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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

County Times until the 18th day of
April, 1851, when he laid down his rule"
and ''stick" and took up musket in de-
tense of his country. He enlisted for
three months in the Ninth Pennsylvania
Infantry and at the expiration of that
time Immediately re-enlfted in the
Forty ninth Pennsylvania Infantry as
first sergeant; was promoted to second
lieutenant on the second day of April,
1852, and commanded his company III
Hancock's famous charge at Williams
burg. On the fist day of January, 1864,
he was promised to first lieuten
ant. Downing participated in every
engagement of the historic Sixth
Corps except Cold Harbor. which was
fought while he was in the hospital
nursing a severe wound received few
days before In fact the history of the
Sixth Corps is Bens record as a soldier,
and every loyal veteran who participat-
ed in that bloody strife knows full well
what that is. Downing moved to
Kansas In 1876 and joined the G. A. r.
in Wichita five years ago. since which
time he has been an active member. He
is past commander of Garfield post of
Wichita, and has served on the stall OF
the department commander and the
commander-in-chief Downing has been
endorsed for the position by several posts
in this part of the state and it is the
hope and wish of the Courier that he may
be the next department commander of
Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
MISS HORNERS NEW BOOK.
BY c.. j. GRIFEITH.


Not At Home" is the title of a new
book just issued from the press of John
B. Alden, vofaNew York, and its author
is Miss Hattie Horner, the well known
Kansas poet. When Queen Victoria's
private letters were first published, soon
after the death Of her husband, they
were esteemed by English critics as the
finest expressions of the English tongue
and were regarded place by the side of
classic literature. Miss Horner's letters
in her book Mot At Home" are equal
and in many respects superior to the
favorite letters of the noble queen. Her
style is more forcible than the words of
Amelia Rives, the famous author of the
Quick, or the Dead" Miss Horner is
genius, worshipper of nature, beauty,
harmony, with a thread of philosophy
running through all of her writings, and
as one endowed with genius, she imparts
to her readers something Of her own in
fatuation. Her words seem like flesh
and blood in her letters, and they picture
phases of life in New Orleans, Colorado,
Wisconsin and California, with beauty
and simplicity of style that is even more
than charming. Exquisitely delightful,
if you please. Miss Horner has given in
her book many persons and places in
Kansas as well as elsewhere more than
ga local habitation and a name"
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

/ Como over by the men In charge of each do
/ partInent, and those which may ct the or
GERS OF any patron ara sorted out at the
/ close of each days work and mailed 20 him
/ at once. He has paid ia advance IS
/ for hundred clips" or at decreasing
/ rates up 10 so dollars for thousand. and
when he has received the number paid for
the service stops until "a new payment is
made. A mans account may run along for
months without his getting over forty or
fifty OF the thousand paragraphs be has paid
for, and then he may kill his m0theT,in-lsw
or do some other famous thing and get tho
balance OF bis clips in less than week
Then again man may make speech on
1.-The Issue, Of the Hour" at a public ban
quet, and leave order The 3ext morning
for all that the papers have 20 say about IL.
paying for the first hundred items in adj
vance. Il gets IN two weeks three casual
references 20 the fact that " Mr. So-and-so
also spOhe,' and one humorous slluzion 90
the disparity between the calibre Of his
mouth and tho size Of ms brain. Then be
comes around wanting his money back, and
swearing that tho business Is fraud
Clippings ara also made on speculation
II well-knovvn man dies, all the obituaries
are collected and af,erwzrd offered 30 some
Borrowing relative for certain amour, Of
cash. Notices OF weddings and other even
are collected and peddled IN the sare way.
and IL IL said that tho Instances are compare
lively rare IN which a sale is not effected.
The latest Development of The business -
really going back % first principles. &C
cording 20 Mr. Ronsijse's story Of bow he
frat got the idea. He was good deal o.
Bohemian, and at one time In Paris - came
20 be a serious question with him whether
he should work or starye Buying paper
Of an old woman at a street stand one mora
ing. anxioxs not 70 miss The latest scandal
Of the bollevards, pending Starvation. bs
saw an artist whom be knew take several
papers froal her and pay her franc apiece
for them. He asked wiy the ran paid Der
50 much. and was tod that ne tad made al
Arrangement with her b. which every
morning when she got her papers she
locked them over, and II there was any
thing IN any OF them in references 70 q ms..
ter in which the artist was interested She
marked II ard Laid thoss papers aslde for
him He paid Der franc for every paper
il which she had fOuad any thing 10
wanted Il struck tbs yoang Bohemian
that IL one man was 20 anxious 70 know
what the papers sasd- o.hers would 20, too,
AID thereafter he bought eli Tire papers and
cAfffss if0I4 saStss rFSts skaaE " fTierf16c
TO ART and artlsts- He teok the c.ypsngA
about among nc E:rasos, where hs bad
. large scqnainta5ee. ssd peidled then
Tor ryisat he could get L. tine Is stdsd
Literature a. vel ss art 20 his Geld, knc dc
- wei that over-prospcr1ty broke eo~n Ia
health. AID be lad 20 so 10 Us so1ts q
France % recCpcra.s Thsaos he zsS. 70
London, asd stsrtzd 70 nae living t.
lie sz-as way there TIE i1ss 5srsaope1,
and be aoor sst;sSd down lr.c .
regular busisesf. witch WA Iss asotel far
Tie two concerns "a tits CIR.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
IRON STAG FOR PAvENENTs.

