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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
AS TO WEATHER,

Ira B. Hicks, the weather prophet of
Illinois, dishes up a tough dose of
weather for March. About the 18th
or 10Th, he says, it will get
very warm and the bull-frogs
will make their presence known,
but sharp freezing will follow up to
the 18th. From the 18th to the 23d,
the equinoctial period, things are to
have a general shaking up by the ele-
ments, and gales will sweep the prairips
and seas. Freezing days will follow up
to the Goth, which will give way for two
or three days of warm showers. On
the 30th every thing will freeze up solid,
but they will melt the 31st and slip
smoothly and gracefully down into the
vernal lap of April. The prophet ad-
vises everybody to have their cyclone
cellars ready and to keep their weather
eye on the clouds.
Hicks has made some right clever
guesses at the weather heretofore, but
he certainly got his bull-frog and warm
weather dates mixed this time. His
guess for the month so far, however,
has been just as close to the real as has
Uncle Jerry's, with the advantage of
short intervals between guesses in favor
of the latter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
A DEAD GIVE-AWAY.

The arbitrary stand taken by the rail-
road commissioners of Kansas regarding
Missouri river cities is partially the result
of political scheme 10 fOlSt certain Kan
sas politicians back into power.
This scheme NAV be a winning one in this
respect, but 1t will prove disastrous one
for Kansas. In a very short time the BEN
efits which they would experience at first
would be terminated and the shrewd
scheme of Anthony and his coadjutors
will kick backward with disastrous effect.
Kansas cannot fail TO be the loser in the
end from such short sighted polfcy.-St.
Joe Gazette.
In the absence of argument and reason
to meet the action of the Kansas COM
mssioners the Missouri river kickers re-
sort to demagogy with the hope to arouse
prejudice in Kansas and thus by indi
rection compass the defeat of the peoples
cause. This is proven by the Gazette'S
concluding observation. If they really
believed that Kansas will be loser from
the policy adopted by the railroad COM
missioners, the river people are pursuing
a more short sighted policy by trying to
defeat it. Every body knows that it is
self interest that inspires the Missouri
towns to combat the orders of the Kan
sas commissions in this matter, and it is
no great surprise that they would deprive
Kansas of the exercise of the same pre-
rogative, i. e., that of self defense. 1t is
of the hog TO stand in the
trough with all four feet while it eats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
A PLAIN DUTY.

Referring to the issue joined, by the
action of the Atchison mercantile con-
Germ in securing the injunction restrain
ing the railroads of the state from COM
plying with the order of the state rail
way commission in the matter of freight
rates, the Salina Republican very aptly
and forcefully observes:
sit is the duty Of the people of central.
western and eastern Kansas as well, to
sustain the railroad commissioners in a
decision which upon its face carries con-
viction TO every fair-minded man of its
justice, and since the fight is now on as 10
whether Kansas City as has been aptly ex-
pressed by one of the railroad commission
ers. shall be the toll gatherer for the state
of Kansas or whether the people who have
developed this marvellous state of ours,
who have made it what it is shall be recog-
nzed as business men independent of Mis-
souri, combinations, and be permitted to
reap the rewards of their labors."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

this proposition would be accepted every
one began to choose his lots. A mad rush
has been going on since then. Each one
would take stand on lot while other
parties were fencing il for him. Some
parts OF the town are so closely fenced
that passage is almost impossible.
News comes from the Sac and Fox
agency Of terrible battle that occurred
on Wednesday morning, four miles north
of the agency, between two settlers named
George Barton and James Zule. with the
result that Zule is dead aud Bartoa 50
badly wounded he is not expected 20 live.
They lived on adjoining claims and got
into a fist fight over a debt, and Zule was
whipped He got his Winchester aud laid
out all night Tuesday night within gun
shot distance OF BartOn's house As Bar
ton stepped out Of the door Wednesday
morning Zule shot and badly wounded
him Mrs Barton pulled her dying nus
band into the house and tried to shut snd
lock the door, but before she could do 50
Zule broke in with his gun dubbed and
swearing be would kill both Of them.
Then began n desperate struggle between
Barton aud wife on one side ADD Zuie on
the other Finally the man and woman
won, aud Barton securing the gun held il
against Zule's head ard blew on, his
brains II is said the room looked like =
slaughter pen, covered with blood on every
side. The coroBer's jury decided that Bar
ton acted Ia self defeBss Both msa wsrs
married and had families
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
STATE CONVENTION CALENDAR.

