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BlElNE'S HEAL tn.

NEW YORK. July 1S-The Tribune this
morning has the following special from
Bar Harbor: Mr.. Blaine was found at
his cottage this morning engaged in open
ing large mail which had just arrived.
He looked like anything else than a
sick man. He had just come in from
long drive. When asked about his
health he replied that lie had uni
formly declined for the last five
years to affirm or deny anything
concerning his health. He would not in
terfere with the enterprising correspond
ents OF certain newspapers who about
once in sixty DAYS set afloat some aston
ishing stories in regard to his physical
condition-stories generally concocted by
persons who had never spoken TO him. Mr..
Blaine said that these gentlemen were
welcome 10 the field without any fear Of
correction or denial from him. Mr.
Blaine is daily 10 be seen on the streets.
walking or driving, and he seems more
vigorous than in any previous season he
ever spent at Bar Harbor.''
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PEARS SOAP is the most elegant toilet
adjunct
SULLIVAN MICH INTOXICATED.

NEW YORK, July 19.-John l.. Sullivan
arrived at the Pennsylvania depot at Jer-
sey City on the limited express at o'clock
tonight. The train was an hour late.
There were two friends with him and they
got into d carriage and crossed at the UOrt-
land street ferry. Sullivan was very much
intoxicated and unable to talk sensibly
about anything.
The fact OF ouilivan's presence in the
city soon became known and all of the
leading sports started in search of him,
but failed to tud him. Mike Sullivan,
John LIS brother, who has been stopping
at the Vanderbilt hotel, intended to leave
for Boston last night, but the news of his
brothers intended arrival in New York
prevented him and he spent the night in Il
fruitless search for him. Young Sullivan
was very anxious to see his brother and
take him home at once. He said: My
me ther at present lies between life and
death and hitherto we have kept this from
him, but now it is absolutely necessary
thai he Should come home at once"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-20
relegraphing to a Moving Train

The idea OF telegraphing to moving
trains had its inception as early as 1858;
but of the many forms suggested ali
were impracticable in that they involved
a mechanical contact between the train
and the stationary conductor. Obviously,
it is not feasible to make circuit, either
through a sliding arm projecting from a
car or by so modifying the track Of a
railroad that its rails may be utilized as
electric conductors But that this may
De done by induction there can be no
doubt, for it's feasibility has been shown
in daily practice upon the lines Of the
Lehigh Valley railroad for the past two
years A moving train may now receive
messages passing along a neighboring
wire almost as readily % New York com
municates with Philadelphia by ordinary
methods. Nor does the great speed Of
the train interfere with successful com
munication. IF it could attain the veioc-
ity of a meteor, signals upon the wire
would fy across the Intervening space,
inductively impressing themselves upon
the metal roofs Of the cars with the
same certainty as If the cars were mo-
tionless upon a side track; and it is not
even essential that the train and the line
be separated by clear air space. for
noa-conductiag or non-Uaagnetic sub
stances nav be irterpcsed without i'm
peding Transmission. During the memor-
able blizzard Of March. 1855. the capac-
ity Of the system. in this particular, was
subjected to an instructive test On ks
LehiCh road.-Ci,arles L Buckingham
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NOT JACK TIE RIPPER.
The London Police Capture a Common
Vagrant for that Person

LONDON, July 19.-An Englishman was
arrested this morning on the charge OF
having murdered the woman whose
body was found Tuesday in Castle alley,
Whitechapel. After being taken into Gus
! tody the prisoner confessed that he had
killed the woman. He SAID the weapon
he used to accomplish his purpose was an
ordinary pocket knife. He carried no
other weapon. He declared that he lived
nowhere and that he had just arrived from
abroad The prisoner is six feet tall, of
fair complexion and carries himself with
military air. His actions indicate that
he is insane
The identity of the man taken into Gus
tody by the police this morning on suspl-
cion of being the Whitechapel murderer is
carefully concealed for the present by the
authorities. ..He has confessed that he mul-
dered all the women whose bodies have
been found in and about the Whitechapel
district, He gave the names of his VIC
Tins, the dates upon which he killed
them and all the CHASTITY and indecent de-
tails connected with the terrible crimes
The police believe that be is a lunatic, but
that the story he tells is true, and he IS
the man for whom they have so long been
searching.
1t was learned tonight that the man ar
rested on suspicion of being the White
chapel murderer, is not Jack the Ripper"
The police tonight say he is only u drunk
Ell luuatic and they attach no importance
to his confession. The man Will be ar
rajgned In the police court tomorrow on
the charge of yagabondism.
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A Rat at Hfa Chin.

