New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-20

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-. 49, ~ washington. There is camp near ths
.sss, and Of Arkansas City which Is made up
,.H. .nt,yaIv of old soldiers and their families
- n,vht they held meeting at which uere was
: Hal NJ aresoluting' done. Therc were sots VI
,,,v,.rt speeches made. The outcome OF u M was
~. adoption of a resolution which some one was
$1,000 N address to His Excellency, MI William
e 4sr,,sonn-shades OF the departed with the
s.aass, for its Immediate consideration" 1t recon-
nsnded the appointment Of Sergeant so.ano'so ieno
mama has slippcd from my memory as Umeu sta'es
r,ens,on Agent for the new Territory OF oHiahoms"
Amone the strange sights In the camp Is carriage
looking as dignifed as any coach driving ID iuneri
process on out to Greenwood Mnae can 40 0"A'i
roxsgb,y, want to do with IL In oElahomas
THE METROPOLIS OF SOUTHERN KANSAS:
r.,. !, n. metropolis Of southern Kansas. You
.v not have heard its name before, but such is the
go Arkansas City-by the way, before going any
t,yther let me tell you that people here don't saw
the name as they do at the home OF my r1eho C0ohoi
Bob Kyartah, Of Kyartahvihe, oy gum san, ou'
,hev prcnounce IL innocent Like and sweety Arkansas
this great city, then, looks with plying neeros. upo
che struggles of wichita to secure Federal punhs
~. nothing hut words of contempt for Topeka, aoes
rot even concede that Atchison is much OF to"n
enough Il Is the home of Senator ]. j. Ingalls, ana
actuaIlv cretends to In Kansas Csty unmisVaAaDi
Signs Of its decadence and fall ron pfosperiiy'
hounded faith In the future OF the c'ty Is tne oie
eharaeteristio Of its inhabitants 1t anmates Ioe
banker who has Just loaned iew nunula % s.nt
tsrmer ut the remarkably moderate rate Oh 20 por en
ysar t.ltng good security therefor, and bonus IN
~. hsrrsin as well as tho little boy who pitches
..nn,es At the street corner and crawis unoer .no
circus tent in the evening" but who LOOKS
forward to the time when he viii swap corner h.s
,th the rest Of them and OF course set nch ana Duu
-, n.r. house to the everlasting glory OF his name
...x frnra yrhers / am writing, whose sign
SHAVING AND ICE CREAM e
~.,.,,,. h,s many-sdod accomplishments as wen as
The eon6dsnce and absence OF all vulgar pfo'uuoe
ON the mart of his customers. IL cheers sno p
madeleine fakdr under my window, who sens nun n.'
corgeoasly bedecked carriage his pill which ne var
r,nts to be a silent perambulator, searching as
tooth comb vet innocent a lamb one that aoes
t 90 toons about but attends strictly TO business
. ri, ladies' and gentlemen, warranted 20 give s@us
action and to be for tooshache, neaoA'no' YIN
pla,ntx of the liver, neuralgia, chiiis anu 'o'ot,
,h,umatism and disorders Of the digestive ORGANS
=, .ras the bsarts of the rural beauties who wait
-, ,sh,s heat faster when they hear that such
~ ,orner.Iots have changed hands at an advance
!, n er cant or that property IN ts ann mat part
!, n. city has rsen 90 and 30 and 40 CENTS squsro
soot q over pisht-for they are All moro VI A0'' 'N
tsressed ia land speculation.
ry.r srRAGGLING TOWN OF ARKANSAS 0iTf'
In the Imagination Of ths citizen OF Arkansas OiS
- ,ts str,ats peopled with tbrongs OF busy men,
rows Of stately business structures Inc i~ aVon4e
handsome residences adorn the surrounaine a.s.Is
.asssss =, trains arrive and depart daily, vessels
a., .,orv the whaFves OF the ArAahbaS
psv.r loading and unloading, whissey nov
IKE water from behind the eouutefo
~ = thousand drug stores, the Telegraph naS ,. :,
xoxs the continent the latest sale In the corn Pr
are ArAnnsas City Board Of Trade, gehuehAn.s
rpflrs and italian opera on alternate n,sn9 y 80
weak rfth a sacred concert on Sunday tmoWh ~ ~
,eserve appearances This and much more the cizen
"a Arkansas City sees in hss minds eye. Wnss tno
xisstinx stranger Is ssraggiing town pu1 aos
q gently sloping epinence to the west OF tne ua0A
Of ths Atchison, Topeka and Santa re hsnroaa,
ss miles north Of the Indian Territory, on soil ino
hh the wheels of your carriage sink up to the huo
,r .prinR time or after rain, and which after ory
.seIl under only moderate breeze raises CLOUDS OF
tl,rdinr dust which houses and vsgetatoh wild
!. eeatng of Pftsburg black There Is the ine'ita-
HE Main-st there Is also "Fhth-aseID tnousn
why Fifth ave. since tnere Is neihor hns' ~
sond nor Third nor Fourth ave. laid out on the town
ran have been unable to find out There is, Oh
~,,r.e AN opera house and big hotel, both puiit
ratentiously Of stone, but neishor OF tncm IN eso
vet At present fhere ase only those HUE iuAunos
sv4fhons which no weliregnlsted western Town can
tops to get along. Ia tho same cAtesory -h ~
enas IN nut street railway, for have never seen
.nv ons rsds on IL, and no ono has been able to ten
~ vhence Il starts and whittier II goes seems 70
tsks hesaer into the Indian Territory af some point
ana rebound suddenly at another Tho cowboys VINO
s,ds mn and down Man.st. on their ponies view ~
,rtth s,ent wonder The Indian squaws Win theH
nxpoos.e slung across their backs gaze at IL VIII
xtoid Indifference INC drivers, presume, are lead
spr ctt;zens. for their hip pockets all bulge sus-
ptciozssy a. II they wore thoroughly familiar Win Ae
arguments which more efete civilzaaon mas on
larger sca,s called ultima ratio resum1 There Is
sIso the electric ughs banging aggressyey ~ street
crossings and in the plain It's effect In awahenlng
As moro tender emotions Of animals is, 20 Ray ths
least stirling: fcr though have noticed the absence
Of eats 10 Arkansss city which generally abound under
TIE influence Of the tight much to tho discomfort OF
woud besisepers their presence would be pliss COM
pared TO that o. the musical mule which rs confined
IN unusually large numbers just now In different pars
If the city awssing ipsfisnty the start for the prom
Led land no one can appreciate that has NOS hearu
md felt II the eject OF yard full Of nudes near az
saeetne light, the leader beginning scftiyf
on 10 oK-LA.EoM-AHi-AH,
sneehw artist taking up tho strain on cescendo ana
Nm he Whole band breaking out ferceiy and dehsnt
- &ofuss'mo con Hmore. At such sIncments one
wonders which Is tho business end OF tho animal
BUS, hsu, II Il 80 soothing, 70 rsstingto tho nudes
mo ecsn has two newspaper, one rubhshed ~
70 morning, ne other 30 the evening. can ~ tho
o@css OF beth 3 Dc ngeurs on the part OF corrc
s1ondsnA He has he satisfaction, moreover on me
pl6wsng morning 10 ind that along With Farmer
pstsfo, who bss Lett xeaDbsae feet In diameter and
WEIGHING nstsen pounds on tie sdsors desk he has
made pleasant call upon as ~ oEr ssnetams snd
bsk Aftbumosr, The mysterious We nnds the
csfr agreeable ara aaAble and 1csaa other