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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
VALLEY CHNTER. Kan. April

VALLEY CaNTER, Kan, April 10.
To the Editor of the Daily Eagle.
The graduating exercises of our public
school We're held at the Methodist church
last evening. The following is the list
of graduates: Ada Beach, Walter Bid
well, Ezra Beard and ". ~ Mickey.
The latter on account Of sickness was
not able to be present. County Supt.
Pence was present, also Prof. Laughlin,
OF Garfield University, who delivered a
most excellent address. Our school is
in a prosperous condition and our pres
ent corps of teachers most efficient
We are now by our motor line per-
manently connected to Wichita. being a
sort of annex to that prosperous city.
That line is well patronized and on Sun
days the trains are crowded. Over 800
persons last Sunday took advantage of
the opportunity to ride into the country
and see this northern suburb of your
city. Everything is comparatively quiet
here at present, but our future outlook
is very tiattering
We are considering propositions for the
location of several manufacturing plants
with an aggregate working capacity of
several hundred hands and we are bound
to secure some if not all of them.
w. j. Mickey has nearly completed a
handsome residence on Avenue \. T.
j. Worthington is putting the finishing
touches on his home and J. NJ. Hutchin-
son is making preparations to build on
the same street. Harry Beach is build
ING on Avenue G.. Some other buildings
are contemplated, 50 you see that this is
not q dead city, even in these times of
financial distress, but live, wide-awake
town following in the way of her ex-
amplar, Wichita. Don X.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
KANSAS NEWS

The egg shipments from SahAtha aver.
age t.. 60 dozen a Eacnth-
Usage Free Press: We predict tina,
there aren't half enough cribs 20 hold the
ccr1 thai will Re raised IN Kansas this
year.
4 curious sight On lawrence main
street lately - a military COMPANY con-
I7ssi snt5rriy & indians. They are
from Haskell institute.
Prof o. ST. John estimates that there
re 5000. 90 fslsD tons Of coal undsriy-
8 Kansas within ] 100 fset of tns sur
laes capable % beng mlfssd.
There are fifty million acres Of lard in
Kansas. only ten Enilhons q whi1h are
1nfsr eultivatlon. And ys; Kansas al
ready ranks 81 a great assreculiurz4 STATE.
Tbs Bloom. Ford county. Telegram
says wagon lad ~ cats r4ssea through
that town recently on their way % tiss
western part ~ the state. where they are
IN demand AZ . spaess.
The county superintendent oonven-
isor 81 Kansas VIII inset n ANIMAL 49,
son az SzliEs, &gy q and % The
meeting will Is an interesting oue, ard
good attendauce - looked f0E.
Two enterpriztng farmers na~r An
th03y hare planted, tfxas sVy4ng, 30
acres Ct Hax- LaSs year fheY rzlSed
zbou. s1vsEty-flss acres q tar and
from i realized sach hAE5sosE1s peoat
thai they oscsaea to usoEG than oo1lss
Ilse sznOans lbs sS@s0n.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

Minister Phelps tells a New York
Tribune reporter that all he knows about
his coming promotion to the chief JUS
ticeship is what he has read in the
papers. His own belief is that there is
nothing in it. He is satisfied with his
present post and expects to hold on to it
as long as circumstances permit. He
thinkf the fisheries treaties q good one,
and hopes the senate will ratify it. He
declines to talk about the Irish question
but he has no hesitation in saying that
Mr. Matthew Arnold article was unjust,
unfair. discourteous and to very large
extent without foundation, He thinks
as Squire Smalley does, that the Ameri-
can representative in London shonld be
an ambassador, and that the salary
should be largely increased.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

