Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-16
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Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TeraelY Told.


A Mississippi negro was lynched at
Corinth by mob that took him from
Jail.
Three street railway strikers were ar
rested in ST. Louis charged with dyna-
hitting.
The fourth Zionist congress opened at
London. Many American delegates were
present.
Honolulu's death rate has grown until
quarantine against consumption has
been discussed.
Philippine war veterans gathered in
Denver to form the Society of the Army
Of the Philippines.
Three men We're killed and four injur-
ed by the explosion of pipe in the New
York Steam company's building.
Major Russell b. Harrison's claim Of
$677 for extra pay in the volunteer ar
my was refused by the treasury depart
ment.
Two Asbury Park (N. j. hotels allow
ed their men guests to sit in the dining
room at breakfast and lunch yesterday
in shirt waists.
The ameer of Afghanistan has begun
mobilizing forces, and it was reported in
Lahore, India, that he would cross the
Russian frontier.
Monday, Aug. 13.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker is reported serious
ly i'll at her summer home in Spring
Lake. N. J.
One boy was killed and several per-
sons injured in train wreck near st.
Charles, La.
The intense heat prevailing for a week
in the United States was broken by
heavy rainstOrms.
Twelve people were killed and 40 in
jured in railway accident between
Rome and Florence.
movement is on foot among many in
fuential citizens of Chicago to insist on
new federal census Of the city.
Three lines of electric omnibuses in
tended to compete with the street cars
for patronage in all parts of Chicago are
projected.
At Norfolk Miss Mary Matthias, girl
Of 1S years, whose home is at Fall Riv-
er, Mass, saved from drowning Frank
Brown, aged 10, of Birmingham, Ala.
Nine persons in Greater New York lost
their lives in the terrific storm which
put an end to the hot weather, and nine
others were terribly hurt. Five of them,
it is thought, will die.
Saturday, Aug. IL.
The apple crop in western New York
has been damaged by the hot weather
Between 5000 and 10000 people were
reported as facing starvation at Cape
Nome.
An Italian crank tried to present big
brass projectile to the president at the
White House.
The Kansas wheat crop this year has
been officially put at 7S,0S1 900 bushels,
breaking the record.
Lord Russell of Killowen. chief justice
of England, died in London after an
operation for gastric catarrh.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was
brought to the front again as a possible
nominee for governor of New York.
Washington Turner jumped from
train near Admission, Ala, with his wife
and child. He had never ridden on a
railway before.
Treasury statistics showed 80 per
cent increase in Porto Rican trade with
the United States since the new tariff
act was passed.
Friday, Aug. 10.
Cape Nome gold to the value of $545,-
900 arrived at Seattle.
President Mckinley has arranged to re-
turn to Washington next Thursday.
A Texas man was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for leading lynching party.
Severe cases of yellow fever have been
cured at Vera Cruz, Mexico, by serum.
The English cricket matches set for
Philadelphia next month have been de-
clared off.
The Turkish commandant ut Bitls has
massacred 200 more Armenian men, wo-
men and children.
Johnny Reiff. the little American jock
ey, won two tirsts and one second out of
five races at Dublin.
Comptroller Coler refused to pay bills
Of certain experts in the MolineuX case
because they were so high.
Thursday, Aug. %.
The Peruvian cabinet has resigned.
The bursting of a Boston water main
caused $4,000 damage.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hell
enc arrived in Rome.
Evidence accumulated that several ac-
completes aided Humbert's murderer.
The population of Providence increased
38 per cent in ten years, being now 49,
600.
The British parliament adjourned. The
queens speech mentioned both South AT
rica and China.
The court ordered the telegraph compa-
nies to send Chicago board Of trade quo
tations to Kansas City firms.
ambassador Choate has been made ar
bitrator between the British and Chinese
governments in the KowShing case.
Judge Lacombe, in the United States
circuit court, rendered decision indi-
eating that he will sign an order for the
extradition of c. +. w. Neely, accused of
embezZling Cuban postal funds.
Wednesday, Aug. =.
Mississippi has declared quarantine
against Tampa, Fla.
DIR. Liebknecht, the German socialist,
lied at Charlottenberg.
Emperor Williams yacht Meteor won
the queens cup at Cowes.
Fred 7. Berdan, a capitalist of Toledo,
was drowned at Middle Bass island.
The military road from Port Valdes.
Alaska, has been completed for 100 miles