The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-31
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

The gross earnings of the Chicago. Bur
| llngton and Quincy Railway company fo,
the month ending Nov. 80 were So, ,095, 533,
decrease o S42S. .36S from those OF the sam.
n"nth OF 1872 The net earnings We're
ooio, an Increase ST S229, 400
Representatives of northeastern lumber
nrtns which turn out an aggregate OF $50,
Ooo.00O feet of finished product annually
nave drawn up Il memorial to congress.
protesting against the placing of lumber
In the rough on the free list, AS proposed
by the Wilson bill.
| David w. Hart, Dodge City (Kan.
railroad man. is in Chicago engaged in
collecting an insurance of $50 900 for a foot
that he lost under a Chicago street car
wheel last summer. Hart had Insured
against the loss of a leg in a loug list Of
companies To a total of $50, 600, and has al
ready been paid part of IT.
While Mrs. James Carroll and her four
Children, on spring wagon, were crossing
me Missouri Pacific track near Moran.
Nan, Yesterday afternoon, they were
struck by freight train. One of the
children was badly hurt. and Mrs. Carroll
aud her babe were so seriously Injured
That they cannot recover.
Professor + P. Lamkin, aged sc. founder
and principal OF the Clinton (Mo.)
academy, died yesterday afternoon OF
paralysis.
Oscar +. Spate of Omaha yesterday flied
= petition for divorce from his wife.
iiohora Spate. on the ground that the per-
ION to whom he was joined in wediock
Is man. Spate WAS married in Chicago
on March II, 1887, where be had resided a
number OF years. As soon as Spate dis
covered the true condition of affairs, he
LEFT bis wife and came 10 Omaha "Mrs
Spatc" still resides in Chicago.
The receipts of the government for De-
cember, exclusive of Yesterdays business
We're SO 027 ,S9', ard the expenditures
Sooi'o,5l9. The receipts for the fiscal
year to date We're Sl55, ,43l ,3l4 and the ex-
penditures SlS9, 500, ,O32.
Frank Billngslea of Weston. W. Va.
was taken To n hospital for the insane yes
terday az lunatic His wife ACCOMPANIED
MN, aud just before she WAS leaving he
asked her To kiss him. While bending
over 10 grant his request the crazy man
drew razor from his pocket ana slashed
her throat In a horrible manner Then.
before he could be disarmed. he committed
suicide. Though still alive. Mrs Billings
lea Will die. How Billingslea secured tue
razor is mystery.
Springfield. Mo-, and the surrounding
section of the state bave recently been
Hooded with green goods circulars, offer
inS TO excha'se large amount OF counter
lett Sreeubacks for currency The writer
signs his name as A t. Price and gives
his address AS New York City.
The Cherokee council has received
certified check from Mr. Chaddick. repre-
senting the English capitalists who desir-
ell TO purchase the Cherokee bonds. but
the members were not satisfied with the
genulneness of the check and deciined to
accent II 1ha Pnnnpil a
a proposition from a representative of the
Astors
Ex-Banker John Reid OF the Western
Trust and Savings association of Kansas
Iity was arrested last night on a warrant
charging him, as president OF the institu-
non, with receiving deposits after he knew
that the bank was insolvent. He WAS held
IN 4, 500 bail, which he could not furnish.
and Is now in Jail.
The volcano of Popocatspetl has been in
for several days. The smoky
glare has been di>cernable from the City
OF Mexico, with frequent flashes of light.
he eruption Is usually violent The
volcano At its crater is sea of fire. which
Is visible for great distance. 4 tourist
party which is now believed TO be near
tie summit, IL IN great danger The fute
OF the workinen at the sulphur mines in
the old crater Is also a subject OF much
concern.
In the Camilla mine, between Raven and
Guyot hills. near Cripple Greek. Colo, at
IA depth OF thlrty-thrre feet. a vein of |
qusfiz has been struck. samples frou
which show an average of sos to the tou.
he vein i at lesst thirty inches wide.
ana there are 600 feet OF il in III Camilla. |
\ fire last night caused al estimated |
LOSS 10 zee Gloee Sloc and Clothing cou,- f.
pany OF ST Louis oI So, COO fully Insured
Three Inen may die ss the result O! a
wreck on the Northern Pacific briwecru l
Boulder anu Elk Horn, Mout., Yesterday. |
a he train ram into deep suow bank, the |
.psins tender bslOg jack knitted Eau |
sineer Dennis Dolry. Fireman John hra
gan anG Brakeman h. j. Hays were Ter.
Iibly crushed aud maugied, and arr BOW
st hospital with ultis Chances or re-
,oyerS.
For several days batch OF the colSred
nlners who came ~ Plttsbury. Kan. Iu.t
'ummrr 10 take the strikers places hare
cit Tor their southern homes anu yestrr-
.i,y another lot struck out IL the iui.,,a.
Ion keeps up nt the present rate. ther.
siil be few left by sprins. Thcy claim
hat every advantage Is taken @; tu-m on
'ay Gays 10 get al! their monsv. and h.,