thought the big brute very cruel one.
So at Rochester. When Conkling at last
proceeded to take up Curtis ana
handle him, he did it so merei-
lessly that everybody felt ike crying
out. '.Stop." But Conkling continued:
.'Who are these men who, IN newspapers
and elsewhere. are cracking the whip
over Republicans and playing schoolmao-
tiers to the Republican party and its con-
science and convictions: Some or them
are man-milliners and the dllettantes
and carpet knights Of politics: men
whose efforts have been expended IN de-
nouncing honest people who, IN storm
and sun and war and peace, have chung
to the Republican flag and defended IL
against those who tined to trail 1t In the
dust. Some of them are men who, when
they could work themselves into conven-
tons. have attempted TO belittle and be-
foul Republican administrations and to
parade their own thin veneering of pur-
ity. Some of them have sought nomlna,
tons at the hands of Democrats, ana
some with the zeal of neophytes
and the bitterness of apostates. have
done more than self-respecting Demo
crots would do to SANDER their govern
ulelt anu Guilty. 7. icOltlc VI liCSN 'S''
les masquerade as reformers; their voca-
ton and ministry is TO lament the sins OF
other people They forget that parties
are not built up by department or by
ladies' magazines or gush. Their stock
| in trade Is rancid self righteousness.
When Dr. johnson defined patriotism as
the last refuge of the scoundrel. he was
unconscious of the then undeveloped ca
liabilities and uses of the word re
| form.
| In all of this there was no mention OF
Curtis by name, no direct application OF
the whip to his shoulders, but the lash
descended through the imper-
sonal ''some men" without obstruc-
ton, and fell upon the back
of Curtis with merciless precision. No
man who has seen the latter could fail to
recognize the figure which Conkling
| held up before the convention. And SO
with every other allusion-each was put
| in such way that it could not be ms
taken, and it cut 20 the bone, first, be-
cause it was in a measure deserved, and
secondly, because it was put III language
charged with Indignation and tipped
with contempt and disdain. The scene
was notable one. 1t was certainly one
| of the most remarkable rhetorical tour
namentS that has ever been witnessed III
a political convention. Mr.. Curtis was
! beaten in his notions, and Mr.. Conkling
was sustained by votes of 110 to 210 re-
spectively all through to the end of the
| convention
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

# the senate will act promptly on the
bill passed by the house in reference to
strikes and labor troubles, and the presi-
dent approve it without delay, it may be
that its provisions can be tried first on
the c., b. & @. road. Trouble between
that company and its employees is still
on, and will not likely cease soon. No
body has any confidence in the efficacy
of the measure mentioned, but that it
was concocted and passed as make-be-
ieve effort on the part'of the Democrats
TO deceive the labor element. Neverthe-
less, if there is any merit in it the sooner
its provisions are applied and the benefi-
cent effects realized to those Immediately
concerned, the better it will be for the
community at large.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
THE EAIPEROB'S SICKNESS.

Every day seems to be q critical day
in German history. The period OF SuS-
pense that began with the aged emper-
or's failing health and has been pro-
tracted since his death seems likely to be
terminated before long by the death of
his successor. For months before the
Emperor Williams death it was feared
that the crown prince might not live to
succeed him. The disease of the throat
which in 50 many particulars resembled
the trouble that caused the death of Gen
eral Grant, seemed 10 have fastened it
self upon him with fatal grasp. Since
his accession to the throne the Emperor
Frederick has been rapidly failing and
now the most unfavorable symptoms ap-
pear and the worst results are antici-
pated. Taken in connection with his
severe sickness the complications that
grow out of the strained relations be-
tween the empress and Bismarck add to
the embarrassment Of the situation. The
people of Germany may well feel that
their liberties are threatened and that the
constitution of the government. itself
rests on very insecure foundation. AS
long as the emperor's condition is so crit
ical there is likely to be little trouble be-
tween the empress and Bismarck. But
with his returning health or in the event
of his death change in the political sit
uation of the most serious character is
confidently predicted.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The great volume of water that for
centuries has run 10 waste in the chan
mel of the great Arkansas river is rap
idly being brought into requisition as a
motive power for machinery. At three
points to wit: Arkansas City, Derby and
kinsley, extensive preparations have
been made, and at large expense. for
utilizing the water power in the river for
driving machinery for manufacturing
purposes, and there are a number of
other points on the river in this state
where almost unlimited power can be
obtained. The spirit of enterprise in
the matter of manufacturing that has
already manifested itself among the
people OF the state, and which is grow
ing and spreading, cannot fail TO develop
manufacturing interests of every kind
10 such an extent as to bring into use its
many latent resources of propelling
power.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The secret of the Democratic oppoSl-
ton to the admission of South Dakota to
statehood is found in the present pros
pect that when the senate meets March
/, 1889, at the beginning Of the fifty-first
congress, if the elections which are to be
should make no political changes, the
senate would be tie, for Riddleberger s
successor already chosen is an out and
out Democrat The deciding vote would
rest with the presiding officer; in other
words, the vice-president to be elected
next November II will therefore be
seen with what intense interest the pos
sible changes in the senate. will be dis
cussed throughout the country.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

