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Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

Guthrie Capital: The 10-year-old SON OF
Farmer Hughes, who lives twenty-two
miles northeast of Guthrie, had his brains
blown out yesterday. The boy was play
ing in the loft of the house, and 1t Is sup
posed the shotgun was knocked down.
Captain Rarrick was there ana says the
boys head was literally blown to atoms.
II. E. Robinson came in last night for
coffin. The father was lately bounI over
TO the Wichita court for assault on Nat.
Reeves. who filed on Hughes claim. be
is now in Wichita attending court.
Guthrie Herald: The maudlin senti-
mentality of the east still dwells on the
wrongs and outrages committed by the
government upon the poor Indian" The
fact is no government in the world ever
treated its wards with greater generosity
than does the United States its wards
the red children of the forest. The gov
ernment furnishes them with their goods
free of charge and pays them for hauling
them. They are furnished with farming
implements and are paid s. per acre, one
third above the ordinary price. for break
ing up their own farms. The wire to fence
their farms is furnished free by the gov
ernmenr Who wouldn't be an Indian?
Confidence men have been plying their
nefarious trade in this city for the past
few days. They do not take in the sport
ing fraternity, but grab onto some inuo-
cent farmer and rob him of the money he
brought TO town to purchase food for his
family. This ought to be stopped. not
only because it is wrong TO allow the un-
suspecting to be enticed into
the den under false pretenses
and there virtually robbed, but because
it is bad policy to allow it. These sharks
look out for men who have little money,
just the class we want to come here to
trade, and when a man has been robbed in
a place once he is apt to fight shy OF it ever
afterwards. The merchants and other
honest business men of the city suffer
loss of trade just because such places are
allowed to run. There are some sample
jewelry men in town that might well be
looked after.-Oklahoma City Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
MORE STATES COMING.

There now remain only five territories
ard if they have their own way, they
will come into the sisterhood of states
before the Fifty-first congress shall have
closed its sessions. Two of them-1dabo
and Wyoming-have either framed con-
stitutlons or are engaged in framing
them, while Arizona and New Mexico
are taking or are about to take steps to-
ward pushing their claims for admission
actively. Even Utah, whose chances in
this direction are, for entirely obvious
reasons, much less favorable than any of
the other four territories, is an earnest
aspirant for the privileges and benfits of
statehood. The matter of the admission
of most. fif not all, of those will un-
doubtedly come before congress next
winter, and their claims to that honor
will become leading subject of discus
sion by the press OF the country. In
this discussion the question of popula-
ton, which is herewith given, will
be one of the leading considerations:
Arizona, $4,000; idaho, 100000; New
Mexico, 100000; Utah, 100000; Wyom-
ing $1,000.
Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming lack the
population which, in the states, is made
the basis of representation in the popu-
lar branch of congress, while New Mexi-
co exceeds it by about 5000 and Utah by
$4,000. Nevertheless, the prospects of
at least Idaho and Wyoming having
their desires gratified in this respect are
much brighter than those of their bigger
neighbors. There will be strenuous OBJ
jecuions to the admission of Utah until
after the extinction of Mormonism. In
deed, it may be taken for granted that
the territory never will come into
the union until that blot shall be erased.
1t will be for the manifest advantage of
the territories as we'll as for the general
government as soon as possible and have
an entire sisterhood of states.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
THE M. NJ. M, REBELLION.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
With regard to the failure of the heads
of the government departments to select
from our $4,000 extra Republican voters
a respectable quota in filling the public
offices, it must be borne in mind that it
is generally supposed that any state can
and should elect to fill its legislative
hall representative men, and if the gang
who in the past few years occupied
those halls are to be locked upon as rep
resentative kansans. it is no wonder
that we were avoided in the selection of
government officers. Is there no way to
retrieve? Shall we elect to fill our state,
county and city offices bowling politi-
clans to rob and hunliliate the taxpayers,
or shall we elect those who quietly prac-
tice the principles which best serve the
taxpavers and ennoble the standing of
our state:
Any party long in the ascendency will
naturally draw to its ranks the most dis
honest politicians, and when to get a
place on the ticket means an election it
is time for US 10 change from party to
record.
The costly, imbecile and dishonest
actions of our last legislators seems to
prove that the once grand and patriotic
Republican party is afflicted with some
evi! possibly dry rot.
The great majority of taxpayers are
sincere III their protests for honest gov
eminent but such government can only
be secured by compelling every party to
place in nomination those who are at
least peers of their friends. The failure
TO do so must entail on the party dis
honorable and deserved defeat.
The time has come for the voters to
examine closely under the label before
accepting the goods. REPUBLICAN.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
THE KANSAS CITY, LAWRENCE AND
WICHITA RAILROAD.

