Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-11
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Tuesday,, July 2.

Tuesday, July 2.
Senor Don Augustus F. Palido,
charge d'affaires of the Venezuelan le-
cation at Washington. is spoken of
as the next Venezuelan minister.
The mining town of Globe, near
Phoenix, Angora, has been almost to-
tally destroyed by fire. The loss is very
heavy.
Professor Julien, one of the surg
cons at the st. Lazare hospital has an
nounced to the Paris Academy of
Medicine that he and M. Justin Delisle
have discovered the microbe of
syphilis.
Wednesday, Juiy3.
The Union Broom Supply Company
corn crop and raised the price to
s120 ton.
The Kharkoff Commercial Bank at
Odessa, in Russia, has failed, with a
deficit estimated at five million rou-
bles. The failure has caused a finan-
cial panic in South Russia.
Fresh reports of fighting in Man
churia and on the frontier Of Chi LII
province have been received A l~ched
battle has been fought at Shen Yang
III which the natives defeated the Mo.
hammedans.
Thursday, July 4.
A strike of $50 machinists, which
caused the closing of the Bates plant in
Ilolet, ILL.,, several days ago, was set
tied yesterday. The men received the
concessions sought.
Among the more prominent of the
New York city heat victims yesterday
were the Rev. Dr. Maynord, the Episco-
pal clergyman and lecturer, and Jacob
S. Rodgers, the famous locomotive
builder.
Ten boys were caught like rats In
a trap in tunnel leading to the old
Keeling mine owned by the Pittsburg
Coal company Pittsburg, yester-
day. Two were killed and eight were
overcome by the foul fumes.
Friday, July 5.
Col Julian Scott. the well-known
artist, is dead at his home in Plain
field. N. J.
Henry l.. Wilson, American minister
to Chilli, arrived in Santiago yesterday
from the United States.
The third wife of the Sultan died
yesterday after three years illness. The
Sultan is much affected.
Prof John Fiske of Cambridge, the
famous lecturer and historian, died
yesterday at the Hawthorne Inn, East
Gloucester, Mass.
The six-story brick and iron build
ing in Baltimore, directly opposite the
city hall and known as the "Hoen"
building, was completely destroyed by
fire shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning.
In the House of Commons yesterday
Mr.. Chamberlain announced that a
bill would shortly be introduced.
changing the title of the king so as
to more clearly recognize his sover-
Saturday, July 6.
The following fourth class postmast-
ers were appointed for Pennsylvania
yesterday: Adamsille, w. G. Mckee;
Bolivar, F. r. Hammond; Canoe Camp,
C. ]. Knowlton
A general railroad strike for in
creased wages has commenced in
Peerth Australia, and the consequent
tie up of the roads is complete
throughout western Australia
Ja,~ rIac all
journalist and editorial writer, for the
Baltimore Sun, died last night at his
residence in Ruxton, a suburb of Bal
timore.
Twenty disciples of John Alex
ander Bowie, visited Eanston, a CHI
cago suburb last night and despite the
efforts of the entire police force a mob
of 1000 people drove them from town.
Monday, July 8.
Franz REM, for many years the
principal circus proprietor in Germany
has Just died at his villa near Ham
burg.
Reports from Havana say that the
condition of Govern ~ General Wood,
who has been suffering from typhoid
fever, is now much improved
George Kenna. the well known trav.
eler and writer, has arrived in st.
Petersburg after short stay in Fin
land. He will study Russian life and
There is now said to be little hope
of the sheriff's posse overtaking the
men who held up the Great Northern ex-
press train at Wagner, Mont, last
Wednesday.
James e. Yeatman, well known as
a philanthropist and one of the most
respected citizens of st. Louis, died
yesterday, aged S4, from the effects of
uraema. Mr.. Yeatman is believed to
be the original of the character, Mr. |
in Winston Churchills
noel, THE Crisis"
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