The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-28
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derbilt have arrived at Monte Carlo.
Washington. Feb. g7.-Senator Voor
bees of Indiana. who has been Iii FOL
some days past. vas reported improved
| today.
Frankfort. KY, Feb. 27.-The Goebe
| bill. 10 repeal charter of the Southern
Pacific road was defeated in the SEN
ate by vote Of % 10 $
Vienna, Feb. 2T.-The archduke Al
brecht Salvador. nephew of Grand Duke
Ferdinand of Tuscany. Is dead OF con-
! sumption al the age OF n years.
! London. Feb. 37.-The Daily TEE
4 graph says in its financial article that
( French. German and American syn
| dictates are completing the Chinese
I loan.
! Detroit, Mich. Feb. 27.-The Detroi;
4 White Lead works was partially des-
/ troyed by fire this morning causing a
I loss OF between $4,000 and $4,000; in
surance, s64. 900.
/ Crisfield. Md, Feb. 27-Three young
children OF Nelson Parker were burned
I in a room, while their mother went 10 a
! neighbors The children were aged four
/ months 10 four years.
/ Blue Earth City. Mimi. Feb. 2T.-Mor-
| itz Firky. a wealthy farmer residing
| four miles east Of this city. murdered
! his wife and committed suicide last
night No cause can be assigned for
the deed
Washington, Feb. 27-The News. a
! daily eveing paper published in this
| city. was not issued today and the
employees were told that the paper had
suspended publication. Ii was start
ed in 1872.
Rome. Feb. 27-Rev. Thomas Race.
rector Of the cathedral OF the Most
! Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento. Cali
fornia, has been appointed bishop OF
the diocese of Sacramento. in success
sion 10 Rt. Rev. p. Manoun. d. D.
South Bend, Ind. Feb. 27.-Six pris-
! oners awaiting trial for burglary and
similar offenses escaped from jail here
| last night. They sawed through the
top of their cell, and lei themselves
down from the roof with ropes made
from blankets.
London. Feb. 2s.-A Rome dispatch
to the Daily News says: The king
of Belgians has decided 10 make war
on the Dervishes throughout the Con-
go State. II is reported that all the
available vessels on the Congo have
already been chartered.
London, Feb. 2S.-General Lord VOL
seley. speaking in London yesterday
advocated increasing the navy. as
Great Britain's first line of defense
He expressed the opinion that in the
event OF war il would be impossible
10 sever cur food supply"
London, Feb. 27-The Times announ-
ces that the government intends 10 de-
vote the bulk OF the money which
ma tically to reduce the national debt.
TO increasing the navy on the lines Cf
the bill introduced by the Radicals a
year ago.
Eureka, s. D., Feb. "a gasoline
stove explosion early today caused the
destruct ton OF Frank =. Puckett'S house
and the loss of three lives. The dead
are: Mrs. Frank Pickett, Hattie. aged
Z; Clarence, aged 4. The servant girl
was scorched badly. Pickett was away
from home.
Pittsburg, Feb .27.-At Smsthton. Pa.
last night, John A Wolfe. a farmer.
attempted TO drive across the MonOn-
gahela river in a buggy with his g.
year old daughter. When in the mid
die of the stream the horse was swept
from its feet and the buggy capsiZed.
drowning the occupants.
San Francisco, Feb. 27.-As a train
on the Ferries and Cliff House railway
was on its way 20 the beech today Il
tunnel near the ocean terminus caved
in. No one was seriously injured al
though two coaches were buried in the
debris. Several passengers were bruis-
ed and the road was impossible all day.
Charleston, $. G. Feb. 27.--The town
Of Florence in the center OF the state
was visited by a 100000 fire al 4 O'Clock
this morning. The entire business por-
ton OF the town was wiped out The
insurance is about $50. 900 George VII
liams. printer. was cresmsted He
was asleep in one Of the destroyed build
ings.
Washington. Feb. 27-The govern
ment today nolle pressed the indict-
ment against Colonel Burnside for the
embezzlement OF $4,000. while disburs-
ing officer of the pOstoffice department.
The arrest OF Burnside in 1858 created "A
sen sation and since that time he has
been In the government asylum for the
insane in Washington.
New York, Feb. 27.-AIfred : Seer
president Of the A. /. Seer Theatrical
Printing company. committed suicide
at his place Of business today by shoot
ing himself behind the right ear. He
died instantly The suicide lived at
the Hotel Bayard and was about %
years old. No reason can b. asccr-
tanned for the suicide.
Phuadslph-- r. .l.grr-e
has been received A.., ..-t me Win
chester Dana OsgOod. the vyell-kno~n
Penn syivania hslf-back was among
the hand Of Cubans captured a. they
We're making for the steamer eBrrnuda
in New York harbor. In this city 10 was
generally supposed that ne had gone
west 10 train a football eleven.
New York. FEB. 1.-THE Press TO-
morrow viii say Instead OF a recon
IA the J. Coleman Drayton IL
VOrce case. f. wss announced yeste--
day by Richard Y Lindsbury. q EIiz-
abeth. y. J.. counsel fo- Ms Dray- /
ton. that she would make fiEht in
court for vindicatiOn. NJ Drsyton's |
counsel. Alvah 4. Clark. gave out The !
statement recently that nj client had |
determined not 20 push the suit.
New Brunswick. y J.. Feb. z7-T,ate |
last night a. station two miles from |
this city a carriage containing Laura I
Childs. aged i. Bertha Chiids. aged Is. /
and Two sons % M.Ikman Dunbar. aged !
= and =. returning hone from = party
= ere struck by a heavy freight -ra.n 1
Laura Caiids vas horribly nangied and !
Bertha vas badly hurt around the
head and body. TIE young men were 4
badly injured The first two Rlu prob 4
ABLY die