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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05
THE cARRIck CONTROVERSY


WACO. Ten. Jan. +-Sherif Harris left
for Austin yesterday, and private adviceS
from the capital today indicate that he and
Gov Ross are in consultation over the re
fusal Of Gov. Taylor. of Tennessee, to grant
a process for the arrest of ChaS. Carrick
of Nashville, wanted here on an indict-
menJ for the murder of !. NJ Turner. In
presenting his case Sheriff Harris deals
As one we'll acquainted with the facts of
the homicide.
Col Pete Ross a brother of Ex-Governor
Ross when sheriff OF NCLennan county
sent VIM. Glenn in 1874 to Tennessee 10
arrest Carrjck. Glenn found his man in
Sparta, Tenn. and when his mission be
came known he was waited upon by "A
delegation Of Carrick's friends numbering
about twenty-five, who gave the
officer two hours to leave the town
and twenty-fOur hours 10 leave the state
with the condition that after that time eN-
pired If ne was found in Tennessee he
would be killed In regard To the mere
boy >ubtertuge. II i we'll known here
thar a the time OF the assassination. Car
REX was - years old. while his victim was
oaly - Carric6 had q great many friends
here who ara very much chagrined AZ his
action in refusing 70 BE- tried. and think il
conclusive of MS consciousness OF guilt.
Fife Turner boy came To Waco from Cobb
county. Ga. !. II. Turner a brother OF
Tie victim. ! an estim8ble citizen OF East
Waco Another brother. stephen fHrn-T
J. "a substantial merchant OF Abilene FeV
Bud Turner. the victim. l. buried here
The affair i the general topic on the street.
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International CopNrirhf.

The English author who rails at our LEXIS
lators for refusing to bring about an interna-
tlonal copyright law has equal grievance
against his own law makers, for they give
him as little protection in another wey a. ours
30. There Is nothing IN the English law, for
Instance, by which tie right TO drarnatIze a
novel can be reserved TO the author. In this
country at least that much protection is given
writers, bat in England any one can produce
dramatic version Of published novel with
put let or kindrance. Constant litigation
takes place over this point, but it has always
resulted adversely 70 the author Of tie book
a case Of tLis kind has just beeu decided in
London. A popular novel was turned BY It's
tutbor into a play and became a success An
other person, seeing this, made play from
the same source and produced IL at another
theatre. Suit was instituted by tee izdy VINO
aad purchased the play from the author Ct
he book, but she was beaten, as IL vas GER
.ain she would be Ths only safeguard tse
English novelist has Is % first write bi. story
IS a play, produce u and then iszszs his novel
Under tie English Jaw he Is tHas protected
against anv other stare vsrslcn q thS book.
Charles Reade, that s:sady defender q his
rights, r-as TIE hrst 70 discover this protective
i@chnicaiity. Bat nearly al hss booss are
dramatic IA their construction, sly xay. or
are susceptible Of dramatic treatment. aad
as popularity vTas sufaeieui - oysEcolns Sc
a novels. a.. failure p0ssi D.e a. a playwright
Inis Is tie oRl, .ooy6os. lefi . TIE Eag.ab
novelist a. home J. : Exile w9s1dsF that 10
r.paa.Ss ~Ee1 foreign pirates steal hls
soTE.-Chicago News
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Oatmeal Substitute for Malt.

NO peer, THANKS
1T will do you good, after working in
the street all morning" said tie foreman
of 4 party of laborers from the Public
Works department to one Of the most in
telligent of his workmen during noon
ing on an uptown street the other day.
I'D rather drink what I've got in my
bucket
What's thaty'
Oatmeal and water
What do you drink that fors''
ITO keep COOL same as you drink
water"
1T doesn't rest you like beer, though. :"
Try it once and see When / began
drinking oatmeal in my water the wife
had to almost make me take IL Now
wouldn't be without it. ] used to drink
a glass Of beer every noon. two before
supper and work the GROWER before GO
ing to sleep at night. That cost about
twenty cents day. Now | save all that
and get along just as well rs before /
don know what there is about the meal.
but when / have had a drink Of il I don't
care for beer or anything else TO drink.
You'd better try II Yourself.
Oatmeal in water" explained ply
stefan to a reporter who had overheard
the above recorded dialogue, rs one OF
the 0est drinks in the world for a work
inEnan. especially il warm weather 1t
IS nCtritiye, satisfying and agreeable 20
the stomach E0r laborers it makes a
useful addition 20 the diet, costs bat lit
tie and repayS the small outlay in The
form OF increased ability 20 perform labor.
either physical or mental New York
Mail anu Express
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05

