The Weekly Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • Page 5

THE CORNER STONE what to say trusting to favorable com OKLAHOMA NOTES. i Mr. Anthony Beffel, of Oklahoma Sta RATIFICATION. Hairison!" by one repeated by the other. Again and again they yelled tho same thing clasping each others hand vigorous on reaching the church to find a full delegation.

In fact, Miss Anthony said me: "It is the best representation we ever had;" quite an increase from last year, which is very encouraging for the cause. Every district was represented CAPTAIN HENRY BOOTH. The chairman of the Republican central committee, Captain Henry Booth, pent yesterday In this city. The work of the campaign which was an arduous one is being wound up and the captain was on his way to the city of Larned, his home for a rest. His district elected him to the legislature during his absence and his friends throughout the Btate are urging him for the speakership.

If devotion to his party, service in the army nnd experience as a legislator comprise claims and qualifications he stands a head and shoulders above any man spoken of. He has been a resident of Kansas thirty-two years beside, and few men have a larger acquaintance with public men and few know the state and its necessities and demands more thoroughly. "We have not sounded the proposition but on general principals we would think that the next house would take a pride in electing Captaki Booth their presiding officer. THE BUPBEME COURT. The ambition of the leaders of the Democratic party, next to controling the executive department of the government, has long been to control the judicial ment you have the following: 1 have said important occasion and mean it in the fall sense of the two terms used.

The laying of a cornerstone of pab lie buildings, is not an uncommon occur rence the state of Kansas; but tne laying of the cornerstone of what is to be not only the most costly, but the grandest court hoouse in all its appointments, is an uncommon thing in this state. Here today we fix in its place that stone upon which with others is to be reared the largest and most commodious county court house the state. These buildings commonly called court houses, have had a variety of names in the history of this government. Some have been called court places, county buildings, public buildings, and other names peculiar to the locality where they have been constructed; and I have no idea that our people will depart from the Western term or usage of calling our edifice a court bouse. It is a commonplace term, a democratic term, applied by reason of our Repbblican form of government.

It finds its place in our constitution and is imbedded in the statute laws our state; but why not call it "Temple justice?" Like the Romans and people old termed their places where the laws were interpreted and administered? Yet we see; many would smile to have the response come back to aa inquiry addressed a lawyer or citizen, on the streets of Wichita Where are you going?" "Up" "to the temple of justice." And we might stop to inquire, why do they sntile? As stated, the name of our building being common-place, and made so by reason of the familiarity of one with another in this country, being purely democratic and republican in our form of government and our teachings, we are permitted under our iorms of law and the etiquette oi our common life, without restraint and without stint, with no tear, to criticise severely, if we de- sire, all rulings that are made by ourts, held in our "Temples of justice." The litigant who has been disappointed in his contest with his neighbor, talks about the prejudiced or biased judge. Or, perchance, charges that his legal counsel have been derelict in his has sold him out. The man who has been placed -on trial for the violation of the laws of his country and in his imagination builds up a defense which is totally overthrown in the full light of a fair application of the statutes to his case, by the presiding judge, imparts to his friends the confidential information that he hs not been fairly tried, and these are talked and harped through the country until our courts have become the bright targets of adverse criticism which, day after day, lessens the respect and admiration that we should have for the tribunals that are to determine our differences, redress, our wrongs and prevent injuries. This, I take it, as one of the reasons that Americans do not hold the same reverence for the places wtiere the courts are held that other na tions differently governed and administered to ours, entertain and hold; yet when the more sober judgment controls, none have more reverence than Americans; but permit me to say that to every member of the profession to which 1 belong, to the bar association whom I represent, there an be no more sacred precinct on eai th. than will be set up in the halls of this building, whose comer stone we place to day, I fully recognize the fact that there is no profession that is so little understood, that is so thouroughly villified, who are so harshly criticized, as the legal profession.

It is a common thing to hear men upon the street sav: "Lawyers are a necessary evil." That some lawyer, mentioning hiro, is a rascal; that lawyers are not to be trusted, that they are trickey, that with out lawyers there would be no need of courts and kindred expressions. As a member of the profession (it being the profession oi my choice) alter more than twenty years of experience in its ardorous duties, I beg, fellow-citi zens, to to you that such criticisms are harsh, misplaced and wrong. It is possible that men devoid of honor are members of our professions, yet while this may be true, you will hnu in tne ministry meu who disgrace the calling of God. In the noble profession of medicine you find men who are not to be trusted. You will find managers of great moneyed institu tions proving ttiemselves to be common thieves.

The same is true of great busi ness interests, such as railroads, manufac turing establishments ana the various business ot life, bo you will find in the humblest callings; and I assert that in pro portion to the number of its members there are no morehonorable and uprightset of men in existence thau lawyers. They not only possess the secrets of your business, but you entrust, them your confidence to your domestic affairs aud hence vour happiness. They never betray you. There are lawyers in sour city who are the walking safetydeposit of your se crets; and I venture that there are few men within the sound of my voice to-day but at some time or other have turned to some favorite lawyer in the city aud un bosotned himsrli ot the secrets referred to and leaned upon him for his timely ad vice to prevent the wreck in the pathway of his business or the destruction of his family happiness, and has never been deceived. You are building an edifice here to be occupied for generations to come.

