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The news boy., 1896-03-21

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The news boy., 1896-03-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE South Chicago post Office was
destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
fixtures, belonging to the government,
were valued at $4,000. No value has
been placed on the stamps, books and
mail matter, none of which was recov-
cred. Living in apartments over the
post office were three families, who
lost their household effects. An ad-
joining building occupied by four
families, was also destroyed. Total
loss, 600; mostly uninsured.
A DISPATCH from Altoona, Pa, on
the 18th, said: with 20 inches of
snow on the ground in this section, a
high wind in the mountain districts
and the snow still falling heavily, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. apprehends
trouble in getting trains over the
mountains. If the snow and winds
continue all night ira ffic will surely be
blockaded."
UNITED STATES MINISTER TERRELL
is en- route for America on board the
steamer Fuerst Bismarck on leave of
absence. The porte has assured Mr..
Terrell that Americans shall not be
molested nor their work interfered
with during his absence. Mr.. j. w.
Riddle, secretary of legation, will act
as charge d'affaires while Mr.. Terrell
is away.
FRANK MAPEs, postmaster at Kansas
City, Kas, committed suicide, on the
18th, by blowing his brains out with
q revolver, just as some friends whom
he had sent for arrived at his door
Inspectors Sutton and Reed had just
completed an examination OF his &C
counts, and found deficiency amount
ing to 5000.
The feature of the sll-day rally OF
the Salvation army, held at their head
quarters, Memorial hall, New Yorl
city, on the 18th, was the conversion
of 20 persons and the accession to the
army of Francis f. Clark, president
of the united societies of the Christian
Endeavor union, who resides in Boston
A TELEGRAM from Port Royal, s. C.
on the 18th, said: ''There seems to b,
no good foundation for the report tha
the test of the l3-inch guns of the hat
tleship Indiana was unsatisfactory
On the contrary, it is said that Capt
Evans is delighted with the test"
A DISPATCH to the Corriero dell,
Sera, in Rome. from Massowah. ON th'
18th, said; I'm consequence Of th'
peace negotiations with Empero
Mepelik. the eampaiRn against th'
Abyssinians Il ended fos tho present.
| TaA transportation IRON Cairo o
troops who viii tAk1 part n the Anglo
! neypsian sspsditida Y Doagels VII
The news boy., 1896-03-21
HON. THOMAS H. NELSON.

Death Of the Well Known Indiana Politi-
clan at Terre Haute.
TEREE HAUTE, Ind. March 15.-Hon.
Thomas ii. Nelson died in this city at
the age of &c years. He was minister
to Chilli from 1861 to 1866, and President
Grant appointed him minister to Mex
leo. He was always prominent in
presidential campaigns as public
speaker, and several times headed the
republican electoral ticket in this
state. lie was Il brother of the cele.
brated "Bull" Nelson. who was killed
by Gen. jeff Davis in Louisville. KY,
early in the late war.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Died..

DR.. A. Small, who was medical di-
rector of the confederacy, at his home
in Sedalia.
Martin Van Brocklin, who was coz
consulting engineer with Eads on the
st. Louis bridge.
D. S. Wilcox, a merchant of Long
wood, Pettis county, after a weeks ILL
ness with pneumonia, aged so.
Rev. Franklin Jenkins, aged 81, died
at the home of his son, near Columbia.
Rev. Jenkins was the oldest primitive
Baptist preacher in Missouri.
Mrs. Augusta Hohl, aged 81, mother
of Supt. Hohl, of the Burlington lines,
at st. Joseph, at the residence of her
son, G. NJ. Hohl.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
THE GOUlDS

Admit Q Liability to Taxation on %, 500,
900 In New York City.
New YORK, March 15.-.-The supreme
court having decided that the Gould
family are not residents of this city,
the $4,000, 600 tax levied on them has
been taken from the tax books.
They have informed the tax commits
,ioncrs, however, that they are will.
ng to pay tax on $500, 900 which,
they allege, through their lawyers, is
just, and they will be taxed according.
ly.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
HE WAS BLIND.

