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modated. The aggregate average num-
ber kept was 70,162, and the whole
number cared for during the year was
35, 504 The annual cost of the main
tcnance of each man was S12I45, n
decrease from the previous year of
S13 so; the deaths were 1,050, an in
crease of 20.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 7th aggre-
gated 81, 1868, ,20s, ,s4S, against 81, $50, ,O00,-
S95 the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1898. was so
CHARLES f. HOWARD was hanged at
Rawlins, Wyo., for numbering Charles
Horn last New Years eve Mt Dixon
woman.
JOHN BURNS, member of parliament
and labor leader of England, says the
slums of Chicago are more filthy than
those of London.
JAMES COOLEY was sentenced to five
years imprisonment at Columbus, o.,
for pract;cing pension fraud.
The Roman Catholics in Archbishop
Ireland's diocese were being permitted
to join any secret society excepting
the free masonS.
CLAUS SPRECKELs has purchased 40,-
900 acres of sugar land and town and
railroad in southern California.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND cabled the
American delegate at Constan tinorle
directing him to investigate the Ar
menian outrages
THE president issued proclamation
announcing the taking effect of the
new Chinese treaty.
DANIEL PFEFFER, of Chicago, and
Edward O'Nleara broke through the ice
while skating at West Bend, Wis, and
were drowned.
The pension bureau in Washington
will hereafter refuse pensions to
widows whose income from other
sources, added to the proceeds of rea-
sonable effort on their part, affords
them comfortable support.
ARTHUR &. BROWN and Henry Reesh,
both of Auburn, Ind, were killed and
Henry Harris, of the same place, was
fatally wounded by robbers at Desh-
ler, o.
THE Shenango glass works at New
castle, Pa, owned by Knox, Foltz &
Co, sustained II loss of 100000 by tre.
The net earnings of the railroads of
the country during the year fell off
S206 n mile, according to figures COM
piled by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
NAMES of society women of New
Nr,-1y nd oh ,ipo,rp ,,-h0 lntan+a1
in smuggling were to be published by
the customs authorities
FIFTY-Two indictments were found
against ex-officials of Woodbury. coun-
ty, Ia, on charges of malfeasance.
A FIRE in New York's dry goods dis
trict did 100000 damage, NJ. Cham
bers S Co. being the chief losers.
The national conference for good
city government met at Minneapolis.
A CONVICT in the northern Indiana
prison drank alcohol which was being
used in painting and is now blind.
A RECEIVER was appointed for the
Farmers Insurance company of Seat
tie, Wash. The liabilities were near
ly $4,000.
Mrs. JOHN A. WILLIAMS, of New
Britain, Conn, who left a sickb bed to
horsewhip her husband and his para
mour, died as the result of her exer-
tions
THREE tramps who were stealing a
ride between two box cars were in
stantly killed near Lebanon, Ind.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, the South
ern hotel block, covering two acres,
was destroyed by fire, causing loss of
S125, 900.
The American Federation of Labor
met in fourteenth annual convention
at Denver.
HENRY BoIsEs' jewelry store at
Fayette, Ia. was looted by three men
and watches and silverware valued at
$4,000 and $500 in cash were secured.
GEN. JOHN c. BLACK was appointed
United States attorney for the north
ern district of Illinois.
FRED HANKS, John Morton, George
Roberts, c. II. Hanks. George B. Floss,
George Cook and Hannah Cook were
drowned at Littleton, Ia, by breaking
through the ice on q pond.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 10th was: Wheat,
s5,97S, 900 bushels; corn, 6,60O,0O0 bush
els; oats, 0,l40, 600 bushels; rye, 453, 600
bushels; barley, S,5S2,O0o bushels.
GEORGE BRooKER, sheriff 'of Mason
county, H., was fatally wounded by
John Fuller, whom he was endeavor-
ing to arrest.
The government crop report an
nounced the December condition of
wheat as so per cent and the area as
l03 per cent. of last summers winter
wheat area at harvest. This makes
the growing area "a, ,224, 900 .cres.
A TORNADO did great damage at
White Castle and Ascension, La, and
killed three negroes
A Rock ISLAND train was held up
near Wichita. Kan, and the passen-
gers were relieved of their valuables
and the express car looted
The building occupied by the Con-
solidated Coffee company at Omaha
was burned, the loss being 100000.
ISAAC STEIN. living near Bowling