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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
THE OKLAHOMA RESERVATIONS.

BY the dilatory methods and genera
red tape hardness of the departments a
Washington it now seems that MANI
thousands of waiting settlers are to b.
disappointed, if not distressed and deep
ly wronged. By the decisions of botl
the interior and law departments, moth
ing has stood bar to the opening Of tn,
strip save executive action. Presiden
Harrison can hear but little except O.
one side. He cannot know of the whit,
covered trains of wagons that have fol
months gone steadily down from the
north to the border of the Cherokee
strip, from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
expecting, even assured that the procla
nation would be issued this spring il
time to get in crops. Since the adjourn
ment of congress all agitation at Wash
| ington over the matter seems to have
| ceased, and what the expecting and
anxious wOuld-be settlers will do, would
be hard to guess.
As for the lands in the other reserva-
tons provided for by the last session of
congress, the indications are now that
even these will not be open before fall.
The Globe-Democrat's Washington cor
respondent telegraphs that paper on
Monday that four allotting agents have
been appointed and are now at work in
the Sac and Fox reservation, and the
lands in the Iowa reservation will require
little time, being already practically
taken in severalty. Under the act of
congress, however, these Indians have
four months in which to make their
final selections, and they will probably
not all avail themselves of their privilege
until the last moment. This would
make the earliest possible date of open
ing some time in July, but it has been
practically decided by the department
not to throw the lands open to settle
ment until later in the season. The Pot
tawatomie and Absentee Shawnee reser-
walton and the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservation will also be allotted
this summer, and the agents for this pur-
pose will be appointed in a few days.
he last reservation named Is the larg-
est, and it is calculated that it will take
nearly all spring and summer to allot the
lands in severalty 10 the 5000 or 1000 In
dians of the two tribes. 1t is the present
purpose of the department to open the
four reservations as nearly as possible at
the same time. Since the last allotment
can not be concluded until about the
middle of August or the first of Septem-
Der, the surplus lands are not likely to be
thrown open until early in the fall. 1t
is believed that about the middle of o.
tober will be the date, and by that time
the lands will be in full readiness, and
the settlers who enter upon them can put
in their fall crops and be ready for early
farming in the spring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Into the window OF the second story &C
gather the flowers.
Hens and chickens worth s. 600 apiece
attracted curious sightseers at the poultry
show in New York, while domestic fowls.
worth each few hundreds, were 50 CON-
mon that they hardly won any notice
1t is stated that the muskrat is enabled
to travel under the ice of frozen river or
lake for considerable distance by respir-
ing against the ice roof where the bubbles
of gas collect and getting a fresh supply
of oxygen.
A bear which weighed so pounds was
killed by Solomon +. Perry, of Roncevertes
w. Va, who had followed the animal back
and forth over Sassafras mountain for
thirty-one days. The bear killed eleven
dogs. The bears hide showed twenty.
seven bullet wounds.
An enormous tree in the Ocmulgee
swamp, near Abbeville, Ga, Is evidently OF
great age. The tree is hollow at the base.
with an aperture large enough to admit a
tall man. The hollow extends upward for
q distance of fifteen feet. The hollow at
the base is twelve feet in diameter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

An exchange, in urging tue women to
turn out on election day and vote,
assures them that the polls are respecta-
BILE places to go to-" and that 'the ladies
have separate ballot boxes" If the
polls are proper places for ladies to go
to, why the necessity, or even the pro-
priety, of having separate boxes for the
women? Aren't their ballots cast for the
same purpose as the mems, and largely
for the same persons? If so-and it
will not be denied-what is there to con-
taminate? The very statement of the
proposition carries with it the proof that
it is compromising act for respectable
women to engage in.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
NIGHT BR!NGETH LIGHT.

