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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
NEWSPAPER BLUNDERERs.

Whether there is anything or not in
the notion that editors must know
everything" it is certain that many
Kansas newspaper writers are deplor
ably ignorant of the inside life of other
newspapers of the state. Some writer
on the Atchison Daily Patriot sets out to
tell his readers about the make up of the
EAGLE and to inform them as to who
writes this and that line of articles, and
as to the mental and moral tendencies
of all concerned. The Patriot man was
either Intentionally misrepresenting or
he is otherwise inexcusably ignorant for
a newspaper man. 1t would seem that
any one at all conversant with the char
acteristic idiosyncrasis that cling to all
writers could not fail of recognizing the
every day work of one who has been in
the Kansas editorial harness, without a
break, for almost thirty years; vet this
Patriot man is guilty of just that kind Of
blunder.
For year or more the Emporia Re-
publican, the Topeka Capital and Leav-
enworth Times almost every week re-
ferred to terrific fight going on between
the Hutchinson News under Ralph
Easley and the EAGLE, when during that
and much longer time the name of the
News never even appeared in these col
umns, much less any editorial reference
to its editor.
Last Saturdays Lawrence Journal re-
ferS to lively scrap, long drawn out,
now existing between the Arkansas CITY
Traveller and the EAGLE There is not a
word of truth in it so far as we have
seen, or likely to be from any circum-
stance or misunderstanding possibly to
occur so far as we can see or conceive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Montana sappnrre..

The only locality in Montana which
has been at all prolific of sapphires is the
six or seven miles of placer ground be-
tween Ruby and Eldorado bars on the
Missouri river, sixteen miles east of He
lena. Here sapphires are found in gla-
cial auriferous gravels while sluicing for
gold, and until now have been consid-
cred only by product. Up to the pres
ent time they have never been systemat-
ically mined. In 1889 one company took
the option on 1000 acres of the river
banks, and several smaller companies
have since been formed with view Of
mining for these gems alone or in con-
nection with gold.
The colors OF the gems obtained, al
though beautiful and interesting, are not
the standard blue or red shades generally
demanded by the public. The stones
embrace a great variety of the lighter
shades of red, yellow, blue and green
The latter color is found quite pro.
nounced, being rather blue green than
an emerald green. Nearly all the stones,
when finely cut. have an apparent metal
lie luster which is strikingly peculiar tc
those from this locality. Neither req
rubies nor true blue sapphires have YET
been found.-Omaha Bee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Making Q Fuss.

Many years ago prominent clergy
man was consulted by the ladies of his
congregation about certain clerical work
n which they were interested. Smiling
at their earnestness, Re said; That's
right, ladies: make fuss-make fuss!
That's the only way to get work done in
this world Set about it yourself and
make fuss while you do!' And so IT
is. Thinking about wrongs and signing
over them never mended one. But the
people who exert themselves to right the
wrong, making a good stir about it
while they do, and worrying at other
people to exert themselves, too, will often
force the other people into activity in
sheer self defense.
The other people would like to sit
quiet and take it out in signing, but
these energetic fussers will not let them.
At last, to get rid of the agitstors, they
rouse up, go to work with q will, and
accomplish what is asked Of them for
the sake of the peace they obtain there
by. But whatever their motive, all
mankind has tho benefit. 1t is not only
well to get wrongs righted, it is also
well to get sluggish people stirred up
occasionally.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
IN COURT.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record,
Before the supreme court of the
United States is pending case the de-
cision of which will go far to determine
whether the interstate commerce law Is
to become a dead letter. This is the
case of Charles Counselman, of Chicago.
The grand jury of Cook county, in in
curing into alleged violations of the in
terstate commerce law, asked Mr.. Coun-
selman to state whether he had received
rebates from certain railroad compa-
MES. The witness refused to answer, on
the ground that his answer would Grim
mate himself Upon having been fined
$500 for contempt of court he brought
this appeal. His counsel argued that
the grand jury had no jurisdiction by
virtue of which they could make this in
vestigation, as they had only the power
to inquire whether violation of the law
had taken place. AS this was crimi-
nal proceeding, the attempt to compel
Counselmen to testify was a violation of
the constitutional provision which de-
clares that in a criminal proceeding no
witness shall be required to testify against
himself. The same principle has
been Incorporated in the revised statutes
of the United States, which forbid that
the testimony given by the witness in
any case shall be used against him in a
criminal proceeding.
The counsel for the government con-
tended that the provision of the consti-
tuition has only Limitation of the COM
mon criminal process in the sense that
70 one can be compelled 10 testify
against himself; that the proceeding be-
fore the grand jury in Chicago was not a
criminal process, and consequently the
revised statutes did not apply to it.
Finally, in case of doubt, it must be as
suned that the grand jury posses power
to compel witnesses TO testify when their
testimony is necessary 10 elicit the truth.
Should the supreme court decide this
case in favor of the defendant it would
follow that railroad officers could not be
compelled TO testify IN case IN which
unlawful rebates might have been
granted to favorite trausporters. In
such an event the enforcement of the
most important provision of the inter
state commerce act would be out of the
/ question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
For the Eagle.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING.

