The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-18
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Berlin, June 1.-THE Tageblatt pub
fishes a dispatch from Kiel saying that
a Danish squadron OF war ships will be
there at the same time as the American
European squadron.
Heppner. June lit is thought that
all estimates Of loss of life sent out here
tofore have been too high. Last night
$50 bodies had been recovered and it is
believed the total number of dead will
not exceed 200.
Pekin. June 17.-Russia and China have
arranged that the customs management
Of Dalny and the adjoining frontier shall
be similar TO the German arrangement at
Kiaou Chou.
Des Moines, Ia, June 17.-Robbers last
night broke into the postoffice a Rhodss,
Marshall county, twenty miles northeast
Of here. and cleaned the place of every
stamp in the possession of the postmas-
ter. The loss will be 81. 600.
Mexico City, June T.-Bernardo Calero
has been nominated TO be chancellor of
the Mexican legation at London.
Monterey, Mexico, June E.-General
Bernardo Reyes has been unanimously
elected governor Of Nueva Leon.
Berlin. June 1.-THE Socialist victory
at the reichstag elections yesterday was
largely at the expense OF the two Rad
zeal parties who voted as the Socialists
did at the last reichstag on tariff, mill
tary and naval affairs. Hence on these
questions the new house is not distinctly
different from the old one.
Washington, June 17-Henry Greene Of
service commissioner to succeed Mr.. Gar
field. Mr.. Greene is a lawyer.
St. Louis. June 1.-THE national stock
yards. which have been closed for a week
on account of the food. opened for buyt-
ness today.
Chicago, June IA further needed
amendment Of the interstate commerce
law was discussed by the delegates to the
national Hay association in convention
today following an address on the sub
ject by Z. P. Bacon of Milwaukee.
New York. June 1.-THE next annual
congress of the National Prison associ-
alton Of the United States will be held
in Louisville. Ky, October 3 TO s
Des Moines. Ia, June I.-Three men
were killed and several seriously in
jured by the wreckng of a St. Louis
Minneapolis limited, northbound, on the
Rock Island at Elmira.
Christiana, Norway, June 1.-THE whal-
ing ship Gjo, with Captain Ammundsen's
magnetic North Pole expedition on board
sailed at midnight. 1t has been an
nounced that the Ammundsen expedition
viii first so to King William Land on
the east coast Of Greenland, and win
thence proceed for Bering Straits.
angler, Morocco, June 17.-Walter Is.
Harris. the traveller and author. is q pris-
oner Of the mountaineers at Zeenat
Government troops attacked the place
yesterday, burning many farms. but they
did not succeed IN rescuing Mr.. Harris.
Honolulu. June I7.-Robert English. a
pilot at Kahun, while engaged yesterday
in blasting away Instructions in the
channel was Instantly killed by a prema-
ture explosion of dynamite.
San Juan. p r. June 1I.-Miss Jean
Ankrom. formerly Of Waynesburg. Pa.
tn only woman school supervisor in
Porto Rico. was thrown from carriage
in runaway accident at Ponce last
night and killed.
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lace. United States deputy surveyor. COM
ulitted suicide at his home n Independ-
ence. near here. today, shooting him
self through the head.
Topeka. Kan. June lit Is given out
today from the Rock Island Offices here.
that E W Thompson. assistant general
passenger agent at Kansas CITY, has re-
siened. HIS successor has not been
named.
ST. Louis. June 17.-PracticaIiy all the
roads are again using union station The
river has fallen % about = feet stin
two feet above the danger line, and is
gong down at the rate Of about a foot
a day
Rome. June liking Victor Emmanuel
has telegraphed his congratulations 10
his brother-in-law. King Peter OF SerVia.
also expressing his wishes for the tran
guilty and prosperity OF the country
under the new regime
Boston. June with Philadelphia
famous relic. the Liberty bell. and the
remento Of the civil war. John Browns
bell from Marlborough as features. the
annual celebration Of the hattie Of Bun
ker Hin assumed unusual interest today.
Sedala, No. June l7.-There IS no
chanee in the condition OF J. J. Frey.
former general manager OF the Santa Fe,
from yesterday.