Considerable attention has recently
been paid to the problem of utilizing iron
Stag for commercial purposes. The i'm
menSe quantity of material now going to
waste at all OF the iron furnaces in this
country makes a large field for opera
tons If auy process for converting the
Stag into a useful product can be de-
vIsed. The invention os the process of
making mineral wool by forcing a Jet of
super-heated steam through the molten
Stag, opened up one valuable use for
portion OF the waste. Although large
quantities of mineral wool are now used
the amount of Stag consumed in its
manufacture is inconsiderable.
Mr.. y. d. Elders. who started the
mineral wool business and afterward
sold out to the New York Steam Heat
lng company, has recently invented a
process of converting iron Stag into paw
ing blocks. His process removes the
sulphur from the Stag, and makes it a
homogeneous mass OF great tOughness
and durability. 1t is cast into square
blocks OF any desired size. and is claimed
to be equal in quality to the best Belgian
paving stones. Its cost is considerably
less than natural rock As the OUTPUT OF
Stag from the production of American
pig iron is now about five million tors
annually. according 10 Mr.. Elbers, there
IS room for g big industry.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
KANSAS KOLLARY.

At last the Arkansas City Traveller IS
happy. 1t is threatened with libel
suit. J. N. Parrick, of Maple City is the
plaintiff.
new station is to be located on the
c.. K. & w, between Hope and Lost
Springs. 1t will be at the crossing OF the
Rock Island and Santa Fe.
The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North
western railroad announces the compile
ton of its extension from Seneca TO the
Nebraska state line, distance of twenty
four miles.
Harper City has got to be quite stock
Mace. herds of stock are being wintered
here. and the city looks like a large
shipping point. IN this instance how
ever the cattle are not shipped.-Repub-
lican.
As if to add insult TO injury the Salina
Gazette suggests that 'the present IS the
best time known for years TO go into the
cattle business. Everything IN that
line has touched bedrock" The Gazette
had heard the news from Topeka, EVIL
IDENTIFY.
Insurance companies have lost about
S115, 900 by fire losses in Topeka during
the present month The Crane-kelth
fire was the largest in point of value Of
value of property destroyed and Insur-
ance involved involved In the history Of
the city.-Democrat.
1t is altogether probable that Emporia
will prove her fait1 IN the rghtfuiness
and Justice of female suffrage by prac-
teal demonstration Of Its workings.
The News presents the name OF promi-
nent woman Of the city for mayor and a
mixed ticket for the city council
Wichita sports a Dew Drop club
Many of its members do drop very mys-
teriousIy after its long night sessions. -
Salina Gazette. You see there's where
you are wrong. The aforesaid club Is
not that sort of d crowd. The name
was given them as symbolic Of the spark
ling purity of their rhythmic scintiila-
tons, or words TO that effect.
The total receipts from the Washing
ton birthday exercises in Fort Scott FRI
day were So IS. Ii every city OF the
first class does as wei, there VIII he sJsJ4
from the SIX cities Of the first class, and
from the fifteen cities OF the second class
saw $50 each. OF $3.50. and then add 70
this the contributions from cities Of tie
third class and districts IN the country, /
anc the probabilities are thai nearly
twice a. much money, as IS asked Tor
will be raised.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
BLA1NE.s FOREIGN POLICY.

