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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Senator Plumb of Kansas has brought
down the wrath of the Colorado press
upon his head by opposing the appro-
priation OF 100000 TO promote the work
Of the geological survey. Colorado is in
terested in connection with a scheme
which that state has on foot for the con-
struction of vast reservoirs for the stor-
ing the large volume of water which an
nualy PUSHES down from the mountains
and finds It's way TO the Mississippi, only to
Hood ana devastate the low lands which
border that great water course. The
Colorado papers seem to regard this
plan OF water storage and irrigation as
entirely feasible, but Senator Plumb.
who Is nothing unless practical. evident
~ cherishes the suspicion that the only
persons who would be benefited by such
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
KANSAS KOLLARY.

A postoffice has been established at
Tell. Dickinson county, Adolph G. Feller
postmaster.
Hon. A. p. Riddle, of Minneapolis, was
selected as member of the Republican
state central committee for the Eighth
judicial district.
Junction City today has population
of 5000, and by October, with the pres
ent rate of income, the Union says it
will have $500 people.
Sam H. Kelley, formerly the editor of
the Scott City News, is candidate be-
fore the Republican convention for rep
resentative from Scott county.
Several hundred Kansas mothers anx-
iously scan the papers every day TO see
what is going ON In Stevens county.
Their boys are 'at the front.
The new station on tie Frisco road
between Bluff City and Anthony has
been named Blackburn, in honor of
Judge Blackburn, of Anthony.
The beSt---or rather the best-thing for
the towns that want "A mad stone and
can't get one, to do Is to kill the dogs;
then they won't need any mad stone.
Farmers in many townships are pre-
pairing to plant a largo acreage Of wheat
this fall. The California May seems 10
thrive better than any other variety in
the county.-Attica Advocate.
The weather and crop prognosticator
is already at large. 4 northern Kansas
man claims to have predicted last sum-
mer that the season Of 1889 would be the
best crop season in the history Of the
state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
clean up stock 1t pays to trade at the WHITE HOUSE of
INNES & Ross.
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET.

| In conversation with Judge Galloway
| yesterday a Monitor reporter learned that
I the Santa he company had positively de-
cided t. build no more new roads for
/ present. The Judge SAYS that nothing
will be done on the extension through
| Fort Scott this year, but IT viii be- one OF
the first lines considered when the com
/ pany again resumes operations. TT
| Scott Monitor.
c. f. Faulker, the new superintendent
of the Orphans home at Atchlson, Is
about 10 take possession OF his office. He
| recommends an entire change IN the sys-
tenn of management. He thinks the older
boys should not be housed with the girls
and has recommended the use Of cot
tages for better health. safety and com
fort. Mr.. Faulker enters upon his labors
with great promise Of success.
Ottawa and Leavenworth are now
rejoicing because so little natural gas
was found as result of spending much
time and money i'm drilling wells. and all
because Findlay. Ohio. was more un-
lucky u than they, in that il struck in
exhaustibIe supplies of gas. is to d.
blown into air by the very thing which
is'sA'' - IN N'hf. AbFiH fisF nv ifftisH
like the philosophers Of Ottawa and
Leayenworth except IN Kansas.
The secretary OF the State Historical
society has received n photograph Of
Hon. Sylvester VI. Clark. Of Clvde. New
York. who was connected with the New
England Enigrant Aid society in 1855.
Mr.. Clark has donated many articles %
the State Historical society, which are
connected with the early history 81 Kan
sas. The photograph Of the venerabls
gentleman who has the interests % Kan
sas at heart for almost life time, Is
highly priced.
Governor Martin has appointed Her
man Cam, constable Of voorhees, town
ship, Stevens county, sheriff Of that
county, vice Sheriff Cross. who was
among the WoodsdaIe party who met
their death on the Hay Meadow mas
sacre in the Strip. dr. Cam Is a man
Of nerve and influence. and, not bein,
connected with the Woodsl.ale- HugotOn
feui, Ia fitted for the position which Il
neither desirable or pleasant. His ap-
rDlntment was recommended By General
Myers and Attorney Gensral Bradford.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

a laughable feature of the campaign is
suggested by the action of the Democrat
ic paper at Oshkosh, Wis.,, last week. The
pected to play into the hands of the
Democrats, but as soon as it decided to
put its own ticket in the field this organ
denounced it as playing into the hands of
the Republicans. The notion of the ed
itor evidently is that Prohibition. Green
back, Labor and other parties are only
intended as Democratic auxiliaries.
There appears to be some sense and rea-
son in the matter.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
Washington, July 5.
KEEP OUT OR GET OUT.
For The WICHITA Eagle.
AN OPEN LETTER.

AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Rev. J. D. Bodkin.
Dear Sir and Brother:-I see it report
ed in various papers, religious and secu
lar, that at the "Prohibition convention,
held some weeks ago in Hutchinson
Kas., you were nominated by said con
yention as it's candidate for governor O
the state Of Kansas.
The publicity of this case demands, fol
reasons shall not now take time tt
state, something more than mere pri-
vate and personal expression of regret
! for your course, and protest against the
same, and hence this more public com
munication. | have no word of condem
nation for political or Third Party prohi.
bition, whatever may be my views relau-
ing to the timely or untimely organiza-
ton of said party, but l most emphati-
cally protest against what seems to me
simply a wilfui and defiant disregard OF
the solemn vows taken when you were
entering the itinerant ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal church, as well as a
defiant disregard of the authority Of the
Southwest Kansas conference, of which
you are a member.
In the discipline of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of 1894, page "a, paragraph
157, question 5, relating to travelling
preachers and their work as
such it is asked, are you re-
solved to devote yourself wholely
to God and His work." and you an
swered, 81 am"
On the next page-question 16: care
al 10 oil
in the work of God?' You knew this
ing preacher, and that alone, and again
you said, 81 am, and you did not in
tend to commit moral perjury, l am
sure.
But have you forgotten that now?
Again, as for discipline (S4), page So:
''On the duty of preachers to God" etc. :,
etc., in relation to the pastoral work,
you recognized the authority of the con-
ference to direct how you shall spend
your time, etc. Indeed, the authority of
the annual conference in all things re-
lating to our work, as pastors, is prin-
ciple so well established that neither you
nor | 0uld ever have gotten into the
pastorate Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, ourselves to a ready compliance
with its requirements. But on two
occasions. the annual conference has
said definitely and clearly that
no preacher, while in the regular pastor
work, shall allow his name used as
candidate for any political office,
And the conference has right to die
tate in such matters, and it is our duty
to obey its requirements. But further,
l ask in the name of reason and common
sense, what right has any man, who is
supported as pastor, by the whole con-
gregation composed of men of all polit-
zeal parties, to prostitute his office, and
devote the time. for which he is paid as
pastor, to do work for the whole church,
in forwarding the interests of any polit-
ical party.
In my Judgment no honest man can
do any such thing.
The only honest and right thing to do
is to keep out of politics. or to get out of
the Passionate,
B. C. SwARTs.
NEWTON, Kan, Aug. 4. 1888.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Democrats are never quite satisfied
with Republican nominations. Before
Harrison was nominated they abused
Blaine like a pickpocket. As soon as
Harrisons nomination was announced
Blaine became second George Wash
ington, and the party lost its golden
opportunity by not nominating him.
Some months ago they were vigorously
denouncing Ex-Governor Porter, of In
diana, but now that he declines to be the
Republican candidate they say that he
was the only Republican who could have
carried the state for Harrison.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Our friends, the enemy, are profess
Ing to find deal of consolation in the
declination of Ex-Governor Porter. of In
diana, TO stand for election by the Re
publican party for governor or that
state. Governor Porter is an exception
ally fine man in every respect; is uni
versally popular, not only In Indiana
but throughout the country, and would
have been nominated without serious OPP
position bad he not positively declined;
but it is not true that his candidacy is
essential to party success, either state or
national, as the Democracy will discover
after the November election. However,
we have no objection to their hugging
the delusion TO their souls that they will
carry Indiana, in fact, we'd rather they
should SO believe for obvious reasons
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

