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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-28
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
There are now II, ,O0O,O 900 men in Europ
ready to be called into the field.

There are now II ,000, 900 men in Europe
ready to be called into the field
The British are about to introduce a
warrant rank among their engine room ar
tifcers.
A torpedo catcher" that cannot catch a
torpedo boat is hardly thought TO justify
the appellation. Yet, according 10 data to
hand, such would appear to be the position
held by the torpedo catchers Sharpshooter
and Spanker, of the British navy.
Messrs. Yarrow & Co., of Poplar, Eng
land, have recently built torpedo boat
for the Argentine government known as
the Bathurst. The new boat is 130 feet
in length and 13 feet inches wide at the
water line She is fitted with quadruple
expansion engines.
The new British first class cruiser Edgar
has been launched from the Devonport
dockyard, England The Edgar is the
largest warship ever launched from Devon
port. She is of 1850 tons displacement,
300 feet long, 60 feet beam and draws %
feet inches of water.
In order to determine which is the better
of the two anti-fouling compositions for
ships bottoms, several of the men-of-war
are having one side painted with one Kind
and the other side with the other. AS
considerable sum Of money depends upon
the decision, the result is awaited with
great interest.
Austria has hitherto possessed only two
small men-of-war upon the Danube, the
Maros and Leitha. This fiotilla will
shortly be increased by a third vessel, the
Thesis. 1t is armor plated, and is of 4S8
tons burden and 1000 horse power. The
deck is iron clad, and has two steel tur-
rets. The ship will be armed with six
krupp guns of steel.
In the Volkov fields, near st. Peters
burg, the ministry of war have instituted
exercises in flying kites. If experience
shows that kites can be made to fly with
certain regularity, small electric lamps
will be attached to them, and the cords
will be provided with metallic wires, to be
used as air telegraphs between distant
camps in time of war
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The tank. or reservoir. for holding 80
oil shoEld % o. mstai rather than chini
or glass. Wicks sHoQl6 hs dry, be lus'
long enough 70 reach 70 toe bottom 81 th.
reservoir and be softly woven. Tbs1
should be jast wide enough % easily e.
the wick holder without bang pulled oi
squeezed IN u Is aeeessa-y. TO, th~t ths1
BE soAked with OIL irls, before usiz.s 80
Lamp. When the lamp u IL tss T1cf
should be a. erst rzrnsa down. and tser
sioulJ raised A. i burns
One great ssaentisl 20 AVOID All osion
from a lamp il 20 hare b. thoroughly , eiesn
sad al ch&rTod wack aud eust rsnspTer
before Iightlng Ia p1ttlnE cat LArnI
where i las DO eTtlngulsslnK appliances
the wick should b turned eO~n- asd >
sharp yu9 blown Across IL top % tbs
chinney but 50t down oz o. A 1tsis So
tsrnAtie care "a tbs use q q lamp vii
hTirz. Instead q dis1ousfort. warm
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Thing. Wen to Know and Do.

Hot sunshine win remove scorch-
The best liquid for cleaning old brass iss
solution OF oxalic acid
Kerosene applied TO amused stoves win
Keep them from rusting.
a damp cloth clipped in common sods
will brighten tinware easily.
To clean knives cut small potato. dip
1t in brick dust and rub thea.
Grease may oe removed from silk By ap
plying magueSi1 70 the wrong side.
New iron should be gradually heated ai
first; IL will nCt DC 50 likely TO crack.
Paint splasles may be removed from
window pares by = very hot solution Of
soda, using a soft flannel
Milldewed linen may be restored by soap
ing the spots, and wbilewet covering them
with powdered chalk.-Halrs journal.
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The aa1iehta Daily Eagle sunday gHorne, 2s

They were fouI.snIng race 80 years ago.
when the Spaniards came among them.
Strictly speaking, the only precious
stones are the diamond, ruby, sapphire and
emerald, though the term is often extended
to the opal, notwithstanding its lack of
hardness, and to the pearl, which is not
a mineral, but a strictly animal product.
The alligator is one of those animals
which, like the parrot and tortoise, live for
an indefinite term. 1t is never full grown
at less than twenty years, and may grow
after that. 1t is not known how long it
may live, but it commonly attains the age
OF 100 years
A cork rope is one of the latest inven-
tions. 1t is made of small corks placed end
TO end, and the whole covered with braid
ing of cotton twine; over this is a coarser
braiding ia heavy strands. According to
the inventor, a one-iDch thick rope will
stand a strain of 900 pounds.
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lrrfsAFv tlonrs.

