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

Likely to Prove Of Interest 10 Our many
Readers.
Two men were killed in mine explo-
sion near Lake City, Colo.
Congress will not appropriate the
necessary funds to raise the Maine this
year.
The Standard Oil Company has Sc
cured control OF its only rival in West
Virginia.
One thousand Chinese government
troops have deserted in body and
Joined the rebels, taking with them
their arms, munitions and treasure.
Friends OF the Chinese exclusion bill
in the senate have about given up hope
OF the measure passing in its present
form.
The situation throughout Belgium re-
mains unchanged. Fresh outbreaks
may occur at any time.
During severe fighting in the Trans
vaal, 200 Beers were killed, captured or
wounded. The British also lost
heavily.
General Miles will be forced to retire
at an early date.
The cholera situation is growing
worse in the Philippines.
Fire in Louisville, KY, lumberyard
destroyed $40, 900 worth of property.
The house has passed the bill grant
ing Mrs. Mckinley pension OF $4,000
year.
Major Waller has been acquitted OF
the charge of killing natives Of Samar
without trial.
Rioting continues in the cities OF
Belgium. Martial law will be declared
throuhgout the country
A new independent steel company is
TO be incorporated in New Jersey with
capital Of 5000, 900, 900.
England is very hopeful over the
prospects Of peace. The Boer leaders
have been in communication with Lord
Kitchener.
Burglars entered an Indiana bank
and blew open the safe, but the ex-
plosion awoke citizens and no money
was secured. The damage by the ex-
plosiOn was $l2, 900.
The revolutionary movement in Bel
gium appears to be spreading.
Wade Hampton, the famous South
ern general, is dead, He was S4 years
of age.
Sir Hiram Maxim, an English capi-
talist, offers $3.50, 900 for successful
airship that is not balloon.
The Spanish commission which is to
value artillery remaining in the West
Indies, has sailed for its destination.
Colombian rebels continue to harrass
the government troops. They are re-
ceiving arms from the United States.
The Beers have not yet accepted the
British terms of peace Conferences be-
tween the leaders are still in progress.
John D. Rockefeller has given a
Brooklyn school $125, 900 provided that
friends of the institution raise an equal
amount within one year.
Uncontirmed statements are in circu-
lation in London to the effect that the
Boer leaders have accepted the British
terms Of peace.
The body of Cecil Rhodes has been
placed in Its last resting place.
Fire at Columbus, Ca, destroyed
property valued at $3.50, 900.
Rear Admiral Norman s. Farquhar
has retired. His retirement promotes
Captains Joseph B. Coghlan and James
Fl. Sands to be rear admirals.
While at the Charleston exposition
the president declared his intention o.
visiting the Northwest at an early date
DR.. Talmage is much worse. He Ii
now troubled with congestion of the
brain.
Socialists mobbed King Leopold, o
Belgium, and he had difficult time IL
escaping.
The Danish landsthing, or uppel
house, voted in favor Of selling thu
West Indies to the United States. Th'
treaty will now go to the lower house
Cholera is increasing in the Philip
pines.
The Manchurian treaty has beer
signed at Pekin.
Fire in New York destroyed q sil
story building. Loss, tl50,O00.
Fighting between Christians an,
Turks is reported in Northern Turkey
President Roosevelt received heart
welcome at the Charleston exposition
The houses first vote on Cuban reel
procity showed both parties to b
divided.
Major General W. r. shafter. Unite
States army (retired), is a candidate TO
governor of California.
OF the 90 tobacco factories in Franc