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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

the amount of her taxable valuations,
as shown by the official statistics and
the records of the state, not only IN the
magnitude of her business as demon
strated by the bank clearing house re-
PORTS; not only in her traffic, mercantile
tonnage and public services and public
institutions: but is the only city that
can be called city in all those distln-
gushing traits which marks the city IN
fact. That there will be other cities IN
Kansas, that is cities with the character
istic symbolisms and typyfying imprlnts
Of the commercial center, entrepot and
mart we doubt not, and our hope equals
our pride in that direction, but that Kan
sas has gained the distinction of being
able to boast one real city, in all that
word implies, no man who has ever seen
Wichita can or will deny.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
HER SPRING "AD."
Newton Republican.

Newton Republican.
We do not hear much about the ex-
cursion business this season. Possibly
the strike and other causes may have
interfered with the first of the series and
the crowd will come later on. So far,
Judging from the Kansas newspapers,
there has been nothing in the way of a
rush, but plenty of people will see Kan
sas at this season of the year. The trains
are full of people without any special
rates. Kansas is on the ''big road and
YOU cannot go from one side of this coun-
trv-frOm ocean TO OCean--verv well
without passing through Kansas. And
now there Is a sort of north and south
business springing up from Texas and
Mexico into Kansas and then turning
off 10 the eastward. Kansas IS really at
the forks of the road" Kansas is, in
consequence, Just now advertising her
self. and Is getting ready fOr her great
spring act. They now come In On us
from the snow and mud Of the east, and
from the sandy plains Of the west. and
the grass Is springlng, and the trees are
budding. and the green y heat Is begin
ning 70 wave IN the wind. and from
morning till evening the meadow lark
Is calling. The advertising agent Is re-
lieved from his work, and nature is
doing the talking for Kansas. "Tou
observe" says the kindly dame, this
landscape, stretching TO the SKY. You
observe that there are no flies on ii, neither
are there rocks, or stumps. or ridges.
or swamps, or fogs, or alkali, or sage
bush, or greasewood. or any such thing
It's ali good, and it hasn't been made 80
by fifty years Of chopping and grubbing.
another half-century OF guano and phos-
pilates. Ii ways built thIs way" All
the agents and pamphlets and guides IN
the world can :ell the Traveller through
Kansas no more than be learns from ms
own eyes as be Eazes from the car
window and reads the advertisement
that stretches 70 the horIzon- Perhaps
he VIII not stay. Perhaps be Is going TO
California 10 get rich out ef real estate
snap: or TO Colorado 70 pull fortune
out Of prospect hole Then he viii
come back again. There Is no resisting
the charms Of Kansas Ia the spring, for
then Kansas Is a syrsn-
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Rank Discrimination.

A Chicago paper says: 1T Is believed
that the leading dressed beef shippers Of
this city are making preparation for IN
stituting lawsuits III the United States
court against the various roads running
east from this city, except the Chicago
8, Grand Trunk. on account Of discrImi-
nation and violation of the interstate
commerce law. They viii ask the court
TO compel the roads TO refund 10 ship
pers the amounts charged them in ex-
cess Of the rates made by the Chicago d
Grand Trunk. The latter, by agree
Inent with the other eastern lines.
Is now allowed to make a rate Of 50c
per 100 pounds on dressed beef, Chicago
TO Boston, against 70c on all other roads,
and 5Jc to New York. against &c by the
other roads. This difference Of x0c IN
Boston rates and 20c in New York, the
shippers claim, Is the Tankest kind Of
discrimination. Those differen;ials were
awarded by ChaIrmen Fink and Blancb-
ard to enable the Chicago & Grand
Trunk 70 secure It's proper proportion oi
the business. II IS claimed 70 BE- vIrtu-
ally pooling agreement u e4ualize OF
divide the traffic.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
PROHIBITION IN MISSOURI.

