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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

There is every indication that the COM
ing season will be the busiest ever known
in this city for the building trades
that great as was the expenditure in this
direction in 1887, it will be even greater
in 1888.
There is no reason for surprise at this
prospect. Those who have watched the
current of trade IN Wichita during the
past three or four months have seen that
the city did not grow too fast last sea-
son: that it did notOutstrip the country
which supports ii; that, III fact, 1t did
not keep pace with it. The trade OF es-
tablished houses was not decreased by
the new enterprises, as would have been
| the case if the business establishments
of the city had increased faster than the
population of the tributary country. In
this respect Wichita stands alone among
| Western cities.
There have not been a great many
! idle people here during the winter-not
nearly so many as would naturally have
| been expected to result from the suspen-
sion of active building operations and
public improvements. There have been
| some idle. of course but nearly all those
| who really wished for work found some
thing to do.
In a very few weeks the work will be-
gin again in dead earnest. 1t has been
a busy winter for architects, and many
| plans for costly structures on both the
| business and residence streets have been
prepared With the renewal of building
operations there will of course be work
| for every one whose home is in Wichita
and for the thousands besides who viii
come to seek employment.
1t is hardly worth while to 60 over the
beaten path of explanation of Wichita's
prosperity. 1t is pretty familiar to most
readers of the EAGLE. 1t thrives because
it cannot well help it. Its position com
mands trade. 1t is the gateway of al
empire which pays it tribute. 1t is ne
cessity to prosperous people. So long
as this empire prospers, so must Wichita
When it fails. so will Wichita-but thai
time will never come. The continued
growth and prosperity of the city is as
certain as anything in human affairs car
be.
The people of Wichita ought to veal
smiling faces. As individuals they have
their Affections, great and small. As &
community they are greatly favored
| They have health. plenty, and bright
prospects. What more can reasonable
men and women ask?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
TEE CAMPAIGN OPENED.

