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Show luar r h his wlfo in Chicago, and at Its climax H thot her flvo times, Inflicting wounds H tram which sho probably will dlo. JU Mrs. Rhodes, who lived eight miles H north of Wood In Washita county, Ok- H lahoma, was struck by lightning whllo- H milking nnd Instantly killed. Tho H bolt also killed two cows and a calf. H Threo hundred milk doalera In con- H rcntlon at Pittsburg, Pa. havo per- H (octed an organization which practl- H sally places tho trado of Pittsburg and H Allegheny In tho hands of a com- H bine. H A dispatch from Vionna reporting .B Iho .destruction of tho Vaskapu In the H Black sea, says tho optnloa Is ox B pressed that tho Bulgarian revolution- H Ists were responsible for the explo- H lions. H Judgo Belden at Hamilton, O., has H rofusod a new trial for Alfred S. H Knapp, tho self-confessed murderer of H two of his wives and threo other vie- H tlms. Tho court fixed December 12th H tor tho execution. H Mary Gano Bryan Cobb step-grand- B mother of William J. Bryan, died on H tho 14th at her homo In Now London, Ind., In hor 101st year. Mrs. Cobb was M one of tho pioneers of tho county. Sho B was born In Kentucky. M Gcorgo Coggan, a smcltor employe M of Pueblo, Colo., who has shown olgns H of insanity, beat hlB wlfo on tho head M with a rovolver and then cut his own U throat. Ho is at the point of death. H Tho woman may recover. B Two young sons of M. Epstein, llv- M Ing with their parents over a Junk H shop In Scranton, Pa., were burned to U death In a firo which destroyed the H building. The firo is supopsed to havd M beon of Incendiary origin. H The monthly statement of the pub- M lie debt shows that at tho closo ot M business August 31, 1003, tho total M debt, less cash In the treasury. H amounted to $923,924,357, which Is a M decrcaso for tho month of 0,098,954. ',H Tho statement Is mado that tho an- H thracito mlno owners havo worked M their mines during mo summer in nc- H cumulating a great surplus of coal in B order that they may meet tho possl- HI bllitios of a recurrence of any labor H troubles which would cjxuso a closing B Jown of tho mines. M Francis J. Schrclbcr, who died at M Eureka, Ills,, on August 21st, was the- M oldest postmaster in In tho Unitod M States in point of sorvlce. Ho was M postmaster of Eureka for forty-four HJ years, receiving his commission from HJ Postmaster General Holt of President HJ Buchanan's cabinet In 1859. HJ A party of Lndronos havo assembled HJ In Laguna and havo caused much an- HJ noyanco to tho peaceably disposed In- HJ habitants in. their depredations. Tho H provincial constabulary aro,. accord- HJ Ing to reports, keeping In close touch HJ with tho marauders nnd havo hod H many skirmishes with them,. HJ John Butlor ot Rockland, Mass., 65 HJ yoars old, Is tho latncr of thlrty-flvf HJ children, tho oldest of whom Is 45 HJ nnd tho youngest 2 years old. As he HJ has reared his numerous progeny, re- HJ spectably while working hard at his H trado, It may bo bolloved that "Mr HJ Butlor Is a hard-working man," ""jHJ Under escort of a strong guard 10,- HJ (05,000 silver coins, aggregating $328, H S50, wore shipped last wook from tbo HJ United States mint at Philadelphia to H Now York, where thoy will bo placed HJ an hoard tho Rtoamshlp and taken to HJ Manila. . 'HJ Twonty-flvo stockmon from different ,HJ parts of tho western - grass country HJ mot In tho Midland hotel in Kansas H City Inat week and arranged to por- H feet tho organization of a packlnir M sompany to compoto with tho alleged 'HJ packers' trust. H In tho trial of tho directors and of- HJ llclals of tho North Jersoy Struot Rail- , way company on a chargo of man- HJ slaughter for last February's crossing HJ accident nt Newark, N. J., tho court H decided n verdict of acquittal of all tho defendants. HJ Scvontoen cotton mnnufacturlng ,HJ concerns of Fall Rlvor, Mass:, will ,' shut down until September 14th, ;HJ throwing out of work nearly 13,000 HJ hands, operating 1,300,000 spindles. Hj Dolay In tho arrival ot new cotton hHJ caifscd tho shutdown. HJ Tho 7,000 Japanoso In tho Hawaiian J Islands aro being organized In ono ft3 tody with Consul Snlto ns president ,-JM of tho society. Ono of tho chief oh" ''tH Jeets of tho association will bo (ho ,HJ settlement of tho labor dllllcultlca In- '; vulvlng Japanoso omploycs. H l flHHI |