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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
MULES DELIGHT TO KICK.

The editor of the Atchison Globe pro-
tests too much in criticising the Eagle
for maintaining that it is the nature Of
the mule TO kick. Our contemporary
would do well 10 eschew the mule as a
classical subject and confine himself to
featherless bipeds, male and female. or
otherwise read I'D. His defence of the
mule and the assertion that the mule is
not a typical kicker, from heredity and
by instinct, might 60 with a civilization
innocent of blue jacks, or among the
marines, but will fail Of convincing a
man who carried his arm in a sling for
q year and who is familiar with Iron
Quilts poetical delineation of an army
specimen that patiently 'chawed' the
end-board of a wagon-box for months
for a chance to kick doctor into eter-
nifty. which he promptly did when the
opportune moment arrived. For benign
looks of injured innocence and down
right pathetic docility the cheek of a
mule is only surpassed by his heels as
an internal mangling machine, and for
catapult murder aforethought and pre-
meditated the hospitals and asylums of
the land are full of confiding victims
of mule heels, of men like the editor of
the Globe, who failed to seriously con-
slider the animals ways and the posi-
BILE reactionary reach of the brute's rear
elevation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
CHICAGo's RIVAL.

The Greater New York will soon be
an accomplished fact The city Of
Brooklyn will have been absorbed. Jer-
sey City would meet the same fate but
for the fact that it lies within another
state. Rivalry, envy or jealousy, which
ever way you may put it. Of Chicago
undoubtedly inspired the great conSoli-
dalton scheme. New York City proper
was no longer the greatest city of the
American continent in population. That
reflection cut To the Gotham quick. The
greatest cities of the old world are in
land cities. So il will be in this Chi
csgo or some other inland city will be
the greatest on this continent in time
But New York for the present. through
consolidation, reaches far in advance
Its proportions viii he vast not only in
population but IN every conceivable iii
rection. Brooklyn. Ike Jersey City. is
filed with manufactures. The popula-
ton will be $500 900; the assessed valu-
alton. 50, 307 ,o91 600; the bonded debt,
S216. 900 900. and the annual tax levy
over S55.0oo,000 As manufacturing
center alone the Greater New York eX-
cites wonder-the capital employed in
this way being S6e0,00o, 600. and the
number of people employed agsregating
an army OF almost half 4 million. The
annual wage roll Of the fctoriee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
Daily r. eagle
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor
MUTILATED LAWS.

A demand or request comes for the
Eagle TO name one or any bills passed
by the Populist legislature which are in
valid because of changes made in vital
clauses after their passage and before
their signing by the governor. Our edi-
torial was based on declarations made
by officials at Topeka and by others
conversant with the facts. Attorney
General BOYLE has himself said that the
legislature in all probability would have
to be reconvened TO rectify mistakes
and plumbers. One of the supposed
most important bills passed was the
stock yards bill, which contains an in
terpolation or a blunder which is fatal
to the bill. The bill granting a contin-
gent fund to the railway commissioners
of LOCO was raised by some one after
It's passage to $1,000 The Topeka aud
itorium bill was changed from cities of
$1,000 10 10000 inhabitants. The bill
for election of marslals in cities Of the
second class was rendered invalid by a
change in its title. The grain inspection
law is found TO be no good and lawyers
have been retained to knock it out. 1t
also transpires that with all the numer-
Gus clerks the records were not regu-
larly kept, falling TO show that bills
were regularly passed. 1t is even claim
ed that the session was illegal in that
10 reapportion the state, as the consu-
tuition provides, and that therefore the
last legislature was simply de facto
body, and that the only legal thing it
could have done was to make such leg
islative appOrtionment. The clerks of
the committees are laying the blame for
the many omissions and interpretations
on the enrolling department. In fact,
it is no secret that Governor Leedy has
become alarmed over the many mut,la-
lions of bills already discovered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
Compliment Carried to Excess.

That the art of compliment can be car
RED to excess is recorded by Boswell, who
narrates the following story: Before the
heritable jurisdictions were abolished a
man was tried for his life in the court of
one of the Scotch chieftains. The jury
were going TO bring HIM in Not guilty,
but somebody whispered them that the
Young laird had never seen an execution
whereupon (out of compliment to that gen.
tleman) the verdict was Death, and the
man hanged accordingly" Apropos OF this
story, Hone mentions the tale OF the Tigh-
land dame, whose sense of submission 10
the chief of her clan induced her TO look
upon her condemned husbands antipathy
to be hanged as savoring of gross disre-
spect. She said angrily, Cit up, Donald,
git II to be hangit, and dinna anger the
laird The compliment ironical is exempli-
fed in the following story: NJ Bantru, a
distinguished seventeenth century French
academician, was asked by Philip III. OF
Spain If he had seen the Escurial. The
sardonic Bantru answered in the affrma-
tive. Well said Philip. mayhap fishing
for compliment, land what do you think
of the Ibrary?" 'I think, sir. that you
should have made your librarian minister
OF finances" answered Bantru: but on the
king asking why, the iron entered into the
compliment. for the reply was. Because he
has never touched anything intrusted 10 his
cara
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

