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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
Special Disnatch IN the Daily Eagle


BURTON, Kan, March 9.-Burrton is
the most brilliant city of 1000 people to-
night, perhaps on earth. The streets, bust
ness houses and many of the residences of
the place are lighted by hundreds of lights
furnished by the Accumulation electric sys-
TEN, put in by the Interstate Electric COM
pany, of Kansas City. The plant is in
charge of w. +. Stocker; w. o. Vanars-
dale, local manager.
Representatives from Wichita, Newton,
Hutchinson, Halstead and Nickerson are
here. The representative citizens of Burr
ton, Mayor Johns, NJ. l.. Sherry. of the
Graphic, J. f. Howard, w. o. Nanarsdale
and H. Emerson, acting as a reception
committee, met invited guests at the train
and did the honors of the occasion, con-
Quoting visitors through the city The
electric light is the center of attraction.
At 10 o'clock all met at the RadiaX house
where a splendid supper was spread with
city and the festive board by Mayor Johns
on behalf of Burton and responses were
made by representatives of the press and
other visitors, including Bently and Wise
of the Midland road. Burton bounds to
the fore in point of enterprise with its
electric light, which is grand success. Its
opera house, its banks and miles of graded
streets and scores of splendid buildings is
not surpassed by any city in the state of
ten times its population. More in detail
tomorrow.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
CHARGED WITH sWINDIING.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 9-Some time ago
f. y. LOOMS came TO Atlanta and started
the Loomis National Library association.
The members, each of whom paid 81. - for
membership, 10 purchase books. furniture
and other articles at reduced cost. Loomis
sold the states of Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina to c. O. VIM, of Miner.
Ga, the consideration being sl0. 600. -. 500
of which was paid, \ few days ago LOOMS
disappeared. VIM swore out a warrant
charging him with cheating and swim
ding. The matter was kept quiet. aud
VIM succeeded in recovering his money.
but agents throughout Georgia and Ala
bama are left in the lurch. LOOMS where.
abouts are unknown.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
CASTLE GARDEN VolAPUK.
how the Employees Pick Up Strang
Tongues as They Are Spoke.

How the Employees Pick Up Strange
Tongues as They Are Spoke.
Sometimes there is good deal of amuse
ment at Castle Garden, by reason Of the con-
fusion of languages among the immigrants,
and the efforts of the officials to understand
them through the interpreters. Some Of the
ordinary questions asked closely resemble
some English word or phrase, and the other
day when Superintendent jackson was in
the rotunda he turned around in a hurry
when he heard question Oft repeated that
sounded extremely like:
s'Has jackson got cher watchT'
II was only Slavonian interpreter asking
some newly arrived persons their names, the
phrase for which in that tongue is: ..Jak sen
ushur waschFn
One of the brightest clerks in the rotunda
fair to become thorough all round Hnguist
if his efforts are continued. When he can
spare the time he endeavors to increase his
conversational vocabulary by listening TO the
ordinary inquiries that the interpreters make
of the immigrants, and catching word here
and there. When an interpreter was talking
to a recent arrival of Arabs this clerk over
heard what appeared to be, 80 far as he could
understand, shamrock
Taking pencil and piece of paper, he
decided to experiment with the word upon
another Arab. He gave him the pencil and
paper, and asked: Shamrock The man
complied with the request, and immediately
wrote down ''32," signifying that he was 80
years of age When he wants to ask an
Arab how old he is after this that clerk will
say shamrock. Another phrase used Ivy
the same interpreter struck the Irish ear %
being ''McMenus." Experimenting With this
in the same manner upon another Arab, tie
clerk was successful as before, the man ad-
dressed standing up and pointing to his wife
with sundry ceremonies Of Introduction, 20
signify that he was married, as he had under
stood the question The SaIne clerk has
caught few other expressions in different
languages as result Of hts obsarvant facul-
ties, which, though they may not sound very
elegant in English, answer his purpose in
eliciting the desired information DIRT un-
der your toe, ," for instance, signifies to soma
immigrants, Where are you goiagr and
Spit it out" means Sign your name. -
New York Commercial Advertiser
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL

AMIENs, France, March 9.--Both Sullivan
and Mitchell are here but the gendarmes
and English detectives are watching their
movements closely. Plenty of wrangling
has marked the proceedings so far and the
announcement that the fight was post
poned caused no surprise. There seems to
be a general feeling that some squabbe
will come and there will be no fight at all.
Sullivan's friends say Mitchell is in a
wretched condition and would stand no
show.
PARIS, March 9-Kiirain aud number
of Americans and English sports arrived
in Boulogne yesterday. They went today
to Amiens and thence to Potteville. near
Rouen. The fight between Mitchell and
Sullivan was arranged for today. No news
of the result is expected tonight.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
LET ARBITRATION PREVAIL.
The Opinion Prevalent That the Strike
Should be Arbitrated.

