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From what can be gleaned from un- official sources 1t appears that this communication was turned over to Ar chitect Swain for investigation. A few days later he made inquiries of we'll known and wholly trustworthy con- tractor who makes a speciality of gal vanized iron work and was informed by this gentleman that S45 each was a big price to pay for the windows for which Cronan had charged $58 each.
 Indications point to the conclusion that MT. Swain and Mr. Cronan met in council soon after this, for few days later Cronan sent a communication to the board, begging leave to withdraw his bill on account of it not being suf- ficiently explicit. Under date of Feb ruary 19, 1898, Cronan rendered another by a perusal of the following commun- ication that he added somewhat to the sum total of the amount charged, but made reduction in some of his former prices:
 Gentlemen-I beg leave to call your at tention to enclosed bill for extra work on the windows in the gallery and bridges of the new Union Depot and Ferry House. AS per the original plans there were ETA windows filled with wooden sashes, etc. with the necessary pilasters, etc. Now there are BIS windows, which makes A extra. Also there are now 64 closed win dows. with filed-in panels, not contem- plated originally. 1 most respectfully ask your immediate consideration. as the work has been completed for some time. Yours respectfully,
 WILLIAM CRoNAN. [Enclosure.l
 4 windows at S49....... .$2156 GA closed windows. filled in, etc., at SIP 50................. 500
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IEnclosure.l

[Enclosure.]
 A windows at S49. - . S2156 GA closed windows, filled in,
 etc, at SIP 50................ 500
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A extra windows at $5S...... .$2552 20 closed windows, filled in,
 etc., at SIS. 360
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The Alabama Great Southern pas
senger train was held up by five
masked men near Cuba, Ala, at ten p.
m. on the 14th and the express car was
robbed of SIS, 900.
A Washington dispatch on the 10Th
said thai for prudential reasons the
war department would keep secret all
news regarding the movements of
American warships.
In all the pulpits of Havana on the
18th Americans were denounced for
shelling coast cities without giving
ample warning, that the lives of women
and children might be saved.
Nearly every business house in Chip
ley, Fla, besides the railroad depot
and many residences, were burned re-
Gently. The loss was very large and
many families were rendered home
less.
Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill'),
recently appointed chief of scouts on
Gen. Miles staff, has placed 400 of his
horses at the service of the govern
ment to be used by scouts in tracking
the enemy.
The steamer Gussie, which left
Tampa, Fla, May 10 with 1000 rifles
and 200, 900 rounds of ammunition for
the insurgents, has returned, being
unable to effect landing with the in
surgents-
Edward Remenji, the great violinist
who has thrilled and enchanted great
audiences all over the world, dropped
dead of heart disease on a San Fran
cisco stage. He was born in Poland
GA years ago.
Kansas City, Mo-, was visited by a
severe hailstorm on the evening of the
14th and the result was thousands of
broken window panes, smashed sky
lights, ruined trees, tangled tele-
phone wires and other daE -ge. The
hailstones were as big as goose eggs
and glass was in demand when the
storm was over.
Two men engaged in laying sub
marine mines in the main channel
near Sandy Hook, N. Y, were run
down by the French liner Touraine
and were drowned Six other men
had narrow escape. The Touraine
did not make any attempt to rescue
the men by lowering boats, but went
on its journey, and the six men who
escaped drowning were saved by the
merest chance.
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UTILIZATION or REINpEER.
Animals Imported for klOndil<e ne
lief VIII Prove ServiceabIe.

Animals Imported for Klondfke Re-
lief VIII Prove serviceabIe.
DIR. Sheldon Jackson, who was sent to
Norway as the agent of the war depart
ment to purchase reindeer and hire
Laplanders to be used in carrying relief
to Klondike miners, says:
''No one can but rejoice that there has
been found sufficient food in the Klon-
dixie to keep the people from starving.
While 1 don't know the further plans Of
the secretary of war, yet Judge tina.
the herd will be used for furthering
some of the exploring parties which the
government was proposing TO under
take when I went abroad. But IL not
utilized by the government, they can
be sold and made available for helping
the transportation companies, which
will be an important thing.
Next to the discovery of gold, the fn-
PRODUCTION of these Laps as permanent
colonists In Alaska is the most impor-
tant event of the past year in connection
nized as the most intelligent, expert and
experienced reindeer drivers in the
world. The mines of Alaska cannot be
fully developed without reindeer trans
portation, and it is TO these hardy Laps
that all employing reindeer will be
compelled for some years to apply for
their drivers.
~When they get to Alaska they will as
speedily as possible work into the bust
ness of owning and raising reindeer
herds for themselves, and give promise
OF permanency to the new industry of
raising reindeer. think that the Sec
retary of war did wisely in procuring
and bringing these Laps and reindeer
to this country" - Washington Cor.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
EDWARD REMENYI DEAD.
The Great Violinist Expires on a San Fran
cisco Stage After Responding to
an Encore.

SAN FRANCISCO, May II. Edward
Remenyi, who has held royalty en-
chanted and has enthralled fashiona-
BILE audiences all over the world, fell
dead yesterday afternoon at the Or
pheum theater in this city. He had
played two or three classical pieces
and had answered to an encore with
the familiar ''Old Glory" Remenyi
played as if inspired. 1t seemed as if
he knew this was to be the culminn-
tion of his career, and as if he had de-
termined that his final appearance
should mark his greatest triumph. He
rose to the occasion magnificently, and
his 5000 auditors, as Remenyi ap-
preached his climax, literally rose
with him. leaving their seats in their
excitement, completely carried away
by his achievement. When the music
ceased, the house was swept with a
wild torrent of bravos. Hardly had
the deafening applause ceased when
Remenyi fell forward on the stage. a
victim of heart disease. One of the
musicians caught him just before he
touched the floor and prevented him
from rolling off the stage. Physicians
worked upon him for some time, but
to no avail. Remenyi was born in
Hungary 81 years ago.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
MAJOR GENERALS ASSIGNED.
President Mckinley Decides Upon the Task
Which Each VIII Perform-Fttzhugh
Lee Goes to Tampa

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE war de-
partment is rushing ahead in its prepa-
rations for the mobilization and
thorough equipment of the volunteer
army, and the progress which is being
made is most gratifying. The impor-
tant development of the day was the
definite selection of the corps COM
manders. The following is the as.
signment of general officers:
Wesley Merritt. department OF the Pacific;
John s. Brooks. department Of the gulf; Will
liam M. Graham. headquarters at Falls Church,
Va: James F. Wade. Chickamauga; John J..
Coppinger, Mobile. Ala; William r. Shafter,
Tampa, Fla; Elwell s. Otis. with Gen Mer-
ritt, department of the Pacific; James n. Will
son. Chickamauga; Fitzhugh Lee Tampa, Fla /;
Joseph H. Wheeler Tampa, Fla
Reports received by Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin up te ten o'clock last night indi-
cate that 81, 600 volunteers have been
mustered into the United States serv-
ice. 1t is expected that, unless some
thing unforeseen occurs, all of the 1885,
900 volunteers will have been mustered
into the service and be in their perm a.
nent camps or en- route thereto by the
end of the present week.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
HAVANA IS STARVING.
The Conditions There Are Said to BE Worse
Than ut Any Time Since the
Weyler Regime.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 1.-THE con-
ditions in Havana resulting from the
blockade are being gradually brought
out by information obtained from fish
ing smacks and other small vessels cap
tured off the coast. Affairs at Havana
now appear to be worse than at any
time since the Weyler regime. The fish
ermen who at first brSved the blockade
for the high price which FISH brought In
Havana now run the risk not for money
but for the food which they obtain
from the sea- A number of these men
have been captured at different times
by the vessels of the bloclkading feet,
nearly all of them being released after
having been questioned by our officers
They all unite in picturing the state
of things at Havana as being pitiful
in the extreme.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
SAN JUAN sHELLED.
Adm. Sampson'a Fleet Bombards Porto
Rico's sCapitaI-Fight Terminated Before
Enemy's Guns Were silenced.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-This morning
the navy department received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Adm. Sampson.
1t is dated St Thomas, May IL, and is
as follows:
portion of the squadron under my COM
mand reached San Juan this morning at day
break No armed vessels we're found in the
port AS soon as 1t was sufficiently light I
commenced an attack on the batteries defend
ing the city This attack lasted about three
hours and resulted in much damage to the bat
teries and incidentally to a portion OF the city
adjacent to the batteries The batteries re-
piled to our fire but without material efeot
One man killed on board the New York
and seven slightly wounded in the squadron.
No serious damage to any ships resulted
SAMPSON.
Adm. SIMPSONS statement that he
attacked with only portion of his
fleet is taken to indicate that he did
not find it expedient to take the entire
squadron into the harbor, though it
is not believed he has separated his
feet
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NEW YORK, May 17.-Locked mp in
the guardhouse at Sandy Hook are
thr ee men who were discovered prowl-
ing about the hook in small catboat.
The men could not give a satisfactory
explanation of their presence in the
forbidden waters near the fortifca-
tions and adjacent to the mine fields
and were therefore made prisoners and
turned over to the authorities on the
hook. One of the men said his name
was Dennis Taylor and all said they
lived in Brooklyn. The names of the
Others could not be learned.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
A strictly Popular Loan.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE treasury
department is in thorough accord with
the apparent sentiment of the country
that the bond issue, if congress au-
thorizes one, shall be a popular loan
in every sense. There will be no syn
dicate operations 1t is proposed
to have a perfectly straightforward,
simple and easily understood sys-
tenn in disposing of the bonds,
which will permit every person in
the country who has $25 or more
to make an investment in the loan.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
ImprIsoned for Making Photo graphs.

