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Katherine Kidder's father says she
will retire from the stage.

o. II. McBra, Southern express agent
At Brunswick, Ga, EN- mbezzled sl4, 900.
He stood high socially.
Rosa Medici, aged 0, was burned to
death near Los Angeles. A spark from
CRATE ignited her dress.
Ed l.. Parker tried 10 kill 9. ].
Sheets and wife, In Los Angeles, and
then committed suicide. Parker was
infatuated with Mrs. Sheets.
John Bergman, who lost his money
on the Chicago board Of trade, COM
mitted suicide In New York, leaving
bis body to medical college.
Leutgert's attorneys, unable to secure
stenographer at state expense, are
taking down the trial in long hand,
which may continue it for months.
Sam Turner, dying negro, was
lynched at Kingstree, s. @. He killed
Deputy Poaton Christmas eve, and dur
ing the shooting received mortal
wound.
Gladstone celebrated his SSth birth
day. He received many congratula-
tions at Cannes. His health is i'm.
proving, though he is suffering from
neuralgia.
Henry Oliver Goldsmith, a Wall
street broker, is wanted for stealing
$1,000 check, belonging to Oscar Weis-
ner, OF Brooklyn. His victims are said
to be many.
Many collieries in Silesia are proyid-
cd with bombs filled with compressed
oxygen for use in cases OF accident or
entrance into old galleries where the
air is foul.
Lee Fat cut the throat of Lee Tong,
in San Francisco's Chinatown. The
murderer was caught in the act by an
officer. Passengers ON street car wit
messed the crime.
The l0-year-old daughter of Simon
Barringer was accidentally killed at
Glenbair, Cal, by her brother, two
years older. in a playful struggle for
possession OF gun.
BY the will OF Mrs. Henrietta X.
Files Baker, 81. 900, 900 is bequeathed
TO the Pennsylvania hospital, contin-
gent upon the death OF the SON and
daughter of the testatrix without issue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellidge, aged SO
years, is dead in Breckenridge. No
She was the mother OF l2 children and
had 81 grandchildren, 40 great grand
children and so great-great-grandchil-
dren.
An imperial decree has been gazetted
in Vienna, authorizing the government
during the propagation of parliament
10 levy taxes and provide for state ex-
penditures from January to June 80
next.
Miss Jennie Edwards, aged 10, and
A. X. McMasters, members of wealthy
families residing near Hopkins, No. (,
were killed in runaway. Miss Ed
wards skull was crushed by striking a
post.
Judge Woffard, OF Kansas City.
stopped a tilt between lawyers by re-
marking: Hereafter when lawyers
talk about fighting in this court, I
shall adjourn court, and let them fight
it out"
An engine and caboose on the Chi
cago, Hammond a. Western left the
track while crossing bridge over Salt
creek, two miles north OF Lagrange,
ILL.,, and plunged into eight feet Of wa
ter Six men We're injured.
Farmer Lawrence Walters, OF Cass
county. Mich, buried 81, 500 in green
backs and 81, 900 in government bonds.
notes, mortgages, etc, beneath the floor
of his barn some months ago. Robbers
dug up the treasure and disappeared
Professor Willard b. Rising, dean Of
the college Of chemistry, university Of
California, has been appointed member
OF the American committee for the
third international convention OF APP
piled chemistry, to be held in Vienna
in July.
Gustav Thelan, president OF the El
Reno, O. t., Stock Exchange hank
Michael Eschoff, cashier; Charles A.
Newman, assistant cashier, and Lpui.
Eschoff, member of the board OF di.
rectors, we're arrested for receiving do.
posits when the bank was known to be
insolyent.
Nellie Johnson, Kansas City ne.
gress, was chopped to death with a
hatchet by her husband. Near by
stood horse and an express wagon. in
which were ropes tied to a heavy
stone. 1t had been the intention oil
the murderer to throw his victim into
the river,
The San Francisco Miners Associa,
tion will prepare resolutions in favor
OF the creation of the cabinet Office Of
secretary of mines and mining for adop
tion by the American institute OF min
ing engineers and federations OF miners
throughout the East. Representatives
Loud and Newlands favor the scheme
Abe Balm and his two brothers
wel-to-do farmers, lived near Wesl
Point. When their father died.. a few
days ago, it was claimed he had starved