The defender., 1900-01-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, Jan. 23.

u1ISSIOu, 3lOO.tLU.
Gen T. H. Stanton, ex-paymaster
general of the army, known as the
fighting paymaster," died in Omaha.
The Chinese government has ac-
quiesced in French demands for ter
ritory at Kwang Chan Wan bay after
two more Chinese defeats.
Count Castellane, just arrived in
New York, is indignant over reports
in Paris papers that he has lost heavily
by gambling He threatens to "strike
the editor of Figaro with his cane"
when he returns to Paris, and to sue
for damages.
Wednesday, Jan. "a.
jeremiah Roach was given 20 years
for killing his wife at Jersey City.
Four convicts in the penitentiary at
Canon City Colo, killed Night Watch
Roney and escaped.
Captain Sam Gale and party of
hunters were fined 500 each for vio-
lation of game laws at Atlantic City.
The steamer Pennsylvania, which
leaves San Francisco for Manila Jan.
25, will carry 81 100000 to pay the SOL
diers.
Henry A. Hazen, chief forecaster
in the weather bureau at Washington,
died from injuries received by a fall
from his bicycle.
Thursday, Jan. %.
1t is now decided that the German
wine product dealers will exhibit at
the Paris exposition.
Samuel P. Meyers was hanged at
I Somerset, Pa, yesterday, for killing
Michael Karney and John Lenhart.
Judge Orrin N. Carter, of Chicago,
announces his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of
/ Illinois.
Citizens of Washington presented to
sCommander Richard Wainwright, OF
the cruiser Gloucester, a sword of hon.
or and a silver service.
By an explosion of powder at Sum-
mersville, Pa, Patrick Cosgriff and
Elmer Howard, quarrymen, were ter
ribly mangled. Howard died and
Cosgriff's death is expected.
Republican senators selected the fol-
lowing senate officers: Secretary, Hon.
Charles Bennett, of New York; SER
geant-at-arms, Hon. D. M. Ransdell, In
diana; chaplain, Rev. w. H. Milburn.
/ Friday, Jan. 2G.
A bill introduced in the national
house proposes to abolish the war
stamp act.
Lo Feng Lob, the Chinese ambassa-
dor to ENGLAND, has been converted to
Christianity
Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, mother of the German empress,
died in Dresden from pleurisy.
A Lowell tobacco firm sues the COW
=. IN
bacco imported from Porto Rico.
Germany's naval bill was adopted
by the bundesrath yesterday. 1t car
ries an annual expenditure of 11,0OO,-
600 marks for 16 years.
Commissioner Peck refuses to per-
nit the exhibition of $13O,OO0 golden
statue of Anna Held, the actress, in the
American section Of the Paris eXpOsi-
ton.
Saturday. Jan. 27.
Trenton children carry boiled water
to school for drinking, Passaic water
being declared dangerous to health.
Most of the French papers hail with
keen satisfaction the announcement
that the British have abandoned Spion
Kop.
It is stated in Kansas City that Web
ster Davis, assistant secretary of the
interior, is McKinley's choice for vice
president.
The transport Pennsylvania left Sar
Francisco with $1,500,O00 in gold coiI
and a considerable sum in treasury
notes to pay soldiers in the Philippines
An unarmed mob of several hundred
men took Convict Reynolds, who mur
dered Captain'W. c. Rooney, IN tn
penitentiary, from the prison at Cano1
City. Colo, and lynched him.
, Monday. Jan. 2).
In a shooting match at Hamilton, o.
, Iohn Kulp was accidentally killed b,
1 John Willoughby. q.
t Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, of New YORK
S favors open saloons between certall
hours on Sunday.
: In the first nine months of last yea
4 7S.3OO persons in the German emplr
3 engaged in strikes.
Q Chambers of commerce all owe
d France are protesting against TN
American reciprocity treaty.
J. Fred Lind, Victor Fredericksen an
Walter Grazesky, miners, were Kllle
. bv falling timber at Henley, WIS.
The late John Ruskin had give
awav fortunes, and he lived on 50
. . dav the last few years of mis- llte
= A gigantic metal paper trust, en-
:, bodying the entire industry IN tina
= country, has been formed in Belgium