The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-15

Philadelphia, Macrh 1.-THE first step
toward the emigration Of the people from
In me southern states to Liberia W wa saaen
nah, OF the Danish steamer horsa, under
Captain Henry WIburg- At Savannah
the boat Will take aboard 5so passengers
who expect to make their homes in the
African republic. The international MI
grafton society is back OF the movement
Lynchburg. Pa, March 14-Hoit- Sshaef-
er & Co., tobacconisrs, filed deed OF
Of creditors. This firm has stood sInong
the first In the city as snippSfs- Nniie
the liabilities will reach into the hundred
thousands, 1t is believed that all Amer.
can creditors are secured The recent
failure OF SchilHng & Bruning OF Bremen,
is said to have caused the failure.
Yokohama. March 1.-THE Eleventh
japanese regiment met thousand Chi
morning of March II. The Chinese re-
treated. Tim a further body Of the enemy
attacked the japanese in the rear STUB
born hghting lasted all day. Inc Chinese
japanese retired TO the quarters al CnanS
kwang. Theme else loss was seventy
men.
Albany, y. Y, March 1.-THE bills 10
York citS sne peeed nPon by the LSow
committee today The bills are drawn
so as 10 take from the reform mayor OF
New York any power or appointment IN
1
leaders by retaining the present heads or
the police and doing away with any speciai
reorganization committee TO be appointed
by the mayor.
Chicago, March 1..-Waldeck lodge No.
1i5 of the Knights OF Pythias has appealed
TO the courts to prevent the grand lodge
OF the state of Illinois from taxing It's
charter for refusing to comply with the
/ edict of the order abolishing the use OF
a ritual in German. Judge Brentano Is
sued an Injunction 70 restrain the grand
lodge OF the state from carrying out an
order to expel the Waldeck lodge until the
case can be heard in court.
Salt Lake, Utah. March IA large
number of propositions were submitted
to the constitutional convention TO-DAY ana
referred TO apprpriate cmmittees. peti,
tin of the woman suffragists was received
and referred. Two propositions relating
to the taxation of mines We're submitted
being taken from the laws OF Montana
Nevada and Colorado. The committees
are actively at work. but very little result
has been shown on the surface.
Columbus, o.. March 1.-THE coal mine
operators of Ohio today formed pool
and all the coal output will be distributed
by board of control composed OF rep
reSenta tive from each district Sales
agencies in various cities conducted by
various companies will be abolished, saw
ing hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nuaIly, and enabling the companies to pay
better wages TO their employees
Fort Worth, Tex, March H.DCareful
estimates place the amount OF nsh Killed
by the February freeze IN the shallow
bays on the Texas coast south OF the
mouth of the BraZos river, at S9,GO0 tons
The shore has been lined with fish car
cases for month and il is thought that
most Of the red fish spay n and young are
killed. This is a great crow 10 me nsp-
ing industry which is rapldiy growing 10
great proportions on the Texas coast
London, March 1.-THE Globe this even
ing states that the government has con
veyed hint TO the opposition that SIR
William Vernon Harcourt is disposed TO
accept the speakership when Sir Arthur
WELLESLEY Peel resigns, providing that his
election is not opposed. The idea is said
to have been well received by the oppo-
sition, and if il is adopted IL IS reported
that Campbell Bannerman VIII succeed
Sir William as liberal leader in the house
of commons.
Concord, Mass, March 1i.-Charles W.
Sanford. ex-collector OF this place. was
arrested today for embezzlement. he
was bound over in sl.o00. Sanford dis
appeared some time ago, and on investlsa-
ton one of the principal books was miss
ing and it was found he was a defaulter
TO the amount of S15.o00. Some time after
wards Sanford was located in New York.
from which place he sent the missing
book. His wife, however, refunded the
money and Sanford returned 10 his home.
New York, March 1.-THE action
brought before Judge RoOketaver, in the
court of common pleas, by the firm of
I.andauer Kim * Strong, cigar manufac-
turers, TO recover $4,000 damages from
Frischen & Schramm, wholesale dealers
in tobacco, was today decided in favor OF
the defendants. Had the plaintiffs WOE
the case the invalidity of the brokers
contracts would have been established and
the existing methods of transacting bus
mess between the cigar manufacturers
and the wholesale tobacco dealers revolu-
fiOniZQd- This action was n test case.