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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

I'VE are becoming a nation Of ora
tors" according 70 Orator Puff. who
saws: I'VE have the members Of both
houses of congress. and all the state leg
islatures and city councils, who are never
tired of speech making. We have a host
Of clergymen always delivering sermons;
We have tens Of thousands of lawyers
constantly addressing courts and juries;
we have hundreds of lecturers who can
draw an audience any time; we have po-
litical stump speakers of all kinds who
are shouting at every election and often
between campaigns Then we have
after dinner speakers and club speakers
by the thousand, and also the speaking
professors in colleges, besides the mem
bers Of debating societies and trades un-
ions. and other things. I believe we
have at least :. COO. 900 orators in this re-
public. or far more than could be found
i'm any other country of the world.
There never was anything like il IN all
past time. Then had forgotten 10 speak
about feminine orators, of whom there Is
swarm. The native or naturaliZed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
A "REMINISCENCES OF PLUMB.
.rk stars Man About Town.

New York stars Man About Town.
Senator Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas,
is at the Astor house, and the political
differences with his party friends which
have lately marked his career in the sem
ate do not seem To be troubling him very
much. Any one looking closely at the
senator will notice that his face is strong
" pitted with smallpox marks. There
is a story connected with this fact that
is honorable to to the great heart of the
Kansas statesman. In the early days of
the state. EmpOria was a booming town
and Mr.. Plumb was an impecurious
printer He gathered money enough
together. however. to start little week
" newspaper i'm the town, and was doing
fairly well with it and had almost paid
up his debts. There ran a rumor through
the new town one day that a stranger, a
tramp. had been suddenly smitten with
smallpox. and that The epidemic was in
danger Of spreading. The rumOr meant
ruin to the embryo municipality, and SO
the friend,ess and stricken man was hur-
ried out on the prairies far from the city,
and left there in log cabin 10 do the
best he could for himself. There was no
one to care for him. and of course. 1t
was wrestle with death. In his one
room editorial and printing Office Pres
ton b. Plumb heard the story. He closed
the place. started. out to the log house
where the sick man lay, and for weeks
nursed him aud cared for him until he
was saved from death. Then he lay
down himself. stricken by the fell dis
ease: but hearts had z own tenderer in
that Kansas town. and kindly hands
ministered 10 him until he, too, was
saved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

and Egypt. She buys the bullion at a
discount and then coins it a gold value
for her eastern dependencies. She i'm
ports two-thirds of her bread food, and
one of her most important industries Is
the manufacturing and handling of cot
ton. Silver has now been demonetized
in the United States for seventeen years,
and during each of those years England
has saved and the American producers
of wheat and cotton have lost on an
average at least 1925, 00o,O 600 on their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

AT the rate at which things are now
going, the Koch lymph is in very fan
way to be listed as the great cure-all 5e-
fore long. If we believe the reports, il
is TO be efficacious in curing all tubercu-
lous diseases, cancer, leprosy and other
ailments. Either the experimentersh have
allowed enthusiasm to run away with
Judgment or we are on the eve of a mi.
raculous discovery in therapeutics. We
very much fear, however. that the form
ar viii prove to be the truth in the case.
At the present all is uncertainty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
NEW YEARS, EVENING MEDITAT1oNs

For the Eagle.
Twill be 81 tomorrow morn,
The old year dead-a new year born.
How they come apace-how swift they go
On the river Time with ceaseless flow.
Let us pause tonight in solemn thought
And ask ourselves what time has wrought
Within our hearts; opportunities rare
Were given to each 10 with cars.
Many the heartaches and burning tears
We might assuage in the passing years,
For ourselves and others in this pilgrimage land,
Did each do the duties that come TO hand.
The Old is passed-its pages closed
OF what were those pages just written composed,
How have we used opportunities given;
How will they read in the ledger Of Heaven
The new years before us-what shall we write
On its pages as yet unso!led and white?
At its close shall we hear this said refrain,
Alas, the record is botted againl
CaTef1y we'd weigh each act and thought
And all our labor De carefully wrought.
Carefly we'd write and the pages be clean,
Could we see ourselves as we are seen.
Mrs. /. Il. REYNOLDS.
Wichita Dec. 81 1870.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

The funniest and cutest little man in
all America, and by all odds the
smartest, has an Office at 115 Broadway,
second floor front, and his name is Jay
Gould. He upsets Wall street one day,
leaving its financial bulls and bears
standing on their heads and hind legs
promiscuously and the next day he
wraps the greatest corporate powers of
he country around his little finger, non
plussing their solicitor-generals with
legal points in their own contracts Of
which they never dreamed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
ELECTRICAL INOCULATION.

