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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Is there quarrel between the grand
mother and grandson: This is a fact
that does not augur well for the peace OF
Europe, as three times within the last
two years, it was only the intervention
of Queen Victoria which checked the
lmpeIuous Emperor William,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
Weather Retrospect,

From the Atchison Patriot,
Sam Dickson. who lived in Weston in
1874. says tine spring, of that year was
the wettest ever known in this country.
Weather similar to the kind we are hav-
ing now continued until the middle of
July. The wet season was followed bv
a great deal of sickness aud an alarming
number of deaths.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
Their Ruling Passion,

From inc LhWfence JoufnaI.
The best thing the friends of the AL
lance can say for the organization from
a political standpoint is that in the
north it is opposed to Republicanism and
in the south it is in favor of Democracy.
The same thing can be said of the Demo
cratic party
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
Our Female Candidates.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Mrs. Woodruff and Mrs. Lockwood
both being out for the presidency. makes
the situation interesting. Of course, for
anti-clmbing reasons, neither of these
ladies is likely to get on the fence. but it
would be worth while hearing them talk
over ii.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Il Is claimed that more corn has been
planted thus far in Kansas this spring
than in any other state and mere of that
cereal will be harvested there next fail
than in any section OF the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The decision of the q. s. supreme
court of case involving the right of
railroad TO make special rates for excur-
sion parties, at less than regular fares,
will give the railroads all the legal war
rant to do SO they can desire, but that
decision does not compel the roads to do
SO, and they will NO doubt find all the
restraint necessary in the rules of the as
sociations to which they all belong.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Ingalls, was applauded more at Hutch
inson than Harrison or Blaine. In ex-
PLANTATION of this, Charles Scott OF the
lola Register notes that habit con-
tracted for eighteen years cannot be
dropped in day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The talk about the Minneapolis con-
vention completing its work in couple
of hours doesn't ''go" There will be at
least couple of matinees and night
performance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Baron Fava of Italy has returned. He
will probably be surprised to see our
cities still standing, the courses of eur
rivers still unchanged and everything in
much the same manner as it would have
been had he not LETT the country at all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
Gone to Join the Rainmaker

From the Iowa State Register.
What has become of those fellows who
reasoned it out last year that the Missis-
sippi valley was going to dry up? And
what has become of the other fellows
who were arguing that tile draining was
turning Iowa into great Sahara desert !?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

1t is recommended that the several counties
in said congressional district select their dele
gates and aternates to said convention on
April 80. 1852, unless otherwise ordered by the
county central committee.
By order Of the Seventh congressional ulS-
trict central committee.
H. L. GORDON, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

John j. Ingalls, will deliver his address
on Decoration Day in Missouri. ingalls,
is doing good work for the Republican
party. BY his efforts in Missouri, he can
do immeasurably more benefit than he
could possibly in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

After figuring it down pretty closely
authorities have come to the conclusion
that brass band in Kansas this year is
not worth more than ten uninstructed
delepateS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
Her Motive.

Cora-Wha. got you in tbs notion tn
marry that Manufacturer Of porous plAs-
tsrsf
Dors-I want u fad one man that wiz
stick IN me--Epoch-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Would You Recall the Pastq

"Would you recall it if you could?
Was every moment golden-lined?
Were bright hours spent in happy mood?
Did not a shadow creep behind?
Was some one bettered by your life?
Did aching heart cease thus TO beat?
If not. your yesterday was rife
With all that means sure defeat?''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The question now agitating New York
is "Must DIR. Parkhurst go?" 1t is be-
lieved in some circles that he has already
gone too far.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Rudyard Kipling has opened fire on
New York City, and New York is just
snobbish enough to pay attention to his
filings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The circuses travelling in Kansas are
rejecting on disposing of the elephant
and monkeys and charging the aqua
rum,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
C-cum-tance- AFTER cases.

