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DOMESTIC. An endowment and equipment of $50,000,000 is the aim of University of Chicago authorities, making it the richest educational institution in the world. As the result of a family quarrel in East Cedar Falls, Ia., Bartlett Stone was shot and killed by his son-in-law, Charles Burns. Young Corbett stopped Dave Sullivan in the eleventh round at San Francisco, the defeated fighter being badly punished. The government's total receipts for February were $45,895,406 and the expenditures $42,654,772, leaving a surplus of $3,240,634. Troops will not be sent to Panama and the marines will be left to guard the isthmus according to the decision of the president and the cabinet. The postmaster at Junction, Ark., resigned his office because of a deadly feud and prepared to flee from the state with his family. The public debt statement issued on the 1st shows that the debt increased $2,972,091 during the month of February. Cash in the treasury, $373,068,505. Total debt, less cash in treasury, $918,034,634. The weather bureau report for February shows an unpromising condition of much of the winter wheat crop. The United States mints turned out 13,928,510 pieces in February; gold, $35,602,500; silver, $1,475,000; minor coins, $22,350. The total circulation of bank notes at the close of business February 29 was $430,324,310, an increase for the year of $47,525,465. The Detroit, (Mich.), common council rejected Andrew Carnegie's offer of $750,000 for public library buildings. Joseph Soultz, editor of the Menominee Leader, was found dead in bed at his home in Marinette, Wis. Heart disease was the cause. Fire destroyed the large plant of the Waterloo (Ia.) Wagon and Omnibus company and several adjoining buildings. Five young men died at Stillwell, I. T., from drinking lemon extract in large quantities as a stimulant. Because of the objection to the negro postmaster at Humphreys, Ark., the office was blown up by dynamite. Charters of 1,000 corporations doing business in Illinois have been canceled by the secretary of state for failure to make annual statements. The United States army transport Sherman sailed from San Francisco for the Philippines, carrying the Twelfth infantry. The Le Sueur (Minn.) county bank, a private institution, closed its doors, with liabilities of $95,000. A large part of Rock Mount, N. C., was swept away by fire. The Farmers' exchange bank at Cleveland, N. Y., and the Parish (N. Y.) Exchange bank, both operated by Potter & Marsden, have suspended business. A Wisconsin legislature committee on capitol is planning for a $2,000,000 capitol building to replace the burned structure. A. flerce blizzard with the inercury below zero raged in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota