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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24

A case is on record in which seventy
eight sheep and two dogs were killed while
the woman who guarded them was un-
touched. 1t has also been frequently OBJ
served that the outer members of a party
are struck while the middle ones escape.
Thirty y-eight horses ranged in line. were
only shaken by a stroke, except the two at
each end, which were killed. and of five
children, sitting on a bench, only the first
and last were fatally affected.
This pecuharity may be due, as Arago
suggested long ago, TO the circumstance
that the intermediate bodies simply trans
NIT the charge and are therefore least in
jured, just as the parts of a bar of iron
struck by lightning which are the most
damaged are the points at which the cur
rent makes its entrance and exit.-London
Graphic
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The Tnmatn Seasnn.

The season Of the tomato is short, yet
being essentially plant of the tropics,
it can not be ripened often in England,
except under glass. AS a hot house
plant. however, it is widely used there.
certain varieties developing special adap-
tation to these conditions. In the short
but fervent summer IN New England, on
the contrary. it finds itself quite at home.
Though the plant like many Others Of
tropical origin is highly susceptible 70
injury from frost, the seeds are very
hardy, sustaining no harm from remain
ing in the ground throughout winters
If left 10 come up Of themselves they
do so freely from such accidental plant
ings Of the previous season, and here in
Massachusetts, viii begin TO ripen fruit
about the last OF August, while plants
which are started early in the hot bed or
window box Will begin nearly a month
sooner A large field Of tomatoes in the
vicinity OF Boston commenced rpening
fruit one summer about the 10Th Of July.
at which time they brought twelve dol
per bu IN the market.-Boston
script
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24
NllIllll! agle
a Car-a of sernants.

For two years agents of Mr.. William
Gross, the naturalist of Earle street,
Liverpool, have been engaged in India
in the collection of serpents, the result
bei ug that carge of reptiles has just ar
rive q in Liverpool Aftet traversing the
iunc Ie districts, the collectors succeeded
in ca pturing or purchasing from the
native who joined in the hunt about
800 pyt hons, some of them fourteen feet
in leng tn being secured. About fifty
died on the journey through the country
or failed tN survive the passage home,
when for the purpose of transit they
were placed in long coffnlike cases,
through Which, of course, holes were
bored for ven tilation and feeding.
The surviving reptiles to the number
of about $50 W, ere unpacked at Mr.. Cross
nremises. Earle street, but so excited
were they on est .aping from their long
confinement that they gave considerable
+rouble. Some OF the assistants, In en-
deavoring to reca pture them, as they
wound themselves with remarkable
Ilacrity around poIts, stair bannlsters,
and the legs anu DOoiSS Va UHOS0 "HO
happened to be in the way, sustained
bites. which. happily, have not prove
serious. Some of the larger ones also
took to swallowing the smaller fry.
To place some of the Large fellows in
the cases reserved for them required the
united strength of three men. and Mr..
Cross himself had several times to be de-
livered from the coils Of the creatures.
The serpents have now commenced to
lay eggs. OF which there is already a
small collection. So large number OF
snakes has not been seen before In this
country: but the demand for them from
geological societies, snake charmers and
others appears to be larger than would
be readily imsgined.-St. James Ga
zeffa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24

A mile in 80 As seconds, or at the rate
of over 80 miles an hour, is the fastest
run ever made by railroad train. This
unparalleled feat has been accomplished
on the Bound Brook railroad, between
Neshaminy Falls and Langhorne, by en-
gine No. 206, drawing two ordinary
coaches and President McLeod's private
car Reading, which is equal to two
coaches In weight. Other miles were
reeled of with speed as astonishing as
this crack mile, and at the end of the
Fly" the worlds record was broken.
From this out all records must date from
the memorable Bound Brook fight The
fastest mile was scored in SO As seconds
The fastest five miles in 3m. 26 4-5S
The fastest ten miles in I'm. l2s., aver
Egi- 43 seconds per mile.-Philadelphis
Record
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24
The Deadly Pilgrimage to Mecca.

