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Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
THE FUTURE GREAT.

! To the Editor of the Eagle.
Reno City, without doubt the future
capital Of Oklahoma, was founded on
Monday afternoon, May 6, 1899, by a
town company composed of about $50
solid business men of southwestern Kan
| sas. The town site consists at present of
| 100 acres, on the North Canadian river,
four miles east of Fort Reno and 10
miles south of Caldwell. Kansas, the
Rock Island and the Frisco railroads
being surveyed through the premises.
| There are 1900 lots on the site. At this
writing the ity is six days old and l, 113
lots have been taken and registered, the
registry securing the property to owner S
against all intruders. This number is
very fiattering, considering that the
town was founded without an hour 5
notice to the general public. The organ
ization was SO quietly and secretly eff
fected that no person outside of the COM
pany was aware of its existence until
the procession formed at Darlington, two
miles west, for the start to the grounds,
and outsiders in following did not even
know upon whose claim the survey was
to be made. Claim jumpers both fol-
lowed and led our procession on foot and
on horseback, but our party being COM
posed of strong and determined men,
they dared not proceed but meekly stood
back until the company made fast to
their claims, which had previously been
drawn by lot.
New corners are arriving daily, hun
dreds of them being from Kingtisher and
Oklahoma City.
The city government requires that
each lot owner shall erect dwelling or
business place upon all within 80 days of
registry, and in case of default the lots
forfeited. Lumber will begin to arrive
on Saturday, and from that time on the
sound of hammer and saw will ring in
earnest, and before many weeks a popu
lation Of three or four thousand people
may be expected and business will hum.
The first tent erected on the ground
was by a party OF four, viz: Judge
Saunders, c.. A. Gambrill, NJ. W. Cowen,
and c. II. Keller, of Wellington, Kan,
the same being topped out with the stars
and stripes. There are not many lots for
sale at any price, but a few are listed
with Keen & Gambrill, lively rustlers in
real estate, who will take pleasure in
showing property and conveying any
desired information to all arrivals. Their
two tents have been the center of attrac-
ton and information every day from the
start.
If any of your thousands of readers
contemplate settling in Oklahoma they
should not fail to pay a visit to the
widest valley and most beautiful coun
try in the territory, IN the midst of
which the beautiful and enterprising
city of Reno is located. c. II. X.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
COTTON SPINNING IN THE SOUTH

The Baltimore manufacturer S Record
of this week reports marvellous activity
in cotton mill building in the south. In
the last three weeks about fifteen com
panies have been organized to build cot
ton mills. Florence, Ala, leads with
three new mills at an aggregate cost OF
$500. 00O, two of which, costing $780,
600, are to be moved from Philadelphia
New England capitalists will build 30,
000-spindle mill at Denison, Texas. and
one to cost S250,000 at Fort Payne, Ala
Galveston, Texas. is to have a $50, 600
mill and $1,000 600 Irvine factory: Spar
tanburg, S. c., $500. coo mill with 3d.
600 spindles: Atlanta $500, 900 enlarge
ment of an old mill. including Is
GOO splndles and 600 looms: Texarkana,
Ark, a $3.50. 900 mill. and Greenwood. 5.
c., $1,000 mill. VIII le . large number
OF others will soon be fully organized
The climatic difficulties experienced
when cotton spinning was introduced
into the south, have been in great
measure overcome by new appliances,
and 1t IS probable that the cotton and
the cotton cloth will very soon be pro-
duced within sight OF each other As
for the New England cotton mills, their
day has not gone by, by any means. The
rapidity OF the increase of our population
and the great demand fer clothes IN hun
dreds OF new directions of use, will
keep the mills Of the north and the south
busy, and even then some importation
may be necessary.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Perhaps unaware that have an unusually 5000
DRIVING Glove with Call
We call
ladies'
kind S1.25 q -'
We think Glove every lady will ike
pqpTar PRICE Very elastic fitting and durable quality
SloO This glove has Chicago
FOntelrOy
Remember e guarantee every pair
We show
We know they good.
Our Glove Department. especially
Ladies Silk Gloves hf1ttS.
so dozen Black MS cents. cents
% dozen Black NittS at 50 cents, cents
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

as being too intellectual; such vision
airy science as the politics of the study.
am not politician and don't talk
about things don't understand. Every
constitutional government, limited mon
archy or republic is liable to suffer from
corrupt use of money at the polls in
isolated places. It's wrong, ought to be
stopped: but what folly to charge it
wholly upon any one class of the COM
mercial community. Money has always
been raised to conduct political cam
paigns, though different party managers
may hold different views on the aues-
ton -
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

