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heart trouble.
RI. Rev. stephen Vincent RYAN.
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Buffalo, died at Buffalo. He had
been ailing for some time.
| Five men were instantly killed and
two others fatally injured in a bridge
accident near Mitchell, Ind. The train
broke through trestle 10 feet high.
A sensation has been created in ma
tional political circles by the report
that the A. Il. A. will oppose Mckin-
ley's candidacy at the Republican
national convention.
The house of commons OF the Cana
dian parliament has adjourned after a
| continuous session OF l39 hours. the
| longest session reco de | by any par
Lament in the world.
Numerous re ports of peaceable Gu
bans being killed by Spanish troops
are received. The reports TO Havana
always mention such executions as ''re-
bells killed in battle.
| Spanish newspapers insinuate that
if the United States and Spain should
become involved in war every Euro
pean power with colonies in the new
world would come to the aid of Spain.
A dispatch from st. Johns, n. f.,
says that the Ranger, large fishing
vessel carrying 200 men, has been miss
ing from the fisheries since March 20
and it is feared she has been sunk by
the ice.
The emperor and empress of Ger
many made visit TO Italy as the
guests of King Humbert and Queen
Marguerite, and were enthusiastically
greeted at every opportunity by the
Italian populace.
There is strong movement on foot
among Indiana Republicans to force
the nomination upon Gen. Harrison
and it is known almost positively that
he would accept if the honor came
without his working for it.
The 153d anniversary of Thomas
Jefferson's birthday was fttingly OBJ
served at Monticello, Va, where he
lived and died, by a gathering of a
large number of prominent Democrats
from all sections of the country.
The Turkish reform league has
issued an appeal from Brussels to the
great powers TO depose the sultan as
the only remedy for Turkish misrule.
They declare that the Dardanelles
could be forced and the sultan deposed
without the loss of 20 lives
Conflicting reports have been re-
ceived as to the status of the Italian
army in Abyssinia. 1t was recently
stated that Col. Stevani had been or
dered to abandon Kassala, but more
recent dispatches say that Italy has
decided to retain kassala at all events.
Senator McMillan's plan TO secure
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
naval militia is meeting with opposi-
| ton. 1T is claimed that when the
militia was first organized, it was
with the distinct understanding that
there should be no expense entailed to
the government.
Reports and rumors which have
reached various Atlantic ports lead
the authorities to belieye that the
tug Mascot, which has been missing
from Philadelphia since last Novem-
Der. was seized by the Spanish and the
crew imprisoned and shot at Moro
castle. Havana. An investigation will
be asked for.
In Nanaimo district, Il. c., a terrific
explosion of / 200 pounds of nitro-gly-
cerine occurred and was heard over 80
miles. Austin Stevenson, teamster,
and his wagon and team were blown
TO atoms, while many trees were up
rooted. Windows were shattered and
buildings demolished as far as Mana
imo 10 miles away.
The President has sent TO the senate
the name of Fitz Hugh Lee, of Nir-
ginia, to be consul-general of the
United States at Havana, vice Ramon
@. Williams, resigned. Mr.. Williams
leaves the consular service with the
reputation of being the model consular
officer of the United States. He has
been % years in the service.
With the Notifications bill reported
to the house the only general appro-
priation bill remaining TO be submitted
to that body for passage is the general
| deficiency bill. Members feel conf
dent that this session of the Fifty
fourth congress will adjourn by May
10. and thus prove one of the shortest
sessions on record within the past 20
| years.
Cuban dispatches say that Maceo has
| gone TO the western shore with 1000
men to secure arms and ammunition
landed bv tilibustcrs, and $4,000 Span
| ish troops form a military line across
| the island from north to south in an
attempt to cut Maceo off from the in
surgents east of the line. The Cubans
do not appear to anticipate any diff
Guilty in crossing the line, however.
| Rev. ID. s. Monroe, ID. D., of Altoona,
Pa, secretary of the Methodist Episco-
pal general conference, announces that
the important constitutional amend
ment to allow women seats as dele
gates in the conference has received
more than the requisite three-fourths
vote of those present and voting in the
annual conferences. The vote TO date
| is 6,937 in favor of the amendment and
2,1s7 against it. This gives the re-
CURED majority with S75 votes to
| spare.
Miss Mary Linnett, of Chicago, shot
and instantly killed Miss Elizabeth
Trowbridge, prominent young
woman of Elgin, Ill, and then killed
herself on South State street, the
principal residence street in Elgin. and
when the police reached the spot both
i oirls xvara ly;no dead on the Sidewalk