The night doth hold within ia shadovy
hands
The fair white Hight Of morn;
And winter hides within its Icy bands
The blossoms and the corn
While all the glory Of the noostids hour
Must fade away IN rioon.
And all the dover of summer sun and flower
Must pass 10 the tomb.
So beauty, when most beautiful confessed.
Is tending 20 decay;
And joy, alssl when JOY Is at its best.
Is vanishing away.
But sorrow opens 90 cur wondering eyes
Fair visions not OF earth,
And pain revealeth the sweet hopes that rise
When courage hath Its birth
For dsrSTIe-s holds within It's shadowy hands
The fair white light Of morn.
And death and pain ara but the Icy bands
or joys as yet unborn
Helen X. Wilson In woman's Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
THE GOULD-HUNTINGTON COMBINA.
TON.
Correspondence IN Railway Age.

Correspondence IN Railway Age
There is reason to believe that the
| financial departments of the Union
Pacific, the Atchison, the Missouri Pa
cific, the Southern Pacific, the Central
Pacific and the Pacific Mail Steamship
company are preparing detailed state
ments showing the condition and the
earning capacity of their respective
properties in view Of a great unification
scheme. Of course it is impossible to in
duce any OF those interested to talk
about the matter until further progress
has been made, but conversation with
several of the gentlemen interested leads
to the conclusion that some plan of the
kind is receiving very serious considera-
ton. The statements which are being
prepared it is believed are to form the
basis upon which the relative value Of
CHI property is to be determined and
the plan is said to be to form a new cor
poration with a capital stock large
enough to cover all the interests that
may be willing to join. II a satisfactory
apportionment of values could be made
the stock CT tie several COM
panies might be deposited in the
treasury of the central company
in exchange for trust certificates
issued by that company. The
old corporation might be kept up and
they might perform their internal func-
tons as before. but in the matter of get
ting business and dividing profits there
would be unity of interests. Competi-
ton would thus bs avoided and Joint
agencies would replace individual agen-
cie5 wherever such 4 thing was possible
Many conferences have been held which,
although informal, have shown practical
unaninity as 10 the desirability of such
a combination. Difficulty is anticipated
in determining the proportionate share
OF each company, but it is said to be Mr.
Gould's idea to refer all disputed points
TO arbitrator 20 be selected from the
presidents of trust companies and emf
nent bankers Tire result viii not be
reached in dav, il fact not for many
months. Mr.. Morgan has already sailed
for Europe, Mr.. Huntington has gone TO
the Pacific coast, and other representa-
tive men are away or are about going
away TO various parts Of the world. But
the plan is having constant attention,
and it is not improbable that something
will be heard Of i in the fall or early
next winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
THE STORY OF MYTHICAL SWORD

Moncure D. Conway in April Century.
When John Brown went to conquer
the south with twenty-three men he be-
lieved the less he trusted arms of flesh
the more Jehovah might be depended on
to unsheathe His sword The only other
sword Brown considered worthy to be
used by the Almighty was that which
Washington was said to have received
from Frederick the Great. One of
Browns men Cook came as a spy to
Bel Air, and was Hospitality shown the
Washington relics for which he in
quired. Brown told Col. Washington
after taking him prisoner that he wished
to get hold of the sword because it has
been used by swo successful generals"
The superstition cost him dear. In order
to get the sword Brown detached six of
his men to go after it-hve miles away.
He then lost half day and all chance of
escape. Seventeen lives We're offered as
on an alter before this mythical sword.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Down in Texas teacher made her ar
rangements to chaStise a scholar for
bringing his gun to school. He got the
drop on her and backed out of the room.
That might have ended the matter, but
he returned, and, thrusting his head in
at the door, he shouted rats" The
trustees are at war over the case-half of
them contend that "rats!' to female
teacher is sufficient cause for expulsion,
and the other half that the teacher ought
to have been shot on the spot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The great howl set up over the failure
of the Kansas legislature to make an
appropriation for Chicago's boom is by
the fellows who wanted itfor salaries
and perquisites. These same fellows and
their friends are now urging the scheme
of raising it by counties or by a general
collection. Bah. The counties desiring
to participate or that are anxious for
display of their products have only to
make a collection of such productions
and take care of them and there will be
Little II auy trouble as 10 the exhibit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Fame or notoriety either insure sue
cess upon the platform or stage. Jerry
Simpson who last year lived happily con-
tent on $50 per month looking up dead
cats and stray dogs in Medicine Lodge.
now Tolls in the corridors of the Windsor
with invitations pouring in from all over
the land begging him TO accept $50 per
night and expenses for telling what he
don't know. 1t is no wonder that italy
is threatening to fail the stufhn' out of
this country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

