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explosion 300 horse power was indicaleu.
The engineer adds. however. Inat on
previous trip, as much as l0.o0o norse
power had been reached.
1t is asserted that new copper tuoe
was inserted before the disastrous trip, py
the Vulkan company. builders OF the yes
sci, who had the greatest interest In snow
ing the capacity Of the engines. because
the engines had not been turned over u
the government. The report OF ne eApio-
sion was SO small at first that 1t was
thought water gauge had bnrst.
The spectacle in the engine room aiter
the disaster was horrifying. The dead
were heaped one upon another, devoid OF
clothing, with Thick foam to be seen al
their mouths. Surgical assistance WAS
quickly summoned from klel.
BERLIN GOSSIP.
The directors of the HamburgAmerican
line are prosecuting the Local Anzeiger,
the only paper in Berlin which published,
as fact, the rumor circulated TO the eject
that the Augusta Victoria OF the Ham
burg American line had been lost. The
law provides that such an eHense can De
punished as misdemeanor.
The approaching visit Of Emperor Will
lam to Prince Bismarck on Monday next
gains in Importance, from the fact that
FREDERICKSBURG is entirely out OF the way
of person enroute to Wlihelmshaveu, the
direct route being via Bremen ana Oloen-
burg. The Hamburgers are delighted at
the coming of the emperor. and Will turn
out in thousands in order to welcome him.
The railroad depot at FREDERICKSBURG Is
already beautifully decorated.
Madame Marie Sebach, the divorced wife
of the famous tenor Nieman, who was run
over by coal wagon at Dresden recently,
which broke her legs and inflicted serious
internal injuries. has been under the care
of Professor Bergmann, with the result
that the famous physician has been sue
cessfnl in his treatment OF the actress
Amputation has proved to be unnecessary.
Her recovery will be slow, but there are
strong hopes of her ultimate restoration to
health.
Memorial concerts in homer of Hans Won
Bulow are being given in all the large
cities.
The son of Herr Liebknecht, the distin-
guished radical leader, Is now serving
year in Il regiment stationed II this city,
and the fact has transplred that he had TO
take part in theatrical performance OF "a
patriotic play, in which he assumed, on
the emperor's birthday, the role OF Fred
erck the Great Young Liebknechps 8
representation of the character has given
rise to much amusing comment.
At the Berliner theater yesterday Herr
Barney produced free version Of Stakes
peare's '"Timon Of Athens" by Professor
Bulthaulpt of Bremen. who has complete
ly remodeled the scenes and Characters.
The magnificet acting OF Herr Barnay as
Alcibiades, the efficient support OF Herr
Kraussneck, as Timon and of Fraulein
Boch as "klytia" received tremendous ap-
plause from the audience which crowded
the thearer.
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act an election shall be held in L and .
counties in Oklahoma for the purpose of
determining the location OF county-seats
OF counties.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois moved to concur,
and a debate followed.
Messrs Wheeler and Simpson opposed
the senate amendment. on the ground
that the object of the bill was to compel
railroads to establish stations on town
sites, located by the interior department.
The senate amendment, Mr.. Simpson de-
elared. would give rise to county-seat
wars and the railroads would be victori-
Gus. This was contest between the
power of the government and the power
of the railroad corporations. Was the gov
ernment going to protect the people who
lived III townsites located by the interior
department, or was it going to turn 10000
people over to the tender mercies OF the
Rock Island railroad and the land COM
panies of Oklahoma
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New YORK. Feb 17-Four red-hot box
ing bouts followed each other IN quick
succession at the annual benefit 10 Pro-
fessor Nike Donovan In the Lenox lyceum
tonight.
Tommy Kelley. the Harlem Spider, and
Tim Murphy, also of Harlem, an ex-
amateur, had tussle as bantams Mur-
ply was the winner.
Two 120 pound New Workers came next
They We're Tom Mulvey and Tom Hayes.
The latter won.
Al English welter-weight, Billy Manser
of Kent, went on with Ben Norton OF
Harlem. at 145 pounds. The Englishman
was never IN 1t.
scrap took place between 175-pound
men at catch weights. The contestants
were Joe Dunphv of Syracuse and George
Cannon of San Francisco. Dunphy won.
The final 20 was the event of the night.
