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""HS ffee middix 3pilg gagfe: jfemflfog fPartfittg, fpkig 31, 1891,' 4 -Ul M. M. MUKDOCK. Kflttor. THE NEW METROPOLIS. AN epitome; of a CITY. WONDERFUL What Wichita Is, Was and Is to Be as the the Great Commercial Center of the Valley of the Arkansas River and of Southern Kansas. The Wichita of today is not the town of 1880, buta city with metropolitan at tractions, halving all the advantages and conveniences of cities with five times the population, many more years of experi ence and ten times die wealth. The 6ame spirit which has pushed this city forward as the commercial metropolis of Kansas is still here to exert the same spirit of progress and enterprise and will advance her growth to 200.000 peo ple within the next decade. The changes which have taken place in and about this city within thelast ten years are per fectly marvelous. The rapid advance this city has made over all other places must be soen to bo appreciated, and that Wichita is a city in fact none can deny. The new city of "Wichita, or rather tho Wichita of 1891, starts out on a period of greater growth, with more advantages, more territory to pay her tribute, more facilities to handle the trade of the west, and better prospects than in 1880. That she will outstrip all her former undertakings and work greater accomplishments there is now no question. That her forces are gathering from a long period of depression and with renewed energy is best evidenced by the more solid institutions being lo cated here and the renewed activity seen everywhere. Wichita is, in fact, a city, the result of natural laws of growth. Metropolitan in every sense of the term: it is a mar ket center, a commercial center, a stock center, a grain center and a railroad center. Wichita's position today, is far supe rior to that held by Chicago in her day, and Kansas City later on, when they were the size of Wichita. Wichita, Kansas, is 228 miles from Kansas City. 4fl miles from St. Louis. Go8 miles from Chicago. 400 miles from Omaha. 500 miles from Denver. C7 miles from Memphis. 719 miles from Galveston. 50 miles from Indian territory. It is in the center of the stock and grain district of the west, at tho junc tion of the Little and Big Arkansas rivers. Its growth has been as follows, as shown by tho United States census: 1870 50 1SS0 4,911 1890 T 23,835 Wichita is 1,323 feet above sea level, with a climate mild, pure atmosphere and without a superior as a healthy home with an inexhaustable supply of the finest water in tho world. The geographical position of Kansas is an unanswerable argument in favor of its healthfulness. The enterprise and vigorous advancement shown in the years of settlement contribute another promise to tho logio whose conclusion is that Kansas is all that could bo desired for health, and vigorous, pushing health at that. Professor Frank H. Snow, of tho State University of Kansas, has kept a correct weather record since 186S. He pub lishes the tables of his observations in tho large volume of the Eeport of the State Board of Agriculture. From them it appears that tho mean temperature for the spring months is 51 degrees, forsum- mer 76.89 degrees, for autumn 52.89 de grees, and for winter 30. 08 degrees; tho mean temperature for tho year is 53.31 degrees. This places us in line with the states to the east of us Missouri, south ern Illinois, southern Indiana, Eouthern Ohio, Kentucky, the Virginias and Mary land. But though tho thermomoter indicates a higher temperature on the greater number of days than in the states of the same latitude to tho east of us the heat is, on the whole, much easier borne than there. First, the nights are invariably cool. Second,, tho air is in almost con stant circulation, rarely becomes calm. Third, the most important modifier of heat is in the dryness of our Kansas atmosphere, which cools tho body bv rapid evaporation, and makes the high temperaturo of midsummer easy to en dure. The greater the amount of moist ure in the air the more oppressive be comes tho heat, so that eighty degrees in Philadelphia or Boston is far more intol erable than ninety degrees in Whichita. 1670 Wichita was founded. 1871 First school house built. First church erected. 172 First railway constructed. First bank opened. 1883 First street railway built. 1SS-1 First wholosale grocery. 1SS6 First university erected. 1887 First packing house located. First car works. Union stock yards. 1891 Wichita has now: 07 Wholesale houses. 18 School buildings. Gl Miles of sewers. 120 Miles telephone wires. 0 Firo companies. t0 Blocks street paving. 10 Railways. 84. Manufacturing firms. SO Churches. 25 Miles water pipe. CO Acres stock yarks. 15 Miles stone sidewalks. 2 Packing houses. A city hall costing $100,000. A courthouse and jail costing $250,000. A nostoflice costing $200,000. 2 L niversities costing $850,000. 4. Academies coating 100.000. 4 Colleges costing 150,000. 3 Hospitals costing 25,000. 19 School buildings costing $200,000. 11. M. C. A. building costing .$75,000. Railroads Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe isorth. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe South. Wichita and "Western West. Missouri Pacific railroad East. Missouri Pacific railroad Southwest ichita and Colorado Northwest, St, Louis and San Francisco East Kansas Midland Northwest. Chicago, Root Island" and Pacific North. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific South. Telegraph Companies "Western Union and Postal Cable com- jpuuics. American District Telegraph and Mes senger company. Telephone Missouri and Kansas Tele phone company; 350 boxes (Bell pat ent); 120 miles wire in city; connects all surrounding towns and cities. Fire-Alarm Telegraph. Street Railways Electric railway; twenty-five miles track. Horse rail way; six miles track. Express Companies American, Pacific, Adams, United States, Wells Fargo. Union Stock Yards Sixty-six acres yard room; ten acres covered pens. Water works American Water Works and Guarantee company; limited; twenty-five miles mains, 300 hydrants; Gas kill pumps; capacity 12,000,000 gallons daily; pure water. Gas Wichita Gas company; two large tanks: twentv-five miles of mains and 650 gas meters in use. Electric lighting Twenty-nix miles of wire; eighty -six arc lights at street cross ings; incandescent capacity 5.000 lights. Sewerage Twenty-four miles of main and forty-three miles of laterals. Fire department Seven companies; Ahrens steamer; one double tank chomi cal; two hook and ladder; four hose carts; four brick engine houses; 200 fire hydrants. "Metropolitan police department. Paving Asphalt, brick, concrete and stone. Parks Linwood.Merriman, Hyde.Lin coln and Riverside. Churches Thirty churches of every denomination. Schools Nine ward brick school build ings; eighty-seven teachers. Colleges Southwestern Business, Brothers and Sisters (Catholic.) Academies Lewis, All Hallows. Universities Garfield, Wichita. Opera Houses Crawford Grand. Charitablo Institutions Benevolent Home, Orphans' Home. Hospitals City Hospital, St, Faancis. Reading Rooms Board of Trade. Y. M. C. A., Public Library, W. C. T. U. Club3 Coronado, Wichita Boat Club. Banks Capital Surplus Wichita National $250,000 fJO.OCO Kansas National 2M.&0 24.117 Statu National lUUll) 71.501 Westhido National 100.000 3.0UO Fourth National 200.000 1G.000 Citizens Bank S0Q.U03 03,400 Hotels Carey; Metropole; Manhattan; Occidental; Pierce; City; Douglas Ave nue, and twenty others. Nowspapers--EAGLE; Beacon. Weekly Eaglr; Beacon; Mirror; Arrow; Star; Commoner;' Herold; Leader. Secret societies Masonic Wichita lodge No. 99, A. F. A. M.; Sunflower lodge No. 80, A. F. A. M.; Wichita chap ter No. 33, R. A. M.; Wichita council No. 12, R. S. and S. E. M.; Mt Olivet com mandery No. 12, K. T.; Elmo lodge of perfection No. 9, A. A. S. R. ; Wichita chapter Rose Croix No. 5, A. A, S. R.; Wichita council Knights Kadosh. No. 5, A. A. S. R. ; Wichita consistory No. 2, S. P. R. S.; Ivy