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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-13
FUN IN COMANCHE COUNTY
POLITICS.

CoLDwATER, Kan. Nov. G. pm, 'S5.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
The campaign in this county is admitte,
on all hands to have been the most novel an,
exciting one ever engaged in by our part,
leaders. several of whom are experienced
politicians. In addition to the two regular
tickets and in order to satisfy n few chroni,
office seekers, n faction known as the Gran
ger party, (ostensibly having for its objec
the safe keeping of the farmers interests
but really the division of the county and
the reorganization of the old Kiowa county,
on the north, in the interest of Greensburg
which would thereby be n county seat also
put full ticket in the field. For two weeks
before the election the candidates of tn,
three parties csnvassed the county thor.
oughly, sometimes holding two or three
meeting in single township on the same
day. Aside from several drunken fights
and n great deal of noise everything passed
of pleasantly on election ~. The ballo:
box had been stuffed "a the Barr's rancho
precinct, of irwin township, and the judges
refused TO certify to the count Of the votes.
But rs the returns came in yesterday,
the county clerk, who was candidate
for reelection. and, with no intent,
other than curiosity, opened several
of the envelopes containing the poll books
The board of commissioners met here so-day
for the purpose of carvassing the vote. i,
had been ascertained, however, that the
Democrats polled by Ear the heaviest vote,
and had elected all the officers except repre-
sentative, treasurer, county attorney and
commissioner Of the second district. The
Grangers only secured the commissioner of
the first district. 1t happened that the en-
velopes which had not been opened con-
tanned the poll books OF Nescs.unga and
Wilson's (Glick township precincts, in
which there had been large granger vote. "
The votes of these two precincts were can
vsssed this forenoon, after which the COM
missioners of the first and third districts,
both Of whom were candidates for re-elec-
ton on Inc granger ticket, refused to make a
further canvass.
1t is believed that the leaders of that party
will take immediate steps 10 secure an liz
junction against any further canvass, and
issue certificates of election TO the candi-
dates receiving the highest number of votes
in the two precincts csnvassed. If their
scheme be accomplished it will put the en-
tire granger ticket in Office. Excitement
runs at a high pitch, and although regular
blizzard is raging, two of our leading attor-
neys are off tonight for Wellington, where
they will try TO checkmate the grangers in
obtaining an injunction, and secure a writ
ten mandamus compelling the commission
ers to complete the CANVASS. J.G.S.
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l
ABILENE, Nov. 1.-THE third day of tn,
western field trial opened auspcously. Tn,
first bracelet was Bang and Lillian, Nesbet
and Chart handlers. The heat was won by
Bang in two hours and half. Final heal
between Bang and Richmond was next rur
for first money in alleges stake, Bang TAX
ing the prize, $3.50; second money, $3.50
divided between Lillian and Poetry; third
money, 500. divided between Richmond,
bridgeport, Count Raper, Cater and Queen
Bess. No record. Messrs. Pray, K G.
Vanhorn and Estanding acted as judges
The first brace in the puppy stakes came on
next, the entries being hester and Tom, the
former winning in an hour and half
Metorite and Rod were next put down; Rod
won the heat in forty minutes. Third and
last heat for the day was next. Dick and
Dan competed. The dogs were down one
hour and five minutes, when Dick was given
the heat. The trials will continue through
Friday
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Something About Gypsies.
l(hicau,o Tr,h,,rt


A late writer ON gypsies informs US that
~Monge-who organized the Ecole Polytech-
nique, gave new direction to public in
struction in Francs. suggested the scientific
expedition to Egypt in 179d, led it, and
brought it, in spite Of the ultimate defeat
OF the French army on the Nile, to sue
eeSsful issue-was the son of gypsies, born
in a van at fair, and brought up. until he
was OF an age to 60 to school, in company
with dancing bear and other accomplished
animals. Monge invented descriptive geom-
etry. His early life was worked up by Vic
tor Hugo in T'Homme qui Ritz He also
says that Miss Nelson, the actress, de-
rived her beauty from q gypsy mother.
Sir Walter Scott had q good basis of reality
in his pictures Of gypsy life in Guy Nam
nering' gypsiss are not held In suspicion
or dislike in France. Now and then they
pilfer, but they are seldom accused Of muir,
der or great felonies On the whole. thav
are industrious and thrifty, although they
reside in vans and lead wandering lives,
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The wish to jump in symmetrical eombi-
nations is one Of the most deeply implanted
instincts of the human race. Sayages dance
and We dance, AMI our dane, differs from
theirs only in detail. The mors lively and
boisterous dance, approximate most nearly
to the original type, and are therefore tine
best. The best dance now practiced in
London is the Highland schottische, but
only the more favored Of the effste soDs and
daughters of civilization can live up to it
The same spirit which produced the roman
tic revival in literature liitei the comson
run of dancers out of minust. quairile-,
and such like eighteenth century hollowness
int the waltz, and there they stick for the
present.
Also dancing contains the germs OF a
great principle. There exists certain cpl
Gene sect Of improvers of the Engli.h Ian
guage, who frequently speak of dancing as
revolving Their words contain more
wisdom than they know. The dancer
revolves round his own axis, and also round
the center of the apartment He goes
through never-ending cycle Of essentially
contemplate revolutions, and he gets no
forwarier. Herein he is deeply conservative,
and he illustrates the social AMI political
proce SEES of his kind
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MULNANE.
MULyASE, Nov. 10.

