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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
IN MRS. LEASES DEFENSE.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Having seen some adverse criticism in
regard to Mrs. Mary Z. Lease, of your
city, I beg to state that they are entirely
exaggerated. Mrs. Lease spoke to a
crowded audience at Albaugh's opera
house. She was cordially and enthusiast
ticaily received often interrupted by
vociferous applause A few partisan
friends of Mr.. Ingalls, attempted to show
their disapproval by Kisses, but were
drowned by rapturous applause by the
large majority.
Mrs. Lease, on the day of her address,
visited, In company with me, the capital,
and was introduced by me to several
prominent senators and members of the
house of representatives. Mr.. ingalls,
crossed our path on his way to his COM
mittee room. [ left, quite abruptly,
Mrs. Lease and addressed the ex-senator
thus. Senator, there is a lady, one of
your constituents, at the capitol; would
YOU like to meet herr" Mr.. Ingalls,
sHlilingiy assented, but | thought it
would perhaps be better to let him know
who it was, and I said: Il presume you
have heard of Mrs Mary E. Lease, of
Kansas" At the mention of that name
Mr. Ingalls, thrust his hands into his
trousers pockets and replied. emphat
ically: II do not care to meet that wo-
man; only Indians and women will scalp
a man after he is dead"
l babe him good morning, and joined
Mrs. Lease and reported to her the above
conversation. She in turn most en-
phaticaiiy wished it to he understood
that she never desired to be introduced
to Mr.. ingalls,. Thus, Mr.. Editor, my
rather too previous good offers of intro
duction of these two distinguished per-
sons and of such opposites in nature and
politics found me in rather very awk-
ward position, which can be easier
imagined than described.
Mrs. Leases success was well deserved
and she has made many and warm
friends here IN Washington. Several of
the delegates here from other cities
have extended to her most cordial IL
vitations to address the Sorosis in New
York city and the several associations of
progressive women in Boston.
Mrs. Lease has been also elected vice
president of the Woman's National
League of America, and likewise vice
president of the Woman's Industrial
International congress to be held in 1892
in this city. CHARLOTTE SMITH.
President Woman's Industrial League
Of America.
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1891.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
MISDIRECTED ZEAL.

The following is summary Of the
principles of the new order called
knights of Reciprocity" ga desire for
the perpetuity of the Union; advocacy of
liberal pensions to all honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the late
war: the protection Of American indus
try; reciprocity between all friendly ma
tons or fair trade, especially with those
nations on the American continent; reci-
procity, also, between all classes in our
nation, including community of inter-
est which should exist between pro-
ducers and consumers, between manu-
facturers and operatives, between COM
mon carriers and shippers; "a fair and
honest ballot, and, lastly, the disfran-
chisement of every person offering or
accepting brides or attempting improp-
erlv to influence the ballot.
The objects, In the main, are the de-
clared aims and purposes of both the
old political parties, and of the Peoples
party, too. as for that; in view of which.
the necessity or even the admissableness
of such effort just now is by no means
apparent. Furthermore, the fact that it
is a secret organization naturally invests
it with suspicion in the minds of many.
No oath-bound secret political organi-
cation has ever existed for any length
of time in this country or accomplished
any substantial benefits for the COM
munity, and so long as our social and
political structure remains as it now is,
never will
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
The yyis3osa of the An~ients.


DR.. Talmage is very vigorously in
clined to believe that the Nineteenth
century had not absorbed ali the won
ders of the ages. Jerusalem was a won
derfui city, with wonderful architecture
nothing like it in all the ages. The
reservoirs of Jerusalem were built with
cement as perfect today as it was when
the trowel laid i. 200 years before
Christ. That dentistry had reached an
advanced stage was shown by the filing
Of the teeth of the mummies at Cairo
Solomon knew all about the circulation
of blood. JOB knew all about the re-
fraction of light.
Isaiah knew that the world was round
when he said, 1.-The Lord is seated on the
circle of the earth" Ancient art ex-
celled the modern. Tyrian purple
couldn't be made now. Pliny describes
malleable glass that one could tie
around his wrist. The Nineteenth cent
ury couldn't produce Damascus blade
We have great cities, but Babylon was
five times larger than London. Il be-
gin to wonder" said DR. Talmage, IF
the world hasn't forgotten more than it
knows. But what this age does excel
in" he continued, us morality. There
were never so many good men and
women as now. 1t is the result of the
influence of Christianity. Washington
Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Black and Green Teas.

