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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04

THE IRRIGATION MOVEMENT,

Active preparations are now being
made for the next National Irrigation
Congress to be held about September 15,
at some point in the west not yet deter
mined on. The last congress, which was
in session an entire week in Los Angeles,
October, 1898, appointed commissioners
In every western state and territory,
whose duty it is to prepare report to be
submitted to the coming congress cover
ing all the features of special interest in
each state and territory of the arid west.
These reports will show the amount of
arid and seni-arid lands; the amount of
land now irrigated, and the acreage be-
lieved to be irrigable; the sources of
water supply. developed and possible of
development; the cost OF procuring,
storing and delivering water on lands;
state legislation, in force and needed;
national legislation as to the disposition
of arid lands and government control of
water sources; and such other points as
may suggest themselves to each COM
mission as being pertinent to their own
state.
The commission for Kansas is COM
posed of j. w. Gregory, Garden City,
chairman; V. III. Grinstead, Dighton; F.
d. Coburn, Topeka; l.. Baldwin, Great
Bend; A. B. Montgomery, Goodland.
The citizens of this state are cordially
invited to correspond with any of these
gentlemen, and give them such infor-
nation as they may possess on the points
to be covered by their reports, as it is
designed to cover every point of interest
which can be suggested. Information
covering the work of the national COM
mittee can be obtained from Fred L.
Allen, secretary. Los Angeles, Cal, and
information as to the work in this state
from any of the commissioners named
above.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
HERE ARE THE PROOFS.

The people OF the United States are in
sympathy with Grover Cleveland's at.
temp.s to restore good, sweet, amiable
Lilioukalani to her throne. Look at the
results in Ohio.
They appreciate his veto of the Bisnd
bill, and mis- care of the finances of the
country, incidentally including Wall
street. They recognize that he has been
doing more for the country than any
president who has preceded him. Look
at the sweeping Republican majority in
Cincinnati.
When he instructed Hoke Smith and
Lochren to wipe out pensions by the
thousands and shut off lot of deserv-
ing old soldiers he knew that there
would be kick at first but he knew
that it would eventually blow over, and
the people would susi ain him. And
they did Look at gain of 10000 for
the Republicans in Cleveland, Ohio.
Whea Grover Cleveland appointed a
sugar gambler to the Supreme bench
the whole country applauded. 1t was
just the thing to do, and nobody but
Grover Cleveland could do it so grace
fully. The people appreciated it. Pom
der over the result in Toledo.
The people all over this country with
out regard to sex, position or previous
condition of servitude are clamoriDg for
the passage of the Wilson bill. They
must have 1T. They can hardly wait
for it. Just look how they demanded
it at the polls the last two days. Great
is Grover.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

If they send McMasters to Jail he will
make them remember it.
1t may be that the Dalton gang have
been captured after all.
The Cheyenne Indians will please not
monkey with the settlers. 1t is not con-
ducive to longevity.
The Norman Transcript Is particularly
jubilant over the fact that it has received
two copies of the Daily Oklahoman in one
week.
II this McMasters difficulty grows worse
it may result in war between the courts
and the newspapers of Oklahoma end then
there would be fun.
Seven Cheyenne Indians have been killed
II is interesting to learn that something
can happen on the West Side that has NO
connection with town fights
A tenderfoot at Fl Reno the other day
was told that msn was breaking an Iu-
dian pony around the corner. The tender
foot quieted down suddenly and after
waiting while, said he failed to hear the
crash.
Oklahoma City seems 10 be something
of ssuelcber. Two editors of papers
there have to go out lecturing in order to
keep their papers going-Sam Small and
Ralph Beaumont--and the keiitor who
stays az home is jailed for contempt OF
court.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
WILL FlGaF FEMALE SUFFRAGE.

