It is reported that an epidemic of
contagious diseases threatened Pitta
burg, Pa., as a result of l.e ulpre
cedented drouth.
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to
the United States, has been recalled,
ltd Chung Men Yew has been ap
pog.ged to suneceed him.
BHeman Wheat, a planter of Eliza
beth, Miss., was shot and killed by a
aegPo whom he caught..-growlIng
NArs his eonm . oai..
