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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
BASE BALL VERNACULAR.
A correspondent of the Boston Her

A correspondent of the Boston Herald
attempts to explain the reason why the
German language is fast giving way to
English in the parts of the west largely
settled by Germans. 1t might be sup
posed that the simple fact that English
is the language Of this country would be
sufficient to account for this by no means
extraordinary phenomenon.
But this sapient observer ascribes it al
together to base ball. He says that ''the
German base ball reports can not be I'M
derstOod in the German language, be-
cause there are no equivalents in that
language for the technical terms used in
describing base ball exercises" and he
points out that '.the Milwaukee Herald
confessed that it could not describe base
ball games intelligently to young Ger
mans in their language" Therefore the
young Germans are compelled to learn
English in order to be able to read about
the national game. E
This is an ingenious theory. But we
do not see that the situation is much i'm
proved for the German yonng men, even
after they have sacrificed their mother
tongue in their hunger for base ball in
formation. The English language will
really stand them in little stead until they
have gone further and mastered the base
ball vernacular.
They must learn that men and women
are rarely seen at base ball games. Only
"cranks' go there, and the majority Of
them see the game from the bleaching
boards" There are very few pitchers in
the game now; they are all ''twirlers."
They do not pitch the ball; they send in
''twisters" or famous curves" until
they are pounded out of the box" The
batsman. on his pars, often ''fails to con-
meet with the curves" but sometimes he
''fnds" the ''twister," or ''pops up fly;
or, again, he may send ''skyscraper"
over the fence or go flying out"
a special course in dialect is needed in
order to enable one to understand the
average base ball report. Or in lieu of
this the German young men and all other
young men will find it advisable to read
THE EAGLE base ball reports, that are
always intelligent and Ineligible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
sUNFLoWFR sHDoWTNGs.

The salutation in Kansas now is: CIVIL
| you break package with me?"
A. S. johnson who has just resigned as
land commissioner of the Santa Fe wants
to be one of the worlds fair commissioners
from Kansas.
The Mr.. Woodman who was so badly
| burned at the Thursday night fire, &C
| cording to the Atchison Patriot reports
was familiar Atchison cigar sign.
Emporia is now without a board OF
health. The abolition of this and the con
solidation of the News and Republican
mark an epoch of Lyon county history.
There are two newspaper men in Kan
| sas who do not have to read proof-the
editor of the Corning Independent and the
editor of the Wetmore Spectator. They
are both blind.
A Kansas paper has discovered that the
sun never sets on the United States. This
is the most able argument in favor Of the
Kansas flower for national emblem that
we have yet seen.
There are over $4,000 more acres OF
wheat in Kansas than there were last
year. The usual amount of dread cast
upon the water" will be magnifed. Kan
sas could aid the world.
The dentists of Kansas held a conven-
ton last week. Several important meas
ures were transacted but nothing was
done that will allow tooth to be pulled
with deduction for pain.
A Kansas young man won the first
place in the interstate oratorical contest at
Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, as did another
Kansan the second. 1t does appear that
Kansas is becoming a mascot to oratory.
An Atchison poetess, Lille Binkley,
writes lines for Louisiana paper. Here
is probably the first outlet offered Kansas
poetry. Away from the LEGAL journals
columns the generality of Kansas rhymes
repine and fade away.
DR.. Bohrer has been appointed lecturer
of the Farmers Alliance for the Seventh
congressional district. He has a large
field to traverse and the Harper Graphic
thinks his horse may give out before he
gets over the entire district.
The Topeka sugar mill is now owned
and controlled entirely by Topeka men,
who have bought out the interests of the
Boston syndicate, represented Mr.. Park
inson. A paper mill is being talked of in
connection with the sugar works.
Report says that there are more fish in
the Kansas streams this year than there
have been before for a decade. With the
supreme courts original package decision
the piscatorial prospect in Kansas, just at
present, does not indeed look fiattering.
The best base ball pitcher in Kansas is
an Indian at the Haskell institute. He has
all the curves down pat. This is not
strange. His illustrious ancestors were
wont to handle spherical objects with a
simple twist of the wrist and tomahawk
An Atchison man writes an open letter
to Senator Macpherson on Ingalls, for
tune He says the senior Kansas senator
is worth 100000. 1t is mostly in Atchison
real estate. ingalls, owns, he depones, $40
acres of Sumner county land. This last,
if it is so, is only another instance of the
senator's good sense
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
HoMEsEEKERs ENJOYING KANSAS
70 tbe-Editor Of The EagIe.

