The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-21
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.


to be displayed OH every Iowa school-house
during the session of the school.
A party of officials from Topeka, Kan,
are in Deliver examining Colorado build
ing stone, which they will probably decide
to use in the construction of the new court
house at Topeka.
The steamboat State OF Missouri sunk
in about eight feet of waie about 3o'clock
yesterday afternoon near Cairo, Ills. The
boat sprung a leak and was run aground.
No lives were lost.
The prisoners in the county Jail at Lock-
port, Tex, overpowered the guard on Mon
day night, took the keys from him, and all
escaped except one, Mexican condemned
to hang for wife murder. Ten men in all
are at large. A sheriff. posse, With dogs.
are securing the country for the convlcts.
The race between the Midland Terminal
and the Florence and Cripple Creek rail
roads to be the first into Cripple Creek is
becoming decidedly hot. The contractors
on both lines are working all the men they
can find room for, and there is no doubt
that both roads will be running trains to
the gold camp by May 1st.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe cf.
ficials have been advised by ex-President
Harrison that he will postpone his de-
parture for California until Monday, Feb
26 No reason is assigned for the change
OF the time itinerary.
The miners of the Salineville (O) dis
tricts have decided 10 resist The proposed
20 per cent reduction in wages and to hold
out for the old scale. The mines are idle.
The Cincinnati geological garden has
suffered a heavy loss in the death of its
male chimpanZees, known as Pat
Rooney" Pat has been six years at the
IL.
educated monkey III the world. He leaves
widow.
The weather bureau yesterday reported
the thermometer as II degrees below zero
At ST. Paul, 20 below at Dulnth and More
head. % below at Miles City, st. Vincent
and Miunedosa, and A degrees below
aloug the Mesaba iron range A rise in
temperature is promised by tonight,
Chris Evans, the Californian bandit,
was brought into court at Fresno at 10
O'Clock yestsrday morning, and sentenced
to Imprisonment for life at Folsom, by
Judge Harrison. Evans was taken on the
noon train to prison by Sheriffs Scott and
Kay. A motion for a new trial was de-
med.
The inquest on the death of Lawyer
Henry l.. Carr of Denver. who was mis-
teriously shot in his own house two weeks
jury finding that Carr was killed by some
person unknown.
The Military Rifle association, consist
ing of the adJutant general and other Of
ficers of the Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota met at the
Palmer house ia Chicago yesterday, and
arranged to hold a tournament. beginning
September 10, provided at least three states
would participate. The place will be de-
cided upon later.
The Second Congregational church of
Rockford. HIS, the handsOmest edfice in
point of architecture and equipment in
Illinois, erected and dedicated two years
ago at a cost of over 500, 900. was Quilted
by fire yesterday afternoon. The loss will
exceed Sl75, 600 with $40, OOh in insurance.
Fourteen cases of smallpox in the county
hospital at Edwardsville, Ills. We're report
to the Illinois state board of health last
night.
The supreme court of Michigan has af-
firmed the constitutionality of the BARRIERS
Sunday closing law. holding that the
statute is within the police power of the
s.. lte, aud does not conflict with the four
te.lth amendment 20 the federal constitu-
Ion.
Rev. Frank Tyrrell, pastor of the Cen
ural church of St. Louis and chairman of
the Law and Order league, will begin
active work today to close the immoral re-
sorts of the city. The crusade will be
carried on rs vigorously rs Dr. Parkhurst's
movement in New York. Mr.. Tyrrell will
expose all who profit, even in an indirect
way, by these deus of vice.
The tenth annual convention of the
supreme lodge of the Order of the Golden
Chain opened at Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday.
with representatives from twenty states.
The delegates We're welcomed by Mayor
Mckenna. Supreme Commander O. B.
Craig of Baltimore made d response, after
which the lodge went into secret session.
The municipal, council of Marseilles.
France, has passed resolutions protesting
against the proposal 10 increase the corn
duty or to modify the bonding system.
Madame Albani sang in concert at
Berlin last evening, and was accorded
fiattering reception. The empress sum
moned her to her box and congratulated
her. and requested her to sing at soiree
at the palace on Thursday.
4 dispatch from Creston, Ia, says that
Judge McGill of the interstate commerce
commission, who has been sick with
malarial fever, but was thought to be re-
covering, has suffered relapse, and is
now in a critical condition.
About 800 miners went to work in the
eastern Ohio district yesterday.
The OTIS county (Nebraska) grand jury
investigated the hanging in effigy OF
Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Nor
ton and his son, and found but two men
mplicated-Zach I. White and Henry A.
Hoerarth, one constable, the other "A
painter Both men have been indicted
The action OF the grand jury is heartily
indorsed by all men regardless of politics
ID
at Liverpool yesterday.
While waiting at the railroad station at
Frecrichrshe on Monday for the arrival of
the emperor. Prince Bismark, in reply to
q question whether he was going 20 Berlin
soon, said: AZ any rate not at present. /
have nothing to do IN Berlin now"
\ number of deputies from the office OF
sergeant alarms of the house left Wash
ington yesterday for various parts of the
country TO arrest absent mem bers. Mem
bers who have telegIaphed that they are
on the way will not be sent for, but depu-
ties will be dispatched to the homes of all
others.
Superintendent Stump of the immigra-
tion bureau has ordered the immediate
release OF the four ICish weaverS who had
been employed by Mrs. Ernest Hart in the
establishment of eN-Postmaster General
Wsnamaker at Philadelphia. lie has it,
vesllsated the Case and convinced himself
OF the propriety OF this course.
The employees in the shops of the Big
Four road at Champaign, His, have been
officially informed that there will be a
sweeping reduction made in the wages of
ali men connected with the mechanical
department OF The road Considerable q IS
satisfaction exists
The state officials of New Jersey have
decided 10 institute quo warranto proceed
ings against Robert Adrian, president OF
the Democratic senate, ana Maurice A.
Rogers. president Of the Republican sen
ate, requiring them 10 show by what au-