M i V Ml I 1 V L f j i r t The Norfolk Weekly News ST E N ill American and British War ships Bombard Towns BERLIN TREATY IS DEFIED War Breaks Upon Upsetting of Provisional Government SEVERAL MARINES ARE KILLED Number nf Daait Nail von I Unknown Slntnnfnn Follow urn Ignore Ulllinntlini Ordering Tlintr Dlnporaul nml Advanco to Attnnk ComuliitcH When tlio Crulnom Open Fire on Them Apia Sauioau Islands March 23 Tho troubles growing out of tho oloction of a king of Samoa havo takou a moro serious turn and resulted in tho bom bardment of native villages along tho Bhoro by tho Unitod States cruiser Phila delphia Admiral Kautz commanding and tho British cruisers Porpolso and Royalist Tho bombardmont has 6on tinucd intermittoutly for eight days Soveral villages have boon burned and there havo beon a number of casualties among tho American and British Bail ors and marinos As yot it was impos sible to ostiinato tho number of natives killed or injured As Mataafa and his chiefs constitut ing tho provisional government con tinued to defy tho treaty after tho ar rival of tho Philadelphia Admiral Kautz summoned thn various consuls and tho senor naval officers to a confer ence on board the Philadelphia when tho whole situation was carefully can vassed Tho upshot was a resolution to dismiss tho provisional government and Admiral Kautz issued a proclamation calling upon Mataafa and his chiefs to return to their homes Mataafa ovac uatcd Mulinuu the town ho had mado his headquarters and went into tho in terior Herr Roso tho German consul at Apia issued a proclamation supplement ing tho one ho had issued soveral weoks beforo upholding tho provisional gov ernment As a result of this tho Ma taafans assembled in largo forco and hemmed in tho town Tho British cruiser Royalist brought the Malietoa prisouors from tho islauds to which they had been transferred by tho provisional government Tho Amer icans then fortilled Mu4nuu where 22 000 Malietoaus took rLug - Tho robols tho adherents of Mruiata barricaded tho roads within tho municipality and seized tho British houses ltehela Attack Consulates An ultimatum was then sout to them ordering them to evacuate and threat ening them in tho ovent of refusal with a bombarement to commouce at 1 oclock on tho afternoon of March 15 This was ignored and tho rebels com menced an attack in tho direction of tho United States and British consulates about half an hour before tho time fixed for tho bombardment Tho Philadel phia Porpoiso and Royalist opened firo upon the distunt villages Thoro waa great difficulty in locating tho enemy owing to tho denso forests but several chore villages were soon in flames A defective shell from the Philadel phia exploded near the American con sulate and the marinos outside narrow ly A fragment struck tho log of F vato Budge shattering it so badly as iu necessitato amputation Another fragment traversed to tho Gorman con sulate smashing the crockery The Germtvns thou went on board tho Gor man cruiser Falke During the night tho rebels made a hot attack on the town killing three British sailors A British marine was shot in the leg by a sentry of his own party anothor was shot in the foot and an American sentry was killod at his post Tho bombardmont continuing the in habitants of tho town took rofugo on board the Royalist groatly crowding tho boat Many peoplo aro loaving Samoa tho captain of tho Royalist urg ing them to go so as to not iutorfere with tho military operations Tho Porpoiso has shelled the villagos cast and west of Apia and captured many boats Tho Americans and Brit ish aro fighting splendidly together but there is a bitter feeling against tho Ger mans Two inon a British and a Ger man subject havo beon arrested as spies Tho bombardmont of the junglo was for a time very hot Anxiety n tu Germany Attitude Washington March 80 Tho hows from Samoa that tho United Statos cruiser Philadelphia and tho British cruisors Porpoiso and Royalist had bombarded tho towns hold by Mataafa who has thus far had the official sup port of the Gormau government camo with startling suddeuuess to officials hero aud displuced for tho time boiug tho attention given to tho fighting around Manila Tho shelling of Ma taafa was looked upon as of secondary importance but the deepest iutorest at tached to tho attitude of tho Gormau government At first approhousions wore felt that grave international complications might ensue But those most intimately fa miliar with tho latest official oxohanges between Washington London and Ber lin did not tako such a gloomy view of tho outlook While recognizing that tho bloodshed at Samoa caused a very dolicato aud serious situation yet it was safd