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been bombarder by ,he British. The
Sultan was captured.
Reports that the Czar is in bad
health are strenuously denied by the
St Petersburg dispatches.
Nearly three inches Of rain is re-
ported to have fallen in a eloudburst
at Beatrice. Neb.. April 2ith.
Richard G Greenough. the American
sculptor, died at Rome April 23d in the
eighty-ffth year OF his age
The bureau OF the inter-parliament-
ary peace conference has been called
10 hold the next conference at St
Louis August 5th.
Eleven houses were blown down by
a terrible tornado at Mount Vernon.
Texas. April Path, Several people
were severely injured.
II is reported that the protest Of
the Pope against the presence of Pres
ideut Loubet at the Quirinal VIII take
the form OF a note to all the Catholic
powers.
DR.. Lorenzo of Vienna says that little
Lolita Armour. whom he operated on
lor congeuital dislocation OF the hip,
will soon be able to walk like. any
normal child.
Paris dispatch says that negotia-
tions for new loan between Russia
and a Paris financial syndicate are as
good as concluded. The amount is
placed at sls0. 200, 600.
The stories to the effect that En-
peror Nicholas was about to withdraw
many millions OF his private fortune,
deposited in England, as a loan to the
war fund, is authoritatiFely denied.
The whole court OF the British Co
lumbia supreme bench has declared
that an agreement previous to mar
riage Is legal consideration in the
making of contract. The decision
carries with it the disposition OF an
estate valued at 100000.
The sugar planters of Santo Domingo
have lodged a protest with thr Aneii-
can legation against the decree inpos-
ing export duties on sugar. The pro
test is based on the decree Of December
last. prohibiting the impoation OF
such duties for a term Of twenty years.
The recent railway strike at Buda
Pest Hungary. has collapsed. The
strike leader. Carlay, was arrested OF
charges Of melting disorder and trea-
son for adverse criticism OF the royal
decree calling out the engineer re-
serve men for service on the railroad.
Colonel Leutwein. governor OF Ger
man Southwest Africa. cables that ty-
phus has broken out in Major Won
GIasenapp's column. Seven deaths
from the disease were recorded up to
April 22d The column has marched
to the mission station at ot1ihaena,
which has been converted into hos
pital.
Vincente Luchan who was an ac-
tive leader OF the insurgents on the
island OF Samar in 1900. and Cayetano
Lnchan. his brother. formerly secre-
tary o. the Filipino revolutionary Jun
Ia at Hong Kong, have been sentenced
each to five years Imprisonment for
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment.
Thomas Emerson, s. negro whose
heart was pierced by a penkaife nearly
two months ago. has recovered E!ter
undergoing the operation Of having he
wound stitched and has been dis
charged from the hospital at p.iladel-
phia The operation vas Il delicaie
enc and is the third succas ,fsIl case of
the kind ever performed in this eoun-
try.
The building OF the Victor Talking
Machine Company, at Camden. Nee
Jersey, was destroyed by fire April 2ith
the loss being nearly 100000. Up
ward of half million phonograph disc
records and %. 900 talking machines in
various stages of completion wire des-
troyed. Thousands Of orig.a1l records
which cannot be replaced we're also
ruined.
-Four Of the London and Northwest
ern Railroad Company's warehouses IN
the Minories district of London were
Quilted by fire a few days ago. Loss
$500. 900. The historic church of the
Holy Trinity. famous for its connection
with the Washington family, wa. for
a time in considerable jeopardy, but
the firemen. from its roof. managed
to stem the approaching flames.
A riot occurred between gatherings
of the Socialist and Independent par
ties at Elesd in Hungary. While or
der was being restored by the gend.
armes, a Socialist fired a revolver
killing the commander. The gend-
armes thereupon fired a volley. killing
twenty-three of the rioters and severe,
ly wounding forty. The military were
summoned from Gross Warden.
According to a ruling by Judge
Moore of the District Court at Salt
Lake City. about hundred boys and
girls now confined in the state indus
trial school at Ogden. Utah, are ille-
galIy held, In that institution. and will
either have to be tried before a jury.
or given their freedom. The point was
made in a case of boy committed for
burglary. that burglary being a felony.
the boy was entitled to a jury trial.
This point the court sustained.
It was discovered a few days ago
that vandals had entered the French
pavilion at the Worlds Fair and de-
stroyed two of the most beautiful of
the Parision marble statues in the
sculpture exhibit. The statutes were