The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
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The Bronston pool room bill has passed
the Kentucky senate and been sent to the
house. The bill not only makes pool SELL
ing a felony, except on race courses, but
excludes foreign books from even there.
The Wisconsin state horticultural So
ciety and state Cheesemakers associa-
ton have adjourned after making pre-
liminary arrangements for exhibits at the
Omaha exposition.
Mrs. Lane, of Washington, the daugh-
ter of ex-senator Blackburn of Kentucky,
who about three weeks ago was accident
ally shot. is much worse and it is feared
Will never recover.
Fire at Plainfield. Ill, Friday night de-
stroyed the Evarts block bank, opera
house. postoffice and the stores of Hays
6 McCreary, Upton & Wiley and \. E.
AIottinger. Loss, $4,000; insurance one
half
George P. Tucker, a coal miner at Cres-
cent, Fayette county, W. Va, on going
home at noon found his wife with Will
lam McAllister. He fired four shots, kill
ing both his wife and McAllister instant
ly.
An injunction has been granted re-
straining Sir Robert Peel from removing
pictures from Drayton manor, England,
which the trustees claim are heirlooms.
II is said that forty-five bankruptcy no.
tees are out against Sir Robert and in
execution in Drayton Manor.
Fred Carney and his son Frederick, of
Michigan. with four Chicago capitalists
and coo O00. 900 feet Of sugar pine on a
river in northern California The deal
involves 100000.
The Russian minister for foreign af-
fairs has expressed to Secretary. Sherman
the sincere appreciation Of the Russian
government for the presidents prompt
and friendly response to its request 10
raise their respective legations 10 en-
bassies.
/. W. Flanagan. Sol Frost. Henry
Swart and c. G. Forster of Milwaukee.
wealthy lumbermen. have gone 10 Seattle.
Washington. where they will purchase
| 800. COO feet OF sugar pine with saw
mill plant in northern Oregon near the
border line. The deal viii involve 500 600.
The attorney general of Missouri has
fled a motion to strike out the demurrer
Of udge Bland in the custer proceedings
in the supreme court because the re-
/ spondent cannot plead both TO the merits
and make a demurrer at the same time.
/ Monsignor Edward McColgan. vicar gen
eral OF the diocese of Baltimore, died
/ yesterday morning.
| In the Glass murder trial at Milan No,
( the jury has returned a verdict of muir
1 der in the fourth degree and fixed the
| punishment at five months in the county
! TAIL and fine OF S40o. Glass. a young
/ farmer, was visited on the night of his
! marriage by charivari party and with
| oat provooation, fired into the party,
| killing Roy Fear, boy.
| Tests OF artillery ammunition have
! been resumed at the Preside, San Fran
| cisco A gun belonging TO Captain Potts
/ light battery F. Third artillery. vas used
I BY Lieutenant Babbitt. OF the ordnance
| corps. Two rounds OF shrapneu were nred
| and both shells were found TO be defect
] i've. The Call suggests that the testing
| officer Of the department may have con-
| demned the shells and that an iavestiga-
/ ton may show that his report was tam
| pered with or defective ammunition sub
stituted for the accepted article after the
| test.