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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
RAILWAY REMARK.

MORE than million men are employed by
the various railways In the United States.
TWENTY inches is said to be the narrow.
est gauge of railroad doing regular business
in the United States.
RAILWAYS are said to consume more than
half Of the worlds production Of iron, the
10000, 900 car wheels required in the United
States alone taking more than Zoo, DOC
tons.
DURISG the year 1887 the total number Of
locomotives built in the United States+was
2,23o, the aggregate cost Of which is esti-
mated at SIC, 000, 600, an average Of about
$4,000 each.
TIE late railroad war in the Northwest
has cost the companies engaged not less
than SO, 000, CO. which, il may De assumed,
is a clear present TO the trade Of that
amount.
UNDER the laws OF Iowa a railroad pas
senger who sticks his head out Of a car
win low and has it knocked OF by switch
bar is guilty OF nisdemeanor, and can be
sent to jail for three months
TIE railroad mileage Of the world IL est
mated as follows America, i55.757 miles
Europe, II, DOS miles; Asia, 1879 miles
Australia, SOS miles, aud that Of Africa,
Ass. Germany leads the countries Of Ea-
rope in mileage.
TEE Consolidated railroad Of Connecticut
has adopted belI-ringfng teil-taie 20 warn
employees of bridge. The car-whee.s
strike an automatic fixture on The track
as bridge is approached, and TIE warn
ing IS then given the whole length Of the
tFaIu-
II is said thas railroads in this country
are returning 70 lez1o1 color for the body
Of passenger coaches. The Providence &
Worcester, and TIE Philadelphia & Read
ing reads are making tie change Expe-
rienoe shows that yellow outwears amp other
color.
A PATEsT has been granted for methods
and apparatus 10 increase the trzctive pow
CT o. locomotives and otEe.. self propelled
rail vehicles by Increasing &, electrically. Tic
fricrional adeessca between the driving
wheels and the rails Il ia Chained thas
the tractlve poFer caa thus be rearly
doubled SlfhoEt increasing the weigh. of
lie locomotive, ard that sIsct and STOW diff
fcaites VIII be ovarcn1se IL 70 claimed
;ha. tina friction obtained Is cheaper tsz7
saLSlag without is coose9zec: wea-.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
THE CABINET MEETING.

WASHINGTON, March Bone of the mat
tiers considered at the cabinet meeting to-
day was the case of an Illinois postmaster
whose removal was asked by one of the
Illinois congressman because Of the post
masters political activity. 1t was admit
ted by the congressman that the office was
well managed and the matter was called
to the attention of the cabinet for the rea-
son that the action taken in this case
might constitute a precedent hereafter.
Postmaster General Wanamaker said to-
night he did not feel at liberty to talk
about what took place at the cabinet
meeting. There is reason to believe, how
ever. that the result of the meeting was
averse to the wishes of the Illinois con-
gresham but it is not known whether or
not any fixed line of action in cases of this
kind was determined upon.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Gralyun the case OF an acacemfr student who
has a brother N a Government position on an
island OF the coast Of China The student
vividly dreamed that his brother
was attacked by the natives. Shortly
afterward be received a cablegram that his
brother had taken part in suppressing q M
tive fnsu-recticu and was severely wounded.
The details received later show that the
facts were Just as the student had dreamed.
A theological sradent testified that be had
been greatly impressed by dream that q
friend had fallen and shot himself while
out hunting, and the next mo rning he re-
ceived dispatch that the person Of whom
he dreamed had been killed In exactly
those circumstances.
Another case which Is noted by Mr.. Gale
concerns a murder in the eastern part Of
Connecticut. A husband and wife In Q
manufacturing town suddenly disappeared,
and nothing was known Of their where
abouts After time the wife's mother ar
rived at the village. She bad not known OF
her daughters disappearance, bus had
dreamed that the young woman had been
drowned by her husband ana buried In a
secluded part of the woods. She prevailed
on the village officers 10 accompany her 70
the spot, and there the buried body was
found. The time Of the dream cnncidcd
with the time of Disappearance, and,
though the husband could not he convicted
on such evidence, public sentiment found
HIM guilty. Other cases investigated by
Mr. Gale are given by prominent New
Haven people whose testimony Will be I'M
doubted, and they Will Dc Of yatuu TO tbs
society
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
ghe aaea Daily gaole aaeduesday orme, aarth 20, 1895

