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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
MEN WHO ARE TO BE RECKONED
WITH
From the Globe-Demoorat.

From the Globe-Democrat.
In 1892, 12, ,000, 900 votes will be cast in
this country for the national tickets.
Fully 1000. 900 men in that year will cast
the first ballot which they have ever de-
posited in a national canvass. Over
1900, 900 of these 100000 were born
since Fort Sumter surrendered to the
rebels and the civil conflict began. More
than G. 900. 900 of them came into being
since the Republican party first entered
the national arena in 1855. That is to
say. one-fourth of the men who VIII vote
in the election which will choose the
countrv's executive for the period be-
tween 1898 and 1897 know nothing from
personal recollection of any issues except
those which are still vital The memory
of one-third of them does not go back
farther than the campaign of 1872 or
1876. after the south had been completely
reorganized and had resumed its political
functions with the same power and free
dom as of old. To fully one-haf OF them
the recollection of the war and recon-
struction periods is absent altogether, or
is dim, feeting and shadowy.
For the leaders and organizers of each
of the two great parties there Is vital
significance in these figures. Nearly IL
not quite half of the men who will vote
for president next year know nothing
directly and from actual recollection of
the passions and prejudices OF the war,
and are not and can not be made sub
iect 10 their influences. They care moth
ing practically for the questions which
divided the people OF twenty-five OF
thirty wears ago, and will not be swaved
one wav or the other as respects their
judgement on candidates by tlie attitude
which these candidates bore 10 the Is
sue and policies of that period. What
they ask IS a policy framed to meet the
requirements Of the present time and men
10 champion il and carry II out who are in
sympathy with it aud are qualified. ire
spectve of the political ieanings and
preferences of the latter IN the earlier
days. They are essentially and intensely
modern. aud demand party programme
and party nominations which recognize
and conform 10 modern ideas. IL spirit
and purpose they are eminentiy and en-
phaticaliy practical in all political mat
iers. and insist on probabilities from the
party to which they give their support.
These are the men whom the partisan
chieftians. in drawing the lines for the
great political struggle of 1892, VIII be
compelled TO take into the account.
They conststute the most active and az.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
THE DFMOCTATIC VOTE.

The vote of the Democratic party of
Kansas was split somewhere near the
middle by the Alliance movement Ac-
cording to the Kansas Farmers analysis
of the Peoples party vote last Novem-
her. 81. 900 Democrats cast their ballots
for the farmers ticket. OF the remain
ing Democrats some of them, it Is reas-
enable to suppose, will this year vote
with the Alliance, but the large maJori-
tv will not. In many counties straight
Democratic tickets have been placed in
the field. and many Democrats who last
wear voted for the third ptrty will this
wear support their own nominees. But
there is something going to happen this
year that never happened IN Kansas be-
fore. DemOcrats-stalwart Democrats
too-are. hundreds and thousands of
them, going to vote the Republican tick
ct. They are going to do this for two rea-
rons. The Alliance leaders have gone
out of their way to wantonly insult the
Democratic voters of the state. They
have pompously asserted that they have
already captured all the Democrats
worth having and that the rest they don't
want. They have rejected all offers of
fusion. and stand haughtIly aloof from
the old party of Jefferson and jackson
as though it was unworthy for such hon
est men as they to associate with. This
kind of treatment causes flame of in
dignation and resentment to burn in the
breasts OF self-respecting Democrats and
makes them resolve to teach the up
start" party lesson. Besides this, the
sensible, patriotic Democrats see that this
calamity movement is wild and danger
Gus, threatening the states reputation
and business prosperity and that
it must be met and over
thrown. The only practical
way to do this, of course, is to do it
through the instrumentality of the Re-
publican party. These Democrats do
not endorse Republican principles, but
where it is a choice between two evils
they believe in taking the lesser. The
measures of the Republican party do
OF meet their appreciation, but Repub-
licans believe in maintaining the gov
ernment according to right fundamental
principles and in the way contemplated
by the constitution, and its rule Is there
fore TO be preferred by Democrats to the
rule of party of revolution and chaos.
The Republicans, consequently, thus re-
inforced from the ranks of their ancient
antagonists, may reasonably hope for a
substantial victory at the approaching
elections.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
JUDGE GRREN,s DECISION.

