The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-22
Told in Fewest Words

The son Of the late John Millais. the
former president of the Royal Academy,
viii shortly publish a life OF his father.
The Count and Countess de CasteIlane
are now at Bouville. after an extended
cruise along the Norwegian coast in the
Dig yacht Walnalla-
The Marquis Visconi Venesti, Italian
minister for foreign affairs. and Lieu
tenant PoIoux. minister of war. will ac-
company King Humbert on his visit 10
Emperor William.
Captain Kane, who commanded the
British warship Colliope at Samoa in
1889, has been obliged by i'll health 10
give up his position at the admiralty as
director of naval ordnance.
II is reported that a syndicate, head
ed by J. r McNear, the Pacific wheat
king, will establish an extensive beet
sugar plant al Crockett's, Contra Costa
county. Cal. The amount 70 be invested
is about 81, 500, 900.
The wholesaled callers. jobbers and
manufacturers Of Atlanta, Ga. have
perfected an organization for mutual ad-
vancement. The organization is TO be
known as the Atlanta Wholesale Mer-
chant and Manufacturers association.
II is announced with authority that
Mr.. W. H. Canniff. general manager OF
the Lake Shore, will be rendered the
presidency of the Nickel Plate railroad
He will succeed 5. r. Galloway, who has
Just been made president OF the Lake
Shore.
II is stated that before leaving for
friends not to permit the Introduction of
a resolution in the Republican state con-
vertion. 20 meet Thursday, indorsing
him for re-election to the United States
senate.
The American steamer st. Paul has
reached New York. having made the
run from the Needles to the Sandy
Hook lightship in the quick time of
days. 10 hours. Among her passengers
was Phillip D. Armour. He refused 70
discuss the rise in wheat, or anything
else.
Senator NJ A. Hanna returned 70
Cleveland yesterday from his Ihree
weeks cruise on the yacht Comanche.
He looked the perfect picture of health
and said that he never felt better in his
life He went at once to mis- summer
home Windemere, where he will in
few days entertain President Mckinley.
The body Of Fred Slater Of Niagara
Falls, N Y, was found at Ashtabula,
Ohio, yesterday morning, drowned.
Slater accompanied Miss Edna Mitchell
OF Toronto TO Cleveland on her way 70
Cincinnati three weeks ago and then
disappeared. being last
seen alive at Cleveland. Miss Mitchell
was found dead in her room TWO weeks
ago.
Major Moses P. Handy, special COM
missioner Of the United States 70 the
Paris international exposition of 1900,
has appointed Colonel Louis NJ. Ham
burger OF Chicago as his assistant Col
onel Hamburger will have his headquar-
tiers in New York and will enter imme-
diatey in the work of bringing before
the people the purposes of the Paris ex-
position and creating an interest in it.
The passengers on the Lucania, which
sailed yesterday from Liverpool for New
York. included Sir Donald Smith, the
Canadian high commissioner. who in
OF his elevation 10 the peer
age has taken the title OF Lord Clarence.
He is accompanied by Lady Clarence,
and others on board are Mr.. Calderon
Carlisle, the Right Rev. Hugh Miller |
Bishop of Mississippi. and
the Hon James Burke-Roch. NJ. P.
A. G.. Becker & Co. one OF the credi- |
tors OF the Berlin and Monticello Granite |
company, of Chicago, which failed some !
time ago, filed bill in the circuit cour1
asking for the removal OF Receiver |
Beach and the appointment in his place |
Of some other person. The failure, IL IL
alleged in the bill, was fraudulent and !
was brought about by conspiracy in |
which Beach was implicated. Il is also /
alleged that the assets OF the company |
nave shrunk on account, Of Beach's mis-
management.