Death OF Ex-Goy. Flanders OF Louisiana
Aged Eighty.
NEW ORLEANS. March l5.--Ex-Gov. B.
Flanders of Louisiana died near this
city Friday, aged 80. He was native
of Bristol, N. H., and came to New Or
leans in 1s45. He was appointed mayor
of New Orleans in 1870, and elected in
1872, and was appointed assistant
United States treasurer by Gen. Grant
in 1873. Mr.. Flanders became blind
some years ago, and gave up politics
entirely, retiring to his farm where HI
lived.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
ShEEP-kiLLiNG DOGS.

Macon County (Mo.) Farmers Are IodiE-
nant at tho Pest.
MACON, No., March 15.--There ia q
great deal of indignation felt among
the sheep raisers near Vienna, this
county, over the great number of their
muttons that have been killed by
worthless dogs. They have lost nearly
$50 sheep in this manner recently.
Charles N. Moody has lost 65, ten
head of which were brought from Ohio,
and valued at Si7.5O apiece. In a circu-
lar 'the sheep raisers have protested
against the keeping of dogs.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
WAS SURPRISED.

A celebrated European traveller, while in
Et. Louis recently, was escorted through
one Of the large shoe factories for which
that city is famous, and was greatly aston.
ished at what he saw.
The old way Of making shoes, In which
one man started and completed the shoe,
does just one part toward completing the
shoe, and in going from the cutter to the
finisher's hands the shoe is handled by 90
different people, one-half Of whom are girls.
The gentleman interviewed several Of tho
operators and found that in manufacturing
high grade shoes, such as is made by the
DesnOyers Shoe Co., that only the best help
is employed, and they receive correspond.
tngly high wages. =.
The gentleman had seon these goods in all
the large cities in this country, and was not
surprised to learn that the firm Is supply.
ing fine shoes to 5000 large dealers. He
carried awny pair Of their shoes with him
as memento Of his visit, and is now adj
vising his friends to buy no other.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

SECRETARY LAMONT, on the 1ath,
sent to the house the report of the
corps of engineers on q survey of
Manitowoc harbor, with view to es.
tablishing channel 20 feet deep. The
cost of this work is estimated at S44,
44O
The news boy., 1896-03-21
---.---
a FATAL BluNpEH

Y.eads One Spanish Column to Attnsk an
cther and Pierce Enlargement Bnsrses
IN which Many are Ruled and Wounded,
before the Mistake II Discovered-Losses
believed to b q rsatef than Hepcrecd'
HAVANA, March i8.--An untoward
military accident that occurred Satur'
day night, growing ont of misunder'
standing Of the reply to challenge,
resulted in the killing Of 10 soldiers
and the wounding Of q number OF
others.
A small band of insurgents had set
fire to the cane and buildings on q
sugar estate near Mariana, province OF
Havana. The smoke attracted the at
tention of two columns OF Spanish
troops who were advancing In search
OF the rebels. The column which first
arrived on the estate intrepched them
selves as a precaution against any sud-
den attack from the insurgents, who
were supposed to be near.
The second column, consisting OF the
San Quintin battalion, arrived on the
scene after dark. As they approached
the cntrenchment of the first column
they were hailed by the usual "Alerta'
from picket, and responded by call
ing out the name of their battalion
San Quintin. The picket, confused by
the sudden approach of the column,
misunderstood the reply, taking 1t,
from the similarity of the sound, to be
Quintin Bandara, the name of one OF
the rebel leaders. He at once con
cludcd that the insurgents were NOV
ing to attack the column to which he
belonged, and without further parley
discharged his piece and fell back tt
the intren chments, where the repor
| of his rifle had caused all the troops to
seize their guns and prepare to repel
an attack.
The second column had in the mean
time continued to advance, supposins
that they had come upon the rebels fol
whom they were looking. They had
not gone far before the first column
poured volley into their ranks. Th'
second column, returned the fire ant
then, in response to an order, fixet
bayonets and rushed forward to take
the intrcnchments by storm. AS they
went over the intrenchmcnts. the first
column poured another volley into
them. When the troops came into
close quarters, it was discovered, from
the uniforms and flags, that a fata
blunder had been made.
1t is reported that the losses on bot
sides in killed and wounded. was owe
thirty, but there is strong sus picio
that they were much larger.
All the circumstances tended to tn
making of the mistake. Besides tn
darkness the smoke from the burnir
cane fields. prevented the combatant
from recognizing each other. Th
mistake is greatly deplored, and
though it is generally held to hav
been unavoidable. it is pretty certai
that the officers in command of tn
columns will be court-martialed.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 12th,
as reported by R, G. Dun & Co., were
900, against s66 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fall
ures were 60, against 81 last year.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