Republican state convention to select
delegates to national Republican conven-
ton, Hutchinson, May ).
Republican state convention 10 nomi-
nate state officers, at Topeka, June 90
Second district congressional conven-
tiou to nominate Congressman, Lawrence
April %.
Fourth district Republican central
committee meeting, Burlington March
a.
Fifth district Republican congressional
convention to nominate Congressman,
Abilene, June p.
Seventh district convention to nomi-
nate delegates to Republican national
convention, Kinsley, May 3.
Seventh district congressional conven-
ton to nominate congressman, Kingman
June ),
Prohibition party state convention,
Forest Park, Ottawa, July u, 10.
Democratic state convention to elect
delegates to national Democratic conven-
ton, Salina, April 20
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thsv bad happened to think II u
The following are some ~ the best
definitions submitted;
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tie clouds II gravity AMI rejecting
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The offsprIng 81 ingenious thgJght
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intellectual lixsiaisE fran shs thua-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

The Charleston Is. c. Record, Demo
cratic organ, is alarmed at the numerous
lynchings in the southern states. 1t
mentions those which have recently &C.
Cured in Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas,
Virginia and Louisiana, and might add
the late one in Tennessee. 1.-The fact of
so many lynchings, remarks the Record.
land the boldness of the lvnchers is
proof positive that the courts are no
longer respected" 1t is time the laws
were made respectable, if the courts are
not. 1t is not too much to say, perhaps,
that the lack of respect for the law and
the courts is the laxity and dilitorinesS OF
the courts III upholding and enforcing
the law. The needs to be radical reforms
all along this line, beginning with the
framing and enactng of the laws.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

worth. In 1870 Judge Brewer was elect
ed justice of the supreme court from
Leavenworth and was reelected in 1876
and 1882. In 1870 III. ID. Mccarthy was
nominated and elected state superintend-
entand was reelected in 1872. In the same
year Thomas A. Osborn of Leavenworth
was nominated and elected governor and
was reelected in 1874. only to be fol-
lowed in 1876 by George T. Anthony,
then also Leavenworth man. So that
lin addition 10 minor positions) Leaven-
worth Republicans filled at the same
time three of the highest offices in Kan
sas.
Next take the case of Emporia. In
1888, while Preston B. Plumb of En-
poria was Senator by the vote of Kansas
Republicans, l.. B. kellogg, also of En-
poria, was nominated and elected at
torney general; and, at the same time,
Almerin Gillett another Emporia man
held the high position of railroad COM
missioner-an honor no Wichita man
has ever vet attained Thus three citi-
zens of Emporia also contemporaneously
filled three of the highest positions with
IN the gift of Kansas Republicans; and
Emporia is one-third the size of Wichita
Even the town of Larned, with 200
people, recently furnished the auditor of
state, supreme court commissioner,
the speaker of the house. and state
senator in district embracing thirteen
counties, all at one time. Yet
few men were narrow enough
to suggest this fact as any
good reason why another Larned
man should not be candidate for the
congressional nomination in 1890; and
even now that same enterprising and
public spirited community is presenting
to the various conventions its candidate
for secretary of state and its candidate
for state senator, its candidate
for congress, and is understood to have
one or two dark horses in reserve for
other contingencies.
In face of these, and a score of like
illustrations to be drawn from Kansas
history, the assertion that the Wichita is
asking too much" seems almost too trifl-
ing to merit reply. The 5000 Sedg-
wick county Republicans, in their ear
nest support of Colonel Murdoch and
Colonel Hallowell, are asking for the
merest fraction of what has been freely
and wisely conceded again and again to
others (and many of them much smaller)
communities. GEORGE L. DOUGLASS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
Several months ago the London dis