Prem 80 Atehs~aa Pstrtee
Ore sw allow does not make spring.
remarked the whale as he gathered
Jonah IN, %: be probably changed his
mind when be felE tie proshsi eO@IEg
IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Bill Nye rises TO remark that he will
not sucoumb to the soft Establishments
of free silver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The Actors Fair in New York netted
over 100000. This shows what the
stage can accomplish by adopting church
methods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

Butler county Is the banner cyclone
county of the state. 1t has only taken
two cyclones to give it the leadership.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The latest computation sets the num-
Der of hail-stormS necessary TO entirely
ruin the Kansas apple crop at fifty-seven.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

If this weather keeps up in the Italy
of America the dagoes will have Kan
sas up for SANDER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

What was believed to have been the
sun was seen in this city few moments
yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
KANSAS POLITICAL CALENDAR.

REPUBLICAN.
June l5-Seventh district congressional conven-
tion, at kiu-maI.
June Fifth district congressional convention.
at Abilene
June - First district congressional convention.
al Seneca.
june Third district congress ional convention,
al Pushing
June 90 convention to nominate state
officers at Topeka.
july I:-siAth district congressional convention,
at Colby
DEMOCRATIC.
May 24-F0urth district congressional convention.
1T Emporia
june Fusion second district congressional con-
Senilon. az Lawrence.
July estate convention nominate a state
WICKET al Topeka.
August : THIRD district congressional Conyen-
ton, at Pals0ns
PEOPLES PARTY.
June 2-Fifth district congressional convention,
IL HUljou-
june Fusion Second district congressional con-
NentiOn. AT Lawrence,
June 9-Fifth district congressional convention,
at Abilene,
June ii-Seventh district congressional eonven-
tion. at Wichita.
June l-F,urth district congressional conyen-
tiuL. al tmporla.
June Is State convention al Wichita TO nominate
stale officers. federal electors and
large and 10 select delegates To national convention
al Omaha.
June = Secoud district congressional eonven-
iiuu. AT 6aIHcIt.
June 25-rhird district congressional convention.
~ Cherry
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18

The Boies boom has a trumpet attach
ment and Boies himself is at the mouth
niece
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
He Was Aeeepted.

With klnding eye the poet wrote
To Der his words Of love.
The kindiiDg's now done BY kis hands
Zach morning at the stove.
-Tru9h
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-18
PEOPLES PARTY.

a heavy rain makes the farmers heart
light.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

gas are furnished free, The casino
does 1t all, and Prince Charles and the
successors Of Messrs. Blanc & Co. draw
the balance.
Thousands OF fellow-beings have been
ruined by this mill OF moral degrade
ZION, and many poor wretch has ended
MS life after losing all that is worth
living for. Why this is allowed TO go
on seems to be mystery. France and
Italy are both to blame, but France is
Indirectly interested, and the powerful
influence Of the Casino is even felt in the
Chamber Of Deputies. Once in a while
a pretense Of doing something is made,
but these are only momentary and then
everything is quiet again.
Every imaginable comfort is offered
the guests, and as we leave the Casino
two immense elevators stand in readi-
ness to take US to the station below,
where we arrive just as our train enters.
The guard shouts, "Take care, ladies
and gentlemen, If you please" and
then requests all travellers going to-
wards MarSeilles TO step across the
tracks, never forgetting the "'if you
please" Our direction is toward this
point, and after a few more requests
and shouts by the guards, the bells stop
jingling and we are quickly being
hurled TO Nice. II. L. B. JR.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
The New German Minister.

The new German Minister, DR.. Won
Holleben, bears striking resemblance
to Commodore Walker, commanding the
White Squadron. He has the same fine,
open countenance, set off by magnif-
cent pair of well-kept whiskers, of
which he is evidently very proud, for
he strokes them continually, habit in
which he also resembles the naval Off
Ger. The German Legation in Washing
ton, while by no means the most sumptu-
ously furnished, is very interesting
place. 1t is an old double house on Fiji
teenth street, and still wears the decora-
tions designed by the late Count Arco
Valley. The Count was an enthusiastic
sportsman and at his suggestion the
walls of the dining-room and parlors
were panelled with the skins of what APP
pear to be large-sized red squirrels, but
which in reality are small German
foxes. The small tails for the German
fox does not sport magnificent "brush"
like his American brother, are turned
upward and the general appearance is
quite ludicrouS to persons who are ac-
customed TO seeing walls decorated with
paintings and etchings. The Count was
the possessor OF many fine weapons OF
the chase, including two enormous
spears used for hunting the wild bear,
but these have been taken from the
walls and sent back to his family in
Germany.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

