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

When it comes TO the question OF a
presidential candidate for the Demo
cratic party the Topeka Democrat is as
wobbly as the typical member Of its
party that usually carries a brick in
his hat" For several days after the re-
cent election it virtually conceded that
Cleveland would be the party nominee
next year; but all of sudden one of its
old fits struck it this week and now it
declares that eff he lives, Governor Hill
will have the unanimous support of the
New York delegation in the coming
Democratic national convention" The
T. D. probably caught array OF light from
the Sun that shines for all"-except the
ex-presidene
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
The Coldwater Echo thinks it has one


on the EAGLE. 1t says;
The EAGLE came out Wednesday with
the declaration that Kansas had gone Re-
publican; that the Peoples party was
'busted." and in the next liOe stated that
where the Republican was the stronger
the Democrats voted for him and where
the Democrat was the stronger the Repub-
Leans voted for him. Strange, isn't II,
that it took both Republican and Demo
crat parties to beat busted" party9
The trouble with the esteemed is that
it got the cause and effect mixed. The
Alliance wasn't busted until the election
was held. but that did the business for
it, and there is nothing in the EAGLES
statement that bears out any other idea
The means that was employed in no way
compromises or alters the fact of defeat:
that proves the Alliance 70 be the
minority party, and the circumstances
of the defeat establishes the fact that it
can never be anything else.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The New York Sun thinks Hon. VIM.
Mckinley IS q S atesman of great power,
not only, but altogether available as a
presidential candidate. The Sun does
not say it would support Mr. Mckinley
as the Republican candidate, but it does
say in almost as many worms that 1t will
not support Grover Cleveland, who will
be the Democratic candidate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
A Very Good Guess.

From the Kansas City Star.
David Overmeyer, popular Kansas
Democrat, is out with an address advis-
ing his party to stand by its guns in 1892
anu to refuse all propositions of fusion
with the Alliance. Mr.. Overmeyer talks
like patriot, but there Is a suspicion
that he says one word for the party and
two for himself. In the event of Dem"
ocratic president there will be some
spoils to distribute after March 4, 1893,
and Overmeyer would like to be the
Democratic bell-wether.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Lambert came to help him. Next, regular
cooks were hired. Up TO 1754, and prob
ably some years after, the steaks were
cooked in the same room with the eaters
thereof, curtain being drawn between the
Ere and the company when the room be
came too hot In the early days the mem
bers put en- q sort Of uniform coat OF blue
cloth, with red cuffs and collar and brass
buttons, bearing the initials "B s"
When the Covent Garden theater was
burned, in 1905, the society was given a
temporary home at the Bedford hotel
When Covent Garden was rebuilt, the so
eiety returned TO It, and in 1880 il was
burned out again. They returned 20 the
Bedford, when in due time Mr.. Arnold in
vited them TO take up their quarters in the
Lyceum theater, and there they remain.
The old gridiron, survivor OF two famous
confagrations, now forms part OF the dec
orations Of the meeting room ceiling. AT
one time the gridiron was TO be seen on all
the paraphernalia OF the society. IL WA
carved on the panels OF the walls, woven
in the tablecloths and napkins, burned
into the dishes, engraved upon the glass
ware and worn as an emblem By the MEM
bers. The early dinner hour OF o'clock
was gradually advanced to 5.
When the clock struck. curtain drew
up disclosing TO the bAnqueters in the din
ing room the cooks in the kitchen, behind
a grating, bearing the slightly paraphrAAsd
inscription from "Macbeth"i
II IL were done when It's dons. thea twsrs
well IL were quickly done
This sSaia! EF2,icskiog ~ nurderous
sentence Was certainly ingenious. IL Is,
perhaps, the oaly instance on record Of the
discovery Of an analogy between the butch
sry of a king and the cookery Of beet-
steak.-Alfred Trumble
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Lost in the shuttle" is the inscription
to he placed on the tomb of the Democrat
ic party as soon as enough of It can be
gathered up to have a burial In some
stafes the Republican party met the same
ate.-ArkSnsas City Dispatch, Alliance.
evidently the Dispatch is in joking
mood. Beng itself only "reminiscences,
however, the Alliance will not partici-
pate in the burial services. Nor was
such service performed for it: 1t just
vanished into thin air. Wind it was,
and into space it disappeared.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The drouth is becoming a very serious
thing in many parts Ct Texas The
Austin Statesman says wells, cisterns
and stearns are drying up, and water Is
becoming extremely scarce, 50 that cattle
are suffering. In some ranges they
have 10 be driven several miles to get
water. The drouth has cut down the
grass so much that the cattle are thin
and in bad condition 70 begin the winter,
and even if general rains should come
now. il Is too late for them 10 90 tue
Grass much Grod. On the whole, the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The gratifying result last Tuesday in
Massachusetts IN b. re election O. Gov
eruor William Z. Russell, uudou otedly
places THIS state IN the doubt nj column
IN the presidential campaign next year
Topeka Democrat
With the election of the entire Repub-
lican ticket, except governor, in the Bay
State, such claims AS that quoted shows
how reckless Democrats are IN making
claims Tor future success. If that party
has no greater assurance Of success next
year than the hope Of carrying Massa-
chusetts affords them, they would do
better not TO enter the contest The
personal popularity of Russell and local
conditions that eonspired 70 pull him
through cannot avail that party IN a
national contest wherein that state Is
uniformly and reliably Republican
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The idea of inverting the bowl of the
pipe, as is often depicted with the typl-
cal Irishman, has been utilized in the
newest "anti-nicotine" pipe. The pipe
is filed from the top but lighted from
the side and bottom, the fire burning
upward and consuming the poisonous
,,,oo4spa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

