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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

tives, meet at a stated time to fix an
agreed scale of wages, and it Is nearly
always the case that some time before
the expiration of the term for
which scale Is establish
ed some member oe the OPP
orators syndicate or combine gives
notice to its employees OF cut IN the
rate TO take effect at a certain date
usually about the time the agreed
scale IS to lapse. OF course this notifica-
ton raises a kick from the operatives,
and they meet it, as in the present case,
with counter demand for an advance,
and of course this is refused. Then the
contest begins.
The lockout or strike continues, with
accompanying incidents of riotous con-
duct and occasional destruction of prop
erty, until such time as the operators
have reduced their stocks of coke, or
COAL or what not, and are ready to
begin operations again, and their repre-
sentatives from the contending sides
meet, agree upon a new scale, and the
operatives, after an idleness of one to
three months, resume work at
about the same rate that
was in force when the trouble
begun. They have exhausted what lit
tie they may have accumulated before
the trouble begun, and hungry and dis
pirited they 90 to work. The operators
have lost nothing, since they have
worked off the excess of stock on hand
and have brought about the condition
they sought and desired that gratifieS
them in advancing prices to consumers.
The operatives who have been forced
to strike IN most cases, are the imme-
date and greatest sufferers, but the pub
lie is also made to feel the harmful
effects of the disturbance in the higher
prices they are compelled to pay for the
products of mine and oven and mill
There ought to be some way to put a
stop to these oft-repeated and constantly
recurring conflicts, but where to begin
and how to get at it is as yet an enigma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
CHICAGO'S BOYCOTT.

To the Editor OF the Eagle
Chicago places an embargo upon any
increase of the silver output; puts her
condemnation upon any increase in
prices of real estate, and also upon the
cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheep-upOn
wheat, corn, cotton and all other grains
and fruits-upon any increase of value
of the products Of any kind, while she
expects ten millions of people from the
bovcotted stat to attend the fair and
leave, on an average, twenty-five dol
lars each in that city-S100, 600, 900; to
induce them to come she goes against a
measure that would increase the value of
every piece of property in America. She
SAYS to the west and south. Il oppose the
one thousand million dollars increase in
your property.
Well, shall we 90 there. into that OPP
ton gambling he'll. and spend the small
balance still at our command, or shall
we turn her over to the the tender mer-
cies Of anti-silver Wall street: The
Board of Trade of Chicago is off its per-
pendicular People ought to know that
the united voice of more than fifty mill
ions Of American citizens demand the
free coinage Of silver. There Is absO-
lutely no politics in it. But they will
have the free coinage of silver iC the
near future. 1t would be just if not one
dollar OF il We're spent in anv city OppOS-
ing it, issue. Shall Chicago have the
1900. 900 she demands, or shall the
worlds fair 80 elsewhere?
Pei
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
THE GALVESTON RATE.

Galveston has had much to say
abou her proposed future trade with
Wichita and with other Trans-AIissouri
river points and sections. With her deep
water and coming Brazilian trade the
talk has been proper enough. But Gal
weston will have To face facts that she may
have thought very little Of IN her num-
erous calculations. Here is one of them,
and very stubborn one. The PROPOSE
ton to lay down goods from Galveston
at Wichita at the same rate that the
Missouri river has from New Orleans
means that goods will, under such a
rate, move from New York to Wichita
via Galveston. Every ton of such goods
will be taken from the traffic Of railroads
reaching w st from New York City and
souri, Pacific. These roads will never
consent to the Santa Fe or any other
north and south road making any such
schedule. IL the Santa Fe and Union
Pacific and its connections, ever make
the rate expected it will be in response
TO an unprecedented pressure, such as
Galveston may n t be able to bring, for
the roads named in granting such rates
will be compelled to give up much that
they now enjoy in the way of reciprocity
and concessions from the New York
roads. However until Wichita can have
an equal rate to Galveston with Mis-
souri, river, Galveston's trade to and from
this point will not expand beyond an in
significant minimum.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
A Leading Question.