| The following extract from a letter
written by Blaine during his brief term
as secretary of state, regarding the posi-
ton of this country toward the Hawai-
ian Islands, viii be of especial interest as
outlining something of what his policy
would have been had he had charge of
the Samoan complication:
THE policy of this country with re-
gard to the Pacific is the natural compile
ment of its Atlantic policy. The history
OF our European relations for fifty years
shows the jealous concern with which
| the United States has guarded its control
OF the coast from foreign interference,
and this without extension of territorial
possessions upon the main land. 1t has
always been its aim to preserve the
friendly neutrality of the adjacent stgtes
and insular possessions. Its attitude to-
ward Cuba is case in point. Our rela-
tons, present and prospective, toward
Cuba have never been more ably set
forth than in the remarkable note adj
dressed by my predecessor, Secretary
Everett, to the ministers of Great Britain
and France in Washington on December
1, 1852. in rejection of the tripartite al
lance to forever determine the neutral
ity of the Spanish Antilles, In response
to the proposal that the United States,
Great Britain and France should sever
ally and collectively agree to forbid the
acquisition Of control over Cuba by any
or all of them. Mr.. Everett showed that
without forcing or even coveting posses
sion of the island, its condition was es-
sentiallY an American question: that the
remuneration forever by this government
of contingent interest therein would be
far broader than the like remuneration
by Great Britain and France, that
if ever ceasing to be Span
ish, Cuba must necessarily become
American and not fall under any other
European domination, and that the cease
less movement of segregation of Ameri-
can interests from Europe control and
unification In broader sphere of indie
pendent life could not be checked by any
arbitrary agreement. Nearly thirty years
have demonstrated the wisdom of the
attitude then maintained by Mr.. Ever
EFT, and have made indispensable it's
continuance and its extension to ali
parts of the American Atlantic sys-
tenn. where disturbance of the existing
status might be attempted in the inter-
est of foreign powers. The present
attitude of this government toward
any European project for the con-
troll Of an isthmian route is but the logi-
cal sequence of the resistance made IN
1852 to the attempted pressure of an ac-
tive foreign influence in the West In
dies. Hawaii, although much further
from the California coast than is Cuba
from the Florida peninsula, holds in the
western sea much the same position as
Cuba in the Atlantic. 1t is the key to
the maritime dominion of the Pacific
states as Cuba is the key to the gulf
trade. The material possession of
Hawaii is not desired by the United
States any more than was that of Cuba.
But under no circumstances can the
United States permit any change in the
territorial control Of either which cuts it
adrift from the American system, where
to they both indespensibly belong"
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
SCISSORS AND PASTE.
Sevspspcr Clippings Made by Order as .
Legitimate BusiDess-

as a general thing the patrons q TIE clip
piags bureau are oily those VINO TANK they
are likely 20 get complimentary press
notices, says tire Sew YORK Ssa- People
whose notoriety IS Of al unpleasant nature
do not care to see what the papers say aoosii
them Nobody involved N a scandal
divorce szit. or a similar affair, has jet
asked for cEppisgs, ard orc CT The ATelsest
letters one concern has ever recsiTec ss74s
II reply 70 q suggestion TIA: perhaps Baby
Bunting would Ike 20 see ga2S The papers
were say!ng abozt hi-1 ard B11nse." oze
order. and from Ecl-fnow1 raza, TOO, 10
for Himself and az jokes aoo1t Dos:on
and ScsE York socdety" VIVA. be wants q
the josacs Is 3 coaSrdrur1- bz4t IL gets th>-l
regularly, and ~ Lass accounts was ssln
alive
TIE growth q fse bgzlrexs has uscezsg.s-
tod the Introduction izao i q coup.ks.ea
system, AID hAs cereaoped Il IN severz!
novel aarertioes- Tie leading soplcs Of rews-
pape~ comment, szca as arr, ls.e-z,zTe, tie
drama politics snd sirzilszr subjects. arc
E-s5s separate otyissozss CO tie business, ar.
every ts1.Eg pe-sxi1s1g 70 each Is clipped sy
tas ers. rc2orrs- Taess ezznnkngz xss .ssa
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
MISSOURI PACIFIC RUMORS.

