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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

RocXLAND, Me.--charles f. LHuedald
republican, VAS elected to congress 20 su0-
coed the late Nelson plagley
pApUCAil, ky.-~SSmuol Watson. a planter
OF Clarks rlie I ayae, and Miss Mary M1cquot
were married here AZ the home OF the bride.
NEW YoRk.--Tho funeral OF Augustin paly
was held from st. putrick's cathedral This
cathedral VAS crowded, ard even the alsles
Allied.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--rhe thirty second
convention Of Railway Master Mechanies' as
ISOLATION Of America Is 10 session at old
Point.
WHEELING, w. va.-captain Lor nro
Danford. ser wing his sixth term as congrcss.
man from the sixteenth Ohio district. is dead
OF heart dlsease,
COLUMBIA, S,C.--Abrsham navis. a young
reero. has been sentenced to ifo imprlson-
ntnt fUr assault on a-ypar -old negro g.fl
In Hampton county.
NEW YORK, --The Rrst 81 several meetings
OF the Mississippi river commission was held
In the army and navy building. The meeting
was a preliminary one,
NoRTHAMpToN. Mass An irteresting
feature OF the visit OF President Mckinney to
Smith college was the comforting OF the degree
OF LII. y, on him by the board OF trustees.
CHICAGO. Germs Of tuhsi sulosls were
found IN every cow az 4 herd CT nlaety-two
that were received at the stock wards Many
Of the infected cows were from State insti-
tLtfons
LINCOLN. Unreasonable heat has
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prevailed nearly all over Nebaska aud Nrrth-
ern Kansas for two days Many towns rep RI
the mercury at 100 and over, Culbertson re-
porting l0S
TOLEDO, Ohio. Tho family of Fred Sehat
q 6roytown deny the story sent cut last week
that he was killed by his WHO Wide t.ytn
70 antct n reconciliaunn. ihey say lie Gicu
o! heart disease.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala The annual CONVEX
ton Of coal miners OF Alabama, an lat,nR
with the United Mine Workers OF An, RIA
is IN session hore to Ak scale OF wages 10
go into effect July L.
NEW YORK. The Times London fnancial
correspondent cables: The small amount o,
gold shipped from New York to Europe has
TUNED the scale and our money marAet has
now fallen dead Hat.
CHICAGO --An unsuccessful effort wa
made BY the Western general pass nger aSsn s
70 elect a now chairman of tho Western Pa :
senEer association In place OF Il. D. Caid.
we'll. who leaves Igly /.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind.-The supreme lodg,
Ancient order OF United Workmen spent Ia,
greater part OF the day In executive session
II was decided to hold the next annual meet.
ting at Sioux Falls, s. D.
ROANOKE, Va. Matthew Pratt and Joseph
Ralnes, farmers living four miles west o
Pulaski. Va. became Involved In QUAR- Il
ever q sheep. Pratt was instantly killed aud
Ralnes died OF his wounds.
ST LOUIS. The thIrty-frst annual con
yention and reunion Of the bsnescient and
Protective Order Of Elks bexins IN this CITY
Tuesday. All day long delegates OF the
antlered tribe from all sections OF the country
arrived on trains and marched to the quar-
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--~-s--=s.-ai-ss-a--ssi-
WASHINGTON.

CongI essman Lentz of Ohio says Nc
Kinley'a scheme OF imperialism Is an
apng Of English politics.
Tho case of Captain Carter, the convict
ed embezzier. is again given prominence
by Washington papers.
Friends of Admiral schley are on the
alert to eheckmato efforts of the navy do
partnient to iniure him,
The republican senate and house com
mittees, Il 10 sald. will agree on pro-
sramme for currency legislation.
Part OF the controversy over the occur
rences ON the bridge of the Brooklyn has
been made public by the navy department.
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WAR PREPARATIONS.
Britain Is at Last Moving Against the South
African Republic.

New British
government has ordered the
gotten ready
Everywhere
o moder
and munitions
all Of which
the question community which British and
Americans predominant will
The situation
Transvaal would be
intensely
mander although Sir Evelyn
ample that he
match British
would
would
possibly He which
il
o
government has forwarded battery
ense the diamond fields There activity
and and munitions being nhward in large quantities
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GoREIas.

