The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
Told in Fewest Words


Mrs. Lily Langtry benefits to the ex.
| tent of 1900 500 yearly by the death
of her husband.
The Populist certiorari case was yes
terday argued before the Iowa suprems
court and taken nuder Amusement
| During the year 1895 the mines Of Brit
| ish Columbia produced as follows: Gold,
s1.244.1s0; silver, s2.1O0,6S9; lead. s721 1874;
copper, s1so,s2s; total 1896. s4.257,1
Harry bunker Of Chicago, who sot and
Killed Arthur Story and his wife Hattie.
plead guilty yesterday 10 a charge OF
murder in Judge Gary's court and was
sentenced TO the penitentiary for life.
The Hon. Ella Scarlet, oldest daugh-
ter Of Baroness Abinger. widow OF the
third Baron Abinger and daughter OF
the late Commodore Magruder, H. S. N,
is completing a course OF medical stud
les at Dublin.
Lieutenant Winston Churchill OF the
Fourth Hussars, son of Lady Rudolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome.
daughter of the late Leonard Jerome Of
New York, is acting war correspondent
for the London Daily Telegraph in In
di4.
At Kenosha, Wis, James Wallace
Knox. the famous turfman and former
owner OF "Nutwood," yesterday commit
FED suicide by shooting himself in TIE
head with a revolver. The cause Is
given as dependency over business re-
verses.
Consul Smith Of Victoria, B. c.. re-
ports that the bushes sin that consul
lar district is considerably larger than
the preceding year, owing 10 the Klon-
dixie gold excitement. Owing 20 the tar
if the exports TO the United States have
been smaller since August.
Two men, Patrick Collopy. engineer.
and Henry Haight, fireman, Of a steam
laundry in New York City, lost their
lives in fire early yesterday. When
the bodies were discovered one was
found in a standing position, the upper
part OF the body bending over a beam.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, the court of
appeals yesterday handed down its opin-
ion in the case Of tine city OF ChatIa
nooga vs.. the state of Georgia in the
famous depot case. The courts decision
was in favor of the state of Georgia.
This case invoices property worth $780,
900.
The government armor factory COM
mittee appointed by the secretary Of the
navy 10 collect data as 10 a site for an
United States armor plate plant, spent
Friday night and yesterday morning in
Knoxville, Tenn. The board left yester-
day for Morristown, EIizabethtown and
Bristol.
Colonel Robert A. Ammon and Will
lam j. Wood, recently arrested charged
with Matchmaking, on complaint of SAM
ued Keller, connected with the bucket
sop concern known as E. S. Dean & Co,
have been honorabiy discharged. There
was no evidence 10 show criminal in
tent on the part of the accused.
Joseph T. Cornforth, representing a
syndicate of Denver capitalists, is in Sc
attic enroute to Southeastern Alaska, |
from some point in which he proposes !
TO establish daily express TO Dawson !
City. The plan likewise involves mail i
provided the cooperation Of
In an attempt 10 rob a shoe store al |
Etna, Pa, Friday night, Harry Will |
ans, believed TO be a notorious crook, |
was. shot and killed by means of a gun |
which had been placed in the store as |
A trap forburglars. In his pockets were |
found fifty skeleton keys. and diamonds. |
-ings, watches and chains valued at |
&, 100.
1t is understood that Superintendent |
Ouffield. of the United States coast and |
yoedetic survey, will soon be asked 10 |
'esign and that Edward S. Holden, OF |
he Lick Observatory, California. or
Prof. H. s. Pritchell. OF the Washington |
University al 81. Louis, will be appointed |
o the vacancy. The case is now before
he president for action.
A sensational lawsuit has been COM
nencei in the district court at Bis
narck, n. D., by Mrs. Urba Parker Dix
N against Mrs. ]. NJ Bartholomew,
rife of Judge Bartholomew OF the SUI
'reme court. Mrs. Parker charges thai
Ter husbands affections were allenated
" Mrs. Bartholomew. and she demands
lamages in the sum Of $1,000. Both par
les are well known throughout the
tate