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New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
BURLINGTON AND NoRTHERN'S CUT.
ALL THE OTHER ROADS WILL MEET ITS RATES
As SOON As POSSIBLE

st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 80 (specaD.-The Burlington
and Northcrns reduced eastbound passenger rates VIII
be put in effect Wednesday. The reduction Is upon
rates Of all classes, except the unlimited hrstclass
rates and to all points. The new rates will be based
upon 80 rstcass and 81 secondcass to Chicago, ana
sI3 nrst-cass to st. Louis. The Burlington and
Northern also reduces the roundtrip excursion rates
makes s22 so its proportion Of the excursion rate to
Hot Springs, Ark, and also puts into effect the
same round-trip rates 10 New England and points In
Eastern Canada and Lower Provinces. These are
based upon S35 to Montreal, $40 TO Boston and
Worcester. $40 to Portland, S45 TO Bangor, $50 to
St. John, n. b., and 500 TO Halifax. These rates
apply only by direct lines to routes by which 1t IS
understood one way limited rates apply. Mr. Ken
yon the general passenger agent, in explaining this
action of his road to-day said ave have no desire to
bring any Generalization In rates precipate
rate war our only object is to quote to patrons
the lowest prevailing rates that they may not be
forced to deal with scapcrs.'
All the other roads will meet tho Burlington and
Northern rates The Omaha will do so on Wednes-
day, but the other Chicago lines will have to walt
day two in order to comply with the Interstate
Act Tho SOOr line will also recognize the Buring
ton and Norhern's ct by putting its through rates
upon basis Of S26 20 frstcaSs and 81 40 sec
Ond class TO Boston.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
THE MONTANA SEYATORSUTP CONTEST

Helena, Mont, Dec. 30 (speclaI.-The Senate and
Republican House will tomorrow ballot separately
fcr United states Senators, and on Wednesday will
proceed to Joint ballot. Democrats suggesting
a compromise which is not favOraby received. II
uic hepubleans proceed the Dem DcIats threaten 10
20 nome ana destroy the quorum In the Senate and
break up the Legislature
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31

In the diagram q continuous line shows The @ssy. 80.
fluctuations Yesterday. observed at tae lts
Signal Service station at th, city The d1,as 4ee
temperature noted at Pcrry's Pharmacy. sun buHs'N
Tribune Office, Dec. 81. a. m.-With ycsteia~ IN
rise OF barometer there was thin film Of cloud NN q
OF temperature between midnight and mdnehs lf~ =
to 81 degrees the days average 4D being Ia hshes
on the corresponding day last year and lower than
sunday. -, .,h.hiy he M
In and near this city to-day there VII proosnn "
weather followed by cloudiness and perhap, snow OF "
slightly colder at FIRST and then slowly m01eisuhs'
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
rERFEcrrxG A PLAN OF THROUGH BILLING.

Chicago, Dec. 30 (Specal.-The important subject OF
through billing is In fair way TO be put into prac
Charmen Hayden, OF the Trunk Lines Blanchard
the Central Trac and Mdgeoy aud Faithorn, Of the
Western Freight Association appointed committee
the carrying out OF the plan. This committed
appointed the representatives OF thirteen Eastern
roads and Western roads work out the details OF
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
SETTLING KANSAS AND NEBRASKA RATES.

Chicago. Dec. 80 (SpcclaThe general managers OF the
Interstate Commerce Railway Association met to-day to
the yeXed question OF rates and from Nebraska
Kansas points, but baked by the incomplete
OF the clerks IN compiling the rates.
main outline Of the plan Of settlement will be that rates
will BE- in all the Omaha and Lincoln rates.
These rates cquazed by making the westbound
rates point balance the differences in the eastbound
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
PREPAYMENT OF INTEREST ORDERED.

Washington, Dec. Bottle only bond offer received
al the Treasury Department to-day was 81, 800 coupon
4s at 1913 cxintercst. This was accepted.
Secretary wndom today sent instructions by tele-
graph 10 the various Sub-TreasurcFs 10 pay upon
presentation The checks for interest on the per
cent loan due January L. aud on the Pacific Railroad
bonds amounting 10 nearly H8,o00,000, Secretary
,WindOm's order includes Also coupon bonds
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
CLEARING THE TRUNK LINES FOR TRAFFIC.


