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DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

New York--It is announced the Gold
n man, an, Sachs and Co. shipped yesterday
$i'1UOOOO In gold to Buenos Ayres
Victoria, B. C.-The legislature of Brit
lsh Columbia has been dissolved, and a
new election ordered on or about June 6.
Omaha-At an early hour today, the
transportation building, in the Trans.
mississippi exposition grounds, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Rock Island-Fire in Callke's boat yard
at an early hour this morning destroyed
three raft boats. Loss estimated at $780,
000
shington-President Mckinley Is go-
Ing TO New York on April q to deliver
an address before the Protestant Ecu
menical conference on foreign missions.
New York-James B. Kellogg, the head
fenced to seven years and six months in
state prison.
Washington-Lieut Col Webb C.
Hayes, of the Thirty-first infantry son
Of the late President Hayes, has been
honorably discharged from the United
States army at his own request.
Canton, NISSAN Illinois Central
freight train was wrecked near here to-
day by washout. Fireman Boyston and
two negro brakemen were killed out
injured.
Berlin-Herr Salomon Nordlinder, the
banker, has been sentenced to two years
imprisonment In a penitentiary
Berlin-Emperor Francis Joseph has
awarded the order for the Golden Fleece
to the Austrian-Hungarian ambassador
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SOLEMN SERVICES TOMORROW.
There Will he Impressive Rites In
Episcopal Churches.

Episcopal Churches.
During this week services in the Epis-
copal churches are of an unusually solemn
character. Today (Maunday Thursday
Christ institutes the Holy Eucharist; Fri
day Good Friday Jesus trial, crucifixion,
death and burial; Saturday (Holy Satuc-
day, Eastern eve, watching the Sepulcher.
Good Friday, 1.-THE Three Hours serv-
Ice and meditations upon the seven last
words spoken by Our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ, from the cross, will be held
in the following churches, beginning at
II m. and ending at p. m: ST. Clements,
Portland avenue and Milton street; Christ
church, Fourth and Exchange; Good
Sheperd, Twelfth and Cedar streets; st.
Phillips, Rice street; st. PauPs, Ninth
and Olive; st. Peters. Dayton's bluff,
Fourth and Maple street; Holy Faith
mission, Earl and East Seventh street.
This service is one of the most beautiful,
yet solemn, service observed throughout
the churches during the year, consisting
of appropriate prayers, hymns and medi-
tation upon the seven last words from the
cross. The affairs are denuded of their
ornaments, save the cross, which is veil
ed The affairs and lecturns vested in
black, the conductor likewise robed In
remain for the entire services will find
opportunity for Withdrawing during the
singing of the hymns.
AT Holy Faith mission, Post Siding, the
meditation will be based upon the mys-
teries of life, sin, ruined humanity, sor-
row. doubt pain, life and death.
Bishop Williams, of Marquette, con-
firmed class at st. James church last
evening
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Ing bank accounts to finish the plumbing
work in the structure. Among them
were M. Corboy, who, as he placed his
soldering iron in the Goals, might have
been preparing to buy the whole block,
for he is rated millionaire. And there
was Thomas Conlin, whose wealth is es-
timated at $500,O00 Paul Radieski, said
to be worth 5000. OO0 worked with great
activity and apparent enjoyment saying
it seemed like the days when he was
young and drew 81 per day for such Ia
Dor. Frank Falk, Charles Herbert and
eX-Ald. Alexander Watson, all credited
with liberal fortunes, were others In the
volunteer ranks now warning against the
Building Trades council.
All was quiet around the big business
block early today. The employers who
forsook their desks to take up the solder
ing irons passed through a door guarded
by a couple of special policemen and were
observed from a safe distance by the
strikers whose places they took.
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BRAVE AS A LION.
Wisconsin Man Who Now Wears tho
Victoria Cross.

Victoria Cross.
KENOSHA, Wis, April ia letter hae
been received in this city under date of
johannesburg, South Africa, stating that
Charles j. Spruce, a former resident of
tslls city, has been decorated with the
Victoria Cross for bravery on the field
OF battle while fighting against the BoerS
near Iadysmith.
Spruce is a typical soldier OF fortune.
Many years ago he went to South Africa
and was one of the original jameson
raiders. Later he returned to this city
and remained until five years ago, when
he returned to johannesburg AS soon
as the war broke out he enlisted as a
volunteer and became q. member of ono
OF the companies of the British light
horse
The deed which won Spruce the honor
the life of an officer in his company.
Spruce and a number of companions had
been sent out to stop the advance of a
small body of Beers, but when the parties
met the Beers were largely in the ma
jority. While they We're fighting In the
trenches and during tn advance of the
Beers, one of the companions of Spruce
fell wounded In temporary trench.
The victory of the Beers was complete,
and the British soldiers fled, leaving their
wounded comrade in the ditch. This was
life he returned to the trench and, throw
ing aside his arms, carried the soldier to
a place of safety.
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LIKE A HUGE FORTRESS.
Contractors VIII Make an Unfinish-
ed Chicago Sky-Scraper.

CHICAGO, April n.-Contractors work
ing on the Merchants Loan and Trust
building, Clark and Adams streets, are
planning to convert the new sky-scIaper
into huge fortress. All the union men
employed on the building have either
struck or have been discharged in the
last two days,and efforts Of the contract
ors to finish the building inside of the
stipulated time, May l, with non-union
men, have, 1t is considered, practically
made the work test of the strength OK
the contractors and labor unions in he
present labor crisis in Chicago. AT pres
ent all the doors and windows of the
building are barricaded. and the structure
is guarded by a large force Of policemen
and private detectives.
The contractors say that large force
of non-union men will be put to work on
the building at once, and sleeping and
eating accommodations will be provided
for them inside the building, IN order 60
prevent clashes with union men.
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n2aeryon Gives Bay hbe lie.

EAST LIVERPOOL April
Pretoria South Africa morning regarding the
tha Consul Adelbert
e consular mail being tampered during Macrums stay at
a,said: ' -
papbe perversion of
pass uouced 1t
ms statement
"hch came
proofs OF all charges
because they
Say th the statement published
Oft N-ON
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sTRIPPED oF coMMANDs.
British Oficers Who Have Shown
Themselves to Be inefficient.


Themselves to Be Inefficient.
Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, April 3.-Judging from the
number of prominent officers marking
time along the British lines Of comnuni-
cation many of them, writes Bennett Bur-
leigh to the Daily Telegraph, have been
found out"
II am satisfied he says, that in at
least one instance a certain leauer, by
the statistics, allowed 1000 Beers to slip
frea when they should have been caught
to a man. For that he and others have
been transferred into forwarding agents,
directcrs-general of bully-beef and bis
cults, instead of as they aspired to be,
leaders of men In the field But in
stances Of mistaken vocations due to
heart and head weaknesses are not rare
even In the military profession. 1t is
real surprise and comfort to find that
Field Marshal dLord Roberts vigorously
deals with stlch cases, and will not toll
crate the round peg school. If there had
been more Of such administration 1t would
have been Better for The service and sue.
cess of our arms But war has constant
eye openers1for the observant Gen
kelly-Kenny remarked to me the other
day:
have been woefully undeceived in
many things in this campaign. Men /
had fhought were splendid fellows, who
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Tobacco Company annual.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Con-
the Offices of the company in Jersey City
today. The statement of Treasurer Kings
bury showed assets on Dec 81 1889, of
in real estate, machinery, fixtures, trade
marks, patents, good WILL etc., the re-
mainder being in stock, cash, bills and ac-
counts receivable The preferred stock
amounted to 1854, 800, and the common
stock to $4S, SAC, 100. The net earnings were
81, 032, 756. A dividend of 314 per cent was
paid IN the preferred stock, which left
a surplus OF S313012
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SIBERIA GOLD FIELDS.
Cxar Has Issued No UIxase Bearing
Upon Them

WASHINGTON, April u.-Consul Cen
eral Holloway, at st. Petersburg, writes
to the state department that he is the re-
cipient OF numerous inquiries from
Americans as to the veracity OF recent
report Of an enormously rich gold belt in
Siberia, which is said to be an extension
of the gold fields at Cape Nome, Alaska.
The report stated that the emperor Of
Russia had issued ukase, giving permis-
sion to and expressing preference for
American miners and capital in the ex-
ploration Of the mineral wealth.
Upon investigation Consul Holloway
finds that, while the Russia, government
is taking steps to ascertain the conditions
on the western coast of Siberia, wheRe
the gold find is reported to exist, the en-
peror has Issued no ukase on the case,
and until the government has made a
thorough investigation no permits could
be had for Prospecting
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smeIter Employees strike.

