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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

BY special invitation we were permitted
to witness novel experiment on Wednes.
day afternoon which was intended to test
the efficacy OF dynamite bombs in the cap.
ture OF hsh in deep water. The objective
point was found TO be a hole abou. twenty
five feet deep in the upper end o; the blight,
where the :.sh are known to consreate in
large numbers Arriving at the spot, q
cartridge about six inches long, charged
with dynamite. 10 which had been attached
n heavy piece OF iron in order 70 make il &C
TO tie bottom. was thrown in the water. \
suspense of few minutes ensaed, and then
a fain: report like the discharge Of small
pistol WAS heard. the water became agitatei
ami was raised about two feet, and imme-
aia.ely thereafter. within a radius Of about
sixty fest the fish were strewn in ell direc-
tons A scene OF the widest eSci.smen;
followed Scoop nets were brought into
speedy Use. and over loo fish of diT-rent
varieties from the large gay snapper, over
three feet in length, 10 the small but succu-
lent sailors choice. were secured Key
West Democrat
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
The Leisure CI.s. of New York,

London has many morning concerts, fish
cries exhibitions, horticultural exhibitions
private views, the everlasting Zoo, and an
endless array of amusemcnts of a mild and
taking character, calculated to assist the
leisure class OF tho English metropolis in
killing time. New York, which apes Lon
don in its amusements, is showing ten
dency in tbs same direction. We are now
forming leisure class here. 1t goes slow
but 1t goes. Just now it consists largely of
gamblers, with 4 sprinkling of night editors
younger sons, ruined financiers, club men
who can not afford to play Wall street, act
ors, college boys home for vacation, govern
eminent employees and FOUNDERS The
younger sons form a picturesque element.
They seem to lie useful to the ladies ard
they wear very good clothes, so that the
gambIers and FOUNDERS do not object to
them particularly. That this leisure class
viii in time grow large is evident The
number Of younger sons and society men
who have nothing to do but amuse them
selves increases every day. There is now n
very considerable number of them who
have no more arduous aim in life than that
of killing time The women who have leis-
ure are, OF course limitless as to numbers
They are the strongest factors in promoting
morning entertainments The lectures,
readings and concerts given In the middle
of the day ere 100 per cent. greate- than
five years ago.-Cor. San Francisco Argo-
naut
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
4 Cane Made of Leather.

Here is something odd in canes said q
dealer TO reporter. Curious grain to the
wood, isn't it,
The cane was about three -fourths OF an
inch in diameter, and had q curved top end
ing in g silver horses hoef IL WAS very
dark The grain seemed 70 run around in
rings tie upper pArt Of each ring heinS
darker than the lower.
1T was made OF leather buttons slipped
over the ramrod Of an army muskef by q
shoemaker c: the Indiana Reform school
n ls12 The ramrod belonged to the mus.
ket the man carried during the war Of the
rebel,ion He cut the pieces CT sole leather
with die, punched hole Of the right size
in the middle, shaved them to . wedge
shape WHARF, the curve came, forced them
on and compressed them with a screw cot
On what Is now the feruie Of the cane and
then soaked the whole in varniSh II re-
quired two quarts Of varuixh to get is into
shape Ii is q beauty, and it would sell for
So If wanted 70 part with 1t. F-Balsimors
Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
One of Longfeuo~'. short Poems.

One OF Longfeiiov's sweetest short poems
grew out Of the gift Of a pen by a school
girl, whom tie poet addresses as ~Beauti-
ful Helen OF Mains" The pen was made Of
a piece of the chain which bound the pris-
oner OF Chillon and a fragment OF the fr;g
ate Constitution, while precious stones from
Ceylon, Siberia and Maine were inset Tho
beautiful Helen is the daughter OF D. A
C Hamlin. now prominent in the list Of
candidates for the Maine governorShip. On
her mothers side the young lady is grand
daughter OF the late Judge Cutting, OF the
Maine supreme court-Chicago Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
consre.smen.s cana, ana cisarettes.