Here will your couuty business be transacted. Here will all the disputes between our people be determined. Here will the violator of our laws be tried for life or his liberty. Day after day, to and fro, will go the members of the profession to which I am proud to belong, carrying on his brow me inaicauous oi Lnai care common tome earnest man. who carries the burden of others: and when I look over the faces of the young men who make up the Sedgwick county bar, and read therein the honorable, earnest ambition in their profession, I cannot refrain from thinking that I may be lookiug on a Webster, a Clay, a Calhoun, a Lincoln, a Chase, a Marshall or a fetory, who will.

leaf by leaf, be developed ati the forura in this edifice, until a lull, well developed jurist of national reputa tion, shall have gone forth from the portals of this temple of justic, or a mighty statesman, born at Wichita. are, today, the largest county in the state of Kansas. We have the largest city and this court house wid be the largest and most imposing, the grandest of any of the county public buildings in the state. It will be a monument to the energies and genius of our people and it will at all times be an honor; and I pledge you, my fellow- citizens, that the iiar association of bedg-wick county will ever guard your integrity and the hallow that will surround this edifice. After this speech the benediction was pronounced by the Grand Chaplain.

The people dispersed and the Masons returning to their lodge room were disbanded. Mt. Olivet Commandery preceded by the Board of Trade band acted as an escort to Grand Master Lamb to the Carey hotel. ths cocirr novaz. This magnificent structure, which, when completed will cost will be the finest county building in the state.

A brief description of it size, style of architecture and arrangement is here added. The plan, cf the building in outline Is that of the Greek cross somewhat modified in form by bold projections, giving depth of shadow ia perspective, and great strength ia construction. The length from north to sonth Is 151 feet 6 inches; not including the projection on sonth and north, front feet 6 itches, projection 35 feet. Including basement' there are three stones. iue 04 uiB urni story is fifteen feet above the lvtl of the street and includes the cSiees of departments cf the county service.

The second floor, fifteen feet six incbe above, contains th circuit and criminal court room with, varias offices. The third floor contains the lobbies and com mittee rootsst From foundation to roof it is constructed of solid stcse, brick and iron, cut and dressed to exact dimensions, and enriched insid and out. In perspective the beauty, strength sdf harmony cf th modern order ct niocern architecture is saoce- ally displayed ia a rich combisatioo of columns and pilasters, the whole present ing a mocusiect of art: i lecture worthy It in a no he a tion, Oklahoma, is in the city, having come up to attend the convention. He is well posted as to the situation in that country and very hopeful for the future. There are quite a good many families in the country, who are quietly occupying claims they expect to file on and make their permanent homes as soon as the way is open by act of congress.

Oklahoma Station is on the north, bank of the North Canadian river, about twenty-five miles east from Fort Reno, with which point there is stage connection. There is a postoffice established at that point and Indian Agent Still well has his headquarters there. Mr. Beffel says there is no trouble in procuring plenty of good, soft water at a depth of from ten to twenty-five feet. The rainfall is fully equal to the average of any section of the country.

Plenty of timber, and productive soil for all kinds of vegetation so far as has been tried. Mr. B. tells of a white man, who has an Indian wife, living within a few miles of the station who raised a corn crop this year that yielded sixty bushels to the acre. The climate is equable, more so than in the more settled portions of the country in the same latitude east about an inch of snow fell there during the recent heavy fall in this section.

Of course everybody in that part of the territory is anxious that-the Springer bill or a similar measure shall be enacted into law, ana great expectations are based upon the proceedings of to-day's meeting in this city. The interest mani fested by Wichita in the current movement has given everybody increased confidence in its success, and the action of the convention to-day will no doubt fortify the city in the position of leader, a position it will maintain in every respect as tar as locality ana exertion are con cerned. Ilundreas of interested people have written letters of inquiry to us and in al most every letter comes the inquiry, What assurance have you that the gov ernment will permit you to perfect title to the lands you now occupy as squat ters? To these inquiries we make answer that there is a statute law covering our case. Away back in the early settlement of Ohio people settled on govern ment land before it was offered for sale, and when William Henry Harrison was sent as a delegate to congress from Northwest Territory he worked diligently to secure the passage of a law giving settlers upon the unoflerod lands the first right of purchase, but not till 1833 was such a law enacted. When the present law was enacted the "prior rights" provision was not extended to the homesteader, but the squatter was given three months after the land was offered in which to file pre-emption papers on his claim.

