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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
COMANCHE.

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
This booming new border town il
located at the junction of Buff and
Cavalry creeks with Cimarron river
and at the foot of the extensive and
fertile Cavalry valley, as compact a
body of rich land. formed by alluvial
deposit, as can be found in the state
of Kansas.
Cavalry valley is about ten miles
wide and twenty long, with very few
acres of untillablc land in the entire
tract, with more quarter sections i'm
proved and settled upon than any
other similar sized body of land in
Barber county.
Comanche seems to have the "cinch''
upon all southwestern Ksns af
border towns, from its many
and great natural advantages,
one of which, the land, has already
been mentioned; besides having this
great body of excellent fertile land, it
has very fine water power, right by
the town; where, by building an in.
expensive dam, can be secured all the
power needed for any mills or manu-
factories, that might be built for all
time to come. This head is supplied
by Cavalry creek, stream that il
never falling.
Three and q half miles below Com
anche are the "Salt Plains" where by
solar evaporation alone, are annually
made thousands of bushels of salt. A
company of New York capitalists are
proposing to erect works here as soon
as negotiations, already begun, can be
completed for leases. The plat for this
town was filed for record one day last
week, the next day one and n hall
blocks, not sub-divided, and fifty-one
town lots were sold, a beginning most
gratifying to the town company.
This great fertile plain seems to be
directly benefited by sub-irrigation,
as right where the town is being built
excellen: water is found at a depth
of only twelve or fifteen feet. A
large bank o. red clay is being rapidly
worked up intoa superior article OF
brick. and it is proposed As much as
possible, to construct the new town oil
this material. Comanche was named
as the country was in the memory OF
the sold" Comanchc pool; whose ira
d;tions and history, will in time be
identical with Barber and Comanche
counties and over whose broad prai-
ries, roamed theis vast herds.
A strong stock company of the best
men in Comanche has been formed, to
investigate the mines now s.aked out
and located i'm the ''Black Hills" sey.
en- or eight miles to the southwest OF
Comanche. Shafts will be sunk, and
it is confidently expected that coal in
paying quantities will be found, as
the surface indications and traces
here in several places been
decided good stores, groceries and
business HOUSES of all kinds are being
built, good live newspaper, and liv-
cry stable are badly needed Just now.
Mr.. N. j. Lane is making arrange
ments to extend his line of excellent
quick stages, directly through from
New Kiowa each day with mail and
passengers. The Commanche town
company are making prations to place
the road from Kiowa to Comanchc in
god order, which viii be boon to the
freighters, as great quantities of lum-
Der and supplies of all kinds arc daily
sent out over the route west from
Kiowa. DORIS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
The Egyptian Prime Minister'S Wife.

The Egyptian Prime Minister'S Wife.
Nubsr Rasha appears to have been singu-
larly fortunate in the partner Of his choice
The wife Of the Egyptien prime minister is
described As Of amiable disposition. exquisit,
tact, light hearted, though by no means
frivolous, and, indeed, born TO be the wife
o: q statesman She is thoroughly identified
with him, and the lively interest which sh,
takes in all that affects him helps her 20
grasp without effort the hearing Of the most
knotty points in politicA Polyglot like her
husband, shs fits with surprising eass from
French 10 English, % Italian, to Greek, 70
Turkish In her presence conversation
never sagk To hear her talk about iitera-
ture, ono would take her for one Of thcse
queens Of fashion who adornsi The last cen
tury and the commencement q thia She
shines in erisrammaticai and sasirical anec-
dota -Exchancs
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
III. way .ue.ie.a Lawn, Ar. Moved.