From the Arkansas city Traveller.
Judge E. B. Green of Oklahoma fully
realizing the importance of the case In
question, spent several months in Wash
ington City, investigating the Cherokees
alleged title to the strip. The decision
was impatientIy looked for and its seem
ing tardiness in coming increases faith In
It's unalterable conclusions. 1t IS doing
the Judge no injustice to say that other
men, eminent in legal attainments and
high in official life assisted him In ar
irving at the conclusions just made pub
lie. In other words the decision of
Judge Green may be accepted as indie
atve of what the decision of the su-
preme court will be, should the case
ever reach that tribunal. Perkins, Man
sur and Springer, men eminent IN law,
have at all times maintained that the
Cnerokees had no title or right to the
strip except that gratuitously rendered
them by the government as an outlet
aud that that right was forfeited long
ago by their failure to use it regularly
as an outlet to the west. 1t is TO be
hoped that Chief Mayes will soon learn
that it is extremely hazardous to monkey
with the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
SPRINGER FOR SPEAKER.

The Democratic state central commit
tee Of Illinois met in Chicago yesterday
for the purpose of devising ways and
means to assist Congressman William NJ.
Springer of that state in his candidacy
for the speakership. 1t is a settled fact
that the speaker of the Fifty-second con-
gress will be chosen by the Democrats
and it is useless to consider anybody but
Democrat for that position. The north
west would be bAeefited by having a
man in the speakers chair. The west
and her needs are too often forgotten by
those men who hail from New England
and the east. The west is overlooked.
This may not arise from a deliberate pur-
pose to ignore the just claims of any por-
ton of the Union. But some of these
men who hail from ''down east" like
the ancients. look at the horizon that
hens them in and declare that "thls Is
the world" The west and even the
south are beyond the range of their
vision. There is vastly less of this among
the leading men of the west than among
those of the east. The western states
man and politician comes nearer being
an all-round citizen of the whole United
States than the same sort of individual
hailing from other quarters. Mr.. Sprin-
ger is as well qualified for speaker as
any other Democratic member of the
next congress, and being essentially a
western man the west will be practically
a unit in urging him for the position.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
THE PBSKY CHINEE.

The Chinese question is still a vexed
and vexatious one in this country. The
exclusion act provides that, if China
man is found unlawfully in the United
States, he shall be returned to the
country whence he came. Heretofore
the treasury department in the cases of
Cinnamon found in the country contrary
to law, in accordance with the opinion
of the attorney general, sent them back
to China. But on the Pacific and the
adjacent states, where there is a large
immigration of Chinese through British
Columbia, there have been some cases in
which the courts decided that the illegal
immigrants should be sent back to the
last country from which they came.
A case has arisen at Detroit which,
according to the Washington Post, is
regarded at the treasury department
as of great importance. A Chinaman
was found to be unlawfully in the
United States and was ordered by the
United States commissioner to be return
ed to China. The Chinaman appealed
his case to the district court, where Judge
Swan decided that the country from
which he came was Canada. and that it
was to that country he should be return
ed. 1t is said that the treasury officials
will regard this decision as final when
they are assured, as they have been, that
the Judge made his decision under the
exclusion act 1t is difficult to see under
what other act tile decision could have
been made. The whole case turned on
the meaning of the phrase-''the country
whence he came"-and the sole work of
the Judge was to determine the true sig
nifcance and application of that phrase,
which he did when he designated Can
ada, the country of last departure, as
that to which the return shall be made.
The effect of this decision will be to
render the provisions of the exclusion
act imperative so far as Canada is con-
cerned. Expelled Cinnamon can return
undetected at thousand points slong an
imaginary border line nearly 1000 miles
long. To keep them out on that frontier
is practically an impossibility. If the
decision cited stands, and if the Chinese
must continue to be excluded, there is
nothing for us to do but for congress to
pass an act declaring plainly that the
country to which illegal Chinese immi-
grants must be returned is China; and
the cost of transportation which they
would entail upon the government will
hardly help to make such an act popular.
As stated in the outset of this article,
this is and has been for long time a
troublesome question. The Chinaman
of all others is the most Objectionable
foreigner that comes to our shores. Be
ing devoid of refined sensibilities the
fact that he is not wanted here has no
effect upon him; he comes just the same,
and is willing to take any chances to get
in and remain.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23