This provision was afterward, in 1SN.J, extended to the homesteader also, Townsites are proved up under the government townsite law, which pro vides that owners of improvements shall pay for the lots improved at the govern ment price, which will be about rive dollars under the Oklahoma bill. 'A squatter's title," savs ex-Commissioner Sparks, "is the best, title one can have. The following which we clip from the l'hcenix is the "Oklahoma Act, as re cently passed by the Creek Council: "Be it enacted by the national council of tho Muskogee Nation that it is hereby declared to bo the, purpose and policy of the Muskogee nation to negotiate a hnal disposition and settlement of so much of the land known as Oklahoma as the Mus Kogees nave an interest in, ana tno na tional delegates who shall be elected bv tne present session oi tne council are hereby clothed with full power to nego tiate with the government of the united States for such final disposition and settlement as in their judgment shall be to tho bebt interests of the Muskogee Na tion; provided that such negotiation and settlement shall not be of any force until the same shall have been approved by ne national council oi me Juuskogee Nation. Corn planting began here about the middle of March, and up to November 8tii the melon vines on the upland were still growing nicely. Nearly eight months of growing weather gives this country the lead over any other portion of the United states.

From the Bearer City Associate. Great prairie fires have swept oyer a aree nart of the country between here and Liberal during the past weuk, destroying thousands of acres of winter range. THE NEWEST EXPLOSIVE. It reads like romance that anything more powerful in tho way of explosives han dynamite could have been quietly rought out and fully tested without al ready having revolutionized the "trade" in the different lines of blasting agents. But there comes to us an account of how an American engineer who has been liv ing in London these last few years has perfected a now formula of an explosive that may yet revolutionize the whole business of explosives.

An English pa per gives the following account of it T. Chamberlain, the American engineer residing in London, paid a visit to Woolwich in connection with a new explosive which ho is introducing to the war department. He is the' inventor of the newest and most powerful explosive known naraelv, chlorine of nitrogen, wuose aesuncuve euecis axe lernoie in the extreme, a very small quantity doing inhnitely more damage than a much larger amount of any other explosive in use. it is very sensitive, a very slight concussion causing it to explode. He has more than once been injured and in danger of being blown to pieces, but kept at it being determined to conquer or die in the attempt.

He had completed a method of charging and filling shells 1 .11 1 I iuu pruiecuitfs wun cniorine oi nitrogen so that they may be fired a gun using powder with perfect safety. Military men, competent to ludge in re gard to the invention declare it to be one of the most remarkable inventions of the age, and are of the opinion that if any country had the monopoly of this invention they could defy the whole world. The invention, it is thought. will cause a complete change of revolu-4 mining purposes it will probably never be equaled. Mr.

Chamberlain has had offers from parties on the continent which he will probably accept in the event of not coming to terms with our own government. TUB E. 3. STATE CONVENTION. To Ed ltor of the Dally Eatfe.

As I hav just returned from the State Suffrage convention, I thought a short report would not be out of order. I had expected several delegates from Wichita and felt rather chagrined that I alone should hav to represent th "Peerless And judging from our own city I thought there would be very few delegates present and that the success of the convention would depend upon the liberty loving peoph of Emporia. However, I was pleasantly surprised to ita I to ly, mally they grabbed haU and tore them up then commenced to pull at coats while it was "hurrah for Ilarnsoar aU the time each trying to yell louder than other. The hat crushers were out in fall force and the prospect seems for another rushing business with the hatters. On the largest vote ever polled in Ohio the Republican plurality for governor is ,191, Ilarrison's plurality being a few hundred Not iarge for Ohio, but will have to do this year.

The Fredonia Chronicle is another sus pended paper. The Wilson County Citizen, lion. J. S. Wilson's paper, takes the subscription list of tho Chronicle and the material and presses are for sale.

The promotion of General Sc ho field to the command of th army, to succeed Sheridan, places General Howard in the command of the Atlantic department, with headquarters at New York. The politicians are figuring the con gressional results. It is so close that few yet pretend to be quite sure about it, though it seems indisputable that the Republicans will have a small majority. Kansas City Star: When Marsh Mur- dock meets Brother Botkin now he looks athim and smiles in a way that is little less than maddening to a man whose profession will not permit him to say what be thinks. The Italian Court Journal predicts an early war between Italy and France, saying that Franco must fight or permit herself to bo bound hand and foot by the Italian-German alliance now bo nearly perfect.

Tho Kansas City Star observes that "there is' no telling what Harrison's majority in Kansas would have been with a free election and a fair count Even in the face of Democratic intimidation it has reached 82,000." The "fish trust," a combine of Bostoc wholesale fish dealers, has broken up because the members were cutting price secretly in violation of tjheir mutual compact- This is a natural and proper fate of such combinations. Court House corner stone yesterday ratification last night, Oklaltoma convention to-day, banging of two United States convicts tomorrow, and Wichita finds herself not entirely destitute of excitement or void of interest. It is reported upon what appears to ba good authority, that iiisruarck is desirous of resigning soon, and is hoping that bis son, Count Herbert, may be his successor. Emperor William, it is believed, will soon have this change como about. The Eagle made the closest guess on the vote of Kansas mad by any newspaper in the state.

