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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
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ticuIars which reveals the prevailing
conditions of the hands in deplorable
light, and with F. p Sargent, of Indi-
ana, representing the fireInen, and w.
A. Simsrott. of Illinois. one of the
prominent officials of the Switchmen's
union, Martin Whelan, of Kansas,
leader Of the shopmen, has been, it Is
/ declared. the object of the hostility of
many railway magnates throughout
the country.
One of the most conspicuous griev-
ances. IN fact, is in this result to iuiu-
entail leaders among railway hands
No sooner do they become effective in
the work of ameliorating grievances
than they are singled out for the en-
nifty of the board of directors, and it is
proposed to ask congress for statute
prohibiting the unauthorized interior
ence by officials of roads in the affairs
OF unions. The very existence of such
need among the men is evidence, il is
pointed out, of tension that may re-
suit in open outbreak yet
1t is needless TO say that the railway
systems most concerned in the DELHI
erations of the men are awaiting the
action they will take with anxiety. 1t
would seriously embarrass some prop
critics. according to posted authorities,
if congressional committees were TO
air their condition upon the pretense
Of looking into the wrongs of labor,
and it is certain that Washington will
be the scene of warm contests between
the representatives of the men and Of
the roads.
The Union Pacific system will be one
of the centers of grievance The pie
ture of degradation presented by some
of the reports to be presented by the
delegates, almost exceeds belief. In
stances are to be cited where whole
crews have been subjected to petty ex-
tortion, and methods of docking
wages introduced which bring earn
ings down to an average barely sufii-
cient to support life. 1t will be charged
that more than ten thousand dollars
has been taken from the men collec-
lively at one time through a tyrannical
system of deductions in pay. Another
trouble on this system is alleged
charges for losses with which the men
have no connection. In other words
they are made to pay for wear and
tear through a method of 6ning the
last user of damaged article. Losses
of goods also fall upon them in a way
which is declared to make the men pay
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
Getting tho Whole story.

Attorney insist on an answer to
my question. You have not told me
ell the conversation. l want TO know
everything that passed between you
and Mr.. Jones on the occasion to which
you refer.
Reluctant Witness-I've told you
everything of any consequence.
You have told me that you said to
him: Jones. this case will get into the
courts some day Now want to know
what he said in reply"
We'll, he said: Brown. there isn't
anything in this business that I'm
ashamed Of, and If any snoopin' little
yee-hawin', four-by-six. gimlet-eyed
,shester lawyer, with half a pound of
brains and sixteen pounds of jaw, ever
wants to know what I've been talking
TO you about you can tell him the
whole story."-N. Y. Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
nruntc1par government anu security


ell elements which conduce to econom-
&c prosperity.
81 was myself surprised to see how
wen the provinces had assimilated
with the German rule. because / was
in those provinces immediately after
the war of 1871, and the feeling then
was very savage. AT that time if you
asked a man the way and he saw
you were not French, he would insult
ycu-at least he would turn his back
to YOU"
Mr.. Bigeiow seemed to think that
we're the United States to step forward
and throw their whole weight on to
the side of arbitration, it wonld be
conducive TO permanent peace in Eu-
rope In reply to an objection that
this would be inconsistent with the
principles of the Monroe doctrine, he
said:
There is nothing in the Monroe
doctrine which interfcres with the
United States looking after her own
interests We have n constant stream
Of great steamships running between
Europe and the United States. more
particularly between England and the
United States, and in the event of
great European war that string of
commerce would be snapped. and no
pretenses of neutrality could possibly
protect US against the cruisers of other
countries. unless we had power
enough TO insist upon our rights Well,
England is very much in the same po-
sition that we are-she has a great
commerce. and. while she has a great
navy. she has nothing like the navy
that would protect her in case the rest
OF Europe should attempt 70 boycott
her or 10 blockade her harbors Eng
land and the United States are the
only great powers whose pretenses of
peace are thoroughly honest and who
are IN position to unite as arbitrators
without any other nation calling them
hypocrises.
IL Germany made a step toward
disarmament other countries would
say she was either afraid or ont of
pockets but England and the United
States are reasonably safe from attack,
and neither of these countries is open
20 suspicion as an aggressor
rs there much OF an American circle
in Berlin, Mr.. Bigelow?"
"Au l could say about the American
circle in Berlin is that there * no cir
Gle Berlin Is. however, OF all the
European cities. the one where an
American student has the best chance
Of working. he is well received. and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

