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THE RIPLEY TRIAL.
Another of the GOebel Cases Now on
In Kentucky.

HI Nehtuckys
Frankfort. KY, April 11.--In the trial
Of Captain Garnett d. Ripley, charged
with completely in the shooting of Gov
ernor William Goebel an order was
issued on the manager of the telegraph
office at Eminence to produce all the
kilograms sent and received by Ripley
last year.
!. w. Ferguson, laborer who work
ed for Ripley last year, said he had at
tended meetings at Frankfort and
heard Ripley say that, while Goebel
might be declared governor, he would
never serve.
According to the witness, Ripley also
said Goebel should have been killed
when he killed Banker Sanford at Gov
ington.
On cross examination Ferguson al.
mitted that he was not certain whether
the conversation occurred prior to the
| November election or in January, as he
| had stated.
William Crawford. who followed tes
| titled that the conversation was in Jan
uary.
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JERSEY CENTRAL MEN OUT.
Employees In the Car shops nj Ash
ley, Pa, Are ON strike.


Employees In the Car shops mt Ash
ley, Pa, Are ON strike.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 1.-THE EN-
ployees Of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey In the Ashley car shops have
struck because Superintendent Thomas
has refused to reinstate 80 discharged
men.
The officials of the company claimed
work was slack in the shops and 1t was
necessary to reduce the force. The
men, however, claimed that they were
laid Off because they were prominent
in the labor union.
Several conferences were held with
Superintendent Thomas with view
of having the discharged men rein
stated, but he refused to take any
action. A grievance committee went
to New York on Monday to see Gen
eral Manager Warren. The latter told
the committee that Superintendent
Thomas had sole authority in the mat
ter.
The report of the grievance COM
mittee was submitted to the employees
ut a meeting. A resolution was adopt.
ed giving Superintendent Thomas until
noon to reinstate the discharged men,
and If he refused strike was to be
ordered.
A member of the local grievance
committee, representing the employees
of the Central Railroad Of New Jerse!
ut Ashley, has received Telegram
from member of the general griev
ance committee in New York that tn
chances now are that there will be N
general strike.
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The constitu,ion's Progress.

Bristol. r. l., April 11.-Thc deck or
tle Constitution presents an almost
completed appearance. with the SKY
lights and hatclles practically adjusted
fore and aft, the traveller for the main
sheet and the other fittings of the deck
in place. The smoothing of the rivct
heads on both sides of the hull has
been pushed along from the keel up
ward to the line of the bilges. The
lower part of the lead keel has been
Sheathed with tobin bronze plate.
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Our Consumption of Salt.

Washington. April 1.-THE salt in
tlustry of the country received the at
tention of the industrial commission,
Mr.. Archibald $. White, president of
the National Salt company, being the
witness. He said that the annual con
sumption of salt in the United States
amounts TO about 13,000,000 barrels, of
which the National company supplied
last year between S,000,000 and 9,00O,.
900 barrels. lie said that his organiZa.
tion had taken in 36 plants, of which
six had been closed.
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,..,,,., ,.n.,nn lnnsrc.. n,cr.

Washington .tprl 4. Tile congress
aud rruni0n Of the military order or
thc I.oyal Legion has adjourned to
meet in san Francisco on Wednesday
succeeding the ninth day Of April, l'AE'
Most Of the session was devoted to the
adoption Of amendments to the conSll-
tuition. al of the amendments recon-
mcndcd being adopted. The most I'M
portant Of tlrsc is particularly de-
signed TO admit veterans of tie Span'
ish-Amcrican war
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u,,,, ,.,r,. t,.-r,;ru >,r,h

Pretoria April !, The convoy which,
left here on March - with supplies
and large accumulation of mail reach
"a Etustcnhurg safely. II was snp"d
continually on the way. hut because Of
lis strong escort WAS rot openly at
tackled by the Beers. \ Boer force
numbering about 500 was seen hurry
ing toward the north. y recnnnoiS-
sancr was made toward them. aud \
long occupied camp. Just evacuated.
was discovered.
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Formulation Of samoa.

san Francisco. April II. - Advices
from Tutuila. Samoa say that census
cf the population Of the Samoan group
las been taken. The number of Sa-
moans in Upolu and other islands I'M
der the German government is $1,000.
while the population of the six islands
under the United States government is
returned M $500. The very slight in
crease during the last 30 years Is about
the same in proportion all round.
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Royal Blue Line Popular Tours to
Old Point Comfort, Va.

