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wheat at Odessa.
Margaret Mather. the actress, died at
Charleston. w. Va, last week.
Plnkerton detectives are watching
the Spanish consulate at New York.
Consul Lee has cabled his wife that
there Is no violence to fear at Havana.
The remains of Frances Il. Willard
were cremated at Chicago last Satur-
day.
The new Utica, N. Y, academy was
almost entirely destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
conference Of Methodists In New
York decided In favor of war to save
Cuba.
The wife OF Justice Brewer OF the
United States Supreme Court died Sum
day night
gun exploded at Moro castle.
Havana, last week. killing seven
Spaniards.
NJ. j. Coleman, lineman, fell from
the top of Plttsburg building Monday
and was killed.
Municipal reform candidates won in
Chicago and Milwaukee at last Tues
days election.
In race riot at Columbia, s. c., last
wednesday, four negroes and four
whites were wounded.
In an election riot at Brownsville.
Tex, two men were killed and one
lynched last Tuesday.
Cuban engagements against the
Spaniards continue daily with but
small success to either side.
The Morgan line steamship, Algiers.
refused to carry 300 mules from New
Orleans TO Havana for Spain.
Six persons have died in New York
city within the last ten days Of what Is
Known as ptomaine poisoning.
Or. Forrest, of Los. Angeles CAL,
was arrested at Chicago accused of
swlndling to the amount of $4,000.
Large quantities of supplies belong
ing to the Cuban insurgents were de-
stroyed by Gen. Pando few days ago.
1t is said that Spanish vessels are
prowling on the trail OF steamers ply
ing between the United States and Eng
land.
A Chicago court has decided that ma
nufacturers have a right to color but
terine or oleomargarine I'm imitation of
butter
The American flag is being insuited
In the streets of Madrid, the govern
ment doing nothing to suppress the
outrage.
Six more of the Spaniards who con-
templated an invasion into Texas In
case of war have been arrested at
Nuevo Laredo, Mex.
Receivers have been appointed for
Joshua Baker e. Co., of Boston. Attach
ments for 100000 have been issued
against Joshua Baker.
Sanchez and Haya, Spanish cigar
manufacturers, last Saturday dis
charged $50 American and Cuban ci
gar makers at Tampa Fla
Competition prevents Massachusetts
| cotton mill owners from paying higher
wages, and IL operatives will not accept
the mills must remain idle.
The new American schooner Nomaid
f5O tons, Captain Alsop. which sailed
from Shanghai December for Tacoma
Is believed to have foundered.
The will Of Charles B. Wright. former
president of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company, left $4,000 to Anna
Wright seminary, at Tacoma, Wash.
The falling roof of burning resi-
dence pinioned Mrs. Carr and her two
children, and they were burned to death
at Bowling Green, o.. the other day.
The overhead trolley patent for which
the Westinghouse and General Electric
Companies have been contending was
declared void at New York a few days
ago.
Harry Harris. colored, developer a
case OF smallpox at White Rock, s. c.
| A mob visited the place, drove out the
negro and burned the house last Mon
day.
Fire destroyed the Piazza Opera
House, Pitts drug store, Piazza harness
factory and buggy warehouse. at
Vicksburg, Miss. the other day. Loss
| si250O0.
The Maine disaster has caused the
| insanity of Anton Lorenz of Chicago.
hn 10 mi al m ar
to blow up Spanish vessels and avenge
| the Maine.
The employees Of the Ponomah cot-
ton mills OF Taftville, Conn. went out
| on strike, to the number Of 1.100 the
other day. A 10 per cent reduction In
wages was the cause.
The Spanish steamer Barcelona
sailed from New Orleans the other day
for Genoa via Havana, having on board
600 mules. 25 horses, cattle. poultry and
other supplies for the Spanish Govern
ment In Cuba.
ID. j. Mackaye. the ex-millionaire rail-
road king, has gone to work as a fac
tory employe at Anderson, Ind. He
found employment with the Anderson
Paper company and has been given a
| position in the Office.
The steamship Mascotte arrived at
Tampa Sunday afternoon from Havana
bringing her full capacity Of passengers
Capt. Hanlon says that Americans are
leaving Cuba as fast as the transporta-
| tion facilities will permit.
The other night Mary Brady. of New
York, n servant girl. brought home
palms blessed at a neighboring church.
arranged them with decorative effect
in bath tub, jumped In and turning on
the hot water boiled herself to death.
Seventeen judgments aggregating
$S77S19 were filed in the county clerks
office at New York In connection with
the failure of ]. Stettheimer & Co.. and
| Stettheimer & Bettman. bankers and
| oil producers of this city.
The total liabilities of the several
| firms. 1t is stated. exceeded 10000
Siam Must Pay.
The award of Sir NfchoIaq Happap