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A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
Miss Mamie Paul, of Stanford, ILL.,.
Went to Bloomington and De-
liberateIy Drowned Herself.

Bloomington, H., June S.-This city
and county were startled, Tuesday. by
the mysterious disappearance of Miss
Mamie Paul, the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter of President Paul of
the Stanford bank, in this county.
About 10;30 p. m. small handsatchel
was found by the lake in Miller park
in the south part of Bloomington. 1t
was found to be that of Miss Paul. 1t
had her name on the inside and con-
tanned her night dress and some jew
elry.
A party to drag the lake was organ
lied and at midnight the body of Miss
Paul was taken from the water.
Miss Paul's watch had stopped ut
9:05 a. IN. She arrived in Bloomington
at s: 40 n. M, so that it seems she had
gone directly to the lake and leapcd
in.
All Of her money and jewelry and
return ticket to Stanford were found.
The finding of the ticket indicates that
the suicide was not premeditated
when she bought her ticket at Stan
ford. The cause of the act is n nlys-
tery
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
WRECK NEAR GOFF' 5, kAS.
An East-Bound Missouri Pacific
Mixed Train Tumbled Over
an Embankment.
TWENTY OR THIRTY. PERSONS INJURED.
The Accident Came without the
slightest Warning, and While the
Train Was Going at Full Speed
The Passengers Hurled In Every
Direction.

hlCHlSOH. MIS-, JUNE c.--ftu GUST
bound mixed train on the Central
branch of the Missouri, Pacific was
wrecked a mile east of COTS, at IL: 10
a. m., and between 90 ana 30 passen-
gers injured.
SignaIed While at Full Speed.
From some unknown calise the mail
car, smoker and chair car became de-
rallied while the train was going al
full speed, and the three ears, well
loaded with passengers, leppled over
into a slight embankment. The acci-
dent came without the slightest warm
ing, and number of passengers were
lying doubled up asleep on the cush-
ions. The passengers were hurled in
every direction by the sudden over
turning of the coaches, which, fortu-
nately, tore themselves loo ste from the
balance of the train.
Following is list of The most Sc
The Casualty List.
riously injured:
C. C. Wadleigh, Centralia; bad cut
by glass.
James Bodliin, Osborne; back bad
ly injured.
Ben. McCrary, mail .acent, Concor-
dia; pelvic bone injured.
S. A. Welstead, Jewell City; knee
badly injured.
John ". Newbern, postal clerk.
Atchison; leg and shoulder injured.
c. D. Bidwell, baggageman, Atchi-
sen; back hurt.
S. j. Fiske, Greenleaf; internal iniu-
ries and bruised between shoulders.
f. T. Staelpole, Washington, Kas.;
hand and hip injured.
F. Z. Burke, Burr Oak; feet cut and
hip bruised.
j. 2. Brennan, Omaha; hip and knee
sprained.
Mrs. Roy Bigelow, arm cut; injured
internally.
b. S. Burkhead, Iowa; side and back
injured.
w. II. Haskell, of Gaylord; d. T.
Salvage and wife, of Washington, Kas.;
w. W. Beatty, of Vleits; j. w. Wilson,
of Frankfort; Weston Massey, of Atch-
ison, and c. II. Ellis, of jamestown,
were bruised and cut with glass.
Injured Cared for nt COTS.
Physicians from Goff's were on the
spot, giving the wounded medical at
tcntion. The injured We're returned to
Gotf's and cared for at the hotels.
The escape of everyone from instant
death is considered remarkable. The
cause of the accident is source OF
much speculation. There is nothing to
indicate a defect in the track or the
cars sufficient to cause the derailment,
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WHAT A GIRL DETECTIVE DID.
She Fcrreted Out the Murderer of
French Pete in California and
Caused His Arrest.

