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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-18
FRANCE AND Bill GARlA

SOFIA, Dec. I'm. Ribot, the French
minister of foreign affairs, after the break
ing off of diplomatic relations between
France and Bulgaria, growing out of the
expulsion of NJ. Chadouine correspondent
of the Agencie of Harve, from Bulgaria,
instructed the French consuls to close the
consulates and withdraw. In obedience
to these instructions the consuls at Roust-
chouk, Bourgas and Philippopolis have
left the country. 1t is not believed that
Fra. ce will resort to arms to enforce her
demands that the decree of expulsion be
withdrawn, yet the Bulgarian minister of
finance is going to Vienna TO negotlate a
loan for the purpose of strengthening the
army. Already troops hove been hurried
TO Roustchouk and Phillppopolis, and the
garrisons at these places are now twice
their usual size.
PARIS, Dec. 17.-The Republique Fran
caise, IN its issue of today, declares that
the sultan of Turkey has asked France to
leave it to him, as suZerain of Bulgaria, to
settle the questions growing out of the ex-
pulsion of NJ. Chadouine from that couu-
try
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1.-THE Russian
newspapers have taken up the Chadouine
incident as topic for comment. They Sc
verely censure the action of Bulgaria in
driving NJ. Chadouine from the country,
and characterize the Bulgarian govern
ment as insolent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-18
THE PROHls CONVENTION.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-THE Prohibition ma
tional committee met today for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the time and place
for holding the next national convention,
to nominate candidates for president and
vice president of the United States. The
meeting was presid d over by Samuel
Dickey, of Albion, Mich, national chair
man. About eightyhve delegates were
present, including Ex-Governor St. John,
of Kansas, who is prominently spoken OF
for the head of the ticket.
After prayer had been offered by Rev.
Mr. Richardson of Kansas, It was decided
that no member of the committee be
granted more than one vote, aud that
proxies be received only from residents OF
the same state in which the committeeman
sending the proxie lived. This threw out
a number of proxies and left Kentucky
without representation on the committee.
Each delegation was limited to twenty
minutes in presenting the claims OF its
choice of place for the convention. The
roll of states was then called and the
claims of Atlanta, Indianapolis, Cieve-
land, Cincinnati, ST. Louis an1 other
points were set forth by their respective
delegates.
/, The contest lay between Cleveland Gin
cinnati and st. Louis, and it took twelve
ballots to decide it. Either Cleveland or
Cincinnati could have been chosen If the
Ohio delegation had been at any time solid
for either, but the division in the ranks of
that state gave the choice to St. Louis on
the twelfth ballot. The convention will
be held on June % and 80 The basis of
representation was made double the con-
gressional representation, according to
the new apportlonmenJ, two delegates for
the district of Colum bia, and one for every
one thousand votes cast for Fiske in 1888.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, Dec. l7-The corporation of the
city of London today voted the sum OF go
guineas for the purpose of providing a
wedding present for Prince Albert Victor
of Wales and Princess Victoria Mary of
Teck
PARIS, Dec I7.-It was announced at the
Brazilian legat on today hat there was no
truth lu the alarmist reports telegraphed
from Brazil The officers of the legation
declare that complete order prevails
throughout the country.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE new commercial
treaties between Germany and Austria
Hungary, Germany and Italy and Ger
many aud Belgium passed the second
reading in the reichstag today.
LONDON, Dec. l7.- The list of deaths caused
by the rSyages Of influenza continues TO
grow larger daily. The latest place in
which the disease has assumed an cpl
demic form is Ethan, County Kent A
large number OF people Ia the workhouse
there are prostrated with the disease. aud
the local physicians are over run with
calls for assistance.
LONDON, De. l1.-Advices received here
from Sws,tow state that the steamer Yua-
nan lBritish). ,504 tons, has been wrecked
ana the cargo lost. The steamer Tong
shan, LII tons, while endesvoring 10 as
slst the 1unnan, went ashore and prohA-
bly, viii be total loss.
DUBLIN, Dec IA dispatch from Ban
try states that man named John Leahy
and his wife and grandson were found
dead in lodging house at that place. An
investigation showed that they had died
from poison. IL is not known whether 1t
Il murder or suicide
LoNDoN, Dec. IA shoemaker named
Muir, living ia the White Chapel district.
last ulSht murdered his mistress hr hor-
riblv cutting her with Il kuifr. S.usttiau.it
me- apers made another y a., t.se-itIn
per N Ifd-r. and there WAS great excite
ment "A The district aut1 the truth wsS
known.
