The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-16
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The Columbus, Hooking Valley and To-
iedo Railway comapny, has reelected its
old officers and directors.
Jacob Beidler OF Chicago. millionaire
lumber merchant and real estate owner,
died yesterday. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania in Sis.
Mr. Welgate Wenkheim OF London. a
stock broker and well known South .Afri-
can financier. has committed suicide by
hanging himself.
The Missouri supreme court yesterday
decided that the Inheritance tax law Of
1895, for the benefit OF the state universe
", is unconstitutional.
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the
association OF Chambers of Commerce OF
the United Kingdom opened yesterday al
the whitehall rooms Of the Metropoe, Lon
don.
Nearly all the factories along the river
bank at Grand Rapids. Mich, have been
forced 10 shut down. Grand river is high
er than az any time in FIVE years. and
still rising.
The Breeders Law under which pool
room cases have recently been tried has
| been declared constitutional by Judge
Hirzel in the ST. Louis circuit court al
Clayton. Mo.
William J. Koerner, the newspaper ar
fist. was sentenced yesterday 70 imprison-
ment for life for the murder OF Rose Ded-
gate. his sweetheart. on September 3,
1896. He will appeal.
Perry GARDINER, aged is. enticed Will
Rogers. his playmate. ito an unoccupied
building at Pulaski, Illinos. and beat his
brains out with a club. He then escaped
and has not been captured.
Fred Bronstine. a German living in Lew
is county, Missouri. shot and killed his
wife and then shot himself. inflicting a
slight wound. The couple had domestic
differences. Bronstlne is in jail.
The remains of Mrs. A. P. Plat. the
only sister of General Alger, secretary of
war, arrived in New York yesterday ac-
companied by members of deceased's fam
lily. The funeral will be held today.
James Curtin, better known as Spider
Kelly. was seriously but not fatally stab
bed last night by Solly Smith, the pugilist.
woh was intoxicated. Kelly had violently
abused Smith. Smith escaped in a hack.
General John Mcconnell. father Of Judge
S. P. Mcconnell Of Chicago. died yester-
dayat Springfield. Ill. General Mcconnell
served throughout the civil war, entering
the service as captain of the Third I'LL
nos cavalary.
Charles E. French, a prominent citizen
of Redlands, Gala, has committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
He was formerly wealthy. but lost most
of his money in speculation on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
At Cairo, Illinos, yesterday. Deputy
United States Marshal Saup at auction.
sold the Anchor line steamer Sity of ST.
Louis to Captain W. II. Thorwegan of st.
Louis for $4,000. The boat will so into the
excursion business.
Ex- Assistant States Attorney E. S. Bot
tum died yesterday OF Bringth's disease.
His age was 20 years. Mr. Bottum was
chiefly celebrated for his successful pros
ecution of Prendergast the assassin of
Carter Harrison, Sr.
Hon. Timothy Nestor has been reelected
mayor of Munishing. Mich. His success
is a sweeping defeat for the opposition.
The charges preferred by Mr.. Nestor
aaginst the alleged waterworks Doodle
ring will now be pushed 10 finisr.
1t was rumored again that Chris Won
der Abe is no longer owner Of the st.
Louis Browns, and that the team had been
purchased by John T. Brush, the Cincin-
mott baseball magnate. Won der Ahe and
President Muckenfuss deny the story.
Manager Tim Hurst and the st. Louis
Browns are at West Baden Springs. Indi-
ana, where they will put in several weeks
practice before the Nation1 league season
opens up. The first game will be played
at St. Louis on April Is. with Chicago.
John E. Reidy. ex-treasurer of the Po-
lice Relief association, and until his arrest
u member Of the st. Louis police force
yesterday pleaded guilty TO the charge OF
embezzling 5000 from the association and
was sentenced to two pears imprisonment.
The Victor mills. of Cohoes, n, Y.
ten-story structure. burned yesterday.
They were said to have been the largest
wooden mills in the United States. employ
ing over 1900 operatives. The loss is be-
tween 100000 and 5000 600. fully covered
by insurance.
The rumor current among railway men
men that Samuel Thomas will in a short
time voluntarily resign the presidency Of
the Monon and viii be succeeded by Gilber
3. Shaw Of Chicago. is denied by ". II
McDoel, vice president a2d general mana
ger of the Monon.