San Francisco, June S.-Bertha Sted-
man, a 17-year-old girl, has just ac-
complished remarkable detective
feat. She was correspondent for II
small weekly paper, when a woodchop-
per, known as French Pete, mysteri-
ously disappeared, some time ago. She
believed that them an was killed and,
with the aG CT her father, followed
up a number of clews, with such sue
cess that Sheriff Taylor, of Marion
county, acting on her information,
has arrested James DER. on a charge
of numbering the man. Miss Stedman,
who went into the camps of the wood
choppers, in the foothills, reports that
these men have system of justice of
their own, and form a sort of Malta
society which removes Objectionable
persons whenever it is thought neces-
sary. The evidence she has collected
against Dier is said to be very strong.
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SHOT AS SPIES BY RUSSIANS.
Fate of the Party of Scientists Inyes-
tigating Earthquake Phenome-
M and Mountain Flora.

Victoria, b. c., June s.-Kobe pa
pers of May 16 contain the news that
the fate of the party Of scientists,
missing for upward of month past
has been disclosed. They had landed
near Tosang, on the Lion lung penin-
suIa, to pursue their Investigations Of
earthquake phenomena and mountain
flora, when they were made prisoners
by party of Russian cavalry, and shot
as spies without the semblance of a
trial. Their Photographic and other
scientific apparatus was destroyed.
There were II professors ia the party,
one German savan, and ten native Jap
anese, whose homes were in Kobe and
Toxic. The Japanases authorities VIII
make a thorough investigation.
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Conditions More Favorable But Crops are
Grassy Some Cotton Piowed Up
aud Ground Put III Corn.

Following is the crop bulletin issued
by the Little Rock weather bureau for
the week ending June 5th, 1899:
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ALASKAN NEGOTIATIONS.
They Said by a British Colonial
Office OfficiaI to BE In the Rosi-
est Possible Shape.

London, June s.-A high authority
of the colonial office has informed a
pres representative that the negotia-
tions with reference to the Alaskan
question are in the rosiest possible
condition.
After the interview which the Unit
ed States ambassador, Mr.. Joseph
Choate, had, Tuesday, with the mar
quis of Salisbury, at the foreign Of
flee, the lines of a prospective settle
ment and for carrying on the discus
sion in the high commission were for
mally submitted by the secretary Of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. who, throughout, has
had most potent influence with the
Canadian side. Every arrangement in
the negotiations here between Mr.,
Choate, Lord Salisbury and Sir Julian
Pauncefote has gone through him.
and the prospective settlements, in a
great degree, may be considered tri-
umph for Mr.. Chamberlain tact and
perseverance.
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Live stock Market.

st. Louis-Cattlc-Fane export. g.. 900
5.l5; butchers, S4.25di99; stoclSers, 81. 75tD
4I5; cows and heifers, s. 5cd4.70 Hogs
Packing, sS.G0Q3.90; butchers. $350n3 sc;
light. s3.2513S0 Sheep-Mu,tcn sheep, So e
@450; yearlings, s475q5.0O; suring lambs,
S. .0CGJ600
Chicago -Hogs-Mixed and butchers.
S3.70p3S2i2; good heavy, $3S5Gl3 95; rough
heavy, 50. 60a3 rs; light, $3 T5n3s5. Cattle
Beeves, A50d5.60: cows and hrifers, 81. .75S1
500; Texas steers, $3.75n395; stocRers and
feeders, S.50H5. 10. Sheep Nation sheep,
2.75I4.65; lambs. s3.75d5.,5.
Kansas Native steers, $500
$3l5uA00; native cows and helfers 81 eOfs
$40; stockers and feeders, $35Lsl4 45 Hogs
Heavy, S.62i2a3. IA; packers, s3e0aS IS;
mixed. $3.55a370; light, Sa5O6f1 Is; workers.
S6OU3.5. Sheep-Lambs, SLOa6.OO; NUT
tens, s3.25a475.
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VICTIM OF BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Death from Plague of the Gypsy,
Rigo, just as Princess Chimay
Had Given Him Twin Sons,

