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Mnnepeta haa contracted 10 deliver Ia Chicago
GOO. 900 bales Of hay this year.
several ioeks oisheep, each numbering 2o, 200
or more. have started from Ventura county, Gal,
10 cross deserts aud reach Texas, where there Ia
better pasturage.
-f,y a recent law women In Minnesota have
been granted The privilege Of voting for school
otfieefe, subject 60 the came qualifications AZ TO
age and citizenship required Of men.
Over 5000 horses, Ga esses and 3D. mules
were eaten In France last year. The frat horse
sbattoir was established In lBgg. and the con.
sumption has pince increased yesfly. healthy
careaea IL worth s4o
The Japanese commission, who have been
making 30 many atoek purchases through the
bIue nraas counties Of Kentucky. have completed
their arrangements for shipment Of their atock
ID japan via Ban rranciseo. Their selections con-
aist OF about forty head OF horaes, cattle, Jacks
and eheep.
In vickahurg, with population OF eighteen
thousand. Dir. z, r. Woodruff city physician. re.
nnrta 10 the Commercial Of that city, that not
death occurred during the iast week. vieksbnrg
Ia besaed with rigid sanitary laws and with =
CITY physician and municipal authorities who en-
force them 10 the letter.
California votea In September on having a
convention TO make new state constitution and
on two or three important amendments TO the
present constitution, the latter relating principal
" to the courte striking out the word white from
the constitution, changing the elections from
September TO November, and more surely pre-
venting bribery In elections.
The Italian Parliament, though nomnaily in
cessation. suffered from the lack Of legal quorum
a,most daily til tho beginning Of laet month. The
DEPUTIES cannot be kept eteady in Rome, but will
stea, OF TO the delights and pastimea OF their
rural and provincial homes, regardless of the
weather and the nations needs. But. then, a
carnival nation cannot be expected TO get down
TO hard werk all at once.
The New South Wales ministry has gone ou'
on a vote Of want OF confidence. and MIR. Patke
who moved Il, took office AZ Premier. His POST
master General Ia MIR. Samuel, who negotiated
the mail contract with the Pacific Mail Company
In concert with Thomas Russell, of New Zealand
The new ministry was reelected, and the busi-
ness of Parliament proceeded with.
A epeciai 10 the London Telegraph Gays that
"His Imperial Msjesty the Sultan has signed al
Trade appointing Mr.. Valentine Baker Command
er.in-Chef Of the gendarmerie. The instru
ment Of appointment ecnfers on Mr.. Baker full
powers for the reorganization of the police forcea
throughout Che Ottoman provinces, sanctioning
beforehand the engagement Of English officers
In posts ofdirecuon, superintendenee, and inapeo
hon The new commanders plans have beer
deeply considered, and are pronounced in eficia
Quarters excellent alike in principle and detail"
One Of Hayes friends says of him IS.
consider him the lucRest man in America. ii
ia Fortunes darling. never saw an indication
that he wanted position but IL has someho,
always seemed to come to him. He has Away
got just what he wanted, aud has been In OK
allied positions all his life. He Ia man Of des
tiny. He believes implicitly In his own goo
fortune, and well no may. There Is quain
vein Of superstition In hs character. ] suppos
We are all eupersitious, more or less, II We
only admit It,"