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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
q BAR ROOM BATTLE

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Christ Kahn
back. who runs the suburban saloon at
Twenty-fourth and Penn streets, had a re-
markable fight with two men who tried 70
rob him last night, He was about to close
up, when a stranger entered and asked
him for deck of cards. The saloon man
said it was too late. He waf closing up.
His back was turned toward the stranger
at this time, and as he faced around the
man shouted, Hold up your hands, and
pointed pistol at his head
Like will. - responded kalmbach.
The trigger was then deliberately pulled.
the revolver being within eighteen inches
of kalmbach's head. The ball struck the
forehead above the left eye. The powder
almost blinded him. Although the blood
from the wound poured down his face IN
torrents. he jumped for his assail-
ant, catching him by the throat,
aud fierce struggled ensued. the
visitor using his pistol freely on Kahn
bach's head The latter had just sue
ceeced in downing his man when he was
surprised 10y the unexpected entrance OF
another man. He had covered his face
from the eyes down with handkerchief.
and with pistol iourishing in the air,
Joined in the assault upon kalmbach- he
split the latter head open with the first
blow OF his revolver.
kalmbach's dog Bruiscr came along
about this time aud took part II the scut-
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Lamp Chimueys.

Why Is it that a glass chimney makes such
difference to the light given by laInpi
because il increases tbs supply Of oxygen 70
the fame by producing a drsught and concen-
trates and reflects the heat 81 the fame, in
consequence Of which the combustion Of the
carbon Is more perfect, and very little ss-
capes unonpsuned Lamp glasses were In
vented by Anne Argard, the inventor Of the
famous lamp which bears bis name he had
been experimenting for some tins In trying
to increase the light, but to no purpose On
the table before bin lay the broken neck Of
In old fazk- This be took up carelsGzlE, and
placed it almost without thought over the
wick a brilliant fame rewarded tais &C.,
and the hin. was no: lost upon the expert
ulsntalist, who proceeded 70 pat his discovery
iato practical operation 81 o1ce.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
"Eird of the Shade"

In the Soudan the respect for the BIRD %
the Shade" is unbounded; he is eEdearingly
known to thu Arabs as their Uncle" and
they are more exorbitant in exacting blood
money for his chance slaughter by the hand
of the stranger than If Il. were really the rela-
tive in question. Shoot their dsve, their
ostrich, their varied scavengers Of the vul-
ture kind, their once sacred ibis even, and
then grin and bear it; but once aim bolt at
TIE Noah Bird" and a hundred lean but
muscular brown arms VIII be raised, and
the beTeaved white teethed relatives viii ges-
ticulats and shout round you, while they ex-
plain how black hued was your accidental
crime. Apart from this, the raven, with his
jetty pluulage, viii always be point Of in
terest in the Soudan, from the strong con-
trest he presents to the ordinary desert co..
ored" birds which preserve neutral tint Of
gray or fawn, which renders them almost in
visible.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
The Seven Wonders Of the World-A Do
scription of Each