Hence. As far as the German side OF
the question is concerned. few are
more competent to speak with under
standing and knowledge than Poult-.
ney Bigelow. His long fritndship'with
The German emperor and his extern
sive travels by canoe and on loot
through eastern Europe have given
him an intimate personal acquaint-
ence with the field. BE frankly con-
fesses himself unable to find anything
TO admire in Russia or the Russians.
but he is faithful recorder of facts as
they come under his observation.
Mr.. Bigelow now spends a great deal
of his time at his pleasant home in
Oakley street. Chelsea, London, but
his Americanism does not suffer on
this account, he being one Of the most
aggressive champions of his country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

will be attempted to be shown in the
account which follows of the measures
which are to receive the attention Of
resent and the grievances which it is
their purpose to call to the attention
of congress.
The convention will begin its DELHI.
erations on May 81 and is to remain in
session three days at least. Already
preparations are under way at the
Lenox Lyceum in New York, the
scene of the assemblage's labors, to
prepare fitting welcome for the men.
The unions to be represented, besides
the employees of the respective roads.
include the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, membership 10000; the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, mem
bership 81, 200; the Brotherhood of Lo.
connective Firemen, membership 81 900;
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
membership 10000; the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers, membership 5000;
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid as
ISOLATION. membership 1000, and
special delegates bearing credentials
from the leading roads of Mex
leo, Canada and the western
states The representatives will thus
reach a goodly number and what
they decided upon doing will, in the
language of A. A. Mcleod, have an i'm
portant bearing upon the railroad
question on this continent for long
time to come. The chairman Of the
interstate commerce commission. Will
liam r. Morrison, has long taken great
interest in the growth of this move.
ment.
The convention will probably be
called to order by Chief p NJ. Arthur.
who comes from Cleveland at the head
iof one of the leading delegations of
the conference. After the election of
permanent officers there will come an
appointment of committees having
charge of grievances bearing upon
every aspect of the railway labor
problem. This will be. indeed, the
real work of the assembly, and it is in
tended to have it done as guardedly as
possible in view of the injuries alleged
to have been done to the cause of the
railway hands through the premature
disclosure of their plans.
The records of their deliberations
will form indeed a moving tale, and
it is likely that when the sensational
charges to be brought against some of
the railway magnates of this country
are formulated, public feeling will re-
ceive severe shock. The story of the
IL l.
have been visited upon the trainmen
by the officials of the western roads in
particular will seem incredible when
they are made known, and no secret is /
made of the fact that a congressional
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
IN LABOR'S BEHALF
The Tratnmen Of America Win
Hold q Parliament.
sens1tional Revelations Concerning Rail.
way Management to Be Made BY
EfremeD, Engineers, Braksmsn
and SWitchm0a.
COPYRIGHT. 1871

tCOffhItd1. icS4
To anyone even casually acquainted
with the condition of affairs among
the railway employees of the country,
the present state of affairs is one Of
profound interest. This interest is in
tensifed as result of the surprisingly
little attention generally paid as yet
to the development of the existing sit
uation-a situation which imparts to
the coming assemblage in the city
of New York of the trainmen and
railway employees of the United States.
Mexico and Canada significance sell
dom acquired by any gathering. 1t is.
hardly overstating the case to say that
the deliberations of the delegates will
directly concern every man, woman
and child in America. Why this is SO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
One Wzy Out

Mr. Blkins-We're got 70 &c. di.
yorced-
NrsL Bilkins-Grest heavens nv dear,
WHY
Mr.. Blkins-Why? twenty-five Of
the people who gave rs presents when
we married arc 70 enter holy wedIock
this month It's divorce or ruin
Jgdgr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
BOns AAornmoats.

