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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A letter received from CartagenA.
Colombia, says the Colombian rebels
are particularly active in the interior
department, with the result that busi-
ness is seriously handicapped No
coffee could be shipped from Carts-
gena-
Catherine J. Kinney. of Kansas City.
No.. who recently shot her divorced
hu<ba nd. ". A. Seeley. a cattle buyer.
in the arm, was. on the l5th- indicted
by the grand jury for assault with in
tent to kill
The Berlin Arb~itsmarkt asserts
that there was n steady increase in
the number of unemployed in Berlin
during January, and that there are
now I66 such persons to every loo
jobs
Aunt Peggy Jones' eolOred- died
at Ghent. Ky-. on the 18th She was
said to be i24 years old Her oldest
living child. Charlotte. Is over one
hundred years old
1t was reported in Tein Tsin- on the
18th. that seven nations had declared
war against China
The British parliament was opened.
on the 18th. BY King Edward. amid
scenes of splendor such as England
has net witnessed for many decades
In his speech from the throne the
king gave no Indication of a clange
Of policy toward the Beers
Generals James H. Wilson. Fitz-
hugh Lee and Theodore Schwan were
retired. on the 18th. the last-Ianisd
on his own application Col " >
DAggett. Fourteenth infantry, will be
promoted to brigadier general, sue
eeeding Schwan. and will be retired
Immediately with his higher rank.
Henry c. Bates. St. Johnsbury. VI;
Fletcher Ladd. Lancaster y. H.; T. p
Johnston. Ann Arbor, Mich; L. r. VIII
fey, ST. Louis. Mo-. and A. F. Odlin,
San Juan. Porto Rico, have accepted
positions as Judges of the court of
first instance of the Philippine is
lands, and will sail for Manila about
April 1.
Lord Kitchener reported TO the
British war Office, on the 18th that
troops were engaged with Christian
De Vets force north of Philipstown,
De Wet having crossed the Orange
river at Zand Drift, apparently mov-
ing west
President Mckinley. on the 14th.
sent 4 message to congress urging
that the thanks of congress be ten
dered to Admiral Sampson for his
work during the Spanish war as COM
mander of the naval force Of the
North Atlantic squadron
Attempts TO burn three of the larg-
est hotels in Chicago were made. on
the evening of the 18th. between $3.50
and six o'clock Within these hours
flames were discovered in the Palmer
house. the Great Northern hotel and
the Sherman house
President and Mrs Mckinley gave
. dinner, at the White House, on the
night of the I4th. in honor of the
members of the diplomatic corps 1t
was the first social function given by
fhs president since his convalescence
from the attack of grip.
Chicago packers and dealers in leaf
tobacco report that the crop of 1860
leaf tobacco is 50 badly damaged by
rust. pole rot and smut that it viii
be almost q total loss. There is an
increased demand for the stock left
over from the crop Of 1899 The large
dealers estimate that not more than
20 per cent. of the Wisconsin tobacco
will b. If for use
In the list of naval promotions sent
TO the senate, on the 18th, Capt.
Robley ID. Evans is advanced five num-
bers and made q rear-admiral, and
Naval Constructor Hobson Is advanced
ten numbers
Mrs Mary Stevens, Bloomfield
tia-) laundress, was surprised. on the
18th, by the arrival of her uncle,
William Yates, aged 81. whom she had
long supposed dead He went to Cali
fornia in ls49 and now has a fortune
OF 5000. 900. and has eome TO max.
M. home with Mrs Stessns. who VIII
inherit his wealth