CHICAGO, March a.-'The attitude of the
brotherhood at this juncture," said Chief
Arthur this afternoon when. some time
previous to Judge Gresham's postpone
ment of action, he was asked to define his
position, lis practically identical with this
statement, which has appeared most OPP
portunely." Mr.. Arthur held in his hand
the following clipped from this mornings
issue of the Chicago Tribune, which paper
has heretofore opposed the stand taking by
the Burlington engineers: Let arbitration
prevail. Now that there is danger of the
trouble between the engineers brother
hood and the Burlington road extend
ing TO other lines and infiicting I'M
told injury on the commerce of tn
west, its time to renew the inquiry whether
I his entire difficulty cannot be speedily,
fairly and peacefully settled by arbitra-
ton. The locomotive engineers claim that
the question in issue relates mainly TO the
payment on the Burlington line of the
wages allowed on other first class lines for
like service, while the railroad officials rs
persisten:ly assert that the disputed points
relate to the distrusJ and control of the
employees. If the question is simply one of
wages there would seem no reason why the
Burlington road, with its great business
and profits should not pay its engineers for
equal services as much as any other line
81 milarly situated On the other hand. if
the system of classification and graded
pay contributes in any degree to reward
Individual merit and give promotion TO
men displaying skill and facility. il should
be retained. The question is this then:
Does the issue between the brotherhood
and railroads relate merely to pay or to
discipline of the service, That certainly
Is fair question, for arbitration, and it
can be determined by careful inquiry by a
board of arbitrators in a manner just TO
both parties. Let a resort be made to ar
bitration, and the threatened injury 10
business be averted. Something must be
done to protect the public from the injury
inflicted by railroad strikes and block
AIDES"
'tNOw," said Mr.. Arthur, .the point is
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
THE ERE RECORD.
HE FIKE RELUNU.
A LARGE FlRE--MANY INJURED. !,

A LARGE FIRE--MANY INJURED.
MITCHELL, Oak, March 9.-Fire broks
out in the Methodist university at O'Clock
this morning from spontaneous combus
ton of oily rags in the art rooms. E
There ara forty inmates including faculty,
students and servants. All but ten es
capped without trouble. -Four young mel
jumped from second story windows, foul
others and professor jumped from the
third story and another professor de
scended from the roof by clothes line.
Following is the list of victims:
Horton Pitcher, Worthwhile, Dak.,. inter
nal injuries; died In two hours.
Hattie Taylor and E. Louden, Canton,
Oak, severe injured
Nose Babcock. Salem, OAK, internal III
jury.
Miss Strong, Mitchell, Oak, back
bruised
Prof. Duncan, lacerated hands and face:
Prof. II. H. Taylor, skull fractured and
other injuries; will probably die.
VIII Smith, Bridgewater, OAK, leg
broken and internally injured.
ii. Parker England, broken ankle
l.. \. Jones, Parkston, OAK, spine IN
Jured; hurt Internally.
VIM. Stillwell burned his feet and
hands seriously in saving young lady.
The building was completely destroyed.
Loss 100000, insurance $4,000. 1t VIII be
rebuilt.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

that the brotherhood is and has been ready
to submit the whole matter to three disin-
terested persons for settlement"
4 ''But Mr.. Paul Morton, speaking today
for the company, claimed there is nothing
to arbitrate."
"That is question of fact" said Mr..
Arthur, dryly, "of which we must allow
the people to be the judge. If Mr.. Nor
toms claim is correct, how is
it that the Burlington company, with
hundreds of miles Of country dependent
upon it is not doing 30 per cent of the
business it was when the strike begans
The position is manifestly absurd. Not
only in our own interest, bat in the inter
est of the public, who SO far have been the
principal sufferers, we say that there is
ample ground for arbitration. | want it
to go on record before the public that we
are now as we have been-willing and
ready to arbitrate."
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
HELD FOR VIOLATING THE LAW

