The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-10-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week briefly
and Terseiy Told.

TOD" Sloane won the Prix du Consei
Municipal at Paris on NJ. Ephrussrs Cod
man.
Five persons were killed and IS injur.
ed in II collision at Karlsthor Trans.
vaal.
President Mckinley has started from
Canton for Washington, where he will
remain about ten days.
A jury was completed in the trial at
Frankfort, Ky. of ii. Il. Youtsey for
the murder or Governor Goebel.
Advices from Calcutta state that the
great drought in Assam has caused anX-
iety for the tea and other crops.
Details of Professor Koch's discovery
Of cure for malaria showed that he had
tried it first on gorillas in Java with good
results.
Two men were arrested in Chicago on
J n charge of conspiracy to sxindle an in
surance company and two Insurance So
cieties out of $4,000.
| Monday, Oct. =.
New Hampshire's population was an
nounced at All ,5SS, an increase of 9.3 per
cent since 1890
AT the Lehigh Pa.l Preparatory school
/ Leopold Gout, IL years old, was acci-
dentaly shot dead by his roommate.
Cornelius Vanderbilt announced that he
| would not accept any of the prizes won
10y his 40 footer Rainbow this season.
Nearly one-half of the Touring mills in
| Minneapolis have closed indefinitely ow-
| ing to lack of demand for their products.
saturday, Oct. q.
From S500000 to 100000 Klondike
and Nome gold reached Seattle.
A rising of natives is reported from
Eromnnga, in the New Hebrides islands.
The Russian cruiser Variag exceeded
by quarter knot her contract speed of
% knots.
The strike of the miners in the Mid
dlesboro district of Kentucky is believed
to be over.
An Italian made formal application to
an Illinois judge for permission to fight
duel to the death
Eli Garrett, II Sullivan county hunter,
was shot by one of party Of New York
sportsmen while acting as guide.
A strike of miners at Basket, KY, for
recognition of the union, involving lower
wages, has been won by the men.
The Illinois secretary of state bas call
ed on corporations to make aifidavits that
Fire seriously damaged Welbeck alb
hey, the famous seat of the Dukes of
Portland. at Worksop, NottinghanShire,
England.
Charles Broadway Rouss the New
York merchant, has withdrawn his offer
of S1,000C00 for the restoration of his
eyesight, feeling now that his case is
hopeless.
Friday, Oct. 3.
Klondike gold to the amount of 81 ,5OO,-
600 arrived at Seattle.
There has been another outbreak of
smallpox at Cape Nome.
The total number of bodies recovered
at Galveston up to yesterday was 1896.
Wire communication between Skaguay,
Alaska, and the outside world has been
opened
The Texas Goods have damaged cotton
to the amount of 900 bales, worth
$20,0000O0.
Clothier Of Swarthmore beat Alexan-
der OF Princeton and Plummer of Yale
defeated Ware of Harvard in the inter
collegiate tennis tournament.
1t was announced in Boston that the
embassadorship to Italy had been offer
ed to George Won l.. Meyer former
speaker of the Massachusetts house
a Burlington passenger train was held
up three miles south of Council Bluffs
by two men, one of whom was killed BY
the express messenger The other fed
without booty.
Thursdny, Oct. 4.
News reached Victoria, b. C., of rich
finds Of gold in the Porcupine district.
The personnel Of the new Yale univer-
sity council was announced at New Ha-
ven.
The Cuban mosquito feet reached Phil
adelphia and proceeded by the inside
route.
The New York state board Of health
reported total of 11,047 deaths during
August.
Two Indians have started in an at
tempt to go from Old Town, Me-, to
Washington in a bark canoe.
receiver has been appointed at South
McAlester, l. T., for the Mexican Gulf
Coal and Transportation company.
Much annoyance has been caused the
presidential household at Canton, O., by
baseless rumors of plot to kill Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
The convention of the American Bank
ers' association was continued in Rich
mond. Among the papers read was one
by United States Treasurer Roberts on
THE Treasury and the Money Market"
Wednesday, Oct. 3.
The annual convention of the American
Bankers association began at Richmond.
The Michigan supreme court declared
the beet sugar bounty act unconstitu-
tional.
The Peruvian cabinet resigned as the
result OF the scandal over the purchase
Of arms.
More than S11 100000 was collected
in the five boroughs Of Greater New York
on the first day for taking taxes.
Prince Albert, heir presumptive to the
throne of Belgium, was married at Mu-
mich to Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria.
The Russian naval estimates for 1901
will amount to 100000 rubles, an in
crease of 100000 over the ,current
year.
The Brave, having on board Professor