scription of Each.
The ''seven wonders" are familiar TO many
people. The following information To
each has not been SO frequently given;
l. The Egyptian pyramids, the largest Of
which is Cos feet square and 400 feet high. It
was erected B. Z. 2l70. The great pyra-
mid OF Giseh is said to have been twenty
years in building and employed 100000 men,
The architect Is thought 70 have been Philitis
and the builders the brothers CheOps and
Cephrenes.
g The Walls and Hanging Gardens OF Bah
ylon. Stated by Herodotus Co 10 81 feet
thick, $50 feet high aud GO miles in length
The Temple OF Bclus on the walls was
adorned by statues OF gold valued ut 81 600.
COO
3. The Temple Of Diana, at Ephesus, which
was 42j feet in length and 10 feet broad. II
was built Of cedar and cypress, and was sun
ported by l27 marble columns Of the lone
order. sixty feet high, and took 20 years 10
build.
4. The Chryselelepbauti statue OF Jupiter
Olympus, at Athens. was made Of ivory and
gold and stood seventy feet high The arehi-
tect was Phidius, the illustrious Orocian art
ist
D. Tho mau5oleuu efected 70 AaISpius,
king Of Cara, by his widow, Arternisia His
widow died within two years after the kings
death Of excessive grief Tho monument
was Ii3 feet square AID 10 feot high, and
Ans1aEeras exclaimed, when seeing it,
THUS much money Is needlessly changed
into stonsr'
one night recently p. 7. Barnurn had occa>
sion 70 20 into a place 81 business up ous
fight Of stairs on one Il the proszlinsn.
streets OF Bridgeport, Conn The stairway
was bat dimiy lighted, and Mr. Barnum bad
difficulty In making sure Of his footing
After trnnzacting bis errand Mr. BarrBm TO
marked eznphatically 10 the occupant Of the
preuises: ''TeIl your landlord that II ks
doesn't put baiusters On that stairway come
old fellow viii got hurt by a fall As Mr..
Barnum Is tho owner % tbs building his
ranant had the hugh On him
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
A HAUNTED SHIP.
The Grew of Vessel Relates Strange Ex-
perience With Spook at Sea.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec 2S-When the
Quebeck bark Madura, Captain Bernier,
arrived from Pisagua, Chilli, after a voy-
age of 10 days, several of the crew hur-
ried off the vessel, carrying their be-
longings with them and declaring that
they would not sail OH it again for
double wages. Captain Bernier said the
men had become very superstitious and
believed the bark was haunted. He re-
lated how the vessel left New York, Sep
TENDER %, 1887, with a general cargo, for
Brisbane, Australia, from which place she
sailed for New Castle, New South Wales.
On November II, haZy, rough day, the
vessel was suddenly surrounded by
thousands of birds. Captain Bernier re-
garded this as phenomena he could not
account for. About noon the cook-a
Maltese named Theuma-went forward to
clean some fish, and while at work the roll
of the vessel snapped the fastenings of a
piece of wood on the weather side The
piece of wood was hurled through the air
with such force that, striking Theuma on
the head, it cut his skull half in
two. One part of his skull went over
board. The man died instantly. He was
buried at sea. The same evening, and al
most simultaneously with the descent OF
his body into the sea, the myriad of birds
disappeared. These facts are recorded i'll
the log of the Madura. From New Castle
the Madura carried coal to Callao, and,
proceeding to Pisaqua, loaded for Balti-
more.
The vessel had not been out long when
Norwegian began to complain of seeing a
strange man in the forecastle at night
when the sailor was IN his berth with the
watch below. His tales were laughed at
because he had never seen the cook, hav-
ing shipped after the latter's death.
But the apparition continued to pre-
sent itself to the sailor. and the
description he gave of his nocturnal
visitor, and with its repetition there grew
an abiding faith in the minds of others
that the ghost of the man accompanied
the Madura. This mixture of fear and
fact was intensified when the boatswan,
who looks as if he knew neither fear nor
sentiment, said, with bated breath and
bulged eyes, that he had seen the cook on
deck several times at night. Once the ap-
partition beckoned him to follow it, but he
declined to go overheard, the cooks ghost
deliberately stepping off the stern of the
vessel into the sea.
Whether true or not. it was noticed that
the men were afterwards seen more to-
geUher during the night watch on deck
than previous to the discovery of man on
board who was known to be there in flesh.
Capt. Bernier has no faith in the super
natural but the fear among the men
seemed little ont of the ordinary course
of things even to him. In the VOYAGE of
10 days, land was seen but once, between
piSagua and Baltimore, and that was the
Brazilian convict settlement, the island of
Fernando de Noronha.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
Information for the Commander.

Stories OF Abe Lincoln always pass as coin
everywhere, and IL Is not too Late for q new
one. Il was told by his son Robert to q
friend In Washington, and there is no doubt
Of its gsnuineress- "My father, while preSi-
dent said Robert Lincoln. liked TO stroll
about Washington without any escort CT
show Of distinction, and be sometimes st-ayed
into curiou, company. One day, es q lad, /
accompanied him down back street, where
We encountered regiment Of soldiers march
ing ps.st. Ny father WIS curious 70 learn
what particular body & troops this was, and
as soon as be came within bailiug distances he
inquired, without addressing anybody in
particular, We'll. what's thisf Quick Is ths
word cams reply from somewhere II The de-
tschment. Why, its regiment of soldiers,
Won old fool. you H-B1Halo ExpTcsA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29

