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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
THE RICH AND THE POOR.

The pious Postmaster General. Johnny
dress, the other day, it is said, declared
that God intended that the great MAORI
ty of mankind should be poor-that the
few only should be rich.
"Rich' and poor are merely rela-
tive terms and fiIndamentlv can neither
be measured or estimated. Tie possess
sions of one poor man would make
another poor man rich. The poverty of
the great majority of rich men is more
distressing than the poverty of the poor
Wanalnaker may know how to run Z
big clothing shop prohtabIy and may
make a splendid executive officer for the
pOstoffice department, but he had bet
ter let preaching alone. IN telling
the world what God intended he eminds
us too much of Boss Kelly. A. an av-
erage sinner Ioorking for Gods intent we
don't go to fellow creatures. as fallable
rs OurseIf. We don't have to. God may
whisper through the tongues of purer
men. The fathers caught and reflected
something of His viii in the declaration
that all men are created equal. But God
denounces in thunder tones and every
where through His works the declara-
ton of His exalted and wealthy servant
Johnny Wanamaker. God Is no respect
or of person. 1t is as close work as the
eve of a needle for a rich man to get
into heaven. Christ told the rich man To
sell all he hadand give it TO the poor John
ny WanamaEer could in that way make
a great many very poor men very rich
Lazarus in his sores and rage was more
acceptable than Dives in his clean linen.
Outside of the wealth afforded by Gods
own hand, which is free to all alike
there Is no other wealth on this earth ex-
cepr that created out of its elements by
toll and sweat and the. poor man wrest-
ed or created all such wealth and not
the rich man. Mr.. Wanamaker did
not create his own wealth. nor did God
give it him Intentionally or otherwise.
Mr., Wanamaker simply acquired it by
some means or other from those whose
sweat It represents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
ARTIFICIAL RAINFALL.

The Salma Republican ESSAYS to crit
else, in a ridiculing vein, Secretary Rusk
for his alleged proposition to try the ex-
pertinent of exploding dynamite bombs
elevated to midair by paper balloons for
the purpose Of superinducing rainfall
The scheme is no less plausible than was
DR.. Franklin's experiments with a kite.
1t is entirely within the range of scien-
tific research: is much less expensive and
may prove more efficacious than bring
ing water up from under the earth in
any desired locality and in sufficient
quantity for irrigating purposes. Uncle
Jerry's theory is not new and there are
many who claim that it has been sue
cessfully demonstrated on many q battle
field. And if on a battle field why may
it not be on a corn field or any other
field:
This scheme Of getting ahead of the
weather bureau leads the Philadelphia
Record into the error of believing that
if it was successful 1.-The Republican
leaders in congress would doubtless en-
deavor to put an ad valorem duty on
every inch Of rainfall thus obtained
Not the rain thus obtained" as it
would be manufactured at home, conee-
quently it would be a home industry;
but the ad valorem duty would be put
on the rain produced elsewhere. thus
giuing the home manufacturers a mo-
nopoIy and commend of the market.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
A n n Fl r
White House Of InneS & Ross.
,e Mr.. Wykoff, who is made county at