Cairo, June S.-Princess Chimay gave
birth to twin boys, Monday, in the
beautiful villa that she had rented for
her gypsy in the suburbs If Alexan-
dria, and Rigo was host to all who
would drink his wine, and he even
mounted pedestal in the porch to
improvise wild melodies on his violin.
1t was the last time ,Ianes Rigo
was to play his violin. In the night,
when he was still rejoicing over the
sons that had been born to him, d
change came over him, and his COM
panions fed from the place-for they
knew the signs of the pestilence.
Rigo was the first European to be
stricken with the bubonic plague,
which has caused Egypt to be quar-
antined. Science could do nothing for
him. His manner of life since winning
the reckless princess and her money
had left him no strength to fight dis
ease His wife called for him con.
tinually. Tuesday morning he was
told that he must die. Swiftly he
sank until toward sunset, then the
end came.
Opium is keeping his american wild
ow from knowledge of the tragedy
that has come TO crown her wayward
career All her servants but one have
fled, fearing the plague. No one APP
proaches the house save the English
physicians. The authorities have es-
tablished strict quarantine there.
RIGGS body was cremated Tuesday.
The villa has been fuTnigated, and the
unconscious woman is being narrowly
observed for symptoms of the plague
Europeans and Americans in Alexan-
dria and here are greatly alarmed at
the disease having spread beyond the
NATIVE. ranks
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OTHERWISE UNNOi'ICED.

Dr. Newton Ii. casey, pioneer O1
southern Illinois, died at Mound City.
The month of May averaged the
coolest In % years, with one excep-
ton.
There is trouble in the Indian territory
1ntruders on Indian lants are being
elected by force.
A scheme is on foot to control the
entire coal output of the states of Mis-.
souri, and Kansas.
The fifth annual convention of the
National Association of Credit Men ii
in session at Buffalo, N. \.
The Missouri supreme court ruies
that insurance companies are respop.
sible for the acts of their agents.
Two yong men swindled Louisville
bank cashier out of $1,000 by the ait
Of the telephone and forged check.
The Negro Democratic League oil
Missouri has called a convention fol
July 20. 1t will be held ut st. Louis.
Gov. Stephens of Missouri granted s
respite to James McAffee, who was tt
have been hanged at Carthage till July
6.
John Robinson, of Hermon, Knos
county, ILL.,, was killed by the acciden
tai discharge of shotgun while hunt
ing.
Frank Madjeski, while walking ir
his sleep, at st. Louis, stepped from
a seeond-story window and escaped
injury.
At Hallettsville, Tex, Charles Nc.
Murray shot and killed Prof. Ledbet
ter, who recently killed McMurray's
father.
The new Missouri barber law goas
into effect on August 23, when all bar.
bers must pass an examination and
procure license.
Joe Gibbs, Jr., alias II. o. Smith
wanted by the United States authori-
at San Antonio, Tex.
Roy Thistle, IA years old, acciden.
tally shot himself while out hunting
near Odessa, Mo. Thee harge entered
his groin. He lived but a few hours.
Chief Justice CAN'T of the Missouri
ture for not having compelled the FL.
ing of briefs to guide in search for er-
rors.
SO much rain has fallen over eastern
Kansas within the past four days thai
many farmers can not get into theii
fields. The wheat crop is badly darn.
aged.
The Mexican government has award.
ed to an American-William X. Smoot
of Washington-the contract for hn-.
Dor work at Manzanillo, amounting tc
$6,000,000 (Mexiean).
The Portland (Me.) Argus says that
Speaker Reeds resignation has been
sent to Gov. Powers, and it is to be
presented at the next meeting of the
governor and council.
The grand jury, at San Antonio,
Tex, found indictments against the
officers of the San Antonio Ice Co.
charging them with violating the
Texas antitrust law.
John Beard, nine years of age, was
drowned while bathing in a branch
of Minnow creek, below Quincy, III
August Heimlieh, aged 16 years, was
drowned at the same place Monday
night.
X troop of the Third United States
cavalry, Capt. Hunter commanding.
stationed at jefferson barracks, st
Louis, will start early Saturday morn
ing on a 92mile march to the rife
range at Arcadia, Mo.
DR.. +. A. Russell, the Butler pal
physician, who was lost track of by his
relatives for two months, and who was
thought to have been robbed and mur.
dered in Chicago, was found Tuesday
nv his brother ATTENDING a lecturp
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
An Alleged Cuban Malta.

