The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
,o,obIc Events of the Week Briefly
md Tersely Told.

aud Terse1y Told.
King Christian is reported i'll.
Tho Socialists made gains in the Bel
rian elections.
Hon. William Gregory was inaugural
ID governor of Rhode Island.
II is reported that torture of a Ko-
-o,n minister ended in death.
"Tod" Sloane won two races at the
,nening of the EPSON carnival.
The United States cruiser Albany was
commissioned at Ncwcastlc-onTyne.
Tho new Russian cruiser built by
r,nmps started on her preliminary trial
trip
, spccal board of inquiry ut Tacoma
,cfuscd to permit large number of Jap
sncsc immigrants to be landed.
Astronomer Ray of the Dudley oh
.sryotory. New York, reported that the
sun's corona extended 100000 miles.
BLACKS attacked part of the British
relief expedition on the way to Kumassi
aud killed Lieutenant Slater and several
meu.
Tuesday. Mny 20.
Gas from a fire in the Hecla mine Mt
Houghton. Mich, killed one man.
The American liner New York arrived
IN port two days late because of Il broken
port propeller
A new flagstaff 12J feet high and cost
INC ST, 300 has been erected at the Brook
rn navy yard.
A Korean official confessed. under tor
ture. names of those alleged to have mur.
dercd the queen.
During severe storm in Chicago two
4. I.I al Il,
jurcd by lightning.
4 cargo of purple ore. dug from the
buried amphitheater in Telmessus, arrv-
vd at Philadelphia.
At Sydney, n. $. W., there have been
s47 cases of the bubonic plague. of which
80 have resulted fatally.
The king of Tonga objected TO the Brit.
ish treaty and insisted that his family
should retain the throne.
Monday. May -.
Gold has been discovered in Sulphur
Lick creek, near Elmville Ky.
Fire at the bureau of engraving and
printing, Washington, caused "A loss of
about Sl5O0.
4 steamer from Antwerp landed in
Philadelphia 10 young men from Venice,
child came on the ship.
The Julius Brcckwoldt Sounding Board
factory at Dolgevile. n. Y, was totally
destroyed by fire. cntailing IL loss of $50
600 and throwing so men ont of work.
John Bartlett and Wesley Rising of
Lake George, y. Y. went into the noun
tains back of the lake and killed 1872 full
grown rattlers. The smallest was four
feet long.
Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartors. have sig
ni6ed their intention to be present at the
national q. a. X. encampment in Chi
s2go in August.
Saturday, Mary 20.
Three persons were killed in wreck
On an electric line ut Akron, o.
The Arbuckes won their cusc against
The Woolson Spice company mt Toledo.
The Presbyterian general assembly de-
sided to meet in Philadelphia next year.
Five varsity and four freshmen crews
will race at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, this
year.
The New York city committee of 100
aas received nearly $4,000 for India's
relief.
Exports to Germany showed gain of
Sl9,5O0,OOO for the nine months ended
March, 1900.
boxers massacred number OF
French missionary converts at Szu-
chuan, province of Hu-Pel, China.
The Methodist general conference mt
'hicago adopted Il protest to congress
against the tax on charitable bequests.
As concession to the American ath-
Nes the Paris exposition authorities
Aa'e decided to eliminate Sunday games.
Friday. May rs.
south Dakota Republicans nominated
'harles n. Herried for governor.
Mrs. Catherine Gladstone, widow of
lne statesman, was reported i'll in Lon.
don.
The proposed Swiss law for compulso-
" insurance was defeated on the popular
rOte.
captain Seely, Unionist, was elected To
,ne British parliament from the Isle OF
Might
Ihe Westinghouse Airbrake company
~rittsDurg has received a So, 1000 order
from Peru
Inc Republicans in Kentucky will turn
''er the minor state Offices to the Demo
'Gdge Tuley. in decision at Chicago
.ev'ared Illegally held nearly all the posi-
"'1s III the city in the graded service.
Thursday, May -.
Ahe queens birthday was celebrated
throughout England.
honolulu advices, dated May IL, state
Ia' there have been no cases OF the
Hague for 46 days.
detachment OF West African police
' n'hded at Sokoti to assist in sup
PRESSING the rebellion in Ashanti.
~ commissioner Wilson ruled that bank
ueckS issued at the direction of the
T,'' ", were exempt from taxation.
,n"c waters of large lake near Xapot-
- - heNlco, disappeared through II
t'"' hsSure after the recent earthquale.
Syndicate buys n Town.
6n iii.ADELPHlA, May 2S.-A mil
NOh dollar deal has inst been consrn,.