The surveying party for the Kansas
City, Nyandotte u Northwestern rail-
rosd, composed OF fifteen men. arrived
IN Burlingame this week and are en-
gagged IN preliminary work in this vicin-
lty. Their camp at present in near the
poor farm. in Dragon township. The
party IN charge Is Mr.. Baxter l. Brown.
the locating enEineer.-Osage Chronicle.
The Kansas City, Lawrence and Wich-
ua railroad company has a big scheme on
foot which, If carried out. will give Kan
saS City direct line TO the gull at Lake
Charles, La. Besides the extension of
the road To Beatrice, Neb.. the southern.
or Kansas City end of the line. is 10 be
at once extended southwark through
Kansas and the Indian territory. Vice
President and General Manager New
man Erb. of the Northwestern, has gone
10 New York. and his trip is said to be
in reference 10 the southern extension.
Ii is said that the Watkins & Gulf rail
road now being rapidly built from Lake
Charles northward, VIII be met bv the
Kansas City road and form q through
line from that city 10 the gulf Man
ager Newman Erb's trip eas, is likewise
10 consult with the directors of the Wat
kIns q Gulf. Capital.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
THE CROP SITUATION.

Chicago Daily Business, Sept. g.
Warm weather has continued to pre-
vail throughout the corn territory dur
ing the past week, and the crop, wher-
ever it had sufficient moisture, has been
rapid in development. In very consid-
erable areas, however, there is such an
absence of moisture that the hot weather
of the past week has been more an IN
jury than a benefit. There has been
more of a drying up process than
growth, and in many sections the plant
is not as promising as it was week ago.
In portions of western Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska, where up to ten days ago
the crop was looking magnificent, the
complaint of drouth is now general.
The same conditions prevail, though to
a less extent, in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
and Iowa, and fifty per cent of reports
coming from these states refer TO the
situation as threatening. and report the
outlook as having been impaired by the
events of the last ten days.
In Minnesota, Dakota and Wisconsin
there are also good many dry areas.
but there is not so much general COM
plant as from the southeast and south
west. Should the situation not be
will need radical revision.
The forcing weather during the greater
portion of August, while there was
plenty of moisture in the ground,
brought the plant forward rapidly, and
much of the backwardness. as COM
pared with former years, was re-
covered.
This fact has quieted a good deal of
the apprehension which has heretofore
been felt as to damage from frost, though
the possi bility of this is by no means lost
sight OF.
Probably One-half the area of the corn
belt is not suffering from a want of rain,
and being in rather critical period of
its growth has suffered some, though as
yet the injury is not material, but with
out relief during the next ten days the
injury must be something serious.
In the other half OF the corn belt the
crop is IL better shape, some of it hav-
ing all the moisture necessary, and the
balance, while feeling the need of early
rain, is not yet suffering to any extent.
Winter wheat threshing has been prose
cuted vigorously through the week, the
weather having been exceptionally fa-
vorable. The movement, however, has
not been large. as the farmers are not
satisfied with the prices prevailing, and
all who can hold show a disposition to
do so.
The figures, however. do not show
any very marked falling off in the
marketing from the same time last
year. Counting the receipts at Chicago,
which are, of course, nearly all winter,
and we have the following result for the
three years past, commencing with
July:
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The effect of the London strike upon
the commerce of the world is already
felt on this side. Two hundred laborers
at one point thrown out of employment
with probability that like results will
be experienced at other points on our
shores investe the situation In London
with no little interest to us. The idle
ness of laborers at our seaports means a
cessation of foreign traffic, in and out,
and to that extent affects the entire COM
munity. 1t is seen, therefore, that a
serious disturbance of industrial inter
ests at any important commercial center
of the world is felt throughout the uni
verse
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