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Progrsas szs . tankrF
jams PartoD Eocgbs>s. son a. Tbs fDdi-
ana .erator. hza rto=r.iy comp.sssd iE De-
troit q dr2rsa bzssss o. 80 loFsi. a Tale
q Ws..lth.T -
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widely pepzi2x - nFisg Ffsoch poets,
While a. ssssies =, to- s-ory telling art
be k$s sut fsS Enb<FtosE.
I=les Verusis LstxEs rork. "Ceear CAsos-
b.. whish has iast b@<n pubLAsb~d In
Paris. hAs -=rt wIfh favsr@bls r~espt4ea-
HIS story thls 9 ~ - q tLs aavSntgrs1s
vcyaEs II . GrlEtsa4sk.
The ls,est rsro--s q fss ssalta a. Al
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WOMAN AID HOME.
MISTAKES SOMETIMES MADE BY WON
EN- WHO HIVE TACT.

Neatness in Dress at Rome-Japanese
Women at Prayer-A Sweet Idea in
Presents-Just Plain CIean-Let Your
Servant AIone-Best of the sheep.
The existence and use of tact cannot be
too highly regarded. That keen and ready
sixth sense which discerns an uncom-
Portable situation while vet it merely
threatens, and averts its consequences by
prompt speech or action, occupies a de-
servedly honored place in the ethics of all
social intercourse. In every department
OF life, indeed, tact is valuable endow-
ment, the more since its possession seems
birthright rather than an acquisition.
But often this kindly Office is miscon-
ceiEed, its graceful ministration much
abused. There seems, to some indelicate
natures, an elasticity about the term
which permits it at times to cover a gross
rudeness aud discourtesy.
Here, for example, is young woman
naturally kind hearted and deservedly
popular. On several occasions she has dis
tinguished herself by doing so nearly the
right thing that il is accepted as such, and
she comes to be considered equal to auy
emergency. Her friends say Phoebe has
so much tact" and Phoebe is only human
that she seeks TO emphasize this reputa-
ton. 1t Is at this point that she needs to
be well on her guard. \ fine instinct, a
delicate perception, are indispensable now.
She Is perhaps spending an evening out.
Across the room from where she is stand
ing one of gay group is q young man,
solitary, and embarrassed TO find himself
SO. Ph9be's glance falls upon him; she
honestly pities him and she sees an oppor-
tunity.
1T is too bad" she says; "Mr. NJ. has
been there alone for minutes and minutes;
1 am going over to speak with him" and
she starts Off followed by admiring silence,
which shortly resolves itself into compli-
mentary utterances. Phoebe feels rather
than hears them, and aglow with con-
sciousness approaches her victim. For Mr..
NJ. is victim and he knows it. From the
moment of her setting out he has OWNED
her errand, and he shrinks from the or
deal
His pride and his intelligence resent
what his bashful inexperience prevents his
properly meeting. Phoebe has all the ad-
vantage on her side; her card is full; her
cavaliers surround her; nobody will uues-
tion her mOtive-and of Mr.. NJ IS wounded
dignity she has never thought. If some
one could only teach her and her sister
Phoebes that the abuse of tact is intolera-
bic just as politeness is sometimes officious
TO rank kdiscourtesyl-Her Point of View in
New York Times.
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Cures in fifteen minutes. Preston
"Hed-Ake."
FATAL EXPLOSION

CINCINNATI, Dec. PA disastrous boiler
explosion occurred at IL o'clock today on
the premises of Gus Loewenstein, Jr.,
butcher and manufacturer of sausages, at
ninth and John streets He has for the pur-
pose four-horse-power steam engine, the
boiler Of which is located in a small brick
building in the rear of the shop. The en-
gineer was not present when the explosion
took place. There was terrific upheaval
in the vicinity, and no less than seven
buildings. occupied as dwelling houses.
were wrecked and torn so that they had to
he taken down. Bertha Gray, aged IL
years, was killed, being found under the
debris of one of the houses. Mrs. Loewen-
stein has a broken back ard cannot live;
Mrs. Baums, her daughter, is badly cut
and bruised; William Higgins, rib broken
and badly bruised; Mike Kennedy, cut
about the head. Mrs. Gray and her
daughter, Jennie Gray, were both slightly
wounded. The absence of the engineer
makes it impossible to ascertain the cause
of the accident.
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Cures while you wait-Preston's "Hed-
WAISkNS WnRK

