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VOL. VI. NO. 4:7.
WICHITA, KANSAS, TUESDAY MOENXSTG, JANUARY 11. 1887.
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FORTUITOUS FIGURES .FOR
FORTUNE'S FAVORITE.
"Why "Winning Wichita "With
"Walls Will Work Wonders.
The Peerless Princess of the
Plains The Pride of the Prari-
ies The Winning Wonder
The 2Iajestical Mascot.
.A Growth Which Must Surpass Auy
-Growth Ever M;tdu by Any City
Iu Auy Couutry at Any Tune
aul Which Will Make Wich
ita, the Greatest City in
Kansas by Jauuary
1st, 18SS.
"Wichita will make the greatest growth
the coining season ever made by any city of
Kansas in any single year, if not a greater
growth than was ever recorded of any city
of its size at anytime in any couutry. Her
growth for 1837 will not only be a wonder
ful one compared with her astonishing rec
ord of 1SS0, lmt'it will be a phenominal
one. Xor arc these words written in the
interest of a boom or iu the intere-t of
speculators or investors in real estate; nor
are they writteu to discourage any odier
prosperous and growing locality, nor 3 et
to arouse the envy of any would he rival
far or near. They are but sober words,
based "upon a knowledge of facts, and
are as conclusive as that Wichita will have
no rival in Kansas twelve months hence,
as sure as the fact that no prediction of the
writer, iu the past, touching Wichita's
future, ever failed of the most satisfactory
fulfillment.
That the people- of Kansas as well as
those interested in other states, may for
themselves, understand that what we as
sert is truth, we will set out some facts
and figures which, however, seemingly
startling in the aggregate can be readily
verified, and if verified, then our assertion
that Wichita by Jauuary. 1SSS, will have
no rival in Kansas, must staud as havinir been
demonstrated. And it must not be thought
that what we shall say is all; it is hut one
phaze of the growth and development
which the bright days of four months
hence will be affording the most convincing
and ample proof. Facts are stubborn
things.
'Brick and mortar, wood, glas and iron
largely constitute the outward semblance
as well as the tangible substance of even
city. In these resects Wichita will double
her values and greatness in 1SS7, as con
tracts already let and completed most fully
gunr.iutoe. Just think of it! Tiie Riehey
ami Dill and Snyder and Eckimrt block on
Pmiglas avenue between Fourth and Fifth
avenues, under contract, three hundred
feet front, twelve buikiings one hundred
and twenty feet deep and four stories high,
to cost $150,030. Facts are stubborn
things!
On the same street, one block eat. the
Dcmmiug hotel, a magnificent and impos
ing building, one hundred feet front by
one hundred and tweutv foot deep, si.v
stories high, grounds being cleared and
material contracted for, to cost 12r,000,
which added to the foregoiug makes $Z1,
000 within the space of six hundred feet.
She is bound to bloom ami boom!
A block of business rooms, mi Lawrence,
south of First street, two hundred ami seventy-five
feet front, one hundred and
twenty feet deep, eleven buildings, iu all,
five stories high, to cost $120,000 and we
have .$100,000. But she is bound to bloom
and boom!
The Martinson block, on west Douglas
iivenue, to consist of four mercantile rooms
and a bank; five buikliugs complete, thiee
stories high, excavations, being made. Fort
Scott brick now being delivered, to cost
$30,000 more and we have auothor total of
$430,000. But she is bound to bloom and
boom!
A Grand Opera house, the gem ot tne
state, on south Topeka avenue, by Sells
Brothers Jfc Crawford, the grounds pur
chased and the superstructure to cost not
less than $73,000, a bond signet! by J.
K.. Mulvane and P. I. Bouebreak of Tope
ka, iu a like sum, that it shall 1 com
pleted by September 1st, 1SS7. and we
bring our amount to $323,000. an cveu
half million .of dollars. But she is bound
to bloom and boom.
On the corner of William and Market
streets, for which the excavations are now
Urtlnrr nwln nrt fnt- ivl.VI Pnnirri! Iii5 nl- !
v-"C ....v. ,.va . .... . s .....
readv annronriated $100,000. which is to
lw extvndl this vo:ir. a threc-storv com !
bmation cut stone, terra cotta amt pressett
brick government buildin- and the work i
a
of our masons and carpenters is swelled to
$625,000. But she is bouud to bloom and i
boom.
The Garfield Univcrsitv. to be the lanr-
est an 1 grandest educational edifice in the
state of Kansas, the basement of which
is already in and which basement cost
twenty-two thousand dollars, and for
whL'h one million twp hundred and fifty
thousand pressed brick have been pur
c'iahed and are under contract to be de
livered this winter, with 30,000 of unex-
penueu casu in tne treasury, a building to
be finished in 1SS7, and which is to cost
complete, $125,000 probably a much
greater amount increases the sum to be
put into Wichita walls to 750,000. Facts
are stubborn thin ;s, and she is bound to
bloom and boom and nourish.