Globe-Democrat-
As the annual election Of the Missouri
Pacific approaches, the usual rumors are
set atioat concerning important changes
in the directory and management. On
Friday it was rumored that General
Auditor c. c. Warner would be given a
place at the directors board. There was
no positive information AT the St. Louis
headquarters of the road touching this
matter, and nothing will be known until
the election takes place on the 18th of
March. Last evening a telegram was
received from Chicago stating that Third
Vice President w. IL. Newman, the traf-
fic manager of the system, had rendered
his resignation to the New York head of
the concern, Jay Gould, the resignation
to take effect in April
Mr. Newman has been in Chicago all
the week attending the meeting of
the western presidents, and he
took a prominent part in the terri
tOrial work for the interstate com
merce railway association. BE was
appointed chairman of the committee of
general managers to assemble here On
Tuesday. The Chicago telegram is based
upon conversation among railroad men
in that city, and it was stated that Mr..
Newman intended to retire from the
business. He is considered one
of the ablest traffic managers in the
country, and his retirement would be
blow to the st. Louis management and 10
the entire system.
Various rumors have been circulated
First Vice-president S. IL. II.
Clark, the general manager, but there is
little doubt that he will continue at the
helm. The second vice-presidency, va
Gated by Mr.. Hopkins, will not be filed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
STEVENS COUNTY NOTES.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
That | may answer numerous inquiries
sent to me from Sedgwick concerning
Stevens county please grant me space in
the columns of the EAGLE. | came to
Stevens county last June. Tho it was SO
dry at that time | could not break prai-
RE, it rained in few days and | sowed
millet which made almost two tons of
hay per acre, and cane that made over
two tons. l planted corn the 9th of July
and got very good roasting ears and good
feed. Everybody who tried to raise feed
and saved what they raised have plenty
to do them, but there is class of people
here as it is the case in allnew countries,
who came to claim expecting TO make
a fortune in little while without work,
and they have not tried TO do anything
and as may be expected, got in debt and
mortgaged their land, paid the govern
ment, lived Oh the remainder and now
they have gone or are going east swear
ing at the country and making
all kinds of statements about it. Men
who have worked and made an effort
have succeeded well. One of my neigh
bors, Mr. Brown, raised over 500 bushels
of potatoes. 600 bushels of turnips and
500 bushels Of corn. Another raised
crop of corn that yielded 25 bushels to
the acre, and number raised from Toto
20 bushels per acre. e.- ~
The soil IS rich black loan and holds
moisture well, and where it is well culti-
waited produces well almost everything
planted. There is some government
land to be had yet, and farms can be
bought cheap and on good terms.
p. B. DICK.
Nnodsdale Eah % 1880
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

We notice that the name of Rutherford
b. Hayes is not among those of the poultry
breeders convention at Wichita this
week. Rutherford could give the bows \
few points on chickens that would be va
uable in this year OF grace.-Emporia
News.
The meeting in Wichita was called
and held for the purpose of organize
ton. Now that that object has been
accomplished and plans for future oper-
atoms are being formed, including
annual exhibits (the first of which will
doubtless be held in this city the coming
fall-the time to be fixed by the execu-
tive committed it will be in order. and
that viii no doubt be made an important
industry at Its stated meetings. and that
the distinguished Buckeye fancier will
be invited to visit the state and give the
association the benefit of his eraditioa is
not only probable but would be one of
the fittingest things that could occur
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
In Defense Of the Innocents.

Z. G. Star.
Several members Of the Kansas senate
undertook a defense yesterday of that
body in reducing the age of consent to
II years. They were brought to the
front by the fierce attack which has been
made upon the senate by the women of
Kansas, who, almost without exception,
denounced the bill which throws down
the safeguards for the protection of fe
male virtue as infamous and indefensi-
bic. The advocates of the measure claim
that the bill was designed to protect the
men of Kansas from the Vaccinations
of immoral women who are skilled in
the art of Matchmaking and who fleece
the male lambs who chance to fall into
their dangerous tolls. This apology is
almost as good as none.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
Good Advice.