BARRIERS die early" remarked West
Side member of the tOnsorial profession.
"Why sou inquired friend.
"Oh, " remarked the barber. ''the bust
ness will kill almost any one who sticks
to it for a few years. Occasionally you
will find barber who has grown Old in
the business, but they are rare. Men MAJ
boss the business and live to be old, but if
they work at it every day regularly they
will not live cut half their allotted life :"
as it on account Of the work being SO
laborious?' he was asked
mo, the work is not hard, but the
hours are long. Saturdays l frequently
put in twenty hours, and some other days
fifteen. This does not give man suffi-
Gent rest. Then the work must be done
standing, and to stand as many hours as
we have to, though there was no labor at
all attached 10 it, Is enough to break down
any man. But that is not the worst
feature about it. The inhaling of foul
breaths often causes diseases CT the throat
and lungs. The breath that some men
have is awful. 1t is absolutely poisonous.
a barber almost necessarily inhales these
bad breaths and contracts disease thereby.
| have made it a practice to stand at arms
length from my customers, and / thus
avoid inhaling their breath to great ex-
tent. This is not the common practice.
however. The average barber bends over
his man, and if ne has diseased breath
he gets the full benefit of it. Yes sir"
said he with a sigh, and he turned to 90
away, there are few shorter lived pro-
LESSONS than that of the barber Chi
cago Herald.
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Artistic Taste in India.

The natives of India are gentle. re-
fined, art loving people. In no country,
Italy not excepted. is the love of art more
innate; and nowhere is there presented n
higher standard Of taste in figure posing
and OF effect in color combination whether
in embroidery, weaving or painting. In
pottery and brass work their patterns are
those which for thousands Of years. have
most pleased Observation-Disclosures of
slender. graceful, curved parts with mas
siye parasitic same as are found in the
pyramids Of Egypt. in the tombs of Cyprus
and in the ruins of Pompeii. and as today
are initiated in the art pottery of Dresden
and Worcester. Nothing can exceed in
richness of coloring, delicacy and per
lection OF work, their paintings on ivory,
especially figure painiing-the most diff
cult of all They are passiOnately fond of
ornaments, Of dress, OF music. of flowers
and delicate perfumes. They love illumi-
mated books; are fond of coin collections,
and the dwellings OF the wealthy are
models of exquisite taste in furnishings
and decorations; and in architecture. the
world might he challenged TO produce the
equal Of that dream in marble-the Tai Of
India Journal Of the Military Service
Institute
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Theory Of spont.p.ou. Combustion.

The Lime Kiln clubs committee on sci
ence and philosophy being called upon for
their quarterly report promptly RESPONDED
with a document n srcst Interest Several
months since the committee ~as instructed
70 enter upon \ series If apartments t<
test the theory - spontaneous combustion
and they now reported tho result - sheir
labors a. follows.
!. An Old rel flannel sh!r; was carslsssly
wrapped Up IN copy q The Police Ga
zette and thrown under the bed At the
end ~ ten weeks i was hauled cut snd
Inspected. No Signs u c0ns ssIssson.
: Several cotton rsgs were stuffed INTO
AZ old plug hsf and placed on sic top
shelf . pan'Tr, bs;sser 80 Old ;eAveSt
with the noae broken n sbd q two guar.
.lz containing cough mixture Elaht
weeks brought 10 change except that a
rat ste part 81 the BTlsn Of tbs b&s.
:. Cotton and w0e.cn raE. were
spr!nkissi Nlth whisky aas packed s~.y
"a 3 trunk VIII sumner cs0thlFsz and ;be
trunk marked q either ED with white
chalk. Al The end IL seven weeks X wa
discovered that the whisky had been
wasted.
A PINE Ses1s:sad, stained 70 rsssruble
walnut. was e. Fsssed - TIE SUI fOgtykxo
e4ys No o0rsbnsf15n
.. 4 white Sast, eft over from The Gree
Iey campaign yss filed xlih osrtafe~te.
y hoossiy belonging 20 ward yoiitlcaaas
AID placed "a the F,ssi u q campaign - :,
wauI- bit was s.ssea before fermentation
~ 81
nc COMMITTEES eorlA 20. rs,ort a single
satisfactory Fsszsis n the ezpsrlizsnfs AID
were discharged from re further eons'd-
srSt.qr q The .set-Ise.ro.; FREE
Fsress
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Names of Old Towns.

