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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08
The wife the BETTER Nan.

A man and women created much
amusement on Maryland avenue and
Front street tSis afternoon by engaging
in q series Of tussles, in every one Of
which, the woman proved herself to be
the better man. The man was first
seen running down Maryland avenue
at full speed, closely pursued by crowd
of boys, and woman, presumably his
wife, He halted before Burke's saloon
and attempted to enter, but had only
mounted few steps when the woman
came up and hurled him into
the street. She thrashed him
with her fists until be begged for mercy.
On being released he ran like deer
towards Front street and up Front on
the south side The woman kept close
at his heels all the time he crossed the
street TO the north side and then each
walked for a time on opposite sidewalks.
At the corner of Washington
the man wheeled into Maguire's saloon,
but in an instant the woman was in also,
and brought him out by the neck amid
the laughter Of all who saw them. Here
he became combative. but few seconds
convinced him he was no match for his
opponent, who rained blows thick
and heavy on his unprotected face.
Discretion appeared to him to be the
better part of the valor for he started
again to run. The woman anticipated
this move, however, and catching hold Of
him by the shoulder, quickly ran him
into B. Bubender's store, No. 40S Front
street. All the inhabitants of that street
were out and immensely enjoyed the fun.
Colonel Ingersoll says that he has no
superstition except it may be that one OF
the old Scotch lady who always believed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

IT is great scheme to build up these
splendid industries at the expense Of the
psoDle and then sell them out to English
syn6icates The Republicans have great
heads for political economy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

EVEN the doctors have got into quar
rel over the Kemmler execution. DR..
Spitzka says that "Kemmler was dead at
the first shock" DR. DaAiels Of Buffalo
says that DR.. spitzka Is not gentleman.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

PRESIDENT HARRIsoN is in favor Of
The Lodge bill without the Force and the
hayonets. Then nobody would want it.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

LoRD and Lady Dunlo have kissed and
made up. The reconciliation was costly
but complete
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

The side show to the Fagnt-
tire Trade Sale, the one
Thousand China Chamber
Toilet Sets at $3.50, $3.50,
SIS. so, $3.50, $3.50, $3.50 and
$3.50, many worth double, is a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

WITH SELECT MUSIC ON BOARD EACH
BOAT.
Leave Fourth street wharf for Chester snd
Philadelphia, daily, Sundays inclndedD at
100 and 10 ~ a. m, 90, 4 Is and As D. m
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf,
at 90 and II 90 a. m / 30, 4 90 and 6 A. p. m.
For narcus Hook at 90 a inland Is p. m.
For Lincoln Park at 10 30 a. m, and l 60
.. m.
Returning from the park at 40 and Z %
.. m.
Excursion tickets, including admission to
The grounds. b0e. Children. 26c.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

PENNIES AND SMALL CHANGE GAN
BE HAD AT THE COUNTING Roozz on
xHa mTRMIha SuuHpA1
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08

Colonel Ingersoll says that he has no
superstition except it may be that one Of
the old Scotch lady who always believed
that if she lived through February shs
would live through the year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08
wASAMAKER's.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August s. 1850.
Tile qUeatAeT today as Akeky
to be clear.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08
FOR CORONER,

JOSEPH II. KIRK.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES

FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
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DHlLADEDPHIA AND READING RAIL-
i ROAD ROYAL ROUTE" BErwEE
PHILADELPHIA AND ATLANTIC CITY. TBA
ONLY DOUBLE TRACK LINE. SCHEDULE IN
EFFECT July q. 100
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
EVARTS ON SILVER.

The position taken by Senator Evarts
on the silver question is sufficient to
cause extreme surprise throughout the
country, it being naturally supposed that
the New York senators would be opposed
to measure which has been opposed by
the money power of the nations metrop-
oils. In his recent speech on the silver
bill Senator Evarts went into an exhaus-
tive review of the history of precious
metals, down to the act of 1873, at which
time silver was on par with gold. The
act of 1878 he characterized as ''mur-
derous thrust at silver, from which fol-
lowed disgrace and disorder that the
people of the United States do not pro-
pose to longer allow. His demand for
free coinage of silver was as unqualified
as any demand that has been heard from
the west and it viii certainly have great
weight upon the decision the senate will
make in regard to silver coinage.
Getting down to the merits of the
question, the wonder is every day grow
ing greater that the conspiracy by which
silver was demonetized, and bust
ness hampered by the insufficiency
of a contracted currency, should
have been permitted to go all
these years UNPUBLISHED. 1t is
doubtful whether any single piece of
legislation enacted during the past thirty
years has been fraught with such injus-
tice and loss of many to the great gain
of comparative few.
1t was long time after demonetiza-
ton before the people began to realize
where the shoe pinched. Even then the
number that attributed the depression of
values throughout the country, and par
ticularly in the agricultural west, was
comparatively few. For five years past,
however, the silver agitation has been
growing slowly until the meeting of the
present congress, in which the whole
question has come to the front and
been the principal subject for debate
both in the house and senate. The pub
lie has been educated up to a realization
of the situation, until now the demand
for the restoration of silver to its proper
place in the currency system has been
pressed home upon the peoples repre-
sentatives. The signs are more than
hopeful. The indications of renewed
prosperity, even at the prospect of
favorable silver legislation, have not
only cheered the hearts of the people,
but have been as well a valuable pointer
to the gentlemen who make our laws.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
BELLIGERENT SENATORS.

