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Run Into a Sleeping Whale.

To the Editor,
In the Fall of 1889 we left a small town
ON the coast of S'aine for Boston. We
couldn't have had a better day to start. as
the sun was shining aud the sky was a
fine blue. There was a large crowd on
the steamer, most of them coming from
Bar Harbor and Campobello. two of the
fayorite Summer resorts on the coast.
About . p. NJ. we were all in the saloon,
except a few lovers. who were on deck,
listening to the music furnished by a
blind nan and his daughter. IL WAS very
fine. About 10 nearly all commenced to
90 to their rooms aud at IL the saloon was
deserted, excerpts few poor people sleep
ing ON the chairs and lounges.
thought | would take u cruise out on
deck, and going out | found that il had
been raining un hOu and the wind was
commencing to blow very hard. AS |
was standing beside the p~ilot-huuse they
sighted something on the starboard side.
The captain blew the whistle, but got no
answer.
Just then it went out of sight, and we
were wondering what it was when. with
out any warning, something struck us
with "A terrible crash, carrying away
paddle box. The steamer luTche over
ON one side, but came up ON Its keel again
all right.
Tho assengers came running out
some with their clothes on Their arms,
some with cuildren-all rushing madly
about, and they wouldn't let you tell
them anything. 1t took about Al hour
to quiet them down. and by sails We ar
7 we'd into Portland in the morning and
W. all took the tram for Boston. No one
knows what We struck, hut II was terrible.
q. n. kEwCOM.
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the sound OF the oars in the roW-lccks.
The boat contained three river pirates
and their booty. They had just made q
rich haul from a South American vessel
ylhg On one OF the piSrs nea, Nalls ut :.
second 10 = hove IN s,0bt in pursuit Of
the first, three stern-visnged men work
ing v gorOusy ut the oars.
When the first boat reached the dock at
Dover street one of the party van ted
lightly Though an opening, while the
other two made haste TO unload the cargo
into the fave r~eLdeZNouS INTO winch
Their companion had dared TO receive II.
While the work was going. tn IA pis.o'
shot, tred from the pursuinE boat, broke
the midnight quiet. causing the llfa;Ss 10
flee precipiiatcly into their retreat Inev
act by the ever-vigilant seutinels OF the
When the po,icc.boat was moored tothe
dock a rauid search was instituted, when
resulted IN the capture 0t two OF the
plra,es aud Their looty, consisting OF va
rious arti .cs of cabin furniture and an
n assortment of ropes in various stages OF
usefulness.
Inc prisoners we're duly tried ma sen
fenced. THOMAS j. MCCARTHY.
-
Possible. but Very Doubtful.
To ~, rdtor.
Tho folIor;no .oIo NOE ,oid tho Narrator
-, - - ..auu i.
Wv WI VI" sea'uo@' "hose Ner"ei'S ="
us yet uhquestioned
In June. 1s4g. the shin Meteor. of New
podt,ri s,,r,al :, 10, .o,,b ,,tol;,,
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A Cause for Everything.
Es0H, pnrL

"How polite the conductor isl"
Yes; have observed it,"
He must ne a new hand"
- No, ~ ISM that. There's Q spottss
aboard, an the conductor knows il. How
frequently the fare indicator rings"
The evening world., 1890-07-21
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.
Martin Haggerty Struck by q Freight
Train on Eleventh Avenue

Train on Eleventh avenue
Martin HaRgsrty, thirty-six years old, Of
423 West T~hirty-ninth street. while cross
ing the railroad track at Eleventh avenue
aud FoTty-hFst street at =. 40 o'clock this
morning. vas run over ~ : train OF freight
car.
Both his legs were cat of beloW the knee.
lie Ma taken 81 the hsooseyelE Hospital
The evening world., 1890-07-21

The New Jersey Athletic Clnb will
make a strong bid for a high stand at the
Washington championships, Tine team
that Will represent the Club will be a very
strong one, and Will begin training at
once.
The cherry diamond" and ''mer-
cury-footed athletes will lie given a
close rub by the enierprlsIng Jerseymen.
The evening world., 1890-07-21

