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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
AN OCEAN STEAMSHIP
Horrors of Life In tho Fireroom whs
Ventilation Ia Oat of the Question.

Horrors OF Life In tao fireroom Whs
Ventilation Ia Oat of the Question.
Air Is supplied TO the frerooms Of
ocean steamships through ventilator
on deck, which is supposed TO be turned
to face the direction OF the wind.
Sometimes this turning Is neglected.
Then ensues terrible state of things
down below in the already over-heatet
ireroom. The afr becomes sitting, the
Unfortunate stoker gasping In vain for
a breath of fresh air. The smell of tho
Ill and the abotninnhle odor of the
bilge water are enough To knock out
the strongest man. No pen can de-
scribe the horrors OF life in the fres
room during these times and the won
der is that scores of stolSers do not drou
OFF, instead OF the few that are re-
ported. The coal trimmers and coal
passers are just Us badly Off rs thu
stokers. .having<to breathe the same pois-
onous atmosphere. Another thing
which makes the life of the stoker u
very unhappy one Is the fact that thel
floor OF the fireroom on which hes
stands is always hot. The floor, " fichi
is composed OF steel plates retains tho,
heat and, as "a consequence, blistery
the feet of the stoLers, who cam
scarcely stand up at times, they arc So
much tortured in this respect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
THE PERFUMED MIST.
A Peculiar Product of the Northeast Wind
on Portions of the French Coast.

A Peculiar Product of the Northeast Wind
on Portions of the French Coast.
On certain parts Of the coast of
France, including the channel, mists
occasionally appear which are general
ly called ''perfumed mists." They
come in the morning, especially during
the spring, and, strangely enough,
only when the wind is in the north
east. Sometimes they last only for a
few minutes, at others they hang about
all day. They have a characteristic
smell similar to that of limekiln.
The origin of these mists is mystery.
In one district the inhabitants thought
the smell came from some limekilns
some miles to the northeast, and they
may have been right but this was not
an explanation of the phenomenon, be-
cause the smell from those limekilns
could not have been carried by a north
east wind to all the other places where
the mists were seen and the smell
noticed. In one of these places the
northeast wind comes from the sea. in
another it comes overland. The smell
does not, therefore, necessarily come
from the ground. During the past few
weeks the northeast wind has been
very prevalent and the mists frequent.
The best explanation given is that the
clustering northeast and east winds
sweep up the dust, gases and germs
of the ground over which they pass.
and drive them toward the sea. When
this wind has continued for some time
it contains such a quantity Of these
things as to affect all our organs. That
is the cause Of the complaints which
appear when the east wind blows. and
IL nav be the cause Of those ''perfumed
saiSfS u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

A Kobe (Japan) paper copies queer
advertisement which mas been hung out
on the board by rich man at Mat
suragata, EagasakL The notice ex-
plains itself: Nv hen ny daughter way
sick ] prayed the Komp;ra Of Sanukt
province for her recovery. piedzing 20
let her pay Thanksgiving visit 20 the
temple by creeping on her hands and
feet all the way through, ia limitations
Of cattle, II she recovered. The PRAYER
was heard and she recovered by the
miraculous influence Of the slrnirh,v
Deity. But, after all. IL IS iupo&sitlss
for tender girl 20 creep several hun
dreds of miles to Gapnhi should
therefore Ike 20 find a substitute for
her. and II anyone oGcring himself or
herself for such be found suitable 10
the tasa viii offer such per,ou ons
thousand doilars.1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
A FATAL EXPLOSION.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a Two men were
killed. another fatally Injured and fourth
painfully wounded last night by the unex-
pected explosion of blast in quarry at
Tweuty-first aud Church streets. The
blast had been prepared, but failed to
explode The men were ordered TO draw
The charge and were working on it with
ianGping irons when the powder exploited.
Charles Nolan aud Gus Swanson were
killed. Mat Deasy had "a leg broken and
was injured internally. Ii is thought that
his wounds are fatal. Michael keilIher
WAS painfully wounded. Foreman Daniel
3oane WAS arrested, and will probably be
charged with criminal negligence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
THE COKE OVENS STRIKE.
]. 81. CONNELLY.
,COpYRIGHr. 1891