to bo a situation which had jjjfeggg been clearly apprehended and discussed in advanco between tho representative of the three governments Tho real crisis from an international standpoint occurred last week when this appro houded outbreak was discussed Al though relations wero greatly strained it was possible to secure an understand ing which is said to make sure that tho outbreak now reported will not cause a rupturo in the relations botweon tho United States and Germany or botweon GrMt Britain and Germany In all quarters thoro wore expressions of concern and surpriso at tho serious ness and extent of tho bombardment aud tho resulting loss of llfo That sonio overt act would tako placo has been apprehended for many days but thoro was little idea it would tako such a broad swoop and lead to such heavy loss of lifo Ih this aspect of tho case tho actual results wore regarded as far moro serious than those which had been expected and providod for during tho recent diplomatic exchanges between tho threo governments Moreover now elements of interna tional dnnger had unexpectedly arisen Theso included tho proclamation of tho German consul Hose which it is bo lieved tended to incite tho Mataafa party to open rovolt also tho wounding and killing of British sailors and ma rines tho shooting of an American son try and tho attacks on soveral con sulates London Il nn Comment London March t0 Tho morning pa pers comment on the serious news from Samoa tho presumption being that tho cruiser Taranga was stopped at tho Fiji islands by tho admiral because required for sorvieo at Samoa The Standard says Tho rebellious chiofs must bo coerced and punished and something moro than a nominal penalty will bo re quired for tho blood of British and American sailors Tho German author ities at Apia havo incurred n heavy re sponsibility Wo cannot boliovo that Berlin will uphold their action as it is not worth Germanys while to quarrel with Knglandand America over Samoa Memplili Itink Citlilor ArrcNtcil MkmiHIS March 10 Harry L Arm strong cashier of tho Continental Na tional bank was urrostcd yesterday by United Statos Marshal Baker on a war rant based on tho complaint of District Attorney Georgo Randolph and charg ing Armstrong with making falso en tries as to the loans and discouutsof tho bank and making false reports as to tho amount of overdrafts duo tho bank Armstrong was taken beforo United Statos Commissioner Clough and im mediately released on 85000 bail Otto Schwill president of tho bank and W P Halliday being his sureties Allgood Guns Ilnvo n Untiring Wichita Kan March R0 wjlis and Horbert Simpson aud Mr and Mrs Mathos arrested and placed in jail hero as members of tho Frank Allgood gang of thieves and murderers wero givon a preliminary hearing hero yos torday Allgood who is iu jail at Iola may escape punishment for tho alleged murder of Joseph New for which crime News widow and Joseph Dobb3 aro now serving lifo sentoucos Doputy United Statos Marshal Trigg loft for Iola with a warrant charging All good with counterfeiting on which charge ho will likely bo first tried Ilullillng ItouiU In Northwestern Iowa Council Bluffs March 80 Grading outfits which aro at work on the Fort Dodgo and Omaha road ore moving out to the lino of action to bo ready for work when tho frost is sufficiently out of tho ground to permit of operations It is said that Boyer valley in western Iowa will bo alive with graders this summer Tho Northwestern will be at work on ono side building its new branch line and tho Illinois Central peoplo on tho other Aator Describe Hlmielf as n Foreigner New Yokk March 80 William Waldorf Astor owner of the Pall Mall Gazette when ho arrived here yester day on tho Whito Star llnor Majestic in answer to tho interrogatories of ono of tho customs officers described him self as a foreigner aud a rosidont of Great Britain This reply relieved him of answoring such questions as aro re quired by law to bo put to returning Americans regarding purchases made abroad John Sli rinnni Condition Washington March 80 Whilo thoro is no marked chango iu his condition tho physicians attoudiug ox Socrotary Sherman say ho is doing as woll as oan bo expected Tho physicians wero grati fied ut tho satisfactory condition of the sick man when ho arrived in Washing toil aftor his long sea voyago and sov eral truusfers from ship to ship While tracos of the pneumonia aro still appar out yet tho disease itself has disap peared Imgreii nl HecrultliiR Washington March 80 Tho follow ing was posted at iho war department Recruiting for the regular urniy is progressing most satisfactorily both in numbors and high class of young men offering Returns rocoived