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AID MUST BE SENT.
Urgent Needs of the 2Ob, 700 starv.
ing RecOncentrad0es In I'm
happy Cuba.

New York, March 22.-Dr. Louis
k!opsch, now in Cuba, in charge of the
American relief work, cables from Ha-
vuna under date Of March 81 to tho
Christian Herald:
1.-The situation Is simply this: Two hum
drcd ard five thousand rcconccntrados in
over 400 accessible towns are helpeSsly dcs-
titEte. Unless we can get regularly, with
out Il break 800 tons of cornrncal and so
tons of lard or bacon every week We cam
not effectively relieve the suffering. Spas
moslic and unsystcmatic efforts defeat all
good intentions. Canned goods are use.
less and condensed milk should he subs, l.
tut.l. Fifteen thousand dollars weekly
will feed every starving man. woman ard
child In Cuba Small irregular shipments
a re- only i:iutuli.irg"
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BITS OF INFORMATION.

DR.. w. P. Allen, OF Dubuque, probably
the Oldest druggist in Iowa, is dead. aged
"A years. Ne>~
Inc army reorganization bill was adopt-
ed unanimously Wednesday by the house
committee on military affairs, and 1t was
subsequently reported to the house,
AT st. Louis Louis J. Koehler, of the
koehler sand company. and Noah Leroe,
laborer,were buried in sand pit Wednes.
day by cavern and both were instantly
killed.
A New York Herald correspondent be-
!ieves that Lord Salisbury is soon to resign
the British premiership and that he will
be succeeded by the duke of Devonshire.
Sir Thomas Smith, surgeon extraordi-
nary to the queen. who was called in con-
sultation upon the case Of Mr.. Gladstone.
confirmed the report that Mr.. Gladstone
was suffering intense pain and was very i'll.
Near Traver, Cal. two men held up q
Southern Pacific express train. The ex-
press car was blown up with dynamite No
securing much Of value. No estimate has
been placed on the amount secured by the
robbers.
In Chicago April %, Stephen A. Douglas
birthday. will be celebrated by the Iroquois
club. ExPresident Cleveland and Sem
ator Villas will deliver addresses at the
Auditorium. In the evening there will be a
banquet.
g. Makaroff, rear admiral In the Russian
navy, is on a tour of inspection of the ice
breakers on the great lakes. He wishes to
find way of breaking the ice in the St.
Petersburg harbor. which is closed to navi-
cation six months of the year.
John Charlton QiberaD attacked the gov
eminent in the Canadian house of COM
mons for the bill prohibiting the importa-
ton of nursery stock into Canada. He
read kilograms and letters from num-
Der of firms in the dominion showing that
their business had been ruined.
The steamship Keinshin Maru has ar
rived at Port Townsend. Wash, from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing as
passengers 30 Chinese actors, who are the
vanguard of the 400 soon to land in the
United States to participate in the Trans.
Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
Senator Cullom has presented to the sen-
ate memorial signed by nearly all the
Chicago banks asking that half the GUS
toms duties collected by the United States
be required to be paid in gold. At the same
time the senator introduced a bill for car
rying the request of the memorialists into
effect.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS,
For the Week Ending March ~.

