The Conway log cabin., 1901-07-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

LA-OON. lllSIcc, Ol -hlClli St'i, aow in London, Is reported critically Il.
 The next meeting of the National Editorial Association will be held at Hot Springs.
 Gen McArthur will sail from the Philippines for the United States about July 1.
 Dispatches from Leadville, Grip pie Creek and other Colorado points say that a foot of snow fell on the 14th.
 The Goulds threaten to build a second bridge across the Mississippi 1t Memphis unless the tolls charged them are reduced.
 Michael Davitt, founder of the Land League, will shortly arrive in this country to inaugurate new Irish national movement.
 The Chinese of this country will employ counsel and go before the next congress and urge the repeal of the Geary Chinese exclusion act
 J. II. Phillips, president of the State Bank at Melbourne, Fla, was found dead in his room, his throat cut from ear to ear. In his right hand was a bloody razor
 A tornado passed through Hall county, Tennessee, on the 14th, de- molishing the homes of W. R. Moore and one Mir. Wickson. Two children of Moore were killed outright Moore was seriously injured, and Tom Martin, a neighbor, who was at Moores house, was probably ia tally injured
 The authorities at Washington have been notified that the Russian and Italian governments propose to increase the duty on American prod ucts exported to these countries. The secretary of the treasury has sug- gested that such action is in viola tion of the trade treaty which this government has with Russia.
 Stephen Coffey, laborer, lost his life in attempting to stop a runaway team on a crowded thoroughfare in St Louis. While the unfortunate man did not stop the team, he caused 1t to slacken its speed, and other par ties grabbed the lines and brought the animals to stop. Coffey lost his life in an effort to prevent oth- CTS being killed
 An increase of $940,515 in the customs revenues of the Philippine islands for the first quarter of 1901, as compared with the same period of 1900, is set forth in a statement made public by the division of insu- lar affairs of the war department, The total revenues for the first quar- ter of the current year amounted to $2, l99, ,324
 On the 11th, twenty miles from Middlesburg, 250 mounted English riffemen were taken by surprise by a force of Boers, who crept up within short range and poured a deadly fire into the camp, killing two off cers and sixteen men, and wounding four officers and thirty-eight men. Only two British officers and fifty men escaped, the remainder being taken prisoners.
 The United States Philippine com mission has modified the provision of the law providing for the use of the Spanish language in the courts for five years by permitting proceed ings to be conducted in English and native dialects, the same to be trans lated into Spanish unless the liti- gants stipulate otherwise. In the latter case the records are to be writ ten in both languages.
 Massacres of Christians by Boxers continue in southern China. About four weeks ago a number of Catho- lie priests and several converts were put to death by Chinese soldiers un- der Prince Yuan in Shansi province
 Seventy firms of Chicago have granted the demands of machinists for 9-hour day, and only few employers are holding out. At In dianapolis the men gained a 9-houl day with same wages formerly paid for ten hours.
 Mormons of Utah have sent ar agent to Mexico to secure from tho government concessions of land il the state of Sonora. It is proposed to remove 1000 families to these lands if they can be secured.
 D. B. Jones, a negro preacher, was put to death by a mob at La Grange N. C., for assaulting a white woman
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