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February IA, the first day Of the Ram
adam festival, the Turks surrounded
the Armenian quarters in Marsovan and
ordered the Armenians to accept Islam.
Five hundred of them agreed to do so.
but l5O recalcitrants were killed. A
fresh series Of massacres is reported in
the Sivas and Kharpoot districts.
The Paris Politique Coloniale pub
fishes an alleged telegram from the
French consular agent in Brazil, re-
porting that conflicts have taken place
in the disputed territory Of Amapa, be-
tween French Guiana and Brazil. Il
is added that the French troops half
destroyed Amapa after losing 100
killed and wounded, including four
officers.
George Grant, pioneer resident Of
Grass Valley, CAL. 70 years of age,
was blown up by giant powder. He
was using the powder to blow up some
willows and leaned over to see why it
did not go of, when he got the full
charge in the face. One eye was blown
out and the other badly injured, his
lip terribly lacerated and his left arm
badly injured. He will probably sur
vive.
Clyde Fogle, member Of the junior
class in the university of Oregon, has
received the second prize offered by the
American Institute of Sacred Litera-
ture for excellence in New Testament
Greek. All the colleges Of the world
were represented in this competition.
Mr.. Fogle has received all his instruc-
tion in Greek in the university of Ore
gon. The value of the prize is $50.
Henry Cottrell, of Edinburgh, Ind,
died after several weeks illness, of
softening OF the brain, due to excessive
cigarette smoking. A post-mortem ex-
animation was held, and peculiar
condition was discovered. The peri
cardial sack was enlarged until it held
about gallon of water, and the heart
was abnormally contracted. A fatty
growth had also formed, and both the
lungs and spleen were enlarged and
weakened by the disease.
Havana advices aver that the Gu
bans will retaliate ON the Spaniards for
their slaughter Of suspects by using
dynamite. A manifesto signed by the
Cuban revolutionary party has been
found scattered through Havana set
ting forth that from five to ten Of the
suspects confined in the Caballas were
being shot nightly. and that the Gu
bans would retaliate by DESTROYING
Spanish residences and places Of busi.
ness by dynamite.
The passenger steamer Queen col.
lided with the British ship Strathdon
in San Francisco while steaminp nm
the harbor on her Arrival from Port
land. The vessels were not together
more than two minutes, but in that
time between $4,000 and $50. 900
were sacrificed in damages. The
Strathdon was lying at anchor in the
stream, and her heavy steel bowsprit
swept the upper decks of the steamer be.
fore the Queen could be backed away.
The Queen had on board 14O passen.
gers. Only two persons were hurt, and
their injuries amounted to mere
scratches.
United States District Attorney II.
Y, johnson has fled suit in the
United States court against the Union
Pacific Railorad Company and about
1900 holding lands under titles OBJ
tanned from that company, asking for
the cancellation of patents to about
10000 acres, or the payment to the
United States OF 1900, 900. The land
comprises portions Of the business Sec
tion Of Denver, Greeley, Fort Collins
and Loveland, Colorado. It is alleged
that the lands in question have BEEN
exempted from the original patents az
they were already subject to claims
under the homestead and pre-. emption
laws.