The Conway log cabin., 1900-07-17
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Chinese at Berlin have been warn ad by the police not to show them selves in public.
 From June 26th to July 4th, Gen. Wood reported ten deaths from yellow fever in Cuba
 England has a scandal over the manner in which her soldiers were treated in the hospitals in South Af- rica.
 That the Fourth was duly cele- brated all over the country is evi- llenced by the large number of ia talities reported.
 Gen Chaffee, who is to com mand the United States troops ill China, sailed from San Francisco ,n the transport Grant July 1st.
 The American mule is to play d part in the Chinese trouble. A transport loaded with these animals sailed from Cuba for Taku on the lst inst.
 Advices from South Africa say that the Boers are deserting Gen De, Wet. A number of deserters who were captured have been or dered shot.
 During the two weeks ending June 30th, Gen. MacArthur re- ports that the Philippine rebels lost pS in killed, 107 in wounded and 65 taken prisoners.
 The battleship Oregon is aground in the gulf of Pechi Ii, fifty miles west of Che Foo, China. Command CT Wilde reports the vessel only slightly damaged.
 Storms swept over portions of Indiana June 30th, destroying con siderable property. A number of people were killed in demolished building and by lightning.
 A heavily loaded street car at Tacoma, Wash, jumped the track and plunged one hun fred feet into a gulch. Thirty-fiye passengers were killed outright and sixty wounded.
 Every pier and all the dock prop erty belonging to the North German Steamship Company at Hoboken, N Y., were destroyed by fire June 30th The ship. Main, the Seede and Bremen were also burned The 1 lives of number of persons were lost. The loss is placed at 0,000,- | 000
 According to reports from off rers of steamer which arrived at Portland from Cape Nome last week, the latter place now has pop ulation of 10000 souls, all but 5000 of whom are living in tents. Most of the gold seekers, it is said, are disappointed with the country. Ev- srything is very high, a good square meal costing $4.
 The census recently taken of Porto Rico shows that in total population of 935,243, there are S. .2l more females than males. The persons over 45 years of age is given at only Ills per cent of the entire population. The number of chil- aren between 5 and F years of age is shown to be 322, 1898. Prof. Schmuaches was killed al Columbus, Ind, in attempting tc make a balloon ascension. The bal loon caught fire, and Sehmuaches fell a distance of several hundred feet.
 At fireworks display in Phila aelphia on the fourth four children were killed and three others proba' ply fatally injured, while a score o1 others received less serious injuries The premature explosion of fire works caused the accident.
 Archbishop John Joseph Keane founder and the first rector of tn, Catholic University at Washington has just been appointed archbishop of the see of Dubuque, to succeed the late Archbishop Hennessey. The results of the last census O Mexico, just made public, gives thu total population at 12,491,573. O these 1,7S2, ,S22 can read and write B23,336 can read, and more thar ! lB,O00,000 who have attained suffi cient age can neither read or write
 The Chinese government for som' time past has been purchasing larg quantities of war material. It i said a great deal was secured iron American firms, but the bulk of i was purchased in Europe.
 Admiral J. w. Philips, in com mand of the Brooklyn navy yard died June 3oth of heart disease During the war with Spain Admira