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Dec 2L-Charles
Mayors. a brakeman on the Frisco rail
road. was shot and killed near Richey,
fifty miles west OF here, last night. by a
man named Blunt Blunt boarded the
train at CRANKY. and entered the ladies'
car, swearing and drinking The conduct
or asked him 10 go into the smoking car
but he refused 10 do SO. The conductor
called upon Mayors TO assist him IN get
ting Blunt from the car AS they were
about TO take hold Of him, he drew u re
volver and shot Mayors twice, and then
shot at the conductor but missed him
Blunt was arrested.
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The Best Part Of the Sheen.

Do you know how nice stuffed shoulder
of mutton is' You probably do know thas
II is less expensive than the leg. and hav,
avoided it in consequence. TNll in Eng
land, where they know more about mstton
than we do here, they prefer the shoulder
70 the leg, both for quality aud juiciness.
Try it once and see. Get your msrketman
20 bone it for you. then you stuff IL as you
would veal roSst it, and see IL you ever
buy the leg again for a roast. You havs
saved money and you have better dinner.
You'll say that am ght.. Iva .1oveJ
Carson in Housewife
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-28

Mrs. Belle Wooster Higgins, of Sullivan,
is "a veritable salt She has been st sea
almost constantly for nearly nineteen
years, and during that time has sailed "a
nearly every part Of the globe, including
several European ports, Africa, Australia,
the island of Sumatrs, South America,
every port of the West Indies and nearly
every Atlantic port in This country She
is an expert in ns 'ssnSn, end is possessed
Of sufficient nautical Kill to enable her,
If il should ever become necessary, to take
full command Of vessel and sail her Ia
any part Of the world.-Ellsworth Am,
erican.
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Sure cure-Preston's Hed-Ake
ACFYS VIEWS


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Comptroll Her of
the Currency Lacey does not believe the
stories circulated by croakers concerning
the financial condition of the United
States, and especially in view of the fact
that he has official data at hand which
thows a very gratifying and decidedly op-
posite state Of affairs from that so fire.
quently quoted. Generally speaking, F"
remarks the comptroller, 'busi-
ness for the year just end
ing has been remarkably good
To be sure, there have been a few failures
reported. but they have been Of a provi-
Dental chayacter-that is. they could not
be prevented, and have been of incalcu-
liable benefit even if they have been severe
and indirect lessons. Agricultural COM
munities have tried to borrow money when
crops had failed, and as they could not
give security, naturally enough this has
caused a stringency of money, which was
felt everywhere. National banks, too,
have been affected in certain localities, but
this has not been materially felt by
the business world, although II has
, the effect of precautionary
signal, by making bankers more cautious.
and particularly in the matter of dis
counting paper for borrowers. Indica-
tions point To a marked improvement of
business in every quarter, and money Is
not tight in any sense. so far as ! am able
TO ascertain As far as | can judge, there
seems TO be no necessity for any financial
legislation by congress, for all that could
he done has been carried out TO the letter,
and ali fears Of a panic have subsided in
the east as well as in the west.
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A Post Election Incident.

A man walked into the business Office of
The Daily News the day after the election,
stepped mp to the window and said:
The election is over, amt itt'
YES, all over"
"No more registering 70 be done''
None whatever"
'.Can I read the paper without being
asked. Have you registered" ten times in
4 colUmnT'
sure"
Have you eos sll the Don't fail to reg
ister.' Vote es1y,' and You can't vote
unless you register notices put away
where they'll net get cut Till '@r'
II believe SO
Then believe yoa can send the paper
round TO my house again Got the name.
have yoa,"
Yes Say
Well -
Did you regisser''
-. ~
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Through Rate Wars

Patron Gn a western railroad station)-
Gimme ticket to Gulchtown.
Ticket Clerk-Yessir. Seven an half
Patron-Seven dollars and a half to
Gulchtown? Why, that's only few sta
tions from here.
Ticket Clerk (sharply) - Sevenahalf
Lively, now
Patron-Don't want it. Give me a ticket
for China by way Of Gulchtown.
Ticket Clerk (briskly)-Here you are, sir.
Five dollars.-New York Weekly.
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SENATOR SIMPSON,

kANsAs CITY, Mo, Dec; ga special
10 the Times from Topeka, says: Jerry
Simpson, Farmers Alliance congressman
elect from the Seventh Kansas district, is
becoming dangerous as a senatorial candi-
date in the race for the seat made vacant
by the expiration of Mr. ingalls, term.
The farmers Of the Seventh district have
espoused his cause. and now the Third aud
Sixth districts have caught the contagion,
and the ''socklesS statesman j develop
ing good-sized senatorial boom
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A EhTArP,e NIcTAKE

