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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
THE PANAMA CANAL.

PARIS, Dec II. = The Panama canal
crisis and the success fthe Russian loan
absorbs exclusive attention The loan
boom has surprised the most saguine ex-
pectations, and has been the subject of an
exchange of private congratulations be-
The Russian embassy and the foreign
Office. Bourse operations are eminently
satisfactory. giving a general impetus TO
business. Everything is rising excepting
Panama canal
At today's sitting of the Panama Canal
company two proposals were discussed,
both aiming to prolong the period for the
meeting of obligations until the canal Is in
working order. The committee agreed to
submit the proposals 10 the government.
Tinanciers have no hope that the schemes
of the committee will avert crisis There
have been daily interviews between Minis
tiers Peytral and FloqUet and NJ. De Les
seps and the Credit Foncer directors. The
result is that the directors maintain their
refusal to advance funds to bolster up the
Panama Canal company without an ex-
plicit guarantee from the government
without the assent OF the chambers. NJ.
Peytralsis unwilling to do more than TO
appoint financial commission TO inquire
into the position of the company The
public subscription closes tomorrow;
lbCtC - EIOclJSSO NAV tAiO CciAN-9 80
be taken. Reports that the government
will eventually substitute or give guar
antee for the Panama company are dis
credited. Financial houses have their eyes
open to the fact that America might not
tolerate the conversion of the Panama
venture into a state enterprise. NJ. de
Lesseps has his own scheme to save the
project by making it an international
one. According 10 this planS Eng
gland, America and other great powers
will be invited to contribute in the ratio
Of their tonnage, with an equivalent share
in the control Of the canal.
NJ. De Lesseps wants to compensate the
present shareholders bya provision that
after fixed interest Oh the capital sub
scribed by the powers has been paid the
surplus shall 90 to the shareholders.
These proposals can only be heard of Dip
as the last resort to prevent
absolute failure. The canal shares closed
Oh the market at AS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
TOPOGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

COHAssET, Mass, Dec. 12-The storm
which ragged here with such tremendous
force entirely subsidized during the night
and the sky looks clear and beautiful this
morning a trip along the coast from
Scituate TO Hull at an early hour this
morning revealed no marine disasters and
disaster to property along the beach is not
very large.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12-Rev r. Hicks, of
this city. who has achieved conside, able
fome as weather prophet, predicts that
there will be severe storms and the coolest
weather of the season within forty-eight
hours; that the period of the regular an
nual winter solstice storms between the
18th and 25th inst. will extend the time Of
disturbance. a storm of great intensity
is predicted for the 2nd aud 3rd of jan
uary.
TOLEDO, Dec. 12.-The switchmen in all
the yards of the city have agreed to strike
at noon today. Efforts are making for
compromise. 1t looks now as though
there will be serious trouble before matters
are settled.
The strike is probably over. At 10 clock
the strikers in the Pennsylvania yards
wens back to work, accepting the COM
promise offered by the COMPANY
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

LONDON, Dec. 12-At the meeting OF the
Parnell commission today, Inspector of
Police Ardie testified in relation to the dis
turbed condition of County Mayo. He
said outrages had increased after the issue
of the anti-rent manifesto. On cross-ex-
animation he said he knew that secret So
cieties existed, but did not know that the
government supported such society as a
counter force 20 the league.
David Freely testified that because he
had paid his rent moonhghters had visited
his house and shot his son. Cross-eXam-
ined witness stated that he had been a
member OF the local league until it was
suppressed. He had no reason to believe
that the league had been implicated in
murder The league and the priests be
longing to it had denounced his sons muir
der. The league, he said, did not object
to the payment of rents where % per
cent reduction had been made.
Several landlords testified that tenants
had asked them to keep secret the fact that
they had paid their rents owing to fear of
violence from the league. In some cases
they had asked for two receipts, one for
the full amount paid and the other for a
lesser amount. The latter they wanted to
show to the league. The witness also tes-
titled that persons evicted generally had
the option of remaining on the holdings as
care-takers, but they dared not remain IN
this capacity because they were afraid OF
offending the league.
Miss Thompson testified in detail con-
corning outrages committed On men in
her employ on the Hurley estate
Sir Henry James, of counsel for the
Times, read an article from the Kerry
Sentinel which denounced Miss Thomp-
son for showing the cloven hoof, and ac-
cused her of being an eXterminator. On
Iri,,
had increased rent with view to improve
ments which were to have been made. One
increase amounted to SO per cent. and the
lowest increase was 10 per cent
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
EIRE IN A THEAISR

