The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-10

weight shares of the Bell Telephone com
pany were sold at auction yesterday in
Boston by order OF the Bell directors.
Prices ranged from 1891 to 1S1.
The town Of Compton. in the state of
| Chiapas, Mex, is reported o be full of
Guatemalan refugees arriving from the
south daily by secret routes to prevent
being pressed into army service
Alexander Brown e. Sons. of Baltimore.
have accepted the offer from New York
parties who negotiated the new govern
ment loan to subscribe for l,13,O0 Of the
bonds. The price could not be learned
Ralph r. Selby, a well-known real estate
dealer and a member Of an old family.
shot himself through the head at the Cliff
| house, San Francisco, yesterday after
noon. No motive is known for the young
/ man s suicide.
Steward Lieurette of the French hospi-
| tai in Los Angeles, Cal, was robbed of
| A.3S5 last evening by man who went
| into his room on the prefense that he was
telephone repaarer, TO repair Lieurettes
| telephone.
| Nineteen Moqui Indians sentenced to
| the military prison on Alcatraz island
| because of trouble in Arizona, were shown
SON in eViliza ahsIs Mayor sxtro enter
| tanned them with dinner.
| The Natchez Democrat, one Of the old
est established mornig papers in the south,
| has abandoned the Southern Associated
Press and signed contract with the
Associated Press for ninety years. The
Democrat will receive full leased wire
report.
The senate resolution yesterday was
agreed to providing for the participation
by congress, through commission Of
six senators and nine representatives,
IN the opening OF the Chlcamauga and
Chattanooga national parks on September
~ and 20 next.
Secretary Carlisle sent to the senate
yesterday a response to the resolution
| adopted at the request of Senator Hill, as
etc, used in collecting the income tax.
Carlisle says the forms are strictly within
the law as construed at the treasury de-
partment.
dignation of the North Dakota advocates
of resubmission the opponents of the bill
for the purpose yesterday when the SEN
ate resubmission bill reached the house.
moved for its indefinite poStponement and
succeeded in carrying the motion. The
friends Of prohibition are rejoicing.
Mile. Szumoska, whose name appears in
the passenger list of the overdue steam
in Paris and London. She Is pupil of
Paderewski, who speaks highly of her
and she was to have made her debut in
New York under the manasement OF
Charles F. Tretbar of Steinway & Co.
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood Of En-
gineers. said yesterday that all chance OF
any difficulty between the Southern Pa
cific and the engineers is now at an end.
made and only the details required to be
arranged. Arthur will start east next
Thursday. stopping en- route at Los Ange-
les
out from New York to Halifax. The
general impression is that some accident
TO her machinery has happened. dis
patch from Shellburn to Halifax, says the
Schooner Priscilla was abandoned in
waterlogged condition on the seventh.
Her crew was picked up and the vessel
towed to the harbor by the schooner Bel
den, Captain Wheian.
1t is thought at Bermuda that the La
Gascogne might have been driven away
after breakdown of her machinery. and
a sharp lookout has been kept for any It'd
ings of the steamer. Up to yesterday
afternoon nothing, however had been seen
of her and all vessels arriving report the
same. All the arrivals there encountered
very bad weather at sea.
r. L. G. White, grand keeper of records
and seals. knights of Pythias, in commun-
ication to the Nashville American states
that the report that an assessment OF 81
would be levied to build Pythian sani-
tarium at Hot Springs, Ark, Is totally in
correct and the supreme lodge has not
authorized such an assessment.
The citizens OF Bathgate, n. D.. have
shipped 100 sacks of -four, 1900 pounds Of
beef, pork and hams to sthe Nebraska
sufferers. The citizen farmers of the
Pembina county sent three full car loads
portation was furnished by the Great
Northern railway and connecting lines TO
Lincoln, Neb.
Preliminary arrangements were heard
of quo warranto to GUST from the Of
flee of police commissioner of San Fran
cisco. Moses A. Gunst; appointed by Gov
term, and seat in his stead Stewart Men,
zies, appointed by Governor Budd. The
entire question hinges upon the COVER
nor's right to remove the police commits
sioners.
The Mercantile block in Aurora, Mo-,
was destroyed by fire Friday night. 1t
included the National hotel, the postof-
The west wall of the hotel COLLAPSED during
the fire, falling upon William Douglass
meat market, totally wrecking that build
ing. All of the guests of the hotel escaped
without injury. Loss, 5000; insurance,
$4,000.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported favorably in the Missouri
house yesterday, a concurrent resolution
giving women the right Of suffrage. The
same committee recommended consti-
tutional amendment fixing the minimum
school age at years. 1t also reported
viding for the removal of the state capital
to st. Louis county.
A fashionable fat building at 595 La
Sale avenue, Chicago, took fire yesterday
afternoon Several persons had narrow
fatally injured by jumping from a second
story windw. Many Of the guests were
rescued from the second-siory window.
The building was a handsome f1ve-story
structure. II was occupied by about
forty families. Loss. 81. 900.
News Of the La Gascogne is eagerly
sought for from each craft which makes
its appearance at Boston. The johnson
line freighter Alaba, which left Hamburg.
December is. is now overdue, and II is
suggested that as she would cross the line
of the missing steamer she may have La
Gascogne in tow. Other steamers which
are expected there tomorrow, IL is thought
NAV bring Soma news of The I a C,ascO1pa