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TIh-PLATE.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. i7.-Work on the
tiD-plate mandatory OF Coates x Co. Is
being rapidly pushed ahead by large
force Of wOrkmen. and by the middle of
January, says The American, fbs pro
pTietors hope 70 be turning out plates.
The factory 20 be operated mere by Coat e
&, Co. will have a capacity Of about .sfJ1
boxes per week The new factory zdl joins
the Locust POint Iron and Steel Wofks,
which are more famiIiATIy knogn as
Coates & Co e mills. The cost for the
fitting out OF the tin mill is estimated AZ
about 800 oOo.
PITTsBURG, Pa. Dec 17-Wb&s f. said
to be the hrst car load OF TN ever TuiDsS on
the North American eOnSiDsEt arrived "a
this city yes erEiaY. Il came from DarAneo.
Mexico. and . the pror1rry q the Pitt
burg faDd Mexican TEn Nine company
There are altogether twenty tozs u the
useial, which - DoF 90 exhibition IA th1s
this city 81 the Office 0f the company. The
ore Of the company. ~ its mines. - yield
INK a per cent which - r~cnsTksois Ss
The highest a. the mines IA Wales = -
per cent.
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RAILWAY GOSSIP.


CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE passenger de-
partment of the Chicago and Alton is in-
dignant at the alleged unfairness of Chair
man Finlay's decisions 1t is claimed that
the chairman goes SO far as to ignore i'm
portant evidence. in order not to punish
the lines in the Western Passenger asSo-
citation that cut rates on the plea of meet
ing Alton competition. The particular
case now complained of is The Wabash
which the chairman justified in reducing
the rates TO the Masonic convention in
Kansas City. The Alton people say that
they object to such an outrage on truth
and deceucy as was involved in the
acquittal of the Wabash ou the pretense
that It's action was justified by ANYTHING
that the Alton had done General West.
ern Agent Bower OF the Alton has written
u letter, in which he says:
Before we sold we purchased ticket of
Missouri Pacific issue, and the Missouri
Pacific admits that IL sold before we did
Hence, Il the Wabash can truthfully
claim to have met any ones competition,
il MAS the competition of a hns in the
Western Passenger association and not of
the Alton
Topeka, Kan. Dec IA circular has
inst been issued appointing Mr.. w. J
Black, at present chief clerk OF the general
ticket department OF the Atchisoa. ropeka
and Santa te railroad. assistant general
passenger and ticket agent OF that road.
the appointment TO take effect Jan. /
1892 -
Ar. Black has been railroadinC for the
past thirteen years. starting in as office
1ot &c the passenger department of the
Nandalta line IN 81 Louis He gradually
w,rked his way up until he acquired \
good knowledge of ticket rates, resigping
that position TO take more lucrative one
with the Missouri Pacific railway. He re-
malned with the Gould system until the
year 1883, when he WIS offered and ac-
cepteo more responsible position in the
rate-room sf the Atchisou. Tonata and
Santa Ee railway.
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The FEDERATION OF LABOR.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 17.-Much i'm.
portant business claimed the attention OF
the delegates 70 the convention of the
American Federation of Labor today.
President Gompers recommended that
the organization demand the passage of a
law by congress recognizing the first Mon
day in September as legal holiday in the
District of Columbia and the territories
under the jurisdiction of the general gov
ernment, and resolution 20 that effect
was adopted.
When the question of boycotts was
reached President Gompers said that
every local organization now took upon it.
self the right TO levy boycotts and spread
them before the whole country. The boy
colt was a powerful weapon in the hands
of the wage workers, but if used unfairly,
promiscuously and without investigation,
was likely TO react and destroy its own
usefulness He recommended that here
after, before boycott was inaugurated, IL
should first be approved by the federation
in its annual conventions or by the execu-
tive committee in the interim of coDven-
tions The matter was referred to COM
mittee.
