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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
MAY BECOME A BOOMERANG.
A Cartridge Sent Through the Mails to
Senator ingalls, from Mississippi

WASHINGTON, Feb. lion Saturday last
Senator Ingalls, mail contained small
pink wrapped box four inches long, two
inches wide and little more than an inch
thick On being opened the box was
found to contain one of the Union Metal
lie Cartridge company's star cartridges,
and with the following inscription in black
ink: Election pills for old cuff or for In
gals. from jackson, Miss. Come TO see
Us. old nutgallS."
Senator ingalls, was not alarmed at the
contents OF his mail. but both he and his
secretary thought it prudent to lay the
cartridge carefully away as there was a
posi- bility that it might be more destruc-
tive than an ordinary Cartridge. There
was slight fear that the powder and shot
might have been extracted from the she'll
and replaced with some powerful explosive.
The senator. however. was OF the opinion
that il was a plain buckshot cartridge and
a reporter subsequently ascer1ained this
20 ne the fact by prying open the shell. re-
vealing nine large buckshot and charge
of powder. Even tAis, iS WAS thought, was
not y particularly pleasant present and the
joke may turn cut 10 DE sorry one Tor
the perDetraror, As IL is p violation o. the
postal laws 10 send explosives through the
mails
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

Passengers on q Broadway car the
ether morning witnessed an interesting
scene. The driver was new hand who
had evidently been put to work in an
emergency and had not received all the
instructions that new hand requyr res.
The wiud was blowing sharply in his
face and the passengers we're glad to see
him put the lines through the handbole
In The door through which the conductor
collects fare from the passengers On the
platform
This doue the new driver came in the
car himself. closed the door softly and
serenely and drove MS team from the
inside OF the car. lie bowed right ard
Ieft TO the passengers a. be took up hss
stand il the car AID remarked pleasantly
that the weather s~ss a little sharp. but
thanks for the kiadhsaTfednsas Of the
company IN provsdIng thIs hole IN the
door very much sharper weather could
De endured
He was a sociable sort q man ard
TALKED eheerfaIiy 70 the pa@engers, the
chief r.oins ol hls C.lssef zllors icing that
there was n great deal of abuse kezped
upon corporations tsa. WA ardcservsd
II take L - self esi1e.1t. ss said. '.tiaat
a corporztioa c@anot - soaliess that goes
20 the erpssnss @: eatsin< h1iss ia : street
car 6oor .nd lining y sTlih br2xs. simply
that ths driver may 1t2zd INSIDE and
drive He you'll have sad more, bzIi
jus, to~n Ire conductor rxssssd IA and
s-.sFe. Lsu cas CT t.1e i1ons p.atis-p-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
Bad Bacri Pasha.

The history of Bacri Pasha is an excel
lent illustration of how things are done
in Turkey. This man was some years
ago the prefect of Para. During his
term of Office the burglaries that took
place became SO frequent that at last
suspicion arose that there must be some
coilusion between the authorities and the
housebreakers, Detectives were set to
work, and it was soon discovered that
Bacri Pasha, the prefect, was partner
with the burglars and shared their plum
der.
The man was arrested and tried, and
SO convincing and overwhelming was
the evidence that he was convicted and
sentenced to five years Imprisonment
with hard labor. But. to the astonish-
ment of everybody, he was reprieved
and shortly afterward nominated gov
ernor of Scutari, the post he now holds.
This story is fair sample of what hap
pens every day in Turkey and carries a
lesson with it which any intelligent per-
son may read for himself. The censor
ship of the press has now been carried
to such point that the local newspapers
at Constantinople are worthless for any
purpose of information whatever. er.-New
York Telegram.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
To Pump Down Czone.

Sir Edwin Chadwick, known in Eng
land as 1.-The father of sanitary science,
in recent interview said: 81 do so be
lieve in fresh air. My pet project, at
which correspondent in the papers
laughed some time ago, is to build great
towers in our cities and pump down the
ozone from above; there is wonderful
American machine for pumping which
actually makes 200 revolutions in Sec
ond. Well, that would soon purify a
neighborhood. AT the base of st. Paul's
there is no ozone; there is at the summit.
How often my government clerks have
asked leave to take home their work,
finding it impossible to do anything in
the poisoned air Of the great public Of
fees. This system, about which 1 have
consulted NJ. Eiffel himself, who thinks
very highly OF the idea, would effect a
revolution in the health of our great
cities. On very small scale it has been
tried and found to answer perfectly upon
some OF the great liners atsea. Boston
Transcript
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
DAKOTA,s DESTITUTE
A State Official Explains the Cause Of the
Present Appeals.

