The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-14
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Christian Donson, a Swede, enroutt
from Chicago to Sweden, was found
hanging in the woods near Bernhard's
Bay, n. Y, yesterday.
A small cyclone visited Point La
/ Hache, 40 miles below New Orleans, yes
| terday morning. Seven houses were cap
man lost his life.
The Oliver Pecker crew have been in
dicted at Norfolk, Va, and 1t is an
| nouncej, will be tried under the indict-
ments, notwithstanding reports that
| their cases would never be tried.
Robert a. Van Wyck yesterday took
the office as mayor of Greater New
York before Justice Fitzsimmons in the
circuit court, to assume the duties Of
Office on January 1, 1898.
Charles Butler, philanthropist and
| lawyer, died at his home in New York
| City yesterday. Mr.. Butler was born at
| Undertook, y. Y, in February, 1902.
His mother was descendant of Oliver
Cromwell.
Two large sales OF California petro-
leum have been concluded, one of 10000
barrels TO be delivered to San Fran
cisco. The sales were made ct 81 a bar
rel and the price is expected TO go to
S1.25 within 90 days, as there is n short
age in sight.
All the boxing matches arranged to
take place at the National Sporting club,
London, have Ieen postponed until the
new year, owing to the death of Wal
ser Croot, the English bantam weight.
from an injury recently received in a
bout with Barry Of Chicago.
Henry Breede, a pioneer crockery
dealer of Chicago, committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himself through
the head at his place of business. Breede
was reputed to be wealthy. Domestic
and business troubles are supposed to
have caused him to take his life.
st. Louis, Mo-, will soon have new
hotel that will cost $4,000, 900. Several
Chicagoans and hoetl man Of Indian
apolis will furnish the capital The loca-
ton is at the corner OF Olive and
Twelfth streets. The hotel is TO be the
most modern structure of the kind west
of the Mississippi.
Friedlander, Gotlieb & Co., proprie-
tors OF the Columbia theatre, San Fran
cisco, have signed papers giving them
full control of the Baldwin and Califor-
MIA theatres in that city and the Mac
Donough theatre in Oakland. They
claim to be independent of the eastern
syndicate.
E-5,papa = Cacb,oao Tho Naur varlr
street cleaning foreman, arrested on
Saturday charged with misappropriat-
ing $4,000 while treasurer Of Greely
county, Nebraska, was arraigned in
court yesterday and turned over to
Luke Finn, Of Greedy county, who will
take him west.
A special to the Chicago Tribune from
New York says Mrs Herman Oelrichs
is threatened with total bliondness. Her
left eye was wounded by tack falling
on it while she was experimenting the
hanging OF some tapestries, and the con-
dition of both her eyes has become most
serious and alarming.
An extension OF the Western Union
wires will be made to Victoria, B. c.
The extension will be from Seattle to
Port Blakely, thence TO Port Gamble.
Port Townsend, Port Angeles and
across the straits to Victoria. Work on
the cable will be begun at once and the
new lines will be in operation in a few
weeks.
Jimmy Consandine, who one day last
May snatched tray of diamonds val
ued at $4,000 from Kansas City jew
eler and darted down the street, has
been sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary. Consandine is one Of the
most clever and dangerous thieves and
is wanted by half dozen sheriffs- His
pal, Harry Deaton, will be tried later.
Edward Rogers, who was sent to the
Michigan state prison from Saginaw in
August, 1891, for life, has been par
doned by Governor Pingree. Rogers
sister will take him to her home in
California. He had a family in New
York but left home during a drinking
spell. At Saginaw he became infatu-
ated with a woman, whom he killed be-
cause she refused TO marry him.
Notice of Dissolution.