Chicago. Dec 80 (SpecaD DReallzing the necessity OF
freeing their tracks for the rush Of business which will
begin from the West with the advent OF settled cold
weather the eastern lines have been working night and
day the last ten days the blockade OF traffic
The Pennsylvania Is the only road which reports its
tracks free and It's ability TO take all trac turned over to
it, The Lake Shore is In nearly good shape owing TO
refusal to take shipments By Thursday It's tracks
will cleared The Michigan Central and Grand Trunk
hope catch up by Saturday while the Nickel Plate thinks
will do well to clear it, tracks by week from Saturday
Baltimore and Ohio owing to the vast and unpre
codented traffic is stll badly blocked but is making
headway and hopes to clean It's back freight in time to
get second wind for the immense quantities of grain still
the The casbound shipments for last week beat the
record In corresponding weeks, the being o21o6,
against II 92o preceding week, and 90 400 the
spending week Of 1888. OF last weeks shipments 7i3i
tons -four grain and provisions. The Michigan Cen
trail took per cent Baltimore and Ohio II Lake Shore,
IS; Panhandle, II Grand Trunk and Fort Wayne each
49, and Nickel Plate, 10.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
rur nocN IsLAND.ATCns0Y AGREEMENT.

Chicago Dec 80 (spccaD.-hinee the agreement be.
tween the Rock sand and tho Atchson systems, IN oppo-
to the NorthwestTn oomblne.was made,
the exchange of traffic Dodge city has been greatly
hampercd by the lack of connections OF te tracks
and side tracks Yesterday morning all these difficulties
removed by the completion Of bridge across the
Arkansas River. the building Of a mile and hat Of
trestc work. a mile Of track and all the side track
needed. large area Of ground has also been bought
By ht two roads for the future extension Of side tracks
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31

TIE FEDERAL BUILDING AT LOWELL
Washington. Dec. 0.--scefetafy Window to-day con
frmed the selection OF the 81. Peters Church prop
erty as tlie site for the Federal Building at Lowell,
1iass This site was selected by the last Admins.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
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Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

and that the spoilation on our commerce
had been finally suppressed by force,
were all well known, or should have
been, to congress when it passed the act
of January 20, 1856, for all the facts are
fully shown by the report of the secreta-
~ OF state In response to the senate res
olution of May. 1926, and no committee
OF either branch of congress has since
then made a report which did not
recommend the payment of these claims,
unless the paper of the COMMITTEES on APP
preparations of last session can be prop
erly called a report. By the passage
OF that act congress invited us
to incur the expense of estab-
hsiing our rights before its own
court: and unless something new is
found in those decisions which will war
rant the reputation of its finding, it
would seem that an honorable and just
government is bound by the strongest
obligation of a government to its citi
zens to pay them and make itself amen
able to the taunt Of reputation.
AS my immediate representative in
the popular branch Of congress, ask of
you most careful consideration of the
question, and trusting that you may find
your duty free of all embarrassment,
am, very respectfully,
CLAUDE PINTARD.
Hon. 7. R. Stockdale, NJ. c., Wash
ington, d. c.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
KANSAS KOLLARY.

| The Kansas Travellers association will
meet at Clay Center on January IS.
/ The skeleton Of man with bullet
hole in his forehead has been found in
well near Usage City.
The drill of the salt well at Kiowa was
| Gown 400 feet last week. They viii get
| salt ana plenty OF it.
They arrive Notwithstanding, Is the
Lawrence version OF one of the oldest of
current slang phrases.
James VI. Cole has been bound over
under $1,000 bonds at Cherryvale for an
alleged attempted rape.
An Oswego man has been fined 1892
and sentenced to spend ninety days in
jail for violating the prohibitory law
KiDgman has taken the iu-turn Gu the
other salt producing points aud gwen
Itself the sobriquet Of 1.-The salt City
The Co,wich Courier good humoredly
dubs Wichita the "Por6opolis q the
west" Excuse slang, but that's what
Corn is said 70 be so plentiful up in
Norton county that they haul it down
into Graham and sell It at - cents a
busheI.
ne HeF. " liiidu1 u. Sfmpkins. OK
SaliEa, Kan, has been adjudged insane.
His insanity waa caused by discussions
III his church.
The newly elected state officers will
be sworn in tomorrow The Inaugural
ton bail viii be held IN the evening az
the state capital
Scandia has voted 3. GO 10 sink a coal
prospecting shaft and the Times wants
Marion 70 Scandia-lize Itself By doing the
same thing. CT ia equivalent.
Lyons Republican. "fs marriage a
failure: Not since the iuVentI0H Oh the
alarm clock which sets ti8s Ere going
with It's automatic attachments.
Hon. William Honnell. Of Horton.
representative from Brown county. i
one Of the youngest members Of the
present house. II n0t the young@st, being
- years Of age.
II the Republican tells the truth liar
per Is enjoying quite a building boom.
i says: New brick blocks are going up
as II By magic ali over the city. and vet
the half is rot told.
The hood.guss of Oak Hi keep up the
semi -baTbarolls practice u cha yiaring
newly married couples Oak Hi w!Il
never become Grstna Green a. long "a
thzt practice continues.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
A TIMELY NOTICE.

