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The Springdale news., 1889-11-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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 FIcE--THF CATTLE MEN
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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
G. ID. LEWIS g. CO.
10 N MAIN STREET.

10 minerals anu now co mine. II II n OF
hunting you are taught how 10 make
snares and traps, and are given the prin-
ciples of taxidermy. Ii it is of boating
you are taught the principles of sailing
and rowing. If it is of the sea, you are
given the correct names of ropes and yards
and sails, and the habits and traits OF tn
people Of other countries are correctly
stated.
There are few boy bools which are
true TO every day life. Read these, and
If you have further time take his
tory, or something else which is certain
to return some benefits daily paper
with its news from every foreign
country-its home happenings-its dis
cpssions of ali matters OF interest-its in
cidents and accidents, its geography, his
tory, grammar and photography COM
bined.
Think Of these things, my boy. II you
were going to be boy forever the case
would be different No one would expect
anything great OF you. But, as the years
roll on, you have got to pick up the COL
leges aud factories and railroads and gem
eral business of the world and keep them
moving. VIII such trash as Buffalo
Biil's Last Shot" or the demon OF the
Gulch" aid in fitting you to carry out the
trusts which will he turned over by and
by? Your excuse that you rea d them to
pass away time is a poor one. You have
no right to throw away an hours time 70
the detriment of your future
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
FOUR ROADS OUT,
The Presidents Agreement Signed by
Only Eighteen CORPORATIONS

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-The proposition to
perfect the organization of the interstate
commerce railway association with the
lines that have signed the presidents
agreement, Instead of laboring further
with the companies that have refused to
sign, was carried today and the associa-
tlon is now a fact. The membership is
composed of eighteen roads out of the
twenty-five which were at first deemed
necessary to the adoption of the agree
ment. The Wisconsin Central for some
unexplained reason changed its decision
from being party to the contract, not
withstanding its emphatic declaration of
the preceding day that it could not do SO if
the Chicago, Burlington & Northern re-
manned out
General Manager Millen, of the Wjscou-
SIN Central, was present at today'S session
with full authority TO sign the articles of
agreement Vice President Harrison, of
the Burlington X Northern. appeared be
fore the meeting and explained that his
company In justice to itself could not
consistently become member of the asso-
cation unless its principal competitors
on seaooard traffic were also
taken in. This was given as the
final answer of the Burlington & Northern
TO the urgent requests Ii has received TO
reconsider its determination
W hen the presidents first convened they
heard the report of the committee an
pointed on the previous evening to make
such changes in the detail of the contract
as might be necessary or eXDedient The
committee made no alterations except TO
strike out the proviso in regard to the
number or signatures necessary to make il
binding and recommended that the agree
ment be adopted as it stood. An animated
discussion followed but the directors were
finally brought into line, and the follow
ing named companies signed the agree
ment with the understanding that il be-
comes effective Immediately: The Chicago
IL Alton, the Rock Island. the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy. the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul,
the Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas City. the
chicago * Northwestern, the Chicago. ST
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha, the Wiscon-
sin Central, Missouri Pacific. Atehison.
Topeka & Santa Fe. the Union Pacific, st.
Louis Il San Francisco Wabash Western,
burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern,
Minneapolis q ST Louis, Iowa Central.
Fort w orth d Denver and the Wabash
The four roads not in the agreement are
the Illinois Central, the Chicago Buriinr-
ton g. Northern, the Kansas City. Fort
Scott 81 Memphis and the Missouri, Kan
sas s. Texas. The details of the agreement
were not completed this evening, and an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
THE RUSH BEGUN.
ellev of Mcpherson introduced a bill of