MULvASE, Nov 10
To shT Editor Of the Eagle
Mr. Delber. Hubbard of yandalia, Ill.
Is stopping few days with his brothers, Ed
and Frank Hubbard
Mr.. and, Mrs. Smith of Franklin, Nab.
are visiting relatives in the neighborhood.
Mr. J. Kellar, of Wichita, is spending a
few days with his brother John. Jake is
the came affable and kind hearted man be
always wes.
Mrs. Hattie L. Hall, and Nina and Nora,
took the o'clock train Monday morning
for Trenton, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffries are at Proctor, Can
ada.
heard man say recently, who once oc-
eapied high official position, that the cleo
ton in Sedgwick county went by default.
thought the election WIS all right.
Mr.. Hamilton has found water on his
farm, just where he wanted it. and has
moved his house to it.
x. t. Wygsll has prepared a remedy for
hog cholera, that holds the concentration of
all poisons, and III guarantee that if he
gives it TO a hog it will kill it as dead as
smoked herring. He says it will kill or
cure. There is not or never has been hog
cholera 10 this neghborhood.
Ramon has it that a couple Of weddings
viii take place in this vicinity soon, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Frank III.
Hubbard end Miss Shipmsn, and Mr.. NJ. M.
Chenoweth and Mics Matte Swaney.
Last Thursday night was bad one for
the people going home from the Literary at
Victory school house. Mr.. Sherman struck
depression in the ground, turning the bug
~ over on the entire family, but, excepting
lew bruises and scratches and the loss of a
few hats and bennets, no harm was done.
Mr.. G. W. Coffmsn and Mrs. Harris got as
completely lost rs ever any one did on the
prairie Mrs. Harris prayed as she never
prayed before, but Mr.. c. says, with all his
persuasion, he could not get her to pray the
next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlton have been al
most Frustrated with grief on account Of
the death Of their little girl. She was buried
at LIttleton cemetery last Monday. Surely
their cup OF sorrow must have been full
while the clods were falling in on the coffin.
Il was with difficulty they could be persuad-
ed to leave the grave.
And the night dew that falls, though in 81
lence il weeps,
Shall hr,ghtap With var1,,ro ,ko $500 -
il sleeps;
And the tear that they shed. though in Sc
cret it rolls,
Shall long keep its memory green in their
souls"
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Killed by Soldiers.

OMAHA, Nov. 1.-Lieutenant Chase, aid
de-camp Of General Howard, has returned
from Fort Niobrara, bringing facts concern
ing the recent tragedy at that post, which is
to be fully investigated and the soldiers en-
gagged in it brought to justice. Samuel
Kirkley, who was dishonorably discharged
from the army some months ago, has been
running disreputable house called "Hog
Ranch" near the fort. A few nights ago
some colored members of the Ninth cavalry,
having determined to suppress the place,
went to the ranch. and calling Kirkley to
the door, shot him down without n word of
warning. To complete the murder one of
them drew razor and cut Kirkley's throat
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BOUT 1T.

The Wichita EAGLE put in an appearance,
at the Echo office last week, for the frs
time. The EAGLE is newspaper known t.
every person in Southern Kansas especially
1t is now in its fourteenth volume; ha.
passed through the trials of southern Kan.
sas and came out victorious with the west
An engraving at the heading shows civiliza
ton in its advancement to the west, and the
butialos fleeing from the whistle of the iron
horse. The red man sits on his pony
which has approached close to the dumping.
of place." and casts wondering and wild
look, while the pony has every muscle con-
trscted ready to wheel and join the buffalo
The EAGLE is perched on rock, which we
imagine is Wichita, with his head turned
eastward screaming for the great west, his
wings are spread over civilization and the
wilderness. and he has ali expression about
him that says, ego west young man and
grow up with the try."-Protection
Echo
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DAvENP PORT.

