The news boy., 1896-07-04

wayo, on the 25th, that Fort Charles
was surrounded by the insurgents, and
that wagons with food supplies for
Gwelo had stopped at Marendelia,
which had been looted by the enemy,
who secured 5000 rounds of ammuni.
tion.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY, NJ. p, the Afri.
can explorer, was, on the cath, re.
ported Ill in London with infiamma.
tion Of the stomach. His condition
was serious.
EX-SENATOR LYMAN TRUMBuLL died
at his home in Chicago, on the 25th,
after Q LONG illness, aged SO.
A HEAVY wind storm struck Allan.
tic, Ia, on the 25th, blowing down the
ampitheater and floral hall of the
Cass County Fair association. Farm.
ers will lose heavily, windmills and
outbuildings being levelled to the
ground. Crops were badly damaged.
CAPT. WM. MATTHIAS died at Leaven-
worth, Kas., on the 2sth, aged 73years.
Capt. Matthias was one of the most
prominent lawyers and politicians in
Kansas. He was born in Maryland,
oLN oSbtlSo III Nuuoto III
JUDGE REEVES, solicitor of the treas
ury, has decided that Ave notorious
Japanese women recently brought to
this country from Yokohama may be
deported at the expense of the United
States,
THE arrest of gold exports during
June is encouraging the belief at the
treasury department that the last issue
of bonds has been made which will be
required under the present admins
tration.
Owing to a series of heavy rains at
upper points there will he barge stage
in Pittsburgh harbor, and fully 10, 600,
600 bushels of coal will be shipped to
southern points on the rise.
The loss to Sistersville. w. Va, and
vicinity by the recent waterspout will
reach, If not exceed, 100000. 1t is
feared several lives were lost on Mid
die Island creek.
Or the 26th United States Commits
sioner Bell. at Philadelphia gave
further hearing to Capt. Dickman, of
the steamer Laurada, who was ar
rested in that city on the charge of en-.
gaging in Il Cuban filibustering expedi.
tion on the Laurada from New York.
He was held in 81, 900 bail for the ac.
tion of the New York grand jury.
The Presbyterian convention, sit
ting in Glasgow, Scotland, since June
l.. unanimously passed a resolution, on
the Goth, to petition the governments
OF Great Britain and the United States
fa,. -ba III /. of
board of arbitration to settle disputes
which may arise between the two na.
tions.
\ CHICAGO, Milwaukee Il st. Paul
meat train, running at the rate of SO
miles an hour down Hayesville hill,
near Ottumwa, Ia, jumped the track,
on the Goth, totally destroying 13 cars
of Kansas City meat. Ell Lindquist
was killed and VIII Kaufman fatally
injured. The trainmen were unhurt.
TIE revenue bill passed the New
foundland assembly on the 26th. It
provides for the continuation of last
years tariff, except that mining and
agricultural requisites are added to
the free list. The government esti-
mates the surplus for the year endi nG
June 30 at S25O,oo0.
IRWIN FORD. colored, who murdered
Elsie Kreglo in the suburbs of Wask-
ington, May 4, was arrested May 7. ir-
dicted May II, tried and convicted
May 1s and sentenced May %. He
was hanged on the Goth.
THE British steamer Lucerne, while
loading at Liverpool, on the Goth, for
an east bound voyage, was discovered
to be on fire and was scuttled and sunk
to prevent her total destruction.
JOHN PHILLIPS and Jacob Wierule,
miners at Belt. Mont, were killed and
their bodies blown to atoms, on the
26th, by premature explosion. John
Holt was also seriously injured.
THOMAS Colt, Ebert Noble and
Dominick Romero, who murdered
Policeman solomon in Trinidad Col,
were hanged, on the 26th, in the state
penitentiary at Canon City.
The conservative ministers of the
Dominion have decided that as soon as
certain routine business is disposed of
they will tender their designations to
his excellency the governor-general.