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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
CHANGES IN NEXT CENSUS.

Bankers Magazine.
The census of 1890 will reveal many
wonderful changes. The central line of
population will be much nearer the Mis-
sissipi river than it was ten years ago.
A series of maps like those contained in
the last census, of gradations in color, to
indicate the changes in density of popu-
lation, wealth, health, and other i'm
portant facts, will present curious con-
trast with the maps that we now have
for the census of 1880, or that of 1870
Over 100000 acres Of land were sold in
the last fiscal year, under the operation
of the homestead and timber culture
law. More than 124, 900, 900 of acres have
been settled in the last eight years. repre-
senting larger area than the states Of
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan.
The greatest changes have been
made in the northwestern group of
states and territories, comprising Dakota,
Nebraskas, Minnesota, Wyoming and
Montana, where nearly 100000 of
acres have been settled in the last eight
years. In the southwest group, COM
prising Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and
New Mexico, nearly 100000 of acres
have been occupied. On the Pacific
coast 100000 of acres more have been
settled, and 100000 must be added
for the southern states on both sides of
the Mississippi. Along the Pacific roads
$4,000, 900 of acres have been opened
since the last census. In other words,
the government and the Pacific railroad
have opened for settlement in the last
eight years territory larger than the
New England, middle states and South
Carolina combined; larger than Ger
many or France, .and about twice as
large as Great Britain and Ireland.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
PRACTICAL PROTECTION.

Steel rails are now selling in this
country at about the same price as in
England, and our makers expect to sup
plant England in the Canadian market.
In this state of case who is paying the
duty of SIT per ton which the free trad
ers say the steel rail manufactures of
this country levy on our people? When
the duty was put on steel rails they were
selling at $3.50 ton and upward. Now
they sell at $50 per ton or less, and yet
free traders say that protection, which
enabled this country to make steel rails,
had nothing to do with this great de-
crease in price. Iron and iron products
generally are cheap. The Mills dill was
not passed, and yet pig iron is cheaper
than ever. In fact clothing, iron, and
other manufactures, ranking as neces-
sites and comforts of life, were never
cheaper than since the Mills bill was de-
feated.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Gov. Riddle, who is grand master of
! the Kansas Odd Fellows, has called up
on the order for contributions for the
| Odd Fellows of Jownstown. All the
| lodges in the state will meet and send
drafts TO Samuel +. Burdette, Leaven-
worth, who is given authority to for
ward the money.
The Winfield Chautauqua assembly
opened Tuesday with fine attendance.
| The receipts up to Tuesday evening were
over 5000, larger than at the end ofsfirst
day at either of the previous meetings.
Fifteen counties are already represented
on the gIounds. The lectures have beck
well attended, the tabernacle being wek
filed from the first.
Fort Scott Monitor: Yesterday after
noon word reached here that a niece Of
George w. Katzung, of our city was "a
passenger on one of the i'll fated trains
that met with such disaster at Johns
town. Her trunk with her name on 1t
has been found, but no tidings of her.
Her husband left st. Louis yesterday to
seek for her.
The Gaylord Herald says "Rosh Haga-
doom informs us that he caught large
jack rabbit in a peculiar manner the
other day. The animal attempted 10 run
into a wheat field, but the wheat was so
thick and strong that he was only able
TO force his way about half the length OF
bis body, when Dir Hagadorn ran up and
caught him by the hind leg.
K. c. Gazette: Mrs. Quantrell and
Mrs. Samuels met at the Union depot.
The former was the mother of the devil
who burned Lawrence, and the latter
the mother of Frank and Jesse james.
They seem 10 be very yroud Of the CON
tri0utions they made to humanity. Mrs.
Ouantrell says she has not heard from
her son since April, 1851.
State Printer Baker recently shipped
25. 600 Of the French pamphlets prepared
bv Emile firman. commissioner TO the
Paris exhibition The pamphlet is thin
one. but contains IL a concise form, the
information desired BY frog eaters who
may desire to try their fortune in tie
United States aGi especially Kansas. If
every state in the world takes IS much
pains to advertise, Partisan streets VIII
be fathom deep IN hand bills every
night.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
CHIEF ARTHUR IS RIGHT.

