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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

only hy these We're the tircmrn enabled
to tell that they had found what was left
of Il man. Many women callrl-wiyrS.
mothers and sisters of iirrmrn. They
We're told that il WAS useless To so below
and gaze upon the ho,lirs as there was
no hope of Identifying the dead. Their
earnest plrndngs were in vain except in
Il few instances, but every time those
who had hoped to relieve their uncertain
ty by visit to the m"rstc left only
hy what they had witnessed.
An inquest was begun, but has ad
journrd for few days. a searching i'll
NrSty;ltiOn will be m;ltlr.
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ArrEAIpTEn LYNCuuNG.

Fullerton. Nrh. July PA mob of
fifteen or twenty men made II raid on thu
Gay hotel with the intention of lynching
Drhany, the wife murderer VIII" was be-
ing guarded by Deputy Sheriff Bake. w.
&. I.eiSon and William Long. During the
struggle with the mob Deputy Sheriff
Bake was shot in til" head. The mob
then Dispersed. Bakr's wound is not
necessarily fatal. Dehany has been rc-
moved To Columbus for safe keeping
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nl.cISINE Nll.InKY-

Brussels. July l2.-'rhe latest advice
from the Congo free state give an ac-
count of another victory over slave trad
rrS. After the battle of Stanley Falls.
in which the stat" troops won II decisive
victory, the slave traders forces fled to
Isangi, an Arab fortress mt the mouth of
the ronain river Tipp"" Tbs son,
Srfm, and his nephew, Karhi'l, were in
command when the attack on the fortress
was made by Commander Chaplain and
Capt l'orlark. The Arabs fled and the
state troops took possession of the fort
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CASUALTY.

A small cannon burst and killed Har-
vey Scott near Battle Creek, Mich.
Several houses were unroofed at
Highmorc. s. d., by wind storm.
Lee Bryan was killed While trying
to got on IL freight train near jack
sonville, lii.
Edward Siverly, aged nineteen. was
drowned While bathing ut Marshall
Ill.
One man was killed outright and
eight others injured by collision OF
trolley cars ut New York.
N. Love, Canadian brakeman, fell
between the cars of IL moving train ut
Winnipeg, Man, was instantly killed.
Tommy Maloncy, twelve years old,
was drowned by companions at New
York, lust for fun
The water works at Pctroia, Pa.
burned. Loss, 100000. a dozen bust
ness houses also being destroyed.
The plant of the agricultural manu-
featuring company burned ut keokuk,
Iowa. Loss, S6O,WO.
brakeman G. ID. Hull was killed and
C. S. IIackclman was seriously injured
Elkhard, Ind.
Central Ohio was visited by two ter
rifle thunderStormS III the course of
four hours, and great damage was
done.
-Four men We're injured a Ann Arbor,
Mich, by the bursting OF a cannon.
Frank kapp and Charles Carroll may
die.
The New Haven, Conn, opera house
was so badly damaged by fire that
new building may be necessary. 1t
was valued at 100000.
A large schooner has been run down
off Ship Shoals, Gulf of Mexico The
vessels name is unknown and the fate
of the crew is Il mystery
Miss Hester Rutlodge of Alta, Iowa,
died at Battle Creek, Mich. from the
effects of carboiic acid administered
by mistake.
While standing under 4 tree ten miles
south of Kansas City Irving Clark,
aged nineteen. of Thirty-thiril and Penn
streets. and Frank Paullip. aged thir-
teen. of Twenty-siXth and Broadway,
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
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All I,l.I,D R,-HGJARS

IIui;on. Wis. July 12-Iama> Stick
ney aml John Smith as principals. and
Tom Sullivan and Tom o'llara as ac-
wcr" arraigncd today on the
charge of burSlarizing Joe La Pages
hardware stor. at Baldwin. a grip be-
lo nging to Stirkncy was seized containing
a large amount of cutlery, coppers and
olhnr stuff which La Page .'ecosniZes rs
his property. The case will nave Il fur
thcr hcnriny to-mnrfl W.
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MEN OIN IRON.