SALT LAKE, Utah, April 1.-THE smell
ter combine has refused to grant a de-
mand for increased wages at the Ger
mania smelter and the 450 employees went
on q strike at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
aeo e pendins en- et deeisiop ppe@ of ~t the smeIter
people. Supt. Tucker reported to the en-
ployes this afternoon that the company
had finally decided. that an advance could
not be made for the reason that an adj
vance of $4,000 per month would mean
over operating the smelter without profit.
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tie. Mr.. Kipling said he was sorry he
was not able to remain longer, as his
health had been greatly benefited.
ALL GO no ST. HELENA.

ALL GO TO ST. HELENA.
sIMONSTOWN, April flowing to the
unfavorable conditions for keeping the
Boer prisoners here, the authorities have
decided to ship them all to ST. Helena
with the least possible delay. The sick
ness among the captured bu1ghers is
abating.. = -e
SCHoOLBoYS' MESSENGER SAILS.
NEW YORK, April 11.-James Franci,
Smith, District Messenger Boy No.
1884, sailed on the St Louis
today with a message of sym.
pathy to President Kruger, signed by 2S,-
S54 schoolboys. He was accompanied by a
reporter of the Philadelphia North Amec-
lean. Smith was given an enthusiastic
send-off by an immense crowd.
STRATHCONAS AT CAPE TOWN.
MONTREAL, April IA cablegram re-
ceived this morning announces the arrival
at Cape Town of the transport Monterey,
with the Strathcona horse. All on board
were well. One hundred and sixty-three
horses died on the voyage.
BRITISH CAMP sHELLED.
LADYSMITH, Tuesday, April 1o.-The
Beers opened fire early this morning,
sending shells into the British camp at
Elandslaagte from three positions widely
separated. The shells did no damage. The
troops moved out to reconnoiter and found
the Beers in strong force and we'll forti-
fed. One naval 4.7-inch gun replied to the
Beers, who have again placed a Long
Tom in position.
DEPLORE HIS DEATH.
PARIS, April 1.-THE brother Of the
late Gen Villebois-Mareuil received a ca
BILE message today from State Secretary
Reitz, at Pretoria, conveying informa-
tion of the death of the general. The tel
gram concludes: I'm offering you my
deplore his death, which is a great loss
to our country and cause"
FIGHTING AT FRONT
PRETORIA, Tuesday, April 10.-The lat
est news from the front is that fight
ing is continuing at Elandslaagte Natal
and De Vets dorp (Orange Free State),
but no particulars have been received.
BoERs FIRE THE vELDT.
ELANDsLAAGTE, Wednesday, April
I.-Last night the Beers set fire to the
grass on two hills almost on their ex-
treme wings. The motive has not been
ascertained but the incident disclosed the
fact that their position extends over fully
fifteen miles, on continuous range of
hills, from Johns Kop, on the British
left, to kop commanding Sunday river
bridge on the British right. During the
night the Beers moved most Of their can
non There has been some unimportant
skirmishingF today
INSPECTED BY KITCHENER.
AL1WAL NORTH, Wednesday, April II.
Lord Kitchener who arrived in the aft
ernoon, inspected the positions across
Frere bridge with Gen. Brabant and staff,
after which he sent a sympathetic mes
sage to the Wepener garrison, hoping for
an early change in the circumstances.
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claimed to have been robbed of $40 in a
colored resort at 1856 East Eighth street
last evening, the police raided the place
and arrested the inmates The prisoners
Grant and William Strother, colored
They are charged with larceny The
Grant woman was released from arrest
yesterday, having been charged with rob-
bing John Goggin of $40 Saturday night
Danz visited the resort and claims the
money was taken from his pocket. He
said that when he complained of hav-
ing been robbed, Ada Irvine returned $50
to him, thus leaving him still $40 out.
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HOLD MINER RESPONSIBLE.

HoMH' April 1.-THE Naples corre-
spondent Of the Tribuna, telegraphs an
interview he has had with Mr.. Fischer.
one of the Roer peace commissioners
VINO arrived there yesterday. Mr.. Fischer
ssio ai ne WSys convinced that Sir Alfred
winner governor of Cape Colony and
british high = commissioner in South
AFRICA went to Cape Town with fixed
lntention, with a mission, to bring about
ehe war, ana this was proved by the
1act that Miner had systematically on
posed the TransvaaPs generous efforts
anu concessions to avoid war as though
ne had received precise instructions to
follow this line of policy.
While the Transvaal was making con-
cessions, said Mr.. Fischer. Great Brit
tier e'e Ia Aoii-
Inc Roer envoy accuses Sir Alfred MIL
her OF ials.fying dispatches. in fact. ac.
cordlng to the commissioners. sattons
against Sir Alfred Miner constitute one
OF the principal features to the prognos-
tcatlons which the commissioners seek
to carry through.
Inc Boer ENJOYS left Naples todav oo-
ing by way of st. Gothard pass and with
out stopping here
KIPLING SAILS FOR HOME
CAPE TOWN, April 11.-Rudvard Kin
ing S1d Sir John Henry Devilliers, cbief
Justlce or Cape Colony, sailed for Eng
land today on board the TantaIlon Cas-
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ohio IRON Workers Disagree.