1t may not be our say, but will venture
the suggestion that the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers will make the
mistake of the organizations life if they
refuse or fail to retain Chief Arthur at
its head. To strike seems to be the
height of the ambition of some members
Of trades unions who are never SO happy
as when in the midst of a conflict be-
tween employer and employee, but Chief
Arthur has learned by experience if his
good sense had not informed him, that
strikes are suicidal. There meyer has one
occurred but it cost the strikers more in
the loss of time than they gained even
if successful in getting what they de-
manded. But this is not the worst fea-
ture of the effects or results of strikes.
The army Of unemployed mechanics and
artisans throughout the country is in
part one of the results. Employers can
not afford to allow their business to sus-
pend and remain at standstill because,
forscoth, their employees in order to sat-
isfv a grievance, real or imaginary,
choose to quit the service until their de-
mands are complied with, conse-
quently it is but natural, as
it is their legal and moral
right, to secure others to take the places
left vacant by the strikers. The new
hands may not be as efficient as the old
ones, and this circumstance unavoidably
causes loss to the employer, but with the
general intelligence possessed by the peo-
pie of this country it takes new hand
but comparatively short time to be-
come reasonably proficient in lmost any
and every vocation, and every such one
becomes a permanent competitor to the
man who voluntarily or from constraint
of others gives up his job with the hope
of righting wrong.
The position occupied for years by
Chief Arthur and Grand Master Work
man Powderly at the head of their re-
spective organizations has given them
opportunity to study the labor question
and acquire more perfect knowledge
of it in all lis bearings, and being men
of integrity as well as intelligence they
cannot but advise those whose interests
they are called to serve, to abandon a
policy that invariably works to their
hurt.
Trades unions, being composed
mainly Of laboring people, who
constitute, by large odds. the great
er portion of the population, ought to
know (and, if they do not they ought to
make haste to learn, that the legislation
of the states and nation is, and should
be, in their behalf in proportion to their
numbers, and Interests, and if, at any
time, they fail TO secure all that justice
entities them to, they have a speedy and
effective remedy at the ballot box.
We say that Messrs. Arthur and Pow
derby are right in discouraging strikes,
as means of obtaining redress for
grievances of whatever character, and
the time will come when even those who
now criticise them for lack of ''back-
BONE" as they are pleased to term their
manly determination, will applaud them
therefor.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
AMPLY JUSTIFIED,

Kansas City Gazette.
The lynching by the people of Topeka
of the murderer of A. K. Rodgers finds
its justification in the story of Pat
Cleary, who was lynched the day before
in Lincoln county. Cleary murdered
his neighbor year and half ago. He
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary. but the
supreme court granted him a new trial,
doubtless based on the trick of one law
yer or the neglect of another engaged in
the case, instead of upon any
question bearing upon bis guilt
or innocence. A second trial result
ed in disagreement of the jury, eleven
being for conviction of murder in the
first degree and one for acquittal, and
after five days they were discharged
Cleary then plead guilty of manslaugh-
ter and was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary. The neighbors rose up
and killed him. The law having proved
such a miserable failure III year and a
half they did right. And the people of
Topeka were justified in not risking a
years monkeying with the murderer of A
K. Rogers, to end only with free boarding
for the rest of his life at the best hotel
in the state
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
The CLOCK yYas rnneees.arr.

