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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
CURTIS AND GREER.
The American Party's Nominees for PreSi-
dent and Yice-President.
NIGHT SESSION,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-This evening
the NewYork and California and other del
egations which remained in possession O.
the hall adopted plan of representation
New York to have thirtyeight votes, OIL
one for ever two delegates present, and the
other delegate Drssent one each.
The majority report of the committee or
| platform and resolutions was adopted |,
tavors the abolition Of the naturalization
| laws, demands that no criminals,
| paupers or insane persons shall be
allowed to ilnmgrate, and that in order
TO become an immigrant to the United
| States man must satisfy the consul at
| the port from which he wishes to sail that
he does not come under the prohibited
| clauses, and must pay a per capita tax to
the consul before sailing II declares in
favor Of prohibiting the immigration OF
all persons not in sympathy with the gov
eminent OF the United States; against
alien ownership of land: IN favor OF free
technical school for American children
and in favor Of the expenditure of the sur
plus for the building Notifications and
naval vessels
At 10 o'clock Chairman Wigginton an
nouuced that nominations for a candidate
for president of the United States were
in ORDER. ExGovertor Sharp, in Il
brief speech, placed in nomi-
nation James 5. Negley, of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Watts, of Maryland, nominated
Abraham ;. Hewitt, of New York. His
uncompl Imeutary references to the British
lion, the fisheries treaty and Grover,
Cleveland were greeted with Kisses from
some Of tie members of the New \ orlt del
egatiou. Judge Church, of New York,
placed in nomination James l.. Curtis, of
New York. The California delegation sec
ending Mr.. Hewitt's nomination as did
also the District OF Columbia. New York
seconded the nomination of MIR. Curtis.
The result Of the first ballot:
Curtis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
Hewitt Observation-Disclosures. /
Ne2IeE :---..--.; :;.-.-..
General Curtis was declared the NOM
inee of the convention. On motion of a
delegate from California General Curtis
nomination was made unanimous amid
great cheering
Judge James n. Greer was then unani-
mously nominated for vice president, and
the convention adjourned sine die.
The betting delegations which left the
convention hall this afternoon, met at the
Eobitt house this evening and elected
Hobart Z. Taylor, eX-chairman of the Chi
cago delegation, chairman, and j. Frank
Peterson, of Pennsylvania, secretary. There
were present full, or nearly full delegations
from Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana. Yer
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and
Delaware, one from Ohio and one from
New York. Resolutions were adopted de-
nouucing the convention as packed and
not worthy the confidence of the American
party.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
YELLOW EENER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton has received a telegram
from the secretary of the state board OF
health at Wilmington, \. c., saying there
are no cases of yellow fever in that city,
but there is suspicious case three miles
from Goldsboro, 81 miles from Whining
ton. which is supposed to have come from
jacksonville
The official bulletin from Jacksonville
shows three new cases, deaths and % pa
tients under treatment. There have been
IS cases to date and four deaths.
Dr. Wall announces one suspicious case
and one death at Tampa and no sickness
at Plant City. kilograms from Waycross,
GA, say there are five men engaged in
fumigating the mails here.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 15.-The
weather is damp and sultry this morning
excellent weather for the spread of yell
low fever, yet no new cases have been re-
ported up TO noon. The city is being put
IN a thorough sanitary condition and along
the river is as sweet and clean as a hay
field. Confidence in stamping out the
fever or keeping it in very narrow bounds
Is increasing. No pains or expense will be
spared 10 control the situation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Chinese Dog Skin Industry,

