The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-13
Told in Fewest Word s


4AlO a1nSIlCdu line steamer passed
The Lizard. bound in, at 1920 yesterday
afternoon.
The miners who were imprisoned by
the food al the colliery at Muirkirk. Aver
shire, Scotland, have been rescued.
Hampstead Washburne. Republican
member of the Chicago Civil Service com
mission has rendered his resignation.
NJ. J. Walter Blanford. private secretary
to Attorney General Griggs. died yester-
day in Washington. He served Secretary
Olney in the same capacity at the depart
ments Of justice and state.
Dr.. Trumbun Cleveland. a prominent
and fashionable New York physician, has
been arrested. charged with mansIaugh-
ter. 1t is alleged that by ignorant treat
mont he caused the death OF the infant
child of James L. Carbart.
Secretary Alger yesterday received a
dispatch informing him of the death of
his sister. Mrs. a. Platt OF Detroit, at
New London, Conn, yesterday morning.
Mrs. Alger left at once for Norwich, but
the secretary was unable to accompany
her on account Of his health.
John Daily. the pugilist, who had been
on trial three days at ST. Louis for the
murder of Lulu Failes, alias Clara, was
acquitted by jury in Judge Flitcraft's
court yesterday. The accused was over
come with emotion and cried aloud for
joy when the verdict was announced.
Daniel Boone. a son of one of Chicago's
first mayors and the great-grand-nephew
of Daniel Boone, whose name is so con-
spicuously linked with much that is of in
terest in the early history of the United
States. is dead. Mr.. Boone was born at
Elkton, Todd county, Kentucky, in 1854
At English, Ind. Emil Devan has tried
to kill himself and his four children by
administering laudanum. All are in a
precarious condition. Mrs. Devan died
nearly a year ago and since then Mr..
Devan has brooded over his aff1iction I'M
til it is thought his mind became unbal-
anced.
Captain E. B. Evans. who was the old
est stage coach driver in the west, was
buried in East ST. Louis yesterday. He
had been know for years to hundreds Of
persons on both sides of the river Until
old age crept upon him he was overseer
of the National stockyards. He was 81
years old and leaves a widow and two
sons.
1t is reported at Hanford, Cal, that c.
z. Morrison. alias Hill, alias Conley, who
is wanted in Chicago for murder, was a
Methodist minister in a Kinks county
town for two years and was transferred
from there to San Diego church. While
in Hanford he was under the ban of sus-
picion but his Identity was not discov-
cred.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Jack McClelland and
"Yock' Henninger, we'll known light
on a boat in the Ohio. river. near Shan
nopin, Pa, yesterday morning. the bout
resulting in a draw. The men were so
evenly matched that after fighting two
hours and half with no possibility of
either filming, the referee declared the
contest a draw. The mill was for 500
a side and gate receipts
Mrs. Lizzie X. Spaulding of Chicago,
wife of former Bank President Spaulding,
now under sentence for embezzlement,
was granted a divorce yesterday in less
than five minutes after she had filed
a divorce. The divorce was granted on
the charge that Spaulding had been con-
victed of a felony. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs.
Spaulding were present in court and it's
said the proceedings were by agreement.