatly discontented over the conduct Of the
military authorities in refusing to adopt the
lscessary precautions against cholera from
Spain.
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NEW ORLKANs, Aug. IA double &C.
cident was reported from Little Gallon,
Terre Bonnie parish, few days ago. While
Emile Liretts was engaged in moulding bull
lets for his gun preparatory to joining .
number of friends target shooting, he asked
his wife 10 an his powder horn for him.
She Was some ten or twelve feet from the
Ars place where few Goals were smolder-
ing. The task was but half completed
vhsn gust Of wind from the front door
suddenly blew spark straight at the powder
which ignitsd and terrific explosion fol-
lowed. The roof Of the dwelling was torn
OF, three children were instantly killed, the
mother received such injuries that before
many houn she too vas dead, while the
husband and father and two children were
badly wounded. The noise Of the explosion
brought number Of the neighbors to the
scens where the bruised and blackened bod
ies Of the whole family told the sad story Of
the fearful havoc wrought BY spark.
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AT WICHITA, KAs.,


CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Aug. 19-The Dem
ocratic state convention, after organizing ia
the morning, re-sssembled this afternoon
and adopted . platform endorsing the prin-
ciples OF the last national convention, favor
ing the repeal Of the state prohibitory liquor
Law as unjust and hostile to temperance, and
declaring for license law of $3.50, with
power TO increase tbs same to 81 900 at the
option Of the local authorities. The plat
form also pledges the party to labor for the
enactment of q law Furnishing q criminal
the manufacture and sale Of adulterated
liquors and denounces as disgraceful
and tyranical, the action Of the Re-
publican executive of the state il
driving out, with fixed bayonets, q one
armed soldier, duly elected, before any
Judgment Of the civil courts had been rem
dered against him, and urges congress to
open to settlement forfeited railroad lands
IN the state. The platform, treating of
President Clevelsnd's administration, com.
pares him to Andrew jackson for courage
and Armness, commencing his efforts for
economy, tor exposure Of criminal acts of
the Republican administration, for unHinch-
ing armness in dealing with the cattle kings,
his zeal in behalf of reform, his efforts to re-
store public lands to settlers and to enforce
the lew agalnst poiyghmy. In conciusion,
call is made for the support
Of all who desire an examination Of the
books of the state and who are tired of fanat-
icism and folly. The resolution endorsing
the administration was received with en-
thusiasm. Presentation of candidates occu-
pied much of the afternoon. The first for
NAL ballot resulted in the nomination of
Hon. Chas. E. Whiting, of Morona county,
q farmer, ex-judge and member of the last
senate. for governor. Hon. w. F. Brannan,
of Muscatine county, was nominated for
justice Of the supreme court. A spirited
debate on fusion resulted in the nomination
of Hon. L. II. Gillette, Of DesMoines, the
Greenback candidate, ex-congressman from
the Seventh district, for Lieutenant gov
ernor and F. N. Moore, of Davis county,
Greenback candidate, for superintendent of
public instruction. Adjourned.
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GODDARD ITEMS.
GODDARD, Kas., Aug. 10, 's5

GODDARD, Kas., Aug. 10, 's5.
To the Editor Of the Eagle
The first nine from this place went
TO Cheney yesterday to play match
game of base ball, and were defeated
by score Of 20 to 46.
A Mr.. Fox, lately from Indiana or
Ohio, has been chosen as principal OF
the Goddard schools for the ensuing
year. Miss Van Horn of this county,
is TO have charge of the primary de-
partment.
Miss Ada Bryan, who had been
home for a rest, returned 10 the Nor.
NAL this morning.
Mr.. o. II. Anderson loaded his
thresher and traction engine on the
cars for Dakota yesterday morning.
Mr.. Anderson leaves for Dakota
Thursday.
Miss Van Horn is the guest of Mrs.
8. c. Luelleu. She came up from the
Institute yesterday.
W. A. Barry, who writes the Insti-
tute notes for the Beacon, spent Sun
day in Goddard.
Dr. Miller, who has been visiting
his mel hew, Z. c. Benedick, and in
vesting in western lands, left Monday
morning for New York. The doctor
owns two tracts of land in the neigh
borhood of Goddard.
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THE NEW BOOK.

