The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-24
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

hurting no one.
The Eoglish torpedo boat catcher
Cleaner, which was overdue at Queens
town, and over whose safety some anxiety
was felt, arrived safely at that port yester
day.
! Hundreds of people were exposed to tn.
contagion of smallpox il the Chicago
postoffice Yesterday. Patrick Moran. {
sailor, brushing through the crowds, wen
| to the Office of the marine hospital, saying
that he was sick and wanted to know wha
was the matter. The case vas pronounced
| smallpox, and he was removed to the pest
| house.
Considerable excitement exists at Clin
ton. Ind, over the importation of 100 negrG
| miners to take the places OF the white
miners. The white miners say that the
| negroes shall not go to work, while tht
operators say that, 1t necessary. they vii
protect the negroes with an armed posse
Bioodshed is feared.
John Ford, Chicago business man. was
last night attacked by two highwaymen
In the sccffle he shot both os them. One
escaped, but the other, well known crook
| named Springer, died few hours later al
the hospital.
The New York City police, at the sug
gestiOn of Superintendent Byrnes have
adopted the plan of taking from the pay
roll % of per cent to help the unemployed.
The deduction amounts TO about s., QUO a
month.
The pope yesterday gave an audience to
cardinals and bishops In the throne room
of the Vatican. The usual Christmas greet
ings were exchanged, and after the dis
tln2uished ecclesiasticS had been present.
ed the pope applied to the address OF the
prelates.
Garrett Groesbeck, aged 40, and his O.
year old son were killed at EikhOrD, Wis,
last night on the tracks of the North
western road. They were trying to pass
In buggy ahead of an evening passenger
train.
For killing Captain H. H. Silver, on the
street at Winfield, Kan, on Oct. p, last
Morgan Wright aud Wilbur Norton were
yesterday convicted of murder in the first
degree. Sentence has not yet been passed.
The schedules in the assignment of Will
son, Godfrey & Co., of New York city, a
lumber firm, show contingent Liabilities OF
$3.50, 1913, and direct liabilities of Sl42. 39S.
The nominal assets are Sl29,C 9,CS6, aud the
actual assets $94 $50.
Seven operators of the Lehigh Valley
road have been arrested at White Haven,
Pa, charged with being the cause of a
wreck at that place during the strike,
which cost the company $40 900. Five of
the seven are brotherhood men.
Professor T. W. Conway, superinten-
dent of the Arkansas City. (Kan.) schools
yesterday formally announced himself as
candidate before the next Republican state
convention for state superintendent of
public instruction.
The district attorney of New York will
try to have Mrs. Alfretta Stagge, a clair
voyant, Indicted for violation of the
state laws, regulating the practice of
medicine. Oliver Scott of Rockland Lake
was taken sick recently. and the Stagge
woman was called to attend him. She
went to sleep and said that she could see
the inside of the man and knew what was
the matter with him. Notwithstanding
this the man died.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has taken possession of the Bank of Greens
burg, in Kiowa county, Kansas. The
assets are said to be $95, 900, but only Sll,-
900 in cash, the remainder being real estate
and paper, out of which, it is said, so
cents on the dollar will not be realized
is due kiowa county. The concern was
organized in 1876 with capital of S16.5O0
Through the carelessness of some one a
large torpedo was exploded near some fire.
works at Columbus, GA, firing off the
latter aud frightfully burning John
Nellie Martin and David aud
} John Christian, the two latter being little
boys. None of them will die. Scarcely
particle of skin was left on the boys faces.
Judgments aggregating 100000 were
entered yesterday against Flelshman &
Co., one of the largest dry goods and
notion firms Of Pittsturg, Pa. No execu-
tions were issued. and the house was open
as usual yesterday.
Banker George c. Magoun was buried
in Mount Auburn cemetery, Cambridge,
Mass, yesterday. A brief service was
held in the chapel on the grounds. and
was largely attended by railroad men.
Another cabinet crisis is impending in
Servia.
Ex-Professor Martin O'Grady of Notre
Dame university Qndiana) has been miss
ing month, His friends have given him
up for dead. II IS feared that he has been
robbed and murdered. as he had large
sum of money with him when last seen
alive.
The Edison General Electric company
has inaugurated a war on its competitors
by making a sweeping reduction of % per
cent on every grade of lamp manufac-
Lured.
Mrs. Fannie Landers. an inmate of the
aims shouse at Brewer, Me-, died yesterday,
having deliberately starved herself to
death. Fifty-five days since she refused to
lake both food and drink, ard has since ad
hered to her purpose. Her husbands
1eath is supposed to have caused her to
commit suicide in this manner.
A fire at Boston Friday night destroyed
s260, 900 worth of property. y. ". Cain Il
Son, dealers in roll-top desks, and the
Boston Chair Manufacturing company
we're the heaviest losers.
Governor Lewelling yesterday received
request from well-known magazine, ask
ng him to write an article on tramps to
appear with articles on the same subject
,y Governors Russell of Massachusetts.
Waite of Colorado and Flower of New
York.
The house committee on banking aud
currency had decided TO report adversely |
he bill repeating the state bank tax, as /
hat is the only way of getting it out Of /
he way, it having precedence. II Is un- |
lerstood that both Republicans and DEM |
,crats would be willing TO have 1t dis
,ussed on the floor, its opponents believing !
nat it would be defeated, while Its friends I
hiuk that it would be- passed.
Replies from 1000 grain men and mIllers 4
nave been received bv Toledo (OhioJ firm /
IN the condition of the winter wheat crop 1
n Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, M.chi- /
gan and Indiana, which states raise two- /
.hirds of the crop. Each reports smaller 1
acreage than last year. Michigan has 4
nearly one-tourth less and Missouri one I
18th, these showing the greatest decrease. 1
Tne crop goes irto winter in good condi /
ion About three-eighths OF the crops II /
sG3, which was short one, Remains ia 4
he hands Of farmers, dealers aud interior /
Iiliers.
The public execuijouer Of Paris Is re-
,orted to have asked 10 be relieved Of MS
luties. as he has been threatened win 4
dynamite If he takes part IA Nsillaut's 4
execution.