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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN MINING.
Value OF the Arc Lamps in Pit Sinking at
Great Depths

A novel application of the electric
search light has been made in Scot
land To enable the workmen 10 labor
through the night while pit was be-
ing sunk a search light, the apparatus
for which consisted of an arc lamp. a
lens and a mirror, inclosed in sheet
iron case, was suspended over the pits
mouth. Access 10 the lamp was OBJ
tanned by sliding shutter on each
side Of the case. The light, says the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, was focused
or adjusted by screw on the top OF
the outside of tho case, and when nee
essary the lamp could be adjusted TO
diffusc light throughout the whole
shaft, or be concentrated at the bot
tom. The mirror. which was hung in
on its center. could be moved In q YER
teal direction, so 70 defect the rays OF
light to any required spot, and could
be fixed IN any position BIZ thumb
screw.
This method of illumination was
found TO give the following advan-
tages: The light in the shaft bottom
was far In excess Of that given by the
ordinary sinker's lamp, consequently
more work could be performed in
given time. Tia lamp, being stationed
on the surface. could be got NJ easily
at any time for adjustment without in
convenience TO the siukers, and IN the
event Of the strata giving off fire damp
il gave perfect immunity from danger
OF explosion. Another point Of not a
little Importance was that by the aid
of the light those in charge could see
from the surface what was going on
below, and a practical mining en-
eineer who visited the collicry gave as
his opinion that this alone was worth
all the outlay, even Il the light served
no other purpose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
HOW MICE MAKE WAR.
They r ace Each Other Standing ON Their
Hind Legs.

Hind Legs.
Before we had much observed mice.
the use of their long tails was ques-
ton that had puzzled US. We do not
know of what service they are to the
females, but to the bucks they are. we
see, OF use in their combats: for when
they fght they very often face one an
other standing on their hind legs. the
tails then making. as with kangaroos,
the third feature of tripod.
Their appearance. when they thus
stand facing one another with their
heads thrown back and their paws IN
front Of their faces is, on account pSr-
haps OF the resemblance 1t bears to the
posture of prize-fghters, extremely
comic. saws a writer IN the Northwest.
Small mice. also, when attacked By
their bigger congeners, raise their
paws before their faces. the attitude
in that case strangely suggesting one
Of depreciation.
What occurs when belligerent bucks
actually engage only instantaneous
photographs could record. so rapid are
their movements. Presumably, they
trv to bite. but must consider defense
the better part of valor. FOR they never
appear TO get hurt much and between
the rounds will nibble away at the
crust which brought them into the
v!ciuare, only showing their excite
ment by rafting their tails against tbe
ground. Occasionally tai seized by
the teeth leads 10 one mouse having TO
drag his enemy over the floor TIL the
latter lets go
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
EVERY MAN A FIGHTER.
The Metabeles. Who Have Risen AEAiass
English Celonists In Africa

English Coioaists In Africa
About three years ago the wsrlika
and intelligent Metabeles. of Mashons-
land, threatened q war upon the Eng
fish colouists in that country. but.
listening TO the counsels of their kings
the wise Lobengula. the trouble waa
warded off But the grumbiings Of tho
fighting men continued. They partisl>
" believed Lobenguia's explanation
OF the course he was pursuing. He
had told them that his AN ba saadors to
England said that for every drop of
English blood shed q fresh English-
man would spring into being. Ths
medicine men said: ''Let us kill thesA
here and see if what they say will hap.
pen" but Lobcnguia's counsels pre-
vailed. The FESTIVE feeling finally
grew beyond that sable nonarch's con.
troll and now the cabls brings newa
that the young men have risen and ara
marching upon Forts Victoria, Sails
the foreign military system IN that
country. If the uprising is not speedk.
l. suppressed England has serious
job on hand. The Hctabeles are OF the
same stock as the Zulus. Their mill
tary organization il almost perfect
The popula ton OF Metabslelsnd proper
Is about two hundred thousand. Tho
standing army is said by the Pittsburgh
Dispatch to number fifteen thousands
dividedsinto ferals or regiments and
commanded by Indunss What Is more.
these fellows can fight. They are born
soldiers. and as the troops are almost
as thoroughly organized rs the British
they viii make quite struggle. Ths
favorite weapon IL the assegai %
spear. but many are equipped with
good guns and know enough 90 pick
out their men TO shoot at when doing
battle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
BURGLAR TOOLS.
The Curious. Implements of an Unlawful
Cal;iag.

