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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
suNr.owER SKINNER

The sunhowers are not as golden anc
luxuriant this year as usual. Too mucl
rain.
Somebody is doing Noble Prentis "dirt'
by asserting that he is candidate fol
Senator ingalls, place.
Mrs. Lease says the Santa Fe road spent
So, 600 at the Dodge City convention Mrs
Lease is decidedly too naughty.
If Professor Garfield is going to run fol-
the United States senate this year, it is
about time he had begun to pull his shoes
off.
Senator Plumb voted for free Irvine
This is the way our junior senator shows
his disfavor to the woodbine industry OF
the south.
The latest development in the rumpus
in the Rice family must be source of
self-congratulation to Father Eskridge
that his own son is not ten years older.
Tom Norton, of the Newton Republican,
doesn't like the Republican state plat
form. Major Hudson ought to have
started it off with something from Shake
speare.
The Atchison Champion calls Jim Halo
well "a brawling, bloviating, hypocritical
tramp" ''Bloviating" sounds pretty seri-
Gus. Colonel Hallowell had better prove
an alibi if he can.
Tim Mccarthy is reported to be a great
hand at poker. IL is said that poker is a
necessary qualification of Kansas state
auditor. And what is the use of a poker
unless you have Slower too.
The three different candidates for con-
gress in the Fifth district are newspaper
men. Here is a chance for some cIod-
hopper who can't read nor write to sail in
and go to congress from Kansas.
The Rice boys at Fort Scott have bought
out the old mans interests in the Moni-
tor. lis but natural that the boys should
feel scrupulous about having creature in
the firm who is openly opposing ingalls,.
The Farmers Alliance is to get up a
state paper and assess every member one
dollar. The Alliances idea of getting a
circulation for its newspaper is good deal
of Peacefully if we can, forcibly if we
must"
Jake Stotler is flying over the state in
terviewing the farmers, with alfalfa seed
in his hair, Slate creek clay on his boots
anu d uOuUl6-DredSUeu coat C0dU ne DOu2nC
when he was elected to the legislature
in '65
1t is asservated by authorities that it is
the Missouri Howe who writes the edi-
torials in the Atchison Champion. Mr.
Challis isn't going to unload the stain of
another man in the iron mask" story on
the fair reputation of Kansas, is he?
Mrs. William A. Phillips is called the
Mrs. John A. Logan of Kansas. Judge
Sluss has already dubbed Colonel Halo
well the John A. Logan of Kansas. While
this does not necessarily hazard domestic
felicity, this metaphorical business has
been carried about far enough.
One of the EmpOris Republicans argu-
ments for the necessity of Harrison
kelley's return to congress is that he must
be given a chance to show what he is.
There does seem to be some reason in that |
of jerking our congressman
home when they have just got where they !
AN wear paper collars and have forsworn |
Darn-door britches and red-topped brass. |
tipped boots
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
OKLAHOMA COTTON.

S. R. Overton, the agent of the Rock
Island road at Hennessey, Ok, sends to
the EAGLE a sample of seed cotton
grown near that point upon sod land,
first broken last spring. The crop was
planted at the usual time in the spring
and has been cultivated by Samuel
Hicks, colored man, alone and without
any team. He has twenty acres in cul-
tivation and believes he will get half
bale per acre, which is above the aver
age for the cotton states. Oklahoma
will in two or three years add largely to
the aggregate cotton crop of the country.
The quality of the sample referred to
will entitle it to rate as middling upland,
that is worth at present prices 81 cents
a pound, which makes the crop men
toned worth about S25 per acre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
THE DEMOCRATS AT WICHITA.