I.ucrusta or the long narrow stripe of
woodwork which comes in various
widths and designs. wreaths. festoons.
furnishing of articles of furniture OF
home manufacture II can be enam-
elled. stained. gaded or bronzed and
gives a set of home made bookshelves
or a corner cabinet . neat and hand
some fnish when they would otherwise
look botched and amateurish- With a
little help from the men of her IA mily
or little skill in carpentering of her
own woman without much money
msy have a charming toilet table and
many other things which would be be-
yoad the reach of her purse II she had
TO buy them resdy-made. A delightful
toile: table NAY be made Of a small
kitchen sble with the corners rounded
ofr-the only difficult part of its cres-
msde With brosmsticl legs and round
cornered board Of the required size.
Cover the top Of this board with cam
brio Of any light tint desired, .ad tack
around the edge . curtain Of the Sane.
just full enough IN hang easily. over
this should be tackled dotted swiss o,
Ace thin cheese cloth, or printed lawn,
the design being the same delicate
tint of the cambria The top shoulS
be piais. the curtain gathered pretty
full or plated IN Dor plsits and finished
1T the TOP with rune 8 We or ak inches
'eep. Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

A negro in Texas vss brought ~
for stealing . pair Of chickens, bz. de-
clared soiemnly that be didn't ss..i
dem ar fowla" declaring on sh. eth-,
band. tina; the conpiainzs, had beaten
him bru;aIly with . eiue
Bat" ssis the Judge. "yoa'rs .-ie.
a. large and strong ~ be Ia, why sdn':
you o>fesd yoarssl.7'
Why. Jsdge. see hyar, had
chicken ia each hand. an What. two
raw chickens sxin ssua"-A.s.
swest 10 Texas siftisxA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
Arrived Too Late

Cunlate-I don't see why people rave
over that man as an sfter-din ner
speaker. ! never heard such silly
twaddle-
Cumlater-You forget that /; is no.
after dinner.
HE has had hS"
=:Yes, but we have not lad OURS -
&. \. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
A Foolish Yoash.

He'ty-whE did yoa Jili him.
Betty--BecaEs1 he was 80 stresor,e
lie always sssrtd permission when ne
wished 70 kiss ne.-Tr7th-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
nrrtfA EDAnDh-

$50 YOU married one CT .bs Csoss-
leigh family, did your"
''Yes. and only one. thank Lca~sn.'
Truth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
When q Woman Will

Mrs. Brown see that the "Dauyh-
tiers of the Revolution" refused TO ad-
NIT Mrs Leightly 10 membership.
Mrs Jones-Ies; but she intends 20
organize a rival society. If necessary
TO make il success. she'll start an
<atb.r r-ar.AlI H.;.srl- pr..I-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

expense as interesting ad1uncts TO
afternoon tea. William NJ. Chase. the
artist, has an interesting collection ~
these curious urus, and doubtless ha
obtained some of them in the down.
town Hebrew quarter. They are noe
especially plentiful there. but fro
quenters of the region occasionally
pick them up An uncommonly beauti-
ful orr. an almost exact counterpart of
one figured in the Century dictionary,
was bought in the Hebrew quarter fos
seven dollars IL is worth At least fifty
dollars A needy Jewish womSn named
three dollars as the price of her
samovar, but suddenly made up he,
mind tina. she could not part with it,
although she declared that her child
was starving for food.
In the museum of natural history
in Dublin is the skeleton of man.
native of the south of Ireland, who was
called the ossified man. His body be-
came ossified during his lifetime. He
lived in that condition for years Pre-.
vious TO the change he had been
healthy young fellow of superior
strength and agility. One night he
slept In field after u debauch, and
some time later he felt the first symp.
toms of the strange transformation.
The doctors could no nothing to avert
the progress of his nalady. His joints
stiffened. When he wanted 10 lie down
or stand up he required assistance. He
could not bend his body. and when
placed upright he resembled a statue
of stone lie could stand. but not
move in the least His teeth were
joined. and became an entire bone.
The doctors, IN order 10 administers
nourishment had to make n hole
through them He lost the use OF his
tongue. and his sight left him before
be died
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

