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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
WHY WHACK WICHITA?

| The editor of the Eagle reads the
| wall OF the editor of the Kansas City
Gazette. on the woes Of Wichita, with
the mingled feeling Of Il wilmer and a
| kicker. The Eagle in consenting that
| Wichita is hard up, and that the meet
ings alluded to, in which the state
mentS quoted We're actually held. would
still not advise anybody iii getting out
/ of this town TO go TO either of the Kan
saS Cities ut the mouth of the Kaw.
| with any expectation OF lettering their
condition, nor even to Topeka, in the
absence of an assurance Of Il railway
or Il political job with Il fat salary
attached. Wichita is not only hard
up, but must raise the TWO hundred
thousand dollars in taxes the coming
year, as stated by the Gazette. Wich-
! ita's Affections are terrible. Her values
have Sunken like the national gold re
serve, her population decreased, and
many Of her best men and some Of her
biggest monetary institutions have
gone to the wall.
All of these things areadmitted.-n
of them denied; and still, Wichita con
tinucs 10 be the best town in Kansas,
with the surest future. That in her
which is the basis OF all centerS has
not Shrunken. The volume of her com
morcial business, in face of all The
other troubles and caIamitieS, has
held its own, not only. but expanded
in some directions. Kansas City, Kan
SaS as a commercial parasite. and To-
peka as a political and corporate fun
gus, are liable TO be Topped of. Neither
Of them stand On their own bottoms.
Wichita is what she is in aGd of her
self, in spite Of every adverse influence
and in the absence of all Independent
contingencies. near or remote While
our Affections, as a community. have
been terrible, and are still terrible,
they have not been of the character
that affect the chances of the past pres
ent or future OF Wichita becommis
the greatest commercial chg between /
the Missouri river and the Rocky I
mountains. Her disasters have been (
individual disasters, everyone of them /!
traceable 10 the general financial and /
industrial depression of the country /
at large. Even her best men who /
have gone down from Oyerreaching /
themselves during the days of pros I
perity would not have succumbed had /
the general affairs in the country at /
large maintained an equilibrium. |
Wichita, i'll short possesses practically /
all that she ever had, save the bright, I
enterprising individuals alluded TO. |
and the capital controlled by them. |
These are gone and their absence,
while keenly felt at present, will be |
replaced. There is no question as 10 .
this. any more than that Wichita ten
years hence Will be the most solid city
in the state, by which time her weekly
banking house clearances viii be twice
those of any other city between the
Missouri river and the Rock mountains.
that of Kansas City, Kan, not eX-
ccDtcd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
WICaITANs IN TOPEKA

From the Topeka Capital.
The Copeland guests yesterday in
Guided Representative p. y. Rohr-
baugh OF Wichita and Victor Murdoch
Of the Wichita Eagle.
Air. Rohrbaugh is the author of the
bill which passed the legislature max
ing the offices OF city clerk. attorney
and treasurer elective rather than ap-
pointive, and is very much pleased
with the results as demonstrated by
the primaries lately held in the cities of
the first class. The Wichita people
We're especially pleased with the re-
suits. though some of the unpleasant
features of primaries in that city are
obviated by the plan of nominating
their city officers in municipal conven-
ton. This entirely does away with
the possibility Of such ENVIRONMENTS
at Topeka is now experiencing.
Mr.. Rohrbaugh feels that his plan
has been successful in accomplishing
what he wished Tor. in that il mas pre-
vented the certainty of a mayors re-
ceiIing the support Of the city officers
for reelection since their continuance
in Office no longer depends upon his
He believes that the matter should be
carried further, however and the street
commissioner place and other offices
filed in the same manner. The action
in this matter does not reflect any
upon the Wichita city government. as
the whole ticket has been renominated
there. Another thing that il prevents
is the wholesale promising Of posi-
toms IL supporters and the inevitable
result, as when he can only give each
office to one man, the others antago-
niZe him.
Mr.. Murdoch spoke Of the Oreaniza-
ton Of the appellate court. He said
that at first Judge DeuniSon made a
hard fight TO get d Populist on for clerk
but that after the question was solved
he had accepted it philosophically. and
concord in the sessions Is an assured
fact. He says that he has no idea Of
giving up newspaper work and that II
his duties as clerk interfere with his
work on the Eagle. he viii resign his
new position.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
THE NEED OF SOCIAL CULTURE.