The rearing of dogs for their skins Il
pursued in China just as sheep farming
is in Australia. There are thousands Of
small dog and goat farms scattered over
the northern districts of Manchuria and
Mongolia. Nature has provided mag
nificent protection to withstand the cold
of these northern ATTITUDES, where the
thermometer (FahrenheiD goes down to
% dogs. below zero-that is, 81 dogs. of
frost-and it is doubtful if the dog skins
in any other part of the world are to be
compared with those that come from
Manchuria or Mongolia, either in size,
length Of hair or quality. The fur is at
its best during the winter, and the dog is
killed before the thaw sets In, which is
effected, not by the knife, which might
injure the fur, but by strangulation.
1t is difficult to understand how the
farmers can rear the animals for the
price they obtain for the hides. To pro-
vide well made dog skin rug at least
eight animals must be slaughtered, which
at three taels per rug Of eighty inches by
sixty-three inches would allow not quite
fifty five cents per dog, including the
sewing, choosing, etc, for the skins must
fairly match In color. The flesh, how
ever, is no doubt used for human food;
the market value thereof enters largely
into the farms profit and loss account.
When girl is married she receives per-
haps six dogs as her dowry.-London
Standard.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
TRAGEDY OVER FEW PEACHES.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 15.-Samuel
Strambler, colored, residing in Tullahoma,
a small town sixty miles south of this city,
on the line of the Nashville, Chattanooga
< st. Louis railway, was shot and almost
instantly killed this morning by Alfred
Smart, his brother-in-law. Smart, who is
the janitor of the normal school at Tulla-
homa, went to the residence of Strambler
with the intention of Obtaining some
peaches from StramDler's trees. While
knocking the fruit down with Il heavy
stick Smart was ordered by Strambler to
stop. The command was not obeyed, and
Strambier, rushing upon Smart took the
stick from him and attempted to strike
him. Smart then shot Strambler The
latter turned, ran about twenty feet, fell
and expired without uttering a word.
Smart, Keeping his revolver in view, pro-
ceeded TO Strambler's houce, and threaten
ing TO kill the inmates, forced them to
fee. He then disappeared in a neighbor.
ing thicket. As soon as the fact or the
killing was known an officer started in
pursuit of Smart, and in short time
overlook him and compelled him to sur
render. Smart, who was committed TO
jail, laughed and talked freely about the
killing and claimed that it was done in
self defense
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
UNFORTUNATE COLONISTs.
Little Encouragement for American Emf
grants to Mexico.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 15.-The promising
colony of Las Poiomas, in northern Chi
nuahua, established by wealthy syndi-
cate, headed by Louis Hu!ter, the Mexican
Concersisare, is in a fair way of being
abandoned on account of the difficulties
thrown in its way by the custom collector,
as Ascension, the official site Of the nearest
custom house, is seyenty-five miles distant.
The collector is Plutarch Enriquez, and he
seems to be doing his utmost to keep Ameri-
can immigration out of the country
1t is said that he has orders to the con-
trary from Secretary Dublan, OF the treas
ury department, but that he disregarded
them. The new colony at Las Polomas IS
dependent upon American importatlons
for all the neceSsaries of life, but, although
it is only four miles south of the line and
only forty miles from Deming, \. NJ, he
insists that all importations for Las
Polomas shall first be carried to his office
at Ascension, seventy-fiye miles beyond
Las POlOmaS, over very rough and almost
impossible road. He coniscates all mer-
chandise that does not comply with this
order. He could easily station a deputy
at Las Polomas and have all customs
business transacted there as well as at AS
cension, but he has made this order, 1t is
charged. simply to break up American I'M
migration. OOuSeQ ucully, INC COloHicS
that had already settled at Las Polomas
have been compelled to leave the inhospit-
able customs district and have withdrawn
to the international boundary line,
where they are encamped on American
soil. Some have gone to Deming. \ sur
veying party in command OF Chief Engi-
neer Weber, which had already COM
menced work on the line of the newly pro-
jected Sonora, Sinola & Chihuahua road,
is also encamped on the line, not
daring to cross into Mexico. Anoth-
er surveying party, destined for the
Sonora part of the line, has returned
to Deming, afraid to venture into Mexico.
a large outfit, with ranch supplies, be-
longing to DR.. Bolton, an extensive owner
OF Chihuahua lands, passed the boundary
line, and On hearing of the tyranlcal and
conduct of the collector, at
to return to American soil, but
were forcibly prevented by the customs
guards and compelled to go to the collect
or's office, eighty miles distant. There
they were told they would have twenty
four hours to leave the country or all their
goods would be confiscated They made
their way as best they could to Paso del
Norte, from where they sent formal COM
plaint of the outrage committed upon
them to the authorities at the City Of Mex
leo
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Danger In Small Fruits.