On Saturday. April 10, the sixth pop
ular tour TO Old Point Comfort will
leave Wilmington, Delaware avenue
station, at $40 y. III. Tickets will be
sold ut the low rate of $1,000 for the
round trip including transportation for
round trip, stateroom on steamer,
Washington to Old Point and one and
three quar,cr days board ut the Hygcia
Hotel. Tickets will be good for six
days including day Of issue. Stop-over
privilege at Washington and Balti-
more. For book of tours and full infor-
nation apply to Ii. A. Miller, T.. A..
Wilmington, Del.
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Discharged The Jurors.

Judge Bradford in the United States
Court yesterday morning discharged the
Jury which reported. The eases listed
for trial have been postponed until the
June term. Andrew G. Gray asked for
an order for the sale Of the drcdgc
Potomac. ne ..,cl was recently laid
ON The ,lrcdge which is submerged off of
I.cwDs. John Park Of New York repre-
srntimg the owner. filed il claim. Tie
order Of sale will he granted rs soon
as certain papers in the case are filed.
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Sensation MT cunard Meeting

London, April 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the shareholders of the Cunard
Line Steamship company was marked
by an unusual incident. A shareholder
demanded that committee Of inde-
pendent shareholders be appointed to
inquire into the policy and position of
the company, declaring that the prof.
its were made solely from transport
work and that another war and more
butchering would be required to assure
future dividends. The motion was not
adopted.
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WATER BOARDS ADDITION
Committee Of Council Discusses
the Matter.
Certain Councilmen Are Opposed to
it-No Decision Was
Reached

The public building ommittee OF City
Council last evening considered COM
npnicaton from Chief Engineer Bond
n reference to getting permissl'n n Tor the
" Mater Commissioners t. erect a one
story building in Cisy Hall park adjnin-
ing tbe water departments building at
Sixth and King streets
The fact was developed that some OF
the members of the committee are op.
posed to the spelling of tie City Hail
park. No dec sion was arrived at and ad
tournament was taken to Wednesday
evening next.
The committee decided to rurchace 8
new office chair for Municipal Cour
clerk Joslyn.
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The Festivities al TouIon.

Toulon. April 11.-In behalf of the
King of Italy the Duke Of Genoa dis
ti'ibuted II number of decorations to
The French ministers and military,
naval and civil officials. President
Loubet spent the early part of the
morning in making Il tour of the hos
pitals. and afterward received at the
town hall delegations from the Toulon
societies. He also distributed medals
to workmen who had been 30 years in
the same employ.
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M,.t.rious Death at peking.

Berlin, April l1.-A dispatch frou
peking says Captain Bartsch of the
Second infantry oiermam was found
dead in the neighborhood of Peking.
Tie information so far obtained tends
TO show that the officer met with an
accident On the other hand, a dispatch
from Peking to the Lokal AnZeiger
says Captain Bartsch was shot while
riding near the summer palace. The
meetings of the foreign ministers at
Peking have been postponed at the
request of NJ. de Giers on account of
the Easter holidays.
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sc,nd.I an The T.utonic.

Liverpool, April 11.-A gambling scan,
dal occurred on the White Star line
steamer Teutonc, from New York.
Two first cabin passengers We're caught
cheating at poker. They secured con
siderably over f20O, but Were obliged
10 make restitution. The same men
were discovered swindling in the pools
on the ships daily run and were forced
to give back Il check for f50 which they
lad gained III this manner.
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Reading Ended IN suicide.

