The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-13
Told in FeWest Words

The archbishop OF Toledo, Spain, Mon.
signor Monsoillo Vizo, is dead He wa:
born in Spain in 1911 and made cardi.
nal in 1884.
General Stewart L. Woodford, the new
United States minister TO Spain, started
| for Paris yesterday with his staff, on his
way 10 Madrid.
The Scotch oil trade combine has col
| lapsed, owing 10 the decision of the var
iouS companies not 70 fix the price for
! the coming winter.
Bud Brooks and Grady Reynolds, con-
| victed al Jefferson, Ga, of the murder
! Of ". c. Hunt, were sentenced yester-
/ day to be hanged, Friday. September "a.
Negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase Of a tract Of land near Salinas,
Cal. where it is proposed to start a
colony, the land 10 be used for growing
beets for the Salinas factory.
There was cloudburst in the Norman
skill Valley, near Schenectady. y. Y,
Wednesday. Severa. outhouses were
washed away and crops were ruined.
The damage was very heavy.
The Missouri Pacific has loaned to the
Fremont, Elknorn and Missouri Valley
railroad fifteen engines, which will be
used by the Elkhorn until its rush OF
business is over, or unit. il can secure
sufficient locomotives Of its own to take
their places.
At the Cleveland Butchers union pic
mic Wednesday, the beef-dressing contest
was won by Paul TetzeI Of New York, by
81 points, in minutes and 2 1-2 seconds.
H F. Mullin, champion of the world,
won second prize.
Hon. ". J. Bryan has competed his
seventeen days trip through the Yellow
stone Park. He was met az Spencer,
Idaho, by Governor Smith and Congress
man Hartman, who will escort him to
Butte and other points in Montana.
Phillip Korn, a wealthy coffee planter
OF San Salvador, died in California yes
terday. He was one Of the best known
coffee planters in Central America. He
commenced business fifteen years ago
am. now mis- property is valued at $1,000
OGn
The rumo-s recently circulated to the
effect that Charles o. Scul was TO sue
coed George H. Daniel as general pas
senger agent of the New York Central
railroad are absolutely pronounced I'M
true. on the authority Of the highest
officials OF the road.
The Canadian government has advised
al Canadian collectors of customs 10 give
France the benefit Of the reciprocal /
Clause OF the tariff act. This makes three !
countries, France, Belgium and Germany |
that are now enjoying the benefits Of the /
reciprocal arrangement.
The building of the Siberian railway !
has been OF great benefit to the lumber |
trade Of the Pacific coast. The Glen !
Turret, new freigh; steamer, now at |
Shanghai, has been chartered to take |
lumber and railroad ties from the Col
umbia river 10 Vladvostock
An application has been received by
the bank commissioners of California for
a license 70 do banking business in
San Francisco from a corporation said
TO be a branch Of the Swiss-American
bank of Lucerne. The local branch has
an authorized capital of 100000.
William Randall Roberts, former mer
chant prince of New York. VINO was also
a politician Of International repute, died
at Bellevue hospital. Roberts
was United States minister TO Chill I'M
der Garfields administration. He was
born in County Cork, Ireland. in 1880.
Grouse shooting in Great Britain OPEN
ed yesterday. The Highlands report good
bags. In Southern Scotland there is
s-med isease and in Derbyshire the
birds are healthy and strong but too
wild to yield good bags. The first grouse
a. Sheffield sold az 18s $3.50 per brace.