The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
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NEWS IN NUT SHELL
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Insurgent General Lukban.of the Island
of samar, has sent word that he is ready
to negotiate terms of surrender. General
Smith telegraphed him that it was too
late
Lieutenant Commander James N. Helm
commanding the United States gunboat
FroHe during November destroyed 147
boats, engaged in smuggling supplies to
the insurgents in ths Philippines
Mrs. Balliugton Booth IS reported to be
wen. The altitude affected her slightly,
that was all.
a nan who gave his name as John
Baker came 10 the town of Bisbee,
Arizona Tuesday. ard said his partner
and he had hecn fred on by Indians. and
the former Walter Kelly. was killed
The Bulgarian government has replied
to the United States letter holding them
good for the brigand's action. They are
very impudent and say they do not hold
themselves responsible for anything the
bandits Go, but believe the consuTs pro-
tractcd delay IL negotiations has played
hob
Kings Lime Works at New Brighton,
State Island, said to be the largest plant
of its kind in the country, were destroyed
by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated
at from $4,000 to $1,000.
Yesterday DR.. Zeigler, professor of Os-
teopathy in Chicago, fought a duel with
a lone highwayman who attempted to
rob him of 5000 which he had in his hat
The dueling ground was on TIE prairies
west of Garfield park. The doctor got
away, but found that one bullet had fat
tened itself against his watch. just over
his heart and another went through his
silk hat, tearing a hole in the $4,000 bunch
of bills.
A ran named Matthew auckland Of
California. and woodman, cut his
throat with rozor. yesterday, on a Lake
Shore passenger train as ii was passing
through Port Clinton, Ohio, and is now
lying at point of death in a hospital at
Sandusky.
Yesterday morning Charles Brown was
hanged at Mount Holly. n. J., for the
murder Of Washington Hunter Just be-
fore the time for the hanging, Brown
attacked his spiritual adviser, who was
alone in his cell and knocked him uncon-
scious He then tried to escape but was
captured.
J. S. Iytle, Kansas pioneer, died at
Hiawatha, Kans., yesterday. He was sick
for three years. sleeping soundly most
of that time. He slept from September ,,
until yesterday. when he awoke for
few minutes. and went to sleep again for
the last time.
The middle Atlantic and New England
coast has been warned of storm. ter
rife in extreme. approaching from the
sorth.
Captain Perry. at Panama, telegraphs
he viii retain portion of his men at
Colon for while
4 Cook county man of Tennessee,
forged his pardon papers and was re-
leased. The authorities saw the fraud and
rearrested him and jailed him for the
original charge, the court holding that
ne could not be indicted for the forging
of papers securing mis- release, as none
of the persons whose names were forged,
were injured thereby.
The memorial bell presented to the Uni
versity OF Wooster. Ohio, by Hon. Mark
Hanna, mas been placed in the tower Of
the new chapel
The First National bank Of Ballston, n.
J.. has been closed, pending an investiga-
ton by the national bank examiner.
Admissions to the Charleston Interstate
and West Indian Expeditions, Monday,
were $1,000.
Patrick Sullivan. the representative
here Of Warner Quinlan & Co. of New
York, died il Caracas. Ven. Monday.
A heavy snow fell yesterday in Barton
county, central Kansas, and in Cherokee
county in TIE extreme northwestern cor
ner of the state. Moisture has been need
ed badly for wheat and small grains.
The supreme court Of Missouri has
handed down q decision that the Western
Union Telegraph company was organized
under the laws of New York and is not
a federal corporation and that the as
sossment Of the companies franchise by
the state board OF equalization is legal
and binding.
The grand jury has returned an indict-
ment against Mayor Charles Shilings. Of
Decatur, H.. charging malfcasance IN
office. me indictment was based On
charges made by a committee of citizens
who anese that the mayor. knowingly,
permitted gambling contrary to law.
Hutchinson got a GOOD soaking from
driving snowstcrm Yesterday.
Col Wints column has had a sharp
brush with forty insurgents in the Sipa
mountains PHILIPPINES, killing several Of
them and burning fourteen curates.
The state Bank OF WilEamsville. H..
was robbed 10y burglars Tuesday. who
secured $1,000 and made their getaway
on hand car
The flood of bills is 50 great in the
house OF representatives that the clerical
stan was kept busy an Monday night
and managed 10 set abreast of 30 public
ana 1.l15 private nils total az 1882 or
about one-half eff aG those introduced
Representatiye Browniow. Of Tennessee.
led the list viii, 80 blls ana resolutions.
The breaker Of the Greenri5go Coal
company Scranton. Pa. was destroyed
ny nre yesterday with ali boiler and en-
Eine houses. blacksmith Shops ana chr
she'd entaiEns 50 loss Ell Si19e9. partly
insured. SIX hundred employees are
thrown out of employment
Lawrence larsen. the young football