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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The dispatches giving the details of
the terrible gas explosion in the mine
near Scottdale, Pa, Tuesday, state that
the machinery that furnishes the cur
rent Of fresh air was not damaged and
plenty of fresh air has been forced into
the mine. This suggests the query of
why on earth was the machinery not
operated and the fresh air supplied. and
the awful catastrophe thus prevented:
In almost, if not quite. every such occur
renee some one is guilty of criminal
negligence. And yet it seems next to
impossible to place the responsibility and
punish the guilty one or ones, and they
continue TO occur with terrific regularity
as well as fatality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

II some stuck-up solon should under
take 70 twit Senator Hansborough, the
newly elected senator from North Da-
kota, with the circumstance Of his hav-
ing been a jour. printer, he can make the
substance Of the reply made many years
ago by a senator who had arisen from
the station of the boot-black When an
honorable gentleman referred TO the cir
cum~tance that 1.-THE gentleman from
- had few years ago BACKED his
my boots" the quick response was.
We'll, didn't / do YOU a good Job
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

IL y not a violation u the bylaws and
CONSTITUTION % say that tho pumpkin pls
that Mr.. John Robinson fetched % as
was whale. A big sweet pumpkin
PIE on Cnrs'mas day u Ike meeting au
old Peun-ylyauian away out IN CAlifOr-
liza after you haven't Eeen man IN two
years that knows thsrc j. Each a plaos.
\ Fat pumpkin PIE q a holiday treat any
day. and = good on II deserving q all
the credit that can ~ given o. And ths
women who pumpkin pies make grow
wnsre none grew beiOr- ars benefActors
- the race -BroC ig'zayville pa Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
THE PROGRESS OF THE INDIANS.

Twenty years ago it was estimated
that the total number of Indians in the
United States was about three hundred
and forty thousand souls, considerably
more than tnree-fourths of whom were
wild Indians. In twenty years, by shot
and shell and Indian agents, half Of the
wild Indians have wasted away.
In the same time, the increase of the
semi-civilized Indians has been more
than third, and the numbers of the
| Cherokees, Chickasaws, Chactaws,
Creeks and Seminoles, the most adj
vanced within the limits of the Indian
territory, amount to sixty-four thousand,
while the number of Cherokees alone is
put as high as fifty thousand.
With these fifty thousand Cherokees,
there are about fifteen thousand half
breeds, and over one hundred thousand
whites, making the population of the
Cherokee territory almost three times as
great as that of Oklahoma, or over one
hundred and seventy-five thousand
OF these, the $4,000 Indians are alone
possessors of land, and it has been init
mated that the whites may therefore
soon petition for the admission of the
territory as a state.
This is not likely to occur, however,
for many reasons, the first being that in
spite of there numbers, they must con-
tlnue dependents on account of their not
owning any real estate, and, secondly.
from the fact that the federal govern
ment recognizes the Indians alone.
With total population of a quarter of
million of Indians still remaining, the
government ought TO be able to build up
an Indian state and test the question
whether the Indians can adapt them
selves to civilization in time, and if in
the eastern portion of the Indian Terri
tory there are laid the foundations for
an Indian state, the progress of the state
towards self government cannot fail 10 |
be most instructive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Twenty eight hours labor is pretty
high price TO pay for New Years
dinner. But that is what blue coated
messenger boy says that he had to give
for the privilege of eating his dinner
that day at home. There were two
messengers who sat near me in street
car Saturday discussing their affairs in
the breezy way peculiar TO district mes
sengers and news5oys.
you dom time yet up in that Twenty
eighth street slau yhter house
Yep"
Get Crismus er New Years off,
Mop"
"Dju try
yep. Told EN- my grandmother was
sick. bat 'twouldn't work. D,ju get off,
Got off New Years Had turkey fer
dinner. Got off four hours, but had %
work four hours extra fer nothin' everv
day fer a week to make up fer IT,
Gee! That's tough. amt IL: Well.
I've got ter get off here. SlonS. New
York Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Another popular manifestation of
rrenchmen m favor Of Russia took place
recently IN the Brest theatre, where sew
eral French officers and the commander
and q lieutenant ~ the Russian battle
ship Mimi were watching the perform
ance from box. At tbs request Of q
French captain the orchestra began play
Ing the Russian national hymn at this
end %! the first act. Instantly the sudi-
ence rose, and led by the French ofacers
in the box chsered repeatedly with
might and rnaiu. Long live RusssAl
Long live France! Long live the alb
ancer-Paris Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

