The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-18
Told in FeWest Words

| d. MaSSengil on June 10 in Sullivan
county, Tenn, was hanged at Blounts-
vile, Tenn, yesterday.
At Munich the vault Of the Macmillan
| cellar collapsed Yesterday, burying sew
| enteen persons. Eleven Of them have
been extIicated but the others ar prob
| ably dead.
Mrs. Charles l. Tiffany, wife Of the
head of the great New York jewelry
! firm, is dead, aged 81. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tiffany celebrated their golden wedding
| on November 80, 1891.
Heavy rains and floods prevail in the
south Of France and all railroad COM
munication between Spain and France
| has been cut off. The damage cannot
be repaired for several days.
The towboat Jim Brown, owned by W.
| H. Brown & Sons, coal operators, struck
a bridge pier on the Monogahela yester-
day and sank in ten fee. Of water. The
| crew Of eleven men were rescued.
Panama advices from Guayaquil state
i that the town Of Loreto has been de-
| stroyed by a hurricane. Only a few
scattered dwellings were left standing
and it is reported that the loss Of life
was very heavy.
The police, through confession made
10 them, have learned that the plot to
kill President Moraes, of Brazil, is Of far
| greater magnitude than was at first
thought. AS result Of this confession
many new arrests have been made.
Elihu Hollingsworth, father of ex-At-
torney General D. A. Hcllingsworth of
! Cadiz, Ohio, died yesterday at Flushing,
Ohio, aged 81. He had been a prominent
merchant and was active in all public
enterprises.
Boyden Bros IS paint factory, in De-
troit, was gutted by fire yesterday. A
member of the firm estimates the loss
at 500, 0,o0O-s2O, 600 on stock and $4,000
each on machinery and buildings. Spon-
taneous combustion is believed to be the
| cause.
The Nicaraguant government has de-
| termined to send a commission abroad to
! sell or lease the national railroads. The
| United States consul at Managua has
advised the commission to visit the
| United States first and suggests that
American capitalists might find a good
| opportunity to make an investment.
A panic was caused in St. Xavier
school, Cincinnati, yesterday 0y the up
setting of stove. A cry OF fire was
heard and the utmost confusion result
ed. The fire was quickly subdued. but
four pupils were seriously injured. They
| are: Charles Mulligan, Lester Donovsn,
Joseph Reach and Jesse Stevens.
At st. Louis yesterday w. H. Glenn
ents. a contractor and builder. and
Riley Wallace, a carpenter, were fatally
injured in the sheds of the ST. Louis Cot
ton Compress company. The building
was wrecked by the tornado of May,
1896, and is being rebuilt. Clements and
Wallace We're on rotten cnoss-beam n
feet from the ground. when it broke.
Henry Sherry of Neenah, Wis. the
head of several large lumber and paper
mill companies, has decided to make an
assignment. He places his liabilities at
81, 800, 900 and nominal assets the same.
Mr.. She-ry's personal assignment will
necessitate the assignment Of several
large companies in which he is a large
owner and mas a controlling interest and
whose credit depends on his credit.
Cincinnati, o., Nov. 16.-The executive
board Of the International association OF
Coupon Agents began their annual meet
ing here today. The associa ton origin
ated in Cincinnati ten years ago. Invi-
tations have been received from Seattle,
Tampa, Fla, and Detroit TO hold the
next annual meeting in one OF those
cities.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Judge Cole Of
the district supreme court today. refus-
ed a writ Of mandamus to John Wedder-
burn, patent attorney recently dis
barred from practice before the interior
department. Wederourn sought to COM
pei Secretary Bliss to give him an oral
hearing before acting on the recommen-
dation OF the commissioner Of patents
that ne be disbarred.
Washington, Nov. .16.-The final act
on the part OF this government in the
ratification OF the treaty adopted by the
recent Universal Postal congress was
taken today when President Mckinley
signed the formal convention, or treaty,
and Secretary Of State Sherman had the
government seal affixed. Postmaster
General Gary had already signed it. The
treaty takes effect January /, 1899.
East Liverpool, Ohio, Nov. 16.-The ex-
ecutive committee OF the United States
Manufacturing Pottersi association con-
vened here today, and were still in ses-
sion late tonight considering the pro-
posed advance in the selling price OF
American earthenw.re, 10 take place
about the first Of the year. Manufact-
urers claim The advance will only be
sufficient 10 cover the restoration to the
men os the l. 1-2 per cent wage reduc-
lion made three years ago. This is to
be restored on January !.
New York. Nov. 16.-William Elwood.
a well known actor, who has been lead
ing man in several prominent compan-
les, died today OF heart failure at his
apartments in the Hotel Cadillac aged
50 years. Mr.. Elwocd, whose zeal name
is II. z. Haffengel, WAS born in Detroit.
and he had been on the stage twelve
years. He was for several years Stuart
Robson's leading man, appearing with
MIN in The Henrietta" and other plays
He closed last season 3 three years en-
gagement with Fanny Davenport.