Th gueaa at th time was thought by many to wild, but it now seems that wild as it was it will be some two thousand fehurt, Harrison's vote now reaching eighty-two thousand plurality. Wichita's future was never more assuring than today; her devtlopments In growth of population, industries and general business never so safe and progressive. She is, indeed, the IVerlees Princess of the Ilains, the Queen of the Great Arkansas Valley, that will grow more lustrous day by day. One big knit goods concern of New York, has bought 220,000 pouuda of scoured wool in the Boston raarkt since the results of the election were known an outlay of nearly 125,000 in ono transaction. Th parers which predicted the rum of all woolen interests in tin defeat of Cleveland will please bring oi their bears.

Kan win th Republican champion ship. The full return swell her pi urn lit; for Harrison ami Morton to KJ.Oua Th bat.s everything v.u Pennsylvania. -Chicago And it is beca uw there are nKre old veterans and old veteran sons in Kansas than in any state of anything bke the same in population. AnotftHf verification of the prediction mad by General John A. Logan several year ago.

A Washington dispatch, which i of course mere guesswork, says that there is a prospc-ct that Warner Miller will go to the senate as the successor of Mr. Everts, who will be given a plaoeon tle preme bench in place of Judg Blatcb ford, to be retired. No one can question lr. Evart's fitness for such a position ot Miller's fitness for th jwudtkm of senator, or any other in tb girt cf th people or th incoming adminitraUon, as for that. The Arkanna (iawtte rie to remark that it is 'a threatening attitadi wbc-n the profit of protection, taken unfairly from the people, are ad to fatten thi system of robbery upon tbetn individually, which remark prompt the Hart ford Coarant to observe that "Now that the election ia oveT and thers i no longer any need of keeping op tho pretens that the DemoxrratJC Jrty is not oj-wI to protection, th ati editors ax again finding their tonguesjlt will be remembered tliat tb outcome of tb tariff d-cuafcion in tlws nutmeg state, a f-bown by tb malt of th lato efcsetksn, was no, in accord with that paper position oa tbat question.

However, tlal was before, this is after. Th Knight of Labor la nation ansetnbiy, kut Friday, did what tb Hague nggtd the wie thing to do If they dfbwd to raair.tAin their organization, th7 excrad4 tb ob-ttreperous Barry from mmberhip in tb order. Thy may aow bop Uj regain most of tb thre hundred member tb grand Hcretary wjort hcw withdrew from Us crier daneg tb past two year; not thl liirry pre-eoc per wa to to tho members wbo withdrew, tut tbit iLi condition into whkh lu cfeee warfare open tb policy of tb order as fcbaped acd maintained by 5iater Work aaa J'ewdsriy bd forced it atoned tntcy to low fJth in it fMrpetuky. Iti toi infrcjoenUy tbctht tb chart LfLed it neary to np tb pruning keif. a tocpMLk, ttof it ran sjoy acfttl rertv! cari.

We predict tfeat tb KjugtU vf Labor wfll a strotger cr-gaaixatiott within tb twelv motith tbaa it hi tner Ua. It trcrer now ia of tsotil force. OF THE SEW COURT HOUSE LAID YESTERDAY AFTERNOON With ImposiDg Ceremony, fcythe Masonic Lodge Speeches Made A Brief Description of the New Building. Yesterday at o'clock the ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of the new court house took place. The exercises were conducted by the Masonic order, under the direction of Grand Master Mason Watson M.

Lamb, of Sterling, and in the presence of about 5,000 persons. The procession, under command of Grand Marshal J. H. Marshall, formed in-front of the entrance to the Masonic temple, on First street, the Board of Trade band in advance, the members of the Sedgwick county bar next, then the Masonic lodge, Grand Master Masons and members of the grand lodge, under escort of the drill corps of Mfc. Olivet command-ery, commanded by Grand Captain General W.

Scott Corbett. In this order they marched to the new cout house, where already, spite of muddy streets and disagreeable weather, had assembled a large crowd of people. At the northeast corner of ths building they halted; the drill corps of the com mandery and the members of the order faced the structure, and the grand master and members of the grand lodge, with the architect, Mr. McPherson, mounted to the first platform, the band and the speakers of the occasion. Colonel J.

R. Hallowell and Rev. Boyd, went upon the upper plat form. The large corner stone was raised to its place by the derrick and the box contain ing the following articles was placed with in the cavity made in it Holy Bible and constitution and by-laws and list of members of Y. M.

C. square and compass, city directory '87 and '88, bar docket Sedgwick, county; city ordinan ces, printed at Eagle office; Journal of Commerce '87 and '88, by-laws and roster Mt. Olivet Commandery 12, roster Wichita Consistory No. 2, 32d de gree; roster Wichita Conncil, Royal and Select Masters; roster Wichita lodge No. 99, A.

