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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
The Scaley Canucks.

North American Review
Really there is no fisheries question.
Our men and vessels do not want to en-
ter the three-nile limit for fishing pur-
poses; they have not entered it for such
purposes. There is no need of new
treaty: there is nothing upon which an
international arbitration can be based.
The only question is as to whether the
United States shall continue to submit
to wrongs at the hands of Canada such
as no other nation now suffers at the
hands of any other nation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

In discussing the question of railroad
connection between this city and Rich
Hill, Mo-, the Herald of the latter city
has this to say for Wichita: wichita is
as sure to be the distributing point for
all the territory west and southwest of
her as that any other large city is such
for the territory within a radius of
hundred miles. When we remember
that there is territory sufficient between
TIE Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains to support a thousand cities
of hundred thousand inhabitants with
their dependant cities, towns and vii
lagos. we naturally conclude that cities
of recognized important locations will
take the lead, both in wealth and popu-
lation. Among these will he Wichita.
one of the foremost, most enterprising
and best. Our city wants railroad con-
nection with as many of them as can
see their interest advanced by tapping
our inexhaustible coal fields. Hence let
our citizens strike for road to Wichita"
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

Public printer for the United States.
one Benedict, who succeeded Rounds,
and who expressed the wish during the
war that every union soldier who went
from his county would leave their bones
upon southern battle grounds, this man
of suspicious name discharged large
number of Union soldiers from his Office
in the middle of winter few DAYS ago.
AS he is behind i'm his work, a Republi-
can has introduced a resolution inquir-
into Benedict's action.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The Topeka Democrat tried to charge
the inefficiency of. the mail service in
Kansas to hold over Republicans. Sen
ator Plumb has investigated the matter
somewhat and he says it is because the
service has become so thoroughly
''Democratized, which is no doubt the
fact of the case
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

AS between Representative LAWYERS
bill to remove the tax on oleomargarine,
and Mr. Butterworth's to impose tax
on cotton seed oil lard, the chances are
that congress will kick the fat in the fire
for both sides by tabling them and per-
uniting them to waste away.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The Abilene Gazette keeps pounding
away at Topeka, trying to agitate the
question of removing the state capital
from Topeka to Abilene, and it is having
about as much effect as pouring peas
into dry rawhide:-lots of noise but no
perceptible effect.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
Uppermost in the Atics.

LeadyiIie journal.
Daniel B. Turney, of Lincoln, Illinois.
is talked of for the vice-presidency on
the Prohibition ticket. If he keeps on
saying good things he will get there. He
it was who said that local option is too
local and too optional Ae has an
epigrammatic and apothegmatic way of
saying things that fit in vsry nicely with
the spirit Of the times. as witness the
following remark of the SAID Turney,
''Secre IS are improbable possessions: If
you circulate them. you lose them; if
you do not circulate them yo lose the in
terest on your investment. Go up head,
Mr. Turney.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

Next to the presidency the office of
the clerk of the United States supreme
court is the best paying civil position in
the country, the fees and commissions
accruing thereto amounting to $4,000.
Fortunately for the incumbent the office
is one which is not controlled by par
tisan president or his suhordinates.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

With every periodic ebullition in the
political arena of Europe comes a cry of
distress from the sick man on the
Bosphorus. His presence at the gate
way between the two great seas is a con-
slant menace to the grasping ambition of
Russia and she has tried every expedient
the diplomacy, the sword and the
purse-to dislodge him. That she has not
succeeded is not because of a lack of
ability with either eNpedient. but be-
cause of the interests of other nations.
Turkey is hopelessly in debt, and the
leading powers are all her creditors, in
which fact lies the secret of the protec-
ton afforded her by their interference
when either of the others would move TO
enforce payment by conquest. The adj
vances made and footholds gained by
Russia in the direction of the Darianelles
gives that power great advantage over
any and all the others if she shall decide
to move against Turkey in Europe
which now seems TO be her present in
tentions. The situation is daily growing
in interest abroad.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
General Sherman Satisfied.