The mercantile palace of Abe Smith,
north of his present block, corner of Main
aud Third streets, four stories high, 50x140
feet, iron, stone and pressed brick front,
which will absorb something more than
$30,000 hard cash, aud the sum grows to
SOO,000. Facts are stubborn things, and
she is bound to bloom and boom. '
Down, again, on South Market, corner
of Williau-s street, from where the old
buildings were removed last week, to here
placed immediately with a modern business
slructuie, by the. Root Brothers, and fac
ing the government building, four stories
high, iron, glass and stone front, niasive
and imposing, architect's figures S30.C00,
aud the brick and stone and mortar sum
reaches SS25.000. Facts are stubborn
things, and .she is bound to bloom and
boom, and flourish.
The Wichita University of the Reformed !
church, on College Hill, under the patron
age of the Synod of Peunsylvauia.'.to cost
75,000, all of solid white magnesia stone,
who-e maMve walls will be crayoned
against our eastern sky before the frosts of
another winter shall come, contract let and
bonds for faithfulness given, and 923,000
will have gone into the pockets of our
mechanics, laborers and manufacturers for
lbS7. Facts are stubborn things, and
Wichita is bound to bloom and boom, and
flourish.
Around on the corner of First and Wa
ter streets two wholesale houses, basements
in aud walls well under way, each 120
deep, three stories high, worth when com
pletcn 13,000 tach; ami again on the
corner of Second aud Main. Peter Getto's
iron and brick front, four stories, magnifi
cent design, already under way, 50.100,
with Warrenshurg cut-stone trimrnii gs
30,000 more; 'and the flushing of he
Ueiserinan, Myers", et. a!, block, now more
than half done, 20.000 to finish, and the
money to be expended in building- in
Wichita this season has reached the mi 111 of
$08"i,000. Facts are stubborn things! tnd
she i- 1 OiWid to bloom und boom!
Again over on the West Side the Catho
lic See building-, under contract, t'je Sis
ters' Academy, the wail being already
startel, $25,000. and the hospital, etc.,
23,0C0 more, aud we have around million
and to sjvire. Facts are stubborn things!
and our city is bound to bleom and loom
and flourish!
The Wichita National Bank building to
be made four stories, designs ail drawn,
50,000; the Citizen- Bank building to be
made four stones, desigus all complete,
30x90, four stories high above a high base
ment, 50,000 more, aud the lumber and
the mortar and the labor bills for the sea
son figure $1.1 80.OOO. Facts are stubborn
things! mid Wichita is hound to bloom aud
boom and flourish!
Xext down on Dousrtes avenue is the
CupL. Fred Smytlic .. Sons' magnificent
implement palace to go up 7osl20, plan-.
all drawn and approved, estimated con
tract price $00,000, and just west of him
the Zimmerlyfonr-story presseel brick and
tile front, to be 2o.l90. $23,000 more; thai
out east of the railroad tracks ou this
same avenue the four-story jobbing hons
of nesiry Sweiter; then west again on the
same avenue, fronting the Douglas Avemie
House, the Baisley and McComb block, to
be 73x120, three aud possibly four stories
high, which will not cost less that $45,000,
and onr accumulating sum for buildings
to bo erected must be put down at $1,263,-
000. Figures are stubborn things.
To these must lie added some later con-'
tracts among which are the B. V. Baird
block, the purchased site for which is on
the corner of Emporia and Donglas avenues,
the elevation plans showing four high I
stories. 50 140, the estimated cost being
$30,000; the three-story pressed brick busi-
ness house of C.W.Myers on Market, j
north of the Beacon block. $2o. 000- tje I
nrfhifw rtrMirft. sViO.000.' tho Vnm-in i
,--. , .. ,
Christian Temrerance Union buildinr '
on the corner of Market and Ensriish. 75x .
j . ; i
uu, ".'o,ujuj tne ougregauonai remate ;
college, arrangements for the building of
,.,.i
which, though not complete, will be witmn
a few days, $50,000; and the new Woman's
Benevolent Home, the figures for which
.
have not been furnisned, which can be
Fletcher buildiuir on bouth Fifth 15.000:
1
.. - u... ri.;-.:, . - .. ! tii Mwt tw-r,crt- f;. ; ,..i . . P31 throcrfj a loan areacv in this cirv to- i n;t fi amt.Ui
rV,--' J ' pn wqfi). rreu ! Hon. G-een who ws?
buildinir. corner First and Topeka. Kansas; but facts are stsbbora things, aac w "trod-.,- pii was thai be robtd the ex-; , - x ' . . , ,-u
me loujiff .ucu s ist;.is:an vssorwiion ( -""-rs ." v. uu: m iwimcv.,i t... ,1: . .1 -m- . -t- , , c y uw
1 ' ' 1 tiitjs to r rnriT
thrown in for good measure, and the list
of the walls and roofs and foundations and
floors which are to be built and laid in 1SS7
in Wichita has reached 1,400,000. Just
think of it. Facts are stubborn things, and
Wichita.the Peerless Princess of the Plains,
is bound to bloom, and boom, and flourish.
In all these lists of building enumerated to
be erected in our city this year.it will be no
ticed that we have solely confined ourselves
to large building business blocks and
public buildings which have been pro
vided for, all of which have been through
the hands of the architects, a majority of
which are under actual contract and sev
eral of which hae been started, or with
portions of the material on hand; hut,
there are other classes of building and
other walls of brick, mortar, stone and
iron, which are to go up this year and to
bs paid for, of which we will speak, for
facts are stubborn things! and Wichita is
bound to bloom and boom and flourish!