PETER will not represent PETER; he will
represent kansas.-Topeka journal.
As the Alliance lacked sixty thousand
votes of a majority at the last election,
we guess you are stopping over a little.
If the Republican bosses had permitted a
wouldn't have had even a chance to rep
resent anybody. Judge PETER will try
to represent the Alliance. He may be
under obligations to the Democratic
party, but he owes the Republican party
not anything.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The west is tired Of the goldbug cant
that ''cheap money always drives the
dear money out of the country" 1t is
not true. Money neither comes or goes.
1t is not.interchangable to any percepti-
bic extent. The balances between coun-
tries are adjusted through financial
channels with bullion which is the
medium Of value shipped back and forth.
"Oh, but" exclaims the goldbug in de-
claring by law that eighty cents worth
of silver is dollar you commit fraud,
and swindle the commercial world, and
diSarrange all values and send the price
ofgold up" That's no so either. Moth
ing would suit the goldbug better than
to send gold up. But the free coinage of
silver simply will lift silver up in value
to the worlds standards of money
values. The moment the bill passes,
412t grains of silver in whatever shape
it may be in, will be worth one dollar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
Look out for Lightning.

When Jerry Simpson was lifted from
the position of city marshal Of Medicine
Lodge to a seat liz congress, IL was con-
sdered great political feat Burberry $
sudden elevation TO power and promi-
hence seems insignificant compared with
that Of Hank Hansborough who was
recently elected TO the United States
senate by the North Dakota legislature.
Twelve wears ago Hank was tramp
printer aud in that capacity he travelled
to North Dakota in company with a
printer who is now in Wichita. \ re-
tired army officer gave him a start in the
newspaper business and by getting a
monopoly Of the land notices he acquired
considerable wealth and political in
fluence. Two years ago ne was elected
TO congress. and although he manifested
no ability as statesman, his constituents
have seen fit 10 make him "A United
States senator. This teaches us that. in
the present revolution in politics, eight
ming IS As liable 10 strike the humble
and lowly as the millionaires and lawyers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Under the coinage act passed by con
gress last summer silver increased about
nIteen per cent. 1t a free coinage act is
passed it will 20 little if anv higher than
1t did then. Did any one hear that man
IN the United States receive any benefit
from the advance unless be was a minor
or hrokers-Lawrence Journal
That Is the cheapest sort of demagorv.
According to that ca YOU W uld with
hold all legislation, for there is scarcely a
measure enacted that does not inure to
the benefit Of some individual or interest
in a special way, no difference how
great the beneht,--or injury for that
matter-to the greatest number.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Stanley, in his book Across the Bark
Continent, states that though smallpox
was raging for months among the un-
vaccinated, on his march, not one of the
whites and but three of the POO Zanzibar
carriers, all of when he had taken the
precaution TO have vaccinated, con-
tracted the disease. and Of the three bpt
one of them was at all disabled. This Is
another strong Enforcement. if any were
needed. of vaccination as a preventive of
SMALLPOX.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The Railway Age publishes the list of
railway accidents for 1889 involving loss
of life or injury to passengers. The list,
which is given with the day and date of
each accident, comprises sixty-one acct
dents, in which 256 persons were killed,
and 539 injured, total of 79j. This list
does not include the collisions, derail-
ments and other accidents, in which
one. and sometimes two, trainmen We're
killed, and the aggregate of which
would have greatly increased the total
morality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Omaha Republican: Senator ingalls,
great speech in favor Of the free COINAGE
bill, last week, will he marked down as
the browning effort of his life. The
speech throughout sparkled with orator.
cal brillancy and persuasive arguments.
based upon the most profound reasoning
and logic. Mr.. ingalls, endeared him
self to the hearts of the American PEG
pie by that grand effort in their behalf.
and he will be pointed TO with pride as
one Of our earnest, powerful, and con-
scientous statesmen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The dispatches this morning contain
the remarkable announcement that a
Democratic congressman has resigned
his seat. But of course he is from a
Democratic district. And. besides. it
will make no difference in the next
house-it had as well be unanimous, for
the show the minority will have.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Neyer,under any circumstances would
the Alliance members Of the legislature
elect other than farmer 20 the United
states senate; especially would no editor
or lawyer or professional man be elected.
Result; They elected man who never
owned a farm, SO far as any one in Kan
sas knows. and who was never ANYTHING
out professional man. PETER is both
lawyer and an editor. Alliance poll-
ucians DO not differ from other pa-tv
politicians.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
What Boots Il?