vice Mr. Wykoff, who is made county at
| torney.
| 1t is thought the Cheyennes and Arapa-
! hoes Will accept the second offer made
| them. which is that each Indian i To re
| ceive 100 acres of land, eighty OF which i
| to be valley and eighty pasture. They are
| to receive a million and half dollars,
! 100000 of which i 10 be paid them at once
under the direction of the secretary Of the
interior. There are two parties among
them. One party Is favorable To trading
but they are not enthusiastically for II.
| Another party opposes the sale, but not
bitterly. The second proposition is so lib
eral that they cannot well refuse NJ. One
objection to selling was that the money
would do the Indians no good, and they
| brought up as an argument the case of
Black Wolf who got 500 from the Rock
Island road and in five days afterward he
did not have a dollar.
The territorial Republican central com
mittee met ut Gutrie Monday and organ
lied by electing Harry p Clark of Guthrie.
chairman, and ID. W. Marquart of Nor
man. secretary. The following members
were present: H. u. Clark, Guthrie. ii. ID.
Leach, Oklahoma City; ID. W. Marquart,
Norman; NJ. J. Loathe, FL Reno DR. f. II.
Cook, kiugtisher; J. W. Hubbard, proxy
of J Wikutf. of saltwater. One of the oh
jectS of the meeting was TO devise means
of selecting q delegate at large. After
fully considering all sides of the question
it was decided to nominate such candidate
and thus dispense with a territorial con
vention. the short time until the election
making it almost impossible To get "a CON
ventiOn together in time. \ ballot was
taken and NJ. w. Reynolds was the unani-
mons choice.
Secretary Noble on Saturday issued
supplementary instructions To the town
site commissioners in oklahoma The
original instructions were issued on June
Is. but as there was some doubt expressed
as to how the contests are TO be paid the
secretary concluded to explain the matter
in detail This i done in the supplement
airy instructions. He advises the tru--
tees, after setting apart all the uu-
contested lots. blocks and grounds to the
persons entitled to them. and before pro
Ceeding to contests to make assessments
on the lots embraced i'm tGe town site -
that each shall bear its fair proportion of
all the expenses. In diSposing of the con
tested cases the trustees are instructed TO
require each claimant 20 deposit each
morning a sum sufficient TO cover and pay
all costs and expenses Oh such proceeding,
for the day At the close of the contest
the sum deposited by the successful
party shall be restored TO him. bat the
amount deposited by the losing party shall
be retained and accounted for bT the dis
bursting officer of the board
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

At Hennessey they hold political meet
ingS in a church.
The delegate to congress from OkIahO-
ma viii get $500 a year.
saltwater has a merchant who Is an
uncle of Governor Steele
The green corn dance" i now being
celebrated by several tribes OF Indians.
Do YOU see the Kicking Bird soar
With such an endorsement he ought 10.
Guthrie county will have its Republican
delegate convention, next saturday, the
nineteenth.
The MulhaIl Monitor Is supporting John
F. Linn, ii county commissioner. Tor the
legislature.
Threshing machines are in demand in
many portions Of Okl8hOma-they are not
numerous.
4 justice Of Oklahoma City is described
as pronouncing a marriage ceremony in
his happiest manner.
There i no doubt Of it, The 9TH Of
August viii be a bigger day than the Attn
of July in Oklahoma this year.
Hennessey still hopes to become the
capital Of Oklahoma some day. Hen
Messy Is ambitious, # anything.
4 new town by the name Of Sebastine 1t
is said j. soon u be established between
Heuue~-tN ana hlI-ll~Irt- AT 4 point 80
near a. practica lie the geographical center
OF the Fifth county. Il VIII make q 2 zlt
Tor the county seat.
Norman j. now an incorporated village.
the petition Of the citizens 10 IncorpCrsfs
under the provisions of the Nebraska
statute- being granted b. the county
commissioners while IN session TINS we <.
Five trustees were appointed tO-wlt, ~.
T. Wallace, 7. Black ". H. Peek. c. vs..
Srreeter anc J. ". Wright.
\ delegate convention Of the Repub.i-
cans Of second county. Territory o. Okla
horna. i called - meet IN Oklahoma Cl-t.
AZ i O'Clock a. m. on "Wednesday, July,
- iSgl for the purpose Of placing IN
nomination three mem DeEs ~ the council
and five members Of the house - repre-
seuiatives OF the legislative assembly.
The Oklahoma City Journal thinks that
the coming ele.tl01 viii decide The cues
ton a. 10 whether Oklahoma l. - D.
southern or a northern state \Ot ueee--
Ssrilv. Il l. between the two Beside.
The fines between the western north ailG
the south bid fair AZ present % H. -oo1 90
liberated forever. It would De better 30
Governor Steele has appointed Calvin l.
Severy county attorney of Reno county,
Howard Pr1Itt justice ~ the pesce o
township ! : iu the sixth county. with l.
Wesr a. constable. Geo rs Fletcher. jus
tic-e o. township =, ia The FIfta county,
and J a Tabor. county surveyor VI the
Seventeenth county. Sterling = ksu- was
appointed judge u hlaglls@eE co1nty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
Plumb Is Fun Of Fight.

