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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET.

captured at the residence of his brother
ln-iaw. Henry Barragon, residing In
/ Highlands, near Denver.
/ Arthur Sands, aged twelve years. was
| drowned while bathing in the river at
Lawrence Tuesday. Boys will toe boys,
and 10 be boys they must go swimming
In the summer time, whether they can
swim and ma Is willing or not II the
bows would take the advice given by one
, fond mother once upon time. that is.
never go swimming until you learn To
swim, the list Of drownings would be-
very much ensmalled.
Topeka has been all torn up for the
past two or three DAYS over the shooting
OF a negro who was supposed TO be. and
whose actions encouraged the belief. the
one who attempted a rape upon "A mar
RED lady named White near that city a
few days ago, and who accomplished the
| same outrage upon young lady Of the
same neighborhood day or two after
wards. The negro will get well--his
identity has not been established-the ex-
citement has subsidized and the parties
who did the shooting have been released
on bail.
The state house presented a sombre
f'DtN'' ft0t'f'hf Will Aie nag UBitIfl(
at half mast and the great fiuted columns
bound around with black str~amers and
festoons s~aying IN the lazy breeze. A.
each door the great badge Of mourning
caused the passcrs to tread less MOSTLY.
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on
the door" Garney's picture in the gov
ernors private office is drsped heavily in
Grape gathered together with black nib
bons. The Offices wers CLOSED work sIis-
pended. and most Of the officials and
clerks attended the funeral ct Lssven-
wor1h.-Topcka Capital. isist
Garden City Sentinel: Two very i'm
portant cases are on trial before tse land
office here. T.hs firri IL the contest OF
Simms Va. Kelly. involTsng a atmr,er
section near Dodge. said to be worth
abont 1000. A large number OF wit
nesses on both sides are in Attendance.
The other case Is that Of the United
States Us. Thomas Nelson ct a.. charging,
fraudulent proof on a quarter section al
joining Santa Re. which now belongs 20
the heirs OF Nrs. Mary Z. Grayson, de
ceased. The tract Is said 20 be worth
$4,000. Hon. Walter Cleary appear for
the government and 81. John and Wild
mer for the defendant.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican county convention FOR the pur-
nose OF nominating candidates for the following
once to be filled by election this fan, to-wt
Probate Judge.
County Attorney.
CLERK OF the District Court.
Superintendent of Public Instruction and
State Senator.
Will be held at the court house In the city Of WITCH
tia on the 18th day OF August D. 1855 at III o'clock
q.
There will also,he held at the same place andi mme
dfately after tho adjournment of the Republican
county convention, a convention 10 nominate can
didate for representative for tho Eghtyfrst repre-
sentative district
There will also be held at the same place and i'm
rnediately after the adjournment of the Republican
county convention. a convention 10 nominate can
didate or representative for the Eightysecond rep
resentatve district and for the purpose of noIni-
mating 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, O'Clock p m. on the 24th day or
August, A. D. ISIS a convention 10 nominate a can
didate for representative TOR the Eightythrd repre-
sent alive district.
SAID conventions called by order OF the Repub
ljcan county central committee md the townships
and wards will be entitled TO the following number
of delegates and aternates in said convention, to-
wit: Que delegate at large for each township and
ward and delegate for each twenty nNe
votes and major fraction thereof, cast for
Timothy McCarty in fail Of lsS6. which ap-
portioned among tho several townships and wards
would cntitIe them to the following representation
ch i,rl r1a no dol 70 at
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Robert Cowdery, the united labor
party candidate for the presidency of
the United States, has issued the follow
ing challenge to A. j. Streeter, the can
didate of the union labor party: There
can be no excuse for the existence of
two labor parties in this country and as
ali efforts to unite the two parties have
proved futile, hereby challenge you as
the representative of the union labor
party to meet me in friendly debate to
sustain the claims of your party that
you have remedy that will cure the
evils you are complaining of, and on the
showing thus made to let the voters of
the country judge whether your party
or the united labor party has the true
remedy for the evils that we would
cure" The proposition is fair enough,
as bet ween the two parties named, but
the sensible thing to do would be for
both factions to dissolve and leave the
issues affecting the labor of the country,
represented pro and con by the Republi-
can and Democratic parties, to be settled
by the voters of the country in Novem-
Der, as they must and will be whether
one or both of the labor factions with
draw or not.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
TIE FRESHMAN IN POLITICS

