Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

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,,.pc4.TI, NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
The Kansas City newspapers nave
abandoned their fast newspaper trains.
The plan lost them money.
7, few months the debt Of the United
States will probably drop one OF It's ten
figures. The 100000, OOO line is only
sS4. 900, 600 distant.
AS Idabo's admission has been report
ed favorably il committee OF both senate
and house. the forty-Ihird star Will nave
TO be added to the flag this year, and our
next Fourth of July more demonstra'i'e
than ever.
Uncle Jerry Rusk has added 24O acres
to his home farm. Some of these days
time and circumstances permitting, thiS
mucn "uncled" secretary of agriculture
will bob up as candidate for the pre0i-
dential nomination with power behlhd
him.
Notwithstanding the present president
has only been in Office one year. anu
that it is a long time until another cleo
ton. ex-Secrrtary of the Navy William
Whitney feels constrained to deny that
he will be a candidate for presidential
nomination in 1892.
Senator Blair is gong TO deliver
speech on the worlds fair. If Senator
Blair would only just exclude himself
EXCEPT on days like July fifth, when
everybody is tired and powder burned,
and do not read the newspapers, and
when the list of the catastrophes are not
vet come to type, he might get piece III
The papers for charitys sake.
The fire god seems to have it in for the
Topeka publishing houses. Only few
months ago Cranes establishment was
practically destroyed by fire, and now
the Baker auxiliary publishing house
meets the same fate. A printing estab-
lishment is a bad place for fire to
break out; the fiend rarely ever appears
in one that it does not paralyze 1t.
Whatever may be said of the Blair
educational bill in criticism or condem-
nation of it. it cannot be denominated a
partisan measure as to political divisions,
for some of its strongest opponents IN the
senate are Republicans, while as many
Of its warmest supporters are Democrats
And this last mentioned circumstance IS
enough of itself to invest the measure
with degree of well founded suspicion.
Latest direct advices from Brazil show
the folly of the talk about possible resto-
alton of the empire that has been cur
rent at some European centers. The
new government has undoubtedly great
difficulties to overcome, but the repuoll-
canizatlon and modernizatiOn of lnstitu-
tions is progressing steadily, and if the
present administration be overthrown, 1t
will give way to another set of republi-
can officials. not to an emperor or die
tator.
If the senatorial investigation into the
matter of how the secrets of that body
get to the press and public shall but have
the effect of doing away with such star
chamber proceedings the public will for
give and forget the Dolph idiosycrasy.
If it does not, and such vagaries are
persisted in, the honorables may wake up
some fine morning and find their occu-
patton gone, through she adjustment OF
that ornamental appendage to the gov
ernment.
An American publisher has offered the
Prince of Wales an inviting sum to
write a series of magazine articles. The
o. Prince of Wales never was much OF
literary fellow, but his position in the
world preponderates over any little mat
ter like genius, when it comes TO procur
ing popularity. If he accepts the Offer
we will all read his articles, to be sure
even if we are confident that the Prince
of Wales never so much as touched hi;
pen TO a manuscript.
Private Dell Wild is now an attraction
in a st. Paul dime museum, besides h'
has the pleasure of being a martyr among
the soldiers, and seeing Lieutenant Steele
nationally reprimanded. But Privat
Wild should check his pride and not lie
his present prosperity turn his head, 70
he. TOO, will become q drug. Mr.. Cut
ting, over whom Mexico and the Unite'
States pow-wowed a little while age
may now be seen free Of charge settin.
type in a Washington state print shop.
The mayor OF Paragould, South Caro-
lima, and his detachment of polio
in meeting storming party o
Ivnchers, armed and reinforce
with a section of artillery. and put
ting the aggressors to route wit
all the etceteras incident to the tragic
event, call to mind the exploits of tb
great Palmetto cavalier, Marion, VIII
more than a century ago made tn
country of the'Great Pedee. the Congaree
the Wateree, Ashley and other river
memorable. assisted by his band of IL
vincibles. 'Rah for Henneman.
This issue OF the EAGLE contains ar
other article on irrigation from the pc
of John q. Steifee, Esq, of this city
This article will be incorporated as
part of the report of the senate commit
tee on irrigation TO congress, and wa
prepared at the request of Major j. "