The Dolores star., 1901-07-12
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kota, died July LIST at Aberdeen in TINT
state.
Judge Taft, as governor of the Phil.
ippine islands, will occupy the Malacan
palace at MANILA.
Governor General Wood is improving,
but his physician advises him to desist
from public duties for time.
Seven hundred Porto Rican emi-
grants sailed from Santa Monica for
Honolulu on the steamer Colon.
The exports from the Philippines to
the United States Increased from $4,.
O4O.s55 in 1850 to $G,96S. .SS1 In 1900.
The Navy Department has given out
n statement that 1t is ready to give ev-
cry encouragement to the naval militia.
The War Department states that the
total number of insurgents captured or
surrendered up to May 18th last il
37,94S.
Kingston, Jamaica, Chamber of Com.
merce has asked the imperial authori.
ties to send 5000 Boer prisoners to
the island.
The receipts of the United States
treasury for the fiscal year ending
June 10Th. exceeded the disbursements
by $76.OOO,OOO. r '
The Nebraska Republican state GEN.
tral committee has decided to hold the
state convention at Lincoln, Wednes-
day, August 2Sth.
Eighty-flve Cuban school teachers
will sail for the United States to at
tend. at the invitation Of President El-
lot, the Harvard summer school.
Coin" Harvey, who has become a
nf ASH t.
going to make the race for congress
man in the Third Arkansas district.
Lightning recently struck the animal
tent of the Wallace circus, at Eau
Claire. Wisconsin, killing an elephant
and stunning the entire menagerie.
An Egyptian expedition has occupied
Bahr Ghazel The Belgians have with
drawn, thus settling the disputed claim
between Great Britain and Belgium.
Shipping interests are urging the
government to remove the wreck of
the Maine In Havana harbor as soon as
possible, as dangerous bar is forming
about it.
Diplomatic relations between Aus
tria-Hungary and Mexico, interrupted
since 1867, the year Emperor Maxi.
milan was shot, have been formally
re-established.
Frank ]. Ostrander OF Wyandotte,
Kansas, has been paroled by Governor
Stanley for courage and services In
the recent coal mine mutiny at the
Kansas penltentiary.
Lord Wolseley, formerly command.
er-in-chief of the British army, says
the United States army Is the finest
of its size in the world and says Its su.
periority is due to good wages.
During 1900 the Philippines import.
ed merchandise to the value of $27,.
765, 100. n gain of thirty-six per cent
over 1899. In 1895, under Spanish rule,
the imports were less than $S,OOO,OOO.
| Thomas Dunn English, poet and
writer, has Just celebrated his eighty.
second birthday at his home in New
ark. The author of "Ben Bolt receiv.
ed the congratulations Of his friends.
NJ. G. Munley of Portland, Oregon,
| announces the formation of a combine
/, of salmon packers of Alaska and Pu.
get sound representing 1,7OO,OO0
| pounds of the annual pack of 3,OOO,OO0
pounds. .
The pension plan of the Illinois Cen.
, tral railroad went into effect July 1st.
About 200 employees were retired on
/, pensions based on their average
monthly pay during their last ten years
| of service.
The total value of merchandise, gold
and silver, exported from the Philip
pines during the calendar year 1900
amounted to S26, 6,731 ,4G2 against $10.-
213.3SS for 1899, and an average from
losO to 1894 of 500, ,526, ,901.
| Ex-Governor Jones of Alabama, In
the constitutional convention has OFF,
cred an article providing for depend.
ent members of the families Of sher-
\ IFS who may be killed while defend.
| ing prisoners.
] Emperor William has telegraphed to
| the presidents of the French and Ger.
man automobile clubs expressing his
| Joy Mt the sociable cooperation Of the
| French and German racers, and at the
: happy ending of the Paris-Berlin race.
The Oregon and Oriental Steamship
| Company, which operates fleet be-
tween Portland, Oregon, and ports In
| the Philippines, China and Japan. is
seriously considering the establishment
! of n line from New York to the Far
( East.
Marshal Field, the Chicago merchant
i has purchased the southeast corner OF
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fifth street,
New York with frontage Of 125 feet
on the avenue and 200 feet on the
street. The total cost has exceeded ST.
100000.
George W. Radford, member Of the
Detroit, Michigan. public library
board, has received letter from An
drew Carnegie stating that Mr.. Carne-
gle will contribute ST50.OOO toward the
erection of new public library build
ing in that city.
The Navy Department is providing
some of the warships with new life
, raft. Enough persons cannot get ON
this craft to sink it, and unlike the life
boat 1t cannot capsize or founder, nor
like raft, 30 to pieces against the
sides Of ship.
The only giraffe in this country ar.
rived in New York on German ship
a few days ago. consigned to Ringlins