The failure of the Tennessee legisla-
ture to take any action in relation to
convict system of the state, the primary
object for which it was convened in ex-
ira session, is almost sure to provoke
fresh outbreak of trouble in the mining
district in the eastern part of the state.
The miners who. some time ago revolted
against the employment of convicts in
the mines in competition with them
only suspended open hostilities on the
assurance that the Legislature would be
convened and would so amend the laws
as to relieve the strained situation. The
failure of the legislature to do anything
ends the cartel and the miners are left
to look out for their own interests, as
they understand them, in their own way.
That trouble will ensue Is almost GER
tain, and the bull headed legislature will
be responsible.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
MR.. RUsKrS GOOD WORK.
IRON he Pa,lsdelpl.iA Press.

Prom TIE Philadelphia Press
Secretary Rusk's friends are not will
ing that he should be deprived of his
share Of the credit Of securing the adj
mission of American pork into Germany,
and in that they are right. The secretary
devised the system of inspecting meat
for export and through his efforts con-
gress passed the act under which it Is
carried out Ii was that law which en-
abled Germany gracefully 70 back down
from its untenable position concerning
pork. Ire Aldrich reciprocity amend
ment and Minister Phelps were instru-
mental in bringing about the result. but
Secretary Rusk IS entitled TO a large
share Of the credit.
4 western shipper has figured out that
last years exports Of live animals were
enhanced al least =. .000. .0G0 in value by
these new regulations concerning their
INSPECTION and transportation. The rate Of
insurance OF cattle III transit was re
duced from 10 per cent. to I per cent,
and the animals reached their destination
in so much better condition than former
Iy that they were worth S. 3 head more
in the foreign market Secretary Ruzk ;
quarantinIng regulations Of Texas cattle
have enhanced the value ef fat cattle
generally IL the foreign market.
There was a disposition when = I ncle
Jerry, as he - taSEiilaIly cAAAAA .S-ok
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
Or. MALLoRYs WONDERFUL WELL.
The Peach Switch Outdid Itself When 10
Told the Diggers to Dig There.

the Peach Switch Outdid Itself when IL
Told the Diggers to Dig There.
Mr.. Austin Mallory is farmer living
In the northern portion of this county.
Some time since he decided 70 have
well dug on his premises. The services
of a water witch were called into requi-
cition, and the turn of the infalhble
peach tree switch located a spot where
water would be struck.
The well diggers set to work, but had
not gone more than six feet when they
encountered a stratum Of rock. They
went down into the solid rock ten,
twenty, thirty, forty feet. and yet no in
dication that the rock was giving out.
Mr.. Mallory instructed his men to blast
away, as he was bent on finding water if
he had to blast into the Chinese empire.
They followed his instructions and went
ten feet farther down, with no new de-
velopments.
They were soon to be rewarded, how
ever. All the preparations for an unusu-
ally heavy blast had been made, the fuse
was touched off. and the men were drawn
out to await results. After the smoke OF
the explosion had cleared out they looked
down and found that they had struck q
cave. Lights were let down TO be sure
there was no damp. and three or four
ventured. Some bystanders agreed TO
investigate the discovery. They were
lowered with ropes through the opening
down into a cavern whose darkness had
never been pierced with the light of day,
and whose infinite silence took up the
sound of their voices and echoed and re-
echoed it until it died away in some
rocky recess.
Their suspense as they descended into
the darkness was intense, until their feet
touched the floor Of the cavern. Strik-
ing match they proceeded to look about
them The roof Of the cave was covered
with pendant stones, consisting of gilt
tering minerals. that flashed the light in
strange and beautiful effects. At some
points the stalagmite and stalactite for
nations almost touched each other At
other places in the roof were quaint,
regularly shaped arches that gave an
impression as if they had been built by
human hands. Still other portions Of
the roof were smooth and studded with a
peculiar inerustation, which gittered
like diamonds, and far surprising IN
beauty the star chamber in the Nam
moth cave.
Wandering about the explorers came
upon a small river Of crystal clearness,
in whose waters strange looking fish dis
ported themselves, and whose merry MP
piles had furnished music for centuries
with no other Rldience than the eternal
rocks. A pool Of water was also found
which, so far as they could sound. was
bottornless. On the banks of the stream
were found the wreckage OF what had
once undoubtedly been an Indian canoe,
drifted there, doubtless, from some other
water course, and preserved so long by
the pure atmosphere Of the cave. The
adventures explored the cave for a con-
siderable distance in each direction, but
found no limit or reduction Of size
Franklin (Ky.) Cor. Louisville Courier
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23

