THE NEWS.
Several small banks in Indiana, eent rolled
by Paris & Nave, bankers of Indianapolis,
suspended. Upon the announcement of the
failure of the Columbia National Bank, of
Chicago, the Indianapolis firm ordered their
banks to close, Kendall & Smith, grain
dealers, of Lincoln, Neb,, who operate fifty-
five elevators, failed with liabilities exceed.
ing $250,000.-—The Bank of Oregon, of
Madison, Wis., established by Chicago par-
ties, made an assignment,——There was a
heavy run on the Plankington Bank, in Mil-
waukee, but P. D. Armour, one of the prin
¢ipal stockholders, helped the concern out
by sending a large lot of gold.——The
Southern Baptist Convention at Nashville,
heard encouraging reports of church work
in Maryland and other Southern states, ——
The Kissimee City Bank, of Kissimee, Fla,
suspended, ——The British schooner Marien,
struck on Brandywine shoals
Delaware Bay, and was soon swallowed up
in the quicksands. Phillips, a
green goods man was shot in Brooklyn, N.
X., and, it is believed, fatally wounded, by a
man named Joseph Hall, who came from
George
thousand dollars of counterfeit
which he believed could be passed without
detection. ——The Small & Colby Lumber
Company, of Wardner, Wash., failed.
money,
have been placed against the concern will
probably aggregate $41,000, The assets are
supposed to be of the nominal value of £100,-
000. The liabilities will probably not exceed
50.000.
Six Mississippi Whitecaps were sent up for
Wo years.——John W. Stitt, a pioneer
¥oolen manufacturer of Northern New Jer-
ey, died from results of injuries received
Wo years ago in a railway accident. In his
sarly life he ran a number of Delaware river
feamboats, and was a great friend of Com-
nodore Vanderbilt, When the English en-
gineer who brought over the ‘John Bull”
mgine was unable to put it together, Mr.
Stitt successfully undertook the task. He
was eighty-five years old.——The steamer
Havana and the schooner J, A. Silver col-
ided off White Head. Two of the schooner’s
rew were drowned. ——A number of negroes
will emigrate from the South to California,
where, they are told, lynchings never occur.
An investigation of the atcounts of the
reasurer of Putman county, O., revealsa
hortage of $25,000.——A reorganization of
he Sioux City Packing and Provision Com-
fany, of Sioux City, Ia., which was involved
n the recent failure by a loss of a $50,000
leposit with the Union Loan and Trust
Jompany was effected under the name of
he Sioux City Packing Company. Ander-
on Fowler and Henry Stobe, of the Anglo-
umerican Packing Company, Chicago, are
#e principal stockholders in the new organi-
ation.——The family of Frank A. Williams,
8 Orange, N. J., was chloroformed by bur-
flars, who got away wifh one thousand dol-
ars’ worth of plunder,
One colored woman cut off the ears of ane
other colored woman in Newberry county,
8, C., over the posssssion of a man who was
claimed as a husband by both woman,
The trial was begun in San Francisco of
Rippey, who shot Millionaire Mackay,
The United Presbyterian Women's Mission-
ary Association elected officers in Omaha
and selected Princeton, Ind., as the next
place of meeting, ——Pire partially destr vyed
the Wells Bullding in Wilkesbarre, The
losses reported are: Harris & Co., jewelers,
£10,000; Isaac Sons, dry goods, £15,000 .
Bennett & Walter, boots and shoes, $25,000 :
<n building, $10,000.——A eyclone destroyed
property near Pinckney, Mich., and caused
the death of many cattle and horses, —— Wil.
lis Scully and Thomas Lavers, two boys.
#ons of farmers living near Oswego, N. Y..
was burned to death in a barn. —— Franeis
H. Weeks, ex-president of the Land and
River Improvement Company, of West
Superior, is reported to be a fugitive from
justice, ——1It is reported that the proposed
sewing Machine Trust is dead.——The Evans
stair factory, in Cincinnati, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $80,000. Two six-year-old
girls were burned to death near Amberst, N,
8., under peculiar circumstances, Both
were playing in fields where fire wore lighted
to burn up old grass. The children went too
near the fires, the clothing ignited and both
Were roasted alive, One was the daughter
of WrightsonfTowers, of Amherst ; the other
the daughter of George Pugsly, of River Hor.
bort.——Twenty-ons buildings, comprising
wooden Jdwellings, warehouses and barns
wore burned in the village of Apohaqui, N. 1!
