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WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT TRANSPORTATION CO
Carrying the U. s. Mall.

Pt Townsend, Seattle & Tacoma Route
ONE OF THE W s. 4 II. Co,s
" steamers (Washingto. or ed ..sz.Ss52lyezHES
ith) will run daily Except Sunday between Por1
Townsend and Tacoma, leaving Port TOWNSEND
at !, p. m, and touching at Port Ludlow, F0rt
leave Tacoma daily upon arrival Of the nafs
from Portland.
, 1888-11-15

LetiGer & Co.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Parls has a narrow escape "Wednesday
from repetition of the scenes and in
cidents of the great commune in that
city several years ago. Such an occa-
sion would afford the ambitious Boulan-
ger opportunity for coup, such as he
seemed to have been planning for
months, but whether or not the gov
eminent anticipated demonstration on
his part or in his favor by a portion of
the populace, it was fortunately in read
mess TO meet any demonstration in its
incipiency, and this promptness on the
part of the authorities no doubt pre-
vented the Inauguration of a reign Of
terror in the city. In order to maintain
peace at home the French may find it
necessary to encourage a little ruction
with some outside party before long.
Fifteen years Is a good long time for
trenchmen to so without a fight.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
TIE FIRST PARTY"

In reply to a letter asking him if he
. intended to resign his presiding elder
ship In the Methodist church, after hav-
ing accepted the nomination of the Third
party for governor of the state, Rev. ).
d. Botkin writes reply which last week
appeared In the Leader. Among other
things, previous to declaring that he
would not resign his eldership, he says:
''ln reply permit me to inform you that
l have not accepted the nomination of
the Third party, but have accepted the
nomination of the First party. 1t is the
first political party ever known
which has not single distiller.
brewer, wholesale or retail liquor
dealer in its ranks 1t is the first party
to refuse to hold its caucuses and pri-
maries in saloons in the leading cities of
the country. 1t is the first party to adopt
the policy of utterly ignoring the rum
the adoption of platforms in national
conventions. 1t is the first party ever
organized to openly and fearlessly throw
down the gauntlet of war to the rum
power
Brother Botkin, however, forgot to
mention the fact that it is also the First
even excepting the Demo-
cratic party-that ever showed so much
disrespect to the saviors of this country
as to hold anational convention on Mem
orlal Day, day that should be held only
next in sacredness to the Lords day.
lie also forgot to mention the fact
that 1t Is the first party since the war
that has ever promulgated a platform
that has not one word in it referring to
the patriotic services rendered; or with a
single word of sympathy for OF recon-
iatlon as to any policy as regards the
Union soldiers.
He also forgot to state that it is the
First party that has had the hardihood
TO nominate a man for the second |
place on its national ticket whose |
only claim as he expresses it himself, is: |
: Yes, | was a rebel and Democrat" |
which were the words used by Rev. |
|ohn a. Brooks, its candidate for vice
PRESIDENT. in a speech at Decatur, Hi
lois.-Emporia News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
IS IT CONSIoTEN
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
AT the last session of the conference
Rev. Botkin, who is now candidate for
governor on the Prohibition ticket, &C
cepted the appointment of presiding ell
der of the Wichita district. The labor:
of the district are SO great that all the
time of a man is occupied and even then
he will see interests not fully attended
to. The church pays him for his time
and expects in return that he will give
the work bis undivided attention. If at
the time of the appointment he had in
timated any other intention he would
not have been appointed to the highest
and most responsible one in the confer
ence. bat some other would have been
appointed to the work. The church be-
ing convinced from the nature of the
case, the word of God and the sad exam
pies that has almost invariably follow
ed minister's turning aside from the
specific work to which God has called
him, has by law and conference resolu-
ton spoken against it. Hence, at the
conference in March 1887 it passed the
following resolutions:
THAT it is the sense Of this annual
conference that preachers. while in the
actual pastoral work, should not, under
any circumstances, allow their names to
be used as candidates for political of
fees"
And at this conference preacher was
severely censured for running for Office
on the Republican ticket to defeat an
AUTHORIZATION candidate.
When the disciples were requested to
give part of their time to serving Ia
bles, they said, 1T is not reason that we
should leave the word of God and serve
tables, but we will give ourselves contin-
ually to prayer aud the word of God. :"
There were many who could serve the
tables as well as the disciples, who were
not called to the more important work Of
the ministry. But in the face of these
Rev. Botkin comes out
full fiedged candidate for political Of
tice-glories more in being defeated as a
candidate on the prohibition ticket than
an election on either of the old parties.
and boasts that IN his canvass he will
make the state tremble. Now, If he has
found a position that no other can ill
but himself, and that is more important
than his present position in the CHRISTIAN
as he cannot possibly attend 10
both. even through proxy, he certainly
should resign the latter for the former.
And Is 1t consistent to take pay from the |
church for work he does not do:
CONSISTENCY.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The vacancy in the state board Of
charities, caused by the resignation of c.
f. Faulkner to accept the superintend-
ency of the Soldiers Orphans Home at
Atchison, has not yet been filed, Rev.
Bernard Kelly having declined the ap-
pointment, This last point puts the
EAGLES guess few days ago at dis
count. This is the second time that Mr..
Kelly has declined the same position,
both times rendered by Governor Martin.
His reasons are not stated but it is pre-
summed they are satisfactory to both the
governor and himself and must be to
the public. however much his friends
may desire to see him receive official
preferment
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
TIE PRIVATE SOLDIER.
United States Senator Plumb Takes a
Wild Writer to Task.

