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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The Hamilton Grambrel murder case
at Brandon, Miss, is almost counter
part of the Haddock case, at Sioux City,
the similarity consisting of the deliber-
ate, premeditated murder of the victim,
according to the published evidence, for
the simple and sole reason that as cham
pion of the temperance cause and unre-
lenting opponent to the liquor traffic he
was desperately in the way of the latter
interest. The evidence against Hamil-
ton seems to be conclusive of his guilt.
but it is considered doubtful that he will
be convicted, in view of the strong
social influence with which he is sur
rounded and the almost unlimited
financial backing that he has. The case
will doubtless become as notorious as the
other mentioned.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
KANSAS NOTES,

Noble Prentis had quite boom in the
good will OF the delegates of the repub.
lican clubs and easily led all the contest
ants for the proud office of secretary OF
state. The only serious fault that The
Times can find in Preutis is that he Is a
black, dyed in the wool and unregener
ate Republican.-Kansas City Times. :
a. McMshan, of Rawlins county. has
over 10000 thrifty trees on his home
stead, planted by himself. with three
acre garden containing thousands OF
fruit bearing grape, raspberry. black
berry. gooseberry and strawberry vines
besides hundreds of mulberry tres
This is & practical demonstration of the
timber and horticultural possibilities of
Northwestern Kansas.
Governor Martin issued his prociama.
ton Thursday, declaring Kearney coun.
ty fully organized. There are aSaI in
hao'tants IN the county of whom sIa are
househoiders. Lakin Is the county seat.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Professor Goodwin Smith was before
the house committee on foreign affairs
as an advocate of the Wiman- Butter
worth scheme for a customs-union be-
tween this country and Canada. He
gave it as his belief that such union is
not only desirable but practicable, in
spite of the opposition of old Sir John
Mcdonald and his tory supporters. Mr..
Belmont asked the professor what the
effect on Dominion sentiment would be
if we were to take the necessary steps to
put stop to the transportation of Amer
lean goods over Canadian railroads from
one point in the United States to another.
and the professor said he thought it
would help along the movement for
commercial union rather than hinder it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

In its violent, blind opposition to the
reelection of Mayor Krumpf of that
place, the Kansas City Times manifests
zeal cemmendable enough in degree,
but displaying wretched Judgment. 1t
started out by boldly asserting that if
Mayor Krumpf is continued in office
churches will be turned into beer gar
dens and dance halls that ''there will
be a revolution in Kansas City" and
that marriage and giving in marriage
will be done away with" If the Times has
not already discovered the fact it will
probably dawn upon it, ere long, but
too late to undo the damage done, that
that style of campaigning won't win any
more. MIR. Krumpf is not a candidate as
the result of his own actions and desires,
but rather in spite of them. Such being
the case attacks upon him become, in
effect, an arraignment of those who are
are responsible for his candidacy and it
makes an active worker of each one.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was publicly
presented with the freedom of his good
town of Birmingham Friday. and of
course made speech of thanks. The
object of the late fisheries commission,
he explained to his admiring townsmen
and constituents, was to get rid of the
existing limitations and cultivate neigh
borly feeling between her maieSty's
Canadian subjects and the Yankees. In
this, Mr. Chamberlain is pleased to think.
he and his colleagues have been success
full. Even if the treaty isn't ratified
immediately, he doesn't so much mind.
having the consoling assurance that the
commissions labors have paved the
way for an amicable arrangement for all
differences between the Great Britain
and the United Slates.n
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Some of the Democratic journals quote
approvingly what the California Alta
has to say about Senator Ingalls,. The
Alta is the only newspaper which has
been heard from in the United States as
commencing the foreign policy of the
administration. In fact the press gener-
ally was not aware that this administra-
ton had any foreign policy until the
Alta mentioned that fact. The Duluth
Tribune thinks that a newspaper which
can discover, even by microscopic exam
ination, anything commendable in the
management of our diplomatic relations
by MIR. Bayard, is good authority to cite
on the ingalls, speech and other current
topics. The administration ought to
give the Alta man post office to keep
still.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.

