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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
THE "usELEss OFFICE" WILL STAY

Some people affect surprise that the
Populist legislature is making no head
way toward the abolition OF those
useless offices" so much talked of dur
ing recent campaigns. 1t is argued
that as this matter was made promln-
ent as campaign argument decent ef-
fort should be made to show, at least,
good faith in this ante-election promise.
One thing will explain it Six state
officers and twenty-four senators and
representatives have secured the ap-
nointment of near relatives, wives, sons,
daughters, etc. as incumbents TO the
same useless Offices" To such an eX-
tent has this abuse been carried tEat it
is safe to say that not far from a hun
dred persons are on the pay roll of the
state who owe this fact to the practice
of nepotism by Populist officials. Is it
reasonable to suppose there will be any
reduction of useless offices" while
those self-same Offices are occupied by
so many relatives Of the lawmakers:
Not only is there practically no hope
that 'useless Offices will be abolished,
but danger that the list will be in
creased some hundred or more. While
this interest continues in appointees-
this family interest-it is attributing al
together too much magnanimity to our
Populist reformers to think they would
voluntarily abolish can institution that
so materially contributes to the family
exchequer.
The situation is not one of expecta-
ton but of dread-not of hope that the
useless Office" will GO but fear that
Others may be added. And this sug-
cests convincing argument against
nepotism; the interest in the relative
who couples the Office overbalances the
considerations due to the public's well
fare. The Kansas legislature will con-
clude its work. the present year, with
out keeping any ante-election promises.
Whatever may be the future Of the Pop
Ulist party in Kansas is matter of spec
ulation; in performance it is a false pre-
tense. The failure to abolish or make
any serious effort to abolish the useless
office" is but one example furnishing
the proof of the incompetence if not in
sincerity of this party of pretending po-
litical reformation.
J.
ate the Populist party with such a rec
ord. it will be because they have be-
come so dissatisfied with political par
tics that they shall prefer to endorse
the one that is the most undisputed
fraud in all the history of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
Along the Kansas Nile.

The fees ard salaries bill is too sweeping.
It will not pass the legislature.
Many isms have been the hfe of Populism
but Lepoiism may be its death.
The railroads are said 10 be quietly max
iLg the fight Of their lives at Topeka
Ed Hoch of the Marion Record Gets W
much of his editorial! matter right al the
case.
Fred Furston says he has but one re-
quest-that the people Of Kansas do not
call him "Majah."
Kansas is constantly improving. People
no longer ask for aid and preachers no
longer pray for rain.
About 40 wagon loads of ice were cut in
Missouri jus; opposite Atchison in a pocket
OF the river last week.
A Salina Populst went 70 Topeka to look
over the situation. and returning. anDounc-
ed that there wasn't any there
A man at Topeka introduced bill 70
Keep people of ne grass on the state house
grounds. The Populists killed H.
1t is a fact that legislator locked a com
-nittee In the room the o;ne- night al To-
peka and forced 1t 70 consider his BIN.
Tie present Fopuast legislature OF Kan
sas has eighteen more employees CT rs pay
ron than airy preyious Kansas legislature.
Kansas isn't getting any TOO msnv posi-
tons and it il crime against high heav=n
to abolish any Of the federal places ne n0X
have.
Cleveland can shoe; more hot consterra-
ton into the safe of Kansas ~ also attach
Ing he United States marshaTs Office 70
that OF Arkansas
CO Lizard says things Then he has some
thing &c say. He says thai Mckinley MI
reN oka the order removing ths persion
agency &c s. LOtIrs-
TIE city elections IN Kansas this spring
are gong 20 contain a number o. Surprises
They vii! in a measure bring heaps o. co7u-
pli1lents 6oz from the New YORK papers
On The subject OF blrv5s snd flowers. TIE
Kansas e1itors are w0fuliy Sehcent Tol
never see any reference 20 Kansas birds
ard Kansas io~srs in Kansas newspapers
The Tennessee IeSisls ;are - cutt-ux ID
more di8oes thar TIE Kzrs4s Iez.siat ire
All - eastern papers have forzosts-
about Kz,szs in sismnlns Il .Eto Te1zes-
ser
Joseph Eranizzs-. = defeated cz-s.szfs
fo- uol.ce judge AZ Topeka. has written =
sa,sas letIer 20 Governor Lessy. accusing
rs zsnr.rsstrztsa C being "A sisaen ln
ire noss-,s CO TIE peopssT
E-po-fz Cszsst@- Tbe-s = rornz .
laB4zuum Hsn5 n Ezporz vho has WI
ten exsrzly fifty notes . d-u@xss.s ssllzs
ihe-n 20 Esnd ~ ze<serFsr tsres ez.cea
q lzEaAaUn - - Ese3 ~ szFAcAe.
WOMAN zlzsys hss Gee asri5e1 zsrz--
tag. o-sr raj hsr troubles nay - E-eat
hu; sse can forget svs-Y ere .. tsrz =
rests7g gco5 1--WE s-7-y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
sDIRT IN THE HOUSE BUILDS THE HIGH
WAY TO BEGCARY." BE WISE IN TIME AND USE
SAPOL 10