MR. JAMES B. PACE, the millionaire
president of the Planters national
bank of Richmond, Va, who made an
assignment several months ago, will
pay off every dollar of his debt, and
have a comforta BILE fortune left.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THE emperor and empress of Ger.
many with the two eldest of the i'm.
perial princes, will spend the Easter
holidays in Rome incognito. Prince
Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess
Irene, will also be of the party.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

On the 1ath, Geo. Sweet, a we'll
known citizen of Indianapolis, Ind.
took a big dose of morphine, wrote
his will and then laid down to die.
He was a corpse in three hours. He
had been gambling, and had lost much
money!
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THE contract for the auditorium for
the holding of the republican national
convention in st. Louis, was signed
on the 1lth, and work will be begun at
once. 1t will be the largest auditorium
ever specially erected for national
convention, and will comfortably hold
IA. 900 people.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

HENRY H. HOWE, the aged actor who
came to this country with Henry 1rv-
ing, was found dead in his apartment
at the Burnett house in Cincinnati on
the 9th. Mr.. Howe was 81 years of
age and the oldest actor on the stage.
He was schoolmate of John Bright.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

| CONCERNING the visit to Berlin of
Count Goluckowsli, Austrian minister
of foreign affairs, the Paris Figaro
suggests that Austria may wish the
kaiser to explain his Russophile lean
ings.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Two Children Terribly Burned,

Two children of William Fortny. T.
Boone county farmer, were terribly
burned the other day.
One Of them has since died, but it is believed
the other will recover. Fortny and his wife,
who live four miles southeast OF Columbia, left
the children in the house in charge Of half
grown boy while they we're attending to some
work on the premises. The boy went into an
adjoining room, and while gone one of the chill
dren fell into the fire. The other child endeav-
ored to pull her from the flames, and the cloth.
ing Of both became ignited. When their par
ents. attracted by their screams, reached them
they were both terribly burned.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THE official reports, made public on
the 9th, of the battle fought on the
lst, between the Italians and Abyssin-
ians at Adowa, confirm the previous re-
ports of heavy losses on both sides,
those of the Abyssiniaus having been
enormous. Gen. Arimondi was wound
ed and taken prisoner.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

J THE funeral of the late Archbishop
Kenrick took place in st. Louis on the
18th. The ceremonies in the old Wal
nut street cathedral were very beau
tiful and impressive. Archbishop Ryan
of Philadelphia, formerly coadjutor to
the archbishop of of st. Louis, preached
the funeral sermon.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

| LExow's greater New York bill
passed the state senate at Albany, on
the nth, without amendment, by a
vote OF 3s to 8, and was sent to the as
sembly for concurrence.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
AGAIN iN .HAvANA PROVINCE.

