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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

MlNht7stppl - I0LHt slpO 10J
There is a possibility that two certificates
may be presented from, the doubtful Ten
nessee district, as Governor Taylor is said
TO have made 0lv Que IN favor OF tho Dem
oeratio candidate 10 days ago, but on fur
ther consideration Of the facts changed his
mind and decided to give toe certificate TO
the Republican claimsnt, In sIah a case
Tho decision as TO whlIh cerlitleata was
valid would be LETT to the clerk Of the
House, and he would probably decide TO
leGpe the names OF Doth candidates of the
roll. II can nor, however, aff ct the result,
there being Republican majority OF five
without the Tennessee dlsttict and seven
with It.
emo MEN TO THE FRONT.
The Philadelphia Times Washington
correspondent Gays: Major Mckinley has
announced himself ~ formally Ia the field
for the speAkership. In view OF this fact
Colonel Buiierworth will not press his
claims. A proposition has boon made to
urge Sherman for ihe cabinet, with MeKln-
ley for toe Senate and Butterworth for
apeEtE SotJ o. da.{l gGNre Would
be 50 many slsmeats OF fiction that the
parties themselves are IN doubt as to the re-
mote a!.anees Of carving it taroush No
ono doubts that Mckinley can make a
strong pull for this speaker.hip, but whether
be can maks It rs against Reed Is the quss-
ton. Ia Maine man will have all Of Now
EnelG 4 anil With the ala Of Baiue's intiu-
epes you'd hr most liktly 10 secure the r.
publican representatives OF New Ynrk and
Pennsylvania and pick up strong follow
rug ~ certain sections u the west. Tue
ttiapd Of Mckinley will 10 on With the
pEaliuha les looking to tl5 CAPTURE II the
tpaaselh p, and II s.. tho meant me- cabinet
'sheag should strike sherman the pres
tgA OF thr chances Of " Nnug hght
word greatly strengthen Mckinley as Il
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

Mrs. Hannah, wife of william Wood OF
NJ, 632 West Fourth street, died Sunday.
sue WAS the mother OF John, Clarence and
j. Albert Wood.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

IREf4 PILE .hlaok,tesds, ED, EouSh chaNpst.
Is ~ and oily eiin prevented by CuricUgA
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
SUB-IRRlGATION.

