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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
CLEARWATER NOTES.
70 the Editor of the Eagle:

| 20 the Editor of the Eagle
As this is one Of the finest suburban
towns of the greatest city in the state. |
thought few items would be read with
some interest. We are having dull times
here in common with the other towns OF
ing fair business. and we hear very
little complaint.
Mr.. VIM Hall, just from Illinois, has
bought out the stock of groceries of Mr..
Hurt. and with his new additions will
| have fine stock Mr. Sanford from
your CITY. has rented the mill and made
some necessary repairs and put in good
many orders They are making the finest
class of -four. The snow of Wednesday
night will do the wheat and ground a
| great deal of good.
Rev. George w. .Drury, our former
Baptist minister fell into we'll twenty
feet in depth which they were digging
Mr.. Drury was working the windlass.
| drawing up the dirt. while his son Alvin
was working at the bottom. By some
means box of dirt got the advantage
of the elder and losing his balance
all went down together. Elvin niracu-
lousy escaped being killed, and the
elder broke his leg above the knee
The blizzard struck us Thursday even
ing. when the temperature went down
to ten degrees below zero, and Saturday
morning was equally as cold: Sunday
morning eighteen below. The storm
has been very hard on stock.
| Tho MnSpp- ipSfa He'd tho fpllpS-ipr of
! ficers for the present year: Geo y.
Drury. Master: Thos. E. Keller, Senior
Warden: John NJ Chain, Junior Warden;
c. Summers, Treasurer: A. H. Proctor.
Secretary.
The Odd Fellows installed the follow
ing officers for the present term. A. II.
Proctor, Noble Grand: G. Dykstra, Vice
Grand; E. H. Jones. Treasurer; F. p.
Grand and District Deputy.
The G. A. r. Post will have public
installation and supper on the evening of
will be installed for the ensuing year:
DR.. Van Eaton. Commander: &. w
Wood senior commander: ~ H. Proc
Surgeon, Thos L. Keller, Treasurer;
James Murphy. Chaplain.
The lodges have very fine prospects
and are sustaining the work in noble
manner.
Our paper, the Independent. has been
discontinued. Bro. McQuown was not a
printer, and the heavy expense these
hard times was more than he could af-
ford Had he been able to do his own
work the paper could have been made
success. Some good printer with good
outfit would find this a good point 10
publish paper. Come and see.
The EAGLE to us is our guiding star
Ii is to us what the old English reader
used to be in our schools. the best read
ing book ever used. 1t has done much
toward building up Wichita and this
county. and now why not Mr. Editor.
turn your battery gently on to Our little
city and the grandest valley in the state:
Frank l.. Tillinghast. our banker, and
hi. mother left here on "Wednesday tor
California. where he is interested in "a
bank. They will be absent several weeks.
Billy Ross. one of our old time citi-
zens. left here a few days since for Ala
bama, ALPHA.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
A NEW PROCESS OF IRON PRO
DUCTION.

A new method for the production OF
iron and steel direct from the ore has
been discovered by d Russian engineer
The Whole secret of the process lies in
the construction of the furnace which is
simple and inexpensive. 1t will be diff
cult for our non masters to believe that.
under the new process, iron ore, after
submitting it to the ordinary smelling
process, is taken direct from the furnace
to the rolling mill and turned into thin
sheets OF the finest charcoal iron. yet
such is certainly the case, there being to
my positive knowledge three such fur
naces working with perfect success. The
British Vice Consul at Moscow SAYS:
There can be but little doubt that the
new invention will create quite revolu-
ton in the manufacture of charcoal
iron. Whether the process can he
applied with equal success where coke
is the fuel I cannot positively assert. as
the furnaces | refer to are fed with
charcoal. | am. however. assured that
an experiment has been made with coke
and was crowned with equal success. =
Iron Age
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
FAIR PLAY"