Minneapolis. July l2.-'l'hc tenth annual
convention of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Hardware association is in session
at Hotel ST. Louis. Lake Minnctonka,
which ii was determined II year ago tn
make Il permanent meeting place. The
delegates number about Twenty-Five. and.
with their ladies. make IL company OF
half n hundred. They will be there for
three days. their work being to exchange
business views and elect officers. The
cities represented are Lcavenworth. ST.
Joseph, Omaha. Atrhison, Dcs Moinrs,
Dubuque, Burlington. Sioux City, Wi
mona, ST. Paul aud Minneapolis.
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FIRE IN WEST SUPERIOR.

FIRE in WEST SUPERIOR.
West Superior. Wis, July l2.-Firc
started on the bay front last night in the
factory of the Lake Superior Mineral
Paint company. and the factory. together
with all its contents and the lime kilns
of the Warehouse and Builders Supply
company We're burned. The fir" started
in the paint factory from the engine. and
the fireman ran ont into the other room
calling fire" The engineer when he
heard the call of the fireman. started to
run from the building. hut was helped out
by the explosion of IL barrel of turl@n-
tine which SIT his clothes on fire. and it
WAS only by rolling in the wet sand that
he was able to save himself. The loss
will be S1OO.nNO.
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SOON 10 PIE AyEnDEn

Sioux Falls. S. d.. July 12.-Wnllo C.
secretary of the y. NJ c. a. there. will
be married here Aug. % to Miss Abhr
Phillips. srcon1 daughtts of Mrs. Hattie
G. Phillips. Mrs Phillips is the wealth.
est woman in the state. Mr.. Sherman is
a nephew of T.. \. Sherman, president of
the Union National bank.
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KILLED HIMSELF.

Kansas City. Mo-. July l2.-IIarry
Stein. a wrinrrwurst prldler, played the
races and lost all his money. When he
went home last evening his wife chi,lrd
him. Stein became rnrngcd and drawing
Il revolver fired mt his wife. The bullet
went wide of the mark hut Stein, think
ing he had killed his wife. turned the
revolver upon himself and blew ris brains
ont. He had been married only four
months
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PEOPLE ARE, rNrlTlD,

Pl;l kington. S. H.. .Iu, la. The fail
ure Of ;hc Farmers end Merchants bank
of this city, which closed its doors June
"A, is crca1im" :: great deal If excitement
a thorough investigation has been car
ricd our since the failure, aud from all
information that can be obtained If the
banks affairs the ,.ase has II very bad
appearance. The Farmers Mutual Pro-
tcctive association. the largest hail in
surance company III the state. 'losed its
doors On account of the Farm rs and
Nero hants' bank failure.
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BANK OE LIE SI'EIK CLOSES.

Le SErmr. MINI. July 1O.-I'he Ban
of lie Sucur has closed its doors. There
was no run On the baME Ill" closing was
voluntary to protect the local cr"tlit"is
The president sail the liabilities ere
about S225, 900 and the assets abont the
same. Tie closing was cius"l by the
demand of payment of the personal note
of H. Il. Smith, pr, sidcat, that had been
used by Eastern parties. No trouble is
Anticipated by tie other banks.
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HAID DOES DAMAGE.

Wheaton. Minn.. July PA hail storm
almost totally destroyed the grain in two
townships six miles east of here last
night. Information is no; very complete.
hut reports Indicate thai from 5000 to
lo.WU acres We're totai;:- destroyed.
Morris. Mimi, July IA :yrrible rain
and hail storm last Night has cleared out
:; large number of farmers in this count"
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SHOT OK rHE STREET

Chicago. July 12.-While drunk Ed
ward a. Caldwell. Il colored horse trainer.
chased Mrs. Minnie Williams out Of the
house yesterday morning. half clad. and
shot her down on the street, fatally
wounling her. The woman is a daShing
looking lnulatt6 the wife of Jockey Tee
lie Williams. rider at Washington Park
race track. Caldwell IS in Jail
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The n. ?. Barber Shop ..
and Bath FoOnlS
INDECENT ASSAULT

