The Yale expositor., 1901-06-28
THE NEWS CONDENSED


by tornado Sunday night.
Porto Rico's Assembly will take up
the question Of free trade July 4.
A tornado near Naper, Neb., killed or
fatally injured nearly dozen persons.
Charles II. Flint is combining thirty
of the big twine factories into one com
pany.
Lapeer's new four inch water mains
have been given a fire test with disap-
pointing results.
A disease similar to the grip has APP
peared among horses in New York and
is rapidly killing them.
Agoncillo, the European representa-
tive Of AguinaldO. has left Paris and
is returning to his own country.
The state supreme court sitting at
Jackson, Tenn, on the Goth decided
that a woman cannot practice law in
Tennessee.
The Grinnell Ia, Congregational
church has decided to drop the name
of Prof. Geo. ID. Heron from its
church rolls.
The plague is becoming violent in
Hong Kong. Up to the end of May
from the beginning of the year 400
Chinese have died.
The business of national banks, ac-
cording to the last report of Comp
troller Dawes, has increased nearly
$100,0OO000 in ten weeks.
According to a special from WASH
ington, Boer sympathizers are making
preparations for visit by Kruger to
this country in the autumn.
The monsoon rains in India have not
extended beyond the Bombay presi-
dency and unless they become more
general the outlook is gloomy.
Fire, which originated in the estab-
pany st. Louis, consumed property and
stock valued at nearly $200,o0
Edward Biddle has been convicted of
murder in the first degree at Pittsburg,
Pa. for the killing of Thomas ID. Kah-
ney, the Mt. Washington grocer.
Three persons were killed and several
injured by lightning during severe
electrical storm which passed over In
diana on the night of the Goth.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
estimates the gold output in the United
States last year at S11S.435, 562 for the
United States and $3.50, 924, 654 for the
world at large.
Mrs. Mckinley is gaining The ply
sicians NOW hope to be able to permit
their patient to take few short ear
rage rides this week IL the weather
is favorable.
The Kansas Democratic state CEN
trail committee of Kansas has refused
an invitation from the Populists to join
in the formation of new fusion party.
under a distinct name.
Germany desires to increase her
claim of indemnity against China from
6 12,000,000 to G 14,0O0,000 because the
first figure does not include expenses
borne by Germany in China from May
to July.
The trouble long anticipated has at
last taken place and the strained re-
lations between the union and nom
union miners at Matewan, w. Va, has.
resulted in bloodshed Two men will
probably die.
Thousands of people, men, women,
| children, camping on the border of the
Kiowa- Comanche Apache reservation
in Oklahoma, awaiting the opening of
that land to settlement, are in desti-
tute circumstances.
Gross earnings of all railroads in the
United States for the first half of June
| are $15.259, 553, gain of 90 per cent
over last year and 25.1 per cent over
| 1890. The increase continues very large
on southwestern roads.
Secretary Wilson says: Within ten
years the United States will produce
| all of its own sugar l may be over
sanguine but believe my judgment is
! correct. Any one of the states of Hi
nos, Indiana, Iowa or Nebraska could
| produce from beets all the sugar need
| ed In the United States.
Surgeon-G General wyman has issued
| n general circular to medical officers
| of the marine hospital service calling
| special attention to the Importance Of
| insects as factors i'm conveying disease.
| The circular says there is no longer
doubt az to the relation Of the mosqui-
TO to malarial diseases and to filari-
asis.
The miners strike I'm the Matawan.
Va. coal fields is growing critical. and
resort TO firearms has been the re-
| suit. ne NHOlt Htlu Is tNtlltu
serious trouble is feared. Already two
or three conflicts have occurred be-
tween the striking miners and the
guards. which have been placed In the
| works by the operators.
Daniel Smith. who resides near Or
ville bridgeport township, Saginaw
county. is undoubtedly the Oldest living
resident of Michigan. He was born
| n h, old chin AIoCnrlou,o t,,
Portland harbor Maine. January 81
1871. and consequently he is I'm his
111th year lie served i'm the Mexican
and Seminole wars.
The largest coal deal ever consum-
mated in West Virginia was closed on
the 18th. the Watson coal operators
having practically secured control OF
the entire Fairmont region. A new
company, with S12, 900, 600 capital, has
been organized and is known as the