The daily sentinel., 1900-04-14
GENERAL NEWS,
Items of Interest That Come Over
the Telegraph Wires.

products.
A purely Scottish expedition is about
to be organized to the south pole to work
in conjunction with the British and Ger
man expedition.
Coral is again in favor after it's long
period of disuse. The pink coral is the
choicer, from it's purity but the common
red is much worn.
The women of Pretoria gather together
at each others houses in sewing parties
and make clothes for those OF their fam
lily on the firing line.
Reports coming in from the Neuces
river, west Beeville, Tex. are to the eff
iect that the stream is out Of its banks
and inundating the whole valley.
Philip Zeil one of the leading citizens
OF Peoria, ILL.,, died at his home in that
city last night. Mr.. Zeil was born in
Hessel- -Darnstadt. Germany, in 1929.
Carl Claussen, one of the best known
German newspaper editors in the United
states, died yesterday at the Cleveland,
o., city hospital of Bright.s disease, aged
56 years.
Gov. Murphy of Arizona says that he
thinks the prospects for that territory
becoming state next year are good.
He is now in Washington ging Arizo
mas claims.
Queen Wilhelmina is much grieved
over the war in South Africa. Both she
and her mother are constantly contribut-
ing funds in aid OF the Beers She is
fully persuaded that the English are in
the wrong.
In Cincinnati, O.. Charles j. Figge
was tried on the charge of leaving an in
fernal machine at the residence of Geo.
B. Cox, on April 1st, and WAS released
for want of evidence.
A wreck occurred on the Tyler South
eastern railroad near Jacksonville, Tex,
Engineer Thomas Upton was killed and
Fireman w. z. Thomson fatally injured.
The engine jumped the track.
Chicsgo newspaper reporters may be
enlisted in the city police service. Chief
of Police Kilpley advises their appoint
ment to places in the detective depart
ment, where they may serve as aids to
officers.
Ebenezer Burgh- Ball, the nearest sur
viving relative of George Washington, to
whom he bore striking resemblance.
died in Washington early yesterday
morning He was "a years old and un-
married
Plague riots have taken place at Gavin
pert, India, where the segregation camp
has been destroyed and ten person have
been killed. The rioters killed five con-
stables and threw their bodies into the
burning camp.
Members of Rev. G. M. Sheldon's son-
gregation at meeting in Topeka last
night, took initial steps toward the or
ganization Of mutual benevolent life
and sick benefit association for mem
bers Of their church.
The Citizens State bank of Yates Cen
ter, Kan, was closed yesterday by Depu-
ty Bank commissioner Waterman, There
is heavy shortage but Waterman says
it may be made good when the board OF
directors and stockholders meet
Mrs. Edwin Sanderson of Brooklyn,
N. Y, in a letter from Rome to her
mother, Mrs. George P. Rogers, of Wor-
cester, Mass, states that nine members
of the Clark excursion party died OF
smallpox on board the "New England.
DR.. j. P. Cooke, a blind physician
who recently figured in sensational di-
vorce case in Boston, was found dead in
his home last night with a pistol shot
wound in his mouth. His wife Charlotte
while not formally arrested is under sur
veillance.
Maj. Marlin Burke, U. s. A.,
in charge of the quartermaster depart
ment in st. Louis, died in Quincy yes
terday Of pneumonia. Maj. Burke was
taken ill while transferring the bodies of
several hundred Civil war veterans to
the National cemetery.
Counsel for George w. Hull. the re-
puted Arizonia millionaire mine owner,
who il wanted in Rhode Island for per-
Jury in connection with a suit brought
against him by his wife, appeared be-