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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| The bluff north of Purcell has been dis
covered to be rs feet high.
The soft Italian climate of Oklahoma is
taking its annual vacation.
The measles is breaking out among the
children of southern Oklahoma.
Lake Ponce de Leon is the name of the
resort of Oklahoma City's lce-skaters.
President Harrison has not expressed
his opinion on the vacant judgeship yet.
At the public auction at Fort Reno
recently, everything brought big prices.
A man named Phillip Smith was found
dead in cotton gin at Purcell last week.
Otto Bekemeyer, a popular young man
OF Oklahoma City, has severe attack Of
the grip.
j. Wallace, the member of the Demo
cratic national central committee is in
Washington.
Uncle Toms Cabin drew large house
at Purcell and it made the editor OF the
Register mad.
Some of the people in western Kansas
are already packing up for start to the
Cherokee strip.
Moore claims to have the finest under
taking establishment in the territory and
at the same time has no doctor.
The attempt 70 make a case against &
man at Moore Of criminal negligence in
setting prairie fire, fell short.
II is rumored that Captain Delaney Of
the Oklahoma City land Office will nos re-
turn from Pennsylvania, where he IS Wis
ting.
Oklahoma City will have A bond elec-
ton the 2Sfh day Of this month for fund
ing tne towns Indebtedness which is
So. GO
one man At Guthrie shot At another
twice yesterday and missed him. Okla
homs i fast losing Us reputation for be
ing Wild and woolly.
The sale Of the Ditch and Electric Light
has been consgmated to The Oklahoma
City. Light ard Manufacturing and Water
Power company. with capital stock of
si59Oea
Purcell Register. Purcell had a noted
visitor today in the person Of the cele-
brated Frank james. the hero Of 50 many
sensational stories. and row ssaTd and
qaiet citizen Of Dallas. Tex Mr.. James
came in Thursday evening AID pat up a.
The Clifton His business here j 10 plr
chase horses and he went ont Fris!ay after
noon 70 the Martin Colbert ranch 80 the
WsshIta- thiFty-iive miizs west from here.
to iook az a ~ q hor~es. lie * expected
baek here Saturday afteraoan-
Tecuslseh Herald. The starved-out -
tiers % TIE sun baked. blizzard ssreps.
God foTSakea plains q Tie northwest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
His Real Worth.

Among the many advantages possessed
by a man whe reaches good old age" ~
small country place IS the respect aud
admiration of all the right minded younger
members OF the comm unity. Unless he -
undeniably feeble minded, A." his advice -
in great demand
II was conceded by all who were present
at the time that Abb ah Stokes made eth
neatess turned speech" in regard 20 Mr.
Wilson Fawcett he niuetv-fOar- year-oId
pride Of Brambleville that could we'll have
been imagined IL was at the county far
at Highburv Center. A former resident of
the place inquired Of Abijah about the
people whom he used % know
Lets see. he said meditstively. "hov
long ago did Wilson Fawcett die3 lie
was pretty Old man. wasn't he's
Wilson Fawcstt' said Abijah deIib-
erately. az If he eu ioyed the probable effect
OF bis speech. is still livsa. or was when
left home this moruin. set aout Q fsIah
him over here . tn fair along with me. =
e hedn't been sech sharp u3oruin. Re
i'ys jauat Baow an then With til best
on EN-"
You don't mean % ssy hes stlll alive"
circulated the other in tone Of Rfatifyfnz
an0azement Why. B0w Old is hesv
We c'1Sider over = BFzmbIsvsiie tibet
Wilson Fawcstt rel OTuymsrst g as %
Us said Abijah. With much esrIlsaz aesz
" Hes turned pinety four les al his
fac lilies. - bale al clipper ~. liable -
spared fer some years ret. se'rs aoPsH ia
Brsnbieviile concluded Abb ah. sy5fb a.
slSw SMILE Wilson FagYestt IS rex 'fs,i L
he full 5 good 90 real estate - i oath's
Com pan On.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

