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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
sUNFLoWER soUPCoN.

4 sample Of corn three feet high is
shown in Springfield, Seward county.
The Springfield Republican demands a
railroad or d new stage driver for its
city.
Pittsburg, Kansas, smelted during the
past year, $4,000 900 pounds of zinc,
worth 81, 400, 600.
The Chautauqua assembly opened up
its third annual session Monday even
ing at Winfield.
The Kansas paper whose first local
isn't Rain. raiu, lots Of rain should
not be considered newspaper
The one absorbing feature in Atchison
at present is the funhall tent, Judging
from the local pages Of the city papers.
The Kansas City Star says the stand
pipe at Lawrence has been Inspected
three times since the Johnstown dis
aster.
The country correspondent who fails
10 notice that Dir. So-and-so has gone
fishing and 10 add some witticlsm had
better drop all Journalistic aspirations.
j. @. Hamaker, al old and respected
citizen OF Abilene, died Sunday morn
ing last. Ar Hamaker was one Of Abr
lene's foremost business men aud slIi-
zens.
4 correspondent from Mayfield n the
Wellington Standard makes notice OF
local musical organization and mentions
that certain young gentleman plays
the ''coronet.
The idea Is "a old as tbs hills and tbs
practice, too, that Of sol. NalleT, FEiso
SAYS: Alex. Bufts is eteEraaliy saying
something sarcastic about kansas toms
and people. Butts ought - Be spanked.
There is Only two co1n;ies ia Kansas.
Sedxwick and Sumner, which bavs more
miles Of railroad than Cowley. The
assessed valuation Of railfos.d tracks II
this county aggregate I ,z-7, 'l9.o5.--A-
c. Traveller.
Or. J. Z. Morehead. Of Arkansas City,
has pet coyo.e- He got Is whsn u was
young and raised j; on tie bottle. i 10
quite tame, resembles a bulldog IN dis
position, and Is a good hunter, showing
much skill IN catching rabbits and
prairie chickens
Asoct a week ego q Fo1ag aaiy q
Arkansas Ctr s2c3eEIy dksaprezEel.
There we're numerous reports q sssec-
ton, foul play, esc., ozs noE sese writes
from Anthony 20 . friend stating that
she Is married asd he hzppsest gsri On
earth, ard 70 seTsd her cAo.hes aid
money.
A little orphan boy >. Caldwell. now
aged About ak years, viii whoa bal
reaches has ra@lor1iy oe pEetly esosnigrszr
fsEx fr=A Tfssr. = xra s.stkn4s ssssls Z Il
account ;. .5e probate sCsge's o1sce u :
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
RATS, HOGS AND SAND.

"What's all this talk about Wichita
getting Missouri river rats?" asks an ex-
change. That is just about what she will
get, rats. kansas City Times.
We would prefer hearing from the
Times on the question of ''rats" after
the decision of the railway commission
ers has been promulgated, which will
not be later, probably, than tomorrow or
next day. Wichita. after that, will have
exactly the same rate on all live stock,
including rats, and on the outshipment
of cured meats per ton per mile that
Kansas City has, otherwise we have not
an ounce of brains. The lamest case we
ever listened to was that attempted to be
put up by the traffic manages of the
Missouri river terminals in the interest of
Kansas City, Missouri. In replying
to misrepresentation of one of the traf
fic managers against WichitB one of the
commissioners declared in.open court
that the figures proved that Wichita
handled more hogs than all the balance
of the cities of the state of Kansas. It
was also shown that the railway tonnage
on the one article Of sand alone from
Wichita was greater and SO far more
valuable to the railroads than that of the
entire salt product of the state, about
which there has been SO much blow.
Rats do you say, Mr.. Times? Be but
patient and you will find before you are
a week older that its hogs, and sand, and
brains
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
FAMILIES IN OFFICE.
From the State Journal,