by another than one theft is to be justified
by another; and it ought to be just as dis
creditable to violate a criminal law wh1ch
affects railroad managers in order TO make
money for their roads as it is to violate
criminal law in the appropriation OF prl-
waite property. -,
| say these things in view OF the fact
that we think in justice to these southern
gentlemen we ought to give continuance
of this investigation for couple OF weeks
in order to let them show what there Is
that is peculiar IN their case. We do not
want to express an opinion that Will AFFECT
their interests until they have been fully
heard; but in the meantime practices IN
the north that have been justly complained
of, and which have all appeared to be e, IN
Unsuitable, should not be continued. 1hat
should be distinctly understood.
| trust that after saying so much we
shall not two weeks hence have complaints
brought to us that these practices have
been going on in the meantime. Parties
must not take the redress of wrongs into
their own hands when the LEGALITY OF what
they complain of is to say the least very
doubtful. They ought to remember, too
that though the hearing is suspended two
weeks. the law is not suspended; that re-
mains in force and its penalties are in the
meantime pronounced against all vlolators
lust as much as though such no con-
tinuance had been taken. l trust after
what has been said, we shall not
hear complaints like these we have been
hearing all along, while this investigation
remains over. | trust also that II there is
occasion, because of what has been done,
to make complaint, that the parties will
not take the remedy in their own hands
One of my brethren remarks, very prop
erly, that while we continue this case Tor
two weeks the law is not suspended. That
remains in force and its penalties remain
in force; and the law speaks with the
same force, will during these two weeks,
as it will after this Investigation is con-
ci1I6ad
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
SOME CURIOUS DREAMS.
Condolences Between Real Events and
TpsccounfsbIe Visions.


TpaccouniabIe Visions.
Harlow Gale, 81, postgradEste s:aeent
at Yale, is the local agea: for the American
Society for Psychscal Research, writes a
New haven CConn-l correspondent Aoc
has for more thar rear been making IL
vestigs.son among the s;rcerts Of coircs-
denoes between real events ard Grams or
Authorizations Thz society was formed n
1887, with headquarters Ia Bosio.- Tie
members believe tAzt the coincidence Of
dreams a-d Incidents are caused eT Tee
.raosferencs or Interchange of mind be-
tween tt:e pe-soa a-se-si u TIE incident
a-a tee dreamer, and steT are erdezvortrs
20 tre-rizs cu Ire connecting Ink TIE
psychologists tcpe 70 e1sct complete
demonstrates By comparing tie phe-
noueua connected with dreams with tie
rhe=omensn ef EsssIe-tsz. ard !. - 10 ths.
Inc TIA, tee researches are rcE beng
Las. year W. Gaze received <5czs f.oD
answers. TLsrteen par oc1t Ct .Ee psrsOEs
Interviewed lad kz.A Grex--s Ct h2ii1Ssas
s.ons Of rezar liable vfvidness, ard Of these
ssr had co4ncs<sd with sc.-ai occsrreBcss-
Nr. Gale szys teis - very god svsrsye-
Nos. q he czses were of pzir FIJI frcsdects
whsch GOES 20 snbs.as;xa.e TIE 5ea ftSs
;ro1ble Is tie sscozgest bod bctvee1
z.ere6 E,,ss. Ar Gs.e g:yss - - LIZ
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
EFFECTS OF THE COPPER COLLAPSE.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 1s.-A Pittshurg
representative of one of the heaviest copper
dealers, in speaking of the collapse of the
foreign syndicate, said: The failure af-
fects every consumer of copper in this
country just the same way as drop in the
price of any commodity would affect a
holder. In other words, if a house has
l. 900 pounds of the copper which cost 1850,
the syndicate price, and it goes back to Ice
or l2c, it loses the difference.
Further than that | do not
believe American dealers will lose anything.
In other words. my recollection is that
none of the paper or certificates are held in
this country. Before the syndicate was
formed copper sold at 1l@1115c, and was
forced up to f61Sc. and often 111Ic for
small lots in New York. As result cop
per goods advanced. Consumers, however,
did not believe in the durability of the
syndicate, and bought only from hand to
mouth. Therefore the amount OF copper
in this country today is unusually small,
and losses on this account will not be SUI
ficient to cripple any one"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
1HEeaApHlc RReNIlEs.