CINCINNATI, Dec 27-Louis Schwing,
worn ont with watching beside his +four-
year old daughter. who had diptheria,
took brief sleep yesterday, and suddenly
awakening at the stroke of two by the
clock, hurriedly poured a teaspoonful of
medicine for the child from bottle on the
table, and gave it to her. A shrek from
the child, followed by agonized contor-
tions, aroused him fully. and looking ut
the bottle, he found he had given carbolic
acid. The child died in two hours, and
Schwing was with difficulty restrained
from taking his own life
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FRED. L. JOHNSON. Observer.
THE SIOUX INDIANS

DENVER. Colo, Dec ga News special
from Creston, S. D., via courier to Rapid
City, S. d.. says: Things which few days
ago under the policy of Gen. Brooke were
tending TO cessation Of all hostilities are
today Just the reverse. Late last night
Gen. Carr received telegram from Col.
Sumner that the Indians from Humps
and Big Foot's camp, whom he was sup
posed TO have held as prisoners. had escap-
ed and were heading for the Bad lands.
At daylight Gen. Carr and six troops pull
ed out from here to intercept them, or cap
ture and destroy them. but so far no word
has been received yet from the general.
The Indians are still carving on theirdep-
relations as usual, and are growing much
bolder, having stolen three valuable horses
and ten head of stock out of corral last
night at the ranch of a Mr.. Burnes, situat-
ed only ten miles from this camp On the
Cheyenne river
DICKINSON, S. D., Dec. 21-Lieut. Siden-
ham and Scout Pence, of Captain Fount-
aims command of the Eighth cavalry, have
arrived here with dispatches. They re-
port that there has been no foundation for
the story that the command was hemmed
in by five hundred hostiles in the Cave
hills. Captain Fountain has not, up to
Christmas morning, been able to discover
any trace of Indians, but has claimed that
Sitting Bulls followers are on their way
TO the Pine Ridge and Cherry Greek reser-
vations. Stories about ranchmen muir
dered and property destroyed by the hos
tiles are also stated to be unfounded.
HAVING A FEAST.
PIERRE, S. d.. Dec 27.-Scott Phillips,
well known rauchman living on the
reservation, came to the city today to make
some arrangements to protect his own
and Governor Mellette's cattle, which are
running near the Bad lands. He says the
hostiles have hundreds of range cattle in
the Bad lands, which they are quietly eat
ing, while troops stay around in camps on
the outskirts, guarding them while they
eat That's how ranchmen are being
benefited by the troops" he says,
and adds that the troops are afraid to go
into the Bad lands for fear of being am
bushed. He proposes to receive sanction
TO muster regular company of cowboys,
which will 90 through the hostile country
and regain the stolen cattle or make some
good Indians.
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HUTCHINSON NOTES.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Dec. 27-William
Hays was scalded at the Riverside Salt
works today so badly that it is thought he
will die.
Clarance Copeland ran away from his
home in Wichita, and beat his way TO this
city. He attempted to board n moving
train at the Rock Island junction, and
missing his hold, fell under the cars. His
leg had TO be amputated
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ROOOI 9

