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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
COULDN'T BE BLUFFED.

From the Pittsburg Post.
On the seat in front OF me in the oa.-
senger coach was little old woma q
wearing sunbonnet and calico dress,
and l noticed that every time the train
whistled for highway crossing she
seemed to expect an accident. felt it
my duty to assure her that there was
no danger, and she seemed much re-
Geved, as she replied:
Ever since the accident to Dan'l
I've felt skeert of these yere kyars, but
reckon it's all foolishness-
us Daniel your husband?'
Not now. He used to be, but he's
dead now"
Fatally injured in q railroad acct
dent. was hep
''Wuss than that, sir. He didn't live
but two days after he was brung home
I've been down to Knoxville to see the
railroad folks about it. They tried 10
skeer me off, but I let 'em know what
was what. When got in whar the big
man was seq to him. seq I:
6 I'm the widow of Dan'1 Forbish. of
Anderson county, what was picked up
by yo'r railroad and histed thirty feet
in the air and all busted TO squash
I'm wantin' damages. and III git EN-
or raise furse.
Your man Dan1 was a-walkin' on
our track. and he wouldn't git off when
whistle footed, ser the big man in .
loud voice.
That was because he thought the
railroad was a-bIufain' him. and Dan'l
was no hand TO take a bluff.
:" I'll never pay no thousand dol
lars as long as survive on the face
OF this airth. wells the big man
Who's a-wantin' thousand dol
IarsT seq I. gittin' madden and madden
ell the time Ny DanI was a purity
good man. as men go, but he wasn't TO
be valyusd at no thousand dollars nor
yit half of it"
About how much did you 20 fnr TO
vAlyue yo'r Dan'l, who wouldn't take
buff
I'm bound TO consider seq ] ~
raps on his table with my umbrella
In hoaA6 ,fnx 70 -cQnsi6eT -tAAt FL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
ONLY 4 RAT


Prom the Detroit Free Press.
A boy ten years old suddenly APP
peared on Monroe avenue, near Pas
dolph street, the other forenoon with a
rat trap held high IL his hand The
trap contained a rat--an old veteran
who had probably eaten twenty times
his weight in Michigan cheese 70.
years and rears he had been 100 fly for
those who sought his destruction, but
the pitcher had gone 20 the veil once
too often He was sauezling and
sauirTning at=out. bat there vas no enc
to pity. The boy had scarcely gained
the street when there was q rush for
him. and men and boys were heard
shouting.
Hes got a ratt-
''Lenme git my dog
Good grsciouA what whopper-'
'EDon's Let h.m git away.
The man VINO knows all aio-1. rats
was there. OF course Also the man
who aaA made the kilIiag o! rsts
speciality all his life They torssc.3
their wzy 20 the from.
You don't want 20 fool with tia.
rat" cautioned the first
Il think know ms business. bgun,
II replied sise second.
$50 do Il
Don't interfere with ne
Three OF four dogs were brought into
The crowd The man who Ia sl~sys
HAAs1x 70. R9zs tss 42o Asso ~. q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
WANT NO COMPROMISE.

After having beaten them before the
railway commissioners and again in the
supreme court the Missouri river job
bers, convinced that new hearing will
not be granted, or if granted that the
overwhelming facts against them can
not be overcome, are now asking a COM
promise. They, and the railroads in
volved, asked compromise once be-
fore, and having succeeded in obtaining
a very favorable one reDudiated it In
order to hold on to such advantages as a
further delay might afford. The inte-
rior cities of the state desire no more
compromises and protest against any
further delay. 1t is all insincere aud
dishonest. No compromise agreed to by
individual shippers in the interior will
avail. There will be no let up until
equitable, open rates are made, what
ever individuals on the Missouri river in
conjunction with individuals in the in
terror may or may not concur in. All
that is demanded is a fair pro rate on
tonnage in unbroken lots, open to all, and
the abolition of arbitrary basing lines
and individual rebates. If the Missouri
river rate is too low let the railroads in.
crease it. 1t is not so much high rates
as discrimination which cripples and
ruins. Wichita shippers do not propose
to pay penalty for doing business in
Kansas nor yet be forced to go to the
Missouri river in order to supply their
customers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
PLAYED TIE LONG SHOT.

