The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-26
I'll World Over
NEWS IN NUT SHELL
FROM EVERY NOOK
OF The EARTH


Mexican war, and Colorado guide and
Indian fighter. died at Alto. Boulder
county. aged "A years.
Kansas City, Dec. "a man supposed
| to be Troy Nicholson, of Des Moines.
Iowa, fell from the IL road viaduct at
the Union station last night, and was
probably fatally injured. He fell On his
face. which was cut in a terrible manner.
and his right leg was broken at the knee.
New York. Dec. 25-Homing pigeons are
| to give way to wireless biography at
the Brooklyn navy yard. The pigeons
are to be sold. ard the department VIII at
once commence a series of experiments
then with wireless teIesraphy as means
! of communication between warships.
New York. Dec 25.-When seen ut his
home and informed of his dismissal from
his position in the navy yard by President
Roosevelt. Edgar Stanton Maclay said: -
I have written TO the civil service au-
thorities at Washington, asking for for
mad opiEion on this subject. I shall be
guided IN ny actions by the advice re-
ceived from this source"
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 25.-Waldo Ken
nard, a wealthy young business man from
Colorado Springs. has had S. I. and c. K.
Robson, local business men, arrested
for assault and battery. He has also
commenced a damage suit for $4,000. al
leginng that the Robesons accused him of
being a shcplifter, and assaulted him.
c., T--eoogeco Tooo . Tho Tr,fv-a-ei+x,
of Michigan football team in charge of
Coach Yost. has arrived IN this city. en-
route to Pasadena, where it win play the
Leland Stanford, Jr.. university eleven
on New Years Day. The men viii leave
for southern California this evening.
San Francisco. Dec. 25.-The Market
street railway system has practically
changed hands. the Baltimore syndicate,
which has had an option on the party,
having paid the first 1nstaument on the
purchase price.
Camden, N. J., Dec. Pa slight i'm
provement in the condition of Senator
VIM. J. Sewel is reported. General Sc
well rallied from his weak spell of ycster
day and rested comfortably last night.
ST. Lauis, No. Dec. 25.-District Pas
senger Agent Frank D. GIdersleeve, of
the Baltimore & Southwestern, has been
appointed assistant general passenger
agent, with headquarters in st. Louis.
The appointment IS effective January l.
Topeka, Dec. Ex-Governor Stanley will
deliver the address Of welcome TO the
&I,,r-
evening Four men Of national reputation
Will be present during the session. They
are DR. Winship OF Boston. Prof. Tolins of
New York. Col. Parker Of Chicago, and
". A. White Of Kansas.
Rochester. y. Y, Dec. 25.-The large
factory of the G. S. Graham Machine
company was totally destroyed by fire
early today. Three fremen were hurt by
falling walls. but none of them fatally.
The loss is estimated at about 100000.
+, Portland Ore, Dec. 25.-Jack Wade ard
William Dalton have been sentenced to
be hanged on January 81, for the murder
of James B. Morrow, or November Il. !
last Young Morrow was on his way
home about midnight. when Wade and
Dalton held him up and shot him dead, /
thinking he was another man who was
supposed to have a large sum of money
on his person.
Washington, D. c., Dec 25-The condi- /
ton OF Adjutant General Seamens of Cali 1
fornia is much improved today but he is
stH confined to his room at the Arlington
hotel.
New Orleans. Dec. 25.-Fire at Shreve-
port La. early today, destroyed the fur
niture establishment of Jackson Brothers, |
involving a loss of $4,000 on stock and
SIS 600 on the building.
Salisbury. y. c., Dec. 25.-Ray and MI |
ton. sons of John Rufty, an employee of
the Southern railway, were ground TO
pieces by a passenger train today. Zeb
TrexIy. who witnessed the accident, at
tempted to save the children, and was Sc
rlously injured.
New York. Dec. 25.-John Bell, car
penter, today shot and killed his wife in
the kitchen of their home in Brooklyn. /
He then hunted up policeman and con- /
fessed his crime, claiming that his wife. |
who had recently returned from a visit /
to her parents in Scotland. had been I'M
true TO him.
Detroit. Mich. Dec 25.-Nettie Hose. a /
16-year-old eirl. drank the contents of a +
bottle OF stryehnine today. while standing /
at a patrol box with an officer who had /
taken her out of a saloon a few moments !
before and placed her under arrest. She l