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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
TO PROTECT OUR SEAL PRESERVES.

Almost simultaneous with the an
nouncement that the fishery commission
had finally agreed upon and signed a
new treaty between the United States
and Great Britain and her American
provinces, but which treaty does not
embrace any provision concerning the
Behring sea seal fisheries, comes the
statement that one of the cruisers of the
new navy, the Atlanta, is fitting out at
| New York for an extended cruise, and
many surmises have been made as to her
mission. She was known in a general
way to be destined for duty in the
Pacific, but that is all.
According to the San Francisco Post
it has leaked out that she is to go to the
Behring sea next summer, to protect the
seal preservesconjointly with the man.
Of-war Thetis and the revenue cutters.
Secretaries Bayard and Whitney no
doubt heard that England intended to
dispatch some respectable man-of-war
thither to watch matters and report to
the British government audit was no
doubt thought best to reinforce the
American feet.
The Thetis, Bear and Rush are not con-
sidered large enough or formid-
able enough to make respectable
showing against the British in
case of necessity. The Atlanta is a deck
protected cruiser and is faster than any
thing the English have On this station,
for she can steam fifteen knots an hour.
Her armament is more formidable than
that of the Triumph. and she could fit
tingly represent the government. With
her in the Behring there would be no
danger of any schooner escaping the way
that four or five outsailed the Rush last
season.
Ii is thought that she will steam direct
ly from New York to Alaska. stopping at
Valparaiso and San francisco for coal. 1t
will take her about three months to
reach Onalaska, which would bring her
into the waters of the Behring in ample
time to look after the seals. Next year,
if the sealing question is not settled in
the meantime, the Charleston will go
into the same service. She is to be ready
by July by the terms of the contract
From these surmises, which, being based
upon the movements of the vessels men,
toned, are at least plausible, we may
expect the cessation Of complications on
the North Atlantic coast (hoped for
under the new treaty. to be succeeded by
fresh involvings in the North Pacific Or
Behring sea. This last will afford bet
ter opportunity for testing the prowess
of our new armada-it is farther away
from home, with nobody to tell tales.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The Democratic press of the country
has been engaged in a labored effort to
make the unsuspect!ng public believe
that they really desired that Mr.. Blaine
should be the Republican nominee for
president. but that their observations
We're mere shammery is made clear by
the delight they manifest now over his
letter of defamation. The st. Paul Globe.
the leading Democratic organ of Mime
sofa, expresses the average sentiment of
Its party contemporaries when it says:
Mr.. Blaines letter of declination is a
certificate of Cleveland's election. More
than that, it is the death knell of the
protection idea in the country" Our
Judgment is that Mr.. Blaine's letter has
done more to unite and solidify the Re
publican party and, consequently, to in
sure the success of the party at the COM
Ing election than anything that could
have been done or said by any other
man. and we believe the Democrats
realize that fact. whatever they may say.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The difference between buying abroad
and producing at home is very tersely
illustrated by Mr.. Gale, president of the
Onondaga salt works. He says: Il &C
to New York with cargo Of salt. and
meet man from Europe with cargo of
salt. He comes into New York free. We
both sell at the same price. Very Well
Ny cargo has paid school tax. high
way tax, a poor tax. law and order tax,
a county and state tax. That mans
cargo has paid nothing. Shall we do by
strangers better than we do by our own
citizens, or shall we stop all movement
and all progress: The foreigner takes
the money away and improves his sur
roundings. The land that now pays one
tenth of the taxes in the town OF Salina
through the manufacture of salt didn't
pay shilling of tax fifty years ago.
The n again" said Mr.. Gale, IF we want
cheap salt we must make it at home.
English salt sold at this market at 81 IS
per bushel in 1913, while for the last ten
years the price has ranged from IS cents
to So cents per barrel.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
A DakotaBli1zard Romance.

IUUIFkt
Blizzard romances are beginning TO
come in from Dakota and one of the
most entertaining is that Of man who
disemboweled a large OK, crawled in
side, pulled the hole in after him and
slept there quietly all night, but awoke
in the morning to find the carcass frozen
so solid that he couldn't get out. With
the further details OF his rescue by pass
ers by, who heard his muffled cries and
chopped him out with an axe, this nara
tive is one of absorbing interest.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
KANSAS NOTES.

