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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-30
OLD MEXICO ENTERPRISE.


In the Mexican Flnancier for Febru-
airy; arrived yesterday, is an article
which will be welcome news to every
Kansan who has learned to look up to
tn. Atchison Topeka aud Santa Fe
railway system as the graudest in>ti-
tuition ON the continent, and which is
certainly TO become the longest and
best. aud which is now the best man
aged road in the world. The Finau-
cirr SAYS:
Mr.. George Il. Harris, assistant gen.
eraI manager of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad, left Tor the United
states Thursday night. The attorney
of his company, Mr.. Sebastian CANA
cho, had then, with Minister of the
Interior Romero Rubero, signed a
contract by which the Atchison, To-
peka L. Santa Fee road will be enabled
to open up the trade of the west coast
of Mexico TO American commerce. Be-
ginning February they are sllo ed to
run steamers from Qua, mas, the port
terminus of their Sonora branch road,
along The gulf coast, touching AT La
Paz Mazatlan and MaDzsnillo. The
round trip along the coast is TO oc-
cxpy twenty days, and once every
three months steamer viii either
continue around the coast of Lower
California 10 san Francisco or con-
meet with the steamers of the Pacific
Mail line at Acapulco The railroad
company asked tor no subsen-
ton from the government. The
only privileges desired by and granted
TO /, are exemption from port charges
and the right to fly the American fig
In ample return for these conces lions
the company has az, eed 10 carry thu
Mexican mails free from all charges
including the furnishing of accommo
dations tor the government mai
agents. and transaction of other gov
ernment business at the rate,
exacted from steamship linc'
receiving large money sub
sides. The sole object of the Atcl,is
On, Topeka x Santa Fe Railroad com
pany seems TO be the affording o
new facilities for he already enormous
travel and freight patronage along
their main and branrh lines. Tn,
fine new iron steamer, Cry of Tope
ka, now at San Francisco, will be i'm
mediately ordered into the service fol
which she was especially built.
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SETTLED.

The question agitating the public
mind for some weeks past has been,
"Did John p. St. John have an,
decker through James F. Legate,
looking to the said 81. Johns doing or
leaving undone certain things, in con-
sideration of $500 10 be paid him
by the Republican National commit
tee.'
Me.srs. j. S. Clarkson, r. G. Kerens,
b. McCullagh and others say such
negotiation was entered into; Mr.. Lee
gate, appearing in behalf OF ST. John
Ia the Topeka Journal of January II.
said that "Gov. ST. John had never
talked to him on the subject: had
never offered TO make any terms with
the Republicans, and that St. John
never authorized him to make any
proposition, and that anv charge that
he had done so was willful lie, got
ten up to injure ST. john aud ease
down the men who had been living on
him."
St. John himself. being called on, re-
ferred the public to Legate's state
nent, as evidence OF his (St' John's)
innocence. Now, after weeks of prep
arailon, Lcgate comes out with long
stat emeut. in which he gives the details
of a negotiation to which st. John
was party, in short, confirms exactly
what ST. Johns accusers have charged,
only he adds that the $4,000 was to
be used in neutrality-suspicious.
campaign in Kansas.
That is all that need be said. Did
this heavenly-minded St. John, who
cannot write four lines on q postal
card without calling on Ged to witness
the purify of his motives, try through
his friend Lpgare to get $25, 900 out Of
the Republican national committee!
Clarkson saws he did. Mccullough
says ne did; aud now Legate says he
did. What more is wanted?
What St. John proposed to do with
the money is immaterial. The ques-
ton is lid st. John try to get il! AS
TO the reasonableness however of Mr..
Legate's story, the Topeka Capital.
which has all along defended 81. John
SAYS:
"What will occur to most politicians
as the weakest point in Mr.. Legate's
case is demanding $25. 900 for state
canvass when the last state election
cost the central committee less than
5000. Connecting Ex-Governor ST.
John directly with the benefits to ac-
..rue from the expenditure of the $685.
900, as Mr.. Lega e does, is inforina-
ton that will be received with much
surprise by his friends in Kansas and
with rejoicing on the part of his cne-
mics"
The Champion has heretofore ex-
pressed the opinion thai ST. Johns
friends had still chance for verdict
of "not proven" The Champion is
of the opinion that the case agains, ST.
John is now fully made out by Leg
ste's testimony. Mr.. Legate objects
in his statement to the shape, sizr aud
con ents of Mr.. II. &. kerens' head:
Mr.. Legate's head appears 10 be Of
inst the capacity to give friend''dead
away. champion.
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Silver Convention.