Kelley, of Mcpherson, introduced bill OF
| that character and it was referred TO the
| judiciary committee. That committee
looking over the bill, decided that il
should be more radical and Senator
| Mohler was secured to draw up bill
which would meet the approval of the COM
mittee and he did SO. He succeeded in gain
ing the idea of the committee and senate
bill No. So was recommended. This seems
to be the straight of it. and hence the red
neektie note about Senator Martin, as far
as being originator of the bill Is concerned,
is incorrect. He says, however, that he
supported the bill and would certainly dc
so again, and he thinks if the people un-
derstood the bill more the kickers would
kick less
To-NIGHT'S SPECIAL ORDER.
Special order for tomorrow night in the
senate is as follows:
Senate bill No. 1O1-An act making. an
appropriation as a donation to Christ S
hospital-Osborne.
Senate bill No. 215-An act to provide
for the maintenance of twenty free beds IN
st. Johns hospital at Leavenworth, Kan.
Carroll, of Leavenworth.
Senate bill No 216-An act making an
appropriation to the Kansas Orphan asy-
lum for its support and maintenance-Car-
roll, of Leavenworth.
Senate bill No. 7S-An act making an
appropriation as donation to the Home
for Friendless Women, charitable insti-
tuition in the city of Leavenworth, KAN
Carroll, of Leavenworth.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
The NICARAGUA CANAL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE news Of the
passage Of the Nicaragua bill was received
with much satisfaction at the Office of the
Nicaragua Canal Construction company,
No. 36 Wall street, which has taken the
contract of constructing the canal for the
Maritime Canal company. A representa-
tive of the former company said:
I'VE viii begin work as soon as we can
close the contract now, and make the other
necessary arrangements. There will be no
diplomatic difficulties, as treaties have
been concluded between the United States
and Nicaragua and Costa Rica, allowing
the construction of the canal. The total
distance from ocean to ocean at Nicaragua
is 1898 miles, of which 565s is by lake,
$40 by river and basin navigation, leav-
ing only 2s.S miles of actual canal.
The summit level is at an elevation
of Ill feet above the sea, the length
of this level being 152 miles. There
are six locks in all. three on the Atlantic
and three on the Pacific side of Lake Mic
aragua. The greatest cut through rock Is
three miles long, with an average depth of
l2O feet. The size Of each lock is $50 by 10
by 80 feet, thus allowing for the loekage of
the largest vessels afoat, such as the
Etruria, the Umbia or the City of New
York. The estimated total cost of the
work by the surveying expedition of 1885
was $50 000, 900 and SIS, 900 600 for contin-
gencies, making S65, 600, 600. 1t is said that
the whole work can be completed so that
the canal will be open for navigation by
1895.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
DIDN'T MARRY DIS DEBAR.

New YORK, Feb. 21-Mme. Ann Odelia
Solomon, etc, Dis Debar, at present high
spOok priestess of Boston and recently OF
the Isle de Blackwell, is still in the mar
ket. She is not married TO Lawyer Luther
r. Marsh. and, from the utterances of
that gentleman, probably never will be-
Mr.. Marsh appeared in Lawyer Howe's
Office shortly before noon today. He said
that he had come to set the rumor about
his marriage with Nine. Dis Debar per-
manently at rest He could not imagine
where they originated He said that he
had been living in the country for five
weeks and had not been in Boston for
three years. He knew that she lied: that
she would HE, and that her lies had been
exploded in open court. Only recently
Mr.. Marsh said. Nine Dis Debar had rep
resented that Mr.. Marsh was waiting for
her with his carriage. Mr. Marsh said
that he never had and never expected to
own one. Nine. Dis Debar is said TO be in
the city, having left Boston yesterday.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
TRIAL OF SQUAWn MEN.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 21- = Barney
BRAVO" and Al Morrison, 'squaw" men,
were on trial at Billings yesterday before
United States Commissioner Bates for re-
turning to the Crow reservation after hav-
Ing been removed therefrom by Indian
Commissioner Briscoe. They gave bonds
to appear before the United States dis
trict court at Bozeman in May next. Thee
cases involve the rights of white men mar
ried to women of Indian blood to reside on
the reservation and be entitled to the priv
ileges and enjoyment Of their private prop
erty These will be made test cases to as
certain whether "squaw" men have any
rights that Indian agents must respect.
The government did not make out very
strong case
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
ghe aanha paly gayle gridap anoring Februarp e.
THE CANADIAN ANNUAL REPORT.

