The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-03
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

St Louis, April lowing TO the NUM-
cipaI election being held here today the
Merchants exchange was not in session.
St Charles, ILL.,, April Fire at this
place today did damage to the extent
of $4,000. a dozen business houses were
destroyed.
Buenos Ayres, April at is rImored
here that the CHILEAN government is
placing an order in England for a new
ironclad warship of 5000 tons.
Nashville. Tenn. April "A cold wave
prevailed during the day and the tenn
perature dropped forty degrees. Tonight
there are Indications of a frost.
ST. Louis. April AIN a saloon brawl
at noon today George w. Thorn, watch
man employed at the Madison race track,
was fatally shot by c. A Day.
St Aous. April 2.-The semi-annual
meeting of the Tri-State Medical society.
embracing the states of Missouri, Illinois
and Iowa. convened at the Planters house
this morning.
Boston, Mass, April 1.-The officials of
the American sugar refinery here state
that the closing of refneries in other parts
of the. country will not have any effect
here and that operations will continue as
usual.
Cincinnati, O.. April 2.-As a result of the
suspension of the Commercial bank. the
carriage manufacturing firm of Geo. c.
Miller's Sons assigned today The assests
and liabilities will be between S2oVoo and
$50, 600.
Ridgeway. Ill. April captain W. Fl.
Stiles, while entering town TODAY, was
quarantine guard named Henry Roll
man, for fainng to halt when ordered
The wounds are not fatal.
Dover. Del. April 2.-The century mark
successor TO ex-United States Senator
Higgins. The Tooth ballot resulted as
follows: Higgins. 3; Addicks, 4; Massey,
3: Ridgely. 9; Pennewill, 1; Tunnel. l.
New York. April David NJ. Stone:
who for forty-four years was editor of
the New York Journal of Commerce,
died tonight in Brooklyn. His death re-
suited from complication OF heart
troubles from an illness OF about a month.
Montreal April lie Monde one of the
leading French newspapers of this pro-
vince is now taking the Associated Press
news service. The Associated Press
now supplies the majority of both French
md English papers in this city with news
service.
Pittsburg. Pa, April superintendent
Lynch of the Frick Coke company. to-
night denies the report sent out from
Connellsville during the day that the rent
increased He declares that no trouble
is expected.
jefferson iCty. Mo. April 2.-Governor
Stone today approved a house bill under
which train robbing is made a capital
offense. should the jury decide to infiict
so serious a punishment. The penalty
ranges from hanging to imprisonment in
the penitentiaTy.
Waco. Tex. april "A suit has been
fled by the state against the Waters
Pierce Oil company. of the Standard Oil
trust. to recover sl99 800 in penalties and
for forfeiture of its permit to do business
in Texas. The suit Will be a test OF the
state antitrust law.
ST. Louis. April THE jury in the
Lane murder case liz the criminal court.
returned verdict of not guilty today
after having been out almost all night.
The case was submitted late Monday
evening. Lane was charged with the
murder OF Patrick Noonan.
ST Louis. April 2-The court of appeals
today refused Attorney August Rebenack
a writ of mandaInus 10 compel the school
board TO allow his unvacciunated children
to attend school. The judges unanimous
~ hold that the school board has the
right to enforce this rule
Cleveland. o, April DIR. Isaac /. NJ.
Hines, a prominent physician and the
dean OF the medical department OF West
ern Reserve university. is dead of heart
disease. aged 81. He was also well konwn
in New York and San Francisco. in both
of which cities he has pTacticed-
Sheffield. England. April Fine value
OF the exports of cutlery from this place
to the United States during the last quar-
ter was -. 61S. against .l5S during the
corresponding quarter OF 1894. but the
benefits OF the new American tariff have
been far less than traders here expected.
Pine Bluff. Ark. April 2-Mrs Annie
Hicks. wife of the late ]. F. Hicks. has
asked for receiver for the Arkansas
and Texas Consolidated Ice and Coal
company. The property involved amounts
to SasaO09 The refusal Of the present ad-
ministration To make a settlement is the
grounds alleged.
Atlanta City. y. J.. April John E,
Faunce. who was speaker OF the Penn
svlvania house Of representatives in lSSS,
was shot and seriously wounded this
afternoon while riding through West Col
EnEwood on Reading express train.
The bullet. which was fired through a
car window. buried itself in his neck.
Kansas City. March A special from
Warrensburg. No. says Jasper West
dug up some poke root while az work
radiSh. took IL home and he and his
family ate OF il All were taken sud
denly ILL., West and his vile are criti-
caIly Ill., but the rest have recovered.
81. Louis. April e-1-he postmaster gen
eral has notified the ST Louis post
master 10 withhold all mali from the St
Louis Mutual Bond Investment company.
the Guaranty Investment company and the
American Mutual Benefit society. which
are conducting lottery enterprises. ard
their mail must be .held-up" according
70 the law.
winona, Mimi, April 1.-The ruraored
Scott. late cashier OF the Mississippi
Valley Logging company Is noU definitely
known Dirsnaick OF Moline. has been
checking M the firms books and the de-
felt already discovered amounts 20 S-.s,,o
Scorts peculaticns have been carried on
for several years
Philadelphia. April S-The Spreckles
sugar refinery closed down today for an
indefinite period. The refinery has a
large stock OF sugar on hand and thought
IL advisable TO shut down rather than to
work on half Tina Two thousand rnssi