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Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
SUB-YRRTGATION.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

10 the Editor Of the Eagle.
Having noticed some days since in one
OF your issues request from Senator
Plumb that we, the Kansas people, dis
cuss freely the subject of irrigation and
the "old Arkansas river" and noticing
with regret that it does not call forth
more comment, 1 feel it a proper time to
say word, hoping to bring out more
interest in so valuable subject as the
big river and its environments.
Nearly ever since I settled in this val
ley had an idea that the time would
come when we would drive piles across
this river at suitable distances and place
boards ON the upper sides, and thus raise
the water to any desired heighth by
means Of food gates in the center of
each dam. These gates can be left open
except during the crop season, and thus
prevent the lodging of sand debris gen.
orally. We all know this valley is
underlaid with wet sand. and this sand
is wet by the big river and tribu-
taries, and when the river has plenty
Of water, we have crops rain or not.
There is great possibility of this valley,
with such irrigation and migration, is a
matter that sooner OF later Will COM
mand far more attention in all countries
There Is at present some show for aid
from our general government for expert
mental irrigation purposes, and l would
like very much to see our people awak-
ened to the subject and secure what aid
they can. Build these dams across the
state to the Colorado line, say one in
each township, an efficient man to take
charge and raise and lower the water as
the greatest amount of crops demand.
These large flat lakes of water across the
state with the hot suns rays playing on
them would send up enough vapor that
we would be sure of rains at regular in
tervals that would be blessing to the
whole country and all know there Is no
land in Kansas that will not produce
heavy crops with proper moisture.
can look far ahead to the great results
of this experiment and see crops and
orchards such as cannot be surpassed in
any country, and our lands rapidly adj
vancing to hundreds of dollars per acre.
And knowing no one who has the wei
fare of our fellow men at heart more
than you, my dear EAGLE, shall depend
upon you to keep this matter before
them, both in your daily and weekly, SO
that the thinking people of our cities,
towns and country may become edu-
Gated to the idea Of making this the
grandest agricultural country in the
world. L. B. f.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
THE KENTUCKY WAY.

Kentucky saw strange sight the
other day. The women of Versailles,
Woodford county, two hundred strong.
gathered at the Methodist church, had a
prayer meeting, and then marched to
the polls, Where they took turns in
ladling out lemonade to thirsty voters
and urging them to vote the ''no-license'
ticket. a negro brass band, hired by
the saloon men, kept up a great racket
through the day, but as often as the mu-
sicians stopped for breath the women
sang gospel and temperance hymns. The
official count as announced gave the day
to the liquor sellers and drinkers by is
majority, but several negroes are under
arrest for illegal voting. and the women
don't give it up yet.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
Why Norehouse Lost.

Chicago Times.
Maj. Jennings of the Post Dispatch of
st. Louis was on the grass in front of
the Leland hotel yesterday taking a
much needed vacation. / asked him
why it was that Mayor Francis Of his
city was nominated for governor in
stead of Col. Morehouse, present in
cumbent?
well, replied the major. ''we had a
hanging down in St. Louis the other
day. Morehouse wouldn't let il be
public and the people laid him out at
the primaries.
But how do they know that Francis
will have public hangings:' asked.
They don't know it. But you are
presuming on the forethought of the
people of our state. They never think
of but one thing at Q time in Missouri. !"
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

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Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
Who Is Butts2


Lawrence Journal.
The men who don't read the papers
very much. but occasionally pick up a
paper and glance through the plates and
into the home PRINT. are continually ask
ing. well, who Is Butts anyway: Here
/ see that Alex Butts saws at Lawrence
everybody turns in and helps get out
the papers What does Mr. Butts know
about Is. He never lived here. did he.'
For the edification Of these people il
may be well 70 say that Butts is Butte
and all Kansas is his profit He il an
editorial writer on the Kansas City Star
and is al that gives that paper
readers in Kansas. He Is Principally
quoted from in his Kansas Notes a
column where IN the local happenings.
political and personal, OF the kingdom Of
kansas. are editorials spiced up Uy Busts'
mild sarcasm" and genial hsinsor He
reads every Kansas paper carefully until
il becomes to hinl sn index 10 the cub
ture and sentiment Of the town where il
Is published He Is Lyon county pro-
duct, the resui. OF the agriculture Of
Jake Sto,Isz, formerly Of the News. DE
has a generous, who1e-so1led nature and
when he dies the papers viii say 50. but
they viii have 10 onlit the kid father
and loving hashund. rarT Of the stereo-
typed notice, for Butts l. a bachelor and
true Bohemian
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
TO THE FAIR.
Sumner County Standard,

