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and 2b, 600 others were inundated. The
/ loss of rice and other crops was enor-
nous. Seventy thousand persons we're
. receiving government relief.
THE British ship Blengfell, from
New York for London. was destroyed
by sudden fire at Margate, Eng. on
the 18th Nine of her crew, including
the captain and pilot, perishcd. The
captains wife and children wers also
I lost
REPRESENTATIVES, of railways enter
ing Omaha, Neb., have jointly agreed
to reduce fares for exposition travel
to one-haf cent a mile within a ra-
dius OF 200 miles, beginning October
% and continuing to the 3lst.
The town of Flagstaff, Ariz., was
visited by a destructive fire the other
morning The entire block west of
the Bank hotel was destroyed. it is
supposed to be the work OF frebugs.
The losses will foot up 500, 900, partial
ly insured. Forest fires were also re-
ported raging IL miles west of Flag
staff. district two miles square and
heavily timbered having been burned
over.
TIE horse show opens at St Louis
on the 3lst
a STATEMENT issued by the Atlantic
Transport company on the 10Th re-
garding the fate of those on boa rd the
Mohcgan, which was wrecked on the
l4th off the Lizard on the south coast
Of England, Indicated that 81 were
rescued and iOs persons perished.
WHILE crossing the railroad track
at IrOndale, O., Frank Sass and Will
liam Schoct were killed.
THREE steamers collided at Port
Huron, Mich, and one was sunk and
another was badly iured. The third
passed on and her injuries were not
known.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever is
raging at Whipplc barracks, Ariz.
A RAILWAY mail robbery occurred
on the night of the 18th near Alliance,
Neb. The amount secured was not
known, but was said to be considera.
bic. Two letter pouches were cut open
and all the registered matter and val
liable packages were taken.
THE grand jury at Kansas City, Mo-,
has voted to indict Jesse James, Jr.,
William W. Lowe. Andy Ryan, Charles
Polk, Caleb Stone and the mysterious
Evans for the robbery of the Mis-
souri, Pacific train near Kansas City on
the night of September 30.
AUDITOR MoRRIs at Washington has
carefully considered the arguments of
the claimants to prize money for the
destruction of Cervera's feet, but has
decided that he cannot and will not
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have been adjudicated by the courts
of the United States
AT Graphic, n trading poin, IS miles
north of Van Burcn, Ark, p. p. Gra-
ham was held up at the point of two
six-shooters in the hands OF as many
masked men and was relieved of near
ly 81, 900 in cash and checks. Graham
was cattle buyer and was known to
have received the money.
NUMEROUS requests have been re-
ceived at the war department from
municipal authorities and enterprising
citizens for a share in the captured
Spanish cannon, but as they are the
property of the United States they
cannot be disposed of except by act of
congress.
NE Nthb oOdy u ohHles fFhiL, IA
farmer, living near Middleb bury, O.,
was found at his home with bullet
hole through his temple. His wife
was alive. although four bullets were
IN her body. The inference was that
Prall shot his wife and then killed
himself.
JOHN GRACE, n North Christian Kv.)
planter, harnessed mule and was
'iding it to a field to SOW some wheat
when the animal ran off, throwing
aim. As he fell one foot caught in a
race and he was dragged nearly a
nile over u rocky road, receiving fatal
Injuries.
A DISPATCH from Dominion City,
Can, stated that Galician man and
his four children were found dead in
house. The mans head was nearly
severed from his body by an AK and
the four children were more or less
mutilated. The wife of the man was
missing and was thought to have com.
mitted the crime.
THE barge Churchill, loaded with
ore from Duluth, sank in the rough
water off Waukegan, Ill, and the cap
tain and a deck hand were drowned.
THE Atlantic Transport company's
steamer Mohegan was driven ashore
off the Lizard on the south coast OF
England, and out of 200 persons on
board only 81 were said to have been
saved.
Two boilers in the state asylum for
the dangerous and criminally insane
at 1onia. Mich, burst the other day.
killing Harry Hanley, of Saginaw, and
fatally wounding Jack Hogan, both
inmates. Two others, inmates, were
also hurt
EXECUTIVE business occupied the
closing days session of the grand en-.
campment knights Templar at Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the 14th. An amend
ment to the constitution was adopted
providing for a reduction in the per
capita tax from five to three cents.
he new grand officers were installed
with impressive ceremonies.
THE United States Leather company
endeavor to lower the price of hides
and advance that of leather by clos
ing many, il not all, its tanueries and
dependent industries, because the con.
ditions of the leather trade are un.
favorable all over the world.
OFFICIALS in the service OF the
United States weather bureau, repre-.
senting nearly every state and terri
tory in the union, held meeting at
Omaha, Neb., on the 18th, Prof Willis
l.. Moore, chief of the bureau, being
the presiding officer.
TIE candy and cracker factory of
the Winn-Johnson company and paint
store of I. C. Burke, at Macon Ga