For the Week Ending March ~.
Navigation on Lake Ontario has
opened. ~
Adam Adumcek died in Chicago, aged
l15 years. 'l''n
Mrs. John sheehan died in Blooming
ton, ILL.,, aged 1D2 years.
Since January / last 1l4,565 persons
have left Seattle, Wash, for Alaska.
a negro boy accused of stealing 500
was lynchcd by,h mob at Marcella, Ark.
The great station. of the Pennsylvania
railroad in Jersey! City. N. j.. was de-
Stroyed by fire.
The severe blizzard which swept over
the west probably destroyed the fruit
crop of K;nsas.
EX-Congressrnan A. a. BARKER, of
Ebensburg, Pa, dropped dead on the
street ut Altoona, Pa.
In fight at Puckett's Creek, KY,
Thad Smelling, james Leroy and Wcs-
ley Taylor were killed.
Twelve tons of supplies for the recon-
centrados In Cuba were started south
by rail from Cincinnati.
The damage to the fruit by the frost
in the Suisun and Vnca valleys in CAL
ifornia is placed at 100000.
Henry Brown, the pugiist who was
injured in a boxing bout with Jack
Smith in Trenton, n. j., is dead.
Twenty-Five car loads of provisions
donoated in Kansas and Kansas City
have been forwarded to Mntanzas, Cuba.
Roland Worthington, for many years
editor and proprietor of the Boston
Traveller, died i'll Boston, aged 81 years.
The Morris g. Butts meat packing
house in the city of Mexico was burned,
the loss being $l,500,oO0 and no insur-
ance.
Many farmers lost their houses,
barns, hay and grain, and few their
live stock by prairie fire in Holt coun-
ty, Neb.
The Rtchie bank at Sturgeon, NO.,
closed its doors and the business was
turned over to the Farmers and Trad
ers' bank.
The Pacific mill, the largest single
mill in the world, operated by Metcalf
4 Wade, was destroyed by fire at Ia
coma, Wash.
Justice Brown, of the United States
supreme court, has made Il ruling that
the patent Office has not the power to
revoke patent.
Oliver Reed shot Sarah Walton Mt
Wellsvillc, o., because she refused to
marry him and then shot himself. The
woman will live.
DR.. George Clinton Hubbard, aged 81,
assistant surgeon United States navy,
committed suiciAein Washington while
temporarily insn ne,
The barbed wine. wire rod and wire
nail industry ofdthe United States was
organized as single company in Chi,
cngo under thelpamc of the American
Steel and Wire.tcempany, with cap
italization of SstNp0.oO
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ABOVE THE WATER LINE.
'The Mixsi~.ippi and Rivers and
Streams Tributary Overflow Their
Hanks aud Cnu.c Damage.

Chicago, March 23.-Iscports from as
far west as st. Louis aud as far east us
Pittsburgh create apprehension that
the Mississippi river floods of II year ago
will be repeated this spring. Already
n.any of the tributary rivers and
streams are swollen, and the Mississippi
l., steadily rising. Three lives have
been lost by train wreck in Missouri as
result Of the heavy rains; the town of
Blue Mills has been demolished by
wind; Il hurricane swept the state of
Nebraska; walls, weakened by the rain,
fell in st. Louis and killed an nged man;
und in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio great
damage is being done by the overflow
ing rivers and streams.
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ANIMALS AS MODELS.

There was an elephant In the Jardin des
Plantes that would not pose unless he were
paid for ii. and paid in advance. Then he
took payment In buns and pie and If these
were not forthcoming he would deliberately
walk to the farther end of the Enclosure
and turn his back. The only way to get a
drawing of this big fellow was to engage
some enc to feed him meanwhile.
In the same gardens 1 saw an unusually
interesting sight one morning. A little
sunbear. with large marrow bone In his
shaggy paws. was resortrg to all sorts of
bear devices to get the sweet marrow. Sud
denly he lay down on his back, placed the
end Of the bone in his jaws and with his
hind paws tipped the other end Of the bone
high up so that the choice morsel slipped
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IfNiul Hotel IIire.

Butte, Mout., March 22.-'rhe Hale
house, used as a lodging and boarding
house by miners in the employ of the
Anaconda company, was entirely de-
stru, ed by fire which broke out shortly
after three O'Clock yesterday morning
So far as known two men are dead from
injuries received in jumping from Win
ing, while II search of the ruins may
'isrlns" the fact that many transient
dodgers lost their lives also.
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Date IL Fixed.

