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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
THAT pop SCHEME.

The Wichita EAGLE indorses the north
and south railroad scheme of our Populist
brethren and says that such a road is sure
to be built sometime. We believe that the
EAGLE is right.-Eureka Messenger.
The EAGLE indorses the railroad, not
the scheme. The products of the trans
missouri airs going to find an outlet
through gulf ports. We have railroads
in sufficient number reaching those ports
now, but they are roads dependent upon
their eastern terminals and eastern con-
nections. An Independent trunk line is
the only power that can force the pres
ent roads to haul ton Of freight, for in.
stance, from Wichita to the gulf, for the
same price that they haul it to Chicago,
exactly the same distance, or that would
prevent railroads from charging double
as much for a commodity from Calves
ton to Wichita that they charge for
hauling the same thing on to the Mis-
souri, river, two hundred miles farther.
We know little about our Popu list
brethren's scheme, but as it looks to the
construction of line of road that the
EAGLE advocated for years and long be-
fore Populist party was thought of,
we are not going back on our own con-
victions because said party happens to
side with our views.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
DANGEROUS CRANKS.

Greencastle, Ind, is being shaken up
by pair of clairvoyant cranks, who are
sailing under the tricolor of evangeIists,
clairvoyants and direct messengers from
spirit land. To those whom they can
interest in their services, or seances, this
array of gifts is enough to terrify to the
verge of insanity, and it is even stated
that several of their converts or victims,
at the place cited, are hopelessly insane.
That such abuses of the general welfare
are allowed to exist, and go unpublished,
is sad commentary upon the laws
which purport to maintain the peace of
society. To rob man of his reason is
worse than to take off his head. This
is doubly culpable when the victim hap
pens to be the father or mother of help
less children. This class of itinerant
mountebanks should be taken in hand,
and, instead of crowding the halls and
churches to hear their heresles, and par
ticlpate in their diabolical service, the
authorities should promptly lock
them I'D.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
MOLLIE AND THE PRINCESS.

Colonel Dan Anthony hypothecates a
case against the EAGLE and then pro-
ceeds to whale US with vim begotten
of an assumed superiority, that doubt
less is the admiration of all the readers
of the Times. Much contemplation OF
the female suffrage question hath made
our moderate and courteous cotempo-
rary crazy. The EAGLE not only con-
scented that DIollie Lease of Wichita
stood all Gotham on its head, but
quoted her praises from the World and
Herald. Let us assure the Times that
Notwithstanding all the suffrage cackl
ing which is now distracting the ambi-
ent air of sunhowerdom, our dearly be-
loved state would suffer from quiescent
oblivion but for Wichita. Mollie Lease,
Lewelling, with all the Pop-environ-
ment, are they not synonyms of Kansas.
and are not they all of Wichita, and
when was the EAGLE ever faithless to
the Peerless Princess.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
LIMIT THE SUFFRAGE.

