The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-21

| ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
Ex-State Treasurer E. T. Noland was re-
leased from the state penitentiary yester-
day, after having served a two years term
for embezzling So, 900 from the state OF
| Missouri.
One of the humorous things in regard
to the HornElower incident is the fact that
the new directory of Washington gives on
justice supreme court" In legislative
circles this is considered ths previous
| question with vengeance.
The board of arbitrat ors yesterday heard
the appeal of the Alton against the de-
| cision of the chairman of the Western
| Passenger association, to the effect that
the charges made by the Santa Fe against
the Rock Island in the local association
were properly before the general associa-
! tion by transference from the local. Ihe
| decision was reserved,
| Another Oklahoma railroad charter is
| asked for. Senator Jones of Arkansas has
introduced bill to grant the Kansas,
| Miami and Southern the right OF way
| through the Indian Territory and Oklaho-
ma. The proposed route is from Baxter
| Springs, in southern Kansas. to Miami, in
the Indian Territory; thence In south
westerly direction to the western line of
IL or westerly through Oklahoma.
Ex-Governor William Gilpin. the first
governor of the territory of Colorado, died
yesLerdag morning.
President Helen Shafer of Wellesley col
lege is dead.
The jury in the annexation case of Ham
mond Qnd.) VS.. East Chicago rendered a
verdict that the latter city shall be annexed
to Hammond. This means the addition of
taxable property worth s4.oO0.OO0.
Some stir has been created in Berlin So
ciety by the marriage of member Of one
of the oldest aud most aristocratlc families
in Prussia, Elmer Won SaLcheD, and Clo-
tide Hagen, a riding mistress, and grand
daughter OF the well known circus proprie-
toa, Ernest Benz. Miss Clotilde is mill
ionaire. She bears sDotless reputation.
Father Connolly, Duluth (Minn.) Cath
olic priest, convicted of criminally assault
ing a member of his congrega alton, has been
sentenced to twenty years and three
months Imprisonment at hard labor.
The joint conference committee of the
Colorado house and senate. appointed to
arrange the differences between the two
bodies and bring about an early adjourn
ment, was in session all day yesterday, but
tailed to reach an agreement.
The war department at Washington has
bsen advised that r band of Mexican
marauders led by Victor Ochoa, have
taken refuge in the United States. and are
now near Silver City, n. NJ. A detaeh-
the men at once.
The cattle growers of Buffalo Creek,
Colo, have formed An association for
mutual protection. For years they have
suffered from the depredations of cattle
thieves. Though several thieves have
been sent to the penitentiary, the stealing
has not ceased, and the association will
adopt vigorous rules to abate the nuisance.
William H. Cooper, an old-time actor,
died at Quincy, Ills, yesterday. He was
former member OF Ben De Bars stock
company of st. Louis aud of Lawrence
Barretts company.
A murderer, at present unknown, secured
an entrance to the general store of l..
LIpschitz, prominent German OF Waco,
Texas. Drained him with hatchet, and
fatally wounded his wife. After giving
the alarm, the woman became unconscious,
and could not describe the murderer, who
got nothing of value.
Near Pawhuska, Usage Indian reserva-
ton, Mrs. Plummer, wife of farmer,
threw her two daughters aged l and
years, into creek, with their hands tied,
drowning them, and then committed
q
gun. She was insane.
Secretary French of the Kansas Farmers
Alliance and Industrial union announces
that the railroads have given one-and
one-Uhiid rate from points III Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory for the national meeting at To-
peka during the week commencing Feb. 6.
AT Independence, Mo-. yesterday the
case of Montgomery II. Lewis. charged
with the embezzlement of Sl2, 600 from the
Lombard Investment company, was con-
tlnued until the March term.
At Findlay, o., at Z o'clock last night
wagon Containing six persons was run into
by passenger train on the Toledo and
Ohio Central railway. Daniel Bodecker
and wife and Henry Russell were killed,
and John Sullivan and the 16-yesr-old
daughter OF Mrs. Harshe were blurred.
The wagon WAS heavy one. aud the
driver WAS unable to urge MS horses across
the track IN time to escape the train when
warned OF its approach.
At yesterdays session at St. Louis, of
the German Christian Endeavor societies
of Missouri and Kansas, a number of in
terestiug addresses Were made, followed
by discussions of the questions: How
Can We Get the Young Men of Our
Churches Into the Endeavor Society,""
and 'How Can the Mem bers of the Society
be Induced to Join tho Church?"
Mrs. Belle Hull, an INDECENT widow.
living at S'ugatuck, Mich, who is a first
cousin to Vice President Stevenson. and
who was in early life a friend of Lincoln
and Douglas, has suddenly become de-
mented. She has been supported for some
time by al allowance of $40 monthly from
a sister in Chicago, but that fund is now
cut off, and the authorities are making
arrangements to send her to the county
poor house.
Lillian Russell and Signor Psrugini are
to be married at 3 o'clock this afternoon
at Miss RusseiI's house, No. 3lS West
Seventh street. New York. It will be
civil ceremony, at which Judge McAdam
OF the superior court will officIate
The national congress of miners in
session at Leicester. Eng. has passed n
resolution in favor of the NATURALIZATION
of mines.
Hill City (kan.) offers 10, 600 jack rabbits
and the privilege OF killing more, for tie
Corbett Mitchell fight.