The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFIETS.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The comptroller
of the currency has declared a dividend
of Is per cent in favor of the creditors of
the insolvent Union National bank of
Denver, Colo.
Calcutta, Dec. 20-According to advices
from the front, Sergeant Walker, OF the
Scots Fusiliers is prisoner in the hands
Of the Sipah Afridis. Efforts are being
made, TO obtain mis- release.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 20.-The city
council passed q. curfew ordinance to-
night, prohibiting children under 10
years from frequenting the streets after
p. m. in summer and p. m. in winter.
Amsterdam, n. Y, Dec. 20.-The Mont
gosnery county board OF supervisors 20
day demanded the resignation of Will
lam Clark, county treasurer, in whose
accounts a shortage of over s2S,000 mas
been found.
Syracuse, N. Y. Dec. 2o.-Peter S. Nc
Mahon of Albany, crazed by cigarette
smoking. committed suicide here today.
Mcmahon stood in front of a mirror and
fired bullet through his heart. He was
about 20 years old.
Baltimore Nd, Dec 20-The establish
ment of Crook, Horner & Co., dealers in
plumbers machinists' and millers' sup
plies, occupying seven-story building
at Howard and Saratoga streets, was
damaged s45O.o00 by fire this evening.
The loss is covered by insurance.
st. John, n. F.. Dec. 20.-A terrible
gale swept this island yesterday. and
did much damage TO fishing establish
ments and vessels al all the seacoast set
Elements. Twelve schooners went
ashore in Green bay and became total
wrecks, and several others were badly
damaged in collisions.
Troy, n. Y, Dec. 2O.-In collision to-
day between strikers an non-union men
who succeeded them in the West Side
foundry at Colonie, a suburb OF Wafer
Welt, several shots were fired by union
men into the house of Joseph Rohler.
Rohler's wife was shot in the neck and
robably fatally wounded.
London, Dec. 21.-According to dis
patch from Berlin to the Daily Mail. the
chief Of the Hamburg fire brigade, in the
course Of a report on the recent great
fire in the Cripplegate region shrdiu0ii
fire in the Cripplegate district Of Lon
don, condemns the London fire brigade
as inadequate and antiquated."
New York, Dec. 2o.-Seaman Phillip F.
Carter. who on June 50 last with bay
onet, killed his shipmate and superior Of
fcer. Thomas F. Kenny. on board the
battleship Indiana. at the Brooklyn
navy yard, was today convicted OF mGr-
der in the first degree, the jury ixing
the penalty at Imprisonment for life
wasnin gton. Dec. 20-The monthly
statement OF the collections of internal
revenue show thai for the month of No
vem5er las; receipts amounted % $l3.-
s59, ,296. an increase as compared with
November last year OF 81 257. .sZ7. For
The last FIVE months however. there Is
shown TO have been a decrease of $5.s12.
Mount Vernon, Ind. Dec. 20.--John
Morris, cashier OF the Mount Vernon
bank. and Charles c. Beasty. county
commissioner. are bo;n under arrest on
indie tments. the former for bribery. and
the latter for acceptance OF b-foe. 1t
being alleged In the indictmen-s 3 that
Morris gave Beatty SO % award Loan
Of $55.000
Lincoln. Ne5.. Dec. 20-Tne state o.
Neorsss1a, oy the attorney general. hled
evil suit today against ex-TFessIrer
Bartlsy and MS bondsmen f5r S115. 900.
This IS the amount Ehisn Barley 3
charged with enoezzlinz from the Dr3-
lie school fund during MS first .Eo years
IN Office. and Is 0nly one % q Number ot
similar suits.
London Dec. IA dispa:sh from VI
emma 10 the Daily Telegraph reports ma,
there have been ssnsuinary conflicts 3;
several barracks IN Prague during tie
zst few days between Czcchs and Ger
man soIdierz Twenty-Five men have
been severely snoan5ed. The authorities
csnfiscated re Czech neEsca9e-s .hz.
reporsei tae ARRAYS
Montreal. Dz1 1s-Tsse FtaT z71Ccn =e1
touigat zui5o-4iztIyesy -szt Lse-tenaa.-
Governor slr A5oipa< Cha2Iesa win re-
sign shortly ard rs-zks al @xten3si tour
o Ea-epe- J; = Understood nat tals
rip xiu - II sehzls u t1e government +
and IN connection xI.h ne Paris exc
s:fioa- The present 2aziacaI cr<n Is
SAID 70 Se due - Ire retention az s. /
Ade.pa Cns psc4a n osfce.