GRAND FORK, n. D., Feb. 1l-Hon. III.
T. Helgeson, state commissioner of agri-
culture, has just issued an address to the
public explaining the destitution in the
drought stricken counties at some length
and making an appeal for assistance. He
says the suffering for want of provisions,
clothing fuel and feed for stock in some
counties is unprecedented and needs some
authoritative explaining He says the des-
titution is almost entirely confined to the
newer portions of the state where the set
Elements date back only two, three and
four years. except Ramsey and Nelson
counties, which have been settled about
six years. The partial failure OF the crop
of 1888, followed by the entire loss of that
of 1883. left many people IN these North
Dakota counties entirely destitute. The
area needing aid is about sixty by one
hundred miles
The impression which has gotten abroad
that North Dakota is bankrupt is far from
the truth. The assessed valuation of the
state (about one-tEird OF the true
vaiuatlon) was last year S06, ,S57, ,436. 30;
not including S20000,000 in railroad
not assessed. OF the AZ 100000 acres IN the
state, only little over lG0OJ,O 900 were as
sessed, and then at the low average OF 81
This is because the occupants of the unas-
sessed acres have not proved up home
steads, ETC., lands not being taxable until
patents are issued, the limit for which is
seven years. From this it will be seen
that the state has an enormous reserve
fund and there is something TO snow Tor
every dollar of Indebtedness. North Da-
kota is in good shape financially, but her
resources are not available for the present
emergency, and the generosity of the peo-
pie of sister states Will be highly appreci-
ated. In the counties named there are not
less 5000 people dependent wholly or in
part on outside help for this winter and
until they can raise a crop, and still
larger number are needing some assist
ance III the way OF feed Tor stock.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
geHare Of limitations. there is Only One
60 :s.; s&&
Where tho Wild FOWL Nest

Until the acquisition of Alaska By tho
United States IL was wsnder where cer-
tain wild fowl went when they migrated
from the temperate chimes On the ap-
proach of suIaToer a. well as soow eIrdi
and other small species of the feathsrcd
tribe. IL was aftcrward found that their
habitat in summer wsg the waters Of
Alaska, the Yukon river and the lakes Of
that hyperbOrean region A reporter
lately interviewed G. j. Green, Of Eor
ton Sound, Alaska, and he confirms tn.
statement Of Dab and otlsers. Peopls
wonder where the wild fowl conne from.
said he. They tee the rand hill crane.
Wild goose, heron and other fowl every
spring and fall pxrgue their uuwezried
way. but, Ike TIE wind. tbey do not
know whence they come CT whittier they
90 Up on Golovine Ray. on the north
shore Of Norton sound, is the breeding
place OF thess fowls.
All the birds ia creation, seerningiy
20 to that county to breed Geszs
ducks, swans. and thsussness upon thou
sarGs of sandhiIl cranes. are ssa-rsIuA
there ali the time. Tnry lay Their egg
in the blue stem grass IA tks lo~ izTsds,
and If you 90 mp the river bttse way
from the bay, the nnsar cf the ul1a fowl
is almost deafening. Byrrads of robbins
and sxzllovrs are there, as wei as nall
ions cf MAGNIFICENT sro-se. wearing rel
combs and feather u1occasHns. Tais
grouse tsrns as white a. sz,o~ Ia Writer.
Yoa can kill dozens 81 yusy teal dEacks
or groase - q. - bHrler seils IN few
rlomeusz Tie Wild fog~l AID bears Iva
on salmon berries and hBckIsb<-r,sz,
with which all tias hills are literally cor.
--eN zserf-rs
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
A nnurr Society Wanted.