Jerry Simpson, VIM. PETER, L. l.
Polk ct al. in speaking publicly and prI-
vately, of the Alliance IN the south and
the probability, of its going into the pro-
posed third party movement. express the
utmost confidence that lat the right
time" the political third party will re-
ceive practically the unanimous support
and endorsement of the Alliance. The
New Orleans TimeS-Democrat few days
ago interviewed I. S. Adams. president
of the Louissan astate Alliance. on this
question, and here is what the I'D. said
Of il:
At first we were under the impression
! that strong majority of the Alliancers
We're third paTtywarlS inclined; and it is
with pleasure. therefore, that we learn
from the president OF the Louisiana branch
of the Alliance that tue third party sym
pathizers of the order are but an iuconsid-
erahle fraction Of its membership. and to
| have the assurance from an Alliance au-
thoritv 50 well informed that the move
meut l. not likely 10 amount 10 much,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23

The extreme warm weather (for the
season. of the past few days has pre-
vailed pretty much all over the country.
In New England it has not been as hot
in September for twenty years, and the
high temperature has prevailed west
ward across the continent. Theorists
have accounted for this by the near ap-
proach of the sun to the equator on his
journey south, but the passage took
place yesterday and still there is little or
no abatement of the heat. The signal
service promises that the spell will not
last more than week longer and every
one wishes that for once it may be Cor
rect in its proguosis.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
Longevity Transmitted

From the New York Sun.
There is a little lad of 10 years living in
this city whose father has long passed
the three-score and ten milestone in his
life, and whose grandfather was present
at Braddock's defeat, where George
Washington first distinguished himself.
The grandfather was mere boy Of some
IA years, though hardy and well
grown. when he received the kings
commission and donned tie red coat OF a
soldier. Afterward be held high rank
in the army Of the revolution. and died
in this city at the ripe age Of 80. In ms
old age he married a second wife, and
left a son. who had not vet reached bis
majority. and who IN turn married very
late ia life. If the little lad Of 10 lives
to his grandfather's age the three gene
rations Of this family viii have spanned
geo years IN this eountry's history. and
he will be able 70 say At y: My grand
father fought with Braddock and az the
side Of Washington 200 years ago today
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
THE PaIEsrs OF PALLAs.

The Priests of Pallas will appear in
their grand spectacular parade at Kan
sas City, Oct. z, during Fair week OF
that city, and according to signs 1t IS
pretty safe to say that nothing ever given
in the west heretofore will equal 1t IN
gorgeousness and fete day splendor.
The subjects to be presented in the
tableaux are worked by the finest artistic
! talent, and money will not be spared to
make the floats superior in suggestive
ness and effect to any ever before at
tempted. The elegant lithograph posters
are now out and they give an idea of
what the character of the display will
be. Pallas and Neptune, the God of the
sea, are pictured full armored, and driv-
ing at full speed in their ocean chariot
toward the west Many mermen and
mermaids accompany the travellers.
The railroads are ready to accomno-
date all visitors to Kansas City for the
festivities at one fare for the round trip,
and tickets will be placed on sale in
ample time for all who wish to attend to
take advantage of reduced rates. The
grand Priests of Pallas ball will follow
the parade, being given on the evening
of Oct. 8, and everything points to tins
being the grandest social event In the
west. Many of the elite in this place are
on the list to receive invitations, and 1t
will not be many days before the elaho-
rate cards will be in the hands of their
lucky holders.
1t is a good sign for Kansas City and
all the surrounding country that the fall
celebrations promise to be so successful,
and the generous recognition of the
smaller cities in arranging the parade is
a mark of very kindly feeling. Many of
the crack bands and clubs in Missouri
and Kansas are given places of honor
and their friends will undoubtedly be on
hand to cheer them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
The Benefits of a Bar'L

