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NEWS IN BRIEF. The increased bank note circulation consequent to the recent bond issue is $18,000,000. Irwin Ford, a negro, arrested for the murder of little Elsie Kreglo, has confessed his crime. The State bank of Marshfield, Mo., is closed. President Salmon has been arrested five times. The report of the Chicago gas combine shows that it is earrying over $26,000,000 of bonds. Tobacco trust stock broke badly on the report of the indictment of the company's officials for conspiracy. Perry Belmont has gone to Europe to see Dick Crocker about running for governor of New York. The Genzberger woolen mills at Louisiana, Mo., were destroyed by fire. May 18 will be field day at the Mis souri State University. Yale has challenged the Missouri University eleven to a game next fall. A match race has been arranged between Dwyer's crack filley, Cleophus, and Suisun.