OswEGO. \. Y, Dec 12.-During Mrs
gangtry's performance here tonight in the
Academy OF Music, there was cry of fire
from the rear of the house and thick cloud
BE- smoke came up from large register
n the middle Of the house. The crackle
81 the flames was heard under the floor
and the large audience arose panic strIck-
Ell and made for the exit. Cool headed
men sprang upon stage and called out to
The people that there was no danger. This
succeeded in partially quieting the people
and in two minutes the whole theater was
cleared just as the flames sDranS up
through The floor.
BY this time the fire department was at
hand aud streams Of water were pouring
into the building. The fire was soon ex-
tinguished 1t caught from an over
heated furnace directly under the center
aisle and near the main entrance.
But for its timely discovery it would
have shut of the people from escaping by
the main door and there would have been
e terrible scene, as the house was packed.
Mrs. LHngtry escaped through the
crowd and took refuge in soloon until
hey carriage found her The theater was
black with smoke before the people all got
ont
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
E. PHYSICAL CULTURE.

Annie Jenness Miller discards the hustle
and corset, asserting that nature furnishes
all the bones woman needs, but thinks
until women learn to stand properly,
neither leaning backward or forward, with
their weight resting squarely upon the
balls of their feet, there is little hope of
their reaching true conce Dtion of perfect
grace
If arrangements can be perfected, Miss
Mabel Jenness, who is giving the lessons
on physical culture in Covington, ST.
Louis and Kansas City, will be invited to
Wichita.
She demonstrates in her own person the
fact that person who is neither tall nor
slender, robed in healthful apparel, can
become a very queen of grace and beauty.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
WEATHER BULLETINS.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Dec.
1.-THE highest temperature was 49.4
the lowest 2o4o, and the mean
$50, with fresh north backing to gentle
south winds, clear and colder in the morn
ing followed By warmer weather in the al
1ernoon: nearly stationary pressure.
The maximum velocity of wind was
north, - miles per hour at Il. M.
Mean barometer reduced to sea level was
ct a. III. 80 220 inches; at p. Ii. 3o-l4l
Inches: at 7 p. N. 30.142 inches.
Mean relative humidity 70 per cent.
FRED i. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, d. C.,
Dec. 1.2-The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Thursday, December
Is. At : a. NJ. are as follows:
For Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska;
Fair, warmer; variable winds.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13

trous failure Tor MIN II he should marry
young woman who annually costs
her father more than he himself can
earn IN who,s year. The young
man Of to-day who Is ambitious TO attain ths
means of his highest development, who
wishes 70 make the best Of his powers for
himself and the world, seldom marriss until
that aim is assured. For Cupid Is not 80
often blind as the poet and the novelist would
have Us believe. Ii fact, he is becoming an
expert accountant He knows that the mod
efn Psyche dwells in house owned by
landlord or a iandlady. He knows, unfortg-
nately, that she lives upon sugar and pota-
toes and beefSJeak instead OF the nectar Of
roses, and as for her robes she is certainly
not clothed with modesX or with garment
Moro simplicity in the 0me life, less strain.
ing after social effects, more living on tbs
part Of young married people for each other,
rather than the demands OF society, and 6
pecialy the elevation OF the home above ths
dictum Of society, would at least 20 far to-
ward solving the popular conundrum.-Chl-
cago Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
CHEROKEE STRIP CONTROVERSY
ENDED

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12.-The opposition
on the part of the Cherokee Indians to the
lease which gives the use of their lands to
the Live Stock association has been with
drawn. These Indians are still at the Mid
land hotel. 1t is not known what caused
the Indians to withdraw their opposition
they said they would vigorously contest
the lease Yesterday morning they had an
interview with the cattlemen at the stock
yards, and it is supposed that satisfactory
arrangements were arrived at. It is prob
able, from what one Indian said, that the
DIRECTORS were given permission to Craze
in the strip free of cost. The Cherokee
said: eve propose to buy 500 or 600 head
OF thin cattle and take them back with us.
We can pasture them on the strip, and
mott of US have got a lot of feed that we
must get rid of -
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
AMERICAN FEDERATION OFLAgOR

