The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the week Briefs
and TerseIy Told

Ten persons were injured in a railwa,
wreck near Leadville. Colo.
cannon taken from Morro Castle vo,
presented to the city Of Newark, n. j.
Hampstead n. H., celebrated the on,
hundred ana hfticth anniversary of lis
founding.
Bishop Newman. who is critically in n,
saratoga, was reported gradually sinking
yesterday.
At Newton, Mass, Malcolm Shaw. AZ
years old. was drowned in CRYSTAL lake
while bathing.
Grace Burch was fatally injured at
saratoga as the result of premature
discharge Of fireworks
The American delegates to the peace
conference put n wreath on the tomb of
Grotius at Delft. Holland
AT Buffalo a frecracker ignited the
dress of Katie Daley, years old. and be.
fore assistance reached her she WINS so
badly burned that she died.
wallace Smith, aged GO years. and
bromwell McGce, aged 43 years. were
Killed at Arcade, n. Y, by heavy stone
1aillng on them I'm stone quarry.
Edward Albert Roberts, IL years old.
was Killed at New Bedford. Mass. by the
explosion of bottle of powder near
which he was setting off firecrackers.
Tuesday, July 4.
The interier of n mans stomach bos
been successfully photographed at Chi
cago.
Deputy Sheriff IL. L. Ellis was shot
and killed by Elias Hatfield at Grey Sta.
tion, w. Va, and both sides in the Hat
hpld- Np('nv fanI
newal of the struggle.
Federal Judge Hanford at Seattle has
decided that the capital stock OF a bank
Is not stock for taxation purposes until
It's issuance has been duly certified and
authorized ny the comptroller of the cur
rency.
A coal deal involving about 81 200, 900
in cash and 10000 acres OF land along
the Monongahela river has been closed at
Uniontown.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikleiohn
announced himself candidate to sue.
ceed Senator Thurston, whose term ex-
pires March 4, 1901.
The work Of moving the great steel
arch in the Pennsylvania railroad train
shed at Jersey City has been practically
completed.
The plant of the Beacon Light COM
pany at New Brunswick, y. j., was
burned to the ground, the loss being
100000
The chimes Of the big clock in the
tower of parliament house, Westminster.
were stopped because of the serious ill.,
ness of Mrs William George Cavendish
Bentinck.
Monday, July 3.
Ten thousand bales of cotton have been
burned in Brooklyn storehouse.
strike has begun in the Carnegie
Steel company's plant at Homestead. Pa.
Ex-Congressman West of Ballston
Spa, n. Y, has suffered second stroke
of paralysis.
Minister WI Ting Fang of China re-
turned to Washington from three
months European trip.
A 13-year-old boy in Alabama killed
his mother and sister, having several
weeks previously shot his father
Harvard, in addition to her aquatic and
athletic victories over Yale this season,
has also carried off the honors at base
ball.
NJ. Charles Victor Cherbulez, novelist,
literary and art critic and member of the
French academy, died in Paris in his
SEVENTEEN year.
More than 1000 tons of fodder and
war material have already been forward
ed from the Woolwich dockyard, Eng
land, to South Africa.
Saturday, July 1.
1t is reported that more thnn one half
of the state of Texas is flooded.
The suspected murderers Of Martin
Weirs are under arrest at Altmont N. Y.
The imports of dry goods at the port
of New York for this week were valued
at 81 ,6S2, ,541.
The president has appointed Louis A.
Knackstedt of Colorado to be agent of
the Southern Ute Indians.
The body of Joseph Gray, farmer,
"a years old, living near Lyons, n. Y,
was found floating in the Erie canal.
Hon. Joseph II. Marsh, a prominent
business man Of Bradford county, Pa,
died at his home in Walusing, aged II
years.
The steamer City of Seattle arrived at
Victoria, B. c., from Alaska with so
Klondikers and n small amount of gold
dust aboard.
Leaders of the Chicago stockyards
strike are organizing their forces, and if
the attempt is successful a general tie up
of the packing houses will be brought
about.
Friday, June 40.
Flying Fox won the Princess of Wales
stakes at Newmarket
EmbassadOr Cambon made n speech ut
the Harvard alumni dinner.
Fire did extensive damage in Senator
Clark's copper mine at Jerome, A. Il.
The 2-year-old colt Lieutenant Gibson
has been sold to G. III. Smith of Chicago
for $4,000.
The house at Rcnnes, France, occupied
by Mime. Dreyfus is guarded by police
day and night.
Jung Lu, favorite of the empress
dowager, is said to be scheming to make
himself ruler of China.
Sara Bernhardt gave her performance
Of Hamlet" in the Shakespeare Memo
rial theater at Stratford.
Mayor James Balbirnie of Muskegon,
Mich, was assassinated by j. w. Tayer,
a disappointed Office seeker