4 very popular young lady, who has becz
visiting IL AIsericus for several weeks, Wal
20 return home on the early train Monday
morning. She was afraid that she would not
get up In time for the train, 50 one Of Der I'D
Iuiring gentlemen frien6s borrowed ca alarm
clock, which she placed IN her room and st
10 alarm at O'Clock. Sunday evening .
number Of young men called on her, and
among them came the borrower II the alarm
clock III ths others departed. and Isft TIE
two enjoying themselves e. only two young
people can The light Ia tbs parior burDsd
brightly: al others Ia the house were either
ext.nglIistsed or burned very low. The doZ
begun To howl, tbe chickens crowed. and EtiI
tie alarm clock man bald CT ~ has: the
parting words were exchanged and the young
nan was on the ere Ct dsyGrttng Wien tie
said alarm clock broke looss u tbaDdsring
totcs. The szld yogny man gave his 1--we otas
ed, fGriorD lock sad juzlped clear OF tbs
verarGa. AID with the sacord leap landed In
tbe street She Lft On tie early train
krns-icus Gal Recorder.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
TIE GREATEST AND RICHEST CITY
IN KANSAS.

From the Kansas Topeka Financier.
The city of Wichita has sold S255, 600
Of six per cent sewer bonds, running ten
years, payable in equal annual install
ments, at premium of $17,SS5. This is
certainly gratifying, and is higher pre-
MUM paid on municipal bonds in this
state than has ever been given before.
1t Is equal to securing the money al four
and halfper cent. The city council
adopted new idea in asking for bids
with evident profit. instead of asking
for sealed bids. The bonds were sold in
open auction, thus every bidder knew
what he had TO do, and the bidders were
induced to so TO the extreme price. The
price paid certainly reflects favorably on
the credit of Wichita, as she certainly
deserves it. Her example in selling the
bonds should be followed by other cities
as it is certain to obtain higher prices
than by sealed bids. Wichita still keeps
coming to the front in material wealth,
and in addition to being called the Peer
less Princess of the Plains" is now called
the s'Meridian's Magical Mascot"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

for the year ending June /. 1889. One
wood working firm averaged one out
going car load per day for this year Of
their product. Another firms iron cast,
ings, whose trade reaches to the Gulf on
the south and to every important town
Of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona
paid thousands of dollars of freight on
their raw material alone. Between two
and three hundred thousand dollars
| worth of cured meats now await in one
of Wichta's packing houses, marked and
ready for shipment, with the second
packing house fired up but last week,
which will command and demand
from one hundred to two
hundred car loads of live hogs
per day. Two wholesale firms from
other states have been only waiting a
reafirmation of the decision we publish
today, before commencing their ar
rangements to close up and remove
their business to this city.
Seventeen million of bushels of grain,
with seasonable year, will be
harvested within radius of forty
five miles out from this city, six
million bushels of which will
be wheat and oats. The products, all of
them-of cattle and hogs, of grain and
of fruits-ot the grandest and richest
agricultural region in the known world,
of which Wichita is the very center,
will find their cash market here, and the
greatness of Wichita will only
be rivaled by the greatness
of her environments. Her seventy
one manufacturing establishments will
receive new life as will all of her mer-
camille lines, not only from the adjusted
and equitable rates now given, but will
be added to and augmented by the
opening of the Indian Territory in the
near future, whose people will find here
their handiest and most advantageous
market. Having risen superior to her
mistortunes and to her speculations, SUI
perior to the combined efforts of ambi-
tious and envious imitators, and having
gained her rights from reluctant COM
bination Of powerful corporations, vic
tory now, great, grand and an abiding
victory, is that of the Peerless Princess
of the Plains.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
PROHIBITION OR NOT.

