The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
Mt. Gladstone was much better yester-


MI Gladstone was much better yester-
day.
II. L. Taylor of Wichita visited the post
office department Friday in the interest Of
0. d. Kirk, candidate for postmaster OF
Wichita.
Representative J. K. Cubbison said Fri
day night at his home in Kansas City,
Kan, that he had seen several letters from
senators on the COMMITTEES which had In
hand the contest proceedings against SEN
ator Marlin. iu which the impression is
given that Mr.. Martin will be unseated.
In that event a special SESSION Of tbs Kan
sas Legislature will have to be called. The
special session, il there be one, he said,
would probably also take some action III
regard 10 lotteries and gambling.
The Burlington road has announced
that 1t Will not apply the increased rate
on grain shipped from Kansas City pur-
chased or shipped during December; other
wise, the new rate is effective today.
II. Clay Lewis,a barber, charged az Kan
sas City, Mo-, with violating the Sunday
Closing law. was yesterday acquitted 10y a
jury III Justices court. The defense was
that shaving WAS n matter of necessity.
The Suuday-opening BARRIERS regard the
verdict as great victory for them.
AT Columbia. No., the circuit court has
ordered the Missouri. Kansas and East
ern road 10 vacate county road through
Boone county, whicn it us-s for road
bsd, or else pay the county 3d.
The commission to confer with the five
civilized tribes OF Indians will hold It's
first meeting as Muskogee in about ten
days.
The Civil Service association, composed
of about 100 clerks in the treasury depart
meot, has Ceased to exist. the purpose of
the association Was to extend civil service
reform IN every consistent way. The asso-
citation had forwarded TO the president a
petition asking him to make it compulsory
Tor chiefs OF divisions to take Il civil service
examination the same as the clerks. II is
said that the president took no notice Of
the petition.
The Democratic caucus of the Virginia
legislatures has nominated Marion for
United States senator. Governor Lee,
however, will continue the fight, and has Il
fair chance OF success.
Olafe Morgansen, civil engineer in the
employ Of the Danish government, is on
bis way to Galveston. Tex. to examine the
barbor works and jetties. He will obtain
Information to be embodied in a scientific
report which be will make TO the promoters
IN Copenh of the steamship project
between that city and United States gulf
poIt duO trans ldClilticS
between Kansas City, Mo-, and the gulf.
''The American Hercules" William
Sparks, died at Bloomington. Ills, yester-
day morning. He was u cannOn-bail ma
nipulator and general athlete with circuses
for the past twenty-five years.
A fire destroyed $3.50, 900 worth of prop
erty at Syracuse last night. The John
Single Paper company's loss is SIN, 200.
Louis McCarty & Son, hardware dealers.
lost $1,000. Tue other losses are iusiguif-
cant.
Advices from Rio de Janeiro, dated yss-
terday, stale that the Brazilian govern
menJ has captured the insur.eut general
depot at ArmacaS.
The supreme court Of Kansas has decid-
ed that the new mortgage redemption law
cannot apply to mortgages or contrscts
made prior to its passage. The court
handed down no decision in the cases
pending involving the validity Of the law
AS to sheriff,' fees.
The Savannah, Florida aud Western
road has been mortgnged to the Central
Trust company OF New York 20 secure an
issue of S2OOO0,OO0 In consolidated first
mortgage per Cent bonds, to fail due In
1913.
Private dispatches have been received at
NeW lufh from nome, COUurfDIug Inc
report OF the speedy departure OF Monsgn-
or Satolli from this country. 1t is said that
he will receive u cardinals hat.
Elliott of Kansas City yesterday defeat
ed Glass of New jersey in their fiual live
pigeon shooting match at Patterson, n. j.
The cholera epidemic has assumed
dangerous proportions at ConstantinopIe.
Anarchists have sent threateDing letters
to the heads Of Eton college, England
The police authorities have taken means
to protect the professors aud the collage
buildings.
The final report of Secretary Seeberger
Of the worlds fair shows that the total
disbursements of the exposition company
were s3l, 67a 045, while the total receipts
were $50. 59i, l47. leaving balance Of ST.,
Gl5, 102