was standing at the cigar and confec-
tionery stand i'll lie house corridor when
Wise til Virginia niaaiber, came out AMI
bought cents WORTH o! sugar almonds and
mint drops He went away munchins an
almoai as cont nteily as You please. /
talked with the owner OF the stand, ani he
sail that il was very often that nisnbers
got swees tooth and came out and bought
caniy. ! have my regular cusiomess in
the hcuse, and senate, too. for that matter;
but | think my hest customers are on the
bench OF the supreme court Regularly
messenger boy. comes over here every day
for ) or 70 cents worth of candy. Hosr-
hound stick is the fayorite with the judges.
One bites off 4 piece and then passes it along
the bench So one stick goes long ways
just as the tady dealer ceased speaking
Representative Dousherty, OF Florida. came
out OF the house, walked up 10 the stand,
laid down cent and asked for one cigar
ette The man smiled as no handed the
statesman the lone cigarette, and Mr..
Doug herty looked over il and remarked:
This is rolled too tight Give me- another
He was at last satisfied, and after lighting is
walked away. There are mxny members
who buy their cigarettes by the cents
worth. w ashinSton Letter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

The usual severity Of the past winter
gave Englishmsa an opportunity Of indulg-
ing in many sports common tn colder coun-
tries, bu; rarely enjoyed taere Skating
has bean general. and during the week that
followed the New Year many toooSgans
and sleighs were seen in ard atoa. the vi
cinity Of London; but all these ADJUSTMENTS
were eclipsed by = man who built an ice-
zach. and was able to sail l. for two weeks
in January On the frozen surface Of The
Reading reservoir, 20 the deliSh; Of ths
whole nciShborhood- Chicago IinaeS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
Something New FOR Physicians.

A new idea for physicians. which comes
all the way from Zanzibar. is telegraphic
communication CT the bodily temperature
of patients under their charge. A well in
sulated wire is laid from the doctors Office
to the patients house At one end suit
able metallic handled soldered to the line
wire is arranged so that the patient can
place it under his arm, as he would Their
mometer, when required In the doctor
Office is very sensitive galvanorncter
When the body is hot and dry with fever
the galvanometer needle will be detected
only slightly, and when it is moist with per-
SEPARATION the needle will be detected con-
siderably more. The doctor arranges his
galvanometer scale so that he can deter
mine the temperature Of the distant pa
tent by its deiiections, and ON Observing
these telephones his instructions -Scieutific
journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
An Example of RubeDstein's Courtesy

An Example, OF EubeDstein's Courtesy.
As Ru5instein, the pianist, was about to
depart the other day from an entertain
ment given in his honor by Nine Mar
chest, the Paris vocal teacher, her pupils
brought forward the gifts Of flowers which
they had caused TO be got ready for Rubin
stein, as they had done on a similar occa-
sion for Verdi The Offering OF the Russian
gir,s was large and very handsome
wreath, while that of the American girls
was a handsome basket of roses with rib
bons of the national colors attached to the
handle But the gracious and kindly
courtesy of the great Italian composer was
not initiated by the Russian pianist Flow
ers,' quoth Rubinstein, "are all bosh' And
that was all the notice he vouchsafed to
take OF either wreath or basket-Chicago
Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

Concerning the great age Of Emperor
William, tie following is of interest: only
q few favored ones are enabled to see five
generations-greatgr grandparents, grandpar-
ents, parents, children, grandchildren The
emperor has known seven generations who
comprise a period Of lis years from the
birth OF tie Oldest person up to today. The
emperor was II years of age when his great
grandrnother, Langraviss Luise, died March
IL ISIS, at the age of 20 years Chicago
Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
Ia, could. r.ien, for Photography.

jay Gould has developed taste AID tai
eut for photography. On his recent yacht
ing trip to Cuba be carried camera and
ali the rest Of the nsedfal apparatus along.
and visitors at his downtown Office ars
treated 70 Al exhibition Of pictures WHOM
duplicates are not 20 Be found outside of
Mr.. Gould's possession They are AL Of
subjects aps,y chosen, and the workman
snip shown in the p-ias Is worthy Of . nan
equipped TO earn living AZ the businsa-
Chicago Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
ENDED.
All Is done and the sun is set,

All Is done and the sun is set,
Day has fitted beneath the sea,
Vanishing tints Of rose and gold
Pale into night unknown Of thee.
Over and done The shining day
Beamed its last on thy dying eyes;
who am left but turn my gaze
Whittier the morning stars arise
Under the cleaning rainbow arch
Soundeth the moan Of the restless sea;
Under the empty smile Of lips
Lieth heart that is dead with thee.
Louise Phillips in Pioneer Press
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
Using Tract. a. Advertising ,redlum..