The pope created eleven cardinals and
a number OF bishops.
1t was reported that Canada served no.
tee on Great Britain that she must choose
betw.eb the United states and Canada in
the Alaskan boundary dispute. Tho report
is eonraficted by Canadian government
officials.
Germany insists on the stipulation OF the
Samoa treaty being carried out; will de-
mand indemnity for German property de-
stroyed.
Germany wants an absolute guarantee
that the ARBITRATION proposals will not hurt
German interests.
Senator waldeck- Reausseaa refused the
task of forming a cabinet.
Small government OF Trinidad has adopt
ed the now system OF wireless telegraphy.
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DOMESTIC.

Negro minters In Kansas will BIO pro-
tectsd from the strikers by United States
marshalD.
Senator's Perkins and White OF Cali
fornia nave offered a regiment OF infantry
to help suppress the Philippine insurrec-
tlon.
The Mississippi river commission met III
st. Louis
The Industrial commission Will take up
the elevator question in the Northwest.
and the subcommission will investigate
manufao cures IN New England.
bill has been filed in chancery In Cam
den. y. j., to prevent the Federal Steel
company fiom paying dividends on com
mon stock.
Congressman Lorenzo Danford OF Ohio
died al Wheeling, w. Va, of heart dis
ease.
Wheeler will reslgn either his commits
sion or lis seat In congress before tho
next session begins.
Att cney General Monet of Ohio took a
hard fall out OF Senator Hanna In recent
brief filed in the supreme court.
The cotton roads win hold conference
to prevent another rate war this season
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FOREIGN BRIEFS

MADRID. Bethany storir, ~ ~Is MA
States minister, had BRIEF anaieh'' ~
queen regent. IA. v.srn'
PAR he next meetins o. A,,, ~ ~ ,s5
Inn arbitration commission "N
Wednesday, June Fl ,,a.st d
LONDO.,,- The wife Of James I.. -i rcn "
bicycle rio,T, has secured ~ sSullstJ
on the grounds of desertion ana auu''. 4.
cHRIsTIANA.--The great ul ass osJsas
Christophersen & Co. has suspensssrr y rll ]
The Christiana Discount nanh otbsr w
the am cunt OF 100000 Nonsf'
are involved for smaller sums ,..s.r a
LONDON. AT a meeting q ws soSsu,ssi J.
1t was unanimously resolves rats NJ Y
stewards 10 adopt starIinkb ,ses II M
2-year-old races ID 1900 Ine ri'us'
spoke in favor Of the resoluuoa' ~ nh
LONDON brilliant agdis ,l.S = ret i, ~
of York's theater received WI s.r cite
The production of An Ame'l rrs.rlfs ~,
under the mailagement OF MI vsrins ElS'
man. Nat Goodwin and MS MIS-. nrnssslIs
had numei Gus and enthusiasts i, a
CITY OF MEXICO The .,, G,eanjA nssa'
spanish colony continue 70 GILES az esosri y
military men and Correc as 80 Ssfdt5
shaffer wanted To withdraw iI0,y1 .drid r.
but Mckinley arranged WIZ Wiz, 10 demtra
eminent and telegraphed MN
surrender of the city. ---r>>>,
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tors assigned them at the did,Tent . np a
conservative estimate Dlaceo W"
a0e0. - -
ArtAN1A Ga. The city council has ap'
nointed committee OF nve TO inVestlgats .ns
charges msle BY Or. Brougnton ~ n,s s,,l,,nch
against Mayor Wooawaru ~ .,nneach-
ended in cali for the executive hnpeaeA
ment. ri,.,
vaNcorfvER. r. c.--The steamer Dirlgo
bas arrived from Skagway Alaska, with MY
Klondlkers. Many Of them claimed tnere wa,
half million dollars worm VI asn oiu AZ
aboard, but the purser Piaeeu wy
$4,000
ntANkrOIIs Ind.--The eleventh con-
yantion Of tho Printing Freshmen ana ASSIST
ants union Is Ia session here IN nis report
President Bowman recommended tns a dpppp.tton
ment OF delegates TO the American feaerauon
OF Labor.
NEW yoRK.--The death is announced Of
Simon Fry. grand commander OF tne Anciene
Accepted Scottish Rite for the United states,
Northern jurisdiction ne sucos,mp9 ,s 70 IL IL
operation fol appendicitis AZ nospi'ai' AA
was &C years old.
auRt-kN n. Y.-The body OF ST. Jallan
Bahaud a wealthy farmer residing az Julian
was round III his residence in mutilaied ana
partly decomposed condition. His skull was
crushed and both hands and feet had peen
burned, probably to compel nm TO reveal
where his money was hidden.
AKRON ohio.--Nellle NJ. Hover and Mary
L. Motgger have brought suit against the
American Cereal company to restrail i from
r,stering into any combination or trust Tbs
piainfifs brought suit against the company
last winter and prevented the formation OF
cereal trust They are stockholders,
CHICAGO. Tho Southern race problems
were discussed bv the Presbyterian minis
tiers at their weekly meeting hsre. Rev, W.
n. ClaEgett OF DALLAS Texas, sad: "a Chris
tian negro is better any 1av than 81 ful
white man. What the colorsd peonle ell
today is education as well rs religion. 1gno-
rance and politics have done as much as any,
hing else to retard their progress"
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STATE.


Emancipation Day was celebrated
throughout the State
In wreck on the Santa Fe several negro
excursiopists were badly hurt.
Train Robber Darlington has been SEN
fenced to hang July %.
freight train was wrecked near Troup,
distractions having been placed on the
track.
Galveston city council turned down all
tho appointments made by Mayor Jones.
Negro arrested at San Diego confessed
to two outrages. murder, robbery and
arson.
Electric light company which has the
contract for lighting Dallas has been en-
joined from carrying 1t out.
nineteen-foot rise in the Red river is
reported.
A negro in jail at Bryan confesses to
murder ana arson.
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PHILIPPINES.

General Otis cabled that the volunteers
desired to DO mustered out at San Fran
cisco,
tackled in tho rear and a sharp engage
ment followed in which fvo Americans
were killed aud twenty-five wounded; the
loss Of tho natives was very heavy
rumor OF pitched battle between In
insursenl forces at San Fernando is cur
rent at Mshila
Otis ability as commander is begin
ming to he seriously doubted, and move
ment to secure his recal- may be started
soon
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COMMITTED suIclnIs.

DR.. summers, u Nntca ,eilow Fc,cr
Expert, shat himself.
ST. Louis, Mo, June l9--Dr. Thomas
osmond Summers, late surgeon in charge
q the fever hospital at Santiago and a
noted yellow fever expert, shot himself
through the head here this evening. Dss-
plndency caused by fancied lack Of appre-
eaton " his services by tho government
during The Spanish war Is assigned as the
cause for the rash act. Dr. Summers was
me ausher OF several standard medical
works and professor Of anat my in the ST.
Louis College OF Physicians and Surgeons
me oeed was committed ia his lecture
ton which he used IN Illustrating lectures
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Local.

Another decision In the Storrie street
paving eases In effect that lien can not
be enforced for street paving.
The eases OF T., NJ. Champion for en-
hezzlemcnt and william and Waiter San.
ders for murder were continued in the
erimiLGi court.
The Atoscoceta road muddle tpaen up by
the county commissioners.
Tho clty council meets and transacts a
lot OF business
Regular monthly meeting Of the Hous-
ton Manufacturers association.
The police force present Deputy Ray
with horse.
The eolored people celebrate Emancipa-
ton Day.
e. /. 3ujac elected first lieutenant Of the
artillery
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INTERNECINE WARFARE.
Pitched Battle Between Insur-
gents Is Reportcd.

Manila, June 19.--It was report
ed today that a pitched battle had
taken place between the two Fill
Pine factions north of San Fernan-
do The report has not been con-
flrmed, but it is known that the
feeling between the adherents of the
murdered General Luna and Aguin-
aldo is extremely bitter.
Three dismounted troops of the
Fourth cavalry have been sent in
casco to cruise on the lake, the boat
being towed by the army gunboat
Rapidan. The expedition has orders
to strike wherever 1t is possible to
ipflict damage.
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COMMERCIAL.