OF the troubles that have grown out OF
the adoption of uniform label, the presi
dent called attention to the fact that a
decision was recently rendered by justice
of the supreme court or Pennsylvania
which, be said, if allowed TO stand, would
be one of the severest blows which could
be inflicted upon the rights of organized
labor The decision questioned their right
to issue label, certifying to the character
of the prodnct bearing IL. In fact, the de
cision OF Judge Williams was that, mas
much as the wage workers did not own
the product they could not have a label
certifying to the character OF the labor
employed in its production. Attention
was called to the decision, because, If up
held. it would render nugatory all efforts
to place label on the products OF union
labor. The president urged that the in
coming officers be empowered 10 fight that
decision ia the higher court.
The delegates from the Pacific coast
brought up the question Of the conflicting
labor elements in that region. President
Gompers explained the situation and
ecommended that the matter receive
arnest consideration, and that some act
on be taken 70 bring about pence and
unity.
The convention passed resolutions fav-
oring government control of the telegraph
and protesting against the action Of the
Chicago police in breaking up public
meetings.
In re. .erence TO the circular issued by the
New York Central Labor federation de-
nouncing President Gompers as a corrup-
IsOnl-b III yplItlCS anu Win pFoSEtAAAthS
his Office and the federation to corrupt
deals with New York City Democrats, the
COMMITTEES on grievances reported a reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted,
that the convention do emphstically de-
clare its faith ia President GompeEs. a. an
honest, upright and earnest worker in the
cause of labor. and that IL absolutely be
lieyes him to be as far above bribery, pO-
litical boodleism or corruption as the stars
are above mother earth
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CHERkYvALE, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE pas
senger train due here at 4:10 o'clock from
Kansas City was wrecked two miles north
of this city by the displacement of a rail.
owing to decayed ties. The train was
composed of three passenger coaches, an
express car and mail and baggage car IN
charge of Conductor Parsons and Engineer
Raub. The train was running about
twenty-five miles per hour. Just north of
the Cherry creek bridge, three coaches and
the express car bee me detached froni the
baggage car and the engine and were sud-
denly hurled down high embankment.
with about forty passengers, besides the
trainmen, aboard. The coaches had no
sooner struck the ditch than a fire broke
ont in each car, causing general panic.
Twenty six persons were injured, three of
whom will die. The passengers who were
able to do so went bravely to work to save
the seriously injured, and all were rescued
before the fire consumed the coaches, al
though quite number of unfortunates
received severe burns The passengers
were brought to this city, whence medical
aid had been summoned to alleviate the
sufferings of the injured. The list Of in
jured is as follows:
Conductor Eli Parsons, cut about head
and injured internally; is in a dangerous
condition.
Mrs. Lizzie Mcclure, Sharon. Kan,
fracture of skull and conclusion of the
spine; cannot recover.
Clarence Bailey, colored boy; serious
fracture of the skull; in a critical con-
dition
P. l. Brown, Grenola, Kan; badly
bruised aud fractured leg.
Mayor c. G. Kincaid. Cherryvale;
sprained back and severe bruises on head.
Q. F. Carson, Cherryyale; injured back
and shoulder.
Mrs. d Wall Creno1a savera cninol
injuries and cut on head.
Mrs. NJ. R. Spires, Franklin, ILL.,; head
and back injured.
W. I. Spires, Franklin, Ill; head and
back injured.
Mrs. Lulu Brooks, Oklahoma City;
shoulder fract ured and head cut; her little
daughter is injured internally.
James Ostrander, Wellington, Kan. !;
collar bone broken.
A. L. Barnes, Lawrence; badly burned
face and internal injuries
j. Gibson. Severy, Kan; injured back
and head.
Noses Thompson, Spirit Lake. Iowa;
head, neck and shoulders hurt.
t, P. Johnston, Houston, Iowa; slight
bruises about head.
G.. E. Stuart, Shenandoah, Kan: head
neck and shoulders injured.
d. B; Fuller. Eureka, Kan; slight in
ternal injuries.
DR.. G. W. Crees, Galesburg, Kan; badly
burned hand and cut on head.
+. B. Bacon, Wilton Junction, Iowa;
fractured shoulder and cut on head
E. w. Speilman, Topeka, Kan. back and
head bruised.
John II. Brown, Kansas City, Kan;
cut on head and shoulder
Lulu Bailey, Ada Bailey and Miss Tai
mage. enroute from Memphis to Guthrie,
o. T.. all more or less injured
Others. whose names are unknown,
were slightly injured All that remains of
the four cars is q pile of trucks and
cinders
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-18
FRANCE AND THE PAPACY.