Now that the winter is past and the
season of renewed activity In the west
returned, and the eyes and attention OF
the people east. (home seekers and IN
vestorsl are being attracted IN this dlrec-
ton, the employed or interested liars
have resumed their defamatory work
through the columns OF such
papers east Of the Mississippi river as
will publish the vile SANDERS, and that
embraces about all that receive SUCH.
We can very well understand why those
citizens of any section or community
who are materially interested IN the pro-
gress and welfare thereof should object
TO other good citizens leaving their
localities, or to their investing money
elsewhere to the upbuilding and develop
ing of other sections and localities. Inc
promptings to such opposition Is III part
the first law of nature, because IN some
measure a matter of self preservation.
But even that strong incentive does not
warrant any one in concocting and pro-
mitigating barefaced falsehoods to the
injury of others. We have reason to be-
lieve that very many of the defamatory
statements that are published in eastern
papers are procured, though now and
then one is sent back or is handed
to the publisher, the writer pelnS
prompted to make his asseveratlons by
disappointment at not picking up a
princely fortune in twlnkllng, SO 10
speak, in the booming, bounding west
There are such persons, and their
silhoutte portraitures of the country,
drawn upon sombre background, are
taken as true representations by the en-
vious and Jealous, whose greatest wish
is that such exaggerations might be true.
Within the past two or three days
we have received as many papers from
Illinois and Indiana, containing just such
articles as we have attempted to describe,
and expect to receive others at short IN
tervals from now on through the busy
season. OF course we cannot undertake
to reply to and denounce these ISLANDERS
sertiatim; it isn't necessary. The writers
of such stuff almost invariably betray
their animus in the verbiage they en-
plov. and in most cases are their own
strongest accusers.
Meantime this city and section goes
right along increasing in wealth and pop
ulation at a rate that astonishes even
those who are daily witnesses thereto.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Mayor Francis is likely to receive his
reward. He went to Washington and
induced Grover Cleveland to stay longest
in st. Louis on his grand swing around
the circle, thus filled the empty hotels
for week, and gave the streets of the
ancient town quite lively appearance.
He went to Washington again ten days
ago, labored with the national committee
and came home with Chicago's scalp in
his pocket. BY this act alone he won
the undymg gratitude of the people OF
st. Louis, regardless of party, and now
it is proposed to make him governor OF
the state. All other booms pale in the
presence af his. Well. why not? He is
patriotic, and rustler. and deserves con-
sideration. Besides, he is a man of
brains. and if Missouri is welded to her
idols, and must have a Democratic GOV
ernor, she cannot do better than take
Mayor Francis.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The conviction of those fellows in
Maine for numbering Cashier Barron. of
the Dexter bank. is vindication that
those who believe in fidelity and heroism
will hail with real pleasure. Barron
was found dead or dying. with every
sign of having resisted an attack on the
bank. After a while he was charged
with suicide, and the pusillanimous
policy was adopted of suing his estate
for the benefit of the bank A trial con-
Quoted by Chief Justice Peters, of Maine.
may be safely reckoned fair one. He
is one of the ablest men on the New Eng
land bench. That trial finds these men
guilty of numbering Barron, and the
stain on his character. and the reflection
cast on al! honorable men who have
money entrusted to them. is at hast re-
moved.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The American hog had his little
innings in the house last week on the
resolution appropriating $500 900 to pro-
vide for National representation at the
international exposition at Paris this
year. Mr.. Adams of Illinois offered an
amendment authorizing the commits
sioner of agriculture to prepare for gra-
tuitous circulation atssaid exposition a
concise statement, in English, French
and German, descriptive of embarrassing
in the United States. the methods of
preparing pork for export, and a treatise
on the wholesomeness of American
pork, also to secure if possible as feature
of the exhibition A competitive inspec-
ton of the pork and pork products of
different nations. The amendment was
adopted, including an extra appropria-
ton of S25, 900 TO pay for the necessary
work,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Clay Center, that had not asked for a
public building, was greatly astonished
when the news came that Senator
Plumb had introduced bill to APP
propriate 100000 for such building.
The Daily Times says:
The news was perfect surprise to
every body, and no one could throw any
light on the subject. 1t is Senator Plum rs
plan to dispose of the surplus In the
national treasury by erecting public build
ings in cities of over certain population,
and this bill is probably in pursuance OF
that plan The news was received with
general rejoicing, and had it not been for
the stormy evening it is probable that, a
general mass meeting OF citizens would
have been held to jollify in systematic
manner
We only regret that the senator and
our representative could not prevent the
scaling of the additional appropriation
asked for for the public building in this
city. But we have no censure for them
on account of the cut; it was not their
fault.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The thirty seventh Kansas report is
printed. 1t contains I5i cases in which
opinions were written by the Supreme
Court Justices as follows: Horton, "a;
Valentine. "a: Johnston. 81: and by the
missioners-Simpson. %: Clegston.
-: Holt 23 In eleven cases per curiam
opinions only were filed. All cases
decided prior TO January /, 1888, up and
not before reported except 81 decided in
December, 1897. and contained in this
volume The state printer has begun
work on the thirty-eighty Kansas report,
enough opinions having been filed to
make that volume.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Our plucky little neighboring city,
Winfield, is all agog over a proposition
from Chicago copcern mame not given
to establish a packing house at that
point, to have a capacity of a thousand
hogs and two hundred and fifty cattle
per day. The company is to begin oper-
ations with million dollars capital. 1t
only asks the city for one hundred thou
sand dollars and one hundred and twenty
acres of ground. The Courier says that
ten thousand dollors of the required
amount was raised In five minutes. In
the language of Punch, That is the way
to do it," Go in neighbor; get there if
YOU can. We admire your get-up-and-
getativeness, whatever comes of your
enterprise.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

1t is doubtless true, as the Globe-Dem-
ocrat says. that with Judge Gresham as
its candidate for president, the Repub-
lican party could make astrictly agrees
i've campaign; that MS record is free
from any suspicion of discredit or any
necessity of explanation; and the demand
for such man is SO plain and imperative
that it cannot possibly be misunder-
stood, but it carries with it an implied
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

As a dernier resort the DeLesseps
Panama canal managers are now asking
permission of the French government to
inaugurate a lottery scheme by which to
raise funds to carry on the work. The
canal enterprise seems to be pretty
effectuaIy locked up; it has been damned
times without number byit unfortunate
victims.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Leavenworth seems in very bad way
with her new enterprises. 1t is only day
or two ago that a strike resulted in the
permanent closing of the recently de-
veloped coal mines. Now strike has
taken place at the Leavenworth glucose
works, seventy-five Of the employees
having quit work because the company
will not give them six days work. The
factory is running five days in the week,
the pay of each employee averaging (1.3O
a day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Reports from varions sources to the
leading financial journals indicate fair
condition of trade throughout the
country. There is nothing especial to
note. n The tariff bill has SO far had no
effect apparently as no one now expects
it to become law. In Wall street every
thing is dull: even the appetite for bonds
is gone and investors have invested
their cash or else think they can do
better later.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

