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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-08-18
Life in the Bahamas.

Sponging has all the. attractions Of a
gambling adventure. >houl1 The cruise
be successful, the profits are large;
enough money may be made III "a short
time to insure the enjoyment Of months
of idleness. And idleness is a real lux
urv when a mar can Iccllne under the
shade of his " guava or orange tree,
and nave the latest new, from the pass
ing neighbors as they >auntc along,
their tanners fround Hat baskets Of palm
leaves piled with glowing tomatoes,
large green avocado pears. or red and
yellow peppers, tor sale IN town or else
chew sugar can or smoke a pipe. as the
spirit moves him, taking no thought for
the morrow, which IS pretty sure to be
sunny and baImy as to-day. Dwellers
in the dark and sombre north can hardly
realize the charm and loyousness that
seem to ladiate from earth and air in the
lotus-eating southern climes. The mere
sense Of existence becomes in itself u
happiness, one can understand what
animals probably tecl in pleasant pas
sun sinks slowly downward, the golden
heaven glOwS over d re ,olclng Garth,
flushing every INTO richer
GcauIV DcNcdtu lic NtIdlt l9 ray >, "Hllc
rosy Leans of light streaming upward
like so many auroras IS a S nyular and
very beautiful e. ect often to be seen in
a Bahama sunset. When the sun has
set new beauties appear, e cry bush and
tussock becoming alive with thousand.
of ~tirefies; aud when a s:lvery green
moon rises in the calm deep sapphire
sky, it is difficult to decide whether
night or day be the more full of lowell
ness. Besides the ire flies, a fire beetle
lone of the Elytra-is a singular insect
W tn a brilliant green phosphorescent
light proceeding from two roAnd slots
on the thorax. added to which, when
excited, the inse t has the power to
emit a reg ar blaze of light from the
segments Of the abdomen, Of such
brllliancy that one can read by its light.
In Cuba ladies fasten these elytra as
ornaments in their hair. or let them flash
beneath the folds of the tulle dresses
Nineteenth { nfar
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
THROWING COUPLING PINS,

CHICAGO, March 30.-This morning at Q
O'Clock train of stock cars left the ''Q''
yards at Western avenue for the stock
yards. There were fourteen Pinkerton
men guarding the train. AS the train was
passing Chicago, St. Louis e. Pittsburg
engine brakeman, on the latter, picked
up two coupling pins and threw them at
the crew of the CO. engine. One of them
struck w. w. Thomas in the right eye
and knocked him senseless The police
men saw the occurrence and made no eff
fort to arrest the man who threw the pin.
The Pinkerton men at once telephoned to
the Western avenue station to have the
= crew of the Chicago, st. Louis & Pitts
burg ARRESTED and trouble is expected to
result. The second train reached the stock
yards at 1880. AS the train passed the
Chicago & Alton crossing. somebody
threw coupling pin at the switchmen on
top of the cars. 1t struck one of them on
the head, CHANGING off and infiicting no Sc
rious injuries. None of the train men
could tell who threw it or from where it
came. There was eleven Pinkerton men
on board, also two of the lake policemen.
Switchman Quirk, who figured so largely
in the riot on the Chicago, Milwaukee &;
st. Paul railway yesterday, and was arrest
ed on the charge of having struck Engin-
eer W. II. Rice, of the 90 road. was be-
fore Justice Scully this morning and was
fined So and costs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
OVER THE OCEAN.
FRANCE.