While Mr.. Chairman Galloway of Fl
Scott may really imagine that there is a
chance for the Democrats to elect their
congressional candidates in the Second
and Sixth district, and by so announcing
publicly hope to encourage his party in
those districts to make extra effort, but
the effort will be a barren fig tree. Won
der what our own Charlie thinks of
Prophet Galloway prognostications? He
has been fattering himself with the
notion that maybe, perhaps he might
possibly slip in from the Seventh. Not
this year, Chas. The district amt done
with Judge Peters yet.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
THE FREE TRADE PLEA OF CHEAP.
NESS

The free trade attorneys claim as the
chief merit of proposed tariff reduction
that it will reduce prices. And in this
they are at least partially correct. The
recent experience of England under the
fiscal policy now advocated for this conn
try shows that cheaper wheat from In
dia. cheaper meat from America, cheaper
wool from Australia and South America,
have made improbable lands at home:
that values of English farms have fallen
off 40 to 20 per cent, while each year
large tracts are withdrawn from tillage.
If like result of cheapness is to fol-
low an approach to free trade here, an
alternative is presented which it Is well
for a large class of our people to seriously
consider before aiding to strike down the
policy under which our country has
made such advances in wealth and
greatness.
We may well be appalled, in contem-
plating shrinkage in real estate values
in the United States to one half the ex-
| tent experienced in England, and the
tail upon those industrious toiler5 who
have incurred debts in securing homes
| for themselves and families. Under a
decline of one fourth its present value.
the man who has bought a home for
| $4,000, and by years of industry and
saving paid $1,000 would still find him
self owing 81 900 for property worth but
81 800 In the midst of the a'cheapness"
with which he had been cajOled, the
payment of this sum would be more
difficult than the original s.. 900 under
existing conditions Of ready sale Of pro-
ducts and fair returns for labor. If the
adoption Of the English policy by the
United States should be followed by one
half the reduction in real estate
values that England has experienced
within the past few years, mortgaged
farms and homes would revert by thou
sands to creditors, who, like the land
lords of England, would permit what
could not be rented 10 go out Of tillage.
In no other country than ours does SO
large percentage Of farmers own the
try is there so large a proportion of
workingmen who own the homes they
occupy. In no other country does the
fiscal policy so decidedly favor the man
who honestly and industriously endeav-
ors to better his condition in life. No
where else in the world can the laborer
get so many of the necessaries and COM
forts Of life for a days work as here in
the United States. All this we are asked
to menace by adopting a policy that
has thrice brought disaster to the bust
of this country: policy; with but one
aggressive advocate among all the ma
tons of Europe-and that one nation to-
day presenting within her borders some
of the strongest possible arguments |
against the policy she seeks to enforce |
upon others. While the Golden Club |
and leading British journals are preach
ing the benefits Of free trade the British |
farmer is depressed. 100000 workmen |
are idle, and the police of London are
kept busy suppressing uprisings Of men
made desperate by hearing their child
rem cry for bread. Nothing can be
dearer than ''cheapness'' bought at such |
a price; nothing more un-American than
a policy which makes such a condition |
possible.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican county convention for the pur.
pose of nominating candidates for the following
once to be filed by election this fail, to-wit;
Probate Judge.
County Attorney.
Clerk OF the District Court.
Superintendent OF Public instruction and.
State Senator.
win be held at the house in the city OF WITCH
ita the 18th day OF August ID. 1856 at ii O'Clock
q.
There viii alsoIbe held at the same place ardiimme
Ciately after the adjournment of the Republican
county convention, n convention 10 nominate a can
ddate for representative for the EighIyirst repre-
sentative district
There Will also be held ut the same place and i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the Republican
county convention. "a convention to nominate a can
didate for representative for the Egntysecond rep
resentatve district and for the purpose of nomi-
hating a candidate for the office Of county commits
sioner for the Second commissioner district.
There will also be held in The city of Wichita, on
the West Side at O'Clock p. H., on the 2ith day OF
August A. ID. lss9. a convention TO nominate a can
didate for representative for the Eightynird repre-
sentative district
Said conventions called by order of the Repub-
lican county central committee, ard the townships
and wards will be entitled TO the following number
of delegates and alternates in said convention, to-
wit: one delegate at large for each township and
ward and delegate for eGch twenty five
votes and major fraction thereof, cast for
Timothy McCarty in fall of lsS6. which ap-
portioned among the several townships and wards
would enttle them TO the following representation
x.hyc nh {pc1 Ind he daIe lar,r
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
GEN P. H. SHERIDAN DEAD.

