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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
MORTALITY AMONG THE OLD VETS.

Last year death cleared the pension
roll of 10,0S5 veterans of the rebellion
and 1852 widows of the same, or II, 1897
in all. This enormous mortality must
rapidly increase from the very nature Of
things. In 1888 Commissioner of Pen
slons John G. Black reported that the
average death age of invalid pensioners
then-three years ago-was so years, so
that the average pensioner has but three
years longer in which to draw his pen
sion. Last year Commissioner Green B.
Raum reported that his investigation
satisfied him that of the whole body of
living soldiers he found the immense
number of $50, 900 whose lives had been
shortened fully twelve years from causes
incident to their service. He found that
there were IA, 900 veterans who were GO
years of age and upwards These fig
ures indicate with what rapidity the pen
sion roll would shrink in the next few
years, if it were not for the larger re-
cruiting it receives by the addition of
new names. AS it is, it will be good
many years before the roll begins to
actually grow smaller.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
THE VICIOUS FOREIGN ELEMENT.
From the alobe-Democra..

From the Globe-Democrat.
The recent deplorable episode in New
Orleans Is serving the good purpose OF
directing attention to the necessity for a
radical improvement in our immigra-
ton laws. We are having undesirable
and dangerous persons unloaded upon us
by foreign nations at rate that calls
for prompt and vigorous interference IN
the interest of public safety and pros
perity. The vessels now arriving from
Europe are bringing throngs of immi-
grants that are likely to do us far more
ing on the 14th instant the number of
such arrivals was nearly 1000, mostly
Italians, Huns and Russians; and the
increase for the year so far has been sc
per cent over the figures for the cor
responding period of last year. The
total for 1890 was about 357. 900, and the
aggregate for 1891 will probably reach
100000. Many of these people come
here to escape the penalties Of criminal
offenses in their native countries; others
are practically sent here because of
their known vicious and troublesome
nature; and still others are thrust off
because of their poverty and physical
ailments. Most Of them congregate In
the cities, and live clannish life, neither
knowing nor caring anything about the
institutions of our country. In Chicago,
for instance, over one-half of the votes
are cast by naturalized citizens; and the
same Is true, relatively, OF all the other
large cities.
There can be no doubt that we are
largely indebted to the reputable and
industrious foreign element for our won
derful material development and pro-
gress. Nobody is disposed to say a
word against such citizens, or to curtail
their privileges in any respect. They
country. But there is a disreputable
foreign element which is a constant
menace to the peace and welfare of so.
ciety, and which is increasing much
faster than the better element. 1t would
be manifestly inconsistent and inexpe-
dent to exclude all foreigners who wish
to come here; but certainly it
would be right and practicable to
excluded such of them as are for any
substantial reason ungtted for the duties
and responsibilities of citizenship. We
have ample warrant, in other words, for
a sound and wholesome policy of dis
elimination against anarchy and ignor-
ance The shipping of infected and I'M
healthy products to our shores would be
quickly and properly stopped; and why
not apply the same rule to demoralized
and mischievous human beings? Our
government maintains official representa-
tives in every foreign country, and they
have facilities for obtaining the facts
with regard to the antecedents and ten
denotes of persons proposing to settle in
the United States. Why not require all
such persons to bring with them certifi-
Gates of decent character from the
American consuls? That would not be
asking anything unreasonable of them;
and the effect would surely be a salutary
one in the way of shutting out class of
immigrants that no country can afford
to receive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
For the Eagle
GOOD FRIDAY.

-Four thousand years Gods people waited.
In hopes the promised time would bring
To them Savior and ruler.
Their long-sought Messianic King
He came and found His chosen people
Rent by factions mad'ning strife.
And on today the great atonement
Was consumated with His life.
Nail'd to the cross 'twixt earth and Heaven,
From Him affrightd vengeance flew
As he cried out, Forgive them. Father.
For they know not what they do"
o, grant Us grace to initiate Thee
While sailing e'er LIES cheQuer'd seas.
And instead of heil's lex talionis
To forgive like Him our enemies.
The temples veil was rent asunder
The solar orb HIS face would hide,
And nature stood appalpd with wonder
When natures God on Calvary died.
Dead is Jesus and His mothers
Heart is piercd with sorrows sword,
And with His sacred blood commingling
In one red stream her tears are pour'd.
Although a sad downheart'd woman.
No doubts can thy strong faith assail
Well thou know'st the revelation
Given to thee cannot fail
BLESSED art thou among women
Spoken first by GabrieIs voice,
VIII be re-echo'd thrO' the ages
Causing mankind to rejoice.
Maiden mother. fruitful virgin,
Thy seed shall crush the serpent's head"
Receiv'd fulhilment on Galgotha
When thy lov'd Son lay cold and dead
When my frail spirit from Glen-Mary
To its own native home shall rise,
May it eternally behold thee
And thy loy'd Son in Paradise.
ONE OF THE MAC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

