The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-22
Told in FeWest Words

has failed for $500 fs4, ,250. .000). Ths
cause of his troubles is said to be the
bursting of the land boom.
j. A. Brose, discount clerk IN the state
| banking company at Newark. N. J., has
been arrested on the charge of having
embezzled $7,290 He admits his guilt
Joe Gedney. wanted at Baton Rouge
La, for murder, has been discovered in
the penitentiary at Canon City, Colo:
where he is known as Jones. His term
| viii expire January 4.
A dispatch from Greytown, Nicaragua,
announces the safe arrival at that port
Of the United States gunboat Newport
with the members Of the Nicaraguan
Canal commission on board.
Serious strike disorders have occurred
al Moreso, Spain, where a band Of strlk-
ers has attacked the non-strikers. Sew
eral persons were wounded. Gen d ar
mes are patrolling the streets.
Charles Depue, on trial in st. Louis for
the killing of oMrris Pietsch, an aged
grocer, was acquitted yesterday. Pietsch
criminally assaulted Depue's sister Bes-
sic, and he shot thee grocer.
William Brown, known TO all lovers of
baseball throughout the United States
as Big Bill'' Brown, is dead. About two
years ago Brown became afflicted with
lung trouble. He was 80 years Of age.
Bert Award, one of the most promfn-
ent college athletes in the country, and
widely known as a football player and
coach, died yesterday in Chicago Of ty-
phoid fever. He was a graduate OF Yale.
Governor Atkinson OF Georgia has ap-
pointed P. S. Turner, the present prin-
cipal keeper of the penitentiary, Jacob L..
Beach Of Brunswick, and General Glenn
ent A. Evans of Atlanta to inaugurate
the convict system recently provided.
The British bark Blairtogie, Captain
Mackay, from Delagoa Bay for Portland,
Oregon, has been lost with her cargo off
the Island of Matahiva, in the Tuamotu
group, South Pacific ocean. The mem
bers of her crew have reached Papiti.
James Grinner, proprietor of the Pull
man hotel at Duryea, Pa, shot and kill
ed his step-daughter, Caroline Shaffer,
yesterday, They had quarreled over
money matters Grinner gave himself
up. He is an ex-member of the legisla-
ture-
A telegram from Coffax, received at
Spokane, Wash, al an early hour yes
terday morning, stated that all of the
electric lights had just gone out and it
was thought that a mob was preparing
to raid the jail and lynch the murderers
of Orville E. Heyden.
The wife of Prince Hohenlohe, the
German chancellor, died yesterday morn
ing of Inflammation of the lungs. Prin-
cess Hohenlohe, who was born on Feb
ruary, 16, 1929, was formerly Princess.
Marie Won SaynjWittgenstein -Berlourg.
She was married February 16, 1S47, to
Prince Won Hohenlohe- e-Schillingsfurst.
Jimmy Barry of Chicago, the bantam
weight champion, and the others arrest
ed in connection with the fight at the
National Sporting club, London, on De
cember 6, last, which resulted in the
death of Croot, were released from Gus
tody yesterday, the public prosecutor re-
fusing to take UP the case.
The plant of the Banner Brewing COM
pany, Chicago, was closed yesterday on
a confession of judgment in favor Of
William L. TibbS. The company was Or
ganized about two years ago, with a cap
ital stock of $4,000. The recent rise in
prices by the large breweries is said to
be the cause of the failure.
AT Maryville, Mo-, yesterday, John J.
Joyce, a retired farmer, shot and killed
R. c. Montgomery, a prominent and
wealthy real estate agent There has
been bad blood between the men for
some time. Joyce shot Montgomery
without a word. Montgomery died in
The murderer made no effort to
escape.
The funeral OF William Terriss, the
actor who was stabbed to death outside
the Adelphi theatre last Thursday night
by super named Prince. took place
yesterday at Brompton cemetery. There
was an Immense crowd present. All the
leading theatrical people of London were
present. 1t was the most remarkable eX-
preston of sympathy in recent years.