The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-10
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In the Coughlin trial at Chicago. yester
day, Mrs. Susie Horton testified that on
. the night OF May I2, which is the time tn.
prosecution sets for the painting of the
floor of the Carlson cottage, she saw
C0ughlin and Foy near the cottage.
There are rumors at Des Moines that The
friends Of j. S. Clarkson will spring hi:
name before the final fight in the sena-
torial contest comes up.
H. A. Johnson, general freight agent o.
the Gulf system, was yesterday appointed
general freight agent at Denver for The
Union Pacific, TO succeed Fred Wild, re
Gently appointed general freight agent o.
the Gulf.
Serious disturbances, said to be due te
BalmacedlstS, have occurred at Santiago
An attempt was made to seize the ar
tillery barracks, and twelve leaders IN the
conspiracy Were arrested
At Cheyenne, Wyo.. yesterday the Re
publlcanS carried every ward in the city al
the municipal election and will have q
two-thir'is majority IN the conncil.
Thomas Ryan, recently United States
minister to Mexico, ana for Twelve years q
congressman from Kansas, has formed Il
law partnership with prominent attor-
Uey Oi Topeka, anu ucuCelOTtu Will uhhS
his permanent home there.
The extra session of the Colorado legs-
ature called by Governor Waite, TO con.
slider his Mexican silver coinage scheme
and 10 inaugurate public improvements To
furnish work for tie unemployed, will be-
gin today.
Fire Marshal Edward Murphy, who held
the chief command at the burning of the
cold storage warehouse at the worlds fair
last summer, when seventeen hremen
were killed, has been retired.
Dr. Paul William Forchheimer, the
famous German arch Bologist. Is dead, at
Berlin. He was born III Hussum
Schleswig in 1905.
a COburg dispatch says that the grand
| duke OF HesSe was formally betrot heu Yes
terday to his cousin, Princess Victoria
| Melita of -Coburg- -Gotha, who was
born ou the island of Malta in 1876.
The grard jury at Louisville. KY, has
returned indictments against j. j. Doug
las of the Louisville lottery company for
operating a lottery.
There is ? growing suspicion that the
| triple murder of the Sauer family at
Marietta, O., on Monday. was the work of
the son, whose dead body was yesterday
found in the ruins of the barn. An empty
revolver was found beside him. 1t is
!
rushed to the barn and set it on fire, and
| then killed himself. The son was AN in
yeterate reader OF yellOw-backed literature.
S. E. Foreman, who WAS recently arrest
| ad at Topeka for selling patent-rIght arti-
cles made by Kansas City and Peoria UIls.)
manufacturers, was released yesterday.
| He says that he will bring suit against the
city for $1,000 damages for twenty-four
hours loss OF liberty.
The regular meeting OF the Western
| Traffic association began at ST. Louis YES
| terday, with Chairman Day presiding.
The session will last a couple of weeks,
and many important subjects Will be
| discussed.
The selling of the Cherokee bonds has
created better feeling between the two
| political parties, aud the impeachment
charges against Chief Harris are to be
withdrawn.
Yesterday, at Chicago, the old illinois,
Iowa Baseball league was reorganized, the
name Western Association of Baseball
Clubs being adopted. aud the following
cities admitted to membership: ST. Jo-
sepb. Omaha, Rock Island, Peoria, Quin-
| cy, DesMoines, Lincoln and Jacksonville.
ID. j. Rama OF Omaha was elected presi-
dent aud secretary. The salary limit was
placed at $500 The season opens on May
aud closes about Sept. /.
NIaude Davies aged 5 years. died in
great agony in St Louis yesterday from
hydrOpnob!a. When 2 years old she was
scratched on the hand by "A pup, and the
wound, OF which little was thought at the
time, was the cause of her death.
The trial of Lewis Redwine. for embez-
ziing Sl0S, 900 from the Gate City National
bank of Atlanta, began in that city yester-
day. Redwine, vino Was assistant cashier
of the bank, was thoroughly trusted. He
was society leader.
Six Mexican revolutionists yesterday
crossed the river at Fort Quitman, Tex,
and demanded that II rancher sell them d
couple OF beeves at their own price. The
ranchmen In the vicinity are uneasy.
The Kentucky legislature yesterday re-
elected Senator William Lindsay. He re-
ceived 81 Democratic votes. Fultz, Re-
publican, received 81 votes. The populists
cast four votes.
C. NJ Woodbury. OF Middlesboro, KY,
has been appointed receiver for the Miuga
Mining company, the largest coal and
coke company in the south. The assets
are about S200, 900 The liabilities are un-
known. The cause of the failure is in
ability to meet obligations due to the
American association.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association held its fourth annua! meeting
were admitted, and the association was
shown by the reports to be in flourishing
condition. The annual address was de-
liyered by President Sutton of Russell
OtEer addresses were made by exGoyer
nor Click and E d. Coburn OF Kansas
City.
The mercury fell eight degrees below
freezing on sunday night at Los Angeles
and ali sorts os rumors are in circulation
as 10 the extent of tue fruit loss that viii
be caused thereby. some declare that TIE
loss Will be as heavy as in 1891, when. it IS
estimated. two-jhirds OF the entire orange
crop OF California WIS ruined.
Those who favored change to statehood
failed. because of threats made by the op
position. TO appear at the Cboc;aw conven- !
tion held at Caddo on Monday. TO deter
mine whether they wanted a change Of !
government. As a result the leaders usea
The party whip SO successfully that the ol- /
position was almost uns2im0us.
La grippe IS proving very fatal in the
vicinity OF Carr LOB, no. Five deaths !
from the disease were reported en- Monday. |
Stanton Abbott, champion lightweight |
OK EGxland, oa monday uighi, ~ Prosi !
deuce, K /. defeated Jack FlAvey OF Sew 1
por}, IN hteea ROUNDS.
The second annual convention OF the I!
Missouri State Improvement (sood roads, /
association convened a. Catrcl!tca. No, 4
e sterday. with Casirmaa j. l. Erwin oI 1
Fuiion Presiding Captain William Exes /,
deliveries. an address OF welcome. 30 4
which an appropriate response was nlsde- 4
4 csEn u.sttre os credentials was apposnt- 4
eyi. sites which a recess taken About
ito Ge!sgstes are IL attendance.
A sleeper on the D.nvec fyer ca the I
l Caloa scifc left the tracks as4tF Clark,
Nesa. Monday nisnr. Tae Sleeper tSsx
fire aae was completely turned. ESTisn-
ateiy but three passengers we're slightly 4