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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
A COMPROMISING OUTCOME.

The failure of Mrs. D. c. Haskell,
widow of the late Representative Has
kell. of the Second congressional district,
10 receive the appointment of postmaster
for the Lawrence office, is deeply re-
GREETED by very many of that commun-
ity and by the friends of her husband
extant. The Journal, which had es-
poused her cause and urged her appoint
ment, in speaking of the matter, says in
part:
Her petition urged personally and per-
siStently, was rejected because she would
be unable to control the primaries and
county conventions. On this account the
earnest request of the leading men and
papers in the district. as well as the pre-
ponderance of sentiment in this city was
Cnavaillng.
No nobler more active or uutirinc can
vass was made than Mrs Haskell prose-
cuted. She engaged the sympathy and CO.
operation of her husbands admirers
everywhere. With no particle of loss
of her sweet womanly attributes
she gathered up the papers she had &C
cumulated, went to Washington, and for
weeks pressed her case. Her constancy 10
Che memory of the great departed and
her resolution to exhaust every means TO
provide Tor the children he had lett 10 her
care. furnish a pathetic chapter in the
volume which somewhere IN Gods great
house, good angels write, of the sacrifices
and self-denials of noble women. The
Journal entertains lasting regret that
Mrs Haskell was ignored and rejected as
Rn applicant for position she would have
worthily filled, and which would have
been applauded by the whole country
Who is chiefly responsible for the dis
appointing turn the matter took is not
limited at, but taking the Journals state
ment for true, and it sounds very plaus-
ible, the outcome of the matter is any.
thing but complimentary TO somebody.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
RALSTEAD ON PLUMB.

Sol Miller takes up the charges OF the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette against
Plumb and in a two column article of
historical facts and self evident conclus-
ions knocks Gen. Boynton higher than
Gilderoy's kite. Sol Miller not only has
wonderful memory for names, dates
and incidents, but has penchant for
making a record of them in his paper as
he goes along. Of course all old Kansans
knew that Halstead's charges were too
thin for anything, but there is not an
other editor in the state who could have
sat down and marshalled all the forgotten
incidents and facts touching that case
with the clearness and precision with
which Sol Miller has in the article re-
ferred to. At the time Plumb was pro-
vost marshal of Kansas City, western
Missouri was full of bushwhachers, with
not one man in ten too good to go into
the throat cutting and assassinating bus
mess carried on by Quantrel, Yeager,
Anderson and others. Ewing's order
No. II was more severe than anything
Plumb ever did. Col. Jennison was the
only man who fairly met the Missouri
ans in their own spirit and on their own
ground, and Jennison left only lone
standing chimneys to mark the line of
his march.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
a GOOD POLICY,

When asked whether his reported as
sertion that inefficient Democrats in the
interior department would have to give
place to efficient Republicans, was to
be understood as outlining his policy,
Secretary Noble replied;
Policy! Policy! There's no policy
about it. It's common sense. There
has never been any other policy. Com
missioner Tanners ideas about this mat
ter are not one whit more radical than
mine. He is an able man. an excellent
officer, and l am in thorough accord
with him, even in the matter of making
removals of incompetent or inefficient
Democrats and the selection of Republi-
cans. Neither of US make a secret of
the fact that in recognizing the pension
office and the entire interior department,
Republicans are to be preferred Just as
far as possible in order that the good of
the service be not overlooked. Wewant
the best possible service, and in, getting
it we intend 10 favor Republicans. That
order was intended TO apply to all
branches of the service which l control.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
DROUTH AND HOT WIND PREVEN-
TIVE.
NEWTON, KAN, April IS, 1889.