The Listener observes, not without q
certain regret, that there is tendency TO
introduce certain reforms in the pronunci
alton of the names OF old Massachusetts
towns. The pronunciation brought from
England is being gradually dropped and
the sound Appropriated 10 the spelling of
the word, What were once Stone am and
War'am have become Stoneham and
Wareham, and what was WoOburn is now
Wohurn. Leominster was Lempster TO
begin with, and 20 the town in New
Hampshire, which was named in honor OF
old Leominster in England, the name of
Lempster was actually given. Perhaps it
was the oldest inhabitants ignorance of
photography that has preserved this testi
mony of the original pronunciation Of the
name. But III the mouths of the people
of our Massachusetts Leominster, the
name has first become Ie'minSter, and
Will. after awhile, it is to he supposed, be
reformed another stage into Le-o-minster.
The English Lester, for Leicester, has be
come leicester with us; heaven preserve
us from LEICESTER or Leicester.
One always hears Worcester for
Worcester; shall we presently hear War
ces-tcr; Happily there is an Ohio town OF
Wooster. which preserves in its spelling
the original pronunciation. just as the
New Hampshire Lelnpster keeps the orig
inal sound of Leominster. The Listener
has even heard the crowniug enormity of
Portsmouth. This is worse than Porch
mouth, which used to be heard There
are old people in Gloucester who call the
nape of the town Glockster The Listen
er does not know where the usage came
from. 1t is not as bad as Glow -ceS- ter
would be, which, ii may fairly be sup
posed, will he the eventful pronunciation
Of the name of the town, If the present
phonetic tendency continues. - Boston
transcript
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A SMALL WAR.

ST LOUIS. Jan. A revolt occurred at
Jefferson barracks yesterday evening be
tween white and colored state soldiers that
resulted in the injury of many men, and
probably will cost three men their lives.
At this time there are many recruits at
this station, and yesterday they drew their
first pay and made an onslaughter on the
sutler A crowd from New York resented
the familiarity of the colored troopers and
fight followed fight
Late in the afternoon a drunken colored
trooper was seen chasing 14-year-old
white girl, and party of white troopers
were soon after him, and in due time
handed him over to the officer of the day
This served to enrage number of his
comrades. and they forthwith left the bar
racks starting for CarondOlet. On their
way they fell in with a squad of white
troopers and proceeded to take vengeance
The white soldiers made their escape with
a few bruises and soon made up party to
handle the revolters. Armed with revol-
vers and carbines they started in good or
der for Carondolet. but were ordered to
return and disarm by officers. They re
fused 10 return to their quarters. but laid
down their arms at once, and then proceed
ed after the enemy. At the river
bridge they met the colored troops
returning. An encounter Immediately fol
lowed and clubs and rocks were used
against each other. The fight was des-
perate and white men in superior force
were met by the discipline of colOred
troopers. who had entered in second term
of service. For half an hour the battle
waged without advantage to either side.
On the bridge and road and river bed men
Law exhausted and beaten down.
Finally the belligerents, blinded and
played out, withdrew. a colOred trooper
reported the atfray at CarOndClet station
and he was locked up while a patrol wagon
was sent to the scene to gather MP the in
iured men. In the meantime white soldiers
had gathered in force and marched
into the station and demanded the cOlored
trooper be given TO them. The officials re
fused and prepared for an assault. In the
mean time word of the battle had reached
the barracks and of four troops of cavalry
were ordered out and arrived Carondolet
in time to save the police from an attack.
The mutinerS were arrested in detach
ments. The disturbance was Quelled and
today peace reignS, though bruises,
back eyes and gasheS on half a hundred
heads still tell the tale Of the struggle,
while in the hospital at the point Of death
lie Troopers Long. Good. Paterson and
Observation-Disclosures. all white.
At one time 800 men were seeking to
fight
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No News or Importance.

