The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-04-30

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elm. N. sJ.s aftef years Of hard work,
has suddenly found herself heircss to
the enormous fortune Of $1,000. 600.
left her by her godmother. Emile Pr
maud, OF California.
TRLEGRAPHIC communication with
Buluwayo was cut OF at Fig Tree, .
small place near Mangwe. southwest
of Buluwayo, on the 25d. and, in view
of the serious condition Of affairs, it
caused considerable anxiety Ia Caps
Town.
THIS Joint conference sf indiana
bitutaiHcns miners and operators at
Terro Haute, on the Esd, agreed to dis
agree, and there may be q strike May 1.
A NEW York sculptor IL the first
American artist TO whom permission
has been granted TO erect al outdoor
statue Id France. The statue will be
that Of George Washington. and will
be erected by American women in
Paris. It will be the only outdoor
monument Of an American in Europe.
AT Tampa, Fla, on the 2ad, Hazel
James, who was wayward, shot hefs
self. She was member Of q leading
Georgia family, her grandfather kav-
ing once been governor.
WILLIE SHAEFFER, q sehoolboy of II
years. hanged himself in the cellar Of
his home, in Philadelphia, on the Esd.
Some weeks ago the boy told his moth
e. that he had been studying science.
and learned from it that he was nf-
fiicted with typhoid pneumonia and
would not live long. He continually
brooded over his supposed diseases, and
frequently predicted that he would not
live long.
LITTLE B. ANDREWS, a bicycle rider,
while racing with an electric car at
Baltimore, Md, on the 23d, was thrown
in front of the car and killed.
PRESIDENT TCLEvELAND recently spent
day at ex-President Harrisop's pri.
vate. fish-Pohd, near teesburg, W. va
He ished hard all day, but only sue
ceeded in landing few croppies:
GEORGE DILLINER, one of the first
settlers of Douglas county, I'LL. died
on the 23d, aged 80 years. One of Mr..
Dilliner's peculiarities was his belief
that the earth was fat, and notwith-
standing the fact that strong evidence
to the contrary was presented to him,
his opinion was never shaken.
The wife of Herman Scharnitzka, q
wood carver, no Yonkers street, Cleve-
land, O., OH the 23d; tried to kiidle &
fire with the aid of coal oil. The oil
can exploded; burning her fatally, and
two of her children, five and three
years old, who were clinging to her
skirts, were burned to crisp.
THE 81 ,OOO, 900 Cuban republic bonds
placed on sale in New York were all
taken by investors.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. aged 70, died nt
Warsaw, Ind; on ths Esd: He served
in the Forty-second and Forty-third
congresses, and was minister to Uru-
quay and Paraguay under the Garfield
administration.
BoorH-TucKER, the Salvation Army
commander, knocked out tramp in
New York and reduced the bclliger-
ency of another tramp who attempted
to assist his companion. The tramp
stuck pin in a tender part of the En-
glishman's anatomy, and he was not
long in demonstrating that he could
fight as well rs preach.
MANUFACTURERS of steel nails, In
consequence of the rise in the price of
steel, have advanced the price of their
product.
SERIOUS conflict between Christians
and Turks occurred at Episkopi, in the
island of Crete. There were two days
fighting, and so persons were killed
and wounded. The Cretans have up.
pealed to Greece for aid