PARIS, March 30-The chamber Of depu-
tias today, by vote of 26S to 237, despite
the opposition of the government, voted
for the urgency of the extreme left bill
providing for the revision of the constitu-
ton. The government thereupon resigned.
NJ Larguerre proposed and NJ. Pelletan
supported the motion for the
urgency for the revision of the
constitution. In the course OF
the discussion several Bonapartists
declared that they would support the de-
mand insofar as it was an appeal to the
people
NJ Baudry d'Asson Royalist) said he
would vote for the proposal, hoping that it
would tend to restore the legitimate mon
archy, which alone could save France. '.
NJ. Brisson said he was opposed to revl-
sion, and abiding to General Boulanger,
said that the satisfaction which would be
afforded by the adoption of the measure
ought not be given to a person who had
attacked the institutes of the cOuptry
and talked of charging the chamber.
NJ. Clemenceau favored revision, saying
that the constitution was not in accord
ance with the principles of republican de-
mocracy.
The defeat OF the ministry caused a sen.
sation in the chamber. AS soon as the vote
was announced II. Titard departed for the
Eiysee place.
NJ. Lagurree proceeds tomorrow for the
department. of Nord, where he will COM
mence an electoral campaign in favor OF
General Boulanger. The general himself
will explain his program at a banquet
which will be given at Lille, the capital OF
the department.
The chamber, after short recess. reas-
sembled at p. m, Mr.. Cuneo d'Ornano,
Bonapartist, moved that the bureaus
appoint committee to prepare for the
revision of the constitution. After q con
fused debate Nj. DeSonnier, of the left,
urged the chamber to await the formation
of a new cabinet.
NJ. D'Ornono's motion was rejected by a
vote of 25S to 1875, the right cheering ironi-
cally. The chamber then adjourned until
p. IN. tomorrow. The cabinet council
met at the Elysee palace at 9 p. m.
President Carnot has accepted the resig-
nation of the cabinet. 1t is expected that
NJ. Flouquet will be summoned to form a
cabinet
A Greek, named Raptoporilos, was ar
rested here today for robbing the Numis-
matte museum at Athens of ancient
medals and coins of the value of 10000, coo
francs. The house of the prisoner was
searched by the police, who discovered on
the premises most of the ancient coins
which have recently been stolen from num-
ismatists on the Rue LOWERS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
READING MEN. COMING IN.

CHICAGO, March 30.-The switchmen,
engineers and firemen of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul who struck yester-
day, assembled at the yards at Western
avenue aud Kenzie, said this morning that
none of them would go to work. The riot
of yesterday has had it's effect on the new
swItchmen on the Burlington road. Only
those whose duties kept them within the
20" yards were at work this morning
When those who are delegated to work
with engines along the tracks between
different points We're called upon this
morning to go out with their engines they
refused saying that they did not want to
trust themselves on the outside, and that
they would not go unless they were pro-
vided with arms SO that they could defend
themselves if set upon by the strikers. The
yardmaster tried to induce them to 20 out
assuring them that they were in no danger,
but the men replied that once was enough
for them, and that there was not enough
guards on the outside to protect them.
Ninety-eight switchmen from the Reading
road arrived in the city last night over the
TT. Wayne road. They were taken to the
Briggs house upon their arrival and en-
eountered several strikers at the entrance
of the hotel. The new arrivals We're
warned not to go to work on the ''Q' and
a quarrel ensued in which the Reading
men drew revolverS and declared that they
would protect themselves if interfered
with
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
THE REVISED LIST.
The Names Of the Persons Killed IN I'M
Rich Hill Mine Explosion.

