The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-17
The company was incorporated in 1896.
with capital of 100000.

The company was incorporated in 1896
| with capital of 100000.
ALLOWED TO RESUME.
Washington, March 16.-The First Ma
tional bank OF Sioux City, Iowa. which
suspended payment November 10, 1896
having complied with the conditions pre-
cedent to resumption, and its capita
stock being now unimpaired, has beer
permitted TO resume business.
POWDER WAR Is OVER.
San Francisco, March 16.-The pcwdel
war is over. An agreement has beer
effected between the Atlantic and Pacific
coast companies and the latter will sisr
their agreement If the program be car.
>ried out There is a dual arrangement
One covers the neutral belt, and is be
tween the manufacturers of powder ir
the east and those in California. Thi;
territory covers New Mexico, Colorado
Montana, Utah and Wyoming. IL is
open TO both parties. which have agreed
to advance prices from 1 cent TO IL
cents on both black powder and high ex-
plosives. There can be no underselling
as each has the right, through auditors
inc the accounts.
RUBBER GOODS REDUCED.
New York, March 16.-James B. Ford,
vice president of the United States Rub
Der company, states that the United
States Rubber company has determined
10 reduce its price on rubber boots and
shoes for the coming year. Every Gus
pany was advised simultaneously Of the
reduction of from 10 to Is per cent.
CLOTH WEAVERS RETURN.
Philadelphia, March 16.-The Goth
weavers employed in John and James
Dobson's big mill. who struck ten days
ago because of 10 per cent reduction,
returned to work today, a satisfactory
arrangement having been reached with
Mr.. Dobson. The feeders, VINO went out
at the same time because of reduction
of one dollar a week, are still out They
were offered a return of one-half the re-
duot.on but refused TO accept it.
WESTERN UNION DIVORCE CASE.
Omaha, Neb., March 1.-THE hearing
of the Union Pacific and Western Union
Telegraph divorce case has been post
poned thirty days from the date original
ly set for the hearinS-Friday OF this
week This is due TO the absence from
the city Of Judge Kelly, general counsel
for the Union Pacific, VINO is detained in
New York in connection with the fore
closure case against the Union Pacific.
Judge Munger today said that the post
ponement would not delay the final sep
aration Of the two telegraph companies.
THE FAIR WILL CASE.
San Francisco, March 16.-The attor-
neys for Mrs. Craven, who claims to be
the contract-widow of ex-senator James
G.. Fair, have filed in the superior court
the original pencil deeds to property val
ued at $1,000, 900, conveyed by Fair to
Mrs. Craven. All may now inspect these
famous deeds, and as the attorneys for
Fairs children for the administrators
have pronounced them forgeries they will
now be able to have expert examinations
of the documents to prove their charges
The two parties to the Fair litigation are
now arguing the question Of whether the
case shall be decided by the court or
jury, the Fair heirs opposing jury trial.
CIGARETTE LICENSE.
London, Ont, March 1.-THE city coun-
ell decided to impose license fee Of 500
on cigarette vendors, in the hope of less
en:ng the cigarette habit among the
youths of the city.