F. and A. roster Wichita Chap ter 33, R. A. copy of the Wichita Daily Eagle and other papers of the city and county; commissions of sheriff and depu ties and copy of election and bond proclamations, roster of postoffice and letter carriers, "The Nile of America at Sunset," by M.

M. Murdcck; statement of bonded indebtedness of county, coins from one cent to one dollar, inclusive, report of Grand Commandery of Kansas, 1838, officers of Sedgwick county, Kansas; proceedings of Grand lodge of Kansas, complete roster of Garfield Post No. 25, G. A. photographs of old and new court houses, Y.

M. C. board of trad and Garfield University buildings, roster and by-laws of A. O. U.

W. lodge No. 22, roster of Arkansas lodge No. 243, A. F.

and A. Valley Center, Kansas; Auri-flower lodge, U. A. F. and A.

Wichita, Kansas; roster of Wichita lodge No 93. 1. O. O. abstract of title to land on which this court house stands; copy of compiled laws of Kansas, 1885; Harrison campaign button; twenty-five cents paper currency; card of E.

B. Allen, secretary of state; Grand Army membership badge; fifth biennial report state board of agriculture; one, two and ten -cent postage stamp and postal card; blanks checks, deposit checks, railroad time-table, map of Wichita; card and letter head Eagle cornice works; American Newspaper Annual, 1883; report of commissioner of education, 1SS3-84. The grand master, Watson L. Lamb, of Sterling, was supported by the grand senior deacon, Watts, and grand junior deacon, Wilcott, and was assisted in the ceremony bv the following gentlemen acting as members of the grand lodge: Mayor Allen, L. D.

Skinner, Morgan Cox, Rev, N. F. Harmon, Rev. VV. J.

full, Rev. Boyd, Applegate and R. Allen llall. The ceremony began by ibe acting grand chaplain, Rev. N.

F. Harmon, in an elegant and impressive manner asking the blessing of God upon the work upon the grand building being built. After music by the band the con tents of the box were read by Acting Grand Secretary Applegate. The grand master then called upon Acting Deputy Grand Master Allen to appiy the square Acting Senior Grand Warden Cox the line and Acting Junior Grand Warden Hall the plumb. They all pronouncing the stone perfect the grand master declared that it was well laid.

The deputy grand master scattered upon it tne corn as an emblem of plenty, the senior grand war den poured upon it wine symbolizing joy and gladness, and the junior warden poured upon it the oil of peace and happiness. The grand master then said: "May the bounteous Author of nature bleS3 the inhabitants of this place with an abund ance of tne necessary conveniences and comforts of life; assist in the erection and completion of this building; protect the workmen against accident; long preserve the structure from decay, and grant to all a supply of the corn of nourishment, the wine of refreshments and the oil of joy, Amen." Theu striking ltthree times with his gavel he called upon the order to assist him in doing the grand honors. Rev. Boyd was then introduced and made a brief and eloquent address in the coarse of which he said the question is often asked why is it that the masonic order is so often called upon to take such an active interest in the laying of the cor ner stone of Christian edifices, either of a public or educational character. The an swer is very plain to those who hare ever given the subject thought, Masonry has had to do with all that has ever advanced mankind.

The material used in the con structionof an edifice symboiiza something within the order or some of its workings. To the initiated it carries lessons of value and of interest and to all it carries instructions thatcannot be ignored. Within that box is the scriptures the guide and direc tion of every true masoa. We as masons recognize it to be an honor that this community calls upon us thus to assist in the ceremony. And we also recognize that while a noble edifice hold together much of good and value, Masonrys Loids together all that is good and nob us in Ufa.

Look carefully to what history savs of the part that this grand order has played in the past; standing, as it were, a binding link between ecclesiastical and secular society and so long as society exists so long will masonry grow and expand. In behalf of the order we return your our th-rk, May this edifice rise with grace and beauty and the great stone upon which in faith it is to stand or fall support it nobly, by the mercy of God. Colonel Hallowell then made the following beautiful address in behalf of the bar which was listened to with the greatest interest by the large, crowd; UlM acd GentleawA. "When asked a few days ago to make short talk to the people of Sedgwick county npon this important occasion, on It-halt of the Bar Association it was not la my heart to refuse yet I scarcely kw of of of to or YELLEG, WH00PIXG, T00TIXG, FIREWORKS, Thousands of People Rejoice Aloud Over the Glorious Republican Victory. Last night was Republican Ratification and any one in ten or fif tfcejn miles of Wichita had no trouble in finding it out.

is 'sale to sav the city was never before it3 history visited with so much noise and such a variety of it. During the day one would occasionally hear some one toot horn seemingly getting in practice for the evening as it was an evidence of a superabundance of enthutiasm. It was the talk of the Republicans: will take the town tonight; the town is ours, Democrat need apply," and true enough the seemingly rather wild statements were correct. Shortly after 6 o'clock the kid with a tin horn was the rule and not the exception. He tooted at friend and straner alike; it was all the same to him.