NEWTON, KAN, April IS, 1889.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
| have read with some interest the ar.
ticie in your issue of today by Prof. c.
C. Blake on Prevention of Drouth and
Hot Winds" The theory is good bu!
the practice "wont pan out
ga general system of subsoil blowing
| from the Missouri river to the Rockies
is too big job to be contemplated. Two
months recently spent in travelling over
| the northern and western parts of the
state convinces me that the only way to
store spring rains and make the water
available for furnishing dampness to
cool the hot winds of Kansas is to dam
the streams mot the state as many do).
To look at the map Of the state of Kan
sas one would suppose that it is the best
watered piece of land of the same size
to be found anywhere in this Coun-
try: actual observation shows that
all the little black lines down on
the map and named rivers and creeks
are only chan nels for carrying away the
much needed dampness and swelling the
Missouri and Mississippi to Overlooking
when it is SO much needed in Kansas.
The Kaw river extends the whole
length of the state With tributaries reach
ing into Nebraska. The Neosho river
with its head waters very near your
wonderful city drains all the southeast
ern portion of the state while the silent
ly flowing Arkansas conveys untold mil
lions of barrels of water by you which if
Il,
of dampness for the hot winds to feed
on. Within twenty-four hours after
such rain as fell last night there is not
a trace, or at least very small represen-
tative of it to be found even In the
creebes.
Now, if each one of these creeks that
serve to carry off the ram fall was dam d
SO as to preserve depth of four or five
feetsfor the full length of it, the water
that fell last night would be retained
within the soil of Kansas; the dry
ground above would soon soak it up and
it would be returned to furnish damp
ness for the corn roots TO feed on and
for evaporation to cool or temper the hot
winds. If the soil became soaked and
ponds or lakes were formed all along the
creeks and rivers they would add to the
Dam pneSS IOr tile HOC WlnuS, anu III al
dition would furnish an immense num-
Der of water powers, to say nothing of
the possibilities of raising fish for the
millions, while raising salt for the
world"
Near Great Bend, in Barton county,
is valley known as the Cheyenne val
ley. said to contain 81 900 acres of worth
less land, the greater portion of which is
below the bed of the Arkansas river. 1t
would be but small matter 10 cut
ditch from the river to this
valley and form lake -
many miles of water and thett
if some enterprising citizens We're to sink
an artesian well and supply this lake
with salt water, what magnificent
oyster bed it would make. That oysters
have grown in this vicinity is easily
proved by casual examination of the
rocks, which are filed with shells.
l believe with Professor Blake that if
the press and railroads and capitalists
will lend their aid Kansas will, in the
near future, be the greatest state in the
union. w. n. BELT.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
a BRAVE ADMISSION

In answer to the EAGLES article
headed the authors of our woe, in which
we named George Martin, that there
were fewer joints in Wichita than in
Kansas City, the Gazette replies as fol-
| lows;
kansas City, Kansas, was never
counted in on prohibition, but she pro-
poses to be from now henceforth We
suspect from all we have heard that
Wichita may have trife fewer joints
than we have, and we have had uninter-
rupted a couple of hundred Kansas
City, Kansas, will SO forward and not
backward. We have cleaned up and
will move on. We have explained the
condition of affairs down here several
times, showing that owing to
legal complications prohibition was not
even attempted until after the election
of last fall, which effort was greatly
strengthened by the municipal election
this spring. The weakness here was in
the fact that the state law did not
give the police judge concurrent jurisdic-
ton with justices of the peace, leaving
him with only city ordinances to enforce
The penalty clause of the tippling shop
ordinance was repealed and he was thus
left powerless The late legislature rem
edied the matter by enlarging the powers
of police judge; county attorney was
elected last fall who in ninety days filed
the Jail with joint keepers, and a city
government has been chosen who will
assist.
The conclusion we have come to
about prohibition is that is not
treated. fairly either by its friends
or foes. 1t has done all that could
be reasonably expected of it. 1t
has abolished the saloon and elm
mated the whisky power rs a political
factor. The streets are cleaner and more
decent. 1t has stopped the indiscrim-
mate treating business. 1t has stopped
great many moderate drinkers, who
frequently dropped into handy place.
but who did not care enough for drink
to walk block out of their way and UP
a dark alley. 1t has helped reform some
men. 1t has made drinking and drink
selling odious. But il has not changed
human nature. Men will sneak and
men will drink. Such men carry it in
their pockets and they may have
their rooms full. The stuff kills
occasionally yet, but not so much
as when it was flowing freely
everywhere. Kansas City, Kan,
is more than one-quarter the size of
Kansas City. Missouri. and no one will
pretend to say that our secret joints con-
tribute one-quarter, or one-eighth. or
one-sixteenth the crime the open saloons
of the latter do. One or two killing
scrapes in saloons every week over there,
while such thing does not happen in
our joints once in six months.
Kansas City, kansrs, proposes 10 try
prohibition. And. friend. do not charge
our record of two years past against pro-
bihitipp
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The Leavenworth Y. NJ. C. A. has
purchased COO new books for its library.
Hon. John K. Rankin has received the
appointment as assistant superintendent
of Haskell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Journal
The Lawrence postoffice transacted
81 ,063 worth Of business last week,
making it the third office in the state for
the week.
Judge Foster, of the United States
court, and Judges Horton and johnson,
OF the state supreme court, were pail
bearers at Judge Usher's funeral today.
The discovery Of marble Of dark blue
color is reported near Wlsonton. La
bette county, and another grade Of q
grayish tint, near Edna, in the same
county.
Tom Moonlight. well known 70 Kansas
politics, until recently governor of Wy
ou1ing, was appointed city treasurer by
the mayor of Leavenworth "Wednesday
nigh..
In Kansas pariance corn is king. For
the oueenship there is strong rivalry be-
tween sugar and silk, but all concede
that salt is jack, while Kingrnan holds
the joker.
VIII Horn has very fine patch Of a.
falfa which was sown last spring. He is
so well pleased with the outlook that he
has planted seven acres more this spring.
Stafford Republican.
Kansas City advertisers have shu: out
Butts Kansas Notes from tie Star. much
20 the discomfort OF the Kansas contin-
gent Well, the K C.'s will have TO
stand it; Of course the S.ar can.
Lawrence Is Infested with dog thieves
who, the journal asserts, ply the VEGA
ton of capturing valuable CANNES and
hoTdiug them for rarsoms from their
owners. They should Dc hounded down
By the good folk who~A anger they thus
so justly Incur.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20