John R. Bolan was convicted of two mur.
ders and sentenced for life in Alexandria,
La., escaped from the steamer Hallette
three miles above Colfax. It was dark and
storming. The boat was just leaving the
woodyard when Bolan went headforemost in
the river. The point wheres he made his
plunge into the river is only a few miles
from the scene of one of his horrible mur.
ders, Major Watson and seven men were
repairing the dam in Dixon, Ill, when they
Were swept by the strong current over the
dam, and three men were drowned. The
others were rescued. The drowned were:
Robert Downey, Richard Hoban and Major
Watson. — George P. Boyer, ex-county au
ditor and prominently known in business
eireles, in Dayton, 0., committed suicide by
shooting himself in the left temple. Physical
disability and business reverses, it fs thought
combined to eause temporary aberration,
and ina fit of despondency the deed was
committed, —— Thompson Brothers, railroad
contractors, assigned in Ashland, Ky., to
John C. Hopkins, of Cattiettsburg, with as-
seta of 875,000 and Mabilities of $40,000,
The dry goods stores of J. B. Wells, Bon &
Co., in Utica, was destroyed by fire, Loss
$175,000. Thres colored men, who killed
Jesse Norman at Beardow, in Arkansas, was
lynched, — At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company the old board of managers
were re-elected. The annual report shows
net earnings $3,035,468, Six valuable
NO TIGRETS SOLD.
Rule to Close the World's Fair on
Sunday Enforced.
A Comparison Between the Paris and
Columbian Exposition.
The World's Falr was closed Bunday.
resident Higginbotham announced the fact
jaturdny afternoon, Ho sald, however, that
t would be closed in the exact sense of the
erm and that no one, whether he be Com-
nissioner or Director, would be admitted un-
#88 he had genuine business to transact, The
mly ones who would be admitted would be
he few guards and other employes whose
wesence is necessary for the welfare of the
ixposition.
President Higginbotham added: “I trust
that this will be received in the right spirit,
he Fair will be closed and no one, even if
ae holds a pass with a coupon for Bunday or
vears a Director's or commissioner's badge,
will be permitted to come inside of the gates,
wimitted.”
‘STATUE FOR THA FOMAN'S BUILDING,
President Higgenbotham had nothing to
He will prob-
ably have something to say, however,
after the board of directors meets, The ques
is
tion will come up and be thoroughly dis
cussed, The question will cause a hot fight
closed Sunday will be out In foree. Well.
posted members of the directory predict that
the decision will be in favor of an open Bun-
of flags from the different
Each structure is
adorned with from 50 to 100 flagpoles, from
The display
ner. The colors of all nations are shown
to the general appearance of the grounds and
buildings. The Administration Building is
seption. Onthis grand structure
About 100
In the grand
plaza surrounding the building the five great
From the tip
soles bear the banner of Castile
"he others are graced by immense
American fags.
Comparing the Expositions.
In one respect there is a noticeable differ
Columbian Ex
Europeans
I
YIEW OF BULLION BOULEVARD IN MINING
BUILDING,
and be merry in parties or in pairs. They
want to be surrounded with these material
things as wall as creations which ap to
their aesthetic souls, But at present there is
an absence of these necessary adjuncts to
European life and luxary. Certainl
finished which are intended to be used ne
cafes of various nationalities, but none are to
be seen in operation and the European with.
in the gates of the Exposition saaly misses
oven the sight of a pretty, enticing cafe filled
with a gay assemblage and good cheer. The
restaurants opened are conveniently situated
and by no means attractive and the first im-
pression a European visitor receives when be
walks past or through the great building is
that he is expected to confine himself to a
feast of art and a flow of soul to the exclusion
of his physicial desires, Still there is evi.
dence that the Exposition directors have
made ample provision for cafes on the Eur
opean plaa, bat they will be late in material
izing.
First Week of the Fair,
The first week of the Fair closed with a
continuatior of the cold and windy weather
aithough the rain that has fallen during Ex.
position hours has not been sufficient to in-
terfere with the visitors’ enjoyment of the
buildings and exhibits, The. main avenues
and promenades are in excellent condition,
and with a rise in the temperatures the Fair
will be fairly launched on the wave of sue
the week out
as In ne
his money than he expected,
The Fine Arts Building und ita contents
romise to be the gem of the Exposition, both
rom the architectural and art standpoint.
