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Washington.
A congressional party OF about fifty
members Of the house and senate will
sail for the isthmus of Panama on
March 6. The party will be on the
canal zone until March 18.
Chief Falmouth, Simon Bonga and
five other prominent Indians in the
councils Of the Chippewas Of Mime
sofa have arrived in Washington.
They are there to present several
grievances to the Great Father" and
Commissioner Leupp Of the Indian Of
fee
The war department has decided to
abandon the plans for the joint ma
neuvers Of the regulars and national
guardsmen next summer. The absence
of so many OF the regulars in Cuba
cripples the home force, and there are
not enough soldiers in the country to
make the camp effective.
The house has passed the senate bill
raising Lieut., James Carroll to the
rank of major. Lieut.. Carroll is the
officer Who submitted himself to the
sting Of mosquitoes inoculated with
the germs of yellow fever while sta
toned in Cuba, and as result has
been an invalid ever since.
Charges Of gross laxity In admins
tration and favoritism to certain
financial institutions are said to have
been made against high official in
the subtreasury. 1t is charged that
this official countenanced drunkenness
among the employees and figured in
sensational escapades himself. The
charges are before Secretary Shaw
and will be investigated.
Criminal.
Claud Platt and Luella Underwood
have been arrested at Wellington,
Ohio, charged with violating the postal
laws by sending through the mails
the curly tail of pig.
Mrs. Alexander was murdered in her
candy store at Pawtucket, r. l., by a
robber who, after emptying the money
drawer and stealing a quantity Of CT
CARS, made his escape.
"A stahbing ARRAY at Smell, Ont, re-
suited In the death of Frenchman
named Polus Dubord, and a German
named Neil Adams has been arrested
charged with the murder.
Mrs. Benjamin G. Wright and her
sfive-year-old daughter Genevieve, were
found in dying condition at Denver.
Traces Of cyanide of potassium were
discovered, indicating murder and
suicide.
Charles n. Thornton, note teller,
and William W. Baker, both employed
by the Hamilton National Bank Of
Chicago, have been arrested, charged
with having embexzled $4,000 of the
funds Of the bank. d
Mrs. Ellen PGckrett, formerly an
employe in the agricultural depart.
ment In Washington, who had entered
plea Of guilty to the charge of forg-
cry, was sentenced to serve five years
In the penitentiary.
Pearl Hughes, 9 sixteen-year.old
girl, was arrested at Owensviiie, KY,
charged with stealing horse When
.overtaken and arrested size was almost
frozen. and It may be necessary to
amputate one foot.
Personal.
John w. Wofford, Judge OF the Grim.
inal court Of Kansas City, noted for
his quaint philosophy. IL dead.
Edward g. Cooper, vice president Of
\ the Siegel-C Cooper company OF Chicago
and New. York. died at his residence in
New York.
Archibald Clavering Gunter, publish
;ser. playwright and novelist, died sud
denly from apoplexy at his home in
New York.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, only daugh-
ter OF Mayor Tom Johnson Of Cleve-
land. is engaged to marry Signor Fred
erick Mariani, q wealthy italian.
John Dickson. for many years a
] bishop in the United Brethren church,
4 died at HIS home Ii Chambersburg.
Pa, In his eighty-ei ghth year.
John w. Lorimer, an Iowa pioneer,
the owner Of sixty farms and rated as
q millionaire, died at Mount Vernon,
Iowa, aged eighty years.
James r. McC iure, constructing rail
road engineer, was stricken with apo
plexy and died while attending service
An the Walnut Street Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia.
81: sssuaity.
Two children were struck by a pas
Ssenger train and instantly killed at
;Lockland, Ohio.
Ia attempting to save q woman with
d baby from death Aaron Alexander
WAS himself struck and killed by q
train ~ Piqua, Chic. The woman and
child were unin jured.
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