The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-12

J Lord Roberts with his wife and Caught-
/ ers, sailed for England today on the
! Canada
/ Melbourne. Dec. 1.-THE legislative
| assembly Of Victoria today passed the
woman's suffrage and old peoples pen
sion bills.
/ Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE resignation Of
! Jos, Ripley as superintendent Of police
/ Of the city Of Chicago is IN the hands
] OF Mayor Harrison.
/ Washington, Dec President
| Harrison visited President Mckinley
/ this afternoon. He was accompanied
/ by Ex-Secretary Foster.
! London, Dec. n-Lord Mount Stephen
| has donated e25,00o tothe provost Of
! Aberdeen for the purpose of clearing the
/ aberdeen indrmary Of debt.
! AIarysviIle, Cal, Dec, n--Albert Cor
neilus was killed and three injured as
! the result of a cavern on the 150O foot
level Of the Pennsylvania mine today.
/ Columbus, O., Dec. 1.-THE supreme
court today dismissed the contempt pro
I ceedings against the Standard Oil COM
! pant The court was equally divided.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE president to-
day sent to the senate the name Of Geo.
Y. L. Myer Of Massachusetts 10 be am
bassador of the United States to Italy.
Chrishania, Dec. u.-Assistant Profess
sor Nordenskield Of the University Of
! Upsala, has arrived here to make prep
arations for his trip to the Antarctic re-
gion.
London. Dec u.-At a special meeting
of the special shareholders Of the Grand
Trunk railroad today the purchase OF
the Chicago and Grand Trunk railway
was ratified
The Hague, Dec 1.-THE Dutch gov
eminent today finally and definitely re-
fused to take the initiative in behalf Of
arbitration between the Transvasl and
Great Britain.
Boston, Dec. ia contract was enter
ed into today by Thomas W Lawson
with George Lawley of South Boston to
build cup defender. Crowinshield will
design her.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE judiciary
committee of the house today reported
favOrably the bill providing for an ad-
ditional district judge for the northern
district of Ohio.
Washington Dec. 1.-THE remains OF
Colonel Emerson H. Liscum, which have
been lying in state in this city since
yesterday were inferred in Arlington
cemetery this afternoon.
Washington, Dec 11.-General Isaac
Khan the newly appointed Persian min
lister was presented to the president to-
Gay by Secretary Hay. The usual fellci-
tous speeches were exchanged.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. n.-Gov Peckham
was inaugurated today for a term Of
three wears. The inaugural ceremonies
were tho most elaborate witnessed in
this state in the present decade.
The Hague, Dec. 1.-THE Transvaal le-
cation says it is authorized to contra
dict the report that Emperor Nicholas
has telegraphed to Mr.. Kruger an init
nation that he will not receive him
Manila, Dee. 1.-THE United States hos
pital ship solace has arrived at Cavite
from San Francisco. Her officers say
the condition Of affairs at the island OF
Guam has considerably improved since
week ago.
Toronto. Ont, Dec. 1.-THE Royal Ca
madam Yacht club has informed the
Chicago Yacht club that the date sug-
gested by that club for the Canada cup
race, the latter part Of August, is not
satisfactory
Denver, Col. Dec. Thames A. Iegg.
an honorably discharged soldier on the
way to his home in Columbus, Ohio.
from the Philippines, dropped dead in
restaurant in this city as he was seating
himself at a table.
Philadelphia Dec u.-eGorge S. Wag-
day, By driving a large pair of shears
through his neck. making use Of a hatch
ct to accomplish the act. Domestic
trouble IS the reason assigned.
Manila, Dec. ia detachment Of the
Fifth cavalry had a fight with a hundred
insurgents south Of Santa Cruza Sunday
The insurgents were chased for four
miles. Fourteen of them were found
dead. There were no American casual
ties.
San Francisco. Dec. ia special from
Los Angeles says that deal has Just
been cOnsummated whereby the Standard
Oil company requires all of the inter
ests of the Pacific Oil company The
purchase prices is said to be IN the
neighborhood of s1,0Oo,O00.
Doom, New Dec u.-East bound pas
senger train No. 4, which left San Fran
cisco yesterday was wrecked near here
last night by a misplaced switch. which
is supposed to have been tempered with
The engine and baggage car were derail-
ed but no one was killed or injured.
london. Dec 11.-George John Somer-
vile was this morning granted q decree
of divorce against Marion Somervills and
81 500 damages against Earl Russell,
with whom the defendant was accused
of having committed adultery No de-
in the petition.
Christiania. Dec. 11.-Henrik Tbsen. the
dramatst. in the OrebIadet reiterates
the statements he previously made
against the Beers, claiming that they
formerly oppressed weaker peoples. He
says he thinks the Boer sympathy man
Tested IN so many countries is unwar-
ranted and rather ridiculous.
Christiana, Dec u-Another serious
landslide has occurred IN Heligoland
Thirty houses have been engulfed and
part Of the island has been
for three days under water. Thus far Il
has been impossible TO send relief and
the losses have not yet been determined.
Topeka. Kan. Dec. 1.-THE county
clerks OF the state viii hold a meeting
tomorrow at the Office Of Auditor George
E. Cole The principal topic which viii
he discussed viii be proposed bills which
may be introduced in the legislature The
most important which viii came Up for
win be one amending the
assessment and taxation law. II VII
provide for the assessment Of ali prop
erty at its face value and the basing o.
taxation upon that scale.
Southern Pacific BaiIder Is Dead.
Abilene. Tex. Dec. u-Maior jane
Converse, widely known through the
southwest died today. aged Z years He
built the Southern Pacific railroad
through Texas
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