Neutral Strip Advocate
Those who put their money into
boomer organizations expecting thereby
to be aided in securing a choice claim in
Oklahoma may as well throw their hard
earned dollars into the sea for all the
good such organizations will do them.
la the first place not one organization IL
ten will materialize when the territory is
ready for legal occupation. In the
second place nearly every organization
is aiming 10 locate on the best lands
along lines of road that run through the
territory, and 1t Is quite reasonable TO
suppose that pretty nearly every COM
pany wall make for the same point, Is
there is no difference OF opinion as TO the
hest lands. The dullest boomer
can readily see that there viii be
a conflict should no more than a tenth
of them carry out the avowed purpose Of
the organizations. The first man who
makes settlement on claim will get IL,
even If he is driven off by an organized
IA Do. so that the man who goes there on
his own responsibility and in bIs own
behalf has every BIT as good a show 70
obtain the good land a. those who are
helping 20 feed lot OF worthless fellows
who have succeeded in duping them.
Where a half dozen organized bands al
strive for the same lands there Il a prob
ability OF bloodsbed and the Intervention
of the military. Better not DC bound
down by any organization. but cone
free TO locate where you are suited. II
you are determined 10 put money into
the movement Won had far better sub
scribe for a few good papers that keep
their readers informed on Oklahoma
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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

The special committee of the Kansas
legislature appointed to investigate the
alleged combine of the packing houses
of Kansas City. Kans., have made two
reports. 1t is understood that the ma jor-
ity recommends that no legislative action
while the minority reports in favor of
such legislation. The committee is very
badly split up on the question whether
there is a combine. Positive evidence
that the combine exists could not be OBJ
tanned, and several members of the COM
mittee were convinced after very thor
ough examination of thirty-five witnesses
and of over 200 pages Of testimony that
there was not a combine, that the pack
ing houses are strong competitors among
themselves, and that the low price Of cat
tie in the market is due to natural causes,
of which a general over-production is
the chief. The majority is understood to
have found that the reports of the ex-
of consumers of beef and raisers of cat
tie, when sifted down, proves to be
vague and founded largely on rumor,
induced by the long continued slump in
the market. The report of the ma ior-
ity embodies the identical idea set out
by the EAGLE several days ago, l. e.. that
the price of cattle is necessarily affected
by the conditions OF supply and demand,
just as every other product is, whether
of field OR factory.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

The most recent estimates of the Eng
lish army show that it numbers 2l1 900
officers and men, or 10000 more than
last year. The cavalry of all kinds are
reckoned at 1900, the artillery at 3d.
300, the engineers at 600, the foot
guards and infantry at III, 200, the COM
missariat and transport at 5000. the
medical corps at 2,400, the ordnance
store corps at 200, the colonial corps at
$500, and the corps of ordnance artifi-
GERS at 60. Yet with this immense war
footing, in addition to her armada
reckoned the most formidable in the
world, no citizen of this country would
feel the least temerity at meeting her on
any part of the ground, or doubts that
the United States could more than match
her on land. in numbers and equipment.
within fortnight were the occasion to
arise demanding it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

From the Colv1ch Courier.
Major Benjamin II. Downing, of
Wichita, well and favorably known TO
almost every man. woman and child in
Sedgwick county, as well as having an
extensive acquaintance throughout the
state, is a prominent candidate for de-
partment commander Of the Grand
Army of the Republic at the coming en-
eampment 70 be held IN Emporia.
There is not another old veteran in the
state that is more deserving OF the posi-
ton than Downing. and 1t would be a
q difficult task To find uAn better quail
ified than he TO discharge the duties OF
the position. Wa sincerely hope that be
may be able 10 secure the election. as II
would not only result IN great good 10
Downing and the Kansas department,
but would prove beneficial TO Wichita
aud Sedgwick county IN more ways than
one, DowniBg's record as soldier and
and as private citizen bears not blot
nor stain. He was born In Chester
county. Pa, on the nth day OF October,
1871, and ct the age Of Il years COM
meneed 10 lsarn the printing Trade.
working in the the Office Of the Chester
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26

The ground hog is a better weather
prophet than General Greedy, chief of
the signal service. The former said on
the 2nd day of February that we were
to have six more weeks of cold weather.
The latter declared about the same time
That we should have no more cold wealth
er to speak of. The two weeks succeed
Ing the generals prediction came near
winning popular confidence from the
ground hog to the signal service, but his
hogship is accorded his old place of prog
nosticator by unanimous consent the
past week.