Charley Mccarthy of Philadelphia, who
has SPARED draws with Jack Dempsey
and Jack McAuliffe, and who has since
beaten Stanton ABBOTT, the English cham
pion, tonight met Joe Harmon OF this
city, local celebrity. Mccarthy did
most OF the leading, though Harmon got
in several good cracks on McCarthy's ribs
In the last round Mccarthy became even
more aggressive, aud kept pumping it into
Harmon's face. The judges awarded him
the victory.
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CHAIRMAN WILSON.

Ell PAso, Texas. Feb 17.-Congressmau
Wilson and Tarsney arrived at noon today
on their way to the City of Mexico for a
months rest Mr.. Wilson has been great
ly improved by the balmy breezes of the
southwest. Asked about the rejection OF
Mr.. Peckham. he said that he WAS not
greatly surprised, though he was not alto
gether prepared lor the vote as it came.
Speaking to the Times reporter concern
ing the probable fate of his tariff bill IN
the senate. Mr.. Wilson said that he
thought it would fare much better tha n
the Mckinley bill, which received SOC
amendments. He thinks that in all proDa-
bility a duty will be put on sugar, and pos
siby on coal and iron. He thinks that
Senator Mills influence in the sub-com-
mittee will prevent any change III the lead
ore schedule.
The people of Ell Paso had prepared TO
give Mr.. Wilson u royal reception, but he
could not leave his car. and continued his
journey southwark tonight.
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HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE proceedings
IF the house today were unimportant,
Mr. Bland was again unable TO secure a
quorum TO close the debate on the silver
seigniorsge bill, and at O'Clock, by
tpecial order. the rest of the day was de-
voted to eulogies on the late Representa-
tive Lilly of Pennsylvania. \ quorum is
confidently expected on Monday.
At the opening of the session this morn
ing Mr. Wheeler moved that the senate
amendment to the bill TO require railroad
companies operating in the territories
nyer rights-of-way granted by the govern
ment to establish stations and depots al
all townsites on the lines of said roads es-
Gsblished by the interior department, be
uou-concurred in.
The senate amendment provides that
within thirty days after the passage of the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-There was a
lively meeting Of the house committee on
agriculture today. The subject under
discussion was bill to provide funds for
the extermination of the Russian thistle.
Incidentally the price of wheat was spoken
Of, when Representative Sibley remarked
that the secretary of agriculture had
written that the low price of wheat was u
blessing, because it could be sold abroad
and our gold brought back in return.
Secretary Morton's letter was charac-
terized by Governor Shortridge as 'rot. ;"
Representative Haines rose to say that
he wanted to protect Secretary Morton
from attack. The secretary had deep
interest in the welfare OF the agricultural
classes.
II see no necessity for an eulogy Of the
secretary of agriculture" replied Mr.. Slb-
lev. ''To quote his words is not to attack
him. ! have put no words in his mouth
that he did not use. We should have
specifications of the secretary's great in
terest in the agricultural classes II he Is to
be discussed. IL the secretary believes
that the eed is blessing, he is not the
man to put i'll charge OF its extermina-
ton"
Chairman Hatch declared the discussion
out of order, and ended 1t.
Major Charles w. Butts Of Buttsvllle, N.
D "A large farmer and an ex-member OF
congress, addressed the committee upon
the effect of tue weed. It choked the
grain binding machines, he said, and made
their use impossible. The Russian gov
ernment had taken charge or its infested
lands for two years, feeding the farmers
mean time. Since congress had permitted
the foreigners TO enter who brought the
weed. it should furnish funds for its ex-
termination.
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A BUCKEYE BANQUET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1I.-Governor McKln
ley and the Buckeye state were the two
principal features of the Ohio Society 5
dinner this evening at Delmouico's. The
dinner Was the largest in tha history oi
the society. Covers were lald for 30. and
every available seat was occupied. Among
the distinguished Ohioans were Governor
Mckiuley Senator Calvin ;. BFice; Hon.
Joseph A. Outh waite, Gsuer J Wasee
Swayne and Frank Hurd William H.
Allison aud Senator MaIderson were also
present
The welcoming address. a poem tn
laudation o. the soDs Of the Buckeye state.
was read by Judge Warren III gEley.
Governor Mckinley followed. hts speech
beiug confined entirely TO an eulogy OF as
state, her Institutions aBd prominsut
men.
Other speakers were Bishop Walden.
General Horace Foster, Professor >. r
Coyel and General Thomas Ewing.
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observation-disclosures.