Prom the Lawrence Journal
Governor Humphrey says that placing
new man in the Office OF insurance
commissioner is not equivalent 10 re-
removal and cannot be taken as a rehec-
ton upon Gen. Wilder. II has been but
few weeks since he governor stated,
when asked 10 make an appointment.
that such appointment could not he
taken as other than reflection upon the
gentleman vino already occupied the po-
sItlon, and against whom no charges
had been preferred. That when an Of
hcer had done his duty that he, as gov
ernor OF the state, believed that il was a
duty he owed TO the state as well as TO
the officer. 10 rsappoint him. Has the
governor changed his views in reference
10 this matter, or Is he making flesh OF
one ana fowl OF another
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

IN regard to the approaching conven.
ton Of the trades unions and the
Farmers Alliance, General Master Work
man Powderly, who seems to be running
the whole business, said recently that he
wished TO correct many erroneous i'm
pressions. 1T is everywhere being re-
ferred to as a third party movement. -
said Mr.. Powderly. This is a great mis-.
take. Party lines viii not appear at this
gathering, and party measures will not
be- discussed. The convention will pro-
coed to draw up a platform. When a
suitable one is arranged and adopted il
viii be presented for approval to both
tn, great parties of the day. Should they
neglect or refuse TO endorse it another
convention viii be held. and then the
third party idea will assume intelligent
shape" II, by endorsing it, Mr. Pow
derly means in its entirety, the impress
sions may not be so erroneous after all
For If the forthcoming platform has
planSs similar 10 the recently published
one neither party would be likely to &C
cept more than half Of it, and the third
party idea, however foolish it may be.
would assume intelligent shape"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

When one notes the vi-araud enthusiasm
Of the Esquimau little lo.i their play
the statement that they arc no punished
by their parents seems hlmo-r urreiibla-
Such a superabundancc Of animal spirits
as they display would straigutway Eet a
white boy across his mothers knee. willis
an avenging shinglc or slipper famed tho
air and the boy But E.squimAu small boys
are never sent out after e-illOw switch 70
torture them; neither are they scolded ~
reyiled by their parents until Of almost
mature years. On the other hand, the -
quimau baby, from tine moment it under
stands it, mothers voice. yields unques-
tioning obedience to all It's parents' com
IDands-John ID. spears ia New York
Evening sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

The cutting % vsneeTs = boN eors By
elect ricity. The veo-sripg uzachsue. 10
stead q cutting or shaving around tbs ea-
tire csrcu1afers1es q tie loz. a. usuai.
take . tEia sllcs from t5s a4t ode q =
The Joys ARE q any dlAnessT, and are es.
into lengths 81 izH let Ths vsasersnx
emitting knife u AGsa o~s~sen ITO p4rallsl
shafts. kEd the log = carried up AID down
ia frOnt Of Il VIA e.frzsi>r motion By ~
volviag crankk, AID j. I'D Against sss
KATE - a r4tehes aad pzwl. 10 zoe ord
nAzy lAAEnsE.-Sew IoEx TsleyAGA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Is it better to spend $4,000 impeachiug
Judge Botkiu or 100000 for Kansas
exhibit at the worlds fairy-State Jour
nal
You leave no room for argument.
just as well ask whether it is better TO
jump from the top of an eight story
building or a ten story building. The
result is the same so far as the grease
spot that is left on the pavement is con-
cerued. When it comes to a question of
TO jump or not to jump, there is a
chance for an opinion. Eighty thousand
Is as much too much for Botkin as one
hundred tho sand is for Chicago's off
wear boom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

What the west wants is more money,
the future -Emporia Republican.
Wen we should smile, if we could do
so without groaning. Twenty banks and
a hundred firms have failed in Kansas
within few weeks because of the scar
city of currency. The firms and banks
did not complain Of any want of values
or of securities. Because of the extreme
scarcity of currency no kind Of collateral
would command ready money. Gold
bars or United States bonds would not
have commanded a supply Of money
from the average bank.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Encouraged, doubtless, by the success
Of the farmers movement in politics last
fall, the churches in Missouri, at least
the Methodist and Baptist are so an
nounced, will take a hand in the politics
Of the state in the approaching cam
paign. Rev. Ben Deering dominates
Rev. Lou Stephens, Methodist, for gov
arnor, and Rev. w. Pope Yeaman, it is
understood, will stand for the Baptists
for the same Office. And the world, the
flesh and the devil will look on in
ecstasy of delight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

