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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
COUGAR GOUGED.

A few DAYS ago Helen Cougar wrote q
letter TO the editor of the Omaha Repub-
lican asking why. so long as he advocat-
ed the determination Of opium joints, he
did not include the saloons in his crusade.
The editor of the Republican replied at
length to the query, but the subjoined
paragraph contains the gist of the matter
and is a complete expose of the fallacy
of the notion entertained by the querist
and many others, upon that question:
The Republican urges the exteTmina-
ton of the opium dens because 1t can be
done. The appetite for opium Is entirely
acquired and Is not an American habit.
1t is filthy, Monaghan habit that is ut
terly unknown in many cities, and which
can be almost entirely suppressed by
proper management. The Republican
wishes 10 make no compromise with the
opium deus. They should be driven out.
If the saloons and houses Of III fame
could be driven out Of large cities, then
the Republican would favor their exter-
mination. But 1t cannot be successfully
done under the present state Of civiliza-
ton. Some time in the near future man
NAV become sufficiently angelic 10 en-
tirely abandon the habits Of the wine
cup and the social vice, but he Is not
now built that way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
THE PUBLIC TO BLAME.

How some of the old-time actors would
turn in their graves if they could but
read an advertisement like this one
Novelty Theatre, Fourth and briggs
Brooklyn, +. d. Last week of the sea
son. Last matinee Friday and Saturday.
The worlds champion, John l.. Sullivan,
will box four rounds with Joe Lannon
| in the fourth act of the military drama,
The Paymaster. >"
Shades of Kean, Davenport, Garrick,
Cushnan and Rachel, what is the stage
coming to, anyway?
In comic opera, nowadays, a man
measures his success by the number of
laughs he can wheedle out of the audi
ence, and the principal character is al
lowed to exhibit the most intimate llnowl-
edge of things which have happened dur
ing the present year, regardless of the
fact that he IS supposed to be portraying
the life Of a century ago, and that he is
costumed accordingly.
But the people who patronize the thea
tres are at the bottom of the trouble.
They give their dollars to see a ridicu-
lous tumble Of nonsense by incompetent
actors, but withhold them from first
class performances of the Legitimate "
And it goes to verify the observation of
Barnum, the prince of showmen. that
the American people prefer and will pay
more for :; humbug than for something
genuine and OF real merit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
a BANKER WRITES.

A prominent business man in south
west city of Kansas writes long private
letter to the editor of the EAGLE in which
he says, Il am just as much of a Repub-
lican as [ ever was and am a protection
ist in the same Republican sense as when
l voted for General Harrison, but l am
with the EAGLE, as are eight out of ten
Republicans with whom have discussed
its position on the Mckinley bill in this
county. We want more protection for
the west and less for the east, at least
20 per cent less, etc, ETC." The gentle
man, further on his letter, suggests jeal-
ousy towards Wichita as one of the rea-
sons why the Republican officials will
not permit the people to vote again on
prohibition with Missouri, Texas, Ne
braska, Colorado and Oklahoma on all
sides Of her reaping a material benefit
which, while it is hard of measurement,
will leave Kansas in the rear within the
next ten years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
VOLAPUK.

After stating that in the last fifty years
the number of people to whom English
is the, natural language, has risen from
an equal number to almost double the
number Of those who speak German,
and more than double the number of
tho Sc who speak French, and after i'm
pressing upon its readers the necessity of
a universal language, the Press and
KInckerbocker gravely proposes that a
dead language, Latin, should be adopted,
and that legislation should be passed re-
qGiring it to be taught in the schools
In the last fifty years the English Ian
Ruage has made such progress; how
much more astonishing Will the results
appear at the conclusion of the next fifty
.!ears. Then Australia and Canada each
will be as populous as the United States
is now, and the United States will con-
tain half as many inhabitants as Europe
now has, or perhaps as many; while in
Patagonia and the temperate regions of
South America, on the table lands Of
Africa, and in India and Persia, there
viii be millions of English speaking peo-
pie. English will be, evidently, the Vol
apuk of the future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

Before the recent date on which tho
governor agreed 10 meet the representa-
tive resubmission Republicans and hear
their request for an extra session Of the
legislature To provide for vote by tho
state ON the prohibitOrv amendment TO
the state constitution, tine Salina Bepub-
licau asserted that If Governor Hum
phroy yields TO 1t his political doom is
sealed After the incidents that oc-
CURED in that convention the Republican
seems To have viewed the matter in a diff
ferent light We quote: "We are the
people. say the office holders and then
close their doors and proceed 90 lock the
doors and plot against the people. Il Is
a travesty ON decency ia politics bat
there Is a reckoning coming
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
LEAVE 1T TO HUMPHREY.