Santiago de Cuba, June s.-Rumors
are current that an organization SINH
lar to the Italian Malta exists here
among the Cubans, with the assassi-
nation of Americans who are offensive
to the interests of the society, as iIs
object. 1t is believed by many that
some of the recent mysterious disap-
pearances of Americans were due to
this organization.
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CAN'T INTERVIEW DREYFUS.
The Prisoner Under Guard; Appnr-
emily In Good Health, But APP
pears to he Fatigued.

Fort de France. Island of Martin
ique, June S.-Dispatches from Cay
enne say all efforts to interview Drey-
fus have been futile. He is now under
the guard of Capt. CachouN, OF the
gendarmerie and four gendarmes. The
prisoner is apparently in good health,
but seems to be fatigued. The verdict
of the court of cessation has caused a
very favorable impression here and in
French tuinua
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River News.
Change Rainfall
Gaugel24 hoursIin "a Nrs
Stations.
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY. June 1
Grain md YroyfniOuu

st Louis - Flour - Patents. $3S0d3 &c.
other grades, So 10Q360. Wheal-No. 2 red.
75kd76c, Corn-No2 mixed 3sl Q327sc Oats
No. 2, 2iAQ24lsc. Hay-prlirie, $7.00M9 90:
1850. Rutter-Creamery l6u19c; dairy.
12lAQl5c. Eggs-Fresh l112c. Lard-Prime
steam. 4.S212c, Pork-New mess, SO 90. Ba-
eon-Clear rib, Jlsc. Wool-Choice tub
washed, 20@26Ac Missouri and Illinois,
combing, l9l9a2Oc; clothing, lS1zql9c: other
grades, lSQ1S19c.
Chicago--Closing quotations: Wheat
July, l512q159sc: September 769sG76lhc: /:
December, TI2c. Corn-Juno 335sc; July.
S3ssgSAc; September. silsq3lAc; Dece1n-
Der, S39sc. Oats-June, llS4c; July 23l26p
2S9sc; September, 2OAa2Jlsc. Pork-June,
June $500; July, $5,05; September, s5i7Ik.
Short ribs-June, A.s5; July, A67i4; Sep
tember $3.50
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BURIAL OF BISHOP DURIEN.
Remarkable Scene Enacted by Fiy,
Thousand Indians, Among
Whom He Had LabOred.

Vancouver, b. c., June S.-Thr
burial of Bishop Durien, who, for 2s
years, worked among the natives OF
British Columbia was the occasion of
a remarkable scene.
Surrounding the bier were 5000 In.
dians, chanting death song in the
native gutteral tongue, swaying their
bodies in unison to measured strains
of music, while on an elevation, in ths
rear of the catafalque, the crucifixion
of Christ was being enacted, a lay fig.
ure representing tn Saviour being
lowered from the cross by Indians
dressed in vestments of biblical char
acter,
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PROVED Unsatisfactory.
The Conference Between kruger nm,
Miner, at Bioemfontein, was
Barren of Results.

London, June s.-The Exchange Tel.
egraph Co. publishes an interview will,
the parliamentary secretary of the
colonial office, the earl Of Selburne, in
which he is quoted as declaring that
Orange Free States, between President
Kruger of the Transvnal Republic and
the British high commissioner, and
governor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred
Miner, proved unsatisfactory, and
that there is no probability of its re.
sumption.
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Death of capt. Il. II. Russell.