Philadelphia Special
Physicians and medical students have
been studying with great interest case
without a parallel so far as known. Lit
tie Mamie Lurker, walking IN Girard
avenue few days ago with her aunt,
suddenly stopped and putting up her
hands to her face, screamed: Il am
shot" Her aunt seized the child's hands
and staggered back as if she had received
an electric shock A crowd soon gath
cred, and man crushed with his foot a
peculiar bright hued bug, bottle shaped
and hard shelled. which failing from a
wire overhead had dropped on the girls
face and stung her. A bright crimson
spot on Nantes check showed
where the bug had made the
wound and evidently inOculated
her with the electricity with which 1t
was charged from being in contact with
the wire Little would have been
thought of the accident had it not been
for the peculiar symptoms of the girl,
who was nervous and uneasy and whose
grasp sent an indefinable tingling sensa-
ton to the hands of everybody who
touched her. DR.. De Heust diagnosed
the case as bullia or vascular poisoning,
and administered the remedies usual IN
cases of that kind. To his establishment,
however, the bright-hued sore on the
cheek was followed by other bright-hued
erupuons on every part of the body each
one emitting the same peculiar tinghng
sensation when touched. In his opinion
the bug was of a Brazilian species
brought to this country in the year OF
the centennial. The insect IN itself Is
not known 10 be poisonous and Is dis
tinguisbed for its bottle shaped appear
ance. The patient is now considered out
OF danger after unremItting attention on
the part of the doctors, but still suffers
from the inoculated electricity bite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Among new electrical progresses 8. thss
d NJ 81 Weritrnr. ~bieh prevents fsyrnsa-
tat.on by ths strr.lzinz - liquids. This
3, done ~ making ls~ydsB lar - The con
taiaIug ys--~i, tie liquid bang tbs iHns-
coating and 'a@ electrical effect being pro
suerd ~ uls1us 81 Condenser AG0thsr
rethad. the prsetieatiilfy 81 Thirh s's~Iss,
perhaps. open to doubt. corsts,s les placing
tt- F~-sel end The hgu.d % - strriiiasd
if the fleid - = permanent or electro mag.
uef--N York Telegram
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

There will be five Taylors in the Fiji
ty-second congress: One from Tonnes
see. one from Illinois and three from
Ohio. They are all Republicans, and
some one faceciously remarks that they
will be able to suit" themselves in the
next congress as far as the actions of
their party is concerned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Here - aentenc~ - fhirfr-tHo word
aH.eh sg-ns inEsu.oas persgn has csn
st-ncfes - ths SIX letters fssad - the wo-r.
srna1osn
ia, a rlaid@u. = rrsaa man banned Mel
Dian and Esslla. mad 141ls. u.ase -4e
l-s-nG q &c aad clr8r sei u.- s4
s.fzl ca i. - ..saa----1 l-.sA E-c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Mrs B.nzo-fqu know son SPOKE a5f1ft
giving those Cd c.ot1- of Ton. 18J's 20 tie
r1or. Ga s~coud thought. hs1l : re i~t-
Ter sead them over % TIE sn.a-sfsr's eAll-
drpn'
Binzo-CsuitaL Bat Ira thas eza@s guess
you I'D t-ttsr is Tommy ~skr them a
le-v weeks lonEer.--Cl1ta.sr an1 Fur
rfsEFr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
An Odd Fancy.
Prom IT, View York star.

FrNr1 - NeP , OK Star-
suppose snow storm lies are Just as
pardonable IN man a. fish lies are sup
posed to be, but | was amused Friday BY
a new one. 4 middle aged gentleman
was walking Just in front OF me on PARK
place. and near the corner Of Church
street he slipped and fell. / assisted him
10 his feet. and lee thanked me. and re-
marked: That's my first fan this win
ter He continued his walk just ahead
Of me, and scarce more than half way 70
Broadway he fell agaiu. and was assisted
this time by another gentleman and a.
I passed them I heard the gentleman say
- the other: That's the trst tail tins
winter / don't know what the reason
for Il NAV be. but man seems 70 feel u
a disgrace 20 slip down, and / cannot re-
call ever hearing one own up 10 falling
more than once during a winter,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
Noah,s He'd Was Level.

Prom the TsnaquA PA D Courier.
Noah advertised the flood Ha lived
through il and the fellows who laughed
at him were drowned. Ever since then
the advertiser has been getting along
and those who don't advertise have been
ceiling leff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

When the revolution breaks out in
Russia-and it is only a question of time
it will be the greatest of modern times.
In its efforts 10 prevent it the govern
ment is encouraging it, and giving the
combustible elements increased force
and energy every day. And our guess
is that the crash will come sooner than
the world anticipates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

T1e frrrT man ~ Tae p.-ts5urg pts'
rqtch is 20 * to zat married. ln.s IL hts
aouoaneemcnt - the coming sTsats -
as~tea Kisg's aanyt,sr. 80 .rss 70 - o. usiss -
Ifef fr--e ts I'D Al@sk~rr
T~ t.arrs II Ga ~ =-r4 -0 80 orf ~
Ars sr - 20 ---ss..f s-- t*
frr Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Some New Haven smokers have start
ed a tobacco moderation society, mem
bers being limited to three cigars a day,
The members viii probably follow the
idea Of the man who swore to take but
one drink day, and then went out and
purchased bucket wherewith to meas
ure off his diurnal dose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
A SLOW PAPER.

Judge Doster, of Marion county, is the
latest mentioned for United States sena-
torial honors for the third party. Judge
Doster is a man of fine ability and eXceli-
ent character.-Topeka Capital, Dec. 81.
If the Capital will turn to the editorial
page of the EAGLE of the morning Of
November IS, it will find the following,
and what was noticed by at least fifty
papers in the state of Kansas; d.
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE
As the Alliance people are casting
around for a candidate for the United
States senate, and as they are particu-
larry anxious that they may not take too
great a step downward from ingalls,, We
suggest that there is a man living IN cen
trail Kansas, not far from the middle 81
the state, a prominent lawyer and AT
present a district judge who has since
the Granger days been holding 10 cardI-
nal doctrines of the Alliance, and whom
we think would fill their bill admirably,
not TO say acceptably. We refer TO Judge
Frank II. Doster. of Marion.
The EAGLE would not be considered as
crowding itself, but as the Alliance SEEM
ed to take so kindly to SO many Of the
EAGLES positions and convictions, we
conclude that one further suggestion
wouldn't prove distateful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
4 Sample x aasas Wheat Crop

FROM the ElovA Review.
sam Ash sold his wheat Monday FOR -
cents Per bushel. he raised about 900
bushels on 10 acres this year. This VIII
net him ample pay for his labor and eK-
pense in raising the wheat. which nan
sas soil Is noted for producing. We have
been persuaded 70 believe that we have
the best alLround country that lies out
OF doors. becaus- u it Inexhaustlble ad-
~.rraoD-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

The spirit of home rule seems to per-
vate the universe. A few days ago 800
Hindoos met at Calcutta and demanded
moderate amount Of home rule for
their country. They have formed ma
iional association to that end.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

1t is a favorite optimistic expression
Shat the Lord helps those who help them
selves, but don't deceive yourself by the
notion that such help win be vouchsafed
10 those who help themselves only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

American citizen who can't make a
speech at any time on any subject, ought
to find out how to do so at once, and
then refrain from speechifying the rest
of his life."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Senator Teller says the copyright bill
will become a law within thirty days.
And this, too, in spite of the fact that
Editor Joe Medill, of the Chicago
Tribune. is opposed to it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
WJTIiiis anle
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.
N. NJ. MURDOCH, EdItor.