the American people to buy and use GER
tain articles, or, in the language of the
late Republican platform, articles which
can be produced in this country
only when thus produced or
manufactured, cost what they may. and
that to the promotion of this end all the
powers of the federal government should
be invoked. The statement of the prlncl-
Piles of this protective tariff shows it can
be settled. It could even be embodied in
the constitution. We have but to
provide that no articles which
can be produced or made in
this country shall be imported or that
shall be imported or that they shall be
subject to duty of say 1000 per cent ad
and remove it from politics. This settle
ment, however, can only be had after the
principle involved has been held naked be-
fore the people, has been fully con-
sidered and discussed by them
and approved by an overwhelming
majority This question has not
yet been so presented to the people and the
blame for its non-presentment rests with
those business men and manufacturers
who were so active in the late canvass and
who will now complain that your agita-
ton tends to disturb that which
for their interest ought to be
settled. | do not remember one
document or one one argument acClFeiy
circulated among the people during the
last year which presented or attempted to
present this question pure and simple. On
the other hand we can all recall many
documents and appeals, the sole purpose
of which was to divert mems thoughts
from this question and to confuse their
minds upon this issue. 1t would be weari-
some said the speaker, to tell the long
ist of non-arguments and yet go to any
northern, moral community, and ask the
inhabitants to give reason for their
action upon the tariff, and see if you will
get satisfactory reply. Now and then
You may hear A nebulouS something
about home market, but it will be nebu-
lous indeed. Now such arguments, so
presented, have not settled and can not
settle principle for the future. We are
told that the modern tariff idea is popular
in some of the southern states and
that the party which advocates
it will soon be strengthened
by their support. This may or may not be
true They can only be gained for it by
presenting it clearly and fairly to the peo-
pie of those states. They cannot be won
by picturing to the people of the north the
dangers which they have to fear from old
men who used to be rebel brigadiers be-
fore many of the present voters were born.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Dec.
2s-The highest temperature was 36.60.
the lowest 27.7o, and the mean BIO :,
with warmer cloudy weather, lightsto gen
tie south and southeast winds, nearly Sta-
tionary pressure.
The maximum velocity of wind south
was II miles per hour at 1:25 p. NJ
Mean barometer reduced to sea level was
at a. m. 1915 inches: at p. N. 3o-2o5
inches; at p. N. 30.362 inches.
Mean relative humidity So per cent
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. u,
Dec. 2s.-The indications for twenty-tour
hours, commencing Saturday, December
%. at a. M. are as follows:
For Kansas-Fair, followed Saturday by
light rain, stationary temperature, varla-
BILE winds.
For Missouri-Fair, warmer followed by
light winds, becoming southeasterly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
Enniffrf~a ChAsr..

'Then's ChanieT's chairs" said shs slowly.
"HGhF' CHAMBERS chsir4 Dgnf you knoE
CEAnleT' Wen, he's boea a-liyiDy rign; ksrs
and making them hide bO,tonsd ehsirs
straight On ever since isl2T Goodness
Yes, Chanler has. They aiB't forre1sr
man IN tie parish, and they ain't veal or
deer, nor Old oxen vhat dOnt trembls IL
his skin nbe1 ChanieT comes along. BE
looks 81 everything and a. eve-ybody ziib
a ere 30 seem Whether they vii work Up
good into hide bottom eEss-z- New Or
Iszna Picayuue.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
A Famous Poem Parodied.