Generally speaking. all teas are d.
vided INTO two colors-gresu and black
Japan Is the only country which pro-
duces green tea only, while China is the
only Land where both colo.s are pre-
pared India, Ceyion and Java send
forth black teas alone. On the principle
at least IN Ind!a-taat authorization Of
green tea is TOO easy. IL is worthy Of
mention In this connection also that
until within few years al the teas Of
japan have been black, and this vas the
case when in 1855 tbs hrzt importation
Of fifty half Chests reached this country.
The venture was Immediately Success
fr1.
The favor Of the Japan tea plsased the
American palate is vas spoken o. ss
"a black tea with green TEA favor and
"a the leaf Wa dYied In tbs natural eolor
IL was believed that IL ulzst be FREE trorn
aduIserst,oa Tbs importation for tie
second year was 40 hall chests, and il
tbs thrrd year sae amount arose 70 100.
Bu. Il did not by any means stop there.
rising rapidly ali the yearly tosa1
reached the wonderful arno1n. Of %. So9,-
COO poua1A-Good Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
NOTABLE FIGURE DIS
APPEARS


In the death of Gen. Joe johnson the
last one of the really great military lead
ers of the south has passed away. Gen.
johnson has never been rated with Lee,
nor with Albert Sidney Johnston, in
point of ability, though in the estima-
nation of mauy whose judgment is
worthy of consideration he was the peer
of either, if not in fact their superior.
His greatest forte was that of organizing.
He it was who organized the Army of
Northern Virginia, which made Lees
and Stonewall Jackson's and Long
streets regulations. But his greatest
display Of genius and ability was made
in Georgia, from the time he succeeded
Bragg up to the time when he was sue
eeeded by Hood, as commander of the
Confederate Army OF the Tennessee.
Although on the defensive and compelled
TO retreat almost every day, he increased
the strength of his army continually and
conducted the retreat so adroitly that
nothing of value was abandoned or lost.
Nevertheless, measured by the standard
OF success IN uitimates, he goes into his
tory written down failure.
Gen. Johnston was one of four Con-
federates who have held important civil
positions under the governmenssince the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
VARYING PRICES.

According to record of prices kept by
the London Economist, those of twenty
two staple articles, such as sugar, wheat,
cotton, wool, iron, copper and lead, rose
between 1850 and 1857, the period of the
great additions TO the gold supply from
Australia and California, nearly 40 per
cent all around. Then they slowly de-
clined, until 1879. they had returned to
the level of 1850, and since that year
they have been sometimes 10 per cent
below it, and sometimes as much above
1t. On the average, it may be said that
prices now rule about where they did
before 1850.
simultaneously with the great fall in
prices of other commodities, the worlds
production OF gold, which from 1851 to
1860 averaged $40, 600, 900 year, fell in
1875 to Sl30, 900, 900 year, In 1860
to $3.50, 000, 900, and in 1915 to S95, 000,-
600. In lS75-S0 it rose to $40. 000, 900, in
1875 it fell to 800, 1000, 900, and in 1906
50 it was $10S 600, 600, the production for
1889 being sis, 900. Tho quantity
annually produced, therefore, still re-
mains less than it was in lS6610, while,
as we all know, the production OF every
other commodity has been enormously
increased, both by the increase of popu-
lation and by Improvements In ma
ChIQerV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Boston's Oldest House.