Several months ago the London dis
patches predicted that the labor question
would play an important part in the
coming parliamentary elections in Great
Britain. And now the confirmatory
news is that the Tories will introduce a
bill dealing with this issue to the exclu-
sion of the Irish local bill. And there is
little doubt that the Boring sea question
is to be made play part in the elections.
In truth the political situation in Eng
land is such that the government is COM
PEELED 10 resort to demagogic arts to
maintain itself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Chandler had dog fight last week at
$50 side.
They are already talking about roasting
ears out in Beaver county.
At Chilocco they have just finished SOW
ing Que hundred acres OF oats.
The Tecumseh overland stage from Ok
lahoma City is loaded every day.
As an epigrammatst Governor Seay now
stands near the head OF the class.
hold goods for immigrants who located
between Arkansas City and Purcell
The Ardmore Chieftan is making a fine
daily. Its editor is built on that plan.
During the first eight days of March the
Santa Fe handled sixty car loads Of house
little child was run over By wagon
near Norman one day last week aud killed.
W. H. Ketchum of Guthrie was ordsin-
ed priest Of the Catholic church last
Sunday.
a prairie fire in the eastern part of Payne
county a few days ago did many hundred
dollars damage
There is a legal discussion now Oh in Ok
Iahoma and few young people believe
that they may live TO see it out
Mrs Ledru Guthrie will leave in a few
days for Chicago to enter upon her duties
as lady commissioner TO the world 5 fair
People will regret 70 learn that the old
Kickspoo and Seminole fight at Oklahoma
City IS on the verge OF opening up again
The ministerial association OF the Indian
mission conference for Oklahoma, will
meet at Edmond on the second Tuesday in
April
Chandler News. We are glad TO see the
outlines IN the EAGLE once more H.
appeared as tho something was out Of
place without them.
Moore Journal: One OF the most unique
displays a. the worlds fair would he that
Of the Indians Of the territory IL = were
properly looked after and arranged.
Muskogee Phoenix; One Indian can
murder another o. the same tribe without
running any great hazard Of being hanged
or punished. This j. the reasoa Indian
courts are 80 little respected and Indian
laws 50 generally violated
Beave. Advocate. With ali our rain no
mud Is found after tuesry-four hours-
Think Of it. We waders knee deep IL the
soft, sticky mud OF Illinois. Indiana. Ms
souri,. Iowa and ether great RIVER states.
We don't carry mud serzpers- IN car
bCot ss1,s here
From Anslers. Chocsaw Satsos. come.
the report & tie raost wonderful Gad o.
c0al yef discovered At q posst Hfsaen miles
northeast * ABt.ers, aud not ssT distant
from the Frisco railway. Las s-sn d iscsrv-
efess vein Of solid coal. - test thick
and q quality q she TcFy Essf- Tnis =
said 10 - = fAcg
Ose O tGe most exciting sns1es wzs IL
progress sE Casidu. Z. 7 friday u tbe -ay
- let gasupsug syer witnesses. j. erig
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resi- egmpaay. 81 ~ f..Egsserl ; et4lEsess ssg
fest seas sarts sloe - tas Ts--ia trae2. 10 tie
caSla=ns thas i gLes woa}I faoss ev@ry
sAlH2s s.f ltse fl<ht 4 z4y tsg distance ~
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

Fat Grover Cleveland does not think
much OF the present congress. In let
ter to DIR. George L. Miller Of Omaha. he
saws 1.-THE biunders of the Democrats IN
The present congress have never been ex-
ceeded. The first and greatest blunder.
in Growers mind, was, no doubt, the
election of Crisp over Mills; this was fol-
lowed by the appointment Of Springer
chairman of the WAYS and means COM
mittee. (which made hi n ex-officio lead
er of the party in the house instead of
Mills or Mcmillan. blunder that is now
recognized by all of the party without
regard to faction. With such basis for
laundering it would be too much TO ex-
pect of human nature of Democratic
proclivities that it would do otherwise
than blunder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
AN HONEST DOLLAR.
From the Emporia Republican.

