Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and Tersely Told.

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Another revolution was reported i'm.
pending in Venezuela, headed by DR.
pietric.
ambassador Choate, with Lord Sails
bury and others, dined with the queen
at Windsor castle.
Native Patagonians have almost de-
stroyed the Chilean town of puntas Are
mas, on the strait of Magellan.
1t has been decided to quarter return
ing volunteers from Cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippines at Chckamauga.
Several Fall River (lass.) cotton mills
suspended operations in compliance with
an agreement to curtail production for
four weeks during the summer,
There has been talk lately III Switzer-
land OF an alliance with the United
States. One paper has even favored
joining the American Union as a state.
Monday. July %.
\ son was born to the Turkish minister
ut Washington July !.
The people of Easter, $. c., are suffer
ing from an ice famine.
Many cottages ut Elbcron, n. j., were
damaged and two men injured in tor
nudo.
XII itttI' Npllil'' Juicy Itltil SeH
fenced Fannie McGovcrn 420 days for
drunkenness.
DE- Humphreys. the famous Eomeopa-
thist, died at his summer home ut Mon
mouth Beach. \. j., aged So.
John Farrell. Il snake charmer. tried to
tame polar bear i'll the Bronx Geological
gardens, and his right hand was chewed
off
Saturday, July z.
In New York city there were many
prostrations on account of the heat.
There were five deaths and numerous
prostrations from the excessive heat in
Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Cotton has been desig-
mated us c0mmandant Of the Norfolk
navy yard. vice Rear Admiral Barker
The secretary of the interior has APP
pointed Professor Henry +. Osborn Of
New York Il palcontologist in the United
States geological survey.
Friday. July q.
Justice Job H. I.ippincott of Jersey
City died Of heart disease.
Scyenly-siX victims of the river fire
were buried at Hoboken.
The statue of Liberty in New York bay
was struck twice by lightning within ~
hours.
The Seoul and Chemulp0 railway in
Korea has been completed and put in
operation.
The Kaiser Fricdcrch sailed from Ho-
bollcu, carrying many passengers who
had booked on the Main or Bremen.
Emil Markcnbrrg, an ucgouaut, fell
from Il height of 800 feet Mt Santa Ana.
Cal. and was killed.
Merry Gal won the Princess of Wales
stakes nj Newmarket. defeating the Der
by winner. the Prince of MuleS Diamond
Jubilee
Thursday. July ;.
-Four children were killed by an eXplo-
sion of fireworks III Philadelphia.
Two persons were killed and ii score
injured in trolley car collision ut East
Webster, Mass.
Frances Zelcr, aged II, was burned to
death at Newark. y. j., by fire from
shooting frecracKcrs.
Rear Admiral Barker will succeed the
late Rear Admiral Philip as command
ant of the New York navy yard.
Three men were killed and one injured
in Il wreck on the Delaware. Lackawan-
M and Western railroad near Henry
willie. Pa.
SiX were killed and many injured by
the explosion of train of gasoline tank
ears in the yards of the Ohio River rail-
road at paIkcrsburg. ". Va.
The Lafayette monument, gift to
France of the school children of Amer
ica. was formally unveiled in Paris. Com
missioner Peck presented the statue,
which was received by President Loubet.
Wednesday. July 4.
Three men were badly hurt by an ex-
ploSion of gaS in New York.
Eight lives were lost III Il tenement
house fire in Iobokcn, y. j.
The transport Burnside has arrived ut
Boston with teachers from Cuba.
Twenty of the st. Louis strikers have
been indicted for riotinG.
y New York boy named Dwingle was
severely injured by toy cannon.
Two people were killed by Il railroad
wreck near Butte, Mon.
Governor Roosevelt will open the Re-
publican campaign in Illinois.