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the army who are to be rewarded for
bravery in the campaigns of Cuba, the
Philippines and China.
The cabinet discussed the part
played by Admiral schley in the San
tiago campaign, and the presidents
decision issexpected at an early day.
Three men were killed and four
probably fatally injured in a wreck
on the Pennsylvania railroad near Al
toona, Pa.
Trade reviews report satisfactory
business during the last weekin spite
Of heavy losses through the elements.
The labor situation shows distinct:im-
provement.
The woman sufragists in session in
Washington decided on a permanent
international conference and elected
Susan b. Anthony as its chairman.
A big combine of Transatlantic lines
has been formed, which includes. the
Dominion, Leyland, American, White
Star and Atlantic Transport com
panies.
The navy department is soon to test
petroleum for fuel on ships.
In a railway collision near Clifford,
Ia, Engineers White and Frude and
Firemen Ogle and Patten were killed.
Firemen Burns and Brakeman Nc.
Intyre were killed in a railway wreck
at Shop Creek, III.
The state department in Washing.
ton has received confirmation of the
news. that the ransom for Miss Stone
had been paid over to her captors.
Woman ~shfragists in convention at
Washington celebrated the eighty-sec.
ond birthday of Susan B. Anthony.
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons have
signed articles to fight in San Fran
cisco about May Is,
Senator Hanna advises caution in re-
ducing the war taxes and suggests
that ordinary business principles be
applied to the question by congress.
Germany's refusal to grant the Chi.
nese request that she e~vacuate Ten
tsin causes concern in Washington.
About two-thirds of the business
portion of Woodbury., Tenn, has been
destroyed by fire. .
The industrial commission. estab'
1ished in 1898, has finished it's repor,
and gone out of existence.
Harold NJ. Cole, a prominent citi'
zen, murdered his wife and commit
ted suicide in Helena, Mont.
PERSONAL ANb POLITICAL.
Robert B. Lindsay, aged IS years
died at Sheffield, Ala, after a short ill
ness. He was the first governor Of AL
ALBANIA after the reconstruction pc
|riod,
Henry Fork, a Mexican war veteran
died at his home near Evansville, Ind.
aged 100 years.
Rev. Charles C. Carlton, president
of Carlton college, and one of the
prominent educators of Texas, dice
at his home in Bonham.
William II. West, the Billy West O
national minstrel fame, died at the
Palmer house in Chicago after an ill
ness of ten weeks.
Rev. George Carter Needham, the
noted evangelist, died suddenly o:
neuralgia Of the heart at his HON.
at Narberth, Pa, aged 60 years.
FOREIGN.
Gen. De Wet broke through Brit
ish lines after a battle lasting five
hours. He was completely surround
ed by Kitchener's forces.
The marquis Of Dufferin, former gov
ernor general of Canada, who had filled
many high diplomatic postsin the Eng
lish service, died at Clandeboye, Ire
land.
Two bands of brigands are at warfo,
the possession ofMiss Stone, one beins
that which originally captured her, tn,
other desiring to seize her now SO q!
to claim the ransom.
The German foreign office published
official dispatches to.prove that Grea1
Britain sought cooperation OF th&
powers in q joint note to the United
States declaring wal with Spain unjus
tifiable.,
Santos-Dumont made another sue
cessful ascent in his airship at Mont
Carlo. H
The British ministry announced i,
parliament that the Anglo,Japanes,
alliance was intended to check Rus
sian aggression in the east.
In a speech at the opening Of tn,
Canadian parliament Lord Mimic sug
gested cooperation with the United
States and any other countries. for tn.
suppression Of anarchy.
The town of Shamoka, in Trans
cancasia. has been destroyed by al
earthquake.
Lord Rosebery in a speech at Liver
pool declared that England could neve,
grant a separate parliament to Ire
land.
Europeans consider the Ang!o,Jap
anese treaty as a plain warning to Rus
STA TO cease her a~ggressions in the orr
ent. The Russian reply intimates tina,
the czar is prepared TO meet any emer
gencies.
A dispatch from Lahore says tina
the plague is rapaging the Punjab ant
1000 deaths are occurring daily.
E%ngland's war budget shows a de
cided decrease in campaign expenses
Forces ar reduced by 10000 men.
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