To the Editor of the EAGLE.
Dear Sir | wish to present matter
to you for your consideration, and for
such action on your part as you may
deem proper, although these thoughts
may not be entirely new to you It is
in regard to directing the water of the
Arkansas river from its natural channel
in Colorado, for irrigation purposes.
This river with its natural bed Of sand,
with very sandy subsoll extending for
several miles on either side. is the nat
ural irrigating ditch for southern and
central Kansas, and there is no doubt
that the water in this river exerts great
influence upon our climate and rainfall
in its natural condition. Before the
water was taken from this river in Col
orado for irrlgating purposes to any con-
siderable amount, large volume of
water flowed in the river at west line of
the state, a much larger volume than
flowed in the river at Wichita, notwith-
standing the many large and small
streams flowing into same between those
two points. This proves conclusively
that the river acts as an irrigating ditch
for southern Kansas, distributing its
water along its course, which is taken
up through the sandy subsoil along
its banks. Now, however, since Colora-
do has begun to use the water ex-
tensively for irrigating purposes, the
river is very nearly dry from west line
Of state even to Wichita, and instead Of
being any longer natural irrigating
ditch for Kansas, has become, owing to
its bed of banks of hot and burning
sands, breeder of hot and burning
winds, which have ruined the corn crop
of southern Kansas during the last two
years. How striking is the co-incident
that the date of the commencement of
immigration to any considerable extent,
into Colorado and the subsequent open
ing up of new agricultural lands. and
the large increase of the use Of the water
from the Arkansas river for irrigating
purposes corresponds with the date of
the advent of hot and burning winds in
southern Kansas. These winds for de-
structiveneSs during the last two years
have no equal in the history of our state,
the very bottoms not even escaping; q
circumstance never known before even
where the country was new and no trees
or cultivated land 10 modify the climate,
as now. Also during the last two years
our local streams have nearly dried up,
while they should have increased in
the volume of water, and
our trouble . in these respects
all seem to date from the time that Col
orado commenced TO divert largely the
water from the Arkansas river. owing TO
the large increase Of emf grafton to that
state, | say let the natural irri eating
ditch alone, and before another year
comes around proceedings should be
taken to enjoin any parties in Colorado
or elsewhere from diverting any of the
water from this natural irrigating ditch
for irrigating purposes, as many should
not suffer for the sakes OF few.
This is not written for publication and
must not be published under my name,
but if you think il worth while, have
presented few thoughts for you 10 en-
large upon, as have not the time 10 do
this matter justice. Yours truly,
&. Il. L.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The Usage Indian school at Lawrence
has Ben Harrison and an Oliver =.
Morton among the scholars.
Work will be commenced on the new
court house at Richfield, Morton county,
about the first of September.
The broom corn crop in Usage county
is the largest and best ever grown III the
county, says the Lyndon Graphic.
The corn crop of the county shows
that early planting of an early variety OF
corn makes the best crop kinsley
Graphic.
Kansas City, Kan. is said to have
more retail dealers in oleomargarine
than all the rest of the towns in the state
put together.
The people down at and about Liberal.
Seward county. call themselves strip
per" from their contiguity TO and IN
terest in the Strip.
There were more farmers in the city
Saturday than for many weeks. They
report the crop prospects in every sec
ton better than for several years.
Kngman Courier.
The defaulting treasurer of Rawlins
county has reported TO state treasurer
Hamilton. He informs 3lr. Hamilton
that the absconder was obliging enough
to leave something over 81 900 behind
when he left, although be took $4,000
instead of $1,000 as reported
The Champion pronounces the re-
union of the survivors OF the battle Of
Wilson's creek, which took place last
Friday, one OF the most memorable
events that ever occurred in Atchison.
Representatives from all the commands
that took part in that sanguinary en-
gagement were present.
On Thursday last Judge Abbott. Of the
district court at Syracuse, issued writ
of mandamus commanding the commits
sioners to meet, count the ballots Of the
entire county On county officers for
Kearney county and declare the result.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

