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Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
HYDE & HUMBLE STATIONERY co.

tiers Of the new territory adequate pro-
lection against lawiessuess and anarchy
Public questions should be considered in
the order of their importance.
Jack-leg lawyers are becoming a nui-
sance about the Guthrie hand Office. and
the respectable attorneys have forwarded
a petition, with the following letter, 20
Washington:
To the honorable commissioner. general
land offlce:-We herewith tran smlt peti-
ton, signed by respectable members OF
the bar of this land district, protesting
against certain abuses which exist in the
land practice. There can be no doubt Of
the existence OF many of the evils com
planned OF, AZ well as some Others not hsre
mentioned.
We have done as much towards the cor
rection Of these wrongs as our authority,
defined by previous correspondence. will
permit. Those beyond our reseh continue
unsbated.
We recommend that all these matters
be referred TO q special agent for thorough
Investigation and necessary action.
JONI / Ollie.
c. N. BAEsEs.
Oklahoma Chief: Hundreds OF people
left the city Monday and Tuesday. bound
for their cld homes, where they viii pass
the happy holiday season in feastinz and
merrymaking The SsDts re trains were
crowded with Oklahomaus and their lug
gage. The baggage cars we're strained 70
their utmost capacity 70 accom- modats ths
hundreds Of trunks and boxes tsdesed
with gifts for waiting frieads A pretty
feature Of the lively scene witnessed at the
depot WAS the profusiea Of mistsetoe
bougbs scattered smong the crowd. Every
body seemed 70 have taken . notion 70
carry sway Oklahoma mistle;ee. Ths cars
were fairly lined with tne pretty xreea
branches s2rinkled over with giistening
white berries. MistIe.os adorned the bat
racks. shutters. seats ard Soor and pro-
trGded from many . buts<nsols. boseG
and belt. A great deal Of wild game ~ss
carried out By the sxc9rsiouisgs. Every
body was bBbblirg eTeT vita peace s1c
good viii, aad when the long train began
20 glide away from tie station. bandk.r-
chiefs were waved aud kisses thrown
amid chorus Of hsppy ve!css vsssssg =
merry Christmas
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

people we haYe heard the frequent re.
mark that II Texas was q close state or
political results her chances for harboI
Improvements would be much better.
The Democrats fear no defeat and the
Republicans have no hopes of change,
and, therefore, they are more apt to be
cleft on appropriations than doubtful
state. It is the same remark that IS 50
often made in Kansas in reference to pO-
litical favors under Republican rule.
Wouldn't it be strange if Democrats at
last should say we cannot be swayed by
any fear of losing Texas, and Republi-
cans, we cannot lose Kansas, and, there
fore. we viii not jeopordize eastern In
terests in any fear of them.
ADIEU SABINE
But here we are in sight of Orange,
Tex, having spent night at anchor on
Sabine lake; an evening in pleasant con-
verse with Captain Rogers, of the Pearl
Rivers, about the only incident of Texas,
its progress and its hopes for the future,
embracing a thrilling description by
Mrs. Rogers of the terrible night In
which she and her husband and amiable
little girl chung for six hours in the top
of tree, thereby escaping death in the
storm of 1886. s.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
CONDITION OF THE ARMY.

The report of the judge advocate gen.
eral of the army shows that during the
past year 1850 cases were tried by
court martial. The total number of en-
listed men tried was 1889, the duplicate
otfenses making up the difference be-
tween this and the total number of Of
lenses. The total strength of the army
is only $4,000. Hence considerably more
than third ofsall the enlisted men have
been court martialed during the year,
and there were only 30S cases of acquit-
tai. ss,sThis seems phenomenal. How is
it to be accounted for? Possibly the
army regulations have been strictly en-
forced. Those regulations prohibit the
summary punishmentS Ofknapsack drill,
bucking and gagging, tying up and 9TH
er pleasing devices, by commissioned Of
ficers for any offenses. They prescribe
that in all cases punishment must be
through trial by court martial. Hence
every soldier that is late at guard mount
ing, that is slow at drill, that fails to put
out his light promptly at taps, that gets
drunk, that fails to salute a major gen
eral or a second lieutenant, or that is
impudent to the corporal of the guard,
must be tried by court-martial. Now if
officers take pains to ferret out and
bring to punishment all the offenses of
these sorts that are committed, it is not
80 strange that the court-martials reach
the extraordinary number reported. And
the phenomenon is one of martinetism.
The only other explanation is either that
the rank and file is made up of an ex-
ceedingly bad lot of men or that the COM
missioned officers are terribly inefficient
1t is hoped. as it is believed by the Of
fetal who furnished the foregoing sta
tistical statement, that the newly organ
lied ''canteen" in the various commands,
sort of social and literary society, will
so improve the morale of the army-if
the trouble complained of hitherto is
found there-that it will be radically
changed for the better, and that the next
annual report will show it.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
Right You are, Good Doctor.