Fifty sullen, moody men were
grouped together in the gloomy shade
of a stunted but thick forest on
western Pennsylvania hillside. They
were near its verge, upon the brink OF
a deep and narrow ravine. On pia-
teau of the slope facing them, long
line of low furnace fronts burned
round, red holes in the night. showing
the location of the Cawnthrop coke
ovens From the tops of the ovens,
fierce, pointed flames of green and
purple tint darted fitfully, like daggers
thrust upward, at the dome of thick,
black smoke that spread over all. To
and fro. in and out of the bands OF
vivid light thus thrown on the murkys
bosom of the mountain, the forms of
men could be seen moving-the Italian
laborers imported to take the places of
the strikers-watching them with eyes
of hate from the other side of the
ravine Now and then, differently ap-
pearing figures, with something OF
soldierly bearing and carrying guns on
their shoulders, crossed and recrossed.
like sentries, those illuminated areas
Pinkerton guards, hired to defend the
newly imported laborers.
''If Casey's men were to come up by
the road" suggested one who had in
stincts of generalship, land McCarra-
hans band rush down from the north
slope, and we make a dash from here,
all at the same time, we could do them
up in a jiffy, both the Eyetalians and
the Pinkertons."
"And suppose ye did. and chucked
the whole filthy gang in the ovens.
what good would it do?" interposed
the voice of an older man. ''By the
next night, you'd have two regiments
of militia and a battery of field pieces
to hunt us all down, kill us or send us
to prison. while our families starved,
and the coast would be clear for
another gang of Guineas. There's
thousands more where them came
from-all to be got cheap. Sure it's
what the boss would like. The way
we're doing now is the best"
$50 it is" assented several "Starve
them out. Their rations are scant now
and if we can keep supplies from them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
BEOoJiN SUPERSTiTiONS,
The Cnreasoning Treatment of Arabian
Horses by Their Masters.

The Bedouin / s full Of horse super
stitiops. His horse-lore is much like
but less than that of our old-fashioned
liveryman of past generation. He
I. knows a horses habits and diseases by
observation solely: be has no idea of
anatomy. Every species of wind trou-
bic to which the horse is subject hc
merely describes IS having something
wrong inside him" lie treats horse
on "A system Of old saws. For lame
ness he has but one remedy. the hot
iron. His horse viii work 20 twenty
or even twenty-five years old. but he
thinks that he 'grosFs weaker" after
twelve. Ia buying, he looks more at
marks than points.
In feeding and watering the horse,
says Harper's Magazine. the Bedouins
seem 10 Us TO be equally unreasoning,
unless it be agreed that a horse can
stand anything he is used 20, ard that
IL is wei TO get him used to irregular
habits. The fact that the Arabian has
often 10 20 an indefinite time without
food O. drink makes him hardy and
less apt 10 suffer than are cur regular
II treated animals. lie goes all DAY ia
the hot sun, and does not ssk for wa
ter-impatiently ~ ieast-even in
crossing a brook. He Is fed and wa
tered apparently regardless 81 the fac:
that be i hot or tired. lie is given his
pail o. water and his :roughful Of dry
or green food, or whatever e!s~ -
available, 90 sOon a. he stops on jour
ney, or is ridden oT Immediately
after Quite as often he gets nothing
at all ] have seen horses ridden all
day. and have canaped a. noon with
tseEa neAE bT stream. without any
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The Cheapest ffsb in tho yyorid.

British rne-nhers 81 parliament, are
not paid for :Aeir legislative services,
but there Is some Compensation apart
from tho dignity 81 the place IN the
material privileges granted 20 mem
bers OF the bouse- "ft's The cheapest
club in the world SAID one sx-rneni.~r.
Il used to get chop. dish oi p<y.a
toes. piece II bread and = psnt Of beer
FOR eighieen penes. ard what could ron
wish nicer than saa.T' As matter o.
fact lodging, writing materials srd
many physical comforts are provided
a. hestrns os.er vithou, charge. Only
sSae f1o-i and drink hare 10 be paid fog.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
A VILLAGE BLAZE.

