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Jessie Wilson, 90; Miss Willie Stew
art, 1e, and negro nurse.
In recognition of the distinguished
services of the late Lieut.. Col. David
Du B. Gaillard, U. s. A., as a member
OF the isthmian canal commission, the
house passed bill to appropriate
| $4,000, the equivalent of years sal
airy of a commissioner, for Mrs. Gail
| lard.
Guerilla warfare, which ragged In
the South Range district of the cop.
| per miners strike zone, in Michigan,
was ended when force of deputy
sheriffs invaded several towns there
and made SO arrests.
Announcement was made by Secre-
tary Garrison that on April 20 next
| Maj Gen. Leonard Wood would cease
to be chief of staff of the United
States army. On that date Gen
| Woods four-year detail expires.
War department orders relieving
Brig. Gen. John j. Pershing from COM
mand of the district of Mindanao. in
the Philippines, where he has served
as military governor
Tampico was captured by the reb-
els, according to dispatches from an
authoritative source at Mexico City.
Despite the governments denial OF
the report, it is generally credited.
After several weeks of investiga-
ton over the entire United States Of
ficials of the department Of justice
have reached the conclusion there is
little ground for belief nationwide
cold storage trust exists.
A boom for William Jennings Bryan
as presidential candidate in 1916 was
started at the meeting of the Ohio
State Grange at Lima, o.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, for the last
four years superintendent of the Chi
cago schools, failed to be reelected
by the board Of education. John d.
| Shoop, who has been assistant super
intendent, was chosen in her place.
The house passed bill making do
nestle postal money orders payable
anywhere in the United States instead
of at specified postoffice only.
The house passed the Paggett bill
to promote the efficiency Of the naval
militia in the states and to provide for
its being called into service of the
United States in time of war under
navy regulations.
Fire swept an entire block on Rem
sen street, Troy, N. Y The loss is
estimated at more than 100000 The
Clifton mills, Laughlin mills, Leggats
box factory and Fosters printing es-
adjustment were in flames.
Famed by high wind, fire in a
four-story business building at TAB
Broadway, New York, resulted in an
estimated loss of 100000.
Dispatches received from Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz. opposite Eagle Pass,
Tex, indicate that the Carranzita
movement has completely paralyzed
coal mining in the northern part OF
Coahuila All this immense coal min
ing district is deserted and not
pound of coal has been extracted
since last February.
Arthur and Harry James, brothers.
and Thomas Daily, strike-breakers,
were killed and Mary Nicholson seri-
ously injured by rifle bullets fired
into the apartment house in which
they lived at Calumet, Mich.
Figures made public by the general
manager of the Armour Packing COM
pany at Omaha show that the pack
ers are selling beef ribs and loins to
retailers at reduction of rs per cent
from last years prices.
Admiral Enrique Howard, president
of the supreme council Of war and
marine of Argentine, died at Buenos
Ayres.
Reorganization Of the department
of agriculture is foreshadowed in Sec
rotary Houston's first annual report
presented to President Wilson.
With their steamship burning I'M
der them, 1877 passengers of the Rio
Grande, bound from New York to
Brunswick, Ca, sat for hours in the
life boats as they swung from the
davits before they were rescued in
what is considered one of the most
remarkable feats OF the Hatteras
coast
Hiding behind an office building at
Fort Worth, Tex, Joseph Miller shot
and killed his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
John Miller, aged 40, who four months
ago shot and killed her husband, Mil
ler's son, after he had instituted suit
for divorce.
William Hintze, county road over.
seer and Sunday school superintend-
ent Of Davenport. Neb., was arrested
at Los Angeles on telegraphic war
rant accusing him of having embez-
zled $3.50 of public funds and with VIC.
lation of the Mann white slave act
Principal In a bundle of bills Of
fered in the house by Representative
Murray of Oklahoma was measure
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