The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-24
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

| New York, Feb. 23.-The United States
Leather company has declared a dividend
of per cent on preferred stock.
Paris, France, Feb. 23.-Count Lefebvre
De Haine, formerly French ambassador at
the vatican, is dead, aged IS years.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-The senate
| today confirmed the following postmasters:
] Oklahoma-J. Descombes. at Chicakasha.
| Iowa-E c. Clark, at Ruthven.
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 2S.-The comp
| troller of the currency has authorized the
Peoples National Bank of Mcdonald, Pa,
to begin business, capital $4,000.
Chicago, Ills, Feb. 2S-CarI Carlson. who
! shot and killed his sweetheart. Laura
| Thornton, November 5, last, was today SEN
| fenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.
! Carlson plead guilty to the charge and said
| jealousy drove him to the crime.
| Washington. d. c., Feb. 23-Bids were
| opened at the treasury department today
! for the construction of government build
! ing at the Nashville exposition There were
six bids of which that of George Moore &
Sons. OF Nashville, for $4,000 was the
| lowest.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 23.-John Croker
! who was supposed to have been man OF
/ considerable wealth was found dead in his
: room at Crosby and Norris streets, this
city. Mr. Croker was 80 years of age and
| claimed to be an uncle of Richard Croker
OF New York.
| Paris, KY, Feb. 23.-Sol Williams, we'll
| known negro gambler, who was recently
| sent to the penitentiary for stealing a
watch last summer in Lexington. and was
! Killed today a: the Frankfort pen:tentiary.
was sold In this city about year ago as
vagrant. for SIS. His brother brought him.
| Columbus, o.. Feb. 2s.-There is a rumor
| here from New York that the Hooking
| Valley will go into receivers hands Febru-
airy Is before Judge Raft at Cincinnati
Nothing is known here but II is under
stood that If this has TO be- IL will be vol
untary with view to reorganization.
Cleveland. O., Feb. 23.-The Steel Canal
F, Boat company which was organized for
trade between the great lakes and the coast
via the Erie canal has decided TO increase
its feet from six 10 nineteen boats this sea-
son. Last season the boats carried steel
rails exclusively but this season will go into
general traffic.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. "a special to the
Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: In the house
this morning resolution was introduced
calling for the immediate prosecution by
the attorney general OF all state officers
who are short in their accounts. The mat
ter was referred 10 a committee TO report
on within three days.
Calcutta, Iniia- Feb. 25.-Cholera has
broken out among the people employed on
the relief works OF the native OF Rewah
In two days $50 deaths have been recorded.
Hendersonville, y. c.. Feb. Z.-The An
6ersonvilIe and Brevard railroad. which has
been in operation only about two years,
has been placed in the hands OF ". (.
Shuford OF Asheville as receiver.
Guthrie. o. T. Feb. 23.-Mattse A. Stew
art. a half-breed Usage Indian. has fled
suit for divorce IN the United States court
against James Stewart. an actor. The
plaintiff alleges that the defendant = nov
on the stage in Chicago. and has three
living wives. She further alleges that he
married her with a wildcat theatrical con-
rsny ard cheated her out OF 500. The
plaintiff wants a divorce and $40 alinony