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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
VOTING RAILWAY AID.

It seems that the usual effort will be
made to repeal all laws permitting the
voting Of bonds by municipalities for
stock in aid of the construction of rail-
ways. The last legislature cut down the
limit from four to two thousand per
mile. In face of the fact OF the low
price Of steel the action was no doubt
wise. But the wisdom of denying all
chance of voting aid is exceedingly ques-
tionable. Four years ago the legislature
made such a move. The EAGLE, in the
name of western and southwestern Kan
sas, entered a good many columns Of
protest, in which we tried to show that
such a course was unfair to the newer
and bigger half of Kansas and impolitic
for the state as whole. Since that
time there have been constructed
more miles of road in Kansas
than in all previous years. For
taxable purposes railway lines
are exceedingly stable, tor purposes of
development and of adding wealth, I'M
rivaled by any other species of property
or enterprise, and we know Of no town,
city, county or township that would de-
sire to take back its bonds and give up
its roads, or any portion Of them. In
short, a railroad which does not cost a
municipality over 50, 900 per mile is q
good investment from every conceivable
point of view. The legislature might
probably wisely further restrict or limit
the voting of bonds to a given standard
of municipal Indebtedness, that is pro-
vide that no municipality shall vote aid
whose Indebtedness is more than five, or
three per cent of its assessed valuation.
To repeal the law would be great in
justice to nearly one-half of the
state and rank injustice to ten OF fifteen
of the newer counties.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
THE NEXT SENATE.

Interest in the organization of the
next United States senate is quickened
by the fact that there will in all proba-
bility be a peculiar case of contest over
the admission of a senator from New
Hampshire. Senator Chambers term
expires on the 4th of March. Were the
New Hampshire Legislature to elect be-
fore that time he or some other Repub-
lican would be elected as his successor.
But according to the way they do things
in New Hampshire the legislature that
was elected last November will not meet
till next June, some three months after
the term of office of Senator Chandler
has expired. The law requires that SEN
ators shall be elected by the legislature
that was chosen next preceding the date
of the expiration of the term of the SEN
ator whose successor is TO be elected.
So the proper legislature to elect sue
cesSor to Senator Chandler is the legis-
lature that will meet next June. But as
his term expires at the 4th of March,
that would leave the state for some
months with only one senator. The
governor removes that difficulty by ap-
pointing a senator for the interim. The
Democrats always oppose the appoint
ment, and try TO keep out the senator so
appointed. That will undoubtedly be
the case with Senator Chandler, who
will present himself March 4 by APP
pointment of the governor, and viii I'M
doubtedly be seated by a strict party
vote. But Senator Blair came in the
same way, and there seems to
be no good reason why, since a
vacancy exists, it shouldn't be filed in
that way. a much better plan would
be for the New Hampshire legislature to
hold its session at time that would pre-
vent such vacancies from occurring.
The next senate, with Republican SEN
ator from Delaware, and a Democrat to
succeed Senator kenna, of West Vir-
ginia, will probably vote on the question
of the admission of the New Hampshire
senator-Republicans. IS; Democrats, 81.
After his admission the Republican ma
jority will be two, and If West Virginia
should elect Republican senator it will
be four, divided as follows: Republicans.
40; Democrats, 80.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
FEMININE DUDES.
The Latest Wrinkle Developed by the
Fashionable Maids of the Capital.

The Latest Wrinkle Developed by the
Fashionable Maids of the Capital.
Washington Cor. oston Travellerl
If there is any new kink or wrinkle in
the line of fashionable hobbies which has
not reached Washington, the society young
ladies would like to have il passed this way.
This year it is the proper thing for one
young lady to be desperately in love with
another. She may have young man
and most of them debut unless she is des-
perately in love with one of her own sex
she can rest assured that she is not e., regie.
This craze is being carried to a ridiculous
extent here Those OF us who have been
watching its rapid growth have been in
tensely amused at the extremely practical
manner in which some of the young ladies
go about it. 1t must not be supposed
that because fashions whim commands
young lady to rave about some
other young lady's beauty, and 10 drip
all manner of literary treacie over
the object of her alleged desires, that il il
at all necessary that her ''mash" should be
one of her own circle of friends. The
shrewd girl viii never permit herself 10 be
caught in such a iimsy trap that. She
must admire something feminine, and 20
she looks about her and usually settles
down upon some actress Rhea, JeaDGie
Winston and Verona Jarbeau are the three
favorites. All three Of them are deluged
with flowers end perfuned notes every time
they come to town. Not long ago hiss
Winston stopped for about two hours in
Washington, on her way North. A delega-
ton OK young ladies met her at the Depot
and entertained this feminine Bunthorna
during her stay. Quite recently Jarbeau
played in the '-AikadO'' 81 ono Of
our tbeaters. Two young ladies at once
became desperately snitten- They called
and were cordially received. jarbeaa
told them all manner Of pretty things about
herself. her origin and her history They
were enraptured; but when the clever little
actress innocently told them that she Tas
barely past twenty, and that sAe fclt Just
like school girl, the young ladies looked
at each other tri1e incredaiousIy. Before
they left JarbeaE managed 70 tell them
that in case they hired box a: tie ulatinss
she would fiirt with them from the stage.
The girls hired the box and Jarbeau did as
she promised. All Of tEis talk may be sick
ening 10 those who have never moved 10
society at tbs capital. but i mist be con
fessed thai when ore looks at the average
brainiess dude who is supposed to entertain
the young lady be does not wonder st TIE
fact that the girls are falling IN lore one
with another
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19

