The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-15
Told in Fewest Words

1t is reported here that Senator George
OF Mississippi is dying az Mississippi City
Tommy White has signed articles 10
60 to England and box Wallace. the Eng
;isa l26-pound champion, before the Ma
donal Sporting Club, Of London.
Mrs. Emily Brown Of Douglas, Mich,
IN deposition fled yesterday, testified
that so far as she knew her daughter,
Sarah Ann Angel, was never married 20
Jay Gould.
The members OF the Golden club. Lon
don, have caused a special gold medal to
be struck for presentation ID the Cana
dian premier, Sir Wilfred Laurier in for
NAL recognition Of his attachment 10 free
trade.
The Los Angeles presbytery has re-
iuctantly released Dr. w J. Chichester.
VINO had received an urgent call from the
Chicago presbytery. DR.. Chichester has
been associated with the Los AngeleE
presbytery for about nine years.
A. W. Edwards, the New York Ath-
ietic club wheelman, yesterday broke the
state 100-mile record of New Jersey by
riding the distance in 5 hours 1 minute
and AZ 1-2 seconds. The course was
from New Brunswick to Eliza beth, two
round trips.
Alfred Meyer Of Baltimore, naturaliz-
ed citizen, who was impressed into the
German army while on a visit 10 Ger
many, has been released in compliance
with the request Of this governments
Meyers was discharged, however. as I'M
fit for service.
Ole A. Omlid a second-cabin passen-
ger on the steamship Campania, died az
sea August II Of consumption. Omlid
was returning to Grand Forks. y. D..
after visit to his native town in Swe-
den. His wife and infant were with him
and he was buried al sea.
The steamer Navarro has arrived at
San Francisco from Clipperton Island,
off Acapulco, Mex. From statements
made by some Of the people on board the
Navarro 1t is thought that the British flag
will soon behoisted over CHpperIon Is
land Although it is supposed to belong
ID Mexico.
Professor Lincoln, Of the Wisconsin
state university, is suffering from the
effects OF an explosion which occurred
while he was al work in the chemical Ia
boratory. He was thrown across the
room by the explosion, and when found
by the janitor two hours later was still
unconscious. He will be disfigured by
the accident.
Captain w II. Shafer of GalIatin, Tex,
one Of the best known racing men in the
south. committed suicide by shooting him
self through the left temple in his room in
the Trousdale house in that city early
yesterday morning. No cause was as
signed, as he was wealthy and seemingly
happily situated in all his relations. He
was worth about $4,000
The annual congress of the Priests Eu-
charistic league will be held at the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind,
August 1919. Among the guests viii be
Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati and
Archbishop Williams of Boston. A doz
en- bishops and 200 priests will also be
among the visitors. This is the second
annual gathering Of the league, which
was formed three years ago.
The trial Of John Dugan at Barbour
VILE KY. charged with the murder OF
John C. Olsen. which has been in pro-
gress for the past week, was brought 10
c,ose yesterday by a verdict of guilty of
man slaughter and sentence Of twent-
one years in the penitentiary. The jury
was out foriy-eight hours and for time
IL looked as if no verdict could be reach
ed. An appeal will be taken.
The preliminary contract has been
made for the indemnity loan of 100000
pounds sterling $3.50, OO0,O OO) which the
Hooly syndicate has been negotiating
with Sheng Ta-Jen and on the same
terms offered by the Kong Hong and
Shanghai banks, nancy, five per cent al
ninety-five years besides giving the syn
dictate the option to construct the Shang- |
hai-Soo-Chow railway. Il Is rumoreu |
that the Belgium loan has collapsed.