The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

LONDON, June 9.-1'he total loss by
the burning of Alexandria palace is es.
finated at $S.000.000 aud the insur.
ance at $600,000. The fire was caused
BY the carelessness of workmen who
We're repairing the zinc roof. No one
WAS killed "a reported. but several
were severely injured. The supply OF
water was scarce. hence the rapidifv
with which the fire spread, and within
half an hour from the time the alarm
was given the entire structure was in
flames. and one BY one the great domes
by which il was surmounied fell in.
The organ was DESTROYED. bat some
valuable pictures and other works of
/ art were saved.
WASHINGTON. June "a report TO
the commissioner of Indian affairs from
Special Commissioner ki!live. at Red
! Cloud agency. says the Indians there
are more friendly than he had been led
to believe. and that he had CONVEX
| sa:ion with Blue Horse. High Wolf.
! Slow Bull and Red Leaf, who mani
tested very friendly disposition, and
whose influence has been made and is
/ increasing. The commissioners can
not determine in regard TO stationing
troops AT the agency, hut il NAV be
necessary 10 order a mounted comma
ny to patrol the other side OF the river
as much to prevent whisky gong over
as TO stop stock stealing.
WASHINGTON. June 9.-Notwith-
standing the secrecy with which The
secretary is continuing the exainina-
ton of the Polaris survivors. the Daiiu
Chronicle SAYS il has leaked out that
Captain Buddiugton was the main
cause OF the failure of the expedition.
and with him rests the responsibility.
Shortly after Captain Halls death all
discipline OF The ship was lost: each ap-
peared To work on his own hook Bud
din@ton became intoxicated and pistol
in hand drove the ice party from the
ship. giving them provisions and then
deliberately leaving them. These sto-
rles differ from the one recently pub
lished.
OMAHA. June "a scouting party
sent out from Fort Mcpherson two
weeks ago was caught last Tuesday
night i'll IA severe rain storm in camp
OH Black wood creek. The camp was
flooded and six privates of company
+, Sd cavalry. and twenty-four horses
were drowned The rest of the com
mand saved their lives by climbing
trees. where they We're compelled to
remain forty-eight hours. The storm
to the west and northwest lasted three
days.
WASHINGTON. June 9.-The Polaris !
investigation Is now conducted in the |
large boat house south of the admirals
.,I Il
hassee having left here last night with |
the Esquimaux families of Joe and /
Hanson. bound for cooler climate. I
the remainder of the ice foe party
were transferred from the Frolic TO /
another boat this morning, where they 1
will remain until the investigation is /
concluded The FroIic lief, the navy
yard this afternoon for New York.
LONDON, June "a dispatch from /
Dublin says a great fire is raging in /
timber yard in that city. The crowd. |
whose object is plumber. are interfer-
ing with the firenen. and detachment 1
of police is ordered out TO preserve
order. The latter charged on the mob.
wounding many. The MAYOR of the
city was hit by stone during the
charge of the troops. Property to the
value of 100000 has already been de-
stroyed.
NASHVILLE, june s.-The excite
ment about the presence of the cholera
here is increasing. Several deaths
have been reported on the authority of
the best physicians. but the mortality
to-day shows no increase.
VIENNA. June 5.-The American de-
partment of the Exposition opened
this morning. and steam was applied TO
the machinery. The novelties surpass
those from other countries.