Millions Of tracts have within year been
distributed in all ths tenement house sec
lions along the wharves and throughout tbs
1000 bar-roo,ns,, printed in exactly tbs
style OF the religious article, and bearing
titles like BE Saved, Your Last oppu-tu-
nifty and Salvation for All Gu. after
page or so OF the orthodox argument, the
matter ran of into a fervid exposition o.
some medicine In one instance profes-
sional temperance argument merged into
adulation CT particular brand OF whisky.
To meet the singular difficulty it is probable
that the form Of tbs religious tract VIII be
radically changed New York Cor Bai;i-
more American
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
Ne Remembered HI. Benefactres,.

During the war AIRS. Terry, of North
Adams, Conn, nursed back TO life strang-
er vino was Frustrated by fever. The man,
who was brother of Ex-Governor Leland
Stanford of California, died recently, leav-
Ing her SIS, COZ -Chicago Herald.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
chinese versior Of rnsrlm.. Progress.

The Chinese, as a people, are not credited
with fine sense OF humor, but there is nos,
circulating in that country Chinese YER.
sion OF The Pilgrims Progress. illustrated
by Chinese artists presenting all the char.
acters in the book il Chinese costumes. ana
making the Hosise Beautiful n Chimes
pagoia. York World
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

Sixty nir1e OF her British majes.ys big
ships are said 20 lie 'shans antiques and
curios, whose proper place S in \ naval
shoD
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
The dishonesty OF roker-Piaycrs.

IMr and Mrs. W X Van6erhi..~ says
one of the gosSirs, have found ii advisable TO
provide some card tables that will not permit
the people who come to their poker parties to
steal from each others pile of chips"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
x.u r.. for IN. xa,t.ehe.

A Sacramento Cali man was avsd iron
drowning By his mustache whss ~ aros
for :Ae las: time . trisad grabbed IL 1n~
tzche and pulled hin ashors-Iassf Ocsaa
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

An address by . cocvsssd dnds vs IL
feature Of . meeting Of d. Salvation any
Tie osher night in WashiaetoA
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

Rabbit hunts, recently organized in Tu-
lare county, California, have resulted IL tn,
killing Of 5000 animah
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27

When a good travelling show visits Conis-
ton, John Ruskin takes all the school children
Of the place, zoo or 50. tose it-Inter Occan
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
Wouldn't Even lie Dead with

Wouldn Z EVen DC Dead With HIM.
Slinkins and his young wife had just
completed their first quarrel
Il wish was dead she sobbed
Il wish was. too" he blubberei
Then don't wish Twas, she replied, and
the war continued ashington Critic.
A mass Of lead in en- elevated furnace In
Paris was completely dissipated by stroke
OF lightning, no trace Of the metal being
found decentralization Budget
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15
EET5 OF the DkT.

Rear-Admiral Porter is seriously i'll at his
home in Washington.
A remarkable series Of earthquake shocks
is reported from Guatamnla.
President Cleveland gave his first state
dinner at the White House last night
A three days cooking main between
Maryland and Pennsylvania birds is in pro-
gress near Cumberland.
Secretary Lamar yesterday decided that
the government should institute suit to va
cate the Bell telephone patent.
There was but little change in the ice
embargo in Baltimore harbor yesterday,
and no large sailing vessels arrived or de-
parted.
President Grevy has granted amnesty to
persons convicted Of political ollensr3 since
1870, aud reduced the sentences OF many Of
tenders.
The King of Bavaria has forbidden the.
cabinet to interfere with his exchequcr. The
members of the cabinet will, therefore, all
resign. The debts OF the King amount to
Is 900, 900 marks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15