The great body of women opposed to
female suffrage cannot bring themselves
to make fight against that which they
dread, no more than they would take
hand in political life. Upon the other
hand the women who are itching for
public life delight in nothing so much as
notoriety. The home, its duties, the de-
mands of children and the future well
fare of the race count as nothing COM
pared to the pleasure they gain in parad-
ing before the eyes of the world. 1t Is
the felicity of existence to screech of their
pose on a rostrum or curb-stone, before
which all other joys are childish and un-
worthy of consideration.
But an organization has been effected
by women with headquarters in Boston
Tor the purpose of appealing to the
women of America to stand by woman.
kind and for all her privileges and adj
vantageous consideration as against the
effort to make her responsible for ma
terial and political matters for which
haeuA . hGNSi hiSIOco ieis LIE w CiiieH
composing this organization do
not propose TO take the
stump, they Iwould not. They
are in a sincere but modern way max
ing their appeal through the pen. One
of their circulars or papers lies before
us. They not only appeal for the home
and its sanctity but qnote a number of
eminent writers and jurists who have
written and spoken upon the various
phases of women end the ballot They
declare that Notwithstanding all that
has been urged to the contrary that
female suffrage in Wyoming is a failure
in so far as women, her rights and ele-
walton are concerned. But for ranting
and inconslderate women, who projected
their ideas and demands, the catastro-
piIe of the French revolution and the
blood of the commune would have been
impossible. One lady warns congress
against a wild enthusiasm which
threatens so much injury 10 humanity
and that might destroy the noble estate
of womanhood. The implication of in
feriority so loudly cried by the advo-
Gates of political responsibility for wo.
men is absurd and has been evolved
from the brain OF the abnormal of both
sexes. Ii is all fiabby sentiment void
of soundness or truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
ODD BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS.
Ptgs, Poultry. Cocossuts and Fruit In Par
menf for . Concert In the Paeice-

Ptes, Poultry. CocossgtS and Fruit In PAY
ment for . Cencers In the Psesre-
There Is no more interesting subject
81 study than currency. People do not
realize how difficult IL would be 20 get
along without it Some years ago. says
a writer IN the Washington Star, Nile.
Zelle, Of the Theater Lyr.que, At Paris
on a professional tour around The
world. gave a concert at the Society
Islands, IN the South Pacific IL wss
arranged that In payment tor On air
from Norma" and three CT four other
selections she was 20 get one-third OF
the receipts Her share consisted OF
pigs, % turkeys, - chickerA, s.eoo
cocoanuss and considerable quantities
of bananas. lemons and oranges Tas
live stock and produce would have rep
resented 6 valne Of about 1850 francs
In the markets OF her native city, bat
i; was hardly practicable 10 dispose Of
the former OF hand and the latter had
20 be fed 70 the pigs and po1lt-y. A
Joint stock company, knowa - the AZ
rican Barter company, limited, nov ex-
issing IN London, carries ON . gres;
business on the west coast Il Africa
entirely By barteriag Europsan manu-
features for palm OIL gold czsf, ivory,
coffee. gum and ether rsT prodoc.s-
Eggs have been IN circulation ia liea
ct Donsx IA the Alpine Xil2Agsa RI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
A 2srikSpe Oue6e.

Sir Thomas Robinson, . wealthy
English1nan Of the last century. was q
tall. uncouth man. and his appearance
was rendered still more striking by his
hunting dress. which consisted OF .
tight green jacket. buckaktn breeches
and . fur cap. He once set OF IN his
hunting suit to pay visit 70 his sister
In Paris, and he arrived at tho house
while there was q large company at
dinner. The servant announced Mon
sieur Robinson" and in walked this re-
markabIe figure, to the snazement Of
the guests One Of them, French
able, lifted his FORK three times to his
mouth and each time laid it down with
out tasting the food Unable At last
20 restrain his curiosity he burst out
eagerly: Excuse me. monsieur, arc
you the famous Robinson Crusoe, 50
remarkable II history?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
OLD AGE A LAW OF NATURE.

Care Should he Taken to Conserve th0
Vital Powers by Temperate Living.
In orderly coincidence with the close
Of this late years existence. statistical
report Of centenarians who have lived
in or died with it has just been pub
lished in the pages Of a contemporary.
1t includes, altogether, thirty-threo
persons, the eldest, a woman. being
aged 1l6. What Is unusual, the num-
Der of males is in excess of that Of fe-
males Unfortunately, the report offers
Us no information as TO the habits or
other personal characteristics Of these
old people II il true that we are not
without information and that Of SCI
entiic and accurate kind, derived from
other sources. and this il Of consider
able interest IN study Of the life
history of the aged nothing strikes one
more forcibly than the fact that life, in
It's latest period, presents itself very
much as a state Ia which the vital
functions-enfeeb indeed. though
not always greatly so or even
IN an irksome Representative
IN active exercise under norma,
conditions II Is, in fact. the close
and crown Of . state of existence
conducted throughout in regularity
and moderation Appetite. a. . rule,
has been good and has been indnlged
within reasonable iisnitS There seems
TO be little 20 choose between temper
ence and total abstinence In the matter
OF alcohol. though excess bat rarely
wins the reward Of longevity. II IN
any direction. IT is allowable for corn
petisors in the race Of life TO dispense
with self-control, it would appear that
they may 20 . great extent use this
liberty with respect 70 physical and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
TIE IMPRISONMENT OF MONSTERS