form their wonderful cures with ara
nothing but haii dccayci coral ma 10
Years ago. / have eeverll good spcci-
mems IN my possession which came from
Rails county. ia Missouri. and each has
a very respectable record Of cures. in
VI rion and Pe.t.s otties there are
l,r-e deposits OF this coral. a. well as Ia
Rails. A large piece of it, rubbed down
until the rotten part ~ gone, m1kes tlle
maidstone. It IT, porous and viii adhere
to a wound and suck ike n iccch
don't know how much further 1t viii 90
in preventing rabies from the bite Of a
mad DOC.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
AUGUST WEATHER.
Atchison Champion.

Atchison Champion.
Prof. Snow, in his weather report for
August, says: "A very cool month. be-
ing the only August of our twenty-five
years record in which the mercury failed
TO reach 80 degrees. The rainfall was
excessive, falling but slightly below the
unusual precipitation of August, 1880.
Rain fell in measurable quantities on
seven days, reaching SIS inches. which
is 4.32 above the average of that month.
The entire rainfall for the eighth month
of 1889, now completed, has been 81. 81
inches, which is 916 inches above the
average for the same months in the pre-
ceding twenty one years and is only 0. 26
inches below the average annual rainfall
for this station. The rain of the night
Of the 18th measured 5.6S inches. which
surpasses any previous single rainfall on
our record "
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

A design for a new postage stamp has
been prepared by st. Louis printing
house and sent broadcast over the coun-
try for approval. 1t is a green stamp,
two inches square and contrains the por-
trait of John L. Sullivan, the slugger.
On the top are the words "U. S. Our
Country's Champion" and on the bot
tom, ''Too Big to be Licked" Taken in
connection with the contest for the loca-
tion of the worlds fair in 1892, 1t is ap-
propriate that the design should have
originated at st. Louis, and 1t is given
special local significance thereby.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, who is an au-
thority on such matters, would have
the coming worlds fair not wholly de-
voted to the advertising of the wares of
manufacturers of the present time, but
would have the plan adopted embody a
comparison of the progress of the world
in the ornamental and useful arts for the
past four hundred years exhibited as an
object lesson. And what an object lesson
II would be. Almost everything which
we now value would be found to be new
since the day that Columbus landed on
our shores. Adopting Mr. Atkinson's
view 1t becomes more important that the
great exposition be held at point most
accessible TO the greatest area of our ter
ritory, that the educational benefits NAV
be most widely distributed throughout
the land. Herein lies another strong
argument in favor of st. Louis.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

A farmer named Brown, living near
Wichita shot aud fatally wounded Eddie
Howe, the 10-year old son of a neighbor,
whom Brown found in his watermelon
patch The murderer Immediately left
the vicinity.-Salina Republican.
With the exception that Brown is not
farmer, that he didn't fatally wound a
neighbor boy and consequently is not a
murderer, and did not leave the vicinity,
the foregoing has a semblance of truth
in it. The facts were given in these col
umns at the time of the incident, which
is not worth rehearing. Anything to
whack Wichita is the moving inspira-
tion OF many.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Why Omit the Fourth spot7

Kansas City Gazette.
The Kentuckians are a noble and hos
pitable people. A true descendant of
Daniel Boone has three weak spots in his
nature. and away down in the Mann
moth cave OF his great ne loves woman
first. then the thoroughbred Arab bian and
last but not least. his b blue grass. 4
hundred miles around Lexington is the
paradise for man and beast. Here blue
grass is at its best, and the earth knows
no finer race Of men, horses and cattle
than are native born to this wonderful
country
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The Springfield, Colorado. Republican
says that when deep water is thing of
fact on the Gulf. Denver and Topeka will
will be the great inland cities of the west.
We venture the prediction that deep
harbor will bring 10000 people to Topeka
the first pear. Yet this is not Topeka
scheme, but project looking to an unpre-
Cederted growth in all the west.-Capital.
No: Topeka nor any city in Kansas,
save Wichita, was heard of in the first
deep water convention. Not until the
Santa Fe railways interests made an
effort in the name of Topeka at Denver,
was Topeka heard of in that interest, at
which time and place many people were
led to believe that Topeka was situated
Immediately on the Gulf, and at the
only possible deep water inlet.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Totals. Is. 9a4. 900 1S.e29. 600 16. 2a4. 900