Berlin has refused TO grant any fran.
ehises for electric street railways.
Bostons electrical exchange and insur-
licensing Of electricians.
All Germany has s.. 100 telephones; 49,
600 of them, or as many as the total num-
Der in France, are in Berlin.
The Lenawee County (Mich) Farmer
Telegraph line now connects i3l homes
with siIty-eight miles Of wire.
Il IL authoritatiyeIy stated that the cleo
trical underground railway in London has
proved that a speed Of twenty-four miles
an hour is practicable.
The Greenwich England authorities
have found that the exact period of trans
hitting an electric signal to Montreal
is about three fogrths of "a second.
An electric street railway car can 10
heated by the expenditure Of one horso
power Of electrical energy. There is DO
dust. no cinders and no room Is taken from
the seating accommodations.
It ha. been decided by the Worlds fair
authorities 10 locate the general electrical
building at Jackson park. The structure.
in accordance with the present plans. will
be 80 feet long by 80 feet wide.
japan has over II 900 electric liahtx- The
Toxic Electric Light company has four
stations. with a capacity for supplying
nearly that numbes Of lamps. while there
are other large plants 81 Kioto, KOBE.
Asaka and Ssgozs
A kind Of moth or butterfly L. said %
have become 40 very trvubiesone and de-
structive la bavaria that every possible
means has been taken 20 destroy IL. The
most ffsetive method consists 81 attract,
ing the Des4 By uneaus Of an electric Igh:
In connection with q blow fzn, which
draws The inserts into the suction pipe 1y
air draaght and results in millions Of then
b1iu2 deztroyed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The Globe-Democrat is very decidedly
of the opinion that the tariff law passed
by the last congress was vicious piece
of legislation and that it will not be per-
nnitted to stand unamended very long.
Here are its conclusions, in part, but
enough to show the bent of its mind:
Last year the west was betrayed by the
blindness or indifference of its representa-
tives IN congress-by the men who neither
had convictions nor courage in the crucial
moment-and the Mckinley law allowed
to pass in its present shape. No calamity
of this sort will be allowed TO happen
again A few western men in each branch
sought ably and persistently to strike out
defeated in their purpose by the supine-
ness of their colleagues. Men OF this sort
will be more numerous hereafter. and be
able TO speak with greater authority.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

1t is stated that the Republicans of
New York state are endeavoring to in
duce Chauncey Depew to accept the par
ty nomination for gouernor of that state.
but, unless his political aspirations are a
good deal stronger than his desire for
money-getting he will hardly yield TO
the solicitations. A steady job at $50, 900
year salary is not to be abandoned for
two-years sit at $4,000. The only in
ducement there is in the exchange for
the great railroad president is that it
would put him in liue FOR the presiden-
cy, if he should be elected governor, but
that is not certain. Mr. Depew will
most likely remain president of the New
York Central railroad.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

According to the self-constituted spon-
sors for the two political parties of this
state, and also of the Alliance, ex-Sena-
tor ingalls, is without party utilization.
The mouthpiece q for the Republican
party at Topeka formally read him out
of that party week or more ago, and
the Democratic propagoose at the Sni
hills refuses him admission to that party,
while the Alliance crowd, with uplifted
hands and in unison, cry out against
him. But, nevertheless, and just the
same, each and all of the isms these fac
tionists presume to speak for will be
mighty glad to have the cooperation
and support of the ex-senator the first
time there is political issue joined in
this state. 1t is the man that is feared
who is abused.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The reports of the distress in Ireland
and the failure of Mr.. Balfour to
promptly forward funds received by
him places something of a scandal upon
that official and upon the English gov
eminent. BY what right, even if he has
no humane promptings, does he with
hold aid volunteered and placed in his
hands for the relief of the sufferers, and
refuse to dispense such aid? To do so
cannot but strengthen the feeling of
distrust towards the government on the
part of its Irish subjects, while it in
creases the suspicion extant that he is
indifferent to the condition and needs Of
those whose unfortunate situation is in
a measure the result of the governments
policy towards them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

have been the principal sufferers from
their Legislation. Everything they did
was with an eye to benefit the farmers
exclusively, without regard to the well
fare of the day laborer. who would have
been the greatest sufferer. Their pro-
posed legislation against railroads would
have been felt first by the common la
borers employed by the roads. So appar-
ent was this, that meetings were held by
railroad laborers to protest against the
measures. 1t is the same in Illinois.
Railroad employees are holding meetings
and sending up petitions protesting
against Alliance legislation. What else
could be expected of party that is de-
voted to the interests of but one class?
Every other class must suffer for their
benefit,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Democratic leaders all over the coun-
try continue to howl against Cleveland.
but every census taken of the party at
large, even when taken by the ex-presi-
dents enemies, shows him to be practi-
caily the unanimous choice of the party.
Cleveland is beyond question the biggest
man in his party-bigger than all the
party leaders combined-and in some
respects is bigger than the party. What
ever he saws. goes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Helen Gardner, the author of ''My
God What Son." ought to so down 10
Washington and get into the good graces
OF some one of the oldrogues of that city
OF whom she could get the material for
the kind of literature IN which she seems
TO delight for novel which would simp-
ly startle the civilized world, and she
would not have TO draw any on her i'm
imagination. The title we suggest might
DO Whose Daughter is Thisf"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
THE OPPOSITION CONGRESS.