The Teachers of Sayre Institute Testify
for the Defense.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. H.-In the exam
ination of witnesses for the defense in the
Breckenridge Pollard case today two wit
nesses were examined. Professor McClel-
Ian, principal of Sayre institute, where
Miss Pollard attended school from the fall
CT 1884 to February. 1SeJ, SAID that she was
frequently from school. lS was not un-
common for her 10 be absent several days
at time. II she had any acquaintance
with Colonel Breckenridge at that time
witness knew nothing OF II One OF the
witness's daughters was Miss FoiIard
teacher, and three of his daughters were
schoolmates of Miss Pollard so the Wit
ness thought that IL anything had been
wrong with Miss Pollard he should have
known it. He had no knowledge or any
one communicating with her at sne time
she WAS in school Her tuition was al
ways paid in cash, and receipts were givea
as if the money had been paid oy her
mother. The witness did not know why
she left school: If she was In delicate
condition in April. 1855, he saw 40 indica-
tions OF il.
Professor Mcclellan bad no information
concerning Miss Po3lard's relations VIII
James c. Rodes ua,il about the time of
her leaving school in the spring OK 1870,
when he learned that Rodss bad been
pay b4a4s 10 kAsfA
she had contracted TO marry him when sue
had finished school, aud the pzsmen: OF
lner board aM tuition, etc, was part ot
this contract
Mrs. u. 4 ketchun stated that Miss
Pollard entered her hoass AS ocardeE "a
the .all OF lSS4. and re manned Ia her house
until about February, isco. Aiiss foitss8
was absent several times duriog her stay
at Mrs. ketchum's house Miss Pollard 5
room could bs reached from tEe street II
there was anything unusual about Miss
Pollard's coaditio1 when she !s.t heE
house, either "A lss5 or Iss6, .t Was not c-s-
covered by Mrs. hetehum.
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LYNcHEo GUILTY AND INNOCENT.

BiRaiSGHAa. Ala. Feb. II -Oa Tnars
day night Mrs Auei. Kacker. an aged
and respected white woman. who lives ia
the lower part Of Chiffon eouaty. was a..
sauIted by negro. To cover uD bis
crime be fatally shot the old lady. who
was found by a neighbor shortly after
ward in haif-couscious condition Ga,
told her story. aud shortly after
died Enraged citizens formed posses
and began pursuit OF the brute. Fer sew
ersl hours tue cha ass was kept up Finally
two negroes wer- foapf IN company with
each othe- and we're questioned carefully.
The eyideuce showed thai ens or tEs
other was the guilty man. Zach dsoi=f
his guilt. To b. sure that the riZht Daa
was punished foz bis Grim. botn w.rs
strung - a limb. After bring iyBcbst
their bodies were rfddlsd with oai.sGA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
The aieha au Eag SUNDAY z1orniue gebruary 1s 1884.
are eligible to start in the Kentucky
futurisy. that will be worth -, 900.

are eligible to start in the Kentucky
futurisy, that will be worth $5.0o0.
To prevent ringing, foreign turf
writer suggests that photograph OF
every horse should be in the hands OF the
association controlling the track where
the horse is entered.
Nike Tiernan has signed with the New
Yorks.
A buff cochin cock, said to be the largest
In the world. on exhibition ar the Madison
Square Garden poultry show. weighs ls5a
pounds and is valued at $500
Ramona, 2:l71., the game Sidney paces !,
has been fired for q tendon that looked
threatening" and Is now pacing better
than ever.
One of the most important questions to
be decided at the meeting OF The national
assembly of the League of American
Wheelmen. to be held in Louisville next
week, is the color-lipe ameudm ment. The
southern delegates and several from west
ern divisions expect 20 make winning
fight. Should the color line fail TO be
0rawn it would probably cause n disrup-
|. tion of the league, rs several OF the south
ern states have threatened TO withdraw,
and were only prevented from doing so
last year after considerable persuasion had
been brought to bear.
Several members of the Cleveland Base
bail club have not yet signed contracts
which were sent them by the management
some time ago to cover the coming season.
The man, il is said, are holding off in the
hope of securing larger salaries. Presi-
dent Robinson says lie will issue an uiti-
matum In n day or two, giving the tardy
players week in which 10 sign. and #
they do not do so within that time other
men will be chosen and signed to nil their
places. In case the latter course is pur-
sued the old players will not be released,
thus preventing them from playing IN any
other league club
Corbett says it costs him SIS day to
live the year through.