The announcement of the death of
Gen. Phillip IL. Sheridan, contained in
this mornings dispatches, will carry a
feeling of sadness to the hearts of sixty
millions of people. Many had forebod-
ings of the worst from the first of his i'll
ness. though the wonderful will power
displayed by the wonderful hero i'll his
struggle with the malady that had seized
upon his vitals encouraged the hope that
possibly he might come out victor; but
his appointed time had come and it was
beyond his own power or that of any
man to defer the inevitable, and he has
gone to join the silent majority. Gen.
eral Sheridan was one of the most con-
spicuous characters that ever figured in
the military history of America, and in
his death the country has lost one of its
most devoted and valiant servants and
defenders, but his name will appear
among the topmost upon the pinnacle Of
military renown. Requiescat in pace.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
Judge Brewers decision.

81. Paul PloLeer PIeSs-
There can be no doubt that Judge
Brewers decision, as well as the similar
one of the same judge in the Iowa cases,
will be affirmed by the supreme court of
the United States. 1t marks the final
getting down to bed rock Of all the con-
troversie5 respecting the power of the
legislatures to fix rates. The federal
courts have fully conceded that power;
but they have never passed heretofore
upon the fundamental question whether
this power went TO the extent recently
claimed for it by the supreme court of
Minnesota. The decision Of Judge
Brewer is the initial step in the final
judicial determination of the limitations
OF the legislative power over corporations.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

The Garden City Sentinel says it has
information to the effect that half in
terest in the Amazon irrigating ditch
that starts out at that point. has been
sold to an English syndicate for $4,000,
York party. 1t was pretty shrewd of
the local manipulators of the enterprise
to unload at the first opportunity, but it
can hardly be regarded as a strictly hon
orable deal, in view of the present status
of the irrigating question in this stretch
Of the plains.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

advantage, directly or indirectly. 1t is
not improper to add in this connection,
perhaps, that should the editor OF the
EAGLE ever conclude to stand for nomi-
nation to state Office, he would calcu-
late, with a reasonable degree of assur~
ance, upon the Capitals characteristic
opposition as one Of his strongest sup
ports and recommendations for the de-
sired preferment.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
DESTROYING the Wool Industry

Destroying the Wool Industry.
Mills Investors Review Las Vegas. New Mexico.
There were $4,000, 900 pounds of wool
grown in New Mexico in 1887 from s.
100000 sheep. The 20 per cent. reduc-
ton tax on wool in 1888 caused loss TO
the people of our territory of over 81,
100000 BY the above any one can read
lily see the effect upon the industry if the
'NIills" bill should pass. which would
take off the present tax and thus destroy
the industry as far as New Mexico is con-
cerned entirely.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

any other college in the country, and so
we regret to witness this strange and UNI
accountable departure. And, we must
say, we especially regret it for the reason
that we cannot give Bro. Overmeyer
credit for single spark of honesty in it.
He may be, and probably is mad at the
Republican party about something, but
he is no more of Democrat than the
Free Press is. But, as we have often
said, this is funny world, and there
must be some funny men in it to keep up
the finn
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

1t is said that Rev. Bernard Kelley. of
Emporia, viii probably be appointed a
member of the board of trustees of char
table institutions TO succeed Mr.. Faulk-
ner, who becomes superintendent of the
Soldiers Orphans home at Atchison.
Our guess is that Dir. Kelley will not re-
feive the said appointment, or any
other, as for that, for several months to
10 come. His preferment will come
later on
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

The deep water convention to be held
at Denver on the 2Sth inst. in the inter
est of deep water port or ports on the
gulf coast OF Texas, promises to be well
attended and an interesting occasion.
Texas, though more Immediately con-
nected with the enterprise than any
other state is not more interested in its
success than Kansas. The representa-
tives appointed by Governor Martin to
represent Kansas in the convention are
among the most public spirited, enter
prising citizens of the state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Will the Republican speakers or press
clearly portray one gingle advantage the
oppressive war tariff is to the people of
Kansass-Topeka Democrat
Yes, here is one. (You mean the tax
on whisky and tobacco Of course, as that
is about all the ''war tariff there is left.
1t keeps the price Of whisky up SO that
Democrats don't have as much to spend
corrupting elections as they otherwise
would,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Harmony is said to be lying around in
such big chunks. and SO thick in the
Democratic camp in New York that there
is danger of serious personal damage to
members from falling over the aforesaid
chunks in their scramble TO get into line.
Not directly in line with this, it appears
that Hill is a bigger man in the empire
state than the partys boss-at-large. with
pretty well defined sentiment among
the majority that if Grover don't like it
he can help hlmSelf-if he knows how.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