The report that the Santa Fe would
ship hundred thousand bushels of seed
wheat to western Kansas proves to be
canar1l Officials of that road say they
know of any such intention.
Herald.
Salina is iubilant over its electric light
and power plant.
Three hundred conversions in one
week is the record of revival at Con-
cordia.
John w. Breidenthal, Of Chetopa. is
to be the Kansas labor party candidate
for governor.
| A Stevens county farmer is preparing
| to fence eighty acres of his farm FOR
pasture and stock it with thoroughbred
Jersey cattle.
| Springfield. Seward county, which is
only year old, and has 1880 people, has
voted $4,000 to build water works.
That's the Kansas way of making cities.
Atchison had a 100000 fire Tuesday
night
Some of the newspapers object TO the
| scheme to annex No Mans Land 10 Kan
sas, on the ground that is would destroy
the symmetrical boundaries of the state.
So it would. But Kansas don't travel on
its shape.-Harper Sentinel.
/ Garden City Sentinel: One day re-
Gently no less than twenty-three tramps
We're put off an east bound Santa Fe
train. They Were California emigrants.
| disguised with that country, and penni-
! less, beating their way back east.
! The Kansas State Music Teachers as
! ISOLATION holds its third annual meeting
at Emporia. April II. 12 and -. 1888.
| The program. soon to be issued, presents
4 carefully prepared list of addresses.
papers and discussions, all upon topics
closely related to the musicians work.
Cinnamon in search of locations pass
| through going east almost every day.
They never encroach on the territory of
a brother celestial but keep moving I'M
til place is found where they can work
alone or tremendously together
Garden City Sentinel.
| The Ottawa Local News thinks that
! Kansas is good enough for anybody who
can be satisfied this side of heaven. Its
a fact worthy of note that the persons i'll
! that state could probably be counted on
! the thumb of one hand who would will
ihSly tAShanSe even d uuSoul Ill Ndio~S
for mansion in the skieS.-kansas
City Star.
| 1t is waste of time. effort and money
! to plant trees in sod. They will not grow.
Trees need ground that is well broken up
thoroughly cultivated, and, for the
first three or four years they need
almost as much cultivation as corn. We
know what we are talking about, having
tried it.-Atchison Champion.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
OPINIONS ON OKLAHOMA.

From Gushing" Washington letter in
the Leavenworth Times, we CLEAN the
following opinions in regard to the
opening of Oklahoma.
Senator Plumb is reported as saving:
l suppose the Springer bill viii pass
the house in a week or ten days-Mr.
Springer himself is of that opinion-and
then il will come over TO the senate
Some amendments may be necessary.
For instance. the Indians are to be paid
Sl.a5 per acre for their land. but If they
don't choose to take that the bill is
'inoperative. / would prefer 10 have
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The New York Times says: "Con.
gresham Reed, of Maine. is one of the
brightest men in the Republican party
and would be one of the most useful if
the party longer had use for bright men.
A very modest way of excusing its own
idiosyncrasics and justifying the erratic
course of Curtis, Lowell ct al. But the
Times will discover earlier than Will be
pleasant to it that there are enough
bright and loyal men in the Republican
party to dissipate the Pickering glimmer
of mugwumpism.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The temperance cause is moving for
ward in Missouri under the form of local
option. 1t is said that sixty odd counties
have already taken action under that
lead. The people over there appear to
be in earnest in the matter, but proceed
in conformity with the idea held out.
For instance: An enterprising grocer of
Kirksville goes about it in practical
sort of way by making this kind of an
offer: ANY man who drinks two drains
of whisky per day, for year, and pays
ten cents drink for it, can have at our
store thirty sacks of -four, 220 pounds of
granulated sugar and seventy-two
pounds of good green coffee for the
same money and get $3.50 premium for
making the change in his expenditures :
OF course it is OPTIONAL whether the
drinker accepts such an offer. but it is
something of an inducement to practice
abstemiousness.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
HooRAY FOR THE TERROR.

