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The condition Of Empress Frederick
continues unchanged.
Purchase of 500 cavalry horses in
Oregon has been ordered by the war
department..
A provincial government is in course
of formation in Tarlac, northern Lu-
zon province.
General Chaffee is not to join in the
German expedition in China under
Won Waldersee.
Fire destroyed the Union Railway
Company's barns at Elwood, r. l.,
and 80 trolley cars. causing loss of
$l62, 900.
Governor Rogers has appointed g.
Meade Emery, as an additional judge
for King county, Wash, to serve until
the next election.
Eight alleged Boxer leaders, after
trial by officers of Chang Chi Tung,
the viceroy of Hanko, have been de.
capitated at that place.
William P. Hill, for over 80 years a
prominent New England newspaper
editor, is dead OF grip, at the home of
his son-in-law in Denver, Col.
The schooner Alice, which was in
the Nome trade last year, ran ON the
rocks near the West Point lighthouse,
while en- route to Seattle from San
Pedro. The full extent of the damage
is not known. She was towed to Port
Townsend.
Fire destroyed the Pythian opera
house, the Second National bank build
ing and the building occupied bv the
Southern Express Company, at jack
son, Tenn, causing loss OF $l00,0
1t is believed two lives were lost in
the falling Of the opera house walls.
The bank of Omaha. at Omaha, Tex,
has been robbed OF $4,000 in cash and
paper amounting to $4,000 The rob-
bers made their escape upon hand
car. The lone occupant OF the bank
was decoyed from town by bogus tele-
grams, and remained away from Oma-
ha on the night OF the robbery.
A verdict for 81 500 for the plaintiff
was rendered in the circuit court in
the case of j. j. Hecker VS.. the o. K.
81 N. Co.. at The Dalles, Oregon.
Hecker, in June last, while driving
across the railroad track four miles
west of town, was struck by an engine,
and sustained severe injuries for which
suit for 81. 500 was brought.
Money scarcity in England contin-
ues.
The president will call an extra ses-
sion.
The end of the Boer war is not in
sight.
Severe cold weather prevails through.
out Europe.
A l3-inch gun exploded on the bat
tleship Kesrsarge.
An Englishman' letter created
sensation in Manila.
TANo I0D6A OillCOIS anu ~ uloh MOIo
captured near Manila.
Civil government was established in
Pangasinan province.
All the volunteers will be home from
the Philippines by June 30.
The czar is suspicious of Emperor
William s doings in England.
Appropriation bills have the right
of way in the house this week.
Russia has imposed an increased
tariff on imports from America.
The senate will practically davote
this week to appropriation bills.
Louisiana mob hanged negro who
killed a white man and his family.
Six persons were killed and as many
seriously injured in train wreck in
Nevada.
Nine prisoners in the Spokane coun-
ty Jail overpowered the jailer and es-
capped.
Official list of the victims of the
Union mine accident places the mum.
Der at "a.
One regiment and a portion OF two
others will be mustered out at Van
couver. Wash.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for tine colonial tour of the Duke
of Cornwall and York.
Two Bridal Veil. Or, factories and
the 0. r. & n. railroad bridge we're
damaged by the bi eaking OF drift jam.
Danish government has broken off
with the United States
the sale of Danish West In.
dies.
Colonel W. T. Hart, well-known
Western promoter, committed suicide
by jumping from moving train into
the Snake river.
To hasten peace negotiations, Won
Waldersee has planned an S0.dRy ex-
pedition and asks American and French
TO cooperate with the Germans.
Queen Victoria bad 73 children.
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren.
Lord Roberts is the first man ever
entitled to wear the Garter. the Vic
ioria Cross and the order of St. Fat
rick.
Thirty-five promiAent American
'culptorsNill contribute TO the embel-
Iishment Of tine grounds and buildings
lf the Pan-American exUlsition AT