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The Portland daily press., 1891-06-10

June g. OFF Absecom, barque Shetland Haskell
from Philadelphia for Boston.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
A LONDON SCANDAL

LONDON, Oct 5.-Considerable interest
is being taken in the inquest on Saturday
last on the body of Lydia Miller, or Min
ton, TO use her stage name, a chorus girl
of the Gaiety theater, who recently com
mitted suicide by drinking half a pint of
carbolic acid. At the inquiry on Saturday
Lord Charles Montague, brother of the
duke Of Manchester, testified to having
been on very intimate terms with the de-
ceased, and to having been late in keeping
an appointment TO lunch with her on the
day of her death. This failure to keen an
appointment promptly is said to have
greatly annoyed the chorus girl Since
the inquest mysterious allusions have
been made In the newspapers TO n certain
high parsonage, understood to be Prince
Albert Victor, eldest son of the prince of
Wales, who is also said TO have had init
mate relations with the dead girl
The Star today, commenting upon the
affair, says that the truth never will be
known, and that it is obvious that another
inquest has been hushed up without good
cause. Continuing, the Star says: "a
number of honorable and highly estimable
gentlemen hushed up the Tranby Croft
affair for the sake of society, and the cir
cumStances of Miss Miller's death are said
TO have been kept dark for the sake of So
ciety, The girl lived in great style; had a
large quantity Of diamonds, and used to
drive To the Gaiety theater in the smartest
of turnouts, equal to those of people OF
higher rank"
The St. James Gazette, the Globe and
other papers denounce the coroner's
secrecy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
~WheH."

Most people who read paper wouit
like 70 have il come TO their hands with
out any typographical or editorial er
rora This is quite possible when ali N.
following conditions come together:
When the contributor has written cor
rectly.
When be has written the correct thing
distinctly.
When the compositor has only the cor
rect letters in the different cases
When be does not take letters from q
. wrong case.
When ne sets them correctly.
When the reader" corrects every er-
ror.
When the eonpositor eorrecs the
trough proof properly.
When the reader reads the corrected
proof attentiveiy.
When the coInposit0r eorects the SEC
ond proof properly.
When the revised proof Is carefully
~rezf-
When the reader has Sufficient time
70 do this
And when dozen other circ-nsfancss
work together for good.-Erchsngs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
TURF WINNERS

JEROME PARK, N. N. Y, Oct swim
ners: Leonawell, Peter, Kitty L, ARA
Hierophant, Holmdel Colt, Busted.
DENVER, Oct. 5.-Overland park races
2:40 class Unfinished from Saturday,
Motion Gold Dust won. Best time, 2:3OH
2:29 class-News Boy won, Best time
2:29. One-mile running race-Justin won.
Time 1:48 Five and one-half furlongs
running-Topgallant won. Time, 1:12
CHICAGO, Oct. 5-Garfeld park winners
Warren Leland, EsperanZa, Silver Lake,
Yo Tambien, Lena Frey, German
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.-The racing under
the auspices of the Kansas City Fair and
Exposition association began at the ex-
position track this afternoon. 2:2S class,
trotting, purse S1,000-Elko won, Nina
Medium second, Birdie Sprague third.
Best time 2:2515. 2:30 class, trotting,
purse S250-Irene won. Hornpipe second,
Barney B third. Time 2:3215. Running,
three-fourths of a mile. purse $3.50
Peregal won, Helena second, Rabbi third
Time 1:19H
TERRA HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 5.-The great
Hal Pointer and Direct race tomorrow is
the topic of the hour The prospects are
that the largest crowds that ever witness
ed a harness contest will be present to-
morrow. Delegations from New York,
Chicago. San Francisco, Cincinnati and
all other principal centers are present. Hal
Pointer and Direct are both in splendid
shape, and just to the edge necessary for
a race for their lives Pools tonight sold
100 to 60, Pointer being the favorite, the
largest pools sold being $1,000 to 5000
Pools sold 100 to 80 that no three of the
heats would average faster than 2:10.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

