North Park union., 1901-05-31
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Premier Laurier Of Canada expect
the Joint high commission to meet this
year.
According to the returns Of the recent
census Scotland has population Of A.
Al, ,007.
Esther Cleveland. daughter of the
former President. is suffering from
diphtheria.
Cumana in Venezuela was visited by
violent earthquake shock May Goth.
No loss Of life is reported.
The Gar. in an autograph letter. has
promised to reorganixe the imperial
council on modern lines.
The Thirty-tlrst, Forty-first and For
ty-second infantry regiments sailed for
home from Manila, May 18th.
General Macarthur celebrated the
surrenders of the insurgents Lascarda
and Lacuna by releasing 1000 Filipino
prisoners.
New York capitalists have secured
concessions from Mexico and will build
q 3OOmile railroad through the Yucca
tan forests.
8. R. Galloway, president Of the New
York Central railroad, will resign to
accept the presidency Of the new Amer
ican Locomotive Company.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
OOO to establish free education in four
Scotch universities-Edinbu Glas-
gov, Aberdeen and St Andrews.
Statistics Just published by the Inter-
national Sugar Association show that
Germany's beet sugar acreage this year
Is ], ,185, 40 acres, an increase Of 69,947.
Circuit Judge Duf1eld Of Hot Springs.
Arkansas, in a recent decision upheld
the validity Of the drastic anti-gam-
bling act passed by the last Legisla-
ture.
Acknowledgements pension bill intro
duced in the French Legislature pro-
vides an annuity Of $T2 for worker OF
either sex at the age of sixty-hve
years.
The approximate value of the COM
mercial fisheries OF the United States
in 1900 was $4O.OOO.OOO. to which the
oyster industry contributed about $1i,-
100000.
The Order OF Railway Conductors
will continue the grand offices at Ce
dar Rapids, Iowa, and cooperate, as
far as possible, with other railroad fra
ternities.
A pronounced earthquake shock was
felt ut Wellston, Ohio. May 18th. 1t
was also felt at Zanesville. Ports
mouth and Ironton, and Ut Huntington,
West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Shaw left New
York city In their automobile at a.
m. May Sth and arrived at Chicago at
6:45 p. III. May 18th. the distance be
ing LOO miles or more.
A parliamentary paper just issued
shows the total OF British troops in
South Africa Mny LIST to be 269, ,101.
The total deaths We're 14,9IS, and
wounded 1900. In hospital, April
18th, there were 13, ,TJ7.
The upper house OF the Norway. Stor-
thing rejected the bill adopted by the
lower house May 18th, providing COM
munal suffrage for women paying
taxes on an income OF ut least 800
crowns.
The sovereign camp. woodmen Of the
Noliu, uSNiuSNb tAut III - %
member engages in the liquor business
he shall be expelled. and camps refus-
| ing to take this action shall have their
| charters revoked.
A package containing 5000 in cur
rency. consigned by registered mall by
the Kansas City National Bank OF
Commerce to n bank in Great Bend,
Kansas, has disappeared. and detec-
tives are working on the theory that 1t
was stolen by postal clerk.
The New York Indian Association
will send letter of protest to Govern
or Toole Of Montana. asking the release
| Of Little Whirlwind. the young Chey-
enne Indian who, 1t is claimed, Is un-
justly enduring life sentence for muir
der.
A Berlin dispatch says that the Prus-
sian railways have been informed that
there will be n large emigration this
spring Of Ruthenian farmers to the
United States and that G,0OO will pass
through Hamburg In the course Of the
next few days
Alexander Edward Sweet. founder Of
Texas Siftings and humorist of ma
tional reputation under the pen names
OF "COl. Bill sweet ana NeF. WhuhR-
doodle" died at New York May Goth OF
heart disease. He was n native OF
Nova Scotia and sixty years old.
"Steeple Jack" Williams, whose dar-
Ing feats In high places have made him
known all over the country, was run
over and killed by a street car at
Cleveland, May 18th. He attempted to
dash across the street In front of troll
ley car and his life was crushed out.
The Kansas Supreme Court reversed
the decision Of the District Court In
the Topeka mayoralty contest, and In
stalled ]. w. +. Hughes, the Republi-
can and law enforcement candidate, In
the mayors chair. Topeka Is now en-
tirely under the control Of the dry"
element, and operations against the
Joints are expected ut once.
The Navy Department hns been ad-
vised that the higher courts In Cali
fornIn have rendered a decision against
the government on ownership Of Mis-
sion rock In San Francisco harbor,
where an extensive naval cOaling sta
tion was to be placed. The case will
be appealed to the United States Su-
Dreme Court.