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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

In noting the circumstance that the
Washington Post. the editor of which is
Hon. Frank Hatton, land who the
Democrat says was Harrison's first
assistant postmaster generaD is pre-
dieting that President Harrisons name
will not be before the national conven-
ton at Minneapolis, the Sprinfield Demo-
crat thinks enshrouds the presidential
situation on the Republican side with
great mystery, particularly since the
Post is the administration. With two
or three exceptions the Democrats state
ments may have a semblance of pIausa-
.biity. The exceptions are that Hatton
never was connected with Harrison's
administration in any capacity; the Post
is not the administration organ in the
sense of supporting the administration.
and its statements have no more
significance than those of any other I'M
friendly non-partisan paper. The Post
is not in sympathy with the present ad-
ministration and in its predictions re-
ferred to the wish Is evidently father to
the thought.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Kansas City Gazette: The attorney
general of Missouri viii contest the action
Of the Kansas City, Mo-, board in kick
ing out Mr.. O'Shea's state grain inspec-
tors and setting up local inspection
bureau. The attorney general may have
the law on his side, but this will not
help matters. The grain men of Kansas
City, No. see the absurdity of making
wheat raised on the high and dry plains
of Kansas conform to the grades that
have been established at St. Louis for
the softer central and southern Missouri
wheat. The Kansas inspection system,
which the Kansas City, Mo-, grain men
want to adopt for their local inspection.
raises the grade of Kansas wheat to what
il ought TO be, while the Missouri svs-
tenn, when applied to Kansas wheat.
lowers the grade. Kansas inspection for
Kansas wheat is what the grain interests
OF Kansas demand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
CIGARETTE SMOKING.
From the St Joe Herald

| From the St. Joe Herald.
That the nicotine of tobacco is highly
| injurious is an admitted fact; and that
smoking of cigars. pipes, chewing and
| snuffing of tobacco is positively injuri-
GUS to health. admits of small dispute
But there is one species of using tobacco
| in particular, and that is no less of
nuisance than an injury: cigarettes!
| However, there seems to be a certain
! fascination in cigarette smoking, and the
| indulgerS of the weed il that form adj
here to it with tenacity worthy of a
better cause. In the eastern and south
eastern part of Europe cigarette smok-
ing is INDUCED in not by the adults
and the youths alone, but also, strange
as it may seem, by women. And
this habit is by no means confined to
the women of the lower strata of So
ciety; ladies of most refined circles,
of the highest nobility, indulge in the
passion to an extent that is positively
injurious to their system. And they
smoke while they drink red hot tea in
large glasses, and still larger quantities.
spending hours daily at the pastime.
The result of the indulgence of the two
habits at the same time and in excess be-
COLASS NtSioAc III tIIc lduSd OE OF Il6l
looks and the pallor of their faces.
In our own country cigarette smoking
has become violent passion. not in
adults alone, but in boys, who are as de-
voted to their weed as the girls are to
chewing gum. 1t is not an infreuuent
occurrence to see boys of tender Years.
from five years upwards, puff away and
with such self-cOmposure as if they did
not doubt the propriety of their conduct.
But cigarettes are not ALWAYS COM
posed of tobacco, pure and choice:
they often contain stuffiing and ingre-
dents that are more unhealthy even
than tobacco itself. 1t were high time
for the sanitary officers to look into the
matter, and take such steps in the prem
iseS as the health of the children would
demand: as TO the adults. they, as free
moral agents, would certainly be per-
United TO act as best they may, and it
were idle TO refine their tastes or change
their appetite by legislation.
Therefore, the bills in possession of
Congressman Cochran, Cummings and
Staahlnecker proposing TO levy tax of
$40 per LOCO of cigarettes would, if
passed as prohibitory measure, be of
no avail, for the price OF the commodity
viii rather increase than diminish the
appetite of those addicted to the habit.
The only cure in such cases Is bv ex-
ample and education. bv supp!antinr
the propensity Tor EVIL with one FOR
something good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

