The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-28
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

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Detroit. Grand Haven and milwaukee,
railway, has fallen heir to 81, 5OO,O GOO
Prince Bismarck is said to be sufferin g
from his old complaint, neuralgia.
The steamer Clan Matheson has been
pulled off the place where she grounded On
Tuesday, and the SueZ canal is once more
clear for traffic.
The nineteenth annual convention of the
Northwestern Commercial Traveller asso-
citation is in session at Chicago. The old
officers and directors are likely to be re-
elected.
In a quarrel near Corne1ville, Ark, on
Tuesday about money matters and a
woman William Stephens fatally stabbed
man named Stout. Both are prominent
farmers.
The report of the Denver plant of the
Omaha Grant Smelling company shows
that the production of silver IN 1898 was
7,591427 ounces, an increase OF ll6, l4S
ounces over the production of lS92. The
amount of gold was rs, 24619 ounces, an in
crease of / $50 ounces.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon college fra
ternity is holding its annual session III
Pittsburg, Pa. Claudius Dockery. vice
consul to Rio de JaDeiro during President
Harrison's administration, was elected
permanent chairman. The rest OF the
the third largest in the country, having
fifty permanent chapters.
The Pittsburg Pa.) miners are making
desperate struggle to induce the oper-
Htors to restore wages to last years basis
-65 cents. If they tail to accomplish their
ends this winter they expect to perfect an
organization throughout the country, SO
that by May l they will be in n position to
force up prices if there is any demand at
all for coal.
An attempt was made to hold M the
south bound Frisco passenger train at
West Fork, Ark, Wednesday night. Sew
eral desperate characters were there, but
telegram notified the officials of the
road, who put a strong guard on the train
at Fayetteville. The guard conducted the
train 10 Fort Smith and then escorted the
north-bound train through the threatened
point.
It's stated that Fred Carlson Of San Diego,
Cal, has obtained in the City of Mexico u
concession and large bonus for building
y railroad across lower California from
Fan Diego to Yuma, Ariz.
In London, Paris and Berlin Italian
bonds have been depressed, owing to ru
mors that several large Italian banks are
unable to carry over their holdings. 1t is
reported, however, that Italy is negotiat-
ing loan of 600. 100000 lire in Germany.
Suit was filedlyesterday at Cincinnati by
Thomas Emery g. Son, holders of preferred
stock in the Cincinatti, Hamilton and In
annapolis railroad company, to snnul the
ease of the company TO the Cincinatti and
Dayton railroad.
Two years ago Dave Morrison, circuit
court clerk of Scott county, w. Va, de-
;sulted to the extent of $4,000. He es-
capped and his whereabouts since have
been unknown. A Bristol, Tenn.) dis
patch says that he is in that city, a raving
maniac.
BY the explosion of tank in the soap
factory of Proctor & Gamble at Ivorydale,
near Cincinnati, yesterday, Edward Mar
quart, an employe, and Steven Reynolds,
visitor, were instantly killed.
Hans Hydrick and Claude Shepherd,
who escaped from the Pine Bluff (Ark.)
Jail in August last, have been recaptured
At Jackson, Miss. After their escape, it is
charged, they robbed the ST. Louis and
oau Francisco train at Mound Valley
Kan, on Sept. so and killed Wells Fargo
Messenger Chapman.
Rumors are again in circulation regard
5ng the strained relations said to exist be-
lween Emperor William and Chancellor
ron Caprivi. A rumor is atlost that the
CHANCELLOR intends to tender his resirna-
Ion.
The Hanging Rock stove foundry burn
eo to the ground at IrontoD, Ohio yester-
lay morning. One Thousand stoves, 500
pntterns and all the buildings connected
with the foundry were DESTROYED The
loss is 100000.
The Colorado State Farmers Alliance
met at Denver yesterday. The reports
presented indicate that the Alliance is
gaining ground in the state. Governor
Waite was invited to address the farmers
'oday.
Tilman Green. a colored carriage driver
n a prominent family, living ten miles
nom Columbus, La, was lynched vester-
day for an attempted outrage on his mis-
tress.
The first engine and cars crossed over
The Missouri river on the new Burlington
bridge at Beliefontaine Bluffs Yesterday
As test, which proved satisfactory.
Mrs. Peter Pacoloni of Dafter. Mich, has
been missing nearly five weeks. Yesterday
her body was found in the hen-house and
Aer husband was arrested on the charge of
murder.
John T. hopkins was inaugurated mayor
of Chicago last night, amid great en-
thuslasm. No mayor was ever installed
before "A greater throng Of Chicago cti-
zens. In his speech the new mayor
promised TO do all in his power TO give the
deem the pledges OF the platform on
which he WAS elected.
Mel Baldwin, at Lennox. 5. D.. vester-
day afternoon, shot Mrs. William Yant.
perhaps fatally. and then shot himself
dying instantly. lie was a son-in-lay OF
Mrs. Wants and had been denied adm;s-
sion co the house on account OF his I'M
sovernable temper.
a certificate OF organization of the
United States Cordage company. the out
growth OF the National CordaCe comnanv,s
failure. was filed yesterday in the Office of
ke secretary Of state Of New Jersey. The
focA is placed az $4,000, 600
Another bread aud milk duel has bas,
fought near ST. Petersburg, Russia. Tt
was between Prince Gagar.ni. al eS-officer
oil the imperial guards and aid-de-cRuap to
Grand Duke Vladimir, and Captain
Mlatef. Two shots were exchanged. The
affair.
The Iowa City opera house and other
property of Hon. Ezekiel q. Clark wenr
into the hands OF a receiver Yesterday sf
iernoon 10 satisfy Judgment for Sl7Q. 200
III is'or OF the owners former partuer.
John L. Calderoa.
The St. Joseph Stock Yards comn,,v
has brought suit fer si5. 600 damages for
n'esch OF contract against The Ailerton
Pseking company. Ia 1889 the stock
yaros company built a packing house
costing slo0, 200 for the Allertoas. under a
couersc. tnat the defendants should oc-
cupy ii five years and kin 100 O1o bors
yerr. This, the plaintiff claims, the de-
iendants failed to do
Two men entered gambling houss NJ
No. - quincy street, Chicago. on Wednes-
Gay morning, and secured s. 200 in cash ar
the points OF revoivers With the reynlv-