Loaf chapter No. 75, F. E. S. I.0. O. F. Wichita lodge No. 93; Queen City lodge No. 290; West Wichita lodge No. 345; North Wichita lodge No. 348; Wichita Encampment No. 29; Can ton, Wichita, 5 p.m.; I. O. O. F. Patri arch Militant; Elizabeth lodge No. 70, D. R. Knights of Pvthias "Warwick lodge No. 44, K. P.; Wichita lodge No. 189, K. P.; Wichita division No. 2. U. R. K. of P. A. O. U. W. Queen Citv lodge No. 20, D. of H.; Peerless lodge No. 271; Wich ita lodgo No. 22; Forest City legion No. 45, S. K. G. A. R. Garfield Post; Woman's Re lief corps. I. O. Red Men. Daughters of Pocahontas. Modern Woodman. Fraternal Aid. Knights and Ladies of Honor. Wichita Auxiliary of the McAH asso ciation. Knights of Honor. Cigar Maker's union. Typographical union. Catholic Knights of America. Wholesale 5 Wholesale grocery com panies. 1 Wholesale dry goods company. 1 Wholesale drug company. 1 Wholesale notion house. 1 Wholesale millinery. . 1 Wholesale boots and shoes. 1 Wholesale seed house. 1 "Wholesale paints, oils and glass, 2 Wholesale stationary. 1 Wholesale trunk. 2 Wholesale confectionaries. 1 Wholesale photograph supplies. 1 Wholesale pipes. 1 Wholesale cracker companv. 1 Wholesale coffee and spice company. 12 Wholesalo cigar houses. 4: Wholesale produce commission com panies, 1 Wholesale leather and findings. 3 Wholesale harness. 2 Wholesale hides, wool and tallow. 6 Wholesalo flour. 1 Wholesale straw board. 1 Wholesale clothing. 7 Wholesalo lumber companies. 5 Wholesale coal companies. 2 Wholesale meat products. 2 Wholesale furniture. Manufacturing 3 Pressed brick works. 1 Car and 3 iron works. 1 Paint works. 2 Novelty works. 1 Cooperage works. 1 Pump works. 2 Cornice works. 0 Chemical works. 4 Carriage works. 1 Vinegar works. 2 Bottling works. 1 Asphalt works. 1 Fence works. 2 Sash and door factories. 1 Yeast factory.' 2 Shirt factories. 10 Cigar factories. 4 Soap factories. 3 Ice factories. 1 Cracker factory. 5 Candy factories. 1 Broom factory. - 1 Tent and awning factory. 1 Furniture factory. 1 Washing machine factory. 1 Paper box factory. 1 Trunk factory. 1 Overall factory. 1 Corset and shirt factory. 1 Cob pipe factory. 4 Harness and saddlery factories. 1 Boot and shoe factory. 5 Flouring mills; 1 spice and coffee mill; 4 planing mills; 3 founderiea; 2 packinghouses; 2 book binderies. Packing industrv 1889-90 Winter packing, 6S,257. 1890 Summer packing. 193.69S. 1S90-91 Winter packing,' 74,312. Comparative statementof summer pack ing in the west for 1SS9 and 1S90: 13 ,3,2R4.M5 L46S.OH .. SU5J7 4A3M 4?1U) 3ES.S57 3P6.TV3 JBft.775 53,736 - StCttl 193.003 ISiO 2,2,S?7 i.eeu.533 cs.tsi sh.uts 3I4.MB 2SL3W 87W 19T.SS ISUJIJ 1T9.M 71.34 ! lii.SC 3 -4.J47 liCMU CISCO 54.45 S.SJ Chicago Kansi City South Oma ua sloux city Indianapolis.... MllnnuVee St. Louts Cedar Rapids.. Cincinnati .... Cleveland Wtchlla Onumirs. Iowa 1A1 South St Paul ami St. Paul.......... I5si Nebraska dty. Neb 1AS( LOBltville, Ky v .. th.7 St. Joseph. Sio OjJW Lincoln. Neb ta.HK Detroit SU4i De- Motnc. Iowa - 74.ST9 Hutch'.asoa. Kan. .... 73.UI Keolcuk. lairs 71,415 Atlantic, low J3J Manhalhowa. low ....... ii.tK Atchlsoa... ......,...- sy5 0Vakoi .. Ub3!l Qatncy. lit ITJMI Peoria. Ill .... .. :.$1 Dayton. Ohio .. 1LEB llantflien. Ohio r. Sy&B PltfHt.r Tn vtftrkl 7T JLXa Crositl 'SVb..".'...".".".".."."."..."". 6.1EJ BDrlinaton, Iowa 2.40 1.630 La Fayette. Ind 3.000 Sprlngfleld, Ohio - 2.000 3.000 ChHlicotne. Ohio l.B Fremont. Neb , 13,033 Denver, Col -.... 61.000 C5.O03 Total, all places 0.540.003 6,551,501 Wichita Union Stock Yards CATTLE HOGS 1SS9 receipts lO.OSi 124,181 1890 " 88.0S1 323,855 Wichita ranks eleventh among the packing centers, and is rapidly increas ing. Grain tributary to Wichita: Wheat Corn Oat Butler . lil.&Ol 6.G34.922 K0.177 Barber S31.I21 1.5S0.1SO 3,120 Kinsman S0G.C72 2.974.05.'i 924.245 McPherson 3,036.015 4.805,0(0 L7G2.CS3 Harper S1B.HI 3.37.!K3 924,034 Harvey (25.830 2.S54412 32.780 Pratt 63.025 2,331.946 44&.S53 Cowley 1,242.4011 7.1'.0.510 1.I51.SG5 Heno 457.1107 5.703235 1,255.320 Sedjrwick tCiOn 7.KS.2U0 l.39.69l Sumner 2.507,253 7,S$0,C0U 1,500,7.