The London Westminster Review. dis
cussing the capacity of the lrishman for
politics, remarks that this race. which is
at present denied home rule at home. ac-
tualy controls, partly by its power of
numbers, but still more by dint of its ca
pacity for political debate and by electo-
raj organization, the government of most
of the great American cities from New
York TO San Fracisco. New York is said
TO be the largest Irish city in the world.
Even Boston has its Irish Roman Catho-
lie mayor. As senators. representatives,
state governors, and in other official ca
pacities they take their full share in car
rying on the government of the republic.
The Review concludes the truth to be
that the Irishman at home is a failure
and abroad speaking generally,a success:
an indication. one would say. that his
crimes AT home are the result of political
circumstances peculiar to Ireland.
The Review would be nearer the truth
if it ascribed the Irish troubles ar home
to peculiar industrial, rather than polit-
zeal circumstances. Ireland does not
suffer from governmental tyranny ex-
cept rs grows out of the alien ownership
of her soil. The land is literally skinned
every year to pay rent money that is
spent in England. The cream of the soil
Is drained into foreign channels and only
enough remains in the country to fur
nish miserable subsistence for the ten
antry.
Home rule in Ireland means legislation
that will put an end TO alien landloriism.
The English know this well enough. and
hence hight home rule step by step with
stubborn determination. If Ireland was
the property OF the Irish there would be
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
They Thanked God.

! am afraid that the habit of "jump-
ing at conclusions is sometimes being
carried too far, says the New York
Tribune's Washington gossiper. Two
congressmen-both of them from the
south-occupied the same room at VIII
lard's. They were greatly annoyed dur
ing the first portion of the night by a
neighbor who was snoring at a terrible
rate. They lay sleepless and silent for a
long time, listening with horrid fas-
cination to the efforts of 1.-The man who
snored. Finally the sleeper made one
mighty effort, and, with an awfully con-
vulsive gasp. relapsed into silence, which
was shortly broken by one of the con-
gressmen, who, in fervent tone, ex-
claimed: Thank God, he's dead"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
Sol Miller, in his Troy Chief. {

Sol Miller, in his Troy Chief, continues
to publish weekly, long lists of converts
from Clevelandism to Republicanism,
otherwise from the free trade idiom to
the principle of protection, and he calls
especial attention to the fact that not
one of the scores named is from the
ranks of the combpes and trusts that
Cypress the consumers throughout the
country. Like Ephriam these are joined
to the idol that has been set up in the
white house at Washington, and it is as
we'll to let them alone.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
An Eclipse of the Sun.

From the Prov idence Journal.
The sun will be partially eclipsed on
the 1th of August. The phenomenon
will be invisible in Providence, but visi-
bic in the Attic ocean, Norway and
Sweden, portions of Denmark and
Greeland, and the extreme northerly
parts Of North America and Asia. The
magnitude of the eclipse is Obs, the
suns diameter being l. This is the fifth
and last of the eclipses. There have
been three eclipsea of the sun and two of
the moon during the present year. The
three solar eclipses have been invisible
sn the United States. They have been
partial and little account. the first and
second having fallen ON the Southern
ocean and the third ON the Attic regions
of the globe. The two lunar eclipses
have been total and visible throughout
America. The next eclipse will occur
January l., 1889. 1t will be total eclipse
of the sun and will be visible in Wash
ington as a partial eclipse.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Rev. j. D. Bodkin, the prohibition
candidate for governor-but we forDear;
there is Grape upon the threshold of his
home, symbolizing that Providence has
been trying the tension of his heartstrings
bycalling away bright ioy-link, family
tie, in the person of his little baby boy.
May the consolation the bereaved father
has so often and so tenderly admins
tered to others in years agone be his
now when cen that can hardly prove a
surcease to his grief.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
The Hurrah Girl,

