The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30
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The Prince Of Wales is learning to
ride a bicycle.
The Spanish minister of war has OBJ
tained loan of $1,30O.000.
The Kaiser says the Maine was blown
up by internal explosions.
Spain Is not succeeding In suppres.
sing the rebels on the Philippine Is
lands.
or 100 Russian officials arrested for
bribery and corruption five committed
suicide.
Mr.. Gladstone is dying Of a cancer
Gus growth involving the bone tissues
Of the nasal passages.
London bankers are making a strenu.
Gus effort to avert war between Spair
and the United States.
The agreement by which China leases
Port Arthur and Ia Lien Wan to Rus
sia was signed few days ago.
The Paris Matin says the court Of
April will quash the conviction Of M
Emile Zola and order a new trial.
Twenty miners were killed by the ac
cidental firing of a dynamite torpedo
In coal mine near Liege, Belgium.
A telegram for Tromsoe reports that
Is fishermen have been drowned off the
north coast of Norway In the storm.
In the French chamber Of deputies II
was decided by vote that all should be
done to avert a war between the Unit.
ed States and Spain.
Six persons were drowned by the cap
sizing of a boat in Dutch harbor, Alas.
ka, March 8. Father Alonzo, of st
Louis, Mo-, was one.
French passenger steamers are nov
experimenting with carrier pigions 1r
case of accident in md-ocean the,
could be used In establishing commune
cations with shore.
The Berlin "Boursen Courier pub,
fishes a dispatch from Vienna saying
that. according to information from tn,
best source, European mediation bet
ween Spain and America Is being un.
dertaken.
Francisco was shadowed by detectiye,
while in England. who believed him
to be forger. Not until he was seer
to board the cruiser were the detectives.
convinced Of their error.
Prince Bismarck Is highly amused q,
the almost daily cable messages he I've.
ceives from America, mostly with pre-,
payment for an answer, requesting hi.
views of the loss of the Maine or on tn,
Cuban question. He says he pays mt
heed to these requests.
The total pack OF salmon In British
Columbia for the past season Is 1,0l5,47.
cases, compared with 60l,570 the previ,
Gus season. Shipments made during the
season were as follows: By sea to Eng,
land, 733,704 cases; overland, 43,32,
cases; to Eastern Canada, 1870, SIS cases
to Australia, $3.50 cases; TO other des
tinations, 226 cases.
The Politische Correspondent O,
Vienna gives what purports to be tn,
Information Russia has received re
garding Japans naval activity, put,
ting In concrete form what Is alread,
partly known, namely, that AZ war.
ships are being built to Japan's orde,
In Great Britain. Germany, France ans
the United States. at a cost of 93,OOO,.
900 yen.
Mrs. Parnell. mother of Charles Stew.
art Parnell, met with an accident lag,
week at Avondale, County Wicklow
Ireland, which may cost her life. Sh,
was nodding in an arm chair before Q
fire when her clothes ignited. Befor,
the flames could be extingushed sh,
was badly burned.
The Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg.
Gotha, eldest daughter of King Leo.
pold of Belgium, wife of Prince Philir
Of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, has commenced
an action for divorce. Prince Philit
fought a duel on February Is, witt
Lieutenant Mattachich- K Koglevitch, un.
der stringent conditions, on account o,
the princess action in eloping with the
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