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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
KANSAS SEN ATORS.

Kansas City Times.
Senator Plumb is to be congratulated
on the hammering he gave the Blai,
educational bill. He struck the mongre
offspring of namby-pamby and federal
meddling singing blow when he said
no public sentiment wanted it. That is
it exactly. Nobody wants it and nobody
but crank would keep pushing it for
ward in congress. Since the decisive
failure it sustained in the house last
year it has not been worth constitu-
tional argument, though the senate has
spread the debate over many pages of
the Record. 1t is dead issue, and Sen
ator Plumbs plainly expressed contempt
is the only treatment it deserves.
The people of Kansas pay taxes
for public purposes, not to support
the schools of Alabama and Mississippi,
and the states which Senator Blair pro-
proses to make the beneficiaries of his
charity would show deplorable weak
ness of spirit if they should accept the
money. The habit of pauperism grows
when independence is once surrendered.
Begging is getting too common now and
the general government will wipe out
state lines soon without opposition if the
process of paternalism is not stopped.
Let us get rid of this burdensome, tempt
ing, enervating surplus and recover our
political manliness. Senator Plumb
talks excellent sense.
The Times would like to hear the Kan
sas senators talk for the people as plainly
on the Indian Territory question. Senator
Plumb's last opinion was not what
the people wanted him to say about
the Springer bill. He seemed reluctant
to go beyond the purposeless lazy of 1885.
We shall be very glad to read ringing
speech from him upon the need of en-
forcing order in the territory and the
great work of the American pioneer,
whose courage made Kansas and whose
industry will make the new territory
yield blessings to the country instead of
a multiplying crop of expensive evils.
Senator Ingalls, has tongue just about
barbe1 enough to start sweat upon the
boodlers who oppose the opening. These
two Republican senators can put bill
through if they will jump into the fight
with their sleeves rolled up. The house
will pass a bill, probably, without much
delay. Messrs. ingalls, and Plumb can
do what they please with it in the
senate.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
OUR FLORIDA LETTER.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 10, I

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Feb. 10, 'Ss.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
The tourist with his eyes open, can gee
a good deal of Florida in a week, and
you may be assured that we have allow
ed no grass to grow under our feet in
that length of time. Last Saturday we
took in the semi-tropical exposition now
being held in this city. When one con-
siders that Jacksonville has fewer people
than Wichita, and is situated so far
north as to barely come within the
border of the regin designated as semi
tropical, it reflects more than mere
credit on the go-ahead business men of
the community who have gone down in
to their pockets up to the elbow in order
to bring the products of Florida in an at
tractive form to the attention of visitors
who are here in droves from all over the
north.
If the average Floridian is great in any
one thing it is as all advertiser. The dis
ing erected expressly-and at no small
expense-for this purpose. Ii there is
anything that grows IN the sands tsoil
they have none) of Florida, the
best has been selected and tastefully ar
ranged here-as an advertisement. If
there is competition In the different
classes or premiums to be awarded am
ignorant of the fact. Some OF the ey-
hibits are by counties, and consist of
specimens of wood. cotton, tobacco,
and corn, besides vegetables. such as We
exhibit at our fairs in September. The
semi-tropical fruits are there In force
oranges of every variety and in such
quantity as TO stamp it pre-eminently as
a huge orange show. Cocoanuts still in
the husk are shown in large quantities
from F1orida's southeastern coast, where
one exhibitor. l am told, owns grove
extending along the seashore for seventy
miles. Grape fruit of bright yellow
color. much larger than the orange, and
a favorite fruit later in the season, is
pientifully distributed. as well as lem
ons, bananas and pine apples, the last
two In growing condition.
One of the most interesting sights to
me was the silkworm, which followed
UP from his birth 10 the production of
the cocoon. thence TO the weaving OF
handsome silk fabrics of many different
colors. But am dwelling too long on
this creditable exposition, creditable
alike to both city and state, which are
Just beginning to feel the mighty slim
ulus of the combined energy and capital
of northern enterprise. which in few
years more will have developed the re-
sources and possibilities of the land Of
swamps, alias the land Of fruits and
flowers. TO proud position such as she
never could have attained under the old
slave regime.
l am not particularly struck with
Jscksenvilis - q health resort and can
name score of western cities that would
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
MORE HOPEFUL.

