The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-09
Told in Fewest Words

Hartman, farmer near Springfield,
were burned to death by an explosion
coal oil while starting fire yesterda,
/ Early yesterday morning Harry Ia,
lor of Cincinnati, Ohio, was instant
killed by shifting lumber in a car O
the Santa F'e at Emporia, Kan. n
was beating his way.
The queen regent has pardoned II
C1Lans who had been deported TO tn
Spanish penal settlements al Ceuta, Fe
nando and the Chaffarine Islands. Tn
men pardoned will be permitted to re
! turn TO Cuba.
donna, who has been seriously i'll al III
Savoy Hotel. London, suffering from
peritonftis, is much better. The crisis
past and her condition is not regards
as being serious.
The civil service commission Ia
| agreed TO a proposition to separate tn
deputy collectors of customs and inter
and an order TO this effect will soon b
prepared and sent 10 the president.
A coroner's Jury mas returned verdic
of justif1able homicide in the case Of DR.
Richard Cornwall, who killed his bro
ther Herbert Wednesday while defend
ing himself and his aged father agains
the murderous assaults of the former.
The Clarendon hotel. two houses ani
two barns were destroyed by fire yesier
day morning at Milville, Mass. Two
tenement houses were badly damaged
Daniel Keogh, Jr., was fatally injured
The total property damaged is $500
At Columbus, Ohio, a consultation OF
gold Democrats was held yesterday q
decide as TO their course in the fall cam.
paign. julius Dexter OF Cincinnati, and
Virgil P. Kline and S. II. Holding OF
Cleveland were among the leaders of the
conference. n
Fred w. Everson OF Arlington, Mass,
who was thrown from a coach while go
ing through the Garden Of the Gods,
about four miles west Of Colorado
Springs last Friday, is dead. A dozen
other passengers were injured at the
same :ime
Senator Harris Of Tennessee passed a
very bad night. At noon yesterday, DR..
Brown, attending, expressed the opin-
ion that his patient could OF. under the
most favorable circumstances, live be-
yond this morning and that he might die
at any hour before then.
George R. T. Ward, a wen known
member Of the Chicago board of trade.
and member of the firm Of Geddes,
kirkwood & Co., one Of the largest rep
resenttives Of English capital in Chicago,
is dead of paralysis, after a weeks ILL
ness. He was 48 years old.
The governor has granted another re-
prieve, until October Is, in the case Of
Salter D. Worden, the condemned train
wrecker who was to have been hanged
at the Folsom penitentiary, California.
on Friday next. Worden was reprieved
in the early part Of June until July g.
Judge Morrow of the United States
circuit court has granted stay of pro-
ceedings in the Blythe case and has per-
mitted the attorneys for Florence
Blythe-Hinckley to file a petition ask
ing to have a decree awarding the
Blythe block to the Blythe company set
aside.
The Hamburg American steamship
Normannia, which arrived at Plymouth,
England. yesterday. reported having
passed the North German Lloyd steamer
Spree and the British steamer Maine,
reading for Queenstown. The Spree
md Maine will probably arrive at
Queenstown today.
Senator Onay op pann-x,1root, -1ao
.sked concerning the statement that he
would retire from public life at the close
t his term, said he was making no Off
ial announcement that he would not be
candidate for reelection, but unless he
hanged his mind he would not remain
oger in the seate
Motorman Riley, who had charge OF |
Bay City. Mich, Wednesday, has been |
rrafgned charged with manslaughter. |
ie was released on SIS, 600 bonds. Con-
uctor OBrien cannot leave the house !
n account of his injuries but he is also |
cid for appearance.
The funeral of Henry B Stone of Chi
ago, formerly vice president and gener-
iAAeAoSCA VI lllC SilCdSO,
nd Quincy railroad and president of
ne Chicago Telephone company, who
'as instantly killed at Nonquiutfi Mass,
-hile setting off fireworks on July 5,
1ok place yesterday
William Ingiiss Bloom, the flrebue
no claimed TO have set fire TO forty
uiidings in Cleveland, Chicago, Detre:t
nd other cities, has escaped frpm the
leveland city infirnrary. He pleaded
lness and played the insanity dodge
nd was removed from the jail to the
a month ago.
The Stove Moulders' international IN
n mas JUST closed a three days conven-
on az Piqua, Ohio. The following Off
srs were lected: President, George s.
shwah, Louisville, KY; vice president.
lillian F. Flergy, Plqua; secretary and
easurer, H. P. Oberling, Quincy, Ill, |
sneral organizer. William Sullivan, De-
oil, Mich.
Brigadier General H. c. Merriam.
rnerly colonel OF the Seventh infantry.
lahned in his new rank az Fort Io-
IN, Colorado, yesterday and orders
ere Issued from the war department Of
e Columbia. with headquarters at
ancouyer, Wash. Colonel T NJ. An
'rson, Fourteenth infantry. has been
temporary command OF the depart
eni since General Otis. transfer.
mortgage of S500, 900 has been given
the Cripple District Railway COM
NY TO the Central Trus, company of
ew York 10 secure the payment of a /,
le amount OF 5 per cent bonds. The 4.
oney derived from the bonds is 70 be
ed IN building and operating a rail-
al through The Cripple Creek district.
us Is one os the largest mortgages ev-
flied in the state
The government OF Colombia has o.