Late tonight the jury sent in a sealed
verdict The exact wording of the verdict
cannot be obtained toaishJ, but it Is re-
liably known that thirty-dve Of the sixty
eight defendants are convicted OF rlot AS
CHARGED
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THE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Sufiaient is
known of tine proceedings of the senate
Hawaiian committee today to justify the
statement that there will be two reports,
and that the division will be upon pa rty
lines, Senator Morgan joining with his
Democratic colleagues in a report sustain.
ing the administration and the report Of
Mr.. Blount in all essential particulars,
while the minority will criticise him aud
sustain Mr. Stevens. 1t is probable, how
ever, that Mr.. Blount will be criticised for
the ex parte character OF some of the
testimony taken, and for his failure to
give both sides of the controversy an equal
opportunity to be heard. The report pre-
pared by Mr.. Morgan has been amended
in some respects at the suggestion of other
Democratic members, but it will be
essentially, when made public, as prepared
by the chairman.
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SURRENDERED BY GUATEMALA.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II - The depart
ment Of state has just succeeded in secur-
ing Il criminal from country with which
we baya no extraditioa treaty. Some
months ago Joseph T. Fahn fed from
Natchez. Miss, after embezzlihg 800 600 in
bonds and stealing quantity Of diamonds,
After long inquiry he waa located in
Guatemala. and, AS there is no extradition
treaty between the United States aud that
country, s. Ii. Winchester, who was a
close personal friend of the embezzler's. 5.
went to Guatemala to endeavor to secure
the return of Fahn and the valuables.
Winchester fell victim to the climate.
and died suddenly. Meanwhile the gov
ernor of Mississippi urged the department.
Of state to act, and finally, w. N. Forse,
an agent of the department, was sent TO
Guatemala A. an act Of comfy solely,
the Guatemalain> government caused the
arrest on Fahn, and lettar from the
state department announces that Mr..
Forse hes sailed for San Francisco bring
ing Fahn and the bonds and diamonds,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
Rl0TERS SENTENCED.

MAsA. Its ly, Feb. IA court-naftial
under Gen. Houteh. has tried seven Of the
rioters who were engaged IN tie di.tnrb-
ancss in this city and is vicinity. -Four
Of the prisoners were charged with belong
iug to the Mala VIE league, aud VILE la
citInz to civil var.
Carlo Gsftini. al ex cor yie:, and leader
OF the band, was ssntencsf 20 tEsotE-tFs
years solitary imprisonment. aDd Pe4to
GAtfni. Of BIZ IleaIeBantz 20 twelve year
solitary Imprisonment The other n9~us-
5ers o: the band gOt terms varying ;toDt
three Tn0ath 70 FIVE years. Ia souae of
their cases solitary Imprisonment was s..0
imposed
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-At this morn
ing's session Of the woman suffrage con-
vention Atlanta was selected as the next
place OF meeting.
Speeches in behalf Of meeting at Cinciu.
natl were made by Mra JEFF. Mrs. Det-
riok, Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman, Mrs,
Brown aud Miss Laura Clay. They held
that the sentiment In favor Of woman suf-
frage was greater In the west than In tho
east, and that tho moral effect Of holding
convention in Cincinatti was bound to be
good, especially in lthe Tar west, where
woman suffrage had made its great pro-
aress, The delegates who spoka favored
taking advantage Of the provision Of the
constitution which allows the convention
to meet every year la some other place
than in Washington. One delegate inti-
mated that should there not be u change ia
the place of meetin9 tbers might be split
in the present organization.
Atlanta had for it's champions Miss Au.
Rusta Howard, Miss Maxwell and Mr..
Call. Miss Maxwell said that woman's
convention was regarded in the south as a
curiosity, and TO bring the woman's SUI.
frage convention to the south would bring
women together from all that section OF
the country.
Mr.. Henry Beckwell and the Rev. w. A.
Nash also thought THAT AtlAnlA was IHs
proper place for the next meetlng.
Frederick Douglass OF this city also sec
onded this proposition.
Ninety-four votes were cast for Atlanta,
resulting In the selection OF the southern
city.
At the afternoon session of the conven-
tion Miss Catherine II. Spence of Aus
tralia delivered an address, which had for
its theme improvement and reform III
political affairs. Miss Spence conducted
an election in the audience, illustrating
the reform proposed by the National Rep
resentation league, of which hon. w liliam
d. Foulke is president
The remainder of the afternoon session
was consumed in "A discussion OF mum Der
of proposed amendments to the bylaws.