In an old house situated on Hamilton
street resides bohemian family. The
house stands short distance from the
water, and Is infested with large wharf
rats. On Saturday night last the mother
was aroused abont n5dnight by tho
screams Of Der ayem-old child, who was
sleeping beside Der. The child had rolled
down beneath the Se3Elothng 10 thecen-
ter Of the bed. and TO. mother reached
down to lift the chfld up. In doing so
her hand came in contact win q huge
rat She Immediately dropped Il with a
scream The rat dashed ecross her body,
leaped TO the floor aud disappeared
through large rat bole In tho room,
which had been previously covered, but
the rodent was strong enough 10 force
the covering from the place Tho child
was bitten On the arm, but not severely,
as It's screams probably caused the rat TO
pause. On Sunday night Andrew Toudy,
a boarder in the same building, WA
awakened about midnight by feeling ot
suffocation. His first impression was
that burglar had entered the room and
grasped him b. tia throat. Bot 10 bis
horror ne discoveraj 4 huge III: standing
on bis neck. its teeth buried IA bis chin.
and the rat calmly sucking his blood.
The young man jumped up with a CRY %
alarm, and, graspiag tho rodent by tia
back, he hurled it t. the floor and dis
patched it.-BridgcPort Comm Farmer.
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Lee.ied Him q -.

seen anything Of i.sat husband q
miner inquired Spring street woman
Of a policeman as she came cut Of tho
house Just before O'Clock ia the even
ing end peercd ~ and down the street
NO" said the officer.
Whats thA. crowd up there On tho
cornerr' she asked
They're watching sorne ncn cutting;
a sewer pipe 10 two.
Jim wouldn't 30 there. What's al
al them folks doing down tho othe,
vay7'
They're looking 1t a man painting a
new sign on the liquor s;oro window"
Jim ANT thsre, neither. Anv.hin,
else going On n the DeighboyhooaY'
Wei, there's gbou. two hundred rnsn
around a sex korss that has lad down
Up ooe block ir yarick ssrn.st-
That's Ill knew something Of TIA.
kind was keeping hin. Hes righ. down
tn 'front.' holding the horse'. had and tell
irg the driver 5ess what be wants 20 %.
Here, you young o:e. rl1a Aroand where
the sick horos Is ard tel your "a 20 coma
straight hone % supper II be expects 10
"a any hers tonight New York Tn
tzt-a
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Women Doctors in India.

Lady doctors" are great success in India.
Not only have the native women proved
themselves to be generally well fitted for the
arduous duties attendant upon medical
studios, but they have in some cases succeed
ed beyond al ordinary expectation. Bonn
bay, Madras, the Northwest provinces and
the Punjaub all return fattering reports on
the subject, and when we say that class of fe-
male students can average over 700 marks out
CT coo in surgical examination as we hear
has been the case, little can be said against
their power OF skill or aptitude for gaining
knowledge in one OF the most important
branches Of the medical profession. Indeed,
it appears not unlikely that women iu India
may prove themselves by no means inferior
to men ia most branches of the practice of
medicine, if the progress made by native fe-
males in hospital work may be taken as a
criterion. In many cases they have proved
themselve superior TO male students in college
examinations, and In no way behind them in
application power Of reasoning and resource.
The fact that much Of their success is due to
the great interest taken In their studies by
their lecturers and professors is not without
certain special ignificance.-New York
Telegram.
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A PI ALICE OE FLIES.