deposits in savings banks in this state is
1863. G23 900 against 1896, 600, 000in Great
Britain The deposits IN savings banks
in the state of New Y ork since 1850 have
increased eight hundred per cent, where
! as in Great Britain the increase In that
time has been only rs per cent. Then
take the average to each savings bank
depositor in this state. 1t is $3.50 against
$50 in Great Britain. Even in Great
Britain complaints are being made
against free trade. which Golden was so
jealous in forcing upon the country, ana
there is periodical agitation for what is
not inappropriately termed fair trade. y
These little straws show which way
the wind blows. In Massachusetts, 1t is
pointed out. the depositors in savings
banks average two To each family. and
families. How is this if free trade is a
good thing? In 1860 the total deposits
in savings banks in this country We're
34S. coo, or an increase in two decades OF
S2,3333, SAC, coo. being an enormous aug
nentation OF $50 per cent. Plainly We
have not been growing poorer under pro-
lection, and it is manifestly unwise sor
iuc SlSilIlCS VI tIlsit " ~ 81 4d1
to make such an assertion.
In this stgte the gain in deposits in
savings banks within twenty-five years
is remarkable, and it VIII not do to at
tribute this solely to merely natural In
crease of population. 1t is due chiefly
to an increase of trade, for the average
deposit of each individual has increased
from 500 il 1860 TO $3.50 in
1886, being a gain in this respect of
50 per cent during that time. The aggre-
gate deposits in this state increased from
SIS, 116, 900 in 1860 to S469, 623, 900 in
1896, or an increase of 800 per cent. But
bring down the figures to New York and
Brooklyn. The growth of manufactures
in New York especially during the last
twenty-gve years has been enormous.
There are now approximately eleven
thousand manufactures in New York
alone, the metropolis being far more of
a manufacturing center than is generally
supposed. most persons consider 1t
simply as great exporting mart and q
center of finance. A glance at the
statistics show that the total deposits in
savings banks in New York city and
Kings county, Brooklyn, in 1860, were
SIS, 600, 600, and in 1888, S29i, zoe 200, or
an increase OF SIX hundred per cent.
During the period the number of depos-
itors increased from 221 900 10 100, 600.
or gain of $4,000. while the average
deposit by each individual rose from
$216 to 1884, a gain of $16S, or 20 per
cent.
These are plainly facts worth consider
ing.
They show that we have certainly not
been going backward under protective
tariff, as some opponents Of that policy
have unwisely contended. By coming
right down to the laboring class. the
class that does not keep check accounts
in state or national banks, but deposits its
savings in the regular savings banks, we
perceive marvellous increase of prop
erty within a quarter of century under
protective tariff which, SO far from
making the poor poorer has as matter
of fact enabled them to increase their
savings and thus to better their condi-
ton. Let these facts have due weight.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
FUTURE POSSIBILITIES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Writers and speakers love to dwell
upon the myriad figures employed in
telling of the statistics OF China, India
and Europe. How large! How populous.
How truly wonderful. They can show
us the rich tropics of the frigid regions,
the temperate zones, of human activity
and the expanse Of desert, high noun
tains, broad lakes, long and tortuous
rivers. All this is covered with dense
population whose history has not remem-
bered its earliest achievements in relig-
ion, politics, science and the arts.
The people of the east could fur
nish so many men Of war
that the whole American militia
population would scarcely supply them
with officers. Their laborers at three
cents per day could comparatively ruin
every family in this country i'll few
months. Their nabobs could buy our
rich men and bankers and have money
left. Their artistic factoring could
furnish a game net large enough to
spread over our country so finely spun
by the hereditary tact of women 5
fingers that we could not say for the life
of US that anything interviewed between
our ewes and the cerulean deep. Won
derful countries, Wonderful resources,
Wonderful people. Oh, grand agg.ega-
ton of power!
And YET handful of French. English
and Dutch buccaneers went 10 India
some two hundred years ago and whilst
all the time fighting among themselves so
completely conquered the whole country
that the process looks much more ike a
wholesale training of country full Of
monkeys than conquest over men. As
TO China. there has not been a decade
since the time or Lalv Tolendall and
Lord Cline in India that same small
English or other European fleet. with a
detachment Of land soldiers have not in
suited the great empire of the east in
the grosseSt manner, with no resentment
from that so called great people worth
mentioning except the throwing OF few
stink-pots possibly,
And yet the whole power put forth By
the Europeans to effect the conquest Of
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
he WAS ALL RIGHT.

Some of the Democratic papers are af-
fecting belief that Blaine is late con-
vert to the idea Of protection to inner
lean labor. His whole public life is dot
ted by expressions favoring protective
tariff. When that question was raised
in the senate May II, 1873, he offered the
following resolutions and moved their
adoption. See Congressional Record.
Resolved. That any radical change in
our present tariff laws would, in the judg-
ment of the senate, be inopportune, would
needlessly derange the business interests
of the country, and would seriously retard
that return to prosperity for which all
should earnestly cooperate.
Resolved, That in the judgment Of the
senate it should be the fixed policy OF this
government to so maintain our tariff for
revenue as to afford adequate protection to
American labor
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
POLITICAL PREACHERS.

1t turns ont that the political pot pourl
of prohib- parsons who got together the
other day to endorse Botkin and the rebel
Brooks and to denounce the EAGLE and
the Republican administration OF Kansas
are not all saints, nor do they represent
the great body of Methodist ministers.
Botkin probably has no political convlc-
tons, and neither Akin. Woods or Hoyt
are Republicans. We are creditably in
formed, in fact, that Hoyt, just previous
to his coming to Wichita, was presented
a gold headed cane by the Democracy for
helping to down the Republican party in
a county in Illinois. That such
an outfit should soundly and
roundly denounce decent paper
and the Republican administration
OF Kansas is not to be wondered at. In
Rev. Akin we acknowledge adisappoint-
ment and are yet inclined to believe that
he was led into a trap. As for Woods,
whose high sense of honor and pure
led him to stigmatize the
EAGLE as untruthful and as a smut ma
chine he is squarely notified that if any
more of his yawp is heard he and his
friends will hear something drop.
That our readers may know that the
EAGLE in its position is not entirely with
out friends among the Methodist minis
tiers of this city, we will state that as
against Botkin, Aiken, Hoyt and Wood,
the four who think the EAGLE wholly I'M
worthy and rotten, we are informed that
Revs. r. Z. Guthrie. DIR. Stever, A. Vele,
n. E. Harmon, DIR. Phillips, j. L. Boyd.
W. J. Tull and DR.. Gates stand 10y this
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
A SHORT LETTER FROM NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. II, 1888,