KANSAS Cry, March 3O.-The Times re-
porter sent by special train TO Rlch hill
returned tonight and from their lnforma-
ton the situation may be summarized as
follows: The dead list has reached TWEEN
ty-one, and nine of the injured are expect
ed to die, making the probable loss OF lie
by the explosion thirty. The following Is
the latest authentic list of the victims:
Dead-Charles Smith, colored; George
May, white; G. C. Mcpherson, white;
Frank Lawler, white; Jordan Smith, color
ed; Joshua Trimball, white, John Roberts,
white; George Black, colored; c. Black,
colored; w. Black, colored; H. Sheppard,
colored; j. c. Neptune, white; John Left
Ter white; Charles Kay, white; John Gray,
white; Bruce Brown, white; L. K. Dixon,
white; Fred Henderson, colored; W. II,
Hill, colored; Alexander White, colored'
Gibson McF'erron, white.
Of the above named the first five were
taken from the mine dead. Trimble and
Roberts died after being taken out.
and the last fourteen are the unfor-
Inmates imprisoned men who suffocated
in the west end. OF the eighteen
injured miners taken out. nine are re-
ported TO be In crltlcal cOnOluloH Dut
their names are not ascertainable. There
is still great deal of conjecture as to the
cause of the catastrophe, some persons
claiming that natural gas was the cause
while others contend that the accumula-
tion of foul gases without proper ventila-
ton was the real cause of the explosion,
State mine inspector, Wolf, is strongly
censured by the miners. He examined the
mine On March 9th last, and pronounced
it perfectly safe The Rich Hill Herald
this evening strongly denounces Wolfe
and demands his immediate suspension
from Office The mine is located
nearly six miles from the town
of Rich Hill, and is PARTIALLY
isolated from both telephone and tele
graphic communication. The scene of the
calamity is reached only with considerable
difficulty, the roads being almost impassa-
BILE. The depth of the shaft is 263 feet.
1t was in the west end that the explosion
occurred, and none on this side of the shaft
escaped. Most of those in the eastern side
escaped.
The coroner arrived from Butler at l
O'Clock today and the inquest will proba-
bly, begin tomorrow. All the victims will
be buried at the expense of the owners OF
the mine, Messrs. Keith & Perry, Of Kan
sas City.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
A FEW ACCIDENTS.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March GOWN. Baker,
switchmen in the employ of the K. c. St.
j. & c. b., in the upper yards, was run
over and instantly killed at 1:30 p. m.
today. He had set the brakes on three
cars at the south end Of the receiving
freight house and attempted to jump to
the top of a string Of moving cars on
parallel track. He landed two feet from
the end of the middle car, staggered and
was literally ground to pieces. A coro-
ners jury investigated the accident and
returned verdict generating the
engineers, firemen and other employees.
Bakers home is at Barnard, Mo- He came
to st. Joseph this morning, secured work
and was sworn in as special deputy
sheriff. He went to work at l O'Clock.
A south bound freight on the X. c., st.
J. g. c. B. collided with a switch engine
in the middle yards. The pilot and smoke
stack of the road engine were knocked off,
and the switch engine was considerably
disfigured. No cars were derailed and the
wreck was cleared away in short time.
The car that ran over Baker was de-
rallied and the yards were blocked for an
hour.
Another string of cars were thrown from
the track at the lower end of the middle
yards at 2 p. IN. No other accidents occur
red during the day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
Right and Left.

In these days of schools for colored
people, the number of those who can't tell
their right hand from their left must have
diminished; before the war it was very
large.
Elviry, a slave, had fallen sick, and
her master went To inquire as 70 her state
Of health. The room where she lay was
in total darkness, and the master, while
speaking to her stood outside the door.
Which eye Is it that is swollen, FL
viras' be asked: and the voice Of Eivir.
replied through the darkness:
''Marster, it's dat eye over mex de
barnr'
A similar case came up in q New
Orleans court room. A colored lady had
charged one Of her own RAGS with assault
snd battery, having been struck On the
face with brick The Judge, seeing no
marks Of the alleged blow, asked on
which side Of her head she had been
struck
"Jedge." was the reply, "she his me On
de Size dat was todss de woods"-Har-
GERS AAeaxine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
THE RESOLUTE REMARK OF A ST.
PAUL ENGINEER.
Freight Traffic Oh That Road Com.
pletely Paralyzed---A Sturdy
Determination to Loaf.
Striking Switchmen Throw Coupling Pins
at the New Men With Seriously
Injurious Effect
Chief Arthur Says the St Paul Men are not
Entitled to and Will Receive no
Help From the Brotherhood.