It is a little singular. with all our rr1u.
tuaI benefit societies. that mutual dow
~ society was never established. Inag.
Inc the effect upon the matrimonial mar
ket of thousand young women devot-
ing ten cents a week, fixed percentage
10 be given 10 those who are married
within the wear. The anxious and ann
less could not then become drug In the
market. Something OF the kind is 10
vogue IN Europe, where it is stipulated
that beneficiary must have been a
member OF The society for FIVE years be
fore reaping a dot--Philsdeiphia SaSur-
day Review.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
THE ouEEN:oN FOREIGN MATTERS.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Parliament reas-
sembled today. The queens speech OPEN
ing the session was read by commission.
Her speech was given to the press last
night, but the unpublished portion includ-
ed the remarks on the Samoan treaty as
follows: "The convention concluded by
me with the emperor of Germany and the
United States with respect 10 the govern
ment of Samoa will be laid before you
with the protocols of the conference. The
treaty concluded with the United States
for the amendment of the law OF eXtrad1-
ticn will be also submitted to you. The
latter awaits the ratification OF the 7 nlteu
States senate.
MY lords and gentlemen, the continued
improvement of affairs in Ireland and the
further dininution of agrarlan crime there
has made it possible to very largely
restrict the area where it is necessary TO
deal with certain offences by summary
process. Proposals for increasing under
due financial precaution the number OF oc-
cupying owners, for extending TO Ireland
the principles of local self government
which have been adopted in England and
Scotland SO far as they applicable to Ire
land, and for improving the material well
being of the population in the poorer dis
tricts will be submitted to you. Bills Will
be submitted for your consideration for
the cOnSOllCaGlOH anu dIi1tuuileHo VI thc
laws in respect to the public health of the
metropolis and the dwellings of the work
ing classes, and also a bill for the better
regulation OF savings banks and friendly
societies. / commend you earnestly III the
discharge of your responsibility to the
care and guidance of Almighty God.
Gentlemen of the house of commons,
the estimates to dsfray the cost of my
government will be submitted to you.
They are drawn with due regard to econ
omy as we'll rs TO the necessities of the
public service"
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
LIBERTY'S AWAKENING.
Republican Demonstrations In the Streets
of Lisbon.

LIRBoN, Feb. 11-An enormous crowd
assembled today in the Place Dom Pedro
and Republican orators endeayored to
harangue various groups, but the police
and cavalry charged the mass which was
dispersed after some fighting. Twenty
eight persons were arrested. 1t is Il month
today since the English ultimatum was
presented to the Portuguese government
and since Portugual Immediately ac-
cepted it. The demonstration planned
was intended as u celebration
of the desperate objections TO it. The DO
lice tried TO prevent the demonstration.
Shops are partly closed and the streets are
paUrolled. The agitation, smothered for
the moment, is smoldering
AT late hour there are yet great crowds
in the streets, but the large force of police
and the troops have prevented further
trouble. Several newspapers have been
seized for publishing violent articles. The
Republicans were prevented from putting
wreaths on the statue of CamOens.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
SAITIAKE,S OFFICIAL RETURNS.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 11.-Otficial re-
tulns give George A. Scott, Gentle, for
mayor, a majority of 500; Louis Hyams,
GENTLE. for recorder, $50: j. B. Walden,
Gentle, for treasurer, $50; E. r. Clute,
Gentle. for assessor, 466: J. NJ. Young,
Gentle. for marshal, rs. The remainder
of the Gentle ticket, including fifteen
councilmen, are elected by maJorltles
ranging from 500 to 400. This gives them
control of the municipal council for the
first time in the history of the city. Dis
cussing Yesterdays contest, the Herald,
the organ of the People party and Mormon
church, says: The votes have been cast
aud counted and the result announced.
We do believe there was rarely, IL ever, a
more crooked electlon; certainly nothing
like it ever occurred hereaboutS. We
do believe that the people have
the most lawful voters and that a
fair and square showing would demon
strate this 10 the satisfaction of everybody.
Fraud, illegal registerstion, disenfran-
chisement OF legal Mormon voters and
''tiim-famming" were practiced by the
Liberals openly and without opposition
and by these means only have they carried
the day. 1t was unQuestlonabiy crooked
election. \ Yesterdays work may he annoy
ing but it is not discouraging and is in no
sense disheartening. We must see to 1t
also see to it that there shall be put upon
the city nothing to check her growth or
retard her progress.
The Desert News says edltoriaily: "The
municipal election OF this city was carried
by the Liberals (Gentile) yesterday by a
majority of 500. The processes by which
this result was attained are NOS fair. The
successful party, in whose hands. under
the Edmunds law, was the entire manipu-
lation of the election business, ran special
trains over the Rio Grande Western rall-
way and registered gangs of men clear TO
the Colorado line who had net the qualiti-
cations OF electors, being uou-residentsf
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
A Candid friend.

