The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-12
Told in FeWest Words


czarina. born THURSDAY, is progressing
| favorably.
The Wintersteen-Knor dynamite con-
I spiracy case was given TO. the jury yes
terday afternoon.
]. W. Stocks rode 32A miles in an
| tai Palace, London.
| At Manchester. England, yesterday.
the Lancashire cricket team won over
! the Philadelphia team by seven wick
| els.
By vote OF the people, II, 900 inhabi-
tants have been added TO the population
&C Oakland. Cal, and s7,00o,0Go to its
assessed valuation.
] The Southern Pacific company has an
nounced a great reduction in its rates
on cattle and sheep from Nevada 10
| eastern points, which which goes into
| effect June IA.
Tee ceremonies connected with the
graGua ton of the class Of 81 at West
Point military academy took place yes
tardav. There were about 5000 people
| in attendance.
A large part OF drove Of logs in the
Connecticut river containing 2S,ooo,oOo
is on the way 10 the sound, the boom
at Holyol:e, which was relied Upon TO
stop them, having broken this morning.
Al Solorninville, Arz., Augustine Cha-
con. murderer, sentenced 10 be hanged
on the 18th of this month, last night
sawed his way to liberty. He killed
Paul Becker. whose store he was at
tempting to rob at Morenci
Mrs. F r. Marder, wife Of Walter S.
Marder. manager Of the Central Type
foundry. has filed SUIT in the circuit
court at st. Louis for divorce on stat
utory grounds. Mrs. Marder was form
erly Miss Francis Robbins.
More than a hundred persons recent
" persisted at Tien Tsin, China, in the
burning of temple dedicated to the
Queen of Heaven. festival was in
progress and the edifice was crowded,
mostly with women and children.
Alexander W. Terrill. the United
States minister to Turkey, attended the
Selamlik Yesterday and was received n
audience by the sultan afterwards and
presented his letters of recall. Mr.. Ter
rilrs departure is fixed for June Is.
The New Haven Chair company of
New Haven, Conn, manufacturers OF
bicycles and rolling chairs, applied for
a receivership yesterday. Liabilities
about $4,000 Assets unknown. Bust
ness depression is gwen as the trouble.
Captain George A. Tillet, well-to-do
farmer residing near Riverdale, Tonnes
see. SHOT and fatally wounded his SON.
in-law, John Glenn, yesterday. The trou
bic arose over Glenn's bad treatment OF
his daughter, girl about IS years of
age.
August BeImont's chestnut horse Kee-
nan ran second in the race for the ann
chester cup at the Manchester Whitsun
tie meeting yesterday, the event be-
ing won by Mr.. Do0bell's chestnut horse
P.ety. The cup is valued at 1000 sove-
reigns.
Rev. Frederick o. Holman, D. D., for
mer pastor Of the Hennepin Methodist
Episcopal church in Minneapolis, Mimi,
and one of hte most brilliant and best
known pulpit orators in the Methodist
church. died yesterday Of lung trouble,
aged so years.
FN. Blivin of Pipestone, Mimi, has
killed himself after fatally wounding
daughter of Frank Weigel. a German
farmer living in Moody county, South
Dakota. Rlivin asked the girl to elope
with him. and upon her refusal the trag-
edy followed
Thirteen homing pigeons owned by H !
N. Baumgartner, president Of the Mil |
waukee common council, have finished |
a flight in the fastest time for the dis |
lance ever made in the west. The time |
was hours and 20 MINUTES, or less than |
a minute for each mile.
The clash between the receivers ap- |
pointed in Tennessee, and the receiver |
appointed by the Arkansas courts to set
tie up the affairs of the Southern Build |
ing and Loan association, has been ami !
cably settled in the United States cir |
cut court at Little Rock.
The affairs OF the Central Lumber com |
pany, the trust that was organized and |
maintained for a year on the Pacific |
satisfaction OF every member Of the COM |
bina;i The trust was dissolved at |
the beginning of this year.
The Pasadena, (Cal..) Academy Of Sci /
ences' expedition to the Santa Barbara |
Islands has returned. bringing back ma
ny valuabie relies, in directing former |
Indian occupation: \ hermit was found /
living on San Clemente. but otherwise |
the islands are uninhabited.
Colonel Frank Huger, superintendent |
Of transportation Of the Norfolk and |
Western railway, died suddenly Thurs |
day night, al Roanoke. Va, of apo !
plexy. He served with distinction as a /
colonel in the Confederacy in the late |
war and was 60 years OF age.
Mrs John Cameron. wife of the super- /
intendent OF the Victor coal mines and |
q prominent society lady of Pueblo Col.
was fatally burned by the explosion of /
4 can Of benzine with which she was
cleaning furniture. Her son. IS years OF
age, was badly burned in trying TO save
her.
Professor Fresenius. the we'll known
chemist, IS dead at vieshaden. OF an
apoleptic stroke. He was born in ISIS
q; F'Tankfori-on-the-Mai and was the
founder OF a laboratory which has re-
suited n great developments. particu-
larly % an industrial and agricultural /.
AZURE.
George Sharon, % Dutch Flat. Cal.
ana Ben Billings OF Towles. became in
volNei il an alteration IN saloon. and
agreed 10 settle their differences with
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