By what course of logic or turn of
thought the English journals survive is
a matter of misty indifference, but it is
rather strange to peruse outside the
humorous column in deprecatory view,
as in the News, that 1.-The decrease of 20
per cent. in trade with America may
fairly be attributed to the Mckinley
law. The diminution in demand from
other countries must be ascribed to
financial depression"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

There is no more troublesome and
malicious person in the country than the
blatant demagogue, who goes about
stirring up strife between farmers and
town people. The truth is that all their
interests are identical, and nothing can
affect the prosperity of one class without
affecting the other in the same degree.
A person thus engaged is an enemy to
the community and deserves the severest
execration of sll good citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The collectorship at New York which
Fassett resigned to run for governor has
been filed in the interim. Presidential
promptitude relieves the fake cores
pondents Of duty that they would
otherwise be attending to by claiming
that Fassett was to get his old place
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

AS between floods, earthquakes and
cyclones the country contiguous to the
Indian ocean seems to be in for special
scourgings. These and other devasta-
ting agencies have caused great distress
in the section named during the past few
months. Many thousands of human
lives and millions of property have been
lacfrNNah
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The Virginia gentleman who declared
that unless the Confederate flag would
have place at the worlds fair in Chica-
90. there must be another fair, are
marked examples of the citizens that L.
/. Polk tells about, vino want to fall in
to the northerner's arms overcome with
fraternal affection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Carter Harrison has introduced the
editorial s.T' which will be a succeda-
neum for eve" In Carter Harrison S
case this may be all right, but undoubt
edly the trend of modern journalism Is
TO the impersonal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

A press telegram from Baltimore an
pounces that dredging for oysters has
begun in Chesapeake bay. This will en-
courage the patrons of the church benefit
oyster suppers with hope that they may
vet fish out bivalve.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

We have waited week now for some
explanation of why the Republican
farmers of New Yore in such great num-
bers went back on Fassett, but no salts
factory explanation has been attempted
so far as we have seen. In county after
county Fassett lost from 1000 to LOU
Republican farmers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

A great deal of talk is now being in
dulged in by the newspapers about the
great fight which is 70 come off between
Senator Sherman and Fire-Alarm For
Rker. There Is factor in that fight,
which seems 10 have gone unnoted, in
the person of tie secretary of the
treasury of the United States Charley
Foster Is the peer of Sherman
in everything except experience in legis-
lative service and if there i, to be a
change. Charley Foster should be the
successor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Mrs. Quay has been talking in the
papers about her husbands affairs.
There are two persons more culpable
than the wife of public man who de-
tends him through the press; one is the
woman's husband and the other is the
reporter who, with malice aforethought,
draws her out for publication.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
ExCEANGs SHOTS.
The Small Boys Elysium.

