The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-29
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

A blast OrOhe DOWN wall auO let Cue
water in.
The annual meeting of the Western As
Sociation ofObstetricians sandGynecologists
convened at Des Moines. Iowa, yesterday,
with representatives present from kansas.
Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Nebraska, In
diana, Arkansas and Iowa.
The obituary of Warren Ladd, one of the
best known citizens of New Bedford,
Mass and father Of Ex-Governor Ladd of
Rhode Island, was published yesterday, to
the extent of column. 1t was mistake,
and Mr.. Ladd had the privilege OF reading
his own obituary.
In his speech opening the Bohemian diet
at Prague yesterday, the chief provincial
marshal called for three cheers for the
emperor, which was responded to with
great enthusiasm.
Samuel McKeon, aged 81, at one time
judge of the surrogate court of New York,
died near San Diego, CAL, yesterday. He
was made Free Mason in 1898, and was
supposed to be the oldest Mason in the
United States.
Near Harrodsburg. KY. early yesterday
morning, Mrs. Thomas Ransdale. wife of
well-to-do farmer, and three children
were cremated by the burning of their
home.
Although the work of searching for the
twelve dead bodies supposed TO be under
meath The debris of the wrecked Louisville
and Jeffersonville bridge has been pushed,
no trace of the remaining bodies has been
found, and the indications are that they
never will be.
J. Plerrepont Morgan, representing the
New York Central, bought the New York
and Northern road for s.. 900, 600 at "A fore
closure sale yesterday. His was the only
bid.
January has been decided upon as the
date for arbitration proceedings between
the Rio Grande Western and number OF
its connections in relation to a division Of
through rates. The lines interested are
The Missouri Pacific, the Burlington, and
the AtchlsOn.
At Mount Vernon, KY. yesterday morn
ing Congressman Breckinridge made his
first public address siuce the institution
OF the Pollard suit. 1t WIS at the Turf
club before the Masonic lodges, who We're
giving their annual banquet. The recep-
tion he received when he concluded
amounted TO aD ovation. The speech Is
pronounced one of the efforts of his life.
A report was in circulation in New
York yesterday that an application for
receiver for the General Electric company
had been made. The report affected the
stock oD the exchange. General Electric
dropping two or three points. The rumor
has not been verified.
o. C. Steiuke of Atlantic was yesterday
morning appointed receiver for the Cass
County Ua) bank. The assets are $780,
600 and the liabilities about 500, 600. The
depositors will probably be paid in full.
Burglars yesterday morning attempted
to blow open the vault of the Eastern
bank at Mountfort, Wis. The explosion
gave warning to the citizens and posse
was formed and attacked the robbers The
robbers ran. but were chased by the posse
and a running fire was kept up. One of
the robbers was finally captured.
Lawrenceville, His, was practically
wiped out by fire yesterday morning.
A gang of masked men bound and gag
ged the only policeman in Girard, Ohio,
on Wednesday night, placed him in ii
blacksmith shop, and then broke into the
general ore OF Hartseii 81 McNiSh and
stole lot of deeds and mortgages and IA
small amount of cash. The policeman
was found next morning almost ex-
hausted.
At Frankfort. Kentucky, Wednesday
evening, after an unsuccessful attempt to
kill Robert Darlington, Robert Cogsweil
walked into the church where Mrs. Dar-
lingUon was attending the services, and
shot her in the shoulder, ,intiicting severe
wound. She Is a first cousin OF Madeline
Pollard of Breckenridge. Pollard fame.
No cause for the deed is known.
On the eve of his marriage at Muscatne
Iowa, Bell Arthur Winter. travelling
salesman, was arrested in Chicago yester-
day on 4 judgment secured against him by
"A former business partner for $3.50. Win
ter's pretty financee, Miss Rosa Mcleod,
accompanied her prospective husband
when he was placed in the sheriff's charge.
Count William Bismarck, governor of
Hanover, and second son of Prince Bis
marck, has received letter in which the
writer threatens to blow up the COVER
nor's residence. A quantity of dynamite
was recently stolen from neighboring
quarries.
The steamship G.. W. Clude, from Turks
island. brings a report of an outrege in-
fiicted on the crew of the American
schooner Henry Crosby, which, having
lost her bearings, recently put into a port
ia San Domingo. The first officer and four
seamen were pulling for the shore when
they We're fired upon by soldiers in the uni
form of the DOMINICAN government. Two
Americans were badly wounded.
The Crescent Building and Loan associ-
tion of st. Louis assigned yesterday be-
trouble with former secretary, who was
charged with embezZlement, but against
whom no case was made. The assets are
SIS, 900 and the liabilities $40, 900.
The Indian mails announce the death of
Miss Tucker, known all over the world
under the initials of "A. u. O. T." For
the last eight years Miss Tucker has been
engaged in missionary work in India, aud
has written much for the cause.
While a cylinder was being sunk at
Southampton yesterday at wharf to be
used by the American steamship line it
exploded. Several workmeu are missing,
aud two known TO lie terribly injured Will
die.
The directors of the National Switch
and Signal company have announced that
the company l. so seriously embarrassed
financially that reorganization will be
necessary. The liabilities are said to be
Sl30.o00. of which $4,000 is secured by
martsages. The assets uot included in the
mortgages are estimated at S20.0l0.
The state Farmers Alliance Of Colorado
has adopted resolutions favoring the free
coinage of silvera ratio OF l6 to l. the
coinage OF the selgnorage, aud opposing
AN issue OF bonds.
The Colorado State Forestry association
yesterday elected j. z. Maxwell president.
and adopted resolution protesting
against the waste OF young timber.
Writs were served yesterday upon Chief
Arthur and other national officers of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive En- giueers, en-
joining them and the order from interfer-
ing with the operation OF the Northern
Pacific. Mr.. ArthUr declared that the
oniey had taken no action IN the troubles
of the road.
Reports ot severe weather on the At
.aniic slIH continue TO come in. All YES
>e!s are arriving overdue and have many