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 2l.-Minister of
Railways and Canals Pope made public
today his annual reports, from which it is
gathered that thirteen new companies be-
gan operations since last year. making a
total of sixty-four Canadian companies.
operating 1882 mica of railway, OF
which II, la are laid with steel rails.
The amount of capital invested IS
were s3s, 81, 900, an increase of
600. The number of passengers killed was
ten. The report makes the strange state
ment that these deaths were due in every
case to the passengers own carelessnesS-
The loss on government roads was S454, coo
larger than in any former year, indicating
that the government roads are becom-
ing more expensive yearly. On the Inter
colonial there was an increase of $500
in the number of passengers and in gross
earnings of $4,000 The working ex-
penses increased A3S, 900. Freight traffic
increased less than per cent over last
year. There were paid 81 ,374 600 in sub
sides to thirty-seven different lines.
The latter are being increased year by
year until now there is strong feeling
that the granting Of bonuses
to struggling enterprises which
are mainly incorporated for no
other purposes than TO give, IN many
cases, irresponsible contractors something
to do, should be stopped. In many in
stances railroad companies have been no
toriously started for the sole purpose of
obtaining the government subsidy, and
particularly is this lin the case of the
which, after obtaining the subsidy, de-
canned
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
A CRUMBLiNG BRIDGE,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 2l.-The county
commissioners of Wyandotte county,
Kansas, recently appropriated Sc, 900 for a
new super structure of what is known as
the southern bridge over the Kansas river.
While the contractor was inspecting the
bridge today he removed the cap to one of
the piers and discovered that instead of
being filed with the proper materials it
had been filled with sand. Further inves-
tigation showed that even the stone was
crumbling and it is said by experts that
the cost of construction could not have en-
ceeded $50, coo. The bridge was built in
1866 and the county paid $4,000 for the
work II is not known as Vet what has
become of the original contractors in the
twenty-three years which have elapsed
ssnce the work was done, but it is very
likely that steps will be taken to ascertain
their whereabouts.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
sTABBING AFFRAY ON A SHIP.

TACOMA, w. T., Feb. 21.-The steamer
Umatilla arrived from San Francisco to-
day. While leaving that port last Friday
Edward Belcher, chief cook, was stabbed
by Thomas Hopkins, a mess boy, who at
tackled him from the rear, while he was
engaged in talking, with large butcher
knife. The first thrust was in the
back. Belcher attempted to throw his
assailant under the stove, but received two
more cuts, one IN the left shoulder and
one in the right side. When Umatina got
to Port Townsend BeIcher was taken to
the United States Marine hospital, where
he lies in a critical condition. Hopkins
was placed in irons, but when the steamer
went over to Victoria, on pretense of going
to the water closet, he eluded the
guard, a stupid carpenter, slip
ped his shackles and made
his escape The motive for the attack
was revenge. On the trip down As pounds
of contraband opium was found IN the
room of the pantryman, who is friend of
Hopkins. The latter imagined Belcher
had given the pantryman away and openly
threatened to kill him. The smuggling of
opium on vessels running out of British
Columbia to American waters is system
atically carried on as business, and the
custom house officials appear powerless to
break it M
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
RALLYING THEIR FORCES.
Democratic Members Of the House Hold
Revenue Caucus.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-Democratic mem
bers of the house held caucus tonight tc
consider the revenue bills. Mr.. Cox, tine
caucus chairman, was absent and Mr. Nc
Creary, of Kentucky. occupied the chair
Sixty or more members We're in attendance
when the caucus met, including most OF
the Democratic members of the ways and
means committee except Chairman Mills
Speaker Carlisle was also among the alb.
sentees
Mr. Crisp. of Georgia, opened the pro-
ceedlngs by a statement of his reasons for
urging the call for the caucus. Since the
election there had been no caucus on rev.
enue bills and the majority was falling
apart. 1t had passed the Mills
bill only to have it emasculated
by the senate. His own belief was
that party policy and not individual opin-
ION should govern. If the Mills bill was
further insisted upon there would be no
revenue reduction. If something was not
done now the Democratic party would not
have an opportunity in five years
Mr.. Grain offered the Randall substitute
for the Cowles bill with the free list of the
senate bill as an opportune measure. He
estimated that it would reduce the revenue
$50, 900 900 on tobacco and Sc, 000, 900 on the
free list
Mr. Cowles said he was tired of souab-
crastination of the ways and means COM
mittee and how they had put him off time
and again when he begged them to support
tobacco bill one way or another The
people did not care about what committee
reported a bill. They wanted the tobacco
tax cut off and did not care how it came
about.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
BreckInrldge, of Kentucky, earnestly de-
tended the ways and means committee
and charged that the Randall bill was a
enforcement of the two wings of the party
and warmly protested against a severance
of the tariff and revenue features of the
Mills bill, arguing that the bill represent
ed the result Of the mature deliberations
of the ways and means committee and had
gained votes in manufacturing centers.
Mr. Compton, of Maryland, said it
was evident that the Republicans
wanted the house to adjourn
without cutting off the tobacco
tax. Then they would call special ses-
sion of congress and pass such bill with
IN the next sixty days 1t would no be wise
TO allow the Democratic party to be weak
ened in this way.
Mr.. Randall insisted on consideration of
the bill He had been read out of the
party twice but had gotten back. In re-
ply to Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, he
said be was endeavorng to facilitate the
consideration of the bill TO repeal the to-
bacco tax and he would not agree to abide
by the decision If the majority of the call
Gus. lie added that he had reason to be-
lieve that two Democratic MEM
bers of the committee ~,
rules would agree to report back the reso-
luton introduced by him today and the
speaker had done all in his power to secure
consideration of the matter during this
session.
After further debate the caucus. with
out coming to any conclusion, adjourned.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
BUTTERWORTH's RESOLUTION.
How 1t is Considered by the Organ Of the
Dominion Government.