for gross OF ordinary steel r-t traps aud
put one or two in the river every pi3ce be
could find an open spot. lie tied small
live fish to the pan Of each of the traps as
bait. The traps were set while he Wa on
bis way 10 work in the morning. aud re-
manned in the river all day. The duak
swimming above the tcap would see tho
fish, make dive for the tempting morsei,
strike the pan Of the trap and all would be
over with 1t. The jaws Of the trap catch
the duck by the neck, and when Hale at
evening came 70 inspect his traps a series
of duck tails floating jusi at the surface OF
the water would tell how successful had
been bis days work. He has been known to
take as many as seventy-iye ducks out ~
the river ii one day
Last week when Jifa Shier was up the
road he made the acquaintance Of Hale.
Hale explained the matter Thoroughly -
Shier, and took him down to the river
where one Of the traps was placed - show
him how il worked. There was n duck la
the trap when they arrived Ever since
that day jim has been studying up on
ducks and think be has been trying Hale-s
plan down here in the Delaware river. I
suppose the blamed fool didn't know that
there amt 4 dack within ten miles VI
Port Jervis harrin' the tame ones Of Mrs-
McGuinness, Who lives down along tho
river
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
A CARD OF PROTEST.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle
believe it is ordinary journalistic
courtesy to publish communication
commented upon, or else to give the
writer the charity of silence upon the
subject. Especially when the matter
forwarded would take up but small
space, as my card of the 10th would have
done. Newspapers should be be fair and
square with every man, however hum
| bic. The EAGLE has not been SO with
me. In the first place for commenting
on my card without giving the public the
| benefit of seeing it. In the second place
in absolutely distorting my meaning as
expressed in the simple language OF
Shakespeare - language any school
boy would understand. Please
publish the quotation and see whether OF
not the public will construe the word
trash" to mean the EAGLE. pity the
comprehension that would.
The EAGLE, when 1t says, 1--WE would
rather give the boy thousand EAGLES,
etc., etc., because he is col
ored boy who presumably not only has
difficulties and may be tendencies of race
to contend with but poverty also" pre-
tends to throw the veil of charity over
| the boys case and the race with which
he is Identified; but it is an attempt to
stab the race in the back by SANDER no
less vile than it is false. However, for
the sake of argument, | will admit the
boy has hereditary race tendencies with
which to contend; so have you, and SO
has every other man. woman and
child on the face of Gods green earth
the negro no more nor less than any
other man. He has one difficulty with
which to contend, however, that you
have not-a base, ill-bred prejudice in
dulged in by some Caucasians. 1t arises
from an ignoble desire to kick the under
dog and he who wishes to bestow a
kindness upon an individual negro and
upon the race would do well instead of
giving "him thousand EAGLES" to use
its columns towards educating mems
minds and hearts above this ignoble
prejudice referred to, and cause them to
give every man, irrespective of color and
race, fair showing III every walk and
business Of life.
AS to the negro's honesty upon his
native shores before coming in contact
with a corrupt civilization, missionaries
attest. Being robbed two centuries and
half, on this continent, of every sacred
right, has taught them in common with
their robbers to practice some OF their
evil ways; and, possibly, if Canada is
not soon annexed to the United States, a
part of our colony there may be colored
III the course of a few years, for colored
Americans are progressing and retro
crossing like other Americans.
This ends my say on this matter, Mr..
editor. Now, to do me full Justice you
will publish my card of the 10th and this
communication with it. My first COM
munication would not have been written
if the facts had not been improperly
published in regard to Tommy Powell
my client. Respectfully,
PETER FLYNN OLIVER.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
To Anonymous in EAGLE OF January 16. 1889.
ROBERT ELSMERE,

