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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

composed of two elements-gravitati
which IS constant. and the attraction of
the layer of electricity covering the sur
face of the globe, which is variable and
dependent upon the sun. In this way he
offers an electromagnetic theory of the
formation of centers of barometric de-
preston and their movement toward the
poles and from west to east. IF this
/ theory should turn out 10 be substan-
TALLY correct, then it would be easy TO
understand how and to what extent the
sun affects the weather.
The manner in which the sun holds
the earth with a resistless grasp of CRAWL
tation IS a familiar picture 10 the mind.
but this idea Of its magnetic power over
our globe is somewhat novel and proper
tionately startling, for it conveys q
greater sense of our helplessness. We
know the gravitative energy Of
the sun to nicely. and it
never varies. But its electric
influence depends largely upon its own
condition. which is subject to the most
violent and tremendous vicissitudes.
Moreover, there is evidence that the suns
electric power, or whatever that force
may be by which il excites the magnet
ism Of the earth, extends equally 20 other
planets. When the sun is most intensely
agitated the vast globe Of Jupiter Is COW
.ered with unwonted spots and belts, and
its great equatorial bands flush fiery red.
When a comet comes into the solar
system there is beautiful exhibition Of
a power Of the sun which is certainly not
gravitation, nor an effect OF radiant light
or heat as we know them. but which il
probably an expression Of electric energy.
The appearance Of the comets tail. while
il is vet far from the sun. Is the first evil
dence that the visitor from space is af-
fected by its approach toward the solar
CRIB. At first the tail i barely visible.
but as the comet draws nearer IL incTeas-
o. in size and brightness until. AZ last. a.
it swings around the sun at close quar-
tiers, its blazing train sweeps away i00.-
600, 900 miles. In this field Of the sun.
into which a comet can not venture
without thus attestjHg the far reaching
power Of the wonderful governing BODY
at It's center. our little globe circles. and
its inhabitants can not D. too thankful
that the great magnet around which
they revoive Is not more eTTatiC in the
manifestations Of It's power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
ge aaaieha Daily gae1e guesday gornue gue a. 1890.

The resubmission papers are mad be-
cause the Brewers Handbook gives so
small an amount of beer as having been
consumed in Kansas 1t is, too bad that
these fellows are disappointed. Let us all
go TO swiiling beer.-K. c. Gazette.
Don't do it. For the sake of your
health and personal comfort, don't. If
you must aid in curing the disap-
pointment let the Handbook's figures
stand, and use straight liquor. This
will in no wise affect the tenn
per of the resubmissionists. but
it will display a degree of common
sense and reason not universally pre-
valent. But don't deceive yourself with
the notion that the decrease in the
quantity of beer consumed in this state,
or any other as for that, as shown by
the Handbook, means a decrease in the
quantity of liquor constructive wish it
did. 1t simply means change of the
kind of liquor demanded: that the con-
sumers of beverages are learning that
plain whisky is preferable, because less
harmful and also cheaper, than the So
called light drinks. Only this and
nothing more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