Christmas is coming throughout the land
The signs are apparent on every hand:
Young America now goes to Sunday school,
Before the exception, with him now the rule,
IT'S an object lesson quite easy to see
He shifts from afar the evergreen tree,
The young wife grows fonder of hubby each
day,
For a nobby new sackcoat she's now on the lay.
Her endearments are many and not without
guile,
For sealskins and pushes are now out of style)
The ''old mans pockets are rified each night,
And the loose silver found is soon out of sight,
To buy him Christmas present or two
On the reciprocity plan-you me, and me you-
The ardent young lover grows happy and shy,
For ring at the jewelers. he has in his eye,
While his dearest busies herself with his hat,
CThere'll be some embroidered initials in that;)
Tom and Jerry-old cronies-are getting to-
gether,
They never fail meeting on account of the
weather,
Where mid much mirth round the festive
bowl,
There is feast of reason and flow of soul:''
All nature seems joyous-the snow-birds are
charming
All this portends that Christmas is coming.
-MINIoN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

dispatch from Mennekato, s. D.,
reports the occurrence IN that vicinity
of an acoustic marvel which seems phe-
nomenal, but which, If verified by future
experiments, may prove to lie In accord
with physical laws, if not the key to rare
discovery. On each side of a valley twelve
miles in width stands two towering
mountain peaks said to be 'fully ten
thousand feet high" Two weeks ago a
number of tourists, in two parties, aScen-
ed the peaks. with the intention of signal
ing to each other by Photograph. One of
the party on the north mountain dlscov-
cred by chance that at certain spot the
voice of the persons ON the other noun
tain, who were engaged in ordinary
speech, were plainly audible. There
was only one place on each noun
tain where the voices could be heard.
and it appeared to be natural tele--
phone. No shouting was necessary, and
the words were perfectly distinct. This
tale seems SO inexplicabie that many will
be disposed to regard 1t with lncredulIty.
Still, it comes from credible sources
and it would be rash Judgment which
should say that the laws of acoustics
have been so definitely settled that fur
Their surprises in that field are impossible.
Professor Young, the astronomer, has
lately been discussing the possibility OF
communicating with the planet Mars by
signaling. Perhaps 1t only remains tc
find out the secret of this South Dakota
marvel in order to strike a chord III
physical nature the vibration of which
might be perceptible throughout the
universe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Curiosities in Eggs.

We met our old friend, Mr.. Jesse
Eaton. on the street the other day, and
he told US of wonderful egg his daugh-
ter came across a short time ago. On
breaking it she discovered another per-
fectly formed egg with shell inside OF
it. 1t was about the size of partridge
egg. Another gentleman standing by
told of a curiosity in the shape of q
double chicken that had been Matched
on his place. The backs of the twins
were united, and while one would be
standing on his feet the feet of the other
would be pointing upward. When
growing tired of this position IT or they
would flop over and stand on the Other
feet, the positions being reversed. He
said the chickens lived several days
Pennington (Mo.) Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
PARTISAN COMPLIMENTS.