Madison, Wis, March ls.-Gov. Sco-
field has issued the proclamation fixing
June { MS the day and Madison us the
place for the official observation of the
semicentennial of the taking of the oath
Of Office by The first state officers. The
governors and their respective stutfs
of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa are in
sited To join in the celebration, these
states having had at some time in their
history II territorial connection with
Wisconsin.
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spent quite too much money in protecting
pur people from epidemic diseases coming
to our shores because of the unsanitary
condition Of the harbor and city Of Ha.
vana. Spain has failed to meet the requires
ments OF an advanced civilization. Lot the
United States or Cuba take up the problem
and solve It,"
Several times during the delivery of
the speech Senator Gallinger was Ing
terrupted by hearty applause from the
galleries. Senator Gallinger was 3s
minutes in delivering his speech, and as
he commended "the poor, suffering
Cubans to the great heart of the Amer
lean people," great wave of applause
swept through the galleries. He was
warmly congratulated by many of his
colleagues.
House.
Washington, March 24.-R. I. Thorp
was on Wednesday given the seat in the
house from the Fourth Virginia dis
trict. Sidney p. Epes, who obtained
the certificate of election, was unseatcd
by strict party vote. Mr.. Thorp was
given his seat by vote of ISL to 100.
The republicans without break
voted for Thorp. and the democrats and
populists, with the exception CT Mr..
Howard (Ala.), populist, voted for
Epes.
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.

A Judges Remarkable Language in
Passing Sentence Upon a Murderer.
Judge Benedict, who was associate Justice
Of the supreme court of New Mexico for
thirteen years from 1855 was an original
character in many ways. One Jose Maria
Martin had been convicted in his court of
murder, and under state of facts show
Ing great brutality and with no mitigating
circumstances. whereupon Judge Benedict
sentenced him to death in the following
language:
"Jose Maria Martin, stand up. Jose
Maria Martin, you have been indicted,
tried and>eonvtcted by Q Jury Of your coun-
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Tragedy in Indiana.

vincennes, Ind, March PA horrible
tragedy occurred here late Wednesday
afternoon when William Osterhage
murdered his wife and then committed
suicide by shooting himself. The wife
had Just returned from visit with
Petersburg friends when they quar-
relied. Osterhage drew revolver and
fired, the ball entering her right tenn
pie, killing her instantly. He then
placed the revolver to his forehead,
pulled the trigger and fell to the floor
dead
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Atlanta, Ga, March 22.-John Gallo
way, n negro, was lynchcd near Round
mountain in northern Alabama Sun
day night. lie had been paying atten-
ton to Il young white girl named Stout
for several months. The young woman q
father became cognizant of the affair
Sunday and the lynching followed.
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wise providence to do that which a jury
of your peers refused to do. The Lord
couldn't have mercy on your soul.
However. If you belong to any religious
organization. 1t might be we'll enough for
you to send for your priest or your minis
ter. and get from him-wel-such conso-
lation as You can. but the court advises
you to place no reliance upon anything of
that kind. MFR. Sheriff, remove the prison.
err.
1t is pleasant sequel to this dreadful
sentence that Jose Maria Martin escaped
from Jail and died peacefully several years
ago by falling out of a wagon and break
ing his neck.-The American Bar.
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Exploded by Lightning.

Youngstown, O., March 24.-Shortly
after midnight Tuesday night half a
ton of dynamite stored in vacant
building at Hillsvillc, Pa, exploded with
terrific force, completely wrecking the
building and partially demolishing
number of nearby cottages occupied by
italian quarrymen. Several persons
were more OF less seriously hurt. Light
ming struck the building.
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Funeral Of blanche Brucc.

Washington, March 22-The funeral
of Blanche X. Bruce, ex-slave, ex-sena-,
tor and twice register of the treasury,
was held here Monday. The Metropol.
itan \. NJ. L. church was crowded with
the representative colored population
OF the city. Among the floral tributes
was handsome wreath from the white
house with the card of President Nc
1<iplny
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Two More no.lic. RECOVERED.

Chicago, March 22.-Buried under
only few inches of charred wood the
workmen who are clearing away the
ruins of the Wabash avenue fir, found
the body of A. n. Peterson. Shortly
utter the body of C. II. Arms, secretary
of the Olmstcd company, was found.
This makes Il total of ten victims of the
fire. There are undoubtedly number
of bodies yet in the ruins.
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Japanese Coolies Excluded,

San Francisco, March 23.-lmmigra-
ton Commissioner North and the
special board of inquiry have refused
q landing to SO out of the % Japanese
who arrived recently by the China and
the Doric, on the ground that they
were coolies. The remaining 65 were
allowed to land.
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kiiIcd Wife mud Self.