BENTON, No. Ocu. "A "A fire this morn
ing in the business portion of the city
caused "A loss of s65, 003 One man received
burns from which he died.
The dead mans name was John Schae-
fer. aud his burns were caused by All eX-
ploson Of sunpowder in his store, from
" hich he WAS trying o remove his money
drawer Among the buildings burned
were the Benton mills. all the stores in
town, two hotels, The Record newspaper
office, and eight dwellings. The Jail mar
rowly escaped destruction, and during the
excitement IL 5-year man escaped. The
Insurance is $50 0c0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

BROOKLYN, Ind, Oct. 24.-Near this
place this afternoon the center section of
the iron bridge being erected over the
White river gave way, and j. Y. Beele OF
Brooklyn fell distance of sixty feet. His
neck vas broken ana he died instantly
William +. Pitzmen of Dalevile, Ind.
was badly injured internally, and will
probably die. J. L. Merton received II
spinal injury and severe bruises Thomas
6croggins had his head badly bruised
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

DOWN WITH IT." ECHOED THE THRoNG.
scale of wages and prefer to starve, let
them do so, but they must not prevent
others working"
One night there did not seem any
use in keeping guard over the mill. for
such a terrible storm of rain, and wind
and lightning screamed through the
mountain ravines that not even the
most determined misunderstanding
striker could be expected to be abroad.
But that was the very night in which
extraordinary vigilance should have
been exercised. The road was deserted,
but had watch been kept at the back
of the mill something strange would
have been seen.
A man in boat slowly made his
way up the pond of back-water below
the dam, keeping cautiously under the
shelter of the bushes on the side op-
posite the mill, that fash of light
ming might not betray him. Sudden
ly, choosislg well a moment of deepest
obscurity, he darted across the pond to
the willow-clad embanlsment between
it and the tail-race, where he stepped
out on the ground and made his boat
fast to tree. He was now under the
mill, which projected over the tail
race and was supported bv two huge
timbers, set upon great rocks. On the
main floor, fifteen feet above his head,
he could hear the burr-stones whirling.
To his left whirled the big mill-wheel,
one of the old-fashioned ''breast" type
He went deliberately about the task
he had set for himself, confident of Sc
curity from discovery, for no
one, he was sure, would think of
looking down there for an enemy,
and no noise he could make would be
heard above the combined roar of the
storm, the dash of falling water over
the dams overflow way, the plash OF
the wheel, the rush of the tail-race
and the grinding of the mill. In each
of the big upright timbers bearing
the weight of that end of the mill ,he
bored several deep holes, with big
auger. Then he brought from his boat
large demijohn and a glass fun
mel, with which he carefully filed
the holes-each of which had been
bored in deeply slanting direction
with some liquid. Finally he
plugged the mouth of each hole with
piece of wood. that no trace of his
work might be readily apparent.
Then he reentered his boat and disap-
peared.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
RElNHARTpS HOPES

CHICAGO. Oct 24-President Reinba-t
and several director. OF the Atchison road
were in the city today, Ell route TO attend
the annual meeting of the road, which
will be held in Topeka on Thursd,y
President Reinhart denied the stories q.
The bad condition OF tie line. He SAYS
that st is in a position to take care of its
financial obligations, and that the outlook
Is better at present than it has been for
several years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
TRAM ROBBERS SENTENCED.

CLAYTON. Mo, Oct. 2i.-The trial cf the
trio of train robbrrs-Pinnock, Ray and
Rohertson-who held up the Frisco train
hear Pacific some time ago was called to-
day. Robertson pleaded not guilty and
was placed under $4,000 bail, in default
OF which he WAS Returned to Jail. The
other men entered pleas of guilty, and
rach WAS sentenced to fourteen years i'm
Dr,s0nnent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
nEtTllARN

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct 24-Jsmes A.
DEAN of Demars, who was one of the orig
nal seven who met in this city and formed
the organization of the knights of Honor.
died suddenly this morning. He was a
prominent member of the Masons. ODD
Fellows. the Ancient Order of United
Workmen and the Knights of Honor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
A STREET RAILWAY STRIKE.