To the:Editor Of the Eagle
Hale Cowley, secretary of the State
immigration Bureau, was yesterday
morning entertaining party of Kansas
| prospectors from a point in Michigan
where the secretary has lately been de-
voting some little attention. Amos
Smith and wife, of Lansing, Michigan,
were among the party. They have been
| in and about the city for the past ten
| days and to give a correct idea OF the i'm
preston they have formed of Wichita
and Kansas, will quote the words OF
Mrs. Smith, who is not only highly
practical business woman but Is one of
those independent and thrifty women
who want to see what advantages there
are outside of their own county limits.
She said the other evening while looking
over the city whose streets are
crowded with business, building, people
and paving, that she had heard some
thing in reference to the bottom having
slipped out from under some of the west
ern towns, but in her opinion the founda-
ton of Wichita for a great city is as
thoroughly anchored as that of Gotham,
and to find the bottom in few years
one viii have to dig under city of two
hundred thousand people. Mr.. Cowley
will take the party over the entire length
of the Wichita G Western railroad
giving them a splendid chance to look al
the country west of here, which of Itself
is an abundant proof that Wichita is not
only not ON the border of the great
agricultural garden of America but Is In
the center of the charmed circle, within
whose limits Is more of the native
wealth of ages than is encompassed
within any like circle on the continent.
Then the party Will look over other fea-
lures of Kansas and be able to report tC
their many interested friends who are
waiting for their decision.
Mr.. Amos Smith comes from a locality
where he has spent about thirty years of
his life and gained a handsome com
potency and enjoys the esteem of all. To
such men Kansas extends the hand OF
welcome and from the candid opinions
and good judgment of such people who
know a good thing when they see it,
Kansas will receive such help in truthful
statements as she deserves.
This is one feature of the work of the
bureau that commends itself to all. The
party will be gone two days taking in the
fishing and hunting sports of the Mn
nescah. Then they Will be shown other
parts of Kansas and perhaps return with
their chaperon who can show them as
many of the hooks and corners of Kan
sas as any one.
There is, no doubt, we shall have the
pleasure of noting the acquisition of a
goodly number of people from the visit
of this party. They came here for bust
ness; they are business people and APP
preciate a country where business can
be done. They are not disappointed with
Kansas, only agreeably so. S.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
HoNoREp THEIR vocATIoNs.

From the Topeka Journal
Nathan Harvey. residing in this CITY
possesses treasure which viii doubtless
some day ind place in the state hist0r-
ical department, If not ia the archives
at Washington. Il is a complete suit Of
clothes that he had made for has wedding
suit. and the Journeymen whose handI-
work IL displays were no Tess percentages
than the Hon. Oliver 7. Morton. ex-Elce
President Schuyler C0Ifax, General
Burnsides and ext Congressman ShryoCk.
Mr. Harvey is now % years Of age. In
1892 he resided at Richmond, Indiana.
He ordered "A SUIT az a shop IN Richmond,
and IN this shop. al the time. tho
JOurneymeu tallOrs were tOlfax. Banks
and ~hrrOck.
The suit consists of white duck panta-
looms, buff vest with braas buttons and
blue cloth coat. swallow tailed and
also trimmed with brass buttons, AZ that
time indispensable for full dresa. Tho
collar u the coat r. quilted and - high
that ;he vearer could rest his head on H.
OF c0uT-e ir was astaUd-up collar. The
cloth n these garments cost s. and tho
making s. The hat worn with the suit
was the only article made by Indiana
great war governor. Morton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The Eeavenworth Times calls attention
to the fact that the pint bottle decision
Of the supreme court, if it kills prohibi-
ton, also kills license. II the right to
import into a prohibition state meant the
right to sell in that state, it means the
same thing in a license state OF course
ii does; but it don't mean that the bust
ness Of selling cannot be regulated the
same as any other business by any in
corporated municipality, and assertions
and insinuations 10 the contrary are all
bosh, and given ont for purpose. But
the arbitrary. rule-or-ruin policy of the
nultra prohibition element is cotrsry to
correct principles and won't win.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Oklahoma will increase the number Of
territories to six, but the admission of
Wyoming and Idaho to statehood, which
will take place this year, win reduce the
list to four, says the Globe-Democrat. a
good many years will pass before the
number reaches eight again, as it was be-
fore the creation of the four new states
in 1899. In fact, there will hardly ever
be chance for the territories to go be-
yond four or five in number at the out
side again. for before Alaska becomes
thickly settled enough to be divided into
three or four territories, those now exist
ing viii have passed into the council of
commonwealth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