A man living at Qnenemo, Kan, pat
ented a method Of taking care of
boots. The whole-souled fellow has
struck something at last.-Exchange
sew its seams. City Trav-
eler
You ought to be strapped FOR re-vamp-
ing such a stoga as that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Well Topeka is a great Alliance CEN
ser. and the Capital a great Alliance or
gan, and Topeka has got the United
States senator. in the person of a former
writer ON the Capital. Poor Topeka!
The town don't get much in the wav of
rich soup and public pap. The state
house ring is still on top. Resolved. that
Topeka Is the state. Carried unani-
mouslv.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

ingalls, said yesterday: Il have no
plans for the future. only know that
shall remain in Kansas. | came to the
state three years before its admission
into the union. have lived here ever
since; all my belongings are here; all of
my children were born in Kansas. Nv
dead sleep in her bosom and i hope to
mingle my dust with her soil.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The address of the president of the
Nebraska State Alliance on the subject
of a general confederation of trades
unions with the Farmers Alliance for
political purposes, will afford Gen. Rice
a convenient, and no doubt pleasurable,
diversion from his sore defeat for the
senate. 1t is in direct line with the gen.
erals bent OF mind and aspirations for
the future, and he will no doubt, re-enlist
with fresh courage in the new party
movement. A little thing like personal
defeat will not cool his ardor one whit;
he is not constructed on that plan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
COST OF TIE GOVERNMENT PER
CAPITA.

Senator Carlisle in the February Forum.
While our population in 1890 was only
sixteen times as great as In 1890, the
expenditures Of the national. government
excluding all payments upon the interest
and principal of the public debt, We're
more than $50 times as great. In other
words. the population increased from
1925, PA in 1890 to g.. $50, $40 in 1890.
while the ordinary annual expenditures
rose from 81, 9l9, 500 TO the sum of $261 =
637. 203. If we take the year 1910, twenty
years after the adoption of the constitu-
ton, we find that the popula ion was
:, 239, SSl, and that the expenditures were
Sj.3ll ,0S2, or % cents per capita. In
1890, eighty wears afterward the popula-
ton was less than nine times as
great as il was then. but the
ordinary expenditures were more
than fortv-eight times as great. and
amounted 10 S419 per capita From
1880 to 1910. including the period Of the
Seminole war, the population increased
32.6 percent and the expenditures 50 Per
cent; from 1870 70 1859, during which
time the war with Mexico was com
menCed and prosecuted 70 a successful
termination, the population increased
SJ,Si per cent, and the expenditures IN
creased 53 per cent but from 1850 10
1890, period of profound peace, popula-
ton increased 24.J7 per cent, and ex-
pendltures increased - per cent. The
ordinary expenditures for the current
fiscal year. 1891, VIII Re at least y per
cent greater than IN 1890, although the
population. as shown bv the recent cen
sIis, Is increasing a, rate OF less than
p per cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Topeka captures the [. S. senatorshiP,
State Journal.
Oh, yes, Topeka lives off what she
captures. Let's see; amt there some
thing else besides the expanding of the
states money that can be done for Tope-
ka? She has the state printer now, and
three candidates for the place last week.
She has the ministership to Mexico, the
secretary of state, the pension agency
for Kansas, Missouri and Colorado, the
L. S. marshalship, a congressman for
years and years, and now the Q. 5. SEN
atorship, with enough other of minor po-
sitions and gratuitous leakages TO keep
her fat and make her saucy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The picture of Observation-Disclosures
the gallant who fell before Atlanta-will
sdorn the new So bill. And the picture
of Gen. John Sedgwick-who yielded up
his life before Observation-Disclosures
fhe treasury warrants of the foremost
Kansas county that has the honor of
bearing his name.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
Stand Corrected