vet. Come to Egypt. or rather Maize,
and get your sacks laden. Our ticket
agent is young but very attentive TO
business. Strangers are coming III daily
looking over our bluff city with a view
to locate. 1t might be possible III the
near future we will be added to West
Wichita as it is coming west and we
going east. Hope the collision Will be
harmless as the cyclone that passed over
us the first of March.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Mrs. J. \. Henry, of North Topeka,
was perhaps fatally burned by an alco-
hol explosion while preparing a bath Of
that liquid.
The name of the postofice hitherto
known as Bethel, in Republic county.
has been changed TO Munden. and the
postoifice at Bloomfield. in Phillips
county. has been discontinued.
Z. N. Moss has begun quo warranto
proceedings IN the Supreme court TO Gust
II. E. Patterson from the Office of county
clerk OF Harper county. Moss was the
defeated candidate.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Speaking of modern inventions in ex-
plosives, and so forth, we wish to state
that when dynamite takes the place OF
gun powder we wish to be excused from
going to war. In fact, we prefer not to
90 ANYHOW,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The Atchison Champion calls on the
state board of railroad commissioners to
prevent the Rock Island railroad from
discriminating against Atchison. That
paper claims the Rock Island charges 20
cents a hundred On freight from Sabetha,
Kan, to st. Louis, via. Atchison, and 33
cents from the same place to Atchison.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

We recommend the following ticket
to our Democratic contemporaries: For
president, Samuel j. Randall, of Penn
sylvania; for vice-president, Henry Wat
terson, of kentucky. Platform: Pro-
tective tariff in the east and free trade
in the south.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The Philadelphia Record is so dis
gusted with the management OF the
postoffice department that it sees merit
in the proposition to put it in the control
of careful women. 1t certainly couldnt
be worse with such change.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The defeat of Neal Dow as the amalma-
gated candidate Prohibition-Democrat
for mayor of Portland, Me-, is not the
only gratifying feature of the recent
elections in Maine. The returns show
large Republican gains at almost every
point and losses at none. Good enough.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

From the continuous calls, through
the local papers, upon the voters of
Kansas City to register one would natur-
ally infer that registering and voting is
the principal occupation Of the male
portion of the inhabitants.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Cleveland Leader: The Bourbon clans
of the United States will gather on July
3 to renominate on the Fourth the man
who goes fishing on Decoration day. If
this does not crowd the record for hypo-
critical absurdity and misfit bombast,
we are not well informed concerning the
extent to which political idiocy and inn
pudence can go.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

The tariff tinkerers, in fixing up the
new bill which is now in the hands Of
the full committee, took the cue from
Mr.. Blaines views upon the presidents
message to congress. Mr.. Blaine, it will
be remembered, favored the removal of
the tax on tobacco, and this is the prin-
cipal feature of the new bill, aside from
the long list of minor articles transferred
to the free list
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Randall will
hurry up his tariff bill. We want all the
combined Democratic wisdom on this
subject fred at the country at one time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Talmage says there are more scandal
mongers among men than among women.
We cheerfully give woman the beneht
of the noted divine's opinion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

Senator Vest is born leader. He led
Missouri out of the Union. Missouri
didn't follow, bnt that wasn't Georges
fault,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09

admission that as much cannot be said
of some whose names have been men
toned in connection with the nominal
ton. II the Globe knows anything that
would disqualify any man for the nomi-
nation or that would form serious inn
pedinnent to his election if nominated,
that is, of personal character, it is that
papers duty to let it be known. We do
not believe it has any such information.
If not, it resorts to unfair methods to adj
vance its favorite's interests.
Edward Atkinson writes to Brad
streets letter on the cost of wheat that
is really of immense, almost dramatic in
terest He cites in detail the reductions
in cost of production, handling and
transportation of wheat that have come
in in recent years, and shows that the
entire fall in London from so shillings a
quarter g bushels) down to % shillings,
or even less, has been saved in these de-
tails, SO that the western farmer can as
| well afford to raise wheat at present
prices as at the old figures. 1t is Won
derful story of the progress Of inven-
ton, and he doesn't think the end has
come yet. Moreover he looks for the
utilization of fields now waste to such eX-
tent that short supply is never proba-
bic. The object of the paper is to prove
that western mortgage on a good farm
is safe investment. Incidentally he
proves that the inventive power of the
! Yankee mind is almost without limit.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-28

abroad in whatever land he may be in a law
ful trade. The men who abandoned the Re
publican party have deserted not only the
cause of honest government of sound finance
or freedom and purity of the ballot, but es-
pecially have deserted the cause of reform i'll
the civil service. We will not fail to keep our
pledges because they have broken
theirs or because their candidate has
broken his We therefore repeat our
declaration of 1884, to wit: ''The
reform of the civil service, auspiciously begun
under the republican administration should
be completed by the further extension of the
reform system already established by law, to
all the grades of the service to which it is APP
picable The spirit and purpose of the reform
should be observed i'll all executive appoint
ments, and all laws at variance with the OBJ
ject of existing reform legislation should be
repealed to the end that the dangers OF free
institutions, which lurk in the power ofofficial
patronage may be wisely and effectively
avoided" The gratitude of the ma
tion to the defenders of the Union cannot be
measured by laws. The legislation of con-
Sress should conform to the pledges made by
a loyal people, and be so en-
larged and extended as to provide
against the possibility that any man who
honorably wore the Federal uniform shall be-
come an inmate of an almshouse, or depend
ent upon private charity. In the presence of
an overtowing treasury, it would de public
scandal to do less for those whose yalorous
services preserved the government We de-
nounce the hostile spirit shown by President
Cleveland in his numerous vetoes ofmeasures
for pension relief, and the action of the Dem
ocratic house of representatives in refusing
even consideration of general pension legis
lation. In support of the principles herewith
enunciated, to invite the patriotic men of all
parties, and especially of all workingmen
whose prosperity seriously threatened by
the free trade policy of the present admins
tratipO
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-28