CFirst publication FEB. 5. 1870
State of Kansas. Seigwick county. -.
Before O. ". &. Jones. Justice q the
Peace. within ard Tor wichita Cty
Township. SsdEwick County. Ksnsss.
J. z. Wilder and Thomas r. Wlder.
partners a. Wl5er q Company. plain
TITS.
-
Tt. Standard saos Company. Defend
ans.
NOTICE.
The defendant ab7vs nsmet. tae
Standard Shee Company. r. AersoT uots-
red mat & has bean sued Ia err above
court BY J p WIDER ard Tomas r.
WIide-. partners ding business ss
Wider 4 Company. fhzf 90 ne Ism dsy
- January. a y. 1897. - order q a.
tzcAneot Ezs lssae5 IN TIE above 30
AIDED action - flse Justice q fse Peaee
z5sve named AKA nst me property - m
defendant fo~ ne s2ul = Siziety Dollars.
beng ;As amount - 1iz.rsiT-s eiasnn Ia
sal acton, ard f1- enc f1-taer AMOUNT
- TEs1ry Doiizrs Ire proossIe csxr- =
sal s-giGa. ar1 the 6efsrsart r. fsrtslr
no-ihs9 taa- ths cause Eal - heard ny
ne aooss ra1sd Igztce y The Peace
ca the 6-n dag q Mar. a. y.
Iss7. a. the 19s- q = o'cIazk g.
n. an naless t5s dsssudant a.
pes- a. SAD fisae and 8lscs tast she
goods ard ehzttels % defens4rs taksn
uz1s- order - sftz-a- 3snt. t1-Elf- .
quantity % ladies' and eallIrea'f ssoes.
81 - ordered 20 - s7ld - szi4sfy The
3.zsz;.1's clain ara COTS
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
1p.-r. publication Fra. &. 1917

1Ers. pg5iicsiios Fro. &. 1917
STATE u Kansas. se3Esick County. IS.
Befcse q. ". O. Jones. g IBs,ics o, 80
Peace wsshin an5 f0r Wichita C.ty
Township. seszxick Couafy. Ea-asA
TIE JAMES CLARK LeatacT CJnpsnY.
Plaintiff.
"a
TIE Standard saos Company. Ds,esa-
az
NOTICE.
The defendant sbovr ns-ref. fhs
Standard shoe Company. r. 1srsDy noi'-
fs-i trat E has been sod i1 ne above
e4srt - the Jams C1afk Geztnsr Com
gsny: sas; o. ire is-a day - January.
4 - IsT1. an order ~ stt2enrnent NSs
ivs.srd Re ere above su-ifie1 sefion - ~.
Justice y tee Peace abgys nasned
AKA ast ne properly = tne aefeaaas.s.
Pr the sun - Use Hundred AT sixty
7ae Dollar. berg ~ ssaoBns % alsla-
49, cs.8 ~ sai1 action. aad for ne
f1--ser slArn q TwsafT Dollars. 10 PROF.
able costs = ss.4 zctisn ard e. seserH-
a. s flE-fssr ssus@s That ihss cave
zll - ss4re ~ - s58Ts naaae3 Jus
s.>s ~ 80 fsaec o. ~ So 1sy o, Nzsch
:. ~ ~. a. ne nFgF q , c'ctock z sis
ID uniess ~ 1sfs13zgf agDear a. asid
ftas sns pises nat ire gods saf cas-
frss - ~ fe'ea14nf tskss1 a1dsr Srssr
- affacs meat io-wti- a ensasIty -,
Hae1r iN1ses' zed eaiidfsn.s shoes. 81
D. 1ri@-ed - - .o,s . rasssfy ~ g.zla
- Claim ss4 euz,s.
THE JAMES CLARK LE.ATHER cox.
FA%T
p = = D8axas-iy. iis sssora<y.
At;esz - ~ q Jones'
81. So J1zssax ~ fas reeoa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

