Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES
Notable Events Of the Week BrieA
and Tersely Told.

the Frazer river, British Columbia, have
returned to work.
A slight accident occurred to the ma.
chinery of the Russian cruiser Variag,
and she abandoned her speed trial.
French expeditions In the Sudan unit.
ed and defeated the forces Of Sultan
Rabah, the sultan himself being killed.
The defense Of Caleb Powers, on trial
for the murder Of William Goebel, Dem.
ocratic contestant for the Kentucky gov.
ernorship, was opened.
The comptroller of the treasury has
decided that no government funds can be
expended in connection with the opening
Of the new immigrant station at ELLIS
island, N. Y.
Monday, July 80.
The most severe drought ever known
in Paris has been broken by a heavy
rain.
An enormous shark was captured IL
Great South bay, Long Island, by fish.
ing party.
Sixty-eight couples from Chicago were
married in st. Joseph, Mich. breat-ng
the Sunday record.
Residents of Montclair, N. j., were ter.
rified by the appearance of wild man
in the outskirts Of the village.
Comparison Of the cost Of municipal
government shows that foreign cities are
governed much more economically thai
New York.
Treasury department statistics show
that for 1900 the balance Of trade in oui
favor is $544,471, ,701, the most prosper.
Gus year in our history.
The Rev. Horace Porter, first assist.
ant pastor of Plymouth church, Brook.
lyn, is dangerously i'll in sanitarium as
the result OF bicycle accident.
Saturday, July 2S.
The horse show was opened at Long
Branch.
DR.. Talmage was received by the czal
at st. Petersburg.
The Colombian revolutioniSts were bad
ly defeated at Santander.
Lady Sarah Wilson and the Duke OF
Marlborough arrived in England.
The Philippine commission is planning
to educate young natives in the United
States.
Two train hands were killed in COLI
sion on the Grand Trunk near Madoc
Junction, Ont.
The steamer Florence 8 was reported
lost on Lake Lebarge, Alaska, and 40
people were drowned.
Van Remmel, candidate for vice presi-
dent on the Socialist Labor ticket. was
arrested for violating a Pittsburg city
ordinance.
Freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad collided near Milestone Junction,
n. j., blocking the road for some hours
und causing $4,000 damage.
Friday, July 27.
There was q further cut in steel prices
at Pittsburg.
The revolutionary movement in Colon
bia has collapsed.
president in Canton.
The British captured and razed tn.
town of Kokofu in Ashanti.
The Peary relief steamer Windwaro
completed her repairs at st. Johns.
Charles II. Hoyt, the playwright, wa.
committed to an asylum in Hartford.
The Wabash vestibuled limited train
was almost wrecked at Custer Park, Ills
A plot was discovered to assassinate
the governor Of Santiago in Santo Do
mingo.
Max Regis, the notorious ex-mayor OF
Algiers, was acquitted Of taking up arms
against the French government.
Thursday, July 20.
General Charles Miller was appointed
major general Of Pennsylvania.
Several lives were believed to have
been lost in an explosion near Syracuse.
A motion was made in the house OF
commons to reduce Joseph Chamber
lain's salary as censure.
1t was reported in Washington that II.
Clay Evans may be appointed first as
sistant postmaster general.
Governor General Leonard Wood of
Cuba told the Cuban teachers that their
salaries will not be reduced.
Chairman Frank Campbell of the Dem
ocratic state committee took charge OF
the headquarters in New York city.
Cooper, MacFarland, Stevens and
Lake, bicycle riders who will represent
America in Paris, sailed on the st. Louis.
Wednesday, July 25.
Geronimo, the Indian chief, has be.
come insane.
The Third battalion of the Fifteenth
infantry has started for China.
The Prince Of Wales was made a mem.
Der of the Royal College Of Surgeons.
Governor General Wood denied that
the salaries Of Cuban teachers are to be
reduced.
The government rested its case in the
Neely extradition proceedings before Jus.
tice Lacombe.
Six companies of the Eighth United
States infantry boarded trains at Jersey
City en- route for China.
The Goebel prosecution secured writs
against the secretary Of state and adju'
tant general Of Kentucky.
The attorney general Of New York
will ask Justice Kellogg to vacate the
stay in the case against the ice trust.
American ArmOr For Russian ships
BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 28.-The
imperial Russian marine yesterday fol
the fourth time In very recent years
placed contract with the Bethlehem
Steel company for armor plate. The
main Office Of the company at this place
has been advised by its foreign repre-
sentative that he has closed contract
for 1900 tons Of kruppized armor to be