The Topeka Democrat is letting the
Wichita Eagle scoop it clear out of sight
in its abuse of Governor Humphrey
K. c.. Star.
1.-THE Democrat got what it wanted
and the EAGLE didn't" why didn't you
add. For a truth the EAGLE has not
abused Gov. Humphrey and Gov.
Humphrey will say, and so viii his
friends say if they have any sense that
the editor of the EAGLE did more to let
the governor down out of very embar-
assing situation then all of his prohibi-
ton and anti-prohibition friends and pa
pers put together which includes the
Star and other whisky papers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

treasury department on the question of
imported ores from Mexico, requiring
them to pay duty, even in advance of
the action of congress on tariff bill, has
been to prompt the Mexican government
to institute retaliatory measures against
us which are equivalent to shutting us
out of that country as a market for our
surplus of farm and factory products; so
that not only the owners and operatives
of the smelters are made to suffer, but
also the farmers and artisans in almost
every line of industry are made to feel
the burden. The esteemed Journal
should be consistent, at least to the ex-
tent of defending its own neighbors and
fellow citizens of the state and section.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
W(I!j Eagle
y. n. MURDOCH. Editor.
OFF FOR ANNAPOLIS.

The editor of the EAGLE leaves this
morning for the Z. S. Naval Academy,
at Annapolis, Maryland, where he goes
per appointment Of the president of the
United States, as a member of a visiting
committee to report to the secretary OF
war on the condition, etc, of the school
and cadet service. He secured the ap-
pointment some time since but had not
determined to go until within week,
urgent letters having changed his mind.
Mrs. NJ. accompanies him and the duties
of the position will probably detain him
from three to four weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The supreme court Of Georgia held. in
the case Of Hill vs.. Western Union Tele-
graph company, says Bradstreet's, that
where the blank upon which the sender
Of a Geographic Message wrote and
signed the same had printed on its face
the words the company viii not be La
bic for damages in any case where the
claim was not presented in writing
within sixty days after sending the
message" the sender was chargeable
with knowledge Of an assent 10 the
terms and conditions thus indicated.
that the stipulation was reasonable and
obligatory, and that the agent or man
ager Of the company on duty at the
station from which the message was
sent was the proper person upon whom
20 make demand for damages claimed.
and was competent to recognize and act
upon an oral demand and thus waive
any writing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
INSINCERITY.

The Monitor regrets to see its valued CO.
temporary, the Wichita EAGLE, lash itself
into fury over the result of the resubmis-
sion convention at Topeka.-Fort Scott
Monitor.
Nothing more threateningly nnenaces
the life of the Republican party today
than the insincerity of its newspapers
and the hypocrisy and intolerance of its
politicians. Every reader of the Monitor
viii conclude on perusing the above lines
which are clipped from half column of
just such stuff, that the EAGLE used
harsh o.: vindictive language towards
Governor Humphrey, when every reader
of the EAGLE, which include the editor
of the Monitor, knows that our language
while Fegretful, was kind, considerate
and truthful. We only used one strong
express lion and that was "a delegation Of
convictS," but we used exactly the same
words to the governor himself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

Can we. the people who elected him
Governor Humphrey, not even receive
his personal presenCe-we who rolled uD
this 5000 majority" says the great result
missionistS LuCien Baker, before the
Wichita club which met at Topeka last
Friday. Let us see, there were l2S voters
present; deducrinE from $1,000 leaves only
Sl,St5 majority this fall. That does dimin-
ish it a lttle-Ahilene Reflector.
That simply exhibits the littleness of
the writer's conception of the involvings
of the incident referred TO. We make
this prediction for our e. c. to reflect
upon: Kansas viii never show up an
other $1,000 Republican majority until
the little" matter in question is salts
factorily settled. Paste this in your hat
for future reference.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
SHOULD BE CONSISTENT.