Occasionally one would seem disturbed at the familiarity, but that made no difTprenea to the kid if indeed it did not please him. The slightly lufilwi feuow wonld quicken his step and act as though, was on the near route for home and would soon be in bed. It was th general A. suspicion that ne was a lamocrai or species of that class. By 7 docs it seem-(1 the pitv was all noise.

People could scarcely talk of each other on. tho streets. The sidewalks, crossings and all available soace for comfortable standing was occu pied from Topeka on Donglas to Main and north on Main to tecond street. ice streets were very muddy and many sup posed no one could or would attempt to move around in the mud but this became necessity, about Douglas avenue aud Main and First and JUam the guests were filled wita people and the mud paid as little respsct as the side walks. The fire brigade that Eeemea to numoer Hun dreds, came forth as the shades of night ap- nmaphed.

Thev had been waiting im patiently for darkness to come for some tiaie and were out at the earliest moment. The lockets were coon burning holes in the night, seemingly piercteg the sullen, threat- ewng cluos. A large suppiy naa ueea m. a cored for the occasion, and they were in exoerienced hands. The Roman candles, flower pots, bengal lights, battery stars, cannon tracturs.

torpedos with red and green nre were in abundance and the scene was quit suggestive of raining fire. The kids wtre supplied with fire crackers and torpedoes and were quite liberal with them in making noise and in firing them well directed at the crowd. Very soon the noise of horse-fiddles, store boxes with an attachment of cat gut and rosin, bells, gongs and apparently a thousand other noisy appliances were out in full blast. The nervous Democrat had no show for his life, and as a rule he was not there. The nervous Republican could put up with it and almost offered to call it music.

Shortly after 7 o'clock the city was a free-for-all pandemonium, being visited by all sounds, mechanical as well as vocal. The Fairmount band was out in Baugh-man Freeman's band wagon and supplied the streets with patriotic music The Wichita drum corps and Humphrey drum corps and a number of other similar organizations were out in full glee. At 7:30 the artillery commenced firing at the foot of First street. They fired eighty-two shots recalling the fact of plurality for Harrison in the state. A number of windows in that vicinity soon gave evidence of the artillery play.

The manttgement had thought to have a parade which would le formed as soon as the artillery commenced marching. By this time, nowevt-r, a parade was impossible, and the various clubs were out parading individually and the streets were crowded with people yelling and whooping, while all seemed to think they could do the occasion justice in that manner. It had also been arraneed to have speaking? but it was soon apparent that this was im possible. The jubilant Republican wanted no more of that. They wanted to make a noise and had no appetite for speech hearing.

There were quit a number of cut and dried efforts, but no one there was in market for that sort of thing. In that line it may be said there was a waste, but the speakers seemed to put up with it good uaturedly. One of the ruot attractiveclubs was the North American Whoopers, forty strong, in charge of CapL W. S. Corbett.

They paraded the streets and called at th Eagle office, sang a number of songs and cheered the rest of the time. They wore toboggan caps with suits to correspond. At 10 o'clock they enjoyed lnnch at the Smith-Skinner building and again up peared on the streets jubilating. The low awnings took in the flags and the the caps belonging to tail follows. They have a complaint about that feature and declare the low awnings have had their day and must go.

There were a number cf dandy banners out, the work of Mr. Kay. One read "Buffalo Bull, Cleveland," while on the tbr eide was a drawing of the "whit bouse" with (i rover standing on the step saying "I'm but a stranger here, Buffalo is my Lome free trad." This brought down the crowd wherever it went. Another was a drawing of General Harrison's charge at the battle of Peach Tree creek on one side. bide, while on the other was Grover with a Buffalo chum nlayiog seven op for the beer.

'Turn the rascals a drawing of a roan in distress Raring. I bet on Cleveland and by the side a draw ing of a happy fellow saying, "I did not. Hurrah for Harrison." Oa th other side warn, )ta sohiirs in tne poor boom are hallelujah." One of the richest cartoons was a bacK view ot rover utoopea cows falling in the sea of oblivion and written on a very conspiccus pacts. A- It." and "Protection trick." Quay won the day, and "Brie carried Texaa" was another ban ner. "Cleveland runs well ia England; Mugwumps neea not apply; was in tnl gang" were to be seen is the banner list.

In front of the Eagle c3k was several thousand people in th early part of th evening who were favored with a comber of cartoons on the On that seemed to catch the crowd th strongest represented a prominent bcurfaes man in tLe city who is aaid on bearing the ekctim tew, to Lave cn a a couple cf Llcg and vicious vpsra. and silting down proceeded to kick himself and "Yes, yoa bet two to one on Cleveland, did yon did youf I'll thaw yoa how you lt on deTetacd, mud would keep pi yicg tb por most vigor ously aul th time. Titer were qaU a cumber of UloMratica of bow Democrats are feeling and what they aboat it rsranjprrm. A rather Ter-entsuitic lad walked th KttreeU yelUcj; Peck' bad bcTf and ties would toot bora making, a pecmiiAr nmm, Two old Bepsblican friend et First and Ilo butt night, th rt tint essse tb eketwxj. It was "aarrab far the it and most of the counties.

