Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week briefly
and Tersely Told.

, Notable Events of the Week Drieny
and Tersels' Told.
Embassador Meyer was received b!
| King Victor Emmanuel.
, The new Austrian reichsrath was open
ed with n speech from the throne.
President Mckinley is to address the
University of California students May III
An Adams Express car on Il Pennsyl-
vania train was robbed of $1,000 worth
| of goods.
Japanese were reported TO be organiz-
ing home company to compete with
Standard Oil.
John Marshall centenary was celebrat'
ed in Washingtos. Albany Boston, Phil
adelphia and other cities.
y German expedition is reported to-
have started to escort the Chinese en-
peror back to the capital.
The second trial of DIR. Samuel j. Ken
nedy for the murder of Dolly Reynolds
was begun in New York.
Monday, Feb. 4.
| Hugh Kerr, father of George j. Kerr,
| who was removed to state prison Friday,
died at his home in Paterson, N. j., of
| broken heart.
Eva Irwin, n deaconess in the Episco-
| pal church, arrived in Atchison. Kan, in
II snowstorm, having tramped all the way
| from New York alone.
| WOrkmen eXcavating for the rapid
transit tunnel in New York city found a
well preserved skeleton OF an Indian 80
, feet below the surface of Center street.
Saturday, Feb. 2.
Severe fighting in Abyssinia reported
from Cairo.
Governor Allen Of Porto Rico reports
| prosperity and contentment.
Jennie Bosschieter's four assailants
| were taken to Trenton for Imprisonment.
w. NJ. Collier was elected president of
the New York state civil service commits
| sion.
Friday, Feb. 1.
Venezuelan revolution is considered
ended.
| British ambassador at Berlin has been
summoned to England.
Hostlities are threatened between Nj
| caragua and Costa Rica.
| Fire caused 100000 damage at Reade
and West streets, New York city.
| The deadlock continues in the Nebras-
| ka, Oregon and Montana senatorial con-
| tests.
After rejecting various amendments
the Paris chamber adopted by 353 to 93
| the first article of the law of associa
| tions.
Thursday, Jan. 81.
State Senator Cornelius X. Parsons
died at Rochester.
Forty sailors from the cruiser Albany
were convicted of mutiny.
Nicely reached Havana and was turned
over to the keeper of the city prison.
The consul at Glasgow reported $50
cases of smallpox and that the disease
was spreading.
The Merchants National bank of Bal
timore inaugurated secret examinations
Of its accounts.
The late Benjamin ID. Silliman's will
provides for bequests of $4,000 to Yale
and $4,000 to Columbia.
During fire in the Hotel jefferson in
New York city woman nurse was killed
by falling from q window and servant
girl was suffocated.
Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Count Tolstoi is reported seriously i'll.
Des Moines.
Michigan supreme court upheld the in
| heritance tax law.
| The new Cleveland hall at Hampton
institute was dedicated.
Employees of the Paris underground
| railroads went on a strike.
| Republican senators in New Jersey ia
| vor abolishing spring elections.
| Brigadier Generals Wade and Ludlow
were ordered to the Philippines.
| British steamer Kansas City was
| awarded f6S0O for salying the Cutie