London. July 12.-.Ioln Drasy. anti
l'arnellitr member of the house of COM
mons. WAS tonnd guilty to-day Of com
mon assault. He was fined t25 and or
derel To pay the costs of prosecution. MIR.
Densy was placed Oh trial on the charge
of having iInlrccntiy assaulted Il sixteen
yeur-ol,l servant girl named Ellen Lewis.
employed in the house in which Mr.,
DrlSy lodged
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FRI, DAMP

Cumberland, Md. July 12.-An cxplos-
ion of fire damp took place yesterday in
mine No. of the West Virginia Central
railroad property. Ninety miners were
ut work IN the various drifts at the time
The mine was soon filed with flames and
smoke. The men made a wild DASH for
the shaft aud all succeeded in escaping
bnt two. 'I.e latter were imprisoned
in an isolated drift and are supposed To
have been burned to death.
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EI.MlDS IN AI'SIRIA

Vienna. July Fatal floods ycstcr-
day evening occurred in the Kulstcin and
IiIlrrhat districts in the l'yrnl, and it
is feared that the damage will be great.
The village of BriNtong. situated at the
confluence of the Alphnrh ,~.l the River
Inn. has been partly devastated Ten vii
layers were drowned and several are
missing.
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MUSICAL FESTIVAL

Mason City, Iowa. July 12.-Thc ar
rangencnts for the summer musical fcs-
tlval to be given at Clear Lake Park. be-
ginning the 24tll Of this month, have been
completed. The Chicago Ladies' Quartet
of Chicago and the Masonic Quartet Of
Minneapolis will be two of the leading
atirnctions. III. S. Perkins of Chicago
will be the director.
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VETERINARY BOARD.

st. Paul, July 12.-,rhe new state vet
erinary board held its first meeting yes
trr'lay at the state capitol About TWEEN
ty persons drsirous of obtaining diplomas
We're examined by the board which will
remain III srSSion to-day All the mem
hers of the board are present. They are:
Doctors Pierce. Minneapolis: Findlay. Du-
luth: Scuri,y. St. Cloud; Kirby, st. Paul;
StantliSh. M:nkato
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Oy7AREI,LED OyEE CARDS

Kansas City, Mo-. July - Richard
III. browning and William Mullins. both
r"l"r"h, uunrrrlr'l last night over II game
of cards. Browning had won Mullins
money and Mullins Demands, its return.
Mullins drew his revolver, and saving he
never produced the weapon except as an
extreme measure, put il against Brown
lhg's breast and fired Browning was
killed instantly.
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J.ON(, RII<N J.InE

Paris. Mo-, July Elmer Whitehead.
George Walters and Otto Prayer passed
through here to-day on bicycles on their
way from San Antonio. Tex. to the
worlds fair. They started on June IL,
and have Travelled 80 miles in sixteen
and half days, having laid off twelve
days OH the road. They expect to reach
Chicago next Saturday.
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POISONED

BAY Head. y. j.. July l2.-Seven per
sons have been poisoned here. il is sup
posed by impure milk Mrs +. Il. Miles.
the wife of Il wealthy e"ttaser. died to-
day. and one of the servants is 50 i'll that
she may die 1T any time Five others are
dangerously sick.
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STATE QUARANTINE

ST. Paul. July 12.-The probabilities
are that the state quarantine will not
have to be resorted to bv the state board
of health this season. This was the opin-
ion arrived ut by the board at its quar-
1erly Meeting held at the state capitol
yesterday.
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o11rI, A CRASH.

London. July 1.-THE New Zealand
Loan and Mercaptile Agency company,
limited has failed. The capital of the
..o,npany is fl.5OO0U. Three-luarters
of the loss will fall on people in Great
Rritntn 1t is feared that the company
has been carrying OH wide speeuliilons
in Australia.
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T%DE,I, ROEDS

Sioux Falls. $. d., July l2-J. S. Cav
anaugh, president of the Citizens State
bank, was bound over to the grand jury
in 500 bail for threatening to kill ii. G..
Newell, II grocery man. The trouble was
over a matter of business. Newell now
threatens to have Cavanaugh arrested for
riOtiun
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MUST GET OFT.