CINCINNATI, O., April n.-Represen--
tatives of the National Iron Founders
association and of the International
ference here, have disagreed on the sub
ject. of a wage scale. The demand of the
men was for an advance of Is cents a
day on the minimum wages of $2.75, and
for other concessions. The outcome will
depend now on the action Of local unions
throughout the country and may result in
q combination to enforce the demand.
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New TheoIog1caI seminarv

LIE MARS. To-, April 11-By an agree
ment arrived at today by the Illinois,
Des Moines, Northwest Iowa and Platte
river, Nebraska conferences of the Unit
ed Evangelical church, the normal school
at this place was accepted for a theo-
logical seminary, to be called Western
100000 has been started, to which the
illinois conference contributed $1I, 400.
Seven states will contribute to the col
lege. The Normal School association do
hated five lots adjacent to the campus.
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PRESBYTERIAN CREED.

Effort to BE Made to Have 1t Sim
DIifed.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE presbytery
OF Nassau, In session at Northport, Long
Island, unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
THAT it is the prayer of the presby
terry of Nassau that the general assem-
bly, formulate a short and simple
creed that would be acceptable to the
church."
The resolution as introduced was
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PInr rohncco se,uaa

SAN FRANCISCO. April u.-Five hun
dred pounds of plug tobacco have been
seized in various local stores by internal
revenue agents because the packages
were insufliciently stamped. This tobac-
has been put up in packages weighing
from an ounce and three-quarters to two
ounces, and the packages had been uni
formly stamped as weighing an ounes
and two-thirds.
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days sickness in her life. Mrs sculiy
was the mother of ten children of whom
only two, Mrs. Harrington, of this city,
.vive. Mrs. Scully was the grandmaether
OF L. J. Harrington and William Harring-
ton, OF this city; Service was held at the
nome or Mrs Harrington, Tuesday and
ton, Mich, for burial.
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lockout at NI1lwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 11-=>Eighty-
five wagonmakers employed by the
Charles A. Bresch company were locked
out today upon the firm hearing that.
strike would take place. The men de-
mand an increase of 10 per cent In wages.
There are seven firms in the same line
of business in the city which may be
off
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southern Paciac E1ection.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 11-At the an
nual meeting of the Southern Pacific Rail-
following directors were elected: c. p.
Huntington, H. E. Huntington, Thomas
H. Hubbard, n. H. Smith, of Los An
geles; l. w. Helman, Alvinza Hayward
and James K. Wilson.
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stronger, but was modified in the interest
of harmony.
Rev. G. o. Gray, who offered the reso-
luton, said it meant to set aside the
present creed as an heirloom, and to
make another creed that would be more
precise. Thereupon Mr.. Gray was
elected delegate to the general assembly
with the understanding that he would
present his views to that body.
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TO WELD THE SAW,
Chicago Contractors Offer to Build
Dewey Grand Stand.


Dewey Grand Stand.
CHICAGO, April n-Contractors with
an aggregate wealth of 100000 600 volun-
teered today to go to work with hammer
and saw and construct the big grand
stand for the Dewey day celebration,
from which the admiral is TO review the
parade. The proposition was made at
the meeting of the Master Carpenters and
Builders association in the afternoon,
and was carried with a cheer.
Owing to the complicated labor situa-
tion this was thought the best way out
Of a tangle which might have brought
about a repetition Of the fall festival
trouble. If the offer of the contractors
Is accepted by the Dewey committee, men
who can draw their check for hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be seen in
overails within a week, saving scantling
and driving nails within the shadow of
the Union League club, Of which several
Of them are members. The work will re-
uuire a force of 200 of the contractors.
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Pan-American Conure.s.