In the way of factories to be erected, the
Xenia, Ohio, sash, door aud blind factor-,
on Eat Williams street, estimated cost
20,000; the Wichita patent roofing fac
tory, 40x120, contract price $22,300; the
crystal ice factory and plant to be finished
by the first day of May, of brick and stone,
four stories high, price 50,000; The
Kansas Furniture compauy building
and plant, four stories, price $30,000,
the Oshkosh door moulding factory for
which we have no figures, the Ferris
f iundry itnd machine shop for which we
have no figures, the addition to the pack
ing house for which we have no figures,
the finishing of the five story Carey hotel,
and the commercial building of Richards &
Root, both ready for roofs, and for which
we have no figures, three suburban
churches under contract, but no figures,
but all of which are thrown in for good
measure, and still the sum of money which
must be paid out for buildings in Wichita
within the next twelve months amount i to
$1,507,500. Facts are stubborn things,
and the Magical Mascot of the Meridian is
bound to bloom aud boom, and flourish.
In this amount of buildings provided for
and to be erected in 1SS7, and which iu
number, magnitude and cost will be
double that which any other city in Kan
sas can dare to hope for. we have left out
the Fire, Marine & Insurance building, the
company for which has been organized,
the capital secured in Kentucky, and
which buildin? is to cost $100,000, and the
cot of three new freight and three new
passenger depots the aggregate amount
of which will not be less than $15,000, but
the chances are five timas that amount; nor
have we made any mention of the sums
which it will take to finish a large num
ber of bu-ir.ess houses on which the con
tractors were caught by cold
weather, amounting to not less
than 100.000 more; nor of the
seventeen two and three story brick busi
ness hott-c which the owners of the lots
have agreed to erect during the early sum
mer between third aud Elm tireetson
Main, ami which a competent contractor
fiays will cost $55,000: nor of the 80,000
flye-story 30x10 building, cut stone front
and rough ashler on Side street which is
expected to go up on the Sheets corner,
. . , , . , ., ,.
nor of the scores of business buildmg
talked of. and figured on but not certainly
. "
settled, and yet withont these our last total
is $1,037,500; or uearlv two millions, of
. .
collars to be expected alone m the class of
buildings mentioned; for, fact are stub
born things and the Pride of the Piairies
is bound to bloom and boom and flourish.
Upwards of mac hundred residences
were erected iu Wichita during the ist
, x. , , -
year, cosung from one thousand to five
thousaad each and several of which cost ' of tne sJ'?I"n. He al?o ?.ntd neither the
. . . . Miouri Pacific nor Texas Pacific would
from fifteen to twenty - five thou- j ng anv ne?; extclisions limil lhe fa5e nf
sand dollars each, aTe"aune- j tn mter ae commerce bill should be de
... t , " ? & cided. He oon-idered if that bili passc-d it
vuawx. :.. t esuuie.
two million dollars. While it is the opin-'
. , , , , ! 1 ie was not prepared to go into details on
km of Ihoic oest posted that the number of 1 the subject, but would venture the aseer
residences fcr 1857 will exceed that of 1SSG, ! ior' that shW the bill pas it would take
- .1 .. .i but a verv few vears to convince the nub-
it is however, certain, that the average cost Kc h waR UQfee meastlTtm
will be much greater, contracts having
already leen let for resiliences which will ( 0tJiT WA 7 Quac-
' LHAltLEsTGX. S. C.t Jan. 10. ihere wa a
be magnificent and palatial, so that the sum flight earthquake tremor here about So'elock
, "", ,-.., , , 1 oighfc. It was felt as SamnjerviHe vert-
total of nitmey whicu will be expended in . distinw-Uv. 'o harm was done and nobody
1SS7 on all classes of buikiines in Wichita 1 iritme
will hardlv fall short of four millions of '
,lJtorc 7ipnMRin.,tt. i, .
vv.... v. wj,.. v...w i . "".
observant inhabitants realize that there will !
thus be more money .expended and a'
ter number of building erected in j
Wichita within the nest twelve months
isn -would make or oossUtute any other of i
Ine Utiecn Of the HaiHV t allev IS bound Jo :
. )
. ... .
Woom and boom and Sourish.
Thn nYnt nrmv rf rrtrTiTa nf mnxnnz
' !
ana carpenters, of contractors and laborers S
who came to us the past vcar. will berein-1
cpa...t oe rue
forced, doubled and qusdraoled in num-
hers. To these again mav b added the r
forerunners, the officials and the construe-!
- - '
tion neonl nf fnnr mAr n, ,
; which are to reach this point this year, to
gether with all the many interests and in
dustries and all the capital and people who
come along with enterprises of such magni
tude, and of all who ever are sure to follow
in the wake of success, and the new com
mercial giant at the confluence of the Great
and Little Arkansas rivers is bound to
bloom, and boom, and flourish.
