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decided that . woman cannot practice
Law in Tsnneaeee.
King Ddward gave his grandson,
Prince Edward Of York. bicycle on
his seventh birthday, June 23rd.
United States Ambassador Wh.;e
writes from Berlin that he has no in-
tention Of resigning, MS reported.
Broom makers Of Ohio. Indiana, Il
linOis and Michigan talk Of forming
a combine with 100000 capital.
Chancellor Cook has decided that
the Nashville railway has a perpetual
ownership in the streets of Nashville,
Tennessee.
During the week ending June 22ni
there were 1856 new cases and u.
deaths from the bubonic plague at
Hong Kong.
1t is announced that the Mormon
Church contemplates erecting n mag
niflcent temple in New York City at
an early date.
The French senatorial army Conf
mittee has decided in favor OF two
years compulsory military service, in
stead Of three.
The directors of the Mexican Cen
tral railroad have authorized the p'lr-
chase Of the Monterey 4 Mexican Gulf
railroad, 800 miles In length.
An unexploded bomb was recently
found In railroad carriage In which
two princes of the house OF Montene-
gro had been travelling in Italy.
Over 5000 miles Of new steam rall.
way will be constructed in the United
States this year. Oklahoma and In
dian territory are In the list for G12
miles.
Dietrich WeIland, the man who, at
Bremen in March last, threw piece
of Iron at Emperor William, wound-
Ing him In the cheek, will not be prose-
cuted.
1t is now evident that the grain crop
of Prussia this year will fall ve.'y
much short of the average. necessita.-
Ing large importatlons from the United
States or elsewhere.
The Brown University corporation
has elected Former President +. BEN
jamin Andrews, now Of Nebraska
State University, to fill vacancy III
the board of trustees.
Officers of the Chilian training ship
Ieneral BaQuednno, now on her way
to New York, will place memorial
tablet on Washington's tomb In the
name of the Chilean navy.
A fierce storm of wind and rain with
thunderd and lightning occurred ut
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 22nd.
Several lives were lost. Over an inch
Of rain fell in less than an hour.
General Francis NJ. Drake, founder
of Drake University, Des Moines,
Iowa, has renewed his offer to give
$75OOO for every $4,000 the university
can raise for the endowment fund.
The Australian Assembly has on
PEELED Mr.. Findley. editor Of Mel
bourne labor organ, for republishlng
in his paper an article from the Irish
People violently attacking King Ed
ward.
One minute and thirty-seven and
four-ffths seconds was the time made
by Brigadier In a Onemile running
race mt Sheepshead Bay, June %. This
lowers the worlds record One-fifth OF
a second.
Steamer .adyIces from Hawaii are to
the effect that the volcano Kilauea Is
showing signs OF renewed activity.
Huge volumes of smoke were seen
over the volcano nnd another outbreak
Is predicted.
Thirty acres OF coal land near Pitts
ton, Pennsylvania, sank several feet
q few days ago. and the surface rs still
going down. The 600 employees cs-
capped. The cave-in was due to rob
bing" pillars.
The British war secretary, Mr.
Broderick, recently informed ques-
tioner In the House Of CoWmons that
out of 63OOO persons In the concentra-
tion camps of South Africa, $4,000
were children.
There were 10000 acres OF land cul-
tivated In rice last year in Texas, and
this year the acreage has increased to
125,0OO acres. Louisiana, which is IN
older rice-growing state, has 3OONO
acres under cultivation.
Miss Kuntze of Berlin, with a guide
named Furrer, recently succeeded in
reaching the top of Gelmerhorn, near
the Rhone glacier, in Switzerland. This
is the first time the mountain has ever
been assembled. 1t Is 1O,5OO feet high.
A United States exploration party
arrived In Dawson early In June on the
way to northern Alaska to explore one
OF the widest unknown areas in the
vast territory. 1t is headed by w. q.
! Mendenhali, geologist, and ID. l.. Rea-
Durn, tOpOsTapner.
Joseph Cook, the distinguished lee.
turer and author. died June 25th, Mt
his summer home at Ticonderoga, New
York. He was born January 20, 1913.
Mr. Cook Is best remembered by his
efforts to show, in his lectures, the llr-
/ mony of the Bible with science.
In the International pigeon match at
Glasgow, Scotland, June 22nd, the
American team won with n score Of
973; Scotland. $50. Fred Gilbert Cf
Spirit Lake. Iowa; II. Merrill Of Mil
waukee and L. Il. Crosby scored the
highest possible, breaking every tar
| get.
For the fiscal yenr ending June 80,
1901, the postage stamp issue includes
| 1,3OO,OOO.OO0 ones, $500, 100000 twos
, and 3O0. 100000 of higher denomina-
tions. The total. including special de-
/ livery 1O-cent stamps, Is 5.116, 230, 900,
against 4.377, ,727, 600 for the previous
fiscal year.
An Alden dispatch says that Captain
Mcneil and British force encoun-
tered the Mad Mullah and routed his
command. A hundred of the enemy
were killed and the Mullah and the
! Sultan of Nur narrowly escaped cap
ture. The British force lost seven
killed and wounded.
The Supreme Court Of New York has
| decided that woman divorced In an
| other state from resident of New