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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
THE FIFTY-sECoND CONGRESS.

According to tables made up of the re-
turns from the congressional districts
throughout the country the result of last
TUESDAYS election will be to give the
Democrats control of the Fifty-second
congress by majority of 134. This will
deprive that party of the exquisite pleas
ure of counting quorum from the oppo-
site side in retaliation for that practice of
Speaker Reed, made necessary by their
derelction during the last session. The
political concensus of the makeup of
the next congress by sections IS as fol-
lows:
In the states south of Mason and Dix
on's line and east of the Mississippi only
four Republican congr ssmen are left
out of total of eighty-five.
The New England delegation, suppos-
ing that the Republican candidate in the
Second Rhode Island district is elected,
stands Is to ID.
In the states north of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi 81 Democrats and 81
Republicans are elected.
In the great country west of the Miss
iSsippi the Democrats elect 80 congress
men and the Republicans %.
The vote in some of the districts wa;
very close and the official verificatiou
may change the figures given, but only
slightly if at all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

It's course as 10 satisfy the country thai
il can be- trusted 20 solve confronting
problems in accordance with the wishes
of the people rather than in obedience 10
any tradition or prejudice. A majority
Of the voters are PROFESSIONALLY favOra-
BILE 10 the principles and policies for
which it stands; but they will not all
vote its ticket when IL attempts 20 apply
those principles and policies IN an arbi-
trary and imprudent way. IL must give
heed 10 the opinions and the wants Of the
masses in relations which touch their
material welfare. Party ties have ceased
10 be governed by sentiment and emo
ton. Men will not regard them any
more when they require surrender OF
private Judgment with respect 10 prac-
tical Is ues and interests. The time has
come when political triumphs can -
won only By dealing honestly and wisely
with those subjects which are upPermOst
in the minds Of the people-with quss-
tons Of business, Of labor. and ~ COM
mon prosperity. This Is what the 70
nnarkable verdict Of last Tuesday mans,
and all other explanations are idle and
misleading.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

No game is being shipped out OF Okla
homa-
Mccoy says he is feeling "tOlerably
well. "
There will be 50 much news after the
legislature has adjourned
The CheyelInes aud Arapahoes are hay-
ing dance every night now.
The Guthrie Democrat does not belle its
name. II does lot ike Ingalls,
Judge Harvey will probably get 5000,
& full years pay, for his short term
Prohibition was beaten in Nebraska al
most as badly as IL would be Ia Oklahoma
Kingishsr Claims that real estate has
advanced = per cent in he last ten days
Globe Democrat: The brightest star In
the Republican constellation this year
seems to be Oklahoma
A great many soldiers are taking ad-
vantage OF the new law, Of being as
charged from the army after three year.
service.
The Oklahoma legislature gets - q DAY
for fighting the rebellion over again -
the real action the common soldier received
$l3 q month
There are some editors in Oklahoma y 20
viii have 10 warm themselves 5y the pfst
Office stove this winter. unless lioTs Wo0s-
comes IL on suhscrl ptiOn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
FARMER WILLIS TO SUCCEED JOHN
J. INGALLS,.

At conference of the Peoples party held
this morning in this city, it was unani-
mously decided. in case J. T. Willis is de-
feated for governor, 10 unite on their
gubernatorial candidate for United States
senator.
Chairman Chase aud other leaders in the
Peoples party are confident that they viii
have votes enough in the house TO elect
Governor Willis, even il he should not re-
ceive more than two or three votes OF state
senators.
The Alliance leaders also believe that in
fuenoes can be brought TO bear upon at
least six or eight Republican senators that
will compel them. in self preservation, TO
vote for Willis for United States senator
Topeka Democrat.
The foregoing was probably meant more
as a bluff at the Republican state central
committee who the Alliance suspect OF
doctorlng the returns 30 a. 10 make II
appear that Gov Humphrey has received
plurality Of the votes for governor OF
Kansas II that Is the scheme II viii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

fail. The Republican connot afford to
attempt to defraud the people of the state
in this matter, even if it had any such
desire. But such thing is impossible,
and the proposition is too absurd to talk
about.
But the Alliance members of the legis-
lature will not elect Mr.. Willis to the
senate. We do not believe they would
do so if they were able to by having a
clear majority of that body on joint
ballot; but if they should have the in
clination to do so, the straight Demo
cratic members, who will probably hold
the balance in the legislature, will hardly
be brought to agree to that arrangement.
The two factions might unite on some
other man, but not on Willis.
But the Democrat speaks of some
subtitle, powerful influence that might
be brought to bear upon certain Republic
can senators to cause them to vote for
Willis. We doubt ii. On the other
hand, will the Alliance members of the
house be less susceptible to influences
in Ingalls, favor than Republican sena-
tors?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
Haa
PARTY TIES.
Prom the oiobe-Democrat

