The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-04
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

A dispatch from iQuique, Cnlls, says the
nitrate fields promise large increase is
on put for 1893.
Advices from Ecuador are TO the effect
that the congress intends to demonetiZe
silver and adopt paper currency based
upon gold.
J. j Shea. nominated by the Iowa DEM
ocrats as supreme court reporter. sent TO
the state committee letter declining to
be a candidate.
ExGovernor Austin Blair was pro-
nouuced By his physicians last night TO be
In dying condition, due to chronic in
HamaliOu OF tie bladder.
Senator P-tfer Introduced a bill direct
luz the secretary of agriculture TO con-
strucJ reservoirs Tor the storage of water
IN he semi-arld ) ateS, and appropriatiug
$780, 200 for this purpose.
More complete retur0s from all counties
Of Ieu neS>ee show that tn Democrat &c
candidtEes of the supreme court were
elected yesterday, def ating the candidates
OF IA fusion between PopuIists ana Repub-
lIc.ns.
The striking miners at Starkville. Coo,
held a meeting vest erday evening at Stark
Vile aud 10y an unanimous vote d-ci ied To
return work. L. Is expected he mines
at that place will be opened with full
force on Monday.
The session of he Lutheran synod vester-
day At Cleveland, o., WAS devoted t. a de
clsiun OF the doctrine of tue faith, the
opinion being generally held that there
would he return to the simple doctrine
euunciatediby Luther.
Inspector J. w. Nightingale of the de-
part ment of justice 1T Washington, ar
rived It Ciey~ltnd in charge of the in
Ve>tgatlon of the accounts of Uuiiel
ok
charges have been made 10y the Central
Labor union of that city.
During the celebration of the second
centenary OF the University of Halle to lay
the degree OF doctor Of phi oSophy was
con erred upon Professor Francis 4
Walker of Bottom, president of the Ameri
can ati~tical society and OF this Ameri-
can Ecoucmic association.
The state veterinary aud sanitary board
of Color do decided to quarantine New
Mexico and Texas sheep. Governor Waite
immediately issued a proclaim alton pro-
NIB ing sheep nom those states from eu-
tering he sttie withou5 clean bill of
health from the state veterinarian.
The business portion of Farmer City, a
small town near Bloomington, Ills burned
last night Aid has Ell sent from sur
rounding towns. THe fire did So coo
damage mp to the time all was telegr lpaed
for. The Commercial hut-l aud Journal
buildings are among those destroyed.
The department OF the Plate announced
today that all the federal troop, ia Mon
taua aLi the West guarding raIlr,ai prop
erty would not be withdrawn before = p
TEN Der, even If there = no more vIoleuce
The plan a. announced Is TO gradually
withdraw tue troops as The situation war
rants,
The New York World this morning says
Champion james Corb-tt ana Peter Jsck-
sOu Viii never meet IN the ring. jackson
trlrgUapbed from Ssu FraI cisco that he
Will o hGnt ga Hr sou under any cir
cumStances. COrO,ts declares this. "a back
CoAn, sine - important a il sht could not
be brought ct Iu Che Losjb.
The defense in C bans case OF Cashier
Sat-ley A. Kansas CRY lrvs re Ell their
size aud - tue l8sr myGtvat decided not TO
put the Defendant ou the -.aud Anu
ment Will Oe conn. uc-u TOMORROW aaG
tie case 20 10 the jury the ii - part Of
next week IHs U-tcusc assumes TO be
Vel pleased with tAcIr showing
Il has been learned here tRst Attorney
j.. 4 fin kellogg OF New Y sk Is trying
D sake up tie paper Of David r Paige
who l. u Br4zii. fugitive frO,u jus ic- on
the ch rye OF forEsry. An oil mas been
made Toe the paper OF % per cen, la cssu
aud 80 per cent IL claims. The obi CT i,
10 pes mt PalS~ & return 10 this country.