Sumner County Standard.
I. A. Hubbard shipped a car load of
his fine hogs to the Wichita fair yester-
day, and went along with them to see
that they We're properly taken care of.
The hogs range in weight from 125 to
600 pounds, and are all show animals of
the Poland China and English Berkshire
breeds.
He also took along nine head of may
pigs that S. Y. Hutchinson cad been feed
ing for him. On the 18th of June they
averaged forty-two pounds. Yesterday
they were weighed again and averaged
125 pounds, showing a gain in weight Of
considerable over pound day.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For the first time since Jesse James
| closed his eyes to earthly scenes the De-
mocracy of Missouri is III a sweat. Major
HartwiS, an uncOmpromising protec-
ZIONIST and Republican, is running for
congress in the st. Joe district and max
ing it hot for Burnes. Hartwig believes
in the western method OF doing things
as in favor Of lifting st. Joe, the richest
city in the west, out of the slough of
despond which conservative Democratic
rule has placed her. In the meantime
Francis of St. Louis, Kansas City s
sworn enemy, has been nominated for
governor by the Democrats, and if he IS
elected he Will make the rival OF old ST
Louis squeal. In the meantime if Mis-
souri, should go Republican it would be
worth twenty-five million dollars to her
people.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The gentleman spoken of in the Wich-
tia EAGLES report of the state Union
Labor convention as sc. Cornie," and
who was nominated for one of the cleo
tors at large, is Cyrus Corning, a cross
road roarer, who desolated Usage county
for some years, and recently removed to
Emporia with his Kansas Workman.
1t was from his Office that the platform
of the Union Labor party was issued in
which this great country was spoken of
as the united states. Newton Repub-
lican
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
It's all Right Now

Iowa State Register.
Secretary Whitney recently sold an
unfinished government vessel, the New
York, for $40. 1t is estimated that there
was at least $1,000 worth of available
lumber in the frame. If "a Republican
official had disposed of government
property for ten dollars upon which
hundreds of thousands had been ex-
pended, what howl of corruption would
haye been raised.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The famous frog pond at Windham,
Conn, is to be drained. During the
French and Indian war the pond dried
up and its army of deep-throated croak-
ers advanced at the dead of night,
through the village on their way to
another watercourse. They were mis-
taken for force of hostile Indians and
Windham's terror that night figures in
contemporary prose and verse as the
theme of much amusing satire.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Elder Botkin seems to think that Colo
mel Murdoch made a grave mistake by
seeking refuge in Il well on the morning
of the Lawrence massacre instead of stop
ping Quantrell bullet. Preachers are
always more or less impractical in their
ideas of things.-kansas City Star.
Botkin never got near enough danger
to render even retreat possible. Botkin
will find a smaller hole than a well in
November, and he will go into it, too;
but the hole will not be famous on that
account.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The National Passenger, is the name
of the new official paper, railway bulle-
tin and travellers guide, issued at Tope-
ka under the auspices of John Sebastian,
the general ticket and passenger agent
of the C. K. & N. R. R., Rock Island. J
1t is printed on tinted paper and is full
of interesting matter about Kansas and
will prove not only an important factor
of the passenger service of that road but
a fine immigration paper.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Governor Humphrey desired much to
attend or fair but owing TO sickness
found ii impossible. He writes that he
is to start for the northwest next week
where the campaign Will be opened and
that he will not fail to reach Wichita in
good time.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The loss of Daniel Manning as his chief
political adviser and manager was an il
reparable one to Mr.. Cleveland Had
Manning been alive and in condition to
have done so he would have advised
against and no doubt succeeded in pre-
venting the disastrous break MIR. Cleve-
land made in his tariff message to con-
gress; also he would doubtless have pre-
vented the compromising attitude of the
administration upon the Canadian fishery
question. Without Manning there would
never have been a President Grover
Cleveland, bat with him there would
have been fewer costly blunders to the
party. His place will not be filed, for
obvious reasons.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