-S Total 10.071.2C5 53.015.S43 12.355,472 Three principal crops grown in eleven counties tributary to Wichita in a single year: Wheat, 10,071,365 bushels Corn, 53,015,843 Oats, 12,395,472 " 75,482,680 Wichita occupies a central position among these eleven counties, and is con nected by railway lines with all the coun ty seats and shipping stations within this territory. Tho foregoing is a greater production than the whole of Texas for the same year. Within 100 miles radius of Wichita the production in a single year was as fol lows: Oats, 20,711,041 bushels. Wheat, 21,263,49S ." Corn, 111,7G0,9S4 " 153,734,023 Tiiis shows more corn than was raised in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado combined. More than Ohio or Indiana. More than Wisconsin, Michigan, Da kota, California and Oregon combined. More than New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware. New Jersey and New JMigland combined. More corn, wheat and oats than Texas Colorado and New Mexico combined. Wichita is located in the center of the grain growing district, having direct rail connection with every county seat which is the market center of each coun ty and every other town of importance. The following table, compiled from the last United States census shows the population in the different counties where this grain is produced. County Peoplo Barber .. 7.973 Butler . 24,055 Cowley .....34.478 Harvey 17.WU Harper 13.205 Klncman 11.S23 McPhorson 21.014 JIailon ).539 Pratt 8.118 Reno 27.079 Rice.. , 11.451 Sumner 30.271 Sedgwick 43.C26 Total 274,894 With railroads diverging in ten dif ferent directions to every point in this territory, it makes it possible for the growers of grain to quickly move their crops to this city for cleaning, storage and re-shipment to eastern, western and southern markets. According to the United States agri cultural report, Kansas produced in 1889, 30,9i2,000 bushels wheat, 37,529,000 " oats, 240,50S,000 " corn or a total of 308,949,000 bushels of grain. In other words, Kansas raised in a single year more wheat than all New England, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware combined. More than Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Arkansas combined. More than Montana, Idaho, Wash ington and Oregon combined. More than Iowa, Texas and Arkansas cobined. More than Missouri and Kentucky combined. More than Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas combined. More oats than New York state. More than Pennsylvania. More than Texas and Alabama com bined. More than Dakota, Montana, Oregon, California and Washington combined. More corn than Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, California and Oregon combined. More than Michigan, Wisconsin, Min nesota, Dakota and Nebraska combined. The published report of the agricul tural productions of the United States, as compiled by the secretary of agricul ture, gives the following number of bush els of corn, oats and wheat raised the same year for the states named. The figures below are for wheat, oats and corn in the order named: Kansas Texas N. Mex Colorado Nebraska 30.912.000 6.111.000 l.OX.OtlO 1.8-71 00:1 1G.S43.000 37.52-.VtVl U.60$Of) 340,000 3,129,000 29.063.UU0 210.50SAO S3,C9s,000 1.126.001 1.032.0JU 149,543.000 U!S,942,0U0 101,693,000 2,562,000 6.072,000 196.354,000 This shows that Kansas raised more wheat, oats and corn than all these states combined, and nearly three times that of Texas. Tho following figures show the wheat and corn grown in the slates mentioned and are taken from the United States government statistics in each case for the five years from 1SS6 to 1S70 inclusive. It indicates clearly that of all tho trans Missouri states from Dakota to the gulf, Kansas leads in these important products. WDeat Corn Kansas 97.230.0 617.222.000 Nebraska 80.705.OOn 543.349.0UO Texas 26,663,000 2S5.C39.UX) The following table