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ed from Arkansas.
May wheat was quoted at $1.76 at
Chicago on the 9th.
Fourteen people were eaten by can
nibals at Mana Mana, New Guinea,
recently.
A passenger train was wrecked near
Columbus, Ohio, on the 9Th. One man
was killed.
Charles II. Allen of Massachusetts,
has been appointed assistant secretary
Of the navy.
A legal fight is In progress over the
contract for supplying the New Mexico
penitentiary.
The Japanese and Russian govern
ments have come to an agreement to
let Corea alone.
Fifty small houses were burned at
Duluth, on the Sth, rendering 1900
people homeless.
A meeting was held in Ireland the
other day which requested the United
States to intervene in Ireland as 1t has
In Cuba.
Twenty-Five Colorado people narrow
ly escaped death in burning hotel at
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, a few
days ago.
A league of patriotic women have
been organized in the East to boycott
French goods because Of the attitude
OF that nation.
A serious bread riot has occurred mt
Sesto, near Florence, Italy. The
troops fired volley into the rioters,
killing four and wounding a large mum.
Der.
Don Carlos has called upon his fol.
lowers in the United States and South
America to rise in his support. Gen,
eral Weyler is said to be favorable to
him.
A Spanish spy has been arrested at
Washington. He was formerly on the
cruiser Brooklyn, and has been send
ing valuable information to Spanish
officials.
1t is expected the new capitol build
ing ut Santa Fe will be SO far advanced
in construction as to provide suitable
quarters when the Legislature meets
in January.
Great difficulty is experienced in
keeping ships away from the mines in
New York harbor. None of them have
been blown up yet, but several of the
mines have been torn loose.
Delegate Ferguson of New Mexico
has secured favorable report upon
his bill to give title to persons having
small holdings upon which their fami-
lies have lived twenty years or more.
Special dispatches received from
Athens say KarditZa and GeOrgeOus,
the two men who attempted to ass'as-
sinate King George of Greece in that
city on February 26th last, were exc
cuted on the 9th
The Commercial Gable Company
sent out notice on the 9th that their ca
BILE between Montevideo and Rio
Grande do Sol is interrupted. This cuts
of telegraphic communication with
MOntevideo and places south, including
Buenos Ayres.
A registered package sent from
Pierce City, Idaho, supposed to contain
seventeen ounces of gold arrived emp
ty at the United States assay office at
Boise. The gold had evidently been
stolen en- route, and postal authorities
are investigating.
A riot of great proportions took place
at Milan, Italy, on the Sth, in which
large number of people were killed or
wounded. Estimates place the num-
ber as high as 1000. Streets were
barricaded and the people fought the
troops with desperation.
Bandits attacked some freighters on
their way over the mountains from
Guerrero to Chihuahua, Mexico, and
stole some silver bars they had IN their
wagon. When the freighters recovered
from their surprise they gave chase,
overlook the highwaymen and recOv-
cred their treasure.
The United States treasury has begun
paying out gold In lieu Of currency.
This will be continued dseindefinitely.
The available cash balance on hand,
Including the 100 million gold reserve,
Il $213,313,5S5. OF this amount $780,
32S, ,4O1 IL free gold and the balance is
made up OF silver. treasury and United
States notes. etc.
The Idaho Supreme Court has decid-
ed In favor of several Nez Perce In
dIans In a suit brought by them to
eject william Carter and others from
Indian landA The lower court decid-
ed against the Indians. on the ground
thnt they had no status In court. The
Supreme Court ovcrruled the lower
court. holding that they had such
rights.
The worst flood ever known since
1874 is devastating the Arkansas val
ley in Arkansas. and towns along the
banks Of that stream are submerged.
while many farm building are aflOat.
Thousands Of people have been driven
from their homes. The Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas and Iron Mountain sys-
tens are tied up In Indian territory
Hundreds OF thousands Of dollars dam
agc Inns been done to tho plantations
in Crawford county.
Four war measures were passed by
the Senate Tuesday. One OF them pro-
vided for carrying ON the additional
work In the ndjutant generals Office:
the second authorized the enlistment Of
volunteer signal corps. two-thiris Of
the members of which must be expert
electricians or telegrnphers: the third
was the so-cnilcti "lmmune blu. ." passed