The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TcrscIy Told.

tthtldlH thuScu IL lciupOTdIN pdHlC among
the 100 convicts.
Mrs. Lucy Williams, who was believed
to be the oldest woman in the state, is
dead at Uncasvillc, Conn, aged 103
years.
a disastrous wreck on the New York
freight tracks at Syracuse piled up n
long train of cars and injured three per
sons seriously.
a Rennes correspondent of Paris
newspaper says that supposed internal
machines sent to NJ. Labori have been
opened and found to be filed with gun
cotton.
Mrs. William Y. Perot, charged with
having abducted her daughter Gladys
from Baltimore and for whom cxtradi-
tion papers were sent from the United
States. was formally freed from custody
in London.
Tuesday, Aug. 81.
The Shamrock has been docked, and
her spars are being removed, previous
to overhauling her bottom.
Colonel Robert G.. Ingersol left no
will. Besides the estate at Dobbs Ferry
he left personal property valued at $10,-
| 900.
Mayor Jones of Toledo has issued a
ltlttI SlulluB llldl nt is Ill the utlu al
Independent candidate for governor Of
| Ohio.
The boiler maker filters and other
| workmen employed at Nixon's shipyards,
| at Elizabeth, n. j., are out on strike
again.
The Church Missionary society has
| report stating that 10000 persons have
| died of famine on the east coast Of
| Africa.
The quartermaster's department, act
| ing under instructions from Secretary
! Root, is negotiating for more transports
! for the Philippine service.
| The foreclosure sale of Sioux City's
magnificent union passenger station,
which cost 100000, and the mile and
half terminals, valued at more than ST.
| 100000, will be held today.
Captain Shoemaker. now of the reve-
nue. marine service, has arranged for the
| participation of Il fleet of revenue cut
| ters in the naval parade at the Grand
| Army encampment at Philadelphia
| Sept. s.
| Monday. Aug. 2I.
! The Paris Lbcrte says that the Drey-
| fus trial will not finish before the middle
| of September.
| The crew of the Shamrock spent Sun
day quietly at anchor off Tompkinsville,
| Staten Island
The transport Garrone has sailed for
| Manila from Seattle with 400 horses be-
longing to the Third cavalry on board.
| Mrs Louise Theiing, a widow, residing
with her daughter in New Haven, COM
mitted suicide by cutting her throat with
| a razor.
The meeting of the American Associa-
| ton For the Advancement of Science be-
gins at the State university. Columbus,
o., and will continue through the week.
The sloops Columbia and Defender are
anchored off the Herreshoff shops at
Bristol. Columbias steel mast is ready
to be stepped. Both will be hauled out
this week.
General Juan Isidro Jimenez, the as
pirant to the presidency of the republic
of Santo Domingo. left Cienfuegos on
board the Polaria, bound for Manzanillo
and Santiago, Cuba.
Intelligence has been received from the
French Sudan indicating that Lieuten-
ant Klopp and Lieutenant Meunier, who
were sent to take command of column
of troops there, have both been assassi-
mated.
Saturday, Aug. 10.
| Armistead Taylor and John Alfred
Brown We're executed at Rockville, Nd,
for murder.
Richard Croker's horse Sweet Chimes
ridden by an American jockey, won a
plate at Nottingham.
The Saskatchewan river has overflow
ed at Edmonton, n. w. T., and done
great damage to property.
-Four Americans and three Mexicans
were killed by the explosion of loco
motive boiler at Cardenas, Mexico.
Admiral Dewey has fully recovered
from his recent illness and received Wis
its from the Americans at Leghorn.
1t was reported at Guaymas that the
Mexican gunboat Democratic had cap
tured an American vessel with supplies
for the insurgent Yaquis.
Friday, Aug. rs.
More trolley cars We're attacked in
Cleveland by strike sympathzers.
A heavy storm prevailed off the Scotch
coast. Many marine disasters were re-
ported.
Six persons We're drowned near Wash
ington, Ind. by the fall of n carriage in
to White river.
"Skeets" Martin, the American jockey
won the Durham County Produce plate
of II 900 in England.
General Torres, commanding the Mex
lean troops, surprised and completely
routed the Yaqui Indians.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
hold up Il Colorado aud Southern passen-
ger train near Folsom, y. NJ.
Carrie Snedecker, the little Princeton
child supposed to have been kidnapped,
was found dead in II pool in II quarry.
The mOtorman of the car wrecked near
Bridgeport Aug. q was pronounced Grim
inally careless, the jury also blaming the
railway company.
Thursday, Aug. III.
A young lad near Jacksonville, Fla,
was bitten by shark and died.
Admiral Dewey was better, remaining
on the deck of the Olympia at Leghorn,
Italy.
Hudson City, Ala, the population Of
which is exclusively colored, has been in