COLUMBUS, O, Oct. PA street car
strike is now in progress in this city. Two
lines are tied up The trouble was caused
by the dismissal of two members of the
employees advisory committee because Of
the alleged abuse OF the shortage slips in
use by the company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
MARRIED IN MIDAIR

CHICAGO. Oct. 24-Jsmes ID. Hutchinson
ana Miss Lottie Zickier came in from
Wauhegan, HIS, today, secured a mar
riage license and took passage on the Fer
rIs wheel. When at the top the wheel
stopped. Just before l O'clock p. m, and
the couple were married. 250 feet high ia
the sir. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. 4. L. Hartman of Waukegap
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
SUICIDE

LEAvENwORTH, Kan, Oct n Henry
Ruees,, aged 63 years, aud a resident of
this city for many years, committed
suicide this morning by means of NOR
phine. He lived with his stepson near
hear here, with whom he bad recently had
trouble. lie came TO town on Sunday,
nnd, saying that he WAS without home or
friends, expressed a desire TO end his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
THE FRISCO DIRECTORS.

ST. Louis. Oct. 24-The annual meeting
81 the 81. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road stockholders was held this morning
Sol, ,aSS shares being represented. The
only change in the board OF directors WAS
the election of Robert Harris To SUCCEED
Allen Manvei, deceased. Officers will he
elected and the annual report given on, az
meeting OF the board in New York at a
time not Yet fixed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
WEATHER BULLETIN.
WEATHER BUREAU,
q TIllS H

DEPARTMENT OF AGRlCELIosn' {
WICHITA, Kan. Oct. "A. 1888.
Forecast for Wichita and vlcinty-
Fair until Friday; warmer Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest Temperature was 60, the lowest
81 and tho mean As. with with much
cooler, clear weather, light northeastto
east wind, and high barometer
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been g.
For the past five years the average
temperature for the mouth of October
has been 81, and for the oath day Sc
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The following
IS the forecast up to s p. m. Wednesday:
For Kansas-Fair; warmer; south winds
For Missouri-Fair; warmer; light, varl-
able winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

one trying TO water them. becausc
they had no bucket and the banks
We're high. 1t would never occur To
Bedouin to carry skin pail with him.
But the horses seemed used to such
neglect, and never even whinnied for
the water gurgling past thep-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
LYNCHED.

SHREVEPORT, La. Oct. 2i-Near Knox
Point, Bossier parish, some twenty miles
above this city, two negroes We're lynched
Thursday night, news of which has Just
reached this city. The details are meagre,
but IL is known that the negroes were
notorious hog thieves. and the mob was
composed of both whites and blacks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

well assured. for what with the heavy
cost of his armed guards, the expense
and trouble OF maintaining his Italians
III barracks and their ineficiency as la
borers, be was losing much more than
he would have br payment OF fair
rate of wages to his old employees
The mill. they agreed, should have
been stopped week ago. one week
Of warning they deemed enough, and
summary action should have been
taken when .le raIiler showed himself
defiant. With souae bitterness thc-' de
usausle,i Of Barney aioynsslan what
had become Of his fire scheme and
y7hr, il he really had done anything.
so1lcthing had rot come % IL
Barney answered in whisper which
his Indignation made rather lover
taan usual: =. ii did anything III
1ell yor now what did: ] bored holes
u tie t.Iabers tic nill rests an and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
1RAiN-WRECKERS.

LoUDENvILLE, w. Va, Oct. "a 1t is
passenger train No. %. bound from
Chicago to New York. on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad at
Oswalt's crossing, near Perryville, O., last
night. The obstruction was removed by a
track walker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
SCOTTISH RlIE MAsoNs.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 24-The semi-annual
convention of the Scottish Rite Masons OF
western Missouri opened in this city this
morning. There was large attendance
of Masous from Kansas City and vicinity
Today's session was spent In coDferrlng
degrees from the fourth to the thirty
second on eight candidates. The con-
vention will b. in session for four days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

Poker Jsga cs Itead slan lSrslch WIS
al church fesr Tire first tszae in his life.
w hats tie antes- le inquired is a
whlsper, leaning to-whrd - fi3e eoatrs-
hn1ipn basket c4sz.e a-ossaG 70 .uEs4 -
Casc4xo Ir.1--A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
THE pPI7E RING

1NDIANAPoLfs, Oct. % Wiley Evans of
California and Charles johnson of ST
Paul, middle weights. met at o'clock
his morning at Fishers Station for a
purse of $500 Evans was knocked ont in
the seventh round. The fight was for
blood. being the result of bitter personal
feeling
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
Johnny. Art Taste.