Fruit has not been SO plentiful and 30
cheap for many seasons as it is this year.
For the past month the fruit stands have
been laden with large juicy Bartlett
pears and delicious, rosy peaches, and
now grapes are making their appearance.
All are unusually cheap, too, and the
demand is larger than it has been for
years. A leading Fulton street dealer
said the other day that he was reaping 8
golden harvest this summer. "How Is
that" asked. "Oh" he replied, "fruit
is so plentiful that can keep the prices
down; and so long as such splendid pears
and peaches and melons and piums as
these are cheap everybody who can
afford it is going to enjoy them. Last
year the poorer class Of my customers
didn't get any fruit, nor did they the
year before. They couldn't afford to
buy 1t, and they wouldn't have done 50
if they could, for there was no fruit
worth having at any price. This year
there's any amount Of it, and it's all
cheap. Everybody is hungry for fruit
after being denied it for such long
time, and consequently, as said before,
we dealers are reaping a rich harvest"
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

That the skill of the canoe sailor has
more to do with the winning of races
than sail spread or shape of hull has
been proved again and again. A canoe
designed by w. P. Stephens for the SEQ
retary of the New York Canoe club on
lines differing from anything before pro-
duced has sailed in number of the To-
cal New York races lately. This canoe
is perfect piece of work, so far as con-
struction goes-smooth, fair and well
proportioned. Its peculiar feature is q
very deep, thin underwater bedy aft.
Everything about the canoe suggests
speed, and yet it has not won a race.
Perhaps it will later on, when Skipper
Stephens has completed his tuning up"
process.
In marked contrast to this result is the
success that some of the older canoes
have had by being well sailed and prop
erly equipped, notably the Nesta, owned
by Daniel Goodsell, of Yonkers. The
Eclipse is also comparatively old canoe
with reputation, and it is sure of
good place in the races when fairly Well
handled unless something breaks-which
has been rather too common occur
renee of late. A strong and handy rig
in the hands of clever sailor will often
land an old canoe over the finishing line
far in the lead. The races during June
on Hendon lake, near London, England,
illustrated this principle very clearly.
The winner was the only survivor of
canoes either upset or broke down
Sail and Paddle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
A FATAL RUNAWAY.

DES MONIES Ia, Oct. 5.-A frightful ac-
cident occurred in funeral procession at
Altoona today in which one man was killed
outright. four persons fatally injured and
q score bruised and fractured. A process
sion Of carriages was following the re-
mains of Nicholas Hemstreet from the
church TO the cemetery, located out OF
town. While the procession was winding
down hill a team in the rear became
frightened at a steam reaping machine
and started to run. The road was narrow
and the runaway horses ran iuto and upset
a dozen carriages IN front of them. break
ing SIX OF them into spliuters and scatter
ing the occupants broadcast. A panic en-
sued as the other teams ran away. Men
and women jumped out Of carriages only
70 be trampled up0l by runaway teams.
When quiet was restored it was found
that Edwin Drestell was killed and Mrs
Joseph Perdue, Mrs. Joe Mason. aged 20.
Mr. Z. :. Sayre and Mrs r 9. Lane were
fatally injured
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
BAL WAY TRAINMEN

GALEsBURG, Ills, Oct. 5-This after
noon's session of the convention of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen opened
with a series of speeches. Grand Chief
Conductor Clark, of the Order of Railway
Conductors, extended to the convention
the greeting of his fraternity. He spoke
an enthusiastic word for federation and
hoped the time would soon come when
there would be such federation, of which
the two organization would be parts
Hon. D. G. Ramsay, assistant grand
chief of the Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers, extended greetings from his order, and
was followed by A. B. Garretson, second
grand master Of the conductors. Re
sponses were made by Grand Master Wilk-
inson, Vice Grand Master Morrissey and
Gaand Secretary Sheehan.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
Our IN WESTERN KANSAS