The axiom necessity is the mother of
invention" applies to the politics as well
as material affairs. The split in the
Democratic party in Louisiana over the
lottery question made the defeat of both
wings certain and in order to prevent
such agod-send both factions have pulled
the state tickets nominated off the track
and have united in calling a primary
election to decide between them, both
agreeing to abide by the result. The
scheme may result in defeating the Re
publican party in the state, but that
party is entitled to the credit of over
throwing the lottery iniquity, never
theless.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Tie MaTlbs Record il authority Tor thls
compilation These Hguras show ths mean
ievs! of the lake surfaces aL,0vs tbs mean
tide ~ View York. ard their uaAnirnura
depths. respectively: Lake Ontario. 20 81
feet, IS fest 6esp. Lake Er.e. ~ - FEET
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leet. so fsst ceep. Lake Hurun. ssl1s fest.
20 fest deep. Lake Superior. col - fsst,
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

If New York Democrats continue at
their present gait they will have the pleas
urs of voting for a western candidate
Springfield Democrat.
Aren't you little off center? From
yesterdays proceedings at Albany, taken
in connection with the declaration Of
sentiment in the west and south, it
seems pretty clear that Cleveland is more
of a necessity to his party now than
ever. Not to take Cleveland would be a
surrender to Tammany, and the western
contingent of the party declare they are
not ready to do that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
JERRY LOSING HIS GRIP.

From the Topeka Capital.
To the casual observer it must be ap.
parent that Jerry Simpson, leader anC
! spokesman of the third party contingent
! in congress, has lost his grip, In the
! last few terminals of the seventh district
statesman, he has felt the necessity OF
| going back three years to find an illus
| tration of the alleged adversely of the
| farmers of Kansas. In 1889 the agricul-
tural depression arising out of the rapid
| settlement Of the west and the conse-
quent excess of production over con
sumption reached its climax and our
! farmers in the western tier of counties
burned corn for fuel in place of coal.
Since 1889 prices have continued to i'm
prove and farmers have made profit
enough to pay interest on their debts and
to decrease the principal by 20 million
dollars. So plain is it that the great ag-
rlcultural depression has run its course
that Jerry made the farcical point that
since the Alliance began the farmers had
begun to make money.
This is a fact and a coincidence but
without any relation of cause and effect.
The farmers are making money, pay ing
debts and buying more land and these
evidences of the passage of the period of
depression occur contemporaneously
with the Alliance uprising; but as the
Alliance has enacted no laws and effect
ed no changes whatever in conditions.
further than to reflect discredit on the
state, it is as far from beng the cause of
the new prosperity as the late conjunc-
ton of Jupiter and Venus.
The whole story is told when the fig
ures are produced by Mr.. G. Wood Davis
showing that since 1885 the increase of
population has so far exceeded that of
production that the great reserves Of
wheat from the preceding decade of
overproduction are substantially ex-
hausted. Were it not for the terrific
crop produced in the United States last
year wheat would bring dollar today
in Kansas and even at the prevailing
price our farmers have realized a
net profit of nearly twenty
cents a bushel. That natural for
ces under the law of demand and sup
ply and not legislation. are responsible
for this improvement must be clear
from the contemporary fact that cotton,
which is oveproduced, is selling today
as low as corn sold in 1889 while corn
today brings twice the price which pre-
vailed in that year.
Jerry's railing against protection is
the shallowest twaddle.
1t is protection which has turned our
to other thanagricultGral en-
pigments and prevented a constant de-
preston in farming such as the one from
which the cotton growers suffer at pres
ent and from which the wheat and corn /
growers have Just emerged.
During 1891 the sales of real estate in
county amounted TO SS44. coo
and vet the net decrease in mortgage
debt, foreclosures not being included.
was S107 900. When such facts become
generally known. and it viii continue to
be the Capitals business to make them
known. Jerry will be noisy demagogue
out of a job.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
DESIGNS ON THE G. A. 2.
From the Topeka Lance,