WASHINGTON, May I7.-The Brltlsh
embassy was requested recently to Sc
cure information concerning the Por-
to Rican correspondent of the New
York Herald, named Halstead, a Brit
ish subject, who was said to be undergo
ing torture at San Juan. On inquiry of
the London foreign office, the embassy
is informed that Halstead was convict
ed of making photographs of the Por-
to Rican forts, and was sentenced to
nine years imprisonment.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

NEW YORK, May IA dispatch to
the New York World from Cadiz says:
The Spanish naval authorities are devoutly
praying that Adm Cervera's squadron the
Cape Verde feet, will avoid fight with
the superior force under Adm Sampson
They lament because those four hrst-class
srmored cruisers (Almirante Oquendo. Viz
caya. Infanta Maria Teresa and Cristobal
Colon) and three torpedo boat destroyers
(Furor Terror and Pluton) were not ordered
to Join the reserve feet at Cadiz, II the govern
ment hesitated in sending them to make dash
for some north American point and then wheel
back to Spain, thus paraly zing the American
defensive operations about Cuba and Porto
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Camp Leedy AImo.t Deserted.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 17.--Camp Leedy
presents an almost desolate appear
ance. The Twentieth regiment, in
command of Lieut.. Col. Z. c. Little,
left yesterday for San Francisco, and
to-day the Twenty-frst regiment, in
command of Col. I. G. Fitch. departed
for Chickamauga. This leaves only
one regiment in camp and Gov. Leedy
said that one would go before many
hours.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 16.-Stanton
Hutcheson, a newspaper man and stem
ographer from Chicago, jumped from
the Denver express on the Union Pa
cific road three miles east of this city
while the train was running so miles
an hour and received injuries from
which he died in this city an hour lat
er. He left a letter saying he could
not let liquor alone and determined to
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
No GRIPPE

When you take Hoods Pills. The big old-fash-
Toned, sugar-coated pills, which tear you all to
pieces, are not In 1t with Hoods Easy TO take
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

WASHINGTON. May IA son of Maj.
Gen. Ftzhugh Lee and Algernon Sar-
toris, grandson of Gen. U. S. Grant,
will be appointed on the staff of Gen,
Lee. While it has been reported from
time to time that these appointments
would be made, it was not until Satur-
day that positive information confirm
atory of the rumor was obtained.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Newspaper Correspondents Saved.