The practically unanimous vote for
the Edmunds joint resolution in the SEN
ate indicates its passage by the house
when that body gets through with its
tomfoolery and down to business, and its
approval by the president. There is no
visible reason why Mr.. Cleveland should
hesitate to sign it, and there are several
distinctly visible reasons why he should
not. Even if he were to veto it, the vote
in the senate indicates that it would be
promptly passed over his veto.
1t Is declaration of extraordinary
weight and import. When the govern
ment at Washington formally notifies
the governments of Europe that it will
look upon certain proceeding on the
part of any of them with serious concern
and disapproval as injurious to the just
rights and interests of the United States
and as a menace to their welfare" the
language means business. In the case
Of a disregard of the notice and per-
sistence in the injurious proceeding, it
would mean war
We may pretty safely take it for
granted that the notice will suffice In
the actual condition Of old world politics
no European war-France least of all-is
likely to deliberately provoke a
war with the United States. That would
be q serious matter at the best of
times. IN these times it would be
piece of suicidal madness from which
even feather-headed Boulanger might
well shrink back, unnerved and repent
ant. France has enough and big enough
enemies at her doors without crossing the
Atlantic ocean to make a new one-es-
pecially one of the size and fighting
weight of Uncle Sam.
But this reminder of the existence Ct
u Monroe Doctrine does not come any
too soon, nor is the language in which it
is coUched any too clear and strong for
its purpose. 1t was high time for noti-
flying all concerned that this country,
as it does the just rights and
interests of all others, expects its own to
be respected in return.
In the good old days before polo, boys
played game called SHINY" and one
of the maxims and watchwords of that
diversion was skinny on your own
side"
That is in substance what Uncle Sam
expects and requires of the European
governments. So long as they shiny on
their own side of the of the Atlantic, all
will be well.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
AFFAIRS IN WESTERN KANSAS.

To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle.
see in the EAGLE of today an article
taken from the Greeley County Enter
prise about western Kansas. There is
no doubt but that very large majority
OF people have very erroneous impress
sions about western Kagsas. To say on
the one hand that there is no want or
poverty out there, Is about as false as to
say that nothing was raised in western
Kansas the last year. With the most
favorable seasons, in the best farming
districts. fully one-fourth of the people
who first settle up new country are so
poor that it is impossible for them to
produce anything; and hence in a new
country where they must depend largely
on themselves they of necessity will be
short of comforts of life and in long
winter are very liable TO suffer. / be-
lieve this to be true in any new country.
Then there is another one-fourth who.
with proper facilities for farming,
necessarily fail because they have had
no experience in farming-know moth
ing about the busineSs-and are sure TO
fail, as good farmer is sure TO fail
practicing law. Take out this half of
NAAS iNthA1AA-tS HOpSiAAAOh VI OlSCASN
county and it is safe TO s2v
that the farmers Of Greeley county
during the last year a county only two
years old-have not failed. but have had
good success. | know. personally. that
many Of the farmers of Greeley county
last season raised forty bushels of corn
per acre. There is today more than one
large crib of corn stored in Tribune for
shipment. and l was informed by the
responsible business men of Tribune very
recently that several carloads of corn
have already been shipped TO western
points from this county. The broom
corn crop was also very good; buyers in
Tribune are buying largely for parties in
Pueblo and paying good price in cash.
Aside from this the cane and millet crop
was good. which makes an abundance
of good feed for stock. Cattle in Greeley
county today. with nothing but the
buffalo grass. are in tirst-class condition.
If all the western counties are in as good
shape as Greeley there is absolutely no
cause for Encouragement.
ISAAC p. CAMPBELL
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
IT IS HUAILIATNG.
From The Newton Rerrblican.

