The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

on the grounds of adultery, extreme
cruelty aud gross neglect of duty.
The Northwestern Lumbermen's asso-
! citation met at Minneapolis yesterday,
4 wirh $50 members present. Now that the
association has Won its fight in the courts
as to its right to prevent wholesalers from
| dealing with consumers direct, 1t Will
turn its attention to establishing a
mutual fire insurance scheme.
Sir Algermon West. who is with Mr..
Gladstone at Biarritz, has been authorized
| to declare that the statement that Mr..
Gladstone will resign Is untrue.
AT Marseiles yesterday three An arch
| lists. who were found guilty of manufac-
| turing and having in their possession dan
| gerous explosives, were sentenced to terms
| of imprisonment varying from three
| months to flye years.
| The joint resolution providing for the
appointment of commission to represent
| the United States at the Antwerp exposi-
tion, introduced in the senate few days
since, WAS considered by the senate COM
mlttee on foreign affairs yesterday. and a
favorable report ordered.
The trustees of the Chautauqua assem-
bly, finished their session at Buffalo, n Y,
yesterday by electlng the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Lewis
Miller OF Akron, o.; chancellor, Bishop
John Vincent of Topeka. Kan; treasurer,
+. Skinner of Westfeld, n. Y; secretary,
DR.. w. A. Duncan of Syracuse, n. Y.
AT Aspen, Colo. yesterday, while thaw-
lins, miners, leasing on the St. Joseph
mineral property. were fatally injured by
an explosion. Clarence Stammond and J.
McClavy were also seriously hurt.
Receiver Trumbull of the Denver and
Gulf railroad has decided to establish a
train service on the Julesburg Short Line
next Sunday, when the Union Pacific will
begin running its trains by way of Chey-
enne.
Replying to deputation from the Scotch
ports, the secretary OF the English agricul-
tural board said yesterday that the gov
ernment was unable to remove the restric-
tions upon the importation of Canadian
cattle until satisfactory reply has been
received from Canada as to the measures
taken against the disease.
Daniel B. Judson, one of the largest
glove manufactures of GloversvilIe, n Y,
has assigned. The liabilities are $3.50, ,OOO
The assets are not known. Judson has
been i'll business forty years.
United States Marshal Neeley, who is ex-
pected to take Office today, has written to
II prominent Democrat of Topeka that he
has not appointed Representative Ryan
tfusionist) of Crawford county one of his
deputies, and, furthermore, that he will
appoint only stalwart Democrats
The gentleman who received this letter
from Marshal Neely says that his appoint
ment was obtained on pledge OF this
nature.
shop of his uncle in Chicago, arrived ut
st. Louis yesterday morning and was
given "A look at three thieves arrested there
last Saturday in the International bank.
He Immediately and positively recognized
Tom, alias Kid, O'Brien one of the men
who, on January s. bound and gagged him
and robbed his uncles shop OF $4,000
worth of jewclry.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
the mine of the Fayette (Pa.) Coal com.
pany yesterday morning, in which five
miners were badly burned about the face,
head and hands. Those burned are Thomas
Taylor. Samuel White, C. C. Hamilton
Charles Matthews aud Lewis Dewalt.
No word has been received at the navy
department from Admiral Stanton indica-
ting a disturbance in Hayti. The state de-
partment claims to be still uniformed of
the reported interference of Minister
Smythe with the Haytian government
An immense mass meeting of unem.
ployed was held in Madison Square garden,
New York, on Tuesday night, at which
plans to procure occupation for the vast
army of idle men were to be devised. The
meeting, however, turned out to be large
sOciailstic demonstration, which was SO
turbulent that it was In confusion from
beginning to end, and twenty feet from the
platform it was impossible to hear the
loudest speakers. IL was estimated that
at least 20. 600 people were present Red
flags abounded and were waved franticaily
as Professor De Leon, the noted Socialist,
appeared on the platform to speak. Several
serious rows occurred, and The police had
to arrest the participants.
AT the annual meeting of the Merchants
association at Belfast Urelapd) on Tuesday
the chairman announced that, uotwith-
standing the Mckinley tariff law, a fairly
prosperous trade had been done in The past
five years with the United States. He esti-
mated that the new American tariff bill. if
passed, would result in II saving of duties
upon Ulster linen goods of about ESQ, 900
annually.
The report that Archbishop Ireland is to
succeed Monsignor Satolli as ablegate to
this country. and that Monsignor Satoili
is to be recalled, was denied at the office of
the ablegate yesterday.
1t is announced at Minneapolis. on what
appears to be good authority, that Mon
signor OConnell of the American college
at Rome IS to be Satolli's successor in
America. Satolli. it is also stated, will be
made cardinal at the March consistcry
Judge Riner has agreed 10 hear the
Cnlon Pacific railroad men in their OBJ
lection TO the order signed by Judge
Dundy, decreasing salaries. on Monday
next. Ii Judge Riner signs il the case will
bs carried to higher court
At Decatur. His. Tuesday night, after a
game of cards, IN which the winner was
To shoot the loser. Miss Maggie Truelock
picked up the revolver OF her lover, Dave
\ asrsae n k.ax, -k-s.t /.
believed had been extracted. and shot HIM
IN the head, the victim dying Instantly.
Miss Truelock will probably lose her mind
w. \. Walker, senior member of the
firm OF Walker & C0lner of Jackson, Mo.
and his Wife were poisoned on Tuesday at
supper in mysterious manner Mrs
Walker died yesterday morning and her
husband an hour after her. The poison is
supposed to have been admins cred in tue
coffee, but by whom Is no. known.
Policeman Arado Of Chicago was shot
and killed yesterday moraing by fellow
officer named Bacon. The encounter fol-
lowed dance, and took place in a saloon.
where Arado lnterfered in "a quarrel be-
tween his brother and Bacon.
AT Alliance, O.. last Tuesday nigh.
fire destroyed the Reynolds and Blown
blocks. occupied by several mercan lie
hrnse The aggregate loss Is So9, 9,000; in-
sured.
The hearing OF the motion for new trial
Tor Prendergasr MAS again coQtiuued for
two weeks. owing 10 the Illness OF the
counsel.
4 broken rail on the Ceutral Georgia
railroad wrecked passenger train near
Clio. Ala, on Tuesday night. Two coachrs
ana an express car rolled down an ern-
bankmenf, inlurihg foGr Passengers ser
iausly,