The characterization, by Jerry Simp-
son, Of his Democratic constituency as
poor white trash was thought to be
pretty rough, but as compared with the
following from the Springfield Demo
crat, in reference to the honorable repre-
entatives of its own party in congress,
Jerry's utterance becomes harmless
pleasantly if not a real compliment The
Democrat of last Sunday said:
Speaker Crisp probably never expect
ed to have so much free wisdom thrust
upon him as has fallen to his lot the last
four days. But when man has 200
people trying to instruct him upon mat
tiers with regard to which he is already
thoroughly informed, even the best pos
sible counsel is apt to grow wearisome,
not to say nauseous. The hounds should
be called off and the speaker
let alone until after the selection and
designation Of his committees The bay
ing of Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart at
this time is out of place"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

ton, Palmer, Democrat, has sue
ceeded Farwell, Republican, in Illinois.
DR.. Gallinger. Republican, replaces Mr..
Blair, Republican, III New Hampshire;
while Messrs Brice, Gibson. Irby, Chill
ton and White, all Democrats, occupy
the seats previously held respectively by
PAYNE of Ohio, Wilson of Maryland,
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, Re-
gan of Texas and EustiS of Louisiana,
all Democrats also. marlborough, Re
publican, succeeds Pierce, Republican in
North Dakota; Kyle, Alliance man, takes
the seat of Moody, Republican, in South
Dakota, and Mr.. Dubois appears for the
lately created state of Idaho. "Our own
Evarts" has been retired from the seDa-
torial representation of New York, and
has found a successor in David Bennett
Hill. Wisconsin gave his coinage also to
Mr.. Spooner. and sent ex-Secretary Villas
to Washington in his place. And finally,
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, resigned his
seat in the senate, and ex-Secretary Red
field Proctor has been appointed to fill
the remainder of his term.
The loss of ability in the withdrawal
Of Ingalls,, Evarts and Edmunds is great,
and in not one of the three cases is the
successor a man of anything like equal
intellectual calibre. Evarts and Ed
munds, in particular, will be much
missed when any question of constitu-
tional law comes up for consideration,
for there is no disputing the fact that in
that subject they were without peers in
the upper house. ingalls, will be missed
both as a picturesque orator and as a
firm but withal impartial president pro
tenn. of the senate Whether he will be
adequately replaced in this latter
capacity by his successor, Senator Man
derson, remains to he seen. In the
former capacity Mr.. Henderson is out
classed and distanced by the ex-senator
from Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
TIE UNITED STATES SENATE.

There has been considerable change
in the personnel, as well as the political
complexion of the United States senate
since its adjournment on the 4th of
March.
When the senate dispersed at the ter
mination OF the Fifty-first congress it
was composed of 81 Republicans and 81
Democrats Republican majority of IA.
ReassembIing now at the opening Of the
Fifty-second congress, it consists Of -
Republicans. 50 Democrats and ; Al
lance men-a Republican majority of 6.
The change in the personnel has
been much more marked. The bearded
PETER of Alliance fame takes the place
of Ingalls, from Kansas. Hearst Of
California a Democrat who died, has
been replaced by Mr.. FELTON,, 3 Re
publican; while, in the opposite direc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

Speaker Crisp, in an interview, says
that IF" we fail in the next election we
will do so-and-so. From this it is clear
that Mr.. Crisp does not view the future
as plain sailing for his party. And he is
correct in his prognosis. Even with the
party united on the leading questions of
the day it could hardly escape the ex-
cesses in matters of legislation that
would damn it in the public estsmation;
but the very first move made on the
board, that is the election of Crisp over
Mills for speaker, has caused scisms and
divisions and fractional feelings to spring
up in the party that are sure TO increase
and widen and intensity until, the
chances are, the country will witness in
1892 a repetition of the scenes and incl
dents of 1860. Well may Mr.. Crisp pre-
face his observations with "if."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