IRON the Ils7rf nce foIif1sL
The Wichita EAGLE says the biIl intro
duced BY Mr.. Soupene % grant 70 WON
en- the right % vote is a useless waste
Of time, a. the legislature cannot change
the constitution. That = where the
EAGLE i away Of The present legisla-
ture can do ANYTHING e wants 20. even %
changing Nature itself. that Is If the re-
porters al Topeka ara 70 - believed.
They say that since the body met Mrs.
Lease has proved herself % IL a perfect
gentleman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
a Gallant Georgia Editor.

ron Ese AtLaDIA NoGsAt' -i.ls--
The Hon. Gzzzway Hartridge ~ the
Savannah lines <as recently PLACED IN
q very embarrassing position L h. an
open secret among his aequaintances
that ne wears gold buckles on his elas-
tics. 4 fee days aZO N running % catch
a train be lost one q has buckle. and n
az on the sidewalk for some MINUTES
He missed the tram and vas sally rstrsc-
III his steps when kAs eye caught tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The st. Joseph, Mo-, News publishes a
column of items under the heading of
Three States News, that is mighty in
terestin' readin'-it gets the Kanas divoy
from the EAGLE, but the readers of the
News don't know it, unless they read
tha FAGTE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

We see that the state board of pardons
are in session at Topeka. Suppose they
take up the case Of that Alliance ma
jority in the house. If that bard can't
reach their case we suggest that they be
abolished by law, that is the board, or the
Alliance, or both, it don't matter much
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
That's Different.

ION - >alIrs News
\ Wichita man who has a grievance
in the city schools saws the the teachers
are well paid. and he. therefore. wants
the golden rule applied. In Salina II
IL different: If the mothers little slipper
was applied more frequently, the teacher
would have bat little Use for the
golden, or any other rule.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
z Pluribus Unum Error

Inc most crazy idea We have ever
heard Of Is for q Farmers Alliance man
70 advocate the Henry George theory.
The Farmers Alliance plan Is TO ct re-
lief from his burdens. a greater part OF
which he saws rises from taxation. and
vet one-third Of them are men who be-
lieve that al taxes should be upon land
The iunatic asylum Is the only NJ place
Tor such man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Voorhees,, Vance, Vest and Villas can
now 90 fighting the old soldier and his
pension with no one to make them
afraid. Mother PETER wouldn't shoe a
goose, mush less skin a Democrat and
hang his hide on the fence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
GOLD IS NFLaMMaTIoM.
PONDS EXTRACT
REDUCES INFLAMMATION.

PONDS = - tHR(t
REDUCES INFLAMMATION.
Specific Directions.
COLD IN THE HEAD, apply
Ponds Extract diluted one-halD
nv n nasal dOueke, or snuT 10, or
vaporize IL over n lamp and InhaIS
the fumes through the nose
lei oaRsE, sar=ie with POnd's
Extract several times daily.
IF THE THROAT II SORE
and NECK STIFF, rub the neck
thoroughly wis. Ponds Exfr1ef,
and, on retiring, wrap the neck
In a wooden bRnda=e saturated
with Ponds Extract. and pro-
teeted by an outer wrapping
IF THE LUNGS ARE SORE,
take n Ieaspoo=Tul OF Ponds Ex-
tract four or ave times daily.
IF THE LIMBS ACHE and arc
sore, rub them vigorously With
Ponds Extract.
FOR CRILBLAIHS, battle with
Ponds Extract and bandaEe with
cloth saturated with POne.s Ky
tract. Itching quickly stopped.
BUT do not purchase some cheap
substitute and expect it TO do what
Ponds ExtrRcE viii Be sure you
have genuine article Mace only
by Ponds Extract Co., Ncw York
and London.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

simmer of the buckle Just as a lady 5
dress swept over it. She thought il was
her property and, in the haste Of embar-
rassment, snatched it from the ground
The editor hated TO lose 4 $40 buckle. but
rather than embarrass the lady he bit
his lip and let it go.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

The Billys, Bens, Barneys and Dicks,
no doubt, have their regrets, but they
are exhorted to cling all the tighter to
their teats
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
EXCHANGE saOTs
Knows a Thing or Two.

