The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
THREE FIGHT FOUR
KENTUCKIANS KILL EACH OTHER
OFF IEDUSTRI0USLY.


Trouble Might Have Originated in Politics.
the Names OF Two Congressional Caudi-
dates Figuring in the Rsturns-Wiliiam
Morgan and Three Sons Meet william
Harrison and Two sons, and Each Side
Loses Two Demented Woman Leaps
From a S,xth-Story Window-Criminai
and Accidental Happenings.
ST. Louis, Dec. "a special to the
Post-Dispatch from Lexington, Ken
lucky. says: Mesger details of a bloody
battle with revolvers, between the Nor
gan family. strong supporters OF D. G.
Colson, ard the Harrison family, sup
porters OF John D. White, in the recent
election for congressman. reached here
from Letcher county today.
William Morgan and his three sons,
Thomas, Celeb and John, were going 10
mill, when they met William Harrison
and his sons. James and Henry. A
pitched battle resulted.
Old man Morgan fell dead at the frs.
fire, and when the fight was over Jim
and Henry Harrison lay dead and Tom
and Caleb Morgan dying.
CONGRESSMAN ATTACKED.
Pineville, Ky. Dec. 81. L. Christ and
Miss Katie Emmal. OF Middlesboro. were
clipping yesterday when Will Emmal, the
father of the girl, caught them just as
the train was about TO move off. Katie
was sitting beside Congressman Colson
and Email thought that Colson was try
ing TO aid his daughter Email began TO
abuse him. when Colson arose and attack
ed the angry father. Email drew a pis-
tol, but a trainman grabbed the wea-
pom.
Miss Emmal is a granddaughter OF
the wealthy banker. X. B. Emmal, Of
Lexington. Christ is prominent in his
section Of the state.
ColsOn says that he had no connection
with the elopement and he knew moth
ing OF it until Emmal began to abuse
him. COlsOn was on his way 10 Wash
ington.
SIXTH-STORY SUICIDE.
New York, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Eliza II. Cum
mings, a wealthy woman of Hiilsboro,
Ahio, committed suicide today by jumping
from the sixth story of the hotel En-
pire. where she was guest. Mrs. Cum
snin2s arrived at the hotel three weeks
ago, accompanied by her brother, Thos.
Hidden, and his daughters. Mrs. Cum
mings. who had been demented for some
time, was being treated by a specialist
and trained nurse was in constant at
tendance upon her. While Mr.. Hidden
and his daughters were at breakfast
Mrs. Cummings contrived to elude her
nurse and escaped TO the hallway. Then
she climbed TO the sixth floor. walked TO
the rear of the corridor, opened the win
dow and jumped from the fire escape.
She landed apparently headforernost be-
tween two piles of stone. Her death
was instantaneous. The suicide was
about 80 years Of age.
WHILE THE PARENTS QUARREL.
Denver, Dec. 3.-An appeal to the HUI
name society has been made on behalf
of Grace Solomon, aged 81 years, who
is violently insane. and is kept without
any clothing, chained to the wall in an
apartment over a pawn Shop in this
city. of which her father, J. Solomon.
formerly of Glasgow. Ky, is proprie-
tor. The father is DESTROYS of having
the young woman placed in an asylum
but her mother refused TO give her con-
sent
WORK OF THE FIRE FIEND.
Ottawa. Dec. "a terribly destruct-
i've fire broke out in Mrs. Turner'S con-
Eectionery establishment on Sparks
street today. It extended TO Mcdonald
Bros furnishing store, and then to the
store of G. Nj. Holbrook. clothing. whose
building was g1tted and everything was
consumed. On the top floor of this
building was Selfish Rite hall. All
the paraphernalia is lost. Holbrook' s
building is utterly destroyed, as is the
Ill
floor. From Holbrook's the fire contin-
ued to the large dry goods establish
ment of c. Ross and company. Only
part of the front wall is standing. The
loss is about $4,000
Cleveland. o., Dec. Sire, which
originated from lamp explosion. en-
tirely destroyed works No. of the va
riety Iron company, near the corner OF
Hamilton and Case avenues. early this
morning The loss will be between
$40, 600 and $4,000 fully covered by in
surance One hundred and fifty men are
thrown out OF employment. The plan;
will be rebuilt at once
Columbus. O.. Dec 3.-The Third Ave
nus Methodist Episcopal church was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Loss, $780,
900; insurance. $4,000.
DEATH FROM FALLS.
Victor. Colo. Dec 3.-JOnn ople. par
owner of the PuZzier mine. on Strauh
Mountain. was killed by falling down the
shaft L. 200 feet. His fall was due u
the breaking of the rope on which he was
being hoisted out of the shaft.
Mr.. Opie was formerly manager OF
Diamond Joe" Reynolds mining prop
critics in this state, and before coming
II Colorado. was inspector OF mines ir
Pennsylvania
Niagara Fails, y. Y. Dec. 1.-TWO men
were killed and two others seriously in
jured today by the giving away or a
dump cart at the extension OF the wheel
Dit tunnel. The men were prscipitated
down the hole. This makes five deaths
inside OF two weeks on this piece Of
work.