The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-04-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

FRED DEBARDEIEBEN, the wealthy
iron man, died at his home in Bes-
semer, Ala, on the 18th, from blood
poisoning. A few weeks since he was
vaccinated, and from the wound blood
poisoning set in.
THE Cuban leaders at Key West, Fla,
have received news that the steam tug
George w. Childs safely landed q we'll
equipped filibustering expedition in
Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, on the
11th.
WHAT is known as the French cham
Der of commerce has just been organ.
lied in New York city to promote com-
mercinl intercourse between this corin-
try and Franco.
THE Cripple Creek Coll district was
visited, on the 18th, by the severest and
most destructive blizzard ever known.
An immense amount of damage was
done, and in all probability some lives
were lost in the hills.
THE report that Capt. Gen. Weyler
has asked the Spanish war department.
to send him $4,000 more men pleases
the rebels greatly, for they want Spain
to send all the men she can to Cuba at
this time, in order that they may ex-
perience the fever siege.
THE prince of Sagan and NJ. Hermann,
the dramatic author. fought duel on
the race course at Auteuil, a suburb
used were pistols. Four shots were
THE funeral of the late Bishop Ryan
took place In st. Joseph's cathedral. in
Buffalo, N. Y, on the 14th, and down
under the altar, where so often he had
offered up the sacrifice of the mass,
was laid to rest all that was mortal of
the dead prelate.
THE steamer John Owen, from To-
lcdo, with 9O, ,OO0 bushels of corn, ar
rived at Erie, Pa, on the l4th, being
the first arrival of the season. The
captain reported that he experienced
no trouble from ice.
FIVE men were killed and two la
tally wounded at Bedford, Ind, on the
13th, by Belt road engine and q fat
car going through trestle.
THE senate committee on agricul-
tnre, on the 14th, authorized Senator
Warren to make a favorable report up
on the animal industry bill.
MARQUIS DI RUDINI, Italian prfmo
minister, has apprised the vatican that
the exequaturs hitherto accorded to
Italian bishops will be withheld unless
the pope permits Catholics to take part
In public elections.
The Potts Bros. Iron Co. posted no.
tices in its mills at Pottstown, Pa, on
the 18th. that the wages of its pud-
dlers. will be Increased, May I. from
g. "a to g. rs per ton. About one hun-
dred and fifty men win be benefited
by the change.
THERE is . probability that Gem q
O. Howard may be named rs member
of the board Of managers OF soldiers'
homes. to succeed Gen. Franklin.
EXPERIMENTS at London do notver-
ify the claims of Chicago doctors that
the TX" rays are destructive OF tho
baccili OF contagious disease.
THE house COMMITTEES on 1nteretase
and foreign commercc decided 70 post
pone indefinitely the ccnaideratt0n -
the bill proposing reductions ct Ruil-
man palace car rates.
w B. PErERs and John Vonoy. both
engravers, were arrested By s4ederAl
soficers In Chicago. on the 18th. on =
charge of making and selling counter
feit postage stamps.
An explosion took p1ace IN = oolliefy
1T Wilmington, near Duxbsm, England.
on the 18th Eight miners are known
70 have been killed md - Is believed
tlaat u II ~ Will looe their HYe1