Mr.. Harris Sedgwick, in an address
before the Connecticut state board of
agriculture, deprecateS the want Of
social life among the farmers. He
likenS this old-fashioned quality to the
chapter on snakes in Ireland. which
begins and ends with. There are no
snakes in Ireland" He says: 1T is
rare that Il farmer bitches up his team.
takes his wife and goes for visit to Il
neighbor, look over his crops and stock.
takes tea and goes home. Social visit
ing seems to be a thing Of the past.
This state Of thing is all
wrong. ] am persuaded that more peo-
pie have been driven from the farm
by its isolation and lonlineSs than from
any other cause. Poor roads, poor
schools, a lack OF interest in our neigh
b0rS hard work. small prices and heavy
taxes, all bear down on a man, and no
matter how enterprisinS and energetic
he WAS when he began. when hope
was bright and life looked fair. he be
comes soured ANA warped. shrinks
within himself. distrustful Of every
thing he cannot control. and loses in
terest i'll all that is best in life. There
can be no cohesion among farmers
without cooperation. no cooperation
without education. and no education
without social life"
Here Is a farmer with Il good heart
and a level head. lie sees more in his
ayocation than mere planting and har-
veStinS. lie diScernS in the breast Of
the farmer the same social instincts.
and recognizes the necessity for the
same social intercourse that prevails
in the city and the village. Recoguiz-
ing the hardShipS and the isolation of
his secluded life. he Yet considers the
social privileges the farmer may enjoy
if he will but Use them. Ii Is no eX-
cuSe for living in 4 state of isolation
that the existing order of things has
reduced his profits. ON the contrary
its MI the more reason for the constant
interchange of views upon current
topics. II * by such means that relief
is more surely obtained than through
The calamity howl of 4 few malcou-
tents who are neither good farmers nor
good citizens Il the farmer>'S bur
denS are to Ice raised. and il he is 10
realize that Independence in CONNER
cidl affairs 10 which he j 80 well en-
titled. itmuSt come through the united.
honest effort of the whole farming
class The lnud -unoutlsI ga4,r., ,r.,.,t,.,
who haranSueS him about his wrongs
i his worst enemy. The selfish chur!
who growlS At everything save his own
lazy self i worthless drone in the
agricultural hive.
Social reunions and friendly inter
course promote harmony of action. and
in time. will consolidate the rural class
as n potent influence in civil govern
meur-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Governor Renfrow is president of II
Guthrie Gun club.
Tom Yose, Ed Lair and George Denni
| broke jail at Woodward last week.
DR.. c. d. Arnold of FL Reno, has beer
made president of the territorial boar,
of health.
4 great deal of the travel between
towns off railroads in oklahoma is don,
by bicycles.
The Norman Transcript does not be
lieve that Governor Renfrow was handy
enough with his veto.
Society at Enid is thinking of court
martialing a man who uses his necKris
for a handkerchief.
General Jamison says that members Of
the Oklahoma militia must not wear then
uniforms when off duty.
The Rock Island is talking of building
through Beaver county from Liberal
Kan, 10 White Oaks, \. NJ.
F. 4. SmaIley of Saltwater. has beer
placed under arrest, charged with robbing
the postofiice at Cimarron.
The territorial board of health has is
sued q notice Of quarantine against al
people from Hot Springs, Ark
The Mexican Colony company has been
chartered 10y Oklahoma. II expects TO de-
velop territory near Vera Cruz.
Bob Frazier OF FL Reno. is going 70
take part in a prize-fight at Houston,
Tex, April !. He VIII night J. T. Gureu.
Emma Briggs. a young woman from
Pottawatomie county. in the Guthrie jail
for counterfeiting, is said 10 be really beau
ufuI.
Poster. the snorer Of the last legisIa-
ture, was arrested in Hennessey the
other day and fined s.. Same cid Of
Tense.
No less an authority than Bion Hutch
ms says that Ponca City wiz soon take
on a building boom that VIII astonish the
world.
Miss Edna IsenberZ IS now associate
editor OF the Enid Wave. and her work
helps TO improve one Of the best papers
III Oklahoma
Although the cooking main AZ oklahoma
City paid Well there is more money 81
hens in Oklahoma. There's where The
eggs come from.
one of the girls In the Oklahoma City
high school the other day delivered an
Grafton entitled. us the Love OF Money
The Root Of all EviIr-'
Ex-senator Martin Of Kansas. hat the
Endorsement CT Attorney General Olaey
for ore of the territorial Judseships, but
~ didn't get the Office
The Guthrie Capital says that the IN
dian girls 81 Pawhuska have This expires
sion TO take the place o. killng "Dh,
you can't papoose me-
II IS said that -hl secretary q the In
terror has awarded the northeast guar
Ter of the Po8ca City towusi-e % Captain
STILES OF Oklahoma City.
II has been some time since the savage
Indians u-..r Woodward have been heard
from. Perhaps they thiuk that the sol
di=rs are san ia the for
Re-. George W4shingtoa, OF The Atm
can Methodist church. called . 4irz VIZ
e,ns a liar from the pulpit ore cas- Lass
week and there = trouble
IN the eyes OF Editor Sibiack ~ tEs
Glthrie Leader. this - the time cf year
when good clt-fashioued laziness mas
gueradss - spring fever.
The Perry See planf l. ab9at finished.
and IL Is time for the press corre-f-oll Seas
10 send oar dispatch - -he eT--t fhst
several people have been frozen Ga a-zta
in the strip.
The directors Of the Kansas. oAiabcrr1
and Southwestern railroad VIII meet in
Guthrie tomorrow They All make ar
Engagements Tor ViEhE-CI-way IhroGEl
the city O. GEiar-e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
JOHN WALTERS TROUBLE