They. thsss Axtec toiless, remind me d
ANITA They are just - busy, and appar.
entity - helpless and incapable Look a:
this one moving the lawn He Is down 90
his knees, his hare, brown knees, and h
clutching little handful OF grass in his lef,
hand In his right hand he hoids piece q
tin about ths SIN q . small butchsr- knife
He saws Oh . handful Of gran with this
piece Of tin and puts il in his apron
And that Is the way thsy NOV lawns in
Mexico Shade q TIE NcCormick reaper
JOAQUIN Mixers Eexico Letsar.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
erection. win soon be completed.

erection, will soon be completed. 1t
will he . neat, handsome. structure.
The Free Methodists are holding q
protracted camp meeting. They have
got q large tent which serves very
well for q shelter. They have several
breaches to relieve one another when
they get tired. They preach early OF
late, foul or fair weather. Those in
attendance seem to take q lively inter.
est in the exercises and all goes al
cheerful as q marriage bell"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

Ihope the next shipment Of Holsters will
fare better than the last. The fish com
missioners sent a lot out before, and to
make 1t safe, they fixed up the claws so
that the Holsters couldn't hurt one an
other on the road. The wise people on
this side did not notice this little matter,
and they dumped the outfit out just as
they were. It was kind Of natural that
they all starved and died.-San Francisco
yhrouSclo
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

o6icialiy thsre d % sch city - Wash.
inSton, d. C. A city by that name was
Was repealed several years ego Ths cap
ital of toe United States = TIE District Of
Columbia, all parts Of which axs alike gov
srnsa directly BY ccagrs. through connie
sioosrA Ths poseoakcs nans b WashinS.
ton, but he ppssmaster Esasr.i cold ~
name q Vilas q b nv 6t-CAicago Joar.
nal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
American xex,psper st.mp. Abroad.

German dealers take in" the stamps
and sometimes the collectors as woll-of all
countries. A complete set of American
newspaper stamps, from the cents to the
go tface value s2105O), can be had in
Germany for marks ca cents)-
Foreign Latter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

Every time we decline to do that which
Is wrong we increase our desire TO do that
which Is nght.-Phiiadelphi Call
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

From the Seal Fur Franchise.
Since 1870 Alaska has paid into the
United States treasury over $50 .ooc
rental from the zeal fur franchise alone.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

Within fifty years there were but four
asteroids, or minor planets, on the list
Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta- Now 25S
have been catalogued
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY II.
In commenting on the anarchi

In commenting on the anarchist
riots in Chicago, the Pail Mall Ga
zette says that Europe, having adopted
a system of exporting paupers to the
United States, is primarily answerable
for the trouble; and secondly that
America has shown fatal kindness in
receiving these pauperz, and is now
reaping the results of her folly in
trying TO make American citizens OF
the scum of Europe.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

There are 10000 creoles in Louisiana
principally residents OF New Orleans
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12

/ will offer n stock Of Staple
Goods on Douglas Avenue for a
few day. This is rare chance
for business.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
| also have exclusive sale
Of VACANT PROPERTY in
all directions. Am offering
lots in College Hill addition
which will double in value
BEFORE The NEXT 90 DAYS,

Residence Property ut prices
ranging from Five Hundred Dol.
lars to Two Thousand.
Don't fail to examine my list
before buying.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-12
Quality and Quantity
Is Second to None.

We SHALL during the coming naugurate series of
SPECIAL SALES which time the articles advertised will
cold prices far below the of manufacture The first
of these Special Sales will be Grand.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
Red Wing RipDies

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Aug. 23.-The cornet band
gives social hop at Arnory hall on Thurs
day evnning of this week The horse men,
toned in Saturdays GLOBE as stolen from
the barn of B. j. Bollum in Belvidere has
since been recovered in Mt Pleasant town.
ship, WabaSha county. No trace OF the thief
-. Eight drunk and dsorderlies were run
in between and o'clock Saturday evening.
This is more than has been arrested in the
last three months. A large number of
cattle sheds at the West end driving park
were blown down in the storm Saturday
evening. The sIoneware works were also
damaged somewhat. .Messrs. H. j. O'Neil
of Wlnona, and A. and 7. McMichael of Nc
Gregor, Ia, have closed up their warehouses
at this place. A party of surveyors con-
nected with the Milwaukee road are at work
measuring with view of strengthening the
curves on the river division of that road. IL.
Hon. E. T. Wilder has returned home from
three weeks vacation trip spent in Montana
in company with RevS. Gilbert, of St. Paul
and Poole. of Duluth. Miss Julia V. Finney
has accepted position as assistant principal
in the Western Minnesota seminary at Mon
tevideo.. AT the regular weekly meeting of
the board of trade directors held this forenoon
an interesting discussion took place in regard
to securing new railroad route for this
city. The board of trade comprises our most
energetic careful business men and should re-
ceive the hearty support of our people in
every respect. DR.. George Leiuinger has
sold his residence on Fourth street to Thomas
Bjorngaard, consideration, 81, 900. :. Rev. &.
Norelius was yesterday chosen to the vacant
pastorate of the Swedish Lutheran church
at Vasa. The church controversy is settled
THE Burlington & Northern track was
buried by land slide near Maiden Rock, Sat
urday morning. Prof G. Whitman reads a
paper at the session of the Minnesota High
school council, on Thursday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
Storm Echoes.
Special to the Globe