If ne has more il cannot be tended prop
eriy by regular farm help and the hiring OF
additional help every year for that pure
pose alone would be expensive. Reasonab bly,
small patches are also recommended for
the reason that the season might be IN
favorable and il would be poor policy in the
west to put all ones land under any one
crop The tendency in Oklahoma is TO reg
uiate the acreage Of crops TO suit the time
for cultivauny and ripen!ng and thus keep
farm help employed regularly II would not
do 10 devote the whole farm 10 various
crops ripening al the same time Another
thing that can be said about cotton and
that Is that 1t should not be grown in any
enc piece OF ground continually year after
year. II IL is grown year after year for
some time bugs and insects VIII incres>-
end multiply in II and cause trouble. The
insects that will hurt cotton will not hurt
corn or maybe some other crops. and II
crops are alternated the insects that viii
thrive on one and cannot live in n other
cannot ever get a sufficient start TO make
them DISASTROUS A hundred columns
could be written about cotton II IS a
great theme Il il a grand thing for Okla
bona Mary regard cotton IS the saliva
ton OF the territory. The cotton 'ts.f Is
not only valuable but The seed - valuable
also. Cotton seed OF is aov one OF TIRE mos;
Useful products known 70 domestic ecoro-
my. People are using IL every day 4 .
dozen different forms and they are uncon-
scsous OF The fast. X Is said that Oklaho-
ma cotton ranks with the best cotton pro-
GEcsd IL the world
DAVID n. LEAEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
rn.u.. of the Ba,teo-

Fro-n the Saratoga Posf(
Brass buttons OF a CADETS Uniform are
rot designed as much TO terrify TIE Enemy
as 70 irnrresS frteris-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
ch.a-. of A,,,eul.,son.

lFroln The Washington SAL
Perhaps Nsvads's vtIli-<ness % have Re
r-4ze-srh: within her boundaries = dee 20
he fact hat since tae tople % re sire
became passe the state has seezse1 oouvs--
sz-.e-2ily 6ul
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

Mr.. Searles of the Sugar Trust indicates
that the New York legislature is driving
corporations from that state. We haven't
seen any fltering into Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

AS Mrs. Bradley-Martin will be Mary
Stuart tonight we would give seven dollars
and quarter to see Mrs. Lease waltz onto
the ball room floor as Queen Elizabeth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

coEcui General Lse in Havana. in speak
:ns Of Spanish prison cruelties. says that
an American mob would settle The prisons
-. Gbout tWeaiy minutes. But re should
remember tina, there would be no Au,eri-
can sheriff TO ''oyerpower.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

At her ball. Mrs. Bradley-Martin will
wear the costume OF Mary Stuart. How
ever, il IS only at the Seeley dinners that a
costume representing Mrs. Eve is worn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

Why should the Lexow committee fool
With the trusts? Wait till Mr.. Bryan is
president and he viii wipe them out with a
brush of his hand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

II Mrs. Bradley-Martin paid for all she
get about $4,000 worth of her $4,000 ball
would be experdcd in advertising.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

The Spanish in Cuba are assaulting, IN
sulting and torturing women There Will
DC no peace without freedom. Men do not
compromise with rascals who have insulted
their wives.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

The removal Of the pension agency II
Topeka is surprising. but & doesn'; equal
tho tearing up OF TWO United States soma
teTsa.ps by the roots and, irsasplant;ng
them in Lsayenworth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

Senator Allen Of Nebraska has introduced
from receiving presents SO Populsm
strikes the first blow at that Old party in
stitutson-Christmas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

Kansas is stin in doubt as TO just what
thinks OF the new Popuiist senator's wife's
violet and white striped MORE silk with a
bodice of,cream lace.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

The papers are full OF accounts OF hus-
bands and wives who have killed them
selves after domestic spats. 1t is epidemic.
Get down on your knees to your wife until
ii has blown over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

GruIn arose His face burning; his eyes
sparkling. his hands clenchee- Then his
cese. the case he rad dreamed about and
thought about, ate with his meals AMI weld
e. into rs ~ork al TIE forge was not lost
Tzrrser had said. -~It-s his tine 10 VII
He crept close 10 The. door again, opened
/; slowly. looked.
The TWO judges we're rot consulting; they
ere playing cards,
Gru-r slowly pulled the door towards hin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