The Small boy EIySlAAn-
sAIy little man. come tell to me,
If you could by some magic be
10 the unknown fairyl land transpianted,
Where boys may have their wishes granted
What would your wishes beE"
I'D wish''-he sidewlse cooked MS hea4,
Pondered. and paused and then he said;
''Pd wish had two brothers
One great big one and one could HEX
That nothin' never'd make me sick,
-4--N- Indianapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The spirit of the calamity party Is
broken and on top of that the crushing
fact that times are getting better every
dav. would seem to render the national
conflict in '92 not so complicated after ali.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
So Like.

From the Colorado Springs Gazette
The expectations that the returning
good times in the west would blow the
Alliance vagaries out of existend seems
to have beea we'll realized in Kansas and
Nebraska. PETER will sit in the next
like an eel stranded by high tide
in chicken yard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

After this long wait, If Oklahoma s
new governor should not turn out to be
a home man, the resultant feeling IN the
territory would throw dissipated excite
uents like capital fights in the shade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
Keep 1t Up.

From the Emporia Republican.
The Kansas Democrats who voted the
Republican ticket are none the worse for
it. 1t never hurts anybody to vote the
Republican ticket. 1t does him good.
The Democrats should keep it up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
A Rrainless scalp.

From the Leavenworth Times.
The Wichita EAGLE is. contemplating
sending out a searching party on hunt
for Jerry Simpson. 1t evidently fears
that the congressman from the Big
Seventh has been scalped by John
Sherman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

With some pomp and the tinsel OF
loval congratulatory wind the Prince OF
Wales has celebrated his fiftieth birth
day. II Wales takes hygienic care OF
himself, he may yet outlive his mother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

The little town of Eaton, Ohio, is in
fashion something like Atchlson II Kan
sas. 1t furnished three candidates on
the successful state ticket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
Does it Contain Ammonia ?

The charge is being made that the Royal Baking
Powder contains ammonia We would have supposed that
the emphatic condemnation of ammonia baking powders
by the eminent physicians throughout the land and
the fact of three leading chemists of Minnesota max
ING their report Committee recently showing
that bread baked with the "Roya" contained ammonia
and the hostility now being manifested by the public
against all ammonia and alum baking powders would have
driven them permanently from the market.
In view of the fact that Baking Powder has become
an indispensable article in every kitchen is gratifying
TO know that there are in the market which
suspicon of any kind has attached. DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is pure of tartar powder
free from every faint of ammonia alum other harmful
substance.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported by ali authorities as free from Ammonia,
Alum, or any other adulterant. In fact the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques-
toned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

It is not SO certain but that Indiana
viii after all get the Columbian expo
sitiou with Chicago thrown in.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
Thev Have Reason To.

From the Hutchinson News.
1t sounds curious to hear the Peoples
party adherents scold like shrews about
the Democrats voting the Democratic
ticket, and talk as though the Democrats
have no right to have party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
What About the PRESIDENT

From the FL Dorado Times
Governor Humphrey is kind-hearted
man and has as yet not issued his Thanks
giving proclamation. He wants to let
the Alliance down as easily as possible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
who Wouldn't be Proud ofit9

Who Wouldn't Dc PROUD OILY
From the Oklahoma City Times-JournaL
The Wichita EAGLE is still modestly
proud of the Republican majority of
1000 in Sedgwick county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
A Slight Difference.

