The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-04
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Louis Jordan, travelling for Charles
| ton, w. Va, house, was found dead in
bed in State street, Chicago, lodgins
house yesterday morning The police
think ii case Of suicide and an inques
will be held.
At New Harmony, Pike County, Mo-
Albert Jones, aged 20 years, angered al
something his 1S-year-old sister said
about him, shot and killed the girl, and
mitting the crime.
Willis and Robert Steele, cousins, liv-
ing at Brush Fork, Ind, became involv-
ed in fight Thursday, when Willis
Steele shot Robert in the abdomen whics
caused death in two hours. Willis gave
himself up, claiming self-defense.
Secretary Bliss has requested Secretary
Alger to furnish four troops Of cavalry at
Zuni, n. NJ, on tse 18th inst for the pro-
lection OF territorial authorities in ar
resting and prosecuting several Zuni In
dams accused Of torturing an aged Zuni
woman.
Yesterday was the last day OF the ses-
sion Of the American Social Science as
ISOLATION. Addresses were delivered by
Frank 3. Sanborn, Concord, Macs; Pro-
fessor j. w. jerks, of Cornell university;
Joseph Lee, Brookline, Mass, and Pro-
fessor jerks.
Reliable news from the scene Of the
Sheridan county, Wyoming, forest fires
is that large number of men are fight
ing the flames and are working sySte-
matically, being divided into shifts go
that al no time is the fire allowed to
burn unchecked.
A cloudburst has converted the streets
Of Needles, Cal, into a veritable river.
The water is FLY three feet deep in the
business streets. Nearly every house in
town has suffered more or less from
damage. The tracks Of the Santa FTe
road are washed out in places.
Disarrangement Of the block signal
system led to a freight train running
head on into a passenger train standing
at Floral Park, on the Long Island
yesterday. Four passengers
were injured, two OF whom were William
Jones and r. Weiss Of Hampstead, L. 1.
By the upsetting of lamp in her home
near Moscow. Idaho, the clothing of
Mary Hildebrandt, aged 4 years. caught
fire and her body was burned almost TO
a crisp. Use child died after three hours
Of terrible agony. Mrs. Hildebrandt was
badly burned in her efforts 20 save her
childs life.
Ae score or more OF Representative
freight men of Minneapolis and St. Paul
have been summoned to appear before |
The federal grand jury September 7 to
testify as 70 charges of Illegal rate cut |
ing. said 10 have been mostly on flour |
rates. There is much consideration in |
'ailway circles.
During the military maneuvers near
Weimar yesterday, pontoon bridge col |
apsed while the Ninety-fourth Thur
ngian regiment Of infantry was passing !
some Of the trumpeters were either
drowned or hit by the timbers of the
bridge and killed.
The treasury department has issued
instructions TO the collector
Il customs at Detroit directing sim to
dmit free Of duty bicycles intended for
temporary use in the United States I.
5 thought a circular Of instruction in
he same line will soon be issued to all
order collectors.
1t is semi-officially stated at Wash
ngton that the question Of appealing
rom the decree Of the United States cir
uit court at Omaha, for the sale of the
Jnion Pacific which the attorney gener-
l has under consideration is not predi-
ated upon desire Of the government
, increase the upset price.
Major Terrell, the negro who COM
lifted an assault upon a wsite woman
nd burned her liz her cabin near Elva,
labama, has been captured near that
lace. Terrell, after committing the as
iult, was captured and in the race TO
void the mob he escaped and no trace
him had been found until now.
The report that ex-President Harrison
one OF the heirs TO a large estate al
ged 70 have been left by Joseph Ball OF ..
and that he sas been re- ,
lined to establish the claims of three
Indred or more people 70 the estate,
hich is credited with being worth sew
al million dollars is denied by his pri-
ite secretary.
A message by q carrier pigeon was re-
lived by Admiral Sicard on the flagship
ew York Of the North Atlantic SQUAD {
n, al the Norfolk navy yard yester-
~ morning. This is said 10 be the first :
stance in our naval history OF the sue
ssful Use Of carrier pigeons as means
communication between naval vessels
loat and shore stations.
Al Thursdays session OF the Cincinna-
Methodist Episcopal conference, the
~. William r. Dudley OF Columbus. L
-merly penitentiary chaplain, was with 1
avn from the ministry under charges I
fraudulent business transactions. X
". w. T. Stafford of Camp Washing b
4, Ohio, was withdrawn from tse min h
ry and the church under charges OF n
Ieity TO his wife. and adultery. s
have been issued by d
lifted States Judge Clark az Nashville "
the arrest OF T. G.. Cagney, William &c
,zgerald, J. T. Bradley. J. p Murphy. =
g Shyer. William Murphy and c. A. T
'sely. charged with contempt OF court "
d violating an Injunction issued by I
dge Clark. Thea.tachments were Is Il
ad upon the complain. OF the Mass q
le. Chattanooga ana s.. Louis CON- Il
ny and allege nlega, sale Of tickets in
'la,ion OF an Injunction. a.