shows tho product of corn in the three great corn producing states in the Ohio 'valley for the same years: Bnshels Indiana 511.S4.COO Ohio 417.S4S.000 Kentucky 367,170,000 The following table shows the average yield per acre for the cereals in different states for the past ten years: Wheat Corn Kansas 13.9 2S.5 OaU 28.0 2S.0 2T..4 112 342 .Missouri 11.7 Texas 1M Kentucky 9.1 Illinois 13.4 California 12J S7.4 1S.0 26.7 37.6 23.2 The following table shows the produc tion of oats for 1890 of different states as compared with Kansas: Kitjs 31.2fiO.000 Nebraska 52.4SUXB .Missouri.. DafcoUs... Texas Pwmoylvs.nla-. , Nw York , Oho , Indiana Miclilptn Kentucky 54J79 000 2i.S45.UnO 11.853X0) 2LST2.fin iiS3,fJO aJQ4(vo 17,-mflij SaJKS.OOO 3.3&4.U0 The following table shows the pro duction of wheat for 1S&0 of different states as compared with Kansas: Kansas 2S.1S3.00O Nebraska lUIMM Txa... ai7iftu Mlss.-ourl , KCKnil ladlHBA K.asoiO Kentucky , S.lAitiO inooi , 3.-l.ui) Mfchfcras ai.171.tti I'enRtylvxGia 154V.UJJ Kansas has 1,427,096 people according to the last United States census, or more than Maine. New Hampshire and Ver mont combined. More than Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware combined. More than Maryland and the District of Columbia combined. More than South Carolina and Florida combined. More than California. More than Oregon, Washington, Ne vada, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Arizona combined. A QUESTION OP EXPEDIENCY. "We have not discovered a panacea for our ills, but we have discovered the means of wresting power from the hands of the Shylocks," quoth President Twist at the Alliance meeting in Kansas City, Friday. Probably. But in view of the promptings of human nature, which are the same in all men, will the change be of any practical benefit to the class they claim to represent? Granting that the "ins" of the old party are not as scrupulous in dispensing the public funds as they should be, it is reasonable to presume that the case is about the same as that of a certain railroad that occurred a few years ago. One of the stockholders of tho road called the attention of the superintendent to the extravagant style in which one of the company's passenger conductors was living ho supported a splendid establishment, elegantly fur nished, a span of dashing bay3 and pheaton, etect, while he only received a salary of 100 a month. He thought the said conductor's services could be dis pensed with to the compans's advantage. The superintendent in reply suggested that inasmuch as the conductor in ques tion already had those things, as a matter of economy it would be better to retain him. Farmer Smith will be slicker than ever, now that he is a state oil inspector. "The Tadpole" is suggested as a suita able name for one of the government's submarine torpedo boats it wiggles un der water. A favorite aphorism of the Canadian Tories has long been, "After Sir John, the deluge." It is fair to presume that that following are now scampering to the flotilla in expectancy of the la3t named event. The first has taken place. Atchison Champion: "Come right down to the bottom of facts, honest money means, and is, whatever the gov ernment declares, creates and issues, as full legal tender for all debts, whether it be gold, silver or paper, and after it is sent out on its mission, never legislates its good name and debt-paying power away from it." Correct, whatever fine spun theories the doctors of finance may give out. The Wichita Eagle was the first paper to brins: the news of the successful results of the Cincinnati conference. A few days before the same paper said with great de liberation that tho conference would break up in a row, or words to that effect. Tho Eagle is a wise old bird, but not infalli ble. Ashland Clipper. The Eagle may have been slightly off in its prediction of the immediate result of the conference referred to, but tho outcome of that event is verifying our forecast. The conference and what it