The acquittal of Dan Coughlin for the
murder of DR.. Cronin, in the face of the
overwhelming mass of direct and cir
cumstantial evidence, all pointing to his
guilt, could not have occurred, probably,
in any city in this country outside Of
Chicago and New York. The right
minded and unprejudiced people of
Chicago must stand amazed over such a
verdict from twelve of their own citi-
zens. There seems to be but one opinion
coming from all the thousands who have
followed the testimony. There could
have been but one true verdict. II the
testimony upon the former trial was
sufficient to have sent Coughlin to the
penitentiary, then the accumulations of
new facts and important links, that
could not be secured heretofore, but
which were adduced in the last trial,
should have hung him. as high as
Hannah. 1t is sometimes charged that
at the bottom of the rottennesS of mu-
nicipal government and CT the outrages
upon right and justice to be found in
New York and Chicago, are the foreign
elements which control the political
affairs of those cities. But who believes
that. Coughlin could have been cleared
in face of such evidence in any great
city of the world, in London, Paris or
Berlin. The foreign elements may be to
blame, in taking advantage of the loose
situations as they find them, yet the re-
sponsibility lies at the door of the Ameri-
can citizen and of the upright of all
countries who have adopted America
for their home. Municipal government
in America is the most corrupt the world
ever saw, and the trouble is directly
traceable to the inaction and unconcern
of those who seem only to bewail the
fact when they are called to foot the
bills that finally reach them through the
tax gatherer. The crimes repre-
sented by The murder of Mayor Harrison
and DR.. Cronin, horrible as they were,
will be counted light in comparison to
those which will follow in the absence
of radical reform, or rather revolution,
in the municipal government of this
country. The reform must go to the
bottom of the entire suffrage question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| Ponca City has an occupation tax OF IS
per annum.
Even the Democrats have begun to COM
| plIment Dennis Flynn.
Judge Bierer is said to have made quite
| a hit with the attorneys.
The new paper at Norman will be known
as ''McMasters' Weekly"
The Sax and Fox Indians were paid ST..
| 600 at the agency Wednesday.
The Capital National bank of Guthrie
has S1s6. 24l in individual deposits.
| Another foreign nation, the Kickapoo,
| is kicking against allotment.
The south wing of the Normal school
at Edmond is ready for the joists.
It is said that Judge McAtee has fuan-
cial interest in the Kingfisher Times.
The center of the prohibition movement
in Oklahoma seems to be in Watonga.
r. w. McAdam is now Democratic ma
tional committeeman for the Indian Terri
| tory.
Hamlin Sawyer's suit against Captain
Stiles for false Imprisonment is to come up
soon.
Frank Greer is supporting ticket that
will win and he is smiling at sixty miles
an hour.
Beall is very popular in Oklahoma
county and that is why the change OF
venue was made.
The Enid Wave complains that there
are men in that town who would like to tie
tin can to its tail.
= l. ,t,nvr
bles the tumble weed, so when you see
one, hit it with hoe.
The Lexington Leader wants to lead a
campaign against marriages between
white and colored people.
A Woodward paper says an Indian will
never buy thing unless it is cheap. 1t is
fact that Indians are close.
1t has been discovered that the peach.
buds OF Oklahoma are uninjured. and the
world can continue TO revolve.
Judge Scott cannot sit on the Beall case.
as he was once BesIls counsel. Judge
McAtee will probably Try the case.
1t is said, but not authoritstively, that
the president of the Guthrie school board
has gone to New Mexico for his health.
In Tue Interest OF SOOu goNctunitut eotiic
of the numerous bandits in Oklahoma
should give the deputy marshals chance
and surrender.
Oklahoma City Gazette: The merchants
complain that there are several negro van
dals who surreptitiousiy spit tobacco
Juice upon show windows and then come
around and solicit the job OF cleaning
them off foc financial consideration.
j. w. Pryor of Oklahoma City, while
driving between Perkins and Saltwater,
Wednesday, was held up. Mr.. Pryor wore
gloves aud slipped roll OF bills up against
the palm of his hand when be saw the
robbers game. They made him hold MP
his hands, and, on that account, they miss
ed the Doodle.
Oklahoma Times-Journal: Galusha
Grow. the father OF the homestead law.
! will make fight against the plan OF the
interior department to sell the kickapo
lands to the highest bidder. He Is not Of
the opinion that this is a good way TO open
the public domain 20 settlement There
| viii be very vigorous fight against the
administration plan in this matter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
GOT WHAT He ASKED FOR.
He Wanted q Horse with Lots OF Snap In
1t and Got It