The Buffalo Express says that the
latest thing in society is the ''hurrah
girl. ''She creates a furore wherever
she goes, and she goes almost every
where. She leads in conversation, and
talks loudly for effect. In the drug
store she calls FOR three or four kinds of
syrup in her soda, and in the drygoods
store she gossips with the clerk and begs,
aye, demands, score of samples.
''She can talk on most any subject,
particularly on masculine themes, and
attends the base ball games regularly.
On the street she rushes along pell-rnell,
greeting her acquaintance vociferously,
and she is proud of the attention she at
tracts. She is sarcastic, and woe to the
individual who dispieases her! The
'hurrah girl is new conner, but every
girl has her day, and this particular girl
will probably have as short a day as her
lamented sister, the girl of the Qate)
DeriOd "
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
A great hurrah is made over

A great hurrah is made over a local
quarrel among a few frontiersmen; a
regiment of militia is transported across
the state at no small cost to do what one
civil officer could do. But when a rail-
road strike occurs and millions of prop
erty becomes involved. hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth DESTROYED
and the lives of scores Of citizens placed
in jeopardy, and when the transportation
of the militia would have involved no ex-
pense to the state. nothing is done.
Bah.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
Where Grace Should Abound.

Philadelphia points with pride TO the
fact that she has now 615 churches 70
New Yorks 432. Chicagos 81, and
Brooklyns 800. These 615 churches rep
resent forty-six different denominations.
The Methodists lead with LOT: then fol-
low the Protestant Episcopalians with
102. the Presbyterians with loi, the Bap-
lists with s., and the Roman Catholics
with 81. The greatest relative growth
OF late wears has been among the Preshv-
terians and Bapsists. the former having
organized and housed 10 new churches
in the past decade and the latter II.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

The bench show of dogs at the Buffalo
international fair in September will
probably be larger than that held an
nually in New York. We suppose the
usual number of st. Bernards will be
there with their blankets and their bot
ties of cough mixture, and their owners
on hand with fresh stories of how the
animals make pilgrimages every year TO
the Alpine mountains and rescue trav-
elers in the snow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

An eastern Democratic journal calls
attention to the fact that Blaine will
come home in state, in a magnificent
steamer" 1t perhaps expects he would
come in the Storage of some sailing yes
sci. 1t was only last week that Grover
Cleveland left congress in session, and as
dead head, upon magnificent special
car, and a special private yacht, spent
days fishing, and it was all right. Some
people are over sensitive.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
EXCHANGE SHOTS.

His Understanding VIII be Changed.
Abilene Reflector.
The New York World announces that
Mrs. Cleveland has ordered three pairs
of shoes, No. 5-B. Mr.. Cleveland will
send in no new orders, but will endeavor
to wear out all of his old shoes before
March 4. Shoes made for president
will not fit him after that date.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Voters of Kansas, how do you like the
idea of paying the enormous sum of
$4,000, 900 yearly into the Golfers of Car
negie and other eastern manufacturers
Topeka Democrat.
AS it is part and parcel of the system
that brings many millions in return, in
the shape of better wages for the work
ing people of the country and conse-
quently better prices for what the Kan
sas voters have to sell, they are rather
pleased with the idea. 1t is purely a
matter of business, you see.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

This continued ovation to General
Harrison that has been going on almost
unlnterruptedly ever since his nomination
IS mighty gratifying evidence of his
popularity, but it strikes US that there
ought to be let up on it long enough
for him to write his letter of acceptance.
Its no use for him to wait on Cleveland;
his may not be forthcoming for month
yet: and, besides General Ben is not go
ing to gauge what he says by what
Grover may say, no way. Giveour can
didate little rest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