BY the death of Senator James B.
Beck the country loses one of its braniest
and strongest men and the Democratic
party its ablest representative. by odds,
in public life. Although an intense par
tisan, he was always an honest man and
moved only by conviction of what ne
understood to be right. and this gave him
a hold upon the confidence and respect
of all such as few men have enjoyed.
Such men, when they pass off the stage
of action, cause a vacancy that Is never
filled at once. The nation mourns the
death of James B. Beck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The great surplus reserve weekly
quoted by the banks of New York has
been rapidly disappearing of late while
those of western cities have been incTeaS-
ing. New York in her blood sucking
arrogance took to the notion a few
months since that the bottom had fallen
out of the west and proceeded TO exhibit
her want of confidence 10 the bankers Of
the west. The result has been that the
great bulk of bank deposits have been
transferred to the western cities. The
surplus of New York City on Saturday
amounted TO only a little over 5000, 600,
while one bank in Chicago showed a de
posit of upwards of twenty million. In
the great financial stress now bearing
down on the country New York City Is
going to be shorn of her prestige and of
much of her power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

ating and taxing unsound and demoraliz-
ing methods, that have cost the actual
producers more money In the past ten
years than would pay the national debt.
Of course the changes caused by the
passage of the bill would cause a con-
vulsion in the ranks of the option dealers
and may force them to go to work at
some other trade.
This would be a great hardship, but
life is short and it is possible that honest
labor in this world might insure better
times in the next. Nee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The Kansas City Star says that Wich-
ita's and Kansas City's boom of 1867 re-
suited in much OVERRIDING in many
towns Of Kansas. Without pausing to
argue the point, we suggest that it didn't
touch the towns in Missouri to any alarm
ing extent 1t further strikes us that
when 1t comes To dilating on the antic
results of booms the Star would find its
applications more impressive and real
istic if confined to the instance just east
of the Kansas state line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

1t is said that suicides during the first
quarter of 1890 have been greater in New
York city than in any former similar peri
cd. The number reported is seventy
one, and New York paper, in referring
10 the matter Is at a loss to determine the
probable causes leading to such deaths.
1t finds that they occur mainly among
the floating population, and that large
proportion of those who We're rescued
from attempts at suicide, were from New
England.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Congressman Kerr, of Iowa, has intro
duced bin TO prevent the carrying of
liquors of any kind into states where its
sale is prohibited by state laws. That
movement was expected, but it viii do
no good. Congress VIII not pass the bill.
and if it should the supreme court would
nullify it the moment it had an oppor-
tunity to pass upon it. The principle
underlying the recent decision Is not
new; it is as old as creation and VIII
stand through all time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Who will succeed the late Senator
Beck, is a question that interest Ken
lucky, not only, but the country at large.
There is no lack of willin' Barkises in the
state of Bourbon and bluegrass, beauty
and belegerancy, to serve the state and
nation in that honOred station, but
viii it be the luck of Proctor Knott, jim
Mckenzie, Bill Lindsay, Tom Hines or
Governor Buckner to catch the plum, or
whether the KentucHians shall be able to
induce ex-Speaker Carlisle to accept the
position, remain to be seen. Mr.. Carlisle
could have had the seat now occupied by
Joe Blackburn if he had but consented
six years ago, but he occupied more de-
sirably and responsible position Speaker
of the house, at that time and declined
with thanks. He is just plain member
Of house now and might be persuaded to
accept a transfer to the other end of the
capitol, though this is improbable, as
such transfer would cut his chances of
a transfer to the other end of the avenue,
and MIR. Carlisle is not beyond the age of
expectancy, politically speaking.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Sarah Aithsa Hin Sharon Terry, etc,
has eYt 'cm again. She Threatened 70
shoot the administrator ~ the late Juds,r
Terry estate ont ia California the ether
dar but she finally coHtenff-d hersef ~
smashing ali ths windows iu hiz Office.
sarah ss evidently determined u main
tam bsT reputation ~ ths greatest vlrago
a large IN this country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The fondness Of actors for Hamlet is
explained. Professor Rolfe has counted
and finds that Hamlet speaks 500 lines.
The nearest Shakespearean character to
this is Richard III, with 1 ISL lines. This
also explains, perhaps, why the great
play is such a play among amatuers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Judge Guthrie, of Topeka, has decided
that upon the death of husband, the
wife not only inherits title to one-half
the real estate, but inherits the shares for
children who died in infancy; and that
where a daughter marries and died with
out children, her husband inherited her
share. This is a new decision.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The boycott against the business of
Postmaster-G General Wanama1er, which
was instituted by the citizens of Athens,
Ga, because of the appointment of a
negro to the postmastershipof that town,
has been declared off and a letter prop
erly mailed and directed will now reach
It's destination with all its whilom accu-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Besides losing over a thousand dollars
at poker, Henri Watterson recently had
a race horse named after him. This may
not be a divine visitation on Mr.. Waiter
son, but It never pays any man to speak
umcomplimentary of Kansas corn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Curtis bill to abolish capital punish
ment passed the New York assembly last
Thursday by the astonishing vote of 70
to 80. Probably general disgust over
the tortuous legal doings in the Kemm-
Ter case had much to do with the result
The Star says the bill has an excellent
chance of getting lost in the rush of the
closing DAYS in the senate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Elections will be held today in all the
cities and towns in Indiana except those
that have special provisions otherwise in
their charters. So far as we have OBJ
served especial significance Of general
interest is attached to them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The Atlanta Constitution says that
when northern men travel in the south
they have their eyes shut. This appears
to be little presumptuous on this
journals part, in boosting up the super
iority of southern ''science" in pugilism.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

