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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
A DECISION IN POINT.

From the Kansas City Journal.
The question, What constitutes an
Original PACKAGE is attracting a great
deal of attention at present in Iowa and
Kansas. Are the single bottles making
up a case of beer original packages, or is
the the original package the unbroken
case: Can beer shipped by the case into
prohibition states be sold by the bottle,
or must the entire case be sold at one
time: These are questions of import
auce to the importers and to the state
authorities.
There happens to be a decision on Just
this point. 1t was rendered by the SUI
preme court of Iowa on a case which
was appealed from the superior court at
keOluk. Il ante-dateS the recent de-
cision by the federal supreme court, and
did not attract so much attention as it
would have attracted had Judge Fuler's
famous decision been rendered pre-
viousiy
But now the case has been resurrected.
and we quote from an abstract published
by a Des Moines paper:
The case in question was Collins vs.
Hill ct al. appealed from the Keokuk
superior court, the Hon. Henry Bank,
Jr.. Judge.
The defendant had been convicted of
maintaining liquor nuisance. 1t was
maintained that he dealt only in original
packages. 1t was shown that his bottled
whisky was received in boxes or barrels,
which were opened and the bottles sold.
The superior court held that the boxes
and barrels constituted the original
packages and that the bottles could not
be sold. The case was appealed 10 the
state supreme court. and that tribunal
reversed the decision of Judge Bank.
The decision. which was written by
Chief Justice Reed. says: The distinc-
ton drawn by the superior court be
tween the different transactions does not
appear To us TO rest upon any sound legal
principle. The liquor was in each case
put up by the manufacturer or dealer in
another state with view to sales in that
condition. The subsequent packing in
boxes and barrels was a mere matter Of
convenience in the sale and shipment Of
the property"
Inc federal supreme court reversed
the Iowa tribunal on the main question
Is 70 the right 10 import and sell liquor
IN the original p3cka ges. and II may also
give different definition 10 the term.
But at present. in the state Of Iowa,
there Is nothing TO prevent selling by the
single bottle LIQUOR which has been i'm
ported by the case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
BEN. BUTLER AGAIN UNBorrLED.
From the American Wool Reporter. May s.

! From the American Wool Reporter, Nays
When General B. F. Butler cut off his
| connection with the rest of the earth by
the Dutch Gap canal, and General Grant
pithily announced that Butler was bot
! tied" everybody recognized the appro-
| priatenesS of the expression; and in 1888
when Hon. George d. Robinson followed
| the doughty critic of Tewksburv across
the state of Massachusetts, in a wordy
warfare. so promptly and skilfullv CON
Quoted as to almost convince people that
truth can travel faster than falsehood.
the generals capacity for mischief was
again impaired. OF late he has ceased
to be anything but amusing, and not
even that more than once in twelve
months when a certain annual banquet in
Boston arouseS mild curiosity as TO what
particular form of inaccuracy he will in
dulge in.
This year he chose for one of his sub
]ectS western farm mortgages" Of
which he asserted that s., 500, 600, 900
are outstanding. covering the farms Of
the western states alone, exclusive Of
city and town property; and here Is one
of his characteristic conclusions:
So that the payment of these mort
cages is simply impossible. The pay
ment Of the interest upon them Is also
impossible, because, as we have seen,
they call for from Z to 8 per cent, and
all statistics show that the average pro
fits on farming industries are between t
and D per cent only-hardly over !.
These mortgages never Will be paid. If
for no other reason, because they never
can be paid.
When General Butler treats of evil
dence of debt, whether greenbacks, gov
eminent bonds or mortgages, he has al
ways been, if possible. more mixed and
misleading than usual in his utterances.
If he means by profits in the above
paragraph what the word usually Signi-
fies, then the interest on the farmers
mortgage and other debts incident to his
business. as well as fair wages for him
self and the other workers in his family,
have been deducted before the 4 or per
cent profit is reached. But if he means
by profits" the entire receipts from the
sale of the produce Of the farm, as well
as the value of that consumed by the
farmers family, the absurdity of his
statement IS apparent at glance. Sc
lecting at random five counties in Kan
sas, we find that even in that year of
suffering and depression, 1887, the ratio
between the value of the farm products
for that year, and the total valuation of
the farms themselves, was as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