Nothing in the history of Oklahoma,
up to date, will cause as much comment
among the Oklahoma people as the arrest
of editor McMasteIs, and his sentence to
Imprisonment which occurred in Okla
homa City. Monday.
There are two reasons for this. The
first and primary reason is the question
of Judicial structure on matter pub
lished by newspapers. The Oklahoma
City Times-Journal published an article,
relating that it had attempted to secure
a report of the grand jury, and was at
the last moment thwarted by the judge
who secrcted the report, and intimated
that the judge had taken the action in
favor of friends. The proprIetors were
at once held up for contempt. When
the trial came up the proprietors refused
to divulge the name of the author of the
article when McMaster's himself acknowl-
eyed it and was fined $500 and sentenced
to six months in Jail.
No man is known better in Oklahoma
than McMasters. He is the embodiment
of mental intensity, and his enemies
are all bitter to the core and his friends
warm to him through fire and flame.
His intellectual vigor has always given
him high place in public esteem.
But to be truthful, it must be said that
McA1asters too often sacrifices discretion
in order to be- out spoken, and throws
diplomacy to the winds to defy all WHO
differ with him, in the most cutting
terms.
When he acknowledged to the judge
that he had written the article, he did it
to defy him. The judge at once took
him at his word, and applied the most
vigorous penalty.
1t is to be feared that the Judge has
acted unwisely in this matter. He has
been too severe. Since the opening of
the territory there has been much rot
tenness in Oklahoma. The newspapers
of Oklahoma have ferreted out case
after ease and exposed them. They
have saved the territory thousands of
dollars, and have rid it of more than one
scoundrel. They are naturally Jealous
of the good name of the territory. Con-
sequently they are constantly on the
lookout for attempts to throw them off
the track, and inclined to criticize
quickly and sharply.
They do not merit the harsh treatment
of the Oklahoma City judge. If other
judges had been SO quick to res ent
criticism as this one there would nol ue
an editor out of Jail in Oklahoma today.
They all haze worked for the good of
the territory. If the judge who sem
fenced McMasters will take the pains to |
imagine what Oklahoma would be today |
if she had not had her newspapers, he |
will acknowledge this.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
THE FLYING FISH.


ssms Interesting Facts Csncsrnisg fA0
Csrious Creature
A very common error made h
! natural histories where this dsh n
mentioned In that It does not hy. Its
supposed flight Is nothing more than
prolonged leap; IL caunot deviate from
. straight line. and cannot rise q
second timo without entering the
water" This, briefly, Is the sort Of
thing one meets with In textbooks
where reference il made 70 this fish.
The simplest way Of dealing with u
is the professors method of a1Dwering
the query Of the French academy
whether their definition Of crab was
correct The story Is % well know
that ii does not need repetition A
the result Of personal observation en-
tending over . good many yeazA I
assert that the exocetus does 1y.
have often seen, says . writer In
Chambers Magazine, . flying fish riss
two hundred yards Off, describe .
semi-circle, and, meeting tho ship.
rise twenty feet in the air perpendicu-
larly. at the same time darting OF 81
right angles TO its previous coursA
Then, after another long eight. whom
just about to enter the water. thu gap
ing jaws of q dolphin emerging from the
sea gave il pause aad il rose again. 70
turning almost directly upon its fosmsr
course. This procedure u 10 common
that IL il . marvel 1t II not more wtdor
ly known
a
thousand yards II does not dap its
Ems as bird. but they vibrate, Like
tho wings OF an insect. with . distinct
hum- Tho only thing which termi-
mates It's flight involuntsrily il the dry
ing Of its In membranes and their CO.,
sequent stifeninR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
An Old Lady's Story az Being Held !
Wnshin gton's Arms.