by tho ad jutaut gonoral show tho onlistod strength as being over 02000 withiu less thau 8000 of the maximum which at tho present rato of enlistment will bo reached within ton days Ilritlsli Ofllrer Killed nml Kiiten London March 30 Tho Liverpool correspondent of tho Daily Mail tolo graphs that nows has been received there of the terrible fato of Litutenant Boll a British officer with the Belgian troops iu tho Congo Free State Ho was captured by tho uativos in a fierco fight aud was afterwards killed nud eatou UMtnaUI X jiitmi W t NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY MARCH 150189 CLOSING IN 0NMAL0L0S Americans Encamp Within Three Miles of the City REBELS RETREAT IN DAD ORDER tlnueriil OtU Kepnrl Itin l Oitauiiltle nt About Sm only MituArtlittr nml III Men Iliice Im nurd Alnt ItcUtiinro KiiKtny Mulin a Htuml nt liilRiilnto but I Itrlum llnuk Manila March 80 At daylight General MiieArthurs division advanced lroin Marilao along tho railroad to Bigaa tho miles distant with tho Ne braska South Dakota and Pennsylva nia regiments on the right nud the Kan sas and Montana regiments on tho left General Whoatons brlgado Is iu re serve Tho American forces mot with strong opposition in tho junglo First ono Nobrashan then ono Pennsylvanlan and afterward two of tho Montana regiment wero killod Thirty five wero wounded Including ono officer of the Kansas regiment Tho robols burned tho villages as they retreated in bad order towards Ma lolos Tho enemy also toro up sections of tho railroad in many places and at tempted to burn tho bridgo at Bigaa but the lire was extinguished owing to tho timely arrival of tho Americans Tho robols had not finished their trenches along the lino of yesterdays march showing thoy wero not pro pared for our advanco It is believed however that there will bo a hard fight boforo Mi lolos is taken After a couple of hours of rest Gen oral Mao Arthurs division pushed on across rice fields mid rivers through tho junglo without mooting any opposi tion tho enomy Hying from tho villages of Taal Ueat and Bigaa Bulacan tho capital of the province was burned and abandoned although General MuoAr thur passed soveral miles to tho right At 5 oclock tho enemy made a stand in trenches half a mile beyond Guiguinto station at tho river crossing Tho Kan sas and PeniiKlyvania regiments imme diately deployed crossing tho railroad bridgo under heavy firo and attacked tho enemys position The robols with stood tho miiskotry firo for half an hour but tho artillery disconcerted them and at tho end of a lfi minuto fight tho in surgents bolted towards tho hills Our loss was two killed and 20 wounded Tho enemys loss was heavy General MucArthur went into camp near Gui guinto station at i oclock four milos from Mnlolos Washington March 30 Tho follow ing advices from Muuila were rccoived by tho war department Manila March 30 MacArthur ad vanced at 1 yesterday morning from Marilao Passed rapidly to Bocavo At 1115 took up advanco for Bigaa and at 315 afternoon for Guiguinto threo mid a half miles from Malolos reaching that point at 5 Casualties for tho day about 70 Fierce fighting in tho after noon Troops mado crossing of river at Guiguinto by working artillery over railroad bridgo by hand aud swimming mules ngainst a fierco resistanco Col umn will pass ou railroad to extreme front nearly repaired and will supply troops today Otis Kxocutlve Council Illell Washington March 80 Tho presi dent yesterday discussed with his ad visors and callers the situation in tho Philippines Assistant Socrotary of War Meiklojohn and Adjutant Gonoral Corbiu who havo kept closo track of the progress of tho American army and the condition of tho troops woro with him for some time With thom ho went over the situation and expressed his pleasure at tho good progross Gen eral Otis and his generals had made though ho regretted tho loss of lifo The opinion was given at the war de partment that General Otis had ample forco under his command and that whon tho regulars now on their way to Manila reached their destination thoro would bo little nood of retaining the volunteers in service thoro No de maud for muster out will hold good until tho formal ratification of tho poaco treaty occurs and when this will bo done is not known Socrotary Algor has roported a favorablo condition of affairs in Cuba and has oxprcssod tho opinion that more troops than aro now in tho island will not bo noodod After the volunteers aro sent homo thoro will bo 14 regiments with a total of 18000 men in Cuba Itebel Loitlnj Their Vigor Washington March 30 Tho follow ing cablegram from Gonoral Otis has reached tho war department Manila March 29 MaoArthurs ad