The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-31
Told in Fewest Words

A lightning rod agent is reported to
have been lynched Sunday night. at Bel,
grade, a small town in Storas NoG1i y:
Minnesota. the people alleging a case OF
swindling.
Forthcoming promotions in the Brit
ISL navy will include the raising Of Lord
Charles Beresford to the rank of rear
admiral. Lord Charles is ar present
captain in the royal navy.
The United States authorities have de-
cided to send the battleship Maine to
Halifax to so in dry dock during the
last week in September and the Maine is
likely TO be followed by the Iowa
The decision of the attorney general
in the matter of the Canadian discrlml-
Mating duty clause of the Dingley tarln
nav will not be announced for several
davs. II had been expected yesterday.
Loss by fire at 47S-4S0 Pearl street.
New York, Sunday night was s6o'oOo.
Chief Bonner, of the New York depart
ment. was in personal command at the
fire. Fire Chief Sweenie Of Chicago was
also present as a spectator.
Frank Savage, a we'll known racing
wheelman, took a training squirt sunday
and then went to Moodna Creek, near
Salisbury Mills, y. Y, to bathe. Inc
stream was swollen, he got beyond his
depth and was drowned. His body was
recovered.
4 collision between passenger trains
took place near Vohwinkel, Germany,
Sunday night Three locomotives ana
six carriages were wrecked and Two
nersons were killed. Fourteen were in
iured. Twelve OF whom viii probably
succumb to their injuries.
The sloop yacht Coraw capsizeo on
Lake Erie in a squat Sunday night A
pleasure party consisting of MI ana
Mrs. Reverb and son, of Cincinnati, FL
ner Benning and Ben Clark and the
crew Of the yacht were aboard. They
were rescued by a life crew.
The board OF naval officers appointed
by the secretary Of the navy to eXeam-
inc facilities for the manufacture Of
amor plate investigated the plant of the
Illinois Steel company at South Chicago
Yesterday. Three days will probably be
spent in looking over the various branch
es Of the works.
The result of the parliamentary cleo
ton in the Third district of Brest Sum
day is that the Able Eayraud, Christ
ian Socialist and Republican, whose pre-
vious return was invalidated by the
chamber on the ground 70 clerical influ-
ence. has been reelected TO the cham
Der of deputies by a large majority.
+. r. Balfour, the famous Oxford oars
man, died on Friday in Scotland. He
was captain of the Rugby football team
while at that school, and at Oxford,
where he was immensely popular. Mr..
Balfour's death was due 10 his neglect
to change his clothes after having been
drencned with rain while out shooting
and which resulted in an attack Of
pneumonia.
John r. Bitner, president Of the Full
ton National bank, and a prominent cap
italist of Lancaster, Pa, died Sunday
night from stomach troubles. He was
Il years old. In 1S47 he and a brother
started a freighting service between Ian
caster and Philadelphia, which was af-
forwards extended to all section of the
state He was one of the founders Of
Ocean Beach, n. J.
Aacting Secretary Meiklejohn has or
dered four troops Of the Third cavalry
now at jefferson Barracks, Mo-, to pro-
coed to Nashville, Tenn, not later than
the middle of September and remain I'M
til the first OF October. The regular
troops are expected to make one of the
most attractive features of the EXPOSE
ton, which will defray the expenses Of
their transportatio
The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pan yhas formally entered the field as
a purchaser and consumer of California
petroleum. 1t is reported that the man.
aSement of that company has had seven
locomotives changed to crude oil burners.
within the week just closed, and that
two purchases of oil in bulk have been
made by that corporation. one of 10000
barrels and the of 10000 barrels.