Washington Dispatch t1 Chicago Tribune
This week viii see the Morrill, Kin
ley sugar bounty tariff iu tine senate
The sUndry civil appropriation bdi viii
be- the only other measure having the
right of way. Senator Morrill, l- sp
proud OF his share iu the work that he
wants hi, nam. linked with Major Mo
NmIey's and viii nave charge o. tho
measure some at the Republican -ena-
tors who have local interests affected
habe been threatening Co oppose the fev,
reductions made from the house -ched-
UIe5. bat they won't succeed The hil
may go through substantially as D. comes
from the finance committee. Vet there is
an encouraging number of E-pub icau
senators who agree with Secretary
Blaine that the people are not likely 10
stand increased duties this wear ~ena-
tor Plumb is lull of fight and Is ready 30
undo all the finance committees work.
He has been startling the high prutec-
ti1ui-ts by telling them that - a ton j.
enough protection for steel rails and
champ.ouing similar "here-Ies' an
through the schedule. other western
senators are not quite $50 radicol "a
Plumb. bat they say the rates must
come down even if they have To- loiu
with the Democrats
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
ghe aalieta Daily eagle ghursdau aalorno guu II 1880

law, then in 1892 the Republican party
will be buried SO deep that the personal
of the present administration Will never
live to hear of its resurrection.
The advantage that Wall street holds
over the balance of the country lies in its
power to control the United States treas
urer. The wealth of Wall street is
written on paper called notes,
mortgages, debentures, certificates, etc,
intrinsically valuelesS farther than the
good faith of the people makes them SO.
The railroad stocks and bonds, which
Wall street holds, call for ten times the
actual cost Of the properties they repre-
sent, the interest on nine-tenths of which
the people is paying without any ade-
quate return, and if congress fails to en-
force the spirit Of its enactments touch
ing the silver bill and other financial in
terests the values held by Wall street
will disappear some fine morning like a
puff of smoke
Therefore touching the duty of the
treasurer, or that Of the intent of CON
gress in passing the silver bill, Wall
street viii do well to let the plain words
of the act stand in the spirit in which
they were enacted, for the debt burth-
ened and debt worried people of this
country will stand very little more out
rage from that den Of gold thieves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

perity to those engaged in that pursuit.
The policy of sending to Europe raw
material in the form of wheat, corn and
cotton, and receiving therefrom the
products of skilled labor is unworthy of
the enterprise and genius of the Amer
lean people. 1t was humiliating to any
American TO read in the dispatches from
Washington, six or seven weeks ago.
that committee of importers asserted
before the tariff committee that IN this
country we had not the artistic ability
or the required skill to produce stained
window glass; therefore, in the words of
Cleveland, in this particular instance the
tariff was a tax.
How much longer will this state of
things continue? Diversity of employ
ment in this age is national salvation. If
we ceased to give employment to the
skilled labor of Europe and encouraged
industrial enterprises in our common
country we would have no wheat to eX-
port for the simple reason that IL would
be needed at home When this con-
summation so ardently longed for is re-
allied, then, and not till then, will the
American farmer become prosperous
and Independent.
Yours, respectfully,
ONE OF THE MACS.
Glen-Mary Farm, July -, 1890
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
PLUMB AND MoNoPoLIEs.

Plumb has startled the high protec-
tionists by declaring that s. ton IS
enough protection on steel rails and by
championing proportionate reductions
all through the other schedules of the
tariff bill pending in the senate. He has
announced his determination to make an
open fight on the proposition to tax the
people in the interest of monopolies, and
if he doesn't allow his courage to ooze
out at the eleventh hour he will be the
most popular man in Kansas. Kansas
CITY Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

"The Sunday baseballists." SAYS the
Boston Herald, ARE deriving considera-
BILE satisfaction from Cardinal Gibbon 5
opinion that Sunday should be devoted
first TO religious work, and second to in
nocent and healthful recreation We
doubt, however, if the cardinal means
what the baseballistS think ne means by
innocent and healthful recreation" He
would not probably support the idea of
having Sunday school and church in the
morning, baseball in the afternoon and
theatre at night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

