The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-13
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

ELECTRIC BKlEF -.
Additional guards have been placed
around the prison in Paris where the con-
demned anarchist Valiant is confined, the
authorities believing that the anarchists
may attempt 10 cause an explosion III OF
about the prison.
Edward Lewis a young Cincinnati car
pepter, insanely jealous of his wife, yes
terdsy killed her and then himself, by
shooting.
In the Cougklin trial at Chicago, yester-
day, two knives, which were taken from
Coughlin soon after he was arrested. were
idertlfied as the property of DR.. Cronln.
Lewis Redwine, at Atlanta, Ga, yester-
day, was sentenced TO six years in the
Columbus (Ohio) penitentiary. Two years
ago, while assistant cashier OF the Gate
City National bank, Redwiue stole S1e3
0OO During his trial on Thursday he
plead guilty.
At Jacksonville, yesterday. a city Ii.
ceuse WIS issued for the Corbett- Mitchell
contest On Jan. 25 The situation is at
white heat. The Duval club laughs al
the governors threats. and says that the
fight will surely come of. The local
military officers say that their men will
probably refuse to turn out: SO that II
troops are called ont to prevent the fight,
tUtN VIII COht lfOu1 Cudb Soouty.
Mrs. Stevenson yesterday gave a
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Cleveland at
the Normandie, at Washington. The
guests included, besides the presidents s
wife, the wives of the cabinet officers aud
Of several senators.
The st. Louis house Of delegates was
the scene OF "a disgraceful row last night,
when John A. Gernez, attorney for con-
tesiant, became engaged in wordy war
with Delegate Haggerty. The discussion
grew warmer and warmer, and several
blows were struck, the row finally ending
In Haggerty's throwing Gernez out OF the
room.
Edward Nicholas (colored) was hanged
at Austin, Tex. yesterday Last March,
after crimlnally assaulting ll-year-old
Anna Straka, he murdered her.
At meeting at Frankfort, Germany,
of bondholders of the Atlantic and Pa
cific, branch of the Atchison system. at
which 81, 399, coo were represented, 1t was
resolved TO form an association to protect
the interests of the boudholders.
The city of Davis, w. Va, was yesterday
swept by fire. seven large stores, several
dwellings, the opera house and large
amount of lumber being destroyed. The
loss is about S75, 900.
Postmaster Hesing of Chicago has writ
Ecu W NJ F" "deuluSlOu, StdG-
ing that unless his quarters in the federal
building repaired, he will move out
.nd transact postoflice business elsewhere.
Charley Bennett, the Boston baseball
catcher, who fell under the cars near To-
Leka the other day and had both legs cut
off. is still suffering great pain, but will
recover.
DIR. Won Boetticher. secretary of state
Tor the interior and vice president of the
Prussian ministry, presided at the opening
of the German commercial congress in
Berlin yesterday. During his speech he
said: lowing to the wisdom of the en-
peror, peace has been maintained, aud,
thank God. there is not the slightest
reason TO expect disturbance in the near
future"
A number of prominent citizens residing
IN the Russian frontier towCs have been
arrested on the charge OF circulating
Nihiist literature issued by the students
OF Warsaw university.
The president has approved the act Tela-
tive TO the disqualification of registers and
receivers of United States land offices.
In the executive session OF tho senate
yesterday there was somewhat of fight
Lver the confirmation of !. j. Wooton of
Delaware, 10 be agent OF the Nevada In
dian agency, but he was finally confirmed
Mr. Gray replied to the general charges as
To the IMPROPERLY Of selecting man
from one state 10 hold Office in another,
saying that there were many precedents
tor such course.
Ore has been struck in the Bull noun
tain tunnel, near Cripple creek, Colo
which assays 81 600 to $4,000 per ton. The
Dwners are Cripple Creek aud Denver men,
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phis road yesterday afternoon announced
lnx rata for In hiatt hall ,ht
and tourist travel to Florida and the
south. The figures are yet to be given
out, but the rate will probably be one and
onethird fare for the round trip
Upon to a late hour last night the City
Of Peking. g.euroute from Honolulu, had not
peeD sighted at San Francisco.
A fresh cabinet crisis exists at Bel
grade.
\ Washington dispatch says: "Proba-
bly, the most unexpected development con-
nected with the ornblower appointment
ahich has yet come to light is the action
If the executive committee of the Repub
lcan national committee, in officially
seeking his confirmation. 1t is said that
they met with hut little encouragement"
Mrs Roy Gibler of Huntington, Ind,
has filed suit for Sl5, 900 damages against
her father-in-aw, John Gibler. wealthy
banker of that city. The woman and
Gibler's 20-year-old son eioped some time
since and were married. finally going TO
Denver. 1t Is claimed that Gibler, senior,
followed and persuaded the son to a abandon
Der, using threats of disinheritance. Upon
lhi, she bases the suit.
At Chicago. after a lengthy trial, the
jury-in the Alonzo c. Wood will contest
returned verdict in favor of the heirs
Wood left an estate valued at 100000
One of Woods sons is n life convict in he
San Quentin penitentiary, and he was
especially cut eff from any portion IN the
estate. The other heirs wanted the will
set aside. The jury declared Wood TO be
of unsound mind at the time of making
the will. This permits the convict to
share in the estate.
The Mallory, Son and Zimmerman COM
pany of Chicago has issued crop report
on hogs, cattle and corn. a summary OF
eleven states, including Kansas and Mis-
souri,, indicates thar 10 per cent fewer hogs
will be marketed during the first quarter