Old John Brown. Of Ossawatonnle.
Roberts Bros, of Boston, Mass, have
just published the life and letters Of
John Brown, the liberator of Kansas
and martyr Of Virginia, by Frank b.
Ssnborn. The book Is an octave VOL
ume neatly bound in fine cloth and
contains about $50 pages.
Mr.. Sanborn possessed special quail
iications for the preparation of this
work. He is well known as q writer
Of rare ability. He was on terms of
close intimacy with John Brown in
his lifetime; and in 3 large measure
shared his confidence in the planning
and execution of his designs against
slavery. He was intimate with
Browns family and associates, and
thus the materials for his work came
into his full possession. Their compil-
alton, arrangement and elucidation
have been done with fidelity and with
admirable clearness.
To all old kansaus this book will
seem indispensable, and the children of
those who were on Kansas soil suteri
or to 1860, viii take an interest in il
not less deep; for the history of Kan
sas without this history of john
Brown would be very much like the
play Of Hamlet with Hamlet omitted"
The work comprises seventeen chap
ters. The title Of the first is, "Ances-
try and Childhood" of the last, "1he
Death and Character Of John Brown"
The names Of John Brown, Abraham
Lincoln, and Ulysses s. Grant, SO
stand intertwined that if considere d
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CHENEY.


CHENEY, Kan, Aug. Is, 1885.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The injuries Mr.. Kern received las
ninght.in the quarrel on the passenger
train, between Judson and himself
are not SO slight IS at first supposed
and Mr.. Kern presents indeed very
pitiable appearance to-day, his lip Il
cut and his face swollen SO that he
cannot talk nor eat without suffering
considerable pain, besides he Is ex.
periencing great pain in his side. In
a conversation with Mr.. X. your cor.
respondent learned that they had
some words in Wichita yesterday and
that Judson came up to Mr.. KS. room
AMI drew q revolver on him. MIR.
X. made him put up the weapon, and
after some words Judson left. They
met again on the train and there the
feud was taken mp again, Judson
kicking Mr.. Kern, who sat opposite
him. in the face with his boots,
thus inflicting the injury.
A former resident of this place loaned
a helping hand aud assisted Judson in
kicking aud pounding the unfortunate
man. Papers were sworn out early
this morning for the arrest of the par
ties implicated, and officers started to
bring in the assailan,s. We learned
tonight that Judson stayed only long
enough at home to change horses, and
skipped toward Pratt county. How
ever, this latter report lacks confirma-
ton.
The match game Of base ball between
Goddard and Cheney mines came of
this afternoon. We will not take up
the EAGLES valuable room by giving
the score in detail, suffice it to say that
the Cheney club came out winner.
There were large number of specta-
tors on the ground.
FARMER JOHN.
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BASE BALL

