The news boy., 1896-06-06


delivered by Rev. j. Bentley, ID, of
st. Paul.
AFTER jury at Binghamton, n, Y,
had brought in verdict of murder in
the first degree. on the 2Sth, against
Mrs. Eliza Thurston for poisoning her
husband, attorneys for the defense
caused sensation by demanding a
new trial on the ground that several
of the jurymen were drunk when the
verdict was rendered.
LATER news from the dreadful cy-
clone which swept through Michigan.
on the 2ath, show that the loss of life
was absolutely appalling; the ac-
counts being accompanied in each
case, also, with long lists of the in
jured, many of whom must die of their
wounds. The property destroyed is
simply beyond estimate.
A DISPATCH from Augusta, Ca. says:
1.-THE report sent out from Chicago
that the secretary of the Southern adj
visory board of the Southern States
Exposition Co. had proposed to the
Chicago management to postpone the
exposition in the interest of the Ten.
nessee Centennial was without author
ity and without knowledge or consent
Of the Southern advisory board"
e
THE house committee on invalid pen
sions, on the Goth, unanimously voted to
authorize Chairman Pickler to report
a service pension bill providing basis
Of 1nl1 1o,.
reward for enlistment to every hon
orably discharged soldier and sailor
In addition to the three dollars they
will receive a monthly pension equal
to one cent day for every day served.
SECRETARY OLNEY was officially no.
titled, on the Goth, that contracts for
Cuban leaf tobacco entered into before
the publication of the order prohibit
ing its expectation will be respected,
and that citizens of the United States
proving themselves to be bona tide
owners of such tobacco prior to the
PRONUNCIATION of the order will be
permitted to export the same as here
tofore.
THE report written by Mr.. Pickler.
of South Dakota, accompanying the
service pension bill introduced in the
house on the Goth, places the number
of persons benefited by the bill at 20O,-
900, the average time of service at two
years, and the average monthly pension
therefor 5000, and alleges that the
total cost per annum resulting from
this bill could not exceed $50, 600, 900.
THE citizens of st. Louis have so far
declined all tenders of outside assis-
tance in caring for the hundreds of
victims of the late storm, and will
make an heroic effort to accomplish
the gigantic work unaided. Should
the demands of humanity, however,
prove too great for their resources, they
will not hesitate to accept portion
of the help so freely rendered from
all parts of the country.
On the night of the 24th and the af
ternoon of the 25th many localities
throughout the west and northwest
were visited by cyclones, hail storms
and cloud-bursts, which wrought de.
struction of property of all kinds te
an incalculable amount, and resulted
in the death of many scores of human
beings, the manning of still greater
number and the death by drowning o.
tnnumerable domestic animals.
SINCE May 16 foundlings have beer
picked up by the police in precincts
contiguous to Central park, New Yorl
city. An investigation has developed
the fact that nearly all the babies
were dressed alike, and it is be
lieved that the infants were aban
doned by the same person, probabl,
the keeper of baby farm in tn
neighborhood. The authorities o
Bellevue hospital have requested tn
police to look into the matter and /
possible locate the farm"
The city of st. Louis was visited, Oh
the eth, with by far the worst storm
ever chronicled in this country. Bot
in the amount of damage done to prog
srty and in loss of life it stand
unequaled. Among the NOR
serious results were the demol
ishing Of the city hospital, in
volving In the wreck no less than
patients and attaches; the loss of u
less than seven steamers moored at th
levee with nearly every soul on board
the collapse of the east pier of tn
greet Eads bridge, while hundreds G
minor casualties were scattered q
< ossr the city. In East st. Louis th
R1D6kage wasmoat complete and II
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