The parody. here given is one version of a
German burlesque of Whittier's Barbara
Vrietchie:"
Ub vrom dose meadows vun NIT corn,
Righd on dot cold Sebtober morn,
Der shimeny OOPS ov Vrederick schtand,
Nit der hills all round ov Maryland
On dot blcasand morn old Lee come down
Nit der rebel droobs on Vrederickdown-
V3rdy Union vlags vos ders
vloading oud In der morning air.
Ven der rebels comes dere vos only yun-
Gid Barbara Vrietchie's-she voodn't done
Won ting TO chow she hadn't bluck;
Und oud der vinder de vIag she sduck-
Ub der sdreed come old Sehtouevau Shack,
Rigid ahead ovder rebel back.
lie looks him oud vrom eide to eide;
Poorly zoon he ices we're dot vlag vos didc
''Schtobi" Dose bird plack droops schtob lwicE
'Schoodf' Der pullets vistle tick
Dey knocg dot vinder ell 10 zinash;
Dey viii dot vlag shust vul nit cash.
Bud Barbara grab dot proken schtick,
IND zhook der vlag oud mighdy kwick.
School dot old vlaS or dis bald head;
Bud dom preak dem vinder banes!" zbe za.d-
Old Schtonevall Shack he plush nit zhame;
Und pointing ub we're dot voice it came.
Scheduled oud TO dot rebel throng,
'Schtob shude dem uiisked, und schlib aiong!"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Dec. 2S.-A dyna-
mite cartridge placed under the corner of
Il house near McGaheysville, in this
county, Wednesday night, in which a
party of negroes were having a dance, ex-
ploded and almost totally destroyed the
building and fatally injured Amos Moore
and two women. 4 terrible loss of life
would have happened if an alarm had not
been given by a man who saw the car
fridge and recognized the danger. All
but three escaped from the building
before the explosion took place. Moore
and the two women, who had not time to
escape, were thrown with terrible force
through the building. They cannot re-
cover. Threats of lynching are freely in
dulCed in.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Southern Kansas Well Represented at the
Division Convention

FORT SCOTT, Kan. Dec. 29.-The conven-
ton of lawyers that met in this city today
represented about two thirds of the counties
Of the proposed southern district. The
majority of the counties not represented
by delegates were represented by resolu-
tions expressing favorable feeling on the
part of their respective bars toward the
movement. Strong resolutions were
passed presenting the matter to congress,
and arrangements made to send COM
mlttee to Washington to press it. The
committee was in every respect a repre-
sentative body and is considered success.
The visiting lawyers are being entertained
at a banquet at the Interstate hotel tonight.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
MllRDFR AND SIUCI0F

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 2S.-The Journal 5
correspondent at Strawn, Henry county,
informs that paper that Elijah Haskell
shot Miss Delilah Allison through the
head at o'clock this evening and then
shot himself, also through the head and
died in two hours. Miss Allison died i'm
mediately. She was employed 10 do
homework for Mr. T. r. Colhurn. Haskell
had been paying attention to Miss Allison
for some time and it is supposed that on
his proposing marriage she refused him.
Both parties were highly respected in the
90,
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No. while Kalmbach and No. 2 were en-
gagged in a regular rough-and-tumble
fight, which terminated in the former
firing him through the saloon window.
kalmbach then staggered to the house of
neighbor, who sent for a doctor. The ball
was extracted about half an inch from
the point of entrance, and one-eighth OF
an inch above the temple. Fourteen vici-
Gus blows of the revolver were counted
upon his head The wounded mans eye
brows and lashes are all burned off, and a
severe Inflammation was caused by the
burning of the powder. Hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. His assailarts are
still at large.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
THE CHER0kEF,S CHIEF

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2S.-Chief Mayes OF
the Cherokees IS in the city for the pur-
pose of comforting with the president OF
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock association
IN regard 10 the contract for the Cherokee
strip The contract calling for S200. 600 a
year Tor five years, while it is eminently
satisfactory TO the Cherokees, has not been
signed by them and will not he until every
detail is carefully looked after
Chief Mayes Is bitterly opposed to the
opening OF Oklahoma.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
outo.cotme eTOc< REVIEW

CHICAGO Dec. 2s.-The Drovers Journal
annual review OF the live stock trade shows
an increase in receipts of 235.ooo cattle,
81 ESQ calves. IS. ss1 sheep. 8. es2 horses, and
a decreased 81, 901 hogs compared with
lSs7 Receipts of Texas cattle are 545 600
head, showing an increase of 6l,ooo Re
ceipts of western range cattle $500.
showing Q so crease Prices for native
beef steers ranged at 50 s5asS7 and averaged
25F SOC higher than last year. Hogs s.. ss0se-
6.90c. averaging soc hi CHER than last year.
Sheep S2oGE12 &c, averaging 2JG5oc
hiul3@r
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29

cart is long and time is fieeting,' and ii
is too bad to spend half of short life dis
tressed with neuralgia when Is cents spent
for one bottle of Salvation Oil will cure it
quickly.
George Conklin. the lion tanner, says be
will ha We nothing to do with cross-eyed
animals, nor use any othar remedy for his
coughs and colds but DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup. He says it is the only reliable
cough medicine to be had.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
MRS. PARNELLIN FINANCIAL STRAITS

