The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-06
Told in FeWest Words


! William Peel, the well known lawyer
| OF Cambridge, England is reported 10
be missing. His liabilities are said to
be $500, 900.
/ Professor Francis ". Newman, the
author and philosopher. is dead { Lon
con, aged 80 years. He was younger
brother Of the late Cardinal Newman.
The doll factory belonging TO Herr
Campo MINER at Sonneourg, Germany,
mas b Quilted by fire. Herr Campam-
mer is a former member Of the reichstag.
Consul Grimke, at Santo Domingo, in
farms the state department that on Au-
gust a new tariff law was enacted
which imposes tax OF per cent on al
exports and imports.
The annual communication Of the
grand lodge Of Masons Of Illinois con-
vened at Chicago yesterday with an at
tendance Of about $50. The sessions will
last until Thursday.
The consolidation Of the Illinois eu-
preme court was made complete yester-
day at Springfield in a fitting manner.
with eloquent speeches a. the court
room in the state house.
The court OF appeals has decided
against Riley Grammar in his case
against the Westchester Racing associa-
ton. appealing from disbarment from
tie track by the board Of stewards.
jacob Howard, Republican nominee
for circuit clerk Of Adrian county, KY,
was killed in a political fight on
Straight Creek. John Milton, Demo-
cratic candidate for jailor, was MORALLY
wounded.
The late Barney Barnato, who COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself into
the sea from the British steamer Scott
on July II, last, while on the passage
from Capetown TO Southampton, left
fortune amounting to 1868, S65, IS Cd.
Charlie T. Roy, professor of pathology
al the university of Cambridge, Eng
land, is dead. He was born in 1854. was
a surgeon in the Turkish army during
inc Servian war. was professor superin-
tendAnt OF the Brown Institution and
was contributor to several medical
journals.
Yesterday morning the fire in Austin,
Pa. was under control The loss,
amounting to 100000. Is covered by in
and barn were destroyed, Is the heav-
lest individual loser, $1,000. Eighty fam
lilies were burned out, with an average
loss to each Of about 81 900.
The Iowa supreme court yesterday az
firmed the decision OF the lower court in
not holding s. ]. Spaulding, who embez-
Zlad $4,000 from the secretary Of the
State Pharmacy commission. The court
holds that ne is not public officer, but
merely an employee Of the commission.
Spauliing appropriated the sums to
speculate in grain.
Judge Scott Of Omaha yesterday morn
ing Issued an attachment for the body
Of r. E. L. Herdman, of the Omaha po-
lice commission. When the board con-
sdered the order Of Scott to reinstate
Detective Cox. Herdman voted no on
the question. When Scott heard OF this
he cited Herdman to appear to defend
charge OF contempt. Heriman left the
city Monday evening.
Police Commissioner N. A Gunst of
San Francisco arrived with his family
in Chicago yesterday after five months
sojiurn abroad, where he has been re-
viewing the police systems of aPris.
London, Berlin and other European
cities He spent a week in New York
with Captain George McCluskey. new
chief OF detectives of that city, ana in
Chicago was the guest of William A.
Finkerton.
Casper Whitney, the we'll known sport
ing writer, who incurred the displeasure
Of Coast amateur athletes last year by
his denunciati ton of nearly everything
in the nature OF amateur sports in the
west, is again visitor in San Francisco.
He is on his way ID Siam to hunt big
game. His views have not changed, and
he still insistst that the atheletic clubs
OF the coast are dominated by a spirit of
professionalism.