The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
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Justin Winsor, L. L. D., librarian o
Harvard and the first president of TIT
American Library associa ton, died yes
| terday.
At Decatur, H., yesterday, Henri.
Hunsley AMI mis- nephew, Roy Hunsley
| We're struck by Wabash freight train
while crossing the tracks on a wagon
Both were instantly killed.
Prince Bismarck's throat, 1t is an
ruhe, has been affected by the recen
bad weather and ne is unable to take
| his usual out-of-door exercise.
The wire OF julius Jagot, saddler a
| Berlin, has clipped with Edward James
colored, OF Jacksonville. Fla. The cou
pie took with them 1900 marks belong
ing TO the woman's husband.
Four unknown men were run dowr
by an engine on the Pennsylvania rail
road near Jamestown, Pa, Thursday
night and ground 10 pieces There was
nothing on the remains by which they
could be identified.
Jacob We'll, prominent merchant OF
Cincinnati, VINO was injured in the col
lapse Of Robinson's opera house a week
ago. died yesterday, making the fifth
victim Of that accident. Three others
are still in a serious condition.
AT Rosendale, y. Y, yesterday, the
premature explosion OF a blast in A. ].
Snyder's cement quarry killed Arnold
Johnston instantly and inflicted prob
ably fatal injuries on three others nam
ed Bailey, Shady and Johnston.
In reply 10 so-called attacks made up
on Max Bouchsein Of Illinois, the United
States consul at Barmen, the Berlin
chamber OF commerce, has forwarded
70 the German foreign Office document
testlfying 70 Mr.. Bouchsein's efficiency.
Judge Powell, before whom the suit
against the BARLEY oondsmen has been
on trial for three weeks at Omaha, has
ruled that the bond is invalid on tech
nicality, and thus leaves the state moth
ing but an appeal TO the supreme court.
As a result OF i'll feeling Of long
standing between the men, Patrick
Coakley, a porter in the Jackson hotel,
Chicago, last night shot and killed
Charles Foster, clerk in the hostelry.
The shooting caused considerable COM
motion among the guests.
w. c. Hitchcock & Co., New York,
dealers in silk, yesterday assigned to
w. 3. Curtis. The lawyers for the fall
ed firm said the liabilities would exceed
81 900, 000 but II was hoped that the as
sets would prove equal IS this amount.
No cause was assigned for the failure.
Ex-Alderman Frank c. Writing OF
Chicago was placed on trial yesterday
charged with the embezzlement Of $1,000
of the funds Of the Klefnsorge estate,
OF which he was the agent and mana
ger. AS the result of his alleged crook
edness the property was sold for taxes.
The party now engaged In the survey
Of the Pribyloff Islands will complete
their labOrs this season. The survey OF
their rookeries had been finished, leav-
ing ST. George the only island unsurvey-
ed
Major Moses P. Handy, the special
commissioner of the United States to
the French international exposition Of
1900. who was seriously LII Thursday.
started last night for Havre from Paris
in a special compartment Of the train.
He will sail for Southampton and will
start for home today.
Application was made in the circuit
court at st. Louis yesterday for the
appointment OF receivers for the North
St. Louis Building and Loan association
and the North End Building and Loan
ssociation. II Is alleged that John c.
Obert, late secretary of the two asso-
Citations, is short in mis- accounts.
The new executive committee Of the
Miners association will at once consid-
er plans for a proper exhibit OF the min
eral resources of California at the
Trans-Mississippi and International ex-
hibition to be held next year at Omaha,
Neb. The plans for the Paris exposition
may somewhat hamper the Omaha dis
play.
Ex-Congressman Charles H. Wood
man of Chicago was taken to the deten-
ton hospital yesterday suffering from
paresis. He has lately shown marked
signs of mental disorder. Mr. Woodman
was elected 10 the Fffty-fourth congress
as Republican and attained consider
bic reputation there as champion Of
Cuba.
N-z1s H. l.