The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the week Briefly
and Terse1y Told.

and Ter>ely Told.
The city prison that replaces the old
romhs was opened in New York.
A IRE started by children at play de-
stroyed the village OF Noshnik. in Rus
,ian Poland.
An attempt was made 70 wreck
Philadelphis and Reading express
train near Pottstown. Pa.
At Vincennes. Ind. Hudson Autler.
bis wife. Emily. and five children were
fatally poisoned by arsenic being put
IN their food
September wheat sold on the Chica 20
roard Of trade at - cents. which is
the highest price on that cereal since
the great Letter deal in ISIS.
Tuesday. sept. 80.
Hard coal reached SIS and bitumi-
nous S12 q ton in New York.
The consolidation Of ten trolley lines
IN north New Jersey viii be completed
this week.
A tidal wave. following an earth
quakes did great damage at Saiina
Cruz. Mexico.
Seven negro grave robbers were
caught in Indianapolis. \ prominent
physician may be arrested
Ii was reported in Madrid that
Queen Maria Christina. mother q
King Alfonso had married Count de Ia
Escosura. her master Of the horse.
Monday. sept. 20.
Great damage from heavy rains was
reported from southern Texas.
Fire at stockton. Cal. destroyed the
agricultural pavilion and two resi-
lence blocks. loss. 10000.
Three earthquake shocks were felt I'm
the district Of M0utiers-en- Tarautaise
department Of Savoie. France.
\ life size statue 10 the Hungarian
patriot louis KOSsuth was unveiled in
Cleveland. o. in the presence Of $4,000
people
Ernie Johnson. 4 well known profes-
sional bicyclist Of Cleveland. O. com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart.
saturday. sept. -.
-Four peasants were shot by soldiers
n q revolt in Hungary.
A cyclone in Sicily flooded Catania
and killed several persons at Modica.
A French army officer was dismissed
for refusing u close unauthorized
schools.
Bulgarian revoluuonists have broken
through the Turkish Gordon at Salon
.ka after bloody fight.
Justice David J. Brewer Of the Unit
ed States supreme court was badly
burned about the face and hands while
cleaning up brush al his Vermont sum
mer cottage.
Ii has been learned that the bequest
Of Miss Winthrop Of New York 10
Princeton seminary. which was for
merly reported 10 he about 10000
will amount TO $4,000
Friday. sept. 26.
Russia has handed over the Shan
haikwan railroad 10 China.
The Earl Of Dudley. new lord lieu
tenant Of Ireland. made a state entry
into Dublin.
/ American marines al Colon prevent
ed 80 insurgents from capturing a
government officer.
\ Washington hotel was dynamited
by a man who had quarreled with the
proprietor and who shot himself. Two
were hurt
A ten ounce baby. the smallest child
the doctors have ever seen. died in a
New York hospital after one days ex-
lstence.
Thursday. sept. %.
Coal has been discovered at Wurts-
I boro, Sullivan county. y. Y.
Henry Phipps Of New York gave
10000 10 General Botha for the re-
lief OF destitute Beers.
/ King Oscars yacht. with the crown
2 princess of Sweden on board. went on
the rocks in the Baltic
II was stated in Chicago that the
big Four had abandoned for the
present the idea OF a packing house
combination.
! New York city wholesale and retail
coal dealers have declared that the
supply Of coal would be exhausted
I this week and predict a fuel famine.