The Wichita EAGLE copies and idiotic
article on Political Preachers" taken from
an insignificant saloon organ, in which
two If LeavenwOrth S ministers are black
guarded for preaching prohibition. 1t was
always thus. The ministers preach against
some particular form of immortality for
years and years until the public conscience
IS aroused and the pc iticians take hold OF
II and then, according to these defenders
OF the immoral, the preachers must preach
about 1t no more or they Will be preaching
politics. -LeaYenwOrth Times
The writer of the foregoing knows. If
he knows anything, that the aspersion
he would cast upon the EAGLE therein
is as unwarranted and as unjust as it is
untrue. The ministry has no more loyal
or willing fellow-helper to the truth
among the secular agencies, in its rightfui
field, than the EAGLE, as its files from its
first issue to the present day will abund
ants show. Nevertheless, when minis
tiers abandon their sacred spheres and
functions and go into a foreign domain
and bedraggle the garb that should be
kept spotless, this paper has not and will
not hesitate to criticise and even con-
denim such abandonment. The minister
of the gospel is hedged about by divin-
ity that should and does guard him from
the shafts of the world 50 long as he re-
mains wi hin The bounds clearly laid out,
but no longer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
THE GOLD THIEVES

The New York papers are already in
structing the treasurer of the United
States As to his duty and powers under
the new silver bill. They tell him that
all coinage of silver under that bill
ceases with July. 81, and thar in the
mean time he need not purchase an
ounce OF silver, that it Is in fact duty
he owes the countrv-Wau street-to
offer 50 small a price for the bullion as
to defeat the market.
If Mr.. Window listens 70 any such
talk rs that; if he don't promptly pur-
chase 400. coo ounces per month. and if
he don't put that S55,00o.O00 of re-
serve into circulation Is directed by the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

From the strhl-g- Gaa~...1
The Topeka CapitaI Joins the Wichita
EAGLE IN repudlatnZ the charge of sup
porting senator ingalls, for a cQu-idera-
perary- the Capital suppyTtisE inEa f.
without adequate consideration 30 D. the
most remarkable Instance ui sudden auI
radical change ~ balrt ~ - found .H
ti5e annals ~ -he worlds history. The
CAPITAL. like tae Eagle. Busy be
prompted solely 0y affection f1r -sHrs4.or
ingalls,. we viii not IN tle face ~ lts
statement question IT, ouf 81 ls almost go
RENAL EaUle - II creds-eL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

The papers are telling of how the great
ness of Thomas Witheren Palmer. the
president of the Columbian exposition
commissioners was fcreShadowed when
an old postmaster general. Timothy
Howe, discovered him reading Tacitus
on a Fox river scow. There was some
thing more significant of greatness in this
than the perusal OF a Latin author. how
ever-the other fellows had the job of
keeping The boat going.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

Mexico is again the recipient of loan
The amount is $4,000, 600, and is for the
purpose Of constructing new railroad
0Iexico's credit is rapidly improving.
Many Of the best banking houses abroad
are at present backing the financial
schemes of the country. As place fol
the location of new enterprises Mexico is
fast coming into favor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
Kelly in the Kaleidoscope.

From the nal1ps..- 4aaraa--
At a recent meeting 81 tho prohibition
lists. AZ Wichita. the Rev Bernard Kelly
denounced the opposition class ~ people
g the riff-ratf of tie state and that q re-
-,ubmi.-ioni-t could not be q Christian
nor a lover Of h.- country. and that q
.-rla1 who would say that prohibition IN
"Kau-a- was NOT success wu1l1 eurss
.-ni- own God and de-g.rr-;a als own
home" Il j. evident rhat bonn ths
gods would destroy they first make
mad j. apparent m bis case. The res-
erend is IN a.s cuI-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

What with its dam project, its bridge
proposition, its prohibition meetings and
original package worriments Topeka is
unquestionably andreasonably in a high
er degree Of temperature than any other
spot on earth. And what is more, she
don't seem inclined to let the tempera-
ture run down. Well, she pays her money
50 let her take her chance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

empty houses than any city in the state,
attempting 80 prove that whisky did moo
make business, The man who will pub
liciv declare any town in Kansas Is not
prosperous. fun of business. peopleI
with the bravest men and faireSt women
on earth has destroyed his popularity.
Barney made a grand mistake and never
again viii he be regarded rs q statesman
by the inhabitants Of the Peerless Prins
cess. lie may do "a fair job At preaching,
but 10 succeed a. "a politician. never.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