The Wichita EAGLE is making war On
the commercial congress which convenes
at Kansas City next month. For our
selves, we cannot see how it will do any
harm If it does no good Kansas City
foots the bill for entertainment and dele
gates pay their own expenses, therefore,
how does the convention concern Wichita
Eft. Scott Monitor.
The reason you cannot see is because,
like other leading spirits of all older
communities of Kansas, you have no
eyes for anything outside of Kansas
City. That Missouri town is your little
tin god and you have no interest that
does not center there, which was true
also of the Kansas legislature. The en-
tire cattle and hog interests of this state,
to say nothing of the interest of develop
ing stock markets in the interior,
demanded an inspection law, but
Kansas City, Missouri, said no and
that ended it. Of course Kansas
City foots the bills but foots them out of
the pockets of the people of this state.
This commercial congress, gotten up by
Kansas for the Missouri town, is in
tended to lay out the congress already
successfully organized in the interest of
the trans Missouri country, one meeting
of which having been held at Dallas,
Tex, another at Denver, Colo, another
at Topeka, Kan, with two others deter
mined upon, one for Wichita and one
for Omaha. If these congresses repre-
sent neither harm or good, why should
Kansas City propose to foot all the bills
of the opposition one called in her inter-
est by the Kansas legislature?
The EAGLE has made no war, but
simply in straightforward way probed
the hypocritical meanness of the move.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The idea of electing United States
senators by direct vote of the people
seems to have been given fresh impetus
by the personal campaign of Gen. Palmer
in Illinois last year and the final out
come of the contest in the legislature. 1t
is not very probable that the senate
will agree to the necessary change in the
constitution governing the election of its
members, but the change can be effected,
practically by the states adopting the
Illinois method. And this is likely to be
done in several of the states through
the party conventions. This will make
the legislatures in the formal act of nam
ing the successful candidate, similar to
the college of presidential electors. AS
long as the law governing this matter
remains as it is the only obligation mem
bers of the legislature will be under
to vote for certain candidate for the
senate, as indicated by the popular
vote. will be a moral one, but from the
Illinois incident it seems that that is suf-
ficient, as it is also with presidential
electors
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Judge PETER believes in the election of
United States senator's by the people and
Jerry Simpson advocates the abolition of
the senate Before Senator PETER can get
his reform fairly started Jerry will have
him abolished entirely.-Topeka Journal
You probably interpret the intentions
of the two worthless correctly, but neither
can succeed until the constitution shall
have been changed; or rather, they can
only succeed through an amendment to
the constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
DEFENDS SAM WOODS HOUSE

The Leavenworth Times comes out in
defense of the Alliance house and with 4
criticism of the senate. Il will make no
difference what anybody says. The
Times may praise the house and the
Capital the senate, but the EAGLE told
the exact truth about both. It was six
of one and half-dozen of the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The Alliance will be- kept just as busy
explaining away the shortcomings of
the house as the Republicans will those
of the senate. There were honest men
in the senate and in the house, but the
demagogues outnumbered these in both.
The editor who essays to canonize Sam
Wood, or to appreciate the methods of
the men who followed his lead, might
better pull wool over the eyes of the
blind. The senate stood by the traditions
rather than by the reform-prom-
ises of the Republican party, al
though that body did attempt
to redeem the party's pledges to wipe out
extravagant fees and salaries and official
steals, warranted by law; but the consent
of the house was withheld. No amount
of buncombe buster or of blatant brag
will down that fact. The Alliance re-
fused to second the action Of the senate
out of pure cussedness, out of envy and
out of ignorance all combined. The sem
ate's action was in pursuance of their
resolution of two years ago raising the
revision committee just as much as it
was in response to the demand Of the
Republican party platform of the last
state campaign. The Republican party
last fall in state, in congressional and in
county conventions bit off more than it
could chew, even more than the great
body of the Alliance asked them to mas
ticate, but it bit it off under a menace
and it therefore ought to have choked
them somewhat, which it did. If in
coughing it up it should at the same time
rid its stomach of lot of leeches it will
become respectable and congenial body
once more
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The Topeka Democrat is trying awful
hard 10 work the Germans and Scanda-
navians of that town in the interest of
its party in the local election, ensuing.
1t prints a short paragraph in the dialect
of each nationality every day urging
them to register and support its ticket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
vandalia and Pennsylvania Lines,

