The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-21
Told in FeWest Words
The Peruvian elections continue quiet

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| Wight.
The steamer Baltimore City, Of the
| F'urness line, from Montreal 10 Manches-
ter. is reported LOST in the straits OF
Belle Isle
| The boiler az Brewster Bros saw
mill on Dry Fork. w Va. exploded yes
terday, killing H j White. A. Sawyer
and an engineer of Petersville.
Joseph Bornkhagen, farmer of North
| Greenfield. Wis, who was awaiting trial
| for attempting 20 kill several neighbors,
committed suicide yesterday by hang
| ing.
In honor Of the conclusion Of the
treaty Of friendship between Peru and
Spain the queen regent has conferred
upon President Pierola the Cross Of Isa-
| bel Catholica.
c. P. Huntington, through Colonel W.
J. MacFarlane, has had the registry OF
the steamship China. of the Pacific Mail
Line transferred from the British to the
Hawaiian flag.
The Chicago wheel tax ordinance.
which provides that owners Of bicycles
shall be taxed one dollar year. and
other vehicles at higher rate. has
been signed by Mayor Harrison.
The Salvation Army celebrated It's
thirtysecond anniversary at the Crystal
Palace, London, yesterday. An enor-
nous gathering assembled, with dele
gates from all parts of the world.
The Mercantile National bank OF Har:
ford. Conn. will go into voluntary Ii
quidation August 1. 1t viii require more
than two months 20 reach settlement
with the creditors, although every dollar
is now ready.
The French deputies. by vote Of 81
10 Z, has passed the direct taxes bill for
which NJ. Cavaignac on Friday last en-
deavored 20 substitute an income tax
proposal which the chamber defea ted by
a vote OF 2S2 to 24s.
Mrs. ". c. Creole has arrived in Los
Angeles from Iuka, Miss. She refuses
to say anything about her projected
contest for the estate Of the dead miner,
except that she will claim about two
thirds of the estate.
The damage done to the Union Pacific
tracks in western Nebraska by the cloud
burst of Sunday night has been repaired
and trains are now moving again. Wires
are working again all right. There are
indications OF another deluge.
The appointment Of NJ. Zinoveiff. Rus
coed Count DE Neldoff as Russian ambas
sador at Constantinople, together with
the latter's transfer from Constantine
pie to Rome, is officially gazetted.
The secretary of war has designated
Captain c. N. Caster Of the army corps
Of engineers, and Rear Admiral John G..
Walker, retired, as members of the Mic
aragua commission, provided for by the
sundry civil act approved June 4, 1897
The secretary Of war has detailed Ma
jor S. W. Raymond as a member of The
deep water ways commission provided
for In the recent sundry civil act. The
other members Of this commission are
likely to be designated within a day or
two.
In the suit Of J. Edward Addfcks to
restrain the Buffalo Gas Light company
from transferring property and fran
chises to the Mutual Gas Light company
Justice Woodward has decided the in
junction secured by Mr.. Addicks to pre-
vent the transfer, TO be invalid.
A cloudburst near Carnegie. Pa, on
Monday night damaged property TO the
extent Of 5000. At the Pan Handle
mines the powder store house, railroad
tracks and care were washed away. The
water rose SO rapidly that the miners
were forced TO fee to the hills for safe
ty.
By the explosion Of a lamp Monday
night, the farm house of E. J. Cruel, in
the town Of Buchanan, Wis, was set
on fire and burned to the ground. Mr.. |
Cruel, who was Sc years old and had |
been bedrfdden for several years. was
burned to death and his wife fatally |
burned.
General Wade Hampton United States |
of railroads, has been in |
San Francisco several days engaged in |
making his annual inspection OF the |
bond and land lines Of the Pacific rail- |
roads. His health appears to have been |
restored and he will start for |
the east in a few days.
G.. o. Brill Of Pougnkeepsie. Duchess |
county. y. Y, who graduated from Cor
hell university in 1883. recently received |
a cable dispatch from Ii Hung Chang |
offering him a liberal sum to organize |
and manage a model farm in China I'M
der the government. Mr. Brill will ac-
,ept the offer.
Mouse, the Piute murderer, was killed !!
a. Middhng Creek, in Lincoln county,
Nevada. by posse Of pursuers- Mouse
killed Stearnes and Davis on the Colo
ado river last winter near White Hills.
4 reward was offered for him dead or
alive and a constant search has been
made for four months.
Billy Madden. the well known pugil-
site manager, has left San rancisco and
gone east with his string OF fighters. He
has with him Steve O'Donnell. who de-
,eatsd Alex Greggains; Auddleweight
ioffe. Who disposed Of O'Malley. and
Jus Ruplin. he state ot Ohio bTuiser,
who boxed a draw with Jeffries.
The people OF Alameda. Cal, have for
varded a memorial 70 congress asking
hat The tidal canal ot Oakland harbor be
completed. Work was commenced TWEEN
Y years ago and almost s2,o 900 has
,een spent on il. but nothing has been
lone on Il since 1892. II is estimated
hat a further appropriation OF 100000
viii suffice 10 complete the work.
John A Creighton was held up at the
,ate Of his home in Omaha on Monday