Hustand-You evidently expected te
marry an idiot
Wife-And my expectations were re
allied Halo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

"A seans1 vas fined at Blrrnins.
ham. England. for interfering with the
comfort Of railway passsngerx He
stepped out Of an express train Will.
II was travelling Fifty miles an hour
and wandered along the focsbe-rd
Ono LADY. who stopped the train. vas
greatly alarmed ., seeing his fac. ap-
pear before the window Of her car
riaSe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09
ANNALS BY BIGLOW
His New History Of Germany Dur
ing tho Nspoteof1io Period.
The Kaiser and His Policy-Arbitration
the Key to the European Question
American Life in Berlin, Paris
A3d London. =
ICoPYRGE, ls94.J

EST in
Germany a n d
Russia has been
on the increase
of late, and any
one competent
to speak on the
subject of the
relations of
these two coun-
tries is sure OF
an aHepfiCa an
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

-siphonso 10 sid 70 be Germs,
meaning ready one. The name a..
bsn more popular IN srzla ,A.n IL
Germany.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-09

-Enployer-"why we're you die.
missed from your last placer servant
-''Because isst once got drunk
Employsr-"Hozr long were you en-
ploy.d there Servant-'Ore day:"-
IlSezendc Batter
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23
Coins from Private MINIS.

The Con stitution of the United States
nrovides that no State shall coin
money: but it seems that individuals
MIGHT do so. up till about the time OF
the late civil war. OF course. ii has
always been again the law to coun-
terfeit or initiate the coinage oil the
United States, and so, necessarily,
coin issued by private mint would
have to be so distinctive In hapc or
markings as TO show that it was not
intended to pass as Federal money.
For this reason the $50 gold coins or
tokens issued by several private mints
in California during the flush times OF
the SOS we're octagonal in shape. Gold
coins were also is ued by the Mormons
of Utah at about the same time, and
the same thing had been done by par
ties in Georgia and North Carolina.
Probably the latest of these private
minis was the one established in Dem
YER in the early cos. 1t is said that
the coinage of this establishment being
brought TO the attention of Secret@y
Cha q. that eminent tnancier was
much astonished To find respectable
firm of bankers eng aged in making and
uttering money, and was still further
surpri ed when the Attorney General
of the United States declared they had
the right to do so. This incident caused
the passage OF law absolutely prohib-
iting individuals from issuing or circu-
lating anything intended in any man
ner to serve a money.-Washingto
Star
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23

Why should police officer in chase.
OF fugitive in the street feel called
upcn to use firearms? Thai is query
which it il difficult for the police to
answer. A man On the police force
draws a good salary-about twice as
much az, with his education. he could
make in any business. He Is supposed
to be in good physical condition, so that
he may run down any criminal who
seeks safety in fight. But it would tie
safe to wager that no two police officers
In ten on the San Francisco force could
overtake a fairly athletic criminal If
the fugitive were given a start Of half
a block. The majority of our police
are too fat; their lungs are in such
poor conditicn.that IL fugitive runs up.
steep street the chances are all in
favor OF his escape. 1t is only fair to.
demand of the police that they keep in
as fair condition as the regular army,
but every one knows that such com
pariso on would be fatal TO the force.
why not have regular police inspec-
ton and throw out the men who ac-
cumulate fat on beer and idleressy-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23
May Wear stripe u

John Y. McKane, the Gravesend boss.
charged with intimidation OF voters and
gross election frauds, was found guilty OF
all the counts in the charge. The jury,
however, recommended the prisoner to the
mercy OF the court The prisoner seemed
unmoved by the verdict, but his
friends were very demonstrativo n
their disappointment The verdict may
mean an Imprisonment in States
prison for two years or ten, at the discre-
tion OF the court After the jury had been
polled McKane was ordered to o taken TO
the Raymond Street Jail TO await sentence
Only the clemency to which the jury COM
mended him stands between the ex- Gar
Of Gravesend and long term OF incarcer-
alton In prison. In view OF this a BrooL-
lyn dispatch says. the prisoner may re-
celve something less than the full limit OF
the law An appeal to the General Term
and to the Court OF Appeals also stands in
the way OF the execution OF the sentence.
The lawyers who have followed the trial
feel confident that the apl cal means mere
ly delay. and not reversal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23
Tired of the Tramn.

