The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-02
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.

The second Iowa district Republicans
nominated II. Curtis of Clinton. for con-
2ress.
Consideration of the Wiiliams-Settle,
North Carolina, election contest in the
house has been postponed until Monday.
The receivers of the Union Pacific road
have issued circular stating that on
August Z they will give up control OF the
South Park system.
Mike Leonard of Brooklyn, and Eddie
Pierce of New York, fought ten rounds
at the Coney Island Athletic club last
night. The fight was declared n draw.
w H. Hale, formerly proprietor OF the
Gunwa medical agency, was convicted by
a Jury in the United States district court
at Denver yesterday afternoon of having
used the mails with intent to defraud.
The Baker City National bank, OF Bal-er
City. Or, suspended yesterday. The
amount owing deposiiors is about S55, 000
with bills receivable and securities reach
ing 100000. 1t is expected that the banks
business will be resumed within thirty
days.
a fire that broke out late last night in
Delta, little village IN Shasta county,
California. destroyed two hotels, a general
merchandise store, a saloon and several
cottages, comprising nearly the whole vii
lage. The total loss does not exceed
$50, coo.
William c. Garvin, collection clerk of
the Carbonate National bank OF Lsadville,
who pleaded guilty of mbezzliug s, 800.
was sentenced yesterday at Denver by
Judge Hallet, in the United States district
court, to five years imprisonment II the
penitentiary at Joliet, III.
Fifty-oue farmers representing the Sher-
maH county (kgusas) irrigation associa-
4. IL Il I'll frr- Q IL,
pose of examining the irrigation system
there with a view TO utilizing n large body
of water underlying Sherman county by
pumping into reservoirs.
The dry goods store owned by Dr. j. :.
Mott At Independence, Mo, was closed by
assignment last evening. Liabilities are
SlOO, 600, assets about the same. The fail
ure carried with il three branch stores,
Que each ia Sloan Springs. Ark, Darling
ton, o. T., aud Fort WORTH. Texas.
State dispensares are opened again
throughout South Carolina. There is
trcit understanding that Governor Till
man will. give the saloon men fifteen DAYS
in whIca 10 dispose Of their stocks. IL l.
understood that he Will, after tha: time,
notify them they mus. absolutely quit
business.
10 tue celebrated Bohn will case AZ Rock
ford, III, Judge Shaw decided that l2-yesr
Old Charles d. Blhn is the child o. Mrs
Lucinda Bohn and therefore entitled TO
$4,000. Ii was cout-nded that the young
ster was really the son Of Mrs. Woody,
domestic in the Bohn household, and not
the offspring of Mrs. Bohu.
\ traffic agreement between the Oregon
Railway aud Navigation company and the
Great Northern Railway com0Hug. wrcre-
by the Great \cri heu obtains freight and
passenger entrance 20 Portland. Ore, HIS
bean reached and il i understood w.
sjsuel hr Receiver McNuil and President
q. j. Hih, VI the two companies.
4 portion OF the right Of waT 81 the
k1uss- Cl'v. It Joseph and Council Bluffs
roBd~ at Nfnthrcp Wa swallowed up bT
the Missouri riv-- Tu-sdav High- ThEs
was the only direct line open between -
Joseph aud Atcbi-on. tie Others having
gone into the river. and all trains now ruu
over cat-of baiit by th= Barl.ns Ton
company.
President DarrsCh, on cross exam "a
ton m the StttleT case. a han-as IltF.
admitted thar uo-e for 81 oDi vel bv
himself 10 the back. wa- svvsnpesf tor
note of equal amount from the Realty In
vestrneat company II. swapPed he note.
because he was about 10 send = 10 y
securities east y obtsiB money aud help
the hank. aud he dii not wish TO send =1y
OF bis oEu obligations