Chicago, June s.-A special to the
Record from Deadwood, S. d., says:
Capt. Il. IL. Russell died in this city
last night. He was one of the most
prominent characters in the west. lie
was born in Pennsylvania and went to
Colorado, long before Denver was
thought of. He organized what after
ward was known as the Russell exps-
dition, which entered the Black Hills
in 1875. He had been a leading spirit in
the hills ever since.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
To Replace the burned Baldwin.

San Francisco, June 4.--The Call
says that a corporation is being formed
to erect a $2,000,o00 hoJci, II stories
in height, on the site of the old Bald
win. 1t states that S1,000,000 has al
ready been subscribed, and that, in
eluding the purchase Of the land, the
total amount to be invested will be
about S4.5OO.0OO.
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From Poverty to Riches.

San Francisco, June S.-Richard
Daverkosen, who is now serving term
in the county Jail for stealing 80 cents
from the poor box of ST. Josephs ca
thedral, will find 100000 gulden, or
about $4,000 American money, to his
credit in the National Holland bank,
when he is released two weeks hence.
He took the 80 cents because he was
on the verge of starvation, and was
too proud to beg.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
American Medical Association,

Columbus, o., June s.-Attendance
at the American Medical association
was largely increased by delegates who
arrived during the night. Added inter
est was given to the general session by
the announcement that Surgeon-Gen-
eral Sternberg, L. S. A., would make
an informal address on the hospitals
and hospital ships of the SPANISH
American war.
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Permanently Enioined.

Denver, Col, June s.-Jndge nallett.
in the United States district court,
made permanent the injunction recent
ly granted, on application of the Mer-
camille Trust Co., of New York, re-
straining the city council of Denver
from repeating the ordinance of 1855
granting the Denver Tramway Co. IL
blanket franchise in perpetuity.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
To Resign the Chairmanship.

Washington, June SIT is given out
by close friends of Senator Hanna that
he will resign the Craftsmanship of the
Republican national committee on ac-
count of failing health. Senator Hanna
has made arrangements for a trip to
the south of France to recuperate.
Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin, is men
toned as his successor.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
An Inaccurate Announcement.

Chicago, June S.-The statement
that Admiral Dewey has arranged 10
visit Chicago in October seems to
have been inaccurate. Private infor-
nation from the White House and
Henry c. Payne, of Milwaukee, has
been received, indicating there have
been no arrangements made for such
a visit.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Settling the Wage ScnIe.

Detroit, Mich, June S.-The wage
committee of the Ama!gamnted Asso
citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers, and representatives of the iror
and steel manufacturers, returned tt
Detroit to-day, and began their finnl
conference upon settlement of the wags
scales for the coming year.
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Chairman Jones Feeling Better.

Washington, June s.-A letter has
been received from Senator James X.
Jones, of Arkansas. chairman OF the
National democratic committee. who
went abroad some time ago for his
health, in which he says that he has
been greatly benefited. He now feels
better than he has for the past ten
wears
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
ON nm Outing,

Detroit, Mich, June s.--Eleven of
the - members of the Michigan con-
grcssional delegation sailed from De-
troia aboard the yacht Grace, to COM
bine days pleasure with a settling
of the question of the delegations at
titude in the matter Of the house
speakership.
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Philippines nm Eel Dorado.

Washington, June s.-According TO
the reports of agents of the interior
department, the mountains of Luzon
are filled with gold, silver, iron and
coal. Mahogany and other hard wood
grow in profusion, and, as all of the
island of Luzon has not been explored,
20 man can tell what riches are stored
there.
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Brignndage in Cuba.

New York, June s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Bri-
gandism is on the increase in the
country. and a reign of terror prevails
in towns where no United States sol
diers are quartered. The sG-called ban
dts are mostly negroes, who came
from the east with the Cuban party of
invasion.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Another Missouri Hanging.