Forty cases of typhoid fever are reported
in Luzerne borough, Pennsylvania. Ply.
sicians say second Plymouth epidemic is
threatened.
Sixty-seven horses were sold at the
Lackey-Carmony sale at Cambridge City,
Ind, amounting to 49,. 600.
w. P. Spaulding, of Sauit Ste. Marie,
Mich. has sued VIM, Chandler for prop
erty valued at over 100000. ChaEdler's
title dates from 1882 and was received from
the government. Spaulding's claim dates
from 1870.
Emmons Blaine enters the service of the
West Virginia Central today as assistant
to the president. 1t will be his duty &c
look after the roads traffic arrangements
Associated Press recent dispatches that
President Harrison will occupy residence
at Deer Park this summer are confirmed
A house about one mile from Baldwins-
vile, Mass, was burned about 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. Miss Russell, aged 49, and
Two daughters of a neighbors, named
Truehart, aged and Is, persisted in the
flames
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA. Kan. March
I9.-The highest temperature was
the lowest .. and the mean %, with
fresh northerly winds decreasing to nght
easterly at night, rising temperature, high
er pressure.
Maximum velocity of the wind north
i6 miles per hour at Loo a. M.
Reduced barometer at a. m. 3o.ooI
inches; at p. m. 2999S inches.
Mean relative humidity y per cent.
Last year, on March 10, the tempera-
ture was: ATT a. m. 56, cloudy; at noon
BS. raining; at p. m. 26, sleeting; and the
mean Al.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, u. u,
March 19.-The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Wednesday, March 70
at a. m. are IS follows:
For Missouri: Fair, preceded by ram;
slightly warmer, variable winds.
For Kansas: Fair, cooler; variable
winds
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
THF NEepasKA LEGISLATURE.

LINCOLN, Neb., March, 19.-Brad d.
Slaughter, chief clerk of the house OF rep
resentatives, was in receipt today OF tel
egram from Congressman Dorsey, an
nouncing that Slaughter had been APP
pointed United States marshal for the dis
trict of Nebraska. The house passed at
once. without opposition, a congratulatory
resolution.
The house spent the day on the appro-
priation bills, making great progress. An
item allowing w. H. b. Stout, the capItoI
building contractor, for interest paid on
warrants, was stricken out. The senate
passed the house bill TO pay bounty or
cent per pound on Nebraska produced
requiring railroads to fence their tracks;
also requiring trains to stop before cross
ing another track, The governor sent In a
message requesting the withdrawal OF his
bills in reference to trusts and beef lnspec-
ton. 1t is expected he will make another
recommendation on this subject tomorrow.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
WON IN NINETEEN ROUNDS,

ALTOONA, Pa, March IA prize fight
took place this morning at 10 o'clock near
Fountain Inn, nine miles from this city,
on the old Portage road. The ring was
formed near the hotel, on the line between
Blair and Cambria counties The con-
testants were James \. Cristian, OF this
city, lightweight champion OF Penn
svivania, and Jim Murray, of Phiadel-
phia. Both wore skin-tight gloves. The
terms of the fight were 10 finish for 500
and the gate receipts. Cristian won IN
nineteen rounds. About 200 of the sport
ing fraternity attended. Jack Dempsey
the middleweight champion. refereed the
fight 10 the satisfaction of all.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
SANThE E CHANGES.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 19.-It was stated
yesterday in railroad circles here that nu-
merous changes will take place in a few
days among the officials of the Atchlson,
Topeka & Santa Fe road. S. B. Hynes, the
general freight agent, will resign to seek
change of climate for the benefit OF his
health. 1t is said that he will accept a
similar position with the California South
ern. First Assistant General Freight Agent
Parker will receive the appointment OF
general freight agent, with headquarters
freight at Kansas City, will, it is said, be
transferred to Chicago to fill the position
vacated by Emmons Blaine; J. g; Miller,
the general freight agent of the Santa Fe
in this city, will, it is said, be transferred
to Chicago to fill the position OF assistant
general freight agent, and n. L. Spoor, as
sistant superintendent at Kansas City,
will be transferred TO st. Louis
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
PAYING OLD DEBTS.