There was specially" not down on the
program enacted in the national capitol
last Thursday, not exactly in the senate
chamber but in the marble room adiOin-
ing, that was strictly of the sensational
order. A Washington special of the 10Th
in describing the incident, says:
1.-The marble room of the senate was
almost the scene of a battle royal yester-
day between Senator Reagan, Of Texas,
and Senator Stewart, of Nevada. Stew
art is about 70 years old, with hair and
beard white as snow. Reagan, the ex-
postmaster general of the confederacy.
Is 20 years old and weighs about 250
pounds. Mr.. Reagan was chatting with
some friends when Stewart came along.
The Nevada senator had just met with a
decided defeat in the fight he has made
on Major Powell, the chief of the geolog-
zeal survey, and consequently feels very
tender. Reagan, on the contrary. has
been d staunch champion of Powell.
LAS Stewart passed Reagan the latter
began chatting him about his defeat
Mr.. Stewart took one or two samples Of
Texas bandinage, then wearied Of it, and
angrily charged Reagan of being a mere
tool and puppet of Powell. Reagan S
wrath rose, and he retorted in good kind.
Words ran high, until at last Stewart, be
side himself with anger, charged Reagan
with falsehOOd. Despite his - years and
250 pounds, the ancient Texan jumped
for the venerable Nevadan. and for a
moment it looked as though the two an
tiques would indulge IN an Old-fashioned
fist fight Of the date of 1900
Reagan arm shot out for Stewart g
eve. but his arm was short, and be miss
ed Stewart by q foot. Before Stewart
could retaliate the Mortified bystanders
interfered and the old gentlemen were
carefully led 10 sofas in the opposite ends
Of the room and Gained down.
Later in the afternoon Mr. Stewart
called on Ar. Reagan and apoiIgizei for
his remarks, but Mr.. Regain haught.ly
declined TO speak 10 him. i fe~ hours
later Senator Hearst managed % make
them shake hands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
JUDGE CALDWELLs DECISION.

The decision of Judge Caldwell of the
U. S. circuit court at Leavenworth last
Saturday in the habeas corpus cases CAR
ried up from Topeka and Salina was
just what everybody expected it would
be. We say everybody, because this case
was so clearly in line with that decided
by the U. S. supreme court appealed
from Iowa, that even the state authori-
ties who originated the proceedings
could not but have anticipated the re-
suit. The statement in the dispatches
that the case would be appealed to the
state supreme court is evidently mis-
take, as such an appeal cannot be made
And it would seem to be as idle to carry
the case to the U. S. supreme court, in
view of the recent decision of that tri-
bunal on the case referred to. 1t must
be clear to all, by this time, that the only
recourse left for putting an end to the
question is for congress to pass the neces-
sary enabling act. The situation pre-
sented is as perplexing as it is peculiar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17

| ton at large, or as citizen jealous of his
country's honor or as watchful guard
ian of the interests of his own immediate
constituents, we appeal to every member
of congress whether in the senate or house,
| to do this simple act of justice and compel
every kind and quality lard, simple or
compound, to travel on it's own name and
| to bear ON its face truthful statement of
| what it is -
The Atlanta Constitution a short time
ago undertook to defend the cotton seed
oil feature of the matter and boldly as
serted that if there is any adulteration in
the admixture of the oil and hogs lard
it is to the oil, by introducing the filthy
fat of the hog. Granting that to be true,
for the sake of argument, and it does not
alter the case, because if true there is
still the fact of adulteration, the thing
complained of. Cotton seed oil is a val
liable commodity; its uses are varied and
in some cases it has become an article of
prime necessity. The same is true of
sterine and other ingredients used in the
adulteration of lard for food, and the
producers of all those articles have the
same right to complain of their adultera-
ton by the admixture of the others as
the producers of hogs lard and cotton
seed oil. Why such complaint is not
made is for them to say, though the pub
lie fully underestimate.
The complaint against the adulteration
of hogs lard is not based upon the quail
ity of the substances used hut upon the
fact The producers of the adulterated
lard have no more right to place the adj
mixture upon the market as an article of
food without properly branding it so
that the consumer may know what he
is purchasing and eating, than has the
producer Of cotton seed oil to put that
commodity upon the market bearing an
equal proportion of lard oil without SO
branding it. In short consumers have
the right to know what they are pur-
chasing, and any person who knowingly
practices such deception is as guilty of
obtaining money under false pretenses
as if he had procured money upon a
forged bank check or goods from mer
chant upon any sort of false or mislead
ing representations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
NO MANS LAND.

