The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-09
LATE NEWS by WIRE.
Items of General Interest From All Over

the Universe.
Hon John i. Stevens, ex-minister of
Hawaii, is dead.
The senatorial ballot yesterday in Idaho
was without change. Shoup, is; Sweet,
Is; Claggett, Is.
At Constantinople seven cases of cholera
have been reported among the Turkish
troops during the past week.
John L. Lathrop, who until a week ago
was general auditor OF the Quincy road,
died yesterday, aged 20 years
The president yesterday sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Brigadier General
Thomas Howard Ruger TO be major gen.
eral.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
there is intense anti-foreign feeling on the
Shan Tung peninsula and American mis-
sionaries are fleeing hastily.
The North Dakota senate yesterday
passed he bill for the resubmission of the
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the sale of liquor, to a vote of the people.
The Debs' conspiracy trial was ad-
journed yesterday until Monday owing
10 the illness of one of the jurors. whose
condition Is much improved so that he will
be able 10 attend the trial on Monday.
The porte has finally decided to permit
newspaper reporters to travel in the pro-
vinces of Asia Minor, except in Bitlis, and
the latter exception obtains only While the
committee of inquiry is sitting at Moosh.
The Alpha and Reading passenger train
was wreC ked yesterday at Allenwood, Pa.
The engine and four passenger coaches
were derailed and turned on their sides
The fireman Is missing and many p3Ssen-
gers are said to have been badly bruised.
The February grand jury in the court of
sessions at Brooklyn. has brought in
twelve indictments against strikers and
others who INSTRUCTED and interfered with
the trolley cars and committed acts OF
violence during the strike All pleaded
not guilty.
Testimony before the Colorado senate
investigation committee shows that by
means of exhorbitant and Illegal bills
Sheriff Burchinel's Office has received
about s25.1t0 annually more than the sum
10 which il was entitled. The revelation
has created sensation.
George ". Van Horn. postmaster and
editor OF the NuscaJine. Ia, News-Tri-
bune, died yesterday after six-month's III
ness. He had been in newspaper work
In Muscatfne since 1870 He has, in addi-
ton 20 his journalistic work, contributed
several popular stories TO literature.
Congressman Hermann's name was
withdrawn from the Oregon senatorial
contest yesterday. but Dolph's vote re-
NAMED unchanged. The ballot resulted in
the following vote: Dolph, u; Hare, 10:
Weatherford. $; Williams, II; Lord, l; Lo-
well. 10; absent :.
The grievance committee Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers had anoth-
er conference with the southern Pacific
railway officials yesterday IN Sau trSn-
cisco in reference 10 the proposed re
vision OF the wage schedule which VIII
he submitted for ratification 10 the lodges
OF the order.
In the house OF commons yesterday an
amendment was offered by Nr Jefreys 10
the address in reply to the eueeu's speech
ce0surirg the govern ueut for ignoring the
claims Of the agricultural classes and the
unemployed, which was rejected by vote
OF 3 Psi. The ParneihLss voted against
the amer daent-
The Berlin Socialistic organ. notorious
for publishing secret government docu-
merits, published yesterday & secret i'm
pe-ial decree dated February = 1881 in
which commanding officers are directed
in Stringent terms TO interfere vigorously
without regard 40 persons or consequence.
in order' to prevent III treatment OF sol
diers by their suFeriors in rank
The Western Trunk line committee adj
| iouTned yesterday al St Louis without
coming 10 any agreement as 10 TIE de-
| nlsnd Of the Missouri Pacific and Chicz go.
| Burlington and Quincy roads Tor q read
/! jusinent OF pe-cen;sg es under the pool