Tothe English Georges were not few
frank speeches made by class of whom
George Canning exclaimed:
But of all plaques. good Heaven, thy wrath can
send,
Save, save, oh, save me from the candid friend!
A young lady told George ii that the
ceremony she most longed 70 see was a
coronationl
George ~, when Prince OF Wales,
found candid friend" in Nollelrens,
the sculptor, one of the most simple
minded and uncourtly of men. The
prince was sitting for his bust, and the
following conversation took place:
Nollekens-How's your fatheri The
king was at that time very ill.,
The Prince-Thank you, Mr. Noile-
kens, he is much better.
Nollekens-Ah, that's all right It
would be sad thing if he was to die,
for we shall never have another king
like him.
The Prince-Thank you.
Noilekens-Ah, sir, you may depend
upon that.-Youth's Companion.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
THE DAMAGE In OREGON.

CORVALLIS, Ore, Feb. 1.-The greatest
loss in Benton county by the recent flood
occurred in the Alsea valley. The Alsea
river overfowed it's banks and in many
places the water was several feet higher
than ever before known. Several head of
stock were drowned and much fencing
was washed away. The only death re-
ported i'll Benton county occurred near
Alsea bay early Monday morning. A
large slide came down the mountain side,
burying Robert Barclays residence and
imprisoning Barclay. his two children and
Robert Brown. The father and two Chill
dren were extricated after some difficulty,
but Brown was found dead, baving been
crushed by heavy tl,nbers. A barn near
by was wrecked and ten head of stock
killed
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
MADE ONLY BY
PONDS EXTRACT CO.
New York and London.
Killing Rats b, f.lestrielty.

Victor Poissant, young electrician Of
Omaha, has very ingenious way Of kill
ins rats. The prying rodent is caught
IA an ordinary oval trap, the bottom Of
which is covered with tin. Mr.. Poissani
has a small dynamo of his own manu-
facture. One wire. connecting with tina
dynamo, is fastened 10 the tin lining Of
the trap, and another IL thrust into the
prisoners cell She well known pro
pensity of Gagged rat to do battle asserti
itself, and he seizes the wire between his
teeth. In SO doing he makes the mistake
Of his life. The circuit Is conplete, his
jaws close on the wire with death grip,
aud without squeak and almost with
out quiver no passes into state oi
eterna. esuetude.-Chicaco Times.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
FIRE AND FALLING WALLS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. IA special
from Richardson. No., says: Fire broke
out at 12 o'clock here last night in the
building occupied by T. S. Elledge as
grocery store and the building and con-
tents were entirely destroyed by the fire
before it was brought under subsection.
After the flames had died out a number of
citizens collected in the building adjoin-
ing, rented by Mcdonald & Son, dry goods
merchants. They We're talking over the
events of the fire when without warning
the west wall fell in, instantly killing NJ.
T. Mcdonald and William 4. Jackson
and seriously injuring Mrs. Jackson.
Many persons narrowly escaped death.
Both gentlemen were we'll known III
northwest Missouri They leave families.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