ran across Eugene Field once more
the other day in Chicago. The gather
ing years have dealt very generously
with Gene, and he is growing to resem-
BILE me.
Eyes" he said in that rich, deep,
melodious voice Of his, voice that
would win the chick-a-dee-dees down
from the buShes-''yes," he said, color
ing I'D with boyiSh delight, several pe0-
pie have spoken OF 1t. You do not mind
it do you?"
"Oh, no." | said. Anything that
gives.you pleasure pleases and delights
me Almost To death"
1t was quite q good many years ago
that Field and | met in Denver. / had
some pelts to market one spring, the
winter having been very severe on my
stock, killing two out Of my heard OF
three cattle by It's severity. Fearing TO
trust the arduous task TO other hands, /
took The pets myself, together with an
article on "How to Write on an Empty
Stomach Without Pain"
| went TO the Tribune, which has
since been swallowed up by the Repltb-
lican. IL was edited by o. II. Roth
acker, since dead, and had Charlie Ray
mond at the counter, Field where he
could be drawn on at a moments notice
for anything from poem on Thought"
TO an obituary of the Ahkoond OF Swat,
and Fred Skiff to aid and abet the 9TH
ers; and Tom Dawson, now at Wash
ington and as fat as the thin, piping
voice of passe prima donna, gave dig
nifty to the paper.
Mr.. Fields room was entirely papered
with envelopes, each Of which hung on
the wall by its flap, like well merited
rebuke on the brow of beauty when ad-
ministered by my coworker in the dra-
matte field, Colonel John L. Sullivan.
This was Genes scrapbook. He has
since secured letters patent on IL, but Is
kept busy fighting infrlngements. 1t
consists simply Of box OF manila en-
veIopes, each OF which, when called into
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

no bigger than goats or sheep the alb
surd manner in which they swung
about their feet, contorted their bodies
and swayed their heads must have
moved the most phlegmatic.
We lay hidden and quiet while the
rivals were getting closer and closer to
each other; at length, when they were
nearly within striking distance, stimuli
taneously each dropped upon his knees
and commenced to twist and Irvine his
long neck about that of the other, with
the evident purpose OF Selling his ad-
versary's throat. This lasted several
minutes, but both were ''skilled OF
fence" and ultimately relinQuished this
style of fighting and adopted other tao
tics. They began rearing as II to bear
the other down, their mouths all the
time open to grip if opportunity &C.
Cured.
At length the violent exercise began
to tell Uson the elder beast. He made
some mistake in parry, and the young
er seized with his teeth the foot Of the
veteran, who in turn laid hold OF his OPP
ponent's ear. For some moments there
was pause. 1t was very brief, and
then the struggle was renewed. With
gigantic effort the younger giraffe threw
the old hero upon his launches. He
looked very much as if he had played
his last card, but there was pluck in his
aged heart yet, though the battle was
not for him. Years told against him,
and victory lay with the youngster, who
celebrated it by trying TO drag the van
ouished after him. This operation must
have been painful, for the shrieks that
the defeated warrior uttered were heart
rending.
After final worry, the hero Of the
hour walked off, mobbed the two
harens Of ladies together, and, willing
ly followed by all, took the lead. Not
one OF the zenana Of the fallen chief
turned a head for instant to see what
had become of him. / fear it is much
the same among our own race as it is
among the inferior animals.
The veteran finally tried to pull him
self together, but he was dreadtuily
knocked about, as well as very lame.
With anxious eyes he gazed in the di-
rection the herd had taken, possibly
wishing to follow, or with hope that
one of his wives at least would return
to him. Not so; the poor old fellow
was doomed to disappointment, and APP
peared to realize that he was deserted.
The life before him l knew would be
one of misery; therefore what better
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
Congressional Penny Watchers.