John J.. Waller has simply shown the
kanSan'S native ability 10 make yrou-
bic. II i an attribute that Kau>anS.
native or adopted. absorb from the air.
II may lee our winds. The amcS-
phere i never quiet and its conten-
uoUS career across the prairie> may
work its influence on the composition
of hanSan'S notwithstanding him
tug and haul and dispute for the pure
love of the thing.
John Waller WAS educated in this NJ
the Copeland in Topeka Ii may have
been once merely a superficial and
local necessity. this spirit If conicn-
ton, exercised more for d.fenS. in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
JOHN sPEER's RECOGNITION.

No appointment yet made under the
Morrill, administration will give the
universal satisfaction that the naming
of the veteran John Speer for clerk of
the labor bureau affords. Speer is old.
but grown old in a life devoted TO Kan
saS. He published the first newspaper
ever issued for Kansas. For the tewn-
" of the first years of the existence
of Kansas aS territory ana state there
were few more potent factors than
John Speer. The murder Of his two
sons 10y Quantrell's butchers in 1863.
and the utter destruction of his home
life soon after by the death of the
mother Of his boys suppressed his pub
lie ardour and crushed his ambitions
aS 4 man. bus he has brayed all the
subsequent years OF trials and vi>cisSi-
tudeS in q way that commands the
respect of all The older residents Of the
state who knew him longest and best.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
ON THE BENCH THIRTY-TWO YEARS

Last Sunday was the sd anniyer-
SaIy of Judge Fields appointment 10
the supreme bench. But two supreme
court judges have exceeded his term
OF service. one was Marshall. who
served thirjy-tour years; the other WAS
Story. who served thirty-threc years.
Judge Field * - years old: but ne
i also one of the most delightful old
men you ever saw. He j. very lame
"a doctor treated him wroncfully IL
wears ago or more: bat in the opera
lions of his mind lie i a learned and
vigorous - he must have been twenty
or thirty years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
OUR NEW SENATOR ON SILVER