FROM THE EASTERN SHoRE.-Aloug the
upper shores Of Pocomoke sound the recent
storm appears to have ragged with greater
violence than anywhere else on the Eastern
Shore. The heavy northwest wind drove
the waters of the sound up the creeks and
estuaries till nearly the whole region in
in Messengo and Cattail necks was mum
dated. Fences were swept away. number
of storehouses were flooded and the goods
ruined; families were forced to fly from
their homes near the water and find shelter
in higher places. A schooner of more than
one hundred tons burden was carried several
landed high ard dry in q cornfeld, and
large numbers of hogs and fowls persisted.
Many persons finding themselves cut off by
the rising waters took refuge in the upper
stories, having Knocked ofthe weatherboard-
ing he4ew to keep the water from washing
the building away. One man named Hall
was caught by the storm in an oyster house,
built on piles, aud finding that he copld not
escape lnshed himself to a beam of the build
ing, where ne was found the next morning
cold and stiff in death. The flooded dis.
trict is very low and fiat, much of it
being reclaimed marshes aud open to the
waters Of the sound. Ooancock creek and
all the other streams on the Eastern Shore
are frozen over from bank to bank and
navigation is entirely suspended.
Tuesday night an incendiary fire destroy
ed colored mans stables on Judge Garri-
sons farm, near Accomac Court House. TIE
same man lost his stables last year in the
same way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15
The Socialists.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The plans and prepa.
rstions of the socialists of Chicago to put
some ofthefr theories into practice, as con-
tanned in these dispatches yesterday, have
occasoned considerable comment here.
The vast majority of the people of Chicago
are law-abiding, and l have no fear at al, y
said Mayor Harrison, 'of not being able to
cope with any uprising the socialists or nihi.
lists may attempt. I don't believe there is
any ground for apprehension. The social,
lists have some pronounced ideas which
many think cranky, but as class they are
as much interested in the welfare Of Chi.
eago as any other men Of equal intelligence.
They are not going to organize to blow up
anything or shoot any body. The nihilsts
are blatherskites, aud like the talk of doing
terrible things. They say incendiary things
and the newspa pers try to make sensation
out Of them. That is Just what they like.
But they don't dare to carry out their
threats. They are not organized in any such
strength as TO cause apprehension" Prom.
inent officers of the militia interviewed on
the subject, while lamenting the poor sup.
port given them by the Slate, are confident
that the companies here could easily put
down any socialistic uprising. Gen. Fitz-
simmons said: There is always guard at
the armories, and we shall not be taken by
surprise, I think. Another investigation
will be made at once of what the socialists
are about, and there need be no fear that we
shall be in ignorance of what is going on"
"What would be the result of conflict be-
tween the militia armed with rifles, and O
lot Of communists armed with bombs ?" was
asked of we'll known militia man. "Oh,
they couldn't do anything unless there were
a vast host of them. Why, you see, in order
TO use these bombs they've got to be within
at least fifty yards ofthe troops. Now the
First regiment boys are we'll armed with
Springfield breech loading rifles, calibre
forty-three. These rifles will throw a ball
that will penetrate an inch.plank at the dis
lance of mile, and at a distance of fifty
yards they would penetrate fifteen inches of
pine planks spiked together. The young
men have never been under fire but they have
courage, and if properly led would undoubt-
eddy do good work. In the daytime the
whole command could be assembled in an
hour and a half In case they were wanted
at night they would be summoned by the
nearest commissioned officer, each one of
whom has the addresses of the men who live
near him y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Holmes s. Weave:'s warehouse. at Nor
folk, was burned last night.
Navigation on the james river IS entirely
stopped By the ice blockade.
It has now been decided to make all the
repairs to the British steamship Irhexible
at Norfolk, instead Of sending her 10 Eu
rope.
Tom Brady, Of star roiitc no:oriety, is
about to take up his residence IN West.
moreland county, where he hiss 400 acre
farm.
Yesterday morning the thermometer in
Staunton registered s. below zero. Wm.
Jackson, colorcd, was found at the fair
grounds frozen to death.
The Japanese steward WHO assaulted
Lieutenant Commander Dnrant az the Z.
S. steamer Alliance. at Norfolk, has been
dismissed the service by the court martial
that tried him.
A. ". Bondurant, prominent citizan Of
Staunton, was decap!tateh "Wednesday ut
Goshen, thirteen mites west Of J. x!ngton,
by q Chesapeake and Ohio train. His