From the Newton Republican.
What is the matter with the senate.
that they should get down on their knees
and beg and implore the Kansas City
Journals correspondent, A. g. Stacey, TO
''yank back his refusal to accept the
position of secretary of the senate. At
this distance it looks as If they were
mortally afraid of Staceys pencil, and it
proves theory that has fingered in our
minds Tor some time, that the Kansas
editor who wants favors OF politicians
must not spare the lash, but cut and
thrash ike all creation and like whipped
ours they viii do his bidding. Here was
Jake Stotier woE.siag hard for the same
position and when Stacey refused why
didn't they elect him. Stotler has al
ways been kind editor. Ii be ever
knew anything mean Of a politician hs
would not blow He might bark oc-
casionaliy bat they knew well enough
that he did not belong 10 the breed that
'bites"
Stacey is bright. energetic man and
the Journal is = big paper. but the con-
ditions are humiI.atanc.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
THE HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPS.

Sedgwick county is the most populous
county in the state, and Wichita the
greatest and richest city. In the organ
ization of the house and senate. and in
apportioning the committees, all things
else being equal, and the ability of our
representatives being par, undeniably
this city and county should be recog-
nized at least in the craftsmanship of one
OF the important committees If Leav-
enworth gets the ways and means and
Topeka the cities of the first class,
Wichita should surely be accorded one
of the two other important committees,
the Judiciary or railroads. And further,
If the other big towns get what they
have been demanding, we can't see
that they should have any right or voice
in sending the other big committees to
places of much less Importance than
themselves or than Wichita, and in our
Judgment, they won't. Captain Henry
Booth is eminently fair and honorable
man. We have known him for, say
twenty-five years. or more, as a
public officer and as citizen, and his
aim has always been to do right. Wich-
tia has long since become used to the
flngs of envy and jealousy and these no
longer disturb her, but she has the ut
most faith in Captain Booths good
sense and will blde his decision, which
Wichita will not attempt to color or con-
troll.
When anybody at Topeka or else
where pretends to say that the represent
atives from this city are not representa-
tive men who will be stood by, such peo-
pie DO not know what they are talking
about. The vote received by them is
evidence enough of the truth and force
of our declaration. Mr. Douglas was
elected by great majority and his Sc
lection was the furthest possible remove
from anything like factional influences.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

ExPresident Hayes. in reply 10 a
question from the New York indie
pendent, says he is for the single presi-
Dental term of six years Historian
George Bancroft is for letting the con-
s;itution alone. IF any change is
needed, he says, it is in ourselves, that
we may more and more respect that
body of primal law" Mr.. Justice Brad
ley and Mr.. Justice Gray concur in this
view and feeling Il am SO old-fashion-
ed, writes the latter, ''as to think that
the constitution, administered according
to Its letter and spirit, is well enough as
it is. Mr.. Justice Blatchford thinks
that constitution thinkers are in poor
business" Professor Burgess, of Column
bia college. dlscourages tinkering, too.
DR.. Francis Wharton thinks the consti-
tuition is all right but that some of the
constructions put upon it by the supreme
court are all wrong.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

The presidential electors of the differ
ent states will meet tomorrow, Monday.
TO cast their votes for president and vice
president. This is legal requirement,
though under the law of custom il is
merely a proforma proceeding. The on
ly contingency that could arise to cause
the electors to cast their votes in accord
ance with the expressed wish of the vot-
ers who elected them, would be the
death of one or both of the candidates of
each party. Although there is no writ
ten law requiring any presidential elector
to cast his vote for his partys candidate,
usage and public sentiment are influences
so powerful that no one has, so far, dis
regarded them and voted contrary to
the instructions implied in his election.
For that reason the party that succeeds
IN electinga majority or plurality of the
presidential electors is conceded TO be
the successful party,
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