The opening OF original package houses
in Topeka does not therefore mean that
prohibition Is playing out. One swallow
tie full of swallows. The prospective legsis-
latlon by congress Is apt to close up the
liquor business tighter than it ever was
before.-Topeka Journal.
Which reminds Us of q little incident
that occurred down in Arkansaw once
upon 4 time. \ traveller refined up be-
fore a cabin door late one evening intend
ing to apply for a nights lodging. but
when the emaciated. tallow-faced head
of the house appeared AT the door shak-
ing with the buck ague the traveller in
stantlv changed his mind, and after ex-
changing a few commonplaces he en-
ouired after the health of the community.
The hero of the occasion promptly re-
piled that it was Illustrate hereabout.
but across the slough they say the fever
and aigv Is purity bad. The prohibs are
always hopeful and are going To do won
ders when this or that thing occurs.
They will jump at some other eXpedient
as soon as congress decides not To ar
tempt TO nullifv the constitution by pass
ING an act in accordance with the pro
hibitionists' demands prohibiting traffic
between the states. See if they don't
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
WHY WOMAN Is MANS BEST FRIEND.

Edward W Box. in Ladies Home Journal.
First and foremost, woman Is mans
best friend:
Because she is his mother.
Second. because she j. his wife.
Because she is patient with him in i'll
ness. endures his tretfulness and moth
ers' him.
Because she viii stick to him through
good and evil report and always believe
IN him. if she loves him.
Because without her he would be rude,
rough and ungodly.
Because she teaches him the value Of
gentle words, of kindly thought and Of
consideration.
Because she can with him endure pain
quietly and meet JOY gladly.
Because. on her breast, NE can shed
tears Of repentance. and be is never re-
minded of them afterwards.
Because when he Is behaving like a
fretful bOy-and we all DO. You know
at time7-with no reason in the world
for IT., womau= soft word touch or
glance viii u tke him ashamed Of him
self. as he ought to be.
Because without her as an incentive he
would grow lazy; there would b. no
good work done. there would beuo noble
books written. there would be- 10 beau
tiful pictures painted. there would BE-
no divine strains %, melody.
Because she has made for us a beau
tifU! world IN which we should be- rrsud
10 live. and cputrutei ~ die.
Bccguse-aud thi, j. the best reason az
all-vheu the world had reached du uu-
envia1la state Of wIc6ejHe--. the blessed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Literary Paris has lately been agog
over story by the Nicomte Eugene
Melchior de Vogue, which was taken as
one of the evidences indicating the ex-
istence of 4 romantic reaction a"ainst
the French realistic school. American
readers know the NiComte rs the author
of the vivid papers on the Russian capt.
tai and Russian country life which APP
peared last year in Harper's Magazine
To the coming June number he will con
tribute an article entitled Through the
Caucasus" richly illustrated from draw
jngs by I. de ThUlstrup. One section of
the article describes Bakou. ''the Black
City with its greatpetroleum wells, and
another carries the reader to koutais.
where every man that YOU meet Is a
walking statue of Olympiau Jupiter
such are the perfection of form and
nobleness of bearing among the inhabi-
tants The Nicomte de Vogue Is a mem
her of the French Academy, and the
author of the standard work upon Rus
sian literature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Congressman Harrison Kelly, Of the
Fourth congressional district, who is
supposed 50 be a high protectionist, last
week unconsciOusly gave himself over
g. tariff reform ina letter published in
H. Eldorado paper. \ friend Of Kelly,
District Judge Shinn. who has been a
high protectionist until recently, came
ont for absolute free trade. and without
formally telling Kelly Of his change of
heart wrote him, at some length, a
friendly letter GA the tariff. The con-
gresham Immediately replied as follows:
Your letter read and re-read. l am
surprised at the entire harmony of our
views upon the question of the tariff. "
The letter has created something of a
sensation in that district. 1t really looks
like there Is going to be a regular land
slide. BIT watch the vote on the pas
sage of the bill That viii show the
faith that's in EN-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Replying to an item that appeared in
the EAGLE two or three days ago ex-
planning in brief what the State Immi-
grafton Bureau has done and is doing,
the Salina Republican says: "Salina has
q commercial club with $50 members in
good standing. all hard workers, all pull
ing together arN bent on making as big
as Wichita and in order to do this we
are going to work increasingly TO make
Kansas have people enough to support
rs no matter how big we may grow"
That's the kind of talk we like to hear;
II i The true Kansas idea that is bound
t. win
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Senator-elect Carlisle viii remain in
tie house until the final vote on the Nc
hinley tariff bill Is taken, after which he
vii formally tender his resignation as a
member Of that body and present his
credentials 10 the senate. This will give
him two votes on the measure. It was
expected that he would make a speech
on the bill in the house, but he was
probably determined by the resolution
adopted by that body limiting speeches
TO five minutes. He viii have an oppor-
tuniCy 70 declare himself in the senate,
as that body viii probably not limit de
bate upon the bill when it comes before
II for action.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
Mr. GODDARD RETIREs.
Prom ,hs Kausas city Times.