The Metropolitan junior eight is row
ing every evening III preparation for the
Middle States regatta. Tue junior eight
of the Danntless Rowing Club will COM
menCe practice to-day or tomorrow.
The evening world., 1890-07-21

mAny KIM IA e. IA o. Nss 'n'Ilss OF NeA l1Tk
audi ylniry At 'ha 'suth anu Al p'elic OF tHr -.
vance LElo ,lti, Ihu pioneer Assembly l.5i2
uhich " As hr4 N saturday 1t the south BToO. ia
s,H, stseu Par. A ouf tie - Q ' wrrS u.o &c
I,so. X. l. ~. Ia g. hiisor. ~ F.cniAt Geo e
warGst cha H1Aphsy, hIrh-el $ I'TiiAu M
IA ues Isl-uay "A" COMMITTEE % gcrnruts
consirtsi Of PAtrtk S,syrr, koneri q ut-rs. y
a MIc'evn. ). Mckay i. .. Bren. +. j q ia,
Allen. ! q S,sz rs. The Officers IRE 5ohn M
nslb. P3estdeu Palric. Save, Voc President
kuT eTt q ftsrt, Eu.uTdtng Srr-staTyt Edsu A.
Crrlty, ftuIneiA SscrstS.y Thomas j IA Alvy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
INGALLS, AND THE ALLIANCE.


INNS '''S ,'7''''''''''i' passed. "E ',le
V ,II: I,I oi togh.y presidents OF the
,,'I','i,' NJ a. i'''N'' 'i'l' "eeA We
'''l ~ ''i' io''oC l'IS
H. ~, ~ III ', l,ij9'''Lo'li'% til' IatI
Kansas fo ao,btae7, 80, =, tba -,
/ States senate. il is a difficult matter for
( his constituents topoint 10 a single meas
/ ure he has ever championed in the inter
tHtS OF ihe great agricultural and labor
~ elSLli''ll' oL iAS'l'',S. ana tI;a' we VIII
,,,ijat ~ ,l',,,i,.i' 'lIS
/ his reelection +, tl, I-nita5 SIT ,,,
ate.
For wears a- chairman and member. Or
the senate committee on pensions Nj,
. IngaUs was a raccapizad laalaf and n
advance of most other sana+or, -, tl,a
advocacy of tb, soldiers claims. mud in
demaudinr "a c,ntir,,aUy- apl..,.,.;,,,.
scora fo t5. 1,ensio, nolir,- of ,.,a go,
men-. The service nans;on I'm nov.
ncndino Is his What do tj,a oI4 .oldior.
who are rief,ber. of tba Alliance ,},i,,l-
of the above WAY of treating g, man, ,,-,,,.
has suffered many hard b.,+ NJ
the hands of the soufbe,r b,ie,a-
dier i'm defending the Union sol
der. claims and ca1-a- hos
the above .weeninc criricisn, and 5a.Is.,-
ton of onposifiop meet win, t5a fo.li,....
and Indictment of the old ax-,,,;-,, -
diers of Kansas. The o1,estion +. ono
thar n,,7st ba ,,,.i ec5 ~, -, -.
plain Of common fairness ard ~.
And again The resolution sa+s a,,, ~.
the senator has haap darsI;ct 81. 80
Agricultural and 1sLo, i,,rara.t- of ~.
state. Waa.I- how 60 and s;ro. -
Has There ever baa, % t-r,..,, tr,.. -.
If the stato thar an r,nr,l. .'', ~ 81 -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
KANSAS LABOR STATISTICS.

The EAGLE is in receipt Of the fifth an
nual report Of the bureau of labor and
industrial statistics, with the compli-
ments of Frank II. Betton, commissioner.
It is a publication of 400 pages. and we
viii in the near future, have frequent
occasion to refer to its facts and figures
Of this section of the state. Wichita
shows q printed list of seventy-seven
manufactures Of various degrees Of i'm
portance, the table giving the number Of
operatives employed, capital employed,
number Of months in operation. value Of
product annually, cost of materials used,
amount paid for labor, amount paid for
interest, rent and taxes. etc, etc. There
is a vast fund OF statistical information
contained in the report, which as yet we
have not had time to test by our own
knowledge Of local matters, or to other
wise compare and investigate. IF found
approximately correct, we shall use and
quote extensively within the next few
months in showing up the wealth. growth
and development Of the state, especially
Of southern Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
DEPRESSION OF AGRICULTURE.