From the Emporia Republican.
Everybody is for "honest money. =
No matter what ones financial theories
may be he will assure you, if you ques-
ton HIM, chat he is for IAN honest dol
Ian" every time.
The opponents of free coinage gave
currency to the expression. intending
that it should designate a gold dollar or
dollar containing the intrinsic value of
100 cents in gold, or its paper represen-
tative. But the silver men do not so &C
cept it. They apply it to the silver dol
lar, which is intrinsically worth less than
50 cents, with as much confidence as to
the coin of finer metal. They will ex-
plain to you that dishonest dollar is a
paper dollar which has no bullion secur-
ity and contains no promise TO pay
in other words, fiat dollar,
But the old greenback school
OF iinanclers, now represented
by the Farmers Alliance, affirm
that all that is required to make an
honest dollar is the governments legal
tender stamp.
Every kind of dollar accordingly is an
honest dollar, no matter what material
it is made of or what is stamped or
printed upon its face, in the estimation
of those who advocate it. When a poll
tician boldly declares for ''honest
money" therefore, without specifying
the meaning of the term, he is simply in
dulging i'll little cheap bombast which
he knows cannot be turned against him
to his injury. No one can possibly object
to ''honest money"
The expression is quite a convenient
one for aspiring men who find it neces-
sary to say something upon finance and
vet do not wish to commit themselves in
favor of any particular policy. In short
an ''honest dollar, strange as the asser-
ton may sound, is a consummate hum
bug.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
GREAT CRY, LITTLE WOOL.

WICHITA. Ks, Mch. II, 1892
To the Editor of the Eagle.
The idea that there is the smallest con-
fiict between the respective interests OF
Sedgwick county's candidate for govern
or and her candidate for congressman,
based upon the theory that "Wichita is
| asking too much" seems to me hardly
worth serious consideration. The sug-
gestion that Kansas Republicans might
object to nominating governor from
Wichita because a candidate for con-
gress lives here, or that the Seventh
district Republicans might object to
nominating congressman from here
because there is likelihood of the state
convention nominating a Wichita man
for governor, is a reflection upon popu-
lar intelligence which history shows to
be be wholly undeserved. That the Re
such narrow and trifing considerations,
few illustrations will abundantly
prove. Take for instance the case of
Atchison. 1t will be conceded that the
five best official positions, open exclusive
" to Kansas men, are the two United
States senatorships, the Federal Judge
ship, the chief justiceship and the
governorship.
In 1872 Sam'l A. Kingman of Atchi-
son, was reelected chief justice. and
was succeeded in 1877 by Albert II.
Horton of Atchison, who has ever since
filed that position.
In 1878 John J. ingalls, of Atchison
was elected senator: was twice reelected:
and would have been senator today but
for the dry spell ia July 1890 and some
other minor causes.
In 1874 Cassius G.. Foster Of Atchison
was appointed Federal Judge and has
ever since held that position.
Thus, when the year 1884 arrived. the
city of Atchison tan enterprisIng town
then about one-third the present size of
Wichita} had three out of the five best
offices IN the state. Nevertheless in
that year the Kansas Republicans nom
mated john A Martin of AtchisoH for
governor and elected and reelected hun;
so that, for four years in addition 20
many less important Offices Atchison
Republicans filed four out OF the five
bc>t ksOSitlOhc WITHIN tfit -sAA OF uEIGr
the control of the Republicans OF Kansas.
Was any man nsrrow handed enough
in 1884 or 1886 10 iusist that John 4.
Martin should not be nominated
for governor because Senator In
gals, Judge Foster and Chief
Justice Horton also came from Atchison:
II not, then how gratuitousiy absurd Is
the suggestion that a governor and one
lone congressman could not properly
come from the, commercial center Of
southern Kansas.
Take another case. For many years
Topeka has hadaand still has Judge Val
entlne upon the supreme bench; vet in
1883 William Higgins Of Topeka vas
nominated and elected SECRETARY Of state:
and IN the same year Thomas RYAN -
Topeka was renominstel and re-electsi
Ia congress: aud lev weeks later &. q.
Baker OF Topeka Was Ts-eisscSe1 state
printer, enc II tue na0Sf lucrative cIice=
ia tie c5nsnofa y esith. IAa- !rF.eE&
had q cou.sF=>> man aud ttzrer great =s&fe
pasltgoss ali a. one fga8e. slsi . nasfe
Il The u8iUsr oghees hils~i
ny is,-F cIiszehS ssoasa swell THIS conu4u-
nlcaliou icy ossd al rezsoiazs,le iHaIfs.
Next consider tie case u LsaFsa I.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTIONS
DELEGATES AND ELECTORS CONVENTION.