The Wichita EAGLE thinks Davenport
was beaten in New York because, it claims
he is dude. The New York Tribune give
quite different reasons for the defeat, snt
speaks of Mr.. Davenport in the highes
terms as q msn. Possibly the editor of tn,
Tribune knows IS much in regard 10 Mr.
Davenport as does the editor OF the EAGLE
Newton Republican.
The EAGLE probably should have said il
the "millioniare dude" connection, that tax
ing or considering Mr.. Davenport as Pres
identisl factor or possible candidate, etc.
for outside of that consideration the New
York campaign counted for very little
Still the EAGLE adhercs 10 its original state
msnt, the Tribune to the contrary, notwith
standing
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Chicago Grain ana Produce.

CHICAGO. November II
| There wss more interest In pork and corn to-
day than in wheat. In the latter there was the
most hum-drum market imaginable. with lust
as little action as possible. Wheat for Decem-
Der opened at ss5., got mp to SIX; and did not
get below $50
| Receipts Of corn were i02 cars and the crowd
OF shorts was struck with one Of the little pan-
les which come co Unexpectedly when trading
| Is as dull as 1t has been lately. The November
option went from is to 81 with not half dozen
trades and with only four or 1--WE intervening
quotations. Then the price dropped just as
suddenly to below As. The Marine Insurance
companies refused 90 write risks. The vessels
that go ont after November 18th are few, and
charge high rates. Whatever corn goes for
ward after Saturday must go by rail and pay -
cents per 100 pounds freight to reach New York.
This fact has been known right along Of course
and people in the east who have wanted corn
have poured In their orders for it. shippers
here who have n speculative inclination have
bought and shipped by lake, taking the chances
tina. after the lake closes, with the advance in
cost neutrality-suspicious.. the price would advance.
These two demahds on cash corn have been
supplemented by the demands Of the shorts IL
is believed that after November 18Th when the
first two demands for cash corn are withdrawn
the shorts will lessen. too. The drop from a.
to i31I for November was so quick a. to take the
breath away from the lookers-on. Brokers who
had stop orders were bewildered. One who
had Y, 900 bushels to sell, got 900 at i6is ZOO
OF at IS. and 10 900 OF he compelled to sell
at B1f; all this inside Of a single minute There
was really drop OF 3 cents without any trad
Ing at all. The crowd got Iouder and all trad
ers had stop orders to sell within abou. half the
opening, when one indicated tina: he had some
for sale. Everybody became a seller and tn.
bottom dropped right out Of the market. The
shorts. however, may regret the break: il want
ed selling. The price ran up from 49,. to Is cts
with surprising rapidity.
There was an advance Of 90 cents In pork aad
some large buying
Flour-quiet and unchanged.
wheat-sales ranged: Nov. 6lsGs7s, closed
at s74; Dec. csc So, closed at ssI; Jan.
ssh@s93., closed at so5<@s9'z; May, s5l.@9s.
closed at 9j5. No. spring 81; No. spring 10;
No. : red, s55s; No. red So.
Corn-the market unsettled and excited; Nos
cash. 461ic; Nov f1sgE. closing at sos; year
3s1EG40.
oats-frm. higher; cash, &c; Nov 2s1Sag7:
Dec. Z92s3s; May 304s.
Rye-steady; No. 2, 81.
Barley-Quiet; No. 2. 81.
Flax Seed-wesk; No. ], 81 I2I
Mess Pork-Opened active, sold up 25Ggc
and closed steady; cash. 81 75Gs 81; Nov 81 ~
eos 80. closed at s5 75Gs ~; Dec. 81 i5G9 So;
closed at 80 20; Jan. . 90.
Lsrd-active; cssh, 81 IL; Nov. 81 O.a6 u.
Dec, 81 l2@6 %; Jan. IsEd6 Is.
Eggs-steady. at l9taa0c.
Butter-ruled slow sni weak; creamery "a;
dairy. l3als.
Receipts-Wheat, las, 600 bu; corn, IOI coo bu-
AFTERNOON BOARD
Wheat-weaker and shade lower.
Corn-X9h Re higher.
Pork-2Je higher
Lard-urchangel.
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California as Petroleum Producer.


