The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-30
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suffering with aneurism, is now steadily
improving.
It is rumored that the Marquis OF
Hertford will succeed the Earl Of Aber-
deem as goverror-genersi OF Canada.
N. Carvalho, director OF the Opera
Comique, Paris, is dead. He was born
in 1925. He became director of the
Opera Conique il 1867
TIE thermometer yesterday dropped to
9 degrees below zero al North Creek, y.
Y, 10 below at Saratoga; u below al
Rouse's Point. and Is degrees below at
Blue Mountain Lake.
Richard Arthur prince, the super who
assassinated William Terriss. the actor,
on December 16, was formally committed
for trial yesterday at the Bow Street
police station, London.
The French minister OF foreign affairs
VI. Hanotaux, it is said, will convene an
international conference without delay
for the naturalization Of the Newfound-
land banks during the fishing season.
o. II. MaoBra, agent for the Southern
Express company al Brunswick, Ca,
has skipped, it is said, with $4,000 in.
currency Of that company. MacBra
stands very high socially in Brunswick.
Ar imperial decree has been gazetted
at Jenna authorizing the government,
during the prorogation Of parliament, TO
levy taxes and provide for the state ex-
pendfture from January 1 to June so
next.
Colonel Kidder of Chicago, father of
Kathryn Kidder, who is suffering from
nervous prostration following the recent
dis5anding of her company, says that
the actress will rever again appear on
the stage.
Charles Mannings Foster, we'll
known banker and broker, died at his
home in New York Tuesday night aged
Al 4years With Henry Clews ne found
ed twenty years ago the firm Of Henry
CleWs & Co.
Yesterday being the sSth birthday OF
the Rt. Hon. William z. Gladstone, the
usual congra tulations were sent to Ha-
warden and to Cannes. where Mr.. Glad
stone is improving, though still suffer-
ing from neuralgia.
Thomas w Seymour, founder Of the
benevolent order of knight and Ladies
of Honor. and grand secretary for the
state cf Missouri, died ar his home at
Maplewood. Mo, yesterday. as the re-
suit Of paralytic stroke.
The Bissouri experiment station au-
th0rities have decided that it would not
be profitable for the Missouri farmer TO
raise beets for sugar purposes, if he in
tends to go TO the expense of erecting
ia ctorieS for manufacturing the sugar.
Secretary Alger was much better yes
terday. He suffered from a depressing
fever Tuesday but this entirely disap-
peared during the night and yesterday
he was able to arise from his bed and
transact some business at his house.
D. G. Reed, of Richmond, Va, and Mr..
Hagen Of Chicago, tin plate men are at
Columbus, Ohio, waiting for others. the
purpose being, If possible, to restore rates
agreed upon at previous meeting but
which were violated by part of the men,
bers thereof.
President Mckinley has granted a par
don to L. I. Rosencrans of Montana,
sentenced to imprisonment In the Min
nesota state penitentiary for violation
Of the postal laws. The pardon was is
sued to restore Rosecrans to citizen
ship.
The fifteenth annual meeting Of the
Modern Language Association of Amer
lea, which has been in session since
Monday at Houston hall, university OF
closed yesterday The
Of Virginia was selected as
the meeting place for next year.
The plant of the insolvent Fowler Cy-
Die Manufacturing company, Chicago, !
which invertoried at s37 coo, and the
book accounts, amounting to $4,000 were
sold yesterday to Frank T. Fowler, who |
FOR some years was president of the |
company. The price paid was S25,O 900
The Merchants and Traders bank of |
Ga, failed to open its doors
The capital stack of the |
bank IS 100000. A majority of the stock |
holders are solvent and the depositors |
viii be paid in full fthe court expenses
10 not consume all the cash realized.
F. Henry Wurser. OF the university OF |
Eotre Dame, secretary OF the American |
Republican College league, has appoint |
ID James Tabor, of the university Of |
as chairman OF the sixth de- |
1artment Of the organization, including
he states of Indiana, Kentucky and /
owa.
Il is reported that the notorious Black |
lacks gang of outlaws mas crossed the
inc from Mexico enroute TO Silver City, |
:. NJ, for the purpose OF releasing the |
Southern Pacific train robbers captured
'ecencly near STEMS Pass. Deputy /
United States rlarSnals are on the look
,ut for the gang.
BY patiently teaching the use OF the
ips for utterances. DR.. Willis D. Storer.
| staff Physician at Augustana hospital, |
IIIcago. has restored the power Of
.peech 10 Maggie f. Lauf. Three years
lgo Miss Lauf was struck by lightning
md Up 10 about six weeks ago had since
'eeE unable to utter a sound.
BY the Will OF Mrs. Henrietta R Fsles
3aker. two million dollars is bequeathed
o the Pennsylvania hospital. contingent
lpon the death OF the son and daughter
+ the teS.atrix without issue. Other
20 which bequests are made
Ire the Pennsylvania Museum School @.
Industrial Arr, and the Geological Gar
lens.
The recent rainstorm in the state or
Washington has seriously interrupted
abroad traffic and a chinook wind.
which is converting the snow IN the
into water, threatens consid-
"a ole damage. The Shagit river is re-
'orted to haHe risen ten feet. Eleven
ents OF the Seattle and International
r5stle ever the Sdlaguamish have been