RED WING, Aug. 25.-Reports received
here from various parts of the county show
that the wind storm Saturday evening was
generally severe all over the county. At
Zumbrota several stores were unroofed.
sidewalks torn up, trees broken and signs
torn down. a new windmill Oh |. G.,
Stearns' grounds, valued at $500, was de-
strOyed, and it is estimated that over S5, 900
worth of damage was done in that village
In Roscoe and Zumbrota towns several
stables were blown down and houses
shaken severely, but as yet no reports of
anyone being injured have been received
from there. A gentleman who came in
from Zumbrota to- day reports that hardly
stack of grain is visible anywhere, everv-
thing having been swept clean by the wind.
From Belle Creek and parts of Vasa comes
a similar report. and if this is true
throughout the county the damage will
amount to thousands of dollars, as not one
half of the grain has been threshed. In
Cannon Falls several barns were swept
away and considerable amount of minor
damage done. A report has reached this
city from Hader to-day that Wanamingo
and Norway villages have been leveled by
the storm, but at late hour tonight the
report cannot be authenticated. 1t may
prove likely, however, as the country in
that vicinity is SO very fiat and level. In
this city the damage will probably amount
to $1,000. Leon and Warren townships
are reported damaged severely, but to Just
what extent is not known. One gentleman
here estimates the damage throughout the
county at SIS, 900, but this is probably too
small if very much grain has been de-
Stroyed
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
THE MILE AACs LAND.
secretary Lamar Decides Against
the Claims Of the state OF Minne-

secretary Lamar Decides Against
the Claims of the state OF Mimne-
sofa.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The old claim
of the state of Minnesota to the Mile Lac
swamp lands came to life to-day in a decS-
ION by Secretary Lamar on an appeal made
from Commissioner Sparks decision made
as long ago as March 8, 1885. Mr.. Sparks
refused Gov. Hubbard's application for a
considerable quantity of swamp lands on
Mile Lacs which are supposed to be valua-
bic for their pine. The secretary affirms
Sparks decision on the ground that the
land in question belongs to the Indians and
he has no authority over it. If this is so it
lays exactly the foundation Sparks wants
on which to throw out applications made
by number of private parties for entry on
similar Mile LacS lands. The secretaryS
decision is as follows:
The Commissioner of the General Land
Offce-Sir: | am in receipt of your letter of
May 20, 1855, transmitting the appeal of the
state OF Minnesota from your decision of
March g. 1855 holding for rejection the claim
of the state under the swamp land grant to
certain described lands located in township
2 north, ranges 25 rs and 27 west of the
fourth principal meridian, Taylor's Falls dis
trict, MINI. The lands referred TO are within
the limits of the reservation for the Mile
Laos Indians, made under treaty OF February
90, 1855, which was ceded to the United States
May :, 1864. The act of May ~, 1860, extend
ing to Minnesota the provisions of the swamp
land grant of Sept. %, 1856, contains the fol-
lowing proviso: THE grant hereby made shall
not include any lands which the government
of the United States may have sold or dis
posed of in pursuance of any law heretofore
enacted prior to confirmation Of the title
SO made under the authority by said
act. The state of Minnesota laws
claim to the land in controversy not under
the act of March y, 1860, but by a section Of
the revised statutes as follows: provided,
That grant shall not include any land which
the government may have sold or disposed of
prior to March II, 1850" In brief the state
claims that the land in controversy not hav-
ing been sold, passed to the state notwith-
standing prior reservation, the word re
served being omitted from the revised stat
utes. The Indian appropriation bill Of July
4, 1884, provides that lands acquired from the
Mile LacS Indians by the treaty of May I,
1864, shall not be patented or disposed of in
any way until further legislation by congress.
No further legislation on the subject having
since been held by congress, the department
has no authority TO patent or i'll any manner
dispose of any of the lands described, whether
swamps or otherwise. For the reasons here
n given. your Office decision of March 9,
1885, is affirmed. l.. Q. c. LAMAR.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
Deeper in the NIire.