To the Editor of the Eagle:
Allow me to endorse all that "2epub-
lican' says in your issue Of 23d. but |
do not think sour article under the head
of wichita Weaned' good argument
"Why the candidates for political prefer
ment had better remain private citizens.
On the contrary the argument of (Which
tia Weaned" is one of the best reasons
why Sedgwick county wants fair polit-
ical deal.
If Wichita's umbilical has been sew
cred, and she must depend upon her own
heart-beats for circulation, and rustic
for herself generally, you may be sure
there will be no dead beats in Wichita
or Sedgwick county when it comes to
! beating for corporate. commercial, legis-
lative or executive influence at the
mother breast. And this same argu-
ment and reason applies to the whole
county. being not only weaned out full
grown in vigor. with all the resources of
the southwestern part OF the state at her
back Sedgwick county and the Peerless
Princess are in condition to dictate
terms to the puny little squealers scat
tered about Mother Kansas fair breast.
Wichita is not only weaned but full
grown and able to walk alone
and add to her strength and greatness
with the help Of her ''dusky fos-
ter sister, the man OF land Of no
name, with her promising younger
brothers all around her. whose gallantry
cannot be gainsajd. and will fight that
she may win. Wichita will not have to
hunt other "deeps and fountains or
starve."
1t is time the power of Sedgwick
county in politics should be known. A
presidential campaign is at hand: now is
the time to make onward progress in
politics. as we'll as all else. Sedgwick
county must come to the front and force
fair political DEAL
The EAGLE has been fearless in all its
positions taken for the right, for Wich-
tia. for the state and for Republican
principles; for prohibition. for probity of
life, county. state. national and indi
vidual, and must not now drop feather
in the fight for a fair political DEAL"
ness. help to force it, and with Sedg
H,ch - 'iioetotie III iio'ioh' oui Sutieis
all sharpened for purpose, but so
sharpened that we can cut both ways if
defrauded of our rights, We can have
Republican man for governor, and so
dictate. terms to good mother Kansas
that she will be compelled to box the
ears of the little squallers at the breast
and extend her sympathies to some of
the more lusty damsels of her maternity.
Yours for the race.
r B. ROUNCEiN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

From the proceedings of the postmas-
ter's convention recently held in Wash
ington, as published in The United
States Mail we see that our neighbor,
Mr.. o. Beeson. of Caldwell, took quite
an active and prominent part in the de-
alterations Mr.. Beeson was made a
member of the national executive COM
mittee, and also of the committee to pre-
pare bill setting forth the wants and
necessities of third and fourth class post
masters. The report of that committee
will no doubt form the basis of bill
that will claim the attention of the pres
ent congress and which, if enacted, will
increase the efficiency of the postal SER
vice of the country at large. II the pos
tai service of the government was in as
careful. painstaking and intelligent
hands as Mr.. Beeson there would be in.
finitely less grounds for complaint from
the people than now exists.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

FROZEN TO DEATH.
Harper Sentinel.

Harper Sentinel.
The report reached here this afternoon
that a little 6-ycar-old son Of Lyman
Pratt had been found this morning
frozen to death on the prairie about a
half mile from the house. MIR Pratt
lives about nine miles west of this city.
near Attica The little boy. last night.
went out to the barn during the snow
storm that prevailed about O'Clock. and
upon his not returning after short
time, his mother became alarmed and
went to look for him.
Going to the barn. she called his name
but received no answer. She returned
to the house and gave the alarm. Soon
the whole neighborhood was out search
ing for the missing boy. and this, it is
said, was kept up all night. When
morning came. those who had gone in a
westerly direction, about half a mile
from the house. found the little fellow
lying dead upon the'plains.
1t seems that he had started for the
barn through the snow, and missing his
way, passed beyond it. and in a moment
was lost. and wandered on and on until
unable longer to endure the piercing
cold, had lain down and died.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
THINKING IN BILLIONS.