TRIBUNE, Kan, Oct 4-[Speial Your
correspondent, having spent two days in
Greeley county, would tell what the peo-
pie are doing in this part of the great
southwest. The town and county nave
greatly improved since his last visit. The
good crops have encouraged everybody
Some farmers have 1,200 to l 800 bushels of
wheat and the same amount of corn.
Proctor & Hoimaster, who own the largest
general merchandise stock in the county,
say that they are now doing better bust
ness than they have ever done in the coun-
ty before. Mr.. S +. White, who is the
leading merchant of Horace, says the same,
In politics the Republicans are having il
all their own way. The Greeley County
Journal, which has heretofore been a
strong Alliance organ, now appears as a
Republican journal under the manage
ment of Thomas H. Orr Mr.. Orr himself
was chairman of the Alliance convention
about this time last year. The Repu b.
hcan primaries will be held on Oct. II and
none of the present incumbents are candi-
dates for reelection
County Superintendent L. H Bristoe,
who has many friends in this city, is being
urged to enter the race for state superin-
tendent next year. Mr.. Bristoe recently
closed one of the most successful normals
ever held in this end OF the state. and
through his energy it only cost the county
$3.50
The future outlook for this end of the
state is very bright The EAGLE has quite
a number Of readers out here.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
THE IRISH LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, Oct 5.-The officers of the
irish National league intend TO inaugurate
an active campaign of organization. The
newly elected executive board, with most
of the officers, held lengthy session yes
terday- One Of the important questions
discussed WAS the attitude that the league
tion. the Mccarthy organization, in regard
to matters pertaining 10 the Irish cause
Il was resolved 10 offer the right hand Of
fellowship TO the officers OF the federation.
Tue meaning OF this IS that in everything
that pertains 70 the general advance OF
national opinions, aud in all movements
tenants, the league will work with the
federation, Tne officers appear TO think
that big future is before the league as
affairs now stand
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
ATLANTlC STORMS

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The season of
storms on the Atlantic has begun early
this year, although last season began in
September with a great gale that did much
damage Washington reports that a storm
is at present raging on the Atlantic, and
the report is verified by all incoming
steamships. Vessels arriving yesterday
all reported heavy seas, great gusts of
wind and great banks of fog. The storms
were encountered mostly in mid-ocean and
the fog off the Newfoundland banks. The
news of the first disaster in the gale came
in dispatch this morning from St. Johns,
\. B. IL was to the effect that the British
barkentine Minnie e. Elkin had been
wrecked, and that her crew had undou bt-
edly been lost. The barkentine carried a
crew of about twenty men, inclusive of
her officers, aud the captains wife and
little baby.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
A RALLY AT BELLE PLANE.

BELLE PLANE, Kan, Oct. 9.-[Special
There was fine Republican meeting
held in this city today. 1t was the begin
ming OF the Republican campaign in this
county, and was held under the aus pices
OF the Republican county committee of
Sumner county. Senator o. II. 3 entley
and Colonel j. R. Hallowell were billed as
the speakers. Colonel Hallowell failed to
appear on account of other engagements,
but Senator Bentley was on deck, and,
although it rained all day, good audience
greeted him in our commodious opera
house at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The
audience comprised many old soldiers and
many Alliance men. About twenty five
of the latter occupied front seats. Senator
Bentley spoke nearly two hours. He dis
cussed the calamity cry at great length,
touched up the silver and tariff issues. and
told a number of humorous anecdotes.
Senator Bentley makes a strong speech.
He is plain, logical and argumentative.
His periods are well rounded and many of
his passages are eloquent. Bentley can
always draw good audience in this city.
The meeting was most satisfactory. 1t
has started the Republican campaign in
the north part of this county in good
shape The candidates upon the county
ticket were present and participated, in the
meeting. Senator j. W. Forney of this
city, one of the best Republicans in Kan
sas, presided at the meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
THE CHINESE TROUBLES.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-The Occidental
and Oriental steamer Belgic arrived early
yesterday morning from China, Japan and
Hawaii The Overland China Nail, Sept
3, says editorially: It seems in every like
lihOod that compensation will soon be paid
by China for the damages during the recent
riots The French claims at WI Hu are
already settled, and others will be amicably
adjusted soon. Treaty powers, however,
find it more difficult to persuade China
TO open Human at the time when so many
nations are following the example of the
United States in their treatment of China.
China is too weak to protest effectively
against bad treatment of her subjects, but
the conduct of the Americans, who have
shown hopeless incapacity in dealing with
the Chinese, has not been observed with
indifference. Only the other day Ii Hung
Chang sanctioned the proposal of the Chi
nese consul at San Francisco to transfer
all the Chinese coolies in America, en-
block, to the gold mines in the Amur dis
trict Meanwhile the government at Pc
king seems to realize the danger of mob
rule Tendency is being manifested for
military governors of provinces. Manchus
seems to be afraid of an outbreak. The
probability is that the present crisis will
pass over. There are not yet sufficient
combustibles for big explosion, but an
explosion seems inevitable.
the last few years all the ministers Of the
powers at Peking have put up with insults
and humiiiations. It there is war, and
there will be unless China meets our de-
mands fully and honestly, these Rnti-mis-
sionary riots will be merely an exciting
cause; real causes have been accumulating
for years. The chief offender is the prov
ince Of Human. From it emanates all the
lying pamphlets and placards that stir up
the people.
Japan will be well represented at the
Columbian exposition in Chicago in 1893
One plan Is TO export a number of dancing
girls to give zest to the Japan cookery and
TO display their various accomplishments
Another contemplates a large japanese
garden fully stocked with dwarf shrubs
and other horticultural curiosities A
number of pretty girls will also be sent,
who for a consideration will decorate fans,
etc. Artificial flowers, basket weaving
and other accomplishments in which the
japanese excel will also be reDresented
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
Cost of Filtering AIY.

