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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25
THE COST OF STOPPING A TRAIN.

Albany Union.
Said well known engineer on the
Central road the other day. talking with
reporter: 1T Is not generally known
what loss OF power is involved IN the
starting and stopping of an ordinary
train of cars. There is required about
twice as much power 70 stop as to start
one, the loss Of power depending upon
the momentum. A train going at the
rate Of sixty miles an hour can, BY the
means Of the Westinghouse air brake,
be stopped within 100 yards of the first
application of the brake Now enough
power Is lost to carry this same train
fifteen miles over plane surface. First.
there Is the momentum acquired by the
the train flying al this remarkable rate
Of speed. then the loss of steam in apply
ing the brakes. aud lastly, but not least.
the extra amount of coal 70 compensate
for all the losses. By computation |
have ascertained that every complete
stop involves a cost OF S1.11.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

Garden City IS expecting q great time
Thursday of this week. the occasion be-
ing on Odd Fellows celebration IN that
place participated in by losigss OF that
order throughout southern Kansas.
In the progress Of the aEtesian well, at
the depth of 34I feet, fourteen inch
vein of coal was passed through. under
which lime rock was struck There are
Wild hopes that under this rock sesn Of
coal may le.-Iyaahoe Times,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

Many game has been lost because the
saloon had attached a lien upon the
players which was stronger than all the
skill and will power they could com
mand. The demand of the times is for
sober men in,every department and sta
ton of life. No difference how efficient
and trustworthy man may be regarded
when sober, excessive indulgence in In
toxicants disqualities him for business.
whether in the mechanical or profession
al arena.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

delegate convention Of the ReInblic ans o. o. =
sv az Nav lsSS at the hour of Y o'clock NJ, for the
election OF Sour delegates and four aternaies 10 Ihe
National Republican convention TO be held IN Chl-
Cago June l9. 1888. Also Tor the nomination OF I"o
presidential electors. ,,,,.. ~
Also a delegate convention OF the Republicans OF
Kansas will be held in the city OF Iopeka on Il "a
25th day of July 1855. the hour OF II CLOCK n,
for the nomination OF candidates for;
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
Auditor of State
Treasurer of State.
Attorney General
Superintendent of Public instruction.
Delerates 10 the conventions mentioned above
shall he elected by county conventions, duly called
by the several county Republican committees, IN
der such rules and regulations as NAV De Dy Iheil
prescribed The county conventions 70 oe neiu not
later than Nav 1885. The basis OF apportoninehI Oh
delepates to said state conventions Will be, one
DEDICATE and one alternate to each i votes cast Tor
rfmothv Mccarthy for auditor OF state, November
1876 or fraction of 200 or more votes one delegate
onS one alternate each will be allowed TO all unor-
ganized counties and counties organized since Nov
1SsS Delegates apporttoned 10 the several
counties as follows. tO-wlt:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

The people who go into strikes have
theory that they are coming out better
than when they went in. 1t seems to
them like a simple problem of asking
for what they want and getting it. But
the official figures are all against them.
Three-fourths of the strikes of the coun-
try fail to get what the men ask for and
in four-fifths of the strikes their net loss
is greater than any gain they secure.
The annual report Of the labor commits
sioner Of New York state says that the
amount of wages lost to men on strike
in that state during the past year
amounted to S2,013, $780, or an average
loss TO each man engaged in the strike
Of $4S 60 More than this the reports
show than SIG persons lost their posi-
lions permanently as. the result of strikes.
There is no compensating increase IN
wages or improvement in condition to
offset this bad showing. What Is true
OF New York is true of other states.
The strikes always work the other way
from what was expected.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

The Anthony Journal favors Isaac a.
Love as candidate to the Chicago coven-
ton from the Garden City convention.
The Journals point that Sedgwick has
the judge of this district is a little ten
uous as the county comprises the whole
district. AS for the assistant attorney
general, any county in the state can
have one. However. Mr.. Love is, in the
language OF the Journal, scholarly
gentleman worthy citizen, and zeal
Gus Republican He is man of broad
and liberal ideas, an able speaker and
co-worker with our patriotic and public
spirited citizens in the advancement Of
the material interests of southern
Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

As an Illustration of the bnugling mis-
management of our postal system we
refer to the recent treaty entered into
with the Canadian government, the
terms of which are SO discriminating in
favor of the Canadians that seedsmen in
the United States find it cheaper to ship
their seeds to Canada by express and
have them mailed from there to points
in this country, than it is to mail them
direct from their places of business. This
is curious and unjust state of affairs,
and naturally suggests the inquiry why
such an agreement was entered into by
the representatives of this government.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-25
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.