Boston, April 11.-NIrs Julia J. Keep,
wife Of Boston tailor. probably will
die from n self inflicted bullet wound
ana the doctor says her action was due
to dementia caused by reading one of
the literary productions of recent days.
Mrs. Keep shot herself after a period
of partly incoherent talk about a deep
passion she had for man not her hus-
baP1
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Mining TrnnhIes Ii In,Iiann.

indianapolis, April 1l.--Work in the
block coal districts of Indiana where
over 5000 union miners are employed.
is at complete standstill owing TO the
disagreement over the powder question.
ON Monday the executive board of the
United Mine Workers will bring the
miners in to join the session with the
operators at Brazil.
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A,ertinr n Big strike.

Albany, April IL AS j result Of u
threat of 2imo men to strike unless til"
demands Of part Of the number We're
complied with. the Delaware and lIud-
son company has agreed to pay the ma
chinists, boiler makers and car build
crs employed in its shops at Carbon
dale. Pa. Green Island ana Onconta.
y. Y. uniform rate of time and Il
quarter for all work performed on sun
days ana overtime.
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chicago wants skoog.

Chicago. April 1l.-Upon receiving
news Of the capture in New York Of
John Albert Skoog, who is pronounced
Nv officials of the United States secret
service ono of the most expert counter
fniters, Captain Porter of the United
states secret service, located in this
city, at once made arrangements to
have him returned to Chicago for trial.
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Johnson to Fight Gamblers.

Cleveland, April 11.--Mayor Tom l..
johnson has declared war on gamblers
and gambling in this city and has had
notices served on keepers Of gambling
houses that they must close them.
Similar Instructions to the police otl-
cials have been issued regarding dives
and disorderly saloons.
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r-arn,It,es Follow a strike,

pheniX. 4. H., April II. Serious trou-
hle continues along the line of the Ma,
cosari railway, where the graders have
struck At Fronteras All American
gambler was killed in fight Will
strikers. and two Mexicans were NOR
tally wounded and several others Seri
ouSly hurt in the melee.
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obio s,ee, workers MA, strike.

Youngstown o., April H.. Unless the
engineers. tiremen and water tenders
at the plants of the Republic
Iron and steel company here are grant
ed increases in wages ranging from -
il - cents per day. they threaten to
strike next Monday, \ strike would
throw about 1900 men out of employ
luput,
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A Marine Decision.

Chicago, April 11.-Vessels cannot be
held liable for the loss of life OH ac-
count Of negligence, according to the
decision of the court of appeals in the
Mary ID. Ayer-Onoka case. Recovery
can only be had against the owners of
the craft, there being no lien against
the vessel itself.
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SPREAD on THU PLAGUE
Thousands of Cases Reported In ALI
Parts of the World.
SITUATION IN CAPE COLONY.
Dread Bubonic Disease liz stendiis
increasing There ana Prcca"-
tions Are Being Taken TO
Keep IL Out of England.