This country is running too much
to titles. sternly declares the Salina
Republican, but the Kansas City Gazette
don't seem to think so; that is, it thinks
the people of Illinois are beginning to
think they made-well, if not mistake,
they at least went farther in that direc-
ton in selecting a governor last year
than the exigencies of the case de-
manded. The next thing we expect to
hear some general or other shoulder
strapper sounding blast from his bugle
q Corporal Tanner.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
Dress Goods Department.

prepared please everybody or
Black Fable Franchise ArmuTes. BenganeS
New Line Of ChalIeS grounds.
Beautiful light
and white check stripes weight
washable
for chldreniS
Summer Fancs cents Extra fine very
desirable
Num- Veings for summer sutings stripes plain
bOrdered
and desirable gOOGS
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The K. c. Times seems inclined to
poke fun at the banquet given by Topeka
TO Hon. Thos. Ryan. OF course there
were no wines, and the evening was in
clement, the rain pouring down in tor
rents-that dress suits and decollete
toilets were somewhat conspicuous for
their absence nevertheless the tables were
beautiful, the service beyond criticism,
1.-The flow of SOUL portion of the feast
incompatible, so much so that the pleas
ant speeches and music held every guest
till o'clock in the morning.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The mania for office is not confined to
applicants for appointive positions. The
number of aspirants for elective Of
fees, from coroner to president is stead
lily increasing. This eagerness for of
fclal station is shown by the fact that
already there are sixteen notices of CON
tests filed with the clerk of the lower
house of congress. and it is very likely
the number Will be increased by half as
many more, as only three Of those filed
are from southern states.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Taking Editor Tomlinson, of the To-
peka Democrat at his word in declaring
that the existence of numerous Joints
and drinking places in Topeka, both in
his paper and on the stump outside the
state, the county attorney of Shawnee
county questioned him under oath on
that point, but he made answer that be-
ing a practical temperance mana tee
totaler-he never visits such places, at
home or abroad, and did not know of
his own personal knowledge of the ex-
istence of any place in the county or city
where intoxicating liquors are sold. OF
course he did SO testify. Now let the
attorney questionable editor of the State
Journal, who Will make similar answers.
and that will settle the question to the
satisfaction of the authorities, and every
thing will run along as before-the joints,
the exposes by the papers named and on
the stumps, etcetera.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
z Hawks FATE.
A Strange story Whose Veracity Is Not I
beyond Reasonable Doubt.

Strange story Whose Neracity Is Not
beyond Reasonable Doubt.
[Hobdy's PA Cor. y. Y. SUM
Last spring Silas Ridd, living three miles
from here, saw big fish hawk, which had
been circling above Little's pond for half
an hour, drop Ike a shot into the pond,
having aimed for fish The big bird went
Gear under, aud it was several seconds be
fore it appeared again, half way out Of the
water. Then, after an apparent struggle,
it went down again ana never came up
The disappearance Of the hawk puzzled
Ridd, but he never solved the mystery
until recently when he hooked a
large pickerel il Lttlc's pond, and,
after good fight, landed him. he was
surprised to see two darh-co!ored pro
jections from the shoulder Of the piclSereI,
reaching up more than three inches. Closer
inspection showed that they were the legs
Of hawk, and the talon Of each leg was
buried deep in the pickcrcl's back. The
wounds made when they had been plunged
in the flesh had grown over, and nothing
could be seen Of the claws until they were
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
KANSAS AND MEXICO.

