The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-20
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

Georgetown, Is. G., Jan. 19-The govern.
NEXT OF Dutch Guina has granted million
| acres of selected gold lands to a British
| syndicate.
| London, Eng, Jan. 1o.-The Chronicle re.
ports that United States Senator Edward
o. Wolcott will return to America about the
end of January.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. ia fraud or
| der has been issued by the postoff1ce de-
| partment against the Johnston Reporting
agency of Chicago. Ill.
Havana, Cuba, Jan. 19.-The coaster Qua
| piguanico, has arrived here with nine men,
| bers of the crew of the American steamer
| Elsie. icst Oh the Colorado reefs.
London, Eng, Jan. IA ferryboat laden
with workmen sank while crossing the Usk
at Newport yesterday, and seven of fifteen
persons or board were drowned.
Berlin, Germany, Jan. 1s-Ex-Empress
Frederick received Mrs. Uhl. wife of the
United States ambassador to Germany, and
Mr.. Edwin F. Uhl, in audience today.
Berlin, Germany. Jan. 19.-Fritz Spain.
an American violinist, committed suicide
last evening by taking poison. He left
1,l00 marks for his wife, who is in America.
London, Eng, Jan. 19.-The Daily Tele-
graphs financial article says: 1t is stated
on good authority that 100000 in bullion
is about to be shipped from New York TO
England.
Gouevener y. Y, jar. 19-Adam P. Kill
mer wealthy citizen, committed suicide
yesterday by hanging himself. He was 20
years of age. A son and daughter. the lat
ter Mrs. W.iber Barber, are living in Calf
fornia.
Newcastle, Pa, Jan. 19-The Newcastle
tin mills, the largest in the world, sustain
ed a $4,000 loss last night by fire. The
rolling department of the mill was almost
entirely destroyed. The fire will throw
over so men out of employment.
Guero, Tex. Jan. 19-The Pierce brothers,
aged 20 and p. were shot down side by side
last night. One was killed instantly, and
the other died in a few minutes. The
shooting is very mysterious, and the Of
ficerg are hard at work trying to find the
guilty parties.
Milwaukee, Wis, an. ia special to
the Wisconsin from Green Bay, Wis. says:
Barney VanHoorebeke has been arrested
here on a telegram from Anderson Ind,
which charged him with poisoning his wife,
who died recently. The prisoner VIII re-
sist eXtroGit:on.
Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. ia special from
Madison, Wis, says that Fred A. Kuep of
Arlington. s.. D., freshman at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, was drowned while ice
boating on Lake Mendoza last night. Ed
ward C. Walker and Walter A. Victory of
Augusta, Wis, had narrow escape from
a similar fate.
Edgerton, O., Jan. 19.-The Farnham
block was entirely destroyed by fire last
night. The ground floor was occupied by
the store of Campbell & Keller. and the
upper ones as lodge rooms. The building
was insured for 5000, and the contents
were all insured. The exact amount could
not be ascertained.
Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 19.-John Mcbride,
the well-known labor agitator of Chicago,
was arrested here early this morning on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons. Nc
Bride had been in a saloon. where. he
claims, he was robbed, and was trying TO
regain his money at the point of a revolver
when the police arrested him.
London. Eng, Jan. 19-The Standards
Vienna dispatch says: An inspired aPris
CORRESPONDENT of the Poltische Correspon-
denz learns that France is meditatins
treaty OF arbitration with the United States
similar to the Anglo-American treaty. Such
a treaty would be very welcome in France,
and the prospects for its conslusion are IN
no way unfavorable.