should immigrate to the undulating. for
est-hemmed prairies of B county, Okla.
| hoIna, and thaw ont their weather beaten
| hides, I'll up their contracted stomachs
and establish permanent, pleasant homes
! in country where the roses bloom and
the crickets chirp the year around and the
biuebirds singing in the bush abound.
Ex-Governor Steele tells some new fact
about Oklahoma and himself TO Pitts
burg. Pa, paper:
Want to know something about Okla
homa and how | became its governor, do
you2 Well sir, on Wednesday evening.
while at my home in Marion, Ind, | re-
ceived telegram from the president ask
me if Il would accept the appointment.
Without stopping to consider the matter L
wired an affirmative reply. Then / began
TO think the matter over. While had a
desire to go out to the new country hav-
ing spent number of years on the frou-
tier, the more | thought the matter over
the more did l become convinced that
would find it pleasanter 10 remain at
home. The following Saturday l wired
the president that l had concluded TO de-
cline the preferred goyernorship. He re-
piled that he had sent my name to the
senate and hoped would not disappoint
him. TO this replied that | would go to
Oklahoma and act rs governor until such
time as the president could select some
one else for the place. Well sir, when
got there / found matters in pretty bad
shape. Civil laws had been laid down for
the guidance of the people. but there
was no officers to enforce these
laws. The whole place was wild
and the people had little or no
respect for the laws. After bringing
partial order out of chaos the great county
war of which every one has read broke
out. This caused fresh and serious
trouble, and for time it was a case of
confusion worse COMPOUNDED. Finally,
however, peace and order was restored
and today the people out there are civilized
and prosperous. The only thing they pine
for is excitement. They are lively set
and like excitement. Let stranger put
in an appearance aud by word or act re-
fuse to abide by the laws and he win find
the people of oklahoma the liveliest
crowd he ever struck. Guthrie is today
an orderly, prosperous city, with electric
railways, electric lights and other evil
dences of advanced and progressive civill-
zatiou. The surrounding country is rich
in agricultural products, and the farmers
find a ready market for alLthey can raise.
Oklahoma is good country, and to
stranger entering today gives every evil
dence of having been settled and under
control of civil government for a century
instead of for few brief years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

In November the exports from the
United States were valued at $110,000,-
600, and Of this total So, 000,0 600 was
shipped from southern ports. If there
be left any doubters of the entire recup-
Grafton of DiXie's Land since the war,
these figures ought to convince them.
Industrial progress in the south is going
forward, with great leaps and bounds,
at pace never before attained since it
was settled by white men. And but for
partisan bias, which is their ruling pas
sion, the people down there would I'M
questionably favor the policy of govern
ment proiection) that has made such
prosperity possible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

Mr.. Richard Yates of Illinois remarked
in a recent speech that 5000, 900 men 80
years of age and under will participate
In the election of 1892. Two millions
will then and there cast their first presi-
dental vote for the Republican ticket ="
With the Campaign of education" that
has been going on throughout the coun-
try during the past two or three years it
is but reasonable to accept Mr.. Yates
statement as substantially true. The
young men of the country of the present
era have never been surpassed, if equaled,
by those of any other period in our coun-
try's history for intelligence and pro-
gressiveness, both of which qualities pre-
lude the idea of their affiliating with
any other than the Republican party,
the party of progress and the only one
that holds out any promise of substan-
tial benefits to the country and its young
men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
WHATEVER MAY BE SAID AGAINST
HIM.

From the Lawrence Daily journal
Marsh Murdoch has used his EAGIE to boom
everything and everybody hat deserved boom
ing in the Southwest for nearly twenty years
now, but he draws the line M booming himself
so far as the journal has been able to see the
EAGLE has not mentioned that its editor is
talked ri for governor. save to copy paragraphs
that give reasons why he viii not be nominated
or elected. The colonel IS smart about this
He is collecting all the arguments against him
self, while reservins his own ammunition.
Whatever may be, or can be said against him,
however, this fact remains: If the nomination
goes to the Southwest there Is no man who by
his work both Tor the party and the state de-
serves The reward more than does Colonel
Nuriock. Besides that he Is a clean, pure, de-
cent man in every way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
A QUESTION FOE FARMERs.

Governor Click estimates that it costs
$12, 600, 600 for the farmers of Kansas to
place their crops in the elevators. From
statistics, he estimates that if the roads
be improved SO that an average load of
fifty bushels could be hauled in place of
one of thirty bushels the cash cost of the
moving would have been reduced for
1891 by the sum Of s., 202, 217. Whether
the figures are exactly correct or not
the idea is true, that the farmers
sustain considerable loss on the account
mentioned. And this presents an inn
portant and thoroughly practical ques-
ton for the farmers local organizations
to consider, and one that would afford
them something tangible in return for
effort put forth. As General Hancock
said of the tariff, the public road ques-
ton is local one and is most promptly
and satisfactorily solved when SO treated,
and by virtue of interests involved no
class of citizens or organization can
handle it with the facility and assurance
of success like the farming community
and the Farmers Alliance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
a SORRY SPECTACLE.