He Wanted q Horse with Lots OF Snap In
1t and Got II
"Got something frisky?'' he asked, as
he walked into livery stable and
called for saddle horse. Something
that will prance about lively and wake
a fellow out of his lethargy. I can
ride the trick mule in circus, and can
back anything that wears hair.
They brought him out calico-col.
ored beast with vicious eye, aud he
mounted it and dashed of. Before he
had gone two blocks the animal bucked,
crashed through high board fence
and plunged into cellar, tossing his
rider over the top of an adjacent wood
shed and landing him on the ragged
edge of lawn-mower. They bore him
home, Strengthened him out and three
surgeons came in and reduced his dislo-
cations and plastered him up with raw
beef.
A few weeks later he called at the
stable and said If they had-a gentle
saw-horse with an affectionate DISPOSE
ton, bride with curb bit and mar
tingales and saddle with two horns
and a crupper to it, he believed he
would go up in the haymow and gallop
around little where it was soft and it
wouldn't hurt him if he went to sleep
and fell off, as he did the other day
Washington Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
A TRUST BOSS souIRMs.

Mr.. Midgley, chairman of the West
ern Freight association called his Trust
together and had resolutions passed con-
demning the action of the receivers Of
the Santa Fe in Withdrawing from Traf.
fic Trust agreement, claiming that by
their actions that they were injuring the
interests of the stock and bond holders.
The public will hardly agree with Mr..
Midgley. For years the western roads
have been run by the dictation of Mr..
Midgley and other chairmen of different
Ira ffic Trust associations and the result
is they are nearly all in the hands of re-
ceivers. ANY policy different from Mir.
Midgley's high priced combine views
ought to be tried as an experiment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
THE GoLDBUGS TlE-UP.

The Sterling Gazette-Bulletin. if it
does not wish TO misrepresent the EAGLE,
viii please note that we said that an
ounce" or pound" of gold would buy
almost double that of silver. OF labor or
of anything elsa than it would ten years
ago. The dollar" is legal tender,
whether it Is made of gold, silver or
paper. There is no premium on gold
dollar over silver or over paper dol
lar, bat there is, in reality, premium
on gold over actual values of every de-
scription, including labor and its prod
ucts, markedly SO over the prices of
these things OF ten years ago. The
spirit of our article was that gold had
increased IN purchasing power, as COM
pared to every other value, regularly
and systematically. simply from the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

fact of its, first, being the en-
forced standard for all values,
and, secondly. because Of its
apparent scarcity, brought about
and maintained by ''corner." But for
the credit power of the governments
fiat, gold would be at premium, today.
over both silver and paper. In attempt
ing to sustain that fat value of silver
aud of paper was the treasury depleted.
But after all, at the bottom Of the whole
trouble is the gold bug with his single
standard and his "corner." In fore
ing the liquidation of the worlds debts
in gold the values of that country whose
gold is tied up, by either enactment or
corner" must suffer, and in proportion
to the tightness of the cite up
To put our proposition into another
and probably more simple form: An
ounce of silver metal will buy today
as much Of wheat or meat, labor or
calico as it would ten years ago, but it
will not buy as much gold hardly by
one-half! Why?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
THAT WICHITA TRADE CONVENTION.

The convention to be held in this city
next month for the purpose of improving
the trade relations of this Trans-Missouri
country with the southern ports is at
tracing good deal of interest. The
board of trade are in receipt of letters
from Galveston, New Orleans and Mo-
bile, asking for details. and promising to
send delegates.
For years the EAGLE has advocated
that our surplus should go to the near
est port. Today wheat is selling in this
market for cents more than it will
bring to chip to Chicago or St. Louis on
regular tariff. Cut rates and rebates
are being offered to move the stuff east
What is needed is large storage elevators
centrally located, and the grain of Kan
sas and Nebraska, with proper facilities
at any of the southern ports, would all
go south. A great deal of the grain Of
Kansas is shipped to st. Louis and then
reshipped to New Orleans, making a
haul of over 200 miles more than a
direct shipment to tie south. 1t is a
well known fact that large quantity of
grain stored ready for shipment COM
mands better rates than shipping in a
small way. The southern ports can only
get the business that justly belongs 10
them by coming after the business, and
pursuing the same business methods of
eastern markets, and then it will be i'm
possible for the railroads 10 take Kansas
export wheat to New York which is az
least twice the haul that il would be to
any of the southern markets. The BUSH
ness is here and it remains to be seen
whether southern enterprise will take it,
or let it continue TO be diverted at such
great odds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
WE MUST HAVE MONEY.