AWEhlCHN + GDc1A ION VI IRSOR.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12-At this afternoon s
session of the federation of labor the COM
mittee on the presidents report reported
the following recommendations: That
the American federation of labor use It's
best endeavors to establish the eight-hour
work day: that measures be introduced
into congress to secure legislation against
the importation of foreign or alien labor
by contract aud for the punishment of all
violators of such laws: that strike fund
be established and maintained for the
benefit of various unions or branches of
unions that may through sufficient cause
90 out on strike, and thatsin assessment
of 2 centss per member be levied when
necessary to assist in any strike
that may be approved by
the federation; that weekly
journal representing views and interests
of federation be published; that the mat
ter regarding child labor in factories be
brought to the attention of congress and
that by an amendment to the constitution
of the United States, children should be
made wards of the government instead of
the states. and such measures should be
introduced as will prohibit the employ
ment in factories of children under IA years
of age.
The question of industrial divisions was
referred to the committee on CrganiZa-
lions. The report of the committee and
the presidents report was taken up ser-
atm. Don NJ. Laughlin was called to the
chair. The eight hour movement and i'm
portation of foreign labor was adopted
The question of strike fund was referred
back TO the committee. All other recon-
mendations OF the committee were adopt
ed. Secretary Mcclure read bis report and
recommended that organizers be appointed
and maintained by organizations for the
purpose of increasing membership. that
measures be taken toward inducing the
organized railroad employees of the coun-
try TO become affiliated with the fedora
ton Of labor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13

The Brave and Practical Men and Women
Who Prove Il.

The Brave and Practical Men and Women
Who Prove Il.
A young husband wastes all the years Of
his early married life in a hard and at times
vain endeavor to keep bis ambitious young
wife in the same social status or set" in
which he married her. The years that
should be the gathering years of their life
when the home should be secured and the
basis laid for a competence that may supply
Hhe needs of a growing family, these are the
years usually spent in an exhaustive attempt
TO keep up the social follies and ''fads' Of the
day. There follow discomfort and irritahiiity,
for, say what they may, it takes more ttan
the usual state OF grace attained by men
to keep them sanity in temper when
they are over their ears in debt Then
follow troubles unUmerable, and We
are told by those who ought 10
know that marriage is failure. The man,
true to his hereditary instincts, says: Its
the woman!" and the woman keeps up her ira
ditional reputation tor being perpetual con
tradiction by retorting; Its the man" 1t
is certainly a strong argument IN favor Of
the institution that there are men brave
enough to answer the popular conundrum 10y
saying: ASK my wife, and women conf
dent enough to reply: "Ask my husband.
1t does not seem To have entered the minds
of those who argue that marriage is failure
that If it is failure there is one palpable
reason for il, viz: that it Is because the men
or women ara failures. Certainly there are
some economic reasons that may enter into
this problem young man whose love has
not run away with his mathematics can
easily see that marriage would be a disss-
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
TELEPHONES BURNED.

New ORLEANS, Dec 12.-Nine hundred
and fifty telephones, heretofore the prop
erty of the National Improved, Crescent
City and New Orleans Telephone compa-
MES, were burned in this city today under
direction of Frank B. Knight, OF the
American Bell Telephone company, OF
Boston. These instruments were adjudged
by the United States court to infringe the
patents of the Bell company, and as they
could not be utilized they were destroyed.
This is the outcome of legal contests be-
the Bell company and the above named
companies, defendants. The court directed
that all telephones belonging TO defend
ants be delivered to the Bell company
This order was obeyed and the instruments
burned
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
REFUGEES RETURNING.

JACKSONVILLE, Dec 12-AbOut 200 re-
fucees have come in on northern and west
ern trains ana many are expected Satur-
day At meeting of the board of health
today the following was adopted:
Received. That inasmuch as there has
not been a case of yellow fever reported
within the past seven days in Jacksonville.
the daily bulletins viii be discontinued
from this dAfe
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
q ClIPl0IIC ONNRcE CASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. IA curious
divorce case, which came up from Trous-
dale county has been decided by the
supreme court. w. D. Dickins filed a
bill for divorce alleging that his wife. May
Dickins, has been guilty OF adultery. The
bill was not answered. and the defendant
did not appear on the day set for the trial
of the case before Judge Fite The Judge
asked Dickins if he had sacredlv kept his
own marriage vows. He admitted on oath
that he had not The court refused to
grant the divorce and Dicbins appealed.
The supreme court affirmed the decision
of the circuit court.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
FER LIFE.