Senator Lucien Baker seems to be
sound on the money and tariff queS-
lions. lie says: I'm common with the
vast majority Of my people, | believe
in the enlarged use Of silver and the
monetiZatiOn of the American produc-
ton Of the metal. Something is radi-
caly wrong with the country. The
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act did not bring the promised
relief, nor is there any prospect of
prosperity as Il result of Democratic
tariff tinkering. On the tariff. il
seems to me sound policy to admit free
those articles that we can't raise or
make III this country. but if anybody
wants to bring in articles that we do
produce or manufacture, let him pay
for the privilege. Then there is no
doubt of the advantages of reciprocity.
and that policy SO ably expounded by
Mr.. Blaine, should he fOStered and de-
velOped. In addition to this, give
silver fair play and an equal chance
and there is no reason To doubt that
the United States will lead the world in
commercial activity. Honest men will
then be given an opportunity TO work
and no American citizen will remain an
involuntary tramp"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
The ooleha Daily Eagle Tuesday 1oro 9Hareh Is 1885

| Walters case, than for the wanton
| pleasure of aggression. But Waller
carried it away with him. He codged
| it through the trade winds and Il half
dozen varying climates. into the tropi-
cal zone. where the Incidence ana in
activity Of Il perpetual torridity could
not eradicate ii.
With an environment of jungles and
dense and impenetrable forests. with
Il society of stupid natives. and Il scat
tering of French soldiery, john Waller
looked about him for trouble.
He appears to have found it. He
was suspected of being in league with
the Hoyas. an insurgent faction Of
natives. In all probability the suS-
picion was well grounded. \ com
pany of French soldiers call on the
kansan and insult him and essay per-
Sonal injury John Waller picked up
his chair and invited the soldiers in,
and gets ready for war. The soldiers
discrceIy retire, being merely French
men used TO Englishmcn and Germans.
and never having run UP against the
gigantic bluff of kanSan before.
But afterwards. according 10 the dis
patches. Waller is yanked before Il
French court martial and sentenced to
twenty years in prison.
This was all edifying to Waller. He
viii now become the subject Of diplo-
Matte pickering and contention. His
name Will be shot across cables and
play the leading role in documents be-
decked with red tape. There may be
even slight show of war-grim-yis-
aged war-au on Walters account and
all TO his great and joyful satisfaction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
FL Dorado Republican: 1t

FL Dorado Republican: 1t Is useless
for newspapers or orators 10 attempt
To fire the hearts" of the voters 10y re-
ferring to the BIG appropriations and
general extravaganza of the late leg
islature. 1t won't work. Under our
beautiful assessment and taxation
laws very large per cent of the voters
pay no taxes whatever and they don [
care a continental what salaries are
paid or how large the appropriations
are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
WHAT INGALLS, THINKS

John !. Ingalls,. who has just 70
turned from IA extensive tour, gives il
a his decided opinion that There j. Ho
state east or West of the AllcghaHi,->
or north or south OF the Ohio river.
where. IL the question. was submitted
L popular vote. the single gold stan
dard idea would prevail lie thinks
bimetalIi>m would carry 10y Il two
thirds vote Of the people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
ANOTHER POP DIES HARD.

Kansas PopuliSts who hold official
positions Will give up only as ousted.
That's settled. They care neither for
the verdict of the people ut last falls
election nor for political decency. Mr.
\. {. Jobes Of Attica, having been ap-
pointed state bank commissioner by
Governor Morrill,, Briedenthal don't
want 10 quit his job. Mr.. JObes who
WAS at Topeka on Saturday for the
purpose Of securing the necessary
blanks for his official bond of 10000,
viii arrange the bond and attend 10
some private business the first of the
week, and expect to return To Topeka
by Wednesday when he Will make 4
formal demand upon MIR. Briedenthal
for the position To which he has been
appointed 10y Governor Morrill,, which
Mr.. Prudential says he will hold if
possible. If the doughty PopuIiSt re-
fuses to turn over the office it is prob
able that quo warranto proceedings
Will be established in the supreme
court by Mr.. JobeS. in an effort To
Gust Mr.. Briedenthal. Mr.. Brieden-
thai called on the governor and told
him that he intended To hold the posi-
ton if possible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