From the Topeka Lance,
The Lance hears that a scheme is on
foot to capture the Grand Army at the
encampment election to be held in Atch-
ison, next week, and use it in the interest
of the present refining dynasty'-as the
state administration is so aptly called.
The plan is to elect a mere puppet as
commander man who has systemat-
ically lived off the old soldiers in one
way or another for years, whose sense
of right, and whose education should
bar him from preferment-and have
him put on his staff one of the favorites
of Mr.. Humphrey, be to manipulate
things in the interest of his master. This
thing was attempted one year ago,
when Humphrey and his select array of
henchmen attempted the defeat of Cen
eral Tim Mccarthy. They failed then,
and they in all probability will fail now
as they should do. Colonel A. r.
Green, who is the leading candidate in
opposition to the scheme, is gentleman
well worthy the honorable position he
aspires to fill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Jack the Mourner. or Jack the Funeral
Man, was a san Francisco character. He
was tall. gauut looking old fellow who
always carried long stick IN his hand
Almost everybody in the city had seen him
or heard about him. He seemed 20 know
by intuition where the uBburied dead we're
lying. and was always on hand 20 follow
the procession 70 the church. Before it
reached the edifce, however. be would run
ahead so "a 20 be al the door when The cot
fin Was carried in IS it passed him Re
world raise his long stick and hold Il ont
over the passing body. Inurmuring mean
while an uuinteliigible lingo. he was
finally arrested and oonhned.-NeY York
Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
EXCHANGE SHOTS,

q. % =. y.
From n yo-tonyiiIs Sews-
G. &.
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland wants to be elected
president
Grover Cleveland wants 10 be elected
president OF the United States by the
Democratic party.
Grover Cleveland wants 70 be elected
president Of the United States bT the
Democratic party IN opposition 90 Ben
Harrison at the head Of the Republican
party.
No, Grover Cleveland cant be elected
president Of the United States by the
Democratic party IN opposition 70 Ben
Harrison at the head Of the Republican
party.
No. Grover Cleveland can't be elected
president Of the United States bv the
Democratic party.
No. Grover Cleveland can't be elected
president
No, Grover Cleveland
10. Grover.
~ &
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Congressman Broderick has introduced
a bill in congress providing for an amend
ment to the silver purchasing act, ap-
proved July IA, 1890, whereby the secre-
tary of the treasury is instructed to pur-
chase 100000 ounces of silver bull
ion per month and issue treasury
notes therefor. That would be worse
initiation than free coinage of silver.
But there is no danger of this Demo
cratic congress passing Broderick's bill.
It's free coinage, or nothing-most likely
the latter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
No Longer a Party Issue.

From the Ddall record
True, Bro. Murdoch, we are glad to hear you
say so, and accept the correction; although 1t
runs in our mind that but few months since
we read doctrines in the EAGLE very much to
the contrary. But the comment implied in the
heading of the above extract is right. The
Republicans do not need to harp upon the sub
ject of prohibition in the party platform. more
than to heartily endorse the enforcement Of
our laws, and this all parties should do. Now
let the EAGLE and all other journals use the
ordinary diligence in calling attention to the
violators of this law, that they do with other
laws and the way Of the iointist will be hard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
The Gubernatorial Situation.