From ths Eauszs C.ty Tines.
There can uoT he no doubt that Mr..
John F. Goddard. the veteran freight
manager q tie Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe. Is out lie rendered his resig-
nation and II has been accepted. 3Ir.
Goddard was fortnight ago reelected
10 the position h has held for ten years.
and It was then thought that al talk of
his leaving the Santa Fe vras nCussnsical
i trouble between Mr.. Goddard and
Freight Traffic Manager J. A. Hanlev
brought about his resignation. Mr.
Hanley had refused. 50 the story g,1-.
10 recognize thu authority Or Mr. Gcdd-
ard IN the absence of President Marvel
and such a state of affairs brought about
has resignation. Mr. HauieE Is one q
President Maxwell aTpol,ltft-s and = said
10 H. a general favorIfe with the admin
istration- h l. already spoken q - 2lr.
Goddard Successor.
AT. GodIaTds active railroad career
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

began late in the sixties. In 1872 he
held a responsible position in the general
freight office of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy, leaving it in two or three
years to become general freight agent Of
the Hannibal & ST. Joseph. Later he
returned to his old position on the Bur
lington. and in 1876 was offered and
accepted the general freight agency OF
the Santa Fe, the same position now
held by Mr. T. c. Gay, at Topeka. He
held that position for number of years.
advancing from that to general manager
Of the freight department. He Is one Of
the most widely known, as we'll as one Of
the ablest of western railroad men.
There is a possibility that he Will renew
his old relations with the Burlington and
become general manager, TO succeed
Dir. +. 2. Ripley, resigned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Prom me ta.-.asH % boise
William Warner the celebrated law
yer. was engaged bg a Kansas CITY
brewer ~ make test case iu Kansas 70
the original package decision Accord
iugiF JHe brewery established and a1ent
Iu "vauIo.te who sold beer .u tls
original package Te was arrested. tut
tie rr1L8,tioai--< d.I not base us
roura -a % make the arrest under sIs
pr1Hatory act They aid raf dare %
tru-- tHa validity ~ the at before the
supreme court ~ the state. whose nom
b.r- as. VIGOROUSLY friends Il &C. They
took refuge behind fre WvsUlaffa joint
ordiuau.a. which their 0an pet iaw saFs
Is au unlawful evasion and s1uterfIze.
This sa1H the hypocrisy - prohibition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

The quality of goods is unexceled and we present
them in entirely original novel and attractive line OF
styles. Vevets MOquettes Brussels and Tapestries we
are the only house here who carry borders for Velvets
Moquettes and Brussels
An immense stock of the latest designs in LowelIs
Hartfords Parks and Lecestershire Extra Superior all
wool Ingrans guaranteed standard grade. Full line OF
Cotton Warp Ingrans
The largest and best lighted carpet in the state
Lower prices than any other house Do YOU want rugs
or mating! We will show you great line.
The lace curtain department is showing magnii-
cent line of Nottinghams BRUSSELS Nets, Oriental and
all the latest fabrics
Do you want uphOlstry to make over furniture?
You will find it at the
White House Of Innes & Ross.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
GLORY TO THE EAGLE.