All of the political economists are pre-
dieting bright times in the near future
for the farmer. 1t is thought that wheat
will go above a dollar before the season
is over and that it viii go much higher
before it is ever lower.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

General Butler thinks the prospects of
the farming interests are gloomy, very
gloomy. We advise his generalship to
hold down the lid Of that once defective
optic and look again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

There Is a report that Emperor Will
lam, Of Germany, is coming to America.
The absence Of any statement that he has
been offered fabulous sum for a series
of lectures, throws a veil of faIsity about
the rumor, however.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

1t is estimated that the total disburse-
ments on railroad account during the
present month will amount to S28, ST.
6l6, while the payment on account of
state, county and municipal bonds and
the stocks of various manufacturing cor
porations will swell the total to $35 ,000,-
coo. That amount added to the general
circulation ought to make the circula-
ting medium pretty plenty, for a time at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Senator ingalls, says that Grover CIeve-
land is the Democratic JOSS. AS joss
sticks are on the free list there doesn't
seerl to be any reason why the Democrats
should not fire up and go on with the
nrnrSlin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The National Educational association
and Council Of Education will hold their
next annual convention at st. Paul, Min
neSota, July to II, 1890. Hon. James
Fl. Garfield, of Lawrence, Kansas. Is
president of the association. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be 10000 teachers
present from all points of the union and
Canada. The railroads have agreed to
sell tickets to St. Paul and return for one
lowest first class single rate for round
trip, plus 81, membership fee. Open to
all persons. The most complete arrange
ments are being made to give the teach
ers a splendid welcome to the northwest,
and to make the meeting a grand success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

1t is apparent that the members of the
house can not see that our American
author should have his books protected.
American authorship in fact, is not an
infant industry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
Aaatng Hansll.aslon . -.

TIE Wichita E4aLE SAYS that Kansas
applicants for office .ge ID such bad -
pEI1e AZ Washington that they have com
menced 10 register from Indiana vAsn
they visit the White House. TIE Kan
sans must have harmed thss from Cod
Adolrslals Queer. Of ~ Joseph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

The president has announced to his
friends that ex-Congressman George w.
Steele, of Indiana, will be governor Of
Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Andrew Lang says he never found an
American who told poor stories. Mr..
Lang has never frequented our halls of
congress much.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
NJ. n. MURDOCH, Editor.

AS to Oklahoma's officers, it appears
that President Harrison has not been
backward in using his ':.slate-rag."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

II Mr. Turnhsck - The sixth dlEfr1ct Is
slectsd, he Vii probably Lot I've up % r.
Rama
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06
In speaking of the late decision of the

In speaking of the late decision of the
United States supreme court in regard to
the importation of liquor into prohibition
states, the Chicago Inter-Ocean says: cit
is probable thatin the coming congresion-
al campaign prohibition will come to the
front in practical way. for the first
time in national politics" That will de-
pend largely upon the action or non
action of the present congress on that
question. That an effort Will be made to
pass a measure covering the recent de-
cision on the question is already settled
a bill Of that purport having been intro
duced. If that or something similar
should fail with the Fifty-first congress
it is reasonably certain that the question
Will be forced into the next congressional
election, as the leaders of the prohibition
sentiment and following will not give up
the idea of fastening that policy upon
the country withouta desperate struggle.
Determined opposition gives zest to the
contest, and it is likely to be a disturb
ing issue for an indefinite period in the
f1ItI1ra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-06

Mr. Oldham and his IAyear-old zon were
returning from Downs - their home
Thursday evening the { ott0usvoT1 was Bp.
and il irving 10 cross the father and s0a
were drowned The hod3e- have Bof been
found up 70 Saturday though Fifty men
were searching for them II il thought