George Alfred Townsend recently
called on General Sherman at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, this city, and In the
course of his call remarked, General.
the Republicans ought to nominate you
for president the next time There
are two parties to that proposition. said
Sherman. 'and Sherman Is one OF them.
/ am having a very good time, and in
order to live out nv DAYS l do not want
to have them disturbed By any ambition
or career. am now Older than General
Washington was when he died: older
than General Jackson was when he Was
president. think. and Older than Gen
er:al Harrison was when he WAS elected
president and lived but a month.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The Kansas City Journal, all the while
skeptical of the efforts and results of the
evangelistS. Jones and Small in that
city, now says that the proper way to
determine whether they accomplished
any real good or whether they simply
created temporary excitement by their
unusual methods, is to look at the re-
suits That paper says ''the ministers
who supported the revivalists are con-
tinuing the revival meetings. The in
struction furnished and the consolation
offered to repentant sinners are quite as
good as Mr.. Jones could offer. They
differ only in that they are expressed in
more chaste language. Let US see how
these meetings are attended and then de-
eide whether Messrs. Jones and Small
acc omplished anything" That is hardly
a fair test, for the reason that with the
continued effort the interest aroused by
the evangelists will be easily kept up for
a time; and, besides, Ito use the figure OF
one Of the parables) the seed sown by
them will be springing up right along
under the influence of the Spirit and the
teachings and exhortations of those who
conduct the meetings; SO that it would
be difficult matter to determine which
were entitled to the greater need of
praise. But what is the difference?
Neither the evangelists or the local min
listers labor from any such motives: if so
the whole thing becomes a ridiculous
farce.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

Southern Kansas is pleased to esteem
you a special friend, Mr.. Grounding, for
the kindly consideration you manifested
shadow. May your shadow never grow
longer. Come up and get nut or an acorn,
or a whole mast, with the schooner
thrown in, if you like. There's nothing
hOggiSh about us.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
That's the Doctrine,

VLIdIId FFUTIu
Utah is mormondom. Mormondon is
polygamy. Polygamy is an illiterate,
bigoted, ignorant, miserable, besotted
protest against the progress and the
purity of humanity. Americanize Utah
give it the home, the true domestic
life which is the stronghold of the best
things in society and in government, and
then, if you please, admit it to the
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
If Not, Why Not?
An Intelligent Compositor.

A compositor in Providence propose
S to do away with spacing out but h
would accomplish this by dividing tn
word just where it happened to end
when the ordinary 80 EN-" spaces are u
sed. He would even do away with tn
hyphen in connecting words SO divide
d, The reader can judge by this parag
raph how such a method would loo
L
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

An exchange asks: 'What has become
of Buffalo Bill and his wild west show?'
Such forgetfulness. Don't you know
that it was knocked out by the Pride of
Boston in the first round, before English
ROYALTY?
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
When That Old Hat was New.

New YORK sun.
We must rebuke the Atlanta Constitu
ton for calling our senior senator
Father Methuselah Evarts. This i'm
plies that Mr.. Evarts is a statesman of
great antiquity. Such is not the fact.
Mr.. EvartS was born in February. 1919.
and consequently is not yet even y. The
Constitution has somehow COMPOUNDED
Mr.. Evart's age with that of the silk hat
he habitually wears.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

1t is but a few weeks since a rumor
was circulated that a Republican syndi-
GAfe was negotiating the purchase of the
Chicago Times with a view to turning it
into strong Republican paper. And
the reason assigned was that Chicago did
not possess a powerful Republican organ
Now it is rumored that a Democratic
syndicate is about to start hrand-uew
free trade Cleveland electioneering organ
on the ground that Mr.. Cleveland has no
influential organ in Chicago. Organs of
the kind referred to are expensive inStru-
ments, and, besides. oftener accomplish
the very opposite of what they are de-
signed TO than otherwise. Chicago al
ready has number of good newspapers.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The story comes from Texas that a
man who was driving yoke of oxen
recently lost one of them from overhead,
and while he tarried by the roadside
skinning it the blizzard came and froze
the other one to death. The only thing
about the statement that staggers us is
Ghat the fiend who perpetrated it didn t
lay the scene of the incident in Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The decision of Judge Croz Ter al L,eav-
eiworth on Latuniay last. in the WAN
dotte raiiryad case, is to the effect that
the property of railroad company
real estates no more exempt from con-
domination for railroad purposes when
wanted by another road, than that Of any
private individual.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

The national treasury is not the only
money-surplus burdened place in this
country. Since the fear OF financial
crisis arose last summer, millions of
money have been deposited in banks
which the owners will not lend or per-
init loaned. Fifty-three millions of such
money is now tied up in government
banks, last weeks increase being $470,-
900
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
Getting Somewhat Mixed.
Why They are Cast Down.