Can people swallow seeds and the pits
OF fruit with impunity? Ii Is topic
that may be more important than others
of more apparent weight. The slightest
amount of physiological knowledge
might be supposed to bar the swallowing
of cherry stones. vet a young woman
died in this neighborhood the other dav
from peritonitis. caused by such indul-
gences. This violent form Of seed swal-
lowing, however, NAV be considered ~ a
little apart from the real inquiry. since il
Is not exactly common, though doubtless
much sickness and not a few casualties
are caused by It, But what Of smaller
seed swallowing?
II is not the size Of these foreign cub
stances that is the consideration. but
their bulk when swallowed in quantity.
One would hesitate about swallow lug the
small handful of pits contained IN "A
moderate bunch Of grapes-they make
quite a formidable showing-yet they
are, all the same. swallowed In eating
the grapes, and possibly pack in the
stomach or bowels an entirely indgfstible
mass of woody fiber. AS 10 vet smaller
seeds the process is precisely similar, de-
pending only on the quantity Of such
eaten. The seeds Of blackberries are
enormous N size and quantity compared
with the pulp, and in eating "a comfort
ably large saucerful Of thu fruit, one
swallows the equivalent in seeds u thoso
Of large portion OF griipes, or Of a num-
Der Of cherry stones. But are we. then,
to bar small fruits as dieti Scarcely.
but more prudence can 30 exercised.
They should be eaten In moderation.
early in the day rather than at night
The rSjoinder may be made that this
stony dissipation has been going on for
ages; 20 IL has, and much mischief mas
undoubtedly marched hand In hand with
it, 1t is clear, at least, that persons with
impaired alirnentary organs should make
the works Oh those parts as easy a. posi-
bic, and not load them with quantities Of
indigestible matter. TeIe-
graph.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
The saonsaen.i, Of Canada

II is significant fact that. although
even the faintes. trace Of Indians blood
pre1oulinates over that CT the mere
effeninate yet conquering blood Ut Euro
peans. yet the pure bloo<ied Indians have
almost disappeared, while the half hreedz
now compose the Canadian tribNl The
disappearance Of the Indians must be due
to some Psychological infineDce rather
than TO any aAverse material conditions.
Even here. under the best a.tairabie re-
la.5ons with civilization and the Lezs.
possible change Ct habits, they are d.
ninisAhg sbou: as fas, a. cur abused
tribes Scro<ula and smallpox are their
mos. common diseases, and they injure
their health by unnecessary exposure.
overiadins ca the carries. fsordzrA.s
feAsting and faslng. and excessive labor
IN running down reindeer xnd naoose;
ard tier icsses are not made up By thesr
sr.Aii farni.iA.
Sickness is much dreaded. md II Gee
or two dc in q place any ons eiss who l.
indkposed t:z;nks &c also Il b die. essd
the othe1 gather about ard express tie
sane opsnson- Those writer's err who as
sc-t thai tnssniey snd detorui:y are III.
Known anong them: Gscv h.ye = szsusx,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
TIE wORI ms v "A = A

STOCKHOLM. aug. i5.-The eleventh con
ference OF the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION of the world Convened in this
city today Dr.. Won Scheele was elected
president. and Mr.. George Williams, OF
London, Count Bernstortf, of Berlin, and
Mr.. Lucjan Warner, OF New York, vice
vice presidents The report of the world s
committee was presented. 1t shows what
has been done in the four years since the
Berlin convention. 1t has grown very
largely in Germany, Switzerland. Holland.
Norway and Sweden. and under the fos-
tering care OF American friends the work
IN Paris and France is making rapid
progress There are now 3, So4 associations,
a growth of nearly LOCO since the last re-
port. The report of the work in America
showed that the value OF association prop
erty has increased since 1884 from about
5000, 90 10 s., Oc0, 600, and The number Of
secretaries from less than 400 TO nearly
500
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
ADJOURNMENT PROBABLE ON OCT
BFR 15.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-After the ad-
journment of the republican senatorial
caucus at 1870 tonight Senator Allison
said: We did not get down to details on
the tariff. We propose to finish the fish
cries treaty right away. Any appropria-
tions bills which may be awaiting action
will then be taken up and dispensed of
When these are out OF the way,
Senator Chambers Jackson, Miss,
outrage resolution will be brought
forward. and its likely that
there will be a debate upon the elective
franchise in the south generally. Bills
for the admission of North Dakota. Wash
ington territory and Montana into the
union of states will next be in order Ii
by that time the tariff bill should not be
ready for consideration in the senate, other
bills will be taken up to fill in the interim.
and an opportunity will be given the Dem
ocratS to pass some bills in which they
may be specially interested. He thought
October 10 would bring adjournment.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Feeding Young Fish.

Mr., F. Lugrin, of Geneva. has discovs
cred a method Of feeding young fish d
the trout and salmonoiJ varieties. Great
difficulty has hitherto been experienced
in carrying the young fish through the
first year Of their existence. the artificial
food not being sufficiently nutritious.
often costly and involving constant care
and attention. Mr.. Lugrin's invention
consists in a material which, when spread
Gu the bottom Of a taEk. spontaneously
produces myriads of minute Organisms
(daplrnin, cyclopS, iimna, etc. When
one tank is depleted the ish are driven
off to another pasture similarly prepared.
The first tank, at the end of n few weeks,
is again swarming with organic life.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Ne. E.si.sd's Sabbath Day H......