y A note from Mr.. 7. B. Murdoch, who
is now in New York under the treatment
of DIR. Knapp, bears the happy informa-
ton that the sight Of one eye has returned
sufficiently for him to discern objects
dimly, but that said objects appear the
natural size. right shape and the proper
distance. The light some three
weeks ago reappeared in that eye but
everything appeared distorted. The doc
tor don't believe that he will ever regain
more than dim vision in the one eve.
but for that much he has strong hopes.
OF the eight doctors-eye experts-who
examined Mr. Murdoch s case, including
the experts of the pension department,
that of DR.. K. J. Lewis, of PHILADELPHIA.
was the most nearly correct, to whom is
due the credit of the improvement so far
made.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
THE KANSAS CITY TIMES CAN'T SEE
THROUGH THE EAGLES SPECS.

The Kansas City may be, nay, we
verify believe is, away off in its free
handed way of criticising the EAGLES
attitude with reference to the Oklahoma
question. The EAGLE has. as the Times
must remember, fought the opening of
the Territory for years past. In fact the
EAGLE was the only paper in the state
which strenuously opposed the Payne
movement from first to last, and SO an
tagonized the operations of the boomers
generally that Payne not only
threatened personal violence to
the editor of the EAGLE, but his
organization denounced this paper in set
resolutions. Gen. Phil Sheridan, on one
of his trips, made out here for the express
purpose of preyentin an Indian outbreak(:>
over the boomer invasion, declared
that all that there was to the troubles
was the Wichita EAGLES territorial cor
respondents, its editorials and any spe,
Gals.
The EAGLE opposed the opening Of the
territory at that time, in, the interest of
unsettled Southwest Kansas generally,
and Wichita in particular, and is not yet
particularly mashed on the proposition.
While we are now making no opposi-
ton to the opening of that territory to
settlement. we think we made no 'se-
rious mistake as the Times suggests, in
endorsing Senator Plumb's views as eX-
pressed in the letter which we published.
That letter contained heap of practical
sense. 1t came from a man who never
talks for the sake Of being head, not
from man who has advocated the open
ing Of the territory for three years past.
While the EAGLE and while Wichita
would be more directly and Immediately
benefited by the opening Of the territory
than would the Times and Kansas City,
we yet recognize that Wichita wouldn't
lose anything in the end if the territory
wasn't opened for a year Or more, yet
possibly might gain in the delay, as
would many other towns and counties
of southwest Kansas.
AS for the question in its other phases,
Wichita has done more than Kansas
City to secure the opening, or at least to
pave the way. A delegation from the
board of trade of this city not only laid
before the presiding officers of the two
houses and the committee set of strong
resolutions, but also had a long confer
ence with the president about the mat
ter, at which time the whole question
was gone over quite extensively, Senator
Plumb and the editor of the EAGLE being
present and doing some of the talking.
This was within month. Wichita don't
wait for mass meetings called by Kan
sas City, nor for the movements of other
towns-even Missouri towns, when she
thinks action advisable. And further.
Wichita, neither in her corporate capa-
city, or through her board of
trade, sentany body or any del
egation to Kansas City authorized
to speak for her. Kansas being more di-
rectly interested, and as she will be more
directly affected by the OPEN
ing of the Territory than any other
state, she is not called upon to trail in
after the dictation or action of a people
whose state hardly touches the country
in question or its interests, except in a
general OF remote manner.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

English explorers are planning, it is
said, and preparing to start two vessels
out in search of the south pole After
trying for century, or more to discover
the earth's northern axis and failing. that
undertaking seems to have been ahand-
oned. Few people believe the expedition
south will meet with any better success.
However the world is indebteded to the
explorer for its knowledge of Its shape
and belongings, and the subject is not
yet exhausted. The Antarctic expedi-
ton may discover as important data as
any that has been brought to light for
many decades. Who knows?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The new treaty just completed and
signed by all the commissioners. which.
it is said. will result in satisfactory
settlement Of the disputes that have ex-
listed for almost century between this
government and Great Britain over the
North Atlantic fisheries. does not in
Guide commercial reciprocity nor con-
template the admission of fish into the
United States free of duty, nor yet any
provisions concerning the Behring sea
trouble. If it contains anything of ad-
vantage to this country it will be more a
matter Of surprise than otherwise, a
fact, if it exists, that will insure the re-
lection of the instrument by one or all
of the other parties to the compact
The text of the treaty is withheld from
the public, why, il is not stated. but the
secrecy observed causes suspicion. The
people of this country, at least, have a
right to know what it contains before it
is made binding,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