What is generally believed TO be the
oldest house standing IN Boston has been
transferred from one estate 70 another
for the first time in over 200 years. The
property is known as the Wells mansion.
The sale was made by the Wells estate
to Mr.. A. Ratshesky, Hebrew million
aire.
This interesting relic Of the colonial
period, now used for store and tene-
ments, bears strong resem blance IN it,
style of architecture 10 the old Dickens
house in London. 1t is two story frame
structure, very substantial and likely 70
last another generation, If not torn down
10 make room for modern building
The striking peculiarly Of its exterior Is
that its second story projects Fix inches
or more beyond the walls Of the frst--a
freak of construction that cannot be &C
counted for on any known ground of
practical use or ornamentation- The
title was examined into by John T. Has
san, VINO discovered that il had not pre-
viously been inquired into since 1851,
when it came into the possession Of the
forefathers Of the present comptrollsrs
Of the Wells estate.-Boston Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Washington rumorS are to the effect
that Mr.. ingalls, will be a candidate for a
seat in the house Of representatives in
the Atchison district at the next con-
gressional election; that he will run as an
independent and his platform will be a
political alliance between the south and
west; that he is going to throw over the
protective tariff and the Brahminites of
New England and expects to become a
leader of the west in political combine
with the south, and that he thinks that
he can be elected to the house and will
then abide his time and wait an oppor-
tunity to return to the senate. The
most that can be said of this, and of all
the plans that have been given out for
the ex-senator, is that they exhibit the
range of the vivid human imagination.
But it all demonstrates that to defeat a
strong man like Mr.. ingalls, for official
position does not lose him from the
public, once he has earned a place in
their estimation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Reasors for q DiYorca.

The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently the most trivial
causes Thus a man named Soleinan
Attala had wife, isbakyeh. The
woman frequently worked for Us, and
On several occasions had To complain
that she talked too much and worked
100 little. At length ! was obliged To
tell Soleiman that. owing 10 his wife's
aziness, l could employ her no longer.
Shortly afterward I went To England
On my return after couple Of months
absence was surprised to find that
Soleiman had divorced Isbakyoh, and bad
already married another woman On
inquiring from him the cause Of this hs
replied, Your honor told ns that You
woald not employ my wife again. 10
thought / would get rid of her and
marry another woman whom yon would
employ. "-Blackwood's Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
hsHing.
"on which side Of your mouth do voc
cba.YTf

"on which side Of your mouth do you
chew
What question:
Well, there Is much difference b.
tween the intoxicating methods u pso-
pie. IL Is quite an interesting study too.
To me, In the restaurant business. have
host Of subjects before ms every DAP.
i think that long and close eIperiencs
with Inen win support the conclnsiou
that most people mastioste With tie teeth
on the left side Of the Jaw. A fev peo.
PIE chew on the night side: meat, bow
ever On the left. How do explain ii
Oh, II r. partly habit. partly the result
Of necessity, broken or defective teeth.
etc. Next time you If down 70 tAbss
VITA large party 1us, notice tbs van.
ous and distinct ways In which thu peo-
pie present chew. Il viii ssrpriss you
Not oniy do sorns chsw Gu, loud, but
well, judge for yogrself "-Inssrview 10
Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Gen. Sherman, shortly before his death,
by written contract, put his memoirs in
the hands of Webster & Co., of New
York. They, carrying out the spirit of
the contract, are about to bring out a
cheap edition of his celebrated work;
with brief appendix by the Hon. James
G. Blaine, including the closing years of
Gen. Sherman's life, his last illness, death
and funeral pageant. The work will be
in one volume and will contain the full
text of the original memoirs. 1t will be
sold at 81, all former editions having
been sold at S.. The proceeds of the
work will be devoted to the interests Of
those whom Gen. Sherman has left de-
pendant for support upon the income of
the estate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Ex-Congressman Ben Butterworth, of
Ohio, Republican, speaking of the rela-
ton of the Republican party to the Nc
Kinley law, said recently: 'My judg-
ment is that the pendulum will continue
to swing against the Republican party
until it redeems its pledges or solemnly
declares its purpose to revise the tariff
along the line of a reduction of duties,
and if the senate hesitates about respond
ing to that demand that body will speed
lily become Democratic" This is no
new inspiration from Mr.. Butterworth;
he made repeated declarations in that
line for months before the last election.
And it is one of the anomalies of the
campaign and its sequel, that, notwith-
standing his advocacy of number of
measures championed by the agricultu-
raj community, he was defeated by that
following, mainly, at the last election.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Cuba Not Wanted.
From tie Pitts burg Press.

