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Advickjs of tho 5th stated that the famine in tho Soudan was increasing rapidly. Thousands of nat) ves were without food of any kind, and the doatha from starvation were many. lt was said that largo numbers of men, women and childron wore delibera tely put to death that they might serve as food for their frenzied companions. Mrs. Bva Hakt, who had reached tho age of llüyoars, was buried at Cicero Center, N. Y., on the 5th. A keg containing fifty pounds of powder cxploded in a grocery store at Industry, l'a. , on tho 5th, wrecking the building and injuring scven children, five of whom died in a short time. At Mil ford, N. J., a cloud-burst on the 5th caused damage to the amount o) $100,000. lx a runaway on the 5th at Port Huron, Mic-h., the wife of Ilenry Honderson was thrown frora the wagon and fatally injured and his son and daughter wore killed. The State Prohibition Committee met at lJirmingham, Ala., on the 5th and nominatod Kov. S. L. Itussell, of Cherokee, for Governor. ACTINO SkC'UKTARV ÜATf'HF.I.r.F.It On the 5th issued a set of instructions in regard to the it-enliy iaio the United States of Chinese after a visit to their native land. He says that they "are not debarred from coming back tothis country by any law or treaty. Thk cholura returns frora Valencia Spain, show a total of thirty-one deaths during tho twonty-four hours endod on the 6th. Josici'ii Tribblk, whose residence is in Mississippi, wusarrested at Wathena, Kun., on tho 5tli for tho murder of Thomas Kimuiil Lwenty-nino years ago. TnK lirst front of the seaaon was seen on the th at Holland, Mich., and at Black Ilivor Fulls, Wis. A HKAVV storm on the 5th near Parkrtbui-g, V. Vb., caused great damago tocrops. The vulloys of tho Konawha and Muskiiigum were floodod, the damage reacblng SA0O.O00. A nkw Cablnet was formed in Spain on the Stb with Señor Cánovas del Castillo as l'iiiiii' Minister. Fob the week ended on the 5th the percentugea of tbe base-ball clubs in the Playera' League wure: lioston, .607; Chicago. .l00; üi-ooklyn. .523; Philadelphia, .508; New York, .500; Pittsburgh, .4U1; Cleveland, .4ÖC: liuffalo, .315. The clubs in Mie Xiitional Lt-aguo stuud: Cincinriiili, .()T:i; üi-ooklyn, MV2; Phliadelpliiu, Ai '■'; lioston. .571; Chicago, ..VJö; Now York, .41:5; Cleveland, .328; l'ittsl-u:i'h. .2(ia