A telegram from Washington says
that an intimate friend of the admins
tration reports that Secretary Blaine re-
Gently expressed himself very freely to
Senators Allison and Hale on the Nc
Kinley tariff bill. The statesman from
Maine went so far as to condemn the
measure as a party one. This idea has
come from the secretary three or four
times, and is evidently a correct state
ment of his belief. 1t is worthy Of note
just here that the bill was very materi-
ally amended by the senate committee
and is likely to be further modified in
the senate before it passes that body.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The indisposition 20 extend stock ven
lures, says the New York Star, is claimed
to be due mainly TO the uncertainty of
financial legislation going on in Wash
ingtOn. Earnings mainly determine
values, whether based on gold or silver
basis, but at times congressional issues
have to be considered first. The small
gold shipments are regarded by some
people as not much OF a factor and the
tariff legislation is subordinate to that of
silver. A satisfactory measure to most
fnanciers would be the striking out Of
the free-coinage section of the pending
silver bill and provision for the coinage
of 81 goo. 900 a year. This information
given out from such a source the money
center east may contain point Of
special significance or it may not. &C
cording 10 the action that Is 10 be taken
on the subject by congress. We shall
SEE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The Atlanta Constitution announces
that Pat Calhoun, young attorney of
that city, and grandson of the noted
South Carolinian, John C.. Calhoun, has
been made general counsellor for the
Richmond Terminal railway system, COW
ering something like 5000 miles of road.
A very extensive, important and respon-
sible position, but not equal in the extent
of territory covered nor mileage of road
to that in charge of Hon. Geo. R. Peck,
the general attorney for the Atchison-
Frisco system, which operates nearly
5000 miles of road, the largest in the
world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The Fort Scott Monitor is inclined to
take an optimistic view of the alleged
Ingalls-Funston incident in the house
last Friday. We much prefer to take
the Monitors view of the matter and
trust its version will prove to be the cor
rect one. 1t says:
The latest sensation with which the
Democratic press has connected the name
of Senator ingalls, is the charge that the
senator induced Mr.. Funston to change
his vote in the house on Thursday in the
contest to prevent the reference of the SEN
ate silver bill to the committee on coin
age, weights and measures. The story
was related with great circumstantiability,
first by the Kansas City Times, and in
some way got into the Associated Press
dispatches. All the foundation there is
for it is the fact that Senator Ingalls, was
seen in the house and spoke TO Mr.. Fun
ston. The balance, and what he said, if he
said anything, is all guess work. In other
words newspaper fake with which Sena-
tor Ingalls, name is connected because of
his prominence before the country. The
senator has made clean record in favor of
free coinage. Indeed the passage of the
bill through the senate was largely due to
his attitude on the question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The United States circuit court, at At
lanta, has rendered a decision enjoining
the state of Georgia from collecting
taxes from sleeping car companies, under
the provisions of the tax acts Of 1886 and
1888, says Bradstreet's. In two cases be-
fore the court taxes were assessed on
leach company doing business" in Geor-
gia Gas sleeping or palace car com
pany." In a third case the taxes were
assessed under the act of 1888. The
court held the tax unconstitutional, as
being in conflict with the interstate
clause of the federal constitution and
other constitutional provisions, state
and federal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The Topeka Capital admits that Hon.
Harrison Kelley has enough instructed
votes in the Fourth district convention
which meets in Emporia today, to give
him the nomination, on the first ballot,
and calls on the Shawnee delegation to
not present the name of a. H. Vance
according to instruction from the coun-
ty convention of that county. Whatever
may be said in criticism of Mr.. Kelley's
course of action on strictly party matters
he always takes high ground-it can
not be said that he failed to represent the
wishes Of his constituency and state on
the great silver question. The Fourth
district Republicans might go further
and do worse than to return Mr. Kelley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The Kansas City real estate agent was
showing to the capitalist some choice SUI
burban lots
What is your price for these?' inquired
the capitalist.
twenty-five dollars a front foot"
Il can get them cheaper than that, :" was
the decided rejOinder. "a Wichita real
estate man offered me these same lots last
week at so 30 Chicago Tribune
We have long been appraised that the
real property of the Missouri contingent
of Kansas City was drug on the local
market. but were not aware that it had
been placed in outside hands with in
structions to SELL However. the owner
of the lots in question showed a good
deal better business sense in placing
them in the hands of a Wichita real
estate agent to make sale than he did
in purchasing it. Honest, don't you
think so:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

A large convention of writers will be
held in Indiana, July $40. Riley, Rid
path, Thompson and number of other
prominent authors will be present. Indi-
ana has been prolific of successful writ
erS, among them Lew Wallace; and the
author of the ''Hoosier Schoolmaster"
owes his success to the state. 1t is sus-
pected that this convention will draw up
resolutions for recognition. With the
exception of Lie Halford, Indiana sa-
wants have been pretty generally snubbed
by the administration.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
COMMERCE OF THE LAKES.
ON the American Economist.


Colonel Brock. the chief of the bureau
of statistics of the treasury department,
has been engaged for some time in ar
ranging to take the statistics of the traf-
fic on the great lakes. Estimates which
have been made of this traffic indicate
that it is of greater magnitude than one
would suppose. The tonnage through
the Suez canal, carrying the commerce
of all the nations of the west to the In
dies, is known to be abaut 6,000,0 900 tons,
while that through the st. Marie above
Detroit is 7 100000 tons. The total ton
mage of the lakes is estimated at over
10000, 900, while that of London and
Liverpool together is only 10000, 900.
Figures like these give a faint idea Of
the Importance of the traffic in this coun-
try and to our Canadian neighbors. They
include the domestic traffic from one
American port to another, as well as.
from an American to a Canadian port ,or
from a Canadian to an American. These
figures will all be given in the report as
published, but the domestic and foreign
traffic will be carefully separated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
PRESIDENT MARVEL.