DENVER, COL, Jan. 2s.-Thc national sill
yer convention, having for its object the or
ganization ola systematic and determined
opposition to the denomination of silver
and to prevent BY all possible means any
legislation by congress looking to q decrease
of the present rate of silver coinage, as
sembled at the Tabor Grand Opera house at
2 O'Clock this afternoon and was called to Or
der by ID. b. Harris, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Clear Creek, Colorado
Silver association, in whose name the first
call for the national convention was made.
Judge. John A. Coulter, of Clear
porary chairman, and Judge J. w.
Kerr, Of Pueblo county, Colorado, temper
airy secretary. The chair announced as u
committee on credentials two delegates from
each state and territory represented In the
the convention, as follows, Kansas, II. Q.
Snyder, w. L. WEIGH; Utah, 7. T. Halden,
+. w. Billings; New Mexico, Gustave Bill
lings. Charles Blanchard; Colorado, Dennis
Sullivan. 4. E. Cavanaugh; Idaho, W. II.
Wall, Geo. Montgomery; Wyoming, Ora
Haley, John Donnelly. The chair also APP
pointed AS the committee on permanent
organization one delegate from each county
in Colorado and one from each of the other
states and territories represented. Pending
the report of the committee on credentials
the convention adjourned till o'clock to-
morrow. Fully one thousand delegates
were present, representing Colorado, Kansas
Utah, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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HOUSE.

The house permitted Currier, Bollinger,
Edwards, Turner, Roberts, Beattie and Loot
burrow, the absentees on yesterday, to have
their votes recorded for J. J. Ingalls, for sem
ator.
Mr.. Caldwell introduced bill to appro-
pirate the military fund in the state treas
ury to the completion .of records in the ad-
jutant generals Office.
Mr.. Hatfield one to remove the idiot asy-
lum from Lawrence TO Wichita.
At noon the houses met in joint conven-
ton, and the result of the separate vote Ia
ken on Tuesday was declared to be the re-
election of United States Senator J. j. In
gals.
The house in the afternoon adopted two
concurrent resolutions, one asking for PEN
sions 10 all living soldiers and one for PEN
sions to all ex-prisoners of war.
Bucks bill for the appointment by the
the governor of two assistant justices Of the
supreme court was approved in committee
of the whole; also Bucks bill requiring the
effects Of stimulants and narcotics to be
taught in all the schools Of the state.
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SUMNER COUNTY REPUBLICANS