washington, April 11.-Thousands OF
eases of bubonic plague in all parts OF
the world since Nov. last have been
reported to the marine hospital serv-
ire. At Rio Janeiro, from Feb. to ~,
there occurred five new cases ana
three deaths. At Hongkong. emma,
three cases, all fatal. occurred during I
the week ended Feb. Is.
Robert M. McWade, United States
consul at Canton, China, reports tha' !
/ 10000 deaths from the plague nave oc-
/ CURED there during the past six weeks
/ The plague is steadily increasing III
Cane Colony, according to reports re-
ceiyed both in London and Paris. Inc
official report from Cape Colony for
the week ended March shows q new
cases. 2 deaths and suspects: for the
following week 30 cases. Is deaths anu
II suspects Several Europeans nave
been attacked, and Il number OF ma
tiyes have been found dead from the
disease. The rats are reported to DE
"treklling" from Cape Town III great
numbers, and mt Simontown the rats
are reported to be dying from plague.
At Mauritius during the two weeks
ended March there We're in the lsiand
IL fresh cases of plague and % deaths.
ON March IA two fresh plague eases
! are reported to have occurred III ierth,
: West Australia.
4 Tho marine hospital surgeon III
e charge at London has reported that
J. the rumor of suspected plague III
I Southanpton published in the Parls
u pnpers probably is unfounded, but eN-
4 ira precautions are being eNefciseu ~
:. that mort in view of the large NUMBER
i, of troops returning. from South
l. Africa.
" Decreasing In Russin.
Tho nlarup Mt Karakuga. Russia. Is
a stated in the official report from Paris
rt to be on the decrease the same report
saving that IL deaths from cholera oc
cured at Singapore, Straits Settle
ments. during the last week OF Jahu
o. AIRY.
At 4 renort published in a Berlin pipe
IL March II and forwarded here says III
ee playue at Cape Town is now attackih;
Z, the well to do people
NC Marine Hospital Surgeon Greene
=, Perrin has just reported that III IN
Kirrisen reservations Karakuk Russll
II, persons have fallen victims 7
plague, and in the presidency OF BON
:, hay, British East India during III
10 week ended Feb & there occurred LII
ni. plague eases and l.293 deaths. au II
Ia crease of 80 eases and 3ll deaths owe
ty the previous week. In Bombay cit
i'll that week there Were Lost cases 9
e plague, an increase of 30!', and l.'ij
deaths ascribed to plague.
In Argentina five plague patlen'
were in the isolation hospital ut Sa
=. Nicolas on Feb. Z, and plague was s'l
,a 20, pected in the cities of Belle Vile an
e,s Marios Juarez of Cordoba province.
10 Official notice has been received til;
lis the government of the Danish We
Indies has raised the quarantine again
Port Said and Smyrna and declared u
port of Brisbane, Queensland, free tro
nos plague
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j. JEROME SMITH,
| Flour, Grain, | eed, Seed, Etc.
N. E. Cors Fourth and Shipley Sts.,
WILMINGTON. DELL
EntnI BOiIer ExplOsIOn.

West Paris, Me-, April 11.-Herbert
Emmons was injured fatally and an
engine house was wrecked by boiler
explosion at Lewis Nj. Mann 4 Sons
woodworking factory here. The work
ing force of 20 men was in the factory
at the time; but, with the exception of
Emmons, the engineer, all escaped in
Jury,
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10 Bury Forst In pittsburg.

rittsburg, April H. Bernard Forst
the stockbroker who committed sui
eide at the Hoffman House. New York.
by taking carbolc acid, will be buried
in this city, where several years Of his
life We're spent and where members OF
his family at present reside.
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r,ndergorten Convention.

Chicago. April More than 300
Young women. delegates to the eighth
annual meeting Of the International
kindergarten union. were present
when the second session of the conven-
tion was called to order. Miss Gera-
dine O'Grady Of New York and Miss
Fannie Belle Curtis of Brooklyn led in
the round table discussion on kinder
garten topics.
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BIDS for Mnrocco Eactory.

Tie following bids have been made
rnr Richard ratzowsky's new morocco
plant III Eleventh ana Poplar streets:
WuodwDrk William j. Brown. s19.9OO,97:
W. H. Eoulk \ Son. $26,359: g. J.
Swnyup. $22,0o0; Il. f. ShapeSpcarn
s2Qi5o: \. $. Reed \ Brother Co.. s25..
~ John T., lIMIcy, $2oI5o, Bids fol
the brick work were from $4,000 Il
$tl ,OOo.
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Cnbman iStr on Dead.