The recent action of the government
in the matter of extending the laws de-
signated for the government of the new
territory of Oklahoma over the contig-
uous territory known as No Mans Land,
and the establishment of a government
land office at the new tOwn-to-be of Buff
falo, invest that section with renewed
interest, and the following brief descrip-
ton of it will no doubt be appreciated by
those in way interested therein:
What heretofore has been known as
No Mans Land, is a strip of country
thirty-six miles wide and $50 in length
lying west of Indian Territory, north of
Texas and south of Kansas and east of
Colorado and New Mexico. The time
was when it was a part of the Republic
of Texas. When Texas was admitted to
the Union the law was in force that no
slave state should be created north of
SO degree and 30 minutes. To comply
with the law Texas coded this strip of
land, which lay north Of that line TO
Uncle Sam. Thus the southern bound
ary of No Mans Land was fixed on
Mason and Dixons line. The eastern
boundary was fixed in 1885 by the west
ern boundary of Indian territory when
that territory was organized. In 1854
the Kansas-Nebraska bill came up in
congress which proposed TO fix the south
ern boundary of Kansas on Mason and
Dixon's line, but Stephen A. Douglas
called attention To the fact that this
would deprive the Cherokees of part of
their land in Indian territory provided
for them by treaty. So the boundary
was changed to the thirty-seventh par
ailel and thus the north line of No
Mans Land was settled. The organiza-
ton of New Mexico with its eastern
line on the 103rd meridian completed
the circuit and left a large section
wholly without the pale OF any state or
territory. II is a part of the United
States, yet until quite recently it has
been beyond the reach of Federal courts
and officials. The reason for this i that
the bills creating the various courts near
No Mans Land distinctly define the
boundaries Of its jurisdiction. No bill
creatlnga court ever included No Mans
Land IN Its district. as the constitution
provided that in all criminal prOsecu-
tons the accused shall enjoy the right to
speedy and public trial by an impartial
jury of the state and district where the
crime is committed. which district shall
have been previously ascertained by
law" Heretofore the criminal Of No
Mans Land has been responsible 70 no
law except that of Judge Lynch. A.
Judge Lynch's successor and the first
legal court Of this anomalous country,
Judge Burford has . great opportunity
and viii no doubt make the best OF IL Ii
Is position which wiu grow in ImpoT-
lance and very ranidIy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
TALKS OUT IN MEETIN'.

Senator H. B. Kelly of Mcpherson
never was afraid to speak right out in
meetin," and since he has declined to
run for congress, he speaks in manner
with the proper ring. We clip the fol-
lowing from his paper. Il am in favor
of having resolutions incorporated into
the platform at every congressional con-
vention instructing our congressman to
refuse to be bound by the party caucus
on all economic questions if the action
does not suit. He must be protection
ist from an agricultural standpoint. If
he cannot understand the needs of the
west on these questions without being
told by the caucus he should resign and
let somebody go there to represent the
west, who can. On all party matters, of
course, he should vote with the party,
but where the interests conflict with
those of the east representative of this
state should not allow himself to be
forced by party lines.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
JUDGE CALDWELL'S DECISION

From the Leavenworth Times.
AS was anticipated, Judge Caldwell
has discharged the defendants in the To-
peka liquor cases, baSing his decision
upon the recent decision of the United
States supreme court. The only question
which it was hoped Judge Caldwell
might decide in favor of the state was as
to what constitutes an original package?
Judge Caldwell has taken the narrowest
view of this question, deciding that the
original package is the package, no mat
ter how small, as it is sent into the state
by the importer. But he shows very
clearly that this view of the case is held
by Justice Gray, of the United States
supreme court, who prepared the minor
ity opinion in the Iowa case, from which
opinion Judge Caldwell quotes.
The Times has not been one of those
papers that have denounced the justices
Of the supreme court on account of their
decision in the Iowa case. We regretted
that such decision should be
made, but believed the majority of
the supreme court were as honest
in deciding in the way they did as were
the minority in their dissenting opinion,
and the judges of the majority are GER
tainly as learned in the law as are those
of the minority. And if we found no
fault with the justices of the supreme
court much less shall we find fault with
Judge Caldwell for being governed by
their decision. He could do nothing
else. He may be mistaken in his in
depreciation of that decision but only
the court that made it is competent to
decide that he is mistaken. Laymen
should not be hasty in pitting their
views against those of judge of such
The decision will probably stand and
the only hope of relief from the original
package violators of our law is in the
passage of the amendment to the inter
state commerce act which is now before
the lower house of congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
sUNFLowER SKINNER.