George L. Douglas and H. G.. Bogler,
the Republican candidates for state rep
resentatiyes from the Eighty-second and
Eighty-fourth districts respectively, are
leading Sedgwick county citizens, sound
Republicans and rustlers, like most
Wichita people. They will be heard from,
in the next house. Their election is
certain. -CommOnWealth.
Spell Douglass with an additional S,
please; but who's II. C. Bogler? He I'M
doubtedly is a rustler; however, we
never heard of him before.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The Topeka Capital comedies that In
gals in his forthcoming speech is liable
to hoist the man OF destiny to the un-
comfortable altitude formerly essayed
but more lately enjoyed by Dan
Voorhees,.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Wichita VIII not start on her sewers
until spring. kansas City Gazette.
Wen wager you half million hogs
against the biggest pork plant you've got
that the sewers will be started within a
month and the entire system well on the
way by spring.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

\ married woman in Kinsley writes
the Mercury a letter complaining that
her husband, who is a Union Labor
statesman, does nothing for the support
of his family, SO intent is he on manag-
ing the finances Of the country.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The Democratic orator who stlmp
referred TO Canada as that marnifi-
cent country in the far northeast" is
evidently rs weak III geographical and
historical knowledge rs he Is in any
proper understanding of the tariff ques-
ton.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Warner, the great patent medicine
man. who is 4 Republican, is running a
political advertisement in the Demo
cratic papers of the country of his log
cabin cough medicine, which Is illus
trated by the pictures of Gen. Ben Har-
rlson and old Tinnecanna- too
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Certain Democratic papers are trying
TO make little party capital out of the
declination of the Republican state cen
trail committee to interfere with the
plans arranged and published for the
work Of the campaign simply to crafty
a whim of the managers Of the Demo
cratic party for a joint discussion be-
tween Hon. I. l. Humphrey and Judge
John Martin. the candidates of the
respective parties for governor. The
action of the Republican committee in
the matter is entirely satisfactory to its
party, and the Democrats may make out
of it what they can.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

\ Washington Post reporter, who has
been overhauling the last years register
at Wizards, finds that General Rose
Grams is recorded there as mailing from
score Of places. when the general
writes his NAME says this reporter, ''he
puts ditto marks under the residence Of
whoever preceded him on the register,
consequently, he is just as apt to ditto
Shanghai or st. Petersburg as Washing
ton or California. Old Rosey, as the
boys used to call him. seems never to
have fully regained his faculties since
the fateful incidents at Chickamauga, at
which time and place he lost his head,
SO to sneak.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

That loud-mouthed yelper, Martin Van
Buren, Bennett, who is stumping Ohio
for prohibition in the interest of Democ-
racy, sets down Cincinnati and hell as
the two worst anti-prohibition holes that
he knows of. We guess Martin is off.
It has been our understanding, and we
guess he will find it out all too soon, that
not drop is to be had in the latter place
not even to cool a parched tongue.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The corps of scientists who have been
operating the great Lick telescope give
glowing accounts Of its power and the
discoveries they are making, but they
fail to locate them to the public or dis
close their nature. Perhaps they Will
later
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Stands at the Head.