BELLE PLANE, Kan, May 20, 1890.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Your leader today, headed "Slu5s' In
terview," has the ring of true metal. Are
the ''shackles to be broken" Is Kansas
to be permitted to speak for her own
interest and the interests of seventy-five
per cent Of the people of the United
States? Or shall we be bound hand and
foot by the dictators of the money
power? Is the sun rising and spreading
her glorious light on free America?
Glory to the EAGLE! lie dare speak for
the rights Of our people. Let them read
him out of the party if they wish. He
rises like a great statesman to speak for
the right. He will be indorsed by all
true lovers of liberty and justice, and his
star will shine when the demagogue
VIII have persisted in oblivion. Sincerely
yours, SUMNER COUNTY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
soldLers Holne Investleatlon.

Prom t.e N-1turt. san.
Tho committee Of g. a. r. appointed
o. iuyr-t.-.t. Jle home management,
met today and came To the conclusion
that they coded more authority 90 make
g. thorough .,,-n21Jiou. st present 10
is due o. tu..c gentlemen % say that they
have come ts f, conclusion and they do
not wish their private opinions made
public. This much can be- said, the home
under the management OF Governor
Smith and 1Iaigr ~hockjey h all that can
be- wished for. one of the board said.
"Thcv have q better home than /. al
though ! can have what please
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

The Chicago Tribune says the McKin-
ley bill, while it takes off $6O,0OO,00
from sugar, and S1O,OOO,OOO from tobac-
co, effecting total of $50, 600, in
creases the duties on leading neces5arie5
and decencies of life, at least $3.50, 000,-
900. 1t devotes a whole page to show
ing the increase in ordinary articles. 1t
looks as though we had run wild, and
that we viii wind up in a general smash
about next November.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

Another fiduciary has been caught
short. The treasurer of the Kansas City,
NIissouri division) IS reported $4,000
minus in his cash account. Don't know
that politics has anything to do with it.,
but it is a rather remarkable coincidence
that almost every defaulter to any con-
siderable amount for months has been a
Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
Orthodox Weakness.

Prom tha E.He.- '... Sas.'f~
blessed ara t.a meek-for they shall
inherit the Garth Thi. is the only
chance we see for Kansas. and We hope
D. VIII come IU our time. Colorado In
the mexican ore fight, has 30 far as the
house i- concerned, got her price for
voting the ticket Iu i~~- And the ST.
Louis Democrat says tie four Republican
members from Missouri CDaxed at least
twenty k.puAHaau- vho intended vut-
iu- Tor Tree ore. over ~ the alleged .utsr-
e-t- of bourbon Missouri Ne hope
kaH viii nos only continue o. vote
the ticket nut furu the other cheek.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

consume their goods? That is what its
language means, and if that is what is
being done nobody can blame the citi-
zens of that place to rise up enmass and
forcibly eject the offenders from their
midst. But is it not fact, Mr.. Capital,
that the purchases are made by the citi-
zens of their own free will and accord?
1t is law of commerce that it takes two
to make deal, in view Of which your
denunciation should be directed against
both parties to the outrageous transac-
ton, for both are equally guilty. If
there were no demand for the original
packages the original packages would
not long remain there to outrage the fine
sensibilities of the indignant citizens.
Rev. Embree. in his address in the Capt.
tol city last Friday punctured the hypo-
crisy that has been practiced in his own
city, Leavenworth. by declaring that
there were not fifty prohibitionists in
fact in that city. The Capitals asser-
tons above quoted is pretty strong evil
dence that Topeka is but counterpart
of Leavenworth in the same respect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
WICHITANS ABROAD.


