The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-18
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

Cubs
An attempt was made last night. just
east of Richmond, Ind, to wreck the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad pay car, which car
ried large sum of money. Robbery was
undoubtedly the motive.
Two sailors, i'll with smallpox, created a
snlallsized panic in the city hall at Chlca-
20 yesterday, by pushing their way through
crowd waiting to be vaccinated, into the
city physicians office, and demanding
medicine.
Ex-Congressman Forney of Alabama is
dead.
Joseph A. Mack, the self-admitted bank
embeZzler of Kansas City, started on the
way for the latter city from Cleveland, o.,
yesterday in charge OF United States
marshal.
A new York dispatch announces that
M.ssrs Barney aud Bull have sent in
their designations as directors Oh the
Northern Pacigc railroad, assigning as a
reason that they are convinced that they
can be of no further use to the company.
Emperor William, at Berlin, yesterday.
conferred the decoration OF the Order OF
the Black Eagle upon Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria, Count Won EulenDurg and
Prince Won -LIppe.
There is little change in the situation at
Rio de Janerio, Brazil. The skirmishes
between the insurgents and the govern
ment forces continue.
The cZarina of Russia, though suffering
from bad case of influenza. continues
nursing Grand Duke Michael, who is suf-
feriDg from Inflammation of the lungs.
G. S. Starr, who has been travelling over
the coal fields of the Pittsburg (kan.) dis
trct lately, states that there is much suf-
fering among the miners on account OF
the scarcity of work. The majority of the
miners attribute their idleness to the open
panies. Many men with families are get
ting on the average but two and one-half
days. work in two weeks.
The gross earnings of the Atchison road
for November were So, 1867, decrease of
k266, ,579 from the same month last year.
The net earnings were 81. 246, ,263, a de-
crease OF S97, 600. In the five months from
July Ito November 30 the surplus fell of
1868, ,170.
la response to reqnests from various
wool-growers' associations of the west,
Governor Waite of Colorado has issued
call for an interstate wool-growers' con-
vention. to meet at Denver on Feb. 5, to
take such action on the wool clauses of the
Wilson bill as may be deemed necessary.
The conference committees from the two
New Jersey sennteS met in the senate
chamber yesterday. A proposition was
submitted by the Republican senators de-
manding recognition. The Democrats re-
ceived the proposition, and stated that
reply would be given on Monday. None
of the senators would express individual
views on the proposition.
The American Berkshire association
yesterday at its annual meeting, at Spring
field, IL, elected \. H. Gentry Of Sedalia,
No., president.
The body of John Needham of El Reno
WAS yesterday found on the bank of the
creek southwest of Enid, o. Il. Needham
was undoubtedly murdered, but for what
reason is not apparent. Needham was
holding a valuable quarter-section of land,
pver which there has been trouble, and he
may have been put OF the way as a
sooner"
ID. Andrus, the Kansas City agent for
the Catarrh Vaporlzlng company, has dis
appeared. He was receiver of an A. y. L.
W lodge and had considerable money
when last seen. Foul play is feared.
At the session of the opium commission
sf Indiana yesterday the superintendent
of a woman's hospital described the
Chinese method of infanticide by using
opium among the poorer classes. A medi-
cal missionary mentioned a case in which
a mother destroyed seven of her children
Dy Gne use OIL Oplum
The national house committee on labor
has ordered favorable report on Mr.. Nc
Cams resolution providing for an inves-
tigation of the effects of machinery ON
labor.
Henry Austin. aged 20, well-to-do col
pred farmer, WAS found dead alongside
the railroad track at Lawrence, Kan, yes
terday. 1t is supposed that he committed
suicide.
Mr. White of California has introduced
n bill in the senate appropriating $250, 200,
to be expended under the direction of the
seer ietary of agriculture. to investigate and
determine upon the best plan to reclaim
the arid region.
The executive committee of the Califor-
MIA state grange has decided to hold
grange congress at the md-winter fair at
San Francisco. on April l3 and IA, and ex-
tends invitations to the masters of all
other oranges.
This miners OF Pennsylvania failed to
,bey the general strike order sent out on
Tuesday, and the greater number of the
pits are working.
The cske OF msnslaughter against En-
Gineer Wooley, charged with mauslaught-
er for disobeying orders on Oct. Goth and
causing his train to collide with another
one at Battle Creek, Mich, killing twenty
eight persons and injuring tweuty-seven
others, has been dismissed.
Henry Mercier (son of the ex-premier of
Cuebee) j. Opel and Paul de MarIinguy,
Tue young men charged at Montreal with
attempting to blow up the Nelson monu-
ment in November last, plead guilty at the
trial yesterday. Sentence was reserved.
The suit instituted by the Omaha divis-
ion of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
IA of
Council Bluffs yesterday. The basis of
settlement is not known.
At Louisville, Ky, Saturday night.
Hassi Hassap, a Moor, will be welded TO
Amena Mahst, an Egyptian dancing girl. !
The couple met at the Midway plaisance
where they performed during the worlds |
fair.
The Duval Athletic club of Jacksonville |
has made final and most positive state !
ment that the contest between Corbett |
and Mitchell will take place on Janu- |
cry %.
There has been series of earthquakes |
in the province Of Crgu, Mongolia. Hun |
dreds of the nomadic population. with /
their fiocks and herds of horses have been |
swslloweGup or otherwise destroyed
The members of the Arkansas State |
Lumber association met at Little Rock |
aud signed petition TO con- |
Cres., asking that the tariff on lumber be |
left as il now stands. The members repre-
sent nearly every lumber establishment in /
the state.
Just outside of Isockport. y. Y, baby |
farm, run by a negress has been exposed. !
In ii were dozen white children, ali but |
/, hree being iiieg.timate The woman
that she is paid for the care
of the children; she says that she has been
in the business eighteen years, and in tha
time she has had 200 children u her care