There are several interesting things
about the river and harbor bill prepared
by Democratic committee by the DEM
ocratic house in the last year of Cleve-
land and reform.
The Hartford Currant suggests as one
that the amount-$19,4 32, 733-is much
the largest to date. The bill tots up 81,
lU9,0S3 IN excess of the bill reported by
the committee at the second session OF
the Forty-eighth congress three years
ago. and 81 IL. 0S3 in excess of the bill
reported by the committee at the
first session of the Forty ninth congress
two years ago. We don't say that the
sum is penny too large. Probably a
still larger sum could be expended judi
ciously and to public advantage. But
we can't help remembering the terrible
outcry made by our Democratic friends
over Republican river and harbor
bills that We're modest and even
parsimonious by comparison. Cir
cumstances do alter cases amazingly.
Another interesting feature of the bill
is the excellent care taken of the solid
south. Thirteen southern states get, in
round numbers, $4,000, O00-nearly one
half OF the whole. Kentucky alone gets
1898, 900, against $491 900 for the five
Yankee states of Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont. Moreover, a comparison of the
items with the estimates submitted to
the committee by the chief of engineers
brings this tenderness to southern states
into still clearer relief "While the full
amounts asked for are not granted in
many instances writes the Philadelphia
Press correspondent, mo improvement
asked for in Virginia is refused except a
few small ones under $1,000; only one
in West Virginia; none over $4,000
in North Carolina; one of $4,000
in Georgia: none in South
Carolina. Florida, Mississippi, Ar
kansas or Kentucky; one each in
Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee, replaced
in each case with others. The engineer
recommended $3.50, 900 for Alabama's one
harbor of Mobile, and the committee
gives $250,OO0."
1t is also to be observed that the north
ern states of which the Democratic party
"has hopes illusory ones for the
most part-have Jared better than their
hopelessly Republican neighbors. Ohio,
for instance, gets $5O4,0O0 over and
above her share Of the sum appropriated
for the improvement of the river which
bears her name, while lucky Michigan
is anointed with the oil of joy and glad
ness to the figure of SO, Isl 500.
All of which merely goes to show that
there is good deal of human nature in
Democratic congressman and reformers
as well as in other folks.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
i" WHAT DOES IT."
a Railroad Track That "Crawls" IL
Inches in Month.


san Diego Union
George w. Howard. Superintendent OF
the street car and motor lines of the Bah.
cock * Story system, has met with a
problem that he Is unable TO s0lve-''a
corker, he puts it, Since the rain Of a
month ago the cars from the ferry had
been delayed great deal by running on
The track on the curve at the foot Of II
street. The trouble seemed TO occur al
most invariably where the track crossed
that of the California Southern. Every
thing was apparently all right, bat
when the track was measured II was
l-2 inches too narrow, IN spite Of the
fact that the track had been put down
on heavy timbers but few days before.
To remedy the matter the track wa
torn up and replaced, but until four
inches on each rall Of the California
Southern had been cut of.
A week later the cars were jumping
off again at the same place and another
four inches was taken from each rail Of
the California Southern track. After a
few DAYS the trouble was repeated aud
the same remedy was aupliet. and La,
week Mr. Howard was compelled 10 take
another four inches of the east rail Of
the California Southern track. making
in all sixteen inches taken from the east
rail snd twelve inches from the Yves. rail.
a gap Of about two inches now remains
between each rail and the ad joining enc.
Mr.. Howard IA al a loss to accoun, for
the rails crawling to such an unusual
extent Except az the street crossing
the track Is shaded all day, hence the
ldse that the heat Of the sun caases the
rails 20 expand Is abandoned. and more
over, should the rails expand b. III.
heat Of the sun, they would CONTRA. ON
cooling. and these have never contrac,ei
u any rims. The railroad track ia NOD
Used over once every two or three DAYS.
hence there Il no founding Of cars over
i 10 isngthen the rails, and the question
what does isy'
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