o yes, my dear friend. RobertEismere I've read.
Whose teachings are sweeping the cobwebs away
OF the old superstitions of the centuries dead,
And gives us glimpse of freedoms glad day.
And a halo Of light on the highway Of thought,
II sheds by its story of freedom and thral
Shows the souls high endeavor in agony wrought,
To pierce through the Tnidsts enveloping all.
Shows the victory gained. the sunlight of peace
The souls love for its God, unmarried by a tear;
Shows the sweetness of trust, and the bliss of re-
lease,
From the realms of unrest o'ershadowed by fear
Shows our God as father, Christ friend;
God calling in love, Christ showing the way,
By doing good to His neighbor even unto the end,
The whole of religion then, and today.
1t exalteth ''Ihe faith that brightens the eye
UPLIFTING the soul to rich sweetness In life;
Shows how we may live ever ready TO die,
BY causing no pain, and avoiding all STRIFE
Though worn be the pathway our fathers have trod
They were Swallowed by doubts unknown TO the
free.
Those who recognize God as the fountain Of love.
And who trust in His goodness, an unbounded
sea-
They have entered their rest received their reward
All mysteries are plain all now seemeth good,
II the land OF the leal they dwell with the Lord,
For in loving their neighbor they have done what
they could. e. p. FORD.
Wichita, January le, 1899,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19

The bill introduced by Representative
Dockery Of Missouri and passed day or
two ago by congress, which amends the
law in regard to attorneys fees IN pen
sion cases. it is estimated will save to
the pensioners of the country something
like half million dollars year, in view
of which.saving the beneficiaries Of the
measure will unanimously and heartily
thank their champion in this matter.
While the pension business has afforded
mighty fat picking for the sharks who
hung out around Washington for many
years, their depredations have not only
deprived those whom they essayed to
serve, but has unquestionably initiated
against the interests of thousands who
have been entitled to government bounty
by retarding needed legislation IN their
behalf,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
AN OLD CLAIM.
History Of the Venerable Claim -Cass of
Uncle billy HeCarrahaa.
FWsstssr srfon E~,s.osnI

fTashiastoE s2ecinLi
The House COMMITTEES has reported
faYorably the bill - refer The famous Ne
GarTehan cain . tie Court Of Claims.
Ths story of tins Nct5arrakaB claim Is 80
old and historic as TO carry IL back 70 the
days bsfors tie Mexican war. wien Cali
fornia ~Es stu gudsr Ito control Of the
spanish ~Alesl1ss ard priests. HcGsF-
rahan was wsll-to-sio sbop-ksepsr then
near where San Fraueisco now Ia One
night be boughs Of syaniard trsct Of
land Ia Southern Caiifernis On spscula-
ton TIE Mexican var came on, and r..
some way 81 Monterey tbs papers % prove
bis title were destroyed Tbs land proved
% have quicksilver upon e aud Includes
the New I9r.a nizs, which has yielded
millions % the company who ssfzs1 Il.
For twenty-five years, In courts aac bs.ors
Congress AeGsTrshas las been pressing
bis rigais- making Out what Is coz
csded TO bs good eass, Ia. Dc
company, With ia vast resonyces.
has always beaten him. shozzh soEzs
o. the best Hsa Ia both he HOUSES ard
Senate bare for yssTs supported ksa-
Tllns aud again rs has almost ssen kls BIZ
pas. AID taken IL Up oBcs EscTs trsa s&s
beginning 81 RS opening n tss rsxs Con
gress. as Claiming always taasshs Govern
E1sat had deprived biz II his si<tss ~kies
were insured 20 him us9sf sAs treaty 81
peacs With Msxscs. ysxssss lawyers ksrs
acted IS q IL coaEssI, Tscai~ing BIS promises
to psy. for Be has Esvsr had saJ tsIzg
elsa 70 girs- a ssst 81 friends have al
these years advanced kiEs moasy 70 I've
upon. whiea be vii rsray II he svss gets
IL Ard rzsass4Eas fnss kse4sz.ars2 IrsEA
faes appears regularly ~ escE sssxaon II
Congress sd svsry dzy 10 seq absst tee
c7rrsder Of tie csrssoL "a BE kssrs AZ vgrs
urz.nz dat EonsshiEx - doss for hssa-
Age does net se~z % szszs aszz- He leoxs
Just sss sane. zszrss apparently, sas sane
csotees. AID Il isss as eongxsnf sAs, Ma
tine ia cosniag zsv IS hs wm ~aar srxt
say kizS- Tst y9s ess BOT exae-zy pity
ksIa, fos Re asTsr sssszs 6srrwxz@d n sror
hops sprazx st=-axi snywkers, IL 10 "a
Billy xs5xrraksr's hsr-ss hssr.- Bat L.
las 10 oas sessea&isy wsrfs.x for ala
Had be bzs sss~5: his i.fs n alruoss saY
osasr gusx1Is ~<.sA a. szzes dsaz~ncs ~ Is
las l&tosys vita CoaEFsss. he az gas POS
- ~s.1-as1ls cd geasieaasA-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
THERE WOULD BE NO MORTGAGES.