The air Of the house OF commons was
filtered last winter at a cost Of SIXTY
pounds for cotton wool, besides the two
or three hundred pounds originally spens
on the steam that worked the fars that
drove the air in. The layers Of cotton
wool used were six feet thick, and had
70 be changed three times. the outer lay
ers in very short time becoming black
and full Of an oily and sooty substance.
with the smell Of very bad fog. though
the heaviest particles had been removed
by passing the air through water.
On one occasion the filter had 10 be re-
newed after only forty-eight hourS use.
dense fog having lasted the whole Of
that time. This information WA given
TO parliamentary committee by Mr.
William Prlm. consulting engineer 70
her majesty's Office Of works.-L0ndon
Tit-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

Printing machines are usually driven
by steam or gas motors. but the machine
which prints a certain newspaper in
America is run by dog power. A large
wheel about ten feet in diameter and
two in width is connected with the driv-
ing rigger Of the machine by means Of a
belt; strips Of wood. for foothold. are
placed foot apart on the inside Of the
wheel, where Joe, the Journalistic
dog, walks his weary round. aud thus
causes the wheel TO revolVe. Joe has run
the press for about five year,, and has
faithfully earned his board and lodging,
but II is now about time for him % fssl
III and turn it up" being unable 70 con-
hnus turning il round.-London Tit
Ritz
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
BASE BALL
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5-First game
Athletics: Runs IS, base hits %, errors 2.
Boston: Runs 2, base hits s, errors ).
Pitchers, Weyhing aud Fitzgerald. Sec
ond game-Boston; Runs g. base hits 4,
errors o. Athletics: Runs 0, base hits 3.
errors 2-six innings. Pitchers Haddock
and Chamberlain
WASHINGTON, Oct SIT was dark when
Washington went to the bat in the seventh
inning, and after taking the lead over Bal
timore by three runs, purposely tried to
get out, that the visitors might have no
chance to finish the inning. Barnie re-
fused to finish and the game went to
Washington by score of 9toO The six
innings resulted as follows: Washington:
Runs l, base hits 3, errors 5. Baltimore:
Runs 4, base hits 3, errors 4. Pitchers,
Foreman and Healy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
A MELBOURNE MIST.

GooDLAND. Kan, Oct. 5.-Melbourne be-
gan his second rain test at o'clock yes
terday morning Not cloud was to be
seen in the sky, and the forecast for Kan
sas, Colorado and Nebraska was for fair
weather. Within two hours after the ex-
periments had commenced small clouds
began to form at all points of the compass,
and by noon The entire sky was covered.
In a short time afterwards Melbourne
stopped his experiments, saying that the
clouds were forming too rapidly for per-
feet test. The clouds began to part. Later
in the afternoon he began work again and
the cloud formation was renewed. From
every direction heavy dark clouds arose
and collected overhead. 1t continued
cloudy all night and about o'clock this
morning light misting rain fell for a
few minutes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