The Curious. Impien snts of an Unlawful
Caliiag.
To the eye Of an honest man no tool
is burglars tool. Were he TO find u
most approved kit he would merely
think that a mechanic had lost his
stock in trade. Drills. punches. bits
and ordinary jimmies have each almost
counterpart in open daylight work,
and only TO the sophisticated would it
appear that the bits of steel were inn
plements OF crime. To those who
know, the two distinctive burglars
tools are the sectional jimmy and nip
pers. the first being steel bar so ar
ranged that it can be uriscrewed into
several pieces for convenience in ear
rying. The other is described by the
Philadelphia Times as like pair of
curling tongs. the clutching end being
armed with little teeth. and is used for
turning keys in doors from the outside.
The manufacture of these tools is not.
as has been supposed, confined ex-
clusively to any set Of men. 4 burglar,
DESTROYS of obtaining kit, will go TO
a hardware store and purchase drills,
brace and bits. punches and wedges.
these latter being ia series, from those
the thinness of a knife blade to others
the thickness of ones hand This assert
ment Of seemingly innocent tools he
takes to mechanic with instructions to
temper them to certain hardness. To
another blacksmith he goes, and, draw
ing a diagram, has a piece of iron
made in accordance. Still another
makes him second part. aud finally
the thief has drag" the most pow
erful and perhaps the most useful tool,
from his standpoint, that can be used
in opening a safe. 1t consists of long
screw, with simple iron braces TO be
attached by link to the knob OF the
door. hole is bored through the
front of the safe by means of a bit, a
block is adjusted on the inside. and on
this is placed the point of the screw,
which is turned by crank. As the
screw revolves It penetrates further
and further until the back is reached.
Then, as the tremendous pressure con-
tinues, something has to give. the
front generally being ripped out. This
apparatus, in addition to its simplicity
and quick work. has the advantage Of
being nOiselcSs,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
CHANGING PIANlSTS.
An Interesting Incidental Performance 1t
New York.Variety show.


Gas interesting as anything I've
seen in this town." said recent visitor
to New York Sun reporter, was a
change of pianists that / saw in q
variety theater. There was man on
the stage singing a song and the
pianist was playing the accompani-
ment. l happened to see the pianist
CHANGING to the left once and looked
in the direction myself and saw COM
ing down the side aisle man that /
Judged must be the relief pianist and
so he was ! imagined that he would
sit down fer moment and wait; but,
dear me, was very slow.
.'He was approaching the piano at
the bass end of the keyboard. When
he had almost reached the corner OF
the piano the man who was playing
began gently sliding off the seat to
the right. still playing. By this time
the relief was abreast of the bass keys.
and these the first player. who was
still sliding steadily 10 the right. now
relinquished to him, and then the new
conner, still standing, but also moving
steadily 20 the right, struck In in per
feet time and tune.
There was brief time, second or
two, when both men were playing
the retiring pianist the treble and the
oncoming player the bass-and for
fraction Of second they were bo'h
standing But now the new player IS
fairly opposite the center o. the Key
board: he settles into the seat. and now
il is his hand that strikes the treble,
and now the whole piano resounds TO
his resolute touch
''In fact. there never was minute
when the piano had anything tn ssf
about IL: there never was minute
when the men were not completely
masters OF the situation There never
was an instant from the time the re-
lief approached until he was ErTnly
settled IN his seat when both men
were not continuously in motion: but
the change was made without jar or
a slur in the music and without re
omission OF note
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
CLEVELAND'S ITALIAN MINISTER,

One of the best cartoons appearing in
the last campaign was one representing
Uncle Sam tugged out in red. white and
blue, srinning with the remark as he
beheld Van Alien in the distance dressed
AS an English dude: Won't Rome howl
when he gets there The New York
World prints an article regarding this
pure proud dude containing the follow
ng, which is unques;ionably true in
everv word and line:
james john Van Allen. who Maid
10000 TO represent his native country
at the court of King Humbert, is an
American who, up to his forty-seventh
year. considered it vulgar Ia vote Like
the man from the Bowery lodging
house, who waits on election day TO see
what it is worth, Mr.. Van Allen waited
all his life till it was worth high place
in the diplomatic service. He threw in
$4,000 with his vote, but then he hopes
to pull out bigger plum than the lods-
ing house man. Mr. Van Allen is a citi-
zen OF the state of Rhode Island. His
father was a citizen of the same state.
The son never voted until 1S92-atter he
had contributed the $4,000. This re-
markable fact was demonstrated posi-
lively yesterday in the office of New
ports city clerk by a World reporter.
who went all over the registry lists since
1850.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
POLITICAL IDIOCY.