An Indian journal says that Of all the
pilgrims leaving Bombay for Mecca and
Medina more than third never return.
Out of "a, ,63S pilgrims who left in the six
years ending $780, q, 449 were missing. In
1883, of IS, $40 who started, Z, ,465 did not re-
turn. The vast proportion of those miss
Ing owe their deaths to epidemics, starva-
ton, and, it is said, murder, between jed
dab and Mecca. 1t is said, we know not
with what truth, that gangs of budmashes
travel regularly by the pilgrim steamers so
as to select as their victims such pilgrims
as betray the possession of means while on
the voyage.
On the return voyage the deaths range
from 200 to nearly 400 per 1000 per annum.
This is due to privation before leaving jed
dab, to overcrowding and sickness on
board to insanitary ships and want of
supervision, and to the age and infrmity
of many of the pilgrims The voyage to
Jeddah is long, and the allowance of space
between decks is superficial feet per
adult, or by IL feet, so that if each pill
grim lay down and the deck were free from
baggage there would be just room and no
more for the passengers.
The health officer of Bombay, in his re.
port for 1890, describes the voyage of the
pilgrim ship Ocean, on which cholera ap-
peared on the eighth day out from Bonn
bay. Disease and starvation decimated
the passengers-113 perished in eighty-fve
days; and of 1,246 passengers who set out
on the voyage only LIB returned.
The appearance of the survivors when
the vessel arrived at Bombay was heart
rending. The physically strong had be-
= lo 4,
comparatively few exceptions, emaciated,
fever stricken, scorbutic and dropsical;
and the sufferings they had undergone at
Camaran were clearly and Enthusiastically
depicted on their bodies.-Toronto Globe.
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Didn't Risk Anything.

Unlimited assurance is possessed by a
young man from Tennessee, who lately
sought admission to West Point, and
thus closed his application TO the super
intendent: "a want only to study mill
tary tactics. | want to stay three years.
| want forty dollars per month. AT the
end of the term | want a position over
some army of the United States. | want
you to send me round ticket there and
back. think am both physically and
mentally qualified TO fill the position.
will not be out anything, but | want the
position. Please answer this. Yankee
Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24
A Steamships Peril.

Among the tales Of perils by storms was
that of the British steamship Tynedale,
Captain Love She was in the Gulf of
Lyons when a gale came on very suddenly,
with a sea that rose more rapidly than the
wind. The waves were so high and steep
that the ship had no chance to rise-they
buried her almost out of sight at every
blow they struck her. In this emer-
gency the cargo shifted and the steering
gear carried away. She drifted helplessly
for two days, when the wind and the sea
went down as rapidly as they had come up
New York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24
nrenthoI for Mosquito Bites.

Those WAC have tried ammonia and
peunyroyal as remedy against mos
quito blood poisoning should try men
thol. pencils OF which cost from ten 10
twenty-five cents IL the bite is wetted
with the tongue Immediately after pune
ture, and Y Ell rubbed with the menthol
until the peppermint action Is felt, the
inflammation viii entirely disappear
and no lrr-tsuOn ensue after the first
minute or rwo II Is a real psnacea and
very little known.-New York Truth
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The Ia, rrn,srIee omeer.

General Wichcote. the last English
officer who fought 81 Waterloo, Is dead,
aged ninety-ssTen. He tagged al Rugby
for Macready. the actor. After serving
on the Peninsula he was ordered with
his regiment % New Orleans and actually
sailed. bat his ship was oTertakea oy
faster one with orders to return II prep
aration for the struggle Of tins allies
He also was AZ The bali 20 Brussels o.
fo-.s -f7s fs--+fs - FT-ate-l7.1
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Shoddy.

It is benefit 10 some kinds Of cloth 70
have in il a mixture Of cotton. Take the
cloth made Of shoddy wool-old rags picked
to pieces-nix cotton with that to give IL
strength and you have got a respectable
fabric 1t makes good clothes for very
poor people.-Interview in New York
ECoch.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24

The historical gray coat OF Napoleon l.
which was stolen from museum, was
found recently by the police in the Quar-
tier 6u Temple IN Paris. An old clothes
dealer had gwen the thief three shilhngs
for 1t
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24

7. C. KenHeiley, q Le:Snon, S. D.,
has sold his eight legged calf TO museum
man for $1,000. The monstrosity is the
proud owner of two heads, two tails and
eight les
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24

When Baby was sick. We gave her CastoriA
Eher ssle was Child. she cried for CAStorla-
tYhen she became Miss, she chung 70 C&storiA
when she had Children. she save them Cas'oriA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-24
An Unlocked for Reply.

"That chimney doesn't look strong, Ma
tilds."
''No, it's like you. Silas-it smokes too
much. ."-Hsrper's Bazar.
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DIRECTORS:

81. W. LEVY. Pres \. ". otIvrH. vics PRES
{. a. walker. Cashier II. r. kramer. Asss Cash
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Other Business Troubles.

