The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-24
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LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.
Washington Feb a3-The amount Of
gold coin received by the government on
account of the recent gold purchase is
SO, 6T5,1tH-
Washington, Feb 23-The jury in the
Howgate case had not agreed at 10 o'clock
and Judge McComaS announced that he
would be in court ar II o'clock tomor-
row to hear the verdict If it is agreed
upon.
Stafford Court House, Va, Feb. O.
by a score OF passengers who were on
the train held up, as the Acquia creek
train robbers. More witnesses will be
examined Monday.
of the Industrial League convention was
taken UP entirely in speechmaking and
the transaction of routine matters OF no
particular interest Final adjournment
was had this evenig.
Dubuque, Ia, Feb. eS--The Dubuque
board of trade today adopted resolutions
protesting against the construction or a
third bridge at st. Louis, declaring 1t
upper Mississippi river.
Sioux City, Feb. 23.-The Sioux City
Elevated road, the second Of its kind
built in this country. was sold today by
the sheriff for $4,000 10 A. b. Robbins.
a MINNEAPOLIS capitalist The road has
been running under receivership for some
time.
Beaver Falls Pa, Feb. 23-The Beaver
Falls College. at this place. burned at s
o'clock this morning. The loss is about
$4,000. There We're about fifty students
in the building, ladies and gentlemen.
all of whom escaped, but lost all their
books, clothing and other articles
Clarksburg, W. Va, Feb. 23,-The miners
have struck at the Rennickinnick coal
mines. They We're getting 10 cents for
loading a ton and g quarter car. They
claim that the company has increased
the capacity of the cars to two tons and
wants them to load these cars at ~ cents
each.
Pueblo. Feb. 2S-Prominent disclaimer
leans of Pueblo, after consultation with
others throughout the country, sent the
following cablegram TO Justin Mccarthy
NJ. L. in London tonight: IrlSh-Ameri-
cans of Colorado request you TO support
the Everett bimetallic resolution Tues
day"
Greenville. Ala, Feb 23.-The man killed
on the Louisville and Nashville wreck has
been identified tonight as c. r. Webb,
barber of Birmingham. Among the in
jured are r. c. johnson of Toledo, o., and
W. II. Murphy. New Castle, IND the
track has been cleared and through travel
resumed.
New York. Feb. 23.-Charles D: Thurs
ton was today appointed auxiliary re-
ceiver of the American Employers Liabil-
court. The appointment IS IN the SUIT
brought by Amido Spedone & Co, and be-
cause of various attachment against the
company filed in this city.
Chicago. Feb: 2S.-Emaneul Barker. an
express man about 20 years of age, shot
and killed his wife Carrie, his brother-in-
law, Harry Barnard, and escaped arrest
at 100 o'clock this morning. Jealousy
was the cause of the shooting. The at
tention paid by other men TO his wife
was resented by Barker. and for some
time there has been a quarrel between
thenl
the United States circuit court. has denied
the petition OF Ex-Governor John Evans
for leave to intervene in the foreclosure
suit brought by the American Loan ana
Trust company against the Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf railroad. This SUIT IN
wolves the foreclosure OF about sl5.0O,oo
on the Gulf line, and ex-governor Evans
in his petition attacked the validity Of
these bonds.
Little Rock Ark. Feb. S.-Frederick
Wildberger and Louis Walters. two young
business men, were attacked by footpads
tonight and ordered TO throw up their
hands, and on refusing the footpads open
ed fire Wildberger is fatally injured
several bullets having penetrate MS ao-
domen Walters is seriously shot IN the
left arm. Walters is cashier In the Com
mercial bank.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 23-The territorial
supreme court today handed down the de.
Gson in the San Pete eseetco on, nasS ni
ers The conclusion was that the court
below properly found that there was IT.
regularities affecting the plaintin elec-
ton appearing on the face OF the returns
and that the lower court properly aWarued
the peremptory writ against the deIeno-
ants commanding them 10 ceruIy 10 the
plaintiffs election
CHAMPAIGN. Ill, Feb s3-The president
of the freshman class at the State uni
versity young man named Rhinehart,
and several other members OF the Grass
were kidnapped and spirited away by up
per class men today to prevent the ap,
pearance at the annual freshman social
which occurred today; the oanquet
1t is said that the prosecuting attorney
Will take up the matter.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 23-The Utah
commission held a meeting this evening
and in compliance with the decision 0i
certified as elected delegates TO the con-
stitutional convention, fourteen more He
publicans and, eight more democrats;
81 and Democrats 10. with hye delegates
uncertified. OF these the Republicans
claim two and the Democrats three
Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 2--Both sides
rested their case yesterday and the argu-
ment was begun at O'Clock. Yesterday
afternoon Prosecuting Attorney rem
Jury Miss Magic Woodruff, daughter of
the ex-treasurer, arose and said: Sit
down; you cannot talk before me ana
prosecute my poor. dear father. Sit down,
command you. l will not hear you
speak aginst him. Shut up, at once
Newban Ally Ind, Feb. "a suit FOR
so coo damages was filed here today by
Mrs Fannie NJ. Depauw. the defendant
being the New Albany Mill company,
Adolph Trintler and the Union Trust COM
pany She alleges that the mil! was
worth 500 0J0 and that she was one-fourth
owner, and that she and Newland l. De
pauw, Charles W. Depauw ana Florence
Depauw leased the property TO the Kan
Mil company for ten years ana that me
property has been moved TO ALEXANDRIA
without her consent
San Francisco, Feb. "a settlement
has been made between the southern
Pacific company and the engineers In us
employ. Hereafter they Will De PAID by
mileage instead of by the day or the
trip as formerly. Many OF the delegates
left for their homes today and Chlei
Arthur is expected TO start Tor the east
tomorrow. Under the REIMBURSEMENT plan
as proposed by the railroad company,
the wages OF engineers would nave oeen
reduced about 10 per cent Under the
mileage system they will be reduced about
8 per cent.
BLIZZARD DAMAGES.