HANNIBAL, No, March &c. K. foyer,
agent of the Missouri Pacific railway at
this point, was indicted today by the Unit
ed States grand jury, arrested and bound
over to the next term for the alleged viola
ton of the inter state commerce law. Last
June the Haymarket grocery company of
this city made two shipments OF sugar.
one from Chicago to Fl. Scott. Kan. via
the Missouri Pacific here, and the other
from Hannibal 10 Ft. Scott direct over
that line. The charges in the shipment
from Hannibal were more than the Mis-
souri, Pacific's proportion of the charges of
the shipment from Chicago, hence the suit
violation OF the long and short haul clause
being alleged. There are two counts in
the indictment.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
SEACOASI lEEENCES.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The senate COM
mittee on coast defenses practically agreed
today to report favorably the bill intro
duced by Senator Dolph to provide for
Notifications and sea coast defences The
ated Sl26, 37S, S00for the purpose of provid-
ing Notifications. OF the amount apprO-
priated S2l 500, 900 is to be expended dur
ing the fiscal year of 1889, So ,000 during
the eleven fiscal years thereafter, and
S., S77 800 during the fiscal year 1901.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.

PADUcAH, Ky. March "a bloodytrag
edy occurred at New Era, Tenn, Wednes-
day afternoon at point on the Tennessee
river, 100 miles above here Rufus Kilt
rel. merchant, and his son George
quarrelled with rival merchant named
Ferris Ernstein and his son. A fight fol-
lowed IN which old man kittrell was
killed and young kittrell was mortally
wounded Ferris Ernstein was also
wounded The kittrells were desperate
men Ii is alleged that the elder has
killed several men since the war. The
sympathy is with Ernstein, who acted in
self defense.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

Carbon has now been yielded by meteor
ties in three stages Of development. U1crys-
tsllized graphite has long been known as a
constituent Of rneteoric irons AID stones, and
graphite crystals were recently found in q
meteo-ic iron from western Australia. Wills
the report has just been made that small dia-
rnopd corpUscles have been obtained from !
nleteor!c stone which fell IN Russia in 1885,
It Is suggested tina. these discoveries may
point out the road % the artificial produc-
ton OF the Observation-Disclosures Traveller
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
READY TO GO OUT.

Ell DORADO, Kan, March AT a meet
ing here of the Brotherhood of Lomotive
Engineers and Firemen of the Missouri
Pacific, it was resolved to stand by the
brethren in their warfare against the 20"
road, and Chief Arthur was notified that
the men on this line were at its service,
ready to go out if necessary. An engineer
today refused to pull out a Burlington
car loaded with stock and the car was
Side-tracked and left
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
TWO NEGROES SENTENCED

LOUISIANA, Mo, March 9.-Chas, Smi; h
and Edward Williams, the two negro foot
pads who were arrested in this city on the
night of December il for having robbed
and attempted 10 murder Hayden Litter.
a farmer, while on the track of the st.
Louis, Kpokuk & Northwestern railroad.
pleaded guilty today in Pick circuit court
and were sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

Electricity 3 so7n TO - IN. 70 no-sl rse.
Z number q wealthy gz-tlcrzssn u Newton,
Mas ara aboG- . apply electricity 20 ii:.h7-
Ing their sisi Zfls Wis winter. ar.d Z. Other
times % TIER closed and open csrriayea
Tires cells q batteries are 20 De Used, which
VII furnish three lights Of SIX candIo power
ard xiii burn FOR tairty hours Alter ths
electricity is al used Up the hettsrfsa srs
taken 70 some dynamo and rechargcd. Tho
cIpe-se for this charging cannes 10 ever
Cgg sea.s es...h ala.E.a1k LeSiss&
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
S1RlJCk GOLD

SCoTT CITY, Kan. March 9.-News comes
from Pence City today that Jonah Harris,
Scott county farmer, while digging a
we'll struck vein of gold. The discovery
has been kept quiet for some time until
the metal could be sent to an assayer for
examination. The assayer's report is that
the ore contains gold in paying quantities
Consideral excitement prevails in the
neighborhood of the find.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
ASSIGNMENTS

NEW YORK. March 9.-Mayor Broth ers
X Co. made an assignment today. They
were commission merchants. 4 month
ago the firm claimed 10 be worth S4oGGla
above liabilities. The failure was caused
by the shrinking in coffee Their IisbiIi-
Ties are principally TO the banks and large
coffee houses.
New YORK. March a-Gustay Ranger.
cotton merchant and banker, whose finau
clal embarrassment was reported month
$4,000
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
A RESTRAlNING ORDER ISSUED.