ON the Washington Critic.
Ny name is Riddleberger.
And Pm Terror,
A holy Terror!
feed my fiocks
On senate traditions,
And have more fun in
Fifteen minutes than all my
Dignified and concealed colleagues
Have in six months.
There are no flies
On me.
And can make Rome howl
In forty-seven languages,
All of which are Ineligible
TO the masses, whose advocate
| am in the great case OF
The L. S. Senate VS.. the Z. S. people.
/ am ''forninst"
Executive sessions,
And don't believe in combination lock
On legislative proceedings,
What Eve got to say
/ say fright out in open meetin';"
But it is hardly necessary
For me to make this statement,
Because that is why
! am a forty-horse power
Terror,
They say love Ticker, but
Are we not taught to love our
Enemies?
And do not love my colleagues
In the Senate also?
It's pity some of them
Were not more like
Me,
l have spoken, but l will
Not sit down!
Nor can anybody make me!
For further DarticIllaIS come out
Into the cloak room,
Where | shall remain
Yesterday, today, and forever
Riddleberger,
Destroyer of Senate traditions,
Riddleberger,
The Terror
ba
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Which is the Cow.

Topeka Democrat.
The Capital this morning says: David
Bennett Hill had better get off the track.
What if it should run into a cow was
asked of the inventor of the first locomo-
tive 1t would be bad thing for the
cow responded the confident inventor
And SO it has proved, and invariably it
is the COW that is thrown off the track,
and not the locomotive" Say. Brother
McCray, are you dead sure which is the
cow, and which is the locomotive:
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Put rtself on Record

Medicine Lodge Index
Wichita wants the Democratic state
nominating convention held there, and
even this early IN the season, we want 10
be put on record in favor Of that city.
Western and southwest Kansas win be
the Democratic strongholds this year,
and we should encourage any movement
that will help the party In this growing
and prosperous section. Topeka Beav-
enworth and Emporia have been honored,
and II Is nothing but fair that Wichita
should have the opportunity of entertain
ing the convention that viii name the
next governor of Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

representative of the Reading
strikers made the rather astonishing
statement before the house investigating
committee yesterday that President Cor.
bin, of the Reading company. offered to
compromise with the strikers upon plan
which would bull the market. the wages
of the men TO 60 up with the price of
coal. Ii the strikers can back that state
ment they will have no difficulty in CON
vincing either congress or the country
that it is time for emphatic measures. Ii
is bad enough for the companies to COM
bine TO rob the people, but when they at
tempt to bride employees to join the con-
spiracy, congress should exercise Its
authority and protect the public.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Kansas Wants MANUFACTURES.

kmporia NeWe
Every new mandatory helps TO
cheaper the particular line of goods
which it Is engaged in manufacturing.
With canning factories established
throughout Kansas both consumer, man
ufacturer and farmer viii be benefited.
The first will get cheaper and better
goods, the second will have great ad-
vantage over his eastern rivals. and the
farmer VIII have a home market for his
produce at better figures than ne other
wise could get. Moral: Kansas wants
manufactures.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Law Unto Themselves.


\ gang of cattle thieves from Kansas,
who have been operating near Paladora,
in this strip, encountered an obstacle last
Thursday night. Three night herders
were watching the cattle when the gang
made raid upon the herd. cut out a
bunch and started off wsth them, when
the herders gave chase. firing pronis-
cuously in the dark. Next morning a
man wearing a false beard was found
dead on the prairie. together with dead
steer and horse. Served him night,
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The centennial Of the Inauguration of
George Washington as president of the
United States is to be observed in New
York city in the spring of 1899: imme-
diately after the great national demon
stration in Washington in commemora-
ton of the putting into operation of the
federal constitution. 1t is the purpose to
make the observance of the anniversary
at New York national in character. and
this will bring to an end the series of CEN
tenniaI events in this country. The in
augural of Republican president on the
4th Of March will be a most fitting pre-
lude for the series of events.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The senate and house Pacific railways
committees have decided to take up first
and President Adams is now in Wash
ington, and says the Union Pacific wants
a final settlement this time on bust
ness basis. That is just what the people
want. If both sides are honest there
ought to be no difficulty in getting to-
petbpr
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Growth of Liberality.

