The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-26
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frst grant ot $685. for the relief Of
the sufferers by the recent floods.
The university of Pennsylvania foot
boil eleven defeated Franklin and Mar
shall, OF Lancaster. yesterday. by
score os % 10 o.
Mr.. H. Clay Evans, commissioner Of
pensions. has returned TO Washington
from Columbus, Ohio, entirely recovered
from his recent illness.
At UNDERLINE, England. in a thou
sand-yards foot race yesterday, for
purse OF 100 pounds, e. Breden beat F.
e Bacon by half a yard in minutes,
30 2-5 seconds.
The case Of Walter Block, c0lored,
who was sentenced 10 hang yesterday
at Clayton, No, for the murder Of Mich
ael Prendergast farmer. has been APP
pealed to the state supreme court. This
acts as stay Of proceedings.
Judge Sage OF the United States court
a. Columbus, Ohio, has authorized Re
ceiver Monsarrat of the Hooking Valley
railway to adjust interest and arrange
for extension of maturing bonds. The
mortgage, therefore, Will not be fore
closed.
Al the Garvin Bros. coal mine, several
miles east of Paris. Ill, James Garvin.
one OF the partners. was al work in the
dump yesterday, when he made a mis-
step and fell 100 feet to the bottom 81
the shaft. His head was crushed Ike
an egg shell.
The authorities az Washington have
received no overtures thus far from Ger
many on the subject OF reciprocity
treaty under the new tariff law, and ii Is
believed that such steps az are taken
in that line Will be through Ambassador
White of Berlin.
The navy department has been IN
ouiring into the feasibility of getting me
Yantic through the system Of canals
connecting the Atlantic with Lake
Michigan, and 1t has been settled tnat
the snip will go to detroit for the use
Of the Detroit naval militia.
The plan to consolidate the larger pa
per factories which was talked Of last
year has been revived. II is said that
meeting Of the most prominent manu-
facturers will be held in New York IN
about ten days, at which it is expected
that final action will be taken.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has granted the commissioners of wa
terworks OF the city OF Cincinnati, o.,
permission TO build an intake pier in
the Ohio river, for the purpose OF IN
creasing the water supply Of the city,
10 be connected with the pumping sta
ton on shore by a tunnel under ther w.
er.
Among the fourth class postmasters
appointed yesterday was II. g. Wallace,
who was named for the office at Ham,
mondsvilIe Ohio. 10 succeed his tatner'
VINO recently died after serving the post
office department for siXty-eight years
The present appointee had been his IA
Tiers assistant for forty-four years
prior to the iaJter's death
Judge Newman, al Atlanta, Ga. refus-
ed 10 compel the Southern Railway to
carry the packages as prepared by the
Bluthenthal and Bickard company,
whisky dealers, into outh Carolina
while their case is pending. This means
that all South Carolina business OF the
Bluthenthal and Bickard company is at
an end until the case is decided.
Harlem race track excursion train
on the Wisconsin Central ran through
an open switch into the rear end Of
freight train at Forty-eightn street, chi
cago. yesterday. and two men were in
iured in the collision. They are: Fire
man H. Olson, back and leg injured;
Brakeman Thomas Gibbons, arm brok-
en- and internal injuries. Many passen-
gers were severely shaken up.
The new German ambassador, DR..
Won Hollenben, will arrive in Washing
ton the latter part Of next month, and
will be received by the president soon
after the latters return for the winter.
Recent letters 10 the. state department
from the United States embassy at Ber-
ain speak in the highest terms of the new
ambassador. Emperor William made the
selection owing to Or. Won Hallenoen's
knowledge OF the English language.
Senator Platt yesterday announced
the slate for the Republican convention
on Tuesday next. as follows: Mayor,
General Benjamin F Tracy; comptroller,
Ashbel P. Fitch; president Of the coun-
Gil. r Y. Ross Appleton of Brooklyn
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff viii be
temporary and permanent chairman OF
the convention. and Chauncey NJ. De-
pew or Edward LauteTbach VIII make
the speech nominating General Tracy.