Denver World.
The war of the rebellion accustomed
the people of this country to think in
millions. We are now growing up TO a
higher plane of financial thought We
are learning 10 think in billions. Ii is
true that few people have vet any clear
idea of the enormous value of the inter
nal commerce of ibis country. but it is
every day becoming more and more the
fashion for newspapers TO record the
financial transactions. and the people ARE
gradually becoming familiar with large
figures. The clearings-that i the bank
transactions-of Denver amounted in -
10 over 81 Ic. 0G0. 900: vet. enormous as that
figure j.. it represents but tritle more
than iiye-hundredth part OF the clear
ingS ri the thirty principal cities of the
country reported bv Bisidstret.t = which
amounted in 50 to over so oss1. is-t. $50
This represents only the tranSac, IONS in
ti- ihrtv principal cities don. through
the BANKS. One has only To reflect upon
the amount al business nos done tiiroggll
the banks at all. an! the amount done.
through banks III the remaining cities
towns and villages where there are banks
but No clearing houses 70 get some idea
OF the stupendoy, volume of our COM
nlerclal transactions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

During every session of congress for
the past twenty years the subject of the
election of president and ce-president
has been discussed and any number of
plans for change of plan put forth. The
present session is not an exception, and
no doubt before it ends the usual amount
of buncombe will be INDUCED in over
the matter. This suggests the idea or
query of what would really happen if
we were to go back to the true constit,,-
tional idea of the electoral system. 1t
was intended by those great fathers of
our country, who are supposed to have
never made a mistake, and to have
builded a government superior to any
thing which the world ever knew
or ever could know, that we
should not vote for pres
ident or vice-president at all,
but we should vote for set Of men who,
after the Venetian system. should, out
of their own superior knowledge. select
such officers for US. That is still our
law; and any presidential elector chosen
next fall, by any party, and elected by
the people. will have the unquestionable
right to cast his vote for anybody that
seems to him most fit, whether it be
Henry George or Francis Train. That is
the constitution But if one of them
We're to attempt TO exercise this indie
pendent Judgment, with which the con-
stitution clearly empowers him, then
there would be more music in this land
than presidential election has ever
brought forth since the days of Jefferson
and Burr
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

With all Difference to Senator Cullom S
honesty of purpose, it seems to us that
his proposed bureau of harbors and
waterway, contemplated in the bill for
that purpose introduced by him Monday,
might better be denominated "a bill to
aid in reducing and keeping down the
surplus" as that is about all the prac-
teal effect its enactment could have.
Reports and estimates of engineers al
ready employed upon the harbors and
waterways comprehend more work than
congress and the president are willing TO
provide means TO accomplish. The
scheme won't work.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
A NOVEL DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT

NOVEL DEATH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
HALL STEVEDORES AND LONGSHORE-
MEMS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
Died - on
Tuesday, De-
Cember Goth.
1897. in the
city of New
Orleans. Our
Financial Secretary,
JOHN MCSHANE CULLEN,
Aged SO years. He lived an eXemplar to
his fellow-men and died the faithful.
Death came to him after painful illness.
Peace, blissful peace. to that proud form,
which gave space and earthly =
semblance to the noble
soul which glowed
wi hi n its
com p SIS.
Brave and
magnanimous
soul and spirit
Of honor and
q evot ion.
II cav en-di-
cted, thou
hast crossed
that dark and
awful gulf
which hedges
in mortality
form immor-
tality. To thy
memory tribute we
would bring, and weaving
words of praise. as 'twere flow
cry garlands. scatter them above
thy mortal resting place, IN to-
ken that the dearly beloved dead
sill lives in the hearts of the living
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Lamar, Villas, Dickinson and Bragg
constitute the big four who run the
gauntlet of the senate executive session
Monday. Whatever else may be said in
criticism of the appointees, severaily and
collectively, it must be admitted that
they are the peers of those who gave
them the preferment.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Disasters on the rail and from the eff
fects of the terrible blizzard that has
prevailed throughout.the northwes tform
frightful chapter. 1t would almost
seem that there has been rivalry be-
tween the agencies named to see which
should claim the most victims
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road and the Southern Kansas railway.
together, shipped into Kansas City dur
ing the wear 1857. 81. ~ head of cattle.
All other roads shipped into Kansas
City during the same period 213,S15.
The increase Of cattle shipments of these
In short time Wichita will be prepared
to take care of the shipments that have
hitherto gone from Southern Kansas
and which have very largely swelled the
totals of Kansas City's receipts, which
latter Will never be SO large again as re-
ported for the past season.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
TRANSPORTATION TOPICS.