In the history of politics in the United
States there never was a time when the
working multitudes were SO busy study
ing the principles at issue in the canvass
The various unions and organizations
have stirred the workingmen up to an
attempt to better their condition, and
they will vote with this object promi-
nently in view.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Speaker Carlisle announces himself a
candidate for reelection in the Sixth
Kentucky district, but adds that he will
probably make this his last race. Mr..
Carlisle was elected by only 500 ma jority
in 1886, and another determined effort
will be made to defeat him this year,
one of the issues being that he has
bought residence in Washington and
Is no longer a citizen of Kentucky.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Kansans, of the old school, are almost
invariably heard from wherever they go,
though very few ever go away from
Kansas. We see by our San Diego,
Cal, exchanges that Colonel Horne, one
of the founders of Topeka and for many
years an important factor in the states
development, but who changed his resi-
dence to southern California several
months ago, is being prominently men,
toned as a Republican candidate for
congress from that district.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
To Prevent Suustroka

No Rights Reservei.
Keep out of the sun as much as posi-
bic.
Have the head amply protected.
Do not swallow ice water ID gulps. but
sip it slowly. Drinksit sparingly.
Wear clothes light IN weight and
color.
Avoid heavy meals.
Don't drink liquor of any kind; it is
dangerous.
Get plenty OF sleep.
Especially keep the back part of the
neck protected from the suns rays.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

We are no enthusiastic admirer Of
Sam Jones. either in method or idea, but
we are willing to give him credit for a
good thing when he does say it. Here
is one: 'The best thing on this earth is
a happy marriage. and the worst thing
an unhappy marriage. Whom God hath
joined together let no man put asunder.
But whom the devil hath joined let them
go to Chicago. am lover of children.
When God gives man wife and six
or eight children, He has done some
thing for him. But when He gives him
wife and canary bird, He has just
thrown off on him"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Senator Brown Of Georgia may be, in
fact Is, rather erratic in his political
notions, but he has keen sense for the
proprieties and conventionaiities of life.
His colleague, Senator Colquitt, refused
to convey the invitation sent through
him to Speaker Carlisle and Major
Mckinley of Ohio to visit Atlanta and
address the Chasauqua assembly in
session in that city, whereupon Mr..
Brown delivered the invitation to the
Ohio statesman, and it is said he ac-
cepted it and will be present at the ap
pointed time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
Hit 'em again.

Garden City Sentinel.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch says that
.'Petticoats and prohibition seem TO be a
favorite dish with Kansas Republicans. ="
The Chicago Inter-Ocean rejoins: How
is it with New York and Indian. There
Democracy nurses the prohibition lamb
like g gentle shepherd, and the Missouri
BrookseS and the Kansas st. Johns de-
vote the bulk OF their energies to malign-
ing and falsifying the record of the Re-
publican party and its platform. The
petticoat is all right in its place and the
prohibitionist has the freedom of the
country in his right TO vote as he pleases.
Only stick 10 the truth and beware of
the dangerous wretch Democracy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

There seems to be some doubt whether
Marsh Murdoch would rather be left than
be governor.-k. {. Star.
You see there's where you are wrong
again, for | say unto you that there is
not a better satisfied man in the state at
the outcome of the gubernatorial nomi-
nation than Marsh Murdoch; no, not ex-
cepting the successful candidate. Now,
take that
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Senator Spooner is quoted as saying
that any Democrat who is hoping for
discussions among the Republican sena-
tors over the revenue reduction bill is
booked for disappointment. There are
not going to be any dissensions. The
differences of opinion are about details,
not about principles, and there is the will
and purpose to agree. ''It will be bill, y
says the senator, lin which there will
not be line inconsistent with the his
toric policy Of the part on the tariff ques-
ton. 1t will be consistent and honest,
drawn with an eye single to its effect on
the revenue and the industries of the
country, not with a view OF catching
votes enough to pass it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