From the Dighton Herald.
The Wichita EAGLE, under the cap
ton Legislation Don't Pay Debts" pre-
sents some facts very forclbly that are
worthy the notice of all The causes
for the present condition of things are
too many to enuruerate. Some may be
due to mistakes in legislation, others to
individual management; but what we
must have now is money. The man
who is hungry don't wait for the legisla-
ture to act, neither should he in this
matter. The article is strong argu-
ment against the foolish idea of legisla-
tive debt-paying.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
A BIG HUNT.
From the Chicago

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Five hundred thousand men who voted
for Dir. Cleveland have also been on
"hunting excursions the past year, not
for ducks and bears, but for work they
have failed to find, owing to this ''taritf
tinkering," business Strengthening admin
istration. But it doesn't seem to give
either the president or his well-pald
officials any anxiety or uneasiness. They
seem to think American workingmen
needed few lessons in economy. But
people get tired of even as good things
as free soup houses" and receivers
the two most prominent products of the
present administration.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

With school board before the grand
jury at Guthrie, two belligerent MAYORS
at Enid, two newspaper men up before
a court for contempt at Oklahoma CITY.
ten county seat contests, fifteen local
elections, and forty new railroads on
paper. Oklahoma may be able 10 hold
cut week longer without calling out
the fire department.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

II is recommended that the county central
committees of the several counties select the
time for holding the county conventions 70
name delegates and alternates for the con.
rressional convention, and that the names OF
ali delegates and alternates be certified to the
secretary of this committee Immediately
thereafter.
committee.
MORGAN CARAwAY, Chairman.
L. NJ. AxLINE, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

ii is to be hoped that Victoria will yet
feel the necessity of treating Gladstone
as young William had to treat Bismarck.
And further. it is hoped that Gladstone,
unlike Bismarck, will sit aloft and laugh
the queen to scorn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
WICHITA TIE PLACE
From the Kingman Courier.

= OIII tlIS sN4HbLIlAIL NVtlIaNF,
Wichita Is raising money to build an
auditorium. that is we supp Sc they in
tend TO build it if they secure the Re-
publican state convention. Topeka has
no good convention hall and if She don't
get move on herself and provide one.
she is likely to lose many of the i'm
Iortant state gatherings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

1t is to be regretted that it fell to Sem
ator PETER to move an investigation in
to the sugar speculation among certain
senators. The country viii not take
PETER seriously, and the matter should
be taken that way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
KANSAS Is FOR SILVER.
From the Known Signal.

From the Known Signal
There are a few weakened Republi-
can brethren of the cuckoo stripe in this
county who still follow the lead OF John
Sherman, who has Judasized the he
publican party long enough.
When we read the following sound
and sensible observations in last Sund-
days Wichita EAGLE we clipped it in
stanter and now repubiish it because 1t
breathes a Republican spirit throughout
and for the further reason that few
mullet heads who can do nothing but
gable gold standard rot, and question
our loyalty to party because we dare to
affirm principle when we demand free
coinage of silver, may see the error OF
their ways and repent before it is ever
lastingly too late.
We feel like shouting, Bully for Muir
dock! Such articles as the one here
with appended does our party more
good in one minute than all the columns
ever printed about the tariff can do IN
century.
We hope Colonel Murdoch will con-
tinue in this manner until he forces each
candidate before the congressional and
state conventions to define himself
strictly on financial questions before be-
ing made the standard bearer Of the
party in any campaign or for any office
within the franchises of the Republican
party Of Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Ballet girls in New York who form
sriy received s50a week are now eager
to work for Sl2. 1t may be that the leg
show is ioosing its popularity. There is
one thing sure-you cannot elevate the
stage by elevating the skirt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Queen Victoria is not SO popular as
she was. The people do not like to see
her change premiers with The same in
difference that she would in getting
set of new false teeth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
PHELPS COUGH, COLD ANO
GROUP CURE.