vance yesterday was only to outskirts of Marilao took until lato aftoruoou to repair road and ruilway bridges and sond cars through with supplies Com menced march at U this morning march rapidly on Bocavo and will contiuuo to Bigaa soven miles from Mulolos Enemy have destroyed railway and tele graph lines construction train follow ing oar forces Enemys resistanco not eo vigorous today Our loss thus far slight Towns in front of our ndvauoo aro being destroyed by firo Troops iu excellent spirits Kfreslifil Suldlura Acnlu Ailvmielni Washington March 80 When Gen rral Otis roported to tho war depart ment Wednesday that at 0 a in tho American troops under MaoArthur ugain took up their advance there was renewed expectation cf fighting and de cisive developments General Otis dis patch covered much ground not only iu tallowing tho position of our forces but r Sjlrf iilii ttJKawT r also tlio extent of the advance contem plated for thn day The halt aud ths rest of Tuosday gave a new aspect to tho advanco lor Instead of a long con tinued light with jaded troops and ex hausted supplies MaeAilhur began practically u new advance with his men refreshed aud well supplied NEBRASKA CASUALTIES Otic Killed nud Ton Wounded In Venter iIiijk lmiiiiiitciil Washington March Ito Special to Tin Niws A cablegram from Manila reports tho following additional casual ties In the First Nebraska regiment in yesterdays engagement Killed Private lames 1 Boyle company 1 Wounded First Sergeant Charles It Bobbins company 11 in scalp moderate Private Bruce Mucoy company O in shoulder severe Private Charles Knap company I iu thigh severe Private Gustavo Myer company 10 in knee severe Private Lewis Rend company G in chest severe Private Emory W Grossman com pany 11 in arm moderate Private Charles 11 Youngs company II in thigh severe Private James A Carroll company 1 in thigh severe Private Joseph A Wtthco company I iu leg moderate Corporal Monroe Sponeo company M iu foot slight J 1 Mihiclimoiin Act Seo of War Semite Ordotfl un Invent liit Ion Lincoln March 30 Tho senato ye t onlay adopted a resolution providing for an investigation of tho conduct of tho offices of governor secretary of state treasurer and lands and buildings commissioner during tho past two years All tho state officials to bo in vestigated are Populists and the ooin niitteo appointed to make tho investiga tionSenators Prout and Van Onsen is Republican The report of thoconimitteoappointed to investigate tho supremo court may como in today Tlio report may con tain a criticism of tho practico of offi cials employing relatives Tho report on tho investigation of tho auditors oflico may not bo in until Friday It is cvrtaiu now that this roport will state tho findings of tho committee ns to the manner iu which tho auditors office was conducted with criticism lovolod nt tho auditor aud somo of his office forco Farmers Are Smitten Hnnvlly Wvmoih Nob March 30 Now vic tims of tho recent swindlo in which a largo number of Gago county farmers wero recently caught bya fako medical institute of Topeka Kan aro showing upovery day and iunocont purchasers now hold uotos belonging to various farmers in tliis county to tho amount of soveral hundred dollars Tnnmnn HorIiii Long Term Hastings Nob March 30 Jesso Tooman convicted aud sontoncod to tho penitontiary for lifo for tho murder of J P Kreichbaum on Doc 2 was taken by tho sheriff to Lincoln yonter day His two daughters and son wero at tho depot to bid him farowoll TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Ecuador has adoptod tho gold stand ard Pinovillo Ky is inundatod by a riso in tho river Secretary Algor has gono to Cion fuegos from Havana Now England railroad trainmen havo a raiso of 10 to 50 cents per day Tho Federal Sower Pipe company tho new trust will havo a capital of 25 000000 Robert P Taiisoy president St Louis Transfer company died Wednesday at St Louis Kid Lavigno denies ho recoivod a broken rib in his bout with Mysterious Billy Smith Tho Manitowoc Seating company Manitowoc Wis has gono into tho school furniture trust Tho O J Gayfer Co dry goods store and building Mobile Ala burned Wednesday Loss 100000 Tho six additional mountain guns asked for by General Otis a short timo ago aro now on their way to Manila Tho Indiana supremo court Wednes day hold that if a man marries a woman who is indebted to him tho marriage discharges tho debt During a quarrel at Sparta Mich Wednesday Loon Cram aged 18 killod Fahna Nelson a comrade by u blow with his list on tlio jaw Peglog Brown was found guilty at London Out Wednesday of the mur iter of Policeman Twohoy and sontoncod to Ik hanged on May 17- Tho Pen wick distillory at Ohosswick