That the act of congress providing for
the allotment of lands in severalty to the
Indians of the country will finally and
at no distant day prove a satisfactory so
luton of the Indian problem there is lit
tie doubt. Even its liberal provisions
viii work an injustice to the red men,
viewed from the standpoint of the abo-
riginee, but in point Of present circum-
stances and the Indians own best inter
ests, to say nothing of the interests Of
the citizens of the country, the policy OF
the government in providing its wards
with permanent homes and maintaining
them the while is without parallel in
history.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

An exchange urges as an argument in
favor Of the establishment of rest day
and the enforcement Of its universal OBJ
servance by legal processes if necessary,
that "All could heartily unite on the
seventh day SO there would be no dis
senting voice. Very many cannot keep
the first day because their convictions
of truth and right say the seventh day is
the Sabbath" What would you Go with
those whose convictions of truth and
right say the tirst day is the proper one
to observe? This country isn't ready
just vet to turn over the government to
any set of religionists.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

Helen N. Cougar, the female Hoosier
who took such a strong hand in guiding
the legislative affairs of Kansas two
years ago, and who yawped herself
hoarse against the Republican national
ticket last fall, is announced by the
Topeka Leader for Topeka during the
month of February. Her Kansas organ
says she will also visit Wichita. and in
vites the editor of the EAGLE to try his
hand on squelching the rampant yawper.
We must be excused, but she will find
some of her ilk even in Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

Boulanger is quoted as saying that he
has no doubt whatever of his success at
the approaching election in Paris, and
certainly he seems to have some reason
Tor confidence if true, as reported, that
the socialist organizations have declared
for him and that Republican newspapers
of the standing of the Journal des Debats
and the Liberte have bolted the nomina-
ton OF NJ. Jacques, the radical put up
against him. The voting viii occur a
fortnight from today.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

Ex-Gov. Geo. r. anthony, of the Of
tawa Republican, don't seem to agree
with the gentleman who viii be himself
an ex-governor day after tomorrow,
touching the defense of the penitentiary
scandal George T. seems to think that
the charges are too circumsrantial and
broad to be ignored and that, after all,
the smell is loud enough to excite the
suspicion that there is real live African
of greater or less dimensions in that
wood nile.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

Tomorrow the electoral college meets
and then it will be known for certain
whether Harrison or Cleveland is ahead.
With the closing of the polls we all
ouieted down but that was only because
we as a people had had our say. Har-
rison and Cleveland may not be IN ap-
pearance but they are in fact still can
didates and their polls don't close until
tomorrow. We presume it will be Pres
ident Harrison, elect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
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EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Bar of Rice Objects.

Sterling Bulletin.
The Rice County Bar association OBJ
jects TO the proposed division OF the
state into two federal Judicial districts
by a line running east and west, thus
making a north and south district, each
100 miles wide and 400 long. because
such provision would allow the east part
of the state to hog all the Offices. IN the
future, as it does in the present The
association is in favor OF the division
line running north and south, making
east and west districts.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

kansas needs a new constitution as
much as a full grown man, wearing boys
garments would need new suit and one
that would fit" is the way the KIngman
Courier argufies for the object named.
Not far-fetched nor inappropose slmile,
either
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

The Emporia Republican complains
that the Winfield Courier and AtchiSon
Champion are stealing Its trains. Only
last week the Republican stole an edlto-
rial from the EAGLE bodily. 1t wasn't a
big nor an important one, still it was
original and valued as our offspring and
loved accordingly. We saw the same
editorial in another paper yesterday
credited to the Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

A Democratic exchange remarks that
''The doctrine of protection will never
gam stronger hold in this country than
it already has" 1t don't need to. That
doctrine restored control of the govern
ment, in every department, to the Re
publican party which championed it, and
that is all that is needed for practical
purpOses.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13

As to the authorship of the paraphrase
spublic Office is public snap" perhaps
if the Sun viii institute search 1t may
discover the author. When did ingalls,
first give utterance TO the sentiment?-h-
c. Times.
The expression was used by Senator
Plumb in a speech in the senate.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-13
The Deception:Under GO.

Dr. HeCosh ia New York Ledger
remember that w1en was a boy We
scholars were greatly tickled when a
teacher Of ours, so gravely wise and
shrewd TO detect our faults, married 4
lady with a wooden leg, but who was
always so flowingly dressed that be did
not discover the defect till he had mar
ried her. Some who have embraced
Eismere's theory Of Jesus may find
themselves exposed 10 q like ridiculous
disappointment