The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-30
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Colon, Colombia July 29.-It is officially
announced from Panama that the yellow
fever has ceased to be epidemic there.
The total number of cases reported since
the outbreak Of the disease is IS, of which
As resulted fatally.
Washington, July 2s-Alatau T. Atkin-
son, an editor on the Honolulu Star, has
been designated by Census Director Mer-
RAM as special agent in charge of the
census in Hawaii. He had charge of the
Hawaiian census in 1896.
New York. July 2J.-Steve O'Donnell.
the heavyweight pugilist and boxing in
structor at Harvard university, scored his
first knockout this afternoon when he put
Beech Reuble of Ohio out in the eighth
round with a hook on the chin in the
Westminster arena at Tuckahoa- n. Y.
Washington. Ca. July 29-Bishop
Thomas y. Becker. Of the diocese of Sa-
vannah, died here at $50 tonight. He
came to Washington some time ago to
take charge Of the summer school. The
bishop was taken seriously i'll Thursday
night and continued to grow worse.
Ashland. Wis. July "a rowboat con-
tanning w. C. OFT and Mrs and Mss
Boynton. was caught in the terrific gale
which prevailed for two hours on Che
quamangnn bay last night. All three
were drowned and the bodies have not
yet been recovered. Mr.. OFT was a resi-
dent Of Chicago and was here on a visit
Chicago. July 29-Four thousand post
masters Of the United States will be in
vited to attend the federal building cor
MI
includes the frst-class postmasters
throughout the country and all the post
masters Of Illinois and some from Iowa,
Indiana and Wisconsin and Michigan
Detroit. Mich. July 29.-The Detroit.
Rochester. Romeo and Lake Orion rail-
way, placed on record today to secure an
issue OF 2o-year first mortgage bonds to
the Union Trust company trustee. mort
gage of $4,000 covering its entire system
from Royal Oak to Rochester and extend
ing to Romeo and oxford. a total OF
fUrty-four miles.
Omaha, July 29.-Burlington passenger
train No l. west bound. was ditched las,
night at Murray. Iowa. by q switching
engine pushing some freight cars off the
main line. Engineer Couliu's leg was
hA'-N1ii anu CONDUCTOR SllnRllU was Sefl-
ously ca on the head Only one passen-
ger. Truman Swaine Of Alton. Iowa, was
injured . he onl yslightly The train
Was delayed six hours b ythe wreck.
Dallas. Tex. July Sat an early hour
this morning three large boarding houses
AT the corner o. Live Oak street and Pa
citic avenue were destroyed by FIRE. The
charred remains OF Mrs. John Farharn
and her l0-year-old son were found 10
have been crushed and the police are
working on the theory that double muir
der has been committed sn dthe building
fired 10 cover ~ the crime.
New York. July 2S-Frederick A. Betts
has ben appointed receiver for p-opertv
in this state for the National Lie assoct-
alton of Hartford. Conn. By Justice
Giegerich OF the supreme court in sui,
brought by Albert Fireman. a stockhold-
CT. for a dissolution CT the company. TIE
bend OF the receiver was Fixed at Sloeo.
Frederick A Belts was appointed receiver
OF the company in Connecticut on July I.