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Ninth cavalry, will be appointed brig adier general to succed Gen. J. Franklin Bell promoted to be major general. The thirtieth session of the Nebras ka legislature began business by the election of D. M. Nettleton, of Clay county, as speaker. One of the most disastrous wrecks in the history of the Rock Island system occurred recently near Volland, More Wabaunsee county, Kansas. than 30 persons, mostly Mexicans, The were killed and 55 were injured. of wreckage caught fire and several the bodies were burned beyond recog. at nition. The telegraph operator Volland is held responsible. A dozen persons were injured, 40 families were made homeless and their 2,000 people were driven from homes temporarily, recently by a fire of in the west side tenement district New York. The last official act of Gov. Mickey of Nebraska, was the issuing of a par- a don to Mrs. Lillie, who is serving her life sentence for the murder of huband. The supreme court of Missouri has extended the time for the filing of the report of the special commis- suits sioner in the oil company ouster to the April term of court. Because she was displeased with adverse decision, Rosa Weil, of St. A. an Louis, fired a bullet at Judge J. dur McDonald, of the circuit court, ing a session of the court recently. shot Before she could fire a second into she was overpowered and taken custody. The leading railroads in Kansas have and the state commissioner reached an agreement whereby there rates will be a reduction in freight All amounting annually to $1,500,000. court suits pending in the federal be against the commissioners are to dismissed. circular from the war department A states that not in recent years, in war time, has the army at been except so badly in need of men as present. Charges of fraud have been filed the post office department exwith the New York cotton against change by the officers of the Southern Cotton association. An earthquake lasting three hours on recorded by the seismographs was the Isle of Wight and other points in Europe. Judge Landis in the federal court Chicago overruled the demurrer at the Standard Oil company to eight but of indictments pending against it, two sustained the demurrer as to techniother indictments because of cal defects. unknown man exploded a bomb bank An Fourth Street National the in of Philadelphia, the killing himself and the inassistant cashier and wrecking deterior of the bank. He made a the mand for money before throwing bomb. The Sultan's troops have captured famous stronghold of Raisuli the he bandit the but with his 700 followers escaped to the mountains. For more than 24 hours the 65,000 consumers of natural gas in Cleveland were caused great inconvenience the and O., suffering by the bursting of main leading from the gas fields. All the negro soldiers in the regular have been ordered to prepare which for army service in the Philippines to near point they will be sent in the future. Fire in a Pullman sleeper caused serdeath of one passenger and runthe injury of three others while and ning ious between Council Bluffs, Ia., Missouri Valley. The Interstate Commerce commis- and report on the car shortage been sion's famine in the northwest has coal in the hands of the president. remedy placed No recommendations for a were made. state bank examiner has closed St. the The Bank of Commerce at South Joseph, Mo. Engineers on all the raliroads 57,000 west Chicago, to the number of of have made demands on the companies for an increase in wages. Forty-fourth general assembly Jefof The Missouri is now in session at ferson City. the Unknown persons blew open defalcontaining the records of ex-supsafe cations of N. C. Dougherty, erintendent of Peoria, Ill., schools, burned in the penitentiary, and affects now The loss of the records prethe them. liability of bondsmen and vents future indictments. Attorney General Jackson of the New suYork has commenced suit in