Prom the Globe Democrat
The returns OF the recent election show
very plainly that party tics are not 20
strong in this country as they formerly
were. For several years past the tend
ency toward independent voting has been
stea iily growing. and II - no longer safe
To count upon the general devotion Of
the people TO party for partys sake.
The old issues upon which the Repubii-
cans and Democrats used 20 divide have
lost their force for the main part, and
new questions and considerations have
interviewed TO shape the course Of pOliti-
ca sentiment. These issues OF the past
have not been forgotten, but their prac-
teal servicableness has been exhausted,
and the average voter will not be swayed
By them when they interfere with the
proper adjustment Of other and immedi-
atsly important matters. We are living
IN a periOd Of surprising CONNER
cial and industrial activity, and
. economic questions necessarily take
+ precedence Of all Others. The
saving q the Union and the freeing
Of the slaves were splendid and benetlcent
| achievements, unequalsd ia ali the ms
/ tory Of the country; tut they count for
. little or nothing in present politics They
Z belong 20 another age, ike the events ~
I the revolution and the war Of 1872, ana
Z the people are not disposed % 90 On TOi-
T ing as II the conditions % previous
I epoch were still ia existence. The duties
I and responsibilities that now pertain 70
7 American citizenship are different from
T those Of any preceding time, and u .
I useless 20 try % subordinate thsn 20
things Of historic interest only
This does not signify that . Few allsyn-
: msnt u the voting forces - impending
Such result Is possible, % - sure t1i
I not prob4hle. a. least Tor good many
wears 70 come. The fact D manifest,
however. tina; the parties must adapi
T their creeds and purposes 70 the preseni
drift q r.opulzr thouzht and feeling. II
+ they expect 70 retain their strength and
Y continue their s@ryice- Tins - pSrtlcu-
F lzrsr tue Of the Rspublscan Eariy- IL
T. has had a lesson the year frosn which q
F, ought % learn The Necessity u - siApans
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teen miles between Paddington and
Dravton. In 1874 telegraph line was
opened between Washington and Baltl-
more. In 1850 copper wire insulated
in putta-percha was submerged between
Dover and Calais, and the first submarine
telegraph was laid by the late Mr.. I.
r. Champion. There are now 942 sub
marine cables. exclusive of the seven
Atlantic cables, with an aggregate OF
112,740 nautical miles. The overland
telegraph is already a worldwide insti-
tuition, in which there is a total OF 1,oSV,-
900 miles of wire, enough of the attenu-
ated metal TO go around the equatorlal
belt of the globe Just thirty
times. The number of words trans
mitted. the mics travelled and the
cash changing hands would tax the
enumeration table. The United States
has T76. 500 miles of wire, and i'll 1889 no
less than 5000, 900 messages were sent
through the country. France has 22O, o9O
miles of wire, on which in 1889 were
transmitted &C, 600 900 dispatches. Great
Britain has $50. OOO, 900 miles of metal
line, and in 1899 sent 30, 000, 600 messages.
Russia has spun out 170, 500 miles. and in
1899 gave the operators 10,2S0, $50 mes
Ss1kbo W ulSDdlCu. 1AuNA1tAAist
no fewer than los, $50 miles of wire
across its surface, and transmitted IN one
year Il, 600, 900 messages. Italy has H.
500 miles, and has made a record of
aboct 1000. 900 electric messages. Can
ada has 59, 500 miles of wire. and did
business in 1889 of 4,027,5S1 dispatches.
Egypt has j. 800 miles, and is in connec-
ton with India and England by subma-
rine cables, on which last year 1,6OO,2Oo
communications were carried from
one end of the world TO
the other. China has 5,oOO
miles of wire across Mongolia, and Japan
owns no less than 16.500 miles, over
which 5000. 600 messages were sent IN
one year. New Zealand has strung itself
with IL .375 miles of metal cord. and dis
patched 1885. 1894 messages. Tasmania
has 9, 800 miles of telegraph wires. Per-
STA claims, in partnership with European
wires, about 6,124 miles. South Africa
has credit of 4,3l0 miles, and even st.
Helena; the island prison OF the great
Corsican. has thirteen miles of the uni
versal wire cobwebbing its rocks. The
telegraph systems of the world have UNI
rolled the wire reel without stint, and If
we add to the 1.6SS, 900 miles used for
telegraph purposes the wholesale appro-
priation by the telephone system, the
sum total would be enormous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
sUNFLOW Err sHIMMER.