Topeka Commonwealth.
Hon. Q. H. Bentley. the candidate of
the Sedgwick county Republicans for
state senator, is very able man and has
a large acquaintance among the polite
ians of the state. Mr.. Bentley will be
one of the most influential members o.
he mex senate.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Crs Of the beans. rss1 ca rscc-si rxs
q Aisscr-:za who had q pszs-AI rrudgs
s-xszs. bis nsiyA5Sr. tAs euxu-e~. IA
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swsy fsan Asos - tws wsexz' y1ssl-
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Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Mr.. Morton's ''barl of money" bought
three thousand bar'ls of food for starving
Ireland nine years ago. That's the kind
of a bari it is, seven days out of the
week. Has the Democracy got better
one?
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Pap Thurman probably had not in
formed himself, before starting on his
late tour, that the natural gas pressure
of the country is rapidly failing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Cleveland in vetoing the bill for a
public building at Sioux City, said that
he had never hearn that it was much of
a place or that there was any crying
necessity for spending of the treasury
surplus at that point, or words to that
effect. 1t was short and sour veto.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The Republican state central COM
mittee wisely refrains from accepting
the Democratic buncombe challenge for
a joint debate. If the Democrats can t
get the people out to their meetings they
had better declare their campaign off.
AS to that, they would save much money
and no end of wind by declaring 1t off in
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

DR.. Morrisey, editor of the Omaha
World Democratic), acknowledges that
St. Johns campaign of four years ago
was kept going by Democratic money
paid by Senator German, of the national
committee There has never been any
doubt of this fact, but Morrisey says the
money did not go into st. Johns pocket,
or only necessary portion of 1t.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The Democratic papers pretend that
they are pleased with the ide.. of Dr.
McGlynns proposed trip to Kansas.
These papers know. if they know any
thing, that the GcGlynn movement Is
costing the Democratic party two votes
to where 1t costs the Republicans one.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Sol Miller must lay awake nights for
fear of falling of his full say in this
campaign.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The Cunningham Herald carries seven
national tickets at its head. Nothing
small about the Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

The caliber Of cal" Brice is seen on
every one of the million postal cards
sent out with the inscription. a dollar
a day and i straw hat is enough for
wofhinsman.-B. II. Harrison. OF
course general Harrison never said this.
and there IS reward OF $1,000 open to
anyone who can prove that he said it.
But "a" may be depended on To keep
ei' 5lle sasia,.ce until his slnooth-bore
numerous kicks Inn over with its
recoil.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Probate Judge,
w. L. BUCkNER.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS, of Shawnee County
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Representative SD District,
+. W. PHILLIPS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Commissioner ID District,
c. \. NANNESS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Representative, S4th District,
II. c. BOYLE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Superintendent of Public Instructions,
GEORGE W. WINANS, of Davis County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Representative. SGD District,
GEO. l.. DOUGLASS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Auditor of State,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, of PawneC
County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Senator 29th District
O. II. BENTLEY.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

OF UOVerIlOr,
LYMAN L. HUMPHREY, of Montgom
cry County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
TICKET.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

Dan Lamont has subjected himself to
an interview, in which he renders him
self and chief ridiculous by declaring
that the talk that Cleveland does not in
tend to write any letter of acceptance is
Republican lie. Well, why then don't
he cet about il?
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For County Attorney,
w. S. MORRIS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Treasurer of State,
J. W. HAMILTON, Of Sumner County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Superintendent Public instruction,
ID. s. PENCE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For District Clerh,
CHAS. II. LULING.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Lieutenant Governor,
A. j. FELT, of Nemaha County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Attorney General,
l.. B. KELLOGG, OF Linn County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

For Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court,
w. A. JOHNSTON, of Ottawa County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

FOR CONGRESS, SEVENTH DISTRICT
SAMUEL r. PETERS
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

These ''walk-over" campaigns are
little irksome, that's true. The latest is
that the Democrats have not only given
up New York but also Connecticut and
New Jersey. Also that the first thing
we know some one viii be moving to
make the election of Harrison and Nor
ton unanimous. and then what will be
come of the fun which the campaign
promised. Something should be done to
keep up the ''petered cut" hopes of the
free trade and low wages gang for a
month yet at least.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

One Of the latest European rumors is
that scheme is on foot to consolidate
Bulgaria and Roumelia and put in the
Duke of Cumberland as king. 1t is
pointed out that this project would for
various reasons suit Bismarck's book as
well as please the royal family OF Great
Britain, and it is asserted that the car
looks upon it with favor. Meanwhile
keep your eye on Emperor William and
the fiery Frenohman, Boulanger. Alsace.
Lorraine is q more succulent bone be
tween these last two people, than any
portion of the Balkan peninsular is TO
the powers.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET,
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-01