patch from Key West says: 1.-THE World
correspondents imprisoned in Fort Ca
banas, in Cuba, are saved, Gen. Blanco
courteously acceded to representations
made to him by United States special
government agent Lieut.. Brainard, U.
S. N. AS quickly as two Spanish Off
GERS can reach Key West, they will be
taken to Havana under a white flag to
be exchanged, and the World CORES
pondents will be brought back to Key
West by the same special steamer.
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TO ISOLATE BLANCO.
United states VIII Cut ON All Cable Com
munications Except Via Key West
from the Havana General

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Gov. Gen.
Blanco is to be cut off entirely from
cable communication with Madrid and
all the world outside of Cuba. This
was the object of the cutting of the
cables at Cienfuegos on Wednesday,
which resulted in the hot little fight.
The purpose of the government to cut
all the cables leading out of Cuba to
the south, leaving only the cable rum
ming into Key West, which, of course,
is valueless to Gen. Blanco, as any dis
patches he might send over it would
come into the United States
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
All Their Hope in Cervera.

MADRID, May 17.-Senor Moret, for
mer minister of the colonies, scouts
any idea of a compromise by Spain.
Senior Moret said: Recent events have
greatly increased the war spirit of the
nation. The greatest reliance is placed
upon Adm. Cervera's squadron and up
on the skill of the Spanish admiral
Cervera is not hampered by instruc-
tions and the details of his plans are
not k nown even to the ministers"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Earthquake In Sicily.

ROME, May l5.-There was a violent
earthquake in Sicily at $40 o'clock this
morning. extending southwark from
Mount Rtna and reaching to Minoa
and Caltagirone. 80 miles southwest of
Catania. A number of houses were
wrecked at Biancaville, on the declivi-
ty of Mount Mtna, and at Bempasso.
Other shocks followed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

NEW YORK, May IA dispatch to the
World from St Thomas says: Capt.
Gen. Macias and the government at
San Juan are anxiously expecting the
Cape Verde feet to come to the rescue
of the island. While putting a bold
front before the people the authorities
are fearful of another disastrous on
slaught by Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
squadron and are hoping that Adm.
Cervera will put in an appearance in
the harbor.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
HIehe,t Flarpole But One.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 16.-In front
of the plant of the Armour Packing
company, standing exactly on the line
between Kansas and Missouri, is the
highest fagpole but one in the United
States and upon this pole was raised
Saturday, with simple but appropri-
ate ceremonies, the largest flag west
of the Mississippi. The flag is 21x42
feet and the hagpole is IT'S feet above
rrOund
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

GUTHRIE, Ok, May II. While a fam
lily named Chaban, from Louisiana,
attempting to ford the South Canadian
river, near Sacred Heart mission, the
wagon and team were carried down by
the current and caught in quicksands.
The two oldest sons escaped, but the
mother, a I2-year-old daughter and
son perished with the
team in the treacherous sands.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
FRANCO issue. . DeniaI.

PKRIs, May IA semi-official note
was issued this afternoon denying the
report that a number of French artil-
lerymen were landed at Havana by
the La Fayette which was allowed to
enter that port recently. The note
adds: France has not departed and
will not depart in any way from the
ru les of the treaty
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

Topeka, Kan, May 17.-Charles A.
Best, of Clifton, and Carl Groom, of
Palmer, both privates in the Concordia
company, were perhaps fatally injured
yesterday at the statehouse. They
were scuffiing on the porch at the
south side entrance when they fell to
the pavement below, distance of 25
feet Best struck on his head and
made an indentation in the gravel
walk four inches deem.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
WIN oner Live stock Premiuma.

OMAHA, Neb., May 1.-The protest
of the live stock interests of the west
against the decision of the Transmits
sissippi exposition officials not to offer
cash premiums for live stock exhibits
has been effective. At special meet
ing of the exposition directors it was
decided to offer cash prizes ama-ntinL
to SS5, 600, in place of medalG, in the
live stock department A number of
live stock men who were present at the
meeting prophesied the live stock ex-
hibit would be the best ever brought
together In the United States.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Father sherman 70 the Front.