From tie Kansas City Gazette.
Colonel ID. r. Anthony knows more
about irrigation than he does about the
joints in Kansas City. Kan. He SAYS
the great trouble with Western Kansas
Is that the railroad stocks are irrigated
too much and the farm lands too little.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

We hope that the Atchison Champion
and the Emporia Republican feel better,
but it is with no little pain that we in
form them that the Alliance will love
them none the more for any rejoicings
they may indulge in.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
what OF The Brute Husbands

From he AfC1ll1n H-I1e-
Mrs. George Weston whose skull was
broken IN two places by blows from q
hammer in the hands q her husband
has % far recovered that she Is able %
work around the house. but DR.. Camp
bell thinks she will never fully recover
her mind Hold a hat in front Of her.
and she can not name II. she knows that
II Is to be worn on the head. bat cannot
say 1T is hat until told. She cannot
name any article IL her room. bat IL
some matters talks quite intelliZentlv.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

Lease was left in the lurch. Her war
cry was Anybody but PETER" And it
was nobody else. She is the worst
downed man in the swim. Peter and
Polly would do well to "drop tear or
two" or perhaps three.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29

What's the matter with the editorial
profession anywRy.-Topeka Democrat.
Our diagnosis of Topeka's contingent
would be flatulency. Try dose of di-
luted Elder-berry and PefTer-sauce,
which, if it fails of rifting, may afford re-
lief in another more effectual direction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
THE "sKULPTsCHINA" OF KANSAS.

THE "SKULPTSCHINA" OF KANSAS.
! From the New York sun.
We learn from the London Times that
! the Legislature or skuptschina of Servia,
now in session, lis full of simple peas.
ants, in which respect, we may venture
| To say, it is not unlike the legislature or
/ skuptschina of Kansas now in session.
/ The 2arb OF the Servian members is more
| picturesque than that of the Kansas
members, though we have recently been
assured that nearly all of the latter wear
turn down collars and black necues. "
and though one of them is sOckleSs. The
Times tells US that the peasants of the
Servian skuptschina ''see no necessity
for applying any other standard to public
affairs than that which sufficeS for the
regulation of their agricultural con-
Germs, and it would not be easy to find
better description of the stand
ard that is upheld by the
corn raisers of the Kansas skulptschina.
The Servian lawmakers possess the
charming qualities of immaturity," and
perhaps the same may be said of the
Kansas lawmakers. The Times is watch
ing the development of ideas among
the unsophisticated Servians," as we are
watching 1t among the unsophisticated
Kansans. The present government of
Servia is a radical one, like the present
government Of Kansas. The Servian
candidates for the ministry seek office
at great inconvenience to themselves"
like the Kansas candidates for the senate.
The extreme radicals of Servia are under
the leadership of Stano Jetritch, whose
name reminds of Sockless Jerry. the
leader of the extreme radicals OF Kan
saS.
The Times description of the Servian
legislature or skuptschina, reads as if it
were description of the Kansas legisla-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
The Easiest Way Out.

From the Lawrence Journal
The charge so often made that legiSla-
tion Is partial to the creditor class. in
Kansas at least, Is not and never has
been true.
Our constitutional exemption provis-
ion is probably the most liberal of any
state in the union, and our laws. from
the early territorial days, have been
made by poor men and for poor nen.
The lesson of all experience IS to keep
out of debt. and 70 those who 90 into
debt That there Is but one legitimate
way out" and that is TO pay according
to promise
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
slaudering the Nations Wards.

From The Emporia Republican.
y delegation of Sioux Indians Is soon
to leave for Washington 10 hold pow
WOW with the Great Father IT,.
while under the hospIta5ie care Of the
Indian Rights association. they should
steal the rugs. table-ClOths and he'd
blankets Of the hotels. II Is 70 be hoped
that the blame VIII not be placed upon
the government much abused Indian
AGENTS