From tia PitEsoGrg Press,
The talk of annexing Cuba has been
revived recently. Ii IS matter of fact
that the United States have no more
Mexico or Canada Spain need not
worry about that. There seems TO be an
impression abroad that we go about
seeking what We NAV annex, and that
we viii take TO ourselves anything IN
the way of loose land that we can find
lying about There c0uld not be a
greater Misrepresentation, What the
United States would like 10 see would be
the freedom CT Cupa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
vsndalla and Pennsylvaaa Lines

New Pullrr al sleeping cars
Pive re~ Pullman sleeping cars. en-
b-acing The latest achievements nf invent
i've genius for the benefit 0. travele-z. have
just been PLACED IN service Oh the PeunzyI-
vanis and EsrdAiia Lines between :.
Louis and The sAst By Leaving -. Louls
at s.l0 A. m person Can ride IA re2Al
luxury over this mAgri1csn;ly equipped
short route, dine IN TIE Tsu Appointed
dining cars, arrive 80 Pittsburgh early "a
the morning. Baltimore, Washington or
Philadelphia early ia the afternoon az tie
second day and New YORK al p IA, con-
sumiBg less THAI twenty hosrs from the
gateway o. the southwest 20 tie zEsetrego-
is C. tie cas-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

An cid time theatrical advance sgen:
told me tEis amusing incident witch o.
Cured in London. EngiAnd. >: the FRS:
production Of the opera -Yaax:' II tos
Druxy Lana theatre: TIE ORIGINAL Fsuss
was taken saek IN the evening AID couid
10. aypeAr IN tbs title ro1e- AS uodes
study. whose nAz1e was 10. revealed
Wa chosen for The part lie was . frs
caazs tenor, bot wxs vary Ssout In2a,
wesga.2S aboss 40 pounds. Il TIC izs;
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

act, where Marguerite lies dead on the
floor, and Faust descends through trap
door amid lurid flames, the trap in thus
instance, being very small, was not large
enough to let the under study through.
The stage hands underneath pulled their
utmost on the legs of the substitute, bat
to no avail. There was breathless silence
in the audience at the awkward pause,
which was soon broken by voice in the
gallery exclaiming in shrill tone, 'Hur-
rah. fellowsl We're ssfel The hot place
is full alreadyr New York Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

war, the others being Longstreet, Nc
Laws and Mosby, the last three by ap-
pointment from Republican administra-
tons. and johnson by Cleveland.
At the rate at which the old soldiers of
both sides are passing away it will not
be many years until the war and its re-
suits will be over in fact TO those who
took active part in it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

The clergymen of Milwaukee are agi-
tating the question of securing the adop-
ton of national law prohibiting minis
ters from marrying runaway couples.
This is evidently thrust aimed at the
divorce courts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

John Seaton, of Atchison, is very much
ehagrined and disguised at ingalls, ut
terances. Mr.. Seaton can hold in his
horses little. He is the representative
in the last legislature who always pre-
faced his remarks with II am Repnbli-
can. l am the owner of an iron foundry
Mt AtchiSon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

The mineral wealth of Alaska is be-
lieved to be incalculable and inexhaus-
able. The predominating minerals so
far discovered are gold, copper and
Ignite Add to these the fUlrs and fish
of its waters, and in natural wealth
Alaska appears fabulous, indeed, and
worth possessing and defending at all
times and points.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Not long ago a letter came through
this postofiice addressed to Lard Mills.
n. H.. which found It's proper destins-
ton at OIL Mills. n. H. a letter al
dressed 10 Roast Pig. Mas, ;" was de-
ciphered by the Boston mali clerks 10 be
intended for Dedhsm, ard there II wac
delivered 10 the person for whom It was
ntended.-COncord Monitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Same Excavations.