FROM the state journal,
There is a good deal Of dissatisfaction
being manifested among the. Republicans
of Kansas because of the fact that our
public offices are used entirely too much
as family concerns" And especially
is this dissatisfaction apparent among
the old soldier element Of the Republican
party in this state, who are forced to
witness the violation of the law of 1885
by the very ones who would naturally
be expected to be the most diligent and
painstaking in its enforcement-the Eek
Union soldier-statesmen." Complaint is
made that the county officers of the
state, when appealed to to enforce this
law, pointed to the state officers as the
ones that set example, and We're won't
to reply that if the great law officers of
the state do not more rigidly enforce
this law, certainly local officers cannot
be expected to do SO.
But complaint now seems to be di-
rected against the use of our public
offices for the benefit of whole fanli-
lies" And the Journal is surpried that
any one can be found who will excuse
this conduct at all.
As a stalwart Republican paper, the
Journal believes in regulating" party
affairs within the party lines without
outside interference-and it believes,
too, that the way TO retain control of
public affairs is for the press aud people
belonging TO the party, TO freely criti-
cize the acts OF its public men.
That there is good cause for dissatis-
faction on the part OF the common peo-
ple"-the voters of the Republican
party-will appear plain after a perusal
of the facts concerning the families"
now iii Office in this state We will
take these up at random:
The Walker Family:-ColoneI r. L.
Walker is United States marshal-the
most prominent and lucrative office in
the state; he has brother who has
clerkship in the state penitentiary, with
a salary equal TO a thousand or twelve
hundred dollars annually; he has
nephew as his chief assistant, with a SAL
ary OF 81 500 per aDnun: he has niece
in the stale treasurer's Office at $500 or
81 900 per year; his father-in-law will
probably be taken care Of in the United
States marshars office; and another
nephew Is being urged for position in
the governors office at e, 800 per wear.
II there are apy ether members Of the
family not provided for, some place
should be created at once. OF this half
dozen people only one, Colonel Walker
himself, served IN the war.
The Orner Fanily-Juige George D.
Orner fed at the public crib for years,
until changes of national administrations
threw him out. He was then appointed
distrfc, Judge by Governor Martin. He
hiss a brother Is assistant secretary OF
state at an annual salary OF 1880. and
another in the state treasursrs Office al
$500. The Orner boys" however, all
served in the army.
The Higgins Fsmily.-Caps. "Bin~
GiSgins Is secretary Of s.ste-she most
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Wellington, showing that the admins
TRAITOR had settled up the boys father 5
estate, paid all claims. and had a balance
which he is holding for the coy, amounts
ing 10 over So 900 IN cold cash.
A very sad and unfortunate accident
occurred 20 Arkansas City Monday. 4
party OF young men were preparing To
q 10 Oklahoma. and among them was
Morris sill lie went to the barn 10 get
his gun ready 20 take with him, and IN
leaning II up against the side Of tle barn
il was accidentally discharged. the shot
taking effect in his right les. lie died
of the wound shortly after.
4 project IN which Kansas Wi. 10
herself proud. Is under way To have the
g.. Geo 600 people Of the United States
ioin in singing the Star Srauglei Ban
ner. at fixed hour OH the 8lh = July.
The idea is TO have Presiien: Harrison
visit Philadelphia on that date. and
when the signal % BEGIN singing -
given, by having the wires flash tho
news all over the country, The singing
viii be going on all at once.
Anthony Republican: Jonathan Starks,
living southwest of town, has 30 acres
of wheat which he has begun cutting.
1t is 30 thick and heavy that the binder
cannot clear the whole sNath. and hs has
to cut but half the usual width - work
II. His crop will run forty bushels - tho
acre. Ten thousand bushels from 80
acres is a good yield. While this Is at,Ouo
the average Of the county, there are
other pieces Of wheat that viii nearly
agrr.t
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