ROME, Dec. 1.-THE Temps prints an ac-
count of an interview with the pope on
the French ecclesiastical question. Ac-
cording to this account the pope said his
aim was TO encourage policy of concili-
alton aud he would have been better
pleased if the letter of the archbishop of
AK had been an isolated manifestation of
opinion. He had been much affected by
the attacks made upon the French pil
grims in Rome, and he had been panied to
learn that pilgrimages of French Catholics
had been stopped by ministerial order.
The French government, be thonght.
erred in prosecuting the archbishop of
AK. Minister Fallieres ought simply to
have written n trenchant reply to the arch
bishops letter. The prosecution of the
archbishop, instead of promoting peace
between the state and church, tended to
cause enmity.
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ROME, Dec 17-In the chamber of
deputies today Signor Guelpa asked hov
the government proposed to settle the
matter of the lynching of number of
Italian subjects in New Orleans in March
last, and why the Italian consul of that
city had not been recalled 1t was time,
said Signor Guelpa, to put an end to the
strained situation existing between the
two countries, aud for the italian govern
ment to take such steps as would insure in
the future protection to Italians residing
in the United States.
Premier di Rudini, in replying, said
that in view of the attitude of the United
States government, he had every reason to
hope for satisfactory settlement of the
unfortunate affair
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KANSAS BANKS.

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec, 17.-Charles r.
Johnson. state bank examiner, completed
riiis Inorning his first statement or the
condition OF state and private banks under
the new law. The new law makes 1t pos
,sible for the firsi time TO discover the con-
di,ion OF Kansas banks. Under the old
law state aud private banks were COM
pelIed to report to the secretary of state.
but the law long since De came dead let
ter The report just mDleted em5odles
I he statement, of 240 banks These IN
clude a be banks in he slate except he
l25 national banks The reports show he
resonr rs of the state AMI private bank- 10
be $50 257, ,931,27 Oh this amount, s2O.090. :
600 is represented by state banks and sl0,-
O00O00 by private hanks. Bank Com mis-
sioner Johnson stated this morning that
the banks were in iauch better condition
now than when the irst examination WAS
made and that the banks ali over the state
are decreasing their real estate holdings.
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THE LOTTERY FleHI.

BATON RoCGE, La, Dec. 1.-THE two
Democratic state conventions continued
their sessions today. Tie MeEnery, or
pro-iotsery, party simply appointed COM
mittees and adjourned until tomorrow.
The Adams ahfi-lottery faction orEan-
lied 6y eIscfing T. : Wilkinson chairman.
In accepting the chair Mr. Wilkinson
made speech, saying that aliens and gan
1sers had seszed the machinery OF the Dem
ocratIc party aUd expected thss con Eentfca
TO recognize them As the Democratic party
He charged McEaery and the lottery vita
being one. The convention made tie fos-
lowing nominations For governor. Nur-
pny j. Foster; lieutenant governor.
Charles Parla1ge, secretary Of state. T. =.
Adams treasurer. Jonn Pickett. attorney
general. NJ J. Cunningham: s1p<riuteua-
ext of education, \ ID. LaEorse. auditor,
". v. Heard
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PRIZE RING BRUTALITY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Jim Butler of the
Varuua Boat club of Brooklyn and Pat
Cahill of the Scottish American Athletic
club OF Jersey City fought four-round
draw under the auspices of the Eagle
Athletic club, in Brooklyn last night.
Five Thousand persons thronged the Cler-
mont avenue rink to the doors, most OF
them paying 81 for the privilege of seeing
these middleweights battle for trophy,
the value and nature of which the mem
bers of the Eagle Athletic club did not
care to disclose. The contest between
Butler and Cahill can scarcely be called
fight. 1t was more of rough and-tumble,
knock-down and drag out, and Cahill
Should never put on glove again. He
fought in the most foul manner, butting
his opponent with his head and using his
shoulder and elbow in manner that
would not be tolerated for a moment in
the professional ring. 1t is safe to say
that 10 contest between out-and-out pro-
fessionals could surpass in brutality that
between Butler and Cahill.