A WOMAN zlxsyE hss Gee He-i3e1 zsrz--
Tag. orss zzz. hsr troubles zzg - E-eat
bu; sse can forget svs-Y ere .. tsrz =
rezts7g gco5 Eve s.7-y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

There was lone r-Sns-. Then came Far
rar's voice:
TN see you"
He will see them. Both men crowded
Lack into the closet. Were they discover
ed? But they crept near the door egair
when McGillen said:
Three BoggS beat two Turner's"
Al the words Grgm sank on his knees
Turner must win II Grum won his case
But why three Boggs and two Turner'S
He looked UP appealinsiy. but the little bal
IF only shook his head He did not under
stand.
They Gid not hear the loud laugh OF Nc.
ellen and the proJesta;ions OF Farrar. s.
absorbed were they with this nlysteriou:
sentence OF Three Boogs and Two Turner'S
Come again" came the voice o. Earrar
SURE" from AIcG!llsa.
Look out for Turner this time" cried
Tarrar. It's his time 10 win
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10

49,. & -. & JONES.
Zee. SIS J-s--< :. - gSzcs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
Or Any Other Newspaper

Knows that he did IL. not by occa-
sionally inserting an ad. and then
waiting 20 see what happened.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
Afternoon Session.

Jrpon reconyening at 3 o'clock resolu-
ton by Mr.. Wolters, condemning lynch-
ing. was adopted.
| House bill No. $50, imposing an annual
fax of 5000 on any person selling liquor
in local option districts and requiring him
| TO give a bond of $4,000 not to violate
| local option laws, was taken up. The
| law seeks to permit druggists to sell
whisky on prescriptions. After some dis
cussiOn the bill was engrossed and, under
a suspension of the rules, passed finally.
House substitute bill regulating the ex-
penditure of the state school fund was
| laid before the house.
Mr.. Beard offered an amendment eX-
empting all community counties from the
provisions of the bill.
| While Mr.. Beard was speaking to his
amendment Mr.. Blair asked him to yield
| the floor minute. Mr.. Beard smilingly
consented and Mr.. Blair promptly moved
| to table his amendment, midst much
amusement on the part of the members.
Mr.. Beard protested that he did not yield
| for that purpose just as the speaker held
the motion of Mr.. Blair out of order. Mr..
Beard then resumed his speech.
After some further discussion the
amendment was lost and the bill was
passed finally.
House bill No. 713, appropriating $10,-
| 600 to pay the per diem and mileage of
members, was considered and passed
| finally under a suspension of the rules.
House bill authorizing the Galveston,
La Porte and Houston Railway to pur-
chase and operate the Galveston and
Western Railway was laid before the
house with favorable majority and I'M
favorable minority report.
Mr.. Wolters moved to adopt the ma
N,,t NJ
to adopt the minority, thus opening up the
debate.
Pending the discussion, participated in
!! by Mr.. Gilbough in opposition to the bill
and Mr.. Harris favorable to it, Mr.. Free
man moved to postpone consideration of
the bill until Monday morning at 10
o'clock. The house declined to postpone.
and the motion of Mr.. GilbOugh to adopt
the minority report was voted down, thus
placing the bill before the house. At this
point several members started to leave the
house in order to break a quorum, where
upon MIR. Wolters moved call of the
house. which was ordered.
The roll call showed about twenty alb
sentees and on motion they were eX-
cused just as Mr.. Blackburn tried to get
in resolution to suspend all the absen-
tees. He was ruled out of order, but
objected so strenuously to have his reso-
luton read that the sergeant-at-arms had
to force him to his seat.
The bill was then engrossed and, under
u suspension of the rules, was passed
finally.
A telegram was read from Waco, stat
ing that Senator COke's condition was
much improved.
House bill No. POI, the general occupa-
ton tax bill, was laid before the house and
passed finally.
A motion was made to take up the gen.
eral game bill and the vote on taking it up
raised the point of mo quorum" and a
call of the house was ordered, but after
wards withdrawn when the point of mo
quorum" was insisted on. and roll call
had to see whether quorum was present.
Pending the ascertainment of whether
quorum was on hand or not, the house
adjourned until o'clock this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
An Emuortnnt. Bill.

