The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and Tcrsciy Told.


Andrew Carnegie received the freedom
of the city of Glasgow.
Strikers again prevented work in the
National Tube company's plant at Nc
Keesport.
Frances action in expelling Turkish
spies from the country Is bringing the
sultan to terms.
Lord Kitchener reported 81 Bocrs kill
ed since Sept 2. 81 wounded, 3S4 prison
ers and 1853 surrendered.
japanese business men want their gov
ernment to use part of the Chinese indem-
nifty fund to found great bank.
The czar and czarina and the king and
queen of England participated in the
farewell luncheon at Copenhagen.
The treasury department has received
from Architect Gilbert plans for the new
custom house building for New York city.
Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Marquis Ito of Japan is coming to
America.
Russia has decided to build five now
battleships.
Emperor Francis Joseph has closed the
Hungarian diet.
The national golf tournament began at
Atlantic City, n. j.
Eighty automobiles started in the en-.
durance contest from New York to Buff
falo.
The canal treaty to take the place of
the Hay-Pauncefote convention has been
negotiated.
The transport Mcclellan, from New
York. with the congressional party on
board. has arrived at Manila.
T.
ed by force the resumption of work in
the National Tube company's plant.
Monday, Sept. o.
The final protocol was signed at Peking
by the representatives, OF the powers and
China.
The Carthusian monks in meeting at
the Grande Chartreuse, Paris, have de-
cided to leave France.
A Venezuelan fleet was reported to be
bombarding Rio Hacha, a town on the
northern coast of Colombia.
Brandolino Yawlingluno has confessed
that he killed John Francesca Dura, a
Mount Vernon IN. " saloon keeper.
Men representing 81. 800, ,OOO,O 600 met in
New York city and by declaring that they
would support the stock market prevent
ed any panic in Wall street.
American trains demonstrated that the
route across this country was the quick
est for mail service between London and
Australia, cutting down the time by sew
cral days.
The Philadelphia, formerly the Paris,
of the American line reached the port of
New York, completing the first voyage
of the vessel since II was wrecked off the
English coast two years ago
Saturday, Sept. 7.
Giant waves at Rockaway Beach,
Long Island. added large areas of new
land to the shore.
severe gale on Lake Huron did
much damage to shipping. No lives were
lost
The yellow fever board at Havana
voted to discard the use of DIR. Caldas'
vaccine serum.
Miss Maud Willard died from the ef-
fects of trip in barrel through the
whirlpool and rapids at Niagara. She
was in the barrel more than six hours
before being rescued.
The Abbot trotted a mile in 2:O5 at
Hartford, Conn, failing to break the
track record of 2:04A.
Friday, Sept. q.
\ storm destroyed much property at
Benkelman, Neb
A bank at Timmonsville S. c., was
robbed by its cashier.
\ new Franco Russian commercial
treaty has been negotiated.
Commander Fields of the Ranger re-
ported all quiet at Panama.
Strikers went to work at the National
Tube company's works at McKeesport.
Captain Forsyth repudiated alleged in
tcrview on the Sampson-Schley contro-
versy.
Two men reached Seattle from the
Klondike, bringing 100000 us u result
of the summers work.
Nearly 800 soldiers at Fort Mcpherson,
Ga, were taken i'll after eating stew.
-Four of them may die.
Thursday, Sept. ..
A rich oil strike was made at Granite,
Okla.
The Methodist ecumencal conference
opened in London.
\ threatened strike in the packing
trades was reported from Chicago.
France is to eXpel Turkish agents as a
first measure of coercion against the sui
tan.
The German cruiser Wacht was sunk
after collision with the battleship Sach-
sen.
4 train was held up near TeXarkana,
Ark, and large sum taken from the ex-
press safe.
Customs men at Chicago seized dia-
monds and other property valued at $25,-
900, thought to have been smuggled.