The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-29
Told in FeWest Words

Hon. George Reid, premier of New
South Wales, has reached New York City
on board the steamer Majestic, from Liv
erpooi.
In the Longwood tournament a. Brook
line, Mass, Larned won the match with
G.. Wrenn yesterday, as follows: o.; 40;
81. g. Points: Larned, 1873; Wrenn,
l35
The gunboat Bennington came from
the navy yard yesterday and started for
San Diego. She took out the San Diego
division. after which she vii go direct
10 Honolulu.
\. r. Loomis, p-esiden; of the FRS
National bank OF Manchester, Iowa, and
one Of the largest land owners in Iowa,
died yesterday Of Bright's disease. He
was IS years old.
Judge VIM. L. Dayton, OF the New
Jersey court Of errors and appeals, died
yesterday as result of stroke OF pa
ralysis. He was United States minister
to Hawaii in 1855.
Colorado Springs will be connected with
the Cripple Creek god camp by short
line electric road. The road will be thir-
ty miles long and will cost S,500,O00.
Grades as hign as 1917 per cent will be
used.
At the second days races OF the Good
wood meeting yesterday w. G. Stevens
chestnut colt Gluten won the Goodwood
stakes. W. Newton's Eclipse was sec
ond and the Prince of Wales G.entilt,
third.
Bids were opened at the treasury de-
partmant yesterday for the foundation %
the Chicago postoffice building. There
were twenty-five bidders. OF which that
OF Macarthur Brothers Co, Of Chicago.
for s2OS, 453, was accepted.
Dr. FL Eaton, pastor Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, Des Moines, Ia,
dark horse, was nominated oy the Iowa
Prohibitionists yesterday for governor,
over S. p. Leland, the only active candi-
date for the nomination. The vote was
&c II s.
A new fast train over the Santa Fe
has reached Kansas City on its initial
trip. l. carries passengers, mail and
express and reduces the time between
Chicago and Kansas City from fourteen
and one-half hours, 10 eleven hours and
thirty minutes.
The stock OF the Glucose Suger Rein
ing company has been placed in the list
of unlisted securities on the Chicago
stock exchange The official announce
meEt states that the total issue is s40,
Coo 600. Of which $4,000, 900 is common
and the rest preferred shares.
Mayor Phelan OF San Francisco, has
telegraphed an invitation TO President
Mckinley 10 visi. San Francisco. The
mayor has also wired Congressman Loud
requesting him personally to see the
president and get from him, if possible,
a favorable reply TO the invitation.
The preliminary hearing of John chic
gel, charged with the murder of DR.. L.
A Ferger, at Kansas City. was con-
Guided yesterday. The arguments vii.
be made Saturday. Nothing noteworthy
developed. II is said that several sensa-
tons will be sprung during the argu-
mems.
President Clemens ]. Belskine, of the
Polish Roman Catholic Union OF Amer
lea. yesterday called 10 order the specia.
convention Of about fifty national dele
gates. A present law of the union, pro-
v:ding for the payment of $500 TO a wo-
man on the death Of her husband, and
S30G 10 man al the death OF his wife,
will be abolished during the present ses-
sion.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men has won their suit against the re-
ceiver Of the Philadelphia, Reading and
New England railroad, to prevent re-
duction Of wages Of the road men. They
were the only organization who went
into the court and tough. the reduction.
II 1884 they won a similar suit against
the Union Pacific
In a runaway al Peoria, Il. yesterday,
Miss Grace White, living near Chicago,
lsaped out Of the carriage and alighted
head first on brick pavement, and was
instantly killed. The carriage then coll
lided with a wagon, and Mrs Peter
Spurck, a wealthy Peoria lady, and Mrs
kirchoff, her sister-in-law, We're thrown
out. Mrs. Spurck's head struck the pave
ment. and she is not expected to live.
The first copies of the tariff act in law
form for circulation have been received
at the document rooms of the senate
and house. The law makes a pamphlet
Of seventy pages. The membtrs OF the
house will have % 900. the senator's TO-
900 and the senate committee on finance
$4,000 copies for distribution. making So
900 in all, to be circulated by congress.
The fifth biennial session Of the Eng
lish Lutheran synod Of Missouri con-
vened yesterday al Baltimore and will
continue for a week. The synod includes
the states Of Missouri. Maryland. Virgin
ia. West Virginia. Mississippi. Louisiana,
North Carolina, Kansas. Teas, Illinois.
Minnesota, Wisconsin Indiana, Pennsy.-
vania. New York and the District Of
Columbia, and is the largest body in the
synoiicai conference in the United
States.
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