The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-06-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
,.,o,,c Events of the Week Briefly
md Tcrsciy Told.


a. bcr husband in Westminster abbey.
rho wife of Senator Bcveridge of In
s,ann died in sanitarium at Dansvillc
n. V
The business portion of Bloomington,
ms was swept by fire, with loss esti-
mated at nearly $2,OOO.OOO.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Com
,,onvcalth Mining company at Pierce.
A r.. causing loss of S5OO,OOO.
T,vo Americans. escaped from Tagal
,.i.nns. reached New York and told of
,ortnrcs endured and witnessed in the
philippines
rho National Building Trades council
hos issued an cdict forbiddng union
,snrlmrn from seeking employment in
sovcral large cities where there are
strikes.
Tuesday. june, 10.
The steamer Dirigo arrived Mt Seattle
with 100000 of gold dust from the
Kloudike.
The federal quarantine Mt San Fran.
c;sco. established because of fears of the
bubonic plague, has been raised.
Thousands of English sparrows have
becn found dead in Chicago streets. hav-
inc been poisoned by unknown persons.
Bunker Hill day was enthusiastically
celebrated at Charlcstown. five vessels OF
the north Atlantic squadron taking part.
II was reported that the bubonic plague
has broken out ut Guaymas. Mexico
among some Chinese who passed through
this country.
Walter Il. Duryea Of Glen Cove, whose
recovery from a broken neck is regarded
As marvel of surgery, has left the hos
pitul in New York.
Eight thousand Pima Indians on the
Gna reservation. Arizona, are destitute,
and like number of Papagos are on the
verge Of starvation.
Monday, June 1S.
An unidentified man jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge and was drowned.
Moscow, town of 800 inhabitants.
located in Livingston county, y. Y, was
nearly destroyed by fire.
Two children of James Wilson. aged 13
and 8 years. were drowned in the OSwcgu
river near Fulton, \. Y.
-Four children were burned to death in
fire which destroyed the Leadville CCol.J
Home For Fricndless Children.
The village of Smyrna, y. Y, 10 miles
out by fire. The property damage will
exceed $4,000.
Miss Marguestc Cast completed her
1000 mile record ride at Valley Stream
n. Y, after riding almost continuously
for 1l3 hours and % minutes.
The Royal library at Berlin has pur.
chased the recently discovered CORE
spondence Of Alexander Won Humboldt
covering the years from 1880 to 1910.
The ElbeTrave canal was opened with
great ceremonious pageantry in the pres
ence of the emperor and cabinet and del
egates from cities throughout Germany.
Saturday, June 10.
Rain has fallen for three days contin
uously in the Darjceling district of In
dia.
Admiral Dewey declared that he woult
not accept Il nomination for the vice pres
idency.
James Dunsmuir has accepted the pre-
miership of British Columbia, resigned
by Joseph Martin.
The United States legation at Constan
tinoplc pressed the porte for Il scttlemcn
of the indemnity claims
The native Hawaiians have decided t,
organize an independent party to oppos,
both Republicans and Democrats.
A jury in the United States dstric
court awarded Mrs. Phyllis Il. Dodge tn,
Nd,OOO worth of jewelry seized yea
ago.
Professor Henry Crew of the North
western university announced that all hi
eclipse plates had been undereXposed an,
were valueess.
Friday, June Is.
Six million persons were stated to b
receiving famine relief in India.
The north Atlantic squadron unde
command of Admiral Farquhar ha
reached Boston.
The motorman of a ear in Chicago fel
dead at his post, and the passengers nal
rowly escaped destruction on n railroa
track.
The porte notified the ambassadors a
ConStantinople that the application of tn
new tariff law would be postponed
month.
The White Star line steamship Ter
tonic arrived at her dock in New Yor
more than 12 hours late because of IL dis
arrangement of the vessels machinery.
Thursday, June II.
Hawaii's delegates to the Republica
national convention arrived mt San Fran
cisco.
The Princeton athletic team selected I
compete in England and France sale
on the st. Louis.
The court of claims decided that AC
hlral Sampson was in command ut Sal
hago and that Admiral Schley was h
subordinate.
Lyman c. Smith of Syracuse announ
eu his intention of giving to Syracus
university an engineering department
cost between $500,000 and S750,0OO,
Sheriff Suter of Frankfort, Ky, reacl
ed Indianapolis with II requisition Il
W. ), Taylor, charging him with bein
Nh accessory to the Goebel murder. Go
'rhor Mount refused to honor it,
Travelled with Broken Neck.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Walter