Original package stores are all a-grog
again.
Dan Anthony, of the Leavenwoth Times,
it will be observed, is still in statu quo.
The size of the package makes no differ
ence as long as you keep it away from your
mouth.
The State University at Lawrence has
on Col. John J. McCook, of New York
City.
There is one commendable feature in the
Emporia Republican fight against Senator
Ingalls, He hasn't used the dude" argu-
ment against him.
If Buffalo Jones tries to give bison din
ner to all the delegates at the Dodge City
convention, he will have TO stock his park
with common Texas cattle.
The Grenola Chief is the only paper in
the state who is fighting Mrs. Lyman
Humphrey. The proximity of Grenola To
Independence will explain this partially.
4 man who is working on the streets OF
Atchison was once an editorial writer on
the New York Sun. 1t was probably
Editor Dana who told this fellow TO go
west.
A Clay Center prohibitionist has broken
out with the declaration that he could
make $4,000 year at Cheyenne II he
wanted 10, but he says the quality OF the
liquor out there is bad.
1t is said TO be the ambition of Congress
man Morrill's life TO be governor of Kan
sas. Consequently the aggrayation he
must feel when the congressional nomina-
ton is pressed upon him.
The prohibition convention takes place
at Mcpherson, July 3. This is likely 10
debilitate some of the participants and
the observance of independence day viii
be sighted. The dates were lily selected,
from prohibition standpoint
1t is charged that the seeds from the ag-
ricultural school at Manhattan are mixed
up. A devotee of that institution planted
double pinks and the soil brought
forth long necked squasheS. The
individual who does these packages up is a
little bit too original
A MissourIan who was dismissed from
the service for releasing Bill Higgins from
a guard house has been set Alright by con-
gress This was nearly thirty years ago.
Mr.. Higgins was one of very few Kansans
who. ever saw the inside of a Missouri
guard house that long ago and are still
alive.
An improved brontometer which indi-
Gates ''the extent of each lightning flash
and the beginning and duration of thun-
der clap is ON exhibition in London. In
the interest of science, we hope that few
brontometers will be imported before the
fall campaign begins in Kansas, says the
New York Sun.
The Atchison Champion thinks that
when the Kansas legislature meets in
January next there will be no trouble to
find suitable candidate to succeed Sena-
tor Ingalls," The number and class Of
fellows in the state who will take this as
personal compliment ought to make the
Champion blush.
Colonel George S. Park. the founder of
Parkville, Mo, died at Magnolia, H., on
the 9th !nst., in the 18th year of his age.
He will be kindly remembered as a friend
to the free state people of Kansas in early
days, and many a one secured shelter in
his town, when Kansas was too unsafe for
them. Although STAKEHOLDER, Colonel
Park was in those days denounced as an
''abOlitiOniSt -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17

Here is little lessen in protection and
a complete refutation of the free trade lie
that the tariff Is a tax Steel railway
rails are selling in England at Ss4 80 a ton.
The duty on all imported into this country
i 81 per ton. If the tariff i a tax, and
the consumer pays IL, the price here should
be $3.50 a ton. The price of steel rails in
the United States i So "A ton. \ single
fact Is worth a thousand JheoFies.-Esstern
protection exchange.
Aye, aye, SO it is, But the question
that presents itself TO the unsophisticated
westerner who is taxed by the railroads
in the rates of freight he has TO pay on
all of his unprotected products at a basis
of cost of construction of the said roads.
fixed at the home market price of the
iron rails with the duty added, the whole
multiplied by two or three: we say the
question that our e. p. e. 5 statement sug-
geSts Is why any duty IS imposed on the
rails If they are produced at less price
here than abroad, az it shows: Ii wont
do to say that the difference has been
brought about by the tariff that has been
imposed heretofore. That was all right
at the time. But it is rot past condi-
lions We want 10 regulate; it is for the
present and future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17

That was very magnanimous act of
Governor Buckner's, of Kentucky, to
come to the rescue of the states credit
with his own private funds. But it don't
save the state from a revival of the scan
dial growing out of the late defalcation of
the state treasurer. There is, or at least
there has been for several years, great
loosenesS in the financial management in
that state. Ten or twelve years ago it
was the boast of the kentuckians that
their state owed no debt and had a sur
plus on hand of anywhere from half a
million TO a million and half in money
and available assets. But within the
time mentioned the entire assets have
been consumed and the state has been
compelled more than once TO go on the
market and negotiate cash loans. And
still she sticks, as with a death-grip, to
her idoliZed Democracy.