I
While public sympathy for Senator
Ingalls, is universal concerning the burn
ing of his Kansas residence, 1t is learned
that the misfortune was not without
compensation. The manuscript OF the
senator novel was destroyed, and the
Senator's enemies, who were fehcitating
themselves that he had written a book,
are correspondingly cast down.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
STATE NEWS.

The order of the postmaster genera
merging the postOffices of Wyandotte
| Armstrong, Armourdale and Kansas
City, Kan, into one Office went into effect
! Wednesday. The name of the office
thus constituted is Kansas City, Kan.
A 32-inch vein of coal has been found
near Haddam, Washington county.
The Republican club of Sumner county
was organized few days ago. Jacob
Stotler, of Wellington, is president.
Logan county claims the smallest debt
and the most valuable assets of any newly
organized county in Western Kansas.
A meeting of the old settlers of Els
| worth county was held few days ago.
Ex-Governor Carney and Governor
Anthony were present and delivered adj,
drusses.
There is vet considerable government
land in Logan county which can be en-
tered under the homestead or pre-emp-
ton laws.
Fort LeavenwOrth was visited by an
other serious conflagration last evening
and had not the elements been favorable
to the fireman much larger loss would
have ensued. As it was, one large stable,
800 feet in length, was burned with
thirty-nine head of horses, fifteen tons
of hay. sixty sets of harness and a num-
Der of minor articles which will swell the
loss to $4,000
The Central Branch railroad will here
after share in the reduced tariff rates
recently adopted by the Missouri Pacific
railway company for all its other lines
in Kansas reduction of from Is to 20
per cent below the present tariff, but
which did not apply to the branch until
the state board of railroad commits
sioners recently advised the company
not to discriminate against this road
Governor Hill is calmly and digniiedly
waiting for events and watching the
lunar eclipses. President Cleveland is
confident, self-reliant and hopeful. Ros-
well 2. Flower is radient and contented
in the proud consciousness that he is a
yard-wide and all-wool Democrat-one
who never fails to vote the straight
ticket or contribute to the campaign
funds. And the presidential campaign
is Just beginning. New York World.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
Why Don't You All Laugh.

ADIItHt UuZtUtt.
Laugh and grow fat" they say, and
well may it be said, yet how few there
are who laugh TO a good purpose.
Laughter is the antithesis of tears, the
destroyer of melancholy, the elixir of
life. Then why not prescribe it as a
medicine for the morose and respondent?
unfortunately it cannot be bottled and
sold as nostrum. and even if it could
be it is not medicine to be taken in
wardly. 1t is the brewing of it that
works the hesling spell and exhilarates.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Well, Guess Not.

Abilene Gazette.
Helen Cougar is good deal OF polit-
ical kaleidoscope. In Kansas she is a
Republican; in Georgia. a Democrat; IN
Massachusetts,, a mugwump, and IN
Pennsylvania labor unionite. Smart
woman, is Helen, and so much like a
man that her sex is a matter of dispute.
Getting Somewhat Mixed.
New York Sun.
1t is hard to see why any Democrat
should object to the Hon. Roswell p.
Flower as a member of the national COM
mit5ee. He is wise and moderate yet
fertile thinker, and practical politician
of great experience and energy. As to
the quality of his Democracy there can
be no question, and his liberality in con-
tributing to campaign funds is disting-
uished. Mr.. Flower was not elected on
Thursday, but he would have made a
most valuable member of the committee.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
KANSAS MAIL SERVICE.