From the AfehisoE Champion
The Champion believes in protecting
American industries to the fullest extent
against ruinous foreign competition, but
it does not take any stock In the logic of
the statement made before the ways and
means committee on Friday last by the
representative OF the barbed wire and
nail industry, who said, any reduction
of duty on wire rods-rods out OF which
smooth and barbed wire is made-wouid
advance the price of barbed wire fencing
and nails 10 the consumer The logic
OF this statement is that TO cheaper the
cost OF the raw material is TO increase
the cost TO the consumer OF the manu-
featured article-an absurd and senseless
statement Ii is equivalent TO saying
that the less man drinks the drunken
he gets. The glorious doctrine of pro-
lection to American industries does not
need to be bolstered up by any such false
reasoning.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The scrap book which '.Ca-i Prefer
takes pries In IL rich II autographs O.
good people" Away box In ios.
when Bill Sys was editing The Boom
eraEg. ~ LAzsnis, Wy. T., 10 ssns
'Pressel- his Photograph. and this h
what he wrote aasxg with IL: Ny Dear
'Preszer-f send you . very good 'Dsosd
Panel BY this nal, which. IL rec vlI
instruct the aytiSs 20 thicker Up thu neek
Little and s,1e down tee tarksy gookler
knsb 81 the tx>cbez. viii nzks . zoasis
pscture. As 70 Ne tesay, II os<rse. / an
not 70 sesartscss - zen ere. sxs0sssr.
Peck's eEnooopesrs would E1s b far COT
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wiss@h I can ioxrew asosA~r s.sxs's
oioshes, AID, II posxhss. u. TO dh-
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gloom and ssrror THAI 10 good To zee. I
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Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The Leavenworth affair mentioned IN
yesterday mornings dispatches was a
disgraceful outrage and without shadow
of excuse or authority of law. The place
broken into by the officers was not a
place where liquors had been or Were
being sold, and there is no intimation
that there was any disturbance of the
peace. On the contrary, it was the place
Of meeting of a society of the citizens of
that place, and the occasion was one SIM
ply Of harmless, social enjoyment. 1t is
such things as this that gave rise to and
daily intensifies the feeling of dissatis-
faction that exists throughout the state
at the present order of things. Such in
cidents as that will do more to help along
the resubmission movement than the
most eloquent appeals from pen or res
.trum
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The EAGLE fell into the same trap set
by the Topeka Capital that caught the
two leading papers of Kansas City, the
Leavenwcrth Times and other papers,
by stating that the Capital made no men
ton of the Saturday night resubmission
meeting in Topeka. But we are sure
those of us who made that mistake will
not be held blameworthy when it is
known that the Capitals full report of
the meeting was not given in its first
edition, a copy of which alone was re-
ceived at this Office, but in later one.
We take its word for it, that it did the
subject and occasion SIMPLE justice,
hence this anende,
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The cattle packed in Kansas City,
Kansas, during the year 1889, says the
Gazette, would make string 929 miles
long, allowing ten feet to each of the
400, 1888 slaughtered. And yet there are
those who would have that immense
stream turned back upon its source, to
stagnate and paralize the live stock inter-
est of the west and southwest, by system
of restriction called local inspection. to
satisfy within conceived in prejudice.
From such friends, the live stock in
terest may well exclaim, good Lord de-
liver rs
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
A DISCREDITABLE ATTEMPT AT d.
VERSION,