New EneiAnd's Sabbath Day Heusss
Every one went to church in tho
colonial days of New England. Families
living at distance from the meeting
house came prepared to spend the inter-
mission between the morning and after
noon services in the Sabbath day
houses" These houses, according to =
description published in Sanford's Ills
tory of Connecticut" were small log
structures, twenty-five feet long, ten
broad, and one story high A chimney
in the middle divided the whole space
into two rooms, for the use of the two
families who united in building the
house. The furniture consisted of a few
chairs, table, plates, dishes, and some
utensils for warming cooked food. On
a shelf were Bible and two or three re-
igious books.
In winter, on Sunday morning. before
starting for church, the mother Of the
family put up food for dinner, not for
getting jug of cider. The family rode
in a large two horse sleigh, stopped at
the Sabbath house. kindled fire and
then went into the cold meeting house.
where the minister preached in an over
coat, with muller about his neck and
mittens on his hands. The women car
ried heated stones in their muffs, and the
men drew bags over their feet. No
chronicler informs us how the boys and
girls managed to keep warm during the
long service.
At the conclusion of the morning serv-
ice the family hurried back to the warm
room Of the Sabbath house, where they
took their dinner and drank their cider
from pewter mug. Thanks were then
returned and the review of the sermon
began. If the sermon failed to furnish
sufficient matter to occupy the hour,
chapter in the Bible was read, or a few
passages from religious book. Singing
and prayer sent them to the afternoon
service in a devotional frame of mind, at
the conclusion of which they returned to
the Sabbath day house, extinguished the
fire, locked the door and started for
home.-Youth's Companion.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16

would dishonor itself for all time if by
any negotiation, or for any consideration,
it should surrender one jot or one title of
these gallant, generous and brave men.
Great applause.l
After Mr. Blaine came Hon. Warner
Miller, of New York. He opened by
saying: -Four years ago, by mistakes.
the country lost one OF the greatest
statesmen the world had ever known.
they haVe been WaehnS the S doors q ga he
party in power and are prepared to call
its acts in question" Mr.. Miller then
devoted himself to the tariff question
The meeting then broke up. and at 7:30
Mr. Blaine started home. leaving a large
evening meeting to be addressed by Con-
gresham Reed and others.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Called Her n "School Ladv.o

"Dont call me school girl. 1 just
hate it, 5" said little miss just fresh from
Toronto boarding school the other day.
thought of the discussion over the term
shop girl" and of the preference some
Of the employees in our dry goods stores
had expressed for the term '-sales ladies. !"
Every well. my dear" said /, Il SUP
pose you and the other little school ladies'
are real glad to have the summer hob
days come The little mink looked
puzzled, teased and finally Disguised, and
for twenty-four hours l called her a
''schooi lady" TIL she begged for mercy
and for return to the good old term,
school girl" / wonder If there are any
little school ladies In Bufalo.-BCfalo
News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Josephine's Ultra Luxurious Habits.


The Empress Josephine, the great Ma.
poleon' S wife, was woman of the most
ultra luxurious habits. Four to six times a
day did she change her dress, and she
never twice assumed any plain gown.
Her weekly allowance of stockings was
four dozen of silk in summer, and in
winter two dozen Of French silk hose
and three dozen of the finest English
cotton stockings. As for gloves and
shoes, Nine. Bonaparte used up three
dozen pairs week, and she never wore
any stockings that had been washed, nor
donned more than once the same pair of
gloves or shoes. The lace frills of her
chemises cost $40 apiece. Every three
months she exchanged her diamonds and
other jewels, or had them newly set, ac-
cording to the mutations of fashion.
Once month, too, all the domestics
in Josephine's household received fresh
iveries, and every thirty days her ward
robe was divided among her maids of
honor. Of these toilets the court lady
had four, with an equal number of sets
of jewelry-one for the Tuileries. one
for st. Cloud, one for Malmaison and one
for travelling. By touching certain
springs she could command for her bath
what perfumes her caprice required to
mix with the water, the reservoirs always
containing $4,000 francs worth of the
finest odors. By touching other springs
a whole gallery of pictures and prints of
a gay and vivacious character made its
appearance, and when she wished to
leave her bath she had but to touch
bell. when, by a mechanical continuance,
she was lifted into an elegant moderately
warmed and perfumed bed, where she
was nicely dried. Then, by another me-
chanical contrivance, she was lifted on
to a splendid elastic sofa, which glided into
the adjoining boudoir.-Once a Week.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
SAILORS IN A TERRIBLE CONDITION