The Louisiana Lottery question has
been practically fought out and won by
the lottery people. The test of strength
was in the election of delegates to the
state convention, the result showing a
choice of 81 for McEnry, the lottery
candidate for governor, to 2i3 for Adams
anti-lottery. As 3A is a majority the
result of the convention is a foregone
conclusion that foreshadows the final re-
suit at the polls. The lottery charter will
be extended and the great American
privilege of drawing blanks will in no
wise be abridged, as far as the Democ-
racy of that state can control the matter.
But fortunately for the fools who have a
penchant for parting with their money
without a valuable consideration, Uncle
Sam will continue to hold check upon
the legalized robbery by keeping the
mails closed against it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

Up in Michigan Worthy Master Mars
of the State Grange has been telling the
farmers that the calamity cry" doesn't
sound well in the face of this years
abundant harvests, and he suggests that
it be abandoned in favor of determined
effort for broader education in those
branches of knowledge that bear most
directly upon the business prosperity Of
the agriculturist. Here is Granger
whose words are golden. As the Phila-
delphia Record observes, they have in
their own hands all the remedies re-
CURED for the ills Of which they COM
plain, did they but know how to apply
them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

According to the Topeka Democrat,
the attorney general of the state says he
is receiving complaints from various
portions of the state, requesting him to
come in person and prosecute violations
of the prohibltory law He is compelled
to reply that he has other and more i'm
portant duties to attend to than visiting
every village where some one is suspected
of selling liquor in violation of law. The
parties are instructed to furnish the Off
GERS evidence, not mere gossip, and to
assist in regulating their local affairs.
This is so pertinent and timely as to
need no explanation or comment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

The eastern railroad people deny that
they are in any way responsible for the
grain blockade that has existed for sew
eral weeks at Chicago and Buffalo, and
charge the responsibility upon the west
ern roads, in the latters' refusal to per-
NIT their loaded cars to proceed further
east than Chicago, but demanding their
return therefrom for immediate use
upon their own lines. The eastern roads
assert tlsat the elevator and other storage
capacity there is sufficient to render a
blockade there possible. This last may
be true, and if true, it emphasizes the
responsibility for the blockade upon the
eastern roads, and shows very clearly
that the closing of the lake route is
simply a pretext, and in reality had
little to do with the situation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
n,g Cbanc. for Improv.m.nt.

First Arctic Explorer sayl
Second Arctic Explorer-Say on.
al sayl We're in box"
"Jesso."
"Well have to wait for s rescuiue
party"
'"That's it."
"One will come suppose"
eyes, they always come-but not al
ways on time"
II say!'
"Well!"
Don't you think the present style Of
arctic exploration might be improvedr
perhaps so. What would you sug-
gestl"
Il think the rescuing party ought 10
go ahead. New York Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

The attempts to improve upon the old
fashion town-ball as the game used to be
played by the school boys Of years ago,
and to reduce it 10 something Of a scien-
titic, systematic sport, proved successful
and resulted in the national game of
base bali. But the efforts to improve
upon the old-fashion game of football,
instead Of lettering it has had the
contrary effect. The game(0 as plavedC9
now is more a contest in the physical
prowess Of brute force and the test of
semi-savage courage, than a test of skill
and ingenuity. 4 pupil at the Kansas
State university died Saturday night
from the effects of injuries received in
the brutalizing game played there the
day before. \ good time TO have put a
stop to that game would have been just
hafnre the first one was PLAYED.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
e ARCADE
". J. WILSON. President.
Shocking.

