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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
eware OF limitations, there is Only One
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A Needed Accom- pii.h m..,.

The gift OF one good voice, clear enuncia-
ton, correct pronunciation In every family
would raise the enjoyment OF home life 80
per cent, if such valuation could be placed
on 50 spiritual family possession; the gain
that would result in the increase If general
intelligence 20 each family is incalcuiabla.
IL seems a great pity that when SO much
money Is spent on accomplishments that
really minister TO the Students development
Only, more attention Is not given 10 the very
desirable accomplishment IF elocntson-nos
that the student may recite in public, bat
that he or she may read IA private for tine
common Development Of the intelligence Of
the family.
The Boston Traveller queries with wisdom,
SIS reading indeed. a lost art that we must
all flock 20 public hall. and be read 70 at a
given price per houra There seems 70 be
tendency in this direction The gregarious
reading Is the idol Of the hour IL eanno: be-
denied that - hear a great play or poem
read by one with whom expression is an art,
whose Interpretation vitalizes and WHITES
each individuality and lends color 10 a sccn-
Is one of the great artistic enjOyments; bat
this is the exception and not he rule and 30
one still recurs 10 the question, Is reaa4ng
becoming a lost art TO tso dweliers ia citiesT
Talking not long since 10 toacber 81 clo-
cution, the writer was struck with this sen-
tence: The art Of elocution has its true
value in conversation" How often bad IN
lection, wrong emphasis, completely hides II
1t does not pervert, tine speakers meaning
Eocution Is not a superficial training. a mere
effort at effect IL Is a training Of the p-roep-
tons Of Intelligence. 1t Is the effort 10 bring
always the true meaning by a clear under
standing Of what was meant by the declars-
tion, the sentiment No longer is elocution a
training Of one sense-thst Of speech; it rec
ognizss that gesture must bear its relation b.
the thing said; II recognizes that perfect har-
nlony depends on perfect health. and applies
methods Of training necessary % physical de-
veIopusent. Union.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28

The pearls Of the Empress Augusta were
famous, but are inferior 20 those now pos
seSsed By the Duke OF Cumberland, which are
the finest in Europe These pearls AID other
jewels, the whole beng worth about 4i60, 900,
we're awarded to the late King George OF
Hanover in 1857. after dlsp1le Of twenty
years. IS they had been claimed By the queen
on the death OF William ". Part OF them
were brought originally from Hanover, and
the remainder had been the private property
Of Queen Charlotte, who left them 10 her son
Ernest. Duke o. Cumberland and after. ard
Eng % Hanover
\ commission, consisting q Lord Wens-
ieydale. Vice Chancellor Wood, afterward
lord chancellor. and Mr Lawrence Peel. WIS
appoiated by Lord Pnlmersso1 - investigate
the matter. and they unanimously awarded
nearly al the Jewels 20 tEe king q Hanover.
= decision which greatly ANNOYED tie qaeen
and Prince AIb=ri. George III, b. viii eft
Queen Charlotte aB the jewels which had
been given 70 hee, ard they were vElued a.
E31, 600. But aaay u than yere selzEf hy
George ~. and d.saure.2-ed during h3s reign.
rs did numb. CT crown ssszefs, incaadlng
ne celebrated Stuart sapphire. sEsca was
-iven bv Cardinal ycTE - George III. and
sv George II presented 10 Princes CzArsosfe
on LIS u1arr 5aze. bar after Eis death Prince
T.@ouold vas obliged 10 r1sturn i, a.ad q tcE
wears afSer~ard il APPEARED n t6e hsa9 dress
Z Lady CouyuxezsE--t5 ncgl-aia -ornroeE-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
Murdered His Friend in a Dream.