Eighty-two counties and twenty towns
of more than $500 inhabitants have
voted. Forty-nine counties have voted
':wet" and thirty-three dry" The
total vote cast in these same counties
and towns was 251,417. The total vote
this year on the prohibition question was
1913. .781. The Democratic counties vot-
ing dry" were 36; Republican, Is;
Democratic counties voting ''wet. %;
Republican. II. Thirteen of the twenty
towns went dry" seven 'wet." OF
the thirteen ''drv" seven are Republi-
can, and six Democratic; Of the seven
''wet" towns five are Democratic and
two Republican. The aggregate "dry
majority is 21,O92: aggregate ''wet, .
14,972. Thirty counties have not voted.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The latest and most careful computa-
ton of the losses incurred by the 60
strike is that it cost the strikers SOL 600
and the road s., 100, ,0O0 This is total
of -. .701, 900. But there is another
party to the contest. The general public
served by the road and its connections
have also been sufferers. Who can COM
pute how much the public have lost:
And who has been the gamer by the con-
fict: a few hundred or thousand work
men who have taken the strikers places
and the stockholders OF the other lines
which are rivals OF the ''Q" have made
something out of il. All others who have
been affected in any way have lost This
state OF things is not particularly nensol-
atory to either OF the two parties directly
involved a square, calm look at the
facts. however, may be OF profit ultl-
matelv to both. It may be too late now
to talk about compromise The road 5
assertion that the places Of ali the strik-
ers have been filed and that II needs nc
Snore workmen may. indeed, Dc partially
true. The fact is obvious TO both parties
today, though. tf.zf if they had shown q
reasonable amount Of tact, discrlmiIa-
ton and fairness IN the consideration Of
their differences before the strlke began
the contest would have been syerted,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
THE DAKOTA QUESTION.

The reason for granting the prayer OF
the people of the southern counties OF
Dakota to be admitted into the Union as
a state under the Republican constitu-
ton which they have framed for them
selves are as familiar as they are unan-
swerable; but most people will have no
difficulty in believing the New York Irl-
bune's correspondent at the national
capital when he reports that these rea-
sons were never presented III clearer,
more striking and more convincing series
of arguments than by Senator Platt. 1t
was no doubt labor of love for him and
was performed in his usual thorough
fashion. He pointed out that the pro-
posed boundaries Of the new state IN
close an erea of II, 900 squire miles and a
population larger today than that OF
either of nine states now represented IN
the senate-a distinctively American
population at that, every way fitted for
the privileges and responsibilities OF
statehood.
There is abundant precedent for such
an action in the cases Of the CarOllhas
and EirgiEias if precedent is wanted.
Nor can it be argued that the people OF
the territory oppose the division, for, as
stated, the south portion has emphasized
its eagerness for it by formulating and
adopting a constitution as stated, while
the northern portion are equally anxious,
though it has not gone SO far in the mat
ter of organization as the other. If,
therefore, s.all parties Immediately in
interest want it, and are prepared to
comply with the most rigid exactions,
we see no good reason why it should not
he done
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The fox that blundered~ into the trap
and lost his tail Immediately tried to per
suade the other foxes that tails had gone
out of style and that no really self-re-
specting vulpine aristocrat would any
longer be seen in public with so obsolete
and unmodish on appendage. The at
tempt was ingenious, but the fabulist re-
ports that it was not success. a while
her most gracious majesty Victoria,
queen and empress, undertook to INTRO
duce the fashion in Europe of marrying
princesses of the blood to Battenbergs.
1t is easy to understand why she should
be eager to persuade the royal and I'M
perial house of Hohenzollern to take 1t
up, and thereby keep her in countenance,
Whether she will have any better luck
than the fox remains to be seen.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The country may rest easy as far as
apprehension of the passage of the Mills
.aritf bill is concerned. If one-fourth of
The members can put an estoppel to legis-
tation, as was done the past week in the
matter Of the direct tax refunding bill.
the same tactics can be employed, if nee
essary, to prevent the perpetration of the
outrage named upon the industries and
people at large in this country. 1t is not
likely that a resort 10 such methods as
enabled small minority to block the
wheels of the legislative branch of the
government as mentioned will become
necessary. but if it should enough friends
o. the people will be found on the Re-
publican side of the house TO parry the
determined blow.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
orsenbaok Credentials.