MRS. PARNELLI IN FINANCIAL STRAITS
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Parnell the
mother of the Irish leader, who four years
ago sold all her valuable household furni-
tllre, will tomorrow sell the remaining
articles, which she has kept to furnish a
few rooms in the old Ironrides residence at
Bordentown n j. She desires to leave
Bordentown for various reasons. the chief
one probably being her unpleasant
relations with her halt brother,
Edward Stewart, and half sister,
Mrs. Smith, who. it is alleged, alienated
her from her father, Admiral Stewart
There is now pending in the Philadelphia
courts suit against Mrs. Parneil for en-
beZZling money which the wife of Edward
Stewart SAYS she gave to Mrs. Parnell for
speculative purposes and of which there
has never she AYERS, been any accounting.
Mrs. Parnell owns property IN Phiiadel-
phia upon which there are two mortgages,
one held by her son, Charles Stewart Par
nell, and the other by Mr.. Leford, form
erIv of this city but now residing in
Paris. The latter, Mrs. kroud,
of this city, an intimate friend OF Mrs.
Parnell said today, was nearly paid off.
Mrs. Parnell has had much misfortune
financially. She Endorsed note for her
son John, now freut grower IN Georgia,
for $500 few wears ago. and he failed 10
meet it when due. The sheriff seized her
furniture. but just before the seizure her
friend. Mrs. Knoud. had bought the
furniture and gone to lronsides
to keep a fashionable boardidg
house Yesterday forty-three crates Of
furniture. all said to belong TO Mrs. Par
nell. arrived at the rooms OF az auctioneer
in this CITY. Mrs. Knoud. who really owas
the furniture, said today; An attempt
will be made to seize the goods by Mrs.
Parnell's half brother The furniture Is in
nv name and he cannot touch IL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
: MLipnEREp,S REASONS.

0swEGo, y. Y. Dec 2s--Janes Green
and his wife, the victims OF the attempted
wife murder and suicide az Wolcott yes
teriay. are still alive but their condition
Is critical. Green hit his wife u the head
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T-hs Ids end brows ere resyyS7n-Sle tc- re
apparzs.s change In size, aid iss dl1e-r-t
mods gGecs Tbs isss-ssty ard i-zss21as'ty.
tz. ne~-- tie cosor. Isss q Sc srt.sFc-sd
ixc. zrooS oayssc5oG1E-s
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A casilr Set afChlna

The emperor & Rs1aasa exhibited 8. Copes-
hagen al immense 'itnaer ssrTtcs Of Drszcsn
china. which ua< manufactured fer bin
few years ago at a cost q 5000 Tbs-s .
g di:-eres: seems of Russian lie O. every
piacs. ard svecy vsTistT Q. Eass.sn Uni;1Tfi
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with hammer before cutting her throat.
It required several men to holdGreen while
the great cash in his own throat was
sewed up. He declared be wanted to die,
and when asked why he committed the
crime he could only say, Because want
ed TO -
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29

PEARS Soap secures beautiful com
plexion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29

A Chicago letter carrier says: Hoods
Sarsaparilla cured me of muscular rheu-
matiSm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-08-03

The enthusiasm which everywhere marks
the Republican canvass in Vermont is rs
gratifying as it is remarkable aud unusual.
There cannot he too much Of it, and it
should be promoted and encouraged in every
way. But the main reliance should not be
placed upon it. nor should it be taken for
granted that, because the Democrats make
no outward demonstration, they are not
hard at work
They arc at work a, never before. They
have got classified lists of voters throughout
the county and they are diligently putting
in the campaign documents where they
will do the most good,
The Republicans must meet this with the
same kind of work in every town. There
should be immediate and thorough organi-
zation everywhere. The position Of every
voter should be known and there should he
literature provided to hit every case-short,
pithy, and to the point
In Brattleboro the work is already well in
hand Let it he pushed To early compile
ton