The salons so far opened to the public are
filled all day with lovers of paintings and
sculpture, The Ameriean who cannot afford
to vis t London or Faris will never again
have the opportunity which is presented at
the Exposition of seeing such a perfect and
large exhibition of the fine arts, representa-
tive of all schools and all nations who know
what art is.
mss sisson III
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES
—————
A Torxano struck Baratogs Ark., wreek-
Ing a number of houses,
81x of the victims of the explosion on the
Missiseippl river steamer Ohlo, died at Cairo,
1llinols,
Floods in the St. Lawrence river, between
Montreal and 8t, Johns, 30 miles below, have
were drowned in the Wabash river, near
Marshall's Ferry, lil, by the overturning of
Lahn, at New York from
causes of amall-pox on
board. One hundred and eighteen passengers
Tue steamer
Cornelius Wagner,
and Andrew Olson,
employed in the Pullman car works, while
attempting to board a passenger train at
Gus Tuomasrox and
instantly killed.
A rreiouT train on the Ohio River Rail-
Five cars caught
fire and were destroyed. Two men were
Tug steamer Ilavana, from Newfoundiand,
Two of
Thesur-
Tur steamer Gera, which arrived at New
York, was detained st Quarantine owing to
her steerage pos-
pRSSENZOrs Were
All the steerage
seted, and allowed to proceed,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
moval of His Body to Richmond.
reinterment of
for the
in Hollyw
May
train will leave New Or.
The ve
he programme
od Ceme™
31st, has been com.
tery fchmond, Va.,
Ys.
let
The special
May 28th,
FELT (he
leans Sunday night,
nies previous to the departure
It will reach Montgomery at 6 6. m. ]
The body borne to
will he
placed where Mr, Davis took
sional G
be ano!
Raleigh
belng :
Richmond will be
The rasket,
President of the prov
At Atianta there will
Out i POLS, At
' ns are
monstration.
e¢ night of the 5th,
irt of troops and
will
in the ro
until the afternoon, {
morning of the 31st the school children
place garlands of Sowers upon the bier,
reinterment ceremonies will take place in the
afternoon.
Mre Davis ¢
be
the eso
under
gations,
stale
The
and both of her daughters, Miss
and Mrs J. A. Haynes, will
Richmond. The Governors of
through which the funeral train will pass
will meet it at the lines of their respective
States and escort it to the edge of thelr ter
ritory.
be in
the Siates
eI
BLOUNT SUCCEEDS STE VENS.
The Ex-Minister Will Leave Honoluln
for the United Btates on the 24th,
Officials of the State Department confirmed
the predictions made that ex.
Representative Blount would be appointed
Minister Resident to the Hawalian Islands,
it has been supposed that Minister Stevens
would remain in charge of the legation until
the ith of this month, st which time he had
announced his intention of sailing Ban
Francisco,
It is now shown that Mr. Stevens has been
instructed to forthwith turn over the legation
to Commissioner Blount, who has been ap-
pointed his successor. There is reason to
believe that Mr, Stevens was not allowed to
remain in charge of the legation until the
24th inst, because of his activity io behalf of
annexation,
heretofore
for
Messrs, Bowen and Sewall, who went to
Honolulu shortly after Commissioner Blount's
arrival have been active in their efforts to
stimulate sentiment on the islands in favor
of annexation and are thought to have
were representing the President,
others in the Government service indicate
that the Provisional Government maintains a
firm bold. One letter states that the native
WORK AND WORKERS.
Air the freight handiers of the Grand
crease of wages,
Tur Boss Horseshoers Association, of Chi.
cago, granted the domands of the horse
shoers, and 800 men returned to work,
The cight annual convention of the Na
tional League of Musicians was opened in
Bt. Louis Missouri. Delogates from all
parts ofthe United States are in attendance,
Tre National League of Musicians at De
troit, adopted a resolution demanding the
repeal of the MeKinley bill, and especially
that portion of it placing a duty upon mask
eal instruments and supplies,
Tur Joiliet Rolling Mill, a branch the
lilinols Steel Company, which employed
2,500 men, is closed, “Ihe officers declare
it would bo impossible to resume at sho
present prices of stoel and fron, which aro
lower than in the past twenty years."