World's Fair. July IL Chief Allison
of the mnnufaciu.rS building, to-day cx-
PEELED X. III. lngcrs"li 4 Brother. % New
York novelty firm. The InSrrsollS We're
exhibitors and Chief Allison says persist
c in violating til" rule against selling
goods. He proposes to take summary
action against other off,.hrrs.
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TIE MlNNEApoI.IS.

Philadelphia. July 12.-'rhc Cramps
have decided to launch the protected
cruiser Minneapolis Aug. II nest. Miss
WaShhurrl. daughter of Senator Wash
burn of Minneapolis, has been named by
Secretary Herbert to ollriatr as god
mother to the christening.
The Dickinson press., 1893-07-15
1sl11En HY ruE CARS.

Ste,.ns Point. Wis, July E...--Frel
Miller. Il man abort seventy-scven yeas
of age. was stru'k by car on the
Green Bay road near the city limits and
expired III about All hour. He was walk
ing cn the track. and tciII very deaf did
not hear the warning from tn. engine.
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PROMINENT NEBRASKAN DEAD.
Nebraska City, Nrb.. July 12.-IIon.
Thomas H. Stevenson died yesterday,
aged ffty-two. He was one of the prom
incnt lawyers and Republican politicians
in the state. He was member of the
first Nebraska legislature in 1869, and
that year formulated the present school
law
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Washington. July II, Frank +. Ban
hy, inspector of alleys. and son of w. L..
Ranhy of Detroit, was run over and
killed by Il train on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road this morning How the accident o,'-
cured is not known, as no one seems to
have seen the unfortunate man at the
tiinr il Occurrr.l.
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Eoru WE'RE DROWNED

Wausau, Wis. July 12.-.Iohm and
Albert Braun, two jonrnrymrn taiols,
were bathing in Rib river to-day. Onr of
them vrnturcd beyond his depth, and the
other attempted To rescue him, but both
were drowned Joseph Hand also nearly
lost his life at the same time in attempts
ing to rescue his companions.
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u1-poI NAN IIII.pEn

Huron. S. d.. July 12.-.Joscph II. Alex
andcr of this city. one of the best known
and most popular travelling statesmen on
the road. was injured in II railway acci-
dent at Cedar Rapids on Sunday. and suf-
fcred the ampntation of his left foot.
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AN ACTOR DEAD

New York, July l.. Billy" Lester,
the variety actor. died at his summer
cottage at Fair Haven, y. j.. to-day after
Il long illness. He was forty years old.
He was at one inc II member of the
sketch team of Lester and Allen. and
later he was also one of the proprictors
of Lester aud Aliens minstrrls.
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DEcrpnvi.n py rIpc

Guthrie, Okla. July II. Word lrarl s
here that Il large portion of the business
section of Purcell. Il town of .9.UU rro-
pie fifty miles south of here, WAS de-
stroyed by fire. The loss foots up many
with insurance light.
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STEICIl BY LIGHTNING.