Portland, Ore, March 23.-At Cas-
radc locks, 40 miles east of here, Mon
day night. Lewis Gcbl,ar.l, aged 10,
shot and killed his wife, aged 65. and
then blew out his own brains. The
shooting WAS heard, but no attention
was pain I" it. and the bodies were not
found until Tuesday. Gehhard had
been in ill health. it is said, of late, and
imagined that his wife WAS trying to
cnuSe lis lrnth
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Mol Ilnnss n Ncrrn.

Montgomery, Ala, March 23.--In Dali
las county Monday Sam Ellis, Il negro,
confessed in Il justice court to attempt
ing to assassinnte II. a. Hardy. who was
shot while in his store, in October The
court ordered the negro to Jail, but q
mob took the prisoner to the woods and
hanged him to limb
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In Extra Session,

Lansing, Mich, March 2a.-Thc leg
islature met in extra session ycster-
day. Gov. Pingree's message dealt
briefly with the subject OF taxation. and
he confined himself to matters affect
Ing railroads. express companies and
telegraph aud telephone companies,
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Washington, March 23. = The presi-
dent has announced to members of the
Iowa congressional delegates that he
has decided to appoint Judson Lyons,
the negro republican national commit
tccman from Georgia, to be register Of
Bruce
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9r ---.--

Washington. NafF th s2.-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows tbs receipts during Feb
$11,os6;55o. a gaiha us compared with
February, 1897, Of s1,257,533. The re-
ccipts for the eight months Of the pres.
ent fiscal year Were $40, 4s4, 1924, an in
crease over the same period last year OF
81 1 EGG ssO ~ ~ ..i.I
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Embexxler Sentenced.

Council Bluffs, TT HP,' March 2s.-Russell
N. Whittlesey, the embezzling collector
of the port, pleaded guilty and throw
himself on the; courts mercy. Judge
Woolson sentcnSed him to four years
in il, the penitentfa III and to pay fine of
$4,000.
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Another Fire In Chicnwo.

Chicago, March 23.-For tho third
time within II week flames broke out
IN the downtown district Tuesday, and
in few hours the building occupied
by the Monroe restaurant, on Monroe
street, between Clark and Dearborn,
was in ashes. Though no lives were
lost in the fire, several persons were
hurt. The total loss is estimated at
Sl5Q COO
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Sum- ncr Hotel Burned.

Wheeling, W. Va, March 23.-The
famous summer hotel at Berkeley
Springs, in Morgan county, this stute,
burned to the ground Tuesday morning,
Most OF the contents of the building
were saved. The fire started in the SEQ.
ond story, over the ballroom, but its
origin is a mystery. Incendiarism is
suspected. The cottages in the grounds
surrounding the hotel were saved, The
loss on the building is $4,000; in.
surnncc, $4,000.
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Madison, Wis, March 2l.-Samuel A,
Harper, one of the best-known lawyers
and politicians in Wisconsin, died mt
1o:45 Saturday night of pneumonia at
his home here. lie was 45 years old.
Mr.. Harper was president of the Wiscon-
sin republican league,
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InaRcd Awny.

Washington, March 23.--Wheelock G.
Veazcy, of Vermont, formerly MEM
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission, died here at eight o'clock Tues
day night. Mr.. Vcazey resigned from
the commission about year ago on ac-
count of falling health.
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Three Killed In n wreck,

Ellsberry, Mo-, March 23.-south-
bound freight train which left here at
one o'clock Tuesday morning was
wrecked by washout at Bobs creek,
Is miles south of Ellsberry. Twenty -one
cars were ditched and three negro
trulnps were killed outright in the
wreck and one white tramp was badly
s,,s ,,r1<l
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Praise I,Teasslent,. Course,

london. March i2l.-English states
men praise the course Of President Nc.
Kinley. The general trend of opinion
il that there should be closer relations
between the United States and Grea,
britain.
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Appropriation for Needy cubons.

