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rived at Madrid. on the iith. FROM
Santa Agueda- They were met at the
railroad station by the ministers. mem
bers OF the diplomatic corps. aud the
civil and military authorities Of Madrid
and its vicinity.
CROWD Of people assembled, Vt
midnight of the 10th. la front of the
residence of the spanish minister at
The Hague. senior A. De Psgue. and
shouted: Long live anarchy The
police arrested ~ of the most violent.
TnE bat,leship Indiana was safely
placed In dry dock q. Halifax. y. y,
ON the IA
tnAs. VI. CLIFFORD. . chicago baker.
murdered his wife. on the nth. by cut.
ting her throat with n razor. and then
committed suicide by shooting. II is
supposed that jealousy caused the
tragedy. a policeman being the object
of CiiRord's suspicious
CnsWEs W. CrirronD. who killed
his wife aud himself at their home iu
Chicago, on the 18th. was member
Of the famous Greeley Arctic .xpcdi-
tion during all that long and terri
BILE trip to the frozen regions Of the
north.
TWELVE persons We're injured by the
falling of a porch L. feet high during
funeral services in private residence
in san Francisco on the 18th.
SINrY-FIvE negroes. many Of them
women. were arrested. fined $40 each
and sent to Jail in default, at baltimore,
Md. on the l2th. for trying to beat the
West Maryland railroad out of a ride
by refusing to pay their fares.
Five dark and enormous waterspouts
were seen by residents Of Cleveland
O.. on the 18th. far out in the lake,
moving in an easterly direction. Some
of them remained in view for Is min
utes; others going ashore and develop
ing into destructive whirlwiuds.
UNION workmen to the number of
$500 inaugurated n strike ON the pub
lie school buildings OF Chicago. ON the
18th. and work on b buildings came
to standstill. because the board OF
education refused to place clause in
all contracts for school building work
binding the contractor To employ none
but union labor.
THE Swiss people have just adopted
two constitutional amendments by
popular vote. As reported to the state
department by United States Consul
Germain at Zurich, they confer control
over the forests upon the government
and subject the manufacture. sale and
importation of food products to federal
control.
SIX prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Green BAY, Wis. ON the
18th. by saving the bars Their
names are: John Murray. John Dono-
van. Martin Cook and Thomas Dupree,
highway robbers; Alfred King and
Henry Elmer, serving eight months
sentences for larceny.
Gov. BLACK of New York. ON the
18th, granted a requisition of the gov
eruor of Louisiana for the custody ot
Juan Antonio Magan. alias Juan Mar.
tinex. arrested in New York for work.
ing the gold brick" game in New
| Orleans.
FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 18TH
as reported by r. q. Daa IL Co, were
239 against aSs for the corresponding
week of last year. For Canada the fail
ures were -. against :;5 last wear.
The first days races in the silver
| jubilee regatta of the National Asso
citation of Amateur Oarsmen wer,
rowcd. on the 18th. over the nationa
course on the Schuylkill river in Fair
mount park. Philadelphia
The steamer Nayfiower. towing ,
barge loaded with supplies left Astoria
Ore. on the 18th. for Dyen. She will
take the inner passage. and her ptaiI
anticipates no trouble in reaching hi
destination.
The Madrid Epoca denies that tn,
minister for the interior. Senior y Cos
Cayon. eontempletes resigning.
BATS took possession of the house o
Alonzo Fcrrill. near Bushby. la, OF
the night of the 18th. and. after q har,
fight. Eerrill and his sons killed 81 o
them. The mems faces were badl,
scratched and they were nearly blind
ell. They report that no less than 10
of the creatures escaped through tn
windows