1t wasn't Is-itt, but Otis.
A new motto: Veni, vidi, vale
The Mckinley bill isn't raising our
spirits any.
This is the biggest picnic the Alliance
has ever had.
Tariff reform in Kansas does not mean
Grover Cleveland.
The angel of peace, slightly disfgured,
but still in the ring.
Massilon and Jim Lane are probably
holding a ratification meeting.
The loudest thing in Kansas just now
is Senator Plumbs Il told you SO. ="
Will Secretary Mohler now come out
and advise the farmers to sow more candi-
dates?
The Kingman Journal wants to know
if we hear the slogan. Yes, and we hear
the slow gang, also.
The hands that makes the corn-pones
for the threshiug machine hands have
their share in ruling the world.
Bradford was introduced to an audience
at Howard, last week, as MIR. a. b.
Campbell" He protested lOvdly.
The Atchison Champion is a good deal
farther away from Missouri in the eyes of
the politicians than it has ever been be-
fore.
An Oklahoma legislator says 1.-THE Santa
Fe railroad is the greatest political factor
in this country" He is not a formerly
ok ansas."
Ben Clover, who will succeed Bishop
Perkins in congress is 30 years old. Al
though born in Ohio he has never held a
public office.
The Democracy in the Kansas legisla-
ture will probably occupy the same arbi-
trary position as the Alliance men do IN
the Oklahoma legislature.
John Davis, the Alliance congressman in
the Fifth district, is said to be well edu-
Gated. He was born in Illinois, and has
lived in Kansas since 1872. Mr.. Davis has
a mouth which will keep him on his feet a
great deal in congress.
Jerry Simpson was not born under the
American flag. He first saw the light in
| New Brunswick in 1912. He ran away
from home TO be sailor when he was
| fourteen years old, and narrowly escaped
| shin wreck while on the high seas. This
/ induced him to leave the briny deep and
/ he has never had very much use for water
since
William Baker, who knocked out Webb
! McNall in the Sixth district, is a Pennsyl-
vania man. He is graduate Of Washing
! ton college at Connorsburg. He taught
school before he came to Kansas, but has
given his attention to farming since locat-
/ ing in the west It is stated that he has
forgotten more grammar than Webb Nc
/ Nall ever knew.
John G. Otis, who is just beginning e
get it through his head that he is elected
to congress from the Fourth district, was
born OF Quaker parentage in Vermont,
ffty-two years ago. He received an AGA
demic education at Burr seminary, Man
chester, Vt, spent one year at Williams
college and afterwards attended the HAIRY
ard law school. He has made thorough
and intelligent study for some years OF
economic questions, which viii account
for the fact that be is a tariff reformer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
of New York and all the New England