HGTDsr's &Ezsz4as.
The weii known fact that the Green
back party was composed almost en-
tirelv ~ men u broken fortunes gave
Luke Walp>5le, tise blind justice q In
dianapoiis. the prince Of waxs. al Oppor-
f,lnity 70 show his native wit. Under
the law of Indiana dehtor might escape
the payment 81 Judgment By fling q
schedule a bis prop@rty. and thus show
ng that hs hsd nothing over and SbDvs
the amount exempted from sTecatioD.
After the organization % i5rssnback <
convention that met At Ioasana5oi2s. a
delegate moved that a COMMITTEES Ga ere
deutlsls be appointed. Mr.. Chairman. I"
said Luke. III sasras 70 me that the bust.
ness Of this CnnTertiosn co8ld Re erpo.
dited considerably II each delegate were
allowed % ale hiz schsduis."
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

Ii the history OF previous years can be
taken as a guide, these figures indicate
that the railway construction of 1888 will
amount to from 5000 TO $4,000 miles.
As an evidence that large amount of
new construction is projected. a consid-
cradle portion of which Is actually in
progress. we compile the following sum-
mary, showing the number of lines in
lines in each of the states. of which in
sformation has already been given this
year, under the head of new roads. .
Some of these lines, of course, lie in
more than one state, so that the total by
states is somewhat larger than the num-
Der of roads. a very large number of
the enterprises commenced or pro
iected in former years and still
uncompleted are not included in this
summary:
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Dodge Delighted.

Attica Advocate.
Great excitement prevailed among
railroad men at Dodge City last week
over the confirmation Of the rumored
purchase Of the Wichita & Western by
the FRISCO people. This line was owned
Jointly by the Santa Re and Frisco, and
bv the recent transfer the Santa be be
comes owner Of the Halsfead branch,
and the Frisco owner Of the Wichita &
Western. II Is autbOVitatively stated
that the Wichita & Western VIII now b.
rapidly pushed through to Dodge. a. 'iS
contract for bridging the Arkansas, op-
positq the old military fort, four miles
east Of Dodge, has been let by the new
management.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

We saw a statement somewhere, IL we
remember nightly, that Topeka had, at
some time, made the CLAIM Of being a
city, city of culture and refinement il
not cosmopolitan, yet, we now learn
that Booth and Barrett, the greatest
dramatic combination that ever travelled
anywhere, were compelled TO declare
their engagement off at that place for
Friday afternoon because tickets could
not be sold in sufficient numbers to
warrant the performance. Well, well.
the ambition of a number of country
towns to become the capital can no
longer be wondered at.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Spring.
Emerson


saw the bud crowned Spring 20 forth,
Stepping daily onward north
TO greet staid, ancient cavaliers
Filing single in stately train.
And who. aud who are the travelersf
They were night aud day and day and
night,
Pilgrims wight with step fortnight
! saw the days defOrmed and low.
Short and bent by cold aud snow,
The merry Spring threw @Eeaths on
them.
Flozer- xreaths gay with bud and bell.
Many a flower and many gem,
They were resrr.hed by the smell.
They shook the snow from hats aud
shrVr
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
4 Rridze a. Helera. Arl.

Measures have been adopted and steps
taken TO procure the necessssry I,fTr1is-
slon and aid from the feaerai govern
rneut and the consent of the states Of
Mississippi and Arkansas 70 cols7T1ct 4
footway. wagon psssage and railroad
bridge across the Aisslssippi TgTeT AZ
Helena. Ark. The growing feeling that
Helena is a suitable place for a railroad
center makes this step nee
essarv. There are now three
railroads that are contemplating an
entrance into that city a. an early date,
and the bridge Is a necessity. Il Is un-
derstood that railroad men high IN an-
thority favor the movement ard viii
lend their assistance and influence in the
procurement q bridge az that point, a.
It = coDce4sd bY engineers ;lsat that
place otfers peculiar facilities for the
construction Of brldxs that are no.
presented II any olher rsoInt between
-. LOUIS and Se~ OTleanE
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
A NEW STAGE LINE.

FL. B. Anderson, of Englewood, has
established new stage line from Engle-
wood, Kan, to Beaver City, l. T., via
Alpine and Benton. The distance be-
tween Englewood and Beaver City IS
forty-ive miles. The EAGLE hopes to
see the new line grow into Importance
until it shall be followed by the steel
track
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat notes
the enthusiasm for Mr.. Blaine in the
Vermont Republican convention ''the
thoroughness with which Senator Ed
munds has been eliminated as a presi-
Dental possibility And the Leaven-
worth Times thinks the Vermonters
served their senator right.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
EXCHANGE SHOTS.