GAINsvILLE, Tex, March 19.-For the
past three days quite number of cattle
men who failed in the great crash of 1855
have met their creditors here and have
effected compromise. Most of.the cattle
men pay Sc to SC on the dollar on their in
debtedness for their release, while some
pay as high as 1Oc Some of the creditors
who have settled are from Kansas City,
Springfield, Mo-, and Chicago. ILL.,, but a
large part of the Indebtedness settled is
held here. The total amount of indebted
ness thus wiped out is in the neighborhood
of 81, 900, O00 This is a fortunate move for
this city, as some of the cattlemen who
have settled here are live business men,
and now that they are foot-loose one more,
business circles will be greatly benefited
thorahv
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
SELECT SLIPS or VERSE.
Loves Sea sons.


The wall Towers 70 the frol1o wind
DO dance their golden siguieitek.
And elf maids steal the hzvthsrns oescy
To wear TOR fairy arsulsts.
The spring Is here. ffx spring 70 here
Tho Iosc-tinss CT the year. ny ds.g!
All heavy harg The apple bougbs
weighed Gown ~ balls Of yellow gold;
The poppy cuds. so derry bright.
lfeseeuas would payu the hearts thsy hold,
The sumrer's here, the summers here
The kiss-tfn1e % lie year. Iny dear:
The BIRDS are wingins for fhe soofh,
The Ell rns.cf haste them 10 their Govern
And aandslios bells 90 Goat
Like silver ghosts 81 golden flowers.
The autumn here, TIE ss:ursE's here
The wiie-tzae of ssyssr. Eay eesri
Now are the heavens ro. raoYs gray
Than srs tbs eyes % kss .oTa.
More dainty vhits thar her s-set breast
TEE STOW les not TIE earth above.
The winters here. the vintsrs hsrs--
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-Ap@tla R.S>s. - kofAaTs Asgesas'
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
The SAIL TRUST.

NEW YORK, March ia prominent salt
dealer in this city said tonight that the re-
port of the formation of salt trust was
surprise to him, adding: II was spoken to
some months ago when it was generally
understood that Sc veral American manu-
facturers were endeavoring to form an al
lance with the English salt producers,
who monopolize the export trade Of the
world. / was told that the matter had
fallen through, owing to several manufac-
turers in the northern part OF this state
refusing to have anything to do with the
proposed trust. The effect of such trust
will, of course, be the entire control of the
salt market of the world, and such com
bination can control prices and production
in accordance with their wishes. A Mr..
Burner was said to be acting for the Eng
lish firms when the project was first start
ed and is doubtless representing them
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
GOMITTEE ON IRRIGATION.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Stew
arts special committee TO investigate the
subject of irrigating and retaining arid
lands will enter upon that duty August /,
meeting at St. Paul and proceeding first to
Montana The chairman expects that the
trip will occupy about six weeks and cover
most of the territories. The committee
includes Senators Wilson, Plumb, His
cock, German, Reagan and Jones of Ar
kansas. Messrs. Hiscock, German and
Reagan are also members of the interstate
commerce committee which will begin in
May an Investigation of the railroad and
canal commercial relations Of the United
States and Canada.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
ADFTERMINED BRUTE.

GREAT HARRINGTON. Mass, March 49,
Last evening while Cora, the 14-year-old
daughter of Frank Palmer, of StOckbridge,
was returning home from singing school
with her younger brother in a carriage an
unknown man sprang into the wagon,
dragged Cora to the ground and felo-
niously assaulted her. The brother de-
Tended her as we'll as he could, breaking a
lantern over the villains head. Then he
drove rapidly home and gave the alarm.
Officers and citizens are searching eagerly
for the assailant. Mr.. Palmer is one of the
wealthiest and most prominent citizens Of
this place and the affair has caused intense
excitement.
A few minutes before the assault on
Cora Mrs William Hamilton was attacked
in nearly the same locality by presumably
the same scoundrel, but her screams
frightened him away.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
WHY SCHUYLER'S NOMINATION WAS
WITHDRAWN.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The president
today withdrew from the senate the nomi-
nation of Eugene Schuyler to be assistant
secretary of state. which was made on the
14th inst. 1t is learned the committee on
foreign relation after consideration Of the
case asked that the nomination be with
drawn. coupling the request, it is under
stood, with an intimation that otherwise
action was taken on account of an assault
made by Mr.. Schuyler in his book entitled
American Diplomacy" upon the late
Elihu b. Washburn rejecting upon his
official conduct while secretary of state,
together with reflections upon the ad-
ministration of President Grant and the
senate and also. il is said, on account OF
charges affecting Mr.. Schuyler's personal
conduct in Europe
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
OPEO WITH CHI

