The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-16
Told in FeWest Words

Mr.. John A. Gano, formerly one of
the proprietors Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial, died yesterday.
Sir Polydore De Keyser, who was
lord MAYOR of London during the Year
1S67-SS. is dead. He was born in 1892
Robert Pithie, a California contractor
has discovered a deposit of natural ce-
ment near st. Helena which he says is
much superior to the imported article,
and can be Procured at much smaller
cost.
The American line steamer Paris ar
rived at New York yesterday from New
port News, whittier she had gone to be
overhauled. The Paris will resume her
place in the New York-Southampton
service on January 10.
The house committee on public lands
has made a favorable report on the bill
to abolish the distinction between Of
fered and unoffered lands in passing
upon subsisting presumption claims I'M
der the homestead laws.
Robert Blank, the negro assailant of
Della BARLEY, at Mayfeld, Ky, was
captured yesterday at Wickliffe, KY,
twenty miles from the scene of the
crime, after a long chase. The mob is
almost certain to lynch him.
The utmost secrecy is being observed
regarding the visit of Chris Won Der
Abe of st. Louis to Louisville. He
says he is awaiting the arrival of Pres
ident Pulliam. who is in Frankfort.
Pulliam also declines to talk.
Minnesota officials have reached Fort
Worth, Texas, from West Texas with
Sam Copeland, who is wanted at Still
water, Mimi, for robbing a gank of
SO 600 about two years ago. Copeland
will be taken TO Minnesota at once.
Judge Taft yesterday at Cincinnati
sat as circuit judge in the hearing Of
arguments in the Kansas City, Toledo
and st. Louis railroad case. The ar
guments were mainly as to a priority
of liens against the road and as to its
sale.
Frank A. Leach. superintendent of
the mint at San Francisco, has been
elected by the Oaklond board of trade
as their delegate to the monetary con-
ference to be held in Indiapolis on jan
uary 25. Mr.. Leach is now in Wash
ington.
The Canadian steamer Danube which
was voluntarily placed into the Gus
tody of the United States authorities
at Seattle Friday for violating the Gus
toms regulations of Alaska, has been
released on the filing of a bond for
$4,000.
Acting Secretary Of War Meikeljohn
has recommended TO congress that the
law be changed so as to have details
Of officers for military instruction made
only TO institutions where there are al
least 100 students enrolled in the Mill
tary department Of the institution.
The big battleships KearsavEe and
Kentucky. at Newport News. are more
than half finished. The exact figures be
/ ing IS per cent. The Illinois Is 3 per
cent; the Alabama at Cramps is IS pei
cent: the Wisconsin, at the Union Iron
Works, is s. per cent. Only one gun
boat is in the builders hands-the
/ Princeton. % pei. cent. The submarine
boat. known as the PluaSer, at the Co
lumbia Iron Works. is SIS per cent com
. pleted. on three Of the thirty-knot tor
pedo boats no work at all has beer
done. The others, twelve in number
are advanced from * 10 eS per cent
Paris. Jan. i5.-M Anatole France. NJ
/ lola. NJ. peCIaux. head Of the Pasteur II
s.itute; N. Trarieux and II Ma-ie'
/ Proust. with numerous prominent doc
/ tors. lawyers and writers. have signed .
/ petition IN favor Of q revision Of the
/ Dreyrus trial. on account Of the violation
/ Of judicial form and the mystery sur
rounding it" On the other hand, The
! students and public stin derounce NJ 70
I IA The cabinet has decided that 1t WI
7 not agree TO accept the Interpolation or
+ the subject 81 the Imprisonment Of Dry.
/ sus. because. the ministers claim. ;here :.
no ground fo- re-opening Thursdays de
bate.