DUBUQUE, Ia, July 19.-This city is just
recovering from an invasion by Mormon
flies such as it has never before known.
Wednesday night these pests came up
from the river in great swarms and gath
cred about the electric light so that people
were compelled to abandon the streets.
The morning newspapers and telegraph
offices were compelled to close their win
dows and doors to escape the torture.
These pests spring from sand beds along
the river and are some times called sand
flies. They are about an inch long, with
broad wings and spring into existence in a
few hours. After flying about the lights
for one night they cease to exist.
Along the levee the buildings were COW
cred so thick with these pests that moth
ing could be seen but a writhing mass of
insect life. In many places along the
streets they were three inches in depth
where they had fallen dead upon the pave
ment. The stencil from their bodies was
unbearable and the health authorities had
several wagons employed in removing the
offensive mass. Dlsinfectants have been
applied. Old settlers along the river say
they never saw the like before aud claim
that it is indicative of an unusually hot
season.
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CREEKS WANT DAN

WASHINGTON, July ia delegation of
Indians from the Indian territory today
called on Secretary Noble and the officials
of the Indian bureau and argued a per
capita payment among the Creeks of 81. 100
from their fund of about S, 0oo, 600, TO meet
the present needs of their people, who now
number about 1900. The secretary ex-
pressed himself as favoring the payment,
provided it could be done by executive au-
thorty, but said that it was doubtful
whether any portion of the principal can
be so paid without legislative action. The
delegation anticipating that legislative
action would be necessary, asked the secre-
tary for such endorsement as would enable
them To borrow the money from capital
lists pending such action. The proposition.
however, did not meet with the secretary s
approval
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NATIONAL SALT COMPANY.

ALBANY, N. Y, July 1.-THE North
American Salt:company filed articles OF in
corporation in the secretary of states Of
flee today. franklin Woodruff, Horace
K. Thurber, w. A Hazard and Charles +.
Burger are the incorporators, with capt.
tai of 81 900. 900, divided into 275, 600 shares
of $50 EACH
They state that they are to manufacture
and sell salt and productions in their
various manifestations. The principal part
of their business will be located in War
saw, n. Y, but they will also carry on
their business in the following places:
Meigs county, Ohio; Mason county, West
Virginia; Reno and Rice counties, Kan
sas; Hidalgo county, Texas; st. Clair, HUI
ron, Saginaw, Bay and Tosco counties,
Michigan. The following thirteen trustees,
who shall manage the concerns of the COM
pany for the first year, are named: Vel
Der, William A. Hazard, John Garfield,
William S, Conklin, Albert Berdman, Jay
Morton, Richard L. Wilson, Henry w.
Cannon, Charles F. Burger, The Rt. Hon.
Lord Thurlow and Joseph Verdin.
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INDIANS Instantly KILLED.

BISMARCK, \. D., July ia wild scene
was witnessed near the Standing Rock
agency late Wednesday afternoon, when a
a terrific thunder storm was at its height.
The lightning was darting hither and
thiUher, striking numerous spots, and the
Indians rushed en- masSe. bowling and
whooping, in fright to the shelter of their
wigwams. AT last binding flame of
lightning, ACCOMPANIED by IA deafening
crash of thunder, came from the sky and
and actual shook the earth. The lightning
struck wigwam a few rods below the
agency, in which were huddled five Indians,
instantly killing White Horse and Black
Eagle and stunning another SO that he
will not recover.
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HOMES LAID WASTE.
The Little Kanawha Valley Covered
With laying Waters.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July 19.-The
greatest disaster which ever befell the little
Kanawha valley came last night in the
shape of terrible cloud burst, which has
completely flooded the country, destroying
many lives, carrying off thousands OF
dollars in property and running crops for
miles.
In three hours the Kanawha raised six
feet and ran out with such velocity that it
carried everything before it. At this point
thousands of logs and number of boats
went out or were sunk. Mrs. Isaac Tucker,
Martin Lawless and an unknown man were
drowned
Big Tigart valley is ruined. A big mill
near its mouth went out and took Tigart
bridge with it, At Esterville, fifteen miles
above, half dozen residences were car
ried off and left in cornfieldS. In Clay the
fine church and other dwellings were
wrecked. Several steamers on the river
were wrecked.
The worst story Of all comes from
Norristown, a small village near the
head of Tacker creek, where the
cloud burst concentrated, coming down
about midnight and totally destroying
it, with many of its people. The first re-
port gave the loss at eleven, but later
news seems to fix the loss at greater
number. Houses are said to have been
picked up and hurled against each other in
such short space of time that no chance
of escape for the people was given. Among
the dead at NorriStown are: Jake keger,
his brothers Joseph and Thomas; man
named Bailey, Oryile West. Another
Norristown victim was found on farm
this morning. ut Pill Rush. All bridges
and culverts are washed away and it is mn
possible to reach communication with
that point or any others upon the upper
waters. 1t is impossible now to enumer-
ate the loss even here, as the river is still
rising
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HE DROPPED 900.