If it be true, as the president states.
that 1.-The field is very limited when the
question of age, qualifications, charac-
ter and health of men in his own party
are considered in connection with the
appointment Of q successor to Chief
Justice Waite, and there seems to be no
reason to doubt it, he can find plenty of
fittin' material in the Republican party.
and there are not only no inhibitions to
such an act on his part, but abundant
precedent for doing so. 1t is true the
president has made no indecent haste i'll
the matter of filling the vacant Judge
ship, but he need not further delay the
matter longer for the reason stated. The
Office is not a political one, in the COM
mon acceptati0n of the term. and it is
the sense of the people at large that the
best man, in respect to ali the essential
qualifications, should be appointed with
out regard to party utilization, and ac-
cording TO our notion the president will
serve his party best because serving his
country best if guided by this principle
in making the appointment. \ sense of
true patriotism prompts all good people
to wish chat he may be thus guided.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
AN ALLEGORICAL CARTOON.

ChlCago lnter-Ocean.
The last number of the Judge has one
of Gillam's best cartoons, representing
Farmer Cleveland applying to UucIe Sam
for u renewal of the lease. Cleveland
has grown in his three years tenantrv.
but the farm has run down" a great
deal. The old horse &c. A. R." which
was Uncle Sam favorite. has been Grip
pied and allowed to grow lean and lank.
the reform flowers are all dead. the old
spoils has destroyed the reform lettuce
beds. the barns have gone TO decay so
that the department of justice has a
door off its hinges, and the door TO the
state department hangs by one old strap
hinge, the plow of vigorous foreign pol
lev has ruSted for want of use. and the
old boat Is all the worse for the farmer 5
tinkering. The farm hands, Bayard.
Carlisle and Mills, are loafing in the
shade. smoking, and Uncle Sam, after
looking over the farm. plainly tells
Farmer Cleveland that his promises were
all wind, and he viii try a new tenant.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
CURED BY A YELL.

There is no lack of apparently we'll au-
thenticated cases where people who have
been unable to walk or even sit up for
years have suddenly been entirely cured.
Naturally such an occurrence is likely to
be considered as almost if not quite
miraculous, and not few cases are re-
corded in which the return of strength
and power of movement has seemed a
| direct answer TO prayer.
\ case occurred at Macon. Ga. last
week, in which a man who had been I'M
able to use his limbs for twenty wears.
suddenly jumped out of bed and ran
| several blocks. There was no PRAYER or
| faith cure in the case. \ patient near
by him walked up crazy and shrieked as
only a maniac can. The paralytic was
simply scared 50 badly that he forgot
his helplessneSs and ran away. Having
found that he could use his legs. he has
continued to do 50 and appears TO be en-
tirely cured.
The truth undoubtedly is that the man
had been practically well for some time
without suspecting it. The mailman 5
shrek, by startling him into action was
only the immediate cause of discovering
his convalescense. Probably the sppar-
entity miraculous cures of like cases under
the influence of intense religious excite
ment are subject to the same ex-
PLANTATION.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
FRANCES SINKING SHORE.
Lonsen GIote

L51Ic1 NIofe-
just lately, on the coast of Brittany.
one Of these geological discoveries has
been made which suggest 10 the mind
periods Of time making the longest hu-
man life appear but span, and exhibit
ing processes quite Gw2rfing the most
ambitious human achisy enents- This
Is the disclosure, by the displacement Of
= mass Of sand, Of forest that must
have been buried fer some twenty cen-
turies at least. The situation i just op-
posite Saint Nalo. at the foot Of the
cliffs Of Saint Enoga: and Saint L1iElzsre.
The forest IS supposed 20 have once *
tended from Saint Malo to beyond 1o-li
SAINT Michel This discovery Is corsld-
erred OF great scientific interest, a. Il
affords remarkable nlustsa1lc'a & the
gradual sinking Of the French shore.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
Last year the commissioners Of Union

Last year the commissioners Of Union
county. Dakota, cut a big ditch near
Elk Point to drain the lowlandS into the
Missouri and Big Sioux rivers The
ditch is a mile long and is on the land
inundated by the recent food. Since
the water has subsidized channel has
formed flowing from the Missouri to the
Big Sioux, and the water is cutting the
banks rapidly and will, it is believed,
eventually turn the course of the Mis-
souri,. Land owners are seeking legal
advice as how to secure damages from
the county for their farms that are being
wasted away.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