Ehe lived end labcred 'miist the lowiIest thin-s,
Walked at my side and talked. and oft did Gil
The gracious hours that friendly twilight brings
With toll, naught questioning if good or 81
Were hers; soft lullab;as she croouai at eve,
Like poppies' breath falling down tenderly
On infant eyclids that gay sports would leavS
To nestle close and sleep upon her knee.
Her life was colorless and commonplace
Devoid Of poetry-I thought it SO;
For was blind. and could not see the grace
That grew through common duties; now know,
Since she is gone from me and all her cares,
l entertained an angel unawares
-Zitella Cooke in American Magazine
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Dec. 12.-The American
Federation of Labor resumed its session al
Central Turner Hall at 9 o'clock this
morning, President Gompers in the chair
Ii was found that the banquet of last night
had kept many Of the delegates from APP
pearing promptly and caused delay in
committee work, none of the committees
appointed yesterday being ready 10 report
When the secretary's report was called
for that officer asked for additional time,
which was granted
0. r. Lake, of St. Louis, was then adj
mitted as delegate from the Interna-
tional Typographical union, vice John
LnMler
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
4 RUM0RED LYNCHING.
Two Bodies Reported Hanging to Tree
Near Westport, No.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12.-Word was re-
ceived here this evening from the village
Of Westport, that the bodies of two men
had been found hanging to tree, at a
point near school house six miles south,
OF ten miles from Kansas City.
The coroner left tonight for the scene of
the discovery, but as the roads are bad, it
IS doubtful whether any further advices
can be obtained before morning. The
supposition is the bodies are those of
horse thieves who have been lynched by
lHrntrs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
HAnES EOlINn Chilly

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dee, 12.-The jury in
The Halves murder case concluded its in
yestigation today 4 verdict was rem
lered that the woman and May Halves
came to their death at the hands of Il. r.
Hawes, and that Fanny Bryant and AL
bert Hawkins were accomplices.
Two more warrants charging Sheriff
Smith with murder were sworn out today
and he is again prisoner in the Jail,
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
HE GAlENA Al SEA.

New YORK, Dec. 12-The sloop of war
Galena, manned by $50 men, and the
fourth-rate sloop of war Iantic sailed from
the Brooklyn navy yard at D. m. today
for Hayti. As the war ships moved out
they received a salute from the men on the
Richmond. who mounted the yard arms
and cheered Justify. Many spectators
viewed their departure. The delay in GO
ing to sea was on account of the ships be-
ing stuck in the mud.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE DAMAGED

CHICAGO. Dec II, 1880 P. m-The audito-
rium of the Chicago opera house was set
on fire by calcium light explosion just
after the conclusion of the performance to-
night and is now burning fercely. There
seems 10 be but little hope of saving the
theatre. No one was injured.
Later-Vhe fire was under control at one
o'clock. The total loss is $4,000 and the
theatre viii be restored in a month
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
ELECTRIC BELT FREE.

To introduce it and obtain agents the
undersigned firm will give away few of
their - German Electric Belts, invented
by Prof Van der Weyde, president of the
n. I. Electric society q. S. pat 351 $40, a
positive cure for nervous debility, rheuma-
tism, loss of power. etc. Address Electric
Agency. Box u.s. Brooklyn, n. Y, Write
to them today. 20
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
The COURTS.
POLICE COURT.

G. H. Gordon and B. H. Stubs each
paid S. for being drunk the day before.
The latter is the man who insulte1 the
ladies at the corner Of Douglas and En-
poria and was also found guilty of using
obscene language for which offense he
paid s..
Laura Lowell, paid IS; Dolly Wiley, $40:
Kittie Williams, s.; and Mable Ladd and
Eta Harris were committed to the city
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
MASONIC SOCIAL

This evening Wichita Lodge No. 90, A.
F. & A. NJ, will give banquet and social
at Masonic hall, corner of First and Main
streets. All master masons in good stand
ing, whether members of this lodge or not,
are requested to come and bring their
ladies. J. p. ALLEN, ". VI.
A. J. APPRECIATE, Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
Cruel Children.