CHICAGO, March "a dispatch received
this afternoon from the general manager
of the Burlington .& Missouri railroad at
Omaha says:
Judge Dundy. of the United States court
has this day issued an order requiring the
Union Pacific Railway company To take
our business in accordance with the inter
state commerce law and restraining the
engineers of the Union Pacific Railroad
company from refusing to take our bust
ness. also restraining engineers from strik-
ing or combining or confederatng for the
purpose of organizing or advising strike
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
WANT THEIR FOOD LABELED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March AT a
meeting of the indianapolis live stock ex-
change the following was adopted:
Resolved, That our senator's and repre-
sentatives in congress are requested to
favor the enactment of such laws as will
compel all manufacturers of or dealers in
compounds for use as human food to
plainly brand or label them, so that it may
be known of what material they are COM
posed.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
a HlGDAMAGE SILL

LONDON, March 9--Some months ago
George w. Butterfield came here from
San Francisco tosell May Lundy and other
mining properties in the Homer district,
California. A company was formed with
a capital of 81 100000 to buy the property.
The Financial News attacked the scheme
and only 900 out of the 81 100000 want
ed was subscribed by the public The at
tacks upon the company having been con-
tinued Mr.. Butterfield has brought libel
suit against the Financial News and Mr.
Marks. the editor of that paper, claiming
81 600 900 damrpeS
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
Oyercrowde,J Oc>r Drnrcr

/ savo much roor1 il o-ercrovded desk
drawers by discsrding the Usual ciur7sy
wooden partitions. Far better is a simple
arrangement Of extra largo pins to separate
the various kinds Of paper. cards, ~rvelo,es.
etc. This does away with accumulation Of
dust IN corners. admits Of quick rea-ra--e-
ment Of the spaces st any tine without
trouble "A great advantage, findl. while tho
paper IS thus Gcore accessible. ssosciaII7 ~ae.
but few sheets ara left taa.. Il az tho f.ss-
ton Of c pe---t.oo.-"H. Z. ga IL Tse
Wri-a-
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
q RUMORED WRECK,

DENVER, March ct reported here that
the west bound express on the Union Pa
cific, due here at Z o'clock this morning.
was wrecked near La Selle, seventy-five
miles east of here, at 4 o'clock this morn
ing, by broken rail Several were killed
and wounded. A special train left here at
10 o'clock this morning, carrying physi-
clans, stretchers, etc. As the telegraph
line is controlled by the railroad company
it is impossible to get particulars.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
RATES RESTORED MARcH1o

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Representatives
Missouri Pacific, Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, St. Louis & San Francisco and
Kansas City q Gulf roads held two meet
ings here today at which, after full dis
cussion, it was determined to return
approximately to old rates, the action to
take effect March 10. Rates Were not
definitely agreed upon but the rate COM
mittee was at work ON them tonight, the
action of northwestern roads will prob
ably guide interests here represented.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

CHICAGO, March 9.-Action ending the
long continued war in western freight
rates and fixing March 25 as the date for
the restoration of the old schedules was
taken here today at meeting of the
managers of the railroads in the west and
northwest. All lines except the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy interests voted in the
affirmative for the resolution. \
meeting of the traffic representa-
tives of the various lines will
be held Monday to take measures
for issuing on or before the 1ith inst, the
formal notice required by law that the
rates are about to be advanced. The man.
ayers will reconvene some time next week
TO continue their efforts to establish a
comprehensive general organization. \
conference will be held in the meantime
with the chairman of the southwestern
association for the purpose Of securing a
restoration of rates in the southwest.
The rates restored are those in effect i'm
nediately prior to February l.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
WET ROPERSy JAILED.