Sumner county claims to be Repub-
lican, but its state senator is boomer,
Democrat, and voted against John
j. Ingalls, aud for G. W. Click, the
whisky ex-governor, for United States
senator from Kansas. Ligenfeltcr
may be very nice man personally,
but politically, and from the stand
point of Republican platform, he Is
rotten on every issue. This same
state senator, who thus misrepre-
sents nine out of ten of all the lfr-
publicans in Sumner county, has had
nothing but good words from the Re-
publican papers of that county. Thai
county will have very influential
voice in our Republican senate, or else
not. II strikes an outsider that the
Republican party organization Of
sumner county, if indeed there is
such, had better trim up into q con-
sistent line or march over and surren-
der to that party which never tri-
1mphed in Kansas but once, and then
on whisky pl.tform. Ii Sumner
county is Republican county, as is
often claimed, why in the name Of all
heir political principles aud party
pride and spirit; why in the name Of
Lincoln, Sumner, Garfield and Blaine
don't they set down on their enemies
instead of fostering them and putting
them in power II must be encOur-
aging to true Republican of that
county when he reflects that fully one
half of the time since the
coun,y's organization it. has
been practically under Demo-
cratic rule; and now to have their
highest officer rise in his place and in
suit them by voting against man
who was almost the unanimous choice
of the Republicans for the United
States senate and then follow 1t up
with an apology seems humiliating.
Sumner county must feel comfortable
over the fact that that district was
the only one in the entire state whose
senator voted against John j. ingalls,.
If il is the lack of brains rather than
principle which results so disastrously
to the Republican organization of our
sister county, we advise an importa-
ton. The Democratic minority down
there must be wonderfully brainy if
their equals can't be found within our
own party. The Thirty-fourth sena-
torial district is in very fine position
if she should desire anything from
either the state or nation or else not.
Bully Brooks was the name of the
Democrat who struck down Charles
Sumner the Republican man but ii
was left for LiDgenfelter the Demo-
cratic boomer 10 down Sumner the
Republican county. And what adds
Insult to injury Summers state senator
in casting his vote for Click said he
had rot voted in a stubborn, stiff
necked manner. but as a duty TO his
constituents.
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and TO be decided at some future time same
~ the other. With the approach of the
election and the amount Of important BUSH
moss now on band, the mind Of Kingman
people are pretty well occupied and 1t should
have occurred before the spring business
had commenced, during the cold and dreafy
days, when nothing else could be done
At the conclusion Of all the "Epicurean
Club" Of Kingman propose to give dinner
Of their own liking. OF tie bill OF fare
your correspondent was only told part
which is - follows as right as memory
serves, with few comments from the cook,
who is king Of his art and from South
America:
Sea eggs-if you have never ate them
you should not allow another day to pass
over your head. Offerings of nature. says
the cook. He proposes to have snakes, and
says his style Of cooking them make them
the balm to wounded spirit, and delicious,
always in demand in his country. The meat
is white and Arm just like turkey, and
why should any one object to it because it is
a snake' The Humphrey eel is to be one
dish, and if he can't get them he says he
will have fatted striped snakes, they are
equally as fine, ard says he has been offered
$50 for his receipt, but it is state secret.
He takes the ground that all things that
taste well should he eaten. He also has
some big spiders, and describes how they
are caught on the Amazon. He only uses
the eggs Of the spider. Anybody who has
not eaten dragon fly has missed treat.
The common cat, when in good condition,
he says is fine eating, and he proposes to
have kitten pie. 1t is simply matter Of
prejudice and he can prove it. 1t is called
muma pie.
The above will give an idea what the club
proposes to have. The cook has orders to
get every new dish going, and when this
suite is over that have snakes in them and
those who are lovers of spider eggs and
muma pie are expected to dine in unison
and receive the Inequalities ofthe Epicureaa
club. The carver lives in the north end Of
town. LEON.
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President Arthur is refusing the
designations If all Republican office
holders unless the best and most i'm
perative of reasons can be shown o.
given. lie says no act of his shall
the incoming administra-
ton. Thai's right. We are glad that
the great majority of federal office
holders in Kansas refused to 20 into
any jnbs. and that they will hold their
positions until their time expires or
until they are relieved.
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Ell Dorado Republican: 1t will be
remembered that when St. John was
first chosen governor he was supposed
to be an anti-monopolist; and in his
first letter TO The legislature criticised
the railroads rather severely. It mign'
not be improper to say at this time
that two days after delivering that
message he filed a written application
for nine annual passes over the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe road.
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HANGING MEN.

The Parsons Sun in speaking of a
bill now before the legislature making
it mandatory for the governor to sign
the death warrant in all cases of muir
der in the first degree at the expiration
of year, says there has never been a
legal execution in the state. The
editor of the Sun is evidently new
conner. at least he don't what he is
talking about ia this instance. The
present law was passed during the
administration of Gov. Harvey, at his
special request, aud for the purpose OF
subyerting actual capital executions.
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A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS.

