Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-04-14


'itizcns. After chase Of a mile the
races were lost. A telegram was sent
o Suffolk and pack Of bloodhounds Sc
,urcd. With these the men resumed the
aunt. 1t IL reported that the inccndiary,
negro, was captured and swung to
rec In u lonely part Of southampton
County.
New ships Being Built.
There are all OF twenty new vessels
being constructed by the leading steam.
ship lines for the transatlantic service be-.
tween New York and foreign ports. In
addition to these there are ut least five
new liners that are nearly finished and
will be placed In commission In the early
part Of the coming season. besides a
arge number OF vessels that will carry
freight exclusively.
Washes Face Once Week.
Mrs. Emma Murphy has brought suit
for divorce against her husband, j. Il.
q wealthy rcnl estate dealer Of
Kansas City. The petition charges ''in-
and the leading specitica.
ton Is that Mr.. Murphy refuses TO keep
his person clean. One witness testified
that Mr.. Murphy only washed his face
and hands once week.
Robbers Com nit Murder aud Arson.
Joe Scott, u negro, was murdered aud
his house set on fire by two unknown
negro men. The house was located In
EnOn Ridge, Birmingham. Ala, and be-
fore the fire department could reach the
place the building was completely de-
stroyed, together with adjacent houses.
Is supposed to be the motive for
the crime.
Important Case Decided.
Al Omaha Judge Keysor handed down
an important decision on q question Of
law In case that has been watched with
interest by labor organizations In nearly
every locality. 1t established that the
OF public officials 10 use only
union made goods have no legal validity.
Serious Fire In New York.
4 fire broke ont In frame building nj
Ash aud Oakland streets, Green Point,
n. Y, owned and occupied by Edward
q. Smith as box factory. Before il
was got under control the lire spread to
adjacent structures and caused a loss es.
timated at a quarter Of million dollars
Bocrs Capture Five Companies.
Both Beers and British have suffered a
reverse at different points in the Orange
Free State. The Beers captured five
companies OF British soldiers at Bethany,
while British troops under Gen. Methuen
surrounded and captured a force Of fifty
Beers near BOshof.
Marsh Is Found Guilty.
Arthur i. Marsh OF Allegan, former
inspector general Of the Michigan Ma
tional Guard, tried on an indictment
charging him with feloniOusly conspirine
with certain of his official associates u
defraud the State, was found guilty by
the jury at Lansing.
New Riots In Martinique.
Strikes have been declared at scvera
of the works ut Guadaloupe, Island OF
Martinique, and night work has been
suspended at the BOhnemere works, be
longing to the Credit Foncier. The
strikers invaded the works, extinguished
the fires and stopped oil work,
Man Who Nnrscd Seward Dies.
Sylvester Storrs, who nursed cx.Sccre
turN Slutc w -. tSSNu tu W iva
he was almost stabbed to death at tn,
time President Lincoln was assassinated
is dead of cancer at Berea, Ky, aged u
years.
Alaska Convention In May.
Both political parties OF Alaska vii
hold conventions in May, the Republican,
May ~ and the Democrats May ~, Il
name national convention delegates. Al
representatives will go specially instruct
ed.
Tidal Wave Causes Big Loss.
A tidal wave carried away the new
wharves of the Dunsmuter cOlleries n
Lndysm Oyster Harbor), b. g., will
a loss Of $4,000.
General bid well Passes Away.
A dispatch from Chico, CAL, announce
the death OF Gen, George Bidwell. Gen
Bidwell was the prohibition candidate TO
President In 1902.
Dies to Avoid an Inquiry.
Banker II. II. Pitcher, who has charg