Capt. A. r. Williams, a noted steam.
boat captain on the Mississippi, died yes.
terday, aged 70.
The friends OF Chief Justice Fuller
rendered him a magnificent reception at
Chicago last night.
A severe storm last week near Vera
Cruz, Mexico, did much damage on the
line Of the Mexican railway.
A distinguished scientific man OF Bos.
ton, Mr.. John Thornton, has mysteri.
ously disappeared. He is 20 years old,
weighs l50 pounds, aud wears long white
beard, mustache and hair.
General Harrison spent n quiet day
yesterday, but the balance OF the present
week will be an unusually busy one
with him. He will receive about u doz.
en- delegations from neishboring States,
William Syms, baggage master on
the Fort Wayne road, was found dead
in his car ut Alliance, Ohio, Sunday, with
bullet wound in his head and revol.
yer by his side. Cause OF the suicide is
not known.
The Senate Republican tariff bill will
be reported to the the Finance Commit.
tee to-day, but will not be made public
for several days, in order to give the
Democrats time to prepare minority
report. The bill reduces the revenues
SG5,OOO,OOO.
Yesterday was Labor Day Mt the Col
umbus Centennial. The attendance q
workingmen was very large and ad
dresses were delivered by prominenr
labor leaders, including Gen. Streeter
Union Labor candidate for President
and r. II. Cowdrey, candidate for Presi
dent OF the United Labor party.
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ACCIDENTS AT HUNTINGTON.
a Prominent Man seriously InJurcd-A
Tuners Fall from n Building.
Special DispGtch 10 Mc IaieHigncer.

a Prominent Man Seriously ImJurod-A
Tuners Fall from Building.
Special Dipatch 10 me Lat,lligeaor.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Sept. 24.-Capt,
George W. Hackworth, President OF the
Cabell County Court, while driving his
team to his farm this morning, by his
horse taking fright near Twenty-fourth
street, this city, was thrown from his
wagon and seriously hurt. He was
taken to his home on Eighth street,
where physicians were summoned and
his wounds examined. 1t was found
that his shoulder blade was broken and
also one Of the bones near the ankle.
He was also injured internally, but at
present it is not known to what extent,
though his friends feel great apprehen-
sion as to his internal wounds and fear
they are very serious.
John BitzbGrger, aged about IS years,
a timer, while roofing d. i. Abbotts
new threo.story brick at O'Clock this
afternoon, fell through the elevator
from the floor OF the second story OF
the building to the basement, bruising
him considerably. The physician thinks
he is not hurt internally, but the worst
is feared as the boy is hardly conscious
tsAN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-25
pITTSErRGnIS CENTENNIAL

Opened AuSplcIouSIy-Now Court Housc
EedIcatcd-AIilItary Display Wednesday.
PirrsBURGH, Pa, Sept. 24.-The Cen
tennial celebration OF Allegheny county
was begun here this morning and will
continue three days. The hundredth
anniversary was ushcred in at midnight
with firing Of cannon, ringing OF bells
and the blowing OF steam whistles. At
0 o'clock this morning there was pa
rade OF the old volunteer and present
paid fire departments, police and visit
inE fire companies from surrounding
towns. At 10 o'clock the magnificent
new Court House, just finished ut cost
of S2,5O0,0OO, was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies. In the afternoon
there was q mass meeting Of citizens at
the Court House.
Tomorrow there will be grand
trades display and on Wednesday the
militia and &. A. r. will parade. Nat
ural gus and fireworks displays will be
given on the rivers every night. The
city is crowded with strangers, and the
decorations are the most elaborate ever
seen here.
Among the visitors are ex-President
Rutherford B. Hayes and wife, William
Warner, Commander-in.C Chief Of the G.
a. R., and Hon. J. +. Hartranft.
Tonight there was a great display of
fireworks on the river and on surround
ing hills, together with brilliant illum-
nation at the Court House, which at
tracted large crowds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-25
A DEPRAvED COUPLE


CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-Sone two years
ago two Milwaukee girls, Augusta Fam
slow and Lizzie Dorman, ran away from
home and came 10 Chicago. They were
located after months search. II was
discovered that they had become Mrs.
Sun Wah and Mrs. Lizzie Lee respec-
lively, and that they we're living with
Chinese husbands in couple OF base
ment laundries. They had been duly
married, and it appeared that they had
left their homes on purpose TO wed the
two Celestials. Sun Wah and his wife
are now prisoners at the Armory,
charged with OBTAINING young girls and
forcing them into either legal or illegal
cohabitation with Cinnamon in the
South Clark street colony. They were
arrested on the complaint OF Song Lee,
cook in n Chinese restaurant, who re-
ported that young girl was detained
by Mr.. and Mis-. Wah.
The girl was Amelia Kerneck, II years
old, who says that she had been brought
from Milwaukee by her old friend, Mrs.
Wah, who promised her a good situa-
ton. When she took up her abode in
the Wah laundry she claims that her old
friend introduced her TO a hideous old
Mongolian who wanted her to marry
him, proposition which she scornfully
rejected. Then she says efforts were
made to have her receive attentions
from other pigtail visitors. When she
refused she was sent to the basement
restaurant, where Song Lee and other
Cinnamon, and Charles Fanslow, bro
ther to Mrs. Wah. took nitv on her and
raised purse to send her back to Mil
waukee. Sun Wah quarreled with Song
Lee over his interference, and in the
melee that followed Lees nose was in
jured.
Amelia Kerneck says Mrs. Wah has
been engaged in procuring wives or mis-.
tresses for the heathens, ever since her
marriage, and that she had brought n
number OF girls, from Milwaukee for
such purpose. She cited the case OF a
l5-year-old girl who had been induced
by threats and other means to marry
North Halsted street laundryman.
Charles Fanslow, who has been living
with her sister, Mrs. Wah, for some
time, tells similar story. Captain Bar
tram has detailed officers to hunt up
some Of the victims OF the strangely
matched couple, and will endeavor to
land the pair in the pen. Chinatown
was much excited over the arrests, sew
eral OF the pig-tailed husbands with Nell
can wives, hocking to the armory to see
the outcome. Along with them was
Mrs. Lizzie Leo, with whom Mrs. Wah
ran away from Milwaukee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-25
BREAKING poSTOPglCE LAws.
Dishonest Measures Adopted by Demo-
cratic Postmasters to Distribute Free
Trade Literature,

Dishonest Measures Adopted by Demo-
cratic Postmnsters to Distribute Free
Trade Literature.
CoLuMBUs, o., Sept. 24.-In the
audacity and desperation Of partisan de-
sign and expedience, the Democratic
managers have been prostituting the
United States mails and postofIices to
their service. For n while Republican
newspapers were opened and Demo-
cratic campaign documents inserted. 1t
is claimed that this palpabIe violation OF
the law has been discontinued since it
was discovered and complained OF. The
most recent scheme, and one which is
persisted in still, is to make the official
letter.carriers and postoilice clerks do
partisan work.
The Democratic managers wanted to
get that fatherless sheet, the 1'Gr Reform
IldUOcdte, put into wider circulation, so
they sent to the PostotIice here in Col
umbus fifteen thousand copies addressed
to that disciple OF Cal BriCe, Mr.. Town.
send. The papers were distributed
among the letter.carriers, and by direc-
ton from their superior officers they
delivered them to the people on their
route without one being addressed to
any person. That was an inexpensive
way OF getting Democratic campaign
documents delivered ut the expense OF
the Governmental the expense OF both
Democrats and Republicans, which the
Democratic Committee ought to have
distributed and delivered at its own eX-
pense.
In other cities and towns the same un-
lawful scheme has been praCticed, and
complaints were made and justly made.
Upon some OF the complaints being
made inspectors were sent around to
inquire whether anything wrong was
being done. One or more OF the inspec-
tors and some Of the postmasters, more
devoted to the service Of their party than
OF their country, some being Ignorant OF
the law and meaning OF language, feebly
attempted to justify the miserable busi-
ness.
The fifteen thousand papers were sent
to the postoilice addressed to Mr.. Town
send. Under the provision OF the Sec
ton above, Mr.. Townsend or his agent,
ifthesc hadbeen papersof proper second
class matter, would have the right to call
at the office and address each copy to
some person or persons. This had to be
done, under the law, by writing the ad-
dress on single copies, and then, ifthese
were proper secOnd-class matter the post
master would have had right to deliver
them to the addresses through the car
riers. But this was not done. 1t is not
pretended that it was.
The papers were delivered to the car
riers unaddressed to deliver, or rather
distribute, all OF them without single
address having been written on u single
copy. TWAS clear breaking OF the law.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SCANDAL.
An Explanation OF ClevelAnd's $1,000
CnntrIhntInn-HnM Il Cnmo About.

