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mills, manufacturers Of cotton goods,
have granted a per cent increase in
pay to their 5000 employees.
Cologne Gazette and other German
newspapers are demanding the imme-
date recall Of Edward Higgins, Amer
lean consul at Stuttgart on the
ground that he has expressed anti
German sentiments.
Schedules Of the st. L. & s. F. rail-
way canceling its joint rates with the
c., r. l. & P. on grain from points in
Oklahoma to New Orleans were sus-
pended until May 8.
Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas, who
waged successful war against the vel
low fever scourge In Panama, received
a gold medal from the Geographic So
ciety of Chicago for his distinguished
service to humanity.
Recent observations Of Saturn show
a remarkable change in the color and
brightness of the planets ball. which
is darker than the rings.
Cooper county, Mo-, outside Of the
city of Boonville, voted out saloons by
a majority of approximately $50 votes.
Emperor William has conferred the
iron cross on Frau Skolik Of GleiwitZ
for disclosing bomb plot, the work
of a spy. She is the first woman to
receive the iron cross.
The jury empaneled to try County
Attorney ]. w. Grow Of McAlester,
Ok, on charges of drunkenness and
malfeasance in office disagreed.
Miss Percy Haswell was injured at
a matinee performance at Allentown,
Pa, when she fell from stage bal
cony in the production of Romeo and
Juliet" striking the floor head first
after drop Of IL feet.
A special session of the California
legislature convened in response to
the call of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson,
which specified that the purpose Of
the session was to readjust the state
election laws.
Delirious from Ill health, Mrs. w. o.
Collins. 40 years old, Of Cleveland, o.,
shot and seriously wounded her hus-
band and then committed suicide.
Because Thomas A. Edison's 1916
auto license tag had not arrived, Mrs.
Edison is to have a hearing in police
court.
Thomas burnett, IA years old. Of
Sterling, ILL.,, when coasting, struck
another sled and was killed.
The government Of Peru has re-
quested the senate 10 sanction nego-
tiations of a loan of s15.O00.0oO to be
issued at price not lower than sS.
Gold valued at $9S,S91, 100 was pro-
duced during 1915 in the United
States.
Telephone advices from Story, H.,
were that the plant of the Du Pont
Powder company there had been de-
stroyed By an explosion Of nitrogly-
eerin.
The British government has limited
the freight rate on cotton from gulf
ports to Liverpool TO 50 a hundred
weight, with forfeiture Of ship as
penalty for charging more.
Mrs. Ella Henderson of Egg Harbor,
~ j.. 20 years old. had her husband
arrested. complaining he burned her
legs with hot Goals, hung her up by
the thumbs and broke horsewhips and
broomsticks beating her.
Ten thousand dollars to the public
schools Of Marlin, Tex, and $4,000 to
each of the churches were among the
requests made In q will Of B. c. Clark.
banker.
The entire bonded Indebtedness Of
Indiana viii be liquidated within q
few days. according TO plans OF the
state board Of finance.
One man was killed. five injured
and the lives Of so guests endangered
in a fire which destroyed the Hotel
Connecticut at Waterbury. Conn. The
loss was 100000.
One man was killed and two others
seriously wounded In q fight between