Cotton futures at New York and New
Orleans lost . to 5 points, Liverpool IN
changed; SPOT market unchanged.
The local fruit market was almost bare
OF shipments.
Reported rains In Russia and break
In prices at Liverpool caused wheat to
decline provisions advanced.
The stock aud bond market was stagnant
and dull.
Tine commissioner of agriculture OF
Georgia reported reduction in the cotton
acreage OF Is per cent from last year.
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REPUBLICANS MATURING PLANS.
Committees OF the House for tho Mex,
COnRrnss nNinM EOrInnL

Committees of the House for tho Mex,
Congress BEING Formed.
Chicago, June 1.-the Record will say
tomorrow: While Congro ssman d, b. Hen
derson of Iowa, candidate for speaker OF
tho house Of representatives, Congressman
Joe w. Babcock OF Wisconsin, chairman
OF the republican National congressional
committee, and Congressman Tawney of
Minnesota, member Of the house commit
Tee on ways and means of the Fifty sixth
congress, were in the city today, they
talked over In an informal way the make
up OF the committees OF the house for the
next congress. II Is understood that aside
from the Craftsmanship OF the COMMITTEES
on ways and means. Colonel Henderson
did, not commit himself, but on that one
matter he did say that Congressman Sc
reno Payne OF New York, who was can.
didate for the speakorship, viii remain at
the head OF that committee.
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SPORT.

Austin 7, Houston I; San Antonio Is,
Galveston 0.
Owner Of Banastar has set Jockey Maher
down for the next two years because of
his ride IN tic Suburban.
twelve-nning game and two shut
outs N National league games.
Articles of agreement between Jeffrles
and sharAey have been signed; fight to
take place October 20.
Charley Mitchell has asked for meet
ing with Jeffries, which the latter is very
willing to grant.
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There Was No Ba,,Ie.

washington, June ls.-The Turkisb
LEGATION today authorized a denial Of the
published report from Belgrade under date
OF June 49, TO the effect that the seryian
pest AZ Propachitl2a has been Numbered
ana burned and several strategic positlons
are occupied by the Turkish troons and
Alnanians The servians and Montenerro
smasfants on the seryian frontier. il is
Tnr,,ss INC legation. fred on a little
'tA'sn ior'' killing two soldiers and a
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BILL FILED IN ouANcrRY
To Prevent Federal steel Com,,n,
from Paying Certain piy.idcnds

To Prevent Federal Steel Compnn,
from Paying Certain Dividends.
Philadelphia, Pa. June l9.--In chancery
chambers at Camden, ~ j., today. attor-
neys for Walter R, Kern of this city filed
bill with Chancellor Reed, asking the
court to restrain the Federal Steel COM
pany from paying any dividend on the
oomruon stock at present especially to re-
STRAIN the company from paying the quar-
eeIy a'Vlaend OF IA per cent on the com
mon stock thht the directors declared IN
June lS' payable on July 20. Kern holds
$4,000 OF preferred stock.
Inc vice chancellor granted a temporary
injunction.
me charter OF the company provides
mar the holders of the preferred stock
snail be entitled to receive non-cumula.
tive dividends at the rate OF, hut not eS-
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Three Train nobner. Arre.,e,

salt Lake, Utah, June ia special from
Fort Yellowstone says: The three men
suspected Of the Union Pacific train rob
berry few days ago, that were captured
last Sunday at Riverside. were brought
here tonight. These men gave their
names as Philips, Roberts and Martin. The
man Roberts answers fairly the descrip-
ton q the man who killed Sheriff HAGEN
and who Is thought to be tho notorious
Montana Kid, with eighteen lives to uc-
count for.
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strength and ncfvarr. a.l bis
never pausing ID tl bs oice
unseen danger MAJ, IL wn4
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Mighty few hard. * ~
working men cvs, Nv
stop 10 realize ia,
the headaches ana
dizzy sensations ana y ~
feelings of weak. ..(e 4
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conjunction with the Discovr,s i
are the simplest and most ptiis n ~ y
laxative ever invented. y =
1t is a dealers business to III az.
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veeuing' per cent per annum for the
pscai year beginning January l. 1895, ans
,n"e u'siaend must be paid in preference
IN. any ny ulNiuena on the common stock dur.
tstehce OF surplus Of net profits can NOT
% aseertained until the end of the wear
ahu mat any declaration or ATTEMPTED nav
lhent OF any dividend upon tho oomroon
ssoek before the end OF the year Is mani
pany's charter '"0 WIZ
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THE HAVANA BUDGET.
A Revised List of All Cuban Soldiers
Is Being Prepared,

- ~ $500 s't"' Va al tuDNn soldiers
is Being Prepared
Havana, June i9.--Genera! Gomez has
instructed his chief Of stan, General RAJ
fael Rodriguez, to open an office at Quenta
de los Moiiaas and to begin the prepare.
ton OF new lists. The work was begun
today.
General Brooke's headquarters is already
on the move from Ell Vedado to tho palace
formerly occupied by Marshal Blanco IN
Havana. The removal will be completed,
II is expected. before the close of the Arst
week In July.
Frederick w. Krause, who Is In custody
on suspicion OF having been implicated In
the murder Of Minnie Ross last SATURDAY.
night VIII probably be released tomorrow
as the police investigation virtually clears
him and all other Americans involved az
witnesses Spanish porter. who Is be-
heyed to be the murderer. has told sew
eral contradictory stories, attempting In
each TO throw suspicion upon different
person.
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A CAMPAIGN FUND
tn Re Used nv Democratic National
mtMittee.