A lot Of Kansas papers are squalIing be
cause Mexican ores were not placed on the
free list 10y the Mckinley bill. But what
good it would have done anybody outside
I OF Kansas City, han., and the Argentine
Smelter, has not vet been made to appear
The cry for low tariff has been based upon
the fact, or assertion, as the case may be,
that the high tariff Is making milhOnaires
OF the manufacturers. That Is exactly
what If &c ores would do for the owners Of
the snelter. Be consistent, gentlemen.-
Lawrence Journal
The Journal Is diSingenuous in its state
ment above quoted. Taking the one side
of the question alone, the demand for
free ore Is not made in the interest of the
owners of shelters alone. Indeed. if
they were the only ones to be benefited
by placing silver-lead ore on the free list.
and it could be shown that it would be
detrimental to everybody else no Repub-
lcaR who favorS the principles Of protec-
ton would consent to such an arrange
ment. But the very fact that the owners
of the Smelters would be benefited
somewhat thereby Is the strongest evil
denCe that the large number of persons
employed in that industry, directly and
indirectly, would also be benefited, for
unless the operators can get profit out
of the business they viii diScon-
tinue ii and leave their opar-
atives without a job TO take
care of themselves as best they can, thus
forcing them into ether lines of indu ,trv
to become competitors with those thus
employed.
This As enough 10 move everybody who
sympathize with the labor of our coun-
try to an active interest in the matter.
even if it stopped there. But the case
mas thus far been only half stated. or
less. The effect Of the ruling OF the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
THE M1sFoRTUNEs OF THE EAGLE.

Some way or another, and unfortun-
ately or otherwise, the EAGLE manages
or happens to have itself oftener and
more harshly dished up by its Kansas
contemporaries, and to keep itself more
constantly before the people of Kansas
than any other paper published in or out
of the state. Like our prototype the
emblematic bird of our country, we try
to sail calmly and serenely so high in
the upper and purer air as to be safe
from the darts and shafts Of envy and
the missiles and projectiles Of groveling
enemies, but in spite of it all the lower
atmosphere beneath us is ever thick with
flying fragments of busted guns and
mangled podies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The EAGLES editorial yesterday on the
''Tariff, Silver and Railroads was writ
ten from a western standpoint entirely
but to those Kansas Republican poll
ticians and papers who are criticising the
EAGLE so numerically, we want to say
that by the close Of the polls of the next
general election of the Republican states
it will be found that the EAGLES posi-
ton on the Mckinley bill is in accord
with the convictions of the great body
of the Republican party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The resubmissionists refused to present
their memorial to Governor Humphrey,
and decided to address it To the people Of
the state instead The people VIII get
nround to that business as soon as the corn
IS laid bv, but the session Of the legislature
will not be held until next January.-Law-
renee Journal.
That's so; but between the laying by
of corn and the meeting of the next leg
jslature will occur the election of the
members thereof, a point that our es-
teemed contemporary, and some others,
seem to have forgotten.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
The Thing 70 Learn.

From the Garden City Herald
The teacher teaching his class to swim
saws: There are two things necessary
to acquire the art. One Is 70 grow used
to being wet all over; the other is to
realize your body Is so much lighter than
the water that you viii surely float if
YOU only stop trying to prevent it.. The
teacher should have added, while the
body is so light as TO float, it rarely floats
right end up for comfort. The thing to
learn in swimming Is to keep the talking
end out in the air.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The Fort Scott Monitor blows about it
being impossible for Governor Humph-
rev to be before or meet three or four
hundred Republicans of Kansas in their
attitude as business men. Bah! Rats!
il the Monitor or Fl. Scott will get up a
corn shocking or a house raising and
viii invite Gov. Humphrey to come
down he viii go down. and promptly,
and not only appear before the crowd,
but make chem a speech, and a Republi-
can speech, ut that we, don't care how
much whisky may be in sight or how
many Democrats that may be present at
the meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

Kansas City, Kansas, Gazette thinks
that ''now is the time to kick. A month
before the November election or day or
two after viii be too late" The Atchi-
son Champion Is of the same opinion.
Fact is, it appears to be in the nature of
"A contagion that is spreading all over the
state. There is a good deal of Topping
among the press, but it isn't flop
ping together by a big majority,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

1t was thought, as it was hoped, that
the exuadition treaty with Canada
would have the effect of checking to
some extent the rage of defaulting
among the tiduciary fraternity of this
country. but it seems not to have any
percepGble effect SO far. Treasurers and
other holders of trust funds go right on
in their speculatons and sporting and
what not and in showing up short in
their accounts. 1t is worthy of note that
New York is about the only state where
such gentry are placed and kept out Of
harms way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
told? It is not all kept in the iron mem
ory Of Major Henry lnman;
NOBLE l.. PRINTS.
THE BEHRING SEA CONTROVERSY.

The dispute between the United States
and Canada concerning the seal fisheries
in Behrmg sea has reached an interest
ing and important juncture. The
dominion has rejected the United States
proposition, and now it Is reported that
the cabinet at Washington have rejected
the British proposition. There Is talk Of
an international conference, in which
Russia is to be represented.
In the meantime the cutter Bear has
received her orders and Is about to set
out for the capture of the violators of
the law of congress. which IS based ON
the assumption that the sea is closed and
within the jurisdiction of this govern
ment. 1t is proposed this year TO dis
mantle captured vessels in order that
they may not offend a second time.
The difficulty ought to lee settled by
negotiation and agreement The
longer the delay about It the great are
the chances of a foolish and baseless
quarrel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
Oririn nfDecnrntion Day.