Tho Insurgents Arc Moving In Force Ts-
ward the Capital
HAVANA. March Is. The insurgents
are again In the central portion Of Ha-
vana province In force, and are moving
westward to the neighborhood OF the
city Of HavsAs. Col. Figperos reports
that Thursday morning he net :
numerous band under Marines and
Nosejou weat of JoveIlapoa TheJ
opened Ore, but the troops stood hr4.
/ Another yspoet isDned Friday snya
that Maeso hae sptsse1 The provinso
- Hsyans slpeg ~ p6yth eosek
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THE Spanish cabinet, in the face of
Gen. Weyler's recent dispatch that no
more troops were needed in Cuba, de-
cided, on the 10th, to call to the colors
$4,000 more reserves, so that they may
be in readiness for dispatch to the is.
land or elsewhere if their services
should be required.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

The Ohio state senate, on the 1oth,
by vote of II to 16, defeated the bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay the per-
sonal expenses of Col. A. B. Colt and
his attorneys fees, in his recent trial
for alleged murder in suppressing the
Washington Courthouse riot with the
state militia.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
I'M PORTS
OF Specie and General Merchandise at the
Port of New York.

Port of New York.
New YORK, March l5.-The imports
of specie at New York for the week
were Sill. 600. of which $4?,9S5 were
gold and S9s.7O5 silver. For the
same week of 1895 the imports were
s1.s76,639. The imports exclusive OF
specie were 9,435, $50, of which s., o,s77,-
5s2 were dry goods and s6,55s,a71 gen.
eral merchandise. Last year during
the same week the imports were 49,.
22l,5 $40 of which s3,sG7,l16 were dry
goods and ss,3e3, e63 general merchan'
disc.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

! The bureau of statistics states that
the amount Of breadstuffs exported
during February was $l3, ,O17, ,4Os, an in
crease over February, 1895, of nearly
100 per cent. For the eight months
ended February 90, the exports of
breadstuffs amounted to ST., ,279, 2s3 for
the same period of last year.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

! LATER and more definite statist les
about the losses in the late battle at
Adowa, in Abyssinia, show that the
Italians lost about twelve thousand
five hundred killed and wounded and
in prisoners, while the Abyssinians
had from ten to fifteen thousand men
placed hors du combat. 1t took three
days to bury the dead.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THE alleged hlibustering steamer
Commodore, loaded with arms and mu-
nitions OF war, went to sea from
Charleston, 8. G., on the 18th.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

! Ex-SENAToR ABBOTT, Of Morgan
county, O., was found guilty by jury
at Columbus, on the 10th, of bribery
in connection with the pharmacy legis-
lative bill.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

aNfAr I take this seat, madami" said the
travelling man to q lady In the railroad car.
.'No, sir" said the female, witnear,ing,y; a,gy;. ~
Yonkers Statesman.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

EreHrEEN inches Of snow fell In east
ern New York, on the 18th, interfering
to some extent with the railroads and
general business traffic.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

The Massachusetts, senate, on the
18th, by vote of sixteen to nine,
adopted resolutions affirming the prin-
ciples of the Monroe doctrine.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

THgns Is in every true woman's heart
spark OF heavenly fire, which beams and
blazes in the dark hours OF adversity.--
Irving.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Bitten by . Rabid Dog.

Ira Harm, who lives ten miles
southeast of Nevada, took his ten-year-
old SON to that city for treatment by a
maidstone. The boy was bitten several
days before by a dog, which has since
died Of hydrophobia. Sam Beasley, of
the same neighborhood, was bitten on
the hand by the dog.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Alleged Gold Discovery.

Excitement prevails in the north
west corner of Ray county over the
discovery of what is said to be rich
gold-bearing quartz
The find was made on Rocky Ford creek
Samples Of the ore taken from prospect hole
we're sent to an assayer at Salt Lake City,
Utah, and his report has been received. show
ing that the orc would run $40 in free god to
the ton company was at once organized
with ample capital to operate a mine
and l0-stamp mill. and operations
will be commenced at once Quite q
number Of experienced miners from Colorado
are on the ground. and pronounce the ore
taken from number Of prospect holes as be-
ing rich In both gold and silver. Zinc has also
been found in the new diggings Rocky fork
is in a Wild and almost inaccessible section, ia
miles from Richmond and four miles from the
st. Joseph branch Of the Santa Fee railway
Old settlers say that the Indians always
claimed that gold existed in the hills along the
creek. and frequently showed samples taken
therefrom.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Tho Sedalia Revival.

