The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-28
Told in Fewest Words

Half a million pounds OF naphtha were
burned and several persons lost their
lives during coniagration az Raku.
At Tracy. Cal. Thomas canery was shot
and rortaIly wounded By Mr.. Joseph
Byrnson in the formers saloon ysster-
day moE=ing. Five shots were fred, three
taking effect.
The Iowa supreme court has decided
that all shippers must be permitted 20
avail themselves Of Joint rates voluntar-
lily established BY the roads. whether Iesa
tina, commissioner rates OF not.
The taking OF evidence and the delivery
OF arguments in tho sensational murder
case &C Carries L. Draper. charged az
Jacksonville. Ill. with killing Chareiz
l. Hastings. ended yesterday and tbs
jury was given the case.
The Mexican department Of encourages
ment has received = petition asking for
a concession for a tunnel twenty miles
long in the state OF Guanaiuato. to drain
some valuable mines now flooded The
work viii cost millions.
It is reported that on the day foiiowniS
/ the rendering OF the verdict in favor %
I Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes In the suits
4 OF Daniel JAY 70 recover Eis.S.a, the whole
/ OF the money lend er'S claims were paid
/ by friends OF Lady Sykes.
The steamer Humboldt has been char
/ tered for the Alaskan trade BY John ~
/ MCGEE CT San Francisco. az a stipulated
| rental OF s2SoO a month for Eve months.
| This is the highest rate ever paid foT
/ vessel on the Pacific coast.
I
/ President Mink Of the Unoin Paeifc. Fali-
way. were IN conference With the execu'
/ tive or advisory committee IN New York
/ city wednesday. The conference deals
almost entirely with routine business.
John Eads. one OF the prisoners ar
! rested in connection with the operations
OF the gang OF American confidence OPP
/ orators in the city OF Mexico, has been
held for trial. Russell. one Of the Eanss
is supposed 10 be on the Texas border.
At Mount Sterling. IL. yesterday. in ;
| disastrous FIRE, Albert Piper was killed
Nv A falling wall and Constable snod-
| Grass and two Their men were Injured
| The bloomfield hoted was entirely de-
| stroyed and almost the whole blocak wcas
with 81: loss $4,000.
An accident occurred yesterday on =
new tweIye-storv building in course 81
| construction on broadway. New Nors-
which will probably result In the death %
three men The injured are: George
| Mcnamara and John Hammond. piazters
and Michael Seaman. a iaborer.
A can OF kerosene exploded In the boiler
house OF the Bouivlie Cement company 80
Rosendalo Pa. yesterday. setting IRE to
the mill and storage house Both were
DESTROYED together with sooo bass and so
barrels OF comment and go tons Of coal
Loss estmalted az 800. oo: fully INSURED.
Captain Matt o'Brien. United statea
/ stlpervising Inspector OF vessels 81 New
Orleans Is dead. He WIS ono % the few
remaining figures Of the confederate
navy. lie participated In the hEbt on
Cherbourg. as ENGINEER Of the Alabama,
, when that historic vessel was destroyed
The appellate court at Chicagoshas sua-
ta!ned the ruling Of Judge Tuley. Of the
= circuit court IN dismissinE the applica-
: ton for injunction brought against tho
/ officers Of the Royal League 70 prevent
the adoption OF amendments % The by
laws of the order increasing the rates Of
assessment.
Mrs Hearst. widow Of Senator Hearst
Of California. has arrived IN the city of
Mexico and has been cordially greeted.
Senator Hearst was warm friend %
Mexico and al the time % the Cutting
, incident displayed his sympathy with THAI
country and aided ia resisting the pres
sure for war
when President Dlaz arrives here today
8 T.e- "a -
army. and the Jockey club VII give hiTn
+, a banquet u IL the frst considerable
trip the president has taken into the In
e terror FOR some years. and the popuias
- manifes,afions of rejoicing have been
greatly gratifying 10 him.
After a hot debate yesterday morning.
the lower house Of the Kentucky lsgis-
% lature adopted resolution calling on
. United States Lindsay % resign n Re can
no, support the platform. During the
e course Of the debate aneh words a. party
I traitor" "recreant 20 his trust" and
= gold bug" we're freely banded about
A committee composed q sha most rep
TO- resentatlve distlIlers and business men e
n Z Kentucky has sent o., circular letter
r 70 ali disfniers Of The state asking them
70 come into mammoth stock company.
q or pool. 20 De Incorporated under TIA
state Iawa. The COMMITTEES wfH be Eiyen
/. the privilege ~ fixing the valuation up9u
the disfHlerles that come into ths COM
- bins.
IA John Donnslly Died IN fhs Cincin nafi
: hospital yesterday from The eject - =
< knocscowa blow administered by Zen
!, Green ys-edas sdsy might bonnsiiT ard =