A curious theory of murder has prevailed
with the governor of Kentucky IN obtaining
the pardon of ". B. Tompkins, sentenced TO
prison for life IN 1887 for the murder OF Sam
uel Purdy. The two men were warm friends
and had roonled together for several years.
Cries We're heard from their bedroom one
night. and Tompkins was found standing in
middle of the room gasping for breath, while
Purdv lay murdered on the bed. Tompkins
gasped: Hes gone out the door, but the
door was closed and no trace of any one was
discovered. In a corner of the room was q
poker covered with blood and hair. Accord
ing to TompkinS ne had been aroused by some
one striking across him at Purdv, VINO lay al
The hack side of the bed. and had seized the
sssallant. who had broken away. Purdy's
money. 500, was untouched. and TompSins
veheaentlv protested his innocence - the
las. The prosecuting attorney ard the judge
who had tried The case row believe that he
KILLED his friend in a dream. AMI upon this
novel theory he has been released Chicago
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28

tn. late Dr. james l. Ham, who ssezi 70
Be surgeon os tie Michigan Central roa1.
used 70 trayel over the read very often H
was an awful Escre-, z8d ve4ld s-ssIa.ly keep
every ocs els On Re ar awake One nigh:
ne boarded the niggt train a, Caica-o % 20 20
harshaIl Aica. where hs used &c 1--we, and
be sa- up until qG.ts lee, Coating vita
Hank Harm, ths Cd tine c5oanctor. who
was running tbe train. IS asn hs ge-ired e
vas SOFA sand asl.--P. an IA snoFe drowned
tie rs,Ls q tae Ehes4& SoEas tlnas iz-s- ss
vas zwAx>aed ~ fea&s from CcaSssctcf
Harris. wno .sAE0l over ard aA-a- "D1-r,
we're r..ar Mzrs1a.I. ST. there's q nsln y iss
next bertn = 20 81 BE wlI ssTe 112 = y
yogI 20 into azotLe- car. 4o4T sssSfiaE
kesrs NM swE<e re 1o-tor sE.ss 81 a11c-~.
scesDt=d tes pra1srsd g zsd w. into ~
fo-wGrc CIR us az tSs ~E-s;-- u I" s1r @-1~-
shall As the ;rA4z D-liod ost tns s-A5 "a
VaIa 3 T.. Is rsss re-.. = k.eSD --C-.c4Zo
ueTali
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
A Monaghan Nerknaf,er.

The oldest journal in the metropolis is the
so called newspaper published by the Aongo-
lians Of Mott street. II : written with a
camels hair pencil upon vermilion paper and
is pasted upon the wall of No. Is Of that thor
oughfare and on the two large telegraph poies
which stand between Chatham square and
Pell street. Az DAY long il is read and studied
by the almond eyed crowds Even In tne
evenings belated laundryman can be seen
running his eyes over Us Tea chest character
Yesterday | was one of the throng, and
thanks 10 a friend who is a good Chimes
scholar, was enabled 10 get fair knowledge
Of the days issue There was a considerable
familiarity between it aud our own daiiics
There was the latest proclamation from the
emperor of China. a communication from the
embassy at Washington, a letter from the
consul, an account Of in notwithstanding
In Idaho, news item Of a food IN China,
dozen q want ads few laundrIee for
sale, a death rotice and a call for a meeting
II some bencvo.ent society. The editors we're
called acTioes, and wriJe al toe order - their
Customers, charging good figure for their
skill with the brush The fsvorite editor is
sad 10 make a. high IS go a day. but beyond
bis editorial wJ-s be writes cards literary
compositions and yrager ticLs- for his Gus
tomcr---New York Star.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE WICHITA. Kan. Feb
PIT highest temperature was l3o
the lowest .. and the mean 70, witt
very cold cloudy weather and a trace OF
snow. Maximum velocity of wind, norrh-
Fast "a miles per hour.
Last year on February q the highest tenn
perature was 81. the lowest SO > and the
mean 34o, 27o warmer than this year.
FRED J.. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. ID. C.,
Feb %. p. III. - Forecast until p. IN,
Friday:
For Missouri-Cloudy weather, with
rain or snow, followed by clearing
weather, warmer Saturday morning nor
therly winds.
For Kansas and Nebraska-Warmer,
variable winds, fair weather.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
A DURNKEN MESSENGER.
Unable to Give Warning Of the Awful
Disaster Impending