The attention Of a certain class Of Re.
publican editors and Republican leaders
of this state who, if they could, would
have read the editor of the Eagle out OF
the party at least half dozen times in
as many years, because of his protests
against the forcing of the prohibition
issue into the platforms of every CAM
paicn, or otherwise his demand that il
the question was not settled by law and
was still an issue it should be Resubmit-
ted to the people, is called to the history
OF the Republican party in Iowa and to
the result of the las. election in that
state. We have no comments to offer.
The case is plain one. The Republic
cans of that state having been brought
to their senses by repeated defeat al
last declared prohibition To be no test Of
Republicanism and ignoring every
side issue embarked on the
straight National Republican plat
form winning signal victory
Notwithstanding the admitted weakness
of their candidate for governor.
Prohibition is settled, or it is not set
tied, in Kansas. If it is settled then it
is no longer political. but legal ques-
ton. If it is not settled then Resubmit
it to the people and let the people settle
1t. But in any event it is political idiocy
to eternally load down the Republican
party with hypocritical re-affirmations.
We only now wish to again reiterate
the EAGLES declaration of one year ago,
that the Republican party OF Kansas in
convention assembled, in '94, should go
before the people on platform compos-
ed solely of the tents of the national
party, leaving every issue: upon which
the party is not unit, to stand or fall
upon It's own merits or dement's, includ-
ing those of prohibition and woman suf-
frage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
IT'S DEW AND MOISTURE WE WANT.


In arid districts the agriculturist de-
ponds entirely upon artificial water sup
ply and only culti7ates SO much OF his
land as can be irrigated. The present
agitation of the question of irrigation
does not relate to arid. but to semi-arId,
and even to that belt of country that has
a large annual rainfall, but is occasion
ally damaged by a very few days of in
tense aridity. Those who have rot in
vestigated the subject dismiss it with the
remarl: that it is out of the question to
irrigate western Kansas, which is true
if il is expected 10 irrigate all the tilla-
BILE land, or even any considerable per
cent of it. Colorado, with all her
swift flowing rivers and streams,
does not produce as much wheat
and corn by irrigation as
Sedgwick county, and yet has spent
millions of dollars in irrIgating bitches.
The object of the meeting in Wichita is
to arrive at feasible plan TO assist,
rather than supply, all the moisture re-
quired 10 produce crops. The benefits
to be derived from holding water III
earth's reservoirs are understood by all,
and by concert of action on the part
of those depending unon forming for a
living, the crops of Kansas can be made
more certain than that of any other
state Since 1876, when Kansas first
produced a surplus and commenced to
rank as an agricultural state, she never
has been visited by as extensive drouths
as have occurred in other states. Dur
ing the past season part OF Hi
nois did not have a drop of rain for
over 100 days. Two-thirds of Kansas
never experienced drouth of half that
length of time. In fact, the greatest
damage ever done TO the crops were
within two or three weeks of copicus
rains, intense aridity blasting the tassel
or fructifying part of the plant. No dew
falling at night il a critical time has
destroyed corn crops. 1t stands to rea-
son that anything that has tendency
to increase the humidity will be of great
benefit to our climate and add to the
productiveness of our soil.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
A SUN SURFACE.
Sir Henry Besse psr Tells of the Faiiurs
Of an Experiment.