PITTsBUEs, Nov. 2-J. II. Withrow & Co,
furnace builders. Newcastle, Pa, have failed.
Assets, 81, 700; Liabilities, ;375O00 The fall
ure, which was not unexpected, was caused BY
inability TO get ready money.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-in April last z. r. Howell,
big lumber merchant of This city. with
branches at Omaha aud elsewhere, turned over
his property to the First National bank Of this
city, to which be was indebted o. the amount OF
100000 Later ths North Wisconsin Lumber
Company brought suit for 1924, claiming the
transactions with the First National bank were
coliusive and to the detriment OF outside credit
ors.Judge Brown, before whom the case was tried,
decided that the action amounted TO voluBt arv
assignment. The case was taken to the appel
late court, which today reversed that decision.
The effect of this decision is that the s200, 90
will 60 to the legitimate creditors.
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clsres that he had received no checks
for over eighteen months, nor had he dur
ing that time any personal account with Evans
AL Evans great speeuistions OF the past eigh-
teen months, however. had been conducted in
the name OF this joint account, and IL 10 de-
ciared by some that the Maverick bank surplus
was in reality partner IN this joint account
Before Evans shot himself the family under
stood he was insolvent and owed the Maverick
bank 10000, with $500, 600 nominal collateral,
and It was q settlement with the bank that his
brother arranged day before the fatal October Is
Irving A. Evans was to come down that day to
finish the settlement with the bank. Il was
represented to the bank that the house was only
$1,000 under water, and IL the bank would take
collateral and sign q release 20 the house Evans
father and brother would make that SIS, 600 good
TO the house and liquidate with the creditors on
the basis OF 100 cents on the dollar. This
settlement was executed q few days after
Evans death. The bank directors voted 10 release
Evans & Co. from all the liability, amounting
TO f609,000 It is probable the directors did not
know the amount of the liability they were
writing Of, for they were assured that with this
loss taken of, the banks share would still be
worth Es2J0,00o as collateral. II is worth but
little more than 100000. The loss taken BY the
bank upon this account is $4,000, but If the
bank were otherwise good this loss should have
only reduced the surplus BY 90 per cent.
Potter says at the time of this settlement he
might have with the house of Evans d. Co. and
he declined, because be declared no such liabil-
ity existed, nor had Evans any account
upon which he was legally or NOR
ally responsible. Tobey, junior partner
of Evans q Co., admits that he never
sent statements TO Potter OF the account upon
which he believes Potter 10 liable. Colonel
Pope said last week that he had no evidence
that Potter was responsible for Evans suicide,
but believed IT, and the evidence good
The joint account would be collected If II took
The roof of some institution. Potter was worth
$4,000 few years ago
About twenty-five persons were present at
the creditors meeting OF Evans & Co. today
Some of the creditors object because Bliss will
not include the Stock Exchange seat In the
signment. About twenty names have been Sc
cured 70 the assignment II is thought a ma
jority Of the creditors will sign.
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THE WRECK OF THE KITsAP.
Captain and Crew Pass Twenty-seven
Days on a Barren Island.

