The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-27
LATE NEWS By WIRE.
Items of General Interest FroE, All Over
the Universe.

Items OF General interest rom Al over
the Universe.
Toledo. O., Feb. 26-The telegraph Of
fee at Dalton is burned. There is no
way to readily obtain further news of
the fire. The destruction is certainly
great.
New York. Feb. 2s.--The Postal Tele-
graph company elected the old board of
directors with the exception or j. O.
Stevens, who Is succeeded by Edgar c.
Bradley.
! Providence. r l.. Feb. 2s-Farnum &,
Son. extensive leather dealers of this
city. have assigned with heavy liabilities.
1t is claimed that the failure OF the State
bank led to the SUSPENSION
Dover, Del, Feb. 26.-Only one ballot
was taken today for United states sena-
Massey, 4; Wolcott, 9; Bayard, Tunnel, L
Everey member was present
San Francisco, Feb. 2S.-Joseph Dale
committed suicide in the American EX-
change hotel early this morning With
strychnine Dale arrived from PoFt
| Huron, Mich, on February 10.
! Hannibal, Mo-. Feb.i 2s.-The Sons OF
Veterans are holding their encampment
here, The city is in gala attire with
| bunting everywhere The ceremonies con-
| tonight.
| Philadelphia. Feb 26.-Frank Robinson
was instantly killed and Frank DUFFY
fatally injured by the explosion p sh Oh 80, a
/ -
| featuring laboratory OF smith, Kline d
| Co, this afternoon
| New Castle, Pa, Feb. 26.-In an explo-
sion of molten lead at the furnace I
! the Shenaugo Steel company, James o.
| BRYAN and jeremiah Sullivan We're prob
ably fatally burned, while Matthew Cur
! tbs and six others were painfully injured.
Brooklyn. Feb 26.-Fire did $500 90 dam
| age at the city hall today. Although
| the entire building was flooded with water,
| il is not believed that any or the records
| either in the comptroiiers oePaT tuaeht
or in the city clerks ONCE nave been
| destroyed
LYNN, Mass, Feb. 2S-An epidemic OF
| grippe prevails in this city TO an alarm
! ing extent. there being az present az
| least $50 cases. Physicians have repoTted
| nnyvaris of so new cases since Friday.
There have been many fatalities, especlal-
| " among aged people.
! New York, Feb. 2s.-The Electrical Con-
! tractors association have received en-
! co;,ragement in their night with their
| striking employees from the Snlte0 bgto-
ing Trades Thirteen out OF fttteen dele
| gates OF building trades passed resoiu,
! tions declaring that the contractors had
/ made fair offer TO the strikers and AID
would accordingly be given them II nee
essary.
Kansas City. Feb. pa special from
/ Jefferson CITY saws. The t1lley election
| bin was called Up as a special oTder II
! the house this forenoon ana csoated
! vigorously till 12:So o'clock Wnen II Was
1 naS<eE- 1E- DIR Elhto 49, 1890
| ~ rf-ht 10 snpoiut election commission
ers. and applies in other respects Ike the
Illinois law. The vote Was 81 lOI' ana
! 30 against.
| New York, Feb. e6-The strike OF the
! Electrical Workers she~eG 70 furt6er
DEVELOPMENTS today. The noaF1 Q, @-tA-
/ ing delegates made a tour OF .ne Dal1in-s
| where strikes have been declared ard re-
! ported no new men az work The mum
Der OF men OUT at the present tiile = -.v,A
| Tsc-h the str5ks-s and the contractors
held meetings today, but nothing eSpee-
tally was done
/ PittSeurE, Pa Feb eo-Ihreo freseS :
/ ,arian general assemblies are 70 uee-
in this city in May They are the Pres
byterian general assembly the llttTl
Presbyterian general assembly ana the
/ Cumberland Presbyterian sss1era4 Assem-
Nlv- This VIII hss the first time IN Their
history thai they have al nset II 1hs
/ ssraz rlare ard a. the same time Re
] ports are now being PREPARED ioT tie
/ Presbyterian assembly 70 snow ttaf us
| church membership aggregates ABOUT l.
! fsst SO