The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-21
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
The king of Siam i, seriously III.


The king of Siam is seriously i'll.
Cashier Koetting, who wrecked the South
Side bank al Milwaukee, applied for n
Change of venue yesterday, bee Use he is
afraid or being lynched If acquitted.
Austin Corbin g. Co., the big New York
BANKERS, have bid Tor convict TABOR iu Ar
kansas.
At Eddy. n. NJ, yesterday prehistoric
ruins Were discovered. They are the
crumbled remains of three differ mt Az &c
towns, and formerly cont al led, accoi ding
to the Usual estimates, 15,0JO TO 2o,0J0
people.
At New Orleans yesterday james w.
D, wiling, late cashier of th- mint here, was
| Indicted for embezz.ins s25. 90 By the fed
eral grand jury
Two hundred miners. employed at the
Slopr coal mine OF the OAio and p insyl-
vauIa Coal company. at Sallnv!i Ono.
struck yesterday against 10 per cent re-
duction.
A sensation was created in court at Col
umhu~, Ind, yesterday, by The attorney
Of Cyrus Brown, condemned t. death for
the murder OF his wife, fling an affidavit
charging j. l. Gritty. Juror. with being
drunk Gritty Is a leading church mr M
Der. The deai h sentence has been delayed
In the British house Of commons yester-
day Home Secretary Asquith moved the
rice, lou of the house of lords amend
ment TO the employers liability bill, per-
mtting what is known as ''contracting-
cur" AIR. Asquith declared that the
amendme MT was InIschieyous and imprac-
tieable. 1t Was rejected by the mouse.
The Fab River mills will start up at
once, giving employ ment to 25, 900 persons.
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Mexico to Inquire into. he report that
General Neri .lad uucon!itionally surreu-
dered to the Mexican COVE yerninrut aud was
in prison writes: General Ner is here in
the city. walking abbut and enjoying hIn-
self, and it is reported by those uear bin
thai he is to have II good appointment.
either in his own state or somewhere eise." !"
The f. ench chamber of deputies has ad-
jourued uu Jan. ..
At Breckinridge, Colo, John Roper, a
miner, is uud r arrest, charged with
having attempted To assassiuate Banker
Engle on Monday, by throwing a bomb
into his BEDROOM.
In the United States circuit court at
New Orleans yesterday, the jury in the
Italian case of Mouastrio VS.. the city of
New Orleans returned verdict for the
plaintiff Ior s., 500. The Scafd case is
now to be tried
sensation has been caused at Nyack,
y. Y, by the disappearance Of Rev. Isaac
+. House, retired Reformed church
clergy man, SO years of age, ~ho not iong
ago came iato pe.sessiou OF u fortune left
by his iather. House recently mortgaged
all his property, aud, with "a large sum OF
money, disappeared.
The British war vessel Humber collided
yesterday with an Italian bark off Cape
hn
of Greece, and cut her down To the waters
edge. There are no further details. TIE
British warship Amphion has gone to the
scene of the collision 20 render assistance.
II. 2. Cleveland, Il prominent lawyer of
Judsonia, Ark, shot aud fatally wounded
Town Marshal Richards yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Strecke and her son and
baby were fatally burned at Braddock.
Pa. yesterday. She tried to light stove
with keroseue.
A curious phenomenon was seen at Will
mingtoa, y. c., this morning. The
heavens became suddenly ILLUMINATED,
and large star was seen with u tail 100
yards long. A colored astronomer says
that ne SAW the word Prepare distinctly
outlined in colors.
AT Akron, O.. yesterday, the works of
the Akron White Sand aud Stoue com
pany were destroyed By fire. The loss is
s15,oOO and the Insurance 5000.
In tue Wagner murder trial at In
dianapolis, Miss Wagner was Or. the stand
all day. After leaving the box, she tainted,
and remained unconscious thirty min
ties. The case Will go TO The jury on Sat
urday evening.
A dispatch TO the London Standard from
Vienna says that four local banks IN
kiausenberg are in trouble. OWING to
heavy runs upon them which have been In
progress since last week. TAey have small
capital but large deposits, which are tied
up Ia mortgages or iudustria! uRdertak-
iugs.
4 rich vein of gold has been discovered
iu Stars Cave near Burlington, Iowa
Liberal traces OF tin were also found.
Five persons were seriously ujnred In
train wreck on ths Richmond -AGd Dan
Vile railroad usar Grantsviile. :. e.. yes
terdsy. None were fatally hurt.
A fire at Waxahatchie. Tex. yesterday
destroyed property valued at sl5l. 90. The /
Insurance. Is s53. 0Da
{. +. Slift, ieweler OF Little Rock, |
Ark, was cieverly swiudled yesterday
afternoon by H. II. Ames. prominent |
society swell Of Galveston. Tex The !
swinGleC got away with 500 wori o.
earrings aud jewelry.