NEW YORK, Aug. II, 1888,
To the Editor of the Eagle.
All the army officers | meet tell me
how enthusiastic Captain Price was as to
the future of our city of Wichita. They
all are astonished at its rapid growth, as
many of them knew of it as a village
when after redskins in the seventies,
and can hardly believe it possible until
give them unquestionable proof that we
have a population of about forty thous-
and people, in proportion to population
buildings than Leavenworth, Atchison.
Topeka and Lawrence.
Bets in Wall street are six to five on
HarrisOn's election.
The Blaine parade last evening was
four hours in passing given point
Though intended as a personal compli-
ment it shows definitely that men of all
classes believe in the Republican idea Of
protection.
The recent death of General Sheridan
brings TO my mind an incident that hap
pened at General Hancock's funeral a
few years ago: | was standing talking
TO Air. Bowler. a relative Of Mrs Han
cock, in the cabin of the quartermaster's
boat, the Chester \. Arthur" and while
| was standing there l noticed little
man in civilian dress who stood behind
me. In a few minutes General Schofield
came in and tapping me on the shoulder
with force sufficient to half turn me,
said, General Sheridan, allow me to in
troduce Mr.. Strong, sen of-etc.. etc"
You may be sure that after this "the
little man excited my intense interest.
| had seen him before at a distance in
uniform. Respectfully yours,
WILSON STRONG.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

Kansas City is making labored efforts
to secure a visit from Hon. JAS G. Blaine
It is claimed that the distinguished states
man has signifed a willingness to make
the visit. We shall be glad to have him
do so because we are confident that 4
presentation of the political issues by
him would cause the scales of prejudice
to fall from many eyes. They need
sound doctrine over in Missouri to set
them right. When Mr.. Blaine comes
that near to the land of the faithful and
true we trust ne viii find it not only con-
venient but congenial to his feelings to
extend his visit into Kansas, not that his
magnetic presence is nseded to rouse the
masses, but simply to cheer and encour-
age the hosts who so ardently admire his
genius and statesmanly qualities. Wichita
would delight to honor the foremost
statesman of the nation, and if afforded
the opportunity would accord him re-
ception unsurpassed by any that has been
accorded him or that is likely to be. A
visit to Kansas City is all right and
proper, but that would not be a visit to
Kansas, where he has more friends, and
and more ardent ones, than any other
state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
An Honored Little Company.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The death of Sheridan gives startling
emphasis to the rapidity with which our
army commanders are falling. Few OF
these honored veterans remain. The
commander-in-chief passed away long
since. OF the commanders of the Army
of the Potomac, Pope, of the Army of
Virginia, and Butler, of the Army of the
James, survive. OF the western armies
there are Sherman. Buell.. Rosecrans and
Schofeld. Of the forces on the southern
coast, Banks, of the Army Of the Gulf is
left There may be some commanders
of the lesser armies whom we have not
recalled. Theirs is little company at
best, gray-haired all, and for the most
part weighed down by advancing years.
While they live let none forget to do
them honor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

In making an appeal to Kansans in
favor of lis free trade heresy by enun-
Grating the cost of building material, all
of which must be imported into the
state, the Kansas City Times mentions
penknives and horseshoe nails as bearing
heavy import taxes. and for that reason
the people of Kansas. the Times thinks.
should oppose protection aud favor free
trade. Penknives and horseshoe nails
are useful articles, TO be sure. but neither
OF them are articles employed in build
ing houses III Kansas. Nevertheless
they represent industries that need to be
encouraged and sustained by our COM
mon country. Their production in this
country implies market at home for
the consumption of Kansas products.
consequently their protection indirectly
concerns the farmers and laborers Of
this state aS well as others.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
AS Others See Us.