can silk manufacturers, offer five dollars
pound for Kansas reeled silk. They
have four large mills employing up
wards of 1000 people. Their annual out
put is our 5000, 900 worth, and we are
taxed on imported silk goods over thirty
million dollars to support these and up
wards of 800 other mills in the United
States. But we save it by nlanufactur-
ing over fifty million dollars worth. But
on the other hand we have increased the
importation of reeled sii K which has
been allowed to come in free to nearly
twenty-five millions. For Us to be gain
ers we must tax this raw silk, When we
can grow fifty to hundred million dol
lars worth by our superior skill and in
genuity we have reduced the price of
manufactured silk goods more than the
difference in the tax, and can do so with
raw and reeled silk.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

The success that attended the State
Journals efforts to down Metzker in the
recent mayoralty contest in Topeka it
was thought would be enough to satisfy
that paper in its opposition to the ex-
mayor, but it seems not. Mr.. Metzker
is announced a candidate for the nomi-
nation to succeed Congressman Ryan,
and simultaneously the Journal an
nounces that Topeka will give the
balance of the Fourth district chance"
If Metzker should receive the Republican
nomination the Topeka Democrat would
be bound to support him, in which
events there would be but one course
left for the Journal to pursue. j. e. to
support the Democratic candidate who
ever he may be.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

AS the season for outdoor sports ap-
proaches interest in speedy stock in
creases. The sales of several noted studs
in different parts of the country have
been announced, and some of the ami
mails have brought fancy prices. Next
to fast horses base ball players bring the
best prices. Last season two were sold
for $4,000. each. What the same rate
players will bring thir season is not def
nitely known yet, as no sales have been
announced so far as we have observed.
From the eclat with which the seasons
games open, however, it is safe to say
there will be no diminution in the values
of the best artists.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
4 Foru.eaole sort.e-
Atesssos Glss~.

