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rope on the steamship Oceanic. for his
annual vacation trip abroad.
Postmaster General Payne has gone
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The Southern Good Roads Associa-
ton was organized at New Orleans by
300 delegates. representing seven states.
The Marcus A. Hanna Memorial
Chair OF Political Science Association
sent out 10000 letters OF appeal for
contributions to that cause.
Friday, April s.
Joseph E. Schwab, brother of Charles
M. Schwab. has resigned as president
OF the American Steel Foundries COM
pany.
A favorable report was made to the
senate on the bill applying the general
pension laws to telegraphers who serv-
ed during the Civil War. -
The Tennessee Republican conyen-
ton endorsed President Roosevelt's
administration and instructed the del
egates to vote for his nomination.
Two traiDmen were killed and two
fatally injured In a collision between
passenger and freight trains on the
b. o. road in a tunnel near West
Union, w. Va.
0stufudyy april S-
King Christian. of Denmark, cele-
brated his seth birthday and is In ex-
cellent health.
faes De. ] to the Worlds Fair
grounds at st. Louis was made out
In the name Of President Roosevelt.
The New York legislature has ap-
propriated S260.000 for an agricultural
college at Cornell University, Ithaca.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
flyer was wrecked near Fort Scott.
Kan, by the rails spreading, and 16
persons were injured, none fatally.
President Roosevelt has appointed
James r. Parsons, Jr, of Albany, N.
Y, United States consul general to
the City Of Mexico. vice A. d. Barlow,
resigned.
Monday, April II.
The Kansas supreme court declares
1t Is not illegal to read passages from
the Bible in the public schools.
Edward w. Clark, one of the Oldest
and best known financiers and bank
ers of Philadelphia, died after q brief
illness, aged n years.
James Ely, one of the best known
wing shots Of Pennsylvania, while
respondent from i'll health, shot and
killed himself in a hotel near Wilkes
barre, Pa.
Hon. Charles III. Page, formerly a
member OF the board of review of the
National Trotting Association, and one
Of the best-known turfmen in the
United States. died in Philadelphia of
heart disease
Tuesday, April IL.
The executive board Of the American
Federation Of Labor will meet at Den.
yer. Colo, April Is.
General j. ]. Jiminez. the rebel
leader, who fed from Santo Domingo.
has arrived in New York.
The house of representatives passed
the river and harbor appropriation
bill, carrying 100000 for improve
ments.
The strike on the Panama railroad.
Republic of Panama, has ended, the
laborers returning to work under the
old conditions.
Judge Palmer, at Denver. Colo. de-
cided that there was no punishment
prescribed by statute in Colorado for
fraud at special elections and dis
charged is election officers charged
with stuffing ballot boxes.
Wednesday, April 10.
Governor Hunt, of Porto Rico, Will
confer with President Roosevelt reIa-
tive to Porto Rican affairs.
Lieutenant General S. b. M. Young.
retired, has returned to New York.
after spending several months in Cuba
George Hampton was appointed re-
ceiver for the Abram Robinson Can
ming Company. of Bridgeton, N. J..
Liabilities, $1,000; assets. $1,000.
The car barn and paint shop of the
international Traction company. at
Cold Springs. near Buffalo, N. Y.
were destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
OF 100000.
After long litigation, 1t was decided
by the United States district court of
New York that the United States must
pay $203,219 to the owners of the shin
Foscolia, sunk by the cruiser Column
bia, May 2S, 1898.