In his recent published book Private
Dalzel says; Il know that the Ameri.
can people despise private soldiers. They
have never elevated one to any Office and
never will. Appropos of this, United
States Senator Plumb has written to Pri-
vate Dalzell as follows, under date of
July 16:
"Your horizon must have been very
narrow or you uttered in moment of
anger that which is SANDER both upon
the American people and the private SOL
der. Two OF the state officers of Kansas,
and | think three. and one of the Judges
of the supreme court Of that state were
| private soldiers in the late war, serving
| as such through an entire term of en-
iistment. Three of the seven members
OF congress from that state entered the
service as private soldiers, and served at
such until near the close of the war.
when they were promoted. AT least
two of the district judges of Kansas
We're privates during the entire period OF
their service in the army. There has
never been any distinction made in that
state. and | do not know of any else
where, between the private and the
oftlcer concerning preferment to office.
1t IS safe to say that at least two-thirds
of the county officers in Kansas were
soldiers, and that fully half. if not more
of them, Were private soldiers. The
Kansas people have a very decided
preferment for ex-Union soldiers, and
are fully as liable, if not a little more SO,
to prefer the private to the officer. l
cannot speak from any extended knowl-
edge of the condition of things existing
elsewhere, but ] recall now that private
soldier is running for Governor of Hi
noiS. and that another private soldier is
treasurer of that state. You may speak
for Ohio, but am sure you do not speak
for the rest OF the country. As l write
| recall the fact that Warner Miller, late
United States Senator from New York, |
entered the service as a private soldier, |
and | have no doubt could find multi |
tudes of instances of the prefernent of |
private soldiers for official place in the |
history Of the Northern States since the |
war
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

a few weeks ago paragraph went
the rounds Of the newspapers to the eff.
feet that President Cleveland, at the re-
quest of his wife, had ''sworn off, from
the use of intoxicating liquors. The
story appears to have been without foun-
datlon, and has since been denied. The
righteous wrath of the Buffalo Demo-
krat at the circulation of what it calls
this camuaign SANDER" is indescribablv
funny. The Demokrat declares that
such SANDER is calculated to make an
unfaForable impression upon voters who
are prepared in the present campaign to
support the PRESIDENT I'VE know from
inc best sources, it goes on Indignantly.
THAT President Cleveland remains tr,,a
to his habits of life, which are solid and
free from any inclination toward tenn.
perance nonsense.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
SAM WOOD DENIES TILE ALICIA
TON
GARDEN CITY, Aug. 9th, 1888.