The very pertinent suggestion is made
by the Philadelphia Press that before
Jerry Simpson essays to criticise or call
for an investigation Of the workings of
a department of the government again
he had better ascertain it such depart
ment has any special interest on hand in
his district and at his very home, and
how it is being managed. Concerning
JerTy's attack on the agricultural de-
partment the point appears that if a leg
islator hasn't interest enough in valuable
experiments conducted at his very home
to examine into them, how in the world
Of wonders can he have an intimate
acquaintance with the minutia of the
department he criticiSes? This is only a
wonder, however, to those who do not
know Jerry and his purposes and meth
DDS. If he had not thought that his reSo-
luton of inquiry referred TO would bring
him into fresh notoriety he would never
have introduced it. Jerry is of great
deal more concern to jerry than are the
real wants and conditions of the people,
He has shown this at every Turn he has
made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

If Democrats had any regards for con-
sistency a very neat turn could be called
on the Texas salt contigent that is de-
handing a protective freight rate on
Kansas and Michigan salt. The free
trade Texans aver that they cannot pro-
duce salt as cheaply as it can be and is
produced in the great salt regions NAM
ed. and as the state cannot impose du-
ty on salt imported from another state
they are impleading the railroads to
come to their aid through higher rates
of freight on salt from beyond the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

The astute observer who remarked
that the American people are always
either preparing for an election, hold
ing an election, or recovering from the
effects of an election, spoke truly. The
naming of the delegates to the two ma
tional conventions this year has already
commenced in. several states. Every
week the pace will become faster until
both tickets are named, about six months
keep its readers posted on the work as it
progresses and treat all other national
matters in a logical, unbiased aud COM
prehensive manner, as it has ever done
since its establishment in 1872.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
SENATOR BENTLEY TALKS.

From the Topeka State Journal
Senator o. II. Bentley of Wichita was
in the city today and was caller at the
governors office this morning. In CONVEX
sation with journal reporter, Mr.. Bent
ley said:
After careful consideration of the matter,
Colonel Murdock's friends in sedgwick county
and the Southwest, have prevailed upon him
10 allow them TO use his name in the next state
convention as a candidate for governor. This
matter comes to him entirely unsought and
only after considerable persuasion. Colonel
Murdoch is busy man. his position as the ed
ltor Of a great and growing daily newspaper,
makes large demands upon his ulme. lie Is
prominent in all public movements for the up
building of Wichita and Southern Kansas.
1 have looked this matter over very carefully.
1t is early to predict, but of this am certain,
Colonel Murdoch has a great deal of strength
in southwestern Kansas. Business has lately
called me into several counties of the Seventh
congressional district, and have heard ex-
pressions from prominent Republicans, and
business men favoring Colonel Murdock's can
didacy.
Wichita has had quite number Of aspiring
men, but they viii lay aside their own ambl-
tions and plans and unite as one man with his
many friends in earnest and honest effort
TO make Colonel NJ. VI. Murdoch the next gov
ernOr of Kansas.
For more than quarter of a century Col
onel Murdoch has been identified with the
state; he has always been loyal to Kansas for
twenty years, since its foundation, he has
always been an earnest and loyal friend to
Wichita, and likewise TO the Southwest. In
season and out of season he has sung the
praises of our city, county and locality.
AT this time it is only fair exhibition Of
reciprocity, in which we all believe, to make
him the next governor of Kansas. To accom-
pllSh this end you may look 10 see a strong del
egation from Sedgwick county, and "A large
number of our business men in the next Repub-
lican state convention"
Senator Bentley himself has been one of
the most talked of candidates for lieuten-
ant governor, but has laid aside his own
ambitions and is in the fight in dead
earnest for the editor of the EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