BoSToN, Mass, Aug. 15.-The German
barhentine Balthasar, Captain Johnson,
arrived here Sunday from Corento via Juan
de Sur. In investing rGmors of the hor-
rible condition of her crew, reporter
boarded the vessel yesterday at her anchor
age on the flats aud found four sailors
very sick with scurvy. They said they had
no fresh provisions for two months.
having been fed, despite their pro
tests, on salt meat, and that
no lime Juice, vinegar or anything else
which TO mitigate the horrors of the dis
ease had been given them, dis required by
law. One man. Ferdinand Telegimeire.
is in a terrible state. his legs having
turned black IN many places. In another
case the victim teeth have dropped out
and part of his cheek has rOtted away.
Capt. johnson refused TO talk beyond saving
that the food OF the crew was the same as
his own, and that he could clear himself
before the German consul.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
VOLCANIC DISASTER IN JAPAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 15.-Further adj
vices regarding the volcanic eruptions IN
Japan state that the small villages of
Kishizawa, Akimoto and Hosono, in Hino-
kihara Yura, were covered with sand and
ashes and the site on which they stood is
thrown into a mountain. The number of
persons buried in these villages is entirely
unknown, but it is believed that no one
there escaped alive. The following villages
suffered most: At Neria forty-five resi-
dences We're destroyed and twelve persons
killed; at Shibuya seventeen residences
were destroyed and twenty persons killed
and wounded; at Nagazaki twenty-five
residences were destroyed and ninety eight
persons killed; at Horeki thirty-seven res
licences were destroyed and no one was
killed, as the people had fed.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Objected to the Outbrrxs.

4 leading English judge Is hard q
hearing. and recently, IL is Eaid, there vas
frequent applause during the hearing Of
a case before him. BE disnced it sev-
eral times. but xtser q while came an
outburs. louder than ever, and in grea.
indignation be exclaimed: These eeu-
onstratiors are most unsecnly, II they
continue shall hare the court cleared as
oncei' But the noise the Judge lad
beard vas peal G. thunder from storm
that had suddenly sprung up.-Sew
York Sun
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-16
Eoad TO B.sine<a Success

As 10 the young men In business eh-
ployment5, their way 70 succeszs-to rise
IN rank, TO become managers and
finally owners-s briefly but ayaIy de-
scrited by Mr.. o. ". Potter. The clerk
or other employe who Is always a little
ahead o. time, Yasher than behind tin,a.
at his desk or other pct Of duty-who
fingers irsssead Of fastening ~ TIE ssrral
10 knock ctr oorne-~ho takss le>x
instead of more than his firne NJ lunch.
during OF hours and during vacations
who 6vays gets fn own ailc<,~,s tax,
donA and Volunteers 70 ''iob arourti''
little eItrs On 70 bel2 oxhers-wso pux
his mind and energies into his Ii
bor-the industrious. sasidnoux pror.r,.
wiling and xznhtrsnslz err1rIoSa i.
The one who gains his en-
ployers conAdsnce and aHecssoua,
who Is in;rlssesi With Representatives.,
who receives rrornosSan, and Who, at
iensth, carries into busirsszs q. his oTn
ifse thrift AID sucoezx vhsh be had dis
played Ia the business Of oshsr-- 9sch
men % not fail.
10 nos r'1n into 9cs.. Thh r The
warning which al who discuss tk< 1ub-
1ecA gre 70 Young nae18- The ern-loyeor
Eat IN hFisirssHs srho lives within his Ia
coma Is free ard indeteSaeu: cs:izsn-
ne sho oses deks - kIs~e. Ths
ces,nr who caunns pay. - dssiskes %
Pay, cravis; he Il il bondsr>: ~ has q
rnzsssr: be nay - tossIIse<d and cannos
resent II. OF kicked and cannot reerrn IL,
hs becomes { liar ard dodgr. he seels
near. arts rnezn ard IL mean Ten.
who Is ou, q deSs walks Upright; To
high, 10 On be- forehead: he b = god :.
the hest and betssr than The ao-s 81 III.
kiad. Keep o<ss q de1s!-C1icsxo Jour
pl.