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EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happenings Of the Past Week. Presented
In Condensed Form, Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

Readers
Three Wall street firms failed and
created furry in stocks.
General E. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
has been selected as United States con-
sui general at Havana.
H. G. squires, secretary of the lega-
tion at Pekin, has been selected by
the president to be minister to China.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Frank P. Sargent to
be commissioner general Of immigra.
ton.
A mob of so italians, crazed with |
liquor, ruled the town OF Corliss, Wis,
for a day and terrorized the inhabit-
ants.
Queen Wilhelmina is said to be on
the way to recovery alter her narrow
escape from death on account of an
operation.
Secretary Moody has authorized
Captain Dayton Of the cruiser Chicago
to convene court of inquiry to probe
the affair at Venice.
General Chaffee has cabled the
names of the killed and wounded in |
the Bayan fight. The serious nature
of the wounds of the majority show
that desperate fighting occurred.
The heavy run on a Cripple Creek
bank has subsided.
Forest fires are creating considerable
havoc in portions OF Colorado.
About 5000 Roumanian Jews will
emigrate to the United States in the
very near future.
Ex-Secretary Long says that John
Hay and Elihu Root will continue as
members of the cabinet.
British columns are raising the siege
of O'Okiep, which has been besieged
by the Beers for many weeks past.
DR.. Leyds has gone to Utrecht to
confer with President Kruger o the
peace terms of the British government.
President Palma is pleased with the
work of Americans in Cuba after a
thorough inspection of the various
improvements.
A rehearing has been granted by the
interior department on the claim of the
Wisconsin Oneida Indians, for about
e., 900, 900 from the government for
Kansas lands, ceded to them in 1888,
but which they never occupied.
Queen Wilhelmina is slowly recover
ing from her illness.
The revolutionists are marching on
the capital of Santo Domingo.
Tornadoes in Iowa injured a large
number of persons and destroyed much
property.
Bjorntjernc Biornso, the famous
Norwegian author, is dangerously i'll at
Christiania.
Two trainmen were killed and Is
mail clerks injured in railroad wreck
near Clyde, N. Y.
It is stated that more than | 1000
lives were lost in the Guatemalan
earthquake of April Is.
The Mexican government refuses to
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councilman charged with bribery.
The outlook for peace in South Af-
rica is good. General DeWet is satis-
fed with the British terms and Delarey
will abide by the decision of the ma
jority.
The most serious feature of the polit-
ical situation in Russia is the disin-
clination of the troops to act against
the people. Eight hundred men of one
regiment have been punished for not
firing On the rioters at Moscow.
Six thousand men in the sPittsburg
building trades are on strike.
President Shaffer has been reelected
head of the Amalgsnated Association.
Fire destroyed an axle plant at Da-
venport, Ia, entailing loss of $780,
900.
The national convention Of club
women is in session at Los Angeles,
Cal.
William H. Moody, the new secre-
tary of the navy, has taken the oath OF
office.
The cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral
Remey aboard, has arrived at New
York.
The executive committee recommends
the postponement of the st. Louis fair
till 1904.
Cardinal Martinelli. apostolic dele
gate to the United States, has been re-
called to Rome.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to dine on board the French
battleship Gaulois.
Henry o. Havemeyer says the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company owns no
sugar lands in Cuba.