, 1901-07-04
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law in Tennessee.
King Edward gave his grandson,
Prince Edward of York, n bicycle on
his seventh birthday, jun 23rd.
United States Ambassador Whiio
| writes from Berlin hat he hi no III
tention of resigning, as reported.
Bloom makers of Ohio, Indiana, Il
linois and Michigan ak of forming
a combine with S6,OOO,00O capital.
Chancellor Cook has decided that
the Nashville railway has a perpetual
ownership in the streets Of Nashville,
Tennessee.
During the week ending June 22n1
there were 155 new cases and 152
deaths from the bubonic plague at
Hong Kong.
: 1t is announced hat the Mormon
Church contemplates erecting n mag
nifcent 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 Gem
trail railroad have authorized the pur-
chase of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf
railroad, 800 miles in length.
An unexploded bomb was recently
found in a railroad carriage in which
two princes of the house of Monteno-
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 fof 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 vefy
much short Of the average, necessitat-
Ing large importations from the United
States or elsewhere.
The Brown University corporation
has elected Former President +. Ben
jamin Andrews, now of Nebraska
State University, to fill n vacancy in
the board of trustees.
Officers of the Gillian training ship
1eneral B~aquedano, o on her way
to New York, will place a 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 Mt
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 22nd.
Several lives were 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 S25, 200 the university
a raise for Ii endowment fund.
The Australian Assembly has on
PEELED Mr.. Findley, editor of a Mel
hA,trpA alNzr rra fo- rnttt1ltoht1r
in his paper an article from the Irish
People violently attacking King Ed
ward.
One minute and thirty-seven and
four-ifths seconds was the time made
by Brigadier in n one-mile running
race at Sheepshead Bay, June %. This
lowers the worlds record one-fifth of
a second.
Steamer advices from Hawaii are 10
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 COO employees cs-
capped. The cavern was due to rob
bihS pliluIs.
The British war secretary, Mr..
Broderick, recently informed a ques-
tioper In the House of Commons that
out of $4,000 persons in the concentra-
ton camps of South Africa, 34,OU0
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
12o,OOO acres. Louisiana, which is IN
older r~ice-growing state, has 300,o G0
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 1880 feet high.
A United States exploration party
arrived in Dawson early in June on the
way to northern Alaska to explore one
of the widest unknown areas in the
vast territory. 1t is headed by w. q.
Mendenhall, g%eologist, and ID. l.. Rea-
burn. topographer.
Joseph Cook, the distinguished lee
turer and author, died June 25th, at
his summer home at Ticonderoga, New
York. He was born January 20, 1913.
Mr.. Cook is best remembered by his
efforts to show, in his lectures, the har.
mony Of the Bible with science.
In the international pigeon match at
Glasgow, Scotland, June 22nd, the
American team won with a score of
973; Scotland, 49,. Fred Gilbert CT
| Spirit Lake, Iowa; II. Merrill of Mil
waukee and Il. r.. Crosby scored the
highest possible, breaking every tar
get.
For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1901, the postage stamp issue includes
1900, 100000 ones, $500, 100000 twos
and 300, 100000 of higher denomlna-
tons. The total, including special de-
livery 10-cent stamps, Is 5.116, 23G, 900,
against 4,377, 1927 900 for the previous
fiscal year.
An Alden dispatch says that Captain
Mcneil Inc n British force encoun-
tered the Mad Mullah and routed his
command. A hundred of the enemy
were killed and the Mullah and the
Sultan Of Muir narrowly escaped cap