The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
Ehe nay gaoe adeduesaay zornng %, 1886
sermons on the Ten Commandments, re-
lating to social and moral questions.
C0NySSYlIra S.IIOHxrN

lating to social and moral questions.
| CONSPIRACY NOT SHOWN.
| New York, Dec 22.-The officers OF the
| who were arrested few days ago on
the charge Of conspiracy preferred by
William Mahoney, one OF fifty workme1
who had been thrown out of work when
| a strike was declared against the shop
| OF Rownsley & Jackson, were discharged
| To-Day in the Yorkville police court.
DRAINED HIS SISTER
Chicago. Dec. 22-John Ryan, ped
| dler, murdered his sister Catherine to-
| night by smashing her skull with a base
| ball bat. After killing her he turned ov-
| er the stove and set fire to the house in
| the hope that the body would be burned
| and his crime concealed. The police be-
lieve that Ryan is insane.
APOPLEXY OR SUICIDE.
ST. Louis. Dec. 22.-Deputy Coroner
| Lloyd decided today that the death OF
| Mrs. Cecile Franklin who died yesterday,
was due to apoplexy. yet it is stated that
her boarders are firm in the belief that
| her death was OF her own doing. She
| had a stepmother and two sisters living
| in Chicago. Mrs. Franklin for nearly
| decade past has kept one Of the most
fashionable boarding places In 81. Louis.
She charged extravagant rates and ran
| her establishment on a lavish scale.
When she met her death she was press
ed on all sides for debt.
THEY BLEW IT OUT.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 2e.-Employes lin
the Hampton House detected a strong
smell of gas in the corridors early this
| morning, end investigation found that
it came from room which had been as
signed to a couple who registered as
Donald Donovan and wife. Entrance
sv,a1 ~ nd haa-
were found lying in bed, the woman dead
and the man unconscious. Gas was es-
Gaping frcm an open burner. The mans
case was pronounced critical.
POISONED BY HEAD CHEESE.
West Point, n. Y, Dec. 22.-Twenty-
five members of Captain Parker's de-
tachment Of cavalry were poisoned last
night from eating canned head cheese.
Four Of them are reported to be In q
critical condition. The men ate supper
at $50 last night and about midnight
poisoning manifested itself. The head
cheese came from the commissary and
was apparently in the best condition. A
thorough investigation will be made.
West Point, N Y, Dec. 22.-The pos-
oning of twenty-five cavalrymen is not
so serious as was at first reported. All
are still confined to their beds, but are
improving under the care of the hospital
corps. Those in the most critical con-
dition are Thomas Wilde, Frederick Bin
ckli and Private Kreissman.
POISONED BUCKWHEAT.
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec 22-Five members
of the amilfy of T. NJ. Roberts, fire.
man on the Missouri Pacific railway.
were poisoned by eating cakes made of
prepared buckwheat -four today. Four
of them are at the city hospital and it is
i I.
Mrs. Mary ROBBERS.
Ollie Roberts, aged IS.
Frank Roberts. aged 10.
Johnnie Roberts, aged 6.
Lizzie Roberts, aged 8.
George was only slightly affected.
George Roberts, 10 years old, ound a
package of prepared buckwheat -four in
the alley Monday night. He took the
package home and his mother made buck
wheat cakes for breakfast Tuesday morn
ing. They We're al stricken soon after
eating the cakes.
ALL ALIVE AT WILKESBARRE.
Wilkesbarre, Dec. "a canvass of the
homes of miners employed in the Ba1-
timore mine, where the explosion occurred
last night. shows that all the men es-
capped. 1t was, at first, supposed that
four or five had been caught in tina.
portion Of the mine where the explosion
occurred, but now all have been account
ed for. The men who were taken out
last night are getting along nicely. The
hospital physicians report that all the
patients are doing well. There Is
small fire burning in the mine, but the
officials hope to have it under control be-
fore long. Everybody is rejoicing over
the gallant work of the rescuers.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. Pup to nine
o,aIooly deo thS had hpe0 re-
ported among the rescued men. The fire
in the mine is still raging.
TOO MANY FOR THE BRIDGE.
Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 23-At Little
ton. Wetzel county, wire suspension
bridge over a creek broke down while
crowded with people returning home
from church entertainment and about
thirty or forty people were precipitated
into the bed of the stream. One young
man was killed, two others probably
fatally injured. and eight or ten other
hurt, from seriously TO slightly hurt
The victims are:
Killed:
WILBERT HAMMOND, aged is
years.
Dangerously injured:
MISS MYRTLE BROWN.
HARRY ANDERSON.
Less badly hurt:
MISS CORA MURPHY.
SIMON FOX.
WILLIAM MAYS and SON
NEWT. CARMAN.
The feet that the creek was low pre-
vented greater loss Of life.
SAW HIS WIFE BURNED.
San Francisco, Dec. &C. W. Has
ke,l, superintendent of the Savannah
mine a Grug Gulch, in MADEIRA county.
has arrived in this city with the remains
OF his wife, who was burned to death
last Thursday night The body will be
placed in a vault here preparatory to
sending it to New York City for burial
in the Trinity church graveyard. The
lady was daughter Of DR.. Livingstone
of New York. and relative OF the Van
derbilts and Kissars. She was married
five years ago in Denver TO Mr.. Haskell,
who is a graduate of the United States
Academy at Annapolis, and who, for a
number OF years was connected with
government engineering work IN various
parts of the country. Mr.. Haskell Was
badly burned in attempting TO smother
the fire in his wife's clothing. she had
placed candle on box in the kitchen OF
the house, and got another box TO get
some cake and other food 20 prepare
luncheon for her husband and herself.
The bottom OF her clothing touched the
candle. and, in a moment, her dress was
iE blaze She ran screaming into the
yard toward her husbands Office, where
he was engaged in writing letter. Seiz-
ing a blanket from a bed IN the office.
he ran 10 his wife's assistance and tried
TO smother the blaze. He was only par
TALLY successful. in his effort, and only
succeeded IL extinguishing the flames
with a bucket OF water. He carried the
dying woman into the house and attempt
ed with remedies al hand 20 alleviate the