The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
LATE NEWS BIZ WIRE
items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe

items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-Famine Is
threa tened in the Amur province Of the
Asiatic Russia. the crops having been
destroyed by flood.
Plainfield, n. H, Oct. 13.-Irving
Smith, prosperous farmer Of this vi
cinity, was killed dast night by Walter
Hull, a villager, who then committed
suicide.
Washington, Oct. 13.-The president
has appointed Charel e. Steele, post
master at Minersville, Pa, vice John
Toole, removed because Of default in
accounts.
Saratoga. Oct 13.-Wood Rember,
novelty works, and the Garner manu-
featuring plant at ranville have been
destroyed 10y fire. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Chicago. Oct 1S.-The sailors Of the
part in the proposed International ef-
fort to secure an advance in wages or
TO engage in an International strike.
Niagara Falls. Oct 13.-An unknown
man jumped into the water at Pros
pect Point yesterday and was imme-
diately swept over the American Falls.
The only witnesses were two hack
men.
W7lkeSbarre. Pa, Oct 13.-Three men
were instantly willed yesterday by a
fall of rock in the Latin mine. They
are: Thomas Mitchell, of Mill Rock,
George Puchuski of Latin, and John
Patrusa of Miller
Charleston, Mo-, Oct. 13.-At Bertrand
yesterday Joe Albright, a farmer, walk
ed into a grocery with a shotgun and
shot down his brother-in-law, Ike
Large. The cause of the murder is
not known.
london, Oct. 13.-George Smith Fra
zer. an American staying at No. 81
Albemarle street, Picadilly, committed
suicide fly jumping from a, window
Sunday morning. A verdict OF tenn
porary insanity was given by the cor
oner.
New York, Oct ia dispatch to the
World from Boston says: Helen Kei-
ler, blind, deaf, scentless. tasteless.
has passed the Harvard examination
with credit She will enter Radcliffe,
(Hartford annex at younger age
than most freshmen.
Salinas, Cal, Oct. 13.-After a ball
gabe yesterday between the high school
teams of Salinas and Pacific Grove.
the visiting team started TO drive home.
The team upset in the darkness. Frank
Oyer was killed. Three other boys
We're seriously injured. All are sons
of prominent families.
Chadron. Ohio, Oct. 13-While Pre-
served Grant was compounding a pat
ent medicine today the mixture explo-
ded and caught fire. Grant was madly
burned; his daughter. Mrs. Perry, who
was in the room, lost both her eyes
and her hands were burned so badly
that she may lose them.
Saratoga, u. Y, Oct 13.-The Morgan
Lumber company's big steam mill at
Glens Falls was compelled to shut
down this morning owing to a scarcity
of logs. There are about 100000 logs
stranded on the shores OF Big Bay,
but heavy rains and a freshet are need
ed to float them down stream.
Cape May, n. j., Oct 131The steam-
er Spartan OF the Windsor line, from
Boston for Philadelphia. is ashore on
Heresford bar few miles above the
city. She lies easy. The sea is
heavy and the life-saying crew will
board her as soon as possible. The
steamer was due in Philadelphia Mon
day morning and she probably yves
detained by the heavy weather.
Great Darlington. Mass, Oct. 13.-This
town was visited last night by the
greatest coufiagration in its history
II destroyed the major part of the
town. The fire started in the Kennedy
hotel and spread rapidly to the adjoin
ing buildings. The fire department re-
sponded promptly. but the fire had
gained such headway and the heat
vas so intense that they were driven
from the street and could only fight the
flames from the rear.
St Louis. Oct. 13.-In spite OF The fact
that Mss Lillian RusSell's father is iy
ing dead al his home, she appeared
in her usual role in the comic opera,
An American Beauty at the Cen
tury theatre last night She was not
notified OF his dsath until yesterday
morning Her reasons for playing. as
given. are that she did not wish 10 de-
prive the % chorus girls Of nights
wages She said they could i'll afford
Il and she was willing 70 make the sac
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