GARDEN CITY, Aug. 9th, 1888.
To the Editor of the EAGLE
My DEAR SIR: 1t the Wichita EAGLE
OF the 4th you charge that am respon-
slble for all the trouble in Stevens coun-
ty. Has it never occurred to you that
this charge is getting rather stale?
viii give you fifty dollars to show an in
stance where 1 have violated any law in
Stevens county or done anything that I
| did not have right to do. Even my
| most bitter enemies in Stevens county
do not charge that l have molested any
law or committed any crime, then why
such a wholesale charge as made by
you.
Am to be told that / have no right TO
move to Stevens county, no right to buy
land or build a town, no right to investi-
gate bonds or perjuries, no right to in
sI5t upon an honest election and a fair
count, no right to try and get railroad
to our towns? This seems to be your
logic; If not, for Gods sake let me know
what / have DONE l have not robbed
any one, have kidnapped no one, have
killed no one, have invaded no ones
rights. Perhaps YOUR idea is that when
kidnapped and run into No Mans Land
that | should have submitted in all
Christian meekness and not made fuss
about it, that I should consent
to be killed to avoid trouble,
that the outlaws and murderers
at Hugoton should be allowed to COM
NIT frauds and perjury, rob and murder
and nothing should be said about it. l
wish you would be more explicit.
have Obeyed the laws. I have done my
best to avoid an armed conflict, but you
are not pleased. Now please tell me
what l have done and what
you would have me do, and if it does
not interfere with my enjoyment of life,
liberty and the possession of happiness
shall be but to happy to obey your nice
sense of right and justice.
Yours truly, S. N. WOOD.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
The Late Enpcror's PoI,teness.

Two years ago the crown prince Frederick
attended charity bazar where o pretty &c
quaiatance of mine was serving as a wal:
ress. There was SONS entertainment On The
stage, and TIE audience pressed to the from,
where TIE crown prince was sitting. lie
turned to this German giri who stood beside
tim and said:
Surely 1t is very improper for gentle
man 10 be citing while 50 mary ladies are
Standing. Wont yoa take M scz:F
Ii telling OK it afterward sbe exclaimed,
'sWhat Dcid syi d request from his
majesty was almost command, ard ye:
did not tank could 81 down Ia that chsif
while be stood So r11enbened quickly
that in Speaking TO roya,.y ors rauxs never
use tie second person, snd said:
- u his majesty allows think ara zoe
yocng and too humble pe-son % be seased
while 20 May older ladies' are standing
He reyiied, Quite right; you are crsA
right Please speak to sors ors VITO s.aaca
tehisd pa
$50 ssbfe to Frau r, aed she ea-as Ia.
ward, fairly briSt,inz With Importance, e
take toe crown rrincs1s chair. while he fo<znS
81 equal degree II pleasure II Standing &c
sds hsr."-Bers1n Cor. Boston Tr2rSrzsoe
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
The Kansas Democratic leaders are very

The Kansas Democratic leaders are very
cute this year-they think they are at
any rate-in their campaign tactics.
Their latest scheme is to have their con-
gressional candidates challenge their Re-
publican opponents, every one of whom
Is IN the present congress, to joint can
vass of their respective districts. Con-
gress will probably continue in session
until October, and if the members should
leave and come home to meet their oppo-
nents they would be accused of deserving
their posts of duty; if they fail to do so
II viii be said that they are afraid TO meet
-their opponents; so the hope of the Dem
ocrats is TO make capital for their partv
in either event. But it VIII do our friends
the enemy no good. The constituencies
who sent the present delegation to con-
gress from Kansas entertain the utmost
confidence in them and will re-elect them
by increased majorities this year whether
they make any speeches at home or not.
The people are entirely satisfied with
their stewardship. rs is evidenced by the
unanimity with which they have been
endorsed for reelection. This the hon
orable representatives understand, conse-
quently the little Democratic scheme will
prove good for naught.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
THE SILK CULTURE

| DODGE CII1, hpn., aug. 3, 1883.
| Fur the Wichita Eagle.
Silk culture on which you have taken
quite pride to write about in your pa.
per, will take the liberty to make short
statement. 1 raised this season eight
pound Of silk cacoons, for the purpose to
see, and to show what can done in the
western Kansas third belt. I feed the
worms on mulberry, some on Usage.
mulberry IS better than Usage, but feed
ing with the latter is the quickest way.
There IS no better country than western
Kansas, Or country like it 10 raise No.
| silk In, but what to do with cacoons
after any one has them? The manufac-
turers advise to raise silk, but they know
after any one raises cacoons that he is az
the mercy of manufacturer, or of the SIX
trust, just like the late double cross sugar
trust, when the time came to put up
fruit sugar advanced, or two pounds
less on the dollar, with or without Claws
Spreckles. If Horner was alive the silk
combination would have been exposed
long ago. but he is dead and therefore no
exposing, still where there is life there
is hope, and there may some one turn
up who may take the plack of Horner.
MORRIS CALLAR.
Respectfully,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Sam Wood writes us a letter protest
ing his innocence. Sam is as guiIeless
and childlike a creature as ever nartyred
saint, and we haven't known him
thirty years for nothing. We were
absent from home when the criticism to
which he refers appeared. but it's pretty
safe to say that had the Good Lord
called oar loquacious crank to become a
celestial squatter ere Stevens county
was organized there would have never
been any patriotic militiamen exposed
to the burning blasts and beer bottles Of
the bloody border.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
SOUTHWESTERN KANAs ALL RIaHT
Kansas City Tines.