Whether the Democratic tariff bill
shall pass the house of representatives or
not there is very little probability that 1t
will become a law. And there IS no
longer any doubt that its authors do not
desire that it should. But rejected by
the senate it will serve well enough to
go to the country with. Ostensibly a
bill to reduce the surplus, it is really
bill for the purpose of making pre-
tense of attempting to do so in order to
use the opposition of the Republicans as
political capital
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The growth of the temperance sentl-
ment throughout the country Is steady
and seems to be of permanent charac-
ter. The New York senate has passed a
bill which, if accepted by the assembly,
will materially decrease, the number OF
saloons in New York city. 1t restricts
the liquor licenses to be Issued after Jan
uary 1, 1889, to one for every 300 of the
population. There are now 5000 licensed
drinking places in New York city, or one
to every 200 inhabitants. The new bill
would reduce the number to about
5000.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The death of Mr.. ConkGng has thrown
the crowd who stand in constant dread
that Mr.. Blaine viii be the Republican
nominee for president into fresh spasm
of apprehension. and they are asking
with hated breath 'What effect the
death of Mr.. Conkling Will have on Mr..
Blaine'S chances We have no wish 10
allay their fears, but it is wholly ground
less. Blaine has said that he is not q
candidate. and he meant it; nor will the
death of Conkhng alter his decision, or
affect his chances of election if he were
the nominee.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
The officials of the Wichita Coal Mi

The officials of the Wichita Coal Min
ing company are in the city this week.
about TO begin work by getting materials
together for the building which is to
TO cover the machinery of the diamond
drill. They have been DELAYED about a
month longer than was anticipated. but
are doing all in their power to hurry mat
ters now. Their geologist. Prof. Wood
have, SAYS he has Thoroughly and care
fully traced the coal veins from the east
line of the state 10 this city. and has no
doubt whatever OF finding an excellent
vein here. We believe him, for his com
panv is certainly taking all the risks in
the enterprise. while our citizens viii
share in the great benefits 70 be derived.
Peabody Gazette,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
Cowardly Dodge.

Hartford Coursut
The way the deadlock in the Demo
cratic house Was solved - even more =
disgrace than the deadlock itself. BY
mutual agreement 81 the two factions In
that 80 frequently disaZreeing party, tho
measure is put oyer uu,d after the presl-
Dental election That - q cowaTdiy
dodge, and nothing else. Notifying
evidence Of the fat that the nearest the
party can come 10 governing - 70 unto
in promising % do aoibiug.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
Eeaved on Earth.

II in youth the universe Is ma jestically
unveiling. and everywhere heaven re-
vealing itself on earth, nowhere 70 the
young man does this heaven on earth 80
Immediately reveal itself a IN the young
maiden Happy season Of vIrtuous youth
when shame Is still an impassabls
barrier: and the sacred air cities Of hope
have not shrunk into the mean clay
hamlets Of reality: and man, by his IA
tuFe, Is yet infinite and lree.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
Everrbodv,s Candidate.

Noble l.. Preutis, who is a candidate
for secretary Of state. il not claimed BY
any particular locality: he belongs 10 the
state at large. His friends are 20 be
found in every county in Kansas. lie Is
in every respect thoroughly qualified for
the place. and should he be nominated,
all Kansas would rejoice.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
Woman Not Eligible.

\ prominent citizen Of Salina wrote e
letter % Attorney General Bradford ask
ing him whether or no women were
eligible 70 the Office q state supeTIu-
iendent Of public Instruction To thss
the attorney general expresses ra-
opinion that they arc not They u1us5
for some time TO come, 5e content witl
such Offices a. mayors and members o.
CITY schocl boards and councils
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The most forcible illustration of the
benefits to the whole people of our pro
tective tariff system is given in the state
ment Of the fact that the 100000 people
in Rhode Island have S52 600, 600 depos-
tied in their savings banks. This is at
the rate of SIT per capita, and $500 for
every family in the state. Little
''Rhodys' industries are protected by a
thrift
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