Rev. H. o. Breden. of Des Moines. la,
pastor of the largest Christian church
in the world, assisted Rev. ]. S. Myers
several nights in conducting the re.
markable revival services at the First
Christian church at Sedalia.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

IENvY Bings whcne'er he sings,
so much does he deserve;
'Tis not his voice makes me rejoice
Ienvy him his nerve.
Judge.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
Good Work.

The protracted meeting at the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Marshall,
conducted by the Misses RoMack and
McCulloch, of Cameron, lady evangel.
lists, closed with 149 conversions and 70
additions to the church.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

] MISS NELLIE NJ. REED, who holds the
Cornell travelling scholarship at the
American classical school in Athens,
Greece, writes that e. p. Andrews, also
an American student there, has sue
ceeded in interpreting the inscription
on the architrave of the east front of
the Parthenon, which hitherto has
been an unsolved problem.
The news boy., 1896-03-21
THE STEAMER BERMUDA
Headed South, Laden with Arms and Am
munition. Doubtless for the Cubans.

Headed South, Laden with Arms and Am.
munition. Doubtless for the Cubans.
New YORK, March 16.-The steamer
Bermuda, laden with arms and ammu-
milton, left her anchorage, about two
miles south of Liberty Island, at s:l5
o'clock yesterday morning, and passed
cleared Saturday for Vera Cruz, and
no attempt was made to detain her as
she left the harbor.
1t was said that groups of men were
on shore. ready to 60 out to her, but
only three men were observed on deck,
besides the officers in charge when she
sailed.
The munitions of war are undoubt.
edly for the Cuban insurgents. A tug
boat followed the Bermuda. and it is
understood was in the employ of the
Spanish consul. Dispatches from
points along the Jersey coast say that
the tug followed her out past Asbury
Park, but how far or for what purpose
is not known, but she was far behind
the steamer.
The Bermuda when last seen, had 9
full head of steam on and was headed
south. If. as was rumored, steamer
is to meet and transfer men to the
Bermuda, it will undoubtedly be some
way down the coast.
Capt. O'Brien, an old He'll Gate pi
lot, who is in command of the Bermu
da. has taken out filibustcring expedi
tions in years gone by.
THE BATTLESHIP INDIANA
Failed 10 Mako tho Dock and Waiting
for High Tide.
PORT Royal, S. c., March l6.--Th
battleship Indiana went to the doci
yesterday morning but found only 2
feet of water in the dock. Acting OF
the impression that the docking woul,
certainly take place yesterday mornin,
United Press reporter came to thi
port. The Indiana steamed up t,
within short distance of tn
dock, but could not go in un
less there was 25 feet registered /,
the dock. The strong westerly wind
that prevailed up to Saturday wer
against q high tide. Another effor
will be made to go into dock to-day
and If there is good easterly win,
there is likely to be sufficient water
If there be no good docking to-day.
is likely to be delayed until the 2Sth
when there will be a full moon an
spring tide.
The understanding is that the crew
OF the Indiana will go through an ex
tensive drilling exercise here, as there
are fine ranges for the guns and ex
cellent opportunities for target prac
tice. There seems to be no good foun
dation for the report that the test O
the l3-inch guns was unsatisfactory
Or the contrary, it is said thst Capt
Evans is delighted with the test.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

Free to "Comrades"
The latest photograph Of Honorable I. N.
Walker Comnander-inC Chief of the G. A.
r. Write to F. H. LORD, Quincy Building,
Chicago, and you will receive one free.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

NATURE, through all her works, in great
degree, borrows a blessing from variety
Churchill.
The news boy., 1896-03-21

TIM reported conclusion Of treaty
between Russia and China was con.
iirmed by news from Pekin on the 18th.