To say that I alone represented Wich would scarcely be just to my little son, whom I took with me, and I felt quite proud of my boy as he distributed printed I programs and suffrage songs among the audience. lhereis nothme like br in inner ud a child in the way he should go, besides avoided any posibility of criticism by taking my family with me, all that wa3 left of it, the head of the household be ing absent. On arriving at Emporia we were met by Mrs. Kellogg with her car riage, waiting to receive the delegates from the south, and we were soon pleasantly located at the home of a lady physician, which was sufficient guarantee of good care and congenial company. It all the other delegates were as nicely entertained as I was, they will be glad of another opportunity to visit Emporia.

A he convention was held in the Con gregational church, and the time during the day session was devoted principally hearing reports from organizers, dis trict presidents and secretaries of auxiliaries, while the evening sessions were exclusively for lectures in which the public generally could be interested. The address of welcome was given by Mrs. Jennie M. Kellogg, of response by Dr. Sarah Hall, of Fort Scott.

Lectures were delivered by Miss Susan B. Anthony, of Rochester, N. Rev. Anna Shaw, of Evanston, Mrs. Colby, editor of Woman's Tribune, and our home talent, of which we may be pjoud namely: Miss Sarah A.

Brown and Mrs. Anna Diggs, of Lawrence, Mrs. L. Denton, of Attica, Mrs. Watkins, of Boicourt, and Mr.

and Mrs. Hoffman, of Enterprise. Mr. Hoffman deserves special mention, for while his wife was speaking to an overflow meeting at the court house, he held the attention of a large audience at the church. Mr.

Hoffman is a German, his accent indicating his foreign birth. He is a very fluent speaker and a gentleman of unusual ability. ould like to give a full report of a great many truths uttered; but I cannot ask so much space in your paper have I the time, but those who have heard Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw fully understand their ability and earnest effort in the suffrage work Miss Shaw had come directly rem Philadelphia, where she had assisted in the wedding of Miss Rachael Foster, secre tary oi the national a. and said a happier bride she had never seen. During the evening lecture she spoke of the length of time required for needed reform through the legislature, and 6tated that it took twelve years in Massa chusetts to get a burial place for widows.

The law gave a woman an interest in the estate during her lite, ana as soon as dead she had no more right to the family burial ground than any other woman, and the only wav she could be leallv buried by her husband was to be buried while still living, which method most cf the women opposed. She also referred to the fact that three women in the United States are sen fenced to be hung, and will pay the death penalty unless pardoned by the governor of each state in which the sentence was pronounced, and said whether guilty or not they had not had a trial by their peers. Thursday afternoon Kansas Council of omen was organized, with Mrs. (Jhershing, or Leavenworth, as presi dent. My return trip was made most enjoyable by the company of Mrs.

Noble Prentis, president of the Social Science club, who said 6he would gladly present names of Wichita ladies for membership, as the livpatia can not come in as club. N. S. W. T.

U. CONVENTION. To the Editor of the EAGLE. The fourth quarterly convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held in the' Methodist church West Side, of this city, beginning at 2:30 on the loth and closing at 5 o'clock on the 16th. Being in the midst of the second blizzard of the season the attendance was not large from over the county, but those who were able to get there felt amply repaid for the effort.

The ladies of the West Side union opened their homes to the visitors and made them feel entirely welcome. The newly elected president, Mrs. E. J. Edmonson, of Valley Center, was on hand promptly on the hour for opening each session, and added much to the success of the convention by her efficiency.

On Thursday afternoon an interesting paper on "The Flower Mission" was pro sented by Miss Etta Mason, of this city, giving the aim of the flower mission department of the W. C. T. which is under the superintendence of Miss Jennie Cassiday, of Louisville, who has for years been an invalid unable to leave her bed, but has become the center of influence through which boquets. accompanied with texts of Scripture, are distributed on every public holiday through the prisons, soldiers' homes, orphan asylums or wherever the needy shut in ones are found.

The evening address by Mrs. Clara Holbrook Smith on the "Romance of the Nineteenth Century" was full of thrilling interest and pathos, and highly appre ciated by the audience. On Friday a paper wa3 presented on "The Anti-Tobacco Work." She found it difficult to prepay a clean paper on so unclean a subject, the tobacco habit being one 6he thoroughly abhorred. Mrs. Naomi Anderson represented the interests of the colored sisters in an able paper.

She showed that the vrisdom of the ages had not bv anv means been confined to the white race, and that at the present day many of "sable hue" were in every respect the peers of those of the "paler shade. bull, owing to the terrible curse of slavery which so long overshadowed them, the colored women were ereatlv in need of well-directed as sistance till they could be brought to see eye to eye and stand shoulder to shoulder with the white women in tins wort for temperance and social purity. "Influencing the Press," to lend its far reaching influence in favor of the temperance work was treated in a paper by Mrs. AL Lee Hovt of this city. The most inspiring hour was that de voted to the children.