did are being repudiated by state and national organizations of the same sort whenever and wherever held. It is said that one of the most striking peculiarities of Pope Leo XIH is the convulsive tremor of his hands, which one sees on meeting him. This is not a result of age, as is generally supposed, says a writer in the Review of Reviews, but the consequence of typhoid fever, from which he suffered at Perugia some twenty-five years ago. So great is this trembling that he can no longer write. When he has to sign a document he is obliged to hold the wrist of his right hand with his left hand in order to be able to trace leeters that would other wise be unreadable, and even then each stroke is an infinity of tiny, light zigzags. His recent course of training, it is al leged, has only served to strengthen the president's resolve to renew the force bill light. Ex. There is no evidence to show that the president has changed his mind in regard to that measure, but to say that he in tends to renew the fight within the next two.years is to write him down a zealot without judgment or discretion, in view of the make-up of the Fifty-second con gress. As a party measure it may be that it would have the support of a ma jority of the Republican party; indeed, there is not much doubt that it would, but that it meets the approval of a ma jority of the people of the country is very doubtful. Mr. Ingnlls is nothing if notinconslstent. For years he has fought the battles of his party upon one line, and now he informs the people of the state, through the me dium of the editorial meeting at Hutchin son, that unless they abandon that line they may expect a Waterloo. Lawrence Journal. It is an old axiom that discretion is the better part of valor, and despite the ridi cule that has been attempted to be put upon Mr. Ingalls, the Eagle thinks he is both discreet and valorous. No good soldier of today would think of going out to combat with an old-fashioned, smooth-bore musket, against an enemy armed with the latest improved repeat ing rifle. Yet nobody will say that the musket was not a valuable weapon at a time when there were none "better. The difference between the past and the present 13 illustrated in nothing better than in the world's treatment of theolog ical heretics. In the past they were burn ed at the stake, but now they are lionized and get the fatted calf. Atchison Cham pion. That is true, in large measure, and there is a very patent cause for it to the writer s mind. And it is found in the policy and actions of some we might say many who are set in place over the church people, lords over God's herit age, as it were. A true expounding of tho scriptures is to make plain their teachings to the common understanding, and not to mystify and becloud with sophistry and strained constructions that put to the test both the comprehen sion and belief of the hearera, which Ian has become too much practice of many who think more of making a dis play of their learning (?) than of tha simple teachings of the gospeL The conditions thus hinted at unquestionably have had much to do with producing and maintaining tho present feeling of unrest along this line. LIVE WICHITA AND EER 3IG PAPER From the I-eATeatr&nli Tiaisa. There is a town in Kansas that Las been keeping a big daily paper up for vears. The paper has never made money but the people will no: let it go down. They feel that if they would permit their psper to go down it would be advertising the fact that it is a poor town, and &o they stand by it- Ther will not be lod into the support of ny other parser. Other smaller towns have two or thrt little dailies, they have but one bijj one. Aad that is the liveliest town in Kansas. SUNFLOWER SILHOUETTES. Croquet is the most popular game among the croakers. Botkin swears off. Elder finds it easier swearing often. There are a few farmers in Kansas who refuse to make hay for fear of sunstroke. , It must have been five cents a pound sugar that has made old Rice palatable. The