From the Lawrence Daily Record.
Several papers are attempting to give M
prehensive idea of the present situation on the
guberBatOrial succession. That is one of the
things that is past finding out at the present
writing. 1t is yet too early to decide anything
definitely Stree the announcement that
Marshall NJ Murdoch would enter the race
the Record feels that it is not going too far to
say that he has easily been the leading candi-
date The nomination and election of Mr.. Muir
dock would be putting the best blood of the
state in office. If long service counts for any
thing Mr.. Murdoch will capture the prize.
The Record has no sympathy with the hue
and cry parcel of OverZealous prohibitionistS
are making. This paper is strongly in favor Of
the law but it does not believe that the election
of Mr.. Murdoch would effect the question one
way or the other. Being an honorable man
his oath would govern his actions. The Record
feels that the people will be safe with that as
well as other good laws if any one of the avow-
ed candidates are named.
Mr. w. A Smith is probably the next in the
race and has a strong following. While ibis
political methods have not all been above re-
proach we believe he has suffered unjuStly at
the hands of his reputed friends. Smith would
make good governor and next TO Murdoch
stands the best chance of the nomination.
Major Morrill, is not in it.
Ditto John VI. Price.
John h Wright is one of the best men that
Kansas ever produced. He is courageous and
has the ability. While he is not 80 strong now
as others he may catch up and even lead. 1t
would be hard to get better man for the po-
sition than Mr.. Wright. The fact, however, of
there being so many other candidates from his
district will handicap him seriously.
1t is not possible to form any really compre-
bensive idea of the situation but as several of
the other fellows were INDUCING in this bust
ness we thought it would do no harm to give
our opinion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Kansas was the only state to produce
sorghum sugar in 1891. Those who en-
gagged IN the industry made fair profit
out of 1t, notwithstanding the statement
of the skeptics and enemies of the enter
prise that 1t is q failure. The trouble
with sorghum sugar making IN this state
has been-where there has been any
trouble-that the mills have been set up
and operated almost entirely on Dor
rowed capital and by men inexperienced
in the industry. Considering these dis
advantages, which are enough 10 handicap
and defeat any sort Of business or indus
trisl enterprise, the making of sugar
from sorghum has been brilliant sue
Cess,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

We met man the other day who said
that Missouri was the best state in the
Union, but he would not live there because
the law allowed a jury to inflict capital
punishment for rape. Funny admission,
wasn't it-Lawrence Record
That fellow ought to remove to Arkan-
sas, where they burn alleged rapists at
the stake without the form of indic.-
ment or trial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
% g Ter.ely So.

Prom the NeyrTCa Eaasan.
The contest bet aeen the people OK
Kansas and the railroads has been not
50 much for the reduction Of freight
rates as for their uniformity ami equal
z4tion, IN order t. avoid discrimination.
They have TO desire TO eomFpl railroad
companies 10 transport their mercl4E-
disc and produce al q los. bar having
largely aided IN the l4illing 81 tile
rosds by voting bonds. they are un-
willing that dealers il other states should
have freight transported over hansas
roads az lower rates than are granted q
themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

From the CawEer CITY Record.
The Wichita EAGLE has column or more
weekly comments, favorable and otherwise -
Marsh Murlocks boom for governor. He is
more talked about than any other proposed
candidate, Editorially. Murdoch says; when
it comes 10 the question OF the enforcement o.
the prohibition law or any other law. the oath
Of the officer 70 enforce the constitution and
the law i more binding than could be any
plank OF party platform.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

The option dealers, spectators and
brokers having finished pointing out to
the committee on agriculture the in
Responsibility of the grain gambler to
modern commerce, the Washington
Post sent a representative to the com
mitteemen to find out what is to be the
fate of the anti-option bill. A number
of members of the committee were in
terviewed, and it was found that the
opinion prevailing is that the bill viii be
recommended for passage, the expostu
lations of option dealers to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and it may be set
down as certain that an anti-option bill
will be favorably reported to the house.
Being non-partisan measure, and there
being little or no opposition to it in
either house, it ought to consume but
little time in its consideration and enact
ment into law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Prohibition in Iowa will probably be
broken down by local option comprom-
Use. A bill has been prepared which will
leave the prohibition laws in force in all
places of less than 1000 inhabitants
and allow vote to be taken in
towns of 1000 Inhabitants or more, as
to whether or not licenses to sell liquor
shall be granted. The license fee is to
be from $1,000 to $500, and saloon
keepers are to be required to give bonds
for $4,000 each conditioned upon their
observance of the liquor laws of the
state. The local option bill appears to
have the support of some prohibitionists
who dispair Of having the prohibition
law enforced in the river towns.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
Voc Pnlr se.rlnr.:

BesrinRs constructed 4 compressed psool
pulp are the outcome @ souse ingenious
mechanics train Irge1ti0n sayss Com
bined with graphite they ruguIrs % ia
brscatsor ard greatly reduce the frsc
ton The compound can b CIT CT dnllea
lke metal. ard Is siuaoet as bard. 4 dFna
10 Is srase<1 70 hare been a1ted with tllGsa
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
But One Ballot,

FROM the Topeka Lance.
The candidacy of Colonel Murdoch for gov
ernor is growing in popularity every day. and
has assumed such proportions as to oversha-
dow all his competitors. From every part of
the state come the reports Of the voluntary and
spontaneous approval of the Withita man. and
there Is scarcely nook or Granny that has not
its Murdoch enthusiasts. Unless there IS some
thing now unforeseen to interfere, the next Re
publican state convection. - far as the gov
ernorship is concerned. viii be % short 6ura-
tion-consisting OF but one ballot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

The Republicans will have to stop
guying the Democrats on the willingness
of so many Barkisses in their party to be
offered upon the presidential altar since
the formal announcement by ex-senator
Blair of New Hampshire of his candidacy
for the nomination. The "laff' is on us
for the moment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Congressman Mills will re-introduce
the Mills tariff bill as soon as any of the
tinkering bills are reported back from
Chairman Springer's committee. His
bill will come il as substitute, and he
viii form his cohorts to defeat the policy
of the men, who defeated him for
speaker. Them as thinks Roger @. took
a back seat and means to remain there,
don't know him. The real fun of the
session hasn't begun vet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
The Reward Of Courage.

Il was oaiy 3 lea years aZo that farm
lands il Kansas were a. = discount
many Isople. while having faith "a TIE
proslBciIveaess u lseF $751; thought tie
returns loo sloss au4 aGieel sossstblng
better. A large number Jeff ifse state 81
essgags u or4uge cgitHre u FLORIDA a.
California Ihey expected e. make =
fortune IN fesy yes.r- IS they 35a aos r.
ieye tise ugarkeE Tor gllat tmiJ would
ever L. giulted. aa5 oFzn@es wef@ worth
9 and ceats ezeh % las grpyeN They
are selling II Sew XoIk tbs 5ic.sT AZ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23
An outsider's Cnee-.

From the Lexington 20 T. Leader
Kansas : pushing Marsh Muriock. the ven
cradle editor Of the Wichita EAGLE, for gov
eruor. II we were running newspaper IN
that state, we would no. resent the temptation
TO say geok word for him, knowing bfrn 10 BE-
capable, worthy and entitled to the of1ee By
reason Of his long service IN behalf q rs party
and Of ais state Success 10 the newspaper
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

Your Father-Ive inst made big de
post in . savings bank. 10 trust Tor my
baby boy when be Is twenty one Z VII
hand him the bank book. tell MIN ihe
amount of the original depssis and ieg hIn
see how things count Up al con pound IN
tercst-
Old Gcntlernan-woB't pay. Itried thar
NJ Dor drew the money and got married
with II, ard low I've got % support hin
AID his wife and ight children -NeE lorL
WaekI-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

The United States commissioner Of i'm
migration thinks tax of about SIS a
head on undesirable immigrants would
be the right figure. That is far below
the rate suggested by General Francis
A. Walker, and it is too low to accom-
plish the object sought. There are some
people who think that prohibitory tax
would be none too high.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

1t is said that since the CHILEAN affair
has been regarded as settled, Minister
Egan has become quite favorite at
Santiago. A dispatch to the New York
Herald says there has been an entire
revolution in the sentiment of that
country, and that his honest impartiality
in the civil war is admitted and appre-
Ciated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

e There has been lull in the talk of war
ia Europe for several weeks past. but the
statement in Sundays dispatches in re-
gard to Russian purchases of grain will
revive it, and we may expect war on the
continent TO become imminent any dav.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23

There is one assuring thought the men
ton Of Granny Blair's candidacy for
president suggests, and that is, there is no
law or rule compelling people to attend
political meetings and listen TO the linn
itieSs harangues of candidates,