Pa was partly wrecked by a loiler ex plosion Wednesday Hugh Nulton the engineer and James Hendorson were fatally scalded Thoniana April crop roport estimates the present condition of winter wheat at bl2 per cent a decline of ft or cent timing the last mouth aud as compared with Dec 1 133 jier cent Tho formal order retiring Rear Ad miral Robeson under tho provision of the personnel act was issued Wednes day The retirement will promote Cap Betijainen F Day to tho rauk of rem admiral imrtTS3jtimZ8USf2mili3 mm mm Rowona Loo Goos Down Off Tyler Mo ONLY TWO PEOPLE RESCUED Captain George Carvcll and One of the Crew Saved BOOMS riNl A WATERY QRAVI1 Voaael flivluca Out luto Illdtnuni nml Wben In letting Under Wll Ion Oiiiir nml Slin lluiite to tlio Itul t mil One of I lie Mint Inlnlliil Htcmtior ou till Mlialnaliil Uller Nkw Maduid Mo March 110 The steamer Howonu Ute with about 81 passengers aboard besides her crew ov ploiWnl opposite Tyler Mo yesterday afternoon and Immediately sank with all on board except Captain George Car veil and one of tho crew The steamer left Cairo with 11 pas sengers aboard hound for Memphis At Catuthersville Mo she landed and took aboard In moro passengers It is estimated that with passengers and crow she then had about 10 people aboard She made the next lauding at Tyler and at 1 p m hacked into mid stream from Tyler to proceed on her journey The steamer had just reached the middle of tho river when she sud denly stopped mid lurched as if a sung hail been struck The next moment tho boat parted in the middle a volume of steam and debris arose anil the detona tion of an explosion thuudoi ed over the water The river is running very high and the steamer immediately sank with all on boa id but the captain mid one of tho crew They clung to the wreckage and were saved by boats lUI ol tlio drew Miuiiiis March 80 The steamer Howena Leo was owned by the Lee line of Memphis and was ono of the must magnificent passenger steamers iu tlio Mississippi river trade News of the sinking of the Howena Leo spread like wildfire iu Memphis Most of the crow lived here Ah to tho passenger list of tho ill fated vessel nothing could be ob tained at the Moinphisolllco of the com pany last night From local river men it was ascertained that tho Howena Lee carried a cabin crow of about 15 officers and a deck crew numbering about 80 Taking these figures and the number of passongors taken on at Cairo anil other points it can be easily reasoned that at least 00 people wero on board tho boat when tho disaster occurred Tho officers and crow of tho ill fated Rowona Loo wero as follows Captain Georgo Carvell first clerk I Iv Booker second clerk Gnu Mitchell third clerk Sum Lewis pilots Sid Smith and 1 Banks engineers Albert Oulldcn and Frank Stull and Georgo W Todd steward Among tho passengers wero II O Lowis traveling freight agent of the Loo lino II O Humphrey general agout for the Chicago Mill and Lumber company of Cairo and Al Faris of Hickman Ky Itemovi loillllnl Urgent Manhattan Kan March 80 Gov ernor Stanley yesterday removed from office C B Hotlman of Kutorpriso and J N Limbeckor of Manhattan mem bers of tho board of regents of tho Ivan uuu state agricultural university here on tho churgo that thoy conspired to pay Limbeckor a monthly salary out of college funds appropriated for othor purposes Hoffman aud Limbeckor aro Populists This will make it 03sihlo for tho Republicans to control the board and entirely reorganize tho college stall It has boon frequently charged by Re publicans that tho Populists in churgo of the college inculcated thoir political doctrines into the minds of tho studouts 1ntiil Aielilint nt Kumly Hunk Nrw YoiiK March 80 At tho Sandy Hook proving grounds yesterday one of the 10 inch breech loading nlles under proof test burst its breech the block of which Hying backward killed Henry V Murphy und injured Privates Harri gau and Boomer Captain Babbitt iu charge of tlio proving grounds says that tho accident was caused by excessive pressure of tho smokeless powder charge Tho gun which burst at tho fourth round was of tho WM model It was totally destroyed and it partially wrecked the barbette carnago on which it was mounted Another Hotly Iollnil In WimUor Itlllna Nkw YoiiK March 80 Another body was found yesterday iu thu Windsor hotel ruins and was sent to the morgue numbered Body 27 This was tho most complete body yet found consist ing of the almost complete skeleton with portioiisof the head arms and legs attached It was the body of a woman Tho record of dead and missing is now MVftfctrfWJtt as follows Killed lining the firo aud died HUhHcqucutly from injuries II uu Ittentllled ImmUcs