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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THRIFTY NEGROES.

Over Two Thousand Colored Deposttors
in Jacksonville (Fla.) Bank.
It would astonish good many peo.
pie in South Carolina to be told that
one bank in Jacksonville enjoys the
patronage of over two thousand cOlored
depositors. Yet such is the fact, and
some of these accounts amount to above
$1,000. This is money earned by ne
gro men and women who do unskilled
labor in and about the city. A few de-
positors are carpenters and bricklayers,
but the majority of them-the men
earn a dollar day at whatever their
hands can find to do. stood half an
hour beside the cashiers window in
the bank referred to, and saw two
negro men and three women present
lar or two-dollar bill entered therein.
The women do washing, house clean
ing, gardening-anything. They dress
plainly and take the utmost pride
to that of thei- husbands or lovers
and go toward the purchase of land or
a mule, or an OK to help work the land.
This streak of negro acquisitiveness
hereabouts is due in certain measure
to the life infused into his surroundings
by the stream OF Northern visitors that
pours in and out during half the year.
1t stirs his blood, enables him to earn
an extra dollar or two per week, and
above all teaches him what a blessed
thing it is to have houses and lands
and ready cash.
The negro farmer of Northeastern
Florida is not the shiftless. improvi-
dent, nomadic character found 10 other
parts OF the South. John Z. Rollins,
of Jacksonville, who was for ten years
in the United States land Office at Pen
sacola tells me that during that time
an average of forty or fifty claims
under the homestead law were entered
by negroes every month. The first
cost of this tract of 100 acres is $40.
When the claim is proved up there are
other charges, making the total ex-
pense about $780, Mr.. Rollins says he
never knew of an instance where the
final charges were not paid and all the
requirements of the Government lived
up to.
when negro gets good tract OF
land in his grasp" he said, there is
small likelihood that it will ever get
away from him. He will live poorly
and so will his wife and children, and
they will all save money to preserve
and increase the value Of their invest
ment."
There are such settlers in this and
neighboring counties. The condition
of one such will furnish fair criterion
to judge the others by.-Cor. n. I.
World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
SUNFLOWER SOUPCON.

Saline county has under cultivation
57.179 acres of corn, and 11,742 acres Of
oats.
A brass band composed of young la
dies was a feature of the decoration day
parade at Wellington.
The Republican denighs that the Stat
ford women are web-footed, but 1t
darsn't assert that they can't swim
The Abilene Reflector calls Saline
county a windy section. So much for
the fame of the E. S. j. But we knew
it would come.
a tramp who was stealing ride on
tie Santa Fe was run over and killed
Just east of town on Sunday night
Burton Graphic.
Leavenworth is still vexed with the
undetermined pontoon bridge question,
in which condition the opportuneness OF
pres enting the opera patience Will not
be galnsald.
Hon. James HUI. prominent Citizen
of Arkansas City, died at Eureka Springs,
Ark, at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
The remains were returned 10 the late
home Of the deceased for interment.
As between the question Of imposing
an occupation tax for current city ex-
penses and the issue OF city bonds for
pontoon bridge purpose, Leavenworth's
financial and business circles are per
turbed to degree.
Saline county is one big creamery
The butter made BY the farmers for the
year ending March !, was 30, Jo
pounds: the amount turned out by the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
BIG MEN BELITPLING THEMSELVES

Governor Martin, Major Hudson, Gov
ernor Eskridge and Hon. VIM. Rice, all
conducting influential dailieS in Kansas,
have lent their papers to the wrong and
against the best interests of their own
cities and of the state in the discussion
of the matter of the so-called Wichita
freight rate. And they will be con-
WINGED of the truth of this assertion by
simply reading the memorial presented
by Wichita to the Board of State Rail
way Commissioners early last winter, in
connection with that boards subsequent
decision.
Now just one brief sentence touching
all the late declarations of these editors.
They were inspired, in the first place, by
the EAGLES defense of the state COM
missioners in a war inaugurated by the
railroads against an order of the board
and which war was opened subsequent
to the time set by the board for
the enforcement of their order. This
leaves the papers named in the attitude
of siding with the railways and against
the state, under the color and the plea
made I'D by the railroads themselves,
that the commissioners were favoring
one city of the state at the expense of
other cities, The talk of these news
papers named, has all been upon that
theory, when nothing could be farther
from the truth. The EAGLE knows that
the facts embraced by Wichita's
rio1a
table of absolute proof; and, it believes
that the gentlemen composing the Kan
sas board of railway commissioners are
capable, honest, broad-guaged, earnest
and patriotic, and that they are pos
sessed of vast amount of ex-
pert knowledge and reliable sta
tistics: that their position is at
once one combining judicial powers
and the demands of craftsmanship,
and that, therefore, we entertain no
fears that the men constituting that
board will be either influenced by rail-
road managers, frightened by newspaper
noise or inundated by numberless COM
mittees; and, that when the decision is
reached in the Wichita case, that it will
be the Wichita case and none other, and
that such decision will deal righteously
with Wichita, justly with all the rail-
roads, and in no way or manner infict
harm upon any other city or town, or in
any way dishonor Kansas; nor will it
deny any such other city or town, upon
a proper occasion and under proper
showing, like hearing and like de-
cisjon
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THE KANSAS RAILWAY ORGAN.