\ three million dollar distillery is pro
posed for Kansas City A great quantity
peka Journal.
Doubtless Kansas wonld furnish the
corn, and at a low price, and then buy
the whisky back at a high price, Mis-
souri, extracting a profit from it as it
went and as it came. besides giving en-
ployment to Missouri people and taxing
the dlstillery for Missouri purposes.
That three million plant is a bigger
thing than the state Of Kansas boasts.
but. Of course, Topeka wouldn't have it.
nor would her ring permit any other
town To have it. so why mention it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
Henri Watterson saws Speaker Reed i

Henri Watterson says Speaker Reed is
a kind of "a jocose, fat. greasy Catherine
de Medici, modernized and disguised as
as a man.. 1t has been known for
some time that Nh. Reed IS an eys-sore
to the Democrats and they have said
many mean things about him, but it re
NAMED to the editor of the Courier
Journal to doubt his sex.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

The money bags of the east seem to be
unhappy because the expectation of gold
is to be more than compensated for by
the increase in the circulation of four
and a half millions a month. This dis
tress is easily accounted for, however.
Without the compensating increase in
the circulation the outgO of gold could
not fail to effect the interest rate in favor
of the money bags, and anything that
will do this naturally enlists their deepest
8olicitude. With parity in the values
of the circulating medium the people care
very little which is taken for export;
they are more concerned in the perfec-
ton of the same plan whereby a larger
part of our surplus products of farm and
factory may be sent out in exchange for
what we need from foreign countries. If
this could be done the balance of trade
nor the outgo of money would ne such
as to distress anybody on this side.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

The phonograph received by Mr.. and
Mrs, Stanley as a wedding present re
corded the words of the marriage service
and the response of the contracting
parties. Now is not the time for Mr.
Stanley to get sick. After a domestic
rumpus in the years to come, when
Dorothy turns the photograph on him
and makes it repeat his VOW, it viii be
well enough to grow faint.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

The Kansas City Star has arrived at
the conclusion that an unemployed popu-
lation is worse than no population, or
words to that effect The truth is, Kan
sas City would like to feel happy over
the census returns if she only knew how
to 90 about it..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

An Greensboro, Ky, editor says The
he sash craze is absolutely unknown in
Owensboro. Our gun is loaded for the
first rash young man who attempts it.
This is a sort Of otfhand way of saying
that Greensboro has nothing to recon-
mend it especially as a summer resort.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
The sweet Summer Girl Of 90.

From the CiuciUla- Commercial Gazette.
Among the .-.I-- 81 today the lydia
Languishes ould not stand ghost of a
show. The pale. interesting. simperiue
beauty OF the past, who wept copiou~ly
ON the smallest proyocation. has gone.
let Us hope. forever The chosen aud adj
mired belle of today has bright eyes and
rosy cheeks, She laughs and rides and
swim~ and dives, and Is us eager IN open
air sport a- her brother with privileges
scarcely les. than his. and her Young
heart beats with the regular emphasis %
health aui happiness. Doubtless God
mi-ht Livr mad. something sweeter
than tna summer Girl of the season ot
1890, Hut doubtless God never did. and
the young man of the season should bo
revercntly thankful i'm hiS heart for the
exalted privilege which Is his of wooins
and winning her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

Manitou, Colorado, had her fire works
fred from Pixies peak on the Fourth. AS
the distance is some twelve miles, the I'M
patriotic people who always object to
demonstrations on Independence day
didn't have anything to rail against, but
other peoples prohigacy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17
Goodr Goodv ToDeka.

From the Empuria Republican.
Topeka has band of boy crusaders.
They broke into a car Of beer the other
night. took out the contents and amptIed
them-down their juvenile thr0at-. OF
course if the beer hadn't been there tine
boys wouldn't have stolen and drank %;
but how comes that there are sncn rep
robates in the families Of good city
Ike Topeka,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

Professor Swensson. who is talked of
as Republican candidate for congress
from this district appears, by the record,
to have been a very lukewarm friend to
the soldier; at least such is the record
as printed by the Mcpherson Vim.