Senate bill No. 8 is the regular order of
business in the house. The members
should see that it is brought up. as it is
the most important, bill introduced this
session of the legislature. Such law
would be the means of saving. many lives
in the future. Is would be the means of
making life and property more secure
the highest metive of any government
This bill makes the adjutant general re-
port to the governor and attorney general,
so that crimes of the character named not
legally known by Indictment are sys-
tematically kept and reported, so the gov
ernor can be in a position in conjunction
with the attorney and adjutant general
to know in regard to the condition of the
state. The passage of such law would
prevent many crimes. Such a law would
meet the approval of the Sheriffs' asso-
citation of the state and all good citizens,
as it gives moral support of the state to
the protection of life and property, be-
sides protecting the lives of peace officers.
The provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows:
1t shall be the duty of the adiutant gen.
eral to keep in his Office well-bound in
dex book, giving therein in alphabetical
order, by counties, the names of all hon.
icides committed by unknown parties in
the following cases:
First-Where witnesses are Killed to
prevent them from testifying-
Second-Where persons kill for the pur-
pose of robbery.
Third-Where peace officer is killed
in the discharge of, or for the purpose o.
preventing him from discharging his duty.
Fourth-When an employee of railroad
is killed for the purpose of wrecking or
| robbing train.
Article 106Sf-Making the governor, at
| torney general and adjutant general con-
stitute 4 board of review in such cases.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
Various Pulpits In Wilmington DC
cupied by Visiting Pastors.


Wilmington, N. c., May 9.-Hoday's
visiting Baptist pastors occupied the pull.
pits of both the white and colored
churches of the city. While large
crowds gathered to hear them, the SER
vices at the First Baptist church were
perhaps the most largely attended.
The building was taxed to it's utmost
seating capacity, both at the morning
service, conducted by Rev. w. e.
Hatcher, ID. D., of Richmond, and al
the evening service, conducted by Rev
M. w. Landrum, ID. d., of Atlanta.
In the afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, q
mass meeting for Christian workers was
held, at which DR.. Willingham of Rich.
mond, DR.. Broughton of Roanoke and
others made addresses.
AT 8 p. m. DR.. j. William Jones of
Virginia addressed the United Confeder.
ate Veterans on the "Christian Charac.
ter of Robert u. Lee"
Rev. Justin Fulton, ID. D., of Boston
spoke at the opera house in the morn
ing, afternoon and night. A most inter,
esting program was observed at "The
Missionary Day" exercises of the Wo.
mans Missionary union. Mrs. II. II.
Tatum of Shanghai, China, Mrs. Bull
MAR of Maryland, Mrs. r. III. Mosely,
formerly of SaltillO, Mex, and Mrs. ],
T. Duggan of Guadalajara, Mex, made
brief remarks and answered questions as
to their various fields.
Rev. j. b. Cave, the exied Cuban mis-
sionary, spoke to the union on invitation.
The report on woman's work is a special
order of business at tomorrow's session
of the convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
A Young Man Killed I'm an Exploit
After n Burglar.

Aster u bursiurs
Hillsboro, Tex, May 10.-(Special)-
A shocking tragedy occurred near Leba-
non, fifteen miles southwest of here, Sat
urday night, resulting In the death Of
Will Pauly, 17-year-old son of w. L.
Pauly. The news reached the sheriff's
Office yesterday morning, but was kept
very quiet. Deputy Sheriff Jones was
sent out to investigate it, and returned
this afternoon. He gave the following
account of it:
Will Pauly, son of w. p. Pauly, who
had been out to visit neighbor, returned
about 10 o'clock Saturday night. Noticing
the smoke house door open, he tipped
lightly into the house and waking his
father told him the smoke house door
was open. Pauly got up and going
opened the kitchen door. The smoke
house was about ten feet back from the
kitchen and the doors are opposite. Pauly
tipped towards the smoke house door and
when about half way to 1t n man In the
smoke house shouted Hold up, there!'
Pauly and the man got to the door at the
same time and as Pauly slammed the
door to, the man thrust his pistol between
| the door and the casing. Pauly grabbed
the barrel and was holding him back
when his son, unknown to him, came just
III lronl VI tne pislOl. As ne ulu sO IL
Twas discharged. The ball entered the
boys stomach near the naval.
Confused by the flash of the pistol and
horror-stricken by seeing his son fall, Mr.
! Pauly turned the door loose and went to
| the assistance of his son. The door
naturally swung open when he let it go,
and the burglar got out and ran away.
Pauly's son died yesterday from the
effects of the shot.
Mr.. Jones thinks they have good clew
and that they will succeed in arresting
the burglar and murderer
| Late this evening report from Leba
non states that an arrest has been made
near there,