become a mortal bore, since so many
senators die and so many are elected be-
sides who are not worth long eulogies.
If the senators would eulogize one an
other little more while they are living,
when it can be appreciated by the OBJ
jects of it, it would be vast improve
ment on the obituary praises. But a
greater and more needed reform, in this
connection, is in the matter of funerals
and their attendant trips of spreeing and
carousal. If the eulogies are such a
bore to the members of the senate who
are afflicted with them, what must be
said of scandal upon the whole people
caused by the debauchery usually at
ending these funeral trips? Stop it, at
any cost.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The legislature of Illinois wants to COM
pei every citizen TO register and vote To
take the privilege of suffrage from many
who exercise it now would be far wiser
thing TO do.-Newton Republican.
Your conclusion is in harmony with
the true idea of political economy; but
how do you harmonic it with your ad-
vocacy in favor of extending the elective
franchise? Are all women better quail
fed TO vote than some men?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
More Shammery.

From the Topeka Democrat
Sheriff Wilkerson and deputies cap
tured a quantity of beer, wine and
whisky in room on Fifth street, oppo-
site the postoffice, Saturday night, and
arrested Frank Durein and Conrad
Kreipe on the charge of selling intoxica-
ting liquor illegally. 1t is said by par
ties who claim to know that the liquer
belongs to a CLUB of Germans
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Without Precedent

Prom tie Atchiso1 Patriot.
The expenditure of the billion con-
gress is such bewildering total that II
Is hard to grasp it. II has 20 be divided
up and thoughe of in separate sums Il
amounted TO $4,000, COO per day while
congress was in session. Counting IN
silver dollars, there was metal weight
of 1000 tons per day, or about *o<o
apiece for each senator and representa-
tive For the two sessions Of go days
the expenditure was at the rate CT 80 q
second. This Is tolerably rapid gait
Ii Is lot probable that tie billion con-
gress viii ever find It's equal for proiii-
gaey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Forrotten Trrasures.

The Bank of England is custodian Of Q
large number of boxes deposited by custom
ers for safety during the past 30 years, and
in not a few instances forgotten. Many Of
these consiguments are no, only Of rare In
trinsic and historical value. but of great
romantic interest. For instance, soma
years ago the servants Of the bank diseov-
cred in its vaults a chest which on being
moved literally fell to pieces.
On examining the contents a quantity OF
massive plate of the period OF Charles II
was discovered. along with a bundle of
love letters indicted during the period Of
the Restoration. The directors OF the bank
caused search 10 be made in their books:
the representative Of the original depositor
Of the box was discovered and the plate and
love letters handed over.
No complete list Of these unclaimed
boxes has ever been prblished. consequent,
ly one often sees advertisements seeking
glews 10 such deposits. The following are
examples: Information required as 10 the
whereabouts Of quantity Of diamonds,
jewelry and plate belonging 20 the late
Nine Marie -, who died at ST. Pan
cras, after a residence of fifty years In Lon
don. Apply 10 -. solicitors" Bank
ers, brokers. solicitors And others having
any bonds, moneys or other property Of
Sarah Ann -, deeeased, Of Great Mar
low, Bucks, are requested to Communicate
with Mr. -. solicitor. - Chambers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Repeat it. Sir. Let EN- Come.

