The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-17
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pany has purchased s200,00 wo0rth OF riv
er property and dockage in Milwaukee
for terminals.
On the fourth ballot, at Chillicothe, O.,
Colonel Henry Kissinger of Dayton was
yesterday elected department comman-
der OF the G. A. r.
Henry T. Eames, of Chicago, president
Of the Commercial National bank, died
at his apartments at the Lakota hotel
yesterday after a long illness.
The steamer-colier Susannah o. Kelly
has foundered in a hurrican which has
posed over BelfastL ough. Ten men,
bers Of the crew were drowned.
Nelson's flagship, the Foudroyant,
which is now touring the coast Of Eng
land, as a show ship, has been driven
ashore and is expected TO be lost
A party Of Columbia college scientists
have arrived at Port Townsend, Wash.
10 prosecute researches into the marine
life of Puget Sound, begun last year.
It is stated that the japanese diet has
passed a bill TO subsidize sealers. This
| is expected to cause the transfer Of
many British sealers to the japanese
| flag.
| Four bombs, or internal machines,
have been discovered in Paris during the
past month and during President Fau-
res journeyings several domiciles were
searched.
John W. Foster. the United States com
missioner, started for London from St.
| Petersburg yesterday. 1t is understood
that his mission was successfully ac-
| complished.
The murder of the French Catholic
priest, Father Mazel, in Kuangsi, China,
was committed by a marauding band
and no anti-Christian sentiment ami
| mated the criminals.
Surveyors are at work on a route for
a railroad from Deming, n. NJ, to Globe
Arizona This will give Arizona direct
communication both east and west over
the Santa Fe system.
N. F. Young, general manager of the
| Barnum-Bailey show, died Tuesday
night al the Auditorium, Chicago, Of ty-
phoid fever. He leaves an estate in Gin
! cinnati valued al $4,000.
Nicholas Curtis, vice president Of the
Anderson Marriage company, at Cincin
natl, has petitioned the court for re-
ceiver. The petition says that nc divi-
dends have been paid for seven years.
Several men who claim to be agents
of the Spanish government are in Ben
ton county, Ark, buying mules for the
Spanish army in Cuba. Several hundred
animals have been bought and shipped.
The passengers of the Panama rail-
road steamer Advance, who had been
detained at Hoffman Island since last
Friday owing TO the presence of yellow
fever on that steamer, We're discharged
yesterday.
The North of England and Scotland
have been swept by heavy gales. The
suburbs of Glasgow and the country
around that city are flooded and the
railroads are submerged. A terrible
storm has swept over Liverpool.
The retiring United States minister to
Turkey, Alexander W. Terrell, who start
ed for Athens Tuesday on his way to
the United States, presented his letters
of recall at the audience which he had
of the sultan before his departure.
Count Ito, of Japan, who is in Paris,
says that Japan never had any idea of
entering into conhic: with the United
States as an-Outcome Of the troubles be-
tween Japan and Hawaii, which Incl
dent, he added, had been greatly exag-
gerated.
The Ohio Wesleyan University has
conferred the degree of Doctor of The
ology upon Rev. DR.. William McAfee,
of Illinois. The report that DR.. McAfee
has been called TO the presidents church
at Washington, or elsewhere. is positive
ly denied.
The 10Th commencement OF Brown
university took place yesterday. The
honorary degree Of Ii. D. was confer,
red on Hon. John Hay, United States
ambassador TO England. and of Master
of Arts on Elisha Dyer, governor of
Rhode Island.
In connection with the alleged at
tempt upon the life Of President Faure
last Saturday. while on his way TO the
have been made,Z Zcmfwycmfwypmfw
races a Longchamps, several arrests
have been made, but only one man was
detained in custody.
Patrick MoMurray was arrested in
New York City yesterday on a tele-
gram from Savannah. Ga, where he is
wanted for larceny. L is alleged that
McMurray stole money entrusted 10 mis-
wife as executrix and trustee OF the
estate OF Catherine Prenty.
The Postal Union at Berne, Switzer-
land, announces tha: samples Of articles
composed OF glass or other fragile sub
stances are admissible TO the mails be-
tween the French establishments in
Oceanica and the other postal union
countries, If suitably packed.
S. II. H Clark, president Of the IN
ion Pacific railway and one OF its re-
ceivers. is quite III az his home in ST
Lcuis. Three or four months ago he
was stricken with the grip and he is now
under the treatment OF a specialist in
diseases ot the throat and lungs.
Japanese troops in Fornosa have cap
| tu-ed the famous rebel chief Sen Sin
CTan-Shin, who had succeeded in evad-
ing capture ever since The first arrival
Of the Japanese. Sen Sin during the Chi
| nese occupation was one of the highest
military officers in the Chinese army.
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