ST. JOSEPH, No., July 1S.-Last Monday
two unknown men swindled Israel Lands
out of $1,000 by one of the oldest and best
known confidence games Mr.. Lands is
so years of age and is one of the Oldest citi-
zens of the town. He owns considerable
property and is wealthy man, being
probrbly worth 100000. He feels very
much mortified over his simplicity and is
extremely reticent about the affair, but
admits that he has been duped.
Last Saturday two unknown men rented
room from tailor named t. w. bruno,
saying that they would use it but day
or two and only wanted a quiet place,
where they could write. On Monday they
introduced themselves to Mr.. Lands,
one of them passing himself off as a
brother of c. B. France. president of
the State Savings bank. One of the men
had book in his hand, which he said he
had just drawn in lottery, and asked
Mr.. Lands to walk into the mouse
in which they were standing and see him
draw another. He complied and being
once inside, was induced to try his luck.
He drew so cents. He made another trial
and drew 5000, but was told that he
could not have it until he could prove that
he was worth that much. He went to the
State Savings bank and drew out s., 600
and returned to be fleeced.
The sharpers got into sham fight
but quoted down, counted over the
money and told Mr.. Lands to
meet them at the bank at
o'clock, when he would get $4,000. He
agreed to this, but on showing up at the
bank found neither Of the men there.
One of the men is described as being IS
years of age, dark complexioned, quietly
dressed, with heavy black mustache and
black hair mixed with grey. No clew to
their whereabouts has been found.
Are you dull, respondent, discouraged?
Hoods Sarsaparilla will make you cheer
FIN md ioI
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suade by means of the pulpit, while they
coerced by means of the stake and the
prison. Have at them, Master Latimer,
have at them!' cried the people who
filed st. Paurs church yard to the
preacher, as they made a passage for
him to reach the cross. They had no
idea Of being listeners only-'passive
buckets to be poured into"-thcy in
tended to show which way their sym
pathies went in the great question then
agitating England, to mark approval or
disapproval of sentiments delivered.
Thus, when shortly afterward Bishop
Bonner was preaching from the same
spot, some one in the crowd threw a
dagger at him as emphatic mark of dis
appreciation. IL is easy to note in the
language of the sermons of that time
how unrestrained the preacher was,
Latimer, when he was preaching, scat
tered denunciations, epithets, invective,
and sarcasm about him in way which
a modern audience would not appre-
ciate. He attacks the judges for unfair
ness, for taking of brides; the citizens
of London for their seliishness, their
greedy extravaganza; their brother"
he cries, shall die in the streets of cold,
he shall lie sick at their door, and perish
for hunger.' The ladies before him are
reproved for their vanity, laying out
their hair in tussocks and tufts and for
the general people he has sach epithets
as you velvet coats, you upskips, you
hodipoles, you doddypecks.
The preachers of that time could, more
over, employ that dangerous weapon,
humor, which modern preacher had
best avoid. The people then were used
to humor and understood it. Latimer
was preaching once on the want of In
terest shown in church services, and
blaming the clergy for it. he said: "a
neighbor met gentlewoman of London,
and said: Mistress, whittier goest thou?
Marry said she, 4 am going to St.
Thomas of Acres. 10 the sermon. / could
not sleep last night, and am going now
thither; l never failed OF good sleep
there" Sometimes his humor is bolder
still. Preaching one day of Elias stop
ping the rain, he suddenly stopped and
said: Il think there be some Elias about
at this time which stoppeth the rain; we
have not had rain good while. Tenn
pie Bar.
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HIS MAJESTY, THE KING.