From the New York Press.
just before a Cortland street ferry
boat started for Jersey City the other
day a well-dressed and jewel-bedecked
scion of race tracks walked into the
mems cabin and sat down. Next to
him sat stability dressed youth, who
had saddle with him. The boys face
was wan, and a sickly sign stuck out
all over him.
The well-dressed man saw the boys
condition and asked him questions
The latter said he was suffering with
chills and fever that he had contracted
on Long Island, and that he was going
out to Elizabeth to work in one OF the
stables that contained several racers.
The well-dressed man was horse
owner himself at the Elizabeth track
and had been successful He saw in
glance that the boy was without
money and had been neglected, SO he
made his heart glad by saying to him:
''When we get out to Elizabeth l will
give you a note to doctor who will
fix you up all right" True to his
promise the horse owner gave the boy
a note to doctor of his acquaintance,
and requested him to treat the bearer
until cured and send the bill to him.
Each step grew lighter as the boy
walked towards the doctors office.
When he reached the address given he
paused and read the sign. and after
hesitating a minute walked across the
street to W here another doctors Office
was located.
In an hours time he returned to the
race track. and among the first persons
he met was his benefactor.
s'Well,' said the latter, ''did you go
where l directed you and get medi-
cine?"
The boy hung his head as though
ashamed. and when he found courage
to look the man square in the face re-
piled: mo, sir; did not
"And why did mt your
because, SIR" he said, sheepishly,
the doctor what you sent me to had
sign out what said: office hours, 9 to
IL and the doctors sign across the
street said: office hours, 10 to g. so
couldn't resist der temptation and
played the long shot"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
SAD IF LESS FUNNY.

The protests of the Leavenworth Times
against ring rule would be amusing were
they less hopeless. The Times had very
little sympathy for the EAGLES rebel.
lion, which so unsettled the old crowd
for awhile. But the party is in the old
rut, and it is no particular breach of con-
fidence to inform the Times that the
slate is arranged from top to bottom. and
it is one that stands little chance of be-
ing broken. The Times nor its editor
are in it, save in the bare chance of get
ting woman suffrage tackled on to the
platform. In another year or two more
the EAGLE will be anything but lone
some. However, we suppose hades is
not rendered any less hot by its increas-
ing immigration. John Ingalls, has even
given itup and left the state to be gone
months, yet the Times need not conclude
from this that the Missouri river has
been left out. No, indeed; that interest
is strictly in it, as will be Leavenwortb
in quite sense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

Dan'1 was wuth one hundred and
fifty dollars to me. and if I don't
git it I'll wallop this yere railroad
with lawsuit. It hain't no use to try
to skeer me, fur I'm like Dan'l about a
bluff.
Then what did he say?'' / asked as
she paused.
HE cum right outer the tree al
pleasant as basket of chips, and arter
| had writ my name to a paper he
counted me out the money, and hopes
thar is no hard feelin's bekase they
h'isted and busted Dan1. rW got the
greenbacks right yere in my busum,
with three pins to hold it fast Ever
hev anything to do with railroad,
stranger?'
Not very much"
wall, if the time ever Gums, yo'
walk right in on the biggest toad in
the puddle and pound on his desk with
yer umbrella and don't be skeert OF
him. He'll holler at We and look pow
erful ugly, but when he sees We amt to
be bluffed he'll climb down from his
perch and count out the cash.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

Stree, car and eIbo~ed his way IN 4.
demand:
"Whst's all this fuss about? A rat.
eh! Now. then, every body stand back.
, Gimme that trap"
The boy demurred. IL was his trap
and his rat He felt that he ought &c
be consulted.
Let 'er go. Gallagher yelled ons
of the crowd.
where's your rat?''
Somebody hit the man with the red
necktie."
A policeman now appeared lie be-
gan To use his official elbows 70 open
path for his body, but the crowd re-
sented the action, and begun 10 hustle
him until he threatened TO collar SONS
one. Meanwhile the two men who
knew all about rata were ja~ing with
the man who wanted 10 boss the Job.
and the boy was declaring that his
brother would lick the man who stole
his rodent
You're n liar
Hit him one"
Look out for the cop."
The crowd DegaD 20 circle aroand.
and the bog fell down snd lost his trap.
Some one picked IL up and shook the
rat ont. and the dogs and ue1 and boy-
we're all mixed up. and falling over
zach other. In tho confusion the rat
got away into the sewer. the police
man raped three men on ths back
with his club. and the crowd dissolved,
leaving about dozen hats kicking
around on the battle-ground. Then
to: Of peoplc SHOOK their ssts in the
Air. and another lot called somebody
liar. and everybody went away mad
and threatening IN get even IL IL took
hin . whole year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