| RAHLEIGH, n. c., Oct. Sin an oration
on 1.-The Real New South" delivered al
the Southern Interstate exposition yester-
day, OCtavious Cohen, editor of the
Charleston World, said he intended to tell
the naked truth. The southern people
had perSistently shut their eyes to their
own shortcoming, and while they did this
| their material prosperity could not ad-
vance. The southern people lived too
much within themselves. A rubbing to-
gether of ideas was needed, and the lack
of it was caused by limited education and
meager educational facilities.
Referring to the negro question Mr..
Cohen said the negro was with the south
eFn people to stay, and the sooner they re-
allied that fact the better Any great
negro exodus meant untold loss to the
south. The negro, climatically and by
choice belonged to the south, and his chill
dren should have the same educational ad-
vantages as those of the white man. But
the negro must bear in mind that his place
in the political economy of the south was
clearly defined. He must not hope to rule
in the south. He was not competent to do
so. He had once tried the experiment and
it had been disastrous. The south had not
yet recovered entirely from the effects of
the scandalous days of reconstruction.
Mr.. Cohen advised the southern people
to be broad in their views; not to imagine
InaC Ine sun rose ana SET only IN Unelr sec
tioh; to bear in mind that the money of
the north and east stood waiting the vel
coming hand and evidence of willingness
on the part of the south to help itself He
advised his hearers to put aside petty
jealousies in small communities; to devote
less attention TO electing this, that, or the
other man to Office, and more to their own
business: in short, to hustle.
The exhibits are large and varied and
from all the southern states. The negro
exhibit will be opened on Oct. II. The
exposition will continue until Dec l.
Senator PETER and Colonel Polk will speak
on Oct. 9, and President Harrison and
other distinguished people are expected
LATER
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

ment has so far evinced no intention OF
abandoning its position that it has a perfect
right to arrest people as they enter or leave
the precincts of the American legation.
The partisans of Balmaceda who took
refuge under Minister Egan's roof are still
there and no arrests have been made dur
ing the past few days. 1t is thought that
the present unsatisfactory situation can
not be of long continuance. In accordance
with instructions received from Washing
ton, Minister Egan has given the Junta TO
understand, by formal and official notice,
that if the Chilian authorities continue to
maintain their present attitude the friend
ly relations between Chill and the United
States will be interrupted. The Junta's
reply Is awaited with great interest.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
a SENSATIONAIIIAR-

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-There was some
sensational testimony in the preliminary
examination of the actor Maurice B. Strel-
linger (Sam'l of Posen) for the murder OF
Policeman Grant. On Saturday last,
Henry Jeransen, who was formerly en-
ployed by Strellinger as gardener, iden-
titled the pistol found near the scene of the
murder as one belonging to Strellinger
Today Jeransen voluntarily took the stand
and said that his testimony on Saturday
was false, and that he testified then,
through fear of the police, to what they
had told him TO say. He said today that
he had never seen the pistol in Strellinger's S
DosseSsiOQ
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06

threatened death 70 all who should inter.
fere. The officer was called Ia and a des-
perate struggle followed. Mrs. Hyer and
her daughters rushing cut on the pave
ment and calling for help. Other officers
arrived as the negro was leaving the house.
and overpowered him after q desperate
struggle.
On the parlor foor Officer Sherman was
found gasping In death, bis neck cut half
In two by what seemed razor gashes. In q
few seconds be was dead. All the way 20
the station the negro screamed and fought,
yelling out that be wanted 20 be killed
right away. miDgiiDg this with blasphsmy
and snstches Of religious song. The fam
Ny brought him from Delaware two years
ago, bis great strength being bis principal
merit Oflcer Sherman was tbirty-thres
years Of age and left wife and two young
children
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
r. P. MURDOCH, Manager.
A Fatal seidIit. Powder.

Mrs August Lenk died suddenly yes
terday. She had been suffering from
puerperal fever. She took n seidlitH
powder, and twenty minutes later died.
It was first thought that there were
poisonous ingredients in the powder. but
Coroner Cook found that death resulted
from natural causes. The expansion %
the gas had prevented proper action Ot
the heart. II is said that cases Of this
kind are not infrequent with people q
feeble heart action.-Utica Observer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-06
EAlLuRES.

PHILLTPSBURG, Pa. Oct. 5.-The Phillips
burg County bank closed its doors today.
announcing that on account OF che con-
tinued demand from depOsitors il was
deemed best 70 suspend payment and 90
into Liquidation The cashier stated
that be firmly believed that all depositors
would be paid ia full philiipsburg IS oaly
short distance from CIearfieid snd II uts-
dale. The president OF the bank l. John
Boynton; fsther-in-lsw OF president Din Of
the Clearisld and HOutsdale bsak Tue
effect Of the suspension cannot now be
told DlstruSt Is everywhere and con hdenee
nowhere Il Is feared that many private
individuals and concerns VIII 20 down in
the general crash THAI seems ImEliDen
here.