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Show Hews of tbz Kforlch It has been reported from Rome that the famous bas-relief, "The Descent from the Cross," by Luca Delia Robbia. has been stolen from the church of San Severo, Florence. The bas-relief is valued at $100,000. Alfred Eelt, nativefof Germany, finan-J finan-J cier and a life governor of the De Beers consolidated mines of South Africa, is said to be the richest individual in the world, is dying. He was the man back of Cecil Rhodes in all Rhodes' schemes ; for wealth and empire. Chinese dowager empress asked by censors to resign; promised reforms declared de-clared to have failed and extravagance in building useless railroal to tombs and in celebrating her birthday is charged. Western immig"ran7 bureau railroad officials met in Chicago to settle difficulties difficul-ties over Rock Island's withdrawal; another conference will be held; $400.-000,000 $400.-000,000 will be spent for American railroad rail-road improvement in 1903. One of the physicians at St. Vincent's Vin-cent's hospital, where a private patient pa-tient is being treated for blood poisoning pois-oning by the new method of formalin injection, says it is as yet too early to speak with any certainty as to the outcome out-come of the treatment. i An unsuccessful attempt' was made I this morning to refloat the North Gar-man Gar-man Lloyd steamer Lahn, from Mediterranean Medi-terranean ports for New York, which grounded on a sandbank off Tumara, Sunday morning. Her cargo is rapidly rap-idly being discharged into lighters. Some of the passengers have landed and are sightseeing, but the majority remain on board. Alice B. Tevis, 10-year-old daughter of the late Hugh Tevis and heiress of several millions, died at San Francisco. John Mitchell, president of United Mine Workers, declared before Indiana legislature's committee he does not believe be-lieve combination between railroads and operators exist; shortage attributed attribut-ed to increased demand and reduced output. Scores of Mississippi negroes preparing prepar-ing to ask appointment as postmaster at Indianola. -s Venezuelan bombardment a mystery to government officials, who are unable un-able to find motive; desire of Germans for display of forcobhTT : "-' try SOn.o ; Steel tile and nv: ,. f ... '" , f with $1,000,000 c" ,' i,:r' rr.- ' 1 Pittsburg; Lop MVf " : I elected presidert " "' ' ': V.v v i; I I Wireless IHf.jr,. , r u .. . land and Furo"'; J; 7 TViro -;-h u ' I doned by IVnnia ' ,Ji;a" U v. ; Marconi exceeds .,' ' a-k. ;a - . ' ; j Secretary jj t , , .... . ' credit for' carrvi-.' :l. -':'--n ... t in Africa: l.;b..- , f, ; ' f settled and v-,,- - ,' ', . ; :! :.:r.; cussed. -' William Stt.hm.-v- ; Wolfram strv-t. fit:,;' .. "'!. ;-. J. Ward. vat-ti!n:,:. ". ' V I. coal in Nfrthv.-..-. , , ,. ' :' K'r Ward arrestt-d a:':.-'. ',' 1 .v-.ru' sons. ' .; German fiaevhi!. ..... ers Panther an-i i' ; '. ' '' ':.5. j San Carlos. ',-:. ... ' . ' r'.-. spirited reply; vi;; . ' ,"" I plosion oecurr d .. . ' ' rl-.. I Mrs. Elijah, ih ;; , , j killed by jumpii-tr !' . , " ' ; flow of Oake-nw.-.; I 'r':r.- I Forty-third stri. ., . j fifty other U-nant- !. 1 : 'n' j Edgar T. Iavi. . . . ... . . I i spctor. in annua i . . ::- f I requiring affidavit-, f , ,. "'J' i; . an almost total !':.(:..'' ',v"r !t I test recomnioni'c.i j, s:. . 1 j three state gas ir.; '., ' I duced. ' "' '"' I Teachers- salari-J . , j $500,000 annually h . .,.7,'... :'7"v j grade and primary '' '' '; yearly; head assist'i ; . .. 7C ?'' I building fund cut !:.,: K .y . .'..,i7n' f Sultan of Sulu .ii-i , ;., 4 his mother real nil- r ..f 7. .'. 7; 0 j States did not int-rf- .- .:,;, 77! ' minion and grant, d -7,,'7r ' " f allowance. 5"'1".' j American ivsid-n:s ;. j.-., ,,, p 1 deny Cuba's claim to ;! ;. j tion over it. and will r-v77... 7 h I of taxes: contention t" . ;,;.:, -i ,,n7T'.:' ' f sion of island from I'l.u: ,im. n-ln"-"" I Eighteen-storv hniUin . t corner of State and m7;N.,7' 7- j Chicago, wiil be built i-v ' h7i777-' I ! ings bank in will r ; 77. 7 7i I I cover Joseph E. and ;-,.. 7., l o7 leaseholds. 3 War on buboni.- pia''Uf- existed three years in San i-7,n. 7t' j planned at conference ;7 p.7---- health boards with Hurt:-.:! i 7" I Wyman; California and San Fr777, 1 officials accused of gross n-uw't '7J obstruction of federal autiv-rftv. Nine men killed and t-n ir.jur-,1 n collision between Great Northern hri7-train hri7-train and snow plow near t'hiwauk"'-Wash. t'hiwauk"'-Wash. Chancellor von Buelow, in a l irs; German reichstag, deplored ill f7;7 toward Rudyard Kipling and Brit: press; latter's antagonism blamt'i'tj German newspaper attack durin- b 7 war. Harold Van Debogart. li vears o',.j killed at Lake Geneva. Vis.. whi'i f coasting; two companions badly hurt. ' I Mayor Harrison campell. d his l;ii- I tenants tc postpone banquet tani;h: j at which he was to formally d-.-.-la:-- I himself a candidate for re-eWtiwi; j postal card appeal to be mad. 1 Chcsterr T. Long nominated f 1 I United States sanator by Kansas I publican legislative caucus; bill to ?up- (press anarchist literature presented M Michigan legislature. I I Contract for new university nf ('iika- I go law building v.il be awarded at S once; will be among finest of its kin.!. Chicago, Great Western's St. Paul passenger train wrecked by broken rail at South Freeport, III., last night; engineer, en-gineer, fireman and one other person killed: nearly twenty injured: cars on fire and injured in danger of death. Wyoming hotel and leasehold. Zti-T.i South Clark street, Chicago, snid by F. S. Hebard to International Hotel company com-pany for $150,000; original cost reportel at $374,000. |