The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
Told in FeWest Words

John W. Shaw, who was at one time
president Of the Hooking Valley rail-
way, died in New York City yester-
day.
President Mckinley mas declined an
invitation of the San Francisco chamber
Of commerce to visit California this
summer, owing 70 press OF official bus
mess.
Fred. s. Green, OF Bloomington, H.,
died last night in Chicago, Of paralysis,
at the age of SO. He was for q number
of years renowned athlete and aerial
performer.
The Iowa firemen's tournament open
ed at Iowa City yesterday. About 1000
firenen from all parts Of the state Were
present and fully as many more are ex-
pec-ed today.
II is officially stated that the sultan
has issued an trade announcing the ac-
ceptance of DR.. Angel as minister from
the United States, and that Mr.. Terrell
has accordingly started for nome.
The anti-outterine bill, which has just
been signed by the governor. was fought
through the legislature by The Elgin
dairymen and was bitterly opposed by
butterine makers all over the state.
Leilah Yarde-Buller has arrived in
San Francisco from London. Her jour
ney was taken to secure an absolute
divorce from her husband, Walter Yarde
Butler. second son of Earl Churston-
One of the managing directors OF the
Pioneer ron mine at Ely. says that the
entire allotment Of the Pioneer under
the Bessemer output amounting to 225.-
OGo tons. has been sold at about SO a ton.
The property OF the San Diego Land
and Town company. sold at receivers S
sale. was bid in by the company. Re
ceiver c. D. Lanning turned over the
property, valued at s5.OOooO0, free OF
debt.
The custom committee Of the general
chamber of deputies has adopted the
proposal to impose a duty OF II francs
per hundred kilos on foreign pork and
three francs on pigs weighing under %
kiloS.
The directors of the Dover, Del. Ma
tional bank have adopted resolution
10 reduce the capital stock Of the bank
from 100000 to $4,000 as result OF
the recent defalcation Of Paying Teller
Boggs.
The British steamer Sultan, bound
from Jedah for Calcutta, with a large
number of Mecca pilgrims. has found
cred 125 miles east of Cape Guardafui.
the eastern extremity Of Africa. Ten
natives were drowned.
Charles D. Lane, the mining man, has
left San Francisco for London to com
plete the sale Of the La Esperanza
mine, in Mexico, to English capital
lists. The purchase price is TO be &c.
600, 600, Mexican money.
Among the receipts Of honorary de-
grees from the University Of Oxford are
Wilfred Uaurier, premier of Canada;
Sir William V. Whitney( premier of New
Foundland, and E. L. Godkin, editor OF
the New York Evening Post.
Leroy Kali, the 10-year-old son Of Ed
itor Kali of the Lawayette Sun, and
Martin Cornelius, years old, son of q
coal miner, were found dead in a field
near Lafayette, Colo. II is supposed they
died from eating wild parsnips.
Orders from the secretary of the navy
have been received by the warships
Manadrock and Monterey, now in port
at San Francisco, to proceed 10 Port
land, Oregon, in time 10 participate in
the Fourth of July celebration.
New York capitalists nave purchased
the San Xavier MINES in Arizona. They
We're first discovered and worked for
ty years ago. and are considered to con-
tain the largest deposits OF copper, silver
and lead ores in southern Arizona.
Potrolman D. c. Lue of Kansas City
yesterday passed through Denver en-
route to Missouri with E. B. Soper, ar
rested N Oregon, charged with the mur-
der of his wife and two children on a
farm near Archie, Cass county. Mo-.
April q 1881.
The collier Wellington has arrived at
San Francisco with her engines in
badly wrecked condition. At sea the
connecting rod of her main engine broke
and for twelve hours the steamer drift
ed about in dense fog while the wreck
age was cleared away.
James J. Thacher was killed yester-
day near indianapolis. by Harvey Leon
ard, farmer. Thacher, n company
with some women, seized horse belong
ing TO Leonard, and started off with il.
Leonard said he thought they were horse
thieves, pursued and shot Thacher with
a shotgun.