PRESCOTT, Ariz.. Feb. 27.-Two prospec-
tors Moses and Robert Moore, who have
arrived from the upper Walnut Grove
liam, give the following particulars of the
late disaster:
I'VE came up to the Hassayampa pros
pecting and passed a number of parties on
the way who must inevitably have been
lost Thursday we arrived at the dam.
Friday morning the water in the dam was
rising at the rate of eighteen inches an
hour, with all the sluices open. Superin-
tendent Thomas Brown had fifteen men
employed all day in blasting out the waste
waterway to allow the escape of the
water. Despite the immense volume which
went through the water continued to rise
until O'Clock at night, when 1t began
10 pour over the top of the dam. In the
afternoon Superintendent Brown said the
dam must inevitably go; he sent messen-
ger to the lower dam TO notify them of
the danger but he stopped at a saloon on
the road, and becoming intoxicated, failed
to deliver the message. Next morning
another messenger was sent but was over
taken and drowned by the flood just ms he
neared the lower camp. About midnight
we were awakened by Brown calling TO
his foreman: Get up Phil: / think the
dam has broken Soon after there was Il
tremendous roar which was understandable
and we arose and looking out saw the
water rushing out of the dam and inside
of two hours it had disappeared
entirely from where it was from
sixty TO ninety feet deep. Francis NJ.
Parker was one of the men rescued from a
perilous position about daybreak. Parker
und his partners had gone to bed. When
he was awakened he heard one of his part
nerS. exciaim: My God, what was that!
He (pdrker) never saw them again. he
wa caught up by the water and was lifted
10 the roof of the cabin where he chung TO
the rafters, while the cabin, after floating
around. was drift d against the bluff,
where be grabbed some bushes and drag
ged himself up on the elf.
''One man was seen to start for place
Of safety, and seeing escape was lmpossi-
BILE, bravelv turned his face TO the flood
and was swept away. Another man was
seen going up a steep hill and had reached
"a point about fifty feet above the level OF
The river bank when the mighty volume of
water struck and Killed him. Outside
towns are supplying all needed necessa-
feS. y
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
SHOT OVER a" SNN" GAME,

ST. Louis, No, Feb 27.-Nark \. Barren,
a Chicago gambler, was shot and danger
ously wounded by Charles Hatfield. of
Henderson, KY. on the Iron Mountain
train near Dexter. Mo. Tuesday night.
Barren and a pa, George Gebes, also of Chi
cago had engaged in a game of poker with
Hatfield and a travelling man named kel-
lar. 1t was a skin" game, and Hatfield
soon caught on after losing about SO, aud
started for Barren with an ugly looking re-
voIver in his hand. He first struck Barren
with the weapon, then shot HIM in
the wrist and right breast. in
hicting an ugly and possibly
fatal wound. There was wild scene on
the train. Women screamed and faiutad
ana men lodged behind seats until the
shooting WAS over. Without word Hat
field turned when his revolver was empty
and coolly walked into the next car
Barren WAS carried TO Poplar Bluff When
he reached there he was unconscious from
loss Of blood. No effort was made 70 catch
Hatfield, who left the tram before IL
reached Poplar Bluff. IL being evident
that he WAS NOS TO blame
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
FEARS OF A FLOOD.
The Ohio River Likely to Rise and Flood
The VALLEY.