From the LeavenwOrth Times.
Years ago Sam Carey of Ohio, then a
straight Democrat, said: ''Our party
never has a chance to do a good thing
but that it must go and make an ever
lasting d-n fool of itself" This week
the Democrats of this state will meet in
convention at Wichita. They have a
chance to do something for the party
and if they pursue wise course they
have chance "a small chance) to win,
but they can be depended upon to make
the usual mistake. They will probably
nominate ticket of old mOssbacks and
adopt platform in which there will be
such a stencil of whisky as to drive
thousands of decent Democrats from the
support of the ticket and to sOlidify the
Republican opposition. If the Kansas
Democrats are wise they will touch the
prohibition question mildly. The Lord
knows the record of the party on that
question is sufficient to satisfy the de-
mands of the most exacting liquor man.
In view of the present political situation
in this state it is folly for them to make
that question an issue of the campaign.
But they Will do it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

A careful examination of the state
ment of the foreign commerce of the
country for the first seven months of
and explains, in a measure, why money
was scarce in New York at time when
western bankers were reporting pleth-
ora of loanable funds. About 81 per
cent Of the total imports this year have
been received at New York, whereas
only A per cent. of the exports have
been shipped from there. In that city,
says the Star, the excess Of imports was
1925. S00, 900. but an excess of exports
from the other points of the United
States of SS4. 5000 reduces the net sd
verse balance TO s41, 100000, as against
$50, 2000, 600 in 1889.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
THE CORN QUESTION.
From the St. Louis Clio e-Democrat

From the st. Louis GIo e-Democrat
The latest estimates with respect to
the corn crop in the seven western states
that supply most of the surplus, put the
yield at from 80 to 80 per cent. as com,
pared with that of last year. In round
numbers the total shrinkage aggregates
about 650, OOO,0OO bushels, or over % per
cent. The amount required for home
consumption is 1000, 200, 600 bushels,
and the total crop this year is not likely
to exceed / 1900, 900, 900. 1t will thus be
seen that instead of an overproduction.
as in 1889, the prospect is for a consider
able deficiency, even in the supply for
domestic use. a single year has served.
In other words, to reverse the situation
of the farmers in the matter of the mar
ket for their corn. They will have no
trouble to dispose of it this year at salts
factory prices. There will be no corn
used for fuel the coming winter, nor vii
sshe value of the product be regulated re-
gardless of the producers interest. The
farmer who sells a bushel of corn from
this time on for less than 30 cents will be
doing very foolish thing; and corn that
brings 90 cents means larger profit than
is realized in any other business. To be
bbAC lllC IlulIlitI VI DuSIltlS IL materially
smaller than it was last year. but each
bushel has renumerative value, and as
whole the crop is worth considerably
more than was obtained for the preced-
ing larger one.
This significant change might well
serve as text for some suggestions to
the farmers concerning the various pro-
jects that have been brought forward for
their relief. Not one of those schemes
has protited them cent They have
been early seeking assistance through
political channels, and Influences beyond
their control have done more for them
than ali their organizing and agitating.
The tariff remains just as it was when
corn was selling at 10 cents and ~ cents
a bushel, and the increase in the currency
has not yet had any practical effect upon
prices. In short, the facts 90 10 show
that agriculture, like every other indus
try, is largely governed by forces that
legislation cannot reach. The men who
propose to regulate the markets bv acts
of congress are only demagoges, angling
for votes. The matter is subject for the
most part to the law of supply and de-
mand, which operates uniformly and IL
When the farmers have more
to sell than the world wants TO buy they
are obliged to take what they can get for /.
il; and when the world wants more than /
they have to sell they can practically fix !
the prices. That is a simple way of stat /
ing the whole case. There is no mystery !
about it. and no depths Of abstruse phil :
Dsophv that needs 70 be sounded. We (
,annot devise statutes that Will insure
good prices for product regardless Of in /
ervening circumstances. There j. no
political panacea for natural ills, and no 4
artificial methods Of making an article 4
ell for more than somebody is willing 70
nav
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
THE WHITE AER1c ANS.