girls shoulders and said slowly and en-
phatically:
Misty Dawn, you are not an Indian"
Yes" she answered. "And Indians are
sayages.''
1.-THE first time an Indian ever confessed
it!' cried the Agent
And / - continued the girl
The Agent took his hands away, folded
his arms and stared blankly at the girl,
sadly concluding.
g. am Calfban's sister,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
WILL KNOW THE TRUTH.

President Mckinley has chosen man
in whom he has the greatest confidence
to 90 to Cuba to investigate the condi-
ton of affairs and to report them exact
ly as he finds them. Maceo is dead and
the chances are that Weyler viii order
Rivera shot, and altogether the cause
of liberty and independence for the peo-
pie of Cuba never looked more dark
The people of the United States are
convinced that the government at
Washington has failed both of its duty
and opportunities, so President Mckin-
ley's step will be most heartily endorsed
by the great majority. Judge William
X. Day, a fellow townsman and an init
mate friend Of the president, is the
commissioner selected for this purpose.
1t is not unusual for presidents TO ap-
point special commissioners to secure
particular information respecting for
eign affairs. There are advantages in
the plan not obtainable sometimes
through ordinary diplomatic channels.
y uuSe Ddt, Il Hail ol COHSeTNdilNe Tell
permanent. accustomed to weighing evil
dence. fair, thorough going and discreet,
viii spend a few weeks in Cuba and find
out 10 what extent the Spaniards have
maintained ntr of the island. what
are the prospects for the success of the
Cubaus, how American citizens are
treated in the Slaud and any other in
formation necessary to a Iull and fair
CO nprehensit of the Cuban situation.
When this report has been ob aimed,
/ resident Mckinley can .eteImine the
Inc Of policy which his administration
should pursue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

amounts TO about s30o,OO0,OO0. The
city will contain Ia national and state
banks. aggl'eSating capital of &c.
900, 900, with surplus of S50,000,000.
The deposits in the savings banks alone
amount to nearly 500, 100000.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The people in Greece and Crete are terri
bly, excited. They think they are uesr war.
About year ago the people OF Greece were
looking al US and wondering Why we were
SO foolisaly excited about Venezuela.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The Populist idea that beginning March
Mckinley with a pitchfork would rusl
about over the country spearing all the
greenbacks he could find and bearing them
back TO Washington with him seems TO be
slightly unfounded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The East has her month 10 the splgot OF
the ntngiey bill but the West has an axfu!
fandhold on the eoai-;ails of The East and
IS pulling with a vengeance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

TIE Pep legislature passed q law adopt
iug new set OF school books. then they
appointed a committee 70 investigate 10;
OF fellows who worked the scheme through
or a charge Of Doodle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

GIris nearly Always szy mean thin<s abCS;
another grl Ehe geis sbe21 o. thea L
schoo.--W zshlnszoa DezOcTs:-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

This is the season when 10 Kansas man
is so busy tina: he does rot reserve in his
raind 2 pla e fer low bum il the south
west and the cyclone cellar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

These Kansans who are attacking Tom
Ryan should remember that Ryan has dis
appeared in the plush nap OF four year.
snap and doesn't care two boots in south
ern Texas what people say about him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

Julio sanguilly. whom this country res
cued from death. has slipped back 20 Cuba.
II weyIer gets him again. his life won't DC
North as much as the only turkey in the
hen coop the day before Thanksgiving.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

II Florida Bryan fen WITH a Big pat
form and was picked up unconscious !.
n as the first time he vas Impressed vita
the idea that man can be too p5p0lsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

Fltzssmmoas car not reSsi ihst ae ever
De; a guy named John J. Ingzls. u he
desires Information about Inxalls Il sAoass
.-12;re a. sl-. voorhees, GO Indiana
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The new Pop school Law reads: II q
majority % he Taxpayers vote FOR 6
change in the school books, then the direc-
ors % the distrsct shall purchase the books
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

In that Kentucky senatorial fight the
Republican faction has not only burned all
bridges behind II, bur has picked up the
river and pooketed that too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

That blockade around Crete seems to
work like the closed door and mo Admit
lance OF a Kansas joint
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

No dime novel every written viii hold a
boys nose down TO the page like bicycle
catalogue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

A car load of whisky in Chicago, Illinois.
billed only one man. However he didn't
drink it. II merely exploded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10
Stories of an Inland State.