The scenes inside the ring when Referee
Dunn ordered another round, the Judges
having disagreed, were indescribable Bat
Ter and Cahill were fighting and gouging
Dn one side of the ring, while, oD the other
side, the featherweight Cal Mccarthy. a
professional graduate from the Scottish
American Athletic club, and Hugh Win
ters, one of Buffers club mates and his
second in the contest, were fighting with
bare knuckles. Every man In the house
was on his feet shouting at the top of his
voice, while the police were struggling to
get through the ropes to separate McCar-
thy and Winters. The scrap did not last
more than minute, but was worth a
dozen such settos as that between Butler
and Cahill The Butler Cahill contest was
originally for three rounds, but Fred Tar
rel and Charley Ellingsworth, the judges,
disagreed. a Dunn called for an extra
round. At the conclusion of the extra
round Referee Dunn declared the battle a
draw. Jim Corbett. the popular heavy
weight, had promised TO referee the bout
between Cahill and Butler, but he has
been under the weather for two weeks and
asked to be excused. Dunn then acted.
Corbett was present, looking pale and anx-
ious, and ANYTHING but we'll
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InE nREKEL lNsIlIuIE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i7-Tbs Drexsl in
stitute Of art, science and Industry. baiis
and endowed BY Anthony J. Drexel. bad
Of the great banking frfD u Drexsl. urs
dedicated this evening. The scope aud OBJ
iects of the institutiOn - 0ufiiasd By Mr..
Drexsl. are ''eItsBtlon aud Improvements
of Industrial education A. q means % o1s~Es-
ing better aud wider avenEes 81 employ
usent 20 young men and women.
'Fhs ba3.oinz cpst s0D3. 9OJ knd r. 60
dow.i ssifh el 90 600 IL Szs . aotabis
gathering a Distinguished Eosu present.,
Including Vic. Pnesldsut A0rt0a, Sscrs-
snry Sobie. Postmaster Gsoerzi Wsna-
naAker. ChAuncey ~ Depsw. Bissop Pos-
ter. Major fssUersi schCitsld and Attorney
General Niller Tbs invocation was made
bT Bishop Potfsr ADd ChAoscey IL De-
u,ew csilFsfsd the dsdlcztCry address
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PEACE OK EARTH

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CAPITAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE president
this morning appointed Elbert B. Monroe
of Connecticut to be member OF the board
of Indian commissioners, Vice John Cha FL
ton resigned
CONGRESSMAN Mansur of Missouri, who
received a severe sprain yesterday, Is some
what better today.
AS Senator's Hill and Vance have not
taken their seats in the senate, the com
mite places intended for them were tenn
porariiy assigned toother senators, with
The understanding that they shall resign
them in favor of the absent senator's when
they appear. MIR. Hill was as
signed to the committees on Interstate
commerce, territories, immigration reia-
fions with Canada, and expenditures IN
the public departments. Senator Vance
will be a member of the same committees
on which he served in the last congress,
which were the committees on nnance,
privileges and elections, District OF Co
iumbia, contingent expenses OF the senate,
and woman suffrage. OF the last ne was
chairman.
The newly appointed house committee
on rules has not yet had a meeting, but IL
expects to get together before the house re-
convenes on Saturday to agree upon res
olution fixing the membership of the COM
mittees The members are in favor OF
making a uniform rule fixing hlteen as
the number of members who shall consul
tute the important committees.
The speaker was not at the capitol to-
day. He has a heavy cold and spent the
day in bis rooms at the hotel working part
Of the time on the committees.
The clerk of the house made the follow
ing appointments: William Mohler, news
paper clerk, vice w. A. Daniels; q. b.
Parsons of Illinois, enrolling clerk, vice
Charles McKenney; E. j. Frank of Penn
sylvania, disbursing clerk, vice e. Z.
O'Brien.
1t is impossible at this time to obtain an
official utterance of any kind in regard to
che report that the president ha-.decided to
issue proclamation in a few days remit
ting the duties on sugar, molasses, coffee,
hides, etc, imported from countries that
have negotiated reciprocity treaties with
the United States under the reciprocity
provision of the Mckinley tariff act The
government officials dismiss all inquiries
with the statement that the report is alto
gether unauthorized. 1t is expected that
au official announcement on the subject
will be made in few days. The action
said to be contemplated is authorized by
section of the Mckinley act.
In the case Of the townsite settlers of
Guthrie, Ok. against Mark S. Cohn and
others, Secretary Noble has modified the
action of the commissioner of the general
land Office of August 4, 1891, by allowing,
without conditions. the townsite settlers
TO enter the tract In controversy as a
townsite under the act of May 16, 1890.