The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
Told in FeWest Words


At Melzo, twelve miles from Milan
| during strike disturbances yesterday, the
| troops were called upon and fired upon
| the strikers, killing one man and wound
| ing eight
Horace D. Pillsbury, a son Of Evans G
| Pillsbury, the well known attorney, is Ill
! in his apartments al the Palace hotel
| San Francisco, suffering from a severe
tack of appendicitis.
The directors Of The Chicago and Rock
Island have declared a quarterly divi-
dend of per cent. This is an increase
in the dividend rate from 8 per cent
basis to a 4 per cent basis.
The president has commuted to i'm
pris0nment for life the death sentence
imposed upon C. L. Arlington in western
Texas, for murder. Addington was to
have been hanged on the 18th.
A dispatch from Messina, Sicily, an
nouncas the death Of Monseigneur Gui-
seppe Guarino, cardinal bishop of Mes
sina. He was born in Sicily in 1927 and
was created a cardinal in 1893.
The grand jury al San Francisco has
indicted Charles S. Bartlett, witness
for Mrs. Craven in the Angus-Craven
case, on the charge Of perjury. The an
dictment will not be filed until next
week
General Bourbaki, VINO was in COM
mand of the imperial guard al Metz dur
ing Inc Franco-Prussian war, but who
left that place on a mysterious errand
shortly before its capitulation, is dead.
The works OF the Youngstown Bridge
company. al Youngstown, Ohio, were de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is es-
timated at 800, eco, partially covered by
Insurance. Two hundred hands are
thrown out OF employment.
Al q special meeting Of stockholders of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
yesterday the proposed general refund
ing mortgage was approved and author
lied without dissent. by vote largely
exceeding two-thirds of the total capital
stock.
The next annual meeting o. the Ameri-
can Poultry association will be held in
Boston, January IS, 1898 The announce
berg, Ellsworth, Kansas, secretary and
treasurer. The vote resulted 81 to %
against Chicago
By the bursting Of fly wheel weigh
ing over five tons at the factory Of the
Providence Rubber Shoe company, Prov
idence, R. l., yesterday, two men were
killed and several persons injured. The
killed are William J. Benner, engineer,
and James NJ. Brown, 70 years of age.
Thee ounty bridge across the Tennes-
see river at Chattanooga caught fire yes
terday and burned rapidly in spite of the
efforts Of the fire department. 1t began
about midway and burned towards the
Hill City side. II was stopped after two
spans Of the bridge had been consumed.
The j. W. Day & Co. sawmill on the
river al Twenty-fourth avenue, north,
polls. was burned yesterday. The
loss Of $4,000 is total; insurance $4,000 |
The fire department managed 20 save |
$50, 100000 feet OF lumber that was in !
danger. The mill handled 10000 feet
daily and employed $50 men.
The Clyde steamer Oneida, which sank !
n her slip Tuesday a. New York. was /
'aised today. The greater portion of her /
,argO has been removed, and after the /
ya,er is pumped out of her h Did she will |
'e locked a the Erie basin to ascertain
he nature and extent OF the injuries
yhichr esulted in her sinking.
Commissioner of Patents Butterworth
las been in Washington all this week,
i MS office in the day and AT mis- home
n the vening. Through some cause,
Wholly baseleSs and unfounded reports
ave been in circulation that ne had
'een assaulted and robbed a. Atlantic
Ky.
The Netherlands government is paying
an export bounty on sugar.
Pending final determination of the
natter, the United States treasury de-
artmenI has instructed customs officers
OF % make final liquidation Of the en-
-ies on all duties sugar. The export
NY is understood TO be S4-1OO forms
er 100 kilograms
The Rock Island directors yesterday
lected Warren G.. Purdy, first vice pres
lent, 10 succeed Benjamin Brewster. de-
7ased; w. II. Truesdale, second vice
to succeed ". G. Purdy, pro-
!oted: George s. Brewster, member of ,
lie board Of directors, 10 succeed Benja-
lin Brewster, deceased; f. P. Flower. {
'ember of the executive committee, to
lcceed Benjamin Brewster.