The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-08-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week briefly
and Tcrscly Tod.

-Four prisoners have broken jail at To-
lcdo.
The United States cruiser Buffalo has
sailed from Boston FOR Gibraltar.
Socialists caused riot in the lower
house at Brussels. The president sus-
pended the sitting.
Maryland and Massachusetts were
found by the census To have more fe-
males than males in their population.
Rear Admiral Kimberly has requested
to be excused from membership in the
Schlcy court because of his i'll health.
Tuesday. July 10.
The president made many army and
navy appointments.
Italy observed the first anniversary OF
King Humbert's death.
Heavy rainstorms are reported in cen.
tral and southern Arizona.
General Chaffcc ordered Manila troops
to wear coats always buttoncd.
Santos-Dumont, the acronaut, made an
other successful ascent in Paris.
The paris-Lyons Mediterranean rail.
way has bought ten American locomo.
tives.
Money stolen from the army safe at
Santa Cruz, Philippine Islands, has not
been recovered.
Important business and financial men
are said to have Joined to settle all labor
troubles in this country.
The Mark Lane Express reported that
Germany and France will need to import
wheat. Russia's crop outlook is good.
Monday, July 20.
Insurgents were reported to be operat'
ing in large numbers about the city of
Panama.
Anticlcrcal meetings in Spain resulted
in disorders in Madrid. Saragossa and
Barcelona.
The Peruvian congress was opened at
Lima 10y President Romano, who was en-.
Enthusiastically cheered.
At Cambridge. o.. one man was killed,
two proably fatally shot and Il fourth had
the back of his head crushed in as the
result of Il free for all fight at Kings
mines
Baron Mount-Stephcn announced gift
of f4O,O0 to the Presbyterian church of
Scotland. the income to 20 to ministers
in his nntive district of Aberdeenshire and
Banl1shire.
saturday. July ~.
The Kearsargc's Is inch gun was slight
ly damaged by bursting shell.
The Duke of Cornwall sailed from Ere
mantle, Australia, for Mauritius.
Fires caused n loss of 100000 in Ma
shua. y. H.. and $15O.0O0 in Cincinnati.
philadelphia is shipping quantities of
fruit and vegetables to drought stricken
western states.
Lloyd Tcvis Breckinrdge, grandson of
n former vice president, killed himself III
San Francisco.
Friday, July 20.
An epidemic of strikes exists in San
Francisco.
A phenomenal thunderstorm did much
damage in London and vicinity.
Massachusetts schoolship Enterprise
left st. Petersburg for Antwerp.
General Arthur Henry Paget has re-
ceived command in South Africa.
Turkey refused Greek squadron per-
mission to visit Smyrna and other ports.
Fifty prominent Kansas City Republic
ans have organized a 1904 Theodore
Roosevelt club.
The Philadelphia and Reading striking
machinists at Port Richmond rejected an
offer of : per cent more wages.
At Batoom, Russia, an explosion of
quarter wrecked the whole center of the
town.
In New York DIR. II. johnson Held just
completed a manuscript of 6,50O pages,
and sparks from his pipe destroyed it as
he slept.
Thursday, July %.
Italy's former premier, Crisp, has
been declared better by his physicians.
Spain has decided to undertake impor-
tant military and naval improvements.
Hailstones weighing three pounds are
said to have fallen in Schlatzsk, Russia.
Three American travellers were slightly
hurt in n railway accident near Moscow.
Six passengers were slightly injured in
a collision on the Rock Island railroad
near Tiflln, Ia.
/ Cash Sloan, the American jockey,
! was rescued from mob at Moscow by
soldiers and police.
! Over 13l 900 people have applied for
2 the $1,000 free farms in the reservations
to be opened in Oklahoma.
Firemcn on the Philadelphia and Read,
ing railroad and section men on roads
entering Columbus, o., have received Il