Wheat Is worth dollar bushel in st.
Louis. Newton Republican.
Yes, and but for the manipulation of
option dealers in the trade centers and
their brother thieves and gamblers in
Liverpool, who work in concert with
them, wheat in the United States would
be bringing, today, two dollars per bush
ell. This selling crops while yet unsown
by the bears, this manipulation of
"longs" and 'shorts' controls the price
Of wheat and other commodities with
out any reference to the cost Of their
production or to the law of supply and
demand. People can say what they
please about such system making cheap
bread for the poor. The truth is few
communities Or classes are burthened on
account of the price paid for bread, and
the further truth is, if the farmers, the
producers of this country, understood
the hellish workings of this option deal
ing, really understood the power and far
reaching influences of the tentacies of
this devil-fsh which sucks into its nav
tne pfOllUS Oh InelT ldOOr, lHey NOulu
take every legislator in the country, in
Guiding congress, by the throat and
never let go until the Internal business
was wiped out. If the farmers of the
United States were permitted to have
their products subjected only to the law
of supply and demand in three years
mortgaged farm would be the excep-
ton. 1t is the little tick" that flies
across the continent or beneath the
ocean, ''sell million short, " that ''bears"
down upon the shoulders of the farmer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
WAS HAYTI WRONGED?

Facts are coming to the surface in
connection with the seizure of the
steamer ''Haytian Republic" which re-
fleet the reverse of credit upon the
American government, and the senate
committee on foreign relations viii
make thorough Investigation. \ pow
erful nation like the United States had
better suffer wrong from a helpless
neighbor than Cypress it unjustly.
There are those in position TO speak
with authority who assert that when
the facts become known it will be found
the Haytians was under contract to
serve the msurgent forces endeavoring
TO overthrow the government of General
Legitime, and that it had violated
in the most fragrant manner the
laws of Hayti and every law of
neutrality. 1t is claimed also that q
hearing was refused to Mr.. Preston. the
Haytian minister, when he came to Law
the facts before the president. and that
the Galena and Yantic were sent to
uSIuauu itlS luiACuiNlsS oUilCnNSA VI lilS
offending steamer without hearing the
protest of the minister.
If these allegations are found true on
investigation the least that this govern
ment can do in reparation is to surren-
der the "Haytian Republic" withdraw
the claim for damages and make &
proper apology. But it is too much to
expect that President Cleveland and
Secretary Bayard will do anything of
the kind, no matter what may be devel-
oped by the investigation. IL Hayti has
been wronged she will have to await the
incoming of the new administration for
instice
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
A RETRAcT1oN OR A SETTLEMENT

| The Wichita EAGLE boasts of poem a
column long. Pride goeth before a fall
The EAGLES readers haven't had whack
at the poet yet. The next thing
| the Times knows the Wichita EAGLE will
be climbing its frame with stickers On its
feet.-Emporia Republican.
The EAGLE, when it comes to poetry,
may have few flies on it and be some
what obscured by dust, but when ii
comes to matters of state and such ger
main subjects as taxation, the Republi-
can can't stand good humoredly up and
take the logical whacks and literary
thumps of its wings. Upwards Of four
hundred miles of railroad was built in
Kansas last year by Fitzgerald and Nal
lory, for the Missouri Pacific system,
including grading, ties, depots, bridges,
culverts, steel and everything except the
rolling stock, for $4,000 sper. mile. And
that amt all. In 1867 forty -four miles
out Of Wichita was constructed for a
less sum than that, and in the same
year and the next another line
IN southern Kansas one hundred
and twenty-nine and half miles
everything furnished except rolling
stockton ten thousand a mile The
EAGLE at no time ever intimated that a
standard guage road of Sc pound steel
rail could be built for $4,000 per mile,
and in saying SO the Republican places
the EAGLE in wrong light before its
readers. The Republican should not
forget in discussing financial questions
involving statistical propositions that a
strict adherence to the exact figures
used by its opponent is imperativ,e and
that any other course is outrageous mis-
representation which among gentlemen
of ''honah" demands satisfaction under
the rules of the code. In comparison, to
call an opponent liar would be innocent
pastime, and the Republican will correct
its figures Immediately or otherwise
name time, place and weapons, proyid-
ing always and of course that he does
not name Emporia or grave yard and
that the weapons be sure enough guns
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
An EDITOR SOLD.
He Tries 10 Emulate . Lazy Dsek- III aHter
and Fails Com pistely-