ST. Louis. No, March %, 1890.
To the Editor Of the Eagle
The Associated Press dispatches of
March y under date of Washington. D.
C.. contained the following:
The prevailing depression in American
agriculture j. treated by the statistican. !.
h. Dodge. in his March report of the de
partment of agriculture The prevalence
OF low prices il noted and feeling of dis
enlargement i'm rural circles throughout
the world j. indicated H. is and has beeu
specially severe in Great Britain and is che
subject o. complaint discussion and Of
fetal Investigation IN Germany. France.
Italy and other countries. Ii j. present in
monarchjeS and republics; under diverse
cUrTenciC- and economic systems. But il
= less severe here than in other countries
Though prices of implements. utensils and
fabrics are also low, the farmers interest
account is Uureduced and his mort gage
harder 40 lit. The main curse Of low
prices i referred to as the memorable law
OF supply and demand Corn and wheat
and o,ner staples are cheap because Of over
production. immigration has increased
the population 100000 IN ten years. Rail
road extension has stimulated production
and overwhelmed the east with western
products
The above from Fir. Dodge Is what
might be called a regular sickner for the
farming industry. We do not know
whether Mr.. Dodge" is hired TO do any
thing but collate statistics. or. whether in
addition 20 those duties he Is desired ID
give ms impressions upon remedies for
low prices and general di~tres- among
.he farming community. We presume
he makes his deductions from dry stati--
tics more or less estimated. and more or
less correct. We take issue with him.
and say there Is no over-uro1uction. and
what pas been proIucad has been mar
keted and consumed within eighteen
months after rhe time II was harvested.
and. whereas. II has been marketed at
quite low figures in the past tour wears
there has been some cause or reason why
better prices could not hare been OBJ
tanned.
The first thing - 10 IN effect tlis end
would be 10 have the surplus. or what
might be considered a surplus. safely
carried and not let it, be u~ed u break
down the value of the entire crop of any
one article.
We think If Won VIII stop with ans
one who has watched TIE marSet CLOSELY
fog several years past-vhieh W. doubt
If dr Dodge has been able yo do more
jhan ~,.a what has been published II tta
markets in the daily press, and has uos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
ARMY SPECULATIONS.

From the Denver Times.
The death Of General Crook makes a
vacancy in the highest grade of the
United States army and raises the often
recurring and always veXatiouS question
Of promotion. He was the Junior in
rank of the three major general. the
others being Schofeld commander-in-
chief. and Howard. The ranking briga-
der general is Nelson \. Miles 1t is a
strange commentary on the uncertainty
of human speculations that till within
the last two years the common eXpeCta-
ton Of regular officers was that General
Miles would be. the next permanent
commander OF the army, General Sher-
ldan was about the same age as his next
in rank. Schotield. Both would. there
fore. in the ordinary course of events.
have been retired at nearly the same
time. at the age of 81. or in 1895. Sch0-
field was a few months the younger, and
might therefore have enjoyed brief
command.
General Sheridan was younger than
Howard and Crook. and therefore both
would have naturally been retired while
he was in command. The next man IN
rank was Miles. He was eleven years
younger than Crook, and eight years
younger than Sheridan. But the death
of the latter changed the situation. Gen
eaal Schoheld attains to the chief com
mand and viii hold it till about the time
Sheridan would, had he lived. Howard
will retire the year before.
Crook, Sheridan. Howard and SchO-
field We're remarkably near of an age, the
difference between the oldest. Crook. and
the youngest, Schofield, being just about
three years.
Under the rules that have always pre-
vailed in the army. General Miles will
now become major general, and upon
the retirement of General SchOfield will
naturally attain to the supreme COM
mand.
1t has not been the practice of Late
years. to make promotions to the grade
of brigadier general by rank. Hence it
is impossible to say which one of the
many colonies. or perhaps Lieutenant
will receive the vacant briga-
diership. Who the favorites are has not
as yet developed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
WESTWARD THE MARCH OF INDUS
TRY

From the Globe-Democrat.
The approaching removal of the i'm
mense stove works of the Fuller q War
rem company from Troy, n. y, to ,Jol-
let H., IS significant chiefly i'm calling
attention to a movement which has long
been in operation. and which is now be-
ginning to take on. important and con-
spjcuous proportions. The locality which
this concern has Just vacated had for
many years been the center Of the line of
industry here referred and still holds 4
leading place in this particular. Its pre-
eminence, however. has permanently de
parted, and the region must look for
profit and prominence henceforth in
other departments of labeT. Several
manufactoris Of this sort have left Troy
and Albany within the past few years.
Some went to the south, others came to
the west. but all OF them, when moving.
abandoned the state altogether. never to
return.
One Of the directors in the Fuller q
Warren enterprise, in newspaper IN
terview. fully and clearly sets forth the
causes Of the abandonment of lis old
field. The foundricS or western stove
manufacture, are situated nearer 10 the
coal and iron mines than those in central
New York are and - a consequence en-
JOY an important advantage over thelr
eastern rivals This. briefly. il the ~iiu-
alton. In these days Of active competi-
ton and small profits the relative cheap
ness or dea3ue55 of raw materials. even
To an extent 80 slight a. TO be- barely ap-
preciable ~ the outsider. covers the
whole margin between business success
and disaster. The conditions being more
Favorable here. the eastern men invade
this territory. and begin the contest for
trade ON equal teTus with their western
competitors. There IS not the smallest
amount Of sentiment in this matter. Il
l. "a case in which practical commercial
considerations have sole sway. IN Ger
tain important particulars the west offers
peculiar and permanent advantages. a.
compared with the east. ~ some lines az
and these advantages
viii be heightened and emphasized III the
future by tine proportiouate expansion e
this section IN population and the pro-
portionate contraction and lecadeuce Of
the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT

For several years the advocates of q
copyright law, which is in reality only
the application Of the principle of pro
lection to the industry of writing and
publishing books and periodicals, have
/ urged congress to enact law to that
effect. The bill before the present con
gress is. perhaps. the most liberal Of any
that has vet been framed and presented
for enactment. The proposition has
never met with very general favor for
I the reason mainly that the public sus-
! pected ii Of being q scheme primarily To
+ increase the price Of literature; but pub
lie discussion has in large measure dis
abused the public mind Of that notion
and it is now more generally regarded as
not only legitimate subject for legisla-
/ ton. bat also entitled 10 the same CON
! sideration shown other industries and
/ enterprises
One of the most frequent objections to
to the granting Of copyright to foreign
authors is the impression that any such
measure must materially increase the
selling price OF books 1t is pointed out
that. in the absence of a copyright. for
eign works have been issued in this cOrn-
Try at very low prices. and It is assumed
that when is becomes necessary to add to
the cost of production the amounts
10 be paid to tie authors, and when
the sales. now divided between several
competing editions. are left under the
control OF one publisher, the prices paid
by the consumer viii probably be mater
tally increased.
Those who are contending for inter
national copyright take the ground, on
the other hand. that when the American
people, who are lovers Of fair play. are
once convinced of the justice of the
claim Of authors american and foreign
to control their productions, and to re-
ceive compensation from all who are
benefited By these productions, this
claim will be promptly granted, whether
il costs the public something to do 50 or
not
Those who are familiar with the bust
ness Of making and selling books assert
further, moreover, that a copyright
measure will have the effect of lessening
the price of all the better classes of
books, which are of the most importance
for the higher education and cultivation
Of the people, and Of increasing the sup
plies of these, and that the only publica-
lions which will be increased in price are
the cheapest issues Of foreign fiction.
This last view of the matter seems to
cover the case. and with that under
standing there Is no valid grounds Of OBJ /
lection to such a law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28

disagreeable offender home followed him
in closed the door. covering him with a
loaded siN-shOoter the while and kindly
but firmly requested him to sign relIn-
punishment papers. The solicitation was 80
earnest that it succeeded.
The Arkansas City Dispatch gives a sad
outlook. 1t is greatly oyerdrawn. II .ays
the ''sooners' IN Oklahoma viii carry their
contest cases into the courts and not be
satisfied until they reach the highest trib-
unal in the land. The decision of the sec
rotary of the interior i'm these cases. II
final till the patents are issued, after which
the sooner may size for possession, or m
some other way bring the matter into the
courts From five to seven years, reckon
ing from the opening of that country. viii
elapse before the settlers will receive their
patents. At present the supreme court -
six years behind with its work and il -
getting farther behind all the time BY
the time the patents are issued there VIII
probably be enough cases ahead 20 occupy
eight years II viii then teke about fifteen
years before the sooner question VIII be
settled in Oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
ALaER ON SERVICE PENSIONS.

From The kansas city star
General Russell \. Alger visited Nich-
ita Yesterday. and was received in aman-
ner betting bis prominence as q candi-
date for president in 1892 Between 5000
and 10000 people assembled 20 meet bin
and to Join m the demonstration of wei
come 70 the commander I'm chief Of the
G.. 4 H. General Al1cr spoke to tho
crowd for half ain hour on the subject ~
pensions, bat the position which he took
in favor of the dependent bIli as against
the servsce bid dad not meet with uuani-
nous approval. as there is . strong feel
ing all over the state ia favor oj service
pensions. GeScral Aieer ard senator
Plumb take the same view Of this mat
teT. They are both friendly g. the G.. 4.
r. and desire its support. They want
everything Tor the soldiers they can get.
bus they believe that IL is better L. Doc
content with loaf than SO figure OBS the
entire bakery amt get left
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28