Kansas prohibitionist will have to go on plagiarizing packages from Missouri. After all, Jerry Simpson is not much of a farmer. The same old aversion to hoes. Charlie Scott's trip to Europe would indicate that he was "dead for a duchess, dead." The Alliance politician, who is working for an office, doesn't abide by the eight hour law. The question, "What has Pefferdone for Kansas?" will never be asked. Enough harm already, we all know. Judge Botkin would be an anomaly in the piano trade. According to the senate he is both upright and square. Kansas always was previous. The state is already making an exhibition of her self in the world's fair matter. As soon as congress convenes Peffer will make a great noisa in Washington rat tling around in Ingalls' chair. Jerry Simpson, as regards the third party enthusiasm, is not "in it," but he seems to have put his foot there. The Cincinnati convention had native power enough. It was a wheel within a wheel and a crank at every wheel. There is some excuse for a Kansas man spelling drouth wrong right now. A Morris county paper spells it with a "w." Some of the Alliance fellows that want to read Jerry Simpon out of the party, will have to get somebody to do it for them. Mr. Twist wa3 made chairman of the Interstate Alliance. The new organiza tion is trying to keep up its character as a cyclone. M. C. Kelly has poured oil on the trouble waters, much to the surprise of the state that thought that Farmer Smith was sail ing very finely. The threshing machine will soon be whistling, but that significance of pros perity will not keep upj the calamity howler's courage. "What is this knowed party I hear so much about?" said an old man yesterday who was tho irrevocable victim of the un grammutical habit. Four different reports have been made upon the Coffeyville dynamite explosion, and all together haven't made as much noise as a well loaded shot-gun. Bill Hackney says that ho makes more money than any other lawyer in Kansas and always has. Hackney has the same idea of modesty that he has of peace. A Hutchinson man'is out in two columns explaining why ho is a Republican. Some thing moro than a year ago all it took to do this was the mention of James G. Blaine and a wild whoop. Dan Anthony has secured a third of the Kansas City Journal. With tho Alliance Leavenworth Times, the acquirement of a Democratic sheet will result in the Col onel's getting in it in some shape. OKLAHOMA OUTLINES. The chase for the Dalton boys have been given up. Where does tho blanketed Indian carry all his cash? Governor and Mrs. Steele are in the Sac and Fox country. The company of soldiers at Guthrie has received orders to get ready to move. Tho Guthrie and Stillwater base ball clubs were at it again yesterday afternoon. The Cheyennes refuse to treat with the alloting agents until their annuties are paid. There is every reason to believe that in settling up tho new lands tho sooner will be in it. There is an old Indian woman who comes into Oklahoma City to trade who is 110 years old. If the new lands were not opened up at a fixed date by presidential proclamation, how could they be opened? The editor of the Guthrie News is no sooner through impaling the dudes thau he set up a defense for the dogs. A nine of young full bloods from the Chillocco Indian school laid it all over Arkansas City's crack white nine. The Guthrio Capital gives the Oklahoma City Journal a long tender hug. The pa pers really ought to stop quarreling. Somebody has started tho story that Raum will be retired and Governor Steele tendered his place in the pension office. The Canadian river is located on a high ridge, or, as the Oklahoma City Gazette says, it runs on the backbone of Oklahoma territory. Cotton may be eventually the making of Oklahoma, but on a strict party vote, the threshing machine is away in the majority at present. The Guthrie News says that the Iowa and Sac and Fox lands are full of men picking out claims and leaving landmarks for future use. A