History Of A Week

Deer are dying from some unknown disease in portions of California. The cement pïant at Yankton, S. D., Is shipping its full product every day, a condition that has not prevailed for several years. Mrs. Dorothy Howard, one of the most eccentric women in Indiana, had a mania for fine clothes, and when she died recently left 175 dresses of the finest quality. At a meeting of delegates representing thi workers in the building trades held at Paris it was resolved to cali a strike, and 20,000 men will go out immecfiately. Russia hrts 57,000.000 hens. Thy average a yoarly output of 4,000,000,000 eggs and beat the French and Germán Jayers by about 500,000,000. Six sea-going steamers being constructed at St. Louis are believed to be intended for Cuban insurgents. Friday, July 3. Colonel C. H. Gatch, of Des Moines, Ia., a former state senator, died yesterday morning. The third accident in two days to Christian Endeavor excursión trains happened six miles west of Akron, Colo., yesterday morning. The fireman and engineer were hurt, the latter, Dave Magner, seriously. Secretary of the Interior Bliss has as ' the assistants in his department four ex-representatives and an ex-mayor. Obituary: At Eagle Grove, Ia., Amos Woodin, 93. At Lake Charles, La., exPostmaster John B. Marshall, of Valparaíso, 55. At Springfield, Hls., Mrá. Arin S. McCormick, 87. Félix Pérez, a local insurgent leader, and twelve of his followers have surrendered to the Spanish authoritiee at Naranjo, province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Derist's periodical cornet was rediscovered at Lick observatory Wednesday morning by C. D. Perrine and again observed yesterday morning. Safm-'A July 3. Obituary: At 1 rytovra, N. T., Rev. George Rockwell, C7. At Scranton, Va., Miss Mary Julia Baldwin. At City of Mexico, Charles E. Shackford. The Bell Telephone i;ompany, of Missouri, with offices at St. Louis has flled with the secretary of state a certifícate of increase of capital stock from $400,000 to $2,000,000. The wagon and carriage house of George P. Bunker & Co., 350 Wabash avenue, Chicago, was closed Wednesday evening on ons attachment and two executions. A numberofboyswereswimmingin the river at St. Louis. One boy sank and a man plunged after him. He got hold of the boy, but before they could reach the shore both were drowned. An arrangement has been completed between the United States and Mexico for an exchange of weather bureau reports. Monday, Jrtly 5. Joseph Yonkey was seized with a cramp while bathing and was drowned at Warren, Mich. The Messagero, of Rome, says that Menotti Garibaldi, son of the famous Italian patriot, has decided to go to America and take up farming. The Consolidated Steel and Wire company has closed down its Joliet plant for repairs. There were over 900 men working at this plant who were laid off. A cloudburst in Henderson county, Ky„ did about $150,000 damage Friday nlght. The weather novelty Saturday at Boston was a fog of unprecedented density. The heat Saturday and yesterday was general over the t'nited States and temperatures ranged as high as 102 degrees in the northwest. Meantime Colorado had quite a snow on Saturday, occurring at Gunnison, Telluride, Crede and Leadville. The Bidgelow Carpet works at Clinton, Mass., whieh employés 900 hands, have elosed down for four weeks. Tuesday. July 6. Albert Husshour, a young man residing at New Buffalo, O., had both thumbs blown off while handling a giant firecracker. Antonio Dicdolo, aged S5 years, was stabbed to death Sunday night at Philadelphia by Nicola Bartiolette as the result of a quarrel over a game cf cards. Fred Netzer, a peddler at Cincinnati, was murdered by an unknown man, whose only known name is John. The Cairo (Egypt) correspondent of the Londen Daily News says it is reported there that the tribes south of Khartoum are in open revolt against the Khalfia. The drought in southern Kansas, which it was feared would result seriously to crops, has been broken. Her majesty's ship Wallarree has hcisted the British flag on Hussell, Bellona and Stuart islar.ds of the Solomon group. The Louvre, a dry goods, mülineryand house furnishing geeds emporium at 2733-35 Third avenue, New York, whieh was about to be opened, burned. Loss, $100,000. A cable to the Baltimore American announces the death in Dresden of Miss Rose Carroll, eider daughter of William S. Carroll, United States consul general in that city. Wednesday, Juïy 7. The total valuation of taxable property in New York city for 1897 is $62,150,910. The valuation this year is $2,168,645,S15. Miss Kate Kubat, 19 years old, met death in a peculiar marnier near Royalton, Minn. Her horse backed off a bridge into nine feet of water. The girl and the horse drowned before help could reach them. Frank Jones shot and killed Charles Nelson, at Chicago. The men, both colored, began by scuffiing in sport. Jones lost his temper and put a bullet in Nelson' head. The will of Mrs. Sarah Withers, of Bloomington. Ind., bequeaths $40,000 to found a library in Nicholasville, Ky., where she was born. Some years ago she established the Withers library in Bloomington. Elght people were drowned in Lake Michigan while bathing at various points along the beach at Chicago on the Fourth. In a quarrel at Crawfordsville, Ind., over the merits of thelr respective bicycles John Ellis fatally wounded Daniel Georde by shooting. Major McKinley's mother was not seriously hurt by her fall at Cantón, O., Monday. She is up and about again. The president has returned to Washington.