Mr. Marsh Murdoch, editor of the
Wichita EAGLE. accompanpanied bv
Nessrs. ". 4. Thomas and A W. Oil
yer of Wichita, spent several hours in
the city yesterday. Regarding the OBJ
lect of their visit Mr. Murdoch was ex-
tremely reticent. at is not to be known
to the public" the Kansas editor said
with smile. ''The heavy rains have
saved Kansas" he continued 'Severs
though they were. they were needed,
and the corn crop is now safe beyond a
doubt. Down In the Arkansas valley
the farmers are happy and everything
points TO one of The most prosperous
seasons in the history OF the state" Mr.
Murdoch and his friends returned to
Wichita LAST night
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
Mr.. jeff Chandler claims to have di

Mr.. jeff Chandler claims to have dis
covered that the Republican party is in
favor of compelling Texas to trade with
Pennsylvania instead of England, and
the GlobeDemocrat thinks it would GER
tainly be to the advantage of Mr.. Mills
state if she could exchange her Dem
ocratic majority for an equal amount of
stalwart republicanlsm which has caused
Pennsylvania to attain SO much wealth
and prosperity, and to exercise such a
large and wholesome influence in Amer
lean politics. Happy Thought.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

San Francisco is in a quandary on &C
count of large shor age in her school
census. 1t is charged that the census
taker was appointed through political
job, and was Incompetent and careless
in his work. The city loses very large
proportion of its expected share of school
money. Perhaps it was trick gotten
up by the local teachers to encourage
the teacher visitors in attendance upon
the educational association to not remain
in the city.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Little Chicago 3oy-Kia yoa is.7 rocr,
ksrza1exz. helpsnxz boy1
Eiod Cstx7-l rcrkca % Ars yea a
czphsa, soalyf
Boy-I'n wrs nor a orphan lie fodSes
az n1radSer Is both divorced e. married
a n. al Goa's know uEose boy an. az
al slowly fesSix4x' 10 own nzzss.-Ths
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The townships of Rockford. Parke. Valley Center
and Garden Plain, heving each two voting pre-
Ciuct. the delegate at large has been given to the
precinct having the largest unrepresented vote.
Tho central committee recommend that the pri-
maries be held from to4 O'Clock p. the usual
voting places in each township, and III the wards o.
the city Of Wichita from TO O'Clock D. m. the
usual voting places, on Thursday the 2Grd day OF
August, A. D. 1855
The central committee also recommends that on
the 2srd day OF August, A. D. 1sSs, between the
hours above named for holding the primaries for
the county conversation, that the primaries for the
several representative districts be also held.
Done by Order of the Republican County Central
Committee.
W. E. HUTCHfSoN Chairman.
L r
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The nations wards, viz: the American
Indians, seem to have been something of
learners after SO long time. The Sioux
and Utes have checkmated the scheme
TO GUST them off their reservations, SO far
at least, by simply refusing to sign the
treaty prepared for that purpose. What
the government wall do about it remains
IN ha sann
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

If there is a lingering doubt in the
mind Of anybody in these parts as to the
righteousness of the protective tariff
system, such an one need only read one
of the Beacon's profound editorials on
free trade to be fully convinced. We
commend them to al doubling Thorn
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

On petition of the required number OF
votNs the board of county commission
ers of Haskell county have ordered an
election for September II. on q PROPOSE
ton TO vote $4,000 per mile in bonds 70
the Dodge City, MonteZurna & Trinidad
Railroad company. Should the prop-
osition carry the citizens viii also fur
nlsh by private subscription 81 900 per
milo
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
The World in q burst OF righteous i