Like Gliding Refined Gold.
The Pullman car service on the Penn
sylvania and Vandalia lines between ST.
Louis and the east has been increased by
five new sleeping cars of the latest de-
sign. This addition to the already mag
n1fcent equipment of vesnbule, dining
and sleeping cars is almost like gliding
refined gold. 1t gives this shortest
thoroughfare between the southwest and
east stronger claim 10 the distinction
of being the route that affords all the
luxury a traveller can desire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

When Secretary Blaine urges Presi-
dent Harrison to secure the renomina-
ton, he must feel good deal like a
lover who acts as best man at his sue
cesSful rivals wedding.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Queen Victoria has responded to call
for help from leper hospital by sending
two of her photographs. 1t was indeed
kind act. Most of the patients turned
over and died when they heard of it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

A cerealine mandatory in Indiana is
now offering 72f cents bushel for corn,
delivered at the factory. What an i'm
mense profit there must be in that in
dustry when corn is at normal market
value. And what bonanza it would
be in Kansas. The factory referred to
consumes 1000 bushels daily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Referring to the roasting that it gave
ingalls, the Capital kindly tells its readers
that it has no real authority to read any
body out of the Republican party. If
the EAGLE had only known that a few
months since how much happier it
might have been.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

A Wabaunsee county man has been
offered cents per pound for his beef,
to be delivered in May. This is the first
time that the price has reached such a
figure in six years. Another whack at
the Alliance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
TIE Afe-rv-Go-Rouud.

From the New YORK Continent
4 writer in the Arena says that the
land belongs not 10 the individual, bu.
TO the race. Yes, but the race belongs,
as rule. to the swift, and the swift Is
the individual, and 20 we get back 10
where We were before-paying taxes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Mrs. Prude-What a shameful set
those Minnesota men are.
Mr. Prude-How's that?
Mrs. Prude-Why, I see by the paper
here that they are going to make the
ballet-girls take off their tights.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

"Love thy neighbor as thyself' has
struggled for ages to become a law in
human hearts, but as yet has failed of
ratification by the people for universal
application.-Better Way.
1t ought not to be SO diScouraging a
task, especially where she is sweet, and
smart, and loves you in turn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Lawrence Record: In accordance with
che breezy style of western hyperbole,
state paper calls Mrs. Lease 1.-THE Anna
Eon of Kansas" The Amazon has a
mouth $50 miles wide.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
The unpardonable Mails.

From the kansas City Star.
The Methodist Ministers association of
Chicago laid on the table yesterday res
olution sympathizing with New Orleans
in the impotency of its legal machinery
but declaring mob law un-Christian and
un-American. John Wesley held that
no man on this side the grave ever
passed beyond the point of possible re-
generation. but his Chicago followers
evidently believe that the work OF grace
stops at the Malta.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

New Orleans citizen to prisoner-Do
fou stand a chance of acquittal?
Prisoner-Yes.
Citizen-But how do you stand with
The people?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

From the Chicago Tribszas

Ero1 re tE9c@So 4Eso4o-
ITO come 20 business az once, said
the spokesman, ''we will give you so If
YOU viii vote as We desire on this meas
ure."
Gentlemen" replied the alderman
from the 'Steenth ward, his ere ablaze
and his whole frame swelling with in
dignation, you insult me beyond the
power OF words 70 express ~ presuminc
10 think would sell ny voie-f0r SO. =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Jerry Simpson is at present in Boston
ON John L. Sullivan's preserves. If
the slugger knew it he would probably
want to knock him into jelly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The Alliance is great on emulation.
By refusing to make an appropriation to
Chicago's fair, it made an exhibition of
itself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Two young Missouri babies are able to
sing "Annie Rooney" 1t is pleasing to
hear that the inherent purity of har-
mony viii appeal to the Missouri-born at
any aoe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
An Omission.

An omission,
From the New YORK Herald.
There's one thing" remarked Deacon
Faithful, with irritation, that they
have forgotten 10 include in the hymnai
for the benefit of some people who come
to church, and that Is lullaby"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

The Arena announces that is will pub
fish c.. Wood Davis articles in pamphlet
form, because of their great value and
universal interest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
ADeadener o. &c -.


This is the sort of weather that plays
havoc with the Alliance. jerry Simpson
ought to call upon the weather bureau
and have this thing stopped Kansas Is
liable to raise 80 600, 90 bushels OF wheat
this year, and if she does-ta ia, ALL
ance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Thomas f. Bayard is said to be typ
ical gen leman. The man who ''set up"
this item is also typical gentleman.