A prominent New York theatrical
man, who is quite homely but very con-
ceited, went into a photograph gallery
to get some photographs he had had
taken. The photographer produced them,
and the man declared them elegant.
Said he: lit is an excellent picture. IL
is me all over. It is life itself"
THAT is So" responded the candid
artist, with dismal expression Of conn
tenance, "they are so ffelike that
can't afford to put one of them in the
show window, as intended to. can't
afford to shock the public that way
Texas Siftings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Animals and the Peanut Habit.

There is now said to be no animal or
bird in the Central Park mensgerie that
does not eat peanuts. Many species IN
the cages were at first much averse TO
peanuts, but the persistence of the chill
dren in forcing them upon every creature
there has had such an effect that even
the lions and pelicans, and everything
except the snakes, have felt obliged to
acquire the peanut habit.-New York
Sun,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

The st. Louis Republic is now mainly
engaged in discovering mares nests. Its
latest IS that Hill, German and Brice are
in a close combine to control the loca-
ton of the Democratic national conven-
ton; that they want it in New York with
a view of defeating Cleveland's nonina-
ton. And yet according 10 the Republic
Mr.. Cleveland is especially strong in
New York. Mr.. Jones' disappointment
over the defeat of his favorite, Mills,
seems to have scattered him somewhat.
He Should take brief respite from his
worrying labors and collect himself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15

The Globe Democrat, which during
the last congress strongly opposed the
Mckinley bill, remarks, in commenting
upon the presidents reference to that
measure in his message to congress,
that ''the president contents himself
with saying of the Mckinley law that
its results have disappointed the evil
prophesies of its opponents, and in a
large measure realized the hopeful pre-
dictions of its friends He might have
stated the case in much stronger terms
without any exaggeration of the benefits
the country has derived from that ex-
cellent measure"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
What He Is Like.
roln TIE Atchisoa Chanpion

Fro7n TIE AtchIsoa Champion
The "old crowd" in Kansas politics
means that class of professional poiitI-
clans whose only visible means of sup
port Is politics; who hang around the
legislature, the state house; who have
for q consecutive term OF wears run
things 10 suit their own personal inter
ests; who have furnished the material
for all the legislative investigations and
official scandals which have darkened
the pares of our states history for over
two decades past, and who, many Of
them. in sundry ways have practiced
blackmail and engineered all the odlous
county seat, townsite and other odorlt-
erous schemes so familiar TO all han
sans. And that the people generally
should clanor for retirement OF This
class of parasites IS compliment to
their sense OF propriety and decency.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Growing Celery.

There have been many ways suggested
for blanching. 1t is said that in the Old
World, where first class celery Is de-
sired, instead of burying up the plant in
the earth they simply tie up the leaves
and then wrap them in coarse brown
paper. 1t is said that much better cell
cry can be obtained this way than by
any other method of blanching.-Mee-
hans Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
Dickens, Sons.

Three sons of the great author OF Pick
wick" are still living. Charles Dickens,
his fathers namesake, is editor OF All
the Year Round, and is known to Amer
lean audiences for his readings from his
fathers works. Alfred Tennyson Dick
ems is merchant IN Melbourne, and the
youngest member Of the family. Edward
Bulwer Lytton Dickens. Is q sheep farm
er and a new member Of the New South
Wales parliament Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
THE FREE COINAGE QUESTION.

1t is very evident now that the silver
question will take precedence III the
nreseut session of congress over the tariff
or any other question as the leading
issue. That a radical measure Will be
passed by the house there is no doubt
and the advocates of free coinage claim
a majority of the senate also, but 1t IS
next to certain that anything like ex-
treme legislation on that subject Will
meet with the presidents objection and
will require two-thirds vote of both
houses to make it law, notwithstand-
ing such objections. In view OF the
situation. therefore, the complexion OF
the two houses touching that question
becomes of interest and of the first I'M
portance. The Washington correspon-
dent of the Post-Dispatch furnishes an
interesting poll of all the members OF the
senate and house, which contains facts
that will be of value for future reference.
According to these figures the standing
of the present senate upon the question
Of fraa silver is as follows: