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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
Sass and Sass Back.

From the Newton Republican.
The Capital sarcastically inquiries
"What prodigies of genius has the young
crowd performed!' 1t may be funny
for Major Hudson to attempt to slur the
young Republicans of Kansas, but the
young men do not see anything funny
in the insinuation. The young crowd
and "old crowd is kept up by the older
newspaper men of the state, not by the
younger men. 1t might with equal apt
ness be asked of the Capital what prodi-
giss of genius or of work has the ''old
crowd" performed? This question is not
asked with any thought of belittling the
old crowd, but to give the Capital a
chance to show why it hurls its ''imbe-
Gle slam" at the Young men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The president in his message recon-
mends that the governmentguara the
bonds of the Nicaraugua canal, and also
advises the appointment of commission
to extricate the government from its
trouble with the Union Pacific railroad.
The governments experience in guaran-
teeing the bonds of this railroad ought to
teach it to steer clear of similar difficulty
with the Nicaragua canal.-A. @. Dis
patch, Alliance.
And yet you uphold and defend a
party, one of the cardinal doctrines of
which is for the government to purchase
and control all the railroads of the coun-
try, such purchase being possible only
by the issuing of bonds or promises to
pay by the government in payment
therefor. Bah.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
A plrerenes B.tws.n ths ns....

Provided they may wear flowers and dIa-
monds and dress in silks, white. corn, pals
blue or pink OF china, with laoes that have
chills, women listen TO lectures on philos-
ophy that men fear as the plague. woEnea
have the gift to take interest In questions
that do not interest them; they only ask 70
be beautiful. admired and envied But the
wearing of their evening dress does not,
for the men, make festival. They like 20
open and shut book when they wish, and
four hours of listening to cloisonne prose
are four hours Of torture, four hours with
out cigarette that they were forced to
learn TO smoke in order TO acquire visibls
form Of resignation-New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The treasury department has sent out
special agents TO investigate the extent
and progress of the tin plate industry Of
the United States. This will take the
keen edge off the Democratic congress
to nose into the same business for par
tisan purposes. The departments in
quiry VIII be official and of course nom
partisan, and will be accepted by the
country in preference to an exparte
statement, such as Democratic nosing
committee would make.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
When Animals Arc Charmed"

Kahn mentions having seen a rattle.
snake "lying at the bottom of a tree on
which squirrel was seated, fixing its
eyes on the little animal, which from
that moment cannot move or escape, but
begins a doleful cutlery, comes toward
the snake, runs little bit away, comes
nearer, and finally is swallowed" But,
as If to show that this result of bewil-
derment is not all to be put down to
the eye alone, DIR. Andrew Smith saws:
81 have heard of cases in which ante
lopes and other quadrupeds have been
so bewildered by the sudden appearance
of crocodiles, by the grimaces and con-
tortions they practieed, az to be unable
to fly or move from the spot toward
which the crocodiles were approaching
to seize them"
This power is in the human animal
often developed to a very great extent,
and the part that the eye plays in fasci-
mating fellow creature by mesmerism
thus opening the way to almost in
finite psychical results and unwilling IN
known depths Of possibility-is decidedly
great in proportion to the magnetic force
of the system, or rather the mind, for
which it acts.-Charubers' Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

One of orr cute exchanges remarks that
there is a young lady in Topeka so modest
that she will not retire in room where
there is Christian Observer on the table.
That is nothing. There's one girl in
Abilene so modest that she always retires
TO another room TO change her mind and
another who will not enter a restaurant in
the city for fear she will see the salad
dressing.-Abilene Reflector
And the chances are that the entire
capoodle would faint at the sight of the
naked truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
A Sample Territory Joke.
From, the P,1rraU Re1is.er

A little negro was brought before
Judge Monroe in Purcell one day this
week, charged with hunting on Sunday.
While the judge was questioning the
little follow as to the charge against him,
the negro broke in with the remark,
''Say, boss. you oughn't be too hard on a
poor boy fer huntin' on Sunday, didn't
know any better, kase l was born in
Kansas an lived dar and in Guthrie all
my life, an amt had no chance TO learn
no better" After this pathetic statement
of his unfortunate condition, the kind
hearted judge could do nothing else
than tell the culprit to so and sin no
more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
The Fakir's Last Fake.

From the Wichita Liar to the New York World.
Joe Winters driver of the stage be-
tween Englewood, Kan, and Beaver
City, No Mans Land, yesterday rescued
Bob Harding, a cowboy, from an old
we'll into which he had fallen nine days
ago. The well was dry, and for the first
FIVE days Harding neither ate nor drank.
On the sixth day he shot wolf while it
was peering down at him, and subsisted
on its raw flesh. The drivers attention
was attracted by Harding's cries. Hard
ing has been in maniacal condition ever
since.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

Kansas City, Missouri, is a great town.
A short time since a hired girl down
there stole baby and the father had to
pay $1,000 to get it back. Last week
another citizen sued his mother-in-law
for $40, 900 SANDER damages, and this
week the people Of that town are serious
ly considering the feasibility of making
the Missouri nayigabls for real steam
boats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

Grand Master John NJ. Thompson, of
the Illinois state Grange, has been petit
toned by Changers in thirty-five coun-
His answer was that he would accept
the Democratic nomination, which
shows that he is too smart to bury his
political ambition and light under gal
vanized measure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

Mr.. Reed may find out, before the ses-
sion closes, what reciprocity is-Philadel-
phia Record, Dem.
And it is morally certain that some
Democrats will learn the same thing-if
they have the capacity to learn any
thing, and Tom Reed stays there, which
he will do if he lives.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

From the timid and hesitating manner
m which Speaker Crisp goes about the
work of organizing the house into COM
mittees, it is evident that he realizes
something of the gravity and response
bility of the position, and there is little
doubt that he already heartily wishes he
had never undertaken the job. He is
doomed to be thoroughly damned before
"a is done
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The Emporia Republican is informed
in reply to its criticism Of the EAGLES
new constitution remarks, that the Cap
ital last week editorially indicated, and
very plainly, that the prohibition wing
of the Republican party would be against
new constitution, and that the fight
would be opened with an appeal to the
farmers on the 5000 exemption clause.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The English papers are very jubilant
over the election Of Johnny Bull to the
speakership to the American congress
predicting that Mr.. Crisp will force Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Mckinley to resign their
seats. 1t is a matter of some astonish-
ment that the average English editor can
make out TO live with such an abnormal
brain DEVELOPMENT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

David B. Hill has long had an army of
friends-Topeka Democrat.
That may be true, but it will not be
claimed that his friends are from the
army of 1915. Like his principal OPP
ponent for party preferment, Cleveland,
Mr.. HilI's associations during army
times were not with that lead.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The Kansas City Times announces IN
a double loaded way that Harrison's
message is but a weak state paper. OF
course the country will be sorry to learn
this, but better such disagreable know
ledge than the suspense of further await
ing the delayed opinion of the Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

If Senator Felton's bill, introduced in
the senate on Monday, shall become a
law, all that home-sick Chinaman will
need to do in order to get back to his
own country will be to step onto United
States territory. If habitue of the
Orient comes here and does not want to
leave, it will probably be no harder for
him to remain under the proposed new
law than it is now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
The scripsural view Of II.

Rev. ANN Shaw, the great temper
ance advocate, is now a religious fanatic
like many of her co-workeFs in the tenn
perance cause. When requested TO
speak at the temperance convention in
Boston on the question of opening the
Worlds fair ON Sunday, she replied:
You would better not call on nue., for /
don't believe in playing into the devils
hands by making Sunday duh day for
the masses. / am in favor of opening
the fair on the peoples chief holiday"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Bill of Costs.

Someone who evidently has plenty Of
time to spare, has been figuring, and
finds that it costs the people of the
United States $3.50, 100000 year to be
born, $500 000,0 600 to be married, $75, loco
to be buried, and 5000, 900, 600 to get
drunk. No estimate is given on what it
costs to sober up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

Democratic. statesmen have great
deal to say about "the paramount ISSUE
When asked what that is they solemnly
reply "tariff reform" When asked
what that is they are as dumb as oysters.
There is absolutely no sense TO the term.
1t conveys no definite idea of anything.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
90 nemocra.Ic Perplexlty.
, - Atohleon -. -.

From The Atchlson Patraof, Ii1efa3-
Grover Cleveland gave one OF the
cleanest administrations this country
ever had, and there are hosts of men
who worship him still. The question at
issue among the Democracy OF the eoun-
try at large Is. would new man for a
standard bearer in 1892 hare 8 greater
prestige than one who has teen once
elected and once defeated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
Two Very Mean Papers:

From the Arkansas City Dispatch.
There are two distinct classes of Re
publican journalism in Kansas. One is
represented by the editor who plays his
readers for ignoramuses, and the other
by the ignoramus who plays his readers
for suckers. The Wichita EAGLE is an
example Of the first class, while the
Capital and nine-tenths Of the remainder
belong to the second class. Take your
II,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

Crisp desIares that the Democratic
marty will take no backward steps IN
tariff reform. The Democratic party
never steps backward nor forward when
forced to make a movement it simply
crawfishes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

From the Lawrence JogTnal-
The Christian. sometimes called Camp
beiite. denomination has Just completed
an elegant church in Topeka. Since
Welch has been county attorney and the
dam has been talked of. anything that
has lots of water about it has the right
OF way in the capital city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

1t is denied that John L. Sullivan is
patient at the Dwight, H., anti-dtundard
institute. John L. scorns the idea that
he is in need of the bi-chloride of gold
He says he can quit drink
ing whenever he desires to. The only
trouble with the treatment is that it can
not make subject desire it, and there is
where Sullivan slips up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The mortgage on Congressman Clover's
form is to be lifted next month. Jerry
has concluded to remain in the swim of
the down-trodden and oppressed hardy
sons of toll and will let his run after the
paxt election
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
It Should Be 9th.

From the EmpOria Republican
The Topeka Capital inquiries If the Re
publican campaign in Kansas next year
shall be aggressive or conciliatory." 1t
should be both. 1t should be concilia-
tory in the sense of unifying all the ele-
ments of the party, and it should be
decently aggressive towards the opposi-
ton. Vigorous, manly blows, uncoupied
with abuse, is what does the effective
WORK
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

The heaviest proiectiles carried by shIps
OF the English navy weigh I, 800 pounds; By
the French navy, / ,9s4 pounds, and BY The
Italian navy, 1000 pounds. The largest
cannon ball Of the Middle Ages weighed
"a pounds, the length and weight Of che
cannon being, respectively, IL feet aad n
hupdredwei9ht.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
Truth and Cross Examinatiop.

A court of law is fine school for the
cultivation of exactness in speech, though
at the same time it is the place where false
hood is rife. You cannot be prevented
from perjuring yourself, but an attempt
will be made to cure you of making loose
statements. Cross examination is not
pleasant TO those who are exercised there
by, but it is very profitable. How When1
Where? Why2 From the time of that
clever old cross questioner, Daniel (see the
Apocrypha) to that of the great legal lights
who shine in our courts today men have
had reason to remember afeerward the
hours they spent in the witness box.
Stories of the supernatural are never 10
be trusted till they have passed through
the ordeal of cross examination. Just the
prick of pin from the learned counsel.
and the marvellous windbag collapses. 4
little forgotten fact IS unearthed by a
clever question, and the mysterious ele-
ment in the case disappears, only not
very remarkable coincidence remaining.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16

If Kansas fails to get representation
on the interstate commerce commission
the failure can be laid at the door OF
Funston. it is said.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
And the Farmers Foot the Bills.
Prom the weIIington Monitor.

Dick Chase, of Cowley county, has
struck q soft thing. He has been elected
chairman of the Alliance-People's party
state central committee at n salary of
81. 200 year. The plutocratic Rspub-
leans and Democrats have never been
able to scrape enough money TO pay
anybody for these services, but the
third party appears TO have funds
enough to keep good-sized gang of
Observation-Disclosures" under pay the
year round.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
S,7;;. 1aEn
Njglll I5le
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor

The Mugwumps of New York ought
to embrace PETER and join the Alliance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
BALFoURs LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.
HE OUTLINES ITS PROVISIONS AT PLYMOUTH

IRISH CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION.
London, Aug. lin his speech at Plymouth yes
terday Mr. Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland besides
outlining the provisions Of the Local Government bill
for Ireland which II Is his intention to introduce at the
next session Of Parliament praised the patriotism ana
self fsacrifce shown by the Liberal Unionsts Their
example Of public spirit he declared, had borne fruit
He believed that what was at first only an alliance
with the Conservative party had now become close
uni0h which neither the chances nor changes of po
htcal life likely to impair.
Mr Balfour claimed that the measures passed by the
dovenmeht in recent wears have been OF cOnserva-
tive as wen Of liberal character, and that they
deserved the support OF the best of both parties
or more than a generation. Mr.. Balfour said there
hah been no vital difference of opinion on great
questions between moderate Conservatives and mod
crate Liberals.
Duohn, Aug. n-"The Daily Express" which j.
the organ in this city of the Independent Conserva-
tVce' aces not agree with the IDEAS of LEGAL govern
ment for ireland as forth by Mr.. Bafour in his
speech at Plymouth yesterday. In commenting upon
II "The Express" says that the result in Ireland Of
such Local Government bill as the Chief Secretary in
tends TO huO1uce In Parliament would be 10 ALLEVIATE
the UnlOns's NO one, the paper declares, would
tee the trouble to 90 TO the polls and vote TO support
a Government which proposes 10 hand them, bound
hand ana foot, to populace that Is known to be
hostile 10 thein. The EXprssn saws that many
Unionsts thlhk iome Rule and fair light preferable
10 county councils and slow stanguatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12

Bennett aged sixty 1--we years. Of No. 23o East sey.
enty seventhst sent to Chambers street H0sp'osa oao
Patrick Kane aborer, ftyfve years Old o. o. oo
East Thirty fifth ST., sent 10 Bellevue Hosptai JONI
Wnsheimer, aged thirty one years Of Mount vernon
sent TO Chambers Street HOSPITAL from No u" h'"'u
way p
There was a long list OF prostrations from the
heat reported to the Brooklyn police, arg tne
following cases were fatal William SmlIh, %
lumbia-st; Nellie T. McAnerny, of No 26 North
Oxford-st Charles Reckitt, of No. 81 SaeKe,,-
ST.. and Thomas Kennedy, switchman tor I'M tne
bearn, thirty years old, of No. 100 Washinet4n-
st., who was prostrated Saturday died at nus
home yesterday afternoon. James hce, ageo
bv the heat ON Monday and died yesterday
Michael O'Brien, an icemsn of Newark, was over
come while at work in that city and died IN
short time at St. Michaels Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS N PARIS.
HE AVOIDS AN OFFICIAL RECEPTION. But is
RECOGNIZED AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY
GREETED.

Paris. Auu 11.-There is scarcely doubt that the
nonarrival in this city yesterday OF the Grand Duke
Alexis was entirely due to his dsnclnation to be the
ecpien Of the enthusiastic welcome that the citizens
Of Paris had prepared for him Great crowds OF people
gercd al the railway station where he was expected
and much disappointment was manifested When IL was
learned that the Grand Duke had changed his plans and
wouId NOT come az the time originally set. So sure
were +be Patisnns that the Grand Duke would reach
the citv AZ the time appointed that number OF houses
and cafes along the route from the railway station
were decorated and illuminated. When his train oled
into the station al AS O'Clock this morning was
present officially or unofcialy, to receive him. 20
averse was the Grand Duke to undergoing an Official
reception tlrat Sle members Of the Russian
Embassy had no official information 10 the exact
time Of his arrival and he therefore aghted from the
train as q private individual. But when he reacheo
the platform he was recognized by crowd comprising
at least 900 persons, who had Just arrived on H.
coming trains or who were awaiting the departure Of
trains for the various points TO which they were bouo'
The greeting they gave the Grand Duke was ell.
thns,stic Above the cheers could be heard cries OF
" Vive le Czar!r "Vve la Russell" The Grand DuKe'
bowing and smiling, passed along the platform ana
leaving the station, entered carriage anu "a' i'
datcly driven TO hotel.
pemarlahIc scenes were witnessed this evening at
the Tuertes and Luxembourg gardens, where concerts
were given I'm the open air. Enormous crOwus "ero
nrasant and repeated demands were raised Tor the
Russian national anthem, the croWds lOhhs III U"'
rus,c r,th heads uncovered. The greatest enthusiasm
npevaed Afterward the crowds formed In procession
and marched to the hotel where the Grand Duke AeNS
is stoyng and there gave enthusiastic cheers Tor the
Grand Duke.
Grand Duke Alexis has informed the authoTiues oi
yichy that he does not want official reception ee'
NJ Ribot the French Foreign Minister had AL n'oei
view With him this afternoon AN aldeu @ Pres
70 dow upon the Grand Duke Alexis ana enercu rrosT
dent Carnots name in the Dnke's visitors LOON pub
,i " dienatch from It's Paris correspondent cohnrI.
S tho ", rorts that the non arrival Of the Grand Duke
AIcXis in Paris yesterday at the time uessnO" ~ e
The dispatch adds that the reason iOr Ie
change in the Grand Dukes published prosTa&%nc & M may
De ,, Iiao AZ 20 an offer If Germany outbds France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
SIR HECTOR LANGEvIN RESIGNS
HE DECLARES THAT HE is INNOCENT OF THE
CHANGES AGAINST HIN

CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
Ottawa, Aug. l1.-Sir Hector Louis Iangevin
K c. NJ. e., the Canadian Minister OF Public Works.
today rendered his resignation as member OF the
cabinet His sudden determination TO resign has
caused big sensation here for 1t was completely un-
oxpected AZ the meeting Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections to-day Sir Hector read long
naner in defence OF himself He said he would preface
n with the statement that he had resigned I'm Justice to
his colleagues in Parliament and the committee. lie
daned emphaticay the truth Of all the charges pre-
ferred aganst him and asserted his innocence in the
most emphtic manner. 1t absolutely untrue, he
declared that he had ever received 80 900 from
T. Nurphy nor had he had any relations whatever
v1th Murphy He was not that his son, Laforce
Ianpevin lad received cent, either directly in
directv He contended that his work was perfectly
honorable and that there had been manipulation OF
rrb1,c contracts In support Of each assertion he
ro,ed documents as proof OF his innocence. With
o,a,, N Mr. PItus, who said he gnve Sir Hector
a. n ooo IN 1897 the Minister said that he had no
.co-cton Of the alleged transaction II the pay
srt ,ras made for election purposes Mr.. Pitus had
declared under oath. lie denied that he had ever
hod nr,vate dealings with Larkin, Connolly & Co. con
tractors or ANYBODY else inconsistent with his place
as a Minister OF the Crown.
The Citizen Government organ. saws cdtorially
tbs mornine concerning Sir Hector Langevns resgna
tion Sir Hector Langevin is what his friends have
a,vavs Thought him-chivalrous and hgh-mnded and
ho,over In constitutional precedent even to degree
reoiIv unnecessary under the existing circumstances
Sin Uac+or ancevn has been the leader of the French
Canadian Conservatives for many Years ne has oeei pen
honored nv men of all classes ceeds and sections VINO
i"n for his triumphant vindcat0n the unpleasant
proceedings terminate"