The suburban citizen., 1900-07-07
THE NEWS.

The big reservoir Of the Grand Rap
ids (Mich.) waterworks burst More
than 100 900 900 gallons Of water was
let loose and rushed down through the
valley adjacent, flooding an area peo-
pied by about 5000 persons.
In the storm off Bering Sea coast on
June the slOOp Seattle, with seven
men, capsized, drowning, as is believed
by the officers of the steamer Aber'
deem, which has arrived at Seattle,
Wash, from Nome, all Of the occu-
pants.
Gen. A. ]. Warner, of Ohio, created
q furore at the Monetary League meet
ing in Kansas City by saying that so
far as he knew there was no reason
for changing the ratio of silver coin
age.
1t is reported that a fight occurred
Sunday between eight cowboys and
ranchmen and Cinnamon belonging to
the Pei-Chung colony, located in Duval
county, Texas.
All the union coal miners in Ala
bama, about 10000 in number, quit
work, pending the settlement Of the
wage dispute.
1t is probable that Gen. Charles F.
Dick will succeed George B. Cox, Of
Cincinnati who sent to Senator Han
ma letter containing his resignation
as a member OF the Republican Nation
al Committee,
Senator Teller, of Colorado, said that
the Democratic National Convention
should adopt "16-to-1" plank
The British members OF the Alaska
Boundary Survey Commission have
met opposition from the Indians on
the headwaters of the ChillSat river.
Three tons of gold valued at over
S1,000,0 900, have arrived at Seattle from
Alaska by the steamer City Of Seattle.
Pennsylvania won the postponed
four-oared race at Poughkeepsie. Co
lumbia was second The Cornell crew
did not finish, her bow oarsman hay.
ing been prostrated.
Mr.. Frederick Easton, president OF
the New York Republican League, has
issued a letter to members urging
them to attend the national convention
Of the League at St. Paul on July II.
Rev. w. d. White of Staunton, Va,
disappeared from Alexandria, where he
had been in attendance on the Chesa
peake Presbytery. There is no clue
to his whereabouts.
A public reception was given to Cen
eral Wheeler in Chicago, where he ar
rived to take command of the Depart.
ment of the Lakes.
lightning killed George Shipman at
D-Alin, Ind; Henry Brown at West
Manchester, Ohio, and Richard Hinkle
at Chillcothe.
A caveln at the Columbia workings,
near Duryea, Pa, entombed a number
of miners, who were rescued with diff
flculty.
Eight Lithuanians, members of a
secret society, were sentenced in Potts
Vile, Pa, for being implicated in a
murder.
c. J. Cedar, a painter, fell from the
roof of the new Presbyterian church at
Newport News, Va, and killed himself.
ldrs Pauline Cony Aubrey, daughter
of Chief Justice Fuller, was married
at Mayne-Staye to DR.. Samuel M.
Moore.
Colonel Noyes declared martial law
at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, until he had
recaptured a number of runaways.
Robert Noaxs, accused Of completely
in the murder of Governor Goebel, was
arrested at Big Stone Gap, Va.
President Mckinley received an en-
thusiastic reception upon his arrival
at his home In Canton, Ohio.
John (alias Piggy Williams was ar
rested in Alexandria, Va, on the
charge Of felonious assault
Edward Shue, of Spring Grove, Pa,
drank jimson weed tea and had : mar
row escape from death.
Troops were ordered out in Ever.
green, Ala, to prevent trouble between
the whites and blacks.
Latest estimates of the loss of life In
the Hoboken fire place the number OF
victims at nearly two hundred. About
the same number of persons were in.
jured. The aggregate losses on prop
erty, steamships, piers and warehouses
is about l10,000,000. The losses to the
North German Lloyd Company on their
three steamships follow: The Main
$l,200,000 on vessel and 100000 on
stores and cargo; the Bremen, on yes
sci, s700,000 the Saale, on vessel
100000, cargo and stores, 100000.
Present indications are that Mr.
Bryan will pull the strings controlling
the convention from Nebraska. He
sent a telegram to Senator Hill tC
come at once to Nebraska, and the New
Yorker promptly complied. 1t Is now
stated that Mr. Bryan will insist on a
specific 16-to-1 plank. The Hill vice
presidential boom is expanding.
Governor Atkinson, OF West Vir
gtnia, appointed ex-CommissiOner oil
Internal Revenue Mason a Judge, tC
NIL the vacancy caused by the death o
Judge Hagans.
The general meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science at Its closing session in New
York selected officers for the mex
year's convention In Colorado.