VICTORIA, Nov. 2-tspecial. The C. P. r.
steamer Empress of Japan arrived tonight with
10 Chinese passengers and 1890 tons of cargo
From Kobe the Empress brought as passengers
the captain and crew OF the four-masted
schooner Kitsap, which struck and went down
in gale of Borodino island on September 6. OF
the wreck Captain Tibbets gives the following
account:
We sailed from Port Townsend July4 with
large cargo OF 100000 feet for Shanghai. The
schooner was ten years old, OF 755 tons regis
of San Francisco. The crew numbered
eleven men all told. We had rough weather
the better part of the run. 1t was a dirty,
thick night. when nothing could be
seen ten feet away that we came
to grief. Borodino island is a little unin-
miles long by about two wide, lying in latitude
Is degrees IS minutes north, longitude 13l de-
grees II minutes west. We struck during the
night and had barely time to get
few necessaries, q little food and about twenty
gallons OF water into an eighteen-foot boat,
when the schooner broke in three part. and
hoated away. We made landing with difficulty
on. the rocks and remained there twenty
seven days, on short rations, waiting
for the gale to die. Water grew Alarmingly
island, and this forced us TO move. We decided
10 try Tor Loo Choo islands, $50 miles away, on
the Chinese coast, and arrived there almost
exhausted in six days, our water having
given out three days before that Alter
recovering from the effects of the rough trim
ing there October 4, and there Catching the
Japan.
Not one life was lost IN the wreck. and the
shipwrecked ones expect to meet their friends
In Fort Townsend today. The left by the CITY
OF kinsston last evening.
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Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, Nov. 2.-The Y. ". C. A. star leotur.
course viii open Wednesday evening at the
First Congregational church with a concert bv
the New YORK Philharmonic Society.
The city council is considering a plan, pro-
posed by Councilman Clement, TO reduce the
grace on south Seventh, between Railroad and
streets, from 81 per cent. to 10 Der cent
grade.
Ile storm sewer, proposed By the board OF
pubic works, which is to be large enough IN
carry rainfall OF one inch per hour, between
south seventh and South Fifteenth straeta
would cost $4,000.
The Rev. George H. Greer, formerly rnf.
taFlan minister here, proposes to sue the bonds.
men OF IL N. Matnerson, who failed 10 CON.
struct Tacoma avenue building "a sgraad
AatheTson fed the city.
violet Howe as today granted q divorce FROM,
Danviile Howe 0iAA
The second case o1;he city against eo,,7c,l,,ar
20 recover S7Jj paid for extra services. reSnItes
today in a second verdict for the citv Tba 70
department 49, &c
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MORE CoNvICTs SET FREE.
Another Tennessee stockade Captured
and Eurned by Armed Mlners.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2--Later advices from
DIVERS confirms the statement that l55 con-
victs had been released. But ten guards were
in the stockade. 1t IS now stated that the
miners are releasing the couvicts taken
by officers soon captured. At
l O'Clock this morning 20o mounted men,
many masked, came IN from the mountains
and liberated the convlcts working the mines at
Oliver Springs So quietly was it dome that the
people Of the town knew nothing about what
had happened until this morning, when they
discovered the stockade 70 be a mass Of smoking
ruins. The short term prisoners were furnished
with citizens clothing and all. with the excep-
ton OF a few who were captured, are now at
large. This makes more than 80 penitentiary
convicts turned loose in that locality since Fri
day evening. The governor Of the state
was here yesterday, but left for Nashville this
morning. 1t does not appear that there was any
resistance On the part of the guards, and nobody
was hurt. l. he widest rumors prevail, of which
one 10 that the miners will Immediately proceed
70 Tracy City and release the convicts there.
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eral Jones, who Is now at Spokane. No action
will be taken on the Tacoma hsrbor line until
Mr.. Jones submits opinion. His opinion is
expected TO be adverse to the Northern Pacific
claim.
j. A. Kuhn, Charles Eisenbech and ". A.
Hastings, OF Port Townsend, made suggestions
to the commission relative to the location Of
lines at Port Townsend.
K. W. Derr!ckson, C. NJ Johnson, George Rec
der and John Schneider. of Tacoma, asked for
the location of lines that would admit of the
extension and widening of the channel made
by the Tacoma Land Company.
Fred II. Lysons, OF snohomish, urged the
early location of harbor lines In his county
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WHY EVANS KILLED HIMSELF.
Was He n Partner with Potter in Dis
astrous Specuiations?

BOSTON, Nov. "A Boston news bureau prints
the following: Friends OF Irving A. Evans de-
clare thai be offered . his life az a triou:s Of
friendship; that he was worth $4,000 A wear
ago, AMI gave all that ana more to save his
friends that hs kiied checks between New
YORK and Boston, and had enormous a-bi,rage
transactions in both exchanges 70 make the
c.eR7ilgs between tie Two cities aad assist the
Maverick bank % NEE; one draft with another:
taat when this strain could no longer be borne
re oyefd-ew his account At the bank 10 MAKE
his own drafts Individually square DESTROYED
all ev.aence iup lcat.ng other parties, and de-
Ginning - retaru 20 TIE city - effect settle
ment upon his own account at the hank. SUI.
ciCed % save Mr.. Potter and the Maverick bank
Evans pistol shots, though they missed his
own heart, went straight through the bank
Ms dying words - his wife were "go1't
blame us When the body was cold his hand
was found hare OF a handsome gold ring when
be hsd wora for long time, and which was a
gift from Nj. Potter. He had taken IL OF the
day previously, and, throw x 1; into g
hand bag, remarked to hts sur..
This means nothing 10 ne row, 70. :
have 20 longer friends" Ufoa Fvsns'
books are Eve joint accounts. JOINT account
No. Is what he termed 10 rs associates and
eonsteu,iA. friends TIE "biE account" II =
this account that i $500 coo under wa:er. There
is 20 evidence outside ot one living man, We
believe. that shows taatN Potter was partner
upon this Join: account It has been
assumed by tie book2eeqer and Evans
partners that Ihis account belonged 70 NJ.
Evans md Potter Jointly, but Fotter's ravne =
nos uPou The books aud Evans IN his las; let
tiers dealet It explicitly To different indtyi11,.
as within yeSr NJ. Evsns lad sad in CONVEX
satlCn that Potter had no joint account and no
Transactions with aim. Potter had been Maid
seoat si5o.s0o IS TIE prohss OF Joint speculation
vita kvGEs n VARIOUS CHECKS, sut Potter Gs.
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BROOKs-RENN ADULTERY CASE.
Tacoma Wife and Her skagit County
Paramour Return to Seattle.