Time hung heavy on the hands OF the
stay-at-home members of Congress last
Saturday, while their colleagues were
being rolled away 10 inspect the Worlds
Fair grounds at Chicago, says the New
York World. Representative Bynnm,
1.-THE junior Tall Sycamore OF the
Wabash" found il particularly dull.
He is a gentleman Of great resources,
however, and having gathered about
him group of his colleagues and one
or two newspaper men, proposed
game of matching pennies In
an instant dozen ''coppers'
were laid on the Congressman's
desk and when their faces were exposed
he scooped them in with shout OF tri-
umph. For long time he enjoyed an
astonishing run of luck. Suddenly the
wheel of fortune took turn and the
Hoosier member lost rapidly. As his
pennies slipped away from him he grew
very much excited, and his colleagues
crowded eagerly around TO see how long
he could "stay In the game" After he
had changed all his small silver into
nnies and one or two small bills had
vanished In like manner, he got up with
a sigh and declared, This game stands
adjourned till next pay day."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

use. contains the scrap with title on out
side of envelope. Then the owner, with
a deyterons movement OF the damp
tongue, prepares the flap of the envelope
and deity sticks it to the wall. When
Field required any OF these envelopes he
would walk around the room, reading
the titles, till he came to what he want
ed. and II it happened 10 be ont Of his
reach he would call Mr.. Skif, Who Is
very tall man, and mounting on his
shoulders would soon have IL down.
was introduced TO Field by Colonel
William Lightfoot Visscher, OF Ken
lucky, who was then running bright
little paper called Hello 1t was cut of
By the central Office about two weeks
afterward, and folding It's little tired
hands over its pale, calm face, its little
scare head fell forward on Its form and
all was still save the mufiied remarks OF
the printers towel or the dying echoes
OF the hammer as Colonel Visscher fin
isbed mailing another political lie.
Fieln welcomed me heartily 10 Dem
yer. and taking his foot out Of large
hole in the wall which he had bored
with his heel-a fashion he has yet
while engaged In thought--he rose 10
his feet and catching apprehensiyely at
the walstband OF his trousers ere IL was
too late he put his suspenaer back over
his shoulder again with sigh OF relief
and grasped ma heartily by the hand.
While at work Mr. Field removes great
dea! OF his clothing. Sometimes when .
poe,ess calls on him sudnenly while al
work he only has time TO stick bis limbs
into the drawers OF his desk and run his
head through vile contemporary, al
lowing IL to drop down over his shout
ders. before some great warbler from
the tall grass OF the literary field enters
the room.
He asked me to be seated, pointing TO
the only chair In his Office. barring his
own. began 70 remove the exchanges,
OF which there was great number, but
be said: Never mind the this, that
asd the other papers. Sit down on
them. Everybody else does" so sat
down on them. ! can remember them
yet. There was no seat to the chair,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
NYE MEETS EUGENE.
HIS FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH CHICAGOS
CLASSIC POET.
Scenesu at Ann ArbOr and a Msseing With :
Strangely Beauniful Creature with a
Bang-The Story Of Re
markabls Shot.
Copyright, 1spa. by Edgar W. Nye.l

En- PEASANT, February 23.-We visit
ed Ann Arbor not long ago. The townis
like all college towns. The citizens are
solemn and reserved, with an apprehen-
Sive air, as II they were watching 10 see
what the students would do next.
The college l believe to be one Of the
most progressive and ready to seize upon
the pompadour topknot of Time and be
the first on the ground Of any in our
country. The students are handsome
specimens of young American manhood,
and the law department has long stood
well up at the top in the Judgment OF
aole jurists, not counting myself.
We visited the d. h. Z. headquarters
for a couple Of hours in the evening,
where we were made welcome with col
lege song and salad and marmalade. l
shall long remember our evening there
among the future judges and physicians
and governors Of the Union; the young
men in whose hands Mr.. Blaine and /
wild soon have to place the welfare Of
our common country.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
CrRZY on Pugilism.

