The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-20

he has confessed to his guilt. Other az.
rests viii follow for the Denver, Mo.
postoffice robbery.
Lexington, KY. Nov ia Leadel
special from Sailles says ali toll gate.
in Woodford county were cut down and
| destroyed By a mob last night Similar
| depredations have been cimn.itted recent
| ly in Franklin. Owen, Anderson and
| Washington counties The mobS arr
composed OF men who demand free turn
pixies in Kentucky
st. Louis, No, Nov. 19-The East ST.
Louis Packing company, which had a
plant valued at $500. 900 to 100000 IN
East ST. Louis, and also maintained a
large establishment in this CRY. has clos.
l ed up, owing 10 the small profits of the
business. Ii is rumored that the COM
pany will be reorganized in the near fu-
ture with several Chicago capitalists
1 as officers.
| St Louis, Nov. 19-Franz Mayer, who
one year ago was a sergeant in the Aus
TRAN army, hung himself 10 the bed pos;
in his room and was found dead today
| He came from Brooklyn, where he had
| relatives from whom he expected mon
| ey. The deceased had been here several
weeks and not being able to obtain work
4
self just before the money asked for
] came.
Plttsburg. Nov. 19.-While Warden Nc
Crae or Erie. Pa, was enroute 10 River
side penitentiary with Iwenty-three pris
| oners, Thomas Cronin, under FIVE years
sentence for car robbery, made a dash
| Tor liberty and jumped from the fast
moving train. McCrae followed him bu:
aiighting on his head. broke his neck.
Cronin was seriously but not fatally in
jilred. He was later removed to the pen
ltentiary TO serve out his sentence.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Nov. 1e.-Detec-
tive Cox OF the Omaha police force Il
here awaiting q requisitien for Elliott,
suspected OF the murder of Huston
piller in Omaha. The prisoner was
searched this morning. He stated that
he mad only So in cash. but bills amount
ing to S65 were found in his hal linIns
There are stains as if from blood upon
his clothes. He is nOn-communicatiye
The requisition papers are expected
soon.
San Francisco, Nov 19-The United
States sloop of war Alert started for
Honolulu yesterday but something went
wrong with her machinery when she
was just over the bar. The tug Vigilant
was signalled and asked to stand by in
case of accident In the meantime The
Alert made sail and gathered Roadway.
Later the damage to the machinery was
repaired and at 5 p. m. the warship was
again under steam and on her way to
Honolulu.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Arny orders:
Major Louis S. Teson, granted four
months leave; First Lieutenant George
w. Good, relieved from the Missouri
Military academy. Mexico. Mo-. as a re-
suit of the discontinuance of the insti-
tuition. The army retiring board conyen-
ed at Fort keogh. Mont, is dissolved and
new board. with Major Ezra Woodruff,
surgeon, as president, is convened. Cap
tain John Kinsie will report 10 the retir-
ing board at Fort Keogh.
San Francisco. Nov 19-William Greer
Harrison, whose versatility is proved by
his devotion to literature, business and
athletics, has a peculiar theory in physi-
oiogy which he will test November q.
On that day he will be so years OF age,
and on that day he viii. or says that he
will. walk 10 San Francisco Thereby
he will test his theory, which is that a
man of so years OF age may be as Wig
Crous as man of 80. IL he has been
careful in diet. sleep and exercise.
Cincinnati. o., Nov. 19.-There is no
truth in the reports that Dominick O'Gra
oy is dying at LOngview asylum
O'Grady is the priest who followed Mary
Gilmartin from Ireland TO this city and
murdered her in street car over two
years ago Owing TO the high connec-
tons of both parties in this country, and
in Ireland. the case attracted much atten
ton. O'Grady was indicted for murder
in the first degree. but was adjudged in
sane before he had trial While he will
never be restored TO reason, and is
great charge, there is no apprehension Of
Immediate death