From the Washington Post.
Roswell 2. Fowler" said an uptown
hotel-keeper, "is the nearest approach to
model guest | ever had. He stayed
with me long time, years ago, when he
first came to congress. and he was then
what he is today, kind hearted, un-
pretentious gentleman, rs generous as
the day is long. Nothing ever put him
out of humor; he didn't know the al
phabet of kicking, and was always easy
to suit.
"In those days ne had at least one
party, sometimes two or three, a week,
of not less than twenty-five friends to
sit down with him at dinner. What do
you think each plate cost him? Never
under so. not including wines, and
that meant SO more per plate. So
vou can figure out what it cost him TO
liquidate for every entertainment. Yes
$500 was the average figure. and he
handed over the checks with a smile.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23

At the sub-treasury in New York on
Tuesday the fifty-first payment under
what is known there as the Spanish in
demnity was begun. 1t is an annual
payment of 5 per cent. ON 100000, and
the money to meet it comes out of the
revenues of Cuba. The American con-
sui at Havana gets the money from the
officials of the island and forwards it to
the state department, by which it is
turned over to the treasury department,
finally reaching the sub-treasury in that
city. The payments are made to Amer
can citizens as an indemnity for losses
for which the Spanish authorities were
to blame.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23

1t is thought that perhaps a hint to
Austria from our state department that
unless our pork products were admit
ted the duty on beet sugar would be
imposed again, would have the same
effect that it did on Germany. It is
certain that the American hog is need
ed in Austria, and that it would be
good for him to be there. IL he can
get there through hints, or reciprocity,
or any other suitable arrangements he
ought to. He is too useful an animal
to be restricted in his travels. Minister
Grant is evidently doing all he can to
tha. end, and he seems hopeful that the
desired object viii be acco nplished ere
long, but it is highly important to this
country that the embargo be raised i'm
medistely. Every days delay is cost
ing the agricultural community heavily
not only in expenses but in the compare
lively depressed prices from wha. they
will be with a wider field of demand for
the product.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
The Cow Was Raised.

A man in Jefferson county, who had
a sick COW, wanted to get her up. Not
being able 70 do so with his strength ne
fixed blanket under her. attached ms
hay carrier and hitched On the old horse,
which had not forgotten the distance ne
bad TO 90 TO deliver the hay and dIdn {
propose 20 stop short. be drew the COW
up 20 the top Of the barn, where the
track carried her over an empty nsOw.
when the blanket gave way and dropped
her on the empty logs. breaking every
bone in her body.-Tyrone On. " Her
aid.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-23
TIL
HYDE 4 Humble Sta Go.
ia North Main.


For about ten minutes n gbost wa
supposed 70 have taken charge q = Bos-
ton dime mussum. The sweeper, pre-
pairing 70 clean the main room, plscef
Mr. Bass. the osahed man, in a corner,
and that bony gentleman leaned lzzily Ia
the angie Tns sweeper hurried with his
work. and passed 70 the next room. leav-
ing nobody in siznt but tbs mechanic,
who wa fixing ths electric lights. The
silence Of the grave vss broken By
sspulchrzl voice. which csns from tbs
ossifed man, utteriug these words. Il
want my breakfast Ths mechanic fsl
from the lsd5er and ersrled hastily cut
of sight. ia the nsTt room, with hair
standing erect. be exclaimed: -Don'E 90
IN there One q the waE figures 10
talkin. .7-Ya1kes Blade.