Tur 150 Brotherhood linemen and inspec.
lors employed by the New York anil New
Jersey Telephone Company in New Jorsey,
struck for “an incrosso in wages of 50 cents
per day, union hours, legal holidays to be
paid for in full, and po lost time for rainy
weatner or other inconveniences,”
AT a mass moeting of the Tallors and Gare
nent Cutters in 8: Louis resolutions wore
adopted desouncing President Gompers, of
the American Foderntion of Labor, wa
traitor to organized labor, Prior to the
adoptioh of the resolution Gompers endenve
ored to make a epesch, but was hissed down
and compelled to leave the hall,
Tus International Machinists’ Union, in
session at Indmnapolis, approved a propose
strike of the 400 machinists employed at the
Grant Locomotive Works in Catoago, The
shiel grievance is a requirment of the Coms
pany Shag each mu in one of the depart
ts to run two machines, Indianapolis
has chosen by tae Union as its headquar-
of
Ina report to the Treasury Department
a tothe Vigtion of he Jtien Jon Jaw,
mnie, nepector Conklin says “The
rons system 4 tne most damnasie, out
a : t5 Amerioan workings
men of # that was ev. § practiced
on the Un ’ fad Shera i8 50 og
he fact that it on almost every city
wlon
ther: » an
NATIONAL BANKS CLOSE
Trouble in Chicago and Indian-
apolis,
The Failure of R. R. Robinson & Cos,
Wilmington, Del.
The Columbian National Bank of Chicago
Mr. Bturgis, the bank
Its capital Is #1,000-
closed its doors and
examiner, is in charge,
000,
The statement of its condition at the oloss
1,458,000, loans and discounts 1,625,000,
United States and other bonds, £541,000 ;
cask: and sight ex-hange, $616,000, The con-
cern held a lot of local securities, which had
been ralded to the danger point, It was also
was sald to be loaded with real estate,
The concern had been in business about six
tional Rank, but changed 18 name, as it
the alphabet in the bankers’ dirdéctories, and
thus get considerable business which would
not come to it further down the list,
Zimri Dwiggins is the president. 1. Eve.
ringham was formerly at the head, but re-
tired about the first of the year. A great
many board of trade firms carried accounts
there, and the line of grain carried by it will
now go to other concerns, T, Everingham,
the former president, had but a small account
with the concern, and caused the announce.
ment to be made from the gallery of the
board that {ts embarrassment would not af-
fect his firm in any way.
The bank had offices
change. Rumors that the institute
trouble have been current for nearly a week,
It did business with small country banks,
and was not in esteem with the other bank-
ng concerns in the city, As to the cause of
the failure, those who should know sav that
collections on loans have been poor,
The New York correspondent of the Colum.
bia National Bank is the First National Bank,
The surplus and undivided profits reported
in January last were £91,765,
INDIANAPOLIS BANE TROUBLE.
Ispiaxaroris, Ip. —The Capital National
dank of this city, located on South Meridian
street, suspended,
The statement is that the closing of
necessary by the
| National Bank of
institution owed
fail
fallure of
Chicago last week, +
the Capital Bank #100000, The bank also
carried a large amount of Premier Steel
Works’ paper, 8 concern which was placed in
the hands of a receiver last Friday.
The bank is the depository for a 1
building associations, The announ
the t
wir of
ment of
HE came a8 6 great
k to the people, especially in Meridian
street, where the news was flest circulated,
persons expressed the belie! that the
nslon wo only temporary. A gen-
f however, was
the suspension of
Bie
iid be
\
feciing of uneasiness,
manifest,
FAILURE OF A DELAWARE Vinx,
Des. <The failure of RR
Robinson & Co. ban kegs and brokers of this
eity, was announced, Rumors of the failure
of the firm have been an the street for sev.
eral days, and the business circles have been
excited. The Habilities of the COMPANY are
estimated st $500,000, while #2 is said the as-
seta will not exceed $100,000, The sheriff
has setzed all the property of the frm.
_ ec ——
PEOPLE AND EVENTS,
Winsisoros,
Tue new story that Chicago's young nove
elist, Henry B. Fuller, Is to bring out serially
will be called “The CHE Dwellers,”
Da. Esorestox, ©
at Madison, Ind, until he
present task of rewritiog
Schooimaster,
Ricnanp Hanpixo Davis has completed his
peries of Hlustrated articles on the shores of
the Mediterranean, and the Harpers will soon
print them. “The Rock of Gibraltar” is the
title of the first one,
W. D. Howgiis denies the report that be
is going abroad for a few years. Mr. How
eile says that he finds an abundance of
charming characters in American life, in
whom he is chiefly interested, and abou:
whom to write ; and that he has no need to
go abroad to study European models,
Sterner Bowsar, who i& appointed secro-
tary of legation st China, wanted to go as
secretary to Rome. He is a well-known New
York newspaper man. and was foreign oor.
respondent for both the World and Herald.