An Explanation of ClsvslRnd'S $4,000
ContrlbutIon-How 1t Came About.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 24.-The En-
guircr's New York special contains the
following: Some hint OF facts concern
ing the alleged contribution by Presi.
dent Cleveland of $4,000 to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund came to my ears
to-day. 1t will be remembered that
there was great CONSERVATION at Demo-
cratic National Headquarters when the
statement was given out that Mr.. Cleye-
land had sent n $4,000 check TO its
Treasurer. Shortly afterward the state
At the same time it was announced that
Myron H. Bangs had given the commit
tee check for $4,000. These two an
nouncements are now put together in u
curious way. Mr.. Bangs was formerly u
banker at Fayetteville, where Mr.. Cleve-
land once lived. His bank suspended
several years ago, and up to 1884 Mr.,
Bangs was not able to have contributed
ten thousand cents to any campaign
fund. He had been Republican,
but, purely from friendship, voted
for Mr.. Cleveland. Twenty
five or thirty years ago Mr..
Bangs was interested in profitable
Government dredging contract in the
Mississippi river. Immediately after
Mr.. Cleveland went into office Mr..
Bangs began to hustle around Washing.
ton to get another dredging contract, and
through White House influence he was
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propped From the skIes.

LYxcHBuRd, Va, Sept. PA Liberty
special to the Adrance says: The follow.
ing note was picked up by j. ]. Elliott
on Main street Saturday morning, sup
posed to have been dropped by a
balloonist There were two keys at,
tached to it. 1t created great excite.
ment and was read by more than hun.
dred people. This is a tue copy:
Ifthis should chance to fall into the
hands OF anyone, tell my wife, Mary
Brooks, 2Ol Green street, Cleveland, o.,
that | am high in the skies with my
balloon and it is unmanageable, dashinl
along at fearful rate. | think | an
moving eastward. The sun has been in
view for more than an hour.
(Signed) CHARLES BRooEs.
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finally awarded the contract for dredging
Charleston harbor, out Of which he
made Sl60,OOO in single year. Last
year he got another profitable contract,
and the report is that it was part OF the
understanding when he secured these
fat Government slices that he should put
up for President Cleveland in this cam
paign, and that when his check OF Sl0,-
600 was received it was understood to
be the Presidents contribution. Mr..
Bangs does his banking at Syracuse, and
his check was drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank ofSyracuse. The Presidents
check was said to have been drawn on
the First National Bank OF Washington.
There is no First National Bank Of
Washington, and the belief is that Mr..
Bangs check was the one referred to us
thc Presidents
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-25
CABLE FLASHES.

Prince Bismarck has expressed the
opinion that the alleged abstract OF
diary OF the late Emperor Frederick is
apocryphal.
Two priests have been sentenced at
Arklow, Ireland, to six weeks imprison.
ment for melting their parishioners to
boycott certain residents.
The story published yesterday repre-.
senting that the Princess Of Wales made
a narrow escape from death while dining
near Munden, is authoritatively denied.
One million spindles in Lancashire
mills, England, have commenced run
ming on short time, the mill owners oh.
ject being to defeat the American cotton
ring.
The remains of Gen. Bazaine were in.
tered yesterday in the San Justo Ceme.
terry, Madrid. The funeral was attended
by the sons Of the deceased and a few
friends,
Seventeen poasants have been sen.
fenced to death in Kasan, Russia, fol
killing three policemen during a riot
! The trouble arose from dispute ovei
the ownership OF land,
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THE SHOT GUN QUARANTINE.
1t is Extensive and Brutal in tho Tx
traine

