The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
LATE NEWS RY WIFE.
Items OF General Interest From All Ov er
the Universe

New York, Dec. 2O.-M NJ. Packard &
Co, dealers in spices and teas. assigned
| tonight. Assets 100000; liabilities a
little less.
Southampton. Eng. Dec. 2o-Although
six tugs worked two hours IN an effort
to float the North German Lloyd stem
ship Spree. which ran ashore yesterday.
the steamer remains herd and fast.
Chicago, Ill. Dec. 20-The Union Pa
cific has agreed to call in all of the tick
cts which have been causing demOrali-
zation on the Chicago market and has
agreed further that there shll be no
more trouble because of its tickets.
New York, Dec. 2e.-Notice is given
by Secretary Wilson Of the Chamber
of Commerce that the call for a special
meeting has been withdrawn. The
next regular meeting of the chamber
occurs on Jan. ..
Denver, Colo. Dec. 20.-Fire broke out
at $50 o'clock this morning in the Rich
! block and destroyed that structure.
causing losses as follows: On build
ing, $50 900, insured; Estes Shoe COM
pany, $4,000. partly insured; Babcock
Bros, hatters, $685. 900. insurance $4,000;
Tucker Bros, furnishing goods. $l0.-
000
Little Rock. Ark, Dec. pa revolt
ing double tragedy occurred near Ben
ton, Saline county Arkansas, last night.
a farmer named Smith White and his
wife had agreed 10 separate. They
then quarreled over the division Of their
offspring and White stabbed the wo-
man, mortally wounding her, and shot
himself 10 death.
Malone, y. Y, Dec. 20.-As a result
OF a examination by the state board OF
health out Of thirty-five head OF fancy
cattle here thirty have been found IN
be infected with tuberculosis. II Is
rumOred that other herds in the cOun-
try are affected. As milk from the IN
fected herds has been sold here, the com
munity is greatly excited.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 20.-Two person
ally conducted excursions 10 the Pa
cific coast passed through Nebraska to-
day over the Union Pacific. One OF
the trains came from st. Paul and the
other from Chicago They contained
125 persons. General Travelling Passen
ger Agent Hutchinson Of the Union Pa
cific looked after the people Tor the
Overland
Minneapolis. MINI, Dec. 20.-The sec
ond floor OF the Palace Clothing COM
panys big store on Nicolett avenue col
Iapsed at noon today. Gale Walters. a
clerk, IS dead and others may die in the
ruins The store had a double front
and the entire right half collapsed from
the fourth floor TO the basement. The
building was an old one and was re-
Gently remodeled-
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 20.-The
citizens committee Of fifty 20 organize
the fight against the funding bili met
today in the Office OF Mayor SutrO. In
an address the mayor said that ten
thousand dollars would be needed 70
prevent the passage OF the bill The
money would be expended 20 defray
the personal expenses 81 the lobbyists
who would 20 10 Washington Twenty
five hundred dollars was Immediately
subscribed In the committee.
San Francisco, Cal. Dec 20.-The
United States cruiser Boston. which has
been undergoing repairs at Mare Is
land navy yard for the past four or
five months. went % sea today on
trial trip. The Boston Is the oldes; of
the new white squadron One hun
dren thousand dollars has been spent
on her repairs. Her battery has been
re-zrranged. upper works Strengthen
ed and her protection deck shestheJ
and her engines overhauied.
Thin and impure blood Il made rich
and healthy by taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla-
The p. 2. Circle OF Kings Daughters
viii meet with Miss Lgl Haythorn. 20
North Lawrence avenue thls afternoon
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