CINCINNATI. o., Feb. 27.-The' rainfall
here during the twelve hours ending at s
o'clock tonight was one sixteenth of an
inch. and it was the same at Louisville.
The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at
points south of the OHIO are reported sta
tionary or falling. The Ohio river down
TO Point Pleasant, at the mouth of the
kanawha, was reported stationary or ris-
Ing very slowly. At all points below Point
Pleasant it was reported rising from one
TO one and half inches per hour. 1t has
been rising here since O'Clock at the rate
Of an inch an hour. and at 10 o'clock
tonight q was fifty-tive feet and eleven
and one-half inches and still rising. If the
precipitation in.the next twenty-four hours
should be as great in the Ohio valley as
has been at Memphis and Nashville from
the storm approaching here from that di-
rection. it viii doubtless cause third
great food. In that case the river would
be at Its maximum about Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week. The situation
has a dangerous look.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
THE DEATH PENALTY.
A Murderous Libertine Swings from the
GalloWs.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb 21.-Thomas
O'Brieu, the murderer of Bette Shea, was
hanged at 1859 "A. m. He never weakened
for an instant and died protesting his in
nocence. His neck was dislocated by the
fail.
The crime for which Thomas O'Brien,
Jr., was hanged was the murder of his
wife and her unborn babe on the night OF
March 81, 1880 O'Brien was 2S years of
age and for several years his chief occupa-
ton had been gambling. One night he
shot and killed young Henry Metcalf, but
for that killing he was acquitted. Shortly
after being adjudged free he met Bette
Shea, beautiful girl about % years of age.
He persuaded the girl TO marry him and
clandestiHely they went to Cincinnati ana
were married under assumed names. In
the meantime OBrien was engaged to
marry Mrs. Hattie Loughlin. who lived in
Rchland, Ind, and at the same time was
intimate with a fallen women named
Lizzie Adams. During March it became
evident to Bette Shea that the time was
fast approaching when her marriage must
be made public. She besought o. Brien
time and again to acknowledge her as his
wife before the world, but he put her off
on some pretext or other. The time
he had set to marry Mrs.
Loughlin was drawing near. He
was also deeply attached to the
Adams woman. On the morning OF April
! last, the body of Bette Shea, clad in her
night clothes, was discovered lying in her
room by Mr. Woolfolk's old coloted cook.
She had been beaten to death with heavy
piece of lead which was afterwards found
at the house of Lizzie Adams, where
O'Brien was arrested. All through his
trial O'Brien maintained Il stolid lndiffer-
ence. The circumstances pointed at him
SO strongly that neither the court of ap-
peals or the United States supreme court
would grant writ of error.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
ON THE COLORADO.
e,ne Of tho Natural Sculptures Which
Surprise One with . Revelation.

eSne Of tho Natural Sculptures Which
/ Surprise One with Revelation.
We know 50 little of the scenic beauties Of
our country that every year surprises US with
new revelation The rock sculptures of the
feach Spring canyon of the Colorado river
are marvels which very few Americans have
seen.
The length of the canyon is 325 miles, and
the highest cliffs rise to $500 feet. Some OF
the principal ruins--this word seems TO be
the only word to apply TO them-have been
named from time to time, and for the most
part with fitness.
One is Solomon,s Temple, another The
Pyramid, another Sunset Peak, and still
| others The Sphinx, Westminster Abbey and
| The Beehive
Solomons Temple is considerably over a
mile high, and the denudation and wearing
of the rock by water has been such that it
represents an enormous pile Of architecture,
with sculptured bastions, harmonious in its
| proportions, with great terraces at its base,
| and growing smaller toward the top. On
| the very top, in the center, is a pyramidal
peak IN exact proportions This sculptured
| pile Is from two to four miles across the
| facade, and to see these things standing up
Arizona sky, produces an indescribable effect
Sunset Peak goes up like dome 60O0 feet,
and, when the sun sets clear and has entirely
disappeared behind the mountains, its reflect
ed light rests on this topmost peak and trans
forms 1t into minaret of gold-a heavenly
light indeed.
Another architectural piece goes by the
name of Babei's Tower, and is 5000 feet
1 6,
tresses. The Castle on the Rhine is the same
height
The Pyramid is 4 200 feet above the river.
and the river is i $50 feet above the sea.
Some OF these cliffs of even terraces and
strata rise almost perpendicularly to height
of $500 feet, and as high up as the eye can
detect variety OF plants, including cacti,
perch and thrive in the crevices. Some va
rieties of flowers bloom the year round in the
canyon. so mild is the temperature, even in
mid-winter.
OF course it is impossible for anv visitor to
appreciate the magnitude of this scene of
ruin and desolation. The chimney on the
top of perfect pyramid, that was sixty feet
square by actual measurement, looks 70 be
the size of an ordinary chimney.
The full beauty of Westminster Abbey. and
its likeness to its venerable, ivy grown name
sake, is very striking, only it is a far mora
wonderful structure
Just before reaching it, and on the same
side of the canyon, is the Temple Of Jupiter.
and it is unquestionably one of if not the finest
parts of the canyon. 1t is mighty pile of
stupendous harmony and sculpturing, the
central facade bearing multitude Of sphinxes
and classical images
On the opposite side is ''Moses Striking the
Rock" the outline Of the great statue at one
point being very lifelike
On the top of one cliff is The Prophet at
Prayer-a kneeling figure with outstretched
hands; and there are many features not yet
named awaiting christening from the clever
and acute visitors yet to come.-Golden Days
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.
The Enterprises Commander VIII Have
One, Committing Grave Ofenses.

