The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-29
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

matches. The whole of the population
is homeless and reduced to beggary.
Washington, May 2S.-Conimander Bou
takoff, naval attache of the Russian en-
| bassy, was taken suddenly i'll few days
ago and has had very high fever. His
physician thinks him slightly better to-
| night and insists that he is not suffer
ing from typhoid, as his friends have
feared.
Chicago, May 2S.-John Sammons ano
John Lynch were today sentenced to be
hanged June Il. Their crime was the
murder and robbery of Saloonkeeper Pat
rick Barrett. The motive for the crime
was robbery
Washington, May 2s.-The kidnapers
of Perdicaris and his stepson, Varley, in
Morocco, have submitted their terms for
ransom and the state department has de-
cided that they are absolutely impossi-
bic Of acceptance.
Honolulu. May 2s.-The results OF the
Democratic primaries today indicate that
the Hearst people will control the COM
ing convention
New York, May 2s.-The suspension OF
business on the stock exchange today
robbed the weekly bank statement o;
much of its usual significance. The state
ment was in accord with most of the
forecasts, except in the cash gain-sl6.-
300, ,000-an amount greater by several mil
lions than expected. The big increase in
this item indicates that the flow of money
to this center at this time is beyond gen.
eral estimates.
Washington. May 2S.-Secretary Hay.
for the United States, and Jonkher Won
Swanderen, for the government of The
Netherlands. today signed a protocol
extending TO all the insular possessions
of the United States and the colonies of
Holland. the provisions of the existing
extradition treaties between the two ma
tions.
Steubenville. Ohio, May 2s.-Dr. F. Saw
ary Pearce. of Philadelphia. died here to-
day as a result of a nervous collapse.
He was professor of neurology in several
Philadelphia hospitals and had published
several standard works on nervous and
mental diseases.
~ ST. Louis May 2S.-Colonel Hunter Ben
Jenkins. we'll known steamboat man,
was today appointed assistant sergeant
alarms of the national Democratic con-
vention, a position he has held in the
last three national conventions.
Greenville. Pa, May 2S.-The United
Presbyterian assembly today desided TO
cooperate with the Utah Gospel mission
and equip and maintain a gospel wagon.
Rev. ]. R. Milligan was elected to rep
resent the church.
Frankfort, Ind. May 2S.-Joseph 3.
Cheadle, ex-congressman and a we'll
known newspaper publisher, died at his
home in this city today, aged 81 years.
Honolulu, May 2s.-The United States
hospital ship Solace arrived here today
from San Francisco. She is the first
steamer to be reported here by wireless
telegraphy. She made connection with
the local wireless telegraph instrumnts
WIN twenty-three miles out at sea. The
op..; alors were not on duty during the
night when the Solace was further out.
or she might have been heard from
sooner.
Chicago. May 2S.-Arthur w. Pulver.
general attorney for the Chicago and
Northwestern railway company, died to-
day of pneumonia.
Davenport. Iowa, May 2s.-Fire today
destroyed the principal business block of
the town of Eldridge including the gen.
eral store of ]. B. Weiss and company,
the town elevator. stock yards and sew
eral residences. Loss $1,000.
Rising Sun, Ind. May 2s.-The jury in
the case Of James Gillespie, Mr.. Belle
Seward, Myron Barbour and wife.
charged with the murder of Miss Eliza
beth Gillespie reported that they could
not agree. Judge Downey said he could
not at this time accept this as a verdict.
and ordered the jury to resume delber-
ations
Pekin. May 2s-There has been issued
an imperial decree ordering the establish
ment of Red Cross society in China and
that it join the international convention.
The sum of one hundred thousand taels
from the temporal treasury has been de-
voted to the society
Seoul, Korea, May 2S-The kindliness
Of the japanese to their prisoners here
has been exemplified by the sending to
their homes of two wounded Cossacks.
photographs OF the men, showing them
to be alive and safe
New Haven. May 27.- Yale hav-
ing accepted the challenge to compete
abroad with Harvard against oxford and
Cambridge athletes about July 10. the
teams will sail during the first week in
July.
Milwaukee, Wis. May 27.-Frank Me
zorawski. a member of the board of
public works, tonight was found guilty
by a jury of accepting a bribe of $500 in
with the awarding OF a con-
tract for a city school building
Chicago. Ill, May PA special to the
Daily News from Toxic says:
The japanese troops fought bravely
for sixteen hours yesterday under an
extremely heavy fire before carrying the
Russians from the southern heights aft
er a brave resistance. The Muscotives
made several attempts TO retake the hills.
but after much loss of life retired finally
from the narrowest part OF the peninsula
which had been held so long
Rome. May 27.-The minister Of the
Of Monaco. in the name Of
Prince Albert. denies that the govern
ment of Monaco divulged the text of the
papal note concerning President Loubet's
visit to Rome. as has been asserted. The
minister says that such action would
correspond 10 treason"
Vlsdivostok. May % (Thursday)-Every-
thing remains quiet in the town and its
vic. nifty. The fog has lifted and the
weather is fine.
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