This Is an age of tunnels. One concern
proposes 10 build a submarine road be-
tween the Battery and the foot of NJ
lanuc avenue: another one from Fulton
street. New York. % Fulton street.
Brooklyn a third one under the Harlem:
end now comes q fourth. which thinks
that the welfare of the METROPOLIS de-
ponds upon tunnel from thar city far
over TO Long Island City. The originator
of the last scheme Is a westerner. who
thinks that in A. d. 1900. the little mu-
ulcipality mentioned viii he the bushes,
and manufacturing center of Long
Island. His plans are gigantic. however.
comprising four-Junnel system. Though
+wo OF which cars are 10 pass. ana
through the others wagons and foot mas
sengers. Before the smart critics have
had the opportunity TO make such an
allegation We viii state that the west
errer referred To Is not a Wichita man.
Wichita talent Is abundantly equal To
such an undertaking, only it ltae W. t.
don't run into the ground.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
GEOTIC GALL.

The Kansas City Star, Bourbon Mis-
souri, paper that one year ago was lee
turing Kansas people daily Oh the fool
ishness Of prohibition and the beauties
and profta5leness of high license, but
which paper very unaccountably and
very suddenly few monthss since Topped,
presenting the odd spectacle Of a Demo
cratic paper in Missouri preaching pro-
hibition for Kansas. Is now considerably
worked up over the fact that the Result
mission clubs Of Kansas have addressed
letter to Matthew Quay, chairman
Of the National Republican COM
nittee, setting forth that unless
the leaders OF the Republican party in
Kansas can be persuaded to act. and act
promptly. in giving the people rehear-
ing. the said Republican party will be as
deep in the soup next fall as that party
IN Iowa is today. The Star attempts TO
belittIe the letter sent to Senator Quay,
not only. but declares that it IS d tissue
Of Misrepresentation etc. The cheek
Of this Democratic Missouri high license
contemporary SURPRISES all efforts of d
Kansas paper TO portray, and we leave it
to ilnpinge on that OF Mat Quays.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
INGALLS, ON THE GAMBLERS.


The EAGLE a year ago this month, in
discussing option dealing and the de
pressing influence OF such a pretended
buying and selling of wind wheat. de
clared that if the farmers of America
understood or realized the disastrous
results, to them, of option dealing, that
they would arm themselves and march
down to Washington in such numbers as
to compel congress to come to their
relief, or otherwise annihilate that body
IN the interest of honest government.
The expression was not only criticised,
but it was attempted to be shown by
some newspapers that the bulls as often
benefited the farmer by pushing up the
prices of grain as they were hurt
by the bears pulling it down. We did
not dream that it was possible that with
in a years time the matter discussed
would become a national question. But
it undoubtedly is The question is be-
fore both houses Of congress. The editor
iais Of the EAGLE We're sent to Butter
worth, Of Ohio, whose bill is going to be
come law in some shape Senator
ingalls, speech, reported in our dispatches
of yesterday morning, is an honest reflex
of the conclusions reached and held by
the thinkers among the farmers Of the
west. He was in the right and all the
efforts of Vest, Eustis and George to
break the force Of his declarations but
his position.
a letter from a prominent business
man Of st. Louis touching this question
and also puncturing Statician Dodge's
fallacious figures, viii be found else
where in this issue
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28

been able to see the changes Of circum-
stances and the real motives which have
much more to do with effecting values
than the statistical problim. Option
dealing, or the selling of futures. in
enormous quantities, many times more
than what is raised in the whole world
per annum, has without doubt broke the
values of wheat 20 or 30 Per cent, not
withstanding the crops that have been
grown at home and abroad Tie prices
OF cattle have been largely effected by
the hasty marketing of them and their
owners necessities. not to speak of the
very expensive methods pursued BY
large beef slaughterers IN roofing out the
old butchers and arrogating to them
selves 10 do all the business with
high priced retinue of assistants But I
nave not time to continue further.
but would say in conclusion. that
some power should be brought to bear
upon Mr. Dodge TO prevent his leaving
ms position as statistician, or expressing
himself upon conditions Of value of
farm products made 10 lit the statistics
that he is employed to gather, in other
words, he has assumed the role OF being
the most intellectual merchant as well as
statistician in the United States. and
from his official position he is enabled TO
do great deal TO depressing various in
terests and farming industries the
rectifying of which the legislature OF the
nation VIII attend to-
If the Butterworth bill. now before
congress. had been a law during the past
four years there would be no necessity
for the three column article written and
published broadcast over. this country in
today's papers from the pen of stats
tician, Mr. Dodge. Yours truly, w.