At the reception and banquet rendered
to Minister Ryan, at Topeka, Friday
night, number of distinguished gen
tlemen replied to toasts. Among the
number was Hon. 7. d. Tnacher, who
spake to the sentiment, Our Sister Re-
public" In the course of his speech
Mr.. Thacher said:
"If Mexico really capitulates to Kan
sas it must be in that figurative sense in
which we say, Peace hath her victories.
For the gentleman who from Kansas
goes TO represent our nation IN Mexico is
one renowned not in war; but in the
councils of peace.
Mexico Is peculiar country, cover
ing seventeen degrees of latitude, having
all the climates and products of the
globe; having perhaps the Oldest civiliza-
ton Oh the EARTH with city which,
when our pilgrim fathers landed on the
soil of the new world, held half a million
souls.
1.-The Mexican government has heard
of the United States, but it has not
heard as much as it should hear about
Kansas. 1t will be one of the duties of
our new minister to tell them of the
state that has more of the elements of
progressive civilization than any other
state or country on the globe. He will
have to use his influence, | hope he will
use it, to promote commerce. We ought
to have pine-tenths of their trade and
we only have one-tenth of it. Every
train going down on the Santa Fe should
be loaded with products from Kansas for
Mexico; every train coming back should
be laden with the varied products of
Mexico for Kansas and other states
Our people must have an outlet for our
products. and | am glad that a Kansas
man is going down there TO Mexico with,
among his duties, the duty of fostering
our commercial prosperity.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

An anti-divorce agitator has sprung
up in the east by the name of Dixie, with
a ministerial prefix. He wants TO see
the general government take such action
in the matter of marriage and divorce in
the territories, especially in the District
of Columbia, as shall set a good example
10 the states. The problem seems to
grow more and more complex as the
country develops, and it is not likely that
the difficulties in the way of a solution
will be entirely removed until there is
radical change i'll human nature.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Now that the base ball season is fairly
opened and the spring races on, walking
matches have become too tame to be
profitable. Walking is entirely too slow
to catch the average patron of sports IN
the spring time.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Congressman Tom Reed, of Maine, the
Republican leader of the house, tells an
amusing story of his admission to the bar.
He was examined by Judge Wallace Reed
says: THE first question Judge Wallace
asked me, is the legal tender act cOnsti-
tutionaL' | said simply, 1t is constitu-
tional' You can pass, said Judge Wal
lace. We always pass u man who can
settle great constitutional questions Off
hand.-Emporia Republican.
This reminds me of an incident in the
career of Judge Scholfeld, of the Illinois
supreme court. He was examining an
applicant for admission TO the bar in
1854, when the war was at its fiercest.
The first question he asked was: "In
whoa is all political power repo5ed
under our system of government.
The applicant, being an ardent Demo-
srat answered, Re. d. Stanton" Schol-
field said the man was thoroughly quail
fled and asked no further questions.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

With DIR. Cronin alive and kicking in
Ontario and the spirit of the supposed
victim of the Chicago trunk mystery
likewise still tabernacled in the flesh,
the great sensation fails to rival Tascott
for place in public attention.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