TORONTO, Ont. Feb. 21-The Toronto
Empire, the special organ of Sir John Mac
donald and the Dominion government,
says of Mr.. Butterworth's resolution ask
ing congress to take the Canadian parlia-
ment on an excursion:
1T is never a bad policy to live on cor
dial terms with near neighbors, and in the
case with nations it is wise to do SO.
Consistently and with the dignity
and independence of separate exist
ence, the point arises how this can
best be accomplished If the United
States thinks of laying out the almighty
dollar in the hope that friendliness and
harmony are cash articles, it indicates a
satisfactory repentance for past remiss-
ness and desire, according to the none
tary standard of that country, to invest
a little IN proper sentiment. There APP
pears, however. to some minds different
ways o reaching the haven Of national
peace. To such, the proclamation
OF message from the ruler of
the United States inviting retaliation
upon another and unoffending country;
the publication in the press of untruthful
and slanderous charges against the credit
and the prosperity of the same neighbor-
ing country; the action of leading states
men In submitting proposals for the pur-
chase and absorption of Canada by the
United States; the calm discussion in pub
lie by the chief military official of plan
in all its details to capture and subdue
Canada-will hardly seem the means most
likely to bring about friendly feeling
which is now TO be bought for a few
thousand dollars. Is it any wonder
that calmly and moderately as Canadians
have judged the whole matter they should
cherish still some just and reasonable re-
sentiment at the treatment melted out to
them? They have forgotten much and
have borne themselves during crisis with
praiseworthy dignity and common sense
but it is hard that, after all their forbear-
ance, they should he asked at busy sea-
son to stop and listeq to the insidious sug-
gestions of Mr.. Buncomb Butterworth.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
FLIGHTOF AGUlLTY COUPLE

CLEVELAND, Feb PA guilty husband
and faithless wife, both we'll known and
until now highly thought OF in this city, ARE
fugitiyes somewhere in the west trying to
outrun their consciences and stifle all
thought of the two blasted homes they
have left behind them. Saturday night
Rollin c. Cary, the advertising agent Of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern in
this city, and the wife of T. j. Meals, the
assistant state labor stasistician, and
manager of the Industrial News, left
Cleveland together and they have not been
seen or heard of since, though it is sup
posed their route lay westward. Cary is
the son of General Passenger Agent Cary,
of the Lake Shore railroad, who died some
time ago. Last Saturday he sent his resig-
hation to the general passenger agent of
the railroad, Mr. A. j. Smith, and drew
about 81, 100 from his personal deposit in
two Cleveland banks. Early in the even
ing he was joined by Mrs Meals and to-
gether they fed from the city. Cary's
wife is the daughter Of J. w. Hulburt, of
the National bank of Elyria, O.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
SPANISH ROyAiTy IN cLlrAco

