Show SHORT STORIES Skirmishing along the Modder river Indicates that Lord Robertas main army is advancing northward In Indianapolis ImL court last evening even-ing a divorce and 5000 alimony was granted to Mrs Rusie wife of the pitcher The National Asphalt company to mine and deal In cement has been incorporated in-corporated In Trenton N J The company com-pany has a capital of 15000000 The City National bank one of time oldest and best known financial institutions insti-tutions In Philadelphia has decided to merge with the Philadelphia National bank Articles of incorporation were obtained ob-tained at Charleston AY Va by the Philippine Lumber and Developing company of Chicago with an authorIzed author-ized capital of 5000000 Coy Johnston has fixed August Gth as the day for the special election to choose a successor to Gen Joseph Wheeler as Congressman from the Eighth Alabama district The Board of Health of Honolulu has decided that If no further outbreaks of plague occur In Honolulu before April 30th all quarantine will he raised on the morning of that dale The British line now extends from Karcu on the railway through Vlak fonteln and Scharkraal to Houtnek and the cavalry is massed at the eastern end where the Boers have been driven back Four hundred leading Populists of Texas met In State convention to determine de-termine where the party stands ontho matter of tbjb Cincinnati and Sioux Fall conventions Conclusion has not been reached It i IB said that a batch of Boer prisoners pris-oners will be sent to Colombo Ceylon It Is said th > Imperial Government has approached the Ceylon authorities on the subject and hat asked them to se lect a good site Henry S Boutell has been nominated to represent the Sixth Illinois Con groMlonnl district lw Congress Reso lutions wore paswed Indorsing the St Louis platform and the administration of President McKlnley I The funeral of the lait Edward O Leech vicepresident of the National Bank of Commerce New York and former director of the mint who died Tuosday night of pneumonia occurred I yesterday at All Soul church New I York Thr body won went on in Wash Inerton for Intorm nt |