There is n general desire in the bust
ness community Of the country for a
reduction of the rate of postage to one
cent on all first-class mail matter, but as
between a reduction of postage and the
Improvement of the mail service of the
country generally, everybody will say
give US the latter 1t is confidently
calculated that to reduce the rate to one
cent would effect a sufficient an increase
in the volume of correspondence as to
make good the loss of revenue by such
reduction, but the volume of business is
now the alleged reason or excuse for the
inefiiciency of the service. and until that
can be remedied it is folly to add to
the difficulty without first providing
against it,
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Little Switzerland has found it neces-
sary to issue an edict banishing dyna-
miters and conspirators from that realm
and there are but two countries that af-
ford them an asylum-England and the
United States.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Last Friday night two prisoners named
Milligan and Brown dug out of the Win
field Jail and are still at large.
Halfway is the name of q town in
Cloud county, but you daren't tell any
of the folks there that IT'S a halfway
| town.
| Hon. d. N. Bronson, prominent cit
| izen of Ell Dorado, died at his home III
that place Saturday morning about !
o'clock.
Woodson county claims spring OF
+, water which is, by chemical analysis,
shown to be superior to the famous
Waukesha, Wis, water.
Salina claims the champion boy
tumbler IN the west. His name is Willie
Shiffert He weighs fifty-five pounds
and is only eleven years old.
The Kansas State Sunday School asso-
citation meets in Mcpherson May u to %.
Full fare will be charged going, and on
presentation of certificate from the
agent, one-third fare return.
Last week a few state papers men
toned the appearance of chinch bugs III
small numbers in their neighborhoods,
but 1.-The wetness of the rain and blew
ness of the wind seem to have entirely
dissipated them.
Reserve is the right name for the town
of that name up in AtchisOn county. 1t
is the only locality in the state that
has not had plenty OF rain this year. 1t
is said that the locality hasn't had q
sprinkle for several months.
The summer meeting of the Abilene
ttrIr arl- Ha
August 20. u and % The boss fellers
up there are pricking up their ears with
deal of assurance since Spokane beat
Proctor Knott at the Louisville derby.
In Topeka Saturday afternoon Fred
Murphy, a 12-year-old lad, fell from the
top branches of shade tree distance
of thirtytive feet, alighnng on his head
on a pavement, killing him instantly,
He was after birds nest.
Santa Fe, Kan, was visited with a
heavy hail storm Thursday night which
bIoke nearly ell the glass in the win
dowS facing the south or west IN the
town. The Haskell County bank suffered
to the extent of thirty-tiye glass out OF
thirty-siX.-Garden Herald.
Mr.. NJ. B. Schoonover brought to
town this week a specimen of mineral
he found on the Medicine river bottom,
which is pronounced by those who have
examined it to be lead ore of a very fine
quality. Mr.. Schoonover says he can
find the ore in very large quantities.
Kiowa Journal
The g. 4. L. Committee, recently in
session III Topeka, have selected Messrs.
Hadlev & Cooper OF that city TO prepare
plans for and to superintend the con-
struction of the proposed buildings to be
erected by the state at Ellsworth for re-
udion purposes and for the care of old
soldiers and their wives The buildings
to be erected Immediately Will be an
amphiteater to accommodate 1900 peo-
pie. two dining rooms, and later on sew
eral cottages and hospitals will be built
The state has already appropriated $780,
600 for this purpose.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The Emporia and Topeka papers are
dwelling on the delight which they are
anticipating from Kellogg. Let us
whisper in their ears that she was in
Wichita last week and our people We're
not only disappointed but worse.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The reason assigned 10y the people OF
Massachusetts for voting down recently.
and so emphatically, the proposed pro
hibitory amendment to the state con
stltuuon is that the legislature had Just
passed high license law and they
wanted to try its efficacy III suppresSing
or curtailing the liquor. Ii Boston it is
claimed that the new high license law
wipes out about !. 800 saloons and drink
ing places, most of which were logger
les, where the lcafer lounged and drank
himself into condition Of imbecility.
and where brawls and brutality were
nurtured. The morality of Boston will
doubtless be largely improved and en-
phasized by this legal enactment. If it
succeeds they take the other step and
Try prohibition after awhile.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The scientist who is mounting Jumbo's
skeleton says the elephant was cutting
its third set of teeth and was therefore
about 35 years old. An elephant Is en-
titled to six sets Of teeth the last coming
after he is $50 years old.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
Every Department Has It's Bargains.
It pays to examine what we have to sell.

cut out. Ihe pickcrel weighed Sly piunds.
The fish hawk of last spring R.dd patu-
rally aierre3, hsd picked the big fellow oat
for his dinner, and, dropping down OH hinl,
had fastened It's tdlons deep iu bis flesh.
The pic6crCl was a heavier load thau the
bird could raise out Of the water and was
too much Tor the hawk ia every way. and
Just sank down in the pond ard took SIR
Hawk with him Tho bird was drowned.
Of course, and made nice meal for such
pickerei as could got at 10, q privilege prob
ably denied O. the ono that was logging IL
around with rs claws IN his back.
HE tomatecauuiuQ Industry was large
last year. 4 PACK Of 1919. 437 cases, Of t,y1
dozen cans each, IS reported, against 2.sl5..
0is cases for Is57-an increase Of Ju.sE
cases The average consumption FOR ths
past SIX years has been about 2,5J9.Oy
cases. Assuming, therefore, that the DO
mand for the current year wdl BE- only s
normal one, there win be a surplus If frou
10000 70 10000 cases 10 be carried over
Low prices stimulate Consumptiol. how
ever, and as prices are certain % be logs
The surplus may rot be 80 large as present
figures Indicate
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The Michigan salt trust. of which tine
late Democratic candidate for governor
is the president, is DESTROYS of borrowing
$10,000,000. This is not so suspicious
beginning as had been anticipated. 1t
needs good deal of salt to preserve
the SAVIOR of this trust.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Major Hudson and wife, Of Topeka,
have returned from a three months trip
through the east and south, taking IN all
places of interest from New York and
Boston as far south as Cuba where they
spent a few DAYS.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
Ladies Underwear Department.

