The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-22
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

New York. Feb 21-The receipts of gold
at the sub-treasury today aggregated
81 532 800, which includes sl,5O brought
by the steamship Majestic yesterday
Madison, Wis, Feb 21.-George NJ. Wis
well has been appointed receiver OF the
Prentice Brown Stone company OF Ash
land Liabilities, $4,000; assets, S3co.v0o
Elliot City, Ia, Feb. 21.-Daniel T. Shea,
well-known merchant OF TINS town, was
found murdered in his store last night.
Robbery was evidently the motive Tor the
crime. No clue.
Lansing, Mich, Feb. 21.-The prohibition
state convention today nominated Myron
H Walker for supreme court Justice ana
Noah w Cheever and Delayan 3. Reed for
university regents.
Albany. n. y, Feb. 2L-The Lawson
bill forbidding the display of foreign FLAGS
on public buildings passed the senate
after some debate, by vote OF 20 TO 6.
1t now goes TO the governor.
Cleveland. O., Feb. Z.-The National
Electric Light association adjourned to-
day without naming place fer hoding
of Chicago, was elected president.
Chicago, Fen. 21.-Minnie Dingat; a
domestic y years old, was shot and killed
by Joseph Wyman at the latter's home
last night Wymsn then tried TO cirn-
nit suicide, but il is believed he VIII re-
cover A lovers quarrel was the cause
New York, Feb. 21.-Funeral services
over the remains of Madge York, the
B. Gentry in Philadelphia on last sun
day. were held today in the Universaiist
church of the Eternal Hope. The Rev.
Edwin c. Bolles, pastor OF the church, Oh
ficiated.
Chicago. Feb. E-FuneraI services were
held this afternoon over the remains OF
Colonel ]. p. Martin, the late adlutant
general of the department OF Missouri;
General Ruger and q military escort will
accompany the body to Washington where
the interment will be made in Arlington
cemetery.
Columbus, O., Feb. 2l.-At a meeting of
the Window Glass Manufacturers of the
United States held in this city To-Day II
was decided to form a new association
to be known as The National Window
Glass association Eighty per cent OF
We're represented
Denver, Feb. 2l-Mrs. Edwin Clifford,
who for two years has been playing the
part of Martha in Morris0n's Faust.
She was taken i'll with grippe last week
at Beatrice. She was GA years OF age.
and was widely known in theatrical CIR
cles Her husband and son live IN New
York City.
Brooklyn. Feb. 21--Fire in the eight
story building owned by Arbuckle Bros.
and known as the Arbuckle coffee mills.
caused $4,000 damage this evening In
the building 225 girls and fifty men We're
employed. The rescue of these operatives
caused considerable excitement for the
e,
many had been burned TO death.
Peoria, Ill. Feb. 21.-In the circuit
court here today verdict was rendered
awarding the Peoria StraWboard COM
pany s32.Z56 damages against the AMER s,,I
can Strawboard company tor Ient. The
American company resisted The payment
of the rental for the Peoria plant on the
grounds that the passage of the anti
trust law inValidated the contract me
case will be appealed.
Boston. Feb 2l-Moses Kimball, the
founder of the Boston museum, and an
active business man, died at his nome
in RrooI<lvr, TODAY aged Sc years. He
served in the council and board of alder
men and both branches of the legislature.
He was three times candidate for mayor.
The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln
in Park square was his gift to the city
st. Joseph, Mo-. Feb. 2.-B. W. Hiatt.
of Montgomery county, Kansas, is in the
city soliciting aid for sufferers IN that
section, and tells a pitiful tale of the suf-
Hiatt says the people OF montgomery
and neghboring counties are eating morse
flesh. not being able 10 gte other iood'
Their cows are bing trained 10 draw plows,
and by this means farmers hope to be
able TO put in crop this spring.
Chicago. Feb. IA free-fcr.al fight
took place today at the Republican city
convention at Central Music hall The
trouble arose during the discussion OF
credentials. One of the delegates insulted
another and Immediately "A general row
was on. The delegates armed themselves
with canes and chairs and pounded each
other energetically and indiscriminately.
The battle lasted for a quarter of an hour:
resulting in many bruises and tattered
clothing Police interference stopped
the fight. George =. Swift was nominal
ed for mayor by reclamation.
Jersey City. y. J., Feb 2r.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Ma
tional Lead company was held here this
afternoon. The attendance represented
2O3.sS9 shares of stock. The following
directors were reelected: President, W.
P Thompson of New York; L a. Cole of
New York. +. w. Rockwell Of Chicago,
A T Goshorn of Cincinnati. d. Is. Ship
man of Chicago. They are TO serve until
the third Tuesday in February, 1895. The
annual report OF the president was ac-
cepted. II showed surplus OF Ss12 Is
on December. 81. II was stated al the
meeting that when the surplus reached
s, 04S, 90 dividend would be declared