From, tie Arkansas City Dispatch
What's the matter with having that
San Francisco hypnotist come 70 Kan
sas and reform some of the prohibition
ist? Under his treatment not only IS the
desire lost, but liquor actually becomes
abhorrent to the person treated Two
sons Of ex-senator Fair, who were on the
high road to utter destruction. have been
treated and cured. and now the doctor
has all he can do 70 look after dlstin-
guished and wealthy patients. In view
of all this hypnotisnl may possess a
greater value than has generally been
ascribed 10 II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Fus, FEATHER AND FLOWER

A ~oaSa Il Aiealgaa has g-raa5arn
4 fees AID sacsss hsxA-
A ssa.&sa&a IN Alex.rzz, Ca, has ca,
tAss kas giy.a Es--A % e. kittens BY AZ
IA. SSzzI
zsey tel y1a u ssrsa.anas IN Ca..fcralz
thai g-ow 20 ta-l iAAs ySS Fare 10 - %
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

1t is lucky thing for tramps that
Delaware is not as large as Texas. The
tiny state has passed law providing
that all Migrants and vagabonds who
come tramping across her territory may
be arrested and put TO work breaking
rock for six days. A tramp on crutche5
could walk all around the outside of
Delaware in less time than that.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Salina will vote on proposition to ex-
tend aid in the sum of 81 geo to paper
mill enterprise. A paper mill requires
an abundant supply of clear water, and
herein lies Salinas strongest hold; she
hadn't ANYTHING else, so to speak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

THE NEW SPRING BONNET.
From Erue-'. Bszaz-

From Earpe-As RszA&-
Ii IS 10 be admitted that there Is some
thing OF the same quick delight 10 the
soul Of the young woman ID the posses
sion OF new spring bonnet that Is 10 be
felt by all, both young and Old, over the
newly springing crocus and dafodil, or
the
blossom OF tie almond trees.
ApT.l's gift TO AprLs bees,
or that comes to one from the perfect
representation OF spring beauty with
paint and pencil
ii is. u the ssss; p.sce. "a ohlecs Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Bill Nye says Jerry Simpsons lack OF
socks was'discovered by Col. Marsh Muir,
dock" when "the two went swimming to-
gether during the campaign. "-Emporia
Republican.
The humiliating thing about it is that
the man whose hogs died with the chol-
era, after drinking of the water, hesita-
ted as to which one he should sue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
What a ClimateI

From tie Nocking Bird
Oxford has six professional physicians,
a large number of amateurs and many
almana cs and other medical works, ali
actively engaged in the practice of uedi
cine, and vet there is left on foot suffi-
Gent number of people to do the business
of the community. Verify the climate
of Kansas is wonderful In It's restorative
and bracing effects on a human frame
under all sorts OF adverse conditions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

PETER seems to be fast superseding In.
gals In the esteem of number of land
mark partisan papers. Until very re-
cent these papers were voluble in praise
of ingalls, and virulent in denunciation
OF PETER; now they are just about as in
tense in exactly the opposite direction.
You see, it depends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Kansas City has taken it upon herself,
through local committee to define the
necessary qualifications of the delegates
TO the commercial congress which the
legislature of Kansas got up for that
Missouri town. The Board of Trade of
Wichita, which represents more COM
mercial wealth than any organization in
the state of Kansas, is not even entitled
to delegate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The Italian government appears to
be in hurry about making Uncle Sam
"come down" for the death for the
members of the Malta at New Orleans.
This will relieve our own government
from the slight embarrassment it placed
upon itself by in its too-previousness in
taking cognizance of the incident men
fiorad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Tired os the IGiocy,

From the Noaoonforr.ist Alliance
1--WE must stop following the loud
mouthed blatherskites who aspire 70
leadership, and who who haven't brain
enough to talk logically upon any oues.
ton ten minutes. but who to attract at
tention 10 themselves, depend upon
theu ability to shout can't phrases."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Old Whiskers PETER, in announcing
that he has no use for the Democratic
party, rolled great load from the
breasts Of the editors of the Atchison
Champion and Emporia Republican,
and they can now afford to give Senator
Ingalls, rest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The microbe which produces la grippe
seems developing into an ugly customer,
with hair on his back and rings on his
tail, as lately described by d Chicago
microscopic, where the ravages being
committed by this brute has increased
the demand for collins from 500 to 1000
per week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Nels Morris, one of the big four
Chicago butchers, has notified the au-
thorities at Washington that he will sub
NIT to the meat inspection law. And
Nels and the rest of the big four would
just as readily submit to law bursting
their unhofy alliance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
A Kansas GObolin.