Little JOHNNY don't ike the new
set Of books our school IS 2oia' 10 use
There isn't hardly any pictures IA en-
Fond Mother-NT ittle boy lovcs
the beantiful IN ar. dee n't he2
Little .Ioaanv- es'El- he less Pc
;bres there e. aa more things there 5
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance it may be best to render
it promptly, but one should remember to
use even tie mcst perfect remedies only
when needed The best and most simple
and gentle remedy is the Syrup OF Figs.
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
conDauy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

Another week passed. Still the mill
ground steadily on, turning out -four
for use at the ovens; still the old miller
feiicitated himself upon his good for
tune; still the men with Winchesters in
their hands sat at his door.
The strikers were growing mean.
while more and more savage over the
protraction and seeming hopelessness
of the struggle and their desire for
personal vengeance concentrated itself
against the miller. But for the aid he
had given, Cawnthrop would have
abandoned the contest ere now, they felt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
A LIFE STRETCH

MILLsBoRo, Ky, Oct. 24-George Mar
Ter, brother and accomplice OF Bob Marler.
sentenced to be hanged for the killing of
tedsY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

they won't last long, unless they can
eat the coke"
I'D like to feed it to them-red
hot"
After little while one of the
strikers sentries, down in the ravine,
was heard challenging some one. Then
man came up the slope running. and,
upon reaching the group, threw him
self on the ground painting.
The man, when he regained breath
sufficient to speak, ignored personal
questions and hoarsely made the start
ling announcement: They've got ten
barrels of -four
''Old David yelling brought it from
his mill himself, and ran the guard by
coming over. the upper road, where no
one thought of supplies getting in"
In the tumult OF angry discussion
which followed, it was some little time
before one man, who was making
strenuous endeavors to find auditors,
could get a hearing. He was big
man, with stern, hard countenance
in which grief or care had left deep
lines. One would think to look at
him that he might have roared like a
bull of Bashan," but the fact was
that some injury to his vocal chords
through the inhalation of coke gases,
it was said-had left him unable to
utter a sound that could have been
heard twenty feet away from his lips,
and when excited. as he was now, he
could only speak in whisper. Final
". some one noticed his struggles and
commanded general attention for him.
while Welling's mill stands he
said, 'Cawnthrop will get all the -four
he wants. The miller is silent part
ner in the ovens His sympathies are
all against US. They go with his inter
est"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25
AN HISTORICAL SITE.
The Scene of the Inspiration of . Popular
American Lyric.


Among the pretty and historic towns
almost on the borders of Boston lies
Scituate, important, says the Provi-
dence Journal, not only because it con-
tains some of the oldest houses n
plymouth county, but because it gave
birth to the author of one of the most
popular American lyrics, Samuel Wood
worth, tie author of The Old Oaken
Bucket"
1t is curious that the name "Scitu-
ate itself is a corruption of the In
dian Saint" or cold brook" from a
little stream hardly mile long, which
the first settlers of Scituate found as
refreshing as had the savages before
them. This brook, of course, is not
Woodworth's well, and yet the well is
no creation of the poets imagination
1t can still be seen hy the visitor TO
Scituate. and in ii hangs a bucket, "the
iron-bound bucket. the moSs-covered
bucket" in fact, the very bucket that
inspired the poet. This, indeed, is
what they say in Scituate-and even if
the skeptical incline TO doubt that
wooden bucket could Withstand the
wear and tear of a hundred wears:
there is no doubt that Samuel Wood
worth. as boy, used to drink from a
similar bucket dipped into this very
same well. Samuel Woodworth was
born in Seituate in f7s5. His father,
soldier of the revolution, owned
good farm, at present divided. The
old farmhouse is no longer standing
A Bright Boy.
MA" said a newspa per mans son.
81 know why editors call themselves
we"
''Why?"
"So's the man who doesn't Ike the
article will think there are too many
people for hlm TO tackle Washing
ton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

LANSING Mich. Oct, 24.-The act OF
the last legislature permitting women To
vote at municipal elections was declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court
this morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-25

Disagreeahle flow from the nosa and
pther symptoms Of catarrh, cured by
Hoods Sarsaparills