terminus It Is rdrilied s6ohf on the
switches, and finally, after no one knows
how many hours of misery on the cars,
the fowls are placed on trucks and
driven to the oonsignees at the markets.
There the dead are taken from the crates
and the living during that day or the
next 60 to the retailers. 1t is not until
after three OF four days in that vile
prison that the fowl is relieved from its
torture by death.
That they suffer real torture is evil
dent on moments consideration. 1t Is
a pity that the shippers could not be
made TO realize what the torture Is by
packing them shoulder TO shoulder, In
crates so low that their heads must be
kept forward, and their chins on their
breasts continually; or, to approximate
the condition of the fowls accurately,
they should be obliged to stand with
their backs bent at an angle OF so degs.
People who have tried TO sleep with
their legs curled up in railroad seat
and have woke up with the cramp. wish
ing they could straighten out for just
one minute, may form slight idea of
what the fowls suffer during a three
DAYS confinement in a coop.
The fact that definite per cent, toll
erably well known among poultry deal
ers, of the fowls die from their suffer.
ing is also conclusive evidence that the
suffering is great.
Further than that. they are kept for a
long time without water to drink, while
the lower crates in the stocks on the
cars become intolerably offensive from
the drippings from the upper tiers.
There does not seem to be any ade-
quate remedy for this condition of af-
fairs. The shippers have calculated the
losses from death and find that the losses
are less than what the increased cost of
freight would be were fowls shipped in
crates high enough to allow them head
room. That the fowl gets the headache
and becomes feverish is fact of no con-
sequence TO the shipper, because it does
not diminish his profit.
In many markets in the city one can
see signs saying that fowls viii be killed
to order. The buyer has an idea that he
can there get fowls in better condition
than when he buys the country killed
fowls. Very likely he can in some well
managed shops, whose proprietors take
pains to turn their fowls out in clean
yard to recuperate, but it is almost
enough to give person the typho
fever to eat a fowl killed out of one
II -.
when coming to New York. If any one
thinks this is overdrawn let him watch
a truck load of crates as it arrives at one
of the markets some morning.-New
York Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
To create an appetite. and give tone to
the digestive apparatus, use Ayers Sar-
saDariIta
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING scRAPe

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb III. Il Kel-
sey, of st. Joseph, accompanied by Miss
Rose Corrigan. from the same place. Called
at the Metropolitan hotel this evening tu
See CapUain Thomas Pheian. The captain
received his guests IN the hotels parlor
The three had not occupied the apartment
very long when pistol shot sounded
through the house aud Mr. Kelsey fied pre-
cipit2tely down the hall ana out of doors.
When an Investigation WIS attempted
no one was found 10 be in the parlor
Later in the evening Nr Kelsey
vertured in the hotel bar room. He had
been there only few moments when Cap
tain pnelau entered aud discovering him
proceeded 10 beiab1r him with his wsItsing
stick Kelsey fled 10 the Office for pro-
lection. There he WIS seen by the re-
porters but refused 10 make anyS-ate-
pent. Captain Pnelan also had nothing
10 say about the affair and Miss Corr;can n
could not be found. The cause of aii the
trouble Is unknown. Kelsey i speciai
agent of the Phoenix Loan association of
81. Joe.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
A True Likeness of George WashinStou


4 description of the personal appear.
ance of Washington, written in 1899, is
reprinted in The Pennsylvania Magazine
of History and Biography:
''Gen. Washington Is now in the 47th
year of his age. He is tall, well made
man, rather large boned, and has toll
erably genteel address; his features ar
manly and bold, his eyes Of biuish cast,
and very lively; his hair deep brown,
his face rather long ard marked With
the smallpox; his complexion sunburnt
and without much color, and his counte-
nance sensible, composed and thought
ful; there is a remarkable air Of dignity
about him, with striking degree Of
gracefuIneas.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
POLITICAL GRAVES IN SIGHT.

BISMARCK, y. D., Feb u-I-afs last
night the senate investigating committee
took up the charges of bribery il con-
neclion with the lottery scheme. All tue
legislators examined knew nothing. De-
tecr.ves Wilson and Cleary have been sum
rnoned and Wilson's testimony Is expected
10 make a great sensation II be can be in
ducek9 10 tell the truth His evidence Is
expected to implicate some prominent peo-
p.c. Dennis HcnItsn, 1hs ~sq1-iicr 20g-
,.rgor ~ Dakota" ssys there ace lUo poIiii-
cal funerals a sight
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA. Kan. Feb.
11.-The highest temperature was ~ a.,
the lowest was 32o, and the mean 81
with colder cloudy weather, higher bar
ometer, high northeast winds, shifting at
night to brisk northerly.
Last year OH February II the highest tenn
perature was 42o, tie lowest 81 , and the
mean 81
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. D. c.,
Feb. II. p. IN. Forecast until p. IN.
Wednesday:
For Kansas: Fair weather, variable
winds, warmer Thursday morning.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

Cuckoo Clock Gust before fnidRishtl-
I'm oupose,i 10 night WORK I'm going tc
strike. for Gre.
Hal Clcck-Come, sir: yoa're toc
fast.
Little Nickel C7ock-l don : think 50.
I'm coi,1z 10 s,riEp. rvo. \ general
strike ard great confusion follow
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