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The general arbitration treaty be-
tween Paraguay and Argentina has
been signed.
George w. Kern. Of Allentown, Pa,
proprietor Of hotel, shot himself and
wife In At Of anger.
T. N. Robinson. prominent mer.
chant OF Dunlap. Tenn, was shot re-
Gently and robbed Of $500.
Jack Moffat the Chicago middle
weight, won an easy victory in Chi.
eaeo over Frank Purcell OF California.
Dave Sullivan and Joe Bernstein
fought 26-ropnd draw tonight at the
broadway Athletic club last week In
New York.
Chester La We're and Kid McCIoskey
fought before the Butte Athletic Club.
Ia We're had the best OF It from the
start and got the decision.
Mysterious Billy" Smith defeated
Charley McKecver OF Philadelphia In a
S0-round bout at catch weights at the
Broadway Athletic Club. New York.
Colonel Arthur L. Wagner. adJutant
general Of the department of the Da.
kotas. has left foE the Philippines,
where he has been detailed for ser.
vice.
The president has appointed former
Governor Joseph w. Fifer Of Illinois to
be \ member OF the interstate CON-
merce commission. vice w. ]. Calhoun,
resigned.
The whaling bark Anna Hicks has
arrived II San Francisco from the Ok
hotsk sea with $500 pounds Of whale
bone. els barrels OF whale oil and 81
barrels Of sperm oil.
Communication with the eastern
parts Of Jamaica, particularly the sec
ton beyond the line from MoraDt bay
70 Port Antonio. inclusive. was recently
visited BY q hurr,canA
AZ Piano, Cal, Reese Martin was
shot and killed BY his l0-yeAr-old son.
Frederick. The young man accused his
father Of striking his mother. He
eiairas that he acted in self-defense.
Brass bullets are being used by the
FilIplnos against tho Americans. That
fact was discovered wnen q bullet with
brass casing was extracted from the
leg Of Q soldier a. the Polycllnie hos
pttAl In New York recently.
Brigham II. Roberts OF Utah la 10 sit
~ . member Of the house OF represent
AtiVes In congress. but only Tor q
month. and he IL not 70 Be unseated
because he IL n polygAmist- He 10 70
resign after being sworn In.
The safe and once furniture Of the
Melycrn bank Of Melvern. Kan. was de
mollshed By an explosion Of dynamite
touched on by robbers. who then loot
cd the place, securing $500 In money
and several thousand dollars In notes
and checks. They escaped. leaving no
clue
As the result Of an Investigation
conducted by an Anti.ouAy newspaper
ave men. all residents OF the city Of
Washington. are held In bail for court
on charges OF repeating. Impersonat-
Ing election Oahcers and making fraud
uleat returns.
A counterfeitIng OUTFIT and safe
blowing tools were uneArthed by the
police at No. ZIG Huron street, Chicago.
M and Mrs. Harry Fay. the occupants
Of the flat. were arrested and the 20
lice believe they have broken up q gang
Of desperados that have become exceed.
lnSiy lively in Chicago Of late.
John b. Sherman has rendered his
resignation ~ president Of the Union
Stock Yards and Transit Company, 20
take effect January l. For - years Mr..
Sherman was an oficer OF the corpora
ton and for 30 years Of this time lts
directing genius.
A syndicate OF American. English
and German bankers have about per
fected arrangements with the govern
ment Of Guatemala TO advance 70 that
country $4,000, 900 for the purpose Of
relieving Il OF it, debts and placing the
country on a Arm financial basis.
The four soldiers who were sentenced
70 death at Manila now stand an excel.
lent chance to nave their livea Irreg.
ulArities have been discovered In the
proceedings Of the courtmartial which
will require correction n the first in.
stance at Manila, II indeed. they do NOT
bar the death sentence entirely.
The situation In the coal mining
fields In the southern and western sec
lions Of Illinois has taken serious
turn, and Il 10 said that many OF the
mines may be tied up. a. result Of the
continued action Of operators in send.
ing coal to points west and southwest
where the miners are on strike.
The Italian bark Salvatore has ar
rived at Gloucester from Trapani. Italy,
I with Capt. A. 7. Dyer and the ship
, wrecked crew Of seven men Of the
; schooner William Il. Downes. Of New
. Haven, bound from Savannah to New
7 Haven with lumber.
. Three tons Of dynamite were stored
IN the hold Of the little Salvadorian
nteamer Maule, which sailed from San
Francisco on September 80 for El Tri'
= unto By way OF San Diego. The vessel
e has not been heard from since. Ship
= ming men are Of the opinion that the
!. dynamite exploded and that the vessel
e was destroyed.
G Governor Richards Of wyoming has
,ssued a request to the governors Of
the arid states and territories TO hold
meeting at Salt lake City, December
I. ia 10 formulate plans Of legislation e
A be admitted 10 congress looking e
:. leasing Grazing lands In the west q
q attachment and ranchers. the rentals q
be devoted to building irrigation work
for the reclamation Of lands susceptiol'
L Of cultivation.