Imet him at the Grosvenor ball
Was introduced In style,
He was distinguished, slim, and tan,
And wore princely msie-
When DO moved he dwarfed al men.
His voice had royal ring,
Each miss and spins1er dubbed him thai
His majesty. the king.
The bellies Of our set--wifh their ey0
Followed where'er he went,
And mamrias whispered In surprise
oh dear, what sentiment"
But he had eyes for none bat me-
The Frazers felt the sting
As 6ounced past so they could see
His majesty my king
might attempt 70 tell my dreams
But all attempts would fail,
roamed with him 10y sylvan streams
went With him TO sail
thousand smiles were at his beck,
To me he still would cling,
BE asked my love, couldn't reject
His majesty the king
Here 1 would stop. but love and truth
Go always hand IA hand.
TO one knew how this handsome youth
Had mingled with our band
But ere long found something out
(Some queer events do SPRING.
Which fairly twisted round about
His majesty the king
Well. let me give my moral now
Don't take things as they seem,
One day q sdghf along Park Row
Rudely dispeiled my dream
Three burly biUecoats In a line.
Dragged along on a string
Whom do you think, Oh heart Of mine.
His majesty my king,
William Lyle
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THE CLOSING OF AN IMPORTANT
Outlet.

The blockade of port is not more in
furious to its commerce than is even the
temporary obstruction of the bowels to the
health of the system. Constipation neces-
sarily arrests the secretion of bile, impedes
and disorders digestion, and poisons the
circulation. The safest and most effective,
as it is also the most genial, laxative and
anti-bilious medicine in existence is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, and it is more
than probable that its sovereign efficacy as
a preventive and remedy for intermittent
and remittent fever is largely due to its
reformatory action upon the liver, an or
gan prejudically involved in all malarial
complaints. Persons with tendency also
to rheumatic, neuralgia and kidney
treble cannot do better than TO antagonlze
it with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which invariably checks it at the outset.
The weak, moreover, are invested with
strength by this fine invigorant.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA. Kan, July
19-The highest temperature was S.. :
the lowest 600. The winds were varia-
BILE with rising barometer and AS inches
of rain fell.
Last July 10 the highest temperature
was 81 Q, the lowest go.
Heavy showers have fallen in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and light in Dakota, Ne
braska and Kansas. Temperature risen In
Ohio and fallen in Upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. G..
July l9.-The forecasts for twenty-four
hours commencing Saturday, July 90 at
z a. m. are:
For Missouri, generally fail, cooler, except
nearly stationary temperature, variable
winds.
For Kansas, fair, warmer; variable winds.
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WARNER ON G. A. r. MATTERS.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, July 19.-Com-
mander-in-Chief Warner stopped over in
this city today and will be rendered re-
ception by the G. A. r. posts this evening.
When asked what he thought the attend
ance at the coming Milwaukee encamp-
ment would be, he said: II think there
will still be a good attendance"
''What pension measures will be advo-
Gated by the encampment?"
Il think the dependent pension bill will
be re-endorsed, and think the old soldiers
are all in favor of the service pension bill. 3"
"Wili there be any attempt at official
recognition Of Sons OF Veterans that they
may take up the work of the Grand
Army?"
Il think some action will be taken look
ing to the recognition of the Sons of Vet
Grams in such way that they will be
brought into closer relation with the G. A.
r. The time is rapidly coming when the
q. A. K. Will reach the statute OF limita-
ton"
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POlSONEDHtRH HUSBAND.

TORONTO, Ont, July 19.-The story of a
terrible poisoning case has just reached
here from Cobourg George Breeze, aged
90 years, an industrious workingman, lived
with his second wife, who is about 30 years
of age, near Brighton, and Lena, a 10-year-
old daughter Of his first wife. About a
week ago he died, and his first wife told
the neighbors that he had committed sui
eide with rat poison, saying that he WIS
tired of life ana dying in her arms. This
story was rot credited by some, and au in
quest was held. Lena, the daughter, told
her story, concocted by the woman. and
persisted in it Tor several days. At length
she divulged the terrible secret. One
evening she said her mother told her not
TO eat any Of the berries provided for tea,
as she had put rat poison III them TO get rid
of her husband. Breeze ate the berries, WAS
taken sick and at different times subSe-
qUently be was given water, tea and a
biscuit which his wife had dosed with ar
senic. For five nights and four days
Breeze was dying. He suffered intense
agony, his wife all the time displaying the
utmost Indifference to his condition and
refusing TO call doctor. When eeze
died he was alone in the bed room, and his
wife and daughter were down stairs wait
ing for him 10 die The coroner's jury
found Nellie Breeze guilty of the murder
of her husband, and she is under arrest.