Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week BrieAy
and Tersely Told.

Notable Events Of the Week BrleAy
and Tersely Told.
The north Atlantic squadron sailed
from Boston for Newport.
The Australian commonwealth bill
passed it's third reading in the house OF
commons.
The war department has arranged FOL
an early withdrawal of several regiments
from Cuba.
The president was invited to visit At.
lanta on July 20, the anniversary Of the
battle OF Peach Tree Greek.
Sir William Conway will sail from Liv
erpool June p en- route to the Bolivian
Andes FOR an exploring expedition
Monday, June 25.
A tornado did great damage in Beaver
county, 0. L.
Grasshoppers are destroying the crops
in northwestern Iowa.
Heavy and continued rains have caused
great damage to crops in Georgia.
George Lakin, 10 years old, died in
Baltimore from the effects Of blow
from baseball.
Stroke Higgnson of the Harvard var
sity eight broke his leg while playing bull
ut New London, Conn.
The naval board of construction has
decided in favor of superimposed turrets
for three new battleships.
Saturday. June 23.
General Wood has removed a number
of high salaried professors in the Univer-
sity of Havana.
Governor Rollins of New Hampshire
has issued n proclamation fixing "Old
Home Week" in August.
Admiral Deweys wife has bought Big
Fish island not far from Halifax, and
will build a summer residence there.
Logan Il Coates, the Peekskill On .Y)
storekeepers, were held in $4,000 bail
each on charges of swindling II firms.
b. H. Roberts, who was elected t.
congress by Utah Democrats and refused
admission to that body, has been convict.
ed of higamy by jury at Salt Lake City.
Friday, June 22.
Count Muravieif. the Russian minister
of foreign affairs, died suddenly.
The funeral of Mr.. II. Walter Webl
was held at Scarborough -on-the Hudson.
Another woman was brutally beaten in
St. Louis for riding on the transit com
pany's cars.
A Brooklyn jury awarded $4,000 to
JucOD VI. SdcS, WHb WIS luIi ipN u " Il
brewers wagon.
The khcdive of Egypt arrived in Eng
lish waters, but was too much overcome
with seasckness to proceed to London.
Lady Randolph Churchill has announc.
ed that she will marry Lieutenant George
Cornwalis West of the Scots guards in
July.
Clarence Mayer, eXtradited from New
York to Cuba on Il charge of raising
checks. was sentenced to eight years i'm
prisonment in Havana.
Edward Ii. Denniston, index clerk Oh
the assembly, has been indicted by the
Albany county grand jury for altering
the Rochester school bill.
Thursday. June ~.
The University of Pennsylvania ath'
letic team sailed for Europe.
Fire did $4,000 damage in the livery
stable of NJ. NJ. Mullin ut Newark, \. j.
One life was lost and six persons were
badly burned in Il hotel fire ut South
Bend. Ind.
One million one hundred thousand dol
lars in gold bars was removed from the
subtreasury for shipment to Europe.
The south polar expedition promoted
lin will start at an early date from Ham.
burg.
At the request of the four national
banks of Los Angeles the comptroller OF
the currency has designated Los Angeles
Il reserve city.
Wednesday,, June 20.
The wife of Senator Beveridge of In
diana died in a sanitarium ut Dansville
y. y.
The business portion of Bloomington
Ills, was swept by fire. with Il loss esti-
mated at nearly $2,O00,000.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Com
monwealth Mining company ut Pierce
A. T.. causing loss of S5OO,OOO.
Two Americans, escaped from Tagal
prisons, reached New York and told OF
tortures endured and witnessed in the
Philippines.
The National Building Trades council
has issued an edict forbidding union
workmen from seeking employment in
several large cities where there are
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