California is now third in the list OF pc
troleum producing states Of the Unitel
States. Pennsylvania leads. AMI Now York
is second. After California coma West
Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. A little oil
is found in Colorado, Wyoming AMI New
Mexico, although not much has been OBJ
tainel in the latter places.
California is gradually increasing her pro-
duction, as new wells are opened in southern
California, AMI the industry is now pros
porous one there. As far back as 1873, IS
227 barrels were produced. In 1879 this in
creased to 1855 barrels; 1850 showed re-
turns of AZ 500 barrels; SO, 900 barrels in 1851,
and 10000 barrels in lSS2. The year lss3
sE1"ed an increase, and in 1854 tho psa-
duction was over 10000 barrels Cali,
foynis consumes ali the oil produced, and
about lou, gallons per annum from the
east as we'll
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-13

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 11.-About
ten days ago three members of family
named Morris, who had been receiving wa
ter from well near a cotton factory, became
very i'll, and a day or two afterwards four
other members of the same family became
i'll. Soon there were twenty people in that
locality quite sick and the manager of the
mill became victim. Last night six more
persons We're taken down, and several, it is
feared, can not recover. An investigation
has been commenced and it is thought some
miscreants have poured quantity Of poison
Into the well. Fully forty persons have
been affected
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Not Exhausted Yet.


at l. my opinion that these mountains
have only just been Scratched said Nj.
Charles H. Morris. manager OF The Denver
Journal Of Commerce AMI a dealer in pre-.
cious ores in Colcra To- capital. Il think
there has scarcely been a beginning Of the
development OF tis Immense mineral re-
source of this region IL will not surprise
me at any tim5 within the next five years to
learn OF some big mineral, gold or silver,
discovery right hers in Colorado th4t will
make the California discoveries of 40 seem
Insignificant The man who talks Of the
mineral resources OF the west being ex-
hgustei IS little better than an imbecile'
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FOREIGN FLASHES.


LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Times, comment
ing on the anti Chinese crusade on the Pa.
cifc coast Of the United States, says: L
Chinese immigration into the United State
was thoroughly blocked for period, thu
Chinese might, with favorable opportuni
ties ut home, their immigration into tn,
United States might be altogether diverted
The attempt TO turn back the tide of fcreigr
colored labor by means resorted to by mob.
in the western part of the United States j:
obvious, and injustice done the Cinnamon
in the recent attacks on them.
Mr.. Gladstone in his speech took occasion
to refute some of the charges circulated
against him by certain tories. He believed
that respectable tories generally disap
proved these attacks and he urged his friend,
to receive all such statements with resolute
incredulity until their makers prove theil
assertions. Regarding the proposed sever
ance of the church Of England from the
state the speaker commended that the
existing state of things does moi
countenance the raising OF this question
just now. It would be outrageous folly fol
the liberals to allow themselves to De drawr
thus from other real solid issues of the day
The public mind is unprepared for such 1
charge. The subject in Scotland ough,
likewise to be deferred. Mr.. Gladstone
spoke eighty minutes and was most enthu
siastically cheered upon leaving.
Stead, the convicted editor of the Pal
Mall Gazette, was interviewed in Cold BATH
Fields prison to-day. He was In prison garb
His hair cropped short. He is confined in 4
dimly lighted cell and permitted to see nc
one between p. IN. and 6 u. M, and hi.
daily task is to pick one pound Of orkum
His imprisonment will expire January 10Th
Advices from Calculus state TO King The.
baw has ordered that all Englishmen in Bur
nah be exterminated. 1t is feared that al
the Europeans at Manderlay have already
been massacred. The Burmese are blockad
ing the Irrawaddy river at Mnhla.
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ACROSS THE STATE.

A charter was taken some time since for
railroad running from Red Cloude, Neb., 4
point on the B. & NJ. road, scross the state
TO interest the U. p. road al Hays City and
the Santa Fe AT Dodge, and thence south
ward to the PsD Handle of Texas, is again
being talked up. Mr.. J. ID. Hill, the owner
or the Wichita Gas Works is president Of
the road. II is now heard that the b. & NJ
are interested in the line.
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ONE DAY.