domain, in pursuance of the conditions in
serted by the Republican party in the origi-
nal grants. We charge the Democratic ad-
ministration with failure to execute the laws
securing to settlers title to their homesteads
and with using appropriations made for that
purpose to harass innocent settlers with
spies and prosecutions under the false pre-
tense of exposing frauds and vindicating the
law.
JUSTICE TO THE TERRITORIES.
The government by congress of the terri
tories is based upon necessity only, to the
end of that they may become states in the
Union; therefore, whenever the conditions OF
population, material resources public intelli
genee and morality are such as to insure
stable local government therein, the people OF
such territories should be permitted, as
right nheritent in them, to form for them
selves constitutions and state government
and be admitted into the Union. Pending
the preparations for statehood. all officers
thereof should be selected from the bona tde
residents and citizens of the territory wherein
they are to serve South Dakota should of
right be Immediately admitted as Il state in
the Union under the constitution framed and
adopted by her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action of the Republican senate in
twice passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic house of repre-
sentatives, for partisan purposes. to favor
ably consider these bills is Il wilful violation
of the sacred American principle of local self
government and merits the condemnation
OF all just men The pending bills in the
senate for acts to enable the people of WASH
ington, North Dakota aud Montana terrific
ries to form constitutions and establish state
governments should be passed without un-
necessary delay. The Republican party
pledges itself to do all in its power to facil-
tate the admission of the territories OF New
Mexico, Wyoming. Idaho and Arizona to the
enjoyment of selfgovernment as states,
such OF them as are now qualified as soon as
possible. and the Others as soon as they may
become SO. The political power of the Nor
mon church in the territories, as exercised in
the past, is Il menace to free institutions too
dangerous longer to be suffered. Therefore
pledge the Republican party appropri-
ate legislation asserting the soverei gn-
tv of the nation in all territories where
the same is questioned. and in further
ance of that end, To place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesiastical
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-28

The British Medical journal con-
tains 8 fall and scientific account of o
remarkable operation recently per-
formed by d.. Gersung OF Vienna, be
ing the transplantaticn OF a nerve
from g rabbit to a man. The patient
IS Prof. Won Fleischl, distinguished
physioloeist of the University ofVien-
ma. Sixteen years ago he was poi
soned by a cut during q post-mortem.
His thumb had to be amputated, n
disease OF the nerve INTERVIEWED, and
after some years the whole system oil
nerves OF the thumb and two first fin
gers was affected and became very
painful. Gersunc's operation con-
sisted in taking as long q piece as
possible of the sciatic nerve from a
rabbit. which was still palpitatinp.
and inserting it in the place of six
centimeters of the diseased median
nerve cut from Fleischl's hand. For
few hours there was great pain.
This then entirely subsidized and heal
ing began. Two months have now
elapsed, and the pain has not
returned. The success is believed to
be permanent.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-28

large but in the case of Rev. Mr. Morton it
was made to serve the purpose of supporting
his family as well as to give his six children Il
start in the world. 1t was not great lift to
be sure, but courage, pluck and talent did
the rest in the case of Levi p. Morton. At
twenty years of age he found himself the pro-
prietor of u small store in Hanover, N. II. 1t
was u general store" with little of every
thing for sale over the counter.
Going soon afterwards to New York, he
made u fortune in the dry goods business,
and then became u banker. He was the head
OF the firm of Morton. Bliss & Co., and is II
thorough business man-shrewd, enterprisng,
liberal and intelligent.
During the war, in the dark days of1S62-3,
tbs was one of the tirmest supporters of the
Union. He never feared, as others did that
the United States might not be able to repay
the money needed to carry on the war.
After the war Returned his attention to po-
litical affairs, and joined the Republican
party. Mr.. Morton was elected to congress
from the Eleventh district of New York. The
district had been strongly Democratic, but
his majority was over 1000. He was re-
elected two years after. President Garfield
nominated him as minister to France which
was unanimously confirmed by the senate in
March 1881. The vacant seat thus created
i'll the house of representatives wes filed by
Roswell p. Flower. In May 1881, Mr.. Nor
ton was appointed honorary commissioner
general to the Paris International exhibition
of electricity.