Show SHORT STORIES Reports from tho Panhandle of Texas and Western Oklahoma indicate that tho recent cold snap has not materially damaged dam-aged cattle in thoso sections I In Springfield 0 tho First Congrega tional church was demolished by an explosion ex-plosion of gas and ames soon completed tho work of destruction destrcton Loss 30000 Gen Algcrs condition at 1 oclock last I night was favorable pulse 76 temperature tempera-ture S9S spirits good and ho was suf II fering less pain than any time since tho operation was performed Joseph F OGrady was nominated for Congress In tho Seventh district Now York by the Democrats who refused to participate in the convention last week which nominated Perry Belmont Mrs Frank Leslie who has been III for some time has been taken to Roosevelt I hospital Now York and occupies ono of tho private rooms It could not be learned what Mrs Leslies ailment is I Gen Alban says that If the Monroe doctrine doc-trine could be mndo to provide compulsory compul-sory arbitration to settle all disputes between be-tween South American republics and Europeans Eu-ropeans 1 would bo accepted with enthusiasm en-thusiasm by all tho republics During the absence of tho Government soldiers tho Liberals returned to Nom bro do Dlos and looted the commissary of tho Manganese Mining company an American concern They also threatened tho life of tho custodian of tho stores At yesterdays session of the Pun American conference Volnoy FOster United Stales delegate proposed that Chicago bo added to tho list of cities having hav-ing a claim to a branch of the proposed PanAmerican bank His motion merlcn moton was accepted ac-cepted by twelvo votes |