CHICAGO, May iL-Rev. Thomas
Ewing Sherman, of the Society of
Jesuits, connected with st. Ignatius
college, Chicago, has been appointed
chaplain of the Fourth regiment of
the Missouri volunteers, Col Corbin
commanding. Almost all the men of
the regiment are Catholics. Father
Sherman is the son of Gen. w. T. Sher-
man and is enthusiastic over his ap-
,,ointmanf
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Every town
within a radius of $50 miles of this
city poured in its quota of visitors to
help celebrate Dewey day. 1t is esti-
mated that at least $4,000 strangers
came to town, and these, with the
thousands living here, thronged the
streets all day long.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
BagIey Was an Ex-COnfederate's Son.
AIn-. rnk- 4,

RALEIGH, N. c., May 1.-THE body
of Ensign Bagley, who was killed on
the torpedo boat Winslow off Cardenas
last Wednesday,, arrived here yester-
day. 1t was taken at once to the home
of his mother, Mrs Adelaide Bagley,
widow of the late Maj. w. h. Bagley,
confederate soldier, and daughter of
ex-Gov. Jonathan Worth, deceased.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
spanish Fleet May He Surprised.

CHICAGO, May IA special to the
Journal from Washington says: A big
surprise awaits the Spanish admiral If
he sails for Martinique. There he is
apt to find new squadron composed
OF the Oregon, the Marietta, the Buff
falo. the Montgomery, the Yale and
the St Louis. The latter have been
sent Adm. Sampson to effect a junction
with Capt Clark and to remain near
Martiniaue.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Italy,s Intereat in America.

italians are waking up to their inn
portant historical connection with
America. Prof Hughes, of the Uni
versity of Turin, the learned geogra-
pher, noted for many works among
which are several concerning Amerigo
Vespucci, inaugurated his lectures on
the 12th inst, the theme of which for
the scholastic year will be exclusively
America.-Chicapo Tribune
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

CAMDEN, n. j., May ia large
American flag used during the rebel
lion by the late Senator Cattell will
be the first flag on Moro castle after
the Americans capture it. This Secre-
tary Alger has promised in letter to
George Algor, of Merchantville, the
present owner of the flag.
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Kan,a. ana M,.sour, rroon..

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Under an
order of Adjt. Gen. Corbin the First
and Second regiments of Missouri in
fantry are ordered to Chickamauga-
The Third Missouri, it is thought, will
go to Washington city. One regiment
of Kansas infantry is ordered to San
Francisco for service in the Philippines
and one regiment to Chickamauga.
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omoers of the Fifth NIIasourl.

JEFFERSON BARRACKS. Mo-, May H.
Milton Moore, colonel; Charles II. Nor
gan, lieutenant colonel; w. NJ. Aber-
nathy, major; William 7. Stark, major.
These are the men who will lead the
Fifth Missouri regiment into the field.
They were elected last night at a meet
ing of the line officers of the Fifth, and
1t is declared that Gov. Stephens will
promptly issue the necessary commits
eiOna
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spanish Torpedo Boat Disabled.

WARRINGTON, May 16.-Secretary
Eng yesterday authorized the publi-
cation OF she statement that the tor
pedo boat Terror, belonging to the
Spanish feet was disabled at Port of
France, Martinique. The dispatch is
as follows: Spanish torpedo boat
Terror disabled at Port of France,
Martinioue" ("
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Thousands Perish In q Tornado.

LONDON, May IA dispatch to the
Standard from The Hague says: Ac-
cording to a private telegram from In
dia, terrible tornado has destroyed a
great part of Bima, a seaport town of
the island of Sumbawa, Malay archi-
pelago. The shores of Sumbawa bay
are covered with the bodies of thou
sands of victims
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CHICAGO, May ia special from
nounces that no more troops will be
received in Tampa The resources of
the town are overtaxed; water is rum
ming low and there is no ice. Troops
on the way here will be quartered at
other points. Twelve thousand troops
are now in Tampa.
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