The Hutchinson News, with other pa
pers, is agltating a proposition for the
holding OF a convention of newspaper
| men and others interested in the southwest
for the purpose of setting on foot plan to
attract attention to this part of Kansas
We are heartily in sympathy with the plan
| and will do whatever we can to make the
| convention success. If some one will
name the town and time where and when
the convention shall meet we will second
| the motion. 1t will take something of an
organized effort to overcome the prejudice
in the minds of eastern emigrants against
this part of the state and the sooner we
begin the better it will be for all concern
ed. 1t will be but short time before the
spring emigration sets in: let us try and
be ready to harvest our share Of the crop.
Garden City Imprint.
In view of the publicity given through
the press of the state the past month of
the state immigration movement that
has been set on foot and which is ex-
pected to take form for practical opera
ton through the convention to be held
in Wichita on the 18th inst, the para
graph quoted above sounds just bit
odd. the press of the state generally
have endorsed the current movement,
and now, at this late day such an at
tempt as the foregoing implies, to get up
a side show ostensibly in the same line
can only have one object and that is to
detract attention from the movement
now on by enlisting the press of the
southwest in local or sectional move.
But the scheme won't work. The I'M
selfish and patriotic press and people of
the state are enlisted in the immigration
movement already successfully inaugur-
rated, and the convention in this city on
the 18th will put work in practical shape
and it is hoped that every county in the
state will be represented and thus put
itself in position to receive some of the
benefits that must and will come of the
united effort.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

1t is stated that the aggregate bank
clearings of the country. outside of New
York, for the year 1889 was two thous-
and millions dollars more than the year
before. Such volume of business
wocld seem to indicate corresponding
amount of money in actual circulation,
but the present condition of the west in
that regard does not bear out the sup
position, and therefore the whyfore of
much of the discomfort among the peo-
pie. We hope for better things this
good year 1890.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

AS the national bank currency is re-
tired the popular demand for silver GER
tificates and silver coin increases This
indicates that there is little danger that
the silver dollar will sink in practical
value below that of the gold article.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Dom Pedro refuses to talk about Bra
lillian affairs. He is said to adhere
strictly to his policy of absolute silence.
But wait till the representative of some
American newspaper takes turn at
him, and he'll talk: he'll have to.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The output of manufactured articles
from Kansas City, Kan, industrial en-
terprises for the past year are valued at
S40,000,000, the credit for which is given
to the city of the same name across the
state line and goes to swell its clearing
house reports
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

George Martin tried his hand at issuing
holiday number of his paper, the Kan
sas City, Kansas, Gazette, on December
81, and he made 16-page success of 1t.
The showing for the city could not but
be most gratifying TO the friends of the
city, which showing is likewise hand
some compliment to the Gazette. mas
much as its ceaseless labors in the city's
behalf contributed not little to its sue
cess. Great head, great paper, great city.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

According to the New York Tribune
Miss Rehan, in her Rosalind; charmed
every capable judge 'by the prodigal
exuberance of her sweetness and bril-
fancy" But what about the ''prodigal
exuberance" of the Tribune in its ammo
tation of the charmer's powers?
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
Fifty-Two a Lucky Number

TOM Tue II-WOrtn sun.
Judge Brewers appointment to the su-
preme bench brings forth a state of facts
which will furnish the superstitious with
some nuts to crack? Judge Brewer is 50
years old. is the fifty-second person ap-
pointed to the supreme bench and was
confirmed by fifty-two votes. Fifty-two
must be lucky number.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Sales of steel rails for the past week
foot up fully $4,000 tons, on a basis of
$35 at eastern mills for large lots, and $50
to $S7 at western mills. Agents of
makers claim that there are strong prob
abilities pointing to the purchase of
large blocks of rails next month for the
prosecution of the new railway enter
priSpS
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Ella Wheeler Wilcox in her advice to
husbands and wives says: "Shut your
eyes and your lips to the flaws and
faults in one another's character and
open them wide to the virtues" This
sounds well, and it is easy to follow if
the virtues be such as to really charm
and imnress
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Carlos l was formally proclaimed
king of Portugal and Algarve, Saturday.
Royal proclamations have commonly
had little effect toward staying the
tendencies of the times. If the Portugal
people really want a republic they will
have one in due time.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