In Stanley's last book, perhaps the mos
interesting part is that which treats OF
the strange races that dwell around the
feet of the RawenZori and upon the oppo-
site shores of the Albert Edward lake.
The distinction which is shown to exist
between the Wahuma with their flocks
and herds, and the Bavira, who till the
ground, is very interesting, and is I'M
questionably valuable addition to ethno-
logical writings.
1t seems that in the region of the great
lakes, there exists a war-like nation
almost as powerful as, and apparently
more energetic than, even the powerful
| Uganda Kingdom, and this nation is that
over which Kabba Rega rules, and the
soldiers of which are known in every di-
rection as the robbers, Wara Sura.
We are led to suppose that between
Kabba Rega's country, Unyoro, and
| Uganda there is kind of armec neutral
ity, but upon the other smaller kingdoms
the Wara Sura are continually making
| depredations.
When Stanley first emerged from the
| forests OF the Aruwimi and marched
across the grassy plateau to the west of
the Albert lake, the herdsmen of the re-
gion took him to be leader of Wara
Sura and disputed his passage through
their lands, but after they discovered that,
although better armed, he had no con-
nection with these robbers, he was well
coined.
To the south of the great Ruwenzori
mountains. Stanley's men drove the
leader of the depredating Wara Sura out
of the country of UsongOra and acquired
great popularity thereby, while the fame
of the exploit made a path for him
through the powerful kingdom of Au-
kori.
1t was in Usongora that Stanley heard
of the remarkable, unconQuered white
race, that dwells across the lake of Albert
Edward in the country of Ruanda, whom
neither the neighboring tribes nor the
prowling Wara Sura, nor even vet the
Arabs have ever been able TO subdue or
treat with.
Probably, with the usual exaggeration
of savages, the people of Ruanda were
described as white, with straight features,
because such description was extra
ordinary, still, although it is unlikely
that they should have preserved their
racial peculiarities intact, alone of all the
tribes which invaded Africa, vet the dis
tAAiOIiOH W LICh W DIS OUScIN6u DN ClduleN
to exist between the Usongora, whose
king it was said originally came from
Ruanda and those tribes who apparently
had assembled the slopes of the mountains
as the wave of the invading race settled
itself around the base, seems to establish
the fact that here and there were two dis
tinct types originally although to some
extent they had become blended.
Now that Uganda has practically be-
come portion of the British East At
rican company's possessions, and there
is an armed force under the control of
in the kingdom, it is prob
able that considerable amount of in
formation will soon be forthcoming with
regard to all of the people with whom
Stanley made treaties, and it is probable |
also that the line which defines the !
sphere of British influence and shuts off !
the Germans, will be found to have |
swept within its limits this most inter
esting portion of Africa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
CRUEL CUTS.
Oklahoma City Times.

Oklahoma City Times.
The cut of Councilman Gardenhire,
published by the Wichita EAGLE yester-
terday, is terrific blow at his populari-
ty. If he had such mug as is depicted,
he would not be allowed to show himself
in a ward caucus, much less in the halls
of such dignified and august assemblage
as the council of Oklahoma territory.
Oklahoma City Journal.
When Mrs. Grimes was shown the
picture of her husband in tOday's EAGLE
she declared that she had sufficient cause
for divorce. President Gardenhire is
completely Frustrated and has gone to
the country to recuperate. Speaker
Daniels had the nerve to make careful
examination of what pnrported to be
likeness of himself without blanching or
losing his self possession.
Emporta Republican.
If the Wichita EAGLES pictures of the
Oklahoma territorial officers are correct
likenesses, the people of that territory
have been suffering much more than the
country had any idea of.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

at is significant" says the Atchison
Champion that in the endorsements
given Senator Ingalls, his name is invari-
ably coupled with that of Senator Plumb:
that i; is Plumbs popularity that secures
the endorsement that ingalls, receives.
If this were not true the ingalls, endorse
ments would be few and far between. -
In view of the fact that the two Kansas
senators are in accord and have been act
ing together on the leading economic
questions, the Champions point loses its
poignancy. There is no reason why
their names should not be associated in
honorable and complimentary mention;
both are earnestly and faithfully repre-
senting the best interests of their con
stituency and section, not only, bur of
the whole country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
POPULATION STATISTICS.