EUREKA, Kas., Aug. Is
TO the Editor Of the Eagle
The Eureka boys sauntered over to
Toronto yesterday to play the nine
of that piece a gsme for . purse OF
fifty dollars. The Toronto boys were
rather strong batters and the game
waxed close. The score stood 26 TO %
in favor of Eureka. A great deal OF
kicking was made against the Eureka
umpire by the Torontos, but the gen.
eral opinion was that he was q very
efficient umpire.
Sabbath evening Rev. Joel Harper
formerly of Wichita, delivered q lee
ture at the Congregational church for
the benefit, principally, of school
teachers attending the institute. The
subjeci-"School Teachers and
School Teaching" was very
creditably handled by Mr.
Harper. and the crowded house
of visitors listened appreciativeiy dur
ing the whole evening.
Electric Ligh's.-C. E. Decker, of
this place, and a mechanist of many
wears experience, is trying to secure
enough subscribers for an electric
light each, TO make up twenty lights,
when he will put in an electric plant.
The city council has agreed 10 take
five street lights at $50 per year
each, and prospects are now that
about the required number have sub
scribed and Eureka shall have electric
lights. which will prove to be a great
advantage for the growth and mater
isl welfare OF our now prosperous
city,
The corn crop Of Greenwood coun-
ty is now made and insures another
grain boom in the magnificent yield,
for the county that last season sent
corn to the New Orleans exposition
which took the medal for being the
best corn in the world. +.
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Some Democratic papers are trying
10 make q point against Governor
Martiu because of his suggestion that
the removal of cattlemen from the
Indian Territory would not lessen the
danger to be apprehended from well
armed savages. 1t is charged that the
governor is interested in the cattle or
in the good will Of their owners, and
that his conduct in this behalf
is from selfish motives personal to
himself. This is exceedingly small,
indeed. and where the governor is
known nobody need be told that the
story is false. Gov. Martin is taking
care of Kansas; he has NO interest in
the Indian territory further tnan to
see that Ind ians located there and
armed with the best make of firearms
in the world to not interfere with the
peace and comfort OF citizens of this
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Memp,,ia Strife.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 19.-The difficulty be-
tween the striking car drivers and the OH
GERS Of the Memphis City Railway company,
remains in statu quo. Only two cars are
running on the Main street line. All the
cars on the other lines have been withdrawn.
At conference held this morning the off,
GERS of the company agreed to restore wages
to the former price, ~ cents per hour, but
the striking drivers, who are now being con-
trolled by the knights Of Labor, demand
1871 cents per hour. President Frazier, of
the car company, says he will not pay more
than 122 cents.
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in connection with the uIines of
George Warrington and Thomas JEFF
ferson; New England, Virginia and
the west stood out. in bold relief, as
making perpetual plea for the rights
of human nature.
Washington, as the father Of his
country; Jefferson, as the author eff
the proviso excluding slavery from tn
northwest; Lincoln. ~ the emancipae
tor of o race of people terribly sinned
against. Grant, as the silent man of
destiny, whose performance was ever
greater than his promise; Brown, the
apostle of liberty, who believed ia God
and Justice, and in the blood of mar
tyrs; these five characters shine as
bright enduring stars In the American
armament. shining more brightly as
they shine forever.
Peter Brown. the ancestor Of John
Brown, was one of the pilgrims who
landed on plymouth rock In Decem-
Der, 1920, and MAYHEM Grant, the an
cestor of Ulysses s. Grant. settled
about ten years lateral Dorchester,
Massachusetts,. A few years after
wards the Grants and Browns were
at Windsor, Connecticut, as settlers,
Windsor having besn the first settled
town in that state; and
early in this century, the Browns
and Grants were settlers in
Ohio. Washington was born in 1882;
Brown in 1900; Grant in 1922. And
how important was the work Of each
in the "Old Dominion" where Lord
CORVALLIS surrendered to,Washing-
ton aud Robert +. Lee 10 Ulysses s.
Grant, aud where John Brown laid
down his life in behalf Of the slave.
As Abraham Lincoln when youth
cherished belief that he would be
president of the United States, so
John Brown believed he would be
liberstor of oppressed people.
When boy, ere be had entered his
teens, John Brown began to reflect
"on the wretched, hopeless condition
of fatherless and motherless slave
children, and swore eternal war with
slavery"
SAYS MIR. Sanborn in his compari.
sons: "Besides the Potomac. where
the founder of our republic lived and
died, crowned with honors, it was de-
creed that the restorer of the repub-
lie should also die by the hangmsn's
hand. The work that Washington
and Jefferson left unfinished, Brown
came TO complete, and Lincoln with
his proclamation, Grant and Sherman
with their armies did little more than
follow in the path that Brown had
pointed out"
The larger part of the documentary
portion of this book is devoted to the
work of John Brown in connection
with the liberation OF Kansas from
the thraldom of slavery, aud covers
the period of Kansas history from
1854 to 1859. The reading of these
letters and papers in the admirable
connection with which Mr.. Sanborn
has placed them, gives the reader a
most vivid picture of the Kansas
struggle and of the work of its most
actors.-Topeka Capital.
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shos stea,er,.

PrrrsBuRo. Aug. l9.-A. ]. Hitspatrick.
Charles 0rth. John Kay, Herusnn Gr..s
and n. Wise, employees VI A. II. Barland q
Co., vholesals boot and shoe dealsrs, have
been arrested. charged with plundsring ths
firm. Wise wac drsyman, and their plan
was to have him haul goods to Orth's resi-
dence where they were secreted and from
whence they were peddled by Grass. The
robbery has been carried on in . systematic
manner for three years, and it 10 estimated
that during that time SIS, 900 worth Of goods
were taken. The parties implicated are
well known and their arrest caused gr cal
excitement
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Cattle Fever.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. l8.-Dr. Will
liams, 9 veterinary sergeon at this city, re-
turned last night from Michael Bros farm,
whose cattle are affected with Texas fever,
and reports Eve more cattle dead, making in
all twenty that have died. Several more of
the cattle are sick with the disease, which is
said to be Of the anthrax variety. The
blood, on post mortem examination, is
found clotted with spores. A large number
Of native cattle have been exposed, and it is
feared that the disease will spread.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-21