at tho morgue 27 to tal number of dead 88 total number of inlssiiiKi 18 Dentil nMlrnninl IliiKlor Washing ion March 80 A dispatch received hero from Old Point Va says that Brigadier General Flagler U H A chief of ordnance died at the Ilygia hotel Wednesday nllornooit Gonoral Flagler was born in New York anil was appointed to the military academy in lHoll He was graduated No 5 iu the class of ISiM and was appointed second lieutenant of ordnance Deserved with credit through tho wur of tho rebellion Since thu war he has served at varlotm stations on ordnance duty and has ren dered most valuable serrlcu SOLDIf H DEAD AT HOME Invetninonl Trminirt Crook Honolulu New York Willi Over 000 llinllna Nkw Yokk March 80 The dead bodies of tiNil American soldiers regu lars and volunteers arrived in this har bor yesterday on board the United States transport Crook Tho army authorities will land them on native soil today It was tho intention of J uartor master Kimball and his aides to dock the vessel at the fool of Pacific street Brooklyn at once hut wind ami title wero more than the mariners in charge could combat and It was finally decided not to mako tho dock until today A representative of tho Associated Press went aboard the transport Down n narrow gangway the colli ns wero placed four dee on the troop deck Knoll casket was enclosed iu a pine wood box on ono end of which tho name of I he deceased and his regiment was stenciled In black lot tors looUlne lnr u 1ioilileut Dhs Mdini s March 80 Governor Shaw returned yesterday from Iowa City where ho was culled to attend a meeting of the board of regents of the State university lie Mated that no selection had been mado of a now presi dent for f In university A special lrom Iowa City stales that tho following names were added to the previous list of names proposed for the presidency President 1 L Snyder of the Michigan Agricultural college anil Kluicr F Sparks iissiMunl professor of history iu the University of Chicago Tho board adjoururd without making a se lection DeeUlou III Itin lull it ey iln Diiiiiiur la March 80 Judge Shiras in the federal court has decided that under the bankruptcy act innocent third parties can hold their securities The court holds that mortgagees cannot be compelled to yield possession of prop erty in their hands which pasted into thoir possession before tho proceedings iu bankruptcy wero begun TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Royal r -Absolutely Purf Allentown la rolling mills will in crease wages April 1 A pig iron furnace at Allentown Pi is being gotten ready to put Into blast The Missouri house has passed a bill prohibiting treating of milk with chom icals Tho Three Friends Zino Mining com pany has been incorporated at St Louis Capital 8r00000 Gold bearing quartz assaying as high as 182 a ton has Iwen found on tho water front of Victoria B O Tho American tobacco trust has de clared 2 cr cent dividends each on pre ferred and common stock J Pierpont Morgans 1000 collie dog Hurricane is dead at Crugstou Ken nels Highland Falls N Y Sir Thomas Lipton says tho Shamrock tho challenger for tho Americas cup will bo latin oh od some time in Juno lyjuis Burger sentenced to 21 years for murder escaped from tho Frank fort Ky penitontiary by prying off bars Funeral services woro hold at Chicago Wednesday over the remains of the late Bishop Diiggau who died at St Louis Tho American Wooloa company is the name of tlio wool trust having a capital of IftoOOOOOO incorporated in New Jersey Tho Badger block a fivo story struct ure iu tho heart of the wood planing district of South Boston was gutted by firo Wednesday Loss 7r000 The court of inquiry on tho wreck of the steamer Castihuu censures Captain Barrett ami First Officer McAffou but ttllows them to retain thoir certificates Suit has been brought against Wil liam Marttudalo EuiVria Kan for f 100000 claims growing out of tho fail ure of the First National bank of Em poria Managers nradyand Julian acting for James 1 Jeffries and Hobert Fitz himmon Wednesday signed articles of agreement tor a fight butoru tho Conoy Island Sporting club May 20 Tho Missouri house Wednesday passed tho bill making the contract rato of interest 7 per cent a reduction from 8 per cent The house also passed the bill which practically abolishes depart ment stores in the state According to tho latest advico3 from the seat of insurrection iu Bolivia tho federalists or insurgents havo occupied the city of Cocuabamba capital of the department of the same uamo aud Gen eral Alouzo the president has returned with the government troop to Oruro his base of operation 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