From the Globe Democrat
They have ghost out in Kansas that
laughs and turns someTsaults. Ii has
probably been reading the ridiculous
excuse of the Alliance members of the
recent legislature for their failure to do
anything in the interest of the farmers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The last suggestion in that line is the
formation of a sponge trust. 1t this could
be made to act upon all the others as
does the article proposed to be controlled
there would go up hearty and univer-
cal so-mote-it-be.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Could anything be more homogeneous
than the idea of a sockless granger tax
ing quarters at S6-a-day hotel in the
national commercial metropolis. That's
Jerry's last freak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The committee on rules OF the United
States senate has been authorized TO sit
during the recess. One of the things 1t
will consider Will be to adjustment OF
the rule requiring long eulogies of sen
ator after lac ID dead. The ceremony has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
A Pertinent Exchange.

From the GI0be-Democrat.
The Arkansas legislature has substi-
tuted portrait of Jefferson Davis for
one of George Washington that has been
hanging over the speakers desk OF the
house for the last twenty years. 1t must
be admitted, to say the least, there was
no propriety in keeping in such place
the portrait of man who never told a
lie and never voted the Democratic
ticket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
George.

The periodic rumors of war have be-
gun to percolate through the news ave-
nues from the east. Well, if the Euro
peans must fight, we Americans can
stand IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Those critics of Jerry Simpsons omni-
bus politics will no doubt take as reve-
lation the announcement that Jerry is in
New York sitting at the feet Of Henry
Ceorpa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Youth and Age.

When roaag he sssei 20 s-zg AID p-Ay,
Il wi.h fro<a an 70 steal Assy.
AID wken . u1xz with ysArz1Ag sc1L
e xs . ra-xay Tia. te s.ess-
~~xaAlnda<x.k.A -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

Young King Bill, of Germany. who
has been so spelling for row of national
dimensions, is about to have his desires
realized by the allied powers of France
and Russia.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The most dangerous outbreaks in this
country are those made by felons who
come out of the jails through the court
house. New Orleans put temporary
stop to such outbreaks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Let Ephraham Alone.

From the Lawrence Journal
The Leavenworth Times thinks Mr.. p.
P. Elder is great and good man. There
is no use trying TO reform paper that
not only thinks that but has the etiront-
cry to say it right out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01

The Leavenworth Times announces
that 1t has engaged crank assistant ed
itor, proceeding which, at this dis
lance, seems entirely unnecessary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Bitter.

Dr. Brush-would yoa advise re 70 haze
my picture hung
EAsei-No, solitary coudnenen. ought
20 be suEc.ert.-Nsw York SZz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
The Gauasr.

IN ssAyca of decks Be trosd tss taarzk
And faced tie ehlsias bTsess.
AID only b&sEsd tos- fa1< Il k@<zAo
Ess tTC2Esrs :; The knses-
Cage Cod lem
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Pair O. Ducks.

From the Atchison Globe.
Senator PETER says he will vote with
Republicans on all party questions. Sena-
tor Irby says he will vote with the Demo
Gratis on such questions, Two Alliance
senators.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
Al~zr. Ready.

Always Ready
Poor Cupid's soant gsrb might bring tears Is
the eyes.
And Jet there In scarcely good groaEd for sur
priss
When We Fat consi5sr his miachlsvous pranh
ing.
To Cad him forever IN trim fgs syankinx-
~ aGhington F0st.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-01
EisskIe EEIdenrs.

Little BOY Gin the rsenAgeriel-Say. %
Is that parrot there tho wife Of the oshes
parrot
Little Boys Father fsadly;-Yes. nay sen
Don't you see how much larger her blI
Bt-Clothier and furnisher