KANSAS CITY. Dec 27.-An interesting
chapter in the affairs of the defunct Union
Railway company of this city, was re-
yealed today in the testimony of NJ. G-
Harmon, one of the stockholders, given
during the trial Of the suit of the COM
pany's attorneys for fees Mr. Harmon
said that stock TO the value Of $500 OOq had
been issued 10y the company. OF this
amount, $4,000 had been deposited wit h
the American Loan and Trust company. of
Boston. as security. The other SlO0. coo
had been turned over to thirteen local
members of the company. This had been
paid for only in the way of services rem
dered the company. by securing the fran
chise, interesting property owners IN the
scheme etc
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SAYvIILE. L. l.. Dec. GA most brutal
murder was committed last night at Bo-
hernia. a small village about three miles
north Of here The victim was Winnie
Croups. a cigsrmaker. 2l wears of age, the
murderer being Frank krulis, "a years OF
age, also a cigarmaker. The murder was
first made known by hrulis himself, soon
after its preparation. About $3.50 O'Clock
in the evening krulis walked into the
residence of Constable Sasheck, and hor-
rified that official by laying on the dining
table "a human finger. at the same time
saving: 81 have killed Winnie Croupa, and
I have brought one Of his fingers TO prove
it,"
When the constable had recovered from
his surprise, he said: What do you mean
by fooliug like this
KrIlls replied bv saving. II mean what
I say. I've killed Winnie Croupa He SAID
had run away from Riverhead TO escape
trresf and that a constable was coming
after me: so / concluded TO Kill hlm. /
net him on the road and cut his throat.
He fell down in the snow, and never spoke
aword. wanted to make sure that he
would never speak again, 50 | cut his belly
open and put his bowels over his face.
Then cut of an ear and his hnger Tor
~oun
Constable sbecls asked bim where he
had left the body. and he volunteered to
take him to the place of the murder. 1t
was found that krulis had described the
murder accurately. An excited mob
wanted to mete out prompt justice, ac-
cordiug to Judge Lynch, on the Self-con-
fessed murderer, and but for the courage
of the constable, the mob would have
made short work of Krulis.
When searched in court, the ear which
was missing from Croupa's body was
found In Krulis' pocket. lie told Judge
O'Brien that be brought it for him. He
also handed the judge the knife, large
bladed jack knife, covered with stains of
blood with which he said he had killed
Croupa All the time krulis conducted
himself in the most unconcerned manner,
apparently reveling in the thought of what
he had done He was taken TO Riverhead
ii this afternoon.
Rradycrotine cured headaches for F. L.
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WEATHER aIlIIEriN

SIGNAL SERVICE OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan,
Dec. 2.-The highest temperature was Az.
the lowest temperature 27", and the
mean temperature, 37', with light north
westerly, shifting to southerly winds;
cloudless weather and very high barometer.
Last year, on Dec. %, the highest tenn
perature was Go, the lowest 36a, and the
mean, 4Se, and two years ago the cores
ponding temperatures were $50, 16o and
27s
FRED. L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Dec q, Sp. m.-Forecast until p. m.
Sunday: For Missouri and Kansas:
Warmer; soutnerly winds
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FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 27.--A collision oc-
CURED last night, three miles north of this
city, between freight train aud two wild
engines. Brakeman j. Lafferty was in
stantly killed. Engineer John Moore and
Fireman Steivinger jumped, and the latter
was terribly mashed and cannot live. The
engineer sustained a slight fracture of the
hip and probably internal injuries
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a REMEDY FOR CANCER

SAN Francisco, Cal, Dec. 27.-G. w.
Grannis, executor of the estate of Mrs
Gen. George w. Cullom, deceased, who
left the bulk of her property for the found
ing of cancer hospital in New York, be
lieves he has found in the discovery of a
San FRANCISCO physician a genuine remedy
for cancer. New York physicians are now
on the way here to study the case and de
eide whether the remedy shall be used in
the New York hospital
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COUNTY OFFICERS ARRESTED.

COLUMBIA, Mo, Dec. 27.-.Iames c. Gil
lespie, treasurer of this (Boone) county
has been arrested for embezzlement. He
was given preliminary hearing today
and as held in S, 200 bond.
Warrants have been issued for County
Judges W. f. Roberts and w T. Argle
char ing them with making. and collect
ing from the county illegally, charges fol
mileage to the amount of s., 80.
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 27-The freight depot
of the Little Miami railroad burned at s
o'clock tonight. The depot contained
about forty-three car loads of unloaded
freight. The total loss is about SIS, 600
The loss on the building viii be about
SIS, 600. with no insurance
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FAILURES.

ARLENE Kan. Dec 2s.-The controller
of the currency has ordered an assessment
Of s65 per share on all stockholders Of the
defunct First National hank Of this city
The excess OF the liabilities has sunk all
the original investment and drawn on the
stock holders for S65. coo additional
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PINE BLUFF Ark. Dec 27--Bob Black.
, snegro, shot and killed George Hall also
aolored on Tony Brothers plantation. The
murder was unprovoked and cold blooded.
Black escaped to the cane brake, which
is now surrounded with hundreds OF
armed negroes, who viii shoot the fugitive
ON sight