Fact are stubborn things, and we have
detailed enough of them to convince every
one, worth convincing, that Wichita's great
boom is yet to come, and that any or all of
the booms ever enjoyed by any city in Kan
sas have been but as the wind which pre
cedes the twister compared to the whirl
which in the year of our Lord 1SS7 will
sweep the young metropolis of the Nile of
Kansas to the forefront as the new com
mercial center of the spreading and rapidly
developing and great southwest.
Wonderful Winning Wichita! But won't
she bloom, and boom, and flourish.
Wenther Report.
WAsiiingtox, Jafi. 11, 1 a. m. For
Missouri and Iowa: Warmer, southerly
winds, fair weather followed by snow in
e wester
For Km
For Kansas, Xebrask, and eastern Da
kota: Southwesterly, shifting to colder
northwesterly winds, snow. .
Loose the Brakes.
Special Dispatch to the Dally Eagle.
Hari-ek, Kan., Jan. 10. The citizens
of Harper have been assured by the D., M.
& A. folks that their extension by way of
Caldwell, Freeport, Harper, Iuka, etc.,
known as the Arkansas Valley, Iuka &
Northwestern, will be built. Propositions
to vote aid have been already submitted in
three townships on the line in Pratt coun
ty. The prospects of the other roads next
summer makes Harper's outlook very
bright.
OBITUARY.
John Roach. iLe Great Ship-builder
Dead.
2S"ew YoitK, Jan, 10 John Roach, the
great ship-builder, died at 8 this morning.
The date of the funeral has not been de
cided upon; it will take place from St.
Paul's Methcuist Episcopal church, comer
Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue
Mr. Roach was a member of that church.
The interment will be in the family plot at
Greenwood cemetery.
Chester. Pa., Jan. 10. The death of
John Roach has cast a gloom over this city
where he had large business interests and
was so well known. Work at his ship yard
was stopped as soon as word of his death
was received. A meeting of employes is
called for tomorrow morning Jto take act
tion on Mr. Roach's lamented death.
Prominent JoiiluSlist D&iQ;
Bcffai.o, X. Y.; Jan. 10. Elam R.
Jewett, formerly a prominent journalist of
Buffalo, at one time proprictorof the Com
mercial Advertiser, died at his suburban
residence, Willow Lawn, shortly after
nnumght fcunday, a?cd 70 years.
It is ri'nt Trap, Says Charles.
Boston, Jan. 10. Charles Francis
Adams has written the congressional com
mittee deuyinsr the charges that corruption
has been practiced or attempted in Wash
ington, in connection with the pending
Pacific road legislation.
Eleven Obstinate Jurors.
Wtandotte, Kan., Jan. 10. The jury
in the Hamilton eav; remained out all day
and at G o'clock Judge Hindman went
home. He will return tomorrow morning.
It is reported that the jury stands eleven
for conviction and one for acquittal.
Labor Congress.
Washington-, Jan. 10. The Interna
tional Union of masons and brick layers
met here todav with Alex Darnih of ' Sit
j Louis, prcsidhW. Over 100 delegates, from
tll liar.! t t in svn, ....... -.,.. .
J refeatiHg 25,000 members. Commissioner
! v'i-bb welcomed the delegates to the city
:n a brief speech. After the appointment
j of verai committees and an inconclusive
1 leate on the subject of open and secret
sessions, the convention adjourned until
t tomorrow. Among the questions which it
is s'1 wil1 coaie P for consideration are
the relations of the Union to the Knfchu
0f Litbor, and the hours of dailv labor.
Air, Gould's Opiuion.
St. Louis, Jan. 10. Jay Gould arrived
in this ctly today ca route south on his rail
road on a tour of inspection. In a brief
interview Mr. GouM said he was activelv
j connected in Wabish shares, but was iii-
it-irsievi iu navio" aow separate lines worK
. i,Ilrmoni W15 j 'm aihniXf reo reanization
wouht greatly injure the guieral interests
of :be west as ' as its railroad bu-hies.
The loan Fund.
" "".!. .Jan. i eapi. uecrse jt.
TT-..-- - T .. r, .. j-. -n
iLemoa, of the National Tnbue. has iat re-
$?!veUbe following additional sabsenptjons:
Hon. Clans SDreck!?. San Franefceo. 1-CjO:
Hon. John FtzEraldT Lincoln, Neb., 1,000;
, .ienr 1 wtiTn v ji vrtAtr harm cini i
: 1 ' i
Complied TTith tbe Agreement. j
rcorra j- oa Afr: -trittro-k's rrorwrtv -s
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whkh WS heia r.pfyi ajid it Irs. aiti lh.it
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thil be paaJL j
1
Hiiastrona Eailroad Frcclc. i
' ''astrons Eailroad 1 rcclc. i
Stav.-.t..:, Vs., Jsa. Iu A disaoas
JjS F tSJ
Tailroad tcia efA Arongh freight
?"fSfFiilr?l5t frV5 f1
Sta!ion- Botk tnaw were, eotcpleteiy t
Newman, brakaww.' CSor Jlo-ai,
WTvrirw; 'horlM -T-- trrnnoir J--.t
nreaian, were aereralTanirt, tee IstWdan-j
r?3? were mrtnart- xix
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THE CENTRAL F1GBBR
Incidents and Occurrencs With
out Parallel Witnessed and
Participated in
At the Capital of the Pivotal
State of the Matchless
American Union.