The Kansas delegation in playing the
demagogue so frittered away, cut up
and divided the u. S. district courts OF
Kansas that il will not amount to any
thing for any place or anyone. The
courts viii be of no importance. They
we're evidently fixed up in the interest
Of politicians, of candidates, and of the
judgship The judge can live anywhere
within his district as in this district he
will hold courts at a half dozen different
points.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

When the water becomes warm in tho
spring. myriads Of embryo cells appear.
The water swaruls with them. They arr
not much larger than darning needles,
contain almost 20 solid matter, only .
faint thread in a iliament q Jelly, bat are
tremendously active. Before the discovery
Of the utility u the clam worm as smell
bait. eel wa thought 10 be the only article
that sunelts would eat In the winter IL
has the merit 81 being tough. a small
fragment % eel fastened upon a hook aud
soaked 10 water swsiis like dried Sypls
and becomes a tough. white lump.-G. w.
singer ia lewiston Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
SAME OLD STORY.

Another great strike IN the Pennsyl-
vania coking region that promises to in
clude and involve all the works and ep-
erativeS Of the region. Unlike the or.
binary occurrences of the sort, the cause
Of the trouble IN this case is given at the
beginning, and seems 10 be a dual one;
that Is, protest against a proposed To-
cents-an-hour reduction Of pay, and a
demand for an advance of ~ cents per
hour. There Is unquestionably a good
deal OF method in these periodical dis
turbances. As a basis of operations for
the ensuing year, operators and operat-
ives. through their chosen representa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

4 travelling dentist that now and then
visits BirBsRgh4m has a pet dog who's
decayed front teeth are ailed with g0id-
The dog had the toothscbe some time Ago.
and hls master. after examining the de-
cayed teeth. FLED 01f this cavities very
realty and pat several dOiiars' worth a
gold into them The dog kicked vigorous
ly against The operation and bowed 10,
but solie one held him Ia the chair. aud q .
dentist performed tie JOB successfully.
When the dOg griEs the gold hlling CLEANS
beautifully. Cor New York sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
a Suggestion for Tableaux.

A very successful tableaux-entertain
ment was recently given in New York,
the subjects being taken from illustra-
tions in the current magazines. The
idea is a simple one, and if the subjects
are well chosen it can be made very in
teresting.
The Century company has prepared
list of suitable pictures with ST. gestions
for any one who wishes to get up the
entertainment. They will send it free
on request.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
Big Price. Paid for Poetry.

Turning 70 the prices paid for poetry By
periodicals, Il may - sts:ed that. a. the
present. time. half a crown a line l. the rate
in the highest quarters; in others. two
guinness, one guinea. and even half a E7linea
are the sums given for short act q verses
A popular poet could q course command
almost any price. Teuayson, for instance
received fr0I1 one magazine 400, o. about
a -. line for 'TfthOnus. and did sill
better WITH The RsVsnge," receiving FOR
il 3 = line, wklie Lonsfellov was paid By
the proprietor q = weekly .ourzal EsJ0. OF
"a line for BIS Hanging Of the Crane. .
-Lopdon TIt-BIss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
THE JAFFA AND JERUSALEM r. R