Washington, March 24.-An amends
ment to the sundry civil bill is pending
before the senate committee on appro-
priations appropriating $250,OOo to fur
nish supplies to the destitute people Of
Cuba. The subcommittee has not yet
considered the amendment, but it is
stated that it will probably be adopted.
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into his mouth. If the animal could have
only understood the shouts of approval that
greeted this performance l think it would
have turned his head.
AS a rule find the models very good ma
tured True, they keep sharp eye on me
for the first few days. but after that we
are generally quite friendly. OF course.
there are some parts of the business they
do not like. The oriole was never happy
when l held him in my hand for close in
spection. but beautiful cat. which re-
belled when I first placed her In a bird
caGe-tc keep her in front of me-grew so
fond Of being there that after 1 had finished
my drawings she cried ard cried to be put
back into the cage.
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Peter Jackson Defeated.

San Francisco. March 23.-.Iim JET
fries, Of Los Angeles, easily defeated
Peter jackson in the third round Tues
day night ut Woodward's pavilion.
Jackson did not make much of Il show
ing after the first round. He displayed
some of his old-time clcvcrncSs in duck
ing and inhbing with his left, but could
not land hard enough to stop the rushes
of his younger aud stronger antagonist.
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All Probably Lost,

San Francisco, March 23.-Word has
been received here that 40 persons
bound for Alaska have probably been
lest few miles outside the Golden
Gate by the capsizing of the bark Helen
w. Amy during n storm.
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Berlin. March 2l.-Theodorc Lerncr,
with an expedition aided from state
and private sources. will start on tho
steamer Heligolnnd next May in
search of Herr Andrec, the missing
acronaut, and TO prosecute scientific in
veStftr.tiOns
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Mnrricn an American Girl.

San Francisco, March 23.-Count
Alexis Eozanoff, of Kodisl, has just
been married to Miss May Dickson, of
this city. The count is n young Russian
who has business interests in Alaska.
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To E.tnbli.h. Alaska Post oH,ce..

Semitic, Wnsh,i tAlarch 23.-John p.
Clum, postal inspector, left for Alaska
on the steamer, queen for the purpose
of establishing Raftotlices in Alaska. Mr..
Clum has full authority to establish
Offices and appoint, postmasters
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The internal revenue receipts for the
eight months of the present fiscal year
have been $40, 4s4,524, IN increase over
the same period of last year Of s11.-
k6f H5O
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Franklin, Ill.,, March 81. = The Bank
of Franklin was robbed Of $4,000 III
cash and the burglars were successful
In making their escape
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Mig Order for Ammunition.

Derby, Conn.,, March PAL. L.
briggs, of the Driggs-seabury Gun &
Ammunition company, states that his
company has received half million
dollar order from the government for
emmunition
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New Orleans, March io.-The crew Of
the filibuster Dauntless, II in all, find
ing occupation gone by the seizure CT
the boat, joined the United States ra7y
FRIDAY
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Ex-Congrcssmnn woodman Dead

Ex-ConErcssmnn WOOdman Dead.
Chicago, March 1o.-Ex-Congressman
Charles w. Woodman died FRIDAY in
the Elgin insane asylum. Since last Oc-
tober he has suffered from paress.
brought on by rupture of blood YES.
sci in the brain. In 1891 he was sent to
congress by the republicans of the
Fourth district, serving one term.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take CnscaretS Candy Cathartic loo or 26c
II G. G. G. fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
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Educate Your bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
10c, CSC. II c. G. @. fail. druggists refund money.
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De"th List Numbers x.,,,.


The central relief station in this citv
IS feeding $4,000 persons daily. It will
be formally opened to-day. although
partially In use already. The system is
admirable and food is plentiful. There
are 1,os5 tons of supplies now on hand
or nfloat.
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The Military situation.

As to the military. he said there were
about 10000 Spanish troops. He thought
they would fight we'll. There was no ar.
tillery. The troops live In barracks. The
cavalry Is mounted mostly on ponies. He
said tho Cubans had about 10000 men in
the field and were very active. The Cubans
were well armed. but poorly supplied with
ammunition. About one-third OF the Cuban
nish their own horses. The dividing line
between the parties Is sharp. 1t Is Cubans
against Spaninrds. The autonomists he did
not consider. as they were inconsiderabls