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curred between the kussianS ard
Chinese near Mukden. The Russians
lost 60 in killed and wounded. Four
Russian officers were killed, and
among the wounded was Gen. Ter
pitzki-
The population of the district of
Victoria, Australia. according to the
last census report. is s1.is5.174. an in
crease of $3.50 in the last ten years.
The structural iron workers of In
dianapolis. Ind. to the number of go
went on strike on the I'd. They de-
mand IS cents an hour.
The principal incident of President
Mckinley's visit to New Orleans oc-
CURED. on the I'd. in the old Cabildo,
the seat of the government of the
former Spanish and French rulers,
which is yet preserved in its original
integrity by the Louisiana Historical
society.
Natural gas has been found within
the corporate limits of the little town
of Enterprise. Miss. and there is
great excitement among its citizens.
Preliminary arrangements have al
ready been made to organize a COM
pany to develop the find.
The Louisiana Purchase Worlds
Fair corporation held its first meet
ing. at st. Louis. on the Cd. and or
ganized by the election of the follow
ing officers: President, David II.
Francis; treasurer, William H. Thomp-
son; permanent secretary, Walter b.
Stevens. Eight vice-presidents were
chosen. viz: Corwin II. Spencer. s. NJ.
Kennard. ID. NJ. Houser. c. p. Wal
bridge, S. w. Cobb. c. ii. Huttig, Aug.
Gehner, Pierre Chouteau-
Arthur Orr. of Chicago. three years
ago, made an investment in Union
Pacific stock at around 20 cents. He
sold at about 13i during the recent
rise Allowing five per cent. interest,
he has cleared over a million on his
10000 shares.
George G. Phillips corner in Nav
corn is a strenuous" fact. With q
whoop and dash the price went to
IS cents, on the I'd. five cents higher
than the record-sreaking price of the
day before. and higher than it had
sold since is94. when il brought 5.
cents nine months before il was sup
posed TO be delivered
The brokers on Wall street. New
York. got tired making money. and,
on the I'd. circulated a petition asking
that the exchange remain closed from
Friday until Monday. to give the
brokers and their clerks time to
catch their breath.
The duke and duchess of Fife. on
the I'd. in the name of King Edward,
formally opened the Glasgow exhibi-
tion- The duchess unlocked the doors
of the art gallery with n golden key.
Mrs Mary Sankey. the mother of
Ira D. SanSey, of Brooklyn. the
EVANGELIST, died At her home in New
castle, Pa. on the 3D. Mrs. Sankey
was 30 years old and the mother of II
children, seven sons and four daugh-
tiers. of whom two survive her. Ira
and Watson
The statement of the treasury bal
snees in the general fund. exclusive
of the $3.50. 100000 gold reserve in the
division of redemption. issued one the
3D.. showed: Available cash balance,
si56,s34.s56; gold. ss1.3T4.ss0.
Mrs. Alice A. C. Bailey, of Des
Moines, was unanimously elected
president of the Iowa Federation of
Women's clubs at Council Bluffs, on
the Sd. Mrs. Flora s. Barlxley, of
Boone, was chosen viee-president. and
Mrs Nellie Cooke, of Algona, corre-
spending secretary.
Rock Island railway officials at Chi
cago have about decided to rebuild
the bridge across the Missouri river
at st. Joseph, Nc. ar@ run most OF
the through business that way in
stead of via Kansas City. To rebuild
the bridge win cost 100000.
Ex-Empress Eugenie has presented
the municipality of Paris with the
cradle of the late Prince Louis Ma
poleon. who was killed in the Zulu
war. The cradle is superb work OF
art. and was originally gift from
the municipality to the empress
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, was
marked. ON the Cd. by unusual rejoic-
ing in Philippopolis, in which Prince
Ferdinand and the Bulgarian minis-
tiers and prelates took part.
One hundred and thirty city blocks
In Jacksonville. Fla. many of them in
the heart of the business and best
residence sections, were laid in ashes
on the 3d. Many of the finest public
and private buildings, including the
principal hotels, theater and churches
were destroyed. The loss is roughly
estimated at from s10.00O,0 900 to S15,-
100000, and upwards of 10000 persons
are homeless.
The Illinois Central Railroad Co..
ON July I. will set aside ses0,ooo, to
form the nucleus of a fund, to be
added to each year in an amount not
to exceed $100.0OO, for the purpose OF
pensioning old and faithful en-
ployes.
Montague White. diplomatic agent
for the Beers in the United States, II
authority for the statement that
President Kruger will visit this coun-
try IN October. He was at the state
department.. on the Sd, and mem
toned the proposed visit to the de-
partment oficials-
What many persons regarded as the
long-expected reaction in the New
York stock market suddenly began
to manifest itself early on the after
noon Of the Sd, under circumstances
that made the day positively the most
interesting and spectacular n IL -
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