WASHINGTON, April IA meeting Of
all the ministers and ambassadors rep
resentlng the countries of the Americas
has been called for Saturday at the Of
l1ce of the bureau of American republics
to take steps for the representation of
their various countries at the second
Pan-American congress, to be held in the
CITY of Mexico
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NEW YORK. April 11.-At directors
meeting OF the Third Avenue and Metro
poiitan Street railways today the lease
of the Third Avenue for 999 years to the
latter corporation was effected. The
terms of the lease are subject to the
formal ratification of the stockholders of
both companies
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HOUSTON, Tex, April IA most ex.
traordinary spell Of cold weather for this
time OF year prevails in North and Cen
trail Texas. A heavy frost Is expected
which will do untold damage to fruit
and truck which escaped the March
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Increase In Emirrant Business.

BERLIN, April 11.-Bergen and Ham
burg report large increase of emigrant
business during the first quarter of 1900,
the figures being 45,09S. as against 26 765
for the corresponding quarter last year.
In the month of March the emigration
was almost 100 per cent greater than in
March 1900 =
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Deadlock Cannot Be Broken,

WELLINGTON, o., April 1.-THE Four
teenth district congressional convention
tonight took III ballots, making total
or 3Sl The last ballot was: Kerr. lOI:
Johnson, H. McEllroy, 3S; Barry, "a.
The convention recessed until tomorrow
morning when 1t is probable a final ad-
to be no possibility of breaking the dead.
lock.
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Taken to Houghton.

Mrs. Margaret Scully, for many years
a resident of this city, died Monday, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Honora
Harrington, 695 Pine street. Death was
tenn. Although of such an advanced age,
Mrs. Scully was unusually active and
was up and about within few days of
her death. She had scarcely known a
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would have gone anywhere and done any
thing, have betrayed themselves as the
rankcst frauds, and those had expected
little from have done great things. War
gives you the measure of men in an as
tonishing way"
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to Germany. Count Won scoegyeny-Ma-

Marinette. Wis.-Great fear is expressed
here for the safety of Wallace Hill and
Charles Jones, two venturesome Fish
Creek young men. They left for their
home in Door county in sail sleds yes
terday afternoon, just before the big Ice
shove occurred, and have not been heard
from since.
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ADMITTED THEIR GUILT.
Albert Robert and William Duncan
Jr. Sentenced.

KANOAS CITY. Mo-, April 11-Al-
bert Robert and William Duncan Jr,
In the criminal court today, pleaded gull
ty to stealing 900 from the Barr Live
Stock Commission company, and were
each sentenced to three years and six
months in the penitentiary. They mort
gagged Oklahoma cattel that they did not
own. Robert was arrested in Detroit and
returned $1,000 his share of the p.under.
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Denied Chanue Of venue.

LANSING. Mich, April 11-After argu-
ments lasting nearly five hours Judge
this afternoon for a change Of venue in
the case of Col. Eli r. Sutton, of Detroit,
indicted with Gen. w. L. White and Gen
Arthur F. Marsh for alleged Connection
with the state military frauds
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WILL SEE THE CoMMIrrEE.
Kansas City's Convention Arrange
ments to Be Looked Into.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April n-Chair-
man Jones, of the Democratic national
committee, and four members of the SUBJ
committee, Messrs. Stone, of Missouri
Johnson, OF Kansas; Campau, of Michi-
gan, and Wilson, of Colorado, appointed
to look after the national committee ar
rangements, are expected to arrive In
Kansas City tomorrow. They will confer
with the local committees as to the lat
ter's ability to furnish suitable accommo-
dations for the July gathering.
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Murder and snicide

NEW YORK, April 11-Miss Fanny
Greenham,- domestic employed in the
street, was shot three times and ALMOST
instantly killed today by Fred Shores, a
salesman. twenty-nine years of age, who
after shooting her turned the revolver on
hfnnaolf "
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April n.-snow
has been falling in this city continually
since noon today and up to midnight the
ground is covered to q depth OF two
inches. The snow is wet and traffic is
not much affected. The storm is gen
eral in the western and southwestern por.
tons of the state
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silver Republican DeIegate..

LOS ANGELES. Cal, April 1.-THE
state committee of the Silver Republican
party. met here today in this city and
elected fifty-two delegates to the nation-
al convention to be held in Kansas City
on July 4 c. H. Lane was made an hon
orary delegate.
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Olaf Jenson, a messenger boy, living at
g East Third street, reported to the police
last evening, that his bicycle had been
stolen from Fifth and Robert streets.
Il. 0. Wilson yesterday reported to the
police that his Gopher bicycle had been
STOLEN from 265 West Seventh street.