We publish elsewhere extracts from the
Kansas newspapers bearing upon the re-
cent decision of the board of railroad COM
missioners granting special rates to Wich-
tia. Upon this question there is but one
opinion-equal and exact justice TO all,
special privileges to none.-Topeka Cap
ital
If the Kansas railway organ would
show as much zeal in giving its home
city patrons the facts on the freight
question as it does in serving the cause
of the railways by endeavoring to stir
up muss in all the towns of the state
over righteous decision of the commits
sioners, it would to much greater de-
gree command the respect of the EAGLL.
If the Capital will simply take up the
Wichita schedule rates as ordered by
the commissioners and go with it to the
half dozen or so heavy shippers boasted
by that town, for the truth, he will find
that said heavy shippers have had,
practically, for years, the very rates for
which the Capital now pretends to howl.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
AS SALIVA SEES IT.
rom the Daily Republican.

From the Daily Repu ollcan-
Instead of jumping onto Wichita for
being so fortunate as to secure favorable
freight rates, the other cities of Kansas
would do well TO attend to their own
knitting and get their home cities on the
same basis. That is what Salina pro-
poses doing. We want Wichita TO keep
her rates, but want the blanket stretched
enough to let Salina get under.
We have all along argued that Wich-
ita was not so selfish as pictured. OF
course it wants all the good things it can
get: that is what it is there for, but
rather than not get favorable freight
rates, it is willing for other cities to get
the same thing. The point of the mat
ter is this, and Salina thinks the same
way: Let those freight rates be granted
20 certain important cities that will make
wbolesaling points, and not to every lit
tie boomopolis that works for it.
OF course the two Kansas Citys viii
oppose Missouri river freight rates for
Kansas cities. Kansas City has been
having the bulge on Kansas and COM
pelling every particle of freight TO be
shipped via that city, but change is
coming over the spirit Of the dreams.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THE EAGLE AND OKLAHOMA.

The Kansas City Times and the Wichita
Eagle have persistently and all the time
doomed Guthrie and ignored Oklahoma.
These two papers are always in the game
for thunder. A town is good or bad to
them in proportion to the number of town
lots they hold. Their assistance cannot
make Guthrie, nor can it mar Oklahoma.
We mention this because of the undeserved
patronage they receive here. Either OF
these papers is only seeking for divide.
Ok. will go on in spite of them, put we
hope our citizens will also mark Them
Oklahoma City Gazette.
Our friend, so far as the EAGLE is con-
cerned, is little wild-eyed. There has
been no intentional ignoring upon the
part of the EAGLE of any town or city In
Oklahoma. The EAGLE nor its proprl-
etors own one inch of land or any value
to the amount of cent in Oklahoma or
in any city of Oklahoma. The EAGLE IS
not for any one town or city IN Okla
homa or against the interest of any other
town or city. Beyond giving the facts
in each case, giving the latest news in
every case and helping the speedy devel-
opment of Oklahoma as a whole, the
EAGLE has no interest in Oklahoma.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
ONLY GALL.

