The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
Told in FeWest Words


A snowstorm has swept over Scot
land. The Grampian hills are completely
covered with snow.
Colonel Lister, commander Of the
Ninth infantry, L. S. A, stationed a.
Madison Barracks. Sackett's Harbor, ".
T., died Friday night.
The Spanish minister for foreign at-
fairs, rhe Duke of Tetuan, called yester-
day upon the new United States minis
Ter TO Spain, General Stewart Z. Wood
ford.
The chief o. police Of Barcelona. Spain.
and his assistant, who directed the in
vestigation INFO the Barcelona bomb
outrages, were shot a. and seriously
wounded Friday night by supposed
anarchist, who was later arrested.
Benjamin S. Parker. one of the best
known writers % prose and poetry OF the
west, is dying at Newcastle, Ind, from
consumption Of the stomach. He has
published several books OF dialect and
other sketches. He is Ga years old.
Mr. H. Clay Evans. the commissioner
OF pensions, is i'll al his hotel in Wash
ington. A few days ago he had an attack
of malaria, complicated with indigestion.
His condition is not considered in any
way alarming.
The repEt that Deputy Game Warden
". B. Wilcox had been murdered by men
who were killing game Illegally in the
vicinity of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
proves to be untrue. Wilcox was seen
alive Friday morning.
The Harlem Jockey club. Chicago, has
arranged twelve stakes OF $1,000 each 10
be run beginning September IS. entries
for which will close September IS. Nine
races, with purses amounting to 5000.
will be the attraction for next Monday
labor Day).
President Mckinley and the entire
membership Of the ca binet will probably
be consulted before Attorney General
McKenna announces his opinion as TO
the construction to be placed on section
% of the Dingley law, imposing discrin-
mating duties.
Governor Richards OF Wyoming has
appointed the following delegates TO the
Irrigation congress, 70 be held at Lin
coin, Nebraska, this month: D. II. Elliott.
Cody; E. Gillette, Sheridan: James A.
NJ. Carey, Cheyenne.
Commander Booth-Tucker Of the Sal
walton Army Will arrive in San Fran
cisco on September 16 for the purpose OF
viewing the land secured for colonization
purposes in Monterey county. In the
meantime the citizens committee Will
endeavor 10 raise the $4,000 necessary
to secure the success Of the project.
A dispatch from Canea says that an
American named Cyrus Thorpe has been
killed by Turks near Hierapetra.
Notice of intention has been filed by
the Arizona Coast Line Railway. incor-
porated, to build a road from Tucson 10
Calabas, near Nogales, AriZ., distance
OF seventy-two miles. The new corpora
ton is capitalized at $4,000, 600.
Mayor McMurray of Denver has vetoed
the ordinance granting a franchise 10 a
new gas company which agreed to fur
nish gas TO customers al a greatly re-
duced rate. Accompanying the message
was a proposition from the Denver Con-
solidated Gas company to lease its plant
TO the new company. The mayor is a
strong advocate of municipal ownership
OF gas, water and similar plants.
The Grand Trunk is issuing exchange
tickets to any one who presents one Of
their $40 mileage books. Hitherto the
original purchaser only could use the
book. The departure actually means a
two-cent rate over the system within
Central Passenger association territory
and war 10 the knife with the Michigan
Central and other Michigan roads
against the interchangeable mileage sys-
tenn, which the Grand Trunk has always
fought.