Kansas Governors all Present
Save Three and Take Part
in the
Inansruration Ceremonies of Got.
Martin and the State Officers
Elect Governor's Address.
Felicitous Responses from Ex-Governors
Present Hatfield With-'
draws from the Contest for
Speaker Inauguration
Ball, Etc.
TOPEKA TOPICS.
A lied Letter Day for the Capital City
of the Musical State.
Special Dispatch to the DUly Easle.
N'OW BY ST. r.VUL.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 10. It has been a
red letter day for Topeka. The mild, gen
tle breeze from the direction of Wichita
made a day that Italian, beneath their own
azure skies, would prize as a model for all
climes. The sun rose from its bed of
emerald, and shone with splendor upon a
scene never before witnessed in Kansas;
never will be again and never has been in
any state before. It is au event and an
epoch in the history of the states the meet
ing of the governors who for twenty
six years have led and controll
ed its destinies; have taken it
through perils and disasters and have final
ly secured for it the present peerless and
matchless splendor that crowns the work
of a quarter of a century. All the ex-gov
ornors were here except Harvey, Craw
ford and Green. The two former'are ex
pected tonight.
At 3 o'clock they formed in line in the
governor's office and marched to represen
tatives hall followed by the state officers.
It wjis noticed that it was a little difficult
to keep Governor Robinson and Governor
St. John in line. Governor St. John can
celled two appointments for speech-making
in Illinois in order to be here, thereby cost
ing him $100 to be present.
For hours before the commencement of
the inaugural exercises, hundreds were
seen wending their way to the hall, and
hundreds were Inrued away who could not
get into the hall. The hail was handsome
ly decorated. Over the speakers dek was
the representation of a mammoth sun
flower. In the center of this was printed
in big letters.
"KANSAS, 1SS0."
On each division of the corolla was some
important information concerning this
great state. These laconic items were as
follows;
Coal f.,000,000 acres.
Garden pro-hicts, $709,100,
Poultry and eggs Si. 600,357.
School" buildings, 0,791 .
Churches, 1.47b.
Bailroads, 10.395),
Horses, mules, etc.
Over the east entrance was a large illus
tration of a railroad train giving the num
ber of miles of road contracted in the dif
ferent states in 18S6.
KANSAS CAMS FIRST
with 1,500 miles. Festoons of evergreen?
also decorated the hall, while from each
co!umti and pilaster were displayed the na
tional color.
Captain Johnson, master of ceremonies,
called the audience to order as
the CaUUOn in t&e StAte bOUSS
yard sent, tor th a Xlmfenlne
salute. Marahall's militarv fend favored
tv, 0 .. :,u ',, . . ,
tne assembly with an excellent selectHm,
after .vhidi Dr. MeCabe offerei prayer Jo
the Almisblv God, tfcsnking Him for the
blessing btelowed uoon thi? common -
uu i -ut .. f .,
lCUtllJ, mi UAti A UIUUtfUIMIC VI tUCBC T
favors, and Ilia richest Wewlngs npoc U.t
officers of sitile.
Capt. Johnson, maater of cercnoaie. In
the course of hk reoarka aaid: The sturdy
sons of Kansas strock rdenlleas blows, nad
the shackles fell from 4.030,000 slave
Le! by these raen who grace thia ocens
they founded a state whose car
ner stone are freedom, liberty, juatlce
and law. There arc other erfe to
be driven out There are other wrongs to
b righted. LfA s emulate the example of
these men, althooKh we differ as to detail.
and never stop the cosoict until erery
eroff shop ts etosed and every man in ail
the larni receives thnt jual rewfard dne him
for hfe sweet and toil. j
OOV. HAKTIX3 -DrKScS.
Governor Martin then dclieied hh in
aaiiral address which wa? as follows;
Ijllei iud GvalUsaen
I heard a rentleman say recently: I
have known all the rovernofs of Kan.
I aked. how many jjvernors has Kansas
had? iie thought a moment, and replied:
Nine. I presume a very larsjc majority,
even of thoc best informed in the political
ihistcry of tlie state, would make the
real aid foir actios goreraors and; nce
admission into the union, the state has bad
K. -,?. X7 . ir--. i. u-.- ,
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omit to invite te
rovernorof Ka
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casion of this character, to briefly rtcft'l j
some fact? connected with the iscumfceats j
of the executive oSce of Kan.i I have
of the eiecutive office of kan.i. I have
known all our govcrso ., territorwracd
SC' fXtpt l' Ilecdw Geary, and
all of the acting governors except one.