BAIRD, Tex, March 9.-Wm. Abbott,
w. A. johnson, VIM. o. Bryant, John
Breeding, Henry Breeding, j. T. Parvis
and G. {. Vaught were jailed here yester-
day. These parties are members of an
organization known as the Wet Ropers
The duty of this organization was to
regulate the morals of their neighborhood
by administering whipping with wet
rope to parties charged with theft, etc.
The parties jailed are charged with the
murder of a man by whipping him to
death. A number of arrests are yet to be
made
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
GAS WORKS BURNING.

New YORK, March 9.-The Richmond
county gas works, on Staten Island are
burning and an explosion is expected at
any moment. In case one occurs the loss
will be large, as the works are situated in
a thickly populated neighborhood The
people haze vacated their houses and the
entire police and fire departments are ELI
gagged in keeping people outside the dan
ger line
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
AT AN End

WuKEsBARRE. Pa, March 9.-Parties
from Hazelton confirm the report that the
miners strike is at an end in the Lehigh
region and there is general stampede for
places. The miners already at work COM
plain that the companies are taking ad-
vantages of their necessities and requiring
them to work for less than was paid before
the strike
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
THE NEW EMPEROR

SAN RENO, March 9-The emperor
passed good day. He dined down stairs
with the family for the first time since the
operation was performed He is looking
forward eagerly to his return to Berlin
Doctors still have some fears that infam-
nation of the lungs may result from the
Journey.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
MURDER FIRST DEGREE.

KANSAS CITY. March "a Times Ozark,
Mo, special says: Bill Walker, son of the
chief of the Bald Knobbers, was convicted
of murder in the first degree this after
noon, the jury being out less than half an
hour. He was one of the gang who went
to the homes of Edens and Clark in the
middle of the night and shot them down
in their cabins
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
parson-Apd how did you Ike my ser

Parson-And how did you like my ser
mOnt
New Cornerstone parts Of il liked
very much.
'For instance
well, where you started Of with
blessed are the pure in heart, and lot Of
other blessedsr
'-Oh, that was my text
HIM ! think. on the whole, / Ike the
part you call your text better than what
you call Your sermon. Wey. don't you
make your texts lon.cr"-Boston Tran
script
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
THE SPOT SELECTED.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-The local Demo
cratic committee having i'll charge prepar-
ations for the national Democratic conven-
ton, held another meeting this afternoon
and decided upon the north half of the ex
position building as the place TO hold the
convention
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
WILL COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS.

OAMHA, Neb., March ALI roads run
ming into Omaha are still leaving Burling-
ton freight untouched. 1t is reported that
the Burlington will commence legal pro-
ceedings to compel other roads to receive
its freight
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
q XII 1 ING

ST. LOUIS, March "A telegram from
Nation, H., says: William Devine shot
and killed Andrew Akers at his home.
seven miles west of this city today. Each
charged the other with being the father of
an illegitimate child in the neighborhood
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
A BARK WRECKED.

LONDON, March 9.-The British bark
Lanama from L.aunceston, Australia, for
London with cargo of wool, has been
wrecked near Weymouth. The captain
and eleven OF the crew were drowned.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
SIXTEEN HOlISES BURNED.

Carlo, ILL.,, March 9.-Fire at Harrisburg,
ILL.,, last night destroyed sixteen houses
including one jewelry store, two drug
stores, millinery, grocery, hardware stores,
two warehouses, clothing store and the
harrisburg. Total loss $4,000, insurance
$1,000
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
ORTTtjaRY.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 9-Thomas
Potter, vice president ami general mana
ger OF the Mon Pacific Railway company,
died az his hotel at Il:i5 this morning
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
The Vigorous City of Burton H.
Illuminated as Well as Any City
in the West.
The Light Displays Miles of Streets and
Fine Business BlOcks-The Ban
quet and the Visitors.
The Present Aspect Of the Great Strike
Local Roads Likely to be Al
fected Soon.
WEATHER REPORT.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1870 a. NJ
For Missouri: Warmer southerly shift
ing to colder northerly winds; light rains,
followed by fair weather.
For Kansas: Colder; fresh to brisk
uortherIy winds; fair weather.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

Perfuulers row utilize tie scent Of the
aucumbcr
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10

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