From the Kansas City Star.
The New York Sun has studied the
constitution to the extent of learning that
mo person shall be deprived of life
without due process OF law"
This is supposed also to refer in
cidentally to the case of Chief Hen
messy, who was in a measure un6er the
protection of the constitution. 1t may
be argued, however, in defense of the
Italians that as they had lived here only
fifteen or twenty years, they could not
be expected to be familiar with cons IT,
tutional provisions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

The fisheries of the North Atlantic
coast will be clamoring for protection
against the Alaskan next. The value of
the cod catch alone in Alaskan waters
last year 100000, to say nothing of
the $7,000,000 worth of canned salmon
and 5000 worth of salted ditto.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

According to Bulletin No. 80 issued by
the census bureau the value of fur-seal
skins shipped from Alaska and sold in
the London markets since that territory
came into the possession of the United
States is nearly So, 900, 200, and OF other
furs is Sl6,000,000. 1t is not much
wonder that the avaricious Britishers
should banker after free entry upon our
preserves in that quarter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Willis is framing Alliances in Iowa.
The state is. not proud of Mr.. Willis,
but to save US fran actual disgrace, it is
to be hoped that as a citizen of Kansas,
he will quit the habit of interlarding his
appeals TO the public by blowing his nose
with his fingers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

The Australian ballot system has been
adopted by Massachusetts, Vermont.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York.
New Jersey, Maryla land, Indiana, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Washington and Montana,
and locally, for municipal elections, in
Kentucky and two or three other states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Dear old Dan Athony declares, in his
doughty daily of Saturday, that the ed
itor of the EAGLE seems to be a little
crack Drained. If the old colonel makes
good his threat to carry the Times over
into the ranks of the Alliance it won't be
three months before he will conclude that
there is one other brain not only little
but very badly cracked.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
Plumb Puzzled.

From the Atchison Champion.
Senator Plumb is just now in some
thing of dilemma-two applicants for
the Silver Lake, Kan, postoffice, an
Alliance woman and a Republican poll
tician, are both with their friends besieg-
ing him to use his influence for the place.
If he appoints the woman the Republi
cans will be mad, and if he appoints the
Republican log-roller the Alliance folks
will be wrathy. The outcome of this
tempest in teapot will be watched with
interest,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
The Lodge Bill Lodged.

The Lodge Bill Lodged.
From the Atchison Patriot.
Henry Cabot Lodge says his force bill
will be the issue in 1892. The Massachu-
sets statesman should remember the
story of the debtor against whom an ae-
count was sent by an eastern firm, who
received the reply debtor is Dead" and
then, failing to enter the notice on its
books, when it sent the same notice the
next month was informed 1.-THE debtor
is still dead" Lodges force bill will
be no deader in 1892 than today, but will
be dead enough.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Mckinley would like to be governor of
Ohio. A year ago he aspired to the presi-
dency. 1t is quite refreshing to discover
that he is willing to reduce one thing at
least-his ambition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

A fact that the single standard men
never allude TO is the fact that in the
worlds specie circulation there is one
hundred million dollars more money in
silver than in gold. That being true.
and the single standard must obtain.
why is not silver entitled to the right OF
way2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
a Pretty Pair.
From TIE MARION REGARD.

From tie Marsor REGARD
We were not particularly "stuck' on
the speaker of the house two years ago,
but he was q white-winged angel COM
pared TO the buzzard who presided over
The last house.
sam Wood could have welded no in
iuence over the house two years ago.
He was well nigh omnipotent IN the last
me
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

Il has recently been discovered that
Miami county, Kansas, actually pro-
duces considerable quantity of good
quality of oil, which is developing into
quite an industry in and about Paola.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
In the Wes..
From tae New YORK journalist

from tae New York journalist
Victor Murdoch, who reported the
meeting Of the legislature for the Wich-
tia EAGLE, is proving himself 20 Be one
of the most brilliant young writers II
rhe west
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
An Echo Up 10 Date.
156 n. Main st.

From Puck.
The prize echo has been discovered by
a southern newspaper IN Kentucky
cave. Shout Hello, Smith, and IL will
answer. What Smith do you Inean."
fourteen distinct times.