The indictment against the state adj
minstration contained in the open letter
Of A. j. Smith of Kansas City, Kan.
suggests the query of whether it was
filed on Smiths own motion, or as the
attorney of Mrs. Lease? True, Mrs.
Lease failed to make her threatened
expose at Leavenworth, as announced.
but that failure did not exhaust her
right to the scinch she had taken on the
job, and while Smiths allegations may
be literally true, he is placed somewhat
in the position of an accessory after
the fact.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
ABOUT THAT CONTEST.

Two Of Wichita's prominent, not to
say ambitious, Republican statesmen,
both desiring the nomination for the
same honorable station, agreed to settle
the matter of their respective candida
cies by submitting their claims to the
Republicans of this county at regular
primary election, the man having the
greatest number of votes TO be the one
to be supported by the Sedgwick delega-
ton in the state convention for congress
man at large. Both of these gentlemen
being popular at home, as well as
abroad, have their local adherents and
admirers. Up to within few days,
however, the FRIENDS of each were pro-
testing that as the contest was only to be
a good natured trial of strength no
efforts would be put forth by the
partisans of either to influence the re-
suit at the primaries. 1t would be per-
fectly proper to pursue this course, yet
just as proper to pursue the other.
There could be no harm, nor should
any criticism be made if the noncom-
initial program should be abandoned by
both sides and red hot canvass be
made. But should this occur, should
the boys as Is their wont, turn them
selves loose the temptation will be very
great to run in the 'unquestionable"
and the unknown" to play the pop
floater and the Democratic bum and the
all around stinker, for all they might be
worth. What the EAGLE desires to
say, and if possible, to impress upon the
more active gentlemen on both sides is
that this is TO be family affair in
which no bad blood should be engender-
ed, an affair 10 be settled as not to leave
any individual rancor or party distrac-
ton, and that 10 have it such, only Re-
publicans must take a hand. Other
wise the contest will distract the party
and either eliminate in a contest before
the Republican state convention, which
would prove humiliating no less than
weakening, or the successful candidate
would lose all the prestige that such q
contest, If clean and satisfactory all
sAIOQHus NpuiA ShfS llIni III tilS state
This trial of strength is to be made
within a week. The character OF it will
be closely watched. If conducted on
the lines suggested our candidate will
have won standing il convention, but
If the local victory is questioned or is
met with protest from any quarter the
proposed amicahle settlement will prove
worse than if no settlement whatever
had been attempted.
Let 1t be a clean, square, out and out
contest. such as will leave
the party harmonious unit, otherwise
the EAGLE and local party leaders will
be left powerless to effectively aid the
winning man in the after contest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
PENITENTIARY 100 GOOD.

The most damnable charge of secret
bribery ever laid at the door Of any state
administration in the entire history of
the country is that of j. A. Smith
against the Pop state officials at Topeka.
1t is simply astounding and so entirely
beyond probable credibility that Re-
publican papers refused to publish the
details which have since appeared. For
one we were inclined to believe that the
whole thing came of the corrupt hearts
of a horde of defeated, angry gamblers
and boodllng skunks abiding about the
mouth of the Kaw river But again we
recall the charge of the Capital last win
ter and the evasive and unsatisfactory
testimony touching the 81 500 which was
traced to the state house, and we don't
know what 10 think. Somebody ought
to go TO the penitentiary. The whole mat
ter must be sifted to the bottom. If the
letter of Smith is within thousand miles
of the truth, either as to the payment OF
of moneys for the appointment of police
commissioners, or the $4,000 per month
that should have gone to the governors
office, or as to the penitentiary and state
mines coal deal, no penal punishment
could be too severe for every man who
had hand in it. 1t is said the expose is
due Mrs. Lease. No honest woman or
man could have withheld such Enowl-
edge for moment. The whole indict-
ment is most humiliating and it is due
the people of the state that Governor
Lewelling should speak quickly and
emphatically or that otherwise proceed
ing be instituted Immediately against
every one directly or remotely con-
nected with such damnable business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

The Democratic leaders are fiattering
themselves and their followers with the
notion that with the Wilson bill enacted
into law the tariff question will not be
an issue in the pending congressional
election to be held next fall, and that
with the federal elections law repealed
their party will have no issues to meet
and an open, sesame, to victory, but they
will have that conceit knocked ouf of
them before the November ides are gone
If there were nothing else to harrass
them the issuing of bonds to support
the government will be enough to over
whelm and damn the party everlast-
iugly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
a POLITE MANS REBUFF.