''etc." We may be postponed and moi
| insulted but not Inundated, crushed
yet not humbled.
There is no way for Kansas City te
| hold us down, even with the help of al
| its ''pimps" in Kansas. The emigration
of the future will be south and west.
The balance of power will follow it.
The best evidence of our strength is
that the Missouri towns in Kansas have
reported to headquarters that the gen.
eral who, in ambush, has for years di-
rected the fight against Wichita and the
southwest, must now take personal COM
mand, as the colonies have all failed to
overthrow the enemy, and unless the
forces, inimical to Wichita, join hands,
it will get away with the baggage.
Let the heather howl!
We have a southwest of our own, and
we will soon have south and south
east.
The survival of the fittest is the rule.
The short crop" downed US, and /
have faith that .'long CROP will put us
On our feet.
The railroads all intend to leave Kan
sas City soon as they get dividends
enough to enable them to do so, but they
are hard up and half of 'em insolvent,
and they can't move wheel, and when
they move they amt going to Atchison,
Topeka, Leavenworth and Scott. They
are going to the Southwest.
This is the secret Of the missouri
howl" in Kansas.
The Indian Territory has solved the
problem as to where railroads will go,
and the attempt to control railroad rates
now is simply desire to ''hold things"
until the railroads ''get fixed in the
south and southwest.
The rule of Kansas City in Kan sas is
over, except in that part where there is
neither manhood, self-respect, lndepend-
ence or state patriotism.
The savior had twelve apostles and
one Judus. 1t is not strange that IN
Kansas we have some Missourians.
Missouri for Missourians and Kansas
for Kansas, should be our motto.
KANSAN
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Judge Leland rendered decision last
Monday in Butler county that viii pre-
cipitate great amount of discussion and
controversy, especially throughout the
western part of the state. He held that
the law passed last winter allowing
townships to vote bonds for the construc-
ton of sugar plants is unconstitutional.
The matter was considered by the legis-
tnre pretty thoroughly. and the senate
Judiciary committee took pains to have
the bill drawn in such way that they
considered it wovld stand. Judge Lee
land believes he is right on the matter.
Notwithstanding the opinion of promi
nent lawyers in the legislature, and
thinks the supreme court Will sustain
him.-Eureka Messenger.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

lucrative Office within the Gift of the
| people of Kansas. He has brother who
| is deputy warden of the state peniten-
tiary with salary equal to $4,000 per
wear. He has sister in the secretary
of states office-salary $500 per wear.
The Mohler Family.-Hon. u. Mohler
Is secretary of the state board of agri-
culture. His son-in-law is also provided
for in his office.
The Caldwell Family.-General Cald-
well is Price-raid-commission and
chairman of the state board of pardons.
A son is employed on the lPrice-raid-
books, and another is stenographer for
Judge Holt at thousand per aunum.
The Horton Family.-A. II. Horton is
chief justice of the supreme court of
Kansas. The legislature appropriates
81, 200 per year for pay of his steno-
grapher. He lays the stenographer Off
two months each year-the vacation
months-and daughter draws $500 for
those two months. This has been done
during the years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887.
10SS-and will be done this year, prob
ably. Comment is unnecessary.
The Admire Family. Y. Admire is
receiver of public monies at kingtisher.
''Woodie' is in the governors Office. He
was not soldier.
The Kellogg Family.-L. B. Kellogg
is attorney general. His wife is his chief
clerk at 81, 500 per year. Her brother is
in the state auditors Office. He was not
a soldier. that we know of. A son of
the attorney general has just retired
from the office.
The Fox Family.-O. W. Fox is in the
adjutant generals office. His son Is In
the secretary of states Office.
And so we might continue. but space
forbids. We have given enough. how
ever, to show that the reform is neces-
sary in the appointment to office OF
s'whole families" Where families do
not control, little coterie of politicians
force the appointment of their friends,
often regardless of worth.
Let us begin and have just little bit
Of civil service reform.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

1t never rains but it pours is an old
saw that applies TO other things than the
weather and with quite as much truth.
In fact, the past week has witnessed a
food of sensational events. In the midst
of the Cronin mystery in Chicago Bood-
Ter McGarigle suddenly came to the sur
face in that city. just then the flood
disasters broke upon the country. Al
most simultaneously Tascott hobs up in
the middle of the Orient. Then with
lightning rapidity the center of interest
for the moment sweeps back TO our own
midst and Topeka holds attention. These
and scores of less notable incident make
up the roster Of the weeks sensations,
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
After the Flood.

9Iyron ". Reed.
In ordinary mood We go about with
our heads little down. thinking of our
losses, of what we have missed. Shall
We not now think for some time OF the
immense value Of what remains to US:
Homes, families, friends VIII any
one think for one minute Of a woman
holding in one arm her baby and clutch
ing the roof Of a house with the other
and borne on in that awful mixture Of
wreck and death: VIII any one of US
look at that and then complain and
shiYer about some little thing.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The flood disasters of last week were
not confined to the Conemaugh valley of
western Pennsylvania, Other portions
OF that state and throughout the Poto-
mac river regions of Maryland, West
Virginia and Virginia were visited with
the most destructive floods ever known
therein. But the transcending awful
ness of the Johnstown horror renders the
others Insignificant incomparison. May
merciful Providence spare the land
from another such calamity.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The Capital concludes an editorial
resume of the double tragedy in Topeka
with this remark: 1.-The terrible scenes
of last night VIII, it is hoped, be a warn
ing to desperate criminals and a protest
against the insufficiency of the legal pen
atty for murder" If such shall be the
effect the occurrence, however much the
necessity therefor may be deplored,
will not be without its compromising
benefits to the community at large.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
NY Creed.