The figures of the census just COM
pleted furnish some interesting material
for statiSticians.
The only real test of the relative Sopu-
lation of states and counties is to be
found in the number of persons to the
square mile.
In the United States, which has an
area of about 100000 square miles, and
a population of about sixty-two millions,
it will be seen that the density is about
eighteen to the square mile. In 1880 it
was only about thirteen. This is consid-
cred a remarkable increase.
The following table taken from the
estimates of population of the census de-
partment, will be found to be of great
interest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

Whether accepted or not, without it the
organization would become a clamoring
crowd, with no perceptible purpose than
TO shout its dissatisfaction with things
in general and without discrimination.
Such is the measure which General Cor
don. after long and careful reflection and
observation of his own surrounding, has
declared himself opposed to.
The only sensible deduction from this
fact Is that the Farmers Alliance. as a
political agitation. has already reached
that stage of dissolution when all is over
but the shouting. When its single rep
reseUtative idea can be boldly CON
demned in the state where it has been
strongest, most aggressive and most sue
cessful, the bottom of the movement
must have dropped out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

And now Des Moines, la, is kicking on
chicago being a toll gate The Wichita
Kick against Kansas CITY is a remarkable
coincidence. Kansas City Gazette
II the Gazette means to insinuate that
Wichita took the cue from the alleged
Des Moines incident mentioned it is away
OF. II Is not new thought OF PROPOSE
ton with Wichita, which the editor Of
the Gazette well knows. The EAGLE
raised the points many months ago and
its efforts in Kansas and Wichita's be-
half have not been altogether barren of
results. at least in the matter Of freight
rates. if not in the volume Of business
done in certain lines. As for Des Moines'
effort. the situation with that town i
not parallel with Wichita's. Chicago
is not only national market and in
some measure international. but Is Of
itself a large consuming market. points
not possessed by Kansas City, except in
its Imagination.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
"ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING"


General John B. Gordon. the governor
OF Georgia. Is one Of the shrewdest poll
tlcians Of the south. understanding a.
well az any one the WAYS and irnpul=ez
Of his constituents, gifted with the abil-
ity 70 tolerate OF even cares any senii-
rnent whose ephemeral character need
not evoke from a far-seeing statesman
a needless conflict which might leave %
riOus troubles behind il and to hold his
avn principles in check until their asser-
ton would be desirable, an avowed can
didate for United States senator. and be-
has Just denounced the sub-treasrIry
scheme. substantially the entire platform
and the only rational explanation q the
eIistance Of the Farmer A lance.
The Farmers Alliance has ALREADY cap
tured GfeorgIss politics. 20 far a. that
could y achieved bp nominating an Al
lance candidate Tor governor IN the
Democratic state convention. The Al
lance wave rolled higher and issz
curled Over Georgia than over anv
IN winch il had gathered
bszdWav. Though the sgIb-fr-a=uTv plan
l. not unAnImou-ly received within tiie
order yet II = the only proprsltion which
can Ia any way IdenfifF the Farmer
Alliance from tins or that other party
II - the focus Of the fxrmeE excitement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
ABOUT PLATFORMS.

1t seems that the platform adopted by
the Topeka convention last week does
not fill the measure of hope-(desire and
expectation-with all the party. Here
is the estimate placed upon it by the
Newton Republican, one of the strict
est of the sect
II the Alliance sucker is not caught
this year il will not be on account of the
scarcity of bait thrown out. Enough
has been thrown overheard TO feed all
fishes in the sea and it is so various a.
to furnish a morsel for every taste. no
matter how particular OF extravsgant IL
may be. The attitude OF parties IL much
like that Of the storm-frightened sea
captain who prayed for deliverance
from death and promised IN return there
for TO burn candles on every altar in
the world and il has Just about a.
much Of the consistent and creditable.
When a second mariner interrupted
him and said that TO do that would
be impossible. the first retOrted in
whisper. Keep still I'm only
'stuffing7 him. The platform makers.
like the upholsterers, are in the stuff
ing business this wear with a view to
making the people rest easy.
The last state convention was inclined
TO bite off more than IL could well masti-
cate and more than any Legislature can
easily digest. The last session II our
lawmakers was spent in vain and hldi-
crous effort 70 carry out the b-eiesss OF a
buncoml- platform that had t.-an pre-
pared for IT, guidance: and the indica-
tons ara that the next legislature will
RI nj frSsff ~ a -fsf1 mora Ssrry- rIsyks
Why should a body Of intelligent men
Be Lacking ia the Necessary sand 10
pronounce. not Only IN favor Of all that
Is right. but also against everything that
Is Unreasonable and hollow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
ALL COMING AROUND.