Totals. 80. IS 90, 600 1853, 600 16, ,294. 900
This shows that the receipts this year
have really exceeded those of last year
by over $4,000 bushels. But these fig
ures do not really show the extent of the
marketing. as the interior mills have
taken more than the usual amount,
which does not appear in the above
table
Spring wheat threshing has been go
ing forward rapidly, but the. movement
has not yet commenced TO any extent,
there being nothing in the situation.
however, TO indicate any change in
former estimates.
The oat crop is pretty generally
threshed and Is being marketed freely,
Notwithstanding the low prices which
prevail. The total crop Is computed at
about 500, ,000, 000 bushels.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
That SOUNDS Rebellious.

Emporia Republican
David Dudley Field suggests that each
state should have a competent official to
carefully scrutinize every statute before
it becomes a law to see that it is ali right
That would doubtless be advantageous:
but a plan TO carefully scrutnize every
member of the legislature before taking
his seat, to see that he is all right, would
fit the case better in Kansas. We can't
have the right sort Of laws unless we
have the right sort of men TO make them.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

speed of the racer viii correspont with
the darby's idea of comparative speed IL
iustrated by the OK cart, steam car and
telegraph: BY Che first it would require
a week to make given distance. by
rail it could be made IN day, but by
telegraph, you's dar already.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The crank, Graham, who went over
Niagria falls in barrel and came out
alive, needn't fiatier himself that he is
long to retain the crank penant un con-
tested. His success will only stimulate
someone more foolhardy than himself to
attempt the trip in less substantial
craft
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
oddities OF Railroad Management.

OuG!Ile5 o. tst4llTOdu l4auageTnenl-
Referring to paragraph which ap-
peared in last weeks Downs Chief To the
effect that the shippers of that section
were finding it impossible To get cars
enough to haul their products. tine Kan
sas City (Kan.) Gazette says: The
freight car business Is one Of the curiosi-
ties Of railroad management. There
seems always to be shortage OF cars.
and the roads are always having new
ones built, but you can go anywhere and
see miles and miles Of side-tracks full Of
them. On the Union Pacific and Rock
Island tracks in this city there are fully
two miles Of box cars"
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
They Must AL Come To L.


s5afe a09TT a.
The census Of 1890 win knock The air
out OF a good many population bub-
bles. Perhaps Levenworth has shown
good sense in trimming down 10 bed
rock figures before the census made the
town appear IN had light. A good
many cities might do weIl 20 grad
ually reduce their claims between now
and next year.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

Ex-Attorney General Edwards. of Illi-
nois. one Of the striking figures in the
states history. is dead. aged 81. He was
a son of the first territorial governor Of
Illinois and her first senator: was a
bro;her-ln-law of Abraham Lincoln: was
attorney general of Illinois in 1884. and
was member Of the legislature from
1895 10 1872
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

There is one peculiarly about the oft
mentioned race war in the south that
has no doubt attracted the attention of
the average reader, and that Is that
negroes are always in the lead, though
they come out losers.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The two hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the laying out of the town of
Sandwich, Mass, this week has fur
nished the voracious punsters stale I'LL
ing in the main for their crusty para
praDhinp
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
He Appreciates rs Perl.