BOD Burcetio.
The land of Kansas is a wonder. A
town no bigger than voting precinct
will have street cars and electric lights
and corner lots. 1t just makes a man S
back ache To look at Wichita. Street
car lines running twenty miles out into
the country. Six universities going up
The very ground acquiver with excite
ment. Different from anything you
ever saw in your life. Everything BOOM
ing except the saloons. Shows that you
can boom town clear up into the mil
lions without the aid of one whisky
shop. The old idea was that when you
doomed western town you started III
with saloon every other door and a
church or two came along by and by.
In Wichita you stumble over the
churches and get tangled up among the
colleges aud lost in the labyrinth Of
''homes" and reading rooms, but you
have to sneak around and learn the
ropes and lie a little TO get drink. And
yet the boom goes on.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

j. D. Bodkin. the Prohibition candi-
date for governor, is in the canvass body
and soul, and ever loses an opportunity
10 put in word where he thinks it viii
DO the most good. In his sermons from
the sacred desk is where he displays his
ingenuity. Under the plea of christian
duty 1t comes Just as easy for him TO ad
monish his hearers of the line of political
action they should pursue. as the veriest
political demagogue. What pity the
material for making SO good preacher
should be spoiled in experimenting in
,impracticable politics.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
KANSAS AND BOSTON.

The Kansas City Star perpetrated q
Joke on Boston's ''howness Of the which, -
in which Judge Peters of this congress
sional district was made to figure, which
joke the EAGLE copied few days since.
1t is but proper to state, as the matter
has been alluded to. that Judge Peters
has not been to Boston or anywhere else
outside of Washington since last Novem-
Der. Having the most populous district
in the United States to represent and
look after, not only is all the time Of Mr..
Peters taken up, but he has been COM
PEELED to keep two or three expensive
secretaries all the time.
Judge Peters was invited to speak in
Maine this month but found it imposSi-
bic to get away from session which
now promises to run on into
October or November. If possible,
Judge Peters, we understand, will get
away long enough to make
a speech or two here in his own district
when he will no doubt, with his well
known ability, expose the alliance Of
the present administration with the
monied interests of the old and new
world in pauperising our agricultural in
terests and degrading American labor.
Nh Peters is one of those who believes
that the violation and non-fulfillment of
every promise made to the people by the
Democratic party in the last National
campaign assures the triumph of the
Republican party in the present contest,
and that neither Democratic fraud and
misrepresentation nor British gold nor
Boston mugwumpery can arrest the
overwhelming current that is flowing in
favor of American interests represented
by Harrison and Morton.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

The United States senate writes a
Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin, has furnished several
recruits for the flannel shirt brigade.
Senator Platt has been wearing an
ordinary blue and white fine stripped
flannel shirt. He always wears il or its
mate when be goes fishing. and had the
courage some days ago, when the wilt
ing days began, 10 wear il in the senate.
lis appearance caused thrill in the
senate, but he looked 50 Supremacy cool
and comfortable that he made converts
OF Senators Beck and Blackburn, who
now usually loll around in flannel shirts.
but the sensation came when the good
Senator EdmundS, the autocrat of the
senate and the grandest stickler for
senatorial dignity, walked modestly into
the room thus morning with a white
flannel shirt The incidents are a little
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
An Interesting War "Reminiscences.

Washington Cor. Hartford Curant.
The house today favored without dis
sent a war claim of an interesting char
acter. When the army of the Cumber-
land captured Chattanooga and began to
fortifv it. the walls of ST. Peters and St.
Paul's Catholic church were unfinished
They were of cut stone. and q great deal
of the material. some Of it highly
wrought, was lying about the grounds.
The walls and all the loose stone were
built into the Notifications and otherwise
used for war purposes. Some of il was
subsequently returned TO the Office Of
General Thomase's staff, who estimated
the balance of damage at SIS, 700. On
the question Of loyalty IL appeared that
the majority Of the congregation were
unionists, and many Of them
served in the eaxt tennessee regiments.
The priest was so pronounced a iovalis.
that he was shot for II by bEshwhackers.
and afterwards died Of has wounds His
successor was p Union man. General
GrosvenOr. who had personal knowledge
OF the facts. explained theEn 10 the house
and the bill passed without objection
The quarterrnaster department has az =
ready restored the churches, which were
used bv our troops IL Chattanooga. TO the
condition IN which they were found.
These Were Presbyterian, the Protestz.n.
Episcopal and the Cumberland Presby-
terrain. The monev Is 70 be paid TO the
bishop in whose diocese tie Chattanooga
church Is situated.