The Dolores star., 1901-07-05
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King Edward gave his grandson.
Prince Edward of York, bicycle on
his seventh birthday. June 23rd.
United States Ambassador White
writes from Berlin that he has no in
tention of resign!ng, as reported.
Broom makers of Ohio, Indsana, Il
linois and Michigan talk Of forming
q combine with $6.0OO,OOO capital.
Chancellor Cook has decided that
the Nashville railway has perpetual
ownership in the streets Of Nashville,
Tennessee.
During the week ending June 22ni
there were i55 new cases and 1872
deaths from the bubOnic plague at
Hong Kong.
1t is announced that the Mormon
Church contemplates erecting a mag
nificent temple in New York City at
an early date.
The French senatorial army COM
mittee has decided in favor of two
years compulsory military service, in
stead Of three.
The directors of the Mexican Cen
trail railroad have authorized the p'lr-
chase of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf
railroad. 800 miles in length.
An unexplOded bomb was recently
found in n railroad carriage in which
two princes of the house Of Montene-
gro had been travelling in Italy.
Over 5000 miles of new steam rail
way will be constructed in the United
States this year. Oklahoma and In
dian territory are in the list for 612
miles.
Dietrich Weiland, the man who, at
Bremen in March last, threw a 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 vecy
much short of the average, necessital-
Ing large impOrtations from the United
States or elsewhere.
The Brown University corporation
has elected Former President F. Ben
jamin Andrews, now of Nebraska
State University, to fill vacancy in
the board of trustees.
Officers of the Chilian training ship
1eneral BaquedanO, 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 at
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 22nd.
Several lives We're 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
$4,000 for every $25,OOO the university
can raise for the endowment fund.
The Australian Assembly has OK
PEELED Mr.. Findley, editor Of a Mel
bourne labor organ, for republishing
in his paper an article from the Irish
People violently attacking King Ed
ward.
One minute and thirty-seven and
four-fifths seconds was the time made
| by Brigadier in One-mile running
race at sheepshead Bay, June %. This
lowers the worlds record one-fifth OF
a second.
Steamer advices 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 and another outbreak
+, Is predicted.
| Thirty acres of coal land near Pitts
ton, Pennsylvania, sank several feet
few days ago, and the surface is still
going down. The GOO employees cs-
capped. The cave-in was due to rob
bing" pillars.
The British war secretary, Mr.
/ Broderick, recently Informed ques-
toner in the House of Commons that
out of 63,OOO persons in the concentra-
| ton camps of South Africa, $4,000
were children.
There were $4,000 acres of land cul-
tivated in rice last year in Texas, and
this year the acreage has increased to
125,OOO acres. Louisiana, which is IN
older rice-growing state, has 30O,UO
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
I way to northern Alaska to explore one
| Of the widest unknown areas in the
vast territory. 1t is headed by w. O..
Mendenhall, geologist, and d. L. Rea-
burn. topOgrapher.
Joseph Cook, the distinguished lee
turer and author, died June 25th, at
York. He was born January 20, lS4S
Mr.. Cook is best remembered by his
efforts to show, in his lectures, the liir-
mony of the Bible with science.
In the international pigeon match at
Glasgow, Scotland, June 22nd, the
American team won with n score of
a73; Scotland, SS2. Fred Gilbert CT
Spirit Lake, Iowa; Il. Merrill of Mil
waukee and e. II. Crosby scored the
highest possible, breaking every tar
i get.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1901, the postage stamp issue includes
1,3O0,O0O,OO0 ones, 3,5O0,OOO,OOO twos
and 3O8. .236.OOO of higher denomina-
tions. The total, including special de-
livery 1O-cent stamps, is SIG, 236 coo,
against 77,727, 600 for the previous
fiscal year.
An Alden dispatch says that Captain
McNeill and British force enco,in-
tornd TIM Mad ATr,1Iah md ro,,krxl 1t