A. Old LAdy's Story Of Being Held b.
wAshington's Arma
In DIR. Mines volume Of reminis-
cences, "A Tour Around New York."
the author devotes . paragraph to tho
attractions Of Battery park. and adds .
pleasing little story OF . time before
his own:
i remember . dear old lady who
loved to talk about this park and tell
of the people she had met here and the
scenes she had witnessed; and Of these
one man and one mornings adventure
stood out most prominently.
A little thing in white, her nurse
had brought her to the park to wit
ness . civic ceremony, and the crowd
prevented her from obtaining q good
view Of the pageant
As, with q child's impatience. she
tried to press through the throng. .
tall and handsome elderly gentleman.
clad In a suit of black velvet and with
q dress sword at his side, stopped
down to her, inquired pleasantly
about her trouble, and then lifted her
upon Ills blOuAdC8 0ao A1C40 0Ci thCIO
until the procession had passed
Delighted with what she saw, tho
child thought little about the gentle
man who had brushed away her
trouble, but thanked him when he
released her with o kiss and set her
down upon the ground As he moved
away, the nurse. in an awsstruck voice,
asked the child if she knew whose
arms had held her. and then told her
that it was President Washington
The little eyes watched him out Of
sight, and never forgot his stately sp-
pearance.
think dear old MrA Atterbury was
prouder Of having been the heroine Of
this incident than of all the social
honors that afterward fell 70 her lot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
AMUSING PLUMBERS.
Desperate Situations OF Dimdent Young
Orators.


Orators.
Some amusing examples of uninten-
tional transpositions are given in a re-
oently-published collection of Bulls
and Blunders." Slips of the kind
usually result from nervousness rather
than from ignorance, but 1t is ques-
ton which was responsible in the case
of the pompous colored preacher who
told his flock that it was easier for a
camel to 60 through the knee of an
idol than for q rich man to enter
Heaven"
Not SO in the case of the courtly and
cultivated George William Curtis, who,
1t is said, was so overcome with stage
fright when he commenced his first
lecture that instead Of the reference
to the bottomless pit which he intend
ed to make, he astonished his hearers
by beginning TREMENDOUSLY:
ladies and gentlemen, the pittom-
less bott-r'
The browning specimen Of ludicrous
helplessness in the face of elusive
syllables Is that of the unfortunate
speaker who, at a pathetic point of his
address, when his hero was about to
undergo q heartrending parting from
home and friends, uttered, in his most
melting voice:
'Biddy, diddy-"
He stopped confused; flushed. set
his mouth and tried again, with a
difficult resumption of the interrupted
pathos:
''Diddy. biddy-"
Something was wrong still He grew
scarlet. perspired. and gasped forth
third attempt lot more Ineligible.
His hearers could none of them inter
pref IT, 1t might be High German, or
1t might be a Mother Goose refrain:
''Diddy, hiddy, biddy doo."
The situation was desperate: but the
persistent orator rallied. paused until
he had fully recovered his self-controL
and trying once more, with slow utter
ance and distinct enunciation, con-
quered a. length the simple phrase
which had overthrown him He said:
"Did he bid edisuY'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
EPUBLICAN CALL.
For the State Convention to be Held at
Topeka June g.

The formal cali for the Republican state
convention has been issued, signed by the Of
ficers of the state central committee. as fol-
lows:
A delegate convention Of the Republicans Of
Kansas will convene in the city of Topeka.
Wednesday. the 9th day of June, 1894, at II
O'Clock, M for the nomination of candidates
for associate justice of the supreme court,
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state auditor of state, treasurer of state, at
torney general, superintendent of public in
struction. Said convention viii also nomin-
ate candidate for congressman-at-large.
Delegates TO this convention shall be elected
by county conventions duly called by the sew
sral county Republican committees under
such rules and regulations as may be by them
prescribed. The basis of appoin tment of dele
gates TO said state convention viii be one
deleeate-af-large for each county of the state
and one delegate for every 200 votes, or frac
ton of 100 or more votes, cast for w. Z. Ed
wards for secretary of state in the election of
lt92. no county 10 have less than two dele
gates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT Ais THEM