Senator Plumb is stirriug the admins
tration up about the mail service in
Kansas. The people, making due allow
ance for change of administration and
the inexperience Of the president and his
cabinet, waited patiently for two or three
years for something to be done. But
there has been SO much complaint of late
that our senator rose in his place on the
senate floor and gave that body few
startling facts, the senator had worn
himself out running to the heads of the
postoffice department and concluded,
we suppose, to- test the virtue of few
disagreeable facts vigorously hurled. AT
one time there We're hundreds of
miles of completed railway upon
which no mail service had been
ordered, the department, utterly refus-
ing to place the service until Senator
Plumb called the attention of the coun-
try to the matter in speech in the SEN
ate. In the eyes of the present admins
tration Kansas, with its overwhelming
Republican majority don't amount to
much anyway, but the people out this
way including Senator Plumb think diff
ferently. OldSalisbury ,ofDelaware, depre-
Gated the fact that newspaper editorials
should have been laid upon the tables of
senators touching this matter. In Della
ware newspapers don't count for much
as against Salisbury, but it is different
where an enlighted and free people live
and reign
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
No Government Censorship.

Chicago Times.
Some such measure as that introduced
by Senator SpGoner, placing interstate
telegraphy under the supervision of the
interstate commerce commission, would,
no doubt, be advantageous to the public.
1t would certainly be less Objectionable
in many respects than any OF the schemes
for making the telegraph an adjunct of
the postoffice department. The country
wants nothing that can be perverted into
a government censorship OF the press,
which would. of course, amount to par
tisan censorship. Neither does it want
to have a damper put upon improve
ments in telegraphy by placing the sys-
tenn under the control of temporary Off
Gals who know more about operating
caucuses and conventions and laying po-
litical wires than they do about operat-
ing a system of telegraph wires, and
who. at best, could have no pecuniary
interest in Geographic progress.
Commemorate Inconsistency.
Atlanta Constitution.
''Some of our exchanges affect to be
very much troubled over what they
term the inconsistency of the Constitu-
ton. Well, the free trade writer on the
Constitution has retired from the bust
ness and if it is inconsistent to advocate
policy which has for its purpose the
building up of the south and the develop
ment of its industrial resources, then we
are indeed inconsistent.
If Not, Why Not9
Emporia Republican.
Some people are Directing to the
preacher in politics. Let him alone. 1t
will not hurt the preacher and it will
improve politics. The preacher certainly
has as much right in politics as the sa-
loonkeeDer
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03

royalty?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
Police Court.

Alonzo N. Duke, charged with as
saulting and beating Richard Duke.
Fined s. and costs.
Ella Gransley and Anna Lewis (color-
ed), fighting on the street. Fined each
50 and costs.
William II. Luckadoe, charged with
assaulting and striking Wellington Luck
adoe and creating disturbance in the
neighborhood also, charged with un-
lawfully and feloniously assaulting and
beating Rachel Braxton and Mary Park
hurst with stick, with intent to mann,
disfgure, and kill. Both cases continued
until next Saturday.
Patrick Wood, charged with being
drunk and using indecent language in a
Richmond Union Passenger-railway car.
Fined $40 and costs.
G.. p. st. Clair and W. G. st. Clair,
charged with fighting in the street and
also in the bar-room of John Thomas.
Fined each S. and costs.
The case of L. @. Morris, charged
with stealing 50 from Joseph Allen while
on a trip to Norfolk last Saturday night,
was continued until September 9Th.
Commonwealth Attorney Spotswood
was of opinion that the accused should
be tried in Norfolk, and the case was
continued for ten days to await the ar
rival OF an officer from that city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
a FATAL CeLLIslos.
An Engineer Killed on the chess-
pesks saa OHIO halfway Near
CIffxsa Forge.

An accident occurred on tho Chcsa-
peaks and Ohio railway ut Clifton Forge
yesterday morning which resulted in the
immediate death OF freight engineer.
Mr.. Odell. supeYinten 'ent of the road,
who arrived in tho o ty from Clifton
Forge on tie $50 tran last night, fur
nished the Dispatch the following state
ment i:
Engine s76 in backing through Chit
ton Forge yard at 5 O'Clock this morning
backed into the engine on the way
freight, showing the tank Of the latter en-.
CINE into the cab, demolishing the cab,
and instantly killing Engineer Newman.
The party at fault was Engineer Weaver,
of Engine 376, one of the Oldest en-
ployees on the road"
The following special telegram to the
Dispatch from Clifton Forge was received
last night:
"The local freight collided with an ex-
ira engine one mile east OF this place at
8 a. NJ, to-day. Engineer Newman was
instantly killed. The rest of the tram
men jumping avoided injuries. From
what cau be learned the local train had
the right OF the track"
Engineer Newman was about ffty-fiye
years old. His body was placed on the
east-bonnd passenger train and carried
TO Fishersyille, his home, for inter
ment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
The Theatre Last Night.

