The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-08
Told in FeWest Words

| Count Won Tllon Stadler, Of the Duchy
of Salzburg, is dead.
The strike of the Japanese track lay
ers on the Oregon Short Line has ended
| and all Of the strikers have returned tc
work.
The government of Mexico has issued
notices that sailing vessels, coal laden
will be admitted to Mexican ports free
| of tonnage duties.
Charles Ashforth, young carpenter
Of Butte, Mont, fell backward down a
stairway and broke his neck. He lived
but a few moments.
1t is rumored that the attorney general
will not render his decision in the case
Of discrimination section % Of the tariff
law for two or three days.
Jerry Taylor, manager Of the Rocky
Mountain Mining company at Butte.
Mont, has disappeared, leaving a Short
age in his accounts, the extent of which
is not known.
The Hon. Sir William Lewis William
Cave, judge Of the high court Of justice,
is dead in London. He was born in
1892 and was the editor Of many i'm
portant legal works.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, ac-
companied by her travelling companions,
]. Heleluhe and Mrs. WAIKIKI, arrived in
Chicago yesterday from Washington
and spent the day in sightseeing.
Comptroller Of Currency James H.
Eckles, with his wife and daughter. ar
rived at Yellowstone Lake yesterday.
He and Bank Examiner A. D. Lynch
went fishing yesterday, catching forty
seven trout.
list, is dead in New York city Of pneu-
monia. He was at one time the anna
teur lightweight champion Of the Unit
ed States and later figured in a number
of fights as a professional.
Mrs Richard Millikan, widow Of the
wealthy Louisiana sugar planter, now
at Saratoga, has presented the Charity
hospital with $4,000 10 found childrens
building, which will include a kinder
garten and other Improvements.
Joseph Simons the town marshal Of
Alamosa, Colo, was shot and killed
Monday night by o. p. Brown, who
mistook him for a prowler who had at
tempted to break into the house Of Miss
Emma Holman, a neighbor of Brown.
Judge Wallbur al Milwaukee. yes.er-
day, issued a call for grand jury 10 in
vestigate the charges Of bribery PREFER
ed by Alderman Charles E. Elkert
against Charles Poletcheck, a stockhold-
er Of the Wisconsin Rendering company.
The annual convention of the National
Master Blacksmiths' associa-
ton opened in Chicago yesterday with
an attendance of 100. The session will
continue three days. The entire time
will be given to papers on technical sub
jects
The Polish National Alliance of the
United States of America began its BIZ
annual session yesterday at Harmonic
hail, Philadelphia, with 161 delegates.
Chicago had a better representation than
any other city. The election Of national
officers was held.
A fire which started Monday night in
the engine room of the Cairo Manufac-
turing and Lumber company destroyed
It and half dozen other establishments.
the chief business portion of
the town. A number of dwelling houses
also burned and thirty people are home
less.
Mrs. H. l.. Spellman, mother of Mrs. |
John d. Rockefeller, died at Forest Hill, |
Mr. Rockefeller's Cleveland home, yes |
.erday morning. She was IS years old |
and had been in failing health for some |
lime. For the past few weeks physicians !
lad rmained at her bedside all night |
and all day.
The business portion Of the town OF |
Magog, Quebec, was burned Monday |
hight involving a loss of about 100000. |
4 bank and a hotel were among the !
places burned. Magog is a small man. |
Featuring town on the Canadian Pa |
life railroad about ninety miles from |
Montreal and has population of 2,100.
Judgments Of confession aggregating |
80, 102 were entered yesterday in Chica-
20 against he American Cycle Manufac-
uring company and in favor Of the Con-
mental National bank and Assignee
3oyd of the Haymarket Produce bank. |
The firm lays its embarrassment to the
ecent reduction in the price of wheels.
The death of Edward Lille Peace. the
veil known lawyer, author and philan-
hropist, is announced from Paris. He
vas born in Massachusetts, in 1929 and
fter his education was finished began
lis professional life in Cincinnati, where
e entered the law Office of Salmon P.
'hase. He entered the army on the out
reak of the war and rendered effective
ervice among the colored people of the
outh. He held number Of rather i'm
ortant offices.
The following appointments have been
nnounced from the White House: Com
handler Royal B. Bradford, 10 be chief
Z n ebureau Of equipment, in the de-
artment of the navy. with the relative
ank Of commodore; Naval Constructor
'hilip Hickborn, to be chief constructor
nd chief Of the bureau OF construction
nd repair in the department OF the ma
Y, with the relative rank Of commo-
ore; Albert Martenzen, 10 be vice and
equity consul at Bor3saux. France.
TO FIRE BACK AT SHERMAN
owa Authorities VIII Regulate Their Own
Insurance. tx He PIesses.