From the Arkansas City Traveller.
Senator Bentley and Mayor Clement
of Wichita, called upon the traveller yes
terdav and treated us to pleasant con
versation Both gentlemen are repre-
sentative Wichita men and they told us
Of a number of schemes adopted to make
Wichita the city she is. Both Senator
Bentley and Mayor Clement considered
the EAGLE had been one of the greatest
factors in building Wichita. The EAGLE
had stood by Wichita and Wichita had
stood by the EAGLE. Senator Bentley
said that when they We're working for
the packing houses at Wichita they first
raised Sl75. 900 for DOld's and then the
same amount was raised to secure Whit
takers. 1t was all done by private sub
scription. None of the moneywas voted
by the people. The board of trade raised
it all and nearly every citizen belonged
to the board Of trade. When the pack
ing houses were put up the assessments
were paid slow toward the last and in
order To not have tie work STOP several
of the business men signed a note for
$4,000 and got the money from the
hanks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

The EAGLE this morning reprOduces
two answers to Ben Buffers Islander on
the west, but Mr.. c. Wood Davis has
written an article, which for force, facts
and conviction far surpasses either the
Wool Growers, or the Boston Journal
articles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
Tie Alegsphone.

kEHtL- -ti# -NT@ Af-e --a-
\ new meeaphone has been placed on
the market in London, by which the
human voice can be 50 magnltied that Il
may be heard a distance Of several miles.
On It's appearance a poor henPecke-t
Engllslman wrote 70 the papers and
said that ii the electricians had on hand
or IN view an instrument that would -
diminish the human voice that i
couldn't BE- heard at all, he was willing
70 pay good deal Of money for Il,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
articles.

Harriet Prescott Spofford has written
a dainty sketch entitled, 1.-The Wise
Pieto," for the number of Harper's Ba-
Ear to be published May %. The same
number will contain Fused as By Fire, .
a Memorial Day story, by Helen Eyert-
son Smith.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
EXCHANGE SHOTS.


Prom me F-apers I,sraa...a.-
Mr. Carlisle j. a man ~ brains. aud
Kentucky aduires brains: he IS a thor
oIgn Democrat, and Kentucky EoGors
Democracy, be Is co1virial In hI- habits.
and Kentucky loves couvIv.alIfT DR.
Car'isles election - the senate j. culy
what was ~ have been expected
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

If There IS anything i8 this world u40rs
beautiful. o. ttss eaa-aa ~ the year tra.a
ga apple ~. hard l1 bloom. name it,
EgtaH Herald Be- name b. kausas. and
81 tlls s9H u the year Be- i prsttier
than aIy thing Bostou ever saw aEsital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
Faith ard Works

FroE The Biug Cfy HeGHd.
sunday Wichita EAGLE bad illustra-
tion- of two fine churches and the y. 81.
&. a. Building of that city, the latter
would Dee AN ornament % any city iu the
land. People who pat money into build
luz, of thar kind are not wholly actuat-
eI by boom and greed and "a few 81 such
Will make "a city solid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22
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MJ(}lll .:!.s. Eagle
VI. N. MURDOCH, Editor.
VI. ". MURDOCH, Editor.
LARNEn. Kan. May u. 1sqn.

LARNED, Kan, May H. 1890
There will be a meeting Of the Republican State
Committee at the Copeland hotel. Topeka, Kansas,
May 81 1890, at 4 O'Clock p. m for the purpose Of
filing vacancies in said committee, naming time
and place for holding Republican State Convention,
fixing basis of representation for same and trans
acting such other business as may properly come
before it, HENRY BOOTH, Chairman
BION ). HUTCHINS, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

About the meanest piece of plagiarism
we have seen is this from Dan Anthony's
Leavenworth Times: "And now the
question is: Does Senator ingalls, de-
liver his speeches in ORIGINAL packages
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

From tAs >a-IHs Republican
Tomlm~ou recently said he was uatur-
ally Republican and would not feel
badly To be- back in that party This
may d. un hi- part hut the party Of the
second part would object streuuousIy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

If congress should decide to pass bill
covering the supreme courts original
package decision it had as well extend
the provisions of the bill to the dressed
beef interests so as to provide for local
inspection. If the first is accommodated
the second viii renew the importantly
at once. And these viii only a be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

It has been observed that the cyclone
ought u be cur national air-Newt0n Re
publican. 80 1t might If set 10 the time Of
the Storm March GaIlop
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-22

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Western Farm Mortgage Trust Co.. 1.22L142lJ
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