Fergus Fails. Mimi. July 12--Ihe res
ilenre of NJ. S:arS of HtHnins was
struck last night hy lightning. Two
daughters were badly burned. one losing
all her hair
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Devils Lake. y. d.. July 1l.-Mur'lrrer
Bombcrgrr. who is in Jail here, admits
the murder. saying the impulse camc
over him while he was c,lrrying horses
He intended killing the whole family,
but the eldest girl pleaded so hard he
concluded to let her live after forcing her
to submi, to him twice. He said to the
youngest one after shooting her: Lay
there and die like Il cat. The prisoner
is probably safe here. unless The mob
from Cando following arrives. Company
ID, North Dakota National Guard. was
called out by request of Sheriff Barton,
under orders of Gov. Sliortridsr, and a
detachment sit on the court house steps
with loaded guns guarding tn. Jail. Sher-
itf MrCune had long. ar,luous chase
and reached Dcloraine just twenty lnir-
utcs behind Bombcrgcr, who was eating.
Lookin. mp. the latter said, Hello, Jack,
! gave yon quite a chase" He WAS per
fertly cool and collected. 1t IS reported
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At Nolan. w. Va. by Andrew Farmer,
dul1nS Il drunken row. The assassin
WAS pursued by Il posse. overt:lkcn
and surrounded. hut he fired Oh his
pulSll"rS and fatally wounded George
l'rSAinS and !; man named Thompson
In the confusion he made his escape.
Edward Brown huoikccprr for S. a.
Alc''arvic X Co. lumber dealers, was
I"lllid dead i'll the rear of his house ut
ottlmMa, Iowa. His body WAS con-
ce;llrd by some undrrbrush. and there
We're signs of Il struggle. The immc-
di;lte cause of his death was Il yunShot
wound on the back of his head. and his
face WAS horribly bruised.
The Rrv. John Beaver. Il we'll known
divine and evangelist of Richmond,
Ind. who has been engaged in religious
Work for many years, shot four times
at Thomas q. Gray. The ball took
effect i'll Gray's thigh and produced Il
serious wound. One cause uf the trouble
arose from Jealousy of the preacher
about his Wife.
AS the result of quarrel, Officer
Richard Walsh was fatally wounded 10y
Daniel Murphy at Chicago, said 10y til"
police to be Il pickpocket and gcnri..
crook. The officer met Murphy in IL
saloon at 3773 lnli:na avenue, and
during Il conversation it is said Murphy
fired five shots at Walsh, all taking
effect. After the first shot Walsh ram.
drew his own revolver, firing three
times without effect.
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RIG SALE nE STEERS.

ST. Vincent. Mimi. July 12.-Coi. Book
cr has just sold .2.nor head of steers OFT
his North Dakota ranch at S4' each.
which is the largest sale ever made III
th,. sfII,.
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Rltu'JI.AI)I3.

Rio Jnnriro July H. The central gov
rrnln"nt has ordered the squadron to be
prepared To blockade Rio Gr;nlc do Sui
The latest dispatches say that Admiral
Wanhrnknll. with the captured steamer
Jupiter has Joined the federal il,tilla.
Cen cnsiiIno is reported to be sending
troops for The defense of tn. city
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BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.

ST. L,nis, July 12.-I. A. Harnctt &
90. lumber commission firm. made an as
sisnment to-day to Elias Tillotson for the
benefit of creditors. The sworn assets
are placed at $6S, 1O4; liabilities $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1893-07-15
GORDON QUARANTINE.

Cairo, July 1O-Troops are leaving here
to form a Gordon OH the banks of the
Suez canal for the purpose of intercept
ing pilgrims who may Try to evade the
quarantine.
The Dickinson press., 1893-07-15
UNDER A FALLING TREE.

Ottumwa. Iowa. July 12-Santford
Edmonds was killed and John Lewis.
Schuyler Sheets. William Bentlow and
$. A. Stroud We're badly injured by the
falling of IL dead tree at Hcdrick yes
terIay.
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SECRETARY SMITH

ST. Paul. July l1.-Secretary Hoke
Smith. of th. interior department. ar
rived i'll St Panl yesterday on his way
,n ;hr Yellowstone l ark and the coast.
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IL WEARS OLD

Louisville, Ky.. July II James Nc
Mulin the oldest man in Kentucky, died
near Hnrlwri. to-day He was born in
Virginia in 111G.
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SECOND VICTIM

SECOND VICTIM.
Chattanooga. Tenn. July 12.-Chief of
Police ID. +. Mitchell died to-day. He
was the second victim of Sundays acci-
dent at Chickamauga.
The Dickinson press., 1893-07-15
DISCONTINUED.

Washington. July 10. The rosto'li.e IT
Gable, Grand Forks county, n. D., has
been discontinued.
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FOR BETTER JAlIS
STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS
AND CHARITIES.

