The Newark journal., 1905-02-24

his nerves.
 A paroled Russian naval lieutenant, just arrived at Victoria, B. C., from Port Arthur, via Japan, denounces Gen. Stoessel as a coward. an opinion that does not seem to be shared by other officers who arrived at San Fran cisco en route home to Russia.
 Midshipman Samuel Westray Battle, of Asheyille, N. C., dropped dead in the ranks at dinner formation at the naval academy in Annapolis, Md.
 Harry Goldberg, aged IT, was instant ly killed and two others injured by the collapse of the wreck of burned build ing in Chicago, in which a party of boys were skirmishing for fuel.
 In the epidemic of fires on the 18th inst, Indianapolis suffered the worst, several large buildings in the whole sale district bounded by Meridian street. George street, Jackson place and Union station being destroyed. The loss is over $t,500.000.
 Timothy B. Edgar, one of the last survivors of the anti-bellum financiers of St Louis, is dead He was born in Railway, N. J., in 1915.
 The sanitary conditions in the Philippines are in such excellent shape that much of the quarantine restric- tions have been removed.
 The strike situation in St. Peters burg is again becoming threatening and troops are returning to and patrol ing the city.
 Twelve buildings were burned at Bryant, s. D.. causing loss of $60,G0O.
 The Japanese government has sig nified it's willingness to sign with the United States a copyright treaty pro- yided it shall not be retroactive.
 The Frances F. Willard National Temperance hospital, ,n Chicago, was formally dedicated with impressive eer- monies.
 While going to his prlvate Russian bath in his old official residence in Moscow, on the 17th inst. Grand Duke Sergius. uncle of the ear, was assas- sinated by means of bomb thrown and exploded beneath his carriage, between the great bell tower and the Nicholas gate.
 A lieutenant and three men were killed and IA others injured, one of them fatally, by explosions of gasoline on Board a British submarine boat at Queenstown. Ireland. The explosions were heard ten miles away. The boat was not seriously damaged.
 The Filipino scout battalion has left St Louis for Fort Thomas, near New port, Ky, where they will remain un- til they go to Washington to take part in the inauguration parade.
 Jay Cooke, the well-known financier of other days, died. rather suddenly, at his home near Philadelphia, of ail- ments incidental to old age. Few ex- cept his closest neighbors knew that he was i'll.
 The London Daily Express says that Rosln Castle, Raglin Castle and Dunol- ly Castle. and the Clan liner MaePher- son, have been sold to a mysterious German firm, presumably for service in the far east
 Luis Evaristo Da Costa Cabral a millionaire manufacturer of Rio Ja- nerio, Brazil died suddenly at the Ho- tel Breslau, New York city.
 Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Bat tenberg, with his squadron of British warships, will visit American waters in October Prince Louis will bear King Edwards greetings to President Roosevelt.
 Gen Lew Wallace, soldier, diplomat and literrateur, died at his home in Charlottesville. Ind, on the night of the 18th inst, aged IS years. The gen erals health had been waning for sev- eral years.
 The Missouri senate defeated a bill to allow witnesses who testify in brib- cry prosecutions against themselves to be exempt from prosecution. The meas ure was regarded as unconstitutional
 Henry Luschinger, well-known sa- loon man and sport shot and fatally wounded F. B. Cooper, an employe of the Bell Telephone Co.,, who went to Luschinger's saloon at St. Joseph, Mo, to collect bill.
 A drunken Indian went on the war. path oU HliGS SOulH Ol IOlUpdH, 4NeN'' killed three squaws and buck and fled to the mountains. with a posse of Indians in pursuit.
 Board of trade men and people of all degrees, in St. Louis, have rallied to the assistance of Mrs. Annie Eckman whose husband died at Festus, Mo. seven months ago. leaving her desti- tute, and are showering her with money, bedding and clothing to care for the triplets the stork has just left her
 Earl H. Prince, a Chicago board of trn dn kraI-n,. hns knnr ,rrnstnd fnr