Robert Burton, ags d % years, nf No.
As lord street, who has been an assist
az rahman in the employ OF tie Will
mi IN Transfer Co., for the past thee
larntns, died Wednesday at his home,
after a short illness. He hal been in the
employ Of John Knots as a cabman,
about French street station, for the past
five years.
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FORTUNES IN PATENT MEDICINES,
wen Known Patent Medicine Busi-
ness just Incorporated.
Chance of Life Time.

Some of the greatest fortunes OF the
age have been made in the patent medi-
rlnc business. Look at the princely in
comes enjoyed by the Munyon's, Ayers.
Hoods and others. The U. S. Army Il
Navy Tablet Co., Il patent medicine
concern that has been advertising in this
and hundreds of other papers for several
years, has been Incorporated for the pur-
pose of enlarging the business, and now
offer so investors u limited quantity OF
the stock.
This business is absolutely free from
debts, is well known and will doubtless
pay ground floor investors handsome
dividends for life. Full particulars upon
application to u. :. ARMY Il NAVY
|Co, II Il. 14th St., New York. :.
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Yin. Of one Family III.

Springfield. Mass, April H. Sick
ness in the family of Philip Babineau
Of Cabot street. Chicopee, has been pos
itively diagnosed as typhoid fever.
Nine children, ranging in age from .
to II years, are ill., eight of them seri.
ously. The disease is believed to have
been caused by eating canned toma-
toes
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New Transatlantic line.

Copenhagen, April 1.-THE United
States Steamship company will start a
new steamship service between here
ana the Danish West Indies by way OF
Holland, England and the United
States. This service will he inaugural
ed whether the Danish West Indies
are sold or not.
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EnneraInfE.L. KienIc.

The funeral OF Frederick J Kiene viii
take place from his late home, No. 5l3
West Fo rth street, this morning. Sol
emn requit m mass viii be said at 10
O'Clock in St. Peters Prc-Cathe dial ~
Vicar General John A. Lyons, who will
be assisted by other priests Qni'e a
number of organizations will attend.
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ALARMED FOR AGUINALDO.
Filipino Junta In London Hears
stories About Threats of Torture.


London, April 11.-At secret meet
ing of the Filipino iunta held here 80
representative Eilipinos from Madrid,
Barcelona. Paris and Brussels were
present. The meeting considered a
telegram from the Singapore junta.
which said that General Macarthur
was preparing to torture Aguinaldo un-
less Aguinaldo took the oath of allie
giauce to the United States and signed
the peace proclamation. The Singa-
pore junta urged those present at this
London meeting to formulate a circu-
lar of protest directed to the European
courts 1t describes in detail the en-
gines of torture that were being erect
ell by the Americans at the Malacanan
palace at Manila.
The meeting professed intense anx-
irty over this telegram from Singa-
pore, in spite of the publication here,
| April ., of Il dispatch to the effect that
Agllnaldo had already sworn alle-
giance to the United States The
meeting adjourned pending the receipt
uf Il report that the tortures had actu-
ally been inflicted upon Aguinaldo,
when, it was said their protest to the
European courts would be filed if the
Singapore junta SO advised.
The Filipino leaders here ridcule the
idea that the arrest OF Aguinaldo will
put stop to the insurrection in the
Philippines.
A dispatch from Iloilo, island Of Pa
nay, says that General Martin Delgado
the chief insurgent commander in tht
island of Panay until his surrender II
January, has been appointed governo
of the province of Iloilo. just created
by the United States Philippine com
mission.
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Turkey Raises a Lonn.

Berlin, April 1.-THE Frankfurtcr
Ieitung prints a special dispatch from
Constantinople which says the Turk
ish government has raised loan Of
E2O00OO from the Ottoman bank to
settle tile claims of the Cramps and
the Krupps,
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that The Viii
mington City Railway Company intends
70 apply 70 the Court of General Ses-
Sions of III" state Of Delaware. in and
for New Castle County. at the next
May term Of said Court, for the vaca.
tion Of all that part of Beuna Vista
street, situated in the Ninth Ward of
the City Of Wilmington. New Castle
County and State of Delaware. lying
betwecn the line Of the Brandywine
branch of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
y Baltimore Railroad Company and the
Brandywine Greek or River.
The Wilmington City Railway Company
by John \. Rgg, President.
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cotton MIL Changes Hands.

