The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
Told in FeWest Words

Sylvester L. Metz OF Argyle. Iowa
committed suicide yesterday by shooting
himself through the head. No cause fol
| the deed is assigned.
| The Social-Democrats OF the German
reichstag, it is announced, intend &c
| propose the abolition OF the lese majestic
paragraph in the penal code.
At Vladivostock yesterday was laid
the foundation stone Of what is intend
ed 70 be the great commercial port OF
Russia in thar part Of the world, with
considerable ceremony.
The trial Of Martin Thorn, accused,
with Mrs Augusta Mex, Of the murder
OF William Guldensuppe, Turkish bath
masseur, in June last. has been post
ponel until November 8.
w. ]. Jeffrey. general agent for the
Denver and Rio Grande Railway COM
pany at 81. Louis and brother Of E. T.
Jeffrey, died al his home in Chicago
Thursday night. He had been in i'll
health for some time.
W. B. Sterling, general solicitor for
the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri VAL
ley railroad, died yesterday after a short
illness. from typhoid fever. He was "a
years cid and one Of the most prominent
railroad attorneys in the west.
First Lieutenant ". A. Wise arrived
in New York City yesterday morning at
SAC, having ridden on his bicycle from
Washington in twenty hours and thirty
nine minutes. official time. This breaks
al records, the best previous time for
the distance being tnirty-six hours, I'M
official
Professor J. H. Gore OF Columbia uni
vcrsity. The commissioner general Of the
United States TO the international expo
situation held at Brussels in 1897 has re-
ceived a revised lis Of the awards made
on American exhibits. 1t shows that
American firms received large numbar
Of awards.
The Iowa supreme court has decided
that certi5cat les in fraternal insurance or
ders like the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen cannot be assigned. A case
taken up from the Polk district by Mrs.
C. D. Croker in an action against Mrs.
Annie Hogan, the beneficiary named in
t--C CSA NlilCdbt- Jt4lICQ AlCA
in the assignment.
During the course OF his speech on the
presentation of the budget OF New South
Wales. the premier, Sir George H. Reid,
referring 10 the drOutn Of the last three
years said il has cost the colony thous-
ands of head of cattle and %, 500 sheep;
but he added, the prospects Of agricult-
ure were better, the wheat area extend
ing over a million acres.
As the result of the orchestra at a
co!ored dance at 6142 Halsted street, Chi
cage, last night refusing 70 play until
they were paid for services, six men, in
Guiding a policeman, were slashed with
razors. The injured are: Barney Reed,
probably fatal; Policeman George Jones,
Frank Jackson, Charles Reed, Charles
Ewing and Charles Gross.
Two alleged suspicious characters are
under arrest at Crosswell, Mich. await
ing Identification. The officers claim
they answer the description Of Charles
A. Bolnay and David Weeks, who are
charged with being concerned in the
murder OF George Marcus Nichols. near
Conn. A reward OF $4,000
was offered for the murderers.
Advices have been received in WASH
ington that the Indians Of the Pine
Ridge reservati tons nave declined to per-
nit a pass 10 be made across their res
ervations to allow cattle 70 be driven
down through 10 Nebraska. Senator AL |
len Of Nebraska recently made re-
quest for permission TO allow cattle in !
tended for mis- state to cross the reserves. |
Miss Emma Z. Palmer, until recently |
associate editor of the Northwestern |
Miller, of Minneapolis, has purchased the |
News, weekly publication |
OF Milwaukee, devoted to society, liter |
ature and art. Under the new manage |
ment the paper will be known as The |
Critic Miss Palmer is a sister of Charles |
NJ. Palmer, manager Of the New York |
Journal and Advertiser.