, 1901-07-11
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state.
Judge Taft, rs governor OF the Phil
ippine Islands. viii occupy the Malacan
palace at Manila.
Governor Generai Wood is improving,
but his physician advises him to desist
from public duties for a time.
Seven hundred Porto Rican emil
grants sailed from Santa Monica for
Honolulu OIL the steamer Colon.
The exports from the Philippines to
the United States increased from ST.
O40,255 in 1899 to Sc, ,SS1 in 1900.
The Navy Department has given out
a statement that it is ready to give ev-
cry encouragement to the naval militia.
The war Department states that the
total number of insurgents captured or
surrendered up to May 18th last is
31,94S.
Kingston, Jamaica, Chamber of Com
merce has asked the imperial authori-
ties to send 5000 Boer prisoners TO
the island.
The receipts of the United States
treasury for the fiscal year ending
June Doth, exceeded the disbursements
by S76,0o0,000.
The Nebraska Republican state cen.
lldl tOllllilNttt has uttlitu W hplu Nv
state convention at Lincoln, Wednes-
day, August 2Sth.
Eighty-fve Cuban school teachers
will sail for the United States TO at
tend, at the invitation of President Ell.
lot, the Harvard summer school.
Coin" Harvey, who has become a
citizen of Benton county, Arkansas, is
going to make the race for congress
,r,,, H., A., INlErI a,A -1fr4nf1A
Lightning recently struck the animal
tent of the Wallace circus, at Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, killing an elephant
and stunning the entire menagerie.
An Egyptian expedition has occupied
Bahr Ghazel. The Belgians have with
drawn, thus settling the disputed claim
between Great Britain and Belgium.
shipping interests are urging the
government to remove the wreck of
the Maine in Havana harbor as soon as
possible, as a dangerous bar is forming
about 1t.
Diplomatic relations between Aus.
tria-Hungary and Mexico. interrupted
since 1861, the year Emperor Maxi.
milan was shot, have been formally
re-cstablished.
Frank ]. Ostrander of Wyandotte.
Kansas, has been paroled by Governor
Stanley for courage and services IN
the recent coal mine mutny at The
Kansas p~enitentiary.
Lord Wolseley, formerly commando
er-in-chief of the British army, say
the United States army is the fines
of its size in the world and says its SUI
periorlty is due to good wages.
During o the Philippines import.
cd merchandise TO the value of S21..
I65,10O. n gain of thirty-siX per ent.
owe 1893. In 1895, under Spanish rule,
the imports were less than $S,000,000.
Thomas Dunn English. poet and
writer, has just celebrated his eighty
second birthday at his home in New
ark. The author of Ben Bolt receiv-
ed the congratulations of his friends.
NJ. G. Munley of Portland, Oregon.
the formation of n combine
of salmon packers of Alaska and Pu-
get sound representing 100000
pounds of the annual pack of 100000
pounds.
The pension plan of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad went into effect July LIST.
About 0 employees were retired on
pensions based on their average
monthly pay during their last ten years
of service.
The total value of merchandise. gold
and silver, exported from the Philip
pines during the calendar year 1900
amounted to S26, 49, 62, against 49,
213,3SS for 1899. and an average from
1880 to 1874 of $780, ,961.
Ex-Governor Jones of Alabama, in
the constitutional convention has off
cred an article providing for depend
ent members of the families of sher-
IFS who may be killed while defend,
ing prisoners.
Emperor William has telegraphed to
the presidents of the French and Ger
man automobile clubs expressing his
joy at the sociabie cooperation of the
French and German racers, and at the
happy ending of h Paris-Berlin race.
The Oregon and Oriental Steamship
Company, which operates a fleet be
tween Portland, Oregon, and ports in
the Philippines. China and Japan, is
seriously considering h establishment
of a line from New York to the Far
East.
Marshal Field. the Chicago merchant,
has purchased the southeast corner of
Fifth g and T~hirty-tifth street,
New York with n frontage of 125 feet
On the avenue and 200 feet on the
street. The total cost has exceeded ST.
NO.G6O.
George w. Radford, member of the
Detroit, Michigan, public library
board, has received n letter from An
drew Carnegie stating that Mr.. CarDe-
gle will contribute ST50,O00 toward the
erection of n new public library build
ing in that city.
The Navy Department is providing
some of the warships with a new life
raft. Enough persons cannot get on
this craft TO sink it, and unlike the life
boat it cannot capsize or founder, nor
like a raft, go to pieces against the
sides of a ship.
The only giraffe in this country ar
rived in New York OH "A German ship
a few days ago, consigned to l,ingling
Brothers. She is eighteen months old
and twelve feet ten inches tall when
she stretches her neck. and Is growing
rapidly on n daily diet of milk, oats
and hay.