of New York and all the New England
states combined.
The EAGLE has presented many
facts going to show why
Wichita must inevitably become the
commercial centre of Kansas carrying
the prestige of financial power and the
weight of capital, but few reasons ever
given were more convincing or that
pointed with more renewing certainty
to this city's future prominence and
greatness than those involved in and
conveyed by the undisputed statistical
testimony cited above. In handling this
vast product alone, to say nothing of all
the other products of this favored sec
ton. to say nothing of the hogs and cat
tie, and sheep and horses that in herds
and fiocks enliven the landscapes of these
eleven mighty counties, Wichita would
increase in magnitude and wealth and
in power exactly proportioned to the
superior excellence of such advantage
Gus resources.
The only question in such connection
to settle is the one as to whether Wichita
is the natural, real and primal center,
the pivotal market of the unrivaled pro-
auctions. Let us see. Take the physical
conformation of this section of country
and then take the map issued by the
railroad commissioners of the state and
see for yourself. Ten lines of railway
radiate out to every part Of this charmed
circle of wheat, corn, oats and live
stock herds, to every part of that larger
circle, to every part of the state and be-
yond. Every point, every town, hamlet
and station of this great valley are
reached from this city, and to us already
come the hogs and cattle, and to us will
come, in the near future, the entire
enormous grain production cited. With
in this radius of one hundred miles
the Santa Fe system has 1,73S miles of
main line, branches and links of railway,
every car upon which can be run di-
rectly into Wichita with the least posi-
BILE mileage. The Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn has, within this hundred mile radi-
us, ,O24 miles of main line and branches
and links. Within this same circle the
Rock Island and other railway interests
S27 miles of road. Or, there is within
one hundred miles of Wichits, 1888
miles of railroad. This circle is grid
ironed with railways diverging from
this city and all the circle described Is
dotted with towns and stations.
But few cities, old or new, on this
continent or anywhere else, has such
railway mileage in SO circumscribed a
circle as has Wichita. Whether these
roads shall continue to prove successful
investments, or whether they fall into
the hands of the courts and receivers
they will all the same remain where they
are, and continue to be operated with
reference to the commercial demands OF
| Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

to get at the underflow with view OF
applying il TO irrigation. If the expert
ments are successful the syndicate Will
go into well -borIng and ditch-digglng on
a large scale, with a view of putting
the land on the market again
when they are able to insure the
settler steady supply of water sufii-
Gent for irrigation. The department
engineer and geologist, who are now IN
the field, will be asked TO look over the
plans of the mortgage cOmpauy's syndl-
cate and criticise or approve them. Al
Garden City the undersheet water OF the
Arkansas valley is being tapped by a
company which expects TO find enough
to supply large ditch. This thing has
been successfully accomplished at Dodge
CITY. There a canal heads underground
and extends down stream at grade less
than the natural fall of the valley until
it brings the water up 10 andd above tho
surface OF the large tract Of country.
The Dodge City canal Is considered
perfect success. 1t will Irrigats 5OV.0O
acres Of land as far a. at present devei-
oped.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

The EAGLE desires TO call the atten-
ton of ex-Union soldiers who voted for
Willis, Simpson, ct al, to the fact that
all pension legislation stops with the
swearing in of the next congress, March
4, 81. Old soldiers were not only beaten
for congress in Kansas by the combina-
ton of Alliance and Democrats, under
the command of ex-Brigadier, ex-COn-
federate General Polk, but in all the
northwestern states. And, Ingalls, won't
be there to sit down on them. 1t not
only hurts to cut off ones nose but it also
spoils his face. For eighteen years In
gals has championed every liberal pen
sion measure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
Rnmn Lnar Advice.

From the IAwrsnca Journal
The Newton Republican says: III
Matt Quay had only been man enough
10 follow the example Of Iscariot, or II
Republicans had only accepted ~ true
the arraigument by Congressman Ken
nedy Of Ohio, instead of attempting 70
exculpate the Pennsylvanian villain by
eIpunging Kennedy words from record,
the state of William Penn would now
belong % Republicaus. Vow u y too
bad that Tom Norton didn't see 81 o.
give that advice - the Pennsylvania
Republicans before the election, and
thus save the state 90 the party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
WHEAT, WHEAT, ONLY WHEAT.

The wheat prospect of Southern Kan
sas this fall was never excelled in the
h story of the great valley. There may
have been years when the stand was as
fine in certain sections or counties, but
never time when it was so uniformly
splendid, and never such an acreage.
The seven counties of Sumner, Cowley,
Sedgwick, Mcpherson, Reno, Harvey
and Butler, will. if nothing happens,
harvest more wheat than was harvested
by the entire state last year. With an
average winter and spring, the aggregate
amount of wheat which will be har-
vested by four of these counties can not
be much if any short of from eighteen
to twenty millions of bushels. Sumner
county alone claims to have some two
hundred and fifty thousand acres, every
field of which is perfect stand. This
is true as to condition in all the counties
of South Central Kansas. The crop was
in prime condition to go into the winter
and even before the general warm rain
of night before last and yesterday. Kan
sas will simply astonish the world with
her wheat crop of 1891.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
THIRD AND LAST CALL.