the state board Of railroad commits
sioners have prepared set Of rules. thir-
teen in number. which have been sent to
the managers of all railroads operating
in this state, for them to submit sug-es
tions or criticisms to the board concern
ing then practicability. After replies
have been received, the commissioners
will formulate series Of rules based
upon those proposed. with such changes
as NAV be suggested and deemed advisa-
bic by the board to make. and these viii
be used for the government OF ali trains
on the roads operated IN kansas.
Practically the Chicago. Santa Fe &
California road-AtchisOn Chicago ex-
TENSIONS completed, and the Atchison
now owns single track road between
Chicago and Kansas City and a coniinu-
Gus track between Chicago and the Pa
Cific coast. with numerous branches pen
etrating the most of the southwestern
states 1t IS not probable that any at
tempt will be made to operate the line to
it capacity before April next. although
it VIII run through freight trains before
that time and do local passenger work.
The Union Pacific company has OBJ
tsine-,i an injunction TO restrain the
Nebraska stat. boar. ot transportation
from interfering ,yith tIie RAILWAY in an
attempt 10 regulate ITS passenger ami
freight tariffs. Tlse general council oi
the road says that the Union Pacific
never conceded the power u the state 10
regulate il tariffs. Congress reserves
the rlsDt 10 regulate rates whenever the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
A wormy Chestnut.

= Iasfil~ '1a1f77T-
Be- consent We have retired the word
chestnut. II vigliaBt evsa~ can keep IL
out Of tisr~s columns il wili never again
be seen in tine tsaZet1s-. The slang phras..
~aS for q time alfite clever. but il his
been 50 thoroughly and generally u-Si
that II n noE aged AMI limp. before IT.
time. We haze buried il. a. FAR Is W
ara concerned sad we .alis hone that il
may D. permitted 20 re5; II peace.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Should be Strictly Enforced.

Aspen Times.
The foreign immigration for the past
wear will reach about 80 600. largely
from Great Britain and Ireland. A.
few socialists came FROM these countries
we may congratulate ourselves on the
character OF the past years influx. But
We need not he SOLICITORS because the
number falls many thousands below the
anticipated mark. The law against the
importation Of contract labOrers should
be made even more sweeping. and should
be strictly enforced. a. on the same plan
and of the same texture as the impOrta-
ton of untaxeJ foreign productions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Strange. that Democratic or mug
wump papers didn't remember it and
spring Mr.. Lamar's eulogy on the late
Senator Sumner. delivered on the floor
of the senate several years ago while
Lamar was a member of that body. Now
that he has been confirmed they won't
care to speak of it. They never did
think much OF it,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

II cannot be longer said that congress
is doing nothing in the matter of provid-
ing measures for reducing the treasury
surplus, for the house has passed bill
fixing the salary of the fish commIs-
sioner at $500 year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
What Kindness VIII Do.


Twenty odd years ago kind hearted
old Philadelphia merchant caught the
office boy pilfering. He lalked 20 him,
prayed with him. gave him another
chance and in fact the BOY was PRO
noted step bv step until he became the
most trusted employee. i few DAYS ago
IL was discovered that the young man
had been appfopristinz 50 a day FOX
twenty years. Some true stories don (
seem 10 have any moral. This one
hasn't,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Is it not little early to laugh at Mills
Of Texas Wait until he brings in his
bill.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
If his bill is ludicrous as the specta-
Gle he made OF. himself on the floor of
the house Friday, and both should have
been put upon the country at once
the effect would be simply overwhelm
ing. No, it is safest to enjoy the sport
as it is provided,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Italy has 10000 trained troops at Mas
sowah, which certainly ought to be
enough to whip all of Abyssinia. Yet
the whole world waits anxiously for
news
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
- 49, Concess.or.