An aggregation Of society ladies have
asked congress TO give them SEQ. 900 for
the purpose of establishinga flower mar
ket for their own benefit. The REQUEST
contemplates the erection of building
near Washington market, spaces 10 be
rented out to florists at a return of 6 per
cent. on the investment. Here is where
Director Holman can get in some OF his
excellent work to advantage and he viii
no doubt open his batteries on this
smooth little steal with a vengeance II
the millionaire florists Of Washington
have not sufficient enterprise TO provide
themselves with suitable salesrooms. they
should retire and let others who have
take their places Fashionable people
who think the government has 10 other
use for the sums raised by public taxes
than To expend them for their particular
benefit ami pleasure should be taught
differently.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
4ANsIe,s - YeAxs pINNek.
Story of Small Boy Who Ate Too
Much Fowl aud n ad No Room r,r Pie.

story OF small nov VINO Ate Too
1 Much Fowl aud ad No Room, rrr Pie.
| recall nv first New Years dinner nc
my gFandfather's. shall ever forget its
made myself ridiculous. and though but
| a little shaver Of 1--we or six my greed re-
mfinrd standing Joke nc all the succeed
ing family reunions
It was, | remember, = most bountifII
feast. ] can see tnat table nowi At the
head n great gobbler se1t up mouth
watering sage-0nion Steam. MS hulking
sides shining as II Vanished In delicious
brown. At the foot c-uuched n hags
haunch of venison, the Intervening spacs
crowded with game and chicken pics.
every variety OF fresh vegetables. sauer-
kraut pickles. barbcrry jelly. honey and
preserves. apple, pumpkin and mfnce pies.
cheese and sweet cake On ~ side table Ae
my grandmothcr's elbow stood p,' chers q
cider and 4 shining metal pot filled 20 tbs
nozzle with the best Boliea tea. strong a.
lye.
The sight OF the table was luscious. and
20 be but "A child and Obliged 70 eat stand
ing. to he seen and not heard. " was hart
indeed; 20 wait second table was simply
unbearabe
/ was too bold and hungry to submit
crowded III beside ms mother. Engaged IA
conversation and serving. she gave little
attention 70 nav presence. while raided
her plate my grandfather. by whom she
sat. replenishinl Il with a sly twinkle Of
the eye. az fast as deyonred.
At length could cat no more Distracted
by the sight Of % many goodies' left nn-
tasted, broke ont IN a dlsconsola,s howl.
Everybody stared
a
the natter"
] blubDcred the lender
"Hsnsie" she repeated. I'm ashamed
Of you What IL it' Docs your tooth
ache-swaliowed a bons;''
No-O-o, mann
What does all you. them"
I'm m-a-a-d." blurted out
"Oh, you naughty Child"' and she shook
me sOJndly-
Margaret Ana. rnebte hes sick. - said
my grandmotber. auxiousiy. from tho
other end II the table. then coaxingiv,
"Hansie, come over % granny"
] went, stiIl clinging 20 a tarkcy hone
Tell granny what the MISTER She
whispered kindly. a. vedzed sgsinst her.
" Was Sc erosyaed -
Yes. na-am. xaaS8 answered
We'll ! wogidH't ery shout u % mors.
Got plenty - room nav. haven't Te'
There a nice bits piTeun breast "
Al that sbrisksd Oh. dear on. DEAR
in a perfect fury.
stop. Hansie. this very minnjt now. o.
III know the reason whF" cried ny
nof her, Jumping up And coming 20 n.
DO ygu Sci zi1kt You hev EATEN enough
70 kij Sc Dosz youF st0rnaes acheFp
No. ma'afng'
" hat posters - them
There. fhsrr. eat ths bsesss. HaEsi.s
1Tsse9 EaT grahfrE0ther
= ea-s-a~u't. sEzaBr.'' I roarrd. I'll
IA Mt III aist z0s no piars ts,--u.1t--
. Be boz iog-koo. I want srefher
Boo- hoo' boo-hooi haia't hsd
~ pie, neither nowhere % pus H. Oh.
slsht got another stonaacb. Bos-hco.
no boz
y ~ qglek Zrasp nv csetbsr h1rrtsd
fsr sfaaH g.attOa INTO tbs h-slroosa. and.
= his scFsssnz Testified. DID her s~st g h4s
eferrE a. iosa. ngs ersn rBT zsutss EfaSt-
aos heT iz.f srfsring - sfFissly Vas psF~utAi
-afhcrlt7 ugseiG aa5oaZ tee Dnteh ia ''ya
'lcsn yue ~ iizf9eE's Yoooz pe1pss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

