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be lost.
William Biggerstaff. the murderer,
was hangerd in Helena, Mont, for the
murder of Richard johnson, the cham
pion fighter of Montana. He exhibit
ed an unlooked-for GOODNESS. The exc
cution was most successful. His neck
was broken, and he was pronounced
dead in 81 minutes after jerking up
the body.
Replying to the United States charge
d'affaires, John w. Riddle, the grand
vizier and the minister of foreign
affairs of Constantinople have both de-
clared that they have resolved no in
formation regarding the alleged expul-
sion of Rev. George w. Knapp, the
American missionary, from Bitlis. 1t
is stated that Knapp has already ar.
rived at Diarbekir. The local authori-
ties wished to expel him secretly.
Riddle is now awaiting instructions
from Washington.
The state of Ohio, on and after July
1, will inf1ict capital punishment by
electricity, the bill having passed both
houses.
Gustav Koerner, ex-lieutenant-gov-
ernor of Illinois, and ex-minjster to
Spain, died in st. Louis aged 81. He
had good war record.
The house COMMITTEES on territories
has voted to report favorably the New
Mexico statehood bill to the house, aud
also decided to defer action on the Ari-
zoDa bill.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle says the pope sanctioned
the publication Of the appeal for arbi-
tration by Cardinals Vaughn, Logue
and Gibbons.
Senator Gallinger has introduced in
the senate bill for the creation of q
United States commission to treat with
commissions from other Christian ma
tions for the correction of intolerable
evils in the Ottoman empire.
Baron Won Schrader, master of cere-
monies at the Prussian court, is dead
from injuries inflicted by Count Won
Kotz, formerly one of the court cham
berlains, in duel fought in the vicin-
ity of the Neus Palais. at Potsdam,
Prussia.
Americans intending to travel in
Germany and Russia this summer are
advised to obtain passports at Wash
ington, as the new rules make identifi-
cation indispensable before the pass
ports are issued from the American
embassies in Europe.
Deputy Game Warden Brewster, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, has begun
wholesale arrest of fishermen and seiz-
ure Of their nets upon the charge that
the meshes are smaller than the law
full size. Nearly every fishing firm in
Grand Haven is complained against.
The first bicylce militia company I'm
the Northwest has been organized in
Tacoma by twenty-five members OF
Company G, under command of Cap
tain Howell. The members are prac-
ticing the cycling movements adopted
by the United States army.
4 By the explosion of 200 pounds of
powder in magazine on the ], 1,100-foot
level of the st. Lawrence mine in
Butte, Mont, six men lost their lives.
Their names are Con Ct. Lowney, John
Quinlan, Ed Shields, James Dwyer,
John McVeigh and Patrick O'Rourke.
The Taylor brothers, the condemned
murderers of the Meeks family, broke
from the county Jail in Carrolton, Mo.
George Taylor made his escape, but
Bill was retaken, and is again behind
the bars in Jail, in which the two
brothers were to have been hanged to-
gether on April 80.
In Philadelphia regularly organ
lied and equipped military bicycle
corps is now engaged in drilling and
other work preparatory to embarking
for Cuba. About $50 members are en-
rolled. Officers have been elected,
and the baggage and munitions of war
are now being secured. They are all
Philadelphians.
Robert w. Edgren, of the university
of California, has again beaten the
worlds hammer throwing record.
From the regulation seven-foot ring he
hurled 16-pound hammer the aston
ishing distance of 148 feet inches.
This was over three feet farther than
the worlds record and foot farther
than Edgren's previous best trial
throw.
According to a telegram form Vladi-
vostock to the Novoe Vremya, the last
news from Seoul says that the Coreans
are determined to exterminate the jap
anese, holding them responsible for the
murder of the queen. Bands of men
have been organized to threaten the
Japanese factories. Japan has sent
warships to Fusan, and other points on
the coast.
Premier Bowel has introduced a bill
in the Canadian senate respecting the
Behring sea claims, the object Of which
is to confer on the commissioners who
may be appointed to investigate and
prepare the claims that will become
due under the Paris award the full
power of judges, with respect to the
summoning of witnesses, while adjudi-
eating upon the claims.
The situation in Gloucester, Eng
land, where the virulent smallpox is
raging, is 80 serious that the govern
ment is likely to take charge. Up to
March 30 there were 700 cases, and
since then there has been an increase
of fifty weekly. The percentage of
deaths is twenty-fi five, and the town is
in safe of panic. The dean of Glou.
cester has issued an appeal for assist
ance.
Heavy drifts of Arctic ice drove along
the shore in the neiphbOrhood of St.