1t is Extensive and Brutal In tho Tx
treme.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Dr. ]. II. Ranch,
Secretary of the State Board OF Health,
arrived from Washington yesterday alter
having attended the conference OF State
Boards OF Health held at Washington.
He says the shot gun system OF quaran-
tine prevails most extensively, and its
cruelty and barbarity is illustrated in
the killing OF man who left train at
Durant, KY. DR.. Ranch approves the
course OF the authorities ut Louisville,
KY, in inviting refugees from the South.
The doctor said: "From personal OBJ
servations during the conference at
Nashville ard from official reports re-
ceived, l see no reason to change the
opinion expressed by me a week ago
that there is practically no danger OF
yellow fever in Tennessee, although the
developments at Decatur, Ala, and Jack
son, Miss, increase the possibilities OF
it. So far only one death has occurred
in Tennessee, at Wildwood, and that
was of n refugee from Decatur. This was
week ago, and SO far no other cases
have occurred in that locality. The
death OF Decatur refugee at Louisville
is the only one that has occurred in
Kentucky. If it had not been for the
Decatur outbreak, the true nature OF
which was doubted for some time, Nash
vile would have agreed upon the South
ern boundary as the limit"
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IT IS BAD FOR TEE SICK.
A Cold Rain at jacksonville
Increases the Danger.
THE SHOT GUN QUARANTINE
A Brutal Standardization OF the
Conference OF Health Officers.
Progress OF the Fever Ycstcr-
day ut Various Points.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. 2l.-This
morning opened raw and chilly. A cold
rain is falling, and for the sick the out
look is very discouraging.
"rhis will play havoc with the Sick"
remarked DR.. sommers at noon to the
correspondent. "This damp weather
seems to catch them, no matter how
much extra care we take with them"
1t was Just such weather as this that
produced the heavy death list OF last
week. 1t is very discouraging, and the
sick and convalescing alike feel it. One
peculiar phase OF the disease here is the
weak and exhausted condition in which
il leaves the patient. The least amount
OF work or mental strain or exercise
produces setback. and this seems us
bad as the original fever, ii not worse,
The correspondent has in mind three
friends who have had The fever, and,
although they have been up a
fortnight, they are as weak as
children and the least cxehion
seems to PROSTATE them, and this seems
the experience of nearly all. II is
thought likely that steps will have TO be
taken to get these persons out OF town
into u new atmosphere and amid new
surroundings, as it seems as il they
would never regain their wonted health
here. They cannot go to Camp Perry
very well, that is with much hope OF
improvement, for that place, while in
good shape to accommodate well per-
sons, is hardly the spot for weak con-
valescents, who need much attention
and nourishing food. This matter will
probably be attended to at once.
Yesterdays northeaster has been sue
ceeded by cold rain and drizzle that has
continued throughout the day and even
ing. This weatheris unfavorable for the
sick, but it is encouraging TO note that
only five deaths have been reported.
New cases, however, still continue in
abundance. The report to-day shows
l13, OF which S5are colored and % whites
Total cases reported TO date, 1891;
total deaths, 217. 1t is impossible
to approximate the cases that have not
been reported to the Board OF Health.
One physician has had over lS0, few Of
which have been reported,
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 24.-B. Grant,
of Newark, Ohio, who came here from
Decatur, Ala, last night and is at the
Eruptivc Hospital, has developed more
decided symptoms of yellow fever He
will be treated for the disease. DR.. Il.
4. Taylor, who arrived at the same time,
is better and it is believed has escaped
the disease. He left the hospital TO-
night. Chattanooga and Memphis are
both quarantined against Louisville,
and Memphis causes nn examination to
be made OF persons coming from west Of
the Mississippi, not admitting from
points where refugees having the fever
have stopped. "
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 24.-An armed
force guard the road leading into Mem
phis tonight. There are thirteen picket
stations, and detail OF six men for each
station was made this afternoon, and
the soldier boysplaced on duty.
The steamer Ohio, which will arrive
tomorrow morning from Cincinnati,
will be anchored in the middle Of the
river and not allowed to land until an
inspector has made thorough examine
ton of all passengers. There are many
passengers brought in by the several
railroads this afternoon, who are detail
ed Mt the aunrantinG slaiiOnR.