head and one arm were severed from his
body.
Slaughter ". Ficklin, Of Belmont, near
Charlottesville died yesterday. He had
been suffering for two months with soften
ing Of the brain and paralysis. Iu conuec-
ton with W. 2. Parish be operated mum:
Der of stage lines, which extended not only
throughout Virginia, but the entire south
and southwest. Belmont he has made IA.
nous az stock farm. Before the war he
visited France, and later introduced into
this country the first Norman Perchcron
horses imported into the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAzETTEl
RICHMOND, Va, January 14.-Represcn-
tatives of the different railroads OF the State
are here to day. They came to attend the
meeting Of the Committee Oh Roads, and to
oppose the bill introduced in the Senate
providing for the appointment OF Board OF
Railroad Commissioners aud giving them
certain powers. The railroad men do not
oppose the main features of the bill, but they
are antagopiziug the section which requires
that all railroad companies shall keep q
Uniform system of books. Small corpora
tions contend that it is useless expenditure
to keep the same system OF books and re.
cords as are required of large corporation.
The committee has not yet reached any
conclusion in regard to the bill, but it seems
that they are now somewhat disposed
to recommend the appointment of Board of
Railroad Com misSionsrs aid to give them
adjudicating powers.
Dir. Martin, the republican member from
Norfolk county, is said to be opposed to the
spirit of the bill He claims that the rail-
road commissi cner can perform, the duties
that will he required of The Board, but it
is said, that he will advocate giving more
power to the railroad commissioner than is
now given to him. 1t is not thongh6 that
tae bill will be reported from the committee
this week as all the members of the commit.
tee have not reached any definite conclu-
sion in regard to the matter.
The General Assembly will pass the law
directing the r, : ,ster OF the Land Office 10
make sale of all the 11ofltt registers belong
ing to the State, at the best price ne can OBJ.
tain. The registers are now stored in q
building for which the State has TO pay a
rent Of five dollars psr month. Who will
buy the registers and what use they can be
put TO is question often asked hut rarely
answered. Some suggest that they can be
used by street car companies.
Mr.. Stuart's bill to allow persons charged
with crime TO testify in their own behalf has
met with opposition in the Seuate. Senator
Meredith, who has been commonwealth :
attorney fora number OF years, thinks that
the bill should not become law, while on
the other hand other members VINO have
served as commemorative attorney in their
respective counties are not slow 10 say shat
the bill should be passed. It passed the
House and when it went before the Senate
Committee for Courts Of Justice that com
mittee did hot hesitate, after hearing
Speaker StuaTt's argument, to report favor.
ably.
An important bill to stencgrarhcr= was
introduced in The House TO day ny Mr.. Dun
lop, Of Richmond. II provides tor The ap-
pointment of stenographers for the circuit
courts of the Commonwealth, and / under
stand that il is a copy Of The law now in
force in other States Of the Union.
B. =. O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-15
Execution of a Murderer.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.-Charles Wilson was
hanged this morning at 7:45 o'clock for the
murder of a river steamer mate. He re.
tired last night and slept quietly and sound
ly until LAO O'Clock when he was awakened
at his own request. He awoke cool and
cain, still protesting that he was innocent
OF murder, aud stating that he committed
the deco in self-defense. Shortly before 6
o'clock his spiritual adviser, Rev. Father
Pankin, arrived, and engagaged him in rel-
gious conversation. After having break
tasted the death warrant was read to him.
He then said farewell TO the attaches of the
Jail, and was led forth to the scafold, from
which he addressed few words to those
present to witness his death. He remained
calm to the last, still protesting his inno-
cence. The crime for which Wilson died was
the murder, on July 81, 1885, of William A..
David, second mate of the steamer Fannie
Tatum, on which Wilson was o deck. hand.
On trip up the river, when near Chester,
ILL.,, Wilson had 3 dispute with David, the
latter accusing him of Sinking his work.
The dispute was terminated by the mate,
who knocked Wilson down with heavy
stick of wood, the blow leaving scar upon
his forehead which still remains. The
negro then demanded his pay for two days.
work, which the mate refused to give him.
When the Tatum arrived at this city Wilson
again demanded his pay and the mate re-
fused it, and drove him from the boat.
Shortly afterwards, while Wilson was talk
ing to some Of the boats crew on the levee,
David approached and ordered Wilson to
leave, and is said to have made a move as
to draw pistol, whereupon Wilson threw