The Conway log cabin., 1900-07-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

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 1 Speaker Henderson was renomi- nated for congress from the Third district of Iowa by exclamation.
 Chas. A. Towne, populist nomi- nee for vice president, announces that he will not be candidate un- less nominated by the democrats.
 The American consul at Tien Tsin reports that the Chinese troops are provided with modern guns and man them with remarkable skill.
 Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, who has so vigorously opposed the Philippine war, announces that he will support the republican ticket.
 American missionaries have been warned to leave Southern China, aa t is feared the rebellion will soon spread to that section of the coun Ity.
 A restraining order has been issued to prevent striking street car men of St. Louis from interfering with the operatives of cars carrying United States mail.
 A company of volunteers has been recruited at Fl Reno, Okla, also one at Ardmore, |. T., and their ser vices rendered the government in case they are needed in China. 1 The postmaster general has is- sued an order removing from office Estes G. Rathbone, who had been suspended by former order from the position of director general of posts of Cuba.
 Fire in the machine shop of the Best Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg, Pa, destroyed $4oo,ooo worth of property. One fireman was killed and eleven badly injured by falling walls.
 The secretary of the interior has decided to enforce the provisions of ! the Curtis law in the Creek and Cherokee Nations The immediate cause of this determination is the failure on the part of the two tribes to arrive at an equitable agreement with the Dawes commission just to all parties.
 The state supreme court of Ten nessee has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of A. k. 1 Ward, sentenced to term of three years for forgery. Ward was tried eight times before conviction was secured. In 1895 he Is said to have fioated S300000 worth of worthless paper, after which he fled to Homo lulu.
 Up to June 9th the mortality in the British army in South Africa since the beginning of the war from all losses was 40 officers, 6,50l men. 118 officers and 10,013 men wounded, and 1S6 officers and 4,4S6 men missing and prisoners. To these are added 10.4S1 officers and men invalided to England, half of whom are said to be incapacitated from earning an independent liv- ing.
 Several thousand Cuban school teachers will receive d course of in- struction under the auspices of Harvard University during the sum- mer and fall, to better fit them for their duties.
 At New Orleans, w. H. Robinson, who was released from the insane asylum three weeks ago, murdered Wm Staessel, fatally wounded NJ J Whitaker and slightly wounded an officer before he could be re- strained.
 A committee of the Young Turks party has sent manifesto to the various embassies, describing the situation in Turkey, and declaring that it is time for the powers to terminate the sultan's regime.
 
 Secretary of the Interior Hitch cock has taken steps to stop the in- fluX of miners and spectators to the lands of the Indians in Oklahoma Territory These lands will shortly be open to settlers under act passed by the last congress.
 John C. Woolley, of Illinois, and Henry B. Metcalf, of Rhode Isl and, were nominated for president and vice president respectively by the prohibitionists, in national con vention in Chicago last week
 John Whiteside, well-to-do farmer of near Poscyville, Ind, in a fit of anger struck his wife over lhe head with an iron bar, killing hel instantly. Whiteside then commit