The Dolores star., 1901-06-07
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i y reported that King Edward
VII: has become greatly interested In
Christian Science.
1t 10 estimated that the new Rus
sian loan will be subscribed for at
least seven times.
Arab Pasha, the famous Egyptian
rebe1, who was baDished to Ceylon In
1852, has been pardoned.
New York Is the only state in the
Union that has greater population
snan the city Of London.
French agriculturists intend to fight
frost and grasshoppers, as well as hail
storms, with cannon and smoke.
Smallpox on the transport Indiana,
at Taku, will delay the departure Of
the Ninth Infantry for Manila.
The Iowa T,rohibitionists have nomi-
mated A. n. Coates for governor aud
A. .Wray for lieutenant governor.
Bresci, the assassin Of King Hum
bert, committed suicide few days
since III his cell in the San Stefano
prison.
The graduating class of the Chicago
high school this yenr numbers over
1,aO. less than thirty per cent. Of
whom are boys.
The new census returns gives the
popuntiOn of Australasia at 4,55O.651.
This is an increase Of 74O, 756 since the
last enumeration.
The Michigan House by unanimous
vote passed bill taxing the Pullman
Palace Car Company three per cent.
Oh gross earnings.
The annual produce of currants in
Greece IL about 2OO,OOO tons, but last
year, owing to the dowDy mildew, 1t
fell to 1900 tons.
The Aragon Bessemer ore mine at
Norway, Michigan. has been pur-
chased by the United States Steel cor.
poration for $2,5OO,OOO.
In response to the protest Of the for
eign embassies the Turkish order pro-
hibiting the entry Of typewriters into
Turkey has been rescinded.
Promoters Of the Charleston Exposl-
ton say they have ample resources
and that the display will be ready for
the opening in December.
Paul du Chaillu, the famous explor-
er, hunter and writer, is planning
threc-years' tour OF Russia to gather
material for new work on that c0un-
try.
Major General Henry @. Corbin, ad.
jutant general Of the army, will sail
for the Philippines June 25th, to make
a general inspection Of military con-
ditions.
The volcano Of Keloet, Java. is in
eruption, the lava consuming many
native villages, endangering the city
Of Blita and running large coffee plan
tations.
Movements are said to be ON foot
to organize coal trusts in Ohio In
diana and Illinois and the prospects
are that a gigantic combination Of all
three will be formed.
In the Irish championship games at
Dublin last month p. O'Connor Of
Waterford covered twenty-four feet
nine inches in the long jump, beating
all previous records.
A bill has been passed by the leg
islative bodies Of Norway providing
for universal communal suffrage for
men and giving the suffrage to women
paying certain amount of taxes.
The southern synod Of the Presby-
tcrian church In Kentucky will scem-
formulate a plan to endow Sayre col
lege with $l,OOO,OOO. This is a college
for women.
Peter Postell Of Hopkinsville, Ken.
.ticky, probably the richest colored
man In the South, died recently. leav-
ing fortune estimated at 100000,
which he had accumulated In the gro
Gerry business.
Pasteboard armor is 49, latest form
OF defense. Experiments at Copen-
hagen show that millboard three inch
es thick was impenetrable to earbine
bullets which pierced fve-inch wooded
planks.
Rev. Henry Warman, a Methodist
clergyman at Glendine, Montana, has
sued the members Of lodge of the
knights Of the Maccabees for $4,000
damages because they initiated him too
roughly.
The Edison Storage Battery Com
pany has been Incorporated at Tren-
ton, New Jersey, with 81 10000 cap
ttal to manufacture storage batteries
under the new patent Of Thomas A.
Edison.
At their next meeting the directors
of the Pullman Sleeping Car Company
will be asked to pass upon plans for
pensioning the 1900 or 1900 en-
ployes of the company when retired
from service.
Excited citizens Of Jefferson and st.
Charles parishes, opposite New Or
leans, have burned all the buildings
that the State Leper Board had erect
ed in jefferson parish, In fuffiliment Of
the boards plans to establish there o
iazorettO.
DR., Bryan Of the University of In
diana has accepted the presidency Of
the Central Normal and Trade school
Of Manila, and expects to take thither
with him twenty teachers, mostly
graduates Of thee University Of Indi-
ana. fI
Marthinus Vessels Tretorius, the
first president Of the Dutch African
Republic, the title Of which was
changed In 1868 to the South African
Republic, died May 10th. at Potchef-
stroom, Transvaal colony. after two
days illness. ~
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