~ an Experiment
Sir Henry Ressemer, tho weii-known
inventor of the steel process which
bears his name. tells how be tried to
construct sun furnace and failed.
His invention. says the Pittsburgh Dis,
patch. was intended to revolutionizc
not only the science of meta,lurgy, bat.
the whole world. IL va. to attain a.
eDperaturc Of nearly sixty thoussnd
degrees. and therefore fuse anything
and everything, and Sir Henry puts
the blame of It's failure 20 fulfill these
expectations Oh the stupidity Of a
country iensumlScr. The ''sun furnace
consisted Of wooden building thirty
feet high and about twelve feet square.
A few feet from the ground WA hxsL
a large ineliBsols mirror for catching
the rays Of the sun, from this mirrors
the rays were 70 he reflected onto 70
mum Der Of powerful super imposed
lenses above. which. By simple ar
rangement. were IN Shrow the cnors
rnousiy concentrated rays upon what
ever object might DE in the crucibiei
below Such was the mighty plan. 5nsl
the uaaafae tursr Of the upper gIassesv
brought it misersbly 90 nsught. for inc
stead Of turning them out Uniform hs.
made them al ditzereu; and thus
spoiled the focus Sir Henry WA -
disgusted snd d.sbezrtened that hs re-
fused TO SO over tie 2rouna again AMI
so the pr~tentlons schsm- iap~@d. bur
the peculiar furnace remains To this
Oar . remarkable monument of What
might have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,

The Bsptists are building new church
at Edmond.
Several carloads Of hcgs were shipped
from me vicinity OF Perkins last week.
The Knights of Pythias lodge at Beaver
City will give ball Thanksgiving even
ing.
Blackwell has bank regularly organ
lied and ready fer business James Vaw-
ter. treasurer of county X, is president.
The directors of the Citizens bpuk OF
Norman elected J. W. Hooker as cashier
OF that Institution, vice ". c. Crawford
deceased.
A new town, called Mckinney, has been
started on the Red Rock. twenty miles
north OF Perry and just west OF the Porca
| reservation.
The Arapahoe Bee says that the shifting
wind has driven prairie FIRE in nj direc-
tions over G. county the past few days,
doing an immense amount of damage
The territorial agricultural college nj
saltwater is 10 be heated by steam and
lighted by electricity. the apparatus for
which is now being placed in position.
There i talk Of moving the county sea;
II Day county from Iolsud to Robson
Springs. the lal ter point being nearer the
center of the county. with plenty OF water
and closer 10 the Ia! .road.
Fraternal insurance seems TO be boom
ing Mi over the territory. There are siy
such organizations at Saltwater and the
Sentinel says they are ali flooded with APP
plications for membership.
The repor. comes from Ingram tha.
three white men, TWO brothers named
Johnston and man named Williamson.
were murdered and robbed by an unknown
colored man near tha: place last Thurs
| da-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11

One significant thing about the election
returns from the south is that the People 5
party WAS the only party recognized as a
formidable adversary of the Democrats.
The Republicans were not in IL, hut the
Popuilsts in many cases won decided vic
tories, with three tickets in the field. The
coinred men, generally, voted the Demo
cratic Observation-Disclosures City Dispatch.
With the exception that the Populist
party was not formidable ADVERSARY to
the Democrats in the south. and won no
victories anywhere as far as reported in
the dispatches-they lost heavily-and
the explanation as to the colored vote
that it was counted for the Democrats.
as usual, without being cast at all, the
item above quoted is probably in the
neighborhood of the truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
The aaeha 9alIu gae saturdas orrg ggouber 1888

