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Boone, one of the star route 'conlrac-
tors, brings suit against Flora b. Cabel,
wife of another contractor, for 81, 700 |
alleged TO have been loaned her by |
Boone.
Wires of the Western Union and Mu- |
tual Union telegraph companies near
New York have been cut i'm great num-
bers and much Inconvenience caused |
thereby.
On and after Monday, September 8,
postal notes can be obtained at any
money order post office in the United
States. These postal notes are to be
issued only from the money order offices,
and to be used only as a money order.
A few days ago 500 cases of arms and
ammunition were shipped from San
Francisco to China. During the past
Is months these shipments have aggre-
gated 1000 Springfield rifles and $780,
600 cartridges, besides 500 TO 800 bales
of tent cloth by each steamer, making
total value of 100000.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
National Association of the Red Cross,
is getting ready for work. In case of
yellow fever in the south, or the APP
pearance of cholera her society will be
instantly despatched to work. Since
the first of May, this plucky little wom-
an has distributed over $50, 900 in works
of relief.
Michael Banner, railroad station
agent at Marseilles, H., has been ar
rested for embezzling funds of the Odd
| Fellows benevolent association at New
York 10 years ago. He fled to Canada
and afterwards went to Illinois, where
under an assumed name he established
good reputation, but his identity was
proved at last.
L. A. Schellentrager, democratic
member of the board of education of
Cleveland, was arrested in that city a
few days ago charged with rape on
Bertha Hockendor, young German
girl of 10. He gave bail for appearance
in the sum of 1900. He denies the
girls story, and says it is case of
blackmail. Efforts were made to smoth-
er the case. but the facts were un-
earthed.
From various places come reports
that striking telegraphers are return
ing TO work.
The commissioner of the general land
office decides that scrip used in payment
for land is money within the meaning
of the law.
The salvation army is under arrest al
Syracuse, n. T., for parading the
streets contrary TO orders of the com
mon council.
The art gallery at the Louisville ex
position has been opened to the public
and is said TO be the finest art loan col
lection ever shown in this country.
An extraordinary cave has been dis
covered at the base of Lookout Noun
tain, Tennessee, which contains lax,
with fall $50 feet high leading into it
The Northern Pacific railroad will b,
connected about GO miles west of Hell
ena, Nj. T., August 25, but the forma
opening will not take place until Sep
TENDER 3.
The Southeastern railroad, owned b.
Bradley Barlow, who recently failed a
st. Adams, VT, has been sold for So,
800, 900 cash. which will leave Barlow
$3.50, 600 after paying liabilities.
The strike at the Woonsocket ON
pany's mill at Providence. X. l.. ha
ended by the weavers returning to WORK
They wanted 20 cents q cut and the de
mand was granted. This is an advanc
of l. cents per cut.
Postmaster-General Gresham asks tn
Director General of Mexico to cooper
ate with him in securing the advantage
of railroad facilities wherever possible
International correspondence is no,
exchanged exclusively by sea.
, 1t has developed in the opium SNUG
) Cling cases now on trial at San Francis
co that in the last 10 years over SC, 600
900 worth of opium has been smuggle
through that port, the business bein
conducted by a ring of smugglers an
government officials, who divided tn
profits.
. President Loring told the forestr
5 congress at ST. Paul the other day tha
{ the supply of pine timber would be e,
3 lausted in the northern states in fe'
l years at the present rate of cutting, s
that much would depend in the nea
, future upon the pine forests of the gul
, states for lumber
1 Investigation by the internal revenu
bureau into the adulteration of bee,
{ developed facts so startling that a Gil
: cular has been issued requiring brewer
, to forward a statement of all article
used in the manufacture of lager.
failure to comply will be followed by
visit from revenue agents.
At the inquest on the fatal accden
on the Troy and Boston railroad, test
!, mony developed criminal carelessnes
|, on the part of the night operator VIII
/. /. was the sole cause of the disaster. TIL
operator very frankly admitted that h
did not remain awake to wait for trains
but slept, and was awakened by mean
of string attached to his chair an
carried across the track.
The punishment of the lash has beel
adopted in Montreal for certain gros
/, offences which have lately become O
! too frequent occurrence. A Frencl
Canadian tramp PANIED Jean Baptist
Dubois, who attempted to outrage
child eight years of age, few week
ago, under circumstances which woul,
have conjured up Judge Lynch in a les
peaceful place than Montreal, was sen
fenced to receive 20 lashes upon hi
bare back and to do n years hard labo
) in the penitentiary.
The cotton crop of Texas is 25 pc
cent. less this year than last.
Smallpox is making frigh.ful havo
among the Indians of Minnesota.
The Western Union declare the strik