Philadelphia Record: 1t has occur
red to Judge Lindsay, of kentucky ,fthat
an appointment to the Interstate COM
merse commission is little better than
Premature burial: so he respectfully de-
clines. If the really useful men in the
Republic are to serve on this commission
its powers viii have to be enlarged. At
present it seems to be little more than
n body of trained observers and skillfuI
sJatishcans who are without the neces-
sary authority TO right grievious wrongs
when complaint is made to them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

A resolution has been introduced in
the Ohio state senate providing that all
bills Of strictly local nature shall, after
q given date. he submitted to TIE people
TO be affected before their passage. This
may be a step in the right direction. as
such 4 measure would serve to checl,
local legislation of a mischievous kind
not desired or demanded by n majority
Of the people interested, which has
created millions Of bonded indebtedness
wholly unnecessary and uncalled for.
We believe that such measure would
be of material benefit to TINS state as
well as Ohio. There Is certainly need of
Legislative reform and most anything
tending in that direction would be re-
freshing, to say the least.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
The Colored Minister.

From the indianapolis News.
The appointment of Mr.. w. D Mccoy
as minister to Liberia is one of which
nothing tut condemnation can be ex-
pressed. He is fully qualified for the
position. We have no sympathy with
the demand that the colored people
should be recognized by appointment to
Office simply because they are colored,
but so far as Mr.. McCoy's selection is as
a representative of his race. we doubt if
it could improved upon. 1t is an object
lesson to his people, that if they get POI
siIions and influence they must qualify
themselves for il. Mr.. Mccoy has done
this By his own hard work. and not bv
loud demande for his rights, and if
some OF his people will follow his ex-
ample it viii be better for them and for
the country as we'll.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22

Newton Republican,: THE labor Or
ganization object, and justly, to the col
onization of a large number of Russian
Jews, in this country. 1t is not TO Jews,
as class, but to the introduction of a
large number of laborefs of any nation
ality, to compete with themselves in the
struggle for existence. Let them go
elsewhere and assist in building up some
other country" There is a good deal of
force and good logic in this, from the
standpoint of personal and class interest,
but to carry it into effect the policy of
the government in regard to Immigration
which has been in force and practice for
more than a century will have to be
changed. But it is just as well
to admit that the trend of sentiment is
growing In that direction and more rap
idly than is generally supposed. 1t is
the principle of protection practically
applied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
ENTITLED TO THIS DISTINCTION
AMONG KANSAS MEN.

From the Kansas City Gazette
1t is stated that Hon. NJ. NJ Murdoch of the
Wichita Eagle. has formally and sincerely an
nounced himself rs Il candidate for governor.
There has been much good natured chatting
about this as TO leave the impression that moth
ing would likely come of it. and we are glad
lhat the proposition has been placed before the
people in all seriousness. Why not? Mr.. Muir
dock has been identified with Kansas from
boyhood. No man has exhibited greater inter-
est in the welfare and progress Of the state in
all her lines of development, No man has
been truer to his convictions, political, moral
and material and to his friends and associates.
No man can be more familiar with the history
and needs of the state than Mr.. Murdoch. No
man has been more successful in conspicuous
results in advancing or booming the state or
any portion of it. And in all this time he has
been singularly free of doubtful alliances or
complications Of a scandatous nature He Is a
Republican of strong convictions an enthusi-
astic man in anything he may undertake,
writer of power and a newspaper man OF great
success. His location could not be otherwise
than very satisfactory. Mr.. Murdoch Is Ger
tainlv entitled TO this distinction among Kan
sas men, and we believe he would be Il very
strong candidate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-22
a New Orange Territory.

From the kansas City Star.
An orange IN a box. a specimen Of the
product Of a new orange territory open
ed up to Kansas City fruit men. was re-
ceived yesterday from the grove of T. f.
Hewins. near Phoenix. -Ariz The orange
is of the Washington navels variety and
was from 4 grove planted IN the Salt
river valley IN April. 1889. 4 partial
crop was gathered in 1890. These oranges
ripen from November l. 10 November -.
Oranges usually come in here ia March
These coming IN November will cause an
innovation. Fruit men who have ex-
anincd the orange speak highly Of it,
They can not understand hovg an grange
can ripeu in the Salt river valley earlier
than il can south OF this valley.