The World in burst OF righteous IN
dignation at something General Harri-
son has said, asks Are Democrats al
iens?" That raises an interesting ques-
ton. The larger half of the Democracy
fought four years for the right to call
themselves aliens, and the whole outfit
is hurrahing for English free trade.
Perhaps they aren't precisely alien, but
they have about the same likeness to it
that varioloid has to smallpox.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Failing to make the connection with
the third party and Labor party, and its
colored mems independent movement
proving complete fiasco, the Indiana
Democrats are now try to fix up a COM
bine with the Greenback contingent. As
this last has been obsolete for several
years and, consequently, an unknown
quantity, it is giving the Republicans a
deal of uneasiness7-in their 0he dem s.
imagination.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
The Republican county convention for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for the folowin.
once to be filled by election this tail, to-wit

The Republican county convention for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the following
once TO be filed by election this tail, to-wit;
Probate Judge.
County Attorney.
Clerk of the District Court.
Superintendent: OF Public instruction and.
State Senator.
Win be held at the court house in the city of Wlch
tia the 18th day OF August; D. 1888 at II O'Clock
q.
There will alsobe held at the same place a. Gimme
diately after the adjournment Of the Republican
county convention, convention TO nominate can
didate for representative for the Eightyrs. repre-
sentative district
There will also be held ut the same place and i'm
medatsly after the adjournment OF the Republican
county convention. q convention to nominate Il can
didate for representative for the EightyseCond rep
resentative district and for the purpose of nonli-
mating candidate for the Office of county commits
soner for the Second commissioner district.
There will also be held in the city of Wichita,
the West Side at O'Clock p. m. the 24th day OF
August A ID. lSSS, a convention 10 nominate Il
didae for representative Tor the Eighty repre-
sentative district.
Said conventions called by order of the Repub-
lican county central committee. and the townships
and wards will be entitled TO the following number
of delegates and aternates in said convention, to-
wit one delegate al large for each township and
ward and one delegate for each twenty five
votes, and major fraction thereof, cast for
Timothy McCarty in fan of 1856 which ap-
portoned among the several townships and wards
would entttle them TO the following representation
which includes delegate large:
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The Kansas City Star announces in
one column that it is for Cleveland,
while in another column it justa emphat-
icalIy says that the saloon in politics
must 90. But when confronted by the
awful problem of reconciiing the anom-
alous positions Brother Nelson simply
wits and says nothing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The mugwump in this campaign is
like a man away from home, in strange
land, who at the close of day sits down
mid the shadows of the evening. listens
to the drear voices of the night and SIM
ply feels awfullv lonesome.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

What does the Democratic administra-
ton propose TO do in stopping the pauper
flood now daily flowing into this country
from Europe: Going fishing and yetoing
widows pensions won't do it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Campaigning in Kansas, at least on
the Republican side, is taking decided
ly practical turn: cabin building is get
ting to be quite popular feature Of club
work, many clubs of the state already
having their headquarters established in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. domiclles of their
own construction.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Generals Schofeld and Howard are the
only major generals of the Union army
during the late war who are still in SER
vice. General Schofield now being in
command of the army,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Bully Botkin, the political preacher,
says that his party is not the Third. but
the First party. He will wake up in
November to find that it is not only the
Last party, but the party of cranks, and
that 1t and he got badly left
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

All the trusts, including the sugar,
whisky and lemon trusts, are for Cleve-
land, as are all the great railway mag
nets, including Gould and Vanderbilt
The entire Democratic national central
committee is made up of heads Of great
grinding corporations.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

The Democrats of Missouri are becom-
ing really frightened over the way wool
growers, farmers and other old time
Bourbon liners are announcing for Har-
rison and protection.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10
S. s. Cox's free trade sneecb has av,

5. 8. Coxs free trade speech has awak-
ened humans jaded energies and he
grows as enthusiastic as dancing der
wish. 1T ought TO immortaliye YOU"
writes the Ohio grandsire. 1t is plain
that there is no division of the ticket ON
this tariff question. The tail goes with
the hide.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-10

Edison is now tie father OF q bounciue
baby, and 1t is said that he Is trying TO invent
en- electrical cortrivance for making the in,
fantile yell self feeding.