The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-10-26
NEWS IN BRInr.

IL NEWS IN BRIDT.
Overflow From the Wires In Gen.
densed Form. y.
=. T. Gibbs, treasurer Of the New
York Life Insurance company. died
in New York.
Gen. Weyler, the former captain
general Of Cuba, has been appointed
captain general Of Madrid
Count Won Buelow will retain the
foreign Office portfolio and the chan
cellorship, like the late Prince Bis
marck.
The yellow fever situation in Ha-
vana is not alarming. There are nine
ty-two cases in all. Nineteen Amerl-
cans are down with the disease. i
Lord Roseberry is about to publish
Last Phase" study Of the emperor
during the closing years of his life at
st. Helena.
Capt. Elmer e. Wing, manager of
the Welsbach Lamp company at San
Francisco, CAL, committed suicide by
inhaling gas. Business troubles
caused the deed,
The British admiralty, according to
the Daily Mail, is about to organize an
additional reserve squadron under
Rear Admiral Sir Gerard Henry Noel
for home waters.
Prof. A. r. Leifke, one Of the most
noted violinists in the West and at
one time with the Thomas orchestra.
Chicago, was found dead in his room
in Leadville, Colo.
The ahbattoir of the West Phila-
delphia stock yards was partially de-
stroyed by fire Of unknown origin,
causing loss of about $4,000, fully
covered by insurance. @
One employe was seriously injured
and $4,000 worth Of property destroyed
by an explosion in the plant of the
Mattoon Gaslight and Coke company.
The cause is unknown.
Kid Mccoy is about to renounce
prize fighting for the more remuner-
ative business of South African
building contractor. The Indiana
pugilist has arrived in London.
The government of Holland, through
w. Weis, engineer Of the waterworks
in the India Netherlands. has placed
an order with the Carnegie Steel COM
pany for 10000 tons of steel rails.
A dispatch to the London Times
from Zerust says that Won Hoosburg,
an American lieutenant who has been
fighting with and financing the Beers,
has declared himself tired Of the war.
Frank Daniels, twenty-one years
old, of Peru, Ind, married three
months. shot himself through the head
after leaving strange messages. He is
thought to have been mentally unbal-
anced.
The appointment by President DiaZ
Of Rafael Rebollar as attorney gen.
eral of Mexico is officially announced.
Mr.. Rebollar has held the position Of
governor of the federal district for
some time. s,a
dispatch from Kabul Afghanistan,
there since July. There have been
$500 deaths. and the natives are escap--
ing from the infected district to the
East and spreading the epidemic.
Lord Rosebery has decided to sell
his racing stable. The reason for this
step is not publicly known. Much re-
gret is expressed in the racing world,
where it is hoped that his abandon
ment Of the turf is only temporary.
H. b. Perkins, Jr., thirty years old,
OF warren, ONO, a Yale graduate anu
son of a prominent Ohioan, left note
stating his body would bel found on
the river bank. Two hours later It,
was picked up there, shot through
the head.
A gold country which may rival the
Klondike and Cape Nome regions has
been discovered by the Harvard ex-
plorers who spent the last summer In
Labrador. They have returned after
a season Of excitement and adventure
and all tell stories of the discoveries
they made
Five hundred men and girls were
thrown into panic by a fire that
damaged the second story of the Nc
Cormick Harvester company's twine
warehouse on Blue Island avenue,
near Oakley avenue, Chicago. Tho
property loss was 100000. Timothy
Cronin, Peter Paxton and three other
.firemen were seriously injured by
smoke. and several girls tainted.
though none were hurt. Cronin may
not recover.