Atchison ought to be represented by a
committee of her best business men, who
know something of freight rates and can
discuss the question intelligently.-
son Champion.
If Atchison has any gentlemen capa-
BILE of intelligently discussing the freight
rates they will stay at home unless they
are paid by the railroads to be present at
Topeka. The gall of our dear ex-gov-
ernor in the aboye is not only excessive
but reaches the inestimable. All that
Wichita ever asked was for the rates per
ton per mile accorded to Atchison and to
Leavenworth, and in her asking only
were Atchison and Leavenworth rates
cited. The governor then can only
mean, in urging Atchison's business men
to go down to Topeka, that the commits
sioners shall be asked to deny TO Wichita
that which Atchison has for years en-
.joyed as right.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
LAWRENCE OPENS TILE WAY.
From the Emporia Republican.
At q Snocial ~, oofinn of the city conn

From the Emporia Republican.
At a special meeting of the city coun-
Gil of Lawrence held Wednesday evening
every member was present and large
number of citizens besides, to consider
the proposition of the Kansas City,
Wyandotte & Northwestern railroad
compuny to build branch Of their road
from Tonganoxie in LeaveEworth county
to and through Lawrence to connect
wife the Carbonate road at that place.
Mr.. Summerfeld, general superinten-
dent of the Northwestern, was also
present at the meeting. Several speeches
were made and finally an ordinance ac-
cepting the proposition of the company
and granting the right of way through
New Jersey street was passed by a
vote of 8 to 8. Several gentle
men connected with the Kansas
City, Wyandotte and Northwestern
railroad have taken out charter for
this new line under the name Of the
Kansas City, Lawrence & Wichita Rail-
road company. Technically, it was to
this company that the right OF way
through the city of Lawrence was grant
ed. Work will commence at once and
from Tonganoxie, where it connects with
the K. c., w. & N. W., it will soon be
completed to and through Lawrence to
connection with the Carbonate road
which is to be made link in the line,
and which, when put in first class condi-
ton. is to be extended by way Of En-
poria and Ell Dorado TO Wichita. The
action of the city council at Lawrence
clears the way and in due time the road
will be pushed on to Emporia and
Wichita.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
AN UNWORTHY OBJECTION.

The Chicago Journal, speaking of the
recent election in Montana and the indi-
cation that it viii prove to be a Demo
cratic state when admitted, says fool
ishly: ''No more Democratic states are
wanted in the union. The solid south.
made so and kept so by violence and
fraud, should not be reinforced by the
admission of new Democratic states in
the north" and it calls upon the next
congress to undo the work of the last in
respect TO the admission of this territory.
The Omaha Republican makes the fol-
lowing fitting observation on this point
by saying that "there is nothing worse
than Democratic bigotry. The Re
publican party has always profeSsed
10 act from high and patriotic motives,
in strong contrast to the low, selfish and
purely partisan policy of the Democratic
party. Therefore, to initiate the Demo
cratic party in its methods is simply
qualification. The complaint in the
north has never been that the south was
solidly Democratic, but that it was thus
kept solid by injustice, violence and
crime; by violating the constitution in
denying the colored citizens their right
to suffrage. Until Montana denies to
Republicans there the right TO cast a
free ballot and have it honestly counted.
Republicans may regret its Democracy
but have no right to seek to punish it by
exclusion from the union.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THE Topeka SITUATION.

The Topeka Capital cuts out, coliates.
complies and publishes, under the head
of 'sThe Wichita Rate Question, all that
all the papers have to say against it.
That's all right. Probably it can't find
anything on the other side. However,
the EAGLE thought it had offered some
thing. But may be the Capital don't
read the EAGLE. That's all right, too.
While we wouldn't desire to appear
mean or small or to arrogate to ourselves
more importance than that which prep
erly obtains and attaches, the Capital
will please excuse US for saying that it
has not only played small part, part
that will rebound to Topeka's disadvant-
age in the end, but that Topeka, yes the
great and superior Topeka, the pet of the
Santa Fe, and the recipient of the Cap
itaTs care and its home, will in the near
future either ask Wichita's help on this
very freight question or otherwise appeal
for help on Wichita's prestige, if indeed
she has not already done so.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
COURT GOSSIP.

