The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe

the Universe.
Los Angeles, Cal. March 1.-TWO car
loads of oranges We're shipped from this
city for Florida this morning
Winston, n. c., March 5-A shock Of
earthquake lasting several seconds was
felt here at 10 o'clock last night Build
ings were shaken but no damage was
done.
Central City, Colo, March 5.-Samuel
Slater was instantly killed and Ed Weir
Alps mine today. They were picking
out an old charge which had failed to
go OFF, when the explosion occurred.
New York. March 5.-General o. II.
LaGrange was today sworn in as fire
efo comm of this city, to succeed
was formerly superintendent OF the mint
at San Francisco and served under Gener-
al Grant during the civil war.
Port Townsend. Wash, March 5-Or-
ders have been received from the war de-
partment ordering company +, Fourteenth
infantry, now at Port Townsend, to re-
move to Vancouver, preparatory to going
east. A rumor is current that a colored
company will occupy the fort.
New York. March 5.-The striking EIec-
trlcal workers say that the 200 non-union,
men who were at work on the different
I buildings yesterday, quit work after the
walking delegates had argued with them.
! The strikers announced that on all the
clared work is at a standstill.
Louisville, KY, March 5.-F'ire today de-
stroyed the distillery of j. Is. Wathen 1&
Co., entailing loss estimated from SO, 600
to Sl0.0eO Insurance, $4,000. The fire
ragged for two hours and was not under
control until the building had been COM
pletely Quilted and the valuable machinery
destroyed. Its origin is a mystery.
New York, March 5.-The police were
notified this afternoon that the man burn
Il 20 IL 4,
avenue, and supposed to he Thomas
Dougherty, was not that man at all.
Dougherty, the police were told, had been
seen. No one is able to identify the dead
man, so the remains We're sent 10 the
morgue.
Minneapolis. March 5-Argument in the
Hayward murder case begun this morn
ing. Prosecuting Attorney Nye began
a i've hours presentation of the state side
of the case, and occupied the time of the
court until adjournment. Mr.. Erwin will
begin his argument tomorroy morning
and will probably continue Thursday.
The case, it is expected, will be given
to the jury that afternoon.
Pueblo. Colo, March SIT is believed
that Moroni Kofferd, who murdered Sher-
if Burns of San Pete county, Utah, last
september. is now in custody here. He
has been for five months past working at
: odd jobs under the name of Charles L.
Cox. lie was arrested on a descrip-
tion yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sher-
if Granger. A photograph of the suS-
pect has been taken and sent TO Salt
Lake.
Denver, March 5-W T Canada. chief
of the secret service department of the
Union Pacific railroad, arriy ed in Denvea
today and is making an inquif~ Tito the
manipulation of checks distributed among
employees of that line last month. Mr..
Canada says that the parties who raised
the checks made only a few hundred dol
lars, but he has no doubt that if the
they would renew the attempt next month.
Lincoln, Neb.. March 5-The house to-
day passed the anti-cigarette bill Omaha
has been especially bitter in this fight.
but the rural churches have succeeded
in influencing their members The
Woman's club and the Ministerial asso-
citation have assaulted the paper smoker,
but II was not expected that the bill
would pass. The chief reason for this
fight has been that the dealers sold TO the
small boys.
Lincoln. Neb., March 5.-The first step
in the building of the Platte canal was
taken when the senate voted in favor OF
the Platte canal and general irrigation
bill. This action. when concurred IN by
the house and the governor, viii give the
city of Omaha the right TO build and OWL
/ the canal, which Is proposed waterway
for furnishing power by dIverting the
waters of the Platte river.
Galesburg IN March 5.-Colonel David
r. Clendenin. L s A. who served with
distinction during the civil war. and was
retired from active service April -. 1881.
died today at home in Oneida. after long
illness. He was s. years OF age. At
the time OF his retirement he was colonel
OF the Second United States cavalry. He
was one Of the military commission thai
tried the Conspira1ors who planned the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Louisville, KY, March 5-The r 7.
Stevens Shoe company assigned today 10
the Louisville Trust company The con-
Germ was incorporated with paid Up
capital of si2,ea. and employed a large
number OF hands President Loving
thought The company would pay dollar
Tor dollar but could not give the assets
or liabilities. The failure is due 10 duh
trade
Savannah. Ga. March 5.-J. B. Duck
worth William Rattersby and William
WsrbGrne are suing the Ocean Steam
ship company for Sleo.nee for illegal treat
ment OF seventy-nine bonds OF the Bat
/ terSby estate. One OF the executors OF the
estate had a transfer made. n Is claimed.
without authority and without the tulowl-
edge of the other executors. ard an e.
fort Is made 10 hold the company re-
sponslhlsA