Committee
Omaha. Neb, June 19.--In a call for
campaign fund for 1900 tho World Herald
Tomorrow will say: "To-morrow the
World Herald will start campaign fund
for the use OF the Democratic National
campaign committee This fund is needed
by the committee In the educational work
Of preparing for the great presidential
campaign OF 1900. The national commit
tee went through the campaign of 1886
almost without money. 1t Will have little
or no money in 1900 unless systematic
work Ia carried on to raise Il Ia small
subscriptions all over the country.
The corporate wealth OF the country
was. In 1896 and will be in 1900 arrayed
upon the republican side Indeed, the
phenomenal growth OF great trusts during
the last two years insures tho republicans
a larger fund than ever This fund can
be silently and suddenly raised.
Not 30, however. with the democrats
campaign fund. II raised at all it must
DO procured with great effort in small
sums. from many contributors. This will
take time. A beginning must be made
early and the laborlous work of raising
a fund in small subscriptions payable in
instailments must be begun.
Tomorrow we shall outline the plan
upon which subscriptions viii be asked
secured and cared for What the World
Herald undertakes in Omaha and vicinity
VIII he undertaken by other agencies in
other parts of the country for the same
purposes. The republicans viii have the
money in the millonares, We must de-
pend on the help of the millions"
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New sorts Of cunpowaer can BE lr

London. June 2O.-The Corresponds
the Times at The Hague Gays: pullnl Y
debate in the subcommittee on 'he
OF the different gunpowders Captain ".
Ter. of the American delegation, polalss u. Y
that a prohibition Of the use o. san v \;
derz Of greater force than those nov !. Il
ployed might prove TO be lnconslslsu. II I;
one Of the objects Of the Russian p q, V
namely, economy. Thereupon enll,s v y
dom to use new sorts Of gun poxaa !
carried unanimously.
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MEETING OF THE coxsrsroRy.
Eleven Cardinals and Number o
Bishops Created


Bishops Created.
Rome, June ls.--The pope at the con-
sistory held this morning, created eleven
cardinals and number OF bishops. The
bishops recognized included Mgr. Beliak
of Porto Rico and Mgr. Boniba Abular OF
Santiago de Cuba. The pope, who was in
good health. delivered an address dealing
with the union OF churches.
The cardinals created are; Senior Bonlf-
"a papai nuncio at Madrid; the archbishop
OF Gortz, Austria Hungary; the archbishon
Of Toulouse, France: the Latin patriarch
OF Constantinople; the Latin patriarch o!
antioch; the archbishop Turin; the arch
Mgr. Ciasca, secretary OF the propa ganda
Mgr Ihomhaggata, secretary of the con-
gsegauen Bishops and friars); Mgr.
Llenaveras.
lAe pope has created two cardinals In
Petto. /, O., secretly. whose names viii be
published hereafter.
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RAILROAD.

The iulf Beaumont and Great Northern
will absorb the Kaysee. and Manager
Kirly .ntimates that $50 miles OF new
track will be built
Manager Meldrum orders new equipment
for the Houston East and West Texas.
Changes in interstate Texas rates
Rock Island prosperity,
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tuday; Durnet, Burnet county, Miss Matte
II;amon; kem, Navarro county, Drury B.
ham.
Negotiations OF the Franco American reel
partmrnt today, and 1t Is understood that the
next few days will determine whether il /.
possible for the two countries to come To-.
gether on tlade treaty
The representatives of the government a,
Jamaica who are here for the purpose Il
making reciprocity arrangement under thf
ningley tariff law, are anxious to obtain con.
seaslons on sugar oranges crane fruit ana
nnddoeks' Thtse ara the principal exnort,
rom tho Island 10 the United States esSeni
bananas coeoanuts and coffee, which are al.
ready free OF duty. ''e -