Woodson. The ternTortal p-riod stccdd
V . ,?c' 1i l Js-ary i,i, tad
pernor., usd live secretaries, who at -
"- " ' Jtaia bbu ua jcci
iuwaacn 5 overncrs, were appoiaiea -
br the presidas!- K&zas bad a small
- hn -nr4rl t U 1 J ..TI f
population then; but then, as now, the f had made him a better man In his intro
voice of Kansas was heard in the land, and j duction than he deserved, for while,, as the
it was no puling infant's cry. So the presi-1 chairman had said; thut he at one time had
dents sent out to govern this lusty young j twenty indictments pending against him
giant of the American desert, strong men at one time, there was in addittun four in
ane! who had had a large and valuable dictments now pending against him in
training in civil affairs, as they were, one j California for capital punishment. He
and all, glad to come, and to link, their said that be did not know that he was to
names and fames with that of Kansas. j make a speech here until last evening when
The territorial governors appointed were, j he received a notice from the newspaper
in succession. Andrew II. Ret-der. John L, j tin ton that they desired a cop ot tua
Dawson, Wilson Shannon. John W.Geary, speech in advance. His remarks through
Robert J. Walker. James W Denver, and out wen very appropriate.
S.imuel Medary, and the secretaries vere- Ex-Govt-rn.rThnma- Carney was next
Daniel Woodson, Frederick P. Stanton, jioircductd. lie s-aul he did not come to
James W. Denver, Hugh S. Walsh, and j mike a sj eech. but to be a part of a show;
George M. Beebe. All came to Kansas 1 a hw which he presumed no other sute
and served in the positions to which the ! could nuke. Hr said that he presume
were appointed, except one, Mr. Dawson
who declined. Of these seven governors,
all were lawers except two. Geary." who
was a merchant, aud Medary, who v. as a
printer by trade. Five were bora in Penn
sylvania; one, Shannon, Ohio, and one,
Denver, in Virginia.
As I have stated, these territorial gov
ernors were generally distinguished men.
Governor Heeder, previous to hi appoint
ment as governor, had uever held an office,
but he "had bten, for many jears, one of
the most eminent lawyers of Pennsylvania.
"Wilson Shannon had been twice elected
governor of Ohio, and had also serveti a
minister to Mexico before coining to Kan
sas. Robert J. Walker had been a U. S. sena
tor from Mississippi, and secretary of the
treasury during President Polk's adminis
tration. James W. Denver had represented Cali
fornia in congress, and served as commis
sionerof Indian affairs.
Samuel Medary was an editor of uationiil
reputation, and had been govern of Mmue
sota.
All except Geary were over forty year
of age wneu appointed, and he. the young
est of them all. had been a soldier iu tb
Mexican war. After leaving Kansas Iu
-ose to the rank of major general in the
Union army, and w:is, later, elected go
ernor of Pennsylvania.
Thus three of our territorial governors
have been the chief executives of ttmt
other states.
All of the territorial governors appoint
ed, except one, Denver, are dtad; but the
secretaries of the territory, all of whoiu
acted :is governor during their terms of
office, are all alive except one. Hugh S
WaMi.
Kan-as ha also elected three governors
who never served, viz: Charles Hobiusxin,
elected under the Topeka cuUMiiutioti,
George W. Smith, chosen under the Li
compton constitution, and Henry .1
Adams, elected under the Leavenwoith
constitution. My honored predeceaor.
thus enjoy. the distinction of having lieei.
elected under two constitution, lie i
the first governor of Kmi-m in a doiiidt
sense he was chosen to that office unriei
the tirst aud the hit constitution frumcu
for the state.
Of the governors of the state, four were
under thirty -live when eleited to office; ah
except two are now pjist forty, and tlu
oldest was first chosen. All have leeti re
idents of Kansas for more than twenty tirs.
two, the tirst and the prestnt governor,
for over twenty-tune years; and nil execp'
one, Governor Harvey, are still citizens of
the state. Eight of the ten served in tlu
legislature prt viou to their election to thi
executive office; the other two, Goverttor
Hohmsou and Anthony, have Huc arrveti
as members of the law-making branch ot
the suite government. One, Governoi
Robinson. i. a native of MnncliuM't,b.
tnree, Carney, ureen anet Uln K. are iin
tives of Ohio, two, Oborn and Martin, 1
Pennsylvania; one. Harvey, of irgintN.
one, Anthony, of "ew York, and one, Sm
John, of lii'Jijum. Governor Kol.in.v-n
a physician; three, Crawford, bt. Jobuauo
Glick, were lawyers: one. Carney, n mri
chant; two, Osborii and Martin, wer
printers; Green was a clerg) m,
Harvey a surveys-, and Aath;m
a tinsmith. All except ftir.
Robinson, Carney. Osbirn ami Glick.
served in the Cuioa army during ihv war
Only one of our gorernors. Green, gtmiu
aUni at a college W nnivernity i)n-&
ernor, Harvey, u eleitetl 10 ih Uniies
biases senate after the expirstioa lw
term s governor, ami Grettr Os-m
representetl the emmtrr as United &ie
minittier to Chili aud Brazil.
Twvaty-s4x years have come and gt
since tlie first governor of ib; Mattf Uk
the oath of office, and be nod all hij. aee
cor are with iw et. Here are tie ex
ecutives who orsaiiiSed the spiecdfct reiet
meat jonnit Kuw eetit eaui to laitile lt
tiie honor of the ftajr. Hiq are Utoae wh
mw the dawn and morning f that mar-)
ons devehpmeo; wbwii beftaa with ht
ckwe of the civil war, and baa rince prd
over 400 miles of fair and fertile taiirr
Here are those ! wtre called iun V
' nrn(irt mir fmnti-n nta v( Ml,l kin
ii' - - - - -- 0 -.- .-,w-. ...