He also made a name for himself on bis trip
to Morooeco with the English envoy, and has
just published a book of his experiences,
Tux two composite figures, typifying the
American student of both sexes, were ex-
hibited in the studio of the Boston sculptor,
Henry Kitson, last week. They were modeled
alter the averaged dala gathered by Dr.
Dudley A. Sargent, of Harvard, who esused
measurements to be taken of several thou
sand young men and women. Dr. Bargont
snows as much about anthropometry as any-
body in the country.
Fon some time the Harvard and Princeton
been corresponding
with the Yale Union in an endeavor to induce
the Yale men to form a triangular debating
league between Yale, Harvard, and Prince.
ton. Yale, however, holds back. The
scheme is to have six big debates next year,
two in each of the three cities— New York,
Cambridge, and New Haven--and to havea
championship awarded, just as in athletio
sports,
is reported, will remain
Omi pletos his
bis “Hoosier
a ————
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS, |
!
Epitome of News Gleanod from Various |
Parts of the Btate.
Tur joint committee of the Legislature to
investigate alleged faulty work in the con-
struction of the new Wernersville Hospital
will report that it has found careless work in
various places, Appropriation bills disburse. |
ing 1,898,404 were reported to the House
from the Appropriations Commities,
Exciremest is on the Increase over the
strange plague of lee in Earl and Ephrata
townships, Lancaster county. The State
Board of Health has declined aid,
Busixgss men of Chester indorsed the
action of Controller Hawthorne in withhold.
ing the'salaries of officials Yefusing to take |
oath that they had not received fees,
Tue contract was awarded for the
struction of an electric railway from Allen-
town to Hellertown, i
Tue watchman of the Elm Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, Wilkesbarre, that was
twice destroyed by fire some months ago, has
been arrested, charged with incendiarism, ©
H. Frank Buosu, forged on
fpring City, Royersford and Phoenixville
banks, gave himself up and was committed
to jail
Judge Henderson, at Meadville, dismissed
OT~
who notes
The Lancaster County Sabbath Associa-
tion, suxillary to the Pennsylvania Sabbath
i
i
§
!
:
i
Epwanp Duxsmony, an ex-slave, died at
Avondale, aged 109,
At the
councilmen the Court at Easton granted an
Relect
session with Com-~
mon Council to elect a City Bolicitor.
Tux Heading Baptist Association met in
convention at Pottsville,
Tux long
and the Frankiin Fire Company, a part of
the fire department came to a close, when
the Franklin company was reinstated in the
The company came in on precisely
econditic the time of
instance of Democratic Common
r
mandamus compelling
Counedl to meet in joint
service,
the same ns offered at
the expulsion.
Night watchman Kelly, whil> passing the
National Bank on his best
the loud barking of a dog
Bouth Bethied
was attracted
within the building. The officer soon dis.
ered 8 ms
Officer Kelly
fioiee hiro
out the bask way.
The
wrger to the
runaway.
ught Sergeant Hildent
officer's aid and tt
At the
Fave his
© Rl Was § aptured,
hearis wiore Justioe Krauskop he
name as Alvin Madeiris, of New
Orleans. He was sent to
Levi Luken, of Chester,
Easton jail,
and J. H. Fetters,
wen spending
Gr
¥ and, while
the Closson House for a few
Mr, Inu out and left Mr
in the carriage, Boome boys threw
vk fright and dashed
s boal whar! where
Tw lying. As
neared the wharf It made a gress
plunge and threw Mr, Petters out and badly
injured him. The borse apd carriage then
dashed into the river between the wharf! and
boast. The horse drowned before i
oould got It was ovmmed by Mr
Luken and valued at $1.00,
of Brooklyn, N. )
a low
Ho have
days at Neshaminy ve house
near Bristol, town
stopping at
minutes,
Fetters
Kens got
a stone and the horse to
jown Main
the
Street
steamer Was the
horse
was
be out,
Tux bill providing for compuls sry arbitrs-
tion that had already passed House
passed the Senate flually ; also the House
bill providing that mus const their
ballots at polling places inside the selection
district in which they are domiciled. The
House concurred in the Senate amendment
to the Farr compulsory education bill, and
it goes to the Governor. Among the meas.
ures that have received the Governor's ap
proval are that authorizing the State Supes
intendent of Public Instraction to gran
teachers’ certificates to graduates of recog-
nized colleges and that authorizing COrpor-
ations to pay pensions for faithful and long
the
voters
continued services,
Commencement
Theological
day at
Seminary at
the Reformel
Lancaster was
new Seminary buildings,
Governor Pattison appointed a tumber of
gentiemen a8 8 committees to represent
Pennsylvania at the convention to be hela
at Chicago on June § and 6 to consider the
combinations formed to raise the price of
fuel.