RCHIcAGo, March 3o.-The st. Paul yard
men who started to go to work last night
at 10 O'Clock had begun to get their engines
started out when a message came to the
Western avenue roundhouse that all the
men should wait till Assistant General
Superintendent Earling mad seen them be-
fore resuming work. Mr.. Earling soon
arrived, accompanied by Division Superin-
tendents Collins and Hardagan. Jerry
Dougherty, an engineer, acted as spokes-
man for the men. Mr.. Earling stated the
case briefly, as he understood it, and then
said:
1--WE have submitted to many acts that
we have considered unjustifable on your
part. This afternoon men in our
employ deliberately derailed and wreck
ed number of cars that are
our property. In addition to that they
assaulted and beat Superintendent Besler,
of the Burlington road. This is inexcusa-
BILE. We will consent to overlook this and
YOU can 90 to work but the first work that
is to be done, will be to replace those cars
upon the track and put them on the track
where they belong"
Never, never" shouted a score of
voices.
Confusion followed. Daugherty claimed
that the men were not responsible for the
condition of the cars.
.'Will you volunteer to place that train
where it belongs?"
mo, will do nothing of the kind" said
Daugherty, "the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul has attempted this as a feeler,
and / hope they are satisfied. We will
never consent to handle any cars pulled by
a"Q" engine; we regret that these happen
30 be your cars, but / can not help it,"
This ended the conference.
The strike was on. Entire night freight
traffic was completely suspended.
The passenger engineers were with diff
Guilty restrained from striking.
This trouble has been brewing for three
weeks,n said Dougherty late last night.
I'VE have reason to believe, in fact we
know. that the St Paul has been aiding
the o. from the start. If we thought
that the handling of their few cars would
end this meddling with go freight we
would offer no objections. The line had
to be drawn somewhere and we have drawn
it. The % engineers now on strike will
be supported to the end of our resources,
and we have not vet commenced
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
MUST HELP1HEMSElvES.

CHICAGO, March S0-Chief Arthur was
questioned today as to the attitude of the
brotherhood toward the St. Paul strikers.
'.The trouble on the St Paul road yester-
day was an affair for which the men are
individually responsible. knew nothing
Of it until some time after its occurrence.
If the men choose TO strike, of course l
am powerless to prevent them
But will the brotherhood men who
strike receive financial aid from the order?"
NO sir; not cent"
What have you to say about the ru-
mored combination between the brother
hood and the switchmen?"
Just this. There is not the slightest
foundation for such a rumor. The switch
men who strike will not receive a cent
from the brotherhood
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
PREPARING FOR TROlIsIE

CHICAGO, March S0-All possible con-
tingencies that may arise are being pre-
pared for by Chief of Police Hubbard Ad-
ditional men are patrolling the tracks and
all men detailed on night duty have been
ordered to remain at the police stations
during the day, instead of going home as
they usually do. They viii be held as a
reserve force and from it 100 or 200 men
can be massed at any point inside the city
limits within few minutes time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
NOT REACHED MILWAUKEE,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 3O.-Up to to-
night there was no indications that the
strike of the Chicago switchmen would ex
tend to this city. Orders were issued to
the yard masters in the several yards to
hold all cars loaded with Chicago freight,
consequently the men had little to do but
discuss the situation. All of the engine
dispatchers employed in the Chicago, Mil
waukee e. ST. Paul round houses were
called to headquarters this morning and
offered the places made vacant by the
strike of the switch engineers, but they
declined to a man. a Only passenger trains
arrived from Chicago today. General
Manager Roosevelt Miller said that they
were rapidly filing the places of the
strikers
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
DUNN'S REPORT.
The Usual Yearly Dullness not so Marked
as Anticipated.

NEW York, March 90 r. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, says:
Dizziness is the feature in business, but
dizziness with peculiar feeling in almost
every quarter. The monetary pressure
which has almost invariably commenced
about this time does not appear and the
dangers which were by experienced bank
ers apprehended seem to have vanished.
There is just now SO little anxiety about
the money market that little is said of the
delay of the bond purchase bill
by amendments in the senate, which
may possibly defeat it. The more pacific
advices from Europe render the outlook
more satisfactory. But the prevailing dull
ness is everywhere felt. Many attribute it
to recent storms and unfavorable weather,
which doubtless affect some trades materi-
ally. Many feel the influence of existing
or recent strikes; but the feature most
widely observed in the disposition of Gus
toners to act with great conservatism, buy
ing only as they are compelled to buy, ana
this appears in many of the lead
ing branches of trade. 1t is in part the
fruit of expectation that prices may go
lower, and in part due to perception that
the demand for consumption has slack
ened, and may diminish still more Yet
on the aggregate failures are not more
numerous nor more important than those
OF the last or the previous year, which
clearly indicates greater soundness
in legitimate commerce since the
number of failures of speculative
origin has increased Prices are maintain
ed with remarkable steadinesS For many
years it has not happened that the general
level of prices has changed as little as 1t
has during the first quarter of 1888. The
jobbing trade is irregular, but storms and
unreasonable weather, with difficulties
both as to deliveries and collections
in western districts affected by
railroad strikes, are named as causes. The
drug trade is in unfavOrable shape, pur-
chases being reduced as far as possible
and similar features appear in the markets
for sugar and many other products which
may be affected by a change OF duties.
The wool market, however, though
dull. is steady for the better
grades while other qualities sell
moderately at concessions. Reports from
various parts of the country show gen
eral feeling of confidence, though lack of
present activity is commonly noticed, with
some closeneSs in the money market and
hardness in collections in the northwest.
Rates for money are about per cent at
Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chi
cagO; at the latter, strong. The treasury
has changed its cash balance only 100000
and its deposits still less during the week,
and the only points of unfavorable augury
as to the money market is that domestic
exports from New York, for March are %
per cent below last years, while imports
increased little. w
The business failures during the last
seven days. number: For the United
States, 179. for Canada AZ, total 221, COM
pared with 243 last week. and 223 for the
corresponding week in 1887. ,.t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31