James Headley, Monroe st. suf-
fered intensely. His lungs were
very sore from coughing and he
could not sleep This continued
for ten days He then called q
physician lat nigdt) but obtained
no relief. Then he tried Phelps
Cough and Cold Cure, the result
by the second night the soreness
all gone. cough entirely. cured.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Wife 81 bought you two pre- sents
to-day" Husband-"What are they7'
"a fur-lined overcoat and linen
duster." Thank Heaven! I'm equip
ped for the rest of the winter
Clothier and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Little is known of the pantalooned
Tom King, the female desperate, but it
is quite likely that she sprang into exist
cree during the epoch of female sus-
penders.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

-Tommy-''Paw, what is limb OF
the law?'" Mr.. Figg-'I guess it
means the leg that your lawyer pulls
every time you ask him q question:
indianapolis Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
The First Thing.

Briggs-Weil. old man. Two been
down to the academy all the morning
hanging pictures
Palette-Did you hang up miner
Briggs-oh, yes We began at tia
ton -Brooklvn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

When Victoria offered Gladstone a
peerage, after he had been doing his
best to abolish the house of lords, the old
man must have thought In eighteen diff
ferent colors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Owing to slight break in the ma
chinery, the pope will not include the A.
p. A. when he removes the ban from Sc
BRET societies,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

John Davis, congressman from Kan
sas, is reported to have again failed to
get his brain and bis mouth to act in
con junction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

If the Catholic pope removes the ban
from the secret societies, it will be the
most important step ever taken in the
history OF the church of this country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
Financial Activity.

"How is Cullen getting along now7"
s'Splendidly. for him"
'How do you know
HE has just succeeded IN borrowing
ten dollars from me-r-Washingtou
Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

1t is quite an old principle that the
man who cannot hold his tongue cannot
hold his job, and that was what allied
Willis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

1t is about time to apply the guillotine
poultice to the neck of one Breton, OF
France.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

ouericus-So the doctor saved his
life?
Cynicus - His poverty, rather. I
should say. He was too poor to have
tie prescriptions fIed--Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Artz fell down by not following Mrs.
Leases advice. He did not raise less
corn and more hell. He raised vouch-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

To employ phrase that can be found
in all standard works, Breckinbridge
seems to be in hole with the sides
creased.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

wealth and population westward in the
next decade than was ever accomplished
in given length of time. Those who
would join the procession had better fall
in now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

jackson has reach that is one inch
longer than Corbett's. But Corbett has
lately been proving that he has the
longer tongue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

PETER calls on all Popuiists to put
their shoulders to the wheel. What
wheel? The one in PETERS head?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTiCN.

A delegate convention OF the Repubiscaths ms
stale of Kansas is hereby called to meet in the
oitv of Newton on Thus day, May 3rd, 1884, at
~ IA. for the purpose of nominating cahoi-
date for congress.
The basis of representation in said conven-
ton shall be one delegate at-large for eacn .,
county in the district, and one delegate ~,
each 200 votes and major fraction thereon cast
for Chester i, Long for congress in 1872; pro-
vided no county shall have less than Two deie-
gates under which rule delegates are apPof-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Miss Pollard was born later and be.
longs to a different generation than
Maria Halpin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

The Democrats of Troy, n. Y, elected
the mayor without killing more than
two men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

AS minister ex-senator ingalls,
would certainly be excellent at preach
ing what he practiced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

With singular delicacy and technique.
the Brazilian situation still continues to
continue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

Breckenridge doesn't seem to realize
that he is monkeying with a matter
that is not insulated.