From the Cherryvale Republican.
Mr.. A. Marvel, president of the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway COM
pany, en- route to Chicago from Colorado,
went through here on last Tuesdays
Frisco cannon ball"
The editor hereof was accorded an in
teTview and occupied a seat in his special
car as far as Oswego-an hours ride.
The interview was general and exceed
ingly agreeable to the writer. President
Marvel dispenses regal hospitality. We
have interviewed several prominent men
in our time. but we do not recall an in
stance in our life where we were treated
better or with more respect and consid-
Grafton. Our host exhibited that off
hand, unOstentatious dignity, so pleasing
to western man, in a marked degree.
President Marvel is a distinguished
looking man, of the Lincoln type; a
large, massive head and an exceedingly
pleasant face. with individuality very
strongly marked. One at all skilled in
the science of physiognomy can see at a
glance why such a man should be
selected as the head and front of one of
the largest corporations on this continent.
Every feature OF his expressive face is
indicative of mental power; and those
careful, considerate, but firm and I'M
swerving characteristics, so noticeable in
personr possessed of extraordinary bust
ness ability, are very clearly defined.
He is a strong and brainy gentleman,
and as affable. pleasant and kind as he is
able.
He expressed himself well pleased
with Kansas and her people, and with
the crop outlook.
Kansas will tie to such a man, and
meet him half way every day in the
week, SUNDAYS included.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
SOME REASON IN HIS PROTEST.

From the Kansas City Journal.
DIR. Norvln Green, the president Of the
Western Union Telegraph company, has
submitted a final statement to the house
committee on postoffices and post roads,
in opposition to the postal telegraph
scheme. Apparently DR.. Green recog-
nizes the probability that the postal tele-
graph measure Of some sort will, before
long, be passed by congress, for he de-
votes a considerable portion Of his letter
to setting forth the injustice of the gov
ernment's entering the field as a com
petitOr of existing telegraph companies,
and urges the propriety of buying out
the present lines. What government
under the sun asks Dir. Green, ''has
ever established postal telegraph with
out first taking and paying for. at fair
and full valuation. all existing telegraph
properties, where there were any in its
dominions? Whatever the government
does for the people 1t must do exclu-
sively. If the telegraph BE- held az
part and parcel of the postal service, the
government should do il ALL II would
be an unprecedented outrage for the
government to enter into competition
with long established enterprises Of its
own citizens"
There Is justice in this. Mr.. Wana-
makers plan to lease certain telegraph
lines, and thus have the government and
the telegraph companies divide the bust
ness. does not seem very practicable or
fair. OF course, the governments leased
lines would tap the great centers Of popu-
lation, and take the cream Of the tele-
graph business. To make up for such
losses TO the companies. the people IN
more remote sections would be made to
suffer. When the government goes into
the telegraph business it should go fully
equipped, and ready TO perform at least
the same service which the companies
now render. And it should nonopoIize
the field. not enter il a. competitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The French are excited and think that
the western states are. excluding their
works of art in retaliation for the French
restrictions on our pork. 1t is just as
well that Monsieur tistshould discover
that the westerner who throws his sin
fiatus' into the hog in the shape of corn
regards himself just as much of an artist
in his own peculiar way as the French
gentleman with his palette and tubes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

Whisky is not going to Toe sold in Kan
saS even if the supreme court does make
ambiguous deciSion.-Salina Republican.
Well, if it isn't being sold, and lots of
1t. in your own town somebody is doing
an awful sight of lying. Its hard to
kick against the pricks, Brady; you had
just as well let up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

There are some features of the Anglo
German African controversy that need
explanation. \ few weeks ago Stanley
was loud in his denunciation of the
vacillating policy of Lord Salisbury. But
no sooner had he spoken than he closed
his mouth, refusing to utter another
word. Next we hear that he IS appointed
encouragement of the Congo Free state
10y his patron, King Leopold of Belgium
Then the details of the proposed partition
of African territory between England and
Germany are given out, and forthwith
Stanley breaks out in loud laudation of
the wisdom and skill of Lord Salisbury
in this undertaking. Meantime it should
not be forgotten that England NAV yet
buy the Congo Free State from King
Leopold. The public has not been ad-
mitled behind the scenes III this business,
and there is much in it that is at present
inexplicable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

Uncle Jerry Rusk few days ago pre-
dicted that President Harrison viii be
renomlnated and reelected. A day or
two later the president is said to have
declared that he will accept neither.
What's the matter with the administra-
ton. anyhow 1t don't seem to be flop
ping together wort a cent lately.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
An TTnhcind sCuf. -

Frozn the Lawrence Journal
II the senators ever see copy Of the
EAGLE containing a cut Of the newly ap-
pointed postmaster az Wichita that gen
r}eTnan VIII never he confirmed. The
EAGLE makes Mr. Jeweft look ike a
compounds between Senator Bsutley and
Rain-In- The-Face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

This is an age of athletics, but it is
only the young that make a success
thereat. His little experience Friday
will probably impress the venerable and
adipose representative from the Second
district that is safer to stay on the ground
with both feet down. And, it might be
well for some other of the more agile
vaulters to make note of the incident
referred to-for future reference.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The provisions Of the army appropria-
ton bin. which has Just become a law.
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors in army canteens located in
states having prohibitory laws will af-
feet eight military posts. The new regu-
lation subordinates the United States
army to local control A rather anoma-
lous situation,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The emperor of Russia is building a
pleasure yacht which ought TO be called
a ship. 1t viii be large enough to con-
tain 200 people, besides a place in the
hold bib enough TO conceal a nihilist.
This last provision was made on solicita-
ton of the zeaIous Russian police nower.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

