The Farmington times., 1900-05-31
H. o. Crump. Of West Ray City, was
rcnominatcd for congress by the re-
publicnns OF the Tenth district OF
Michigan.

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rcnominatcd for congress by the re-
publicnns Of the Tenth district OF
Michigan.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The Bocr government announces itA
intention Of fghiing to the last and
foreign cousuls AZ Johannesburg have
been notified that the city will he de.
Tended. british mounted infantry
were ambushcd near Nryhcid. and Col.
Mcthuen reported loss NJ % men.
The vireroy Of India reports that the
number of persons receiving relief on
account of the famine Is 100000.
Roberts. with the main portion ot
the British army. Is once more ad.
yanring toward Pretoria, where the
Bocrs arc preparing for strong rerist-
nncc. Definite dispatches make n
clear that the Nnal river has not yet
been rrogscd by the british troops.
The British cabinet ministers Rnye
hanqucts IN honor 81 the queens
birthday
Tho cighty.hrs' birthday Of Queen
Victoria WIS celebrated throughout
the British empire.
In the Rhcnostey river floods
blocked the progress oi the British
nrmy; Roberts front Is m miles in
| length; The Iiocrs hide their plans
for the future. but Prcsldcn; Kruger
has issued u proclamation saying he
win defend Johannesburg and calling
upon all the Beers to fight 10 the hit.
| ter end.
Tho postal director Of the Philip.
| pine islands reports that with nll cx.
pcnscs paid there will hc n profit oi
over $4,000 for the II months from
May /. 1902
The diplomats In China demand
that the government suppress the
boxers" who arc gaining strength
latter NEWS.
In the senate, on the 2'th, discus
sion Of the Spooncr Philippine hill
was continued, Mr.. Morgan advocating
the general owucrship uni the gny-
crnmcnt 10y the United States ~ the
islands, but opposing the pending hill
a. dangerous, because placing too
much power IN the hands Of lie prrsi-
dent. lie said the hill wn, being used
AS foil to prcvcn; the passage 10y
this congress Of the Nicaragua canal
lhill....Iu the houss two hours were
devoted 30 the further consideration
of the Alaskan civil government bill.
The session from noon until adjourn.
mcnt was devoted. under the rule. To
private p,psion bills, 100 Of which
were faynrably acted upon, but their
passage was blocked by the point Of
no quorum
The apartments IT Mrs +. NJ Brtts,
wife of wcll-known phN ut
1882 Court place, Denver, Cob. were
Irutrrcd hS burglar. on The 18th, and
diamond, and other icwclry valued nt
| s7.Unn were stolen. Roy l'ruCk, a
young man living in the house, was
arrested on suspicion, bat none of the
stolen articles have been recovered.
The Chicago board Of trade gave no
ticc, an the .5th, that on and after
June / the board would collcSt It's own
market quotations The new rule is
aimed at the bucketshops, of which
there are claimed to H. at least $4,000
in various parts uf the United States.
Joseph kicih aud son were arrested
At Elhcrlicld ind. on the 2Sth, charged
with the murder of Nora kifcr, whose
i.ody was found in the river there re-
Gently. Wm. Clark, who went 70
Evansville March 20, to marry the girl,
was also arrested ~ a witness.
The last drawinRroom Of this sea.
so= was held On the 15th, at Buck
nghnm palace Toy the princess of
Wales, in behalf of the queen. The
presentations included number of
Americans
4 dispatch from GcorFctown, Brit
ish Guiuna. on the 2ith, said that
steamer. with three conveys. WIS car
ricd over cataract in the POtara river,
British Guiana, 50 lives being lost.
signor Giuseppe del fucntr, the
widely. known baritone, died suddenly.
on the 2jth, at his home in nhiiadcl-
phia. Death was due to apoplcNy. lie
was 10 years old.
The vault Of the Hank Of Dover.
Mimi, was blown open by burglars, ON
the night Of the 2Ith, and 81, 500 taken.
The burglars escaped.
Tn the senate. on the a6th. Eome
time was devoted TO the sundry civil
tF stFsff l.sll Iut
ing IL. The resolution for nm investi-
CATION. by the committee on Cuban af
fairs, OF postal aud other irrcggsari-
ties, with authority TO visit Cuba, II
necessary, 10 pursue the inquiry, WIS
agreed to. The remainder of the seH-
zion was given TO District of Columbia
business, the most important measure
considered providing extensive depot
and terminal Improvements IN Wash
ington for the baltimore a Potomac
and baltimore a Ohio railroads and
for the removal OF the Long bridge"
the highway from north TO south dur
ing the rebellion. In the house con-
sideration of the Alaska civil govern
hhNh' bfi VIM liNNNNhAi. fhbfItf'Ths ~
few paragraphs only being passed
over until the 2sth.
In the midst of flowers sent in gen
erous quantities by friends from all
over the country. Mrs Julia Ward
Howe, one OF the foremost women of
the country. received her friends In
boston. ON the 27th, the righty-iirSt an
nivcrSary Of her birth. Messages Of
conRratulation also poured in. Mrs.
Howe was In excellent health.
Lord RobeFts has wired the British
war Office that there Is urgent need of |
more rolling stock, and the London
Daily Express asserts that contracts
have been placed In the United States
for 80 locomotives and many cars, the
British manufacturers being unable 60 |