The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-09
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

George Centre and Mrs. Kane of ST
Louis confessed yesterday that they killed
Mr.. Kane.
A fierce fire Quilted the business portion
of Rogers Park, a suburb OF chicago,
yesterday morning.
Yesterday was election day for governor
in the Chickasaw nation. The result VIII
not be known for several days.
The Scoville Iron Works of Chicago,
made a voluntary assignment yesterday
Assets, s45, 600; liabilities, $44, 600.
Judge W. L. Stark of Aurora was nomi-
mated for congress by the Pnpulists of the
Fourth district at York. Neb.. yesterday.
Kidd-r. Peabody &c CO. of Boston will
ship the $4,000 gold by tomorrow's
steamer which was Withdrawn from the
sub treasury Monday.
Rev. Samuel J. Knapp, pastor of the
McDougal street Baptist church In New
York city, died at his summer home DIT
Mystic, Conn, yesterday.
Carl Browns contingent of the Com
monweal reached Atlantic City, \. j., aud
went into camp yesterday. They are
marching on Wall street.
The archbishop of Canterbury officiated
at the marriage of Lord Egerton OF Iaiton
and the duchess of buckingham yrster-
beth palace.
The schooner which collided with the
steamer GILMORE Monday night near Bal
timore. proves to bs the George II. Daven-
port, from Bangor. Maine. She sustained
no damage.
Queen & Co., incorporated, one OF the
Oldest firms OF Philadelphia, has made an
assignment for the benefit of creditors
AssigEees will not make statement until
Monday. The company had d capital of
1900, coo.
The Iteigers Sons Pottery company. of
San Jose, California, one of the largest
establishments of its kind in the west, was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The
loss is estimrted at between 5000 and
500, 900; Insurance 500 90.
Advces at Buencs Ayres from Salta, the
capital of the province of that name. say
that the federal judge there has granted
the extrsdition of James BalIOur, the fugi-
tive ex-member Of the British parliament,
who is wanted III London 10 answer for the
collapse Of several financial societies.
At Sidney, y. S. W, Premier Reid last
niQht addressed The electors of that city.
He announced that sweeping reductions
would be made in the customs duties and
that there would be denominations OF
moderate nature in the land and income
taxes lie welcomed the overture Ia favor
of inLer-colonial free trade.
Elmer c. Sattley, cashier of the defunct
Kansas City Safe Deposit aud Savings
bauk, which failed last June, was last
evening found guilty of receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was insolvent,
and was sentenced to four years in prison.
An appeal was Immediately taken and the
case will be argued Friday.
A number of striking employees of the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad made appli-
cation to the district attorney at Los
Angeles yesterday for an order to show
cause why the receivers OF the road should
not pay the wages for May and June.
Judge Ross has cited The agents of the re-
ceivers to appear aud show cause why the
claim of the men should not be paid.
w. S. Jenkins, night baggageman for
the Burlington at the depot at Charlton,
Ia, yesterday shot his sweetheart, Julia
Murphy, her sister Josie, their mother,
Mrs. Eliza Murphy, and himself.
jenkins and Josie are now dead while the
mother and younger sister are fatally
wounded. Jenkins had been devoted to
Julia for five yerrs aud she had received
his attentions Jealousy is supposed to
have caused the act.