From the Detroit Free Press
She entered Wood ward avenue car
| 20 find every seat taken and two or
three men standing up, but as she
| reached up for a strap an oldish man,
who was comfortab bly, fixed. raised his
| hand to attract her attention, and said:
"Lemme offer you this seat. marin. -
''Oh, no! no. no." she protested.
But I'd like to. marin. You seem to
be real decent person, and it's too
bad to make you stand up
Il am all right" she answered, as
| she turned away to cut him on.
'say, marin, femme offer you this
seat" persisted the man. ''You may
be lame fur all / know, and if l found
it out afterward I'd feel skunky mean. :"
81 told you preferred to standl" she
sharply retorted, while her ears caught
giggle here and there among the pas
sengers.
"Yaas, know We did, but it's heap
easier to ride sittin' down. Thar amt
no hog about me. I'm allus ready to do
anybody favor if they look decent and
respectable Do femme offer you this
seat, marm.''
Don't you see that you are annoying
the lady?" whispered man across the
aisle.
mo. Am 1? If I hev ANNOYED her
I'm blamed sorry fur it, and will ak her
forgiveness. Mebbe she thought if she
took nthe seat I'd go on and ask all
bout her health land her family. and
relashuns and try to git acquainted
with her, but that hain't my way I'm
no Jim Dandy a-canterin round loekin
fur nashes."
Every body was grinning and giggling
and the properly indignant lady sig
nailed the conductor and left the car.
When she had disappeared the passen-
ger who had before spoken leaned for.
ward and said to the old man:
Say, old man, you'll get the boot
some day if you keep on.'
''What'l / get the butte tur?"
For talking too much in q stree,
car
Il viii, hey! l want to be right thas
when the teller tries it. l guess thar
hain't no law agir talkin' in street
car. What's street car fur? All
did was to offer to give up my seat to
that woman and to tell her l was no
hog. Is that agin the law? If it is
than I'll be smashed if all the women
folks in this town can't stand up till
they fall down fur all of me. I've Jest
got my dander up and the hull giggIin'
crowd OF ye kin go to Texas and giggle
yerselves into fits!''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
LOVE AND CURIOS.

From the Detroit Tribune.
They were alone in the curio hall
1t was growing dusk and all was still
save the forced gayety of the laughing
hyena in the menagerie upstairs.
The living skeleton nestled yet close,
to the fat woman and gazed fondly into
her face.
''Arabella,'' he murmured, 1--WE are
very happy"
Her lip trembled.
Yes, Plantagenet," she faltered
Insinuating her arm about her elbow
he gently drew the latter to his bosom
'And isn't my tootsey wootsey sure?'
he persisted.
Mists gathered in her eyes and pres.
emily tear, clinging for a moment tc
the end of her nose, splashed upon her
heaving bosom.
'.Oh, Plantagenet, she sobbed.
He was frantic.
Light of my life, :" he cried, tell me
ALL
She wept and was silent.
SIS it"
His look had grown hard and des
perate and his voice was thrill.
that you regret plighting your
troth to me? / will unsay the words. 81
She wrung her hands in anguish and
moaned aloud
''No, no, no"
In her terror she clutched him and
would have risen agitatedly, but for
the nature of her calling.
''-Plantagenet Do not leave me
alone in my sorrow" Sorrow, Ara.
bella?"
Distrustfully he glared at her.
Hast thou SORROWS" he demanded,
"of which I, your fiance, know not?"
She trembled.
cara bella. l insist
1t was dark now. Outside, the au.
tumn windsN histled drearily, and the
Pickering light cast weird shadows
upon the pavement The efforts of the
one-man band to get in tune warned
them that the evening was wearing on
apace-
Ara bella, now or never"
With sudden calmness she confront
ed him.
Believe me, PLAINLY" she earnestly
declared. 81 love you and l rejoice
that you are mine, but my heart grows
sore"
''Arabella.
las am forced to accept the con-
clusion that wide skirts and ruffies will
stay in another season"
He had jus. time TO embrace her left
shoulder when the hoarse voice of the
lecturer, explaining the gallery of hor-
rors, recalled them to the sterner real
tiles of life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09