England and France want to be con-
nected by a tunnel, and yet are afraid Of
il. A sort of mutual desire and mutual
distrllst.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
Tha. Is Certainly lie Purpose

Y-o- - Eareka Rega5. so1n-
Il looks very much as though the
Wichita EAGLE had gone body ard sou.
over 70 the Alliance cause- IL u fzhtIng
the Mckinney ball. finding fault win
both our state and national adnInlstra-
tion. and pouring red hot shot INTO con-
grr-S for is tardIness - DO something O.
relieve the country from lfs present
hnanczaI depression Maybe tie EAGLK
oour-e 10 accomplish good We vii
await Developments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

In France the bankrupt man is not al
lowed to serve on the jury. Such law
in this country would cause many 6usl-
ness men to seek safety in insolvency.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

If Jerry should swing the house mem
5ers of the Big Seventh solid, where is
the man who is going to have more
votes for the L. S. senate than he:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

the old story. 1t is crime for the Jew
to take the same course in money get
ting as others take.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

The Boston Traveller asks, why was
the Mckinley bill a failure in politics.
Simply because it was and h an out
rageors imposlti upon the American
consumers. That is the long and short
of Do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

4 Starting Comparison.
lroza u. AtlaatA Coasz.sstss. f1sssa1
England CONS silver money for India
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Long and Short Oft.

FrUUl dc nv aII-'IIT"- ~ = p jill.
To our national egislators-Geutle-
men: The country needs more money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
SUGAR GROWING IN KANSAS AND
TEXAS

Wichita, Dec. 81. 1880.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-07-15
FOR A THIRD PARTY.
Che Minnesota Farmers Alliance Repre-
sentatives Meet at ST. Paul.

Che Minnesota Farmers Alliance Repre-
sentatives Meet at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, July s. Representatives of
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance are
gathered at st. Paul. the main issue be-
ing the question as to the best plan of
corning new party. A meeting of
the executive committee was held DUR
ing the forenoon, bat nothing of impor-
tance was accomplished. In the after
noon the committee of the Peoples
party named at the Cincinnati conyen-
tion met in Mr.. Donnelly's private
room in company with Robert Schilling,
and the matter of organizing the new
party was discussed at great length.
But little objection was made to the
Transformation of the Alliance into the
Peoples party. The fight of the day
was over the appointment of the state
central committee, and resulted in q
division of honors between the Donnelly
and anti-Donnelly factions.
The Committee Organizes.
TIE state central committe met in the
evening and completed its organization.
The session was u long one and was re-
ported to have been harmonious.
Thomas j. Meighen, of Fillmore county,
was elected chairman, Louis Hanson. of
Clay connfy, secretary, and Andrew
Steenerson, of Polk country, treasurer.
The executive committee appointed
consists of these three officers and Ig-
natius Donnelly, S. NJ. Owens. G. N.
Perkins, III. G. Martin, Andrew Rich
mond, w. w. Erwin, General j. III.
Baker and Dr. Fish. Plans were dis
cussed for organizing the counties
throughout the state. County Alliances,
where in existence. will appoint COM
mittee for reorganization, and in coun-
ties where there are no county organi-
cations the work will be left to local
Alliances. The platform of the new
party for the time being will be the
platform of the Alliance party.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-07-15
TO NEGOTIATE LOANS.
Kansas Alliance Men Formulate Plan
to Pay Their Mortgages.

Kansas Alliance Men Formulate Plan
to Pay Their Mortgages.
Topeka, Kan, July IA subcom-
mittee of the Farmers Alliance, con-
sisting of President McGrath, G. S.
Hiatt, J. M. McNevills and A. P. Col
Inns met here to formulate a plan by
which the farmers who will be COM
PEELED to meet their mortgages next
autumn can borrow the necessary money
to do so. The committee was appointed
at the last annual meeting of the AL
lance, with instructions to organize SO
that the Alliance could operate directly
with the money lenders in the East
and not be placed at the mercy
of the agents. The organization will
protect itself against irresponsible farm
ers by a close examination into their
past methods of doing business and
their present financial responsibility.
The committe adjourned without hay-
ing settled on an y definite plan. The
meeting was continued till next week.
The committee is undecided as yet
whether it shall attempt to negotiate
the loans in the name of the Alliance,
pledging the entire organization to the
payment of the note and the interest or
make each application stand upon its
own footing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-07-15
FORTY INDIANS KILLED.
A British Columbia Settlement Struck
by n Terrible Landslide,

