The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-24
Told in FeWest Words

| ly yesterday, but passed restless night.
| He is very weak.
A oGat containing forty-fve employees
| Of the Hamburg engine works. capsized
| in the river Elbe yesterday. Six per-
sens were drowned.
A dispatch from Fargo, y. D., says
| there is no truth in the report that Lii
| ian Russell, the actress, is there, after
| q divorce from her latest husband, Per-
| ugini.
The Dwight and Barnett Paper COM
! 7any, dealers in printing and wrapping
paper, Chicago, assigned yesterday. The
| assets are placed a. 1000 and liabilities
at $50, 900.
The senate Of the Nationa. Union COM
pleted its labors yesterday afternoon al
Nashville. A number of reports were
presented and adopted and all officers
unanimously reelected.
TIE rush OF ST. Louis brewers to buy
beer stamps before the new tariff bill
gees into effect has exhausted the supply,
ard an additional 100000 worth has been
ordered from Washington.
Detective Fere OF Oshkosh, Wis, has
arrested Julius Selucke, the murderer Of
Edward Davis, a wealthy farmer, at
Glendive, Montana. Seluke admits that
ne is the man. The deed was committed
April 5, 1896.
The national fete list OF hosors in
cludes N. Thehaut, French consul al
Chicago, and NJ. WE'LL. president Of the
French Benevolent Society, of San Fran
cisco. These are chevaiiers of the Lee
gion of Honor
\ cal for the second annual meeting
Of the Western Negro Press association
t. meet in karsas City, Kansas, Monday,
August %, for a two days session, has
been issued. All negro editors west Of
the Mississippi are invited to send del
egates.
The international association Of bill dis
tributors al Cincinnati yesterday, elected
the iollowisg officers: President, Joseph
Reid, Kansas City, No.; vice president
Geo. NJ. Van Sickle, Indianapolis; secreta-
ries, J. I. Hudson and R. S. Douglass,
Memphis.
President James p. Edoff, Of the Calf
fornia Liquor Dealers Protective associa-
ten has gone cas- to confer with the
officials of the Santa Fe railroad. An ef-
fort IS 20 be made to have set aside the
RUE forbidding employees TO enter saloons
eitned while On or off duty.
A coblegram announces the death in
Wales OF Rev. Dr. Frederick Evans, IA
ther Of the private secretary OF ivce
President Hobart. DR.. Evans had filed
the pulpit Of Baptist churches in New
owl DJ,,l LII
lin, Pa, and Milwaukee He was about
D. years 81 age.
The Caulois says the forthcoming re-
port OF NJ. Potevin, the examining mag
istrate OF the Panama scandal, decom.
mend5 the prosecution Of former Depu-
ties Haruda, ardalat, Petuneau ST. Mar
tin, Gailard, Richard and Rigeud, with
Deputies Antide Boryer, Alfred Maquet
and Hsnrimart and Senator Leveit.
A jubilee Of the Home and Foreign
Mission society, Of the African Methodist
Episcopal church is being held at Ocean
Grove, n. j. Over 500 colored people
are present. The speakers include all
the prominent colored clergymes of the
country, including Bishop Turner, Bish-
op Grant Of Philadelphia, Bishop Der
rick, OF New York, and the Rev. There
CT Louisville, and Keeling Of Austin
During the prevalence of heavy rain
and thunder storm yesterday afternoon
the powder magazine at the Empire mine |
at Wilkesbarre. Pa, operated by the Le- !
high and Wilkesbarre Coal company, in |
which twenty tons of powder was stored, |
was struck by lightning. The building |
was shattered and the force of the ex-
plosion was so great that il shook the |
Of nearly every dwelling in |
Wilkesbarre. John Higgins, who was dri- i
wing by at the time, was instantly kill |
ed
Secretary Rose Of the Southern Build
ing and Loan association, left Macon,
Ga, yesterday after dissolving the gar
rishments secured by Milo A Bell on /
stock which, Bell claims, had matured
bat upon which the company refused !
payment claiming that the stock had ma
tured. The Bel. suits served TO call at
tention to the strength Of the loan asso-
citation, and there is no danger that il
will be forced into a receivership. 1t has
over million dollars in assets, by its
July statement. duly sworn.
If retailer found that every attempt
al substitution cost him a customer he
would soon be tired OF it and would sup
ply what the public asks for.
EXCURSIONS VIA
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND
ROUTE.
To points in Arkansas, Indian Terri
tory, Texas and Louisiana, one fare plus
3. 90 round trip. Tickets on sale July
10Th. August 81 and 18th, September 9TH
ana 21st, October 5th and 18th, good
twenty days for return
HAL S. RAY, D. P. A..
Wichita, Kansas.
Don't hesitate 70 kick when a smooth
spoken salesman offers you one thing
after you have distinctly ordered anoth-
II. You know what you want Insis,
n getting it.
FRISCO LINE
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
German Epworth League Convention,
Cincinnati. Ohio. July 22-25. 1897.
For the above occasion we will sell
'ound trip tickets, Wichita TO Cincin-
sati. az rate OF one fare for the round
rip.
Tickets on sale July 20ta and a1st.
Final return lint July 25th.
E. c. HOAG.
City Ticket Agent.