With all her abundant crops the past
year Kansas is at present threatened
with famine the coming season as far
as it has to depend upon the crop of
natural ice. Not pound harvested SO
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
'TwouId be q Strong One

From the Atchison Champion.
The best immigration scheme for Kan
sas would be for the railroads to reduce
the cost of transporting farmers crops
to market. This would attract general
attention, and be an inducement for the
citizens of other states to locate here.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
A Miserable Mistake.

IeIstNWurtu sun.
The Topeka Capital made miserable
mistake by refusing TO mention the great
resubmission meeting in Topeka Satur-
day night. This shows that the Capital
is not published for the people of Kan
sas, but for the prohibitionists and for
itself 1t is contemplate and silly for a
paper to suppress the facts about any is
sue which is of vital interest to the en-
tire people, simply because number of
persons and the editor are opposed to the
movement.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
Always Spell It Out.

From the Chicago Times
A real, genuine Kansan always spells
the name of his state in full, and never
abbreviates. Kansas is too good name
to treat slightingly, and no true citizen
will think of such thing. 1t was Kan
sas in 1854, and it is Kansas now, per-
sonifed.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The pope, it will be noticed, always
keeps a kindly eye on America. Should
he ever take it into his head to move the
papal residence to America, as it has
been speculated, it is a matter of some
interest to know if he could gain en-
trance into McAllister's four hundred.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Stanley the explorer turns up out of
the wilderness and Africa's scorching
suns with head of pure white hair. 1t
is supposed to be due to the bleaching
qualities of the African sun and severe
sickness
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
Kansas Produces the Best.

From the lndustrialist.
Kansas wheat is establishing a great
reputation for itself. An exchange that
evidently knows what it is talking about
says that the wheat makes a granular
flour. and the bread made from the -four
is a creamy white color, retaining its
moisture longer than bread made from
the soft wheat. In many parts of the
easa and England the demand for this
particular kind of flour has greatly in
creased the demand for Kansas wheat,
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

George Francis Train is again, and for
the time being, free American citizen,
and last Saturday performed the most
heroic act of his life. At fire in Bos-
ton, one of the fremen was overcome
with smoke, and all efforts to revive him
seemed useless. The Citizen, taking in
the situation, broke in closed bar. and
stealing bottle of whisky, poured some
of it down the freman's throat and
brought him back to life. The crowd
were greatly impressed and loudly
cheered the Citizen, whereupon he
promptly took advantage of the occasion
to give them lecture.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Everything seems to cooperate with the
nihilists to gain popular countenance
of the czar's forcibly joining the sin
Vulnerable CARAVAN"
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Corporal Tanner, Private Dalzell
and Bill Hackney" the Lawrence Tri-
bune thinks, ''should put their mouths
in the hands of receiver" That would
be hard on the receiver.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The packing house record of Kansas
City for the past twenty-five years shows
a phenomenal growth of that interest at
that point From $4,000 hogs in 1868
they have run the number handled last
year up to 15,715,000. The table by
years shows, however, that it took five
years TO reach the number of hogs
handled at the Wichita packing houses
the first year of their existence.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The English government shows serious
signs of appointing itself protectorate Of
the salvation army. 1t has not yet been
announced what General Booths
chances are for the premiership.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The present superlatively fine winter
SO far is not exceptional except to other
ATTITUDES and states. Kansas had eight
such presidents within the past thirty
{Un vaorc
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

John J. ingalls, spoke at a teachers
meeting at Topkaka last evening, and his
grammatical errors are perhaps being
talked over this morning by the local
gutholities on language.-Wichita Eagle.
He was sick, and did not speak. But
what is grammatical error?-Newton
Republican.
Why, an error of or pertaining TO gram
mar, smarty. What do you suppose
If is?
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Joel Chandler Harris, the literary
genius who has made his mark in negro
dialect stories and gained the distinc-
ton of polished iterateur, will take
MIR. Grady's place as an editor of the At
lanta Constitution. 1t remains to be
seen whether Mr.. Harris will have to
join that multitude of writers who have
been successful as literary artists and
grievious failures as journalists. 1t may
be, however, that Mr.. Harris will prove
doubly gifted in the rough style of
journalism and belles-ietters both, as his
predecessor, Mr.. Grady, was in journal
ism and oratory, equally proficient.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Central America is again, in the alb
sence of influenza and the yellow fever
season, enjoying the pulsations of arev-
Olutlonary movement
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