OF HARVEY COUNTY.
, 1888-10-04
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Proceedings in the Senate and
House.
Sherman Discusses the New
Tariff Bill.
Chicago Street Car Conductors
Will Strike.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Sin the senate
to-day Mr.. Allison reported the tariff bill,
and said he would call it up for action on
Monday next. Sherman said he would
be compelled to leave early this afternoon
and would like to be INDUCED in making
nous consent was given, and he addressed
the senate. He complimented the sub
committee on the work done and severely
criticised the house bill. In his Judge
ment there would be few defects found in
the senate substitute. Ii would be found
to be a perfect bill. Among other things it
was a perfect compendium of provisions
tor the collection of internal revenue and
customs duties. 1t contained positive
reduction of revenue to the extent of
$73, 6SS, 900. The reduction was ON few
articles.
He believed the senate bill was on the
Whole the best revenue bill ever intro
duced in congress, and that if it could be
taken up free from party prejudices and
considered and debated and amended il
might be made the most perfect revenue
measure put on the statute books. The
lSSuG mdo uOM ldltlN mdhC pGlDlS lDS pCO
pie and was to be tried by them. 1t was
a plain, fair and square issue between
tariff for revenue only and tariff for
revenue and protection. 1t was a ques.
ton whether articles necessary for human
life should be made by American labor or
by foreign labor; whether the wages of
American laborers should depend on the
American policy of protecting all forms of
labor ard production.
The senate then resumed consideration
of Mr.. Hale's resolution of Monday,
calling on the secretary of war for an ex-
PLANTATION of Gen. Benet's circular as to
the discharge of Republican employees in
United States a%rsenals and armories.
Senator Cochrell made a long speech
and closed by asserting that President
Cleveland had redeemed and sacredly
kept every pledge that he had made in
relation to civil service.
Senator Hale commented on the fact
that Cochrell had not been able in a two
hours speech to say one word In defense
of the rough order, in which the war de-
partment proclaimed the war of extermi-
nation on women and children.
Chandler characterized the Benet cir
cular as the most discreditable of all ema-
nations in violation of the president pro-
fessions and OF civil service reform.
Hawley referred Mr.. Cleveland's con-.
tribution TO the Democratic campaign
fund and that he had committed a crime
punishable by fine or imprisonment or
both.
Without further action the amendment
and resolution went over until tomorrow.
Stewart introduced a resolution which
was referred to the committee on con
tingent expenses in~structing the commit
tee on mines and mining to inquire our
ing the recess into the foreign ownership
and operations Of mines in the territories.
The senate then adjourned.
, 1888-10-04
STILL ON THE JUMP.
Another Exciting Day in the
Wheat Pit.
December and May Options the
Great Attraction.
New York Brokers Almost
Wild.
Still Advancing.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-On the board of
trade this morning everything was strong
and advancing. Interest centered in the
wheat pit, and December and May op-
tions were the ones which attracted every
body's attention. They opened about 81
cents higher than last nights close, and
so urgent was the demand that fractions
no longer cuU any figure in making cur
rent values. A cent or two either way
was nothing to those who wanted to buy,
and they took every offer that came.
December wheat opened at HOLE,
as near as the reporters could approx
mate it, but at once sold for LA. then
jumping a cent at a bound it touched lis
inside of ten minutes. Then 1t worked
almost as rapidly, falling to ia,
May opened at ll2(01l4 followed the
same course as December, going to lis,
and also reacted to ll43.
October sold at ll4@1l44. When trad
ers began to take their breath after the
whirl of excitement in December and
MAY.
November sold at Il04 and up to ll53.
At 10 o'clock, half an hour after opening,
December sold at lis.
Corn opened one cent higher and ad-
vanced another cent. Pork, lard and
short ribs are all decidedly higher and ad-
Vanplnp.