Public Opinion, of Washington, will
contain in its issue of June Sth four
original papers under the head of ''The
Saloon in Politics. each presenting a
different phase of the great question.
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk will speak for pro-
hibition, Hon. Ernest 81. Crosby for high
license, Hon. Chauncey F. Black for
anti-prohibition, and Mr.. Albert Griffin
for the anti-saloon movement. These
papers, written expressly for this journal
by recognized opponents of public senti-
ment, will cover the entire field of the
saloon controversy and will constitute a
highly interesting and valuable contri-
button toward the calculation Of one of
the most complex and troublesome of all
governmental problems.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The decision of the treasury official in
recent case, that the contract labor law
includes in its inhibition learned profes-
sors and educators from foreign coun-
tries, is being rather severely criticised
through the press of this country. the
critics taking the ground that it is the
spirit of the law rather than the strict
letter that is meant to be applied and
enforced, and that in this case, while the
letter is observed, the spirit is disre-
garded. We don't see it that way. The
decision Is in perfect harmony with the
spirit as well as the letter of the law
1t Is argued that the mental laborer does
not require the protection that the
physical laborer does, because he is bet
ter equipped to defend himself. Alb
stractly considered that is true, but pro-
lection for the immediate present is not
all there is to be considered. The prin-
ciple of protection means the encourage
ment of our own people in their efforts
at progression, and the educator is as
much entitled to its benefits as he who
is engaged in any of the industrial en-
terprises.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The citizens of Topeka did very
graceful and appropriate thing in pre-
senting the domestic, Mary Klinkerman,
in the Rodgers family, a substantial
testimonial of appreciation of her heroic
efforts in assisting and defending the
household from the murderous assault of
the assassin on the fatal night. The tes-
timonial was in the shape Of an elegant
solid gold, diamond studded lady's watch
and purse of gold. Her acts were such
as characterize the true heroine and en-
title her to the highest needs of praise.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Coldwater Star: Zone Of the biggest
real estate deals of the week was re-
corded Wednesday, between c. c. Pep
perd of Mule creek, in this county, and
l.. G. Bots, cashier of the Edwards coun-
ty bank. Mr. Bois purchased the entire
rauch and buildings of G. c. Pepperd,
consisting of 1920 acres on Mule creek.
The consideration was something oyes
$4,000. The purchaser will have imme-
date control OF the ranch, and we are
informed that Captain Pepperd will re-
move to Texas"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The purchase of the principal white
lead plants of the country by the Stan
dard Oil company at the enormous sum
Of forty-fve million dollars may be a
great victory for that monster monopoly,
but it will prove costly one to the con-
sumers of paint. Monopoly, it seems, is
bent on sowing to the wind, so to speak.
1t will reap whirlwind of popular in
dignation and of sort that will make it
quake, and that sooner than it thinks.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Topeka had another sensational shoot
ing Wednesday night which rs yet seems
TO be somewhat mysterious. From the
statement OF the young man who was
shot-and lie is represented as upright
and of good character-it was an at
tempted assassin for the purpose of rob
berry. If his statements are corroborated
10y anything like positive evidence, it is
not unlikely that there will be another
extra-legal hanging in the capital city.
One of the parties suspected of the as
sault Is ia custody, and the victim is
quite positive of his Identification.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
The Mutations or Tina

The Atlanta Constitution thinks that
the reception given Minister Lincoln in
England, where twenty-five years ago
the people were 50 outrageously abusing
his father. Is remarkable as showing
how public opinion changes 1t has
changed just trifie on this side OF the
water, Mr.. Constitution. Ii Is not SO
very long since people in your section
and this were spending the bulk Of their
energy In cutting each others threats.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Very attractive as q lacspkn Il snail
rsogrstc,oe face half framed IN a eT~oezlt q
alternate say-hsres and eiaEsoBd&
Eotlceabls for their unprsseEt4Ous chsrno-
Ter are rlBss vita tsrqaoss bcsni~rs as
around With double e%Tcsss 81 pesrlS-Jsvei-
~rs' Fnviau
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
Yes, He'd Make Honey Blush.

