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The retirement Of Rear Admiral
kautx takes effect January 18th.
| Mrs. Z. C. kearus of st. Louis will
build charity hospital at Eureka, Ar
kansas, to cost $4,000.
| Kansas City has been having some
thing of smallpox epidemic, more
than 100 cases existing at one time.
| The Union Pacific announces that 1t
will spend a million dollars In Kansas
In making improvements TO Its road.
| A bill has been introduced in the
| Missouri Legislature providing for the
punishment Of kidnapping by hanging.
| The HennepIn paper mill at Little
Falls, Minnesota, burned on the 7th
instant. LOSS, $4,000; insurance, $685.
OOO.
Four farmers OF Senrcy county, Ar
kansas. died recently from drinking
wood alcohol, which III highly poison
GUS.
A company has been formed to estab-
| lish rapid transit between Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee, and Lookout noun
| tain.
The Dingley Wooden Mills Company
| of Philadelphia. an extensive manufac-
| turing concern, has gone into the hands
| OF u receiver.
Andrew ID. White. the United States
ambassador to Germany. has been
elected member Of the Berlin Acade-
my Of Science.
The copper district of Michigan 10
flooded with spurious small coins,
chiefly 5-cent pieces. Secret service
agents are nj work.
10 10 ctu t.,I l,nt r,rl, vnunnfap.
turing company with n capital of ST.
OOO.OOO, will liz established In Chicago
| to fight the rubber trust.
The reports of nm outbreak Of the
plague Mt VlndivostOck nre confirmed.
There have been nineteen cases, of
which fifteen We're fatal.
1t Is estimated that there are 30
600 cases OF grippe bronchitis and
| hospitals nre Overlooking.
The city OF Heidelberg. Germany, has
just purchased and begun to operate
the street ear lines In that city, as well
as the electric light plant.
Frank james. brother of Jesse
james. the noted bandit, lost In his
fight for the doorkeepership of the Mis-
souri, House OF Representatives.
On the Sth instant the transport
Sherman landed 600 returned soldiers
from Manila. ut Francisco, OF whom
49, were sick. Six died on the trip.
John b. Lning. believed to have been
the oldest Free Mason In the United
States. died ut Chicago few days ago.
aged 100. Laing Joined the order in
Scotland In 1929.
In response to the appeal Of the Prin-
cess OF Wales for further contributions
to the fund for the families of the men
Mt the front. William Waldorf Aston
has contributed 5000
Minister Conger cables the State De-
partment that there IL ground for the
belief that the Empress Dowager is op-
posing the acceptance. by China of the
demands of the powers.
The Philippine Commission has made
permanent the suspension by General
Macarthur of Judge Majnrries OF the
court OF first instance, for improper ad
ministratlon of his duties.
The Missouri House of Representa-
tives In the State Legislature. by n vote
of 10 to AZ, adopted II resolution en-
pressing sympathy with the Filipinos
In their struggle for liberty.
Secretary Gage has sent to the House
an estimate OF appropriations aggregat
ing $1.WO.O0O for continuation of the
work on the United States p0stotfice
and court house building Mt Chicago.
The nitrate building of the Eastman
kodak works ut Rochester. New York,
was burned on the Sth instant. Lieu
tenant Edward Murphy and George +.
Long lost their lives by the fumes OF
the chemicals.
In the Idaho Legislature the House
adopted resolution memoraliZing the
United States Senate to reject the ship
subsidy hill as repnlsivc to the Ameri-
can spirit in the matter of comforting
special privileges.
News has been received mt Brussels
that the steamer Soudnn. which left
Antwerp early In December to under
take river service in the Congo state.
foundered on the way, ten of her com
pany being drowned.
A shortage OF oranges and lemons Is
predicted because of Il fight inaugural
ed by Canifornia growers and ship
pers on dealers who have tried to force
down prices. Shipments Will be with
held till the market strengthens.
A bill Will be introduced into the
Kansas Legislature nppropriating 3d.
WU.UO Tor the KANSAS Scmi-centcnnhl
Exposition In 1901. The exposition
will celebrate the fitch anniversary of
the organization OF Kansas MS n state.
Alaska Gamers believe the salmon
fishing business Is likely to be over
done on the Alaskan coast this year.
At least twenty new cannerics will be
established because of the high prices
realized in those which were estab-
lished there last year.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern ronds have announced that
the passenger rates In Montana and
Idaho will, on February LIST. he re-
duced from 4 to 3 cents per mile, max
ing uniform rate of 3 cents per mile
over the entire mileage OF both sys-
tens.
General O. o. Howard announced at
a recent meeting of the Peoples Choir
nj Union. in the Cooper building. New
York. that President Mckinley will be
one OF the speakers Mt the celebration
Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, to le
held at Carnegie hall the evening OF
February 11th.
1t Is reported that the Rockefeller In
terests are trying to buy the Missouri
Pacific and the Wabash railroad. If
they succeed In obtaining these rail-
roads. II Is said the Will unite them
with the Missouri Kansas 4 Texas