The following letter, which was
handed us by Mrs. Appleby, wss
written by her husband, though
not for publication, gives very good
idea OF trip from Wichita to New
Orleans:
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 2S, 1885,
After leaving Wichita arrived at To-
peks without accident, about $50
O'Clock. Took in Topeka aud noticed
boys skating as we started for Kansas
City, same time as arrived, or $50
o'clock. Arrived in Kansas City $50
O'Clock, and saw boys skating. Left
Kansas City soon and went through
Missouri and Arkansaw, which will
wait till get home to describe. Ar
rived in Memphis, Tenn, Wednesday
nigh, a, 10 O'Clock, and saw--weil, l
must confess, the boys were skating
and skating On ice three inches thick.
stayed in Memphis till $50 next MORN
ing to take in the town, but instead
was taken in myself, IS meals and
lodging were each a '.dollah, sah," and
no back talk allowed. Saw snow con-
tinuously through Vicksburg and
about twenty miles below Bato-i
Rouge, aud from the time of our arri-
val at the latter point it has rained
and rained.
Arrived in New Orleans this morn
ing at 10. Found comfortable lody-
ing and board with a family OF f. F.
VS., of the confederate persuasion.
who were so impoverished by the late
''wah ssss., tnat they are compelled,
by the need of the filthy lucre. 10 act
as "host, sab" to the degenerate yank.
CHATS me). Well. this afternoon, in
company with another nobleman frcm
Kansas, visited the U. S. custom
house aud the U, S. mint, where after
registering our names. just to give re-
spectabiity TO the concern, we were
furnished with an escort who showed
the different operations required in
Transforming the silver brick, or in
got. into the good and lawful ''dollah"
of our dads at the rate of sixty a min
ute or whereabouts. We then saw the
statue Of Henry Clay looming loftily
above a rock pile, or pedestal. and next.
in Jackson Square, we saw fellow OF
same name as the square astride
bronze bronco whom seemed to be
buckiug his best to break up the whole
business. We then innocently mean.
dered down the beautiful shaded at
was raining) streets (they were mud.
dy) to the levee to inspect the ship
ping. Selecting q beautiful ocean
steamer we went aboard, to learn tn It
she was Mexican ship and that hor
crew could not speak word of Eng
fish but by sort Of baboon jargou
made the captain understand that we
wanted to go through his vessel, as
officers from Kansas. when although
he was quite busy he left his work
and showed us scene of fairy mag
uificence that cannot describe but
will always remain in memory rs a
dream of f.iry beau Y only equalcd by
Johns visions in Revelataripns. The
captain could not speak English. and
could not speak Spanish, but he
shook my hand in English at parting.
and left him and his beautiful vessel
with regret.
OF course you will know that can
not describe 10 you what see on d..
per. 'u' when get home can tell You
better. Tomorrow shall try the ex
position and for day or two.
F. r. APPIEBy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-30

CliCAVO. Sauudfl sotio<o-
Fiour-Market dull. feeling easier and prices
unchanged.
wheat-Demand active: market weak and
lower; opened easy, rose sc. gradually fell itc
fuctuated and closed Ic below yesterday: Jan
uary, Iss@7sh; February. .Ihgis.: March,
7shtG5s3s; Nav, s3z ssj; No. spring, UxetIs;
No spring, dsa7o; No 2. 7a,s; No. 5, 10.
Corn-Market steady and firm, in view Of the
weakness IN wheat. closed about the same as
yesterday; ca-h. 81 f@sSs; January and FEB
ru ry, s.SG37k; March, SS@io1s' May, 4i@
AN
@s.5.; February, -; March, ssH; May, 81.
@3iz.
Rye-Narket weaker; 81.
Barley-Msrket dull; IS.
Flaxseed--Market quiet; 81 so bid.
Pork-Demand active; market opening ruled
Io@i5 higher ant then receded again; cash,
81. ss@ll ~; ebruary. $l2 al 2.S; March.
sls 3.hG12 so; May si2 55@'2 IS
Lard--Far demand ciosing shade lower;
cash and February, OF. s.ha5. 81; March, 81. ~
as.s7ls; closing at IS 9D96 w May, " NY
al. OK; closing at S7.e7tl@7 10.
Bulk Meats-Market unsettled; shoulders
o. 0e1l. 81; short ribs. o. 2S@6S %; clear,
sides, .o96-a5
whisky-Market higher; 81
REcElrrs-Flour, 80 90 barrels wheat IS.
100 bushels; corn, 4pl 80 bushels oats. i54 40
bushels; rye, 1880 bushels; baviey, So"
bushels
sHrrxrsrs-Flour, 81. 900 barrels; wheat,
Is, ODe bushels corn, 20S, 90 busheis oats,
III, 800 bushels rye, 5000 bushels: barley,
IL, go bushels
EVENING BOARD.
Wheat weaker; Kobe lower
Corn easier; 1s@hc lower.
Oats dull; nc lower.
Pork irregular; 2lac lower to skc higher.
Lard 2kc higher.
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CASUALTIES.
Record OF Crimes, Accidents and
Fires Throughout the Country.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.-At an early hour
this morning four Ecn were found in q
sleigh, in the western part of the city, but
one Of whom was able to speak, enc dead
and the other two so drunk and nearly frozen
as to be unconscious. The dead mans name
was Peter Gerber. The party had been on
aspree from early last evening and had they
hot been discovered all would soon have
persisted from cold.
CONFESSED JUDGMENT.
PrrTsBuRa. Jan. 2s.-B. F. rafferty, &
Co., coal dealers, confessed judgments to-
day aggregating S42,500 in favor of J. D.
McKennan, trustee and exporter.
BY THE OPIUM ROUTE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-The Daily News Des
Moines. Ia, special says: Mrs. Mary S.
Dooley and her son, aged 8 years, were found
dead in bed near Winterset yesterday. From
letters left by her it was learned she had
given the hey opium and had taken some
herself She also gave dose to her daugh-
ter, aged.l2, but it did not prove fatal. Mrs.
Dooley was recently deserted by her hus-
band and was respondent.
HANGED.
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 28.-Chas. j, Rog-
ers, the penitentiary warden who murdered
Sterry, another warden, in October last, was
hanged to-day in the Jail yard. He pre-
served calm demeanor during the night,
and joked and talked with the guards. Yes
terday evening he tried to make his escape
in order to be shot. He assembled the scat
fold with bound. He lived eleven min
utes after the drop fell.
ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-While party of
Italians were enjoying themselves in bar
Der shop, Larenzo Janero, of South Brook
lyn, unwittingly handed bottle containing
poison to his friends. Three men drank OF
it and Castanze Terzo, of Philadelphia, and
Ereste Egisto, of this city, died soon after.
The life of the third man was saved.
FIRE.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, Jan. %, I:30 q. ma
fire started in Simpsons opera house, this
city, at 1870 this morning. The opera
house and contents are total loss. The
adjoining buildings will be damaged. The
fire is burning fercely at this hour.
MURDERED By THIEVES.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28.-A dispatch from
Placquemine to the Picsyune says Mrs
Cole, widow of Judge Jas. l.. Cole, aged &c.
was found murdered in her bed this morn
ing. The thieves took her jewelry, includ-
ing diamond ring from her finger. Five
persons have been arrested ON suspicion.
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State Senator Sol. Miller in Topeka

