The news boy., 1896-03-21

An attempt was made 70 rob the
First national bank ct 0ermantcwn,
O., early on the morning Of the 11th.
The robbers were evidently green u
the business, and used SO much giant
powder that the bank was wrecked.
The town was aroused and the robbers
fed.
The small British schooner Queen
Mistley was sunk of Beachy Head, on
the south coast Of England, ON the
10th, by q collision with . steamer
supposed to be the British steamer
Sayn. The captain and three Of the
crew Of the schooner were drowned.
The mate and one seaman were res.
cued.
In the recent attack made by the in.
surgents on Sagua Tansmo the presi.
dent Of the Cuban government, the
marquis OF Santa Lucia, fell from his
horse and was seriously injured. He
is 70 years Of age.
WHILE DR.. Henry B. Berghill was
experimenting with some chemicals at
aa3 Center street, Chicago, on the 18th,
an explosion occurred, blowing of
both his hands and destroying the
sight of both eyes, besides injuring
him about the head and face. The
house in which the explosion occurred
was damaged considerably.
THE Canadian government has noti.
fed the government Of the United
States that licenses will be issued to
American vessels as usual this coming
season, with the additional proviso
that any licensed vessel supplying any
unlicensed vessel with supplies which
can only be had by licensed vessel
shall forfeit her license.
The house committee on territories
decided, on the 12th, to recommend the
passage of bill creating territorial
form of government for Alaska and
giving the territory delegate in con.
gress.
Or the 13th, while workmen were
boring for water in the boiler ro ON of
Rheinstrom Bros. distillery at 274e
Parsons street, Cincinnati. natural gas
was struck at depth of 200 feet. The
room was soon filed with the vapor,
which ignited from the furnace, caus.
ing an explosion which wrecked the
building.
THE Cannes regatta opened on the
13th. The principal event was the race
for the Prix d'Honeur. The Ailsa
crossed the line winner; the Britain
MIA was second, and the Satanita a
very bad third, she being a long dis
tance astern at the finish.
THE Robesonia furnace at Reading,
Pa, which had been In blast the past
IL months, was blown out on the 18th.
This stack produced nearly one thou.
sand tons of iron weekly and about
one hundred men were employed.
THE house committee on public
buildings and grounds, on the 18th
favorably reported bill opening to
competition the plans for government
buildings.
The house commerce committee, on
the 18th. ordered favorable report on
the bill authorizing the construction
of wagon bridge over the Missouri
river at St. Charles, Mo.
THE Italian cabinet council has de
cided to grant amnesty to participant.
in the uprising in Sicily and Masss
Carrara in 1894 except such as were
guilty of homicides.
THE prince of Wales has become 6
member of the Thirteen club of New
York city by acceptance of his election
as an honorary member.
SrEL ]. SpAULDINa, secretary and
treasury of the Iowa state commission
of pharmacy, has been arrested fol
embezzling moneys of the state. HI
had been gambling on the board o.
trade.
CHARLES NORRIS, colored, was con
victed at Xenia, O., on the 18th, of the
murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Douthett. Being in the peniteniary
for another crime, and believing h,
was about to die, he confessed to thi!
crime, and the result was conviction.
In the twenty.second oratorical con
test between representatives of Indians
colleges. at indianapolis, on the nigh
of the 18th, Gertrude Simmons. full
blooded Sioux Indian girl, took SECOND
prize. She represented Earlham.
THE valuable herd of Jerseys owned
by h. w. Edwards, of Laceyville, Pa.
was found to be infected with tubercu
losis, and the entire herd Of 50 wer
killed.