Wall street clamored for the veto on
the seigniorage bill and got it. 1t was
followed by a decline in values and
decrease in the volume of commercial
transactions, and a decrease in loans of
the New York banks of about So, DOC, 900
last week. It looks as though the
financiers are at sea and don't really
know what is best for them. Certain it
is that every move that Cleveland makes
only piles on more agony. Common
sense ought to teach the few people on
the eastern edge of North America that
what this county needs is legislation
broad enough to take in all portions Of
it, and that by debating and demanding
legislation that favors New York but
blasts all other portions, they are injur-
ing themselves. They cannot prosper
while there is terrible depression all
over the balance of this country. While
the life blood of the arteries is being
Slapped the great heart will have but
weak action. New York Will 60 on
having her own way until she commits
financial suicide unless something hap
pens to beat little sense into her
bosses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
BEAUTY m AGE.


An Old Lady Who Bellows IN 0son0 ~.
v.ys Cheerful
A dea- old lady Of eighty-thrss h shs
who IL described by Kate esnborn. In
"a Truthful Woman In Southern Cali
foruia,. - Grandma Wade" She
says
have known several interesting 90
togenariaas. but never ono that sur
paased her In loneliness, wit and posi-
tive jollity. She still has her srdent
admirers among men - well as von-
en-. and now and then receives sn
earnes: proposal from some lonely old
fellow. The last Of these aged loverA
when refused and relegated 70 The po-
sitIon Of brother. urged her 20 recon
slider the matter and make 10 . snbjset
Of prayer. Bet she quietly saids
I'm not going 70 bother the Lord
with questions can answer mySslf!"
One day when she was choked by q
bread erumb at the table. she ssid e
the frightened waiter. a. soon - sas
could regain her brssthi
Newer mind II That dLd 70 Gown Tie
wrong way. "A great many good things
have sons down the right way this
winter"
She 10 invariably cheerful. and when
she was parting with her son fCv the
winter. she aid;
We'll. John. want 70 know bs<csS
yos no tastwhss you have Iefs - tA
yo1r will"
This little ;ohs ssrssA tnas faAD .
snila
Even when H. she II - bs4gAs 81
hopeful that . friSnd ones eselstzAA;
''Grsa6ms. do eslssss yos wouA
iangh IL you were dying"
Well" sssc she. 10 many sofis 70
90 tbs Lord With . long fsns. guso
He VIII b siad 70 go zs coma 10 Bin
sniiina-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04

owitzerland Nails have beeh similarly
employed in Scotland. dried Goldfish in
Newfoundland. whales teeth In the Fiji
islands, mats of rice straw in Angola,
salt In Abyssinia, beeswax In Sumatra.
red feathers in the isles Of the Pacific,
tea in Tartary and iron hoes in NADIA
gascar. A century ago tobacco was
made legal tender in Virginia. When
women were imported in.o that colony
for wives for the settlers 100 pounds of
tobacco per head was charged for them.
the price being subsequently, raised to
$50 pounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04
VERY BIG STATE AFTER ALL.

The supplemental census bulletin
gives the total of all the crops, live stock
and all the real and personal property
valuations of all the states, in aggrega-
tons. The true and not the assessed
values are given. Kansas is worth,
total, all told, sl.7s9, S4s. sol, leading
thirty-four of the states and territories.
In actual wealth Kansas leads all the
southern states excepting Texas and
Missouri. Kansas had 1851. farms in
cultivation in 1883.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04

large allowances for the inevitable me-
cessity of labor. and has even prac-
tically, in some cases, sanctioned an
overstrain of energy, provided that due
care be taken to conserve the vital
powers by temperance in other things
The life thus orderly lived usually ends
as orderly, faculties, comfort and eyen
enjoyment continuing till. IS il grown
weary, it accepts timely and anal
reposs in the sleep of ageA-LancsA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04

The secretaries OF the several county con-
HentioHs are requesteu 70 FORWARD 10 the un-
dersigned Chairman at Topeka, Kansas, a GER
tilted copy OF the credentials of the several
delegates Immediately upon the adjournment
of the county conventions, said credentials TO
be received at Topeka not later than the morn
ing of June 4th. The credentials should show
the postoffice address of each delegate. From
tie credentials the Republican state central
committee will prepare roster of those
titled to participate in the preliminary Or
ganization of the convention.
By order of the committee.
FRANK l.. BROWN, J. M. SIMPSON,
Secretary. Chairman.