Princeton, Mo-, June s.-Peter Kin.
dred, who shot and killed Andrew A.
Alley and dangerously wounded his
cousin, Joseph A. Alley, at Mercer, on
February 5, 1898, was hanged in tho
Jail yard here to-day. The drop fell at
s:46 n. m, and in IA minutes Kindred
was pronounced dead.
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For n Cruise Around the world.

Chicago, June s.-Seyenty-fve re-
cruits, including eight musicians, left
for San Francisco Tuesday night,
where they will embark on the train
ing ship Hartford for cruise around
the world
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+. b. RICHARDS,
Section Director, Little Rock, Ark
Describing land as Giving on III

Describing land as lying on the
south side" of nonnavigable river,
which is also named as n boundary, is
held, in Hanlon VS.. Hobson (Col.), ~
L. r. A. 502, to convey land 10 the cen
ter of the river. The question of the
effect Of Bounding a grant on river or
analysis of the decisions, in a note to
this case.
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An Interstinu Action.

London, June s.-An interesting ac-
ton has been commenced uy trades
man against the Bank of England for
refusing to cash 100 note, which
formed part of the money stolen on
January last from PARIS bank.
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Liable to Forfeiture of Franchise.

Chicago, June s.-A special to the
Record from indianapolis, Ind, says:
The Indiana supreme court holds that
a public corporation which entered
into a combination with other corpo-
rations to destroy competition, md
thereby increase the price at which an
the state, becomes liable to forfeit-
ure of its corporate franchise,
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To Disarm Matnafans.

New York, June s.-A dispatch to
'he Herald from Apia, Samoa, June 1,
via Auckland, n. H., says; 'The Brit
ish gunboats Pheasants and the Badger
went to Malie TO disarm the Mataafans,
who have 1000 rifles.
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Turning Refugees Back.

New York, June S.-A dispatch To-
the Herald from Manila says: A thou
sand refugees who are attempting 10
come to Manila are being turned back
by the authorities, who are fearful of
the city becoming overpopulated,
causing pestilence and famine.
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Five Hundred Men Thrown Out.

Silverton, Col, June Sowing TO
the strike at the Durango smelter the
Iowa, Tiger and Silver Lake mines
have been closed, throwing 500 men
out of work. 1t is predicted that oper-
ations will be stopped at every mine
in San Juan county within n week.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Railway Postal clerks Meet.

indianapolis, Ind. June S.-The Ma
tional Association of Railway Postal
Clerks met here to-day. They were
welcomed by Charles Wilson, secre-
tary to the governor, and Mayor Tag
CERT and Supt. Holloway of the fifth
division responded
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Heat Wave In Europe.

London, June s.-A heat wave, sim
liar to the one which is now affecting
New York, prevails over Europe. Here
the continuance of hot weather so
early in June almost breaks all rec
ords.
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George w. CnbIe,r Daughtcr Married

Northampton, Mass, June s.--Miss
Mary Boardman Gable. daughter of
George w. Cable, the author, and Al
fred l.. T. Dennis, of New York. were
married at the Edwards Congregation
oil church here.
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Declines to Don the Uniform.

New York, June S.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Cayenne says: Drey-
fus refuses as yet to wear again tho
military uniform which he was per-
mitted to do by the French govern
ment.
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Celebrated the Pushkin Centenary.

st. Petersburg, June S.-Therc is a
great national celebration here to-day
In honor of the centenary of the birth
sf Alexander Pushkin, the most re-
iowned of Russian poets.
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ID. ID. CALDWELL Reslyns.

Chicago, June s.-B. b. Caldwell,
chairman of the Western Passenger as
sociation, has rendered his resignation
to accept the position of general traf-
fic manger of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western.
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Hanged for wife Murder

Westchester, Pa, June S.-Jonas
Preston, Jr.: colored. was hanged in
The Jail here to-day for the murder Of
his wife I'm February, 1898.