Philadelphia Times.
And just as the world grows wiser,
broader and better. the pulpit and the
newspaper. now the great educators of
the land, will grow more and more in
harmony with each other. 1t is this
liberal growth that makes the Sunday
newspaper now the most important of
all newspaper issues in the centers of
population, and certainly ministers.
churches and people We're never better
than TODAY
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

Just as Leavenworth was getting her
coal interests in shape for business all
operations We're brought to sudden
stand still by strike in the mines. The
rate paid for mining was five cents a
bushel, but the operators found that
they could not compete in the markets
of the country with coal mined at less
rate: so they reduced the price to four
cents. Against this reduction the miners
struck. and there the matter rests.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The Senate, in passing the Blair edu-
cational bill, was evidently prompted by
the same reason as that given by the
girl for marrying an oft rejected suitor:
to get rid of its opportunities. That
body tried the same expedient once be-
fore, but the house disposed of it more
summarily by lmceremonioasly sitting
down on it, which it will do again, with
out doubt.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Plenty Of Fun Ahead.

Usace CITY Free Press.
If Mr.. Cleveland should now do what
the country was given TO understand by
his own announcement. what he prob
ably would in case of his election-that
is. decline to run for second term
there would be great confusion in the
land. There will be plenty of fun,
ANYHOW
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
An IriShmau'S Toast.


Marshal P. Vilder's latest hit is the
toast which the modest Irishman drank
to the Englishman: Heres to you as
good as you are and here's to me as bad
as | am. but as good as you are and as
bad as l am, I'm as good as you are as
bad as | am"
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
The Topeka Democrats treatment of

The Topeka Democrats treatment of
its party's case of general debility is
pretty vigorous, it must be admitted.
but, as the doctors say. a violent attack
calls for heroic treatment. In this case
it is doubtful If the patient shall be able
to stand the expurgation necessary to
put it in anything like a healthful condi-
ton. Fact is if the bile and effete mat.
ter were eliminated from it there would
be scarcely enough substance left to cast
a shadow. Keep up the treatment,
Doctor Tomlinson: the exegencies of
the times demand it and will exculpate
YOU from blamableness. even if your
efforts should produce collapse.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

If Congressman Dockey, OF Missouri,
believes the present mail service OF the
west is the most efficient this section has
ever known. as he is credited with say
ing, he will have the scales pulled off OF
his eyes when he enters the canvass OF
his state for governor. The common
people will learn him thing or two.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

Information of the whereabouts of
Clark Smith will be cheerfully received
by his father, Jacob b. Smith, whose
postoffice address is Viewers Old Stand.
Westmoreland county, Pa. Clark Smith
left Pleasant Unity in the month Of
March, 1885. His height is five feet ten
inches, light complexion and light hair.
When last hear from he had claim near
Oak City, Seward county, western Kan
sas. Papers please copy.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

Mrs. Hendricks, wife of the late vice
president. is of the opinion that intellect
is not appreciated in the Democratic
party" This observation prompts a
certain jealous supporter OF the Hill
boom to REMARK that "Mrs. Hendricks
will doubtless admit that beef is, that if
she has any doubts, she can turn her
ewes toward the white house"
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

Now that Mr.. Blaine has withdrawn
what excuse is there left for mugwumpish
STANDARDIZATION Champion.
Apparently none whatever, but in fact
the same that first gave rise to it, l. e.
the free trade vagaries they imbibed.
From the haste the Democrats are max
ing to get away from that position it
would seem that the recaIcitrants men,
toned will soon be forced to join the
George gang or be left in utter isola-
fiOn
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

OF the four chief repositories of gold
in the world. the United States treasury
contains nearly one-half of the aggregate
amount or $685., 100000. OF the balance,
$137 200, 600 is in the National bank of
France, S101 100000 in the National
bank of Germany, and $100,0O0,000 in
Bank of England.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18
Skilled Labor for Protection.