A British Columbia Settlement Struck
by Terrible Landslide.
NANAIs1o, B. c., July 12.-The steam.
er Princess Louisa, from Skeena, brings
news of terrible landslide on the banks
of the Keena river, resulting in the
death of one woman and about forty
Indians. On the 7th inst, at 6 a. m.,
the settlement near the North Pacific
cannery at Skeena river, was struck by
an avalanche of rocks, earth and trees
parrying everything before it: In Ell
nine houses, with their occupants, were
destroyed, including the mess house and
residence of the foreman of the cannely.
In the mess room was the young SWed-
ish wife of the foreman. She was car.
rice along in the mad and deadly cur
rent. Indians claim that among those
destroyed were about forty Indians of
the Port Simpson. Sitka, Metlakatlah
and kitimat tribes, all of whom are
surely killed. Thirteen bodies of In
dians have been recovered,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-07-15
FlELps SWEPT CLEAN,
The Grasshopper Pest Spreading in e

The Grasshopper Pest Spreading in East
crn Colorado.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 13. Startling re-
ports from Eastern Colorado and West
ern Kansas about the reported grass
hopper invasion has been received.
The grasshoppers cover an area of 460
square miles where the Santa Fe road
crosses the Colorado line. They are
young and not able to fly, but they are
hopping eastward at the rate Of two
miles day and much damage is antici-
pated. In the region infested by the
hoppers the few fields of corn and
wheat have been swept clean.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-07-15
Tlne Trihm1re,
Published Wednesdays.
r.. STEVENS,
Publisher
Official Paper Of Stevens County.
A FRIGHTFUL WRECK.
EXCURSION TRAIN ON THE COLO
RADIO MIDLAND TElESCOPED.

Eight Deaths Nave Thus Far Resulted
and Some Others Cannot Recover.
Forty Tmtfians Killed by 81 Rritish
Columhia Landslide-other Casualties.
AsrGS, Colo, July 12..A horrible
catastrophe occurred at Aspen Junction
on the Cclcrado Midland road, at IL a.
M, that has filled many once happy
homes in this beautiful valley with des-
olation and death. A collision occurred
between 4 Midland locomotive and the
hind coach Of the daylight excursion,
running between Aspen and Glenwood
Eprings. The coach load of people re-
turning from the springs where few
pleasant hours had been spent. were
suddenly plunged into all the horrors
of Il frightful railroad accident,
which resulted in the killing Of six
people. infticting fatal injuries to five
more and severely scalding and burn
ing six others.
Engineer Switzer, of the excursion
train. had run his train up to
the water tank at the junction for
water When backing down to get on
the main track line, light engine shot
out from the coal, chutes which are
located in such a way as to conceal the
engine track from view of tracks lead
ing to the water tank. The engineer on
the light engine, thinking he could get
out before the excursion train took the
main track, made the attempt, but
Struck the Rear Coach
of the excursion train at the switch.
The force Of the collision tore the check
valve from the engine and poured scald-
ing steam and water into the wrecked
coach lead of people. Then ensued a
scene of terror impossible to describe.
The passengers were at the mercy of
tho roaring, screeching mouster at their
side Conductor Miller, with the unin-
jured passengers, immediately began
the work of rescue. A 2-year-old child
of Frank Ellis. of Aspen. was taken out
dead. Miss Annie Phelan died ten
minutes after being rescued, Mr; and
Mrs. Joe Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ellis. Thomas O'Donnell, Miss Mary
O'Dounell, James Leach, all of Aspen,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rogers, of Woody,
Colo; Mrs. J. G. Baldwin, of Glenwood,
and Mrs. L. Willoughby, of Glenwood,
were frightfully scalded and burned.
In spite of all efforts to save their lives
Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Baldwin and
hrs. WilIoughby died within two hours
from the time of the wreck. Mrs.
Rogers died at o'clock a. m. and her
husband at 10 o'clock. Of those still
living, Miss O'Donnell will die.
Two More Victims.
ASPEN, COL, July 14.-Frank Ellis
died at 4. III. This makes the eighth
victim of the terrible accident here
Sunday morning and the fourth of one
family. All the others who are severely
injured will die except, probably, one.
ASPEN, Colo, July 14.-Miss Mary
O'Donnell, the ninth victim of the fright
full accident near here Sunday morniug,
is dead Her brother, Thomas O'Don-
nell, is alive, but may die at any
moment. The rest of the injured are in
fair way to recovery. The coroner has
begun the inquest over the bodies of the
dead,