The townships Of Rockford. Parke Valley Center
and Garden Plain, n wing each two voting pre-
ciucts the delegate at large has been given to the
precinct having the largest uDrepresented vote.
Tho central committee recommend that the pri-
maries be held from to ocock p. m. at the usual
voting places in each township, and IN the wards o.
tho CITY OF wichita from 10 O'Clock .. m. at the
usual voting places, on Thursday The 2Srd day OF
August A. ID. 1855.
the 23rd day Of August. A. ID. 1SsS, between the
hours above named for holding the primaries Tor
the county convention, that the primaries for the
several representative districts be also held.
Done by Order of the Republican County Central
Committee.
w. f. HUTCHINSON. Chairman.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

The Garden City Sentinel says ga
charter has been filed with the secretary
of state for new irrigating ditch to be
taken from the river east Of Lakin," etc.
If the incorporators of the new company
are as wise as they seem to be enterpris-
ing they will defer all operations involv-
Ing any expense until this irrieating
ditch business is passed upon by con-
gress and the courts
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

In commenting upon the immunity
from sunstrokes enjoyed by Topeka as
compared to the large number of such
cases in Kansas City, the State Journal
says the difference in favor of Topeka is
accounted for in the abstemiousness of
it's peopie-that there is very little liquor
drunk there. Umph, humph.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
SENATORIAL SEATS.

A corrected list ST the senators whose
terms will expire with the close of the
present congress, that is by March 4,
next, is subjoined. They number twen-
ty-six, Or thirteen for each party. OF
the number Wilson, Beck, Gibson, and
Walthall have been reelected. Dolph,
or another Republican, will be named
from Oregon, which held its legislative
election last June. Barbour has been
chosen Riddleberger's successor. The
legislature has already been chosen in
Rhode Island. In the other states the
legislatures which will fill senatorial
vacancies will he chosen on the dates
noted. Political changes are probable
only in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

contentment and prosperity. Just how
the transfer of ownership can be made
without violence and encroachment
upon property rights is the real question
at issue IN the Irish question.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
A Landscape View in Harper.

CrayOned by IsenDerg.
The country round is now looking its
lovehest The harvest fields show their
golden treasures in the stack in bright
contrast to the adjacent green fields of
green corn. The purplish haze of mid
summer lends a charm to the surround
ings, and the sights that greet the eye
on every side awaken an enthusiastic
admiration in the love of nature that
the finest works of art are unable to
arouse.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

a college chum of Daniel Lamont in
forms tho Albany Journal that he has
reason to believe the rumors of the
colonels determination to go out of the
private secretary business are founded
on fact
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

The Republican state central commit
tee will meet in Topeka today week, the
18th, to effect permanent organization
preparatory to inaugurating active cam
naipn work
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

Mrs. Grant has now received SAIL 900
as her share of the profits of the sale of
the generals Memoirs. 1t is the greatest
literary success ever known in this coun-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

The little son of Calvin Selby, of Fair
mount, ILL.,, is dying in great agony from
blood poisoning caused by killing potato
bugs with his bare fingers. He had
sight cuts on his hands and the poison
caused his body to swell almost twice its
natural size
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
$1,000 s--s--e
Some Mistake About It.

1t is reported that William L. Scott
has subscribed $1,000. coo to the demo-
cratic campaign fund. 1t is also reported
that he has declined the Craftsmanship of
the Democratic national committee.
Both reports cannot be true. If Mr..
Scott has subscribed $1,oO0.0 900 TO the
fund, he is too good business man not
to want the handling of it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

*The New Hampshire legislature to be
elected entire IN November next, and
which meets in June next year. is likely to
be called on to elect for both senatorial
seats, 1889 and 1891