' sion by iRereileNi mtc. I !rn
' arc iltOMi haYe itoe-rd tlw steli
. more dreadful deoltioe wmbt bjr ts
, isocg wfciJte flffat 0.
i of the am at midday Hen- are Ufeoae wfc
, kc occupird the executive chatr dmm
! 1tt peaeef ai nritf and 1
; HoexPJ nlh
VA. tfriw! llum An mA m. MiAmtl A
t reaAfolty. V.r saUte them aa citiaw-
i wtt'a the ptwple of Kan bsve desiet
; 1fonb,r fcJrte trarta W ho
! thont a man aW K 9, .tt.l.-l 41a art
j thnittgb djffirt,twi mati 7W ,mwmr.t '
' and upirari to Ui- aluaing 'r W- t-.
j tff wjlhaiflv ao1 thaaitf d!r ir -.ppreU !
1 tk of lfe esaxraj ami Jbkttiv t whw i j
? they diaeharved ttirir a4 !abrit roj i
j ofu dirleQft aod perplxm; dmlm, W '
1 receive and weicoar ihfra a toe bonon-i
I goes f th ocr Aj1 ia tprmkitit
1 fa the aatne of tlu: people A Ka-v aoi ;
expreMag. a I aa. son; I do. ihr enfi ;
t jj wbieli fill all leiti, I frrrroth .
: orav that ihi.- dav aaar vL(MHrai irt :
fal, and thai praiprriij maj abide wftk ikJ
Uh th m U the ead. " 5
Gov. Msrtkt hnrMg tbdbcd w mdditm
Cltief Jcsilee Hortoa
AtmixiirrnKKD mmtJiTn
of oce after tlieasiMl cmtant, Tk oatli
wss admfaistered - hfle th two UtM an
open BiWc joinii in thuir bands. At llis
coneittdon of the oatli Gvr. 31artla kifevjri
the sacred voKaroe. wfeJck compacted Use
most impressive ceremony.
Manbalf . band then 3trfbntwl to Ik'j f
pleasure of the occa4on Actther of tfclr
i most excellent .-sJtetio.
state erriCKns qv.i.ivrBB.
Thi vras fnfievtd by he sdmimtenaUtm f
of the mih of oSess after tie tuxisl cmNoei
Hen. A. P. Riddle, liewwaaat governor.
Hon. I). M. Valcatasr. cmef ja-tkc
Hon. E. h. Aen wcrelary of UUc
Hon. ivm& fiamflton. sl ;rtaurt.r.
" JleoartUT. aoOKr of jrfaie.
Hon. Tim McCarthy. aadier of stele. j
Hon. A. li. ifnaWoro. atiorneygtaBfal.
nJJh,mtvaaukml of
pabhc lastruction.
the zx ootzksok-.
After the do of the exerclva Captain
. t . . . .1
. ,a T7 Pcaraai masner. in-
Wi u-irjTaogr unsna iwioicvja. 1
Gorersor Robimoa sold that the chxlrznzn i
T-l r . - t f .
Uiai the object of gelling nil the govern rs
of T ansa together was a contrast t K-ir
liKjks with the present governur. Gov.
Carney then narrated in a most pietism t
and hunumui- manner Iris cxperifiicc in
ihe executive chair f K.-tn-as.
Ex-Goiernors Lrawft nl and Greca be
ing absent , Governor 0lrn was intro
riuceri. He said that he was aware vf the
exereises to take place here ami so prepared
uiuiM-lf for it The speech wa a viry
pleasant and interesiing one, and wha clisf
aeirristicof Governor Osborn's patnoiism.
and fnuiusitisiii.
Governor Anthony was next introduced
and made a brief Mit eloquent speech. He
aid l hat he had noticed that all the gov
enuirs liefore hun hud aid that they were
nt aware that they woufd be exj eit'd to
make a speech, eteaehf Hum wnittii wn
iu hi pocket anil drew forth a well prepar
ed speech, llentided that the lirs J ln'ma
don that he had of what would bcrrq I red
of him, was w ben .1 uews-wjer r rtr
s Iiciteii him for his mamncript. He then
in a most eloquent manner pan! a It uira
hie tribute to K.ms. the iJacv wniih Gud
find chosen a tlio buttle ground on w atih
should Ite si tiled the umeral (ju'u i-f
human rights.
Gov. St. J'din awl Gv. GKek made
brie' but very upmopriuleiuldrwu, whuh
were well received.
llATKIKLD WITIIDUAWS.
Owing to the dctk-cihm of Cuwlej .iiul
Sunnier cemutius a-! oilttr crnine rn; . .
ssury now to leclte. Hmi. UmloJph 11 it
tiehi re-Hre from the cnddhlticy lr i.e
-peakership, and Hin. S. M. Smith wu! le
iiomiiifclud to cuurtt!. tomorrow tnmui;- at
IU o'clock bv MCctaiHsiiott, awl ctt.d
without opposition.
