The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-01
Told in Fewest Words

Fire I'm Lebanon, Tenn, Thursda.
night destroyed eight of the principa
business houses in the town. The Eosse,
aggregate $4,000, fully insured.
The estate of the late josiah H White
the pioneer miner, who made a fortune
with Walker Z. Dean at Tombstone. Ari
zona, has been appraised al s2S9,453.
At Little Rock, Ark, Alex Johnson and
Jim Redd, sentenced to be hanged a
Monticello, have been granted stay o.
execution by the supreme court, pending
an appeal.
The gold output Of Colorado is estimat-
ed at so, SOC, coo, an increase Of Sc, zoo, ,06C
over that Of 1896 The silver produced
was worth 12.SO7, ,O7O; lead s2.7A,672: cop
per $, ,2Os,C53.
An imperial decree has been gazetted
al Vienna. directing that the respective
contributions af Austria and Hungary
for revenue be the same for 1898 as fixed
by the law OF 1867.
The city of Chicago for the year 1897
! shows a death rate the lowest on record
in that or any other city of more than
200, ,000 inhabitants. The rate is less than
Il to 1000 OF population
The Arapahoe Democratic society at
/ Denver is making extensive preparations
! FOR the reception 10 be rendered George
Fred Williams of Boston, who will ar
rive in Denver January I.
]. E. Berry, the so-called millionaire
! tramp" wa5 found down near the wharf
at Paducah, Ky, yesterday morning.
! with his leg broken. He fell from the
platform while partially under the inf1u-
/ ence Of liquor.
A destructive wind storm visited Chat
tanooga, Tenn, yesterday morning. A
large frame church and a two-story build
ing were demolished and numerous other
minor damage was done. The wind
Storm was followed by a heavy snow
storm.
F. P. Sargent, grand master OF the
Brotherhood of locomotive F'iremen, has
just sent a lengthy communication 10
President Mckinley, protesting against
the appointment OF Judge Paxson Of
Pennsylvania as interstate commerce
commissioner.
A complimentary dinner was given on
Thursday night at the Metropolitan club,
New York, by Foster j. Peabody 70 the
members OF the indianapolis monetary
commission. 1t is said that the plan of
Secretary Gage was discussed and in the
main approved.
Mark S. Lipschitz, a member Of the
band OF incendiaries which operated in
Denver and in Colfax, Colo, three years
ago, has been convicted of conspiracy to
commit arson. Five Of the gang are al
ready in the penitentiary, several have
left the country, and two remain 10 be
tried
Colorado will not be among the west
Elm states forming combination to
biennia1ly inspect the books of the east
ern life insurance companies. Insur
arce Commissioner Vivian says such a
biennial investigation is folly unless a
serious condition Of affairs existed in
the management
A dispatch from Cairo announces that
a French expedition has occupied Fas-
fOda, on the Nile The report among
the natives 10 the effect that the French f,
are descending the Nile explains the ex-
pectation prevailing in military circles /
and the resumption of British opera
tions towards Omdurman.
The tug E. D. Holton and steamer |
Lawrence left Frankfort, Mich. yesteh |
day in search of the steamer Alice STAB /
ford, which has not been heard from /
since she left Manistique last Tuesday. |
heavily laden with -four. The Stafford !
-
Her captain is c. D. Ross
According TO the London Star the |
Rothschilds of Paris and Vienna, in con-
junction with the Russian petroleum re-
finers Of Baku, are financing a company |
which proposes TO supply Great Britain
with high-fash Russia ola ''Rjpgeadin
with high-f1ash Russian oil Of 103 degrees
to compete with the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Pars1n Davis, manager for Joa
the heavyweight puglist, has
issued an ul;irratum in answer 10 Kid
McCoy's announcement nat ne would
the Californian at 162 pounds, stating
tnat ice Choynsld will fight Kid Mccoy
at catcn weights al any place and at
any time f3y purse of $500. He will
agree 70 no PARTICULAR weight.
Reuben Stonesifer, a well known citi-
zen of Williamsport, Pa, died Thursday
night, aged so years. Mr.. Stonesifer was
employed in the government service at
at the time Abraham Lin
coin was shot. Shortly after the assas-
sination Stonesifer was arrested. being
mistaken for John Wilkes Booth, 20
whom he bore a remarkable resemblance.
The -esignstion of the Rev. Dr. Dun
car J. Mcmillan, corresponding secre-
.ary Of the Presbyterian Board os Home
Missions. which was rendered and ac-
ospted four weeks ago, has just been
made pGNl;c The cause Of the resigna-
ion was differences with the last gen.
aral assembly as to methods Of conduct
ing ;he work.
TIE decision OF the patent office ex-
oerts IN the matter Of the patents foc
rhe Harvey;zej a-mor plate may result
n tae withholding ot the payment Of
.urther royalties on plate furnished by
-he large steel companies. Tie use ot
not quite 50 high as that
covered oy the Harvey process is not
'egAriei ny them as an infringement o.
ne Harvey patents.
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