In copying what we had to say of
Plumb's position on the KcKinley bill
the Fort Scott Monitor, under its new
editorial management, says:
We like the tone of the above from the
Wichita EAGLE. After all Senator
Plumbs policy is in strict harmony with
the Republicans of Kansas, as declared
by the recent convention. He has a
clear conception of western interests,
and we are glad to see that he and Sena-
tor ingalls, are in substantial agreement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
OUR EVENING CoTEMPoRARY.

After many trials and changes of
ownership, form and style our bright
evening contemporary is back to its old
quarters and half of its ownership into
old hands and is out as an eight column
folio. Mr.. Frank Smith having pur-
chased Mr.. Peck's interest becomes again
its business manager. The Democrat
has been merged into the new concern
and Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. Litzenberg
will be associated as editors. The Beacon
will no doubt hold its own in the future
not only as newspaper but as an Asso-
ciated Press paper, and we bid it success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

Nebraska farmers, says an exchange
from that state, are realizing more and
more each day that it takes something
more than the gift o gab' to make a
statesman and they are coming back
within the old party lines. The summer
has wrought a wonderful change and
before election the farmers of Kansas and
Nebraska will be united in support of the
party that made these two states free
soil in the darkest time the nation has
l-p,u.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

Hon. W. A. Phillips. the Republican
nominee in the Fifth district to succeed
Representative John A. Anderson in
congress, is thoroughly enrapporte with
the sentiment of the party on the eco
nomlc questions of the times, as this
brief extract from a recent interview
clearly shows. He said:
| heartily approve the stand Senator
Plumb has taken, and I would like to see
him take "A step further in the same direc-
lon and advocate stlll further reductions
of the tariff on all goods by which the
Kansas farmer would be benefited / ia
VOr Blaine's reciprocity measure and I
would like TO see every possible means
psed 60 stimulate the business Of the
United states with Mexico. This would
affect the west materially, and the benefits
acquired therefrom by Kansas would be of
inestimable value. II / am elected I shall
labor IN congress for everything that tends
in this line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

inhabit these streams. but the yellow and
blue cat are the most abundant Ne~tor
day some farmers who sometimes play the
angler and swing the fishing tackle
yesterday brought in q small wagon load
of catfish ranging in size from the wiggl-
ing two-pound breakfast cat 20 the mann
moth daddy Of the finny tribe weighing
sixty pounds. They were all very fine in
deed. Wagon load after wagon load have
been caught and sold 90 the markets in our
city this season, and they are so fine that
they are in demand at any season OF the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

Several railroad managers say that
there can be no question about the earn
ings of the roads, if the present prices of
corn and wheat are maintained. The
cotton yield will be the largest ever
marketed, but it does not compare in
percentage of increase with that of iron.
An enormous tonnage is now being
moved both east and west.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

There must be very hot weather over
in Paris. Here are the Marquis de Leu
vile, Henri Rochefort and General Bou-
LANCER, net to mention the less notorious
all engaged to fight duels.
The fool season is on in full blast; but
there is not much danger that any one
will be seriously hurt. The modern
French duel rarely ends in that way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

Prom ~ i,oasra'. 1l=--.

ifHw ~ 4ffFl-sfllis lAiaas'4
Byron sayz. "a lion NAY ~ graded by
goat - the lowest TYP. Il human
ity can cause = great deal n trouble ard
annoyance 70 people who deNpiss and
sc0rn him IN every way. UndeYhandsd
schcuing. circulating falss reports. inn
putting conduct and motives that we're
never dreanled Of are the weapons Of ths
Lowest minds ard are dificnlt % guard
against The best pfDtsctlon agAinss
them is thgf the better ciass % people at
tach 10 importsnce 20 What such Great
urss s1y Or do. n u wss nos Tor this
evesy community would b. 10 = Constant
turmoil
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

The annual report of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company for the year
ending June 80 shows gross earnings of
2s,6l0, SOP; operating expenses, S13, $780,
1856; net earnings, 50, $50, 1856; miscellan-
eous income, S1,070,S 1S; total net in
come, S10,592, 1874 When a creditor is
''in funds it is a good time to "strike
him" A tip to Uncle Sam.