Late last night rumor was floating
through the city to the effect that the Nc
Gill crowd had become thoroughly terrified
after their interview with Scheffer and that
General Flower was heard to say that eight
of the delegates elected to the state conven-
tion must resign and allow four Scandina-
vianS ana four Scheffer men to be appointed
in their stead. This has created quite a
Juror among the delegates. and they en-
phatically declare that they will not resign.
This deepens the hole into which the Nc
GIL gang have fallen, and they are foun-
dering around in the most painful
manner, trying to eXtricate themselves
from the meshes in which they have be-
come entangled. tits given on the quiet
that meeting of the delegates has been
called for today, at which some steps will
be taken for the notification of the Schef-
fer and Osborne elements. What that step
will be is question as yet far from being
settled. A prominent Gilman man said last
night:
They have got their necks in a sling and
they can't get out. They have cut their own
heads Off, and they are slowly bleeding to
death. Gilman is in good spirits, and his
chances were never better. If he don't GO
into the convention with enough delegates
to nominate him he will put up combinations
an get there just the same. He is not the
man to be easily downed, as will be found out
before the play is finished
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
Fitzgerald Welcomed Home.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 23.-Hon. John
Fitzgerald, the newly elected president of
the Irish National league of America, ar
rived home to-day from Chicago. Fully
5000 citizens were at the depot to welcome
him and his arrival was the signal for a
general outburst of enthusiasm, while
steam whistles and bells woke the echoes
for miles around. At the depot pro-
cession was formed, headed by Gov. Dawes.
Chief Justice Cobb and Mayor Brock, and
the illustrious Irshman was escorted to the
opera house, where addresses of welcome
were made by Gov. Dawes, Judge Cobb,
Mayor Brock and others. These were re-
spOnded to by the newly elected president,
and the day was spent by Mr.. Fitzgerald in
receiving the congratulations of his fellow
citizens.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24

himself as follows: ''Dunnell has lost his
grip down in that district Once he was a
power there, and could come pretty near die
tating things down in the southern part of
Minnesota. But he can't do it now He
couldn't even make a respectable fight against
White at the last convention. as Lovely and
White were the leading candidates, and Dun
nell was grouped with others for q bad third
place. He. Douueily, Window and Strait are
pretty well out of public life
Mart Chandler, the surveyor-general of
Minnesota, came up from Red Wing, his old
home. In that county Goodhue, he has re-
sided for over thirty years, and for twenty
two years of that time he served as sheriff.
having been elected eleven different times.
Next he was elected as state senator, when
he encountered the bitter opposition of B. B.
Herbert, the aspirant for congressional
honcrs on the Republican ticket. Herbert
fought Chandler, and although the latter was
The party nominee, Herbert made him pay for
everything that went into Herbert's paper
Chandler. seeing that he could not get fair
play, started paper of his own at Red Wing
during the campaign and distributed 1890
papers. He was elected. After serving out
his term as state senator, Chandler became
surVeyor-general, position he now holds.
He bears the distinction of being the veteran
ef6ceholder in Minnesota, as for nearly thirty
years he has been kept at the public expense
II. B. Moore, the Turk ish-looking collector
of customs from Duluth, was up on profess
sional business. He is one Of the Democratic
appointees who encountered no opposition at
the hands OF the Republican senate and his
appointment was confirmed without diff
Guilty. He was the mayor of the Zenith city
at the time Of his appointment as federal
officer and took the Office Oh the expiration
of his term as mayor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
BarnesViEie.
Special to the Globe.