This is the kind of temperance sermon
they are preaching in Michigan now:
with land at $40. So an acre and whisky
10 cents 4 glass, q man drinks up 100
square feet of land with every drink. =.
which reminds us of the remark and act
of noted teamster in the west some
years ago. He took to- hard drink and
in a very short time his team and all he
had was gone. Meeting an old acquaint-
ance, mechanically he opened wide his
mouth, prefacing the act with the query:
"Do you see anything in my throat"
Being answered in the negative he re-
marked: well, it's strange what be-
come of EN-, my wagon and team passed
down that way out of sight last night. !"
A serious matter TO joke about. but 1t
illustrates many poor unfortunates eS-
perience.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Within the last half dozen years says
writer on the New York Graphic,
there have been numerous assertions
made in different parts of the country
that reputable physicians had investl-
gated the art, or practice of hypnotism
and mesmorism, and had endorsed it as
an exact science. 1t has been further
stated that these physicians were of the
opinion that the recognized anasthetics
would, within very short time, be al
together discarded, and that patients
about to undergo painful surgical op-
Grafton would be made oblivious by a
mental instead of physical process.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
Spare the Comparison.


Nothing could afford the people Of
southwestern Kansas more pleasure than
10 have the opportunity OF supporting
Col. ". VI. Murdoch for governor of this
great common wealth. Ia him thsv
know they would have man who IL
fully abreast Of the times and an en-
ecutive who would have the sand 10
exercise the authority vested In him. In
short genuine kansan. who has done
more 10 make Kansas what she IL today
than any other one man. such a se-
lection would he relief from the Mis-
souri, border type OF statesmen,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

A New York man advertised in one of
the city papers Sunday morning for a
fool-'anyone considering himself or
herself a fool" Strange as it may APP
pear he received large number of re-
sponses. He was surprised to find that
New York contained so many wise men
men who had sense enough to know
they Were fools-and frankness to ac-
knowledge 1T on the second day of
April.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
STATE CONVENTIONS.
TnpEEA Zoe

TOPEKA, Kas., March 26, 1888.
The call of this committee for the Re-
publican State Conventions to be held in
Wichita and Topeka, is modified in this:
The sentence, The County Conventions
to be held not later than May 9Th, 1888, y
is stricken out. This leaves the time for
holding County Conventions entirely
with the County Central Committee.
P. /. BoNEBRAKE.
HENRY BRANDLEY, Chairman.
Secretary
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
She Haz tie Magical secre.

The wife Of ex-senator Dorsey, who
accompanies her husband 70 the cattle
Convention, and Is auartersd a, The
Windsor, - the perfect picture Of u.
BEAUTIFUL and petite Adelina PATTI. For
sax years she wac one Of the bright psr-
tsculas stars If Washington society.
But she IA a woman Of strong domestic
tastes ard resoluteiy refused to exhibi,
herself as professional beauty. She
has the magical s-cTes of perpetual
youth and looks no more than ,ven,y-
five. though in fac; sas has a s.aIwart
son in college.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Kansas City is hard to please: that is.
the portion of it represented by the
Times. In one breath it exults at the
balmy, sunny weather prevailing there,
while the north, east and south are har.
raised with heavy rains and freshets.
and in the next breath clamors for Snow
for an indefinite period. However,
after today the Times will doubtless
yield to the inevitable and cease its
clamor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Mr.. Tate, of Kentucky, has been success
next important step in the proceedings is
to find Mr.. Tate-K C. Times.
What good would it do if they should
find him? They would do better to hunt
up the fellows who got the missing
money. Nobody believes Honest Dick
carried any of it away. This may be
something of a chestnut, but really it
looks like he was used as sort of cats
paw in connection with incident.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Fewer women registered in the cities of
Kansas this year than last What is the
matter Is equal suffrage going to wink
out?--Abilene Gazette.
1t never winked in except in the esti-
nation of legislature whose members
seemed Individually practical and smart
enough, but who collectively voted only
theoretically.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The Courier-Journal notes the death of
several aged men of distinction recently
as evidence of remarkable mortality
among old men. Would 1t not be re-
markable if old men did not die? Perhaps
the CHURCHMAN'S solicitude is prompted
by the silent though rapid march of time
in his own period of existence. He is
not as young as he custer was.''
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The dispatch sent out to the Associated
Press from Kansas city on March Goth
describing the late storm which struck
the town of Minnesota, is an awful mis-
representation of the facts. Nobody was
killed and the destruction of property
amounted to only a small sum. AS for
the string of victims given it is all only
inauguration. Why the agent at Kan
sas City will persist in sending out such
sensational reports passes our compre-
hension, many of which are given as
specials from Wichita
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The women of America are privil-
edged class. They preach, practice
medicine and write books, edit papers,
lecture, thrash the men, keep hotels,
stores and postoffices, trade in real estate,
vote and hold Office, and yet some of
them are not satisfied. But, as for that,
the men are as well off and in as bad a
fix
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
PAN HANDLE RAINFALL.

