The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-19
Told in Fewest Words


Great Britain has again declined to re-
open the seal question.
Chris Won der Abe has returned to ST.
! Louis from Louisville and his friends say
he is getting his bond ready in the trus-
teeship matter
The United States ambassador, Colonel
| John Hay and Mr.. Spencer Eddy, his pri-
vate secretary, left London yesterday on
| their way to America.
Scott Leighton, the we'll known Boston
artist. died at the Mclean insane asylum
at Wavely yesterday. Leighton's fame
rested on his latest animal painting.
Knox College. at GaIesburg. III, has
conferred on DR.. Nansen the degree of
Doctor of Laws. Knox is the only Amer
lean college that has thus honored the
explorer.
EuciIle Lane, daughter of ex-senator
Blackburn, who was accidentally shot
Saturday night in Washington city. con-
tinues to improve and there is no doubt
of her recovery.
A special train from New York enrouto
to Jacksonville. Fla, passed through
Washington City yesterday with about
500 help for the various hotels in the
Land of Flowers
Messrs, Hickie and Prunty, who escap-
ed the massacre of the British eurvey
party which was attacked by the natives
at Mekran. January u, have reached Or
mara, on the Arabian sea.
A fun description of the processes of
coffee growing in Hawaii is given in a
report from Consul General Haywood
who has studied the subject for the bene-
fit of would-be coffee-raisers.
At meeting of the Indiana Democratic
state central committee I'm indianapolis
yesterday, Parks Martin was reelected
chairman and was given power 10 select
an executive committee to decide the
time for holding the state convention.
The picnic rendered by President Ze-
laya TO the Nicaragua canal commission
bers of the American syndicate OF capt.
talists and contractors on Jinofera noun
tain yesterday was successful and proved
a surprise to the visitors.
Six sailing vessels which started from
| Honolulu sixteen days ago all arrived at
San Francisco within a few hours of each
other. Old shipmasters say that this per
Torrance is without precedence and may
be reckoned as one OF the things that oc-
cur once in a thousand years.
Judge Tuley. in Chicago. has issued a
temporary injunction restraining the city
/ from carrying into effect the provisions Of
from carrying into effect the provisions
Of the recently enacted fve-year garbage
contract law. alleging that che legal limit
| Of expenditure would Re eroeeded.
Application has been made in the SD
prenc court in New Tork city by counsel
for Nellie r. Goodwin, wife OF Nat 9.
Goodwin. the actor 20 confirm the re-
port OF ex-Judze Donohue. referee, rec
ornnending that an absolute divorce be
granted 70 sirz, Goodwin Judge Pryer
reserved decision.
The largest armaturs for the largest
eze-ator for electricity ever made IN the
world for a trolley railway has 3ust been
co-n7!eted in Cleveland FOR the Brooklyn
Heights Street Railway company, Brook
lyn. y. y, which weighs p - pounds
Il Is seven and q half feet wi5e and ten
and a half feet hiEa-
The Carter court marital moved "a A.
rz.sta from Savannah. Ca. yesterday
morning 10 hear the testimony Of Marsoz
Twigzs. who Is III and confined 30 MS
home. The courE martial wzS hsl6 n ks
rooms % T1ieSz' bona The wines
testimony was uEfaV0ranle 20 Carter.
The couyt martial adjourned after 9 shoTz
sessso- OF zccoans q the weskness q TIE
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