The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-31

leved in mining ciccies that The Oliver
company has received 2o-year ieasA
and a royalty q so cents a ton.
TElEcRAPHIc sRIEFtETS.
New York. Dec. so-The schedules In
the assignment OF George s. Moorhead
& Co, chipping merchants. show: LA
bilities. slSS.Ss3: nominal assets Ssi.7sS:
actual assets ssos. ss4.
| Philadelphia Pa. Dec. so.-Eiward =.
Scranton. general manager o: r G. Dun
& Co.'S mercantile agency in this city.
died suddenly today al his home In Wes:
| Philadelphia Mr. Scranton was appar-
emily in The best of health when he arose
this morning. but when a servant wens
20 his room % call him FOR breawfasi.
there was no response. The door was
opened and Mr.. Scranton was found
dead. The cause was heart failure.
Findlay, O.. Dec. So.-Tne dead bodies
% Henry Bchner. boiler maker. agei
So. and Joseph BrowneibeF, a tool dress
er. aged .. who had been missing since
last Saturday night. were found today
a. the home Of the former. The men bad
been suffioca;ed by coal gas. which es,,ap-
ed from stove. Bnowneller accompan-
led Behner 10 a dance on Saturday last
and n is supposed they went 20 Behne-'s
afterwa and retired for the naght
Baltimore. Nd. Dec. So.-Unitei
states Judge Morris. ex-District At
Tornsy Thomas G. Hayes and District
Attorney William L Msroury have de-
csined to approve a petition asking
President Mckinley 10 pardon Henry
Jones. ons OF the colored Navssss riot
ers. serving a iife sentence in TIRE Kfngs
county penltentiary az BROOKLYN. ".
Y. TIE petition his about a thousand
Signatures.
Paris. Dee. IN. Jules Camhon. The new
Freach ambassador 20 the United Statess
will sail for New York on Saturday.
New York. Dec. Sword was received
at the office of George Gould today that
the Countess Cas;ellsne. formerly Anna
Gould. gave birth 20 a son yesterday af-
ternoon.
Berlin. Dec. Sit Is asserted that ow-
ing 10 his insomnia. the medical attendants
OF Prince Bismarck have advised him to
abstain from all work for severa. weeks 10
come.
New York. Dec 29.-P-ofes<or Daniel L.
DoNd. he strong man. died yesterday from
ccnsumptlonp. FASTENED by an attack oe
the grippe. aged A.. He was known through
out the country as a teacher OF athletics.
Chicago. H.. Dec e-Mayor Harrison
has issued an order prohibiting public
boxing exhibitions in the city. He said hin
permission TO hold six-rount contests had
been abused and that fights are taking
place In the city every night
George E. King. author Of numerous re-
iigicus works. is dead In San Francisco.
He was born In New Ipswich. y. n. IS
years ago and vac at one time a prom
inent lawyer and capitalist In New York.
The Ar,esian ws;sr works company ot
Alameda. Cal. is considering the matter
cs bringing sult against the Alameda.
Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railway
company 10 compel II % sake steps To
prevent damage being done % the for
mer's water pipes BY electricity escap-
ing from the rails.
Chicago. Dec. 9O-"We shall pay no
attention 20 it," said Martin Julian to-
day. hen asked whal he and Fitz would
do in regard u Cor5ssts' formal chal-
lenge of the champion.
Fi;z himself refused 70 discuss the sub
ieot in accordance With his new plan of
operations. which IN 10 let Julian 30 all
he talking.
we have told Corbett what he can
do" added Julian. Bob ala not want
to re-enter ths ring al all. but NJ las;
persuaded him To promise 20 fight again
On certain conditions. These aAere. as
explicitly stated. that he would consider
fighting two men-Corbett and McCoy
and that he SHOULD fighs thesn only az
ter Corbest had defeated Baher and az
Ter Mccoy had defeated man na-nei ~
me. / nave named Choyns<i for Mccoy
10 flghs Now Co-oett may se1r himself
out talking a0ou; himself. that he can
whip F1tzsimmons.
Concerning Mccoy and choynsk'. Ju-
Han said:
II am gUfns, % hoid Mccoy tosnis prom
ise that ne would give choynsd the next
SHOW at him He canDo- ~: cut - 8; BY
saying ;hat Choyusls must come down
10 $50 pounds. FOR be knows ,hst jos
cannue do j.
Julian admitted that IL Mc1oy insist-
ed nat NJ wanted 70 fgh; no mao out
side of he ni1dleweisht hrnr- he Gui-
lam might c5nsen; 70 name middle
weight. Re SAD IL wln no; b. Walc0tt.
but u xiB be TDBny Ryan.
stick 70 wha, you see atse-sjsef IN
the new@pap pers wnen you gss 20 che
store. Don't iet a xIiy salesman throw
YOU OF the track. Yo1 know What y01
want De:ter thar ne does
Something lust as good" viii not
snsEer. SICK 20 your porIt. and wasn
you ask fr goods sdvertlse1 IN this
paper. y1I can get them.
Do you resd the Weekly Eax.sr rs
cniy % cents pr year.
Daily by carrier 10 cents
a week.