The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26
Told in FeWest Words

| Chief of Police Peter Conlin of New
York City, was released yesterday b,
| the police commissioners on his owl
| application. He will receive pension
| OF $1,000.
San Francisco ship charters are still
| on the increase and q shillings pence
from that port to Europe has been reach
ed. Al this rate three vessels have beer
| engaged.
The Mystic, a small steamer, reached
Savannah, Ga, yesterday from New
York on her way 0 Cuba. she wa:
boarded by officers, but her papers were
all right and she will proceed today.
The London Echo asserts that the
Duke and Duchess of York have accept
ada, Sir Wilfred Laurier, to visit Canada
during 1898 while on their way 10 All
ssralia.
The British ship Pendeen, which left
Cape Town eighteen months ago for San
Francisco, via Newcastle, y. S. W., has
just been locked, having been disnasted
near Nautilus, necessitating repairs
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The Ri Rev. G. NJ. Groseman, one Of
the founders and for six terms president
of the Evangelistic Lutheran synod Of
Iowa and other states. died last night at
his home in Waverly. Iowa. He was
born in Germany in 1892.
The y. E. Page Confectionery COM
pany, one OF the largest candy making
concerns in the city. has made an as
sign ment to the Chicago Title and
Trust company. Assets S1O0, 200; nabili-
ties not 70 exceed So. 900.
The president has appointed William
r. Holloway Of Indiana 10 be consul gen.
eral at s.. Petersburg, and Frank J.
Drummond 70 be state appraiser of mer-
chandise for the district Of New York,
vice Joseph c. Biglin, removed August
1887.
The ST. James Gazette says that an
agreement ha sheen reached between
the leading bike tube makers of Birm-
ingham and America, by which no one
will be supplied under a fixed price. The
claim every tube maker will
be compelled TO join.
The members Of Church Of Reform
Stockton, Cal, have re-
ceived from Rev. McGiH of Ligier, Ind,
who recently accepted a call to Stockton,
word that he will not be able TO get
away from mis- congregation there for
some time.
Assistant United States Attorney Gen.
eral Gorham is in San Francisco for the
purpose of taking testimony in num-
claims. These are mostly in connection
with overcharges in the railway and
steamer route mail service.
Jerome Kern, a farmer, was found |
lead in the woods last evening near Wa
Jerly, Iowa, with a bullet hole in his |
lead. He had been missing since We'd |
lesday, when he went into the woods to |
las witnessed some bitter neighborhood |
luarrels.
The AriZona-Pacific railroad company !
las been incorporated, With a capital 1
took of 100000 The company pro-
'oses to construct a railroad from a
'oint on the Santa Fe in New Mexico to
Phoenix, Ariz., passing the counties Of
fraham, Pinal and Maricope with
ranch lines to Clifton and Globe.
The Colora DO Midland Railroad COM
any is repairing the old line over the
fountains and will abandon the use Of
ne Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel in a few days.
his action is taken on account OF the
sagreement with the tunnel company,
hitch recently obtained a heavy judg-
lent against the Midland for interest
nd tolls.
No word has yet been received from
lie two NorWegians named Soienberg
nd Hulann who left Ozetti in a small
cat on Friday, August l3, 70 sail around
ape Flattery and up the straights 10
'ort Townsend. AS there were heavy
-inds about that time no doubt exists
lat the men are lost.
The Pacific advisory board OF the
-merscan Kennel club. has vindicated
ameS Mortimer. the New York dog
ldge, in the matter Of charges made
gainst him by H. T. Payne of San
Francisco. The flrsts steps have been
lken towards a reconciliation between
lie San Francisco kennel club and the
t. Bernard stub, which have long been
outs