The Conway log cabin., 1900-08-07
GENERAL NEWS.

of reputable medical colleges under 40 years of age will be accepted.
 pr. Bellinzaghi. the Brazilian physician commissioned by the Mexican government to try the serum cure in the hospitals at the city of Vera Cruz, reports excellent progress. One patient, q Mexican, after he injection of the serum, grew steadily better and the black vomit ceased. Another patient, an Italian, was treated with similar re- suits. Physicians are watching the treatment with eager interest.
 After long period of imprison- ment, which he has endured more like a ferocious wild beast than like a human being, Geronimo, one of the most blood thirsty Indians that ever figured ill history, has gone stark mad. He is a prisoner at Fort Sill, Okla. It cost the gov 'ernment $1 100000 and hundr reds of lives before he was safely behind the iron bars. Deprived of his lib- erty as punishment for his crimes. he could not stand the confinement. For fourteen years he has been a prisoner of war, the last ten years at Fort Sill.
 Gen. Hally, general allotting agent for the government, arrived at Chickasha with large corps of assistants and began the work of al- lotting the Kiowa and Comanche and Apache reservations to the h. dians, July 22d, preparatory to the opening of that country to settlement. The act of congress opening that ment mus. be completed in not less than six months from the date of its passage Gen. Hally says it will be imposibsle to complete the allot- ment in that length of time Many mining camps have been establish ed along the border and hundreds of prospectors in search of gold are compelled to await the official
 The postmaster general has made public the report of Fourth Assist ant Postmaster General Bristow, who investigated the Cuban postal frauds. MT. Bristow finds that Neeley's embezzlements aggregated at least $131,713, and says he was justified in recommending the re- moval of Director General Rath- bone Whether or not the latter was guilty with Medley in the em- bezzlement, he says, there can be no doubt that in the matter of un- authorized per diem allowances, personal expenses and warrants cashed and unaccounted for, he unlawfully appropriated to his own use money of the Cuban postal rev euues. For this Mr. Bristow says he believes MT. Rathbone should be required to answer
 In a message to the navy depart- ment Admiral Kcmpf, U. $. N, makes the direct statement that the imperial government is in sympa- thy with the Boxers. A Shanghai correspondent cables that if any of the ministers at Pekin are alive the Chinese government is holding them as hostages, and that ll Hung Chang has offered to transmit them to Tien Tsin on condition that a guarantee be given by the powers that no advance will be made on Pekin, and that all matters in dis pute be made the subject of friendly negotiations. All foreign consuls have demanded proof that the Pekin envoys are alive before any proposi- ton from China shall he considered, There is suspicion among many high officials of the powers that there has been an attempt on the part of the Chinese government to practice a gigantic fraud on the world by sending out the many fla vorable communications from Pekin
 Gen. Roberts reports that Gen. Hunters command engaged the Boers in a ard-fought battle near Bethlehem July 24th and 25th, the Boers compelling the British to re tire with about 50 casualties.
 A strong expedition composed of representatives of all the powers will start from Tien Tsin about the middle of August for the rescue of foreigners in Pekin. American troops to the number of about 4,OU0 will be in the advance.
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