FL Dorado viii do well TO reconsider her
supremacy in this matter of letters.
The next time Senator Ingalls, appears
in the house, Farmer Funston had better
call on the sergeant-at arms for protection.
1t viii be surprising if the next report
from the patent office doesn't show the
invention of a lot of new cork-screws by
Kansas individuals.
Tom Moonlight says he is not averse to
running for congress. This kind of spirit,
as Mr.. A. c. Campbell can tell Mr.. Moon
light, never got a man anywhere.
Judge Crozier decides that the spotter
who goes into a joint and buys liquor is
equally guilty with the jointist. This
should entitle Judge Crozier TO the nitric
A Kansas boy has strutted off with the
prize in the old German university of
Goettingen. This prize business must be
becoming trife monOtonous among Kan
sas boys
The man who started the story that
there was a nest of swapping turtles in the
bathing lake at Geuda Springs is liar,
probably from Baden-Baden or some other
enYious spa.
Senator Ingalls, exclaims fire and food
both pursue me" in speaking of his calam-
tiles. This will leave the Kansas City
Times in some doubt as to which one its
plagiarism expose" comes under.
The president of the state temperance
union had better let liquor alone and con-
troll his tongue. He speaks officially of
package dealers" as ''curs of low degree"
Choice language for temperate gentle
man.
Foreclosure proceedings against Kate
Field in the Atchison district court will
terminate on the Gath of July, when the
sheriff will sell to the highest bidder
Hates Atchinson speculation. Vale,
Katie.
The prohibition campaign in Nebraska
yields John p. ST. John $50 night Dan
Anthony is not in Nebraska: he is in New
York attending a law suit. Mr.. Anthony
is much more favorable to law suits than
he is to prohibition.
A year or so ago one of the most promi-
nent engineers in the west made a secret
survey around Atchison, reported TO his
chief that the Missouri river bridge there
was likely to span bayou in a very short
time, while the main channel took visit
INTO quarters farther east.
ingalls,, it is said, tried to make Harri-
son Kelly change his vote on the silver
question, but he was not as successful as
wi4h Funston. Kelly wouldn't do it. The
congressional nomination is somewhat
nearer in Mr. Kelley's district than in Mr.
Funston's. We are not so sure though
that this will make any difference in the
case.
FL Dorado of late has been making some
claims as the literary center of Kansas,
banking upon its dialect work good deal.
We have a dialect pOetess in Wichita, but
as she dosn't stand in with the newspaper
fraternity she has been blushing unseen
on the desert.air for some time. But one
of her poems which rears up against
hypocrisy and such in true political style,
was picked up on the street recently. Here
it is verbatim ct literatim:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The secretaries Of the several counties are in
st a-den CITY Kan certified copy OF the
credentials OF their several delegates Immediately
upon the adjournment OF the county conventions
II is hereby recommended that the several coun-
ties In said district select their delegates on July %
1890 unless otherwise ordered ny the county CeAtd4
committee.
JAMES KELLY. Chairman.
Jesse TAYLOR. Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The Journal says there are nine SUI
preme court saloons in Topeka, AT this
rate if the city has one or two more APP
peal cases TO the federal court she Will
have 10 take in some more additions to
the city to accommodate the business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

The secretary of the interior has given
orders to the town site commissioners
not to be lenient with the ''sooners" of
Oklahoma. The ''sooners' might as well
give up and immigrate over again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24
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Fv-lr 80 ~sffns Ee7@sizsz-
The " ichits Eagle calls : hall on
further presenting TIE nTtFfEAI PACKAGE
saloons and says thai ths g0o-d money 4
Kansaa j. besng wasted N tie fra
plsacs the state dosz noa gaT tho b4ils az
all The prosecutions - lar ~ Salina =
conceFned have only oos& our Clty 50
aasa as an aayeEt8ssa1ent aso1s Il waa
worth al hrEEsirsI times that aEnoant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

Would that some hand, either visible
or invisible, would write upon the walls
of congress in flaming letters, and in
delibly, this axiom: He serves his
party best who serves his country best"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

Our neighbor of the south, Mexico, the
dispatches say, is on the eve of a great
revolution. MexicO's final revolution
will probably be an annexation to George
Washington's country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

eff the lower house of congress will
hurry up and pass the free coinage silver
bill, " says the Champion, lit will present
it with a vote of thanks. But suppose
it does not, what then?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-24

A hundred thousand has been raised at
Pittsburg to form a nitroglycerine trust.
If congress wishes to sit down hard upon
this trust, it had better do it by proxy.