Measures contemplating the Immediate
demolition of Worlds Fair buildings were
adopted by the South Park Commissioners
at their meeting, says a Chicago dispatch.
The recent fires I'm the park have made
the commissl, mrs fearful of the inham-
mable structures, and they are DESTROYS to
be relieved of the responsibility While It
was deciNed to advertise for sale the con-
vent OF La Rabida with the other buildings
ct the Worlds Fair. there was some talk
among the members Of the board OF al
lowing 1t 10 remain standing so long as its
condition would permit. President Don
ncrsterger said. with reference TO the fire.
quent Gres at Jackson Park, that he had no
faith in the tramp theory OF their origin.
"When a building is turned over 10 u.s. " said
he. "the first thing we do Is 10 nail up the
doors so that no one can enter Hence
there have been no fires in those in our
possession The buildings in the control OF
the Columbian authorities, on the other
hand, are constantly full OF workmen. con-
cessioners and men In charge OF exhibits
and lighted match or cigar stump care
lessly thrown upon the floor OF the n6am =
mable structures Is sufficient 10 fire them "
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23
BULLETS FLEW FAST.
Four People Killed as an Outcome of I
Texas Feud.

Four People Killed as an Outcome OF a
Texas Feud.
James II. Mitchell shot and killed four
people at Houston, Texas, and injured sew
eral Others, as an outcome OF the Fort
Bend feud murder case. Milton Sparks and
d. j. Sutton. cons able OF Eagle Lake, were
In the city as attached witnesses In tho
case, and Mrs Sparks accompanied her
husband This engendered bad blood and
Mitchell, who was waiting for his father and
brother from Richmond. espied Sutton. He
opened fire, which was promptly returned,
Sutton failing after firing second shot
Mitchell kept up his murderous fusillade
until he had fred six shots. The result
was that. I'm addition TO Sutton being
killed. Milton Sparks was shot 10 death and
Dan Gleason an omnibus driver. also lies
dead, Mrs Sparks, wife OF the murdered
man. was badly wounded. as was also n
child she carried. A brother OF Sparks
was mortally wounded, and Mrs. Mellow
ell, an aged lady received one OF the bull
lets, and her chances OF recovery are
slim dispatch says: 1t is pretty evil
dent that Sutton killed Gleason, while
Mitchell killed Sutton. Milton Sparks and
the baby, mortally wounded Sparks broth
er, and shot Mrs Mcdowell
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Lowest Prices Ever known In Many Prod
ucts Touched in the Present Week
X G. Dun & Co S WeeklJ Review Of

Lowest Prices Ever known In Many Prod
ucts Touched in the Present Week
K G. Dun & Co.'S WeeklJ Review Of
Trade says:
This has been a week Of record breaking
In wheat In silver, in some forms of iron
and steel. in Connellsville coke, and I'm
we'll known cotton and woo,en goods the
lowest prices ever know have been made,
and 1t is gratifying that failures OF i'm
portance have not resulted While no ac-
tion especially affecting business prospects
was taken ut Washington the continued
discussion OF revenue and monetary meas
ures and the uncerl ainty regarding them
have constant unfavorable influence, and
fluctuations In prices Wheat at 6014 cents
is not only lower by "A cents than 1t was
for Il single day last year, but lower than
IL had ever been in the previous seventy
seven years A visible supply of over 10
900, 900 bushels Feb 10, with sales and re-
ceipts from farms continuing large, has
completely destroyed faith in the official
reports OF the yield last year. and caused
enormous liquidation. Receipts last week
were but l, $40, 314 bushels, against 2. 90l, 04S
for the same week last year. but Atlantic
exports were only $50. 069 bushels, against
/. 013. obs last year. and the recent decrease
I'm foreign demand has been an important
factor Some trust companies have ar
ranged TO advance money against wheat as
collateral security, but with results not as
yet encouraging. Corn and other products
fluctuated but little, though receipts OF
corn were large.