Some Counties Must Have New .JaiIs
Before They Can Comply With the
New Law -PnrdOns for the Fed
crnl Prisoners.
The Dickinson press., 1893-07-15
MANY FIREMNN DEAL,
TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST on THE
WORLDS FAIR GEOt NDS.

Fire la One of the building at the
Exposition Results Fatally To ~
Number of Fircmrn and CoIum-
bi:ln Guards.
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FOREIGN.

Indications are that the now German
reichstaE will pass the army bill.
Several plots and conSpir; cics are un-
ear,hrl in Hawaii.
Missionaries WirkZllm and Johann
sen We're killed 10y Il Chinese mob ut
Macheng.
Emperor William. in person. opens
the new rricliSlag and makes Il speech
i'll which he announces that Il new army
army bill Will be brought forth.
The Russian cruiser Nla,livostocl is
reported to bR aground on IL rock Il
thrcc-days' sail from Port I.azarcf. Co
rea. She probably will become IL wreck.
The German government is consider
ing plan to cover With Il tx OH rail
way tickets part of the expenditure IT,
quircd by the army bill
Mrs. Palmer and her thrcc-ycar old
daughter of Ontario, Ont, attempted to
board the train while moving. The
mother slipped and fell under the
wheels and 10th We're instantly killed.
A Russian ukasc just issued drcrces
that hereafter Jews who change their
names for any purpose, especially with
the criminal code.
Two mounted brigands visited the
home Of Don Pedro Olivia. situated in
Palacios. in the District of San,o Do
mingo, Cuba. and carried Off his son,
six years old, demanding as II ransom
$1,000.
Mr.. Gladstone slipped and fell while
descending Il staircase i'm tho TrtcrSllan
residence of the earl of Dysart, with
whom he is visiting. Beyond Sprar-
ing one of his ankles he was not srri-
ouSly hurt. The injury is not severe.
The London Lancet says there have
been 1O4 deaths from cholera in the
southern part of France since May,
and during the past four weeks 1:;S
deaths from the same disease in Mar
scilles, Is in Ccttc and 51 in Toulon.
An attempt was made at ST. Peters
burg to assHsSinata NJ. PobicrnosZoff,
a member of the council of the empire
and of the supreme tribunal An OK
seminarist named Ghiazintof tried to
stab the minister with II dagger ut his
residence but he was placed under ar
rest.
Negotiations are proceeding between
the governments of Italy. France, Bel
eium and Switzerland looking to the
protection of the interests of the ma
tions composing the Latin union in CON
sequence of the action of the govern
mcnt of India in regard to the silver
currency of India. II is believed that
none of the members of the union will
withdraw from il. In Brrne the mint
ing of onc-alf,t one and two-frnnc
pieces has been almost suspended. A
few fivefranc pieces are still being
coined.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-07-20
More Kind Words.

The Bossier Banner celebrated
its thirty-fourth birthday last week.
The paper was founded by Mr.. W.
II. Scanland and has never passed
ont of his possession. This is re-
markable record for a country pa
per to make. and we congratulate
our friend Scanland on his success.
Mansfield DemOcsUt-JOgrnGL
The Bossier Banner, of which Mr..
W. FL. Scanland is the able and
worthy proprietor, has just reached
its Saith yesr of publication. The
fairness and ability that has marked
the career of that journal in it's long
and useful life must be a source Of
qualification toits owner.-LOaisi-
ana Mentor.
The Bossier Banner announces it's
thirty fourth anniversary. The Ban
ner has, like most of the country
papers, had its ups and downs, and
we are glad to know that it at pres
ent is on one Of its cups" and hope
it will keep there. During all its
years of existence the Banner has
been true and staunch Democratic
paper, following the banner of the
party unfiinchingly, whether it led
to victory or defeat. 1t has been a
ceaseless champion of the interest
of the people and defender of the
right. We heartily congratulate
our old friend, w. Ii. Scanland, who
was tue founder and is still the edi-
tor of the Banner, on his success
NeU Orleans States.