The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-25
Told in Fewest Words

| So2cconlSt or St. LOUIS, o1ed TueSdd
night.
Fire at Collins, Story county, Iowa
yesterday destroyed the entire town
Loss about $4,000.
The empress OF Germany yesterda.
opened a bazaar for the benefit Of tn
Silesian food sufferers.
BY special order of Emperor William
Nine. Rejane has been engaged to pla.
Madam Sans Gene" at the Schauspiel
Haus.
The president has appointed Majo
William Henry Heuer, corps Of en-
gineer., to be a member Of the California
debris commission.
Billy Elmer of San Francisco was de
feated in les than two rounds by KID
Parker Of Denver before the Los Angeles
Athletic club Tuesday night.
Duke Ernest Gunther OF Schleswig.
Holstein, brother OF the empress OF Ger
many, was taken suddenly i'll yesterday.
He is suffering from enteritis.
Earthquakes in the mountainous dis.
tricts of Saxon Tnurngia damaged the
famous railroad visduct of the Goeltzsch
valley, rendering it OF no use for traffic
for some time to come.
The Germans are making progress in
their trade with Nicaragua. probably on
account OF the demand Of Germans resi-
dent in Nicaragua, Nho prefer goods
made IN their old homes
Miss Francis E. Willard, president of
the National and Worlds Woman g
Christian Temperance union, sailed on
the steamer st. Louis for Southampton
yesterday from New York.
Captain Niebauer, General Manager
Wilson and Superintendent Schloose Of
the Alaskan Commercial company are
negotiating for the building of four steel
steamers for the Yukon river.
The Exoelgior Brewing company, 835
to 345 Larrabee street, Chicago, was clos
ed yesterday on confession Of judgment
for Sc, 1893 in favor OF Edward o. Gunder-
son. Assets s1eO, 900 Liabilities half that
amount.
The spread Of the buoonic plague
shows no sign Of abatement at Poonah,
Surat and elsewhere. The health au-
thorities of Bombay report tweuty-six
cases of the plague and ten deaths there
Tuesday.
The attorney general Of Iowa, in an
official opinion says that all banks In
the state having less than five stockhold-
ers must reorganize at once. He says
the law is operative with the new code
October I.
A Swiss has invented a device which
t is claimed will destroy the insects that
are such a deteriment to the grape and
similar vines. The formula Of disinfect-
ng is secret and the manufactured ar
.icle is for sale.
The extensive lumber of Colonel Aaron
T. Bliss, at Carrollton, Michigan, was de-
'troyed by fire Tuesday night Colonel
Bliss estimates mis- loss at $4,000, fully
insured. Property adjoining was dam
'ged to the extent Of $1,000.
Joseph Kohler, for thirty years hostIer
n fourth-class hotel in Peoria, Ill, has
ust been taken to hospital. Before he
vas removed he caused an ash barrel in
lis room to be searched and large sum
II money in gold, reported to be several
thousand dollars, was found therein.
Major Joseph F. Denniston, ex-county
nd city treasurer, and one of the best
nown citizens OF Pittsburg, Pa, died
esteyday after short illness. The pri- |
nary cause Of death wss wounds receiv- |
d during the war. Major Denniston was |
member OF the Grand Army, Veteran |
.egion, and Loyal Legion.
1t is announced that the banking firm |
Alexander Brown & Sons, of Balti- |
lore, has closed deal by wnicn the |
apital stock SIC, ,O0O,O 900 of the Pittsbury
'raction company, including 1T miles Of
treet railways, mas been transferred to
syndicate of capitalists in London.
lew York, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The gross earnings of the Baltimore
nd Ohio railroad for the month Of Octo-
er, 1897, were 50, 366, ,107, q decrease Of
1853. The increase in net earning. was
S3e,c79. For the four months OF the
seal year ending October, 1887, the gross
irninss were $9,4I7.17S, an increase Of
'64.S46. The net earnings increased
go ole.
A dispatch from Carbes. capital Of the
apartment Of Haute-PyTeness. an
ounces that ballast train yesterday
Tertook passenger train during fog
the Turnay railroad station. The
lock is described as having been ter
fic. Several cars We're ground into
'lnters. ten persons Were killed and
any people injured.
The premier Of New Zealand. Sir John
sddon. proposes to suhsidize from an
ternately fortn;ghtly mail service be-
7een Wellington and San Francisco
10 Vancouver. 3. c., passage between
ellington and San Francisco not to
-csed ninteen days, and passage be-
Teen yelling and Vancouver not to ex-
ed twenty-ons days.
The Lee Arms compsny has been given
verdict in London, and agreed to dam
res TO the amount OF $3.50, against the
oHdon and Westminster contract co--
ration for breach OF agreement TO
lrcnase the Lee-Metford rifle patents.
7e defense alleged FRAUDULENT misreore-
ntation upon the pSrt OF a New York
wyer. L. E. Warren.
Since the United States tariff Of 1897
mt into effect trade relations between
ew Brunswick and the United States
We been at standStill. While freight
tes and the natural inclinations OF the
ople are favorable 10 the United States
: Canadian people are more active
an heretofore and the trade formerly
Joyed can be regained only by con-
ssicns.
me subcommittee appointed st the !
sent mining congress in Denver to
epare a revision OF the mining laws /,
= completed it, ls5ors and a provfs-
lsl report has been Transmitted - 80