The custom of strewing the graves OF
dead soldiers was inaugurated by the
women of the south during the war
Every wear they decorated the graves Of
the confederate dead. After the war
this became "a national custom, and
when Gen. John \ Logan was com
mander-in-chicf Of the Grand Army %
the Republic in 1865 and 1869 he APP
pointed May 80 as tEe dIy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The Philadelphia Record finds its vo-
cabulary of the English language utterly
inadequate to express its feelings regard
ing the new tariff bill Accordingly it
coins a word and speaks of tin plate as
being "mackinleved."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

A Cincinnati banker sends for "a few
dozen copies" Of the EAGLE Of dates con-
tanning criticisms Of the Chicago Board
of Trades memorial to congress, the
writer saying that the EAGLE is the rich
est and juiciest paper on that and kin
bred questions published in the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

Staniey's book VIII appear, it is ex-
pected, about the middle of June. A
copy will cost in England $1,000, while
the French version-published under the
title of H. N. Stanley's dams les Tene-
bres de Intrigue cost only about
s., and in this country it will cost from
q To q m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
l s--ai1r. Political Bargain,

Fr0Tn tae Nali1a HepEhllcan-
The Governor has appointed r 2.
Price. Of Hutchinson, and Cnas. X Hal
lidav, Jr., of Topeka. worlds fair COM
nliSsioners for Kansas. Il was z straight
political bargain made at the expense Of
=. u. WISER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

Senator Blair, he of the educational
bill. has announced his intention to
speak on the Mckinley tariff bill. The
announcement is considered ominously
bv the supporters Of that measure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

"There is nothing meaner in the world
than bad boy-except a bad man, ="
saws the Chicago Tribune. Probably
Chicago has none Of that meanest species
of man, who are so good that they are
good for nothing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
Three Great Missionary Agencies.

FT0m No AirII-UH 'iI.Ue-
The laborers in the Lords vineyards in
heather countries are not meeting with
booming success. During the past cen
tuFv the heather population has in
creased 200 OJJ.D 900. while there have
been but 300, 600 converts. n large pro
portion Of whom are cia--ci a. merely
nominal christians. The most sue
ces-tui missionaries. after all. are the
railroad, telegraph and pillow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29

The New York Sun advises people not
to answer the questions of the census
taker. People viii save themselves a
good deal of trouble and money by pay
inc no attention to the Suns advice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-29
THOMPSON'S SUMMER, YENTILATING
Glove Fitting COrsetS!

Any lady who has worn these corsets once can not
be induced to buy any other be they ever so cheap No
other corset will fit well feel as comfortable We
have full line of sizes now.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-11
NEAR THE RIVER.
Extensive Improvements in the
Southern Part Of the City.

Jefferson street, from Spruce street
which almost Immediately hdjoins the
one being constructed for the Roanoke
and Southern railroad, begins to assume
Il metropolitan appearance.
Mcssrs. Skinker II Sims have con-
tractod to buird ono mile of track and to
macadamizc Il roadway on either side of
it for the Crystal Spring Railway Com
pany. under tho supervision of tho
Roanoke Land and Improvement Com
pany. Thrcc-lourths of the distance
has been tracked, and Che work of mac
adamizing the road is rapidly progress
ing. They have 100 mem engaged upon
the roadway, under the direction of j.
w. Gwaltney, and the section of track
will be entirely laid TO the bridge and
the roadway iinsi cd the sane distance
by Christmas.
Everything is in readiness for the
iron and wood work OF tho bridge at that
point ~ he placed in position. save the
appear yN Of some truSSes, which have
| boon delay 4 on the road.
When the h'l2ted material arrives
tho work of constructing tho bridge
VII be done within ten days, as the
ahutments and wing walls are in readi-
IL So to receive the brige proper. I'm
mediately thereafter Skinker & Sims
will proceed to finish their contract,
which provides for IL continuation of the
track across the bridge up to tho Crystal
Spring with its accompanying roadway.
The work of laying the track north
from Spruce street to the Union depot
will be taken up by other contrac tors
and pushed rapidly to completion. insur-
ing ut an early period rapid transit from
the heights into the town. and airording
magnificent drive for pleasure and
business.
just at the point where this bridge is
constructed the Roanoke and Southern
shops will be constructed, and the olcc-
trio line will prove a great convenience