The railroad between Jaffa and Jeru-
salem is announced TO have been opened
for traffic, having been equipped with To-
connective engines from a Philadelphia
machine shop. The innov ton will, of
course, work great changes in the an
Gent land mad glorious by the grandeur
OF David and Solomon, but long aban-
doned to DISSOLUTION and ophthalmic
Arabs. Hump themselves as they may,
the camels will be unable to withstand
the competition of the iron horse. The
predatory Bedouins of the wilderness
will be driven out of business by the
more artistic brigand, the Pullman car
porter, the railroad sandwich will appear
in the region that once flowed with milk
and honey. The American consul at
Jerusalem reports that the Teal-estate
boom is in progress there, and corner
lots adjacent to the depot of the J. and
j. r. r. are changing hands rapidly at
increasing prices. If the march of inn
prOvement continues we may expect to
hear that cable road has been built up
the Mount of Olives, that the cashier of
the First National bBnk of Beersheba has
fed with 100, 600 shekles of the depos-
itors' money; that the Farmers Alliance,
lbsenism, and things, fin de steele in
general have been introduced into the
headquarters of Biblical antiquity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

pass unheeded, and that is one reason
why the race is so prosperous. But, Oh
the other hand, he will not let one of his
own kind suffer if generosity and fra
ternal sympathy will prevent it. In
their affection and regard for each other
the Israelitish people set an example that
all christendom may follow with profit.
Their charity is transformations, but it is
effective, because there is unity of pur-
pose among them that never fails to ac-
complish the desired result.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

So far rs Kansas is concerned, our inter
est in free coinage is only that the money
supply may be increased.-Emporia Re-
publican.
Well, will the Republican point out
any greater interest? Did the gold bugs
of the east have any other reason for
fighting free coinage than that it would
increase the volume of money?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

We have no bullion in Kansas to coin
into dollars-Emporia Republican.
Oh, yes, we have not only bulls, but
COWS and hogs and corn that we want
coined into dollars and into plenty Of
them. What's the sense in hedging now
that Republican congress has refused
free coinage. and where is the bravery in
such a crawfsh?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Sam Wood has been at last, after all
these years, brought TO bay. He APP
pealed to the district court of Shawnee
county, yesterday, for protection from
an arrest which he claims is but a
scheme for carrying him back for the
purpose of numbering him in the Pan
handle, in retaliation for his prosecutions
d the Cross murder case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

It is rumored that Bill Nye has taken
q house near Asheville, n c., and will
remove thither in the spring. 1t is not
known whether William is seeking
fresh materials for humorous letters, but
it is to be hoped that he is.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
The Truth Told Unawares.

A member of the Legislature who in
dulged in afternoon maps, requested his
friend to awaken him when the lumber
act came on. His friend forgot to do so,
but accidently gave him a jog as the
house was discussing a bill to prevent
fraud. The sleeper started up suddenly,
rubbed his eyes, and exclaimed: MIR.
Speaker, word or two upon that bill,
for more than half my constituents get
their living in no other wsy."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Allowing for the LISTING ever" until AZ
Other year u the plush cape, the vbits
dress, flannel Skirt. and tie trsoOt dress,
there l. margin enough ieft 70 pay The
dressnAker for one cutting ard S@stinz.
Asd TO boy dress ilDi8gz, elastic for boss
supporters. thresd. sewing SILK darsssg
cotton and ~ortsd for . sazau amount %
f.1.cy work. A. vel ~ the kA4f oozea
hAndks hicfs and the lew riboorzA. wsseh
eke oct ray frtsua's sscoezsfEl er-sssng a.
81 4 year .-E6lsh Mater 10 E3stCa Gtoos.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
War Comes High
From the Boston journal.

fTOIn the bOcIu1 JuuEUdI-
The late Sioux war in the northwest
lasted only few weeks. Not more than
five thousand "hosti IS" were at any
time involved. and some seven or eight
thousand soldiers. Yet that brief cam
paign will probably cost our government
some s., 0O0. 900, sum sufficient to give
the Sioux the annual appropriation of
100000 that they wanted for a period
of twenty years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

The new secretary of the treasury will
be a New Indiana man. At least, John
c. has presented the necessary qualltica-
tion-in his declared opposition to the
free coinage of silver, and dontC)
want(1 the portfolio.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
A Rusher.

From the Atchlson Champion
George Douglass is ''rusheT' in the
chair With his well-known rapidly Of
utterance. the astonished Solons had
scarcely breath enough to say whoa"
before he had passed nine bills on the
calendar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Governor Humphrey pleased only one
man by removing ID. w. Wilder from the
office of insurance commissioner, and that
man was Wilder's ssor.-Atchison
Globe.
That is pretty rough on the governor
to class him as a nobody.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
- serious . Be Funny.