and Fails Completely
Port Jerv1s ~. Y Cor. Ptslads. Ehia Prsss !
Well, il that amt the doa -d.n.se6e~s
way TO catch dccks fhat | sysr heard of, I"
said Warren Ridgewsy, the superintendent
Of the Kilgour BsrsStoae Company quar-
rses IN the Delaware and Iackawaxsn val
Ieyz. as he sat IN tbs barber's chair a: tie
DelRvar- House the other DAP.
Ho-F's taat5" said nasn who happened
20 BE- awaiting hls turn ia tks chair
Wen. JkEn ShSs~, the editor * the Ga
aS1t< hss been trying - catcs czcks IL rat
traps- jim wac M the road wita re aae
otaor day and BE rses ere q car sEapiowez
at EowlAads aud got tAs idsa fTors hsra.
Yea know TIE I@zekAraren river il = great
resort for dscx& At this tine Of saa year
They zs~i-n along tbs open spotz ~herx Il.
ica kas Eox fo-rned and feed On tie FAB Il
TIE river, oftea diving ionv distances urs1sr
the ics 10 psarsutt Ct th&ir prey. Tbs nan
CT ourx Ws=sssl Phillips HAZE by n&nse
wEs gs<zcx watA TIE stsz shss Il
traps wers SCI IN the S0s1osn
Of ia rsTey ard has.~d ws4a ATa
GsA - coaz1 czt>k sanz 4Ezza KS szx
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
The Chiness way.
my. Commercial Advertiser

British husbands. when their dinner par
ties turn cut failures, are apt to grumbls
roundiy at their wives for the cooks mis-
demeanors, bat they sostala from tbs
practical style Of rebusing p-acticed by
she Ceiestials- Recently q Cafrsse pro
fessor gave a national banqas. 10 hiz ssl-
iow-pTofsSsors and vas mDch put o1- 20
cause the cookery was not 70 hls taste.
After q time he %. n2, bowed sols1anly
and said: Go Iickee wife" and departed,
returning presently. smiling and blzad "a
usual, after having z4E13nists<~d Judicial
cssst.semsEG 70 bis 5es-Ar hals
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19

The leg islature having put itself on
record by re-electing State Printer Baker
bv unanimous vote, can hardly fail to
do the same complimentary and emf
nently proper thing in the reelection OF
Senator Plumb, which it no doubt Will.
The five Democratic votes would be a
meaningless compliment to any member
of that party, while if cast for Mir.
Plumb, giving him unanimous vote,
it would establish precedent, being the
first instance Of the kind on record, so
far as we are apprised.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19

The inconsistency, not to say insin-
cerity, of the free traders was never
more glaringly portrayed than is being
done by the leaders of that theory in the
senate just now on the sugar question,
Their stock argument has ever been
cheaper necessaries for the people" but
now that it is proposed to do this in good
faith by reducing the tariff on imported
sugar, but at the same time protect the
interest of the home producers by grant
lug abounty on the home product equal
20 the proposed reduction in the tariff,
these same champions of the peoples
welfare O. assume the role of the dog in
the manager. 1t is a matter of no little
satisfaction, however, to be assured that
the matter will be adjusted upon a basis
of justice to all commemorative producer
as well as the consumer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
An E1-Governor-s runny Yar-
Boston Glohe.

Ex-Governor Thompson. Of South Caro-
lima tells this story on himself: There is
a lunatic n the asylum near Columbia
who Is sometimes allowed the freedom o:
the town. Wien the Governor was re-
nominated the lunstic met him on the
street and, running up 20 him, grasped
him ~ the hand and said with elusive
ness: Il Congratulate you. Governor.
Every body in the iunatic asylum is do
lighted et your denomination