The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week BrieG,
ana TcrseIy Told.

and TcrseIy Told.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and York reached Sydney.
Secretary Root decided TO give n hear
ing TO the dismissed West Point cadets.
Major" Taylor. American colored cy.
clist, defeated Jacquelin, French cham
pion.
Lieutenant Governor Allen of Vermont
was arrested OH the charge of bank
wrccking.
The Pittsburg "rippcr BILL" Quay's
measure, was sustained by the Pennsyl
yania supreme co~;
Rev. 5. B. Dexter OF Chicago. who de
Tended the army cantccn. was forced tt
resign from the Baptist Ministers asso
citation.
Monday. May -.
Conroy, the property of n ssrs. J. II
and L. l.. Keenc, won the I'.Joilyn han.
dicap.
Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson will charter
the yacht Independence to n member OF
the New York Yacht club
Perry :. Heath. secretary Of the Re
publican national committee arrived with
Mrs. Heath on the st. Paul after an alb.
sence of two months abroad.
The Cunard liner Lucania came into
New York harbor is minutes ahead of the
American line steamship st. Paul after
an exciting race of i2la hours.
Saturday, May 20.
\ small fire occurred in the capitol at
Albany.
The excursion steamer Empire State
was bcached near Brockvillc. Ont.
The mast of the yacht Independence
was successfully stepped at Boston.
Nictorin's birthday was celebrated in
London by the troopng OF the coors.
\ cabinet crisis was reported in Spain.
Disturbances are feared in Catalonia
Turkish diplomats have threatened to
leave Paris unless their salaries are paid.
Italy has demanded reparation from
Turkey for the arrest Of an Italian agent
at Prevcza.
Eighty-eight thousand children took
part in the May walk of Brooklyn Sun
day schools.
Friday, May -.
The volcano of Keloet, Java, is again
active.
American Jockeys won many races at
Doncaster.
The Swedish second chamber voted
big increase in the army budget.
The making of a new mast and gaff foi
the Shamrock III was begun at Glasgow.
Secretary Root ordered the organization
of five additional infantry regiments au.
thorizcd by law.
The reichsrath approved the appropria
ton of 4S7 100000 kronen for new rail.
roads in Austria.
Marhnus Vessels Pretorious, first
president of the Dutch African Republic,
died at Potchelefstroom, Transvaal.
Thursday, May 23.
Five lives were lost in floods in eastern
Tennessee.
Floods are feared on the Frazer river
IN British Columbia
Forty-six golfers began play at Rye. n.
Y, for the metropolitan championship.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy mar
rowly escaped being crushed in an ele-
vator.
Washington postal authorities decided
to allow 100 new clerks to the New York
city Office
Wednesday, May %.
A large steel concern was incorporated
at Trenton.
Russian spies are said to have mapped
the hnrbor of Nagasaki, Japan.
Arapahoe Indians in Wyoming threat
en- outbreak, and troops are asked for.
EX-Congressman Glover of st. Louis
was reported killed in a Colorado flood.
Nine hundred emgrants left Porto
Rico for Hawaii, with 400 more to fol-
low.
Rev. DIR. Ernest NJ. Stires of Chicago
accepted a call to st. Thomas church,
New York city.
The Cambridgeport National bank,
Cambridge, Mass, was dynamited, prob
ably for robbery.
New York Central stockholders met at
Albany. Acquisition of coal carrying
branches was reported.