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injured, while both vessels were badly


department bulletin. Deaths from
pneumonia were 1928 per cent.
greater.
Captain f. tombstone reports locat-
ing the remains of the gold-laden ship
Golden Gate, which burned and sank
off the Mexican coast in 1862 He
has returned for apparatus to recover
the treasure
Jose Estrada Palma, son of
Thomas Estrada Palma, president of
Cuba, and Miss Mabel Jacobs, stu
dent at a normal college and the
daughter Of David b. Jacobs, wealthy
New York tobacco importer, were
privately married Feb. II.
The cakewalk has been taken up by
New York society under a young
negress as teacher. Glasses are meet
ing for instruction at the Waldorf
hotel. Henry Watterson declared that
several society devotees mentioned
have negro blood in their veins.
II. A. Griswold Of Manson, a. was
shot to death on Los Angeles
| Pacific electric car by three robbers.
! Three other passengers were wound
ed. G.. w. Henderson, passenger,
opened fire when told to throw his
hands up, and the robbers responded.
A voluntary answer to Major e. j.
| Rathbone's charges was filed by Brig.
Gen. Leonard A. Wood. The bishop
of Havana is declared to have been
present with him MT the "Jai ALLAH"
dedication. A gift Of silver service
was also accepted from spaniards.
The New York assembly committee
on insurance has decided favorably
the bill providing that fire insurance
companies that combine to regulate
rates shall forfeit their charters and
be liable to punishment for misde-
meanOr,
Near Johnstown. Pa, the breaking
Of coupling followed by a runaway
OF string of loaded coal cars In the
Sunshine mine at South Fork, caused
the death Of three men, the fatal in
| Jury OF one and serious injuries w.
nine others.
At Battle Creek, Mich. Joseph
Brady, a farm hand, of unsound mind.
shot and killed Mrs. +. ~. Bowerman,
dangerously wounded her 14-yearold
daughter and attempted to kill her
SON. aged II. He then committed
suicide
A, PurdIe Lord student of Cornell
university who had typhoid fever, Is
dead in the Masonic home in Utica.
The young man was Masons orphan
and last June won state scholar
ship at Cornell. He was trying
to work his way through college.
Charles H. Roller, of New York,
who forged notes and checks In New
Jersey to the amount Of $4,000 and
was paroled was arrested on com
plant of his wife, who said he
threatened to kill her. His sanity
will be inquired into.
All men In the Roman Catholic
church are advised by Archbishop
Quigley to join some fraternal order
organized under the church's super
vision. Cheaper insurance Is offered
than by secular companies, while the
church also Is aided.
George Metzger. postmaster at
Davenport, Ia. for four years and
past commander of Iowa G, A. r.,
was removed from Office because of n
reported shortage of $4,000 in his ac-
counts, He was formerly piano
tuner.
Two more breaks In the st, Francis
leyee are reported near Tice's Land
Ing. Ark. Water is foot higher at
Memphis, Villages and plantations
are being flooded A rise of six feet
in twenty.four hours Is reported at
Vicksburg.
II costs 800 to flirt In Chicago now,
according to precedent set by JUS
tice Chott in the Warren avenue po-
lice court today. l., M. Bowers,
student of Rush medical college was
arrested for the flirting on the charge
of "disorderly conduct"
Frank j. Ulrlch. representative in
the state legislature from the sixth
district of Brooklyn, N. Y, was prob
ably fatally stabbed by William Get.
teys. n clerk The men got into an
alteration over an alleged insult Of
fered by Getteys to two young women,
which ulr.ch resented
Senator Spoonor's announcement
that President Mckinley offered him
the sccretaryship of the interior and
the attorney goneralship disclosed al
SO that Senator Allison declined Of
fors of the treasury portfolio by Pres.
idont Garfield, President Harrison and
President Mckinley.
At New Bedford. Mass, w. E.
ltoNie who was expected to accom-.
pany Captain Coffin in his attempt to
reach the north pole MS second mate
of the steamer America, announces
that he will not SO as he has not been
able to make satisfactory financial
arrangements
! Agricultural department expert
ments show that good European
market exists there for American
fruits, Apples. peaches. and Bart.
lett pears are successfully shipped
u