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Show SPEEDILY CUECKED. Blslng or the People or Port Algrr, Brazil, Against tbe Got. trnmrnt. two mysterious murders in pennsylvania. BiatinglnJIadrld. A Monx Maiden Becomes a Benedictine Sun. LICENSING DILL IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Fonr Bojs KlUed by the Falling or A Clay Bank In Sonth Brookljn. By Tclecrapbto the Nbws.1 A Braslllan I prlslnr Bio de Janeiro, May 15. A rising of the people against the government took place on Tuesday at Port Algre. A portion of tho troops fraternized with the people. Tbe outbreak was suppressed by the police, and the troops who remained loyal. A number cf persons Were Injured. SJysterloas 31 nrderm. McKeesi'ORT, Ta., May 13. Miss Garrett Douglas, a wealthy maiden lady, was fuund dead today with a bullet wound In the back of her head. Her nephew has been arrested, pending Inquiry. John Cross, sj popular young man, was also murdered la-t night, ami tbe two crimes In oneday have created a sensation in the city, both being mysterious. Rlotlae- In 1adrlI. Madrid, May 13. Bioting lias broke out In the vicinity of Dllboa. Several miners havo been killed while resisting the gens d armes. Troops are hurrying to the scene. RheTakrs Her Nous. Yankton, S. D., May 15. A full-blooded Sioux maiden has just taken vows as a Benedictine nun, The ceremony w as performed In the Convent of the Benedictine Nuns In this city. Bishop McCarty received re-ceived the vows of the new nun,and Rev. Dr. Haruel conducted the ceremony, assisted by Mother Gertrude, Ger-trude, surioresa of the convent. Mist Crow Featlmr will be known In the order as Sister Catherine. For the present she will remain in this city. Herspeclal mission will Le to educate tLe children of the Sioux nation. Her father, Chief Crow Fiat her, Is a prominent Sioux. our Iiojs Killed. Nmv York, May 15. Four lads, ranging In age from four to nine yeirs, were buried by the falling of a clay bank In South Brooklyn today. to-day. AH were dead when taken out. Tbe radish Urenslnr UUI- LondoN, May 15. In the Commons Com-mons tonight, debate was resumed on the licensing bill. Sir James Larkln, Mr. Gladstone, Sir William Vernon Hartourt, Secretary Matthews Mat-thews and Mr. Smith spoke. Gladstone Glad-stone said the means proposed were utterly futile and extremely dangerous. danger-ous. The tide of public opinion against the liquor caue was fast rising. ris-ing. Allusion bad been made to remarks of bis ten years ago in favor of compensation. Since then it had been settled iu a manner unfavorable unfavor-able to the doctrine of vested interests. inter-ests. He certainly never contemplated contem-plated approving such a bill as this which proposed the purchase of a number of public houses on any terms the proprietors will accept. The bill might better be described "A bill for the endowment of public houses." The bill was bad in principle prin-ciple and utterly unsupported by precedent. Calne's motion to reject the bill was defeated, and the bill was then passed to a second reading. Healy raoed that tio Speaker leave the chair that tbo House might go into committee of the whole on the Irish agricultural bill. After some debate this was done, and the first clause of the bill was read. Dilatory tactics created a deadlock for some time. Won't llEUt. Berlin, May 13. Pultkamer's brother has challenged Itickert. the Freisinnige leader, to a duel for slandering liberals. RIckert refused the challengon the ground that he was acting In a public catacity, the offensive language having been used in a speech from an election platform. Dismissed. PlTTSJiURO, May 13. The celebrated cele-brated caseagalnst James Campbell, president of the Window Glass Works Associatioh, and Chambers, McKfce fc Co., glass manufacturers; Jeannette, Pa., who are charged with Importing men under contract, was dismissed today In the United States court, no intent In violation orthe law having been shown In the evidence. Sadden Death. Govfrnor's Island, N.Y., May 13 Nelson H. Davis, brigadier-general. United States army, retired, died here this afternoon, or ajo-plexy. ajo-plexy. Hehad Just arrived upon the Island to visit friends apparently In good health. Vtell Done. Conocitei, OnL. May 13. Juce Kono, the young Japanese who received re-ceived the degree of B. A. and a gold medal for general proflcienrt. at Victoria university today, Is the first Asiatic scholar ever presented for laurels at the Canadian unlvers "J". American Ticket Brokers. JndiaNaiulis, Mar 13. The American Ticket Brokers' Association Associa-tion spent the day in wrangling over the reinstatement of E. A. Mulford, the Chicago scalper. Stanley's Treaties. Xondon, May 13. Secretary Ferguson Fer-guson stated lu the Commons this evening that Stanley's treaties with the African chiefs were not authorized author-ized by the government. The Southern l'rrsbjrtertans. Asiieviixe, N.C., May 15. The feneral assembly cf the Southern Tesbyterlan church convened today to-day in Its twenty-ninth annual session. ses-sion. Rev. James Parks was chosen moderator. A Sleamer Ashore. Montreal, May 13. The steam, ship Valoput Is ashore at the mouth of the St. lianrence. She will probably pro-bably be a total wreck. The crew are still on board, and every effort Is being made to rescue them but thus far without the promise ofsuc-ce. ofsuc-ce. Mors than RspeclesL IiOOisvitXE, May 15. It Is now belleed that yesterday's caisson was more serious than at first supposed. sup-posed. Four men aie missing, and tonight they are thought to hava lieeti wounded. |