The evening session was noticeable for
the frequent references by the speakers to
the senate's vote on suffrage III Oklahoma
ON the townsite question.
Marian HowarL Duboise spoke on Some
Georgia Curiosities, and Harriet \.
Shinn of Illinois, talked on Woman Sut-
frage from Business Woman's Stand
point.
Miss Elizabeth Yates of Maine, spoke
with strong sarcasm ppon Fdshionaole
Thinking"
Rev. Anna Shaw discussed 'The Effect
of the Theory of Subjectlon Upon the
Character OF Womau," Incidentally prals-
ing the senators vino bad for the first time
in the history of the country, OF their own
accord, brought a proposition into the
senate, to give women who were equal tax
payers with the men, equal rights
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
New York's New Jockey Club.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE success OF the
new jockey club, which the majority OF
horse owners have indorsed, is now pretty
well assured. There has been considera-
BILE doubt as to whether the Coney Island
Jockey club would join hands with the
new organization, and many objections
were made 10y the Sheepshead Bay repre-
sentatives to the proposed authority that
the jockey club wished TO have over their
track.
at the Couey Island Jockey club rooms.
At the conclusion OF the meeting IL was
announced that the committee had ar
rived at satisfactory agreement. What
this agreement is, however. the members
refused to divulge. There seems to be now
no possibility of q hitch. however.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
A LIFE STRETCH.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Feb. I7.-rhs Haley
murder case was given to the jury toaisht.
They returned u verdict in shor, time Ut
murder in the first degree. and hxssi ths
penalty at life inprisonmeot.
Lsodard Halsy, togstheE with Hugh
Rob5ard aud James Kent. were indicted
for the murder. on the Iith of Aprit OF
Policemen Fritz aud TalcoIt. who fonnG
them In n Milwaukee car ia the railroad
yards of this city. aod attempted TO arrest
them for highway robbery Robbard ~ss
found guilty aud sentenced 10 the pss-
itentIary for life. Kent succeeded la So
Gaping arrest, and Is still at large.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
MARCHING Or pIO.

BUESos AYKE2 Feb. l7-Airieas re-
eeiyei today fson Kio JsDsiro state that
the lnsurgent squaf.ron iu the harbor there
has suspended the bos, o&rsinsuL F5ya
thousand insgrgeants from tie southern
Dsrt of Brazil are mErcEiBz Ia ths diFsc-
ton of kgo de Jsa<iro. Ihsr hare bad
several skirrnisben with The govern fnsiss
troops, and Ia each instance hxvs asfs<ts.i :
them President PeiI0to tA= ssnt Arfl.-
sry. infantry and yo5antssr soss spssi~s -
defend ne frontier % Ehs state * Rfs
De Jsnsiro TIE People ~ k-o lie anssfss
are ioa6IJ ssmsDaigg TIE esssAtlSa %
hosgiiities and tts EssfSr 8gioa % peace.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
SMALLPOX ON BOARD.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I,-Some anxiety
has been excited in naval circles by the
report that smallpox has broken out on
the United States steamship Baltimore,
now lying at Hong Kong, China. Ii seems.
however, from advices received at the
navy department. that the disease has not
appeared on the Baltimore, but that there
is one case on board the United States
steamship Concord, which is closely quar-.
aQtipei in the same harbor,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
SEIZURE OF GREYTOWN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE news of the
seizure of Greytown by the troops of the
Nicaraguan govern ment, which was un-
officially received here today, is not be-
lieved to indicate that American Interests
in that important section of Central Amer
lea have been placed in jeopardy. All
arrangements which the United States has
made. or attempted to make, touching the
Nicaragua canal have been directly with
the Nicarasuan government No official
intercourse has been had with the local
authorities at Greytown, and our consular
agent MT that town holds An exeQuatur
from the Nicaraguau government.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
CAPTURED THE LEADER.

Ell RENO. u. T.. Feb. 17.-It was the
associates of the Dalton gang who robbed
the country store west OF here Thursday
night of 500 in cash aud merchandise.
The pursuing officers captured the leader,
Bill Bowlen. and brought him TO this city
today, He was taken after desperate
struggle, aai was spirited away 10 pre-
vent mob violence The remainder of the
gang escaped into the Wich'~-, mountains
with their booty