From the report of c. H. Stuller, ob-
server for the signal service at Fl. Elliott,
Texas, which station was established in
1879, we find that the rain fall of that
country is the greatest in May, June.
July and August following in order. For
the eight past years the totals stand:
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
Fore-Warned is Fore-Armed.

Hose Co. No. were out again last
night practicing. and. unknown TO the
boys, three watches were held on them
by Chief Allyn. First Assistant Kitchen,
and John Dubois, The regular distance
of two hundred yards was measured off
by tape line, which distance the company
ran. laid one hundred feet Of hose. made
hydrant and nozzle connections. and
threw water in fifty five seconds. To
use Mayor Jennings words. IF the bows
don't get some Of the prizes at Wichita
there will be some awful good compa-
MES there"
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The disagreement Of the jury in the
tally sheet forgery cases in Ohio is COM
mented on with much severity by the
independent and conservative Demo-
cratic press. Disagreement does seem
inexcusable after the mastery arraign-
ment of the forgers and scathing denun-
citation of their methods by Judge Thur
man, made on the trial of the cases.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Gail Hamilton is abroad, and is talk
ing like book to some prominent peo-
pie in France. Gail will raise a gale
across the sea if some of these fellows
are not careful. She can tell them
plenty of things they do not know.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
Evolution Illustrated
ErYA wwid

The late Mr.. Alcott was a vegetarian,
but not bigotsd one. Animal food
may b. good for sou. he taSsd 20 sAy %
his daughter, but 1t 10 not for me.
Once he was expressing % DE. Walker.
# Charies:ox1n, his repulsiou II the no
ton Of men living on the fesh and bl0pi
Of their humber fsllow-<rsssuses ,and si--
cisnng tina, IN has beiief the corss5fss-r II
mutton became a sneep. the eassr O. lasf
cow or OK AID ths cossr Of pork bog.
And - Il then true, asked Dx. Ws1ker,
that vegetable eaters become per 20
ts:ocs
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
HENRY BRANDLEY.
Secretary.

The total damage done by the storm in
New York and vicinity is variously esti-
mated at from $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900,
although part of the damage was tenn
porary and in many cases will be made
lid in the future.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

Colorado has a town called Wagon
Wheel, and the town has a paper called
Wagon Tongue, and the paper has an
editor named Wagner, who is said to be
quite wag.-Emporia Republican.
What Teller you are. We are tired
of such punishment.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
a Rocky Sort Of Fellow .

7 :. Smith Journal
\ New Jersey man notifies the New
York World that he IS the possessor of
so. 600 that saws the next president Of
the United States will be Republican.
His money talks so earnestly and sensi-
bly, that no other gentleman's currency
has thus far manifested disposition TO
enter into a Dispute with IL
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
- 'slss---a-l-ssa---=s----i---' - =
NousenSical
Emporia Republican.