Offer special Inducements in jersey Ribs Babrgan Gauze
underwear Ladies All
We make sale Ladies Fine Ribbed Jersey cents
real value 40
valued at 70 Great bargain
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The formal notification sent out by the
secretary of the interior that the lands
of the Sioux reservation in the Dakotas
are not yet subject to occupation by in
tending white settlers, and that those
who enter on said lands will beremoved.
Is all right and proper in view of the
counter announcement that had been
sent out by some unauthorized person,
but in point of necessity to prevent a
rush of people into that country. the sec
retarys notification was scarcely neces-
sary. The recent ViSitations of fires and
storms and floods TO that section. added
TO Its general reputation for billiards
and restitution among the rural popula-
ton. are doubtless enough 10 prevent
anything like a general hegira thither.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

The state supreme court has deciGed
that intoxicating liquor is not contra
band, that it may be manufactured and
sold according to the law in this state
OF course it can, but the trouble with
the fellows who get INTO trouble oyer it
is that they don't see it according to law.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Among the many petitions for Office
holders presented to the president is one
from Glasgow, Scotland, asking that the
present consul there, Francis H. Under
wood, of Boston, be retained. This is a
very gratifying testimonial to Consul
Underwood, no doubt, as it is something
quite unusual for the citizens of another
country to ask favor of this kind from
the United States government. The
consul who preceded Mr.. Underwood
was Bret Harte, and it is quite possible
that he paid more attention to literature
than he did to the duties of his Office,
and it is not surprising that man who
was welded to his official duties would
be something Of a success, by contrast
This is not exactly such a case as that of
Sackville West that cost that worthy his
official position, but it VIII probably
have the same sequel.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

Mans confidence in man IS only seen
by the public when he has been abused,
but the cases OF abuses are 50 numerous
as TO argue q large amount of confidence
among our fellow men. The latest in
stance i that OF William Squires, OF
Seattle. Ore. who was asked by friend
70 endorse his note for So, 800, Just Is a
formailsy, 10 enable him TO anticipate
some payments coming due IN about ten
days Mr.. Squlres complied, the friend
cashed the note and went TO New York,
leaving the unhappy victim 70 appreciate
the value Of his friendship al his leisure.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14

1t was q very little error. Only mo-
ments inattention or a sudden Interrupt
ton, which caused Il telegraph operator
to read fifty" when the ticks said "fif-
teen" but it caused the death of one
man, the injury of three others and the
loss of two engines and a number of cars
on the Cincinnati Southern railroad.
Little things have great consequences in
operating q railroad.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-14
WELL, WOMEN WILL.

| The womans convention at Salina
paid. it seems. no little attention to the
editor of the EAGLE, naming him in
poems and otherwise obnoxiously per-
| sonalizing him. We appeal to every
woman, whatever her belief touching
the subject of woman suffrage, if we
ever even by indirection lowered the
standard of wOmanhood, and whether,
upon the other hand, we have ever fail
ed to exhalt her, in all that is in the
human worthy Of immortality and ex-
hallation. The hardest things said by
US was simply that women who desired
suffrage estimated themselves as being
more than mere female-men or the re-
productive side of humanity. Grant
Allen the biologist, in the last number
Of the Forum, takes up the woman ques-
ton and treats it from cold, scientific
view, and his declarations and con-
illusions as a suffragist, are respectfully
submitted to the women suffragiSts of
this state who have been holding the
EAGLE up to scorn. He limits the func-
tons of the female part of
the race in a way to make the short hair
of the strong minded siSterhood
stand on end, indeed. "The males" he
says, care the race: the females are
merely the sex told off to recruit and
produce it. All that is distinctively hui
man is mantle field, the ship, the
mine, the work shop; all that is truly
woman is reproductive-the home, the
nursery, the schoolroom." "This very
necessity for telling off at least consid-
cradle number of the women for the ar
duous duty Of human maternity pre-
vents the possibility of woman as such
ever being in any really deep sense the
race. 1t is human to till, to build, to
navigate, to manufacture; and these are
the functions that fall upon man. THE
males have built up human civilization,
and have made the great functionally
acquired gains in human faculty, while
the females have acted as mere passive
transmitters Of these male acquisitions"
''And this is the world, according to
MI. Sampson Brass, (which turns upon
its axis, and has lunar relations and rev.
olutiOnS around heavenly bodies, and
various games Of this sort.