Ny creed Is very simple: Goodness Is
the only reality. To goodness alone can
we trust-to that we may trust al and
always; beautiful and blessed and bless
ing Is ii, even though il should seem 70
slay me. Beyond this | have 10 knowi-
edge, 10 intelligence Of methods:
know 10 steps, no degrees, no favorIte
Reaas. no detached rules. Itself l. gate
and road and leader and march Only
trus: il, De @. il. be il, and it shall be
well with rs {C.s-s-
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The survivors of the food in the Con-
nemaugh valley seem not to be at the
end of their distress. Above the wrecks
of recent happy homes and borne upon
stench-laden atmosphere, rises the wall
of the manaic, crazed with grief and
despair at the loss of allowed ones and
home, ssand falls upon the ear of the fever
racked and pain tortured as they lie
helpless with no possible surcease at
hand. An exchange very aptly remarks
that ''in the presence of this fearful dis
pensation the public can do nothing but
redouble its efforts for the relief of the
people who escaped with their lives, but
whose restitution renders them objects
of substantial sympathy" The appeal
for aid is not restricted to the people of
Pennsylvaniabut comes to all without re-
gard to section or locality. And it is not
only the privilege Of all but the duty of
all TO respond who can. The immediate
responsibility of Pennsylvania to pro-
vide for the sufferers begins where the
public free will offerings cease, and
there is no fear that the great state will
be unequal to the emergency should it
arise
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Philadelphia heads the list of liberal
donations TO the food sufferers, the ag-
gregate up to the present time exceeding
the magnificent sum of 5000, 900. But
this not an exceptional case Of prompt
ness or liberality. No section or locality
is visited by disaster, calling for assist
ance. but the Quaker City is among the
first and most generous to respond. In
this regard she manifests the spirit that
entities her TO the sobriquet of 1.-THE City
of Brotherly Love"
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Elkz1ED-Rno~ rtars the FOLKS q tss
house nooyst tof Tbsy 0<s ne e .or EzlE
F2a1s1ExD-Dcn't know. Frzzz1s sesrs
Wa sL5o wor-a n was1r - sss rsiik, ra~rS
tknrss
2llkzns2--wo: thz.ss wfst bErts ~ TksJ
wsrs ne~ czxs0s-s<s sa5 hz4af b~gu1 G
wa.<s tksear ELK yst ] Ai~sys sA sf<xtxkt
gods fsE 60 aTx: sz GzJs al usAxs ft II
the next ten--ozsSka wcT1
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
WHEN GALL CITY RUN KANSAS.

To the Editor Of the Eagle
At the date that Gall City was the die
tatOr over Kansas there We're some
dozen railways ending there. Running
to it from the west were the Kansas
Pacific, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Central
branch of the Union Pacific, the Council
Bluffs railroad; from the south, the
Southern Kansas, Fort Scott s. Gulf
from the east and north, Hannibal &
st. Joe, Wabash, Rock Island Qeased
line), Alton and the Missouri Pacific.
AT this date there were coo, 900 people
in the organized counties of Kansas and
1000 people in the unorganized counties
At this date the total wheat crop of the
state was 5000, 900 bushels; total corn
crop, 81 900, 900 bushels: total hog crop,
100000 head. AT this date the popula-
ton Of the state and the wealth was
north ard east of Emporia.
Since that date the counties OF Sedg-
wick, Butler, Cowley and Sumner have
become organized, and have produced iii
a single year corn, wheat and hogs equal
the entire product of the state as above
given. Since that date the Santa Fe and
the Southern Kansas united and built to
Chicago, the Rock Island built 1000
miles west, the Missouri Pacific some GO
miles.
Gall City is fretting over the through
lines from every point. The southwest
has organized near fifty counties, peopled
it, put railroads through it. The Indian
lands have opened to settlement, and the
Missouri press in Kansas instead of read
ing the railroad and agricultural reports
of Kansas have spent their time riding
to Gall City aud getting pointers to fling
at Wichita. The idea of building their
own town never gets into the paper
Will tearing down Wichita tend to
build up any town save Gall City. Q.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Kilrain. IL. battls With Sullivan for sJch
a large stake requires first class ss-ooEsds ard
u strong corner. He vii have the latter sBd
viii be protected, but il viii he dll;icalt a. tho
same time - protect Michel from the rso-
Iafce Of tie now organized Cleveland raDgsrs
AID many others who hare DO fish 70 fry
y in Klif4la 90 they have With Mitchell, aud
swear that II be Is behind Eilrain be viii bs
ofsres5 gp -Fxchauze
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