TACOMA, Nov. Especial sergeant Farrell.
OF the Old Tacoma police squad, this morning
arrested Christina Brooks, wife OF Henry Brooks,
OF Old Tacoma, and John C. Rem, q skagit
county raucher, in room Of the Los Anyeles
house, az Seattle, on a warrant charging tho
pair with adultery. When arraigned before
Police Judge Parker here this afternoon the de-
PENDANTS were discharged upon the showing
that the ofense charged in the warrant was not
committed In Pierce county. They at once
started for Seattle, and will probably be re-
arrested in King county at TIE instance of
Brooks.
Some time ago Brooks rad trouble with hfs
wife, a1d sent her % his Skagit county ranch. in
the vicinity OF which IL appears Rem also had
ranch. lie thought she was on the ranch
until yesterday, when he saw her in OId
Tacoma in company with Rem. The Brook.ex
have four children, VINO are being cared for by
the father
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Tacoma,s Bsnkrurt In.urance cnnnn..-

tacoma Nv. 2.-.speoia .l-Tesaporarv Re.
celve- RICE, p. the Nesi Cost Fl1e ana Marine
insurance COMPANY, sad today to L corre.r,1r,lt-
eat Of the esT-INIELLIGEScER:
The s'oeAL -ders Of the company are trvin,
u pAtcl matters ~, but from the evar7i-lar5(S5
oi tAe accounts 80 lar made by ne I bel eve -
W--- AaNe - 20 permanently into the ns-is 81
receiver; In the proper backing ana man
aSrlAt4l', be4ieye, win many Others, thar an
.As-s4A-s o4si1ess Js EAis k.lI WI par laa-i-
locA- real estate man said today. Comment
ing Qpoa tie mortgage executed " s;oekeo15a-
!. n Howell FOR $1,000 o. POI lots in south 20,
tacoma. and said 10 be worth $1,000 5uI which
TIE Pe1Fo2sr Tor tie appointment Of receiver
sad are not worth over 1900:
The lots are out about SIX or seven mia. go,
At- Iea y lot worth anFtE.pg unless rlas~s-t
Aoolt three Fesrs $50 that prorer-v wa ne
upon the market with AII tie viro- az So
bis and brass ban4 attachments tut I ha7.'.-a1
not one lot was sod 49, Geneva
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Paul schulze Indor.e. Miles c. Moore.

PORTLAND, Nov. 2-tspecial. l-Ex- Governor
Miles Z. Moore said to reporter today:
"The prevailing impression at Olympia that the
judicial appointment has been rendered 10 Sena-
tor Allen is generally doubted elsewhere. I
really think no one knows the standing of the
question. If Senator Allen accepts the appoint
ment, who will succeed him in the Senate?
That is an open question. Governor Ferry may
use his prerogative and appoint some one, or he
may call special meeting of the legislature
aud let il fill the vacancy. Washington has
large crop OF statesmen willing to serve the state
at the national capital, and Senator Aliens sue
cessor could easily be selected"
Paul schulze. who heard the last remarks OBJ
served with a smile: ain Washington's large
crop OF statesmen Niles c. Moore is the only one
available for senatorial appointment
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Sewer Election In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. "A close and exciting cleo
ton and The first trial OF the new Australian
ballot law is expected in this city and county
tomorrow. The main interest turns on the
choice Of three drainage trustees who will have
the handling OF some 100000 TO be expended
in making a canal from Chicago 10 a connection
with the Illinois river, for the purpose o. mi.
mariiy disposing OF the city sewage, with ultl-
mate use for commercial purposes There are
four tickets in the feld-Republican, Demo-
cratic. Prohibition and Labor The outcome
cannot be predicted. Two non-partisan superior
court judges are to be chosen without opposi-