NEW YORK, Feb 27-Not since the days
when the brig Sommers came into the port
of New York after Captain Mckenzie had
hanged Spencer, the son of the secretary of
the navy, has ship of war in time of
peace arrived here that has been the OBJ
ject of so general interest as the
Enterprise, which came in today after a
cruise of two years and seven
months on the European station. Com
mander Bowman II. McCalla is her COM
handing officer, and this is his first COM
mand afioat. 1t will be a memorable one
in naval history. Life aboard the Enter
prise for officers and men was described by
one of her ships company yesterday as
having been one continual round of from
he'll to breakfast and back again" Among
the incidents OF the cruise which will
illustrate the state of affairs on board
is the following: When the ship was at
Christina fireman named Walker got
drunk, came on board and was put in irons.
Captain McCalla had him brought to the
mast When the officer of the deck ques
toned the man Walker replied that he WAS
''drunk and glad of it" Thereupon Cap
tain McCalla ordered the officer of the deck
to cut the man down with his sword. The
officer refused. Captain McCalla, going
into the cabin, led on his sword and
had the man brought on deck again.
The man was brought mp in irons and
the captain. drawing his sword, cut him
down, deiuging the deck with blood and
so severely iniurng the man that the sur
geon had to be Immediately summoned to
attend 10 his wounds. When Captain
McCalla makes his report to the authori-
ties at Washington, this Will doubtless
all be explained la various ports Cap
tain McCaila seems to have been uufor-
tunate, among them in Dartmouth, Eng
land, where he had sqUabble with the
authorities in regard TO Il small bill for
harbor privileges.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
SHOT DEAD BY ROBBERS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The body of Rob-
ert a. Smith, a merchant of this place, WAS
found this morning in the cellar of his
house with Il bullet hole through the heart
He had evidently been murdered and AS
the pockets of the dead man had been
emptied and some drawers up stairs ran
sacked, robbery was, no doubt, the motive
\ revolver was found living beside the
body aud search revealed the fact that a
small door leading from the cellar under
an out stair had been removed. Mr.
Smith was recently married
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28