The Parsons Sun, speaking Of the
Democratic nomination, says: .tAll talk
about any other man than Grover Cleve-
land Is all nonsense" Probably if is;
and large per cent of the talk about
Grover Cleveland is all nonsense-especi-
ally all declarations as to the certainty
of MS election
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

A short time ago it was stated in the
prints that the insurance companies re-
fused to take any more risk on the life
of President Cleveland. The statement
prompted the Philadelphia Press to re-
mark that the insurance companies show
more common sense than the Democrats.
This, it must be allowed, is open to
criticism; for SO long as Cleveland is
president he is not likely to die, as no
Democoat was ever known to die while
holding the presidential Office. On the
other hand, the Democrats believe that
SO long as he does not die he is sure to
continue to be president.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED

Dies Mcines Register.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's ten thousand dollar
cook can stay. The courts have decided
that his recent importation is not exclud-
ed by the law forbidden the importation
of contract labor. 1t is true that this
astronomical director of Mr.. Wander
bits h ousehold was secured abroad. He
is not an American, but came to this
country accompanied by two French as
sistants, to look after high art in the
Vanderbilt kitchen. But the ten thous-
and chef says he simply made verbal
agreement with Mr.. Vanderbilt to come
to this country and either superintend
his cuisine, or engage in the business for
himself. On this showing the court
holds that he is not excluded by the con-
tract law, and so he will there
fore at once begin his duties on
Fifth avenue. 1t is great thing to have
ten thousand dollar chef. He can
slip through the bars where a common
three dollar a week cook would get
caught. Probably the construers Of the
law understood that its purpose was to
save American workingmen from COM
petition with the cheap labor of Europe.
On that theory Mr.. Vanderbilt's chef is
all right. The law couldn't possibly APP
ply TO him. A man who gets ten thou
sand dollars year as architect of fancy
dishes. cannot be called cheap labor. So
the courts have cleared up the question
very nicely. If foreign contract labor
er Is secured cheap. ne can't come In.
but II he comes high like ten thousand
dollar cook, he can walk In flying.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A SeIf-Sacrificine Convict.

Chicago News.
Albert Frazer q convict in the Michi-
gan pennitentiary, escaped and a reward
was offered for his capture He com
municated with his wife, who was hav-
ing hard struggle with poverty. and in
duced her to deliver him up and get the
reward. SO she did, and Frazer is hap
pier than he has been for years.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03
DRAFFEN's COAL MINES SOLD.
A Wichita, Kansas, Syndicate the Pur
chaSers.

The Times announced last week that
Mr.. Fl. c. Tilord, of Wichita, Kansas.
was in the city, accompanied by his
friend, Mr.. j. L. Jacobs. Since theil
arrival here these gentlemen have kept
their own counsel, while their repeated
trips to the country over the almost i'm
passible roads have attracted attention
and elected the remark that their time
was very limited or they were very en-
ergetic men," This they parted by ia
cetiously remarking that their wives
were very fond of their company and
they were anxious to return to them as
soon as possible. Yesterday, however,
their maneuvres were fully explained
when it was learned that they had effect
ed the purchase of the Draffen coal
mines, five miles north of this CITY in
Cooper county for $4,000. These
mines have been worked to a limited
extent for several years, and the coal is
highly esteemed in this community.
Mr.. Jacobs is an expert Judge of coal
and after thorough inspection of the
mines of West Virginia, Tennessee and
New Mexico, pronOunces this the finest
deposit of camel coal he ever saw. The
tract purchased contains ISL acres and is
directly on the proposed route of the c.,
IL. q d. railroad. These gentlemen rep
resent wealthy syndicate and have the
necessary capital to put in all the ma
chinery required to work the mines in
the most expeditions manner, and an
nounce their intention of beginning op-
erations at once. Besides the coal, it is
also, known that fine deposit of jack
exists on this land. Several parties have
been negotiating for this bank recently,
and the purchasers are quite proud of
their success. While the price paid is a
good round sum, they say that if the
quantity of coal.exists that they think,
they have got it very, very cheap
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The success Of the long distance tele.
phone suggests the long distance elevated
railway. The Boston Globe eXclaims
"What glorious and picturesque ride ii
would be between Boston and New York
by Captain Meig's system, over hill and
dale, and river valley. Running at 100
miles an hour the train could force its
way in the eye of the fercest blizzard,
and over snow banks ten feet high, if
necessary. Dakota must adopt the
Meigs elevated road as condition prece-
den to addition to the Union.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-03

The funeral of John Puterhaugh,
whose death occurred at Topeka, took
place at Hutchinson Friday, and was
one Of the largest ever held IN that place.