Hun Kraut. Gillette will lc chnirm-u of
he jttdieiul committee, Hatfk-hi, p.ik--r
protein. Mini (hnirtunn of wh and ua.N,
if he WHtitr it. Millard nod vlh. are
otithiuiug u ilnT.-n Murton fur cfelrt (..,
out it u uonbtful if they cn io ii.
Kjcki Hirii.
STAPK L K( J I S L.T UH 15.
I ml I tt 11 a.
Inihanai'OUS. Jan 10. Tlta hallwavH
and corridors of the captud were Uiroti'd
oy mi iuuaeittu crowd of people ibi n.c in
mu luixiiHK to witiiesa pawibl d m i. p
meiits iu the (Hdittcal ktruwU; a m j in.
re. Dtrec'ly aftfr pfar tfe .1. . r
keejK-r .steppeel lo lh fnnil of tbf a.i. . h
Iwiir and announced Uw pr- - ' ce o! tl.e
-entile the ' ,Mrnati'" cottt-iatl; . f t- i'J
Hepiiltlicuit rtMfmher of that I-in. K J
v ywvut.) nro ami aiii w. j
r," but lie wa ih1 rec u..
'It.. U-
(Hiirfiian neHHle eiltem! as.
tJierttttof tip t-prakcr, Jk. .
rthjh; vatniy daiiMBj; !& ; k
i ii. -n
1 ' nit-11
.! 'I,
m. tpmker .ir h.ii ..1..
iioiibcefi ihtt i! Immmj.i t "
trn Ha t" nil. -lite '.lf f '
&erir nii K- tlot :i- .n
iM-arHijt li:.t w.i- 'X-yufi
.f or.t.r On . Jf, .".
lo elaimrd the peakrf ttetiu
A
ere rrtuMrd rtwiiitt. Tbr if t
rvtitrB cntMmifa half htm an
vm frbikr tfee rterk m 1
nit computation, Mr. ie4t
Hft, aildr.-wJ le speaker I .;
h .M tlwt tHiun ttiwbl lw loirfi r
he vam w.a f.anJ?-t d T&e i - .
h vtie was tlx-a atte0utrd a . '
ilbMt.rf) 2X2 Ml. Sli 9&t.m '
imib' majority 3.823. ('pot ta I
r4m b tftea .oni ie tv Jwk .
f Um aaprriof rottrl Haid rpaiM!
I dH-lhfV KUtl ri Rotr'u i
.oeroor df tiie state of indiaafi a.
a tit bt Wa-tfTM 3 itt
JUr. UobartwHi nafsmiy arlvimr
front of fn ptkrm dealt asd taJ 1 .
Hkfl rapptl fodr. Ihrvend !
rats rali-rt "Mr &f'ktr.'' hwt n , v
1 km a jri. but Mr Jew a
I rxekdoi. "Mr hk. we do
iTAize th trfaiity of titt joint few t
r.rtlio to Kepablita.1 4 -We
prl asaMNl Uka tmttifi vt 1-
Ub dl"ripuimiim ami oTnJtr ".-
Mfidei ad law.
Thai m a Muat fr alt trtwf mt
ivgm m immwj JetitofMSratk Tim -
k w r itreaf thai avdjridilMi 1 .
add oftlv be fcvrd nrraatoftallt' i
up a !'. rat-; ? ..
tnd ni'twitfosiaediA Uh u : r
" uFtfrtttm m o uver 1
fx&m t $tX lift .1 if..
fast w fe M H -
ctmnti tta jnt tmfr - fe- .
rvmmbtm ta tkm asttat l.:'.
fj- !'h, trwf far l't,i - . -
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UivtilnUtmg tin? '.!h- (eT; -ih-ftaiy
Uiiuri mpr!r:
nstkr.
The oafr addl inl fntier -
1 the aimvoi prtrfliu ,--
Sottas t eraMca f Ua mt i i rtrl't
aefat Macter, Yhsimm ncart ' &-(
) aad IfttiMm sad Mjr. 'rSiea f n
iwrni to HW anamwitfereos) etoctic l The
itnl Uwag h a DaWM ant iqp-' a ''
puhhrajt. tte (4laBra jk ft M -rf
f asiavt Doc3&t&.
ItsHwr!.
St Io tr, Jun. 10 A ajwrf !n
JeBetmm City. Ma . to taw fMt h 'i
tata thmt ttkw L tfttlaTm Uidix fbrtf -i
. nmautt u rSMw. (Mb " Am "rJfi, 5
j crarter .-.ad M,mxt ot fjtete As.' t
aae le kamftt agiaa the aw? -ut
hji oaly one wWefc oIt hm bN . V
J j4aJ! Jk tkti be eoaBnd mm of :..
laovdousm U lam r to Sim ttert ot h
mtarf muAkt threat f Jhi1 &&l uu
- i .m thrt, d Ancml! A,
irtftm; u jom. Tie todifc dtaka fi'
j aewtlo. and m k Uie krf-e u
apff9mi a corwoiiU to terwcfWs, tht
' ftadsscerefcsrraaiatosi hte.
Vh. I l,.,rl.t
c Trtc Jaa. Mi-TT. J. ferav
rf - coodlax raxstr trrmsurzr te fecivJ to to
$15UW tLort.
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