John Waller. the Kansas cOlOred
man, who is i'll Madagascar, has been
sentenced 10 twenty years ill prison.
Waller would have never gone 10
NADIA gaScar. if he hadn't been in poll
tics. and he never would have been
in politics, if he hadn't lived in Kansas.
The conspiracy of fate against him
consequently appears to be thoroughly
nSf hliShnI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Ezeta Is 4 little bit too fin de steele.
He should hc on the ground or else
erect telephone from san Fran
cisco 10 Salvador, .o that his orders
would not hc delayed in the mails.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Most of the ammunition used in Cuba
comes from the United States. We
have not only the powder Ia enable
the CubanS to kill one another, but
we also have the wheat to feed them
upon while they are doing il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Guthrie Capital: The Wichita Eagles
Outlines haven't said anything for Il
long time about that red-headed girl
with Il strawberry birthmark just
above her garter. Is the girl lost at
last, or has she bought higher stock
ings and can't be recognized by her
birthmark!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

EZeta believes that the time for revo-
luton in Salvador has come. He will
take the danger upon himself Of is
suing proclamationS from San Fran
cisco, and the fellows in Salvador can
attend 10 the minor business of killing
nna annfl,a..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Professor SchuSter of London. says
the best guard against being struck
by lightning i'll Il thunderstorm is 10
allow yourself To get thoroughly Wet
OF course you may die of pneumonia,
but you escape the lightning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

The finest counterfeit silver quarter
ever made has been discovered in
Baltimore Money must Toe getting
scarce When a counterfeiter viii waste
his time making quarters
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

y man IN New York asked to he ex-
cuSed from jury service GA the ground
that he was TIE father of tripIertS
II was found that tie triplet,< had
been born year before, that the
father WAS out Of al danger. excepr
possibly Relapse. AMI the Judge
wouldn't let him -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Ii Hung Chang has asked time OF
Japan to see whether the emperor At
Picking desires 10 accept the terms If
peace. or cut his head of fer not get
ting 4 better stipulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Perhaps the reichstag refused to
congratulate Bismarck on his S0th
birthday on the belief that it would Ice
Il great deal better for Germany if
ne wore 80.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Several ante-election predictions Of
The kansas PopuliStS have not been
fulfilled. hut the one that hangs about
with ghostly persistence * the Office
Ben Clover was II get.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Emporia Republican: Governor Nor
rill has appointed Mir 4. c. JolcS of
Attica. bank commissioner. To succeed
Mr.. Briedenthal. There are evidently
no boilS an Jobes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Travelling men are not allowed to dis
embark in Arkansas nj present for
fear o. smallpoN-and besides the Ar
kansas merchants want I little rest
some time in The year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
RaDnhlican

The next Republican president
should not believe for Il moment that
John Walters trouble will deter other
colored gentleman in Kansas from ac-
cepting consulships i'll Madagascar or
anywhere else
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

y purity league in New York pro
poses TO fire the man or woman re-
spon>ihle for a divorce S51.uao. New
York would better leave the industries
of oklahoma alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Wheat fell pa cents in New York
last week. Thus prices keep settling
down. and viii. while We are on "a gold
basis. Tor gold i being locked up by the
n well - the bankers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

The government Of Mexico has de
cided against PriZe-fightS. Bull fights
are just rs bloody, and the bulls don't
talk for months ahead of time of con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Some oklahoma vendors OF baking
powder found that it killed several
purchasers. They at once changed
the label and sold it for rat poison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

Although almost ~ years of age.
bismarck survives the insult of the
reichSta@. If ingratisude could kill
Bismarck he would have beetn dead
long ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

1t would not be surprising if in its
troubles with Gresham, Spain should
play the baby. The king Of Spain is
an iDfaut
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

The Napoleon revival is dying out.
Bonaparte is not so popular as he was
a year ago, or 50 unpopular as he was
ninety years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

A claim near Guthrie valued al $4,000.
has been won by =. r. Keller. Colonel
John II. Onstott won the claim before
the Guthrie land Office but the decision
was reversed in Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

This country has shells that will
pierce solid Steel, but it has q secretary
of state who wouldn't attempt to pene-
Jrate a twO-inch pine plank, rs a rule.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

4 friend of j. L. Elder says that the
reason the old man never used big
words is because he would he com
peeled TO swear between syIlableS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

The AtchiSon Globe thinks Warden
Chase is the right man in the right
place but wearing the wrong clothes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26

SO many new ways Of making arti-
fetal butter are being discovered. that
it appears that the good old COW must
eventually pass into the mcnagerie as Il