- Louis Republican DEM.
He cannot decline denomination with
out ieopardizing the success of his party.
1t has fully accepted his leadership and
he has carried it into fight which must
be decisive for or against II. He cannot,
he must not he viii not fail 10 do his part
like fearless and conscientious Ameri-
can Democrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The term 'city dads" cannot be used
this year in referring to the city officials
81 Oskaloosa. The local papers have
already conformed their expressions to
the changed conditions of that place and
affectionately denominate the new mu-
nicipal administrators as city mothers. .
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Ho- I, WORKS

Eo4crStc 1sT1tEs oshFssf
The gTsat sugar trust. which has 5
certificate capital 81 s45 oo0 p1o. co an
actual investment ~ SIS. Co. go. has
lust decizEsd dfyA1eud of : ,-z p>r
cent. although il has besn organized fee
only FIVE months. The nsoeey for this
dividend cogneS from fhs consurrsTs os
sugar and amounts 20 about is per esns
proas tn a year. This gigantic rnonogsly
deserves btsls coss5d>yaSsnn. The 9uty
on refined sagaT should bs Aso.sshad
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The New York legislature does not
appear to be set of Willin' Barkises III
regard to the equal suffrage issue as the
body that made Kansas notorious. A bill
was introduced in the lower house OF
the New York Legislature few days
ago to extend the suffrage privilege tt
women, and it was promptly squelched
No Argonias and Oskaloosas are per
missable in that state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The voters Of Scdgwcl; county VINO believe IN the
principles OF the Republican party are requested |"
assem- be in their several townships anu wards ne
tween the hours of two and seven O'Clock p. m IN
their usual voting places on Saturday, April 2lSt,
vili meet in convention AT the court house III Ich-
Ita Wednesday, April 2jth, al II O'Clock a. NJ, TO
ehose nine delegates to the seventh CongttSslolaI
district convention at Garden City on May lst.
nine delegates to the state delegate convection aJ
Wichita on Nav 9th: and nine delegates To the state
convention at Topeka July 25th 1sS for the nolnln-
alton of state oficers.
The apportionment is made for one dcles9ie anu
one alternate each - votes cast Tor auditor Oh
ate In as follows
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

There are strikes and strikes, but the
very last one and most unique mentioned
is a school-marm's strike at Mcpherson.
The school board insisted on docking
them for the time the schools were clos
ed on account of small poX, and all the
teachers with the exception of two laid
down their ferules and walked out.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The Scott County News agrees with
the EAGLE in its estimate of the capital
removal scheme Matched by the Abilene
Gazette. The News says the true in
wardness of the scheme Is, to boom Abb
lene and the Gazette and TO revivify the
waning political career of ex-Gov. Click
and his confreres. No doubt about it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
PEPUBLIcAN STATE CONVENTION

delegate convention Of the ReR16c;abns OH ans sh 81
nsas viii be held in the city OF WlchIta on me me ~
n Nav 1855 at the hour of IL CLOCK ". 10 20 the
election OF 1our delegates ana iOu ~ be held in Chi
& nne II sss Also for the nomination OF TWO
Also delegate convention of the pa RepdDcIt an The
.ansss will he held IN thecty OF lopeka III III NJ
81 Say of Jnlv isSs at the hour OF Il O'CLOCK N''
Tor the .,omination of candidates Iol;
Associate Justice Of the Supreme court
Governor.
lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State
Auditor of State
Treasurer of state.
Attorney General. ,.o.;or
paleyates 10 the conventions mentioned ao1N5 T}N5
roII ba eGacted bv county conventions, duI. CtAIe
bv the several county Republican t , 1
Ssar sI1nl rI1les and regulations as NAV pe us ,
,rascrihed The county conventions 20 ~ nt ns ~ ~
fater han NAV 5 1885 The basis OF IN a. ~
eleqafes to said state conventions o VII VIE st fnT
SoieSate ana one alternate TO eacn 4J Vot C,st m M
1890 Hc('arthy for auditor Of state NoyeniDeI,
iss6 or fraction OF 2 or more votes. oie "a M
oS ono alternate each viii be allowed 70 an rol
sanized counties and counties or8a4L@ea @ 9Se
: Isss; DELEGATES are apportioned 10 me se'eI~i
rnrpt}as as follows, tO-Wit:
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
GOING ON a PERILoUs MISSION.