CHICAGO IL, Feb. 2l.-Chicago has been
entertaining royalty uuawares. The Duke
de Durcal, who is staying at the Hotel
Richelieu with his cousin, the Chevalier
Francis Cambreling, and his friead, the
Chevalier Ramro Uriumdo Y Saavedra,
captain of cavalry in the Spanish army, is.
according to Spanish reckoning. an uncle
of the baby king of Spain. According to
of the king. His full name is
Don Pedro de Borbon Borbon.
DuQue de Durcal He is a son of
Don Sebastian de Borbon. who was first
cousin of King Alfonso MI. and Of Dona
Christina de Borbon. He came with let
tiers of introduction to some of the leading
families of this city, and has been hos
pitably received. He has visited the board
of trade. the stock yards, the auditorium,
the town of Pullman, aud everything
worth seeing. He is full OF praise for the
beauties of the city
If you would picture this young Spanish
grandee, take any photograph OF TIE late
King OF Spain, Alfonso MI, and the duke
OF DUrcal are almost the same men The
likeness is incredibly strong. even TO the
twitching of the lower jaw, which is her
editary with the family.
His visit to this country is for the pur-
pose of disposing of his fathers col
lection of paintings, which are now
in New York, and are soon TO be
exhibited in the American Art
association galleries in that city He
considers it among the most famous pri-
vate collections in the world, and values II
at from Sst'0,0sO TO s., 0G0.004. Ii includes
two Murrillo's The Madonna del Car
men," and child Christ" There are
also more or less famous works by Vel
asquese, Rembrandt Teniers. Van Eyck
and other OF the Dutch Flemish and
Spanish masters, covering examples from
the end OF the fourteenth century to the.
beginning Of the nineteenth.
No other baby soap is so pure, delicate.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, Feb 21.-In the house of COM
mons today after the reading of the
queens speech. Mr.. John Morley gave
notice that he would introduce an amend
ment TO the address in reply 10 the speech
from the throne condemning the admins
tration of the law in Ireland as harsh. uu-
just and oppressive and asking that meas
ures be adopted to content the Irish aud
re-establish real union Of Great Britain
and Ireland.
cheered by the opposition on entering the
house, The ministerialists cheered Mr.
Baifour while the opposition Kissed him
and shouted '.PIggott." Mr. Smith was
similarly greeted. IL is universally ad-
mitted that the session viii be the most
fiery on record Irish factions of the gov
ernmeht Will be vigilantly watched.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
TELEGRbPHtC BREVITIES.

The National Electric Light association
at Chicago adjourned today, after electing
E. r. Weeks, Of Kansas City, president.
The United States man-of-war Mouonga-
bella left Mare Island at o'clock yesterday
Afternoon direct for Samoa.
One hundred leading citizens of Denver,
decked out in full cowboy style, viii join
the Dodge City cowboy band AT Kansas
City and proceed to the Inauguration ls
is intended 70 make il a true representa-
ton OF western life OF twenty years ago.
It is now certain that Tim and Pete Bar
rett, who killed Toleffson, the street car
driver At Minneapolis about a year ago.
viii hang March -
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-22
SAMOAN NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21-The Honolulu
Bulletin Of February IL, contains the
statement that Colonel De Coetigar, the
British consul, has issued proclamation
declaring all British subjects to be solely
and entirely under the jurisdiction of her
majesty. This proclamation was followed
by one issued by Captain Fritz, of the
Adler, in which he declared all British
subjects in Samoan under martial law
The action of the Germans were severely
criticised by English and Americans here.
United States Vice Consul Blackjack,
January % issued a proclamation forbid
ding United States citizens from taking
any part in the hostile operations between
natives and Germans.