adopted it together with other devices.
but Marius made it the ensign Of the le-
gion and used the other devices for the
cohorts. France under the empire bad
the eagle for its national device The
two-headed for device was first used
by Constantine the Great, and signifies
double empire.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The Kansas City Stars remark that
''the wretches who were hanged for rob-
bing the bodies of the dead in the Cone
maugh valley were fortunate in getting
off with such light punishment" will
find hearty echo eXtant. To have cast
them bound upon the funeral pyre of
the unfortunates buried beneath the
burning mass of debris would have been
a mercy compared to the Nervousness of
their ghoulish crimes
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The killing of Rogers was the fourth
murder committed within six months in
Topeka, but it is safe to predict that
there will not be as many more within
the same time in the future.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The floods in the east caused great So
hci5ude, but at no place more than at
Washington. That Mecca was for three
days isolated-cut off from the public;
hence the anguish Of the eager, anxious
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The Johnstown disaster has revealed
the fact that Charleston never sent back
the tents loaned her by the general gov
eminent at the time of the earthquake.
But may be they were holding them in
anticipation of another season OF quakes.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Three more cruisers are soon to be
built for this government and the sleepy
K. C. Journal rouses up long enough to
observe that ''if other maritime nations
will only wait long enough before in
dulging in hostile demonstrations Uncle
Sam will give them fight worth while.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
Lived Up TO Their Privileges.

Lawrence JOURNAL
If there is any case in which Judge
Lynch is justified in getting in his work,
it must be where ghouls are providing
about the dead and mutilating the bodies
in order TO rob them. II is satisfaction
to know the people of Johnstown lived
up to their privileges in the summary
execution of the wretches.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
Z Pulpit Warning.

b 8 Chlca 90 Clerzyloan-
To play base ball Sunday leads to every
sin under heaven. Did Daniel Webster
play ball on Sunday? Did he read the
Sunday newspapers? No. He staid az
home and read his Bible. Think of II.
If Sunday base ball had been played in
Webster's time perhaps Webster would
have been dragged into IL How that
great man would have deteriorated If he
had played base ball. He would have
sunk into oblivion.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
Not Much Room 70 Criminate.


Mrs. Henry Lamphere ran away from
her husband in Ohio fifteen years ago.
The other day he found her in Boston.
She had been married twice, while he
was living with his third wife, and 50
they didn't recriminate much.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Wlchita's tonnage on salt over the
Frisco and Missouri Pacific to the south
east counties Of Kansas turns out to be
nearly double the entire salt tonnage per
day of the entire state.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

II will be well for the criminally in
clined throughout this state to make a
note of the culmination of the recent To-
peka tragedy and bear in mind that
Mercy knows the appointed bound
And yields to Justice there.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

Fiom the pertenacity of the Lawrence
Journal in keeping the late postofiice
incident of that town before the public it
would seem that Farmer Funston would
have to make his arrangements to do
without the support of that paper and
community in his future congressional
oc,Ai,afinnC
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
But VIII They 2

Springfield Republican.
1t is now in order for the editors who
object to the discrimination on the part
of the railroads in favor of Wichita,
against other cities, to show their dislike
by refusing editorial passes.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

A newspaper of neighboring town
saws that it was brazen in Wichita to
attempt to secure an adjustment of her
freight rates without having consulted
every other city.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

As result of religious revival in
Richmond, Va, it is stated that the
liquor sellers have lost 80 per cent of
their castom. 1t is a long established
fact that the pulpit and saloon-Christi-
anity and drunkenness-canno meet on
common ground. Where one predomi-
mates the other must pale.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07

The reduction of the public debt for
the year ending May 81 was S72, 6oS, lo5.
At that rate the debt will be wiped out
in less than twenty years.