Well, Web Wilder is bigger across the
brow than some people we wot of, any
how. And he seems to be on top, too.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

j. NJ. Monroe of Wichita has been
chosen chairman of the state central
committee of the Prohibition party vice
a. NJ. Richardson of Lawrence, resigned.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

There is nothing lost. Blackwood's
Magazine tells of a factory which makes
five million tin soldiers yearly out of sar-
dine cans.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

The influenza appears to be holding its
grip and spreading, and not word do
we hear from DIR. Brown-Sequard with
his elixir.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

At Washington, at present, Oklahoma
is receiving more attention than the
United States.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
UNTIL JANUARY ID!

will following
on Including
single Third
discount taken of. This Is a chance ora lifetime.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
THE GREAT STORM.

Il viii be remembered that the little
village OF Sabine Pass was almost swept
away on October 12, 1885, and 1872 per-
sons drowned-only thirsy-four being
whites-and Of about equal numbers On
the Texas aud Louisiana sides OF the
river. Some Of the people here claim
that this was cyclone while others say
it was the change of wind and the con-
tinuance of the severest storm ever
known, which might have struck or
may strike any place On the continent.
As proof az this. they say that but one
vessel has ever been lost on the coast and
explained the wreck on the bar as de-
stroyed blockade runner burned during
the war.
TOO MICH pEHoC2ACy-
In talks with ali classes and kinds Of
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

two years.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02

TOO MICH DEMOCRACY.
In talks with all classes and kinds Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-18

ties are not so exacting in the stores,
the demands on patience ard on health
are no, 50 trying.
But perhaps the most unjust attack
Of all is that made on the school
maams, who have to begin at $50,
and who at the end of six year, get
s775. or S125 less than an ordinary
patrolman. and 1925 less than a City
Hall Waterman, and 500 less than a
police-court clerk.
4 agree with Inspector Brennan,
continued his enthusiastic colleague.
the salary of every schoolma'am Is
social around less than she earns. We
will not reduce the salary Of any teach
er except on compulsioa. don't think
the Mayor or his Controller viii try to
force the issue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-18
BITTER DAYS A-C0KLyG.
By 81 C. BIT w

Oh, this world Il fall q w0rrv.
Full Of trouble. grief and esr,
And We often think there isn Z any uss
In irving to breast the hillows
surging backward to dispair
Often sink beneath oppression and abuse
Blu: the sun Of righteous Judgment
Shines as brightly Us Of Old
Though the murky clouds Of slanlsr fH the sly
And, though darkness ororwhelm you
Keep your courage stout and bolt
There are better days a-comiug by aud by.
Have you toiled through light aud darkness
Summers heat AMI winter coll
Resting not, that your ambition Won might win
And ri last when almost ready
on your treasure to ley hold
Been defrauded by the stealthy hand Of sinP
Do net sink beneath revetses
Keep your heart and purpose true;
Though the sulen cloud OF wrong IS rolling high
1t will one day part asunder,
And the blessed light shine through;
There are better days a-coming byand by
Then, Whatever your condition,
IN the checkered field oflife,
Do you lead ne van or struggle in the rear,
Have a courage frm uudaunted,
Quaihug not from manly strife,
And a heart that Is not chilled by cringing fear
And II, after all your Efforts
Fortune frowns upon your plans.
Hold your ground and still aloft your coIors fly
Just beyond the rolling pillows
Stretch the yellow, sunlit sand
There are better days a-coming by and by.
-Yafske Blade.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-18
" ROBERT BELlTsKI."
sur L00NnD nrR HEu INNS.

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tbnk Mrs. Gullleam who lives aerlas
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