The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-10-13
Told in FeWest Words

The Swiss national council by a voti
Of 191 TO 9, has adopted a hill making in
surance against sickness compulsory IN
the case OF all persons not having indie.
| pendent means
Congressman Charles ". Woodman Is
! seriously sick a. his home in Chicago
The trouble is believed TO be an arterial
| tumor in the head and grave doubts art
| entertained of his recovery.
In the case of B. W. Pulling. convict
ed Of forgery al Milwaukee, Monday,
Judge Wallber yesterday granted a stay
Of judgment until Saturday next, when
ne will hear an appeal for new trial.
The first triple century west OF the
! Allegheny mountains has been ridden by
Edward G. Minnemeyer, .Jr., of Chicago,
his time being 80 hours and 4S minutes.
just within the L. A. W. limit Of Sc
hours.
The Iowa State Library association
began a two days session at Des Moines
yesterday. The delegates declare them
selves opposed to the proposition that
the duties Of library boards be dis
charged by school boaris.
Eli Hopgood, the negro who killed his
wife Monday night a Ashley. Wis, a.
most severing her head from the body,
has not been arrested. He is now forti-
fed in mis- house and defies the officers
10 arrest him. Jealousy caused the
tragedy.
J. D. Gibbs, assistant cashier Of the
San Francisco custom house, has been
removed by Collector Jackson, and B.
F. Small, fee clerk, was promoted to
the position. Gibbs will appeal to the
civil service commission 10 learn the
exact charges against him.
The British ship Barracuda arrived at
San Francisco from Panama direct
Monday night and in a week or so will
sail for Honolulu, where she will be
placed under the Hawaiian flag in the
same manner as was the China. Both
vessels belong to the Pacific Mail COM
pany.
At Los Gatos, Cal, Charles F. Beck
was found dead in bed yesterday morn
ing, death being due to heart failure.
He was son of the late Senator Beck
of Kentucky, and son-in-law of Colonel
Symonds, formerly a teacher az West
Point He leaves a widow and several
children.
A badly decomposed body supposed to
be that of Robert Hamchan Of jerome
Junction. Arizona, has been found in
a slough near Ellens5urg, Wash. Ham
chan arrived there from Butte, Mont,
about two weeks ago with companion
named Welsh, who notified the autnori-
ties that Hamchan was insane.
Four men We're badly burned, one
probably fatally, by a slip in the
Hannah furnace Of the Mahoning VAL
ley Iron company at youngstown, yes
terday afternoon. The injured are; ST.
mon Christian. Jesse Franklin. both col
ored: Joe Defte, Arthur Harskin. Chris
tian is thought to De fatally burned.
There is no change in the strike situa-
ton at the exposition grounds. Omaha.
A few carpenters and laborers who re-
fused to strike are working, but to all
intentS the work is at q Standstil. A
meeting OF the union was held last night.
Contractors are making no effort TO in
duce the men who quit work to return.
The funeral of the late Peter E. Stu
debaker took place yesterday afternoon
from the Episcopal church, South Bend,
Ind. Nearly all the leading factories
wers closed. The attendance was very
large. A number were present from
Chicago, Plymouth and other points
The remains were inferred in the city
cemetery.
The Gil Bias, Paris, says a German
was arrested Monday at the camp OF
the Chalons and that on being searched
the authorities found upon him notes re-
garding the organization and mobiliza-
ton of the French troops al the camp.
The prisoner was also said TO have en-
deavored TO obtain specimens of the car
tridges and shells Of the latest design.