The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

weather, Saturday afternoon; cold wave;
north winds.
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
A cold wave struck Colorado yesterday,
sending the mercury down TO degrees
above zero. 1t is the colGesr weather of
the season, aud was accompanied by a
strong wind.
The funeral of Bishop McNierry was
celebrated at Albany. N. Y, yesterday
with the full ceremonies of the Catholic
church.
The night watchman of the Delavan
(Wis) postoffice was overpo wered by rob-
bers, who secured $3.50 worth of stamps
The robberf then bound and gagged the
hostler, hitched up the horse and drove
away.
It is reported at Youngstown O.. that
all the miners of the Mahoning valley will
strike on Jan. Is, RS result of ~ per
cent reduction in wages.
r. d. Robinson, prominent attorney of
Columbus. O., dropped dead of heart dis
ease in she probate judges Office yester-
day while engaged on some legal business.
A Milwaukee dispatch says that today
but 80 men are employed in the Gogeoic
iron mines at Hurley, where year ago,
2 500 had work. Wages are now 81 per
day in store orders, amounting to 60 cents.
No mere men will be employed for ninety
days, as there is no demand for ore.
Mrs. Joseph Wautz. deranged from an
attack of the grip, jumped into the canal
at Dayton, O., yesterday, with her infant,
and both were drowned.
The case against Mike Mcdonald, the
wealthy sportsman of Chicago, indicted a
year ago for an alleged attempt to bribe a
justice, has been dismissed without trial.
The alleged bribery was in connection
with the gam bling war waaed during the
administration of Mayor Washburn.
At indianapolis, Ind, yesterday an ap-
plicatiOn was made iu the federal court
for the appointment of a receiver for the
Dark Hollow Quarry company OF Law
renee county. The hearing was set for
Jan. Is.
TIE wife of Congressman W. A. Harris
of Kansas died at Linwood, Kan, yester-
day.
John ". Blackburn, ex-judge of the
First district of Utan, was found dead in
bed at Provo, Utah, yesterday Heart
failure was the cause.
The meeting of the new municipal coun-
Gil of Madrid yesterday was of decidedly
exciting description. There were several
fights among the councillors and much
other disorder, causing the meeting to he
adjourned abruptly.
In the coroner's inquest into the bridge
disaster at Louisville, Jerry Williams, an
employe of the company, testified that last
July he and number of other men had
rolled piliUg to the bridge, and that many
of the piles were SO rotten that they broke
in two. He noticed some rotten timber in
the false work in December. Other dam
aging testimony was also introduced.
At St. Louis yesterday Miss Nellie Eden
born met terrible death wh 10 out horse
back riding. The horse SHE'D at an cleo
under the wheels of the Car. Both rider
and horse were horribly ground, the young
lady dying almost instantly.
The greatest contest for political recog-
milton ever witnessed in the Iowa legisla-
lure promises to lake place when that body
convenes a. Des Moines Monday. In
terest centsrs on the election of United
States senator. There are seven candi-
dates in the fieid. all prominent men,
John ii. Gear of Burlington seems to be in
the lead.
The prosecution in the Coughlin case at
Chicago promises q sensation in the testi-
mony of FRANK Bardeu OF Otsego, Mich,
who, it Is said, vi.. testify 30 having seen
Coughlin with IA wagon (5upposed to be
the one carrying DR.. Cronin's body at
O'Clock on the night Of the doctors disap-
pearsnce. Nothing important was brought
out at yesterdays session OF the court.
The report of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway system for November |
shows gross earnings of 81, l9S,SI4, de-
crease of 1865 IA: net earnings oi s 49,. 624
II decrease OF S121, 1876: total income, s., 49,
624, decrease OF $162. l35; surplus, $246,-
o24, a decrease of Sl95, I35.
The Central Relief association has issued !
asking that all contribute one days earn
ings or income to the relief of the city's |
destitute.
A member of the italian chamber of |
Deputies was arrested at Palermo yester- |
day He is the head of Siciiy's most pow |
erful secret society.
Governor Flower of New York has de- |
clared that all employees must obeyth he civil !
service laws in relation TO appointments |
and that persons who were not properly |
qualified must vacate their positions.
The New York Herald says that the de- |
tails are pearly completed for the strongest |
railway pool that has ever been esta bis ned !
in this country. rs purpose is to regulate
and divide all east oound traffic between |
and New York.
AT LOUISVILLE. hv.. thursday night,
Slusher defeated Noikes in a prize fight of |
thirty rounds The battle lasted two
hours.
AT a meeting of unemployed men at IN
dianapolls on Thursday night John Dalton,
4 boiler-maker, created sensation by de-
,laring that the laboring meu should arm
themselves and demand work at the point
IF the bsyonet Furious cheers and yelIs
greeted the speakers utterances, and the
chairman was hooted when he suggested
,oolness.
A committee of prominent men of Tel
uride has offered S50, 1000 for the Corbett-
Mitchell fight.
The banking house of McEroy an
lounCes that Ii il has negotiated the sale
If the Cherokee bonds 10 the As;ors of
New York.
The banking house OF Porty s. Bressy at
saluzze. northern ltav. has failed for
100000 lire. Signor Porty committed
uIclGe.
Hoods Sarsaparilla currs-and ii has A
ecord of successes unequalled by any
,thsr medicine.
THE NEWklRk ELECTION.
NEwkIRK. o. T.. Jan. Especial l.
The only subject of conversation for the | {
'ast two weeks has been the city election. |