BARNEsvILLE, Aug. 23.-Brown, chief
bookkeeper of Christeuson's elevators, and
the agent of the insurance companies Of
Minneapolis, is here looking after the wheat
of the burned elevator. Eighteen thousand
bushels will probably be saved. A crew of
men has been working night ard day saving
grain. From the festival and collection
taken at the NJ. E. church dedication Sunday
nearly $50 was realized. In street row
after the fire, in which both parties were
pounded and ''bitten.'' the marshal inter
fered, clubbing both combatanIs severely
One pugilist got out warrant against the
other in Moorhead, where the trial takes
place to-day. The one issuing the complaint
is F. G.. Polenski. a prominent hardware
dealer of this place.. Presiding Elder Nc
Cary dedicated the NJ. E. church yesterday.
Rev. Hingely of Fergus Falls preached in
the evening. Mrs. Hingely rendered some
fine musical selections. An interesting en-
tertainment was given by the Sunday school
children Of the Congregational church Sun
day evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
ST. Cloud
Special to the Globe.

ST. CLOUD, Minn., Aug. 23.-Mr. NJ. Moli-
ton and Miss Reinhard, daughter of Hon. b.
Reinhard, both OF this city, were married at
Cold Spring yesterday morning 80. The First
National bank evidently is not going to be
outdone by its contemporary, the German
American, as far as putting up q fine struc-
ture is concerned, and will next spring begin
the erection OF th ee-story building on the
site which is at present occupied by Boyd's
grocery store on the corner of st. Germain
street and Fifth avenue. Mr.. Henry Keller
of Sauk Centre, who is trying to secure the
nomination as senator on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the Fifth district
was in ST. Cloud and vicinity the past week
apparently sounding his political chances.
Mr.. Story, one of Sank Centres most
prominent attorneys, and who, it is
reported, would not object to being
county attorney for Stearns county,
WAS in the city on Friday last. Mr.. John
Ring and family of St. Paul, who have been
visiting in this city for some time, returned
home on Saturday last. MIR Frank ToImau
made trip to Sauk Centre, advertising the
district fair, last Saturday. -. L. A. Evans
says be is candidate for judge of probate
THE district fair is booming, and prom
ises all that can be expected.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
The Prohibition Vote.

WINoNA, Aug. 23.--J. T. James, ESQ.,,
of Minneapolis, chairman of the Prohibi-
ZIONIST state central committee, was in
Winona to-day. He thinks the Prohibition
vote in Minnesota this fall will be from
10000 to Is, 600. although there are those
sanguine enough to believe that it would be
twice as much. He said the party was
making the most rapid progress in the Third
district, and that in the Fourth district
combination would doubtless be brought
about which would result in the election of
DR.. Denton for congress. He had not been
through the First district and could not
judge of the strength of the Prohibtionists
here. He thought they would receive the
support of the Knights Of Labor in some
places
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-24
A Timely Rise.
h u 1HHHO1J H
Special to the Globe.

SpeclAl UO Ine OiOOe
EAU CLAIRE, Aug. 23:-The Beef
Slough Rafting works, at which operations
have been wholly suspended during the
protracted dry weather, are to be started
up again within few days. the rains hav-
ing swollen the river to considerable ex-
tent. The works will start with about 400
men. The rise in the streams is being
taken advantage of for driving logs, and
crews were sent up yesterday to resume the
work which had been so long prevented by
the phenomenal drouth. None of the saw
mills here have suffered any serious embar-
rassment from lack of logs on account of
the dry weather, but the time was approach
ing when the matter would have become
serious, and the rains are welcome. If the
rainfall continues, as it seems to promise,
unusually clean drives will yet be made on
all streams