The markets occasionally show anoma-
lous situations. One is very conspicu
Gus just now. Instead of causing farm
ers and others to hold their wheat, the
decline in the price seems to prompt
them TO let it so, the result being to all
but flood the markets with the grain.
which circumstance is set up as the
reason for the prevailing low prices.
This situation will probably continue
until the visible supply is materially re-
duced, and then the conditions will run
to the other extreme; that is, as the sup
ply is reduced the price will go UP, and
this in turn will prompt holders of the
grain 10 hold on 10 it. thus keeping I'D
the see-saw, ad in.inituu.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

Railroad people declare that the de-
mand for tickets to New Orleans on
account of the Mardi Gras festivities
this season has been unusually light; SO
light, in fact, as to amount to next to
nothing. This is accounted for in part
by the financial stringency which has
not relaxed to any great extent; but
more SO perhaps, by the surfeit of that
character Of entertainment afforded by
the big Chicago fair of last year. 1t will
take year or two for the country to
recoup its exhausted endeavor in that
direction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
She GO. There.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A Second avenue lady sent her seven
vear-old boy four or FIVE blocks up
street to tell a friend of hers to come
In and see her on business A few min
utes after the boys return the lady
drove up in cart
Mamma. inquired the boy. sis that
4 jiffy Mrs. Blank is riding in?n
"A jiffy," exclaimed the mother. 81
never heard OF such thing. What's =
iify?"
Il don't know" replied the child
earnestly; she told me when ! told
her you wanted her that she would be
here in a jiffy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
Console No Such Possibility

From tie KANSAS Chf~g
Colonel Hailoweil and Speaker Doug
lass, rival Candidates for congressman
at-large, have compromised by agreeing
10 submit their claims TO the Repubii-
cans OF Sedgwick county. and which
ever is Endorsed. the other is 10 with
draw. Ii is barely possible-under-
stand, We say barely possibie-that the
state convention may not see proper to
take the candidate from Ssdew.ck
county. In that case. all toe trouble
viii have been for nothing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09
To Boom Muscular Christianity


Fron the FOst scas; Hoaltsy.
\ new officer has been added 70 the
board O. instruction Of the state uni
versiiy. The Rev. II. A Cewan Of -
Joseph has been appointed professor o.
physicsl culture aGd chapel director
His duties viii be TO pray for the welfare
Of the students souls az the chapel e1er-
eises and direct the development Of their
muscles at ether times. Il IS TO be bon-eo
taat be may succeed IN giving the 20
tsncy CT the flying wedgs 10 gosgei
truth, and ~ the same time isnssiure
Lawrence football strategy with some Of
the spirit Of christianity II the ReF.
Cowzn is equal 10 the opportunities 81
his position muscular christianity should
enter or such boom as has no: bren
seen since the dsys Ct Peter Cartwright.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

Tie situation between the Missouri
senator's and the administration is said
TO be as strained as that between Hill
and Cleveland, and from The same
cause-mug-w umpery in federal APP
rointments. Meanwhile the public SER
vice in Missouri is being administered
with wonted Republican efficiency By
true and tried Republicans, where they
q se ROT Teen removed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

The Empora Gazette accepts the
Newton Republicans averment that s'the
latest fashion is for ladies TO wear
tights" as correct. inasmuch as the sub
jet will not bear investigation. How.
ever, an informal inquiry might lend
some color TO the subject which some
may consider gauzy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

The safe in Newton containing the
CITY funds was attempted 10 be forced
open night or two ago. but the attempt
failed. This is rather remarkable ex-
ception to the rule; such efforts are
usually successful. Another noticeable
feature OF the incident WAS the fact tina.
the safe contained municipal cash.
which is prima facie evidence tina; the
municipality is under Republican con
troll.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-09

The plea set up in defense of the state
house crowd against the alleged Kansas
City lottery Doodle business, that is, that
the man who made the charges is him
self boodlei. while it may be true as to
the statement of fact is of nothing
worth either in extenuation or as proof
in defense. Ii is an old axiom that it
takes thief TO catch thief.