HlOFHlHS 70 SITlke, anu dCSoIuIliSiy oil puo
five OF them left their posts about $50
O'Clock. The strikers gave no notice to
anyone, and absolutely refused to talk to
anyone on the subject.
KANSAS CITY, March 30.-The following
dispatch was received by the Associated
Press tonight:
The scenes about the shaft where the
great mine explosion occurred yesterday
were heartrending during the entire
day. Up to noon today, twenty had been
taken out, five of whom were dead. -Four
of the living when taken out have since
died. Several others are dangerous.
Seven more dead miners have been
taken out since noon and seven more are
known to be yet in the mine, but are
at points hard to reach, ana it is difficult
to find volunteers to go down and make
the search. Those miners who have rlsket!
their lives to rescue the buried living and
bang to the surface the dead are from the
mines or the Rich Hill Coal and Mining
company, under charge of Superintendent
Reavely, who yesterday. after Geo. Swee-
ney, of the Keith q Perry company was so
seriously burned, volunteered his services
and has since been in chage of the exploded
mine and to whose careful work, good
Judgment and courage, is largely due to
the recuing corps. All night last night
men were at work in the search for the
living and dead, not withstanding the
mine was so filled with natural gas that it
burned above the regular blaze of the one
safety lamp used. There seems to be no
question but what the explosion was caus-
ed from natural gas which abounds
in the earth at and below the depth
of this mine in large section of
country south and west, frequent explos-
ions and great damage and loss of life hav-
ing occurred heretofore. The state mine
inspector, Wolf, though having reported
the mine in excellent condition, knew of
the existence of large quantities of natural
gas and has frequently unoflicially so
stated, and so great Indignation prevails
among the living miners of No. d mine
that it would be dangerous for Mr.. Wolf
to put in an appearance at the mine yes
terday or today. Had there
been separate air shaft, ex-
perienced miners say the explosion
could hardly have occurred. or if it had the
consequences would have been much less
disastrous DR.. Rice, county coroner, was
at the mine today but the inquest Will not
be held until tomorrow. The large black.
smith and carpenter shop close by is being
used as morgue. and in this will be held
the inquest. heinjured are most terribly
burned and present a horrible sight and
sickening smell. The gas well three miles
away with lurid flame brightens up the
darkness. From 800 to 2000 people Wis
tied the scene of the horror today and saw
the dead brought forth and the anguishing
cries of mothers, wives and daughters,
and many tear was wiped away from
manly ewes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
They Speak for Themselves.

The most convincing and re-
liable evidence or the success or
DrS. Ketchum 81 Ross:
William Barr, cancer cured; Mrs. A.
Webber, catarrn and throat trouble cured:
Mrs. Chas. Leavcn, testifys To- the cure
of chronic ulcer; John Hicks, skin disease;
John Yodty, cured of chronic rheumatism;
Mrs. j. X. Sheu. female weakness; Mrs. H.
e. Walters, female weakness; and many
others in Wichita. Such is the universal
verdict Of DR.. K and r. 5 patients