A party of Catholic missionaries Will
shortly leave the City OF Mexico for
southern Mexico with view of convert
the Lacondons, wild tribe of Indians,
%, 900 in number, scattered over portions
of the states of Campecho, Tabasco and
Yucatan. They are reported as preserv-
ing the religions and social customs Of
the AztecS In their primitive purity. 1t
is said that they offer human sacrifice TO
their gods. The country which they in
habit has never been explored, but there
is a peculiar legend in the state
of TabascO that in the heart
of its forests the Lacondons pos
sess city with temples
ana bazars such as were found by the
Spaniards in Aztec cities on the first land
ing in Mexico. Few white men nave
penetrated this region and none has ever
returned alive The Lacondons were
never subdued by the Spaniards and few
attempts have been made to subjugate
them. Since Mexico became Independent
they have held themselves absolutely
aloof from all intercourse with Euro
peans. The enterprise of the missiona-
ries is considered extremely perilous.
The government favors the conversion
of the Indians: Catholicism will render
them more amenable to civil jurisdiction.
The party is composed of Passionists and
Jesuit fathers. and their mission has the
direct sanction of the college of the
Propaganda at Rome, as well as of the
archbishops and bishops of Mexico,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Petrihed Cheek.

Charleston. :. &. News and Courier.
1t is made eviden; again that the presi-
dents regard for civil service reform ex-
tends far beyond mere formal COM
pliance with the letter of the civil service
law. and looks. indeed. 10 its honest, IN
teIliqent and consistent enforcement.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

News comes 20 us across the ocean of a
wonderful preacher-a Franciscan monk
who is daily electrifying crowds at
Turin. In his eye" says the Pail Mall
Gazette, "burns the flame of apostolic
fire: when he breaches his face is trans
formed" This is the style of apostle in
which Kansas City stands so much in
need, especially her newspaper men.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

Superior, and have been paid from $50
to $50 month. / would Ike yon To
show me how reduction of the duty
on iron ore will give me any better
wages. or In any way increase my pros
periry"
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The voters of Kansas who are in favor OF a Tree Tree
md nntrammeled vote and fair count. who favor
strict en- force ment Of the law: VINO cherlsh lht .
tenders of the country and favor liberal leliSloti
70 mi who are disabled who favor such laws as VIII
nrotect home productions, home nanufac lures anu
home labor, who favor tree schools ana p9p'Ii1r i
edncation nd who are IN favor Of again paciil.
the government in the hands of those VINO stFeu 1t
instead OF those who sought its destruction, are cor
nially invited TO participate in the primaries 'o'1
aiiu o' ~ P.L BONEBRAkE,
HENRY BRANDbET, SAaIiii''l'
Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

THE Globe" the new New York
''Weekly Review of all Countries, :"
which lately made its appearance, quotes
largely from the Wichita EAGLE. Sensible
Globe
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

Wichita will have more factories in
active operation by the close of 1888 than
any other city in Kansas-Attica Bulletin.
That would have been true if remark
ed of 1887. also.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

Thomas Matthews writes % the Chi
eago Times fron To~sr Vines. Mime
sotz- a. follows: Il ara an Engiiaingan.
and left England b<z-aszse I vsas not a5as
- make living. wages being from 80
70 81 q month. .eand wOEk ca L-ase
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
I-'s It's Hobby.


M Es1-tz News
Were II not for the heading one would
think the Hutchinson News Was " icf-
ita paper-it devoees 50 much sFsce %
that city and its EAGLE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

The Hill movement in Kansas has van
ished. Editor Tomlinson has gone back
to New York.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

There is one thing that Kansas wants,
and that is a law permitting the organ
ization OF joint stock companies Of
Limited Liability.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

We shall have to correct our statement
that there are no Mugwumps In Rhode
Island. A careful analysis Of the vote
last week shows that there are 273 of
these peculiar things in that state. That
is the number of votes which the candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the Re-
publican ticket ran behind the candidate
for governor. The Mugwump attack
was directed against the candidate for
lieutenant governor. His name was
publicly scratched by the Providence
Journal, the organ of the Mugwumps.
They realized that they were too few TO
spread over the whole state ticket, and
so they singled out one man and hoped
bv the aid of the Democrats to defeat
him. They cast just 213 votes out OF
S9,252. That represents the size of the
Mugwump contingent IN Rhode Island.
The pleasing feature of the situation in
that state as TO the said contingent Is
that it is growing smaller by degrees and
beautifully less.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15

II is earnestly hoped that the Republicans of the
conunty will see that we have a thoroughly repre-
sentative convention w T., hit ttlNSON.
Chairman Republican Central Committee.
.J.'R KING, Secretary.