The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-24
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day signed the bill providing for free
transportation of all mail matter sent
! By Mrs. Ida S. Mckinley, widow of the
! late President Mckinley.
/ Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate commit
! tee on indian affairs today authorized a
favorable report on Senator Rawlin' 5
resolution authorizing that committee
TO investigate leases of lands On Indian
reservations.
Washington, Jan. 23.-One Of the inter
esting features of the program for the
National Congress of Mothers. which
viii meet here next month, will be a
model nursery" under the direction
of Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, wife of the
, United States senator from Idaho.
Omaha, Jan. 23.-Judge Benjamin S.
Baker Of the district court, who has
been appointed associate justice Of the
supreme court of New Mexico, has
closed up his affairs as district judge
here and viii leave for Santa Fe to-
morrow. He Will assume his new duties
next Monday.
New York, Jan. 2s.-Chester Griswold,
president OF the Crown Point Iron COM
pany and vice president Of several other
manufacturing concerns, died here to-
day. after a few hours Illness.
Washington, Jan. 23-Consul Mac Wade
at Canton, has cabled to the state de-
partment that there have been over
100 deaths from the plague at Shutting
about go miles south OF Canton.
St. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 23.-A special to the
Daily News from Chnlicothe, No, says:
Elmer Moore. aged p, was accidentally
oh.
Davies county yesterday afternoon by
his brother Eugene. aged 20.
Washington, Ind. Jan. 23.-Fifty men
We're imported today by the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern Railway com
pany to take the places of strikers who
went out yesterday.
Minneapolis Jan. 23.-The attorneys of
Milton l. Rouden and Sophia Barth-
Chapman filed a petition for an injunc-
ton in the state district court today
against the Great Northern railway
and its directors to prevent the transfer
of its stock to the Northern Securities
company
Constantinople, Jan. 2S.-The Kurds are
in the field in Armenia and sanguain-
airy tribal conflicts have occurred in
the villages Of Bitlis and Van. Twenty
men We're killed in the Bitlis fight and
both sides suffered heavily at Van.
Bulgarians and Turkish troops have
been in conflict in the vilayet of Kos
sovo. Ten Bulgarians We're killed.
San Juan, P. R., Jan. 23.-The United
States gunboat Marietta will leave here
tonight for Colon. Colombia. Rear
Admiral TIigginson, with the United
1---4e
Culebra island
Berlin, Jan. 23.-The syndicate of German
bankers who have been floating the new
three per cent loans. amounting to 30O,-
00o,0o marks, have received subscrip-
tons from the United States nearly COW
ering the entire amount of the issue
Berlin. Jan. 23.-Emperor William has
expressed q wish that the Inhabitants
Of Berlin should not Illuminate the city
on his birthday. January q, but de-
vote the money, which might thus be
expended to helping the unemplc yed
and needy.
Washington Jan. 23-Secretary Long and
Solicitor Hanna, of the navy department
wero summoned TO the White House to-
day by President Roosevelt and de-
tanned nearly an hour in private con-
ference.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Foru,er Assistant
Secretary of The Treasury HamIin, rep
resenting commercial interests Of Bos-
ton and S. c. Mead, Of the Merchants
Association OF New York, appeared be
fore the house committee on foreign az
fairs today in opposition 10 the enact
ment of the Mitchell Kahn Chinese ex-
clusion bill
Vienna, Jan 2S.-The report that wolves
devoured an entire wedding party OF
twenty-five persons near Usicsa, Ser
via yesterday is discr edited here. The
statement appeared in an obscure Taper
OF this city several days ago.
London. Jan. 23.-rwo cattiemen suffer
ing from smallpox. were landed here
today from the British steamer Tacoma,
which arrived in London January 10,
from Portland, Maine. Another man of
the steamer who contracted the dis
ease. was sent ashore at Bleth.
Vienna, Jan. 23-The Arch Duchess Eliza
beth, granddaughter of Emperor Fran
els Joseph, was married today to Prince
Otho Won Nvinsch-Graetz, at the josef
chapel Of the Hofburg.
London Jan. 23.-Lady Stanley. wife of
Sir Henry NJ. Stanley asserts that she
has high authority for saving that
italian legal difficulties have been over
come ard that negotiations are well ad-
vanced for tie transfer OF the entire
Borghese gallery 10 the United states
She implores the civilized world to join
in in avertinS such a casrophe.
Dublin, Jan Timothy c. Harrington.
member OF parliament for the harbcr di-
vision of this city has been re-elscte
lord mayor Of Dublin.
Par6ershure. ". Va. Jan. e3-The larg-
est sas well liz the state has been struck
in Pleasants county. it Is flowing at
the tate estimated TO be about Is C50.e0
feet Of gas a day.
Syracuse. y. y. Ian. 23.-Chancellor Jas
+. Day. OF Syracuse Triversitr, an
nounced today that john d. Rockefeller
had eNen the university 100000 winch
VIII be applied ON the endowment fund.
Kansas City, Jan. a. corn blockade
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