Last year the appropriation for the
postal service was $55.000.000. The
present congress will probably fix the
amount for the next year at 60,000,00
The postal necessities of the country are
constantly increasing and the amount OF
mail matter handled grows rapidly from
year to year. 1t will require s.. 1000, 000
of the additional S5,O00,OO0 to pay addi-
tional salaries, and increased transporta-
ton facilities viii consume s., 900, 00O
more. The other million will go in
various directions.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The voters of Sedgwiclz county VINO believe in the
principles of the Republican party requested 20
assemble in their several townships ami wards De
tween the hours of two and seven O'Clock p IN, IN
their usual voting places Saturday, April 2lst
1855 and there chose delegates and alternates WHO
will meet in convention at the court house III Nlch-
sta Wednesday, April 18th, at ii o'clock T. ~, 10
chose nine delegates to the seventh Congressional
District convention at Garden City on May 1T
nine delegates to the state delegate convention NJ
Wichita on NAV 9th: and nine delegates TO the state
convention at Topeka July 18th, lsos. for the nomin-
alton OF state officers.
The apportionment Is made for one delegate ana
one alternate for each - votes cast for auditor OF
ata In aC fp
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
The Ers. goasa.

AaTT p esEaafs-
Il j. gres; point with children 70 b.
the first 10 hsaT . robin lgs tke sprlnZ: 20
I lie still I'll the little ears ti4at are no:
80 near the BRAIN Is I1Ine, begin - pr.ck
up. and then Games q shout 10, a
robin. There's 3 robin. 10 you hear
mother Hurrah for the first robin.
sprIag has co1le. And / knox b. tic
harrysng o. feet that the clothes vii he
On without calling. and al hands vii L.
out u doom % Fsle0EEe BED Breast
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Love-Lacking Royalty.

}
Labouchere IA London Truth.
Princesses are delightful beings in
fairy tales and in the eyes of courtiers,
or Of persons Of snobbish souls. But
their society is insipid. and their hus-
bands are always showing in their con
duct that they find it 50.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The voters OF Kansas who are in favor OF a free
and untramme led vote and fair count, who favor
strict enforce ment of the law: who cherish the de-
tenders OF the country and favor liberal pcnSio !
10 ali who are disabled who favor such laws AS viii
nrotect home productions. home manufactures, ana
home labor who favor tree schools and popular
ednration and who are in favor OF again placing
the government in the hands of those who saved II
instead of those who sought its destruction are cor
daily invited participate in the primaries, count!
and state conventions - go
~ P.L BONEBRAKE,
HENRY RRANDIFY Chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

The New York press alludes to
Governor Hill as a politicianwith a
pachydermatous hide. That's rather
tough, and it is piling it onto the governor
pretty thick.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20

Senator Sherman's reference to the po-
litical history of the memorable events
of 1867 in his speech Wednesday in the
admission of South Dakota, must have
harried the thin-skinned sensibilities of
Democrats, particularly those who play
ed conspicuous parts in making the said
history. The Ohio senator is a terror
when he takes to reciting facts of his
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
WHITE HOUSE BARGAINS
FOR
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

Another large invoice of ladies silk wraps
will be ready for inspection on Monday morn
ING, This new assortment includes all the
latest STYLES and novelties just imported.
Prices will be a genuine surprise bargains.
IN DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT
We will offer a great variety of new camels
hair suitings, SO inches wide, at SIC yard,
we'll worth 6oc This department offers
special drives in collection that cannot be
surpassed, Of woolens, silks, satns, velvets and
trimmings of all qualities.
IN DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
we place on sale two new lots of dress ging-
hams at 3 and SC yard, regular price Is
and I2HC.
Asplendid assortment of children's torchon
lace collars at &c, every one really cheap at
double the price.
New carpets, mattlngs, rugs, ollcloths, I'm
Iolums, curtains, window shades, and every
thing in house furnishings.
We can only name a few of the many bar
gains just received from New York all
bought by our sure enough resident buyer
|(Mr. Innes).
Get prices from all other houses then come
to us and be convinced that it pays to trade
at the WHITE HOUSE of
.INNES 6 Ross,
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-20
When SAT Meets Salt.

Kfngman Courier.
Today "A compariton was made be-
tween a specimen of salt made by evap-
Grafton at the Hutchinson works and
similar kind evaporatei IN this city.
Under the microscope II was easily oh
served that the crystalizatlOn from the
kingman brine was superior 10 that 81
Autchinsons product. In color too.
there is a striking contrast-tks kTng
mau article attaining 10 snowy white
ness. a scientific testimony for il purity.
The Hutchinson salt has a pale blush
cast which is evidently indicative If
matter. in combination with the chloride.
Chemists are agrtsd ina the absolute
ryritv Of the specimens taken from ,he
wei in this city. and biologists pro-
notynce the find inexhaustible.