Miss Ames was a woman Of meagre edu-
cation herself and probably should not have
been the teacher in the Indian school. But
then she was fat and good-natured, and no
one complained against her. But of more
moment in the retention Of her place was
her maide1Iy invincibility. There had been
school teachers before who had married
Indians, and left vacancies. But there was
10 Indian in the tribe who had met favor
in Miss Ames' eyes, and so she remained
at her post IN the school room drumming
knowledge in at one ear Of the aborigine
and seeing it go out the other simultane-
ously. IN her case, without even a frown.
Just at this moment this good-natureG
woman was sitting Idly at her desk gazing
at a parailelogram of light which shot
through the western window of the empty
room. She arose and stretched her arms
above her and said:
at beats mer'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

II The Oklahoma man who is running a
skunk farm isn't satisfied. he should com
TO Kansas and attend the sessions OF ihs
Investigating COMMITTEES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

Methinks there are six Boydses in the
field at Topeka and not a single one has
been stabbed through yet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The trouble with Leo Vincent of Okla
homa is that he resigns too much. A man
With hair-trigger resignation IS his wors,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

There is corruption in every Kansas leg
islature. but the Populists appear to have
been indelicate about it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The West is determined that the hide
shall go in the Dingley bill or New Eng
land shall hide out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

There IS no question but that the man
who runs that airship travels at night to
eScane freckles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

The Agent grasped her plump arm ne--
vously: Thou, Thou, Thou, Where in
the blue heavens above did an Indian get
that, Stay Misty Dawn, I am not angry.
The department Is in Washington, the
white mans city; full OF great temples
All" she said. 1t is there then. the
Handicapped towers. the gorgeous palaces,
the solemn temples Marry. Is il uot?
Child" cried the Agent Are you mad?
Speak for heavens sake, Or am -
She began crying he had ptache5 her
arm and she feared anger
No. Misty Dawn" hs said recovering.
Il am not angry. / am heap surprised
you must not say heap T. : vulgar"
Right my child Where have you got
all these pretty words Does Mss Anes
teach yen these. ard II 50 WAY sio=sat she
teach you 70 pronounce them right
They are in The Tempest I know
that Mss A-nes does nos know read T. .
TAaInSian .zsnt ni.aAd his hands TIA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-10

No dime novel every written will hold a
boys nose down TO the page like bicycle
catalogue.
There IS no question but that the man
who runs that airship travels at night to
escape freckles.
The West is determined that the hide
shall go in the Dingley bill or New Eng
land shall hide out
There is corruption in every Kansas leg
islature. but the Populists appear to have
been indelicate about it.
Methinks there are six Boydses in the
field at Topeka and not single one has
been stabbed through yet
That blockade around Crete seems to
work like the closed door and mo Admit
lance" OF a Kansas joint.
A car load of whisky in Chicago, Illinois.
bnled only one man. However he didn't
drink it. 1t merely exploded.
The trouble with Leo Vincent of Okla
homa is that he resigns too much. A man
With hair-trigger resignation IS his wors,
enemy.
II the Oklahoma man who is running a
skunk farm isn't satisfied. he should CON
TO Kansas and attend the sessions OF ,hs
investigating committed
In that Kentucky senatorial fight the
Republican faction has not only burned all
bridges behind il. but has picked up the
river and pooketed that too.
This is the season when 10 Kansas man
IS so busy tina: ne does rot reserve in his
rainG pla e fer a low bum il the south
west and the cyclone cellar
The East has her month 10 the splgot OF
the pingley bill, but the West has an axfu!
fandhold on the eoat-tails of The East and
IS pulling with vengeance
The people in Greece and Crete are terri
bly excited. They think they are near war.
About year ago The people OF Greece were
looking at US and wondering Why ne were
SO foolislly excited about Venezuela.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
Union Meeting.
JACKSON, Mo-. March -.

JACKSON, Mo-, March -. IS9.
MR. EDITOR:-On last Saturday TIE
Union meeting of the & @. Z. V ..
Lodges of the county was held at
Fruitland. The session was held in
| the \. o. L. w. Hall at o'clock p.
m. 1t was interesting and instructive.
All present enjoyed and appreciated
it. The following lodges we're repre-
sented: Oak Ridge, Fruitland, Shaw
neetOwn and dJackson. at 5o'clOck sup
per was served to all present by the
wives OF the members of tfo F-'ui+lr q
Lodge. 1t was an elegant supper and
reflected great credit upon the ladies
of Fruitland. At o'clock a public
entertainment was given under the
auspices of the \. o. L. W., and the
Fruitland High school. The music
was excellent, the recitations and dec
lamations were we'll selected and we'll
rendered. Following the we'll arrang-
ed and much appreciated program of
the young people of Fruitland was an
address by Deputy Grand Master
Balm. His address was practical.
impressive and we hope productive of
good results. Such social and enter
tiaining meetings cannot helpdevelop-
ing strong fraternal feeling in the
order. We cannot too highly praise
the courteous, genial and hospitable
feeling shown us by the people of the
Fruitland neighberhoOd. The time
and place of the next Union meeting
will be published later.
Respectfully,
B. T. LCSK,
Sect. Union Meeting.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
The Funeral of Rev. FIachsbart.