A little after 4 o'clock the boys and girls came trooping in and filled all the available space in the church, crowding the ladies of the con vention into the corners, lheir singing of "Temperance Bovs and Uirls are e. and other songs under the leadership of Mrs. 15eile Howard and Miss lionn, teachers in the public schools, showed that they had been apt pupils of compe tent instructors. Mrs. Smith's story talk from her charts held their attention and sustained their enthusiasm.

The success of the convention was largely due to the presence of Mrs. C. U. Smith, who, from her large experience was able to make many valuable suggestions which were highly appreciated by all present. i.

A. L. A Kansas man, Sidney Post, has been elected to congres from an Illinois dis trict. department, especially tho supreme court of the United States. Tliat the party under Mr.

Cleveland's lead has made rapid progress in that direction cannot be denied, two vacancies occurring during the past four years by the death of two members, both Republicans, and their places being fdled by two Democrats. Had that party been suc cessful in the late national election it is more than likely they would have realiz ed their ambition in the next four years. The bench now contains five Republicans and three Democrats: Two of the Republicans are entitled to retire on full par. Justices Bradley and Miller, being nbove 70 years of age, and Judge Blatch ford will also be entitled to the same privilege in ib'Ji. un account 01 age these will no doubt retire during the next four years and their 'places be filled by other Republicans.

Justice Field, Democrat, is likewise entitled to retire. as the other three mentioned, and if he thould take it into his head to do bo Mb place would also be filled by Republican. With the changes likely to take place in make-up of the supreme bench in the near future the Republicans will not only probably gain one member, but the court as re-constructed will give the party an indefinite of control, even if the Democrats should by any possibility succeed in the national election four or eight years bench. The foregoing statement of the condi tion and prospect touching the supremo bench cannot fall to cause some disap pointment to tho Democracy, but is source of corresponding gratification to Republicans. With the three co-ordinate branches of the government in perfect accord as they will be after the 4 th of March next, the needs of tho nation can and will do conserved without let or hindrance Thd Anthony fire department is out with a fine card of invitation announc ing a grand ball at the Montezuma hotel on Thanksgiving night; tickets $1.00.

There is talk now among Georgia Dem ocrats of running the eloquent Ileury W. Grady for the senate to succeed Mr. Colquit, who had supposed ho had a Hire thing as his own successor. Grady has not lxwn expending his rhetoric upon the rostrums and stumps of the country for naught. He is not as pious as Brother Colquit, but ho is more popular with tho boys.

By-the-way wouldn't it bo fun to seo Henry or some other young nian tackle Old Joe Brown for lie senate? Joseph thinks ho holds a life tenure to the seat he occupies in tho senate. In the next Delawaro legislature th Republicans will have a majority of two on joint ballot, having control of the lower house by five votes. The Democrats threaten to unseat two Republicans in the edhate, thus restoring control of the joint assembly to that party, This they will hardly undertake, inasmuch as the Republicans could play at the same game in tho house and thus maintain their supremacy. The Deius. had as well make up their minds to gracefully submit to the inevitable.

The old fossil, huulsbury, will retiro from the U. S. senate at the expiration of his present term, and no amount of Democratic kicking can prevent it. A Washington dispatch says President Cleveland will stick to the revenue reform text, and in December's message ask both parties in congress to make such concessions as will insure the reduction of tho revenue. If the statement of the president's purposo in this matter is correctly given he may do so to some purine, mayhap, as to the house, but the senate bill is practically in accord with the sentiment of a majority of the people of the country.

Whatever conces sions are made, therefore, will have to como from the minority or Democratic side. The Eagle is of the opinion that this will be done, if for no other reasons than to obviate the necessity for an extra -session of congress, something the Dem ocrats don't want. CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS. Ixavenworih Times. The city council of Topeka has taken steps to bold a conventi -n of the mem-li-ers of the cities of the first class to consider what legislation is needed to insure a better system for tho management of their affairs.

The Topeka Journal savs that one change which the committee of that city will advocate will bo a radical modification of the law providing for the levying of special assessments for nublic improvements, the present system being burdensome to propertv owners and oth erwia objectionable. Other changes are very desirable, amongst which is a uniform system for the control of the police and the creation of police courts. The system which is good for one city must i gooa iorau ooners or the same size. The police courts ought to have the same jurisdiction as justices courts. 'There are many other matters in which change is needed.

The Topeka idea of a convention is an excellent one. The butter and cheese business has been investigate by our business men and farmers and stoc is now being subscribed for tho creamery. Argonia Clip- Ier. Some predict hard winter and some a light one. We will make our predic tions later on.

At present we are at liberty to say that tne peach crop has not yet been killed. Ueuda Springs Her id. Use county and the age..