The attitude of Wichita and Deaven-
worth on the question of resubmission Is
very much like the present meeting Of
the Kansas legislature. II would be
verv funny If il were not such q serious
matter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Tee use Of bsilT. IN particular, da.ss
taek ~ lezss 70 the founding Of the Ro-
nan S4tarnaliA. fer tie plant was dedi-
Gated 10 SNtarA sad rerasae4 a. al szA-
o.eD % Sezce sEd sOOG VII
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Mr. Blaine is getting nearer and near
er to where he would prefer to live. The
house he bought in Washington the
other day is within only stones throw
If the White House.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
EXCHANGE SaOTS.
Whewl But This is Ruff.

From the Emporia republican.
The fact that John Waller has been ap-
pointed 70 a consulship in Southern
Africa is substantial evidence that the
president bears Kansas no ill-will.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

The Kansas legislature is trying to
take the commercial congress out OF the
hands of the states and the Boards of
Trade of cities that organized the move.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
Both Parties Distrusted.

From tie Plttsburg Dispatch
1t is generally regarded by clear-sght-
ed and independent thinkers as a fortu-
nate thing when each of the two parties
controls one Of the two branches Of con
gresS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
The Longest Tunnel in the World
-ror, tho Sciantidc Arrerfcan

The Longest Tunnel in the World
From the Scientific American.
An engineering work that has taken
over a century to construct can hardly
fail to offer some points of interest in its
history, and illustrate the marks of
events during the years of its progress.
An instance of this kind is to be found in
a tunnel not long since completed, but
which was commenced over 100 years
ago. This tunnel is at Schemnitz, in
Hungary. It's construction was agreed
upon in 1852, the obj ct being to carry
off the water from the SchemnItz mines
10 the lowest part of the Gran valley.
The work i now complete, and, accord
ing to The Bauzri ing fur Ungarn. it
forms the LONGEST tunnel in the world,
being 1927 mile long, or about / mile
LONGER than S. Go.hard. and 1-2 miles
longer than Mount Gents. The height is
9 feet 10 inches, and the breadth feet
inches.
This tunnel, which has taken so long
in making, has cost very nearly 81 ,OOO,-
600, but the money appears to have been
well spent; at least, the present genera
ton has no reason to grumbie, for the
saving from being able to Go away with
waterraising appliances amounts to
el5, 900 year. There - one further
point, however, worth notice, for, If we
have the advantage Of our great-grand-
fathers in the matter of mechanical APP
pliance, they certainly were better off
in the price of labor. The original con-
tract for the tunnel, made in 1882, was
that it should be completed in thirty
Years, and should cost 81 per yard run.
For eleven years the work was done at
this price, but the French revolution
enhanced the cost of labor and materials
to such an extent that for thirty years
little progress was made. For ten years
following much progress was made, and
then the work dropped for twenty years
more, until the water threatened to
drown the mines out altogether. Finally
the tunnel was completed in 1878, the
remaining part costing COZ yard, or
more than three times rs much as the
original contract rate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

The bill repeating the Bennett compul-
sorry educational bill has passed the Wis
consin legislature Here is text for an
other back-handed novel by Bcllamy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
- Raises Another QusstiOn


The Lawrence Record compliments
somebody on having an editorial pub
lished in the Capitals famous best arti-
Gle" column, and says Prof. Garfield
called the Capitals attention 10 the ex-
cellence OF the leader. How kind, but
really we always supposed the Capital
aft itself was capable Of discriminating
II such matters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

Redpath, the biographer Of John
Brown and JEFF Davis is dead. Redpath
was at one time resident of Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11

If PETER and Elder and Sam Wood are
the new crowd, who compose the old
1ne?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
sIiy IN .
lllclllESI SstIllE
=. =. -rI-RnnCE Edttor
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. FdItor.

The Republican party of Kansas put
another screw in It's burial case yester-
1ay.