New Orleans is crazy on the subject
OF pugilism: the best men Of the town
talk of nothing else than the coming
Fitzsimmons-M aher fight. They take
sides and discuss it with almost as much
interest as they do national elections. l."
So said John Lexington Of that city to
a New York Commercial Advertiser re-
porter. "We have two big clubs that
give boxing shows, and dozen others
OF minor note. We have boxing some
where or another every night in the
week. New Orleans seems to be a
paradise for square fighters just
now, and money is easy. Take
young Callaghan, for instance. He is
living well and doing nothing but nurs-
ing his sore hand, because some Of the
sports think that with proper rest he
can whip the man who defeated him.
1t will take year, they say, to get him
all right again, but that fact does not
seem to bother the people behind him,
and there he is. That is only an in
stance of how fighters are conside red.
| think the fight between Fitzsimmons
and Maher will draw S25, Mr..
Lexington is not sporting man, as one
might imagine from his talk, but dry
goods merchant, and also the proprietor
of family hotel called the Lakeside,
Just out of New Orleans.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
GIRAFFE DUEL.
A STRANGE BATTLE IN THE wILDS OF SOUTH
AFRICA.
Strength and Pluck Shown by Them-The Hunter
Took Pity on the Defeated One and Killed
Him-A Rare Occurrence Described
in a Thrilling Manner.
London Graphic.

To the south and eastward of Loben-
gula's capital is situated Maculaca
Land. 1t was conquered by that dough
ty monarch's father, MoSilikatze, and
still remains subservient to the Mata-
beles. The approximate position Of my
camp at the time witnessed the scene
I will endeavor to describe was latitude
81 degrees south, longitude 80 degrees
east
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
was very seldom that any of them got

it was very seldom that any OF them got
away.
He was shooting the Rocky mountain
sheep last year in Montana, he said, and
had bagged two or three at about 3 In
the afternoon. He was just eating his
frugal lunch of hot terripin, cooked
over an alcohol stove which he always
carried with him, when bighorn weigh
ing at least 600 pounds sprang past him
and stood about GOO yards from him on
a ledge across deep gorge in less time
than il requires 10 calculate the word
''Scat"
Selling his trusty rifle and placing Ii
TO his shoulder IL was but the work OF
moment to aim for the magnificent
beast, as he had one eye already closed
by a gentleman whom he had though
lessly charged with falsehood while
east.
He had not time to pull the trigger,
however, before the alert animal had
bounded up the face of the cliff, which
was at an angle of IS dogs. at least. and
stood entirely protected by an immense
overhanging rock.
Here was a problem. He could not
CTOSS lut kOlkt. 4hV WIS Az
doubt safely there. He could calculate
exactly where he stood beneath the big
and beetling cliff, though entirely out OF
his range Of vision.
Making few rapid geometrical CAL
culetions-for he admits that he is a fine
mathematician and billiard player-he
aimed for certain point on the angle
of the rock and then fred.
For moment the report seemed to
deafen him, then there fell on the slop-
ing rock al least half bushel Of warm
vitals and mutton tallow, and he knew
that his aim had been true.
1t took two days to get the animal by
a roundabout way, and then he found
that the fattened bullet, with an edge
like a razor, had completely disem-
bowled the animal, these organs hav-
ing been neatly cut out and dropped
down the gorge. The heart and liver
had been carefully preserved, while the
bullet had in its flight also cut off the
limb of a sage bush and inserted it in
the rift Of the carcass so as 10 prop IL
open and cool off the mutton in the pure,
crisp air Of the mountain.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

On the train we saw student with
the most phenomenal chrysanthemum
bang that / ever met. His hair else
where was short, and he wore the slight
est little silk skull cap that fitted him
like bald head, but over his brow this
will and storm tossed bang boiled up
in the most wonderful profusion and
swayej to and fro like bunch Of straw
colored asparagus gone to seed.
After looking him over l decided not
to put the welfare of our republic in his
hands.