The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

1t was learned on board the steamship
Venezuela, which arrived AZ New York
yesterday from Central American points.
that the Louisiana lottery was about ro
change its headquarters to Caracas. All
arrangements have been made with the
Venezuelan government. The lottery
company is to furnish the government two
men-of war and proportion of the spoils
Of the concern.
At a meeting of the Baptist ministers of
Chicago yesterday resolution asking con-
gress TO increase the tax on whisky was
defeated. Many of the members objected
TO any measure legaliziug the sale of in
toxicants. Helen NJ. Barker, treasurer of
the National Woman's Christian. Temper
ance union, appeared TO oppose the resolu-
tion. After considerable discussion it
was withdrawn.
A bill by Senator Dubois of Idaho, to
give to several western states one-fourth
OF the money received by the government
Tor mineral lands, to support schools of
mines, has been adversely reported by the
house committee on public lands.
United States Minister Baker has trans
mitted to the state department decree of
the government of Nicaragua, dated Dec
p5, recognizing the provisional govern
ment of Policarpo Bonilla, president of
Honduras. Nicaragua is declared the
Vi tuc SOSCIuhCuG uuucI
Bonilla.
F. F. Lutz & Co. of the city malt works
Of Louisville. KY. assigned yesterday.
The assets and liabilities are between $780,,
boo and SIC, 900.
In the federal supreme court yesterday
the decision OF the supreme court Of New
Mexico in the case of the Maxwell Land
Grant company against John Z. Dawson,
for the possession of 20, 600 acres of land,
WAS reversed, Justice Brown giving au
opinion in favor of the land grant COM
pany.
The Colorado Cigar Manufacturers
association inaugurated lockout yester-
day because the cigar makers refused to
accept 121f per cent reduction in wages.
All the large shops in Denver are involved,
and about 200 men are thrown out of work
In that city.
Senator Voorhees,, q member of the
finance committee, says that it will be set
tied at a meeting of the committee today
whether hearings on the tariff bill will be
granted, or whether it will be reported
hack next week.
Representative McGann of Illinois intro
dnced in the house yesterday morning a
resolution to investigate the action of
Judge Jenkins in the case of the Northern
Pacific railway, whose employees he had
enjoined from striking. Mr.. McGanr
asked unanimous consent for its consider
alton, but objection was made, and the res
olution went over.
phatically that he would not remove State
Labor Commissioner Todd. about whom
There has been SO much talk.
Henry George addressed large crowd
In New York on Sunday on Hard Times
and the Cure" The holding of land out
of use, he said, kept labor idle. He pro-
claimed the single tax as the golden key
that would unlock the idle land Of the
country.
The Sun and the Morning Herald of Bal
timore have signed ninety-year contracts
with the Associated Press and have given
notice of he discontinuapce Of all relations
with the United Press. All the English
morning papers, together with the Evening
News in the afternoon field, are now
served exclusively by the Associated
Press.
Grand Master Sargent of the Brother.
hood of Flremen, who is spokesman of the
brotherhood leaders, now in St. Paul con-
sidering the Northern Pacific employees
grievances. when shown a Tacoma dis
patch stating that strike would be or
dered on Tuesday, pronounced it an un
qualified falsehood.
CIlI thompson Killed MS 1ather. James
Thompson, near Columbus, Ga, on Sun
day with razor The father WAS NAL.
treating his wife, when the son went to
her rescue. He cut his fathers throat.
Captain Russell, a wealthy Denver
stockman, was sandbagged and robbed of
IA certified check for 81, 200 and a consider
able sum of money last Saturday night,
while he WAS standing on the street look
ing at a fire. The robbery has just be-
come known.
The senate committee on judiciary ad-
journed yesterday without taxing any &C.
lion on the Peckhsm nomination.
The store of Biglow & Foster of Garden.
er, Kan. dealers in general merchandise.
was totally destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The loss is about S90,001 With
an insurance of 1900 to SIS, ,OOU
The poultry exhibit which was to have
been opened at Kansas City yesterday has
been indefinitely postponed.
The supreme court of Missouri yester-
day morning, in the matter of the QUO
warranto proceedings brought by the at
torney general against three bond invest
meut companies of the state, made an or
der giving the companies until Feb 10 to
show cause why writs of mandamus
should not be issued against them. to pre-
vent them from doing business in the
state.