Surveys Of the Kickapoo lands ara near
!y completed. Ailotments will begin to
be made in a few days. The Indians are
now being enrolled as preparatory step
thereto. Henceforth the Kicks will DO
such only in name.
The Democrat insists that ii Norman's
resources are properly placed before those
who go to Oklahoma to invest, that towns
population can be doubled in two years.
II it isn't done it won't be because OF the
local papers dereliction.
Saltwater Gazette: Bishop Meerschaert
of the Catholic church, returned this week
from bis visit with the pope at Rome he
has been away about four months. -Four
priests returned with him to take up mis-
sion work among the Indians.
There will be meeting of the Catholics
OF Enid and surrounding neighborhood
next Monday evening, November Is. at
7:30 O'Clock. at the Office OF Meeker q
Huddleson, with a view o; erecting a
church and securing the appointment OF a
permanent pastor.
The Congregational. Methodist Episco-
pal and Presbyterian churches at Still
water have united in a call to Evangelist
Munhall of Chicago to go there and con-
ucs an evangelistic service. The Gazette
says it is thonght be Will accept. and In
the event he does, revival of great mag
nitude may be looked for.
Tickets are out for grand ball and ban
quet to be given at Ponca City on the
evening OF Nov. 16. next Thursday. Gov
ernor Renfrow and other territorial dIgni-
taries will be present. 1t is the intention
or the promoters to make this the supreme
sociaI event of the season for the terri
tory.
In the absence of anything OF interest,
local or otherwise, to talk about, the
Guthrie Capital and Leader are each re-
calling their readers with sluices of bill
ingsgate daily let loose at the other. And
the News sets up on it's launches and
Kisses them both on, Guthrie must have
a copper-lined stomach to stand it,
One day last week J. L. Reynolds, living
few miles northwest of Okarcbe, thought
to insure his place from fire he would burn
off fire guard, which he did early in the
evening, and after having eAtinguished
every spark Of fire, as he supposed, retired.
About midnight he awoke to find his
barn, horses. harness, wagon and hay all
ablaze, and in short time everything was
consumed.
A Washington special says: Colonel
Wilmington, the well known Populist
member of the Kansas legislature, from
Lincoln county, who was appointed a
member of the townsite board at Wood
ward, complains to the secretary of the
interior about his pay. He claims that
when he accepted the job he thought he
would be given salary by the govern
ment, but finding out that his pay is in
fees and that the outlook for emoluments
from this source is not bright. he COM
plains of his lot and wants IL better job.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
THE CAUSE OF sEAsIcKNess.
Beginning In the Three Aurai tn ses ~
Eventually Reaches the stomach

Seasickne.s starts in the car. says q
writer in McClure's Magazine. In It's
cavity are three small tubes. each bent
in circle, and filed with huid- The
three s!t at right angles 70 each other.
like the three sides al the corner %
room or box. Consequently, In what
ever direction the head Is moved. the
fluid In some one % the tubes il given
a circular motion. Hanging out into
the tubes, from their sides. are hairs
or ella, which connect VIII nerve
cells and hbers tia, branch of from
the auditory nerve. When tse head
moves she fui5 moves. thu hairs move,
the cells arc fred OF q n-rvona cur
rent is sent up 10 the brain and a feel
Ing of the head peculiar motion -
consequent As for seasickness; This
nerve current, oa It's waY to the brain.
al one point run. beside the spo, or
center" where the nerve governing
the stomach has its origin When thc
rocking Of the head j. aouo-rnally rlo-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
Better Times.

From the Kansas City Journal
Though the elections do not affect a
single vote in the present congress, by a
change, and though Cleveland has over
three years vet to serve-yet they will
do more to make times better than the
repeal of the purchase clause, or all the
legislation that this congress can enact.
Democrats dare not make any sweep
ing tariff change-for this election proves
their places would know them no more
and the business interests of che coun-
try see that the change will come in
due time.
This fact will inspire confidence that
both business and money will be made
safe as soon as under the law the people
can get it them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11

Great nen are usually ssid On havA
great memories, but IL does nc. follow
thai al who have great memories ara
great rsen- An isiot In Ohio .~aa 4.
great curiosity mary Year, ago. Ha
knew the whole BseJe by heart from
beginning % end. ssd ~ sny ver.s
wss reaa - r-pcs.ed 20 kisn b, oosla
tel ex@etly IA ~eAs book and ehsp.er
!. wa - oe soa5d. sDs IL -er.~ auu.-
ss, IN Tie chapter. be was considered
. great marvel In this particular. has
IN every ether he was Q mental isa-
seelle, and could no. BE trusted even ~
feed ssznseis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-11
Says She Escaped from an Asylum

From the Kansas cry Journal.
Mrs. Margaret Bradley, whose home
is in Caldwell. kas., applied at the office
of the mayor yesterday for assistance in
order TO get 10 her home. Mrs. Bradley
Is lady past middle age. anu told Pr.
waite Secretary Strother that she had
just escaped from al asylum at Jack
sonviile, H., where she claimed she had
been placed by her brother, who lives al
Caldwell, IN order 10 gain control Of
some property. She said she was no;
insane and never had been. and but TO,
the friendly continuance of one CT the
physicians of the asylum she would be
still there. She took advantage of an
opportunity 10 escape, and came as ia,
as this city, but could 20 no further.
She was referred 20 Hum ne Officer
Marian. who succeeded in getting her a
half fare ucke. to Caldwell.