State Senator Sol. Miller in Topeka
letter to the Troy Chief: "Why do
the advocates of woman's rights al
ways send such outrageously homely
women around 10 advocate the cause?
Would not handsome women make as
good an impression! Or, do not hand
some women pine for their rights? II
may be said that the women could not
help their looks. Very true. Neither
can pelican, or rhinoceros, or a
crocodile; but nobody thinks of send-
ing pelican, rhinoceros, or croco-
ollie around The countr, to smile upon
men, and persuade them to adopt
great reforms
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Here is what correspondent of the

Here is what a correspondent Of the
lola Register has to say of the Oklaho-
ma country, after personal inspections:
sit is high. broken and poor, except
the little bottoms along the Cimma.
ron, North Canadian and few small
er streams, and these are excessively
sandy. The southwestern counties of
Kansas offer much more inviting
field for home-seekers. The contain
better land and much larger bodies OF
it than con be found in the Oklahoma
district. besides having already pro-
vided transportation and other facili-
ties which will not reach Oklahoma
for many years.
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VERY IGNORANT.


A correspondent who lives near one
of those tracts of buffalo wallows near
Wichita writes us asking what is the
best way to lay tiles" Not being en-
tirely conversant with the subject We
would however hazard the suggestion
that if the tile is one of Dunlap's best
il should be carefully laid upon the
piano with the brim down. In this
manSer the silk nap would not be ruff
fed We advise the correspondent,
however, TO call ON Role Murdoch, of
the EAGLE Office, when he goes into
town. We are not well up on tiles
Emporia News.
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A GRAND JURY.

Senator Blue introduced bill Mon
day providing for grand jury at each
term of the several district courts in
Kansas. II provides that if falesmen
are &c be called in TO dill up the jury
that they shall be selected by the judge
of the court. These amendments on
the old law viii require grand jury
of fifteen and the concurrence of
twelve to find bill. The jurors 10 be
drawn and summonsed as they are
BOW drawn aud summonsed in the
district court. II repesls the law pro-
vid ng for commissioners to request a
grand jury.
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Mrs. Garfield Sued,

CLEvELAND, O., Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Jas. A.
Garfield was sued in the common pleas
court to-day by . woman named Thankful
farmer, for $4,000. farmer was run over
BY Mrs. Gsrfeld's carriage on December
ed, while in the public square, and she now
alleges that she was seriously injured.