We have on our table cord or so of
contributions on the political situation,
received before and since the election,
which we have, after prayerful consid-
Grafton, concluded not to publish this
year. The majority of the manuscript
is finer and more profound, probably,
than anything which we would be likely
to produce, but the aggregated contiic-
ton of opinions held and expressed smack
too much of the late unpleasantness, in
which, at times, both Willis and Jere
Simpson seemed elected. We shall there
fore consign this whole cart-load of
brains to the waste basket, unless the
contributors Immediately forward the
necessary passage for the return of their
efforts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

The Newton Republican has. all Of
suddint, become the worst rebel in all
the land. as the subjoined little bouquet
of excerpts from its editorial columns
clearly show. If Tom could have worked
his mad up TO its present pitch while the
fight was going on and before 1t was
over what valiant service he might()
have rendered. But there ara lots of
people who do their best fighting after
the fight is over. But listen to Toms
wall of toe:
The Kansas voter drew on the People
deck and got handful Of knavss
For the first time in its life the Repub
ncan is ag'in' the government Of Kansas.
III we are 10 have weak sisters run our
government, why can we not have those
that wear petticosts.
senator Plumb's claim 10 asininity has
been filed with the nation al large IN a
very noisy and aggressive manner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

No matter what may be the political
standing of the coming legislature, Kan
sas will not send Democrat to the United
States senate. Mark that down.-Law-
renee Journal.
Don't be too sure of that. 1t is not I'M
probable that they will hold the balance
of power in the legislature, and with the
reported unalterable opposition to Sena-
tor Ingalls, on the part of the Alliance
and its representatives, the Democrats
may be able to coerce them into support
of their candidate, under threat to
elect ingalls,.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
Philadelphia Store
POST OFFICE CORNER.

We will open Monday morning and offer for sale
facturers fine Sample Wraps which has been sent dis
pose of at the best they will bring
The line embraces 800 garments and comprises
every novelty this in wraps The assortment is
especially good in pushes and also in misses and chdrens
Sizes They will sold at so cents the dollar just
half the regular prices. Sale begins at 10 o'clock
dress pattern sale an immense We shall
during this week. until the stock is exhausted
only about 80 pieces left.
yards of SO inch wool Henrietta with all trimmings
pete yards silesa yards skirt lining dozen Buttons
silk twist stays linen and braid complete for s39S coors
all desirable, and all new fresh stock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

To the managers Of the Alliance: The
EAGLE has some fine stenographic re-
ports of speeches made by Jere Simpson
during the late campaign which have
lost their interest TO us and which will be
disposed of at considerable reduction
below the cost Of product on and re-
transcription. They might be found use
ful to the ex-Union soldiers of the Ali
ance as a check line when Jere starts for
a Democratic caucus called TO consider
the most feasible way to cut down and
defeat Republican pension bills.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

The ONLY man to hit the bulls-eye of
futurity was Murdoch, who prophesied
rebellion Let us give the carrot
Commissioned editor credit for his uu-
erring Reconsideration Republican.
Thanks. IL all seemed so plain as
long ago as the spring of SO that we be-
heved that all that was necessary was to
cite the causes to have our Republican
leaders heed and act at once. But they
didn't and wouldn't. Only by the skin
of the teeth did the rebellion miss being
a revolution with the party of progress
and freedom in the soup.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

There can certainly be no doubt but that
Marsh Murdoch and his fellow kickers
have at last succeeded in placing Kansas
in the doubtful column. How do they
feel about it?-Clay Center Dispatch.
Speaking for one, we feel like a high
sailing bird that spreads his tail in the
ambient atmosphere found only in the
trail of a cyclone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

Well, Mr.. Humphrey will not be called
upon this winter by the Legislature to
sign any more bills locating useless and
expensive state institutions, such as idiot
schools, orphan schools. reformatories,
widows asylums and sectarian hospitals,
nor yet to approve Of measures creating
useless Offices.