In the gradual Development there is al
ways q sense Of pleasure in the exercise Of
power, but this pleasure has TO be subords
mated to the good Of society; and this is ors
of the first necessary steps to successful social
sgrowth. So the young boy who is, even
among Us, more frequently cruel than SYM
pathetic, may go through period Of bIAy
ing, etc, to become refined and sympathetic
man, full of generous impulses. / say this is
the ordinary method, but, as might be ex-
pected, some boys never become kindly, and
some, instead, grow from cruel TO brutal, and
end as social pests. It supposed that the
lower animal, especially the carnivora, are
pleased with the torture thsy cause, but
doubt if this is the only Interpretation OF the
Treatment of the mouse by the cat and Of his
victim by the Eon.
There are children who infict torture on
every kind of living thing. Thus I have
known child of tender years begin by pull
ing of the wings of flies, then proceed 10
bake frogs. and next TO take birds and bore
ont their eyes, and later still try 70 injure
any child who might fall into his power. /
have known such children kick cats and dogs
to death, OF set light to them, or pour boiling
water over them, the fendish pleasure being
increased II the young Of The animals were
thus reduced 10 starvation The morally un-
developed child hes been pointed out to ne
by several dsvous friends as proof Of the
existence OF the devil as well as Of tie truth
of the doctrine OF original SIN, AID l OVID
their actions so far TO satisfy those who seek
such support DO not know CT any age e.
which this brutality may not develop, as
have seen bruteS OF this nature es young as 4
IL one such tia vice ard cunning were sx-
t-eule, that though many evil and cr1e
deeds were done the eulp-is was long undis
covered. Another most serious trait is tia;
these morally insane children VIII make false
accusations. ard viii even destroy their
clothes and produce the appearances CT Jury
TO support tales OF assault and rob5erJ.-The
Fortnightly Review.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13

The Wo.nan's Association of St. Francis
Hospital will hold a special meeting at
the hospital this morning at ten o'clock.
Tee members are specially urged to at
tend and the president and treasurer of
the board of trustees are also requested to
be present. Mrs. b. II. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13

Most of the delegates to the farmers
convention left yesterday afternoon all well
pleased with the success of the meeting.
They seemed glad TO observe that the
board of trade took so much interest i'll
their success and in every way were we'll
pleased with their visit.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
Al AND MARK GONE

FREDoNIA, Kan, Dec. 12.-The CONNER
eial hotel, the oldest landmark in Fredo-
nia, was totally destroyed by fire this
morning at o'clock. The cause of the
fire is unknown The Commercial was
he property of John S. Gilmore, publisher
If tae Citizen. Loss, 5000; insurance,
E.Ol0
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13

Last evening fire alarm was turned in
from the corner of Washington and Harry
streets. The chemical went to the scene of
the fire but the flames had already been
extinguished.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
TWO FEDERAL DISTRICTS.
Cali For Bar Meeting to Consider the
Division of Kansas.

Fort SCoTT, Kan. Dec. 12-In response
10 growing sentiment in southern Kan
sas In favor of dividing Kansas
into two federal judicial districts the
Bourbon county bar met today and issued
jhe following call for a convention of atror-
ueys 10 meet in this city December IS
TO Che Members OF tine Bar OF southern Kansas.
A delegate convention of the members of
the bar OF counties in Kansas south of the
rouUties of johnson, Franklin. Usage,
Lyon Chase. Marion Marion, Mcpherson.
Ellsworth, Russell, .Ellis. Trego. Cove. Lo-
gan and Wsllace. will be held at Fort
Scott on Friday. December ., 1SSS. at 10
"a. m. for the purpose OF devising ways and
means TO divide the state into two federal
judicial districts o be known As the North
ern and the southern districts of Kansas.
the members of the bar in each county in
ae territory herein designated are hereby
-eC0ested to send two or more delegates
80 such convention.
IS.gucdj c. o. French,
4. \. HARRIS.
". i. BAwDEN.
j. ID. NICCLEyEELY.
W. =. DILLIARD,
+. E. WARE.
i. II. RICHARDS,
W {. PERRY.
FoEr SCoTT, Kan. Dee. L.. ISIS
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Elmo Lodge of Perfection No. 9. A. and
A, Scottish Rifle Masons, last eqening in
the Temple on East Douglas avenue, con-
ferred the 9th to 18th degrees upon the fol-
lowing persons: c. A. Gates, John Watts,
of Wichita, and Joseph II. Porter, of To-
wanda, Kansas.