ANXIOUS TO ho1no4SS h6aA
Gee day last week gnsss ss ono = - -
no.sls-,t is perhaps just rs - - =. -
more exsct-was awass<aed ~ N urnA
horr n the morning 81 s load pnanAlAx ca
a:s sls1r.
wao,s :aereF he asked Tia. h ~ -
the wsy he PCT tae question, but tia ~~As
genera effect
wake upt' answered . voirs, 'hlb 3
O'Clock, es,d your train goes Ia fxsy nee
utes"
''.s doesn't Tn rot going @ xay rAn.
Go way and leave ne aione." ma - -
actly the language ne used Asa un.ssrr Il
fact, it doesn't come wishsn Rurshos a sS
But reduced to Sunday scsosl Rrxhssa ~
Is the meaning he intended to convoy.
Come along, now; come along p clpeinsri
the voice. Hustle or you'll get lefk fAy
ali swear just 50 when they're sleepy.
'-Get away from that door, young feslox
OF III break your neck,r said the guest
! Il guess you're wakin' up now sad tn,
voice, cheerfully. Hurry up, or you'll mis-
your bus She goes in half an hour
With that the voice departed Its vSakm
comruned wildly as.d p,ct,resquely ~i.h
himself Until he dropped OF 70 sleep. BE had
no more than fairly entered the land Of Nod
before tRe voice vas hack again
Hi, therel Amt you up yeti Hump yer-
self now, or yon'il Esiss yer train.n
1t wouldn't 50 even to hint at the wording
Of the reply. Sd5ics &c 10 say that il was 50
earnest, 50 forcibia, 50 eircumstantial, thai
even the bell boy wSS couvinced thar he bad
made a mistake. Again The voice departed,
and again the saest dropped OF to sleep.
Bang bapgl Saagi It MAS the bell boy
pounding c. tie door again. The language
of tAat guest was quite shocking TO hear.
You ase6n't yes mad" said the voica,
pleasantly. ~ ain't calm you this time. I
just come back 10 tell you YOU don't want no
train after all Its the fensr across the hall
Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
SOME CHANCE YET,
Master Lincoln May Come Out All Right
The Mortality List.

| LONDON Feb q. = Master Abraham
Lincoln son of Robert Lincoln. the Amer.
lean minister, who it was thought was
| dying last night, has rallied. The abscess
from which he is suffering was danced by
his physicians during the night and much
! relief WAS afforded to him by the opera
ton. His physicians state that his vital
ity is wonderful. Inquiry at the residence
of Mr.. Lincoln at $50 O'Clock this after
| noon eiicted the information that the pa
| tent at that hour appeared to be further
rallying.
At 450 O'Clock this afternoon it was an
nounced that the only chance Master Lin
coin has for his life lies in another opera
ton. The operation is of a desperate char
acter.
Mr. Lincoln stated this afternoon that
the doctors say his son surprised all about
him by not only surviving the night but
by having sufficient strength this morning
to permit the tapping operation being per-
formed, which greatly relieved the heart
and lungs from effusion. 1t was pro-
nounced that this operation. because Of
the patients feeble condition, would be
fatal, but it has at least temporarily re-
versed the hopeless condition of the patient.
Additional measures were taken this after
noon 10 prevent II dangerous accumulation
of pus. Another operation was performed
which afforded great relief to the patient.
A drain was inserted in the affected part
and the matter is now flowing freely from
it. Though Master Lincoln is still in great
danger. his physicians and parents are not
without hope of his recovery. In conse-
Quence of an erroneous report having been
sent to the United States to the effect that
Mr. Llncoln's son was dead, large num-
Der of cablegrams of sympathy and con-
dolence from the United States were re-
ceived today by the minister and he re-
quests the Associated Press to express his
own and Mrs. Lincolns appreciation Of
such kind regard and good will. Mr.. Lin
coins son is now resting easily.
COMMODORE WHITE DEAD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. *. - Commodore
George B. White chief of yards and docks,
navy department, died at his residence in
this city this morning at II o'clock from an
attack of apoplexy with which he was
stricken about o'clock in the morning.
He was regarded as one of the best Off
GERS III the service. The arrangements for
his funeral have not yet been made.
MADRID, Feb. Fit is officially an
nounced that the report that the king has
suffered II relapse is unfounded.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Lord Auckland is
dead.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-28
MURDERED HIS SON.
Emil Newman, the Well Known Musician
Charged With an Awful Crime.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Emii Newman, well
known to musicians all over the world by
his History OF Music" was arrested yes
terday on charge of numbering his son,
aged 81, who was found hanging to n bed
post with all the appearances of suicide.
The motive for the crime is supposed to be
the discovery of his fathers systematic
criminal conduct with many Of his pupils,
who belong TO the best families