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AVulSVIlcs ApIu 14s-4uo ucTCuTy
fell to 26 degrees this morning. Fruit
wherever it had commenced growing.
Pitts6eld. Mass, April 1.-THE First
Congregational church was crowded to.
day on the occasion of the funeral of
Representative Allen Of Missouri.
st. Paul, April 1l.-The Red river is
booming. The pontoon bridge at Grand
FORKS, D. T., was carried away with a
large boom Of legs. Two hundred fami-
lies we.e driven of the flats.
McGregor, To-, April 1.-THE mill
hands of Fleming Bros. struck this morn
ing for higher wages and less work. The
mill Immediately shut down, and 100
hands are out Of work.
Lincoln, April ll.-Snow has been fall
ing steadily from 8. p. m. till midnight.
The temperature il SO degrees, depth Of
snow two inches and melting. The dam.
age to fruit will depend on wind. If it
remains southeast there is no danger.
Wheeling, Aprll li-Information from
points throughout West Virginia, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania show that the recent
frost damaged apples, peaches and small
fruits. Rains also injured them. A
light snow storm is prevailing in this
vicinity tonight.
Chicago, April 11-Commissioner
Midgely has called the Colorado Traffic
and Southwestern railway associations
to meet April l8. The object is to fix
permanent percentage for lumber traffic
and q revision of deterential lumber rates
between Mississippi and Missouri river
points.
Greenville, Tex, April 1l-Crockett
Sorrell. of the cattle firm of Soirell &
Devault, nbsconded with $1,000. The
creditors have attached the property OF
the firm. Their liabilities are estimated
ct about $4,000; assets half. Erb, the
largest merchant in Greenville has as.
signed. Liabilities, $4,000; assets
$4,000.
Troy. n. Y, April ll-Four miners
from Warrington county write that they
have been cast in dungeon ct Chihau
hua, Mexico, having endeavorad to leave
the mines, and say the Mexicans fired or
the party from an ambush, killing two
and fatally wounding another Of the
party. They complain that the United
States consul refused to aid them.
Cincinnati, April 1.-THE Gaxstte'l
Cleveland special says: It u announced
with practically official authority tina
d. W. Caldwell il to be vice presiden
and administration manager of the New
York, Chicago and st. Louis railroad
and also hold an important Office in th,
Lake Erie and Western road, which il
to be operated in connection with the
first named.
Chicago. April ll-One thousand quar-
rymen at Lamont are on strike for
raise Of wages from Sl.5O to $500 pc
day. The employers consider the de
mand exorbitant, as they have kept th
men at work all winter, while there wa
little need Of them, and blame tn
Knights Of Labor union for influencing
these men to strike. They say they vii
close up their works il they cannot rul
them themselves. So far there has bee
no disturbance.
Sprinegeld. April ll.-Supervisor Eh
orts Of Point township, Livingston
county, reports one death by small-p
aud case Of varioloid. The superir
tendent Of the board of health OF Rar
dolph township. Mclean county, re
ports bad case of smallpox. Anothc
case Of smallpox il reported BY til
health officer Of Htreater, Lasalle cour
ty: Tho supervisor OF Buckhart tow,
ship. Christian county, reports that I'll
rules OF the state board OF health a,
ngidly enforced with regard to the pr,
vention Of smallpox at Edinburg. I'll
state board OF health will hold tho reg,
~ 1Sr quarterly meeting at Chicago
Thursday.