The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
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The ear has so far recovered that he
sits up at intervals
Lloyd j. Smith has been expelled from
Chicago board OF trade.
Professor i. A. Starr of Chicago uni
vcrsty was nearly killed in attempting
to board a street car.
The schooner Oliver Schofed, lumber
ladcA, from Norfolk TO New York. went
asho,c on the New Jersey coast.
The annual report of the New York
stat" treasurer shows n balance greater
than last years by more than $4,000
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Tuesday. Dec. 4.
1t is reported that the queen has de-
cided 70 confer a dukedom upon Lord
Roberts.
Loren w. Collins of Minneapolis has
declined appointment as successor Of the
late Senator Davis.
The new British parliament met. Sir
William Court Gully was reelected
speaker by the commons.
The Prince of Wales inspected return
ing Canadian troops in London and wei
coined the officers to England.
An express train was wrecked on the
New Jersey Central railroad AT Vulcan
ite, n. j., and its engineer killed.
Ex-prcsident Kruger declared at Co
lognr that he would scnew his request
for an audience with Emperor William
later.
The night express train on the Buffalo.
Rochester and Pittsburg railroad ran in
20 freight train at Milly8lc. Pa. No
perSon was seriously hurt
General W. l.. White. formerly quar-
tcrmaster general of the Michigan ma
tional guard, was sentenced to ten years
in prison for completely in military cloth
ing frauds.
Monday. Dee. g.
Chicago dealers were reported to have
cornered the egg market.
The overflow of the T'ibcr flooded the
lower portions of the city of Rome,
At the close of the moose season in
Maine the number killed was reported ut
140.
Lieutenant Hobson, L. s. ~, is in n
New York hospital, threatened with ty-
phoid fever.
The annual cost to Greater New York
of the city's police department was esti-
mated ut 81, ,162.32S.
The American Transvaal league has
issued an invitation to ex-Prcsident Kru-
ger to visit this country.
The steamer st. Marc, trading between
Naples and Marseillcs. has been wrecked,
and 45 of her passengers and part of
her crew have been lost.
saturday. Dec. 1.
Preston Todd fell dead while playing
in n football game mt Chicago.
Fire did slight damage in the filesroom
of the treasury department NJ Washing
ton.
The attempt by the government to in
troduce reindeer from Lapland into Alas
ka has proved a failure.
Oscar Borz, a student of West Point
Military academy, was reported dying at
Bristol, Pa, the result of hazing.
Lieutenant Commander Southerland in
Il report on the naval militia advocated
the establishment of n national naval re-
serve.
Charles Stewart Smith has appointed
Is representative New Workers as II COM
mittee to undertake the task of purifying
the city.
Friday. Nov. 10.
John II. Wilkins of Chicago lost his life
in saving woman from n runaway team.
1t was discovered that many counter
felt gold pieces are in circulation in
Haiti.
The mayor of Omaha has ordered glove
contests or prizeiighs TO be stopped ia
that city.
The French chamber of deputies unan-
imousy adopted a vote OF sympathy with
Mr. Kruger
\ large shipment OF potatoes, first of
the kind will soon be made from Wash
ing,on to China.
Moensted's oleomargarine factory at
Aarhus, Denmark, was burned, with a
loss of 100000 kronen.
All the members of the presidents cabi-
net except Attorney General Griggs have
decided to remain in Office after March 1.
Robert Winstet, assistant bookkeeper
of the German National bank of New
port, Ky. was arrested for completely
with Frank Brown in wrecking the bank
The Panama Railroad company has be-
gun chartering steamships and seeking
dock facilities at San Francisco in an.
ticipaton Of war with the Pacific Mai
Steamship company
Thursday, Nov. 20.
Lord Roberts has demanded 5000 more
troops for use in South Africa.
The population Of Oklahoma has in
creased o44 per cent over 1890.
, One man was killed and four hurt in {
; railway accident near Beaver, Pa.
The reassembling of the beet sugar
conference at Brussels has been assured.
> The Cape Nome mining camp has beer
cut off by ice from the outside world fol
the winter.
Twelve We're killed and Is were report
/, ed missing in n coal mine explosion a
/, Aniche, France.
$ A woman has been found at Malone
E n. Y, who is remarkably hale and activ,
at the age of 105.
t The big corn deal in Chicago has beer
settled by Operator Phillips making pri
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