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brO-spinal meningitis in the McDor-
ough school has compelled the closing
&C that institution.
New Orleans. LA collision be
" cen the pilot boat Underwater and
The British steamship Alfalfa IT Chal-
mette seriously damaged both vessels.
New York.-It is announced thai the
national congress Of mothers viii PROB
ably hold its mex: convention a Des
Moines. Iowa. instead of Chicago.
Pine Bluff. Ark-On account OF lie
passage of the Rector antitrust law by
the legislature. many foreign insur-
arce companies are telegraphing their
agents to refuse further business.
New York.-Frcdcrick Kins. alias
Lester. alias WuRdt. who once lived
III San Francisco and Portland Ore
has been held in $1,000 bail on the
charge OF swindling merchants Of this
city.
New York. Refcre the departure o.
Secretary Algcr from Washington he
approved circular authorizing can-
dies in half-pounG packages to be kept
or hand for sale "a staples to officers
ard enlisted men Of the army
erosion. Wash.-Chief Moses. the
wcil-kn0wn Indiar. died at his home
Oh the Colvillc reservation
Catasaqua. Pa.-The Davies & Them
rs Iron company have increased the
wages OF their employees 10 per cent.
Washing On-Brig- Henry c.
Merriam has been assigned 10 the tenn
porary command of the department. Of
the Missouri. in addition to his du-
ties as commander of the dcpartnaen ont
OF the Colorado.
Washington-Lcadin citizens &C.
Porto Rico have organized a political
party to be known as the republican
party. and have declared in favor OF
gold standard. separation of church
and state and free trade between the
islands and the United States
San Francisco. Cal.-The loss Il re-
ported of the schooner Stella Ehrland
which sailed Feb. % with a party OF
scientists sent by the Smithsonian in
stitute to- investigate animal life in the
tropics All on board were saved.
Atlanta, Ga.-Georgia's twenty-year
convict lease. out of which have
grown so many Investigations. SO
many scandals ard so much alleged
cruelty. expired and the lessces gave
up the cOnvicts.
Baltimore. Md.-The democratic
convention nominated Thomas G..
Hayes for mayor.
New York-GeOrgc T.. Todd has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. with liabill-
ties of $24S,S16 and assets of S. cash.
Cleveland, OhiO-At a conference OF
longshoremen held here it was decided
to demand that the ore unlOaders'
scale be advanced to II cents. Subse-
ouently the ore shovelers, lumber car
riers and coal handlers agreed or
united action.
WashinSton-Th navy department
has formally ordered the publication
of advertisements for proposals for
bids Cor the $4,000 tons of armer plate
authorized under the naval appropria-
ton bills of 1898 and 1899
Buffalo. n Y.-At a meeting of the
directors Of the anAmerican exposi-
ton Col John b. Weber was appoint
cd commissioner of the expo
sition at a salary of $4,000 per annum.
st. Louis, No Nearly 1000. 600 of
the $4,000. 900 that the citizens of St.
Louis have been called on to subscribe
for the worlds fair i'll 1903 has been
pledged.
Washington bids for furnishing the
government with field, flower and veg
etable seeds for the year ending June
80. 1900. nave been asked for by the
department Of agriculture.
Wichita. Kas EN-COngressman Jer-
~ Simpson of Kansas, and City Editor
ieltrCt of the Washington Post will
start weekly newspaper in Wichita.