The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-07
LATE NEWS By WIRE.
Items or General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

the Universe.
Dover, Del, March Cone ballot was
taken this afternoon for United States
senator, resulting as follows: Higgins s:
Addick, 6; Massey,i 4; Woicott, 8; Tun-
nell, 4.
New York. March e.-The schedule in
the assignment of Truesdell, Spreter &,
Co, dry goods dealers, shows liabilities
S9I,Sso; nominal assets, SiL9l1; actual
assets, $50, 74S.
Cincinnati, March 6.-The wholesale
Whiskey dealers and distributors of this
district met here today and accepted the
proposition of the receivers of the whskey
trust TO allow them 1 cent per gallon on
car load lots.
Kalamazoo, Mich, March 6.-The Repub-
can convention Of the Sixth district to
adjourned tonight until tomorrow, after
taking 10 ballots. The last ballot stood
Gardner, q; Clapp, u; Smith, 10: Mines,
II.
Little Rock, Ark, March e-The First
National bank Of Texarkana closed It's
doors today through inability to meet its
obligations. Its depositors win not suf-
fer. S. 3. Andrews. cashier, holds a
certificate from the board OF managers,
eAempting him from ell blame.
Detroit, Mich, March 6.-Norval A.
Hawkins, charged with en;bezZling $1,000
from the Standard Oil company, while
acting as cashier OF the Detroit branch,
was found guilty today. The case will
ne Appealed 10 the supreme court. f1dW-
kinS was released on 5000 bonds.
Kansas City, March Ga special from
Milan, Mo-, says: About IL o'clock last
night the Locust Valley coal mine was
discovered to be on FIRE Before assist
ance could be secured the fire DESTROYED
all the buildings, engine house and shaft,
entailing loss of $4,000, with little in
surance.
Kansas City, March 6.-This morning
all the striking miners at Lanyon & Co.'S
mines We're put TO work at their price,
40 cents per ton. The company tried
TO cut their wages down to SO cents a
ton, and they all struck. New men who
went to work in the strikers places were
discharged.
Pittsburg, Pa, March all the criminal
suits against the factions of the Order of
Scion have been withdrawn and the affairs
of the order viii be wound up in peace.
There were charges and counter charges
of embeZzlement and forging the corporate
seal Of the order. With the consent Of
the district attorney these have all been
withdrawn and the receiver pays the
costs.
Portland, Ore, March 6.-Argument was
continued today in the suit of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company to mod
ify the order appointing Receiver Mcneil.
so as to absolve him from paying out
SS00.000 expended on the Oregon Railway
and Navigation lines before the separate
receiver was appointed. The case will
probably be submitted to the court to-
morrow.
Boston, March 6.-An attempt to burn
st. Peters Roman Catholic church. which
is situated in the Dorchester district of this
city, while LOO people We're attending
evening service, was made about O'Clock
tonight. The blaze was discovered in
time to prevent serious damage to the
building. Although a stampede Of the
occurred, no one was ser
ously injured.
Key West, Fla, March 6.-An immense
mass meeting of Cuban patriots is being
held tonight. The war situation is being
discussed and latest reports from Cuba
read. An accounting. for the money
for war purposes is being made.
Committees have been appointed to look
out for the wants of families whose
fathers and protectors have gone to the
seat of action.
Winston, n. c.. March 6.-The trial of
Perry Coffey for the murder of his brother
in Wilkes county, last fall, was to have
come up in the Wilkes county court this
week, but Joseph Roberts, the most inn
portant witness for the state, has been
found dead. Foul play is suspected. His
death will probably cause the case to be
The death of Roberts caused
a big sensation.
New York, March 6.-George Fl. Taylor
was appointed receiver for Adolph Moon
ellis manager of the. American Tobacco
company, today by Judge Giegrich, in
the court of common pleas. Mooneiis
was examined q snort time ago IN sup
proceedings on application OF
Henry e. l.. PeelSch, who holds alleged
judgments against him for $S675. Noon
Ellis said he had no property and was de-
pendent upon his salary of $500 a year.
Port Townsend, Wash, March 6.-The
steamer Evangel, plying between Victoria
and Puget Sound ports, while lying along
side the wharf at Port Angelus last night. !
fcundered. No one was injured. The
accident was caused by the engineer leav-
ing the sea-cock open after the vessel had
been tied up for the night. The pass
snSers, six in number. and the crew were
all asleep and had only about two minutes
after the alarm was given that the steam
ar was sinking. Most all of the passen-
gers landed without clothing.
Tampa, Fla, March 6.-Gonzales Cues
ada, secretary of the revolutionary party,
arrived here today. He comes from New
DIRK. but not direct He was seen by the
Associated Press correspondent, and
would not say from whence he came,
y here ne was going. or how long he
would remain. That there is fiiibuster-
ing expedition being organized is not
doubted but nothing definite can be asceT-
aimed The presence of Quesada is sig
lificant. Should an expedition be started
from this vicinity 2,oo0 men could easily /
sc obtained.