Abilene Reflector.
The Wichita EAGLE persists in refer
ring 10 the Equal Sutfragists rs long
haired men and short haired women.
Marsh Murdock won't have any hair q;
all soon II he don't let up.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07


There is no doubt but that Col. I. B.
Bullene kept level head amid all the
excitement of the opening of the st. Jo-
seph exposition. To reporter of the
st. Joseph Herald he said Good news
papers build up city. They cannot be
made good without patronage. Every
wholesale and retail man should adver-
tise, and advertise largely. 1t is the Sc
cret of success That is my experience
and the experience Of all who advertise
extensively and judiciously. 1t is a
mistake for a wholesale merchant to say
that commercial travellers sell his goods,
and that he don't need to advertise He
should. advertise to aid in building up
the city. He will be indirectly largely
benefited in the end" As before OBJ
served. the colonel's head on this point is
perfectly horizontal c. Times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

Wiggle-waggle Weaver threatens to
keep on talking in favor Of electing
United States senators by popular vote
until that method is adopted. He has
probably got job on hand that will last
beyond his natural expectancy of life,
but it would be just the same to him
were the change made next week.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The old barnacle crowd are as deter
mined as ever to force the free trader,
Garfield, into one of the best paying and
most honorable positions at the disposal
of the state. Let them go ahead, but in
the meantime let each self-respecting
Republican get ready to howl over his
inability to help himself.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Dangerous DalIiaace.

LeAVeNwoTfl Iirlt,-
Parneli is coquetting with the Torie
so recklessly that he may vet lose Glad
stone and his followers. Then Mr. Par
nell will come to grief with his home
rule cohortA
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Inst Come Down ard Sea.

E1slrA NENs
We wonder what Marsh Murdock will
do when the Equal Suffrage association
meets at Wichita VIII he take TO the
woods CT be represented by proxy:
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

1t is estimated that the war just ended
cost Hayti s1O,OOO,OOO and 400 men.
More than the patch is worth in its pres
ent condition.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Nortally Alarmed.

karsas J1fy star.
The Equal Suffrage association Of
Kansas is to hold its next convention in
Wichita. Marsh Nurdock pretends that
he isn't scared. but he is.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
Derelonuent OF e,asd

Every season develops some new turf
prodigy. some animal that beais the
champion or lowers the record. II ihss
thing continue il won't ba Iorr ,,rs.fs ere
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07
EXCHANGE SHOTS
Justly Punished,

By the Lawrence Journal.
Wiggins, the weather prophet. is to be
knighted The Kansas City Times, Wig
gins only rival in fiction is, too, be-
knighte1 already.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

The several Kansas sugar plants have
started off satisfactorily. and seems to
promise fine results.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-07

Maidstone Quarries.
Correspondent o. ths 6 .olsa- -Deanorrat-
The uadstones that most people per
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-10-17
OFF AT LAST.

Away to the Woods, Away, With
Their Blue NIackinavvs Bidding Def
ance to the Chilly Granite of the st.
Cloud RefOrmatOry.
The boys got off for st. Cloud at daybreak Tues
day morning. The seventy-five selected to par
ticipate at the opening of that much of in
stitution, the st. Cloud Reformatory, were noti-
fed Monday evening that they were to start next
each with his little bundle Of effects was soon
ready to bid adeu to the old home-some gladly,
some indferently and few tearfully. As they
left the cell room few hallooed back last good
by. Acting Deputy Warden c. S. Randall was in
charge and was assisted by Guards Fred Bord.
well, A. w. Rowe, T. w. Alexander. Pat Flannery,
w. R. Brennan and Henry j. Jenkins. special
train of two coaches on the Omaha road awaited
them opposite the prison. When they were com.
fortably seated in the coaches, the Warden
"set up the apples cakes and cigars.
The train reached the union depot
at st. Paul where they were joined by Manager
Norrish. who accompanied them to st. Cloud.
Mr.. Norrsh "set up" the cigars which we learned
were of the best brand. After the transfer they
pulled out at 7:O5 and reached their destination
after IL a. m. They we're received courteously at
the point of loaded shot guns and ushered into
their new home. 1t is said the surroundings are
extremely desolate but that the buildings are
models of convenience. We hope the boys will
find their new quarters comfortable. Capt. Gar
vim, late warden of Joliet prison, is Assistant
Superintendent. and is said to be good disciplin-
arian. Our officers returned home in the even.
ing and reported that the boys acted admirably on
the wav nm