We grieve 10 note that the managers
of the Prohibition campaign in Penn
sylvania are buying whole columns of
advertising space in the Philadelphia
newspapers for the sole purpose of call
ing Col. Tomlinson. of Topeka, a liar.
They don't mince words, these Prohibi-
tionists. They are wholly forgetful OF
the adage that nnolases catches more flies
than vinegar. But perhaps they think
that even molases could not lure the flies
from Col Tomlinson.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The Oklahoma Gazette in enumeratlng
the lines of business and number Ell
gagged in each puts down forty-six real
estate dealers. Verify where the boom
is there will We find the real estater Also
The city makes a good business showing
nevertheless
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Chief Mayes could learn valuable
lesson for himself and his people from
his poorer and less intelligent tribesmen
in Dakota, who are accepting the newt
able and treating with the government
for the equitable REIMBURSEMENT of the
excess of lands claimed and controlled
INV them
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The Oklahoma Optic of the 9Th reas-
serts the announcement that gold has
been discovered in large quantities near
that city. We wish it were there, but
will defer our prospecting expedition I'M
I'll a little fuller developments are made.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Salina is now clamoring for an insane
asylum at that place. We have been IN
dread of the effects Of the Z. S. A. lido
syncrasy on that community, but never
dreamed that it would be SO terrible as
is indicated by the demand mentioned.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
Honor to the Great City.

Sedgwick Paragraph.
Wichita retains her new freight rates
established but short time since. This
will prove great boon for all south
west Kansas, as it gives Wichita houses
an equal chance to compete with whole
sale houses along Missouri river points,
and thus renders it advantageous in the
way of freight charges, which is an all
important matter in this country, to the
business interests of the entire western
half of this state. Now is the stime for
Wichita houses to bend every nerve to
secure a foothold in new fields. All
honor to the great city of the valley Of
the Nile of America.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

We see it stated that Senator ingalls,
will contribute paper to the Forum for
next month on the subject of Prohibl-
ton, taking the ground that it is a fail
IRE in this state. We will believe the
statement when we see the article, not
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
similia.similibus Curantur.

Score another for homeopathy. The
conductor of an electric street car in
Chicago accidentally touched the cleo
trio wire while on top of the car repair
ing it, and was apparently killed. In
falling he touched the wire again, and
was restored with but little harm.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The biggest steal ever effected by a
single individual was that perpetrated
by Judge Hilton in the case OF the estate
of the late A. r. Stewart in New York.
Eleven million dollars is given as the
amount of his haul, and the chances are
that he will manage to hold on to the
whole of If
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The American Grocer takes UP the
Wichita traffic case and says among
other things that Kansas City ought not
to be asked to make such a sacrifice as
that order would entail. Well, she will
be asked to, and we in turn ask the
American Grocer and Kansas City what
are they going to DO about il?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

1t was not necessary for the telegraph
TO announce that the late TaScott tale
was fake. Nobody believed it. 1t Is
just about as probable that Tascott will
be found as that Charlie Ross will turn
up alive, and the finding of the murdererS
of DR.. Cronin is in the same category.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The editor of the Railway Gazette
sends US an adverse opinion in the Wich-
ita case, reverses Kansas City's claim.
The editor of the Gazette is respectfully
referred to the opinion entertained by
the Kansas railway commission touch
ing the right of Kansas town to the
trade of Kansas versus the claims of
Missouri
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Topeka wants the state house commits
sioners to put an elevator in the new
capitol so that everybody who visits
there can be taken to the top OF the
dome at the states expense and shown
what nice town Topeka is.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

The valiant southron still adheres to
the trusty revolver as an arbiter III the
settlement of personal contests. Ana
the editorial Acknowledgements the pity
is no execution to the rule.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

Among those believed to have been
swept away by the food is Blind Tom, :"
the well known pianist. He, with his
manager, left Pittsburg Friday morn
ing for Johnstown, and rs they have not
been heard of since it is thought they
are both drowned. Being strangers, and
one of them coiored man. it is more
than likely that if their bodies were re-
covered they were unidentified.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
Tho .InYfnI E.aundrHrna an.

The lalndryman now counts the dollars
Taken Ia for wilted collars
Counts them Ger with Joy prufounA
Piles them IL n STACK,
niles a smile that re2ches round
And huttolss IL the back
Washington Post.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Fernint the Proposed Reform

teTnlnt the PrOSpOseO HeIOrm.
Gazette, K G, Mol.
The Topeka Journal is starting new
reform. 1t says public offices in Kansas
have become family concerns" We
fail to see much point to its kick. Every
body is entitled to all he can get