Columbus. Ca Sun.
The Blair bill seems to Be a great con-
cession to the south. but we do not de-
sire concessions. To receive tie favor
itisn OF the general government. in this
particular case. would cnncede TO the
government the right TO show favorism.
and the concessions we would make
would he vastly greater than the one we
NrnIill r..r.s.Irf.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

A Georgia exchange states that there
is loafing enough done in the state to
bring Oh a famine in section of coun-
try less favored by nature than ours.
Probably there are not far from 100, 900
able bodied idlers in this state" A great
place that for the parsonage supposed TO
he an expert in providing mischief for
idle hands. and he is not slow in imprOv-
ing the opportunity as reports of social
irregularities constantly occurring there
abundantly prove.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Portable railways of new type will
assuredly be among the leading features
of the next great war" says the ST.
James Gazette. The latest invention
in this line is the idea of an Austrian en-
gineer, Herr Leinwater His rails are
SAID to be the best of the kind ever made.
being especially good over uneven
ground. The Austrian war office has or
dered small supply, and will make a
trial of the railway at once Germany
has also asked Herr Leinwater for sam
pies, both of his rails and wagons.
Generally speaking, one system of
railway Is as easy TO work as another
the only difficulty being to manufacture
the material in time 4 Berlin paper
the other day endeavored to make out
that the network of German railways
on the eastern frontier was designed
purely fol- commercial and not for. stra-
tegical purposes. 1t should have been
added that portable railways-Herr
Leiuwathers and the system already in
existence-would go far to supply what
is wanting even for offensive measures.
No nation has been quicker to utilize the
locomotive for operations of war thar
I9rmOny
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

By the burning of the building and
material from which the Kansas City
readers of that most excellent paper will
be deprived for time of its evening
visits. No announcement has yet been
made, though we presume the publica-
ton Of the Star will be resumed at the
earliest day possible. The loss was par
tally covered by insurance.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

The center Of population of Kansas at
this time is at point about forty miles
north-north-east of Wichita, and grad
uallY moving this way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

\ number of English capitalists pro-
pose scheme which they say will rev.
olutionize the Atlantic ocean travel. 1t
consists IN putting on line of steamers
to run TO Qnebec in summer and Halifax
IN winter in connection with the Cana
dian Pacific railway, by means of Which,
it is claimed, passengers can be landed
in Chicago by the time the direct steam
ship lands them III New York or at Dtl-
hath and St. Paul within few hours of
that time. This is to be effected oy the
all rail line now completed by the way
of Sault Ste Marie While it is possible
that emigrant passengers and freight for
the northwest may be carried from Great
Britain by this route TO considerable
extent. 1t Is not at present likely that
first class travel can ever be diverted TO
any remarkable degree from its present
routes. Railway Age
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

Senator Chandler no doubt means
well by his proposition To alter the regu-
lations enacted 10y the legislature Of
South Carolina, prescribing the times,
places and manner OF holding elections
for representatives in congress. The
plan simply contemplates transferring
the responsibility for frauds in elections
from the election officers to the super
risors Of registration. and. III fact.
shortens the methods OF practically dis
franchising voters, and consequently in
tensify the evil the senator would rem
edy. We are aware that it is mncb
easier TO criticise a plan offered than
offer one, but we do not believe the
Chandler plan, as we understand it. will
accomplish anything OF practical good
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18

That Is. indeed, pathetic story as told
by the Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press concerning Hon.
Jehu Baker. the new representative from
: the eighteenth Illinois district. The said
correspondent quotes the Honorable
Jehu as saying that he believes his
assignment TO the claims COMMITTEES WAS
a job maliciously put up 10y nj, uns NC
cessful competitor, Colonel William Il.
Morrison. with the speaker. to DESTROY
his usefulness as a member of .he house
deprive him of his peace of mind. make
life burden TO him and possibly to drive
him into INSANITY" The claimants
promptly besieged him i'm his hotel the
very morning after his name was read
ouI. They gave him no rest used up all
li.::; time. and SO worked on Mrs. Baker
sympathies and nerves with thei. pitful
stories that her health was in danger of
being seriously impaired Hence his re-
guest Monday TO be relieved from further
service on the committee.