AnnlstOWn l4AIa.J Hot BIasI
Labor must protect its interests, and
skilled labor will invariably be found on
the side of protection. What we need is
a higher duty on manufactured goods.
on raw materials. that come in competi-
ton with American productions, and the
decrease of the surplus can best be eff
fected by repeal of the infamous reve-
nue. laws
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The Omaha Herald says .'the efforts
Henry George puts forth do not count
for enough to concern anyone but HIM
self. IL he is on the lookout for fatted
calf he is doomed to disappointment >
But the fatted calf has already been
provided. There is a chance for a COM
promise between the Hill and Cleveland
factions of the Democratic party, after
all. Well. no one can tell what day
NAV bring forth.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

With the first blast of the wintry north
winds of last November the Kingman
Morning News perched itself in its cozy
attic. tucked its head under its wing, SO
to speak, and has been dreaming the
hours away ever since. Now, however,
that the ground hog has banished Jack
Frost and the merry songsters have mated
and are inviting the spring time with
their CHEEKY notes, the News comes
bounding forth as bright and fresh as
a maiden making her debut in society
and as self-possessed as boy with his
first pair of gallus breeches with pockets
in them. The figures may be a little in
congruvial, but it will be borne in mind
that a morning newspaper. like the
News, is expected to be somewhat after
that order.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The announcement is made that more
than seven hundred Republican clubs
have been organized in various parts OF
the country since the recent club conven-
ton, and the good work is still going on,
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The Denver World remarks that lit is
worthy of especial notice in Colorado,
that almost without exception every
prominent man and newspaper, in the
country that has a reputation for politi-
cal sagacity accepts Blaines letter of re-
nunciation as sincere and final, although
most of these receive it with profound
regret. They are sagacious enough to
know that Blaine is sagacious enough to
know that insincerity in the matter
would be his ruin before the convention
and if not before the convention certain
ly before the country" The force of the
remark is Modified somewhat, however,
by the fact that Senator Teller, of that
state, has been named in connection
with the nomination since the publica-
ton of the Blaine letter.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

The great South American emmigra-
ton scheme that was going to do such
marvellous things for the southern
negroes seems to have died bornin.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

Hon. "Ret" GARRISON. chairman of the
executive committee Of the Republican
national committee, who is now in Chi
cago, has had an excellent opportunity
of late to feel the public pulse, and he
has plainly reached the conclusion that
Mr.. Blaine will be the nominee of the
Chicago convention, without any serious
opposition. He adds that Mr.. Blaine has
not lost strength in the west since he was
a candidate in 1884: that he has gained
in the east, and what is more important,
has gained in New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut. He believes that on a
protection platform the Republican
party can carry several Of the southern
states, including Louisiana. if the party
in congress does not interfere with the
sugar tariff.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-18

And now poseth Hill, George and
Cleveland, these three; but the chiefiest
OF these is-will tell you later.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-10

and left by the noon train for Liverpool
with Mrs. Blame, ais two daughters,
and Miss Dodge. Last evening he dined
with Bfrs. Roberts in Grosvenor square.
The Ruests were mostly American, in
GLIDING Mrs. Paran Stevens, Mrs.
.Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin,
and MIR. and Miss Endicett. MIR. Blalne's
mugwump friends who expect to see
him arrive q wreck will have to endure
q surprise, 81 never was better no in
better spirits," he said last night. He
makes no secret of his satisfaction with
MIR. Harrison's nomination, a pro-
claims his belief in the certainty OF his
election. He will not oven admit that
the contest is likely TO be close. 'I
have" he said "5ut answer to such
questions. MIR. Harrison will WIN" I
need not tell you that Mr.. Blaine goes
home to throw himself heart and soul
into the campaign. He is perfectly sat
isfieG with the issue as now framed be-
tween the republicans and democrats
and their renegade republican allies.
Mr.. Blaine has been long enough here
to find out what English free traders
really think. He met some OF the lead
ing men. They are outBpoken la public
and private alike. They pour out eulo-
giles on MIR. Cleveland, whom they look
to as their standard besrer. Mr.. Blame
is impatient to get homo and join in the
fight. He is as full OF energy as he is of
confidence.
"Don't misunderstood me-" he added.
81 say we are going to win, 60 we are,
but we shall win because we arc going
to make this fight on a square American
issue; because we shall make the Ameri-
can people understand it is their inter
esta we are fighting for and British
interests which the democrats are fight
ing for. We are going to appeal both
to their intelligence and the patriotism.
The more audiences we can reach the
larger will be our majority. It Is not so
be won by lying down and waiting, but
by hard standing fighting, and I am
going TO do my share"