A Slight DInersnce-
From the Washington Post.
The people of Kansas are still tnere,
but the Peoples party of Kansas appears
to be nowhere.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
soMS NOTABLE HEnpERs

Garrick WAS a member. and among the
club relics are still preserved lis bat and
sword for the part Of Ranger.
The Membership OF the Steaks was orig
inally restricted 20 twensy-four. IN fTS5
the society celebrated its fftisth AnniVeT-
sary By increasing ia number to swsaty-
FIVE. IN order 70 adrni. the Prince Of wales.
Other royal and noble members wsrs the
Dukes Of Clarenes and Of SUSSEX and she
Duks Of Norfolk The latter wa . truly
rsyL fssdsF, and before be eaBs "a the
Steaks 70 dinner woald whst bis sDDs.lts
vita . Gsh a. . naigh boring tavern He
would eas i've OF thrse steaks, then Ersyely
IN b clean plate With shAlot for tas fourf u
jobs Kenbls wa another nam ssT, and a
great cronT Of tks dukes Their rival fcAts
a. ths tahss tss enornsus quantities tb~y
could oonsa4e. rezcsred tbsn Noteworthy
svsn Gnosg men Rifted vita g1sts.Ogy
powers when would awaken aEaaEsIeEt
IL our OWE EDa
II was . hard living axe Ths members
Of the Steaks belonged % the harcsss
Iivsrs Of the age rlch icisrs, rollicktlg
players, authors vhe Sipped despsE mo
the wis botsls thss tie ink pct Witkln
the sosissy tbs moss psrtsct equality
rsiKnsd Tia tunsor Esrnbsrz. irresDsc<
i've Of title or stsstoa- bad g perform saeA
nsnia1 ozzees e. mlgks - required ef tssz-
To svsrT ere a. t2bis beiosgsd tbs BFly-
glsas Of oAsk he wbe stood tks ere q
"a Steaks IN good hauas w~s seen lefs n
peace, but vos b><Ad Ia man who lozs k3s
ssmpex HIE ths vsgz nsssr ail0wsd q
rsxrfEA. nzd ve Essy r.a4 q rnszb~rs VAC
wsrs Es<saIiT tDks1 eat q tes soSissy -
s.zss thsy esui1 Eos aka a. COED 90 tksg
soasa gre
EzrTczT % IKE scCE-T
Tks eahssms soesezy q ss<zks. AZ EssY
readily b sesn. saea oa1sJsS tss catering
ss~srs e. ksrs a. - grs4srSa Tasz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
Midi i1le
NJ. 81. ABIDoCk, Editor

Blaine and Mckinley; Cleveland and
Boise
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
General Halderman's White Elephant
From tie Lawrence Journal.

General John A. Halderman, of
Leavenworth, is one of three upon whom
the king of Siam has bestowed the order
of the White Elephant. The other two
are Queen Victoria and Sir Edwin Ar
mold. Kansas men are always winners,
even when it comes to drawing white
elenhants
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
One Lot ClOakS

Will be sold this week by
the Arcade in sizes 80 and
81. for less than New York
cost, these are sample gar
ments sent us for inspection
and rather than send
them back they viii DO
sold to pay the expressage
The Arcade is in it TO stay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Accounted Fer.
"Bobbeter seems very fond Of you lately,
Mawson."
yes. One q BIS notes is due next
.renk 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

drouth has done serious injury to the
cattle interests. Where is Drydeforth!
Where is Melbourne?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY.

One day the earl Of Peterborough was
lounging on his settee, when o'clock came
round. This was Rich's invariable dinner
hour, from which he would no more have
departed than he would have refrained
from eating altogether. The manager,
calmly Indifferent to the presence Of his
noble visitor, spread his table with the
cloth, poked and beat the coal FIRE in the
crate down till it produced clear cooking
fame and then proceeded to cook steak,
which a servant brought him from the
butchers, on a gridiron which be fetched
from closet
The incense of this culinary altar p.qued
his lordship's appetite Rich invited him
to share In the repast, and be accepted.
Another steak was sent for while they were
eating the first, and wine was brought
from a neighbOriug tavern. II vas late in
the afternoon when the jolly old peer drove
home in his coach, ard before be departed
he made an engagement for another dinner
of the same sort the Saturday to come He
brought three or four friends with him, all
men OF wit and pleasure about town, and
there and then they laid the plans which
resulted In the formation Of the Sublime
Society of Steaks. 1t was 70 meet every
Saturday during the town season.
The bill Of fare was 70 be restricted 70
beefsteaks, punch and port wine. As the
club grew, the apartments Of Rich became
too restricted for its convenience, and the
meetings were held ia the painting room
Of the theater This gave rise 20 the &C
count that Lambert. the principal scene
psiuter at Coyent Garden. was the origi-
nator of the club. but Rich was really It's
parent Lambert. who was champion
beef eater. being only an early, however,
hopored member
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
A BEEFSTEAK SOCIETY.
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF "THE
SUBLIME SOCIETY OF STEAKS"