AslissES1 3tgaS.
United States Marshal Jones viii escort
q party o. visiting statesmen 70 Okla
hogna next week, leaving Topeka BIZ
special car Sunday night. and Arkansas
City Monday morning The party vii
consist Of about ten fellows. among the
aumter Judge Foster. w. G. Perry, z
g. Morris. State Treasurer Hamilton anal
other picked thoYoBghbsssds from various
PARTS Of the state. The train will lar al
Gutherie the greater part u Monday,
returning Monday night
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

Since Washington has again been
brought into prominence by the centen-
NAL of the first Inauguration, several
papers are unkind enough to allude to
the unfortunate fact that he was re-
fused three times before he won wife.
1t is worthy of note, however, that the
women of today are not throwing away
many opportunities or even chances of
becoming famous. Many of them are
able to discover greatness @ in Indians,
coachmen and even titled foreigners.
There is this difference in their favor at
present over Gerge's counting days:
divorces may be had for the asking.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

The Wichita EEGLE is rubbing it in on
whisky Topeky." But our contempo-
rary must not refer to Kansas City, Kan
sas, in such connection. The joints are
closed here, and our juries are giving
Judgment for $4,000 to women against
jointists for making drunken loafers of
their husbands. The EAGLE wants Topeka
Ito place figure of Gambrinus astride
her court house cupola, and all her peo
pie give themselves over unrestrain-
edly 10 the Dacchanaiian life of the av-
erage Missouri town. kansas City
(Iazerfp
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

The killing scrape which should have
occurred north of Kiowa between boom
ers in quarrel over land claim, and
which is going the rounds of the Asso-
ciated Press dated Wichita, is an outra-
geous lie of whole cloth and this Office
promptly notified the Associated Press
that it was such. The Associated Press
agents of late have been stealing news
from Specials many Of which are
manufactured sensations.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
". Admire says in his paper, til

w. Admire says in his paper, the
Usage Free Press:
Oklahoma, in the opinion of the Free
Press, will turn out to be one of the great
est and sorest disappointments of the age.
The absolute Stiffness of the Oklahoma
craze will begin to dawn upon the people
inside of the next ten days.
For giving expression to like convlc-
ton a short time since the EAGLE was
scored by several papers. Jake is right,
but it will take more than ten days to
explode so big a thing.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

Two hundred colored ressdents II To-
peka viii lease FOR Oklahoma today. Sat
urday, via the Rock Island. This u the
frat sns.alirnsni oi ihs coi0f.d con-
tingent 70 return from Beenheba 70 Dan
thai we haTs seea fneptAonsd.
Four prisoners were sent 20 the
Leavenwnrth pen from thts county a.,
week. William Reynolds. sssrtenosd sor
two years. g. II Webb fox ssven years.
ElIs Andrews for ten years, add ssinkIs
.oF fifteen years. The last two were sea-
tsne~d Tor RAE and Reynoids fer
murder. - e. Dszrs.sh-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

The deadlock in the Rhode Island
legislature made it look very much as if
United States senator would not be
elected at this season.. and the new leg
lslature will probably be Democratic
This would have made tie again in the
United States senate. But at the last
moment, the legislature elected a Re
publican. We have remarked several
times heretofore that God Almighty has
taken hand III the American govern
ment for the next four yeas.-kansas
Chief.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
For the EAGLE.
LETTERS AND LETTERS.

What's more welcome than a letter
From friend we hold as dear,
Bringing like the smile of springtime
Warmth of love and words of cheer?
What's as tender as letter
From a lover fond and true?
IT'S vessel which is broken,
When more tipples it than two.
What is sadder than a letter
When the outlook portrays funt
But when vivid to our vision
Pictures US an honest dun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

Ed Howe, of the Atchison Globe, gives
us new version: No one can be en-
tirely satisfactory; you remember that
Christ, the most perfect man that ever
lived, was crucifed by a lot of kickers,
and we may add that the kickers will
not admit to this day that they were
wrong.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

20 pieces colored Surahs at - cents Ali
shades, splendid for sashes.
New Fabric. Ask for Poplinss, plain and
fancy.
The new and correct thing IL India Chal
lie in stripes and plaids, figures are way
of Examine our linz.
Ombrs stripe Mohairs, also plain 70 match.
very popular and stylish
80 pieces wool dress good. plain, plaid
and stripe, % cents yard We will sell bat
one pattern TO each person.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