Danelson, Conn. April 1.-THE Dan
ielsonville cotton mill owned by George
B. Taylor of Clinton. Mass, has been
sold to the Cochrane company of Dcd-
ham, Mass. The mill usually employs
about $50 hands, but has been shut
down for several weeks. 1t is reported
here that the new owners will enlarge
the plant and put it in operation at
once
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Mckinley Appoints New consuis.

Washington, April 1.-THE president
has made the following appointments:
Robert p. Skinner Of Ohio to be con
sui general of the United States ut
Marseilles. France; Oliver J. ID. Hughes
of Connecticut to be consul general Of
the United States ut Colmrg. Germany.
and Francis Il, Gessner of Ohio to he
consul of the United States at Iittau,
Germany
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wort Recommit Canal Bill.

Albany, April 11.-By vote of 62
yeas, ~ nays, the assembly voted down
the motion to recommit the S2G,000,000
canal Improvement referendum bill to
the ways Eld means committee after
protracted debate.
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sma,,nnx on the Monterey.

Canton, China, April 11.There are
13 cases of smallpox on board the
United States monitor Monterey. Only
one death has resulted on the Monte
rey, and the other cases of smallpox
are progressing favorably.
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The Coffee Litigation.

Columbus, O., April 11.A number Of
motions in the Woolson-Arbuckle
coffee lawsuits We're argued in the su-
pieme court. The court reserved its de-
cision. Unless the cases are advanced
they may not come to a decision for
several years.
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HreNN era nmrmcd Out.

Schenectady. \. y. April II. The
plant Of The Schenectady Brewing com
pAny has hccn totally destroyed by
Gre. The damage done amounts to
S}l.Ou0, which is partially covered hy
Insurance of $4,000. The cause Of the
fire is unknown.
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aaa canse Enr suicide.

Monmouth, Ills, April 11.-Mrs. Al
thea G. Lyons. wife of the president of
Monmouth college. committed suicide
by hanging herself with a clothesline.
She was about 40 years old. The act
was caused by anxiety as to her hus-
bands reappointment.
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The Bu,rnIo n colombo.

Colombo, ceylon, April 1.-THE Unit
"a States cruiser Buffalo has Just ar
rived here. The United States armor-
Elaborate preparations are being made
10 receive the Duke and Duchess Of
Cornwall and York.
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Grent snowstorm In Colorado.

Colorado Springs April 11.-Pike's
peak region is buried under two to ten
feet of snow. 1t is deepest over the
divide, between this city and Denver
Cripple Creek mining district is block
AIDED, and all trains are three to sin
hours late between here and Denver.
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Victim of womnn.s Knife Dead

Auburn, \. ", April 1l.-John RoSsa,
who was fatally stabbed by ii woman
known as Queen Jcppa in the Italian
colony mt Port Byron, is dead at the
City hospital. The woman has not yet
been apprehended.
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Threw Himself Beneath Engine

Lorain, o., April 11.-A young man,
supposed to be William Ryan of Erie,
Pa, threw himself ON the track in
front of Lake Shore freight train
near North Amherst, and his body was
cut to pieces.
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Dnnish Actor Coming.

Copenhagen, April II. : The well
known actor Emil Goulsen is arranging
to tour the United States during the
coming summer. He proposes to read
his most notable plays in New York.
San Francisco and other large cities.
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Foreign EaiIure In Cotton.

London, April 1.-THE Post says it
is rumored that an Alexandria firm of
cotton brokers has failed, with liabili
ties reported to amount to G250,000
while it is said that the assets show on
paper a margin of 100000.