An Organization of Englishmen Whose
Sole Purpose Seemed TO Be to See Who
Could Eat the Greatest Number of Fried
Cuts of Neat-Famous Men in 1t.
The first club with the title "Beefsteak"
of which we have any historical record WAS
formed in the reign of Queen Anne Est
court, the actor, was made steward, and
for q mark Of distinction wore the club
badge, small golden gridiron, hung about
the neck by green silk ribbon. Estcourt
was character in his day.
Estcourt opened tavern in Covent Gar
den, which he called The Bumper, and
here the club, which, according to Chef
wood in bis History of the Stage" l7t9,
was composed of the chief wits and great
men of the nation, used to meet. The sue
cess of these gatherings YVES so great that
it led to the creation Of The Sublime So
ciety Of Steaks" which, after a century
and a half, still lives in the periodical
gatherings at the Lyceum theater
The Sublime Society of Stakes-which
so despises being called club that one Of
its members once fought a duel with per-
son who persisted in so specifying twas
founded by John Rich in 1875. Rich was
at that time tn. lessee and manager Of the
Covent Garden theater He was the father
of comic pantomime. and was very popular
with the idle aristocrats Of the town, who
liked to drop in on him in his private room
at the theater and handy with him while
he was iuventing new tricks and comic
scenes for his stage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11

Tks eshl;ms soeseFy q steaks. a. Essy
readily b sesn. soez oa1sTs- -. s1t.-snK
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
Disabled at Sea,

New YORK, May 23.-The Dutch
steamer Yeendam, belonging to the
Netherlands line, is disabled at sea with
eco passengers and crew of ninety five.
on board. A cablegram from London
states that the steamship WIS passed
Sunday last off the coast of Newfound-
land. Her engines were stopped and
she was proceeding under sail. Astrange
seeamer was alongside, presumably pre-
pairing to render assistance. The agents
say that she will try to make st. John
sr Halifax. The agents are not q bit
apprehensive, as the Veendam is good
sound ship, and there is plenty of provi-
sions. on the craft. Capt. Roggeveen,
her skipper, is a most careful navigator
and will bring her into port in the best
possible shape.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
Thirty Summer Tours.

Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb put
forth very tempting announcement
In regard to their summer tours. There
are to be no less than eighteen exeur-
sions to the leading New England,
New York, and Canada resorts in July
and August. Among the places to be
visited are the White Mountains. Adj
rondack Mountains, Isles of Shoals,
Mt. Desert, Moosehead Lake, Old Or
chard Beech, Ausable Chasm, Saratoga,
Trenton Falls, Niagara Falls, Watkins
Glen, Lake George, the Hudson River,
Lake Memphremagog, the Thousand
Islands, Montreal, Quebec, the Sague-
nay River, and dozen points of in
terest In the Maritime Provinces. A
grand tour of the latter will be made,
with visits to The Algonquin at st.
Andrews, Fredericton, st. John, Hall
fax, the Land OF Evangeline, the Bras
Dor Lakes, sydney, and Prince Ed
ward Island, There are also to DO
tours to the Yellowstone National
Park, Alaska, and over the Canadian
Pacific Railway, Descriptive circulars
may be obtained by addressing Messrs.
Raymond IL Whitcomb, Ill South
Ninth street (under the Continental
Hotel), Philadelphia.