Representative Brewer of North Caro-
lima has offered resolution calling on
the ways and means committee to report
what progress it has made, if any. in
the preparation of bills repeating the in
ternal revenue taxes. Coming from the
direction it, does. this inquiry possesses
special significance. 1t is not what the
committee is doing in the mattar of
formulating general revenue bill, but
in repeating the internal revenue taxes.
The Democrats are coming to the point
in this revenue reform movement very
reluctantly, but such promptings as this
from the southern side is forcing them
to it nevertheless.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

There is a popular notion" says the
Buffalo Commercial, chiefly among
unobservant people, that our winters are
becoming colder and our summers hot
ter. As a matter of fact the average
winter temperature has not gone below
its mean-say 80 degrees-but eight
times in forty-four years. The same
general statement may be made in re-
gard to summer temperature during the
same time, the average mean of each
year varying through very narrow
range during the long period above
mentifOpl
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The formation of trusts and combines
covering almost every commercial and
industrial pursuit of the country has
prompted the suggestion from a Cali
fornia paper for the formation of a
.'houSekeepers' combine to do away with
or regulate Chinese servants The i'm
preston has obtain in the popular mind
that the regulation of that matter is al
ready provided for: that when the almon
eyed interlopers became particularly Of
fensive the housekeepers @ combine and
bounce them, either by means of bullets
or boats. Alice samee John is an apt
scholar and soon learns the ways of the
Mclean man and. like him. takes his
chances for the sake of money getting
and holds on as long as he can.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

One indication that the Indian terri
tory will be opened for settlement can be
seen in the fact that some of the news
papers are beginning to claim that they
have been i'm favor of it ever since before
people now living were born.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

Annie Z. Radcliffe was commissioned
postmistress at Cimalron last Saturday.
Cheyenne county has the largest num-
Der of acres of vacant land in the state
50. 900.
There will be more acres of corn
planted in Kingman county this season
than We're ever planted before In fact.
there will be greater variety and
larger crops of everything planted than
ever before.-kingman Courier.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Too Honest For the Gang.

View YoFk TriDaIae-
Ex-senator Thurman. who has con-
sente-i 10 lead the prosecution. holds that
he ~ uid not be worthy the name Of
Democrat If he should refuse to punish
crime by Democrats for the partys sake.
How widely be differs from the rser, ia
the senate and in the present adu,inis,ra-
ton. who have plotted and lAtored and
insfisaied crimes Of many kind, in order
70 steal = ~ lori;y IN the senate
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

From the Kingman Courier we learn
that special car containing the presi-
dent and other officials of the Rock
Island road passed through that city
Wednesday morning en- route west to in
terview Chief Engineer Rhodes, who is at
Greensburg. The Courier says ..they
propose building a line from Wichita to
Pratt, connecting with their line at that
point, thus shortening their road some
seventy-five miles. The line through
Kingman will be the main one and will
he pushed to completion at once
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The Globe Democrat has never failed
by faint praise to damn Mr.. Blaine, but
since his letter of declination that paper
now affects to see remarkable similarity
In the Maine statesman and the ''lmmor-
tai Henry CLAW"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

Kansas City is preparing for a grand
Kirmess. Seven weeks are to be devoted
to making ready for it. Most of this time
is to be taken up by the newspapers IN
trying to tell what it is.-Ex.
After devoting seven weeks to making
ready for it, if the papers don't ma-kir-
mess of it they will escape the results
that usually attend their efforts.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The Kansas City Times will issue a
special Oklahoma edition, giving a
history of the movement. If it would
name that number, The Oklahoma
War Chief" very many people no doubt
would remember where they had read
the same thing many times before.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The Democratic journals of the coun-
try are worrying themselves alarmingly
over Mr.. Blaine's letter They are afraid
he does not mean what he says. Doubt
less these journals think their chances
better if Mr.. Blaine would withdraw
from, tho fold
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The Topeka Capital thinks the agita-
ton of the Hill boom by the Topeka
Democrat serves as an admirable lubri-
cant for the federal machine in Kansas
That may be true as to the section
manipulated by Engineer Click, but it
has had no appreciable effect upon the
postal service i'm the state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

