The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-22
Told in FeWest Words

Fire yesterday on the north side Of
Arlington, Ca, burned twenty houses
loss $50, 900.
| There was an earthquake at Trieste al
| o'clocq yesterday morning, and al
| Venice a shock lasting several seconds
was felt at the same hour. No damage
| was done.
1t is reported al Victoria, B. c., that
the British flagship Imperieuse has been
ordered to sail for San Jose, Guatema-
la, Wednesday, serious trouble being ap-
pretended.
Chang Yen Tung, the new Chinese
consul general for San Francisco, has
arrive there from Washington. He
viii relieve Chang Yen Tong, their
names being almost exactly similar.
head-on collision occurred at Hele-
ma, Ga, on the Georgia and Alabama
railroad yesterday. Engineer j. D.
Young and his fireman were killed.
Conductor G.. r. Boyd was badly hurt
DR.. David r. Taggart, a dentist Of
Bakersfield, Cal, committed suicide by
shooting himself at the Lack house ear
" yesterday morning. He was a ma
tive of Palestine, H., where his wife
and children are now visiting. He had
been drinking heavily.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Cowles mas been grant
ed an absolute divorce from her nus
band, Eugene Cowles the basso of the
Bostonians bu Justice Slower in the New
York supreme court The decree was
granted upon the report Of a referee.
Louise Cleary was named as co-respon-
dent.
A party of Santa Fe officials, includ-
ing General Manager Frey. General
Traffic Manager BiddIe and General
Freight Agent Gay, are in Colorado.
They express great satisfaction with the
bright outlook for business in the terri
tory they have gone over. The party
will remain few days in the state.
The lumber yard and sash, blind and
door factory of Butts & Cooper, together
with the Southern railroads freight de-
pot, burned last night at Columbus, Ga
Two Louisville and Nashville freight
cars loaded with cotton were also con-
The loss Of Butts & Cooper and
the Southern railway will aggregate $780,
600.
George Bogart, ex-city clerk Of Ev-
anston, Ill, was arrested at Cape May, |
Y. Y, last week after eluding officers |
and detectives for month, and who |
was indicted by the grand pury last |
Wednesday Of Evanston for embezzling |
1882 OF the city's funds, was taken from |
Cape May yesterday by Evanston Off
GERS.
At Sturgeon Falls, Ont, Monday
hight, three daughters of Leander Get
;au were burned to death in the family
'esidence. The parents and five other
If the Gatcau children had barely time
o escape from the burning building
The children who persisted were re-
pectively eight, ten and thirteen years
# age.
The new North German Lloyd steam
r Kaister Wilhelm der Crosse, which
allied from Southampton at o'clock
donday evening on her maiden voyage
0 New York, id not PASS The Needles
i'll o'clock yesterday morning, hav-
1g been delayed after leaving South
mpton by tightening bearings of her
machinery.
James H. Eckles, comptroller Of the
urrency, arrived at Colorado Springs
unday on a pleasure trip. Yesterday
e went to Cripple Creek to inspect some
the big mines of the district. return {
lg to Colorado Springs in time for a
inner at the FL Paso club, given by the
ankers Of the city. Mr.. Eckles says
is simply on pleasure trip and will {
Of discuss the financial situation. He q
i'll be in Denver today.