The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-27


Altoona. Pa. Jan. 26.-About 10 o'clock
asst night a shedding party OF forty per-
sons from Tyrone drove into a quarry
IT Pemberton, six miles below that place.
The sled, horses and pleasure seekers
we're precipitated fifty feet to the bot
loan of the precipice, where they lay in
l. great mass. Twenty persons were
badly injured AS soon as the news
.eachel Tyrone a special train was fit
s4ed out and all the doctors in the town
were conveyed TO the scene
The party was mostly made up Of
Founs people, both boys and girls, who,
With arms and legs broken and with
blood streaming from heir wounds, lay
n the drifts Of snow.
The mercury stood at 3 degrees below
zero, adding to the horrors of the catas-
!rorhe. The following is partial list
" the wounded:
Alice Hadden of Little Washington.
Jessie Stone, Bellefonte.
Eugene Champion, Tyrone.
William Jones, Tyrone.
Howard Templeton, Tyrone,
These are all badly hurt.
TRAIN LEFT THE RAILS.
ST. Ohm, n. B., Jan. 26.-Word was re-
ceived here from Dorchester, n B., just
after noon today that the Canadian Pa
cific from Halifax for Montreal on the
tnteTcoloniai line, had left the rails just
before noon and went down an embank-
nent- Two persons were reported killed
and six injured. The supposed dead are
Arthur Edgcomb of St. John, postal
.ierk, and Mrs Patrijurn, Of Bloomfield,
y. s.
HIS NECK BROKEN.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 26.-Sir Robert
Stewart lies in a hospital in this city
close TO death, The result Of most pecu-
liar accident His neck is broken, and
that he must die is almost a certainty.
he was found Monday morning a. 1923
Fifth street, where he fell, fracturing his
skull q. the base of the brain and break
lrg the vertabrae. He is a very promi-
nent man, connected with a life insur-
arce society of Edinburg, and was in
Denver for life insurance company. For
some time after his arrival in this coun-
Try three years ago he was travelling
companion for James A. Barbour, the
New York banker. He has a wife and
sour children, who reside in Edinburg.
ATE POISONED APPLES.
JeffersCnville, Ind, Jan. 26.-A terrible
tragedy took place last night at the
home Of Georgt Madison, near this city.
Yesterday, Mrs. Madison had been out
working, Madison being sick. When she
Returned she brought some apples for the
children. The family ate supper, the
Children eating he fruit with the peeling
On, while the parents peeled those they
ate. Immediately after, Artie, 10 months
old; Jane, years old; Lulu, years, and
a COY of five were taken severely i'll with
signs OF strychnine poisoning. Before a
physician could arrive the first two nam
ed children were dead. Lulu died during |
the night, and the boy is very i'll. Mrs. |
.Iadison is also III.
RLED HIMSELF TO DEATH.
ST. Louis, Jan. 26.-About o'clock this |
afternoon a man giving the name Of |
James Kelly called at the office Of Chief /
Of Detective Desmond and stated that he |
wished TO surrender himself TO the au-
thorities. Detective Badger asked the |
man to be seated and he had scarcely |
taken a chair when he thrust the blade |
IF a pocket knife into his throat and |
bled to death before anything could be |
done for him. The man did not cay |
why he wished to give himself up nor |
where he came from. The detectives |
did not know him.
BENHAM'S SUICIDE.
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 26.-The news Of |
The suicide OF Theodore Benham in Chi |
fago was a great surprise to his friends |
In this city, where he was well known |
among old residents. His widow is pros |
ira ted With grief. Benham came TO Spo- |
kane in 1852 and for years carried on a
business as builder and contractor. He |
left here three weeks ago 10 meet his |
brother at Mention. Mich. to engage |
with him as a travelling salesman. After
visiting relatives in Mention, where he |
wrote ii cheerful letter to his wife, he
went to Chicago to buy goods. and it is
thought here that he, must have been .
taken III and in a moment of mental alb
erration taken mis- life. Benham was |
born IN Naples, ~. Y. in 1912. In 1861 |
he came 10 southern Oregon, where he |
IN mining and contracting and |
made a great deal of money. In 1867 he |
went 10 Nevada ard remained there until |
be cane to this city
SE%EEY EOYS INDICTED.
Tew York. Jan 2e.- The grand jury |
today indicted He;be-r Rarnum Seeley,
james H. Phipps and Theodore Rich,
in connection with the recent dinner Civ
en- by Mr.. Seeley at Sherry's. The in
1ictments charge them with conspiring
TO procure the indecent exposure of two
certain dancing women. The men will
be required 10 plead TO the indictment
IN the court of general sessions tomor-
row.
TURMOIL IN CHINATOWN.
:. San Francisco, Jan. 26.-Chinatown is
In turmoil Little Peters violent death.
the feuds and animoSities which led up
to il, and the consequences, results vague
~ conjectured bat distinctly feared
have caused a state of affairs which the
authorities describe as the worst they
ever saw there. An extra detail Of po-
ice patrols the strtets and alleys with
the vigilance that attaches to recognized
danger. \ force of about twenty men, /
employed by the Sam Yup association, |
guards the street corners for several
blocks around Little Peters shoe factory |
and narrowly watches the coming and |
E0lng OF Chinese known 10 be or suppOs-
Cd 10 be innical TO Little Peters faction
The prominent men OF both the Sam
! ups ana the See Yups go about only
IV1en accompanied by body guards. De-
spite the fact hat the Chinese consul has
aiken no official action in the premises.
ne question Will probably reach the
staje department. since the See YiIps
have made a protest against the Chinese
,onsul interfering with their association.
I'll. matter was presented by Attorney
La d. orion and Senator White some
weeks ago 10 Assistant Secretary OF
safe Rockhill. who promised 20 exam
ne into il al his earliest opportunity.
DEPOsIToRS GOT ~SCAEED
Made Run the Bank on Its Presidents