The St. Joseph Gazette, whose edi
tor is a Democrat, Major John N. Ed
wards, literary man OF some note
says:
The three most interesting speeches
made on the occasion of the death Of
Gen. Grant, were those Of James G
Blaine. Gen. b. F. Butler and Gov
John A. Martin, of Kansas. They
were full of spirit aud characteristic
of the men who delivered them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-21

MARTIN VALLEY, Pa, Aug. Ie.-Mn
Sarah Trnby, of this place, Is an aged widow
her aon John, aged "a, worked on the East
Branch railway; Jason, another son,aged IS,
was employed in the state quarries; Wymsp,
third son, aged 3S, was . miller. They
lived with their mother, having no families
of their own. On Friday night last, John,
while running to turn . switch, fell into I
cattle guard and broke his neck. Saturday
morning, before the news of Johns death
had reached home, Jason was drowned in .
pit in the quarries. James Whitaker ar
rived in the village on Saturday, with the
news of John Truby's death, and met VIM.
Jackson, who was bearing the tidines of
Jason's fate at the same time. The two
walked together to the mill where Wyman
worked, 10 break the news TO him first.
There was . crowd about the mill, and, a.
the two messengers arrived on the scene,
men were carrying Wymans dead body out
of the building. He had been sufiocaisd in
q grain bin. Less than twelve hours inter-
vened between the death Of the first brother
and the last one. The news of the death of
her three sons SO proetrsted Mrs. TRULY
that her life is despairsd Of. The three
bodies will be buried in one grave.
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CLAY CENrER, Kan, Aug. 18th.
managers Of the Kansas Pacific circuit Of
fairs have repealed that portion of theil
rules which made it necessary for horsemen
to deposit per cent of the entry fee when
making their nominations. Entries close Al
Ooncordia at II p. m. This circuit includes
Concordia, Minneapolis, Clay Center, Abb
lene, Salins and McPherson There Is Sl2.-
500 in the speed ring. The first fair COM
mences at Concordia, Tuesday, the 18th.
The Clifton and Linn mines played game
Of base ball in this city to-day Score 81
to 8 In favor of the former.
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The latest news from the Cheyenne
agency is to the effect that the cattle.
men arc preparing TO drive their herds
off the reservation before the expira-
ton of the forty days in which they
have been ordered 10 remove them.
II is said, as well, that the Indians are
feeling very uneasy" about being
deprived of the revenue they derived
from the cattlenen for leasing them
their lands. Ii amounted to as much
as $l2 per capita, and when chief
mustered good sized family, his in
como was quite desirable sum for
him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-21

CHAUTAUoUA, n. Y, Aug. 19.-The ex-
ercises of recognition or commencement
connected with the graduation class of 1885,
of Chautauqua university. were held to-day.
Two hundred of the LOCO members Of the
class of 'S5 were present The new chan
cellor of Chautauqua university, Edward
Everett Hale, delivered the commencement
Grafton. In the course of his remarks he
pronounced the English OF General Grant
the best narrative English that has been
produced in this country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-21

NEW YoRK, Aug. ia dispatch from
Health Commissioners Raymond, of Brook.
Ign, warned the sanitary authorities TO-DAY
to be on on the lookout for II. Reiners, y
years old, sailor on the schooner John
Gibson, wLo had left the vessel now lying .,
q Brooklyn dock, sick with symptoms sus-
piciously like those Of yellow fever. The
John Gibson came into port from Cienfi-
gos, August 9th, and was detained at quaria-
tine till Aug Is, when all being well on
board she was allowed to come up here. It
is reported now that he captain had died on
the voyage from it and another report has il
that there was no sickness on board. Which
Is true cannot be ascertained at the present
stage. Reiners left the ship yesterday
and it was found that be had crossed from
the city to New York. Search was at once
made for him. Before it was begun q citizen
had found Reineis lying very i'll in the Bat
terry park and had helped him to No. "a
State street where he fell in the hallway
unable to go futher. Here DR.. Conant, o
sanitary inspector, found him and had him
At once removed to .the Riverside hospital.
During the night be developed the we'll
known signs Of the dreaded disease. This
morning he was removed to quarantine.
1 he premises In State street were disinfected,
The Brooklyn health officers are looking
after the chip and its partly discharged
cargo. The health officers say they don't
believe yellow fever could be epidemic in
New York in its present sanitary condition.