THE King Of Sweden while in Londor. as
sumes the title OF Count Of Haga4
THE last act Of Emperor Frederick was
70 kiss the hand Of his faithful wife
THE Prince Of Wales VIII not allow tho
"Boalanger March " 70 be played IN his
hearing.
THE Queen Of Denmark ia very deaf, and
TO make the affection coub!y di2greeaSlc,
she is gate fond Of music
The Crown Princess Of Sweden has made
q bust OF her brother, the late Prince Lid
Wig, which L. highly praised
QUEEN VICTORIA Will present fine pais.-
ing Of herself to Prince Bismarck as .
souvenir Of Der visit % Berlin
LaDT DUDLEY, Of England. Is Z V-ozsa1iof
wealth ard many peculiar D0.ioas- She
sleeps between black ak sEects-
TEE Sultan Of Zanzibar has . German
wife, AID In consequences Germany 4As 90
tairea valuable Concessions de-1e1 70 O.Ler
nations-
TIE Grand D1ke Alexis, brother O. the
Car, is said 20 De able 70 drink -sore cham
payne than any otAer European Price,
even II Russia
TIE Pope has ordered so.aea rose 70 be
seut to the Princess Reg-u: Of Brzzl IA
honor Of TIE h5er4tsoa o. a. is Saves II
the Empire.
TEE Countess of Abcrcse1 - wzr-2
fre2c Of Irelzci- SEE wears se4z1roc<s
II her bczce. u Iyo14co- AID oEs Of aer
bzncsc-nest costumes Il gray lrsS. por--a
euorosaered wfth shs.rochs-
Mad ETxs OTTo - grv~tng wc-sc- Es
now wozders ss-alessiy shos. ia BIG. lcnsay
p&lace oaiss3e tie c..y Of MauseA- lie has
ab@z6ozea ia rs; t4s;rsc--sa. taas ot peel
tng potatoes, sx1 los 10 pse~zzre lsfs, bzs
sps21s a. Eis TIE slalug away IN dark
cSrnef. taking eTerJ GIG wants 10 h9rs
tt2.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THEIR ABDOMINAL ACHE.

The newspapers, per Sc, and the rail-
road organs, per fact, who have all SO
suddenly taken such a deep interest in
the freight question as to denounce the
Kate given to Wichita, and to covertly
impugn the honesty of the commission,
were as dumb as oysters for weeks and
weeks after the decision, although the
decision was published broadcast. Not
until the railroads had had quite ex-
parte hearing and tailed did these papers
come to feel the indignation which is de-
souring their vitals, all Of which, we are
unwillingly compelled to admit, looks a
little shady, so much SO that we are dis
tressed with the aggravating suspicion
that the belly-ache which they are cry
ing over was caught rather than taken
in the natural way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
WORTHY OF IMITATION
The Chicago Mail saws:

| The Chicago Mail says:
The German Export company has voted
a sum of 100000 to build and equip a
| large steamer, which is to tour round the
world as floating exhibition. By this
means German wares will be shown IN
nearly all the ports of civilized countries.
The staff which accompanies the steamer
will take notice OF the various specific re-
| quirements in each locality, and will en-
deavor to wrest the trade away from other
exporters. The first voyage which the
steamer will make will be in the spring of
| $780, and it will tour for space of two
| years. A contract has been placed on be-
half of Messrs. Ant, Dom, Bodies q Son,
Paris and Bordeaux, with firm ON the
! Clyde who make the building of sailing
ships a speciality, for the construction OF a
| five-masted steel sailing ship, to carry 5000
tons dead weight. Not only will this be
the first European five-master, but 1t will
| be the largest sailing ship af1oat.
This is very sensible idea, and should
be initiated at once by American manu-
facturers. 1t is entirely feasible and the
benefits to result beyond calculation.
When we consider how many Of the
products of our skill many European
countries are almost wholly ignorant Of,
such a floating exhibition would be
worth more to us than dozen Paris ex-
hibitions, for it would be an exclusively
American exhibition set up in the prin-
cipal ports of the world, where the peo-
pie whose trade we sought could see our
goods at their own homes.
The American manufacturers and
capitalists who will enter into this pro-
ject will confer more lasting benefit to
the country and greater gain to them
selves than anything it is possible to
conceive. Of course, the trade which
would thus be stimulated, especially
with South and Central American coun-
tries, would speedily call for direct mails
and steamship lines, but it is hoped that
the conference of the representatives of
American governments, to be held in
Washington this year, will pave the way
for that.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
MILITARY EXPENDITURES.
An Extract from John kaskin's Recent
Lecture at Bradford, Eng.