A large audience gathered in the The
atre last night to see MIR. Newton Beers
and his company play "Lost in Lon
don," melodrama in six acts, which
abounds in intense situations, inter
mixed with humorous dialogue. The
interest OF the audience, measured by
their patience, seemed as long as the
piece, though in the last act the upper
part of the house seemed to tire OF the
pathos and made great deal OF noise,
which broke in rather rudely on the dy-
ing of the unfaithful wife.
The singing by the North Britain Pan
Pipe singers was much enjoyed. MIR.
Newton Beers, in the leading rote,
proved himself fair actor, though his
support With some exceptions, was not
up TO the average. Mr.. Beers received
two calls before the curtain. The play
concluded with tableaux with angels
and other auxiliaries peculiar to the
heavenly vision intended to be repre-
sented.
There was a noticeable absence Of
regular theatre goers, most of whom are
out of the city. Grass-widowers and
other amusement-seekers were out III
force.
"Lost in London" will be repeated
tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
THE MONUMENT TO PICHETr.
General Hunten to Deliver the Orr
tioa-comm.ttees Appointed.

A meeting Of the committee having
charge Of the arrangements for the un-
yelling OF the monument to be erected
in Hollywood to the memory OF General
George L. Pickett and the members OF
his famous division who lie buried around
him was held last night in the officers
room OF the First Regiment Armory.
There were present Captain Z. 2. Reeve,
chairman Major Charles Z. Loehr. sec
retary, and Comrndes Dean, kiddick,
Bidgood, Lawson, Fox, and Noryell.
Captain Reeve presented skeleton OF
the programme Of exercises that will be
arran cd for the unveiling of tho monu-
ment which will take place on the 9Th
day of October. The committee were
unanimous in endorsing the programme
prepared 10y Captain Reeve, and he will
now finish it up in its entirety.
General Eppa Hunton will deliver the
grafton. General William r. Terry will
be chief marshal. and his aides will be
selected by himself. Mrs. General
Pickett and ber son will be invited to
be present.
The following committees on recep-
ton were appointed: For members OF
Pickett's Division: James Z. Phillips,
Thomas Riddick, James T. Vaughan,
Maurice Claggett, and William NJ. Law
SOD. To receive the Philadelphia Bri-
gade: Il. II. Norvell, II. II. Fox, George
May, e. w. Martin, A. Jennings. j. j..
II. Brewer, Samuel Midiael, r. E. Tiller,
and J. J. Sinnott.
As has been stated before, the visiting
veterans will be quartered at Old-Market
HILL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
Conyic,s Received.

The following convicts arrived here
yesterday in custody of the sheriff OF
King William county, and were lodged
in the penitentiary:
Henry Wise, convicted in King Will
liam County Court of HOUSEKEEPING
and sentenced 20 seven years imprison-
ment George II. Franklin, convicted
in the same court and sentenced to two
years Both OF the prisoners are col
orei men.
James II. Early, white man, con-
yicted several years ago in Buchanan
county and sentenced 10 three years
Imprisonment for the killing of William
Easted, yesterday arrived at the peniten-
tigry in custody OF Mr.. Thomas L. Wat
kins, sheriff OF Buchanan county.
After Early was convicted be made
good bis escape from the county jail and
has been going at large since that time
until few days ago, when he was ar
rested by the sheriff, who escorted him
TO the State prison.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30

Mr.. John A. Tyree died at his resi-.
dence in this city last night after short
illness. Deceased had not been in good
health for year or more, but his friends
were unprepared for his sudden taking
of.
Mr.. Tyree was timer by trade, but
was connected for "A number OF years
with the gasrofiice as inspector Latterly
be had been engaged in other business.
lie was well known throughout the city,
where he has resided from childhood,
as On exemplary citizen was Mason.
and member of the Young Guard in
ante-bellum days.
The time of the funeral viii be an
nounced hereafter.