Probably one Of the most remarkable
men Il ole idea was Lord Paluerston.
vho could think q little else but foreign
politics. An amusing story Is told Of MIN
"a the -GreYilie Memoirs - The queen. -
say GreVille. toll Clarendon Gn anec-
.io-e Of Palnerston. showing how exclU-
siycly absorbed Ae i with foreign politics.
Hcr majesty had been much Interested in
lnc alafnet! al 1he strikes and tToa0ics n
he north. aud asked Pallnerstoa ia- d.
tails staaut them. when she f0nnd Ths- he
knew iotA.nz p ali One morning. after
.ref iou~ Inquiries She SAID 20 NAN:
Pray. IHrd PaI7ners1uu. have ron auF
-ewS4 To which he replied: NO,
madam. havc hes~si nothing iyat i
seems certain tie Turks have crossed the
Danube. TIC TACT shat falnerSton AZ
lh.S tine was 1s- foreign niBsstc-. Bat
hoT1e secretary, adds poiu, 10 the anee-
dote- Chambers JGs<s=-
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Trading the Heaviest for Many
Month, and the Market the
Highest for Year.
During the Progress Of Chicago Fire a
Large Amount of Saltpetre EX-
plodes, Causing Loss Of Life.
Missouri Militiamen Engage in Genera
Spree, Winding Up in a Fight
and Arrest.
THE OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. THE crowd around
the oil pit in the Consolidated Exchange
was larger than ever this morning. The first
sales we're made at 96, five-eights above last
nights close. but after jumping to 9614 the
price fell back 4 under heavy sales by
brokers identified with the Standard oil
party The reaction lasted only few
minutes however. when the same brokers
turned buyers and forced the price to 96i5.
Among the transactions was sale of
1909 barrels at -. 1t had no effect on the
market, however, and transactions imme
diately after were made at $50. There was
a great deal Of realizing in the first few
minutes by local operators, but they also
began to buy back after the reaction oc-
Cured
PITTSBURG, Jan. 4.-There was another
exciting time at the oil exchange to-day
Shortly after opening, a raid was made on
the market and prices declined cents. A
sudden breakup CHANGED among holders
of long oil and for q time there was in
tense excitement. Large blocks of oil
were thrown Oh the market and during
the excitement one man in the lobby. who
was said to be ii heavy holder Of long oil,
tainted Trading was the heaviest for
many months and prices reached the
highest point since 1856. The range of
values were: Opening. 961l: highest, 90;
lowest, 918/. One o'clock 91%
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A PROTEST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. A mass meeting
of about 600 Germans and other citizens OF
Washington was held tonight to take ac-
ton concerning the invasion of their Gem
etery by the district commissioners for the
purpose of street extension. After debate,
during which much feeling was shown
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. The commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, without warrant of law
and in direct violation of the law, as con
tanned in the charter granted by congress
10 the Prospect Hill cemetery. have torci-
bly, invaded that resting place of
our dead under shallow pretense OF
authority, tearing down the fence inclosing
it and cutting down its largest and finest
shade trees, thus desecrating the place by
acts of injustable vandalism under the
plea of extending the streets Of the city
through these grounds, which projected
extension, as we believe, is wholly TO adj
vance the interest of a powerful real estate
Indicate; and,
Whereas, 1t is announced in the public
press, evidently by authority of the COM
missioners, that they shall and intend to
carry their projected streets through our
grounds therefore, be il
Resolved, That we denounce these acts
as unwarranted illegal and criminal, and
call upon the president OF the nlted States
to take cogniZance of these misdemeanors
on the part of the district commissioners
and in case he refuses to do so we respect
fully appeal to the congress of the United
States to enact such legislation as shall
sffectually protect us in in our rights and
make any further invasion of grounds
where we have buried our dead impossible
The board of directors were instructed
to consider the question of civil and crimi-
Il L.
committee was appointed to lay the matter
before the president. The commissioners
of the district and congress were con-
demned for Illegally consenting to open
ing the grounds, and money was raised to
fight the matter.
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THE STRIKE

READING, Jan. 1.-THE fact that there is
a coal miners strike in the Schuylkill re
gions already is perceptible all along the
main line and branches of the Reading
railway company. There is fearful stag
nation in coal traffic. The discharge of
400 men employed in coal traffic on the
Reading road, last night, it is believed will
be followed by many others in few days
1t is learned at the Office of the company,
in this city, that it will furnish individual
GOLFERS for the present all the empty cars
they need and haul their coal for its own
purpose and all that is now sent down
comes from cOllieries operated by private
parties, but their output will not supply
the cities and towns and numerous indus
trial establishments in the Schuylkill val
ley alone. The general impression in this
city is that the miners employed in the in
dividual collieries will also strike when
they find that it is being hauled by non
union trainmen.
NEW YORK, Jan. A Reading special
says: All the Reading company's four
mines are stopped, and 10000 men, at least,
are idle. Some place the number OF idle
men as high as $4,000 in the Schuylkill
basin alone, which, with 10000 in the LIE
high, makes the number quite formidable
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j. they come en- IN IKE negative white G.
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sol1rs b the Medium of tiatesi glAssez De-
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SUDDEN DEATH.

READING. Pa. Jan. 4.-"Died quite alone
amid wealth and splendor," was never
more emphatically demonstrated than
when Mrs. Brinton McConkev was found
dead in her wealthy mansion in Westches-
ter, Chester county, Pa, with her faithful
cat by her side No one else was in the
house when she died suddenly of heart
failure Her estate is estimated to be worth
about $500, 900 The estimable lady was
81 years of age, and in many things was
interesting and eccentric. When the col
ored cook, Mrs. Walker, entered the house
and went mp stairs she found the old lady
lying dead. When last seen deceased was
apparently in the best of health. Coroner
Whites jury rendered verdict
in accordance with the facts Since
the death of her husband she has lived a
She expressed no fears of being the sole &C
eupant of the mansion. and frequently was
so fastidiouS that she preferred occupying
an apartment in n remote part of the house
There are no children to inherit her vast
wealth. She was the last of her genera
ton and she had lived to an advanced age
before she married For years she labored
under a dread OF dying in the poor house
and was exceedingly economical The
register of the county took possession of
the house. and will realize at least - 200in
fees. Her dead body was found lying on
an iron cot. because il IL said she did not
desire to disturb the elegant apartment of
her bedroom chamber. Her home was the
finest in WeStcbester. lnterment tomor-
row and private