DELEGATES AND ELECTORS CONVENTION.
4 delegate convention of the Republicans OF
Kansas will be held in the city of Hutchinson
on Thursday May 3 at the hour of II O'Clock
a. H., for the nomination of one congressman
at arCe and three presidential electors: also
for the election of six delegates at large and
six alternates TO the national Republican con
Vention at Minneapolis, Mimi. June L..
Delegates TO the convention mentioned above
Shall be elected by county conventions, duly
called by the several county Republican com
lnittees under such rules and regulations
apporiionment of delegates TO said state con-
Vention will be one delegate at large for each
county of the state and one delegate for every
400 votes or fraction of 100 or more votes cast
for George w Winans for superintendent of
public instruction in the election of 1880, under
which ISIle delegates are apportioned TO the
several counties as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

Cardinal Howard, the only English
cardinal now living, is insane, and dur
lug the past three years has been under
restraint IN England immured in one of
the wings of the duke of Norfork's an
cient castle of Arundel. There is no
precedent to direct the sacred college in
the question as to whether the loss of
reason involves the loss on the part of
one of its members of his vote at the
conclaye
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION.

A delegate convention of the Republicans I. OF OF
the Seventh congressional district OF lie
Of kansas is hereby called to meet IN me me- GU!
of Kincman on Wednesday, June ID, Ios-. at
10 q. nj. for the purpose of nominating a can-
didate for congress in the seventh I'm
eionai district of Kansas, and also to nominate
one presidential elector. ia oon,.on-
The basis of representation IN said CONVEX Aodt
tion shall be one delegate at large IoI can En-
,,.I, 5o0 votes and the major fraction thereof,
cast for Hon. J. r. Hallowell for congress N
1890 provided no county TO have less than t a,'
delegates, under which rule deiega.teJI aIo t'P
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Dictation Don't Go.

From ghe Emporla Eepahiicaa
The action of the Kansas Methodist
conference. in threatening 70 withdraw
their support from the Republican party
if it does not insert a prohibition plank
III it state platform, viii not impress
even Methodist Republicans favorably
4 hoycot Is not popular. whether put
forth by q church or labor organization:
ii violates the American sense IF fair
play. The Republican party has estab-
ilshel prohibition and il j. nos proposing
70 repudiate or abandon it. What more
can DC reasonably asked The k~pubii
cans ot Kansas Ike TO have Jlse cs,-oI.-ra-
lion and good miIl 81 ihe churches. htIt
ghey cas hardly afford n permit any
church organization 10 dictate ilse.g
raarEv ssaIi.sY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

There is brood of spring chickens on
John ingalls, farm, two weeks old.
There is no little fun made of John In
gals farming, but he does not make
half as ridiculous figure farming as
some farmers do legislating.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

A hundred thousand children Of Den
mark, with penny contributions, have
procured a crown of gold, TO be present
ed 10 the king and queen on their golden
wedding day. The gift is wrought to
represent corn-ears and clover leaves.
and interlaced with ribbon bearing the
inscription: 1.-The children of Denmark
have woven this crown for the occasion
of the golded wedding of King Christian
TX and Queen Louise, on May %, 1892. "
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Jay Gould has given $50, 900 to uni
versity. This for Jay Gould is just the
same as if a man on twenty dollars a
week should suddenly be struck with the
philantrophic motive of dropping a two
dollar bill in the contribution plate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

to one hundred feet below the level OF
the earth surrounding it fed by no sur
face stream, untouched by the wind.
dead as the sea Of S0dom. There - no
point Of equal altitude from which water
could flow within hundreds Of miles,
and yet it has a periodical rise Of thirty
feet or over.