The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-24
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San Francisco. May 2s--Ormonde. the
killed at the Menlo Park stock farm of
W. o. d. McDonough to relieve great
suffering from paralysis.
ST. Petersburg, May 23-The United
States embassy has forwarded to the
japanese minister at Berlin the names
of the officers and men captured on the
transport Knshuit and other japanese
ships sunk by the Russians.
Washington, May 2S.-Secretary Taft
writes from his camp in the Adirondacks
that he is getting good rest and is
feeling much better than when he left
Washington.
Washington, May 2.-Secretary Moody
is indisposed and upon the advice OF his
physicians will remain quietly at home
for a few days. His ailment is not
serious.
Carthage, Mo, May 23.-The Dunkards.
or the German Baptists Of the United
States, convened here today in annual
conference, with over 100 delegates pres
ent. One of the first acts OF the con-
ference was the adoption of a motion
to change the name of the organization.
Hereafter they are to be known as Ger
man Baptists and not as Dunkards.
New Orleans. May 23.-The supreme
court today through Justice Monroe. rem
dered a decision having an important
bearing ON the pool room situation The
court held that it is within the province
o the municipalities in Louisiana 10 reg
ulate pool rooms by connning their op-
erations to certain prescribed regions
St John. N B., May pa message re-
ceived here from the south branch Of the
Oromocto lake states that John II.
Thomson, a wealthy vessel owner; E. P.
Stavert. Inspector of the Bank of New
Brunskick. and r. P. Foster. manager of
the Royal Bank of Canada, all of this
city. probably have been drowned while
fishing. Their boat, overturned. was
found today.
Altoona. Pa, May 2.-The force of
men employed in the Pennsylvania rail-
road shops here was further reduced to-
day by the suspension of 800 additional
employees, making total of more than
1000 laid off TO date.
New York, May 23-Floyd Crawford
and company, the suspended brokerage
firm confessed bankruptcy today and
referee was appointed. A settlement with
creditors is being negotiated
London. May 23.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Central News says
that there was an explosion today on
board the battleship Orel at Cronstadt and
that ten stokers Were killed. The vessel
the correspondent says, was damaged and
it will take weeks 10 effect repairs. The
explosion according to the dispatch. was
the result of an accumulation of gas in
the bunkers
Rome. May 23.-The Madrid correspond
ent of the Tribune telegraphs that King
Alfonso has indefinitely postponed his
visit to President Loubet which was
planned for September next, in order TO
avoid friction with the pope.
New York, May 23.-Subpoenas were
issued and served by the district at
torneys' Office today on Superintendent
Dealy of the racing department of the
Western Union Telegraph company and
Assistant Superintendent Mitchell, to APP
pear in John Doe proceedings tomor-
row The procession proceedings are
based on the pool room i the east 42d
street.
Neither the police nor the district at
torney Office was ready with evidence to-
day and Magistrate Mayo, in spite of the
protests of Assistant District Attorney
Lord, discharged from custody. hte ten
prisoners arrested in the -ail of the al
legged pool room information bureau in
the New York theater building last FRI
day This was to have been the first OF
the trials of those arrested in more than
90 raids of the alleged pool rooms last
week
Chicago, May 23.-Seven indictments
were voted by the grand jury today
a gainst the promoters of race track hand
books. The names of the accused were
withheld.
Edwin Bedell, whose son. a student at
st. Stephens college, at Annandale, n.
Y, was hazed by his classmates, has
sued the college for ten thousand dollars
damages. He has also applied for war
rants for the arrest of seven of the haz-
ers.
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