A 2 per cent. dividend will be paid to
ereditors of the collapsed Rockafollsy Bane,
Wilkes-Barre,
The members of the Wrought Iron Pipe
Association met at Pittsburg an) agred to
maintain prices
Tax Lancaster County Tobacco Growers
The Residences of Three Iowa Temper
ance Advocates Blown Up.
The pesidences of three prominent temper.
ance leaders of Museatine, Ia, Postmaster
John Mahon, N. Rosenberger, an attorney,
and E. M. Kessinger, a retired oapitalist,
who have been very active and successful in
the prosecution of saloonkeepers for viola
tions of the State prohibitory law, were com.
pletely wrecked by dynamité explosions.
Fortunately no one was injured by the
dastardly work, but the families had miraou.
ook Diagn eater Shenoy, Soto:
the thre residences re 0 different parte
of the city,
The crime is, laid at the doors of the sa
loon men. Mr, Mahon is now serving h
fourth term as of ay his
A plague of lice Is annoying many of the
County,
A large number of railroad and other cor-
poraiious haivg appealed from the tax set.
y el © Aun or Gene
hement 8 tor General and State
Tae Pittsburg iron and steel manufactur.
ere will prepare a scale of wages for this
year, providing for a considerable reduction
in wages,
Juve Hespensox, at Meadville, quashed
all the indictments against the Delamaters
for embezzlement,
CREMATED IN A BARN,
Three- Year-Old Boys Unable ta Escape
~Their Mother's Futile Efforts.
Willis Beully and Thomas Lavere, two
the door, was horrified to see the front of the
barn in flares. From the inside came
agonized cries of the children, ;
CABLE
SPARKS,
eran —
Irary’'s grain erop will be short 113,600,000
bushels,
Ax actor in an Austrian theatre committed
suleide on the stage,
Ancupvee Evorre was badly hurt by be-
Ing thrown from his horse at Budapest,
Tar Bank of Vietoria, of Melbourne, has
falled, The deposits amount to £7,000,000,
Tue British Imperial Institute was dedi
mony,
A vmovour of two months’ duration 8
enusing great damage in the south of Eng
land,
Arovmexres upon England's side of the
Bering sea case was begun before the court
of arbitration,
Hexny A, Avexaspen, of the New York
bar, has been appointed counsel to the em
Ir is officially stated that the Earl of Aber;
deen has been appointed ZovVernor-geners
of Canada in the piace of the Earl of Derby.
Louis Kossvrn, aceording to a London in-
terviewer, says that he believes Gladsions
will not be able to secure home rule for Ire-
land,
Two persons have been arrested fn Dublin
on suspicion of having been concerned in ex-
ploding a dynamite bomb in the quadrangle
of the Four Courts.
Exrenor WiLriax's address 10 his officers
cussion throughout Germany, Preparations
tor the election are going actively forward.
Tue King of Groece has requested M, Bo
Lisopounlos, who was formerly minister of
dent of the council, to form a new ministry,
Taz Prussisn government has expressed
its surprise to the Vatican that the Pope
should have departed from his usaal pru-
dence in the political remarks he made to the
German pligrims,
Tue famine in Central
Lusgia has been oll
and Southeastern
: wed by a fever which is
decimating the population, Great ¢iffering
prevails, In Tobolsk the cholera is inercus-
ing so rapidly that a corps of medical stu-
dents has been sent from St. Petersburg to
assist the physicians,
cmt ————
Looked Like a Natural Sequence.
A queer coincidence occurred in
one of the city churches last Sunday.
During the service one of the ushers
notified a physician in the congrega-
tion that a call bad been made for
him in the vestibule. The doctor
bounned out with hat and overcoat,
and was soon on his way to sec a pa-
tient. About ten minutes later the
usher walked down the aisle until he
came opposite a well-known under.
taker. Ther» was a whispered word
or two, and the undertaker hurried
out. It was not the same case. but
he followed the doctor, and a broad
smile floated over the congregatic
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