The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
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Notable Evcnts of the Week briefly
and Tcrnrly ;oid.
Officers of the Solare reported improve
mcnt at Guam.
The Standard Oil company has bought
out the Pacific Coast Oil company.
The governments side of the Nicely OK
tradition case was presented to the SUI
prcmc court.
1t was officially announced Mt The
Hague that the trouble with Portugal
was not serious.
w. j. Bryan will he guest Of honor at
inauguration of Governor Elect Jennings
of Florida on Jan. 1.
The Dutch records of Ulster county
have been translated and sent to Albany
to be indcXcd and published.
Supreme court has dismissed contempt
proceedings brought against Standard Oil
company by the attorney general of
Ohio.
Former Queen Liluokalani listened to
Thanksgiving sermon devoted TO the
blessings of annexation in Honolulu
church.
The New York city board of education
asked for a bond issue of S14.031.32o for
the purchase of sites and erection of new
schools.
Tuesday, Dee. II.
New York state dnirymen convened in
Walettown in annual session.
The Canadian troops left London for
Liverpool, whence they sail for home.
George Westinghouse Of Pittsburg has
bought Il large tract OF mining land. in
Arizona.
The agricultural department reported
10.lOO,0OO bales as the probable COTTON
production.
Serious floods were reported in the
mountain districts of Jalisco and Guer-
rcro, Mexico.
Rock taken from the Blackwelrs is
land quarry by Commissioner Lantry
has been found TO contain gold.
Monday. Dec. 10.
Zero weather was reported in central
and northern New York.
One thousand mill operators in New
Bedford. Mass, went on strike.
| Mrs. Mary Mclean, mother of Mrs.
Admiral Dewey. died in Washington.
: The hearing of the Nicely eXtradition
case was begun in United States supreme
court.
Fire has destroyed Iowa Agricultural
college. Three hundred students in the
building had narrow escape.
Twenty persons were injured in an ac-
cidcnt on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad at Gray's Ferry
station in West Philadelphia.
The large four masted steel ship Astral
! built for the Standard Oil company Of
! New York has been launched successful
! ly from the Arthur Sewall company's
yard in Bath, Me. 1t is the largest sail
ing vessel afloat.
saturday, Dec. 3.
The cars condition continued satisfac
tory.
The years British army estimates to-
tailed f92 2,00000O.
New and rich goldfelds have been dis
covered on Yellow river Alaska.
Two freights were wrecked on the Bos-
ton and Maine near Salisbury. Mass
An American bank, with capital Of SS.-
100000, has been organized at Rotter-
dam.
Fighting is proceeding between rebels
and government troops at Buenaventura,
Colombia.
English shareholders passed vote of
no confidence in directors of Stratton's
Independence mine.
a launch used by Napoleon and other
historical relics were destroyed by fire
in the Cherbourg arsenal.
Richard Baker Il London hotel proprie-
tor, has been declared - bankrupt, with
liabilities of over $3,0O0,0OO.
William Scaton broke the skulls of four
persons and shot another in a fit of MUIR
derous rage at South Park. Wash.
Friday, Dee. Z.
-Four boys We're publicly whipped at
Evansville, Ind, FOR theft.
A slight operation was performed On
the pope for the removal of a tumor.
New York bankers have invited the
president to attend their banquet Dee. 10.
Two Chicago clergyinen have accepted
n divefeeper's invitation to preach in his
places.
The president of Santo Domingo urges
reciprocity with the United States in his
message to congress.
Stewards of the London Jockey club
have decided not to grant license to
| Lou SlOhHe 10 rue next year.
Governor Roosevelt will go to Colo.
RADIO and New Mexico for vacation in
January, and stay through February.
Two attempts were made to hold NJ
Chicago street cars. One of them result
ed in the arrest of two men, who mar
rowly escaped lynching.
Thursday, Dec. @.
The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned.
Severe gales swept the English channel
The cars convalescence continued tC
take favorable course.
Fire at Portland and Causeway streets
Boston, caused a loss of $150,000.
The Turkish government has stopped
all kilograms from Smyrna relating To tn,
Kentucky.
The Dutch premier declared himself
unable to state when Holland could pro
pose arbitration between England an(
the Beers.