LOUISVILLE, March 19.-Joseph Stulz, a
young man of bad reputation, last week
eloped with the 13-year-old daughter of w
D. Ashby, well known merchant tailor
and they were married in Jeffersonyille.
Ashby's present wife is Stulz's sister. She
is not blamed, and is Frustrated by her
brothers action The little girl returned
home and informed her parents. Ashby
started in search of Stulz, but he could not
be found. Stulz is believed TO have fed.
Ashby will have the marriage aunulled.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
NEW YO6k DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, March 19.--There was fair
trade in dry goods, activity with jobbers
showing signs of exhaustion and business
with agents increasing, though in wooden
goods it is quiet. Jobbers are still doing
a good business and demand at first hands
continues irregular Ginghams attract at
tention by being thrown overheard at the
hands of jobbers. agents and auctioneers,
but the movement has ceased to influence
the general market. The Fall River strike
is felt IN its uncertainty but the effect is in
the direction OF frmne.s, though no new
changes have occurred in consequence.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
THE FIRST SOUTHERN NOMINATION.

WASHINGTON, March 19-The appoint
ment of John S. Burton to be United
States marshal of the northern district OF
Mississippi means the recognition of Cen
eral James r. Chalmers by the admin
istration. 1t means more. AS the first
southern nomination it possesses peculiar
interest and will be studied by that sec
tiou.
Mr. Burton is a native Mississppian and
fought in the confederate army until the
war ended. That is probably q sufficient
answer to the question whether he is a car
pet-bagger He lives at Holly Springs and
is a man of means. He has been RepuDli-
can for fifteen or twenty years. He was
for some time collector of internal reve-
nue., and that has been the extent of his
Office holding. During the last campaign
he was one of Gen. Chalmers chief sup
porters and he has taken an active part in
aiding the general to collect the evidence
on which the claim to Gen. Morgan's seat
in the Fifty-first congress is based.
Gen. Chalmers has been here several
days urging this appointment. vacancy
having occurred by the death of the Dem
ocrat holding the office. Burton was in
dorsed by Jas Hill. who ran for congress
in the Shoestring district: by Blanche X.
Bruce and by John r. Lynch, all three of
them colored men. His competitors for
the place were Col. Morris, who held the
office for several years, and Col Lee, of
Aberdeen.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
INSURANCE ADJusTERs AND AGENTS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 19.-The in
te1state board of insurance adjusters and
agents, composed Of insurance men of
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, will hold
its semi-anual meeting at the Midland
hotel tomorrow. The board will consider
the insurance law recently passed by the
Kansas legislature, This law prohibits
nonresident fire insurance agents from
doing business in the state of Kansas. It
is the opinion of the members of the board
now in the city that the law is uncon-
stitutional. and plans will probably be
formed for bringing test case before the
courts.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
Value of Precious Metals.

The Engineering and Mining Journal, IN
IT'S market repcrt, gfves the following fig
ures as the current prices Of the rarer
metals: Galfum. $3.50 per ounce; van
adium, $50 per ounce; Thoriurn, t272 per
ounce; gll0inum, $50 per ounce; zircoo-
ium, $40. rnbidium, 500 Barium is worth
only 1915 per pound; iridium sells for ego;
osmium brings $50, and rhodiun SIS per
pound
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
TROUBLE IN MOROCCO,

LONDON, March 19.-In the house of COM
mons today the Right Hon. James Fergu.
son, parliamentary secretary for the
foreign Office, announced that certain
serious questions between England and
the sultan Of Morocco had not been set
tied, and that portion of,the British chan
mel squadron had gone to Langier.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
NO UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE

ATLANTA. Ga, March 1a-Mr. Jefferson
Davis writes 10 Rev. J. William jones, OF
this city, denying statements recently
made that officials Of the late confederacy
neditated union OF church and state
General Davis further states that the caol-
net was always made IN of divers relIg-
iAus elements
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
eAOT HIMSELF.

MINNEAPoLIs, March 19.-The Tribune's
Missoula, Mont, special says: W. J..
Oliver, manager of the Anaconda Hard
ware Co, of Anaconda, Mont, who came
in on yesterdays train, committed suicide
bv shooting himself through the head in
Hotel Florence. this city, today The
bullet went through his head and was
picked up three feet away all fattened
out The theory at present is that be lost
considerable money by gambling and in a
fit of dependency killed himself.