An Extract from John kasktn's Recent
Lecture at bradford. Eng.
Friends, | know not whether the
thing be the more iudicrous or the
more melancholy, IL is quito unspcaka-
ably both Suppose, instead Of being
sent for you. / had been SCI. for by
some private gcntleuan. living 10 q
suburban house. with his garden sep
arated only By fruit wall from bis
next-door neighbors 5. and he had called
me 10 consult with him on the furnish
ing Of his draving-roorn. begin look
ing about me. and find the walls rathss
bare; / think such and such paper
might be desiraole-perhaps q little
fresco here and there on the coiling--s
6ansask curtain or so al the windox.
All says my employer. 'daE1ask cur
.ainS indeed That's al very fa<. but
you know, / can't afford thas kind oI
thing just powr Yea. The world
credits You With spssadid inconep'
An, yes, says my friend. .s.s DO yo-s
know al pre7en; am Obliged % spond
it nearly al in stceA trapsr 'Sssss
traps.. for vhon1 Why FOR ;ha& TAI
Low on the other side The val. yos
know. We re very good friends. capital
friends; but We sre Obliged 70 Keep Our
traps set On both sides u tie wall; 30
could 10; possibly keep On fTtsodiy
terms without them and cur spring
gina The Eors; q {: Is re are both
cieFer fellows e1oa.yt sot there hover
day passes thss ne aoa't Cad out .
nes trap or a r-w gan barrss or some
thing; sc speod sbou, Eis.ooo.ooc .
year each in our traps. take u a,;oevsh-
er; and doo't sse how we're 70 do siia
less A highly comic state 81 iiss fos
tEo private gentlemen. bs< FOR two ra-
tAons IL ssrzzas 20 rss ncx wholly oora.c-
Bedlan woola be comic. perhaps .
there we're oofy oos mailman Ia Il; ard
your C2sr.s.s-sas p1ntoznirae Is c1zstS
vh-n there ID ooiy COG ctoSn Ia Il, b.zs
whea tho xhoie world turns e.oss ss1
paints it>sl! red with lis oxa h<AT;s
blood lnssssd Of vcrmiiisoa /: u s<sa
ahiax ezse tizG camel thlakL"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
creamery was 1000; total of s71,5OO

pOunds.-GaZette.
There has been good deal of skir-
mishing going on out about Garden City
of late over the rights of irrigatlng ditch
es, canals, etc. The Herald says the
matter will eliminate in "Naval En-
gagements" at the opera house next
Wednesday evening.
The average Salina man is still futter-
ing between his hannels and the seduct-
i've flannel. shirt, his straw hat and his
last winters derby, his shirt-sleeves and
his overcoat.-Gazette. Why this par
TALLY. this snubbing of your E. SIS: Bet
ter look leedle oud, young Teller.
One of the delightful things about
Kansas City, Kansas, is the variety OF
things in general. Peaches and great
ripe tomatoes are carried home by men
in overcoat pockets. Gazette. Which
shows that you import your fruit and
vegetables, while your weather is indlg-
enous. Here the fruits, weather, apparel,
eject, are in pleasing concord.
Adam Zimmerman, living north OF
town, drove into the Muddy last Sunday
evening with his wife and five children
in a wagon. The recent rains had made
washout at the crossing into which the
wagon drove upsetting and throwing the
whole family into the water. For a
while an infant was lost in the scramble
and was found when almost drowned:
Mrs. Zimmerman's right forearm was
REORGANIZATION Times.
The sad news of the death of a young
woman by lightning comes up from
Darlington. A tent was occupied by
seven women, oce of whom was nursing
little baby, when the lightning struck
the tent, killing the mother instantly.
The baby fell from her arms apparently
uninjured except from its fall, while the
balance of the party received but a
slight shock.-Caldwel Journal.
d. w. Wilder, state superintendent Of
insurance, In response to an inquiry re-
garding the existence of live stock in
surance company in Kansas, replies that
no such compdnp exists at present, and
that the companies doing business of that
kind few years ago were irresponsible.
In fact no responsible company of that
noture exists in the United States in his
estimation. However the state is del
uged annually and almost constantly
with circulars of componies devoid OF
character or capital. Journal,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
HARRISON KELLY IN ARKANSAW

And how our Harrison Kelley did stir
up the state in whose communities po-
litical murders are committed with i'm
punity. Fort Smith nor any place in
Arkansas is exactly the spot where
the truth can be publicly proclaimed.
Harrison Kelley told them that the state
was in disrepute On account of political
murders. Conventions and even con-
gress have declared the same thing, but
at a safe distance. Kelly's courage
proved equal to his convictions, even on
their own dung hill. 1t will be said that
Kelly was unwiSe. Probably. as to place
and as to occasion, but not as to fact. In
Arkansas where the stars and bars are
entwined with the stars and with the
stripes which run from one end of the
flag to the other instead of from side to
side, and where the mete thing would
be twin monuments to Lincoln and JEFF
DaYis, is not the spot for a John Brown
Kansan, like Kelly, to air his notions of
a free government. But Kelly will talk
and vote just that way in congress and
there will be no resolutions passed de-
nouncing him, by Republicans, or by
ANYBODY else,