e. tampman in the Currsu..l
The tres rustic; the wind blows
Merrily out Of the town.
The shadows creep, the in goes
Steadily over and down.
In a brown gloom the moats gleam;
Slender the sweet wife stands;
Her lips are red her eyes dream;
Kisses are warm on her hands.
Toe child means; tae hours slip
Bitterly over her head:
In gray dusk, the tears drip:
Mother is up there dead.
The hermit hears thu strange, bright
Murmur of life ut play;
In the waste day and the waste NIGHT
Time, to roDel and to pray.
The laborer tolls in gray wise.
Godlike AMI patient and calm;
The beggar means; his bleared eyes
Measure the dust in his palm.
Tie vie man marks the flow and ebb,
Hidden AMI held aloof;
In his deep mini Is laid tho web;
Shuttles are driving the wool
The trees rustic: the wind blows
Merrily out of ths town,
Tho shadows creep; tho sun goes
Steadily over and down.
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Advance In Rates.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE following circu-
lar was issued this morning:
Notice is hereby given that in sccordanc,
with the vote Of the joint executive CON-
mittee, east bound rates will be advanced or
the following basis, taking effect Monday
Nov. %, 1885:
Chicago TO New York, 18th class, &c
cents per 100 pounds; 18th class, 90 cents
per 100 pounds; live hogs 30 cents per l0C
pounds. n. CLIFFORD, Chairman.
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A TREMENDOUS STORM FoReToLD.
Predictions Of Noted Weather Prophet
"A Coming Atlantic Tidal Wave.


A Coming Atlantic Tidal Wave.
IT, Stone Virgins in Detroit Free PressI
Oar earth is much further from the solar
orb now than she was at the glacial age. OF
when our visible satellite first appeared in
the Silurian eras. and Saturn Is much rlore
distant than when he carried but siHyla
moon in his then smaller race-course around
the sun. Then a the four great planets
just mentioned are SO near to Us their at
traction forces our satelliteI nearer our
primary, thu; increasing the attraction on
cur earth's surface, and a q result density
Ing our atmosphere.
1t was for this reason predicted in TIE
New York Insurance Times three years ago
that the winters AMI summers OF 1854 and
1885 would be remarkable for their coldns -
for the depth of snow in winter and tha
rainfall in summer, AMI how exactly this
prediction has been fuIfilledl As the same
conditions will, to certain degree, exist, il
Is impossible that the winter OF 1885 can bs
otherwise than cold and stormy This
unusual atmospheric density Is the primary
cause Of the cholera in Europe: for tn Sc
noxious ga-e=, consisting of the poisonous
compounds OF carbon, are more quickly
generated, AMI rise to higher atmospheric
level than ,ual, especially in low countries
and in cities badly drained and ventilated
have made no predictions as to storms or
temper ature excepting the following storms
which publ he'd in The New York Herald
on May 10, 1854, viz: Sept 30 and 30, 1886;
March 1893, 1881, and Sep 10, 1881 The
last named will DO the greatest storm at
Halifax, Quebec and Boston that will occur
for the remainder Of the century. 1t is tn,
great storm OF October, 1869, known as the
Saxby storm, which was attended by tidal
wave AMI committed such sad havoc on the
eastern coast of North America On the
nth and 18th perfect calm will prevail over
the greater part OF the continent, the air
current at Halifax, what little thers may
be, moving from the west
at o'clock on the afternoon Of the 18th
September, 1850, it will suddenly shift
from the southeast No one unle IS told
would imagine that this quiet shifting Of
the flag on the mast and the smoke from the
chimney top indicates the beginning of a
storm which in four hours will become one
Of the greatest storms OF the century, AMI
ono that will be spoken OF by other genera
tions. The New York Maritime Register
stated in 1881 that my prediction Of the
storm of Sept. IA, of that year-ths one in
which the Asia was lost on Lake Huron with
100 souls on board-Savei 5000, 900 worth
Of United St.tss shipping; but this will BE- q
heavier one, and much mora dangerous, on
account OF its Atlantic tidal wave
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-13

Conway Springs, over Sumner county, ART
getting to be famous as being auxiliary il
the fulfiiment of the Biblical saying, "Mul.
tiply and replenish." A married couple Of
Winfield, whose life has been barren for a
dozen years or more, hearing of the grand
results the springs had wrought, sought to
try their efficacy, and 10 in due time the
couple became the parents of bouncing
twins.-Arksnsas City Republican.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Gambling in Corn

CHICAGO, Nov. ll.-There was an ap.
proach to panic in the corn on Change to-
day. In ten minutes it dropped off four
cents. No one doubts but that the bacK-
bone of the bulge in new corn is broken. At
this writing it is a drug on the market at A
cents, whereas half an hour ago it was in de-
mand at Al cents. 1t dropped from A. cents
to 44l cents without a sale. The secret is
that holders are getting out of the deal.