A great many opinions of leading men
are given in regard to Mr.. Blaine's letter.
1t would, no doubt, interest a good many
people to know what Grover Cleveland
thinks of it,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

A syndicate of English capitalists re-
Gently purchased an additional nalf mil
lion acres of land in Cohahuila, Mexico,
which extends their control to one-fourth
of the state. The avaricious Britton has
no regard whatever for the Monroe
doctrine in his designs upon American
bnldipUC
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

nor cultivate, is simply crime against
the homeless white. and colored people
of this country. The lands were set
apart for hunting purposes when the
Indians, IN part. had to support them
selves. But now the game and buffalo
are all gone, and as already stated, the
government has to support the Indians.
Nor are they satisfied with ordinary food,
such as people generally have, but they
demand and receive full rations, of the
best quality of provisions.
VI the propriety of such policy
have nothing, at present, to say. But OF
the policy of allowing such Indians to
hold millions of acres of land, through
which furrow has never been plowed,
while millions of honest, hard working
white, and colored people throughout the
United States have not an acre of land In
their own right, is wrong in every
respect. There is neither justice nor
consistency in any such policy. 1t is
foreign to the intent and spirit of our
government as originally established. 1t
is unrepublican, unchristian, inhuman,
and ought to be blotted out of existence,
and in my opinion, will be, in SO far as
the tribes mentioned are concerned, by
the organization of Oklahoma Territory.
SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The weather wiseacres are now trying
to get up scare by predicting flood on
this continent similar to the one that
cleaned up the country contiguous to
Arrarat some centuries ago. The pre-
diction may terrify Kentucky and other
bourbonic communities, but it will not
alarm Kansas. We are used to lots of
water out here
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

An agreement, terminable at the will of
either party signing it. would be consider
ed very loose sort of document in the
United States, yet that is just what these
much -talked-of European treaties practl-
cally amount to.-Los Angeles Times.
That is true enough, but how much
more binding, practically, are the same
sort of instruments to which the United
States is party? Besides, how would
you go about enforcing the terms of a
treaty upon an unwilling party. even
though it had been ratified and signed by
such objector. A treaty between nations
Is well enough as general premise of
agreement in the settlement of inter-
national questions, but a treaty made
last year cannot be expected to cover
every new point that may arise this year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The action of the Hungarian and Polish
strikers in the Pennsylvania mining dis
trict a few days ago in sending their
women and children out of harms reach
in anticipation of an outbreak, is any
thing but pleasant reminder Of the i'm
policy of permitting the importation of
so many thousands of such people into
this country. Wherever congregated in
large numbers they are constant men,
ace to the peace and well being of society.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

The most sensible proposition in the
way of an amendment to the constitu-
ton submitted to the present congress Is
one providing for reduction of the
number of representatives to congress to
two hundred and fifty--the present
house is composed of three hundred and
twenty-five members. The amendment
is claimed to be in the interest of econo-
my and efficiency in legislation, which
claim will be sufficient defeat in the
house as at present constituted.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17
FIRST GRAND EXCURSION
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-17

These lands are what il known as state lands aai
all purchasers receive patents from Tbs stats ~
Colorado.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-05
A Noted Musician's BEGINNING,

Gounod's parents did not ut all
fancy his becoming a musician.
They took counsel on the subject
with the head master of the school
which their son attended with the
following result:
"Yonr son become q musician
Never, STRIP replied the worthy M
Poirson. "He has decided apti-
tude for Latin and Greek
Tbs next day Master Charles was
called into III. Poirson's study.
'Well, sir, they tell me you've
been caught scratching down notes
on paper"
"Oh, yes; l want to be must
clan"
"You a musician? Why, that:
no profession at all But let me SCI
what you can do. Here's some pa
per and a pen. Write me a new ali
on the words of Joseph Scarcely
emerged from infancy Well set
what you can do" said the good
professor, delighted at the clever
ness of his device.
1t was the noon recess. Before
the bell rang to resume studie'
Gounod was back with his page
black with crochets and quavers.
What, already?" SAID the protes
sor. "Well, sing it,"
Golnod sang. He sat down a
the piano and soon tears came into
the head masters eyes. He EN-
braced his pupil and exclaimed:
MA fol let them say what they
please. Study music"