A correspondent at Colwich, Kan,
asks the editor of the Wichita EAGLE sew
eral questions about Dave Payne, the
late Oklahoma leader, who died here
about three years ago, among which was
this: "IVas Dave member Of the legis-
lature?' The editor of the EAGLE has
evidently forgotten that Dave was
member of the Kansas legislature from
DOniphan county in 1865. - Sumner
County Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
Hoods
Sarsaparilla

A fair trial OF Hoods Sarsaparilla Will convince
any reasonable person that 1t possesses great medi
cinal merit We do not claim that every bottle viii
accomplish miracle. but we do know that nearly
every bottle. taken according directions. does
produce positive benefit. Its peculiar curative power
is shown IN many remarkable cures.
~ think Hoods Sarsapsrilla is just the medicine
for women, or anyone who has bad blood Mrs. J.
Z. SMITH. E. Broad Top. Pa.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
aaii9%i;g eagle
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

Clay county farmers resolved in con-
yention last week to use no binding
Irvine this year. Have they decided to
act on Marsh Murdock's suggestion of
turning the pigs into their wheat?-Em-
,,oria News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
For That
Tired Feeling

and economy of Hoods Sarsaparilla-
MY little boy lssdly afflicted with scrofuls
that the whole top OF his head VIA one complete
mass OF matter. For two years | found no relief.
Then gave him one bottle OF Hoods Sarsapar.Ila
and there wonderful Improvement then
got one bottle more and that cured him completely
keep Hoods sarsaparils I'm the house and give IL
TO my children a spring medicine" MRS Il d
LEROY. l5sl Hogan st, st. Louis No
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

The light in which the grand rush
about TO take place into Oklahoma is re-
garded, and the buoyant spirits that ami
mate the boomers, may be inferred from
the fact that very many of the persons
who are waiting 10 go in, have made
their wills, and deposited them in banks
IN the border towns: and one day this
week, three wagon loads of collins were
among the supplies" started out from
Wlchlta.-kanSas Chief.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
Black Surah six Sale.

Quality 2 8. 20 cent? Quality % at Is cent?.
Quality q al = cent?
Each one q gem bargain, worth 50, o.
and lis cents
Figured India Silks for children, 81 inches.
- and = cents
Farey :5ura SIX for children % cents,
worth - cent.
% pieces India Cashnsre Rt cents. sold Ia
dress patterns only. worth Is eeuts . yard.
O5s cass Sofia cloth, plain snd fs1eY
cloth AZ u cents yard, worth % csnts.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

This is the latest screech from Marsh
Murdoch about Wichita: THE Winning
Wonder of the West. the Peerless Princess
of the Plains, is still the Magical Mascot
of the Meridian. kansas City News.
Exactly, precisely, to a dot; much as
il tantalizes some folks.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
Better than for Years.

II have been for years a great sufferer from
severe nervous headache but foand any RELIEF
till began 10 use Hoods Sarsap arila. Before the
second bottle was gone my headaches were not 50
severe nor 50 frequent / Just beginning the
fourth bottle and have no; felt well FOR years Tho
confused dizzy feeling in the hed Is absolutely COMO
and my general health is wonderfully improved
Mrs. W 5. CARTWRIGHT, shelter Island. suffolk
Co. y Y
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
Stronger Every Day,

81 have been troubled great deal with head
ache. had appetite. no strength. and feIr as
mean as any could, and be about my work.
Since taking Hoods SarsaparillaI have not had
the headache. my food has relished and seemed TO
do me good and / have found myself growing
stronger every day. thoroughly believe ia Hood :
Sarsaparilla." VI. ~ STEINAAS, - Grand Avenue.
Grand rapids, Mich.
" b. BE sure 10 get
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor Of The Eagle.
To decide a bet, which is the older in
name, Kansas City, Missouri, or Kansas
City, Kansas? y.
Kansas City, Kansas, is the older in
name.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20
Hoods SarSaparilla

Sold by all druggists 81 six Tor IS. Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD Il Co, ApOthecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-20

Sold by all drug gists 81; six for S. Prepared onl
by c. /. HOOD a Co.. Aycthecaries. Lowell. Ma
100 Doses One Dollar.