farmer in the Cherokee nation was sentenced the other day to imprisonment in the peuitentiary for three years and to pay a fine of $3,000 for calling a man a hogthief. A man got drunk at Guthrie the other nisht and boasted that he knew all about the train robbery at Wharton. He was cadged off to jail and will have to tell what he knows. Several final proofs have already been offered in Beaver countv. although the land office has been established but a couple of months. The law allow3 actual settlers a credit of two years of the time lived on their claims previous to survey. "Governor Steele has had applications for authority to organize military companies from Kingfisher, Norman and Payne counties. Two companies ara to dc put on a good footing in Kingfisher county. A very strong letter was received from Payne urging the necessity of one there. There are 1,500 Cheyenne and Arapah&e Indians who say they will not take allot ments. The agent informed them the other day that after the time specified for taking voluntary allotments has ex pired every Indian who has not taken hia allotment will have land selected for him by the agents. Trackiaying on the Choctaw began Thursday morning at the end of the track, three milea east of Yukon. The road will be pushed on across the river as once, and on to Oklahoma City as fast as the grading can be completed. It is be lieved every lick of work can t done be fore the end of next month. Oklahoma City Gazette: Marshal Smith's opinion is that the Dalton gang haTe been successful in baffling their pur suers and made their escape to Arizona, where they are practically safe from cap ture until they are emboldened to mafea another outbreak- Tfce snaxahal i cf the opinion that tho recent arrest made by Capt. DeFord is an important one, and If fodowed ud will eTeatuallj lead to iss- portant disclosure s. Oklahoma City Journal: The most im portant po.nt in making a good cotton crop i - to get a good atasd of plant. In wet cold spnegs it !s often circuit to get an even and regular stand of plants over the riekL The crop in tb us territory is report ed in fine shape. A good ftaad ba been secured in nearly every field, acd tfce plants are healthy add Uroaz. The cot ton needs warm ia!r weather sow to bring it out. bat the indications now point to that fciad of weather for the next few day?. The fields ibosld cot be aejsst eti but ebould b keot clear of weedx. A good many farmer iatesd hoeing once, aad doing the balance of tbe osltiraring with the two horse caittTater, the fcia as com u cultirtu-d. JUST RECEIVE A beantiful line of Muslin de soie Grenadines and Challies. We place on sale 15 pieces Imported Tussors, a new weave at loc per yard. These beautiful fabrics have en tirely superceded the Silk Pongee. We have just received another lot of Ladies Balbrigan Pants, knee lengths. Yery durable for warm weather. 20 dozen Ladies Jersey Bibbed Vests at 10 cents each. Best value in the city. , We have just opened our Lace Curtain Department with an elegant line of new and beautiful designs, Everything new at the INNES & ROSS, Managers. HILADELPHIA STORE. Post Office Corner. This Will be BARGAIN WEEK For Thin Summer Dress Goods. PARASOLS, SILK UMBRELLAS AND M ILLINERY, -AT THE PHILADELPHIA STORE. W 123 and 127 Main St. New Chiffon Eucliings. New Laces. New Parasols. New Millinery. Munson McNamara L. C. JACKSON fTbolcsal and Be tall Dealer L All kinds of Anthracite and Bituminous Coal AXD : AJLL : KIXJ33 : OF : JtUIXsDJTS'G : MATKMULI- Mstm Mlre-U2 Sooth Fosrlb ATes, Briack 0c X33 XoNrth. ICala tr uni &oacii viU, U rallrauis ia tit cUa no Dry Goods k iStov ' f (MYI qAsGLK. 123 and 127 Main St Several handsome dresg patterns on eale this week, linings and all trimmings furnished, made up com plete by Madam uorham for 25.00. Mrs. Hume has taken diesa making rooms in our building. We can recom mend her work as first clas3 Price for making $7.00 t6 $S.00. Printed Cambric Suitiing on sale Monday at 5 cents. Munson k McNamara, 5