The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
The World for a U'eek

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T~1H HE National Educational Association Mime
| apos the week, the convention proper open
- ing Tuesday. conservative estimate is that fully
tN 10000 present all parts the
- country The preliminary work looking the
comfort delegates was unusually
thorough any of the convention
details The weather. except Monday Tuesday,
cool and pleasant the lake resorts had
enthusiastic visitors On Thursday officers were
elected for the coming foews President Charles
president O. T. Bright Illinois, Charles F. Reeves Washing
tom Joseph Kennedy, North Dakota; Thwing
Ohio; sheats Florida Miss Marion Brown louisiana
j. B. Pearcey Indiana Henry Grenfell, Colorado;
R. Sanford New York; j. H. Francis California; G. Nye,
Minneapolis.
dispatch from Winnipeg Manitoba, July 5, says
that Rev. Richard Farier an Anglican minister at Fort
Churchill the northernmost company
is authority for the
companions strndberg and Frake started for the
North Pole balloon post
before his departure June They clothing
instruments which are clearly identified a belong
ing to the explorers The story accompanied
that Andree and his companions by fierce
further north The relics are to he sent to
civilization.
Although the actual negotiations begun until
some time next week. the main features treaty
tween the United States regard the
anna canal are pretty well settled. The paid
colombia for REIMBURSEMENT Of exclusive rights
United States will be 100000 gold payable the
change OF ratifcations treaty. addition
D is to receive annuity at the end years.
be determined by mutual This an
nuty is to be year. immediate pay
is considered basis fixing rental at
$6ooOoo There will be transfer the
six miles will permit the
thory Win american courts sanitary officers police etc.
Preparations have begun $500
bonds provided for by the act of congress-
The fact that representative Russian gov
ernment has called at the British embassy Petersburg
to offer the sympathy of Russia
of King Edward comment and is gen.
orally attributed Russian chagrn of the
cusion of peace in South Africa
thorty that Count Lmsdorf the minister foreign affairs
admitted that this had upset Russas calculations
which were based much longer continuance
Britain's difficulties in South Africa
Floods are doing an Immense amount of
damage to in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri Nebraska and
Kansas drowning thousands of CATTLE sheep
and destroying other property Considerable is
feared when the full reports come in.
At Secretary Moodys suggestion cabinet has adopted
appropriation BILL The four larger Ships bateships
two armored cruisers will be louisiana Connecticut
Tennessee and Washington The
In the act will be named Paducah and Dubuque.
The dense fog which hung Lake Huron on July
caused the wrecking steamer j. Emery Owen the
schooner Algere and the steamer Aztec.
The offer Of the Pacific Cable company to
finish the work of laying cable the Pacific
earlier than first promised and give the
benefit Of reduced rates for communication exchange
the information developed soundngs taken by the
United States steamship Hero in her 1885,
referred by Secretary Moody Attorney Knox for
opinion.
Governor Tafs proposition for
the Philippines provides friars shall leave
the archipelago not to return to be by
Spanish rars. The price paid to be arb-
buildings to be handed over to
the vatican The reply of the vatican practically agrees
except the deportation of the friars
Following example United States England and
Japan have consented their indemnity China
in silver, a silver basis.
Reports received in Washington that the naval
the Asac station sngulary fortunate
careful during the prevalence
cholera in the east So far there only three
deaths from that disease reported Admiral Rxey
surgeon general of the navy.
The American colony in London most enthusiastic
celebration
with speeches, at the Hotel Cecil at night.
The three shipping roads at the
Duluth Misabe Northern, the Duluth Range and
the Eastern Minnesota have forwarded July total Of
o0686 tons this tons