The free trade plank of the Prohibi-
tionists is spreading continual terror
among the faithful in the east. Many
who have voted that ticket heretofore
now denounce the platform as more ex-
treme free trade than the Mills bill. which
puts nearly one hundred products of the
country on the out and out free list.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Sam Woods says his Hugoton enemies
are more remarkable for their length of
ears than breadth of brain. However
that may be Sam will make it the objec-
tive point of his life in future to keep out
of their reach, in which he displays a
commendable degree of both character
iStics,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
& Deal.
Aibany. Y. Y, Journal.

1t has been stated and not denied that
the nomination OF Judge Fuller to the
chief iusticeship OF the supreme court
was the result of bargain between Sen
ator Farwell and President Cleveland.
1t is said that the senator told the presi-
dent that if he would nominate Mr.. Full
Ter he Senator FarwelD would guarantee
that the nomination would be confirmed
by the senate. The president fulfilled
his part of the bargain and 50 did Sena-
tor Farwell. If Republican had been
charged with putting up such a IDEAL
what would not the administration men
have said about it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

The Comptroller's report of the ccndi-
ton of the l56 National banks in Kansas
shows their total liabilities and resources
up to June 80, 1888. to be as follows;
Resources, S31, 205, 09S. %. liabilities. $751;
e95,o9S,92, with sic, $40, 300 IS individual
deposits. But three other states in the
Union, New York, Pennsylvania and H.
inois make better showing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

From Chicago to New York the rail-
roads are hauling cars at cost of $40
to $50 a car. From Georgia to New
York, which is about the same distance,
the charge is $3.50 per car. 1t is these
high rates that do more than any thing
else to keep back the trade in southern
products. Oranges are brought mainly
by water from Florida. Out in Georgia
there are acres of the finest water melons
rotting in the fields because railroads
freights are too high to warrant their
transportation 10 market.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07
ghe aueha Daily Eagle yuesdau gaurunug august T. 1888

an undertaking would be the contractors
and the engineers, while thousands of
acres of valuable land would suffer in
calculable injury by the DETECTION of the
water from its natural channels through
the bitches.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

A labor paper asks when will working
men control congress-" From the pub
lished proceedings of that honorable body
for the past eight months it would ap-
pear that those now in control are some
thing of workers-of their Jaws.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

The intercession of the English gov
eminent in behalf of Maxwell, the muir
derer of his friend and companion in St.
Louis, praying for respite, which
means, if successful, further steps to Sc
cure communication of the sentence and
probably his final release, will not re-
ceive anything like general popular sane
in this country, in view of the circum-
stances of the diabolical tragedy as de-
tailed in the published accounts OF it,
and the prisoners actions since. On the
merits of the case, as it is understood by
the public the almost universal senti-
ment is that the law should not be inter-
fered with. 1t cannot be said that the
prisoner has not had a fair and impartial
trial, for he has been afforded every
means to vindicate himself of the crime
and failed. In addition to all this the
peremptory refusal of the English gov
eminent to grant similar request in the
case of O'Donnell, the slayer of Garry,
the informef, four or five years ago.
will not have a tendency to create a
popular sympathy in favor of the Eng
lish subject. Our guess is that the gov
ernor of Missouri viii not interfere in
compliance with the request from her
majesty's government.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

Pole raising is getting to be quite a
striking feature of Republican cam
paigns. Good thing. The sight of old
glory dancing in the breeze is mighty en-
thusing. Up with the Stars and Stripes.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-07

]. r. H. KING. Secretary

The Republicans of Shawnee county,
in their convention in Topeka Saturday,
nominated ex-Gov. T. A. Osborne for
the state senate on the first ballot.