The funeral of the Rev. H. Flachs-
bart, pastor of the Lutheran church
of this city, was the largest ever wit
messed in this place. Members of that
denomination from all parts of this,
and the adjoining counties were pres
ent. Their commodious church was
decorated with Grape and flowers in
the most appropriate style for the oc-
casion. showing that loving hands
and mourning hearts looped the drap-
cry that betoken their high regard for
their aged and faithful pastor. The
altar and the casket that held his re-
mains were wreathed in beautiful lilies
and other white lossoms-emblems
of purity and goodness, these were
gifts from his congregation, who hon
ored him and esteemed him highly.
The funeral service in German was
preached by the Rev. ROeser from
Altenburg, and the address in English
by the Rev. Pulzener of Egypt Mills
church, gentleman of ability. His
remarks were chosen for such an oc-
casion, and made a deep impression
on his congregation. The church was
filled. every seat occupied and all the
standing room taken up and a fair
congregation stood on the pavement
in front of the church The closing
services at the grave were conducted
by the Rev. Schrader of Scott county.
The German people have done their
full duty to the remains of their be-
loved pastor, which shows and proves
beyond dispute that they have "a deep
seated reverence for sacred things,
and cling tenaciously to the promises
of crucifed Savior.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
The Irredescnt statesman.

The roasting which DR.. c. H. Pane,
of Ohio Wesleyan university gave j.
j. Ingalls, before the southwest con.
ference a few days ago was very
severe one. DR.. Payne siwply lifted
the hide off of Pngilist Ingalls,.
He said it was a fitting sequel to the
career of the man who declared the
publication OF politics an irredescent
dream. to find him sloughing off his
senatorial tOga long enough to prosti-
tute his glowing rhetoric for the sport
ing readers of the New York Journal
H s.ri'5ingly contraSted the dignity
with which John J. kept the festive
members within the bounds of senator
ial courtesy with his gentle effort TO
-oothe the rufiied spirit of Mrs. Fitz
ds she shriekeG: kill the dirty
puppy. Bob
He was willing to leave the rainbow
statesman amid such geniel environs,
but as Z Christian citizen he protested
against the sporting novice calling the
spectators of the brutal tistic tourna-
ment average American citizens. ="
IF 50, God pity America! She has a
gloomy future. But no; tell the aero
batic John James and his friends that
! brand his declaration as lie.
slander on American citizenship and
American manhoOd-Sedalia Capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
RAILROAD WRECK
In Which Two Lives Are
Lost.
An Engine and Four Cars on the Chi
cago N Texas Go Through Bridge
and the Engineer and Fireman
Lose Their Lives.

A terrible wreck occurred on the
Chicago & Texas Railroad Monday
evening near Grand Tower The
train was the local freight. 1t was
going north and when the engine got
to the middle of the bridge that spans
the Big Muddy River the bridge gave
way and the engine and four freight
cars dropped through into the river.
The river is verey high and the engine
and cars went TO the bottom in thirty
feet of water in an instant. The en-
gineer and fireman had no warning of
the accident and they we're caught in
the cab with four freight cars piled on
top of them.
The bridge. we understand, had
been in bad condition for some time
and had been condemned by Capt.
hatcher, the General Superintendent
of the road, but notwithstanding this
fact he allowed the trains to continue
to pass over it.
The engineer and fireman were both
married men and both leave small
children.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-27
OVER THE TRACKS
Trains Brom Charleston IoIIardy's
May be Abandoned.

CHARLESTON, Mo-, March pa
rumor was current this morning that
a hotel and mercantile establishment
at Birds Point had succumbed to the
water, but investigation proved it
groundless. 1t now seems probable
that the only train running on the
Cairo branch, between this point and
Hardy's Landing, will have to be
abandoned ton ,tTow. II wade tHn
trip to-day under most serious diff
culties. Six miles east of Charleston
it ran through W. -. :. "lsta.sce q
half mile one foot deep, and as this
is backwater from the broken levee at
Bird s Point it is rising with great
rapidity. Two men dressed in full
suits of rubber stood on the cow
catcher and we're kept busy clearing
the track of the drifts of railroadties,
fence rails and limbs of trees. At an
other point two miles further east the
train had the same difficulties to over
come. TO-day's reports were eagerly
scanned by river experts and they
pronounce it as their judgement that
the critical point mas been reached, if
not passed. This expressed hope is
an indication of the sanguine nature
of the people here.