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EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FoR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
4 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.


A slight earthquake was felt at Sara
toga a few days ago.
Two men were killed by accidental
asphyxiation in New York.
A bill has been reported to the house
to make more sure of the gold standard.
Fire in an Indian Territory coal mine
was the cause of IA men losing their
lives.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, will leave
that country on February Is for a visit
to the United States.
Chicago board of trade has sent a pc
tition to congress asking for the reopen
ing of the Sehley case.
Bad forest fires are burning in Colo
RADIO near Buffalo Park and in the
mountains south of Cheyenne noun
tain.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the fitting celebration of the
pontifcal silver jubilee of Pope Leo
XIII.
A petition with $4,000 signers has
been presented to the king protesting
against the sale of the Danish West
Indies.
Emperor William, of Germany, will
have his yacht, being built in this
country, christened "Alice," in honor
of Miss Roosevelt.
The Cherokee, Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations, in the Indian Territory,
have petitioned congress for territorial
government instead of tribal rule
A family of seven perished in Buff
falo fire.
There are 900 cases of smallpox in
London.
Croker has retired from the leader
ship of Tammany.
Mitchell may secure notifications of
the Philippine tariff.
An extra session of the Minnesota
legislature has been called.
The Cheyenne Indian troubles in
Montana have been quieted.
Wireless telegraphy is likely to have
bad effect on the Pacific cable project.
$lO,649 900 contract has been let
for paving and sewering the city Of
Havana.
The senate has been asked to appro-
pirate $400, 900 for a naval expert
mental plant.
The Union Pacific will spend $25,
900, 900 on the improvement of its
Western lines this year.
A prominent Canadian has brought
action against federal officers for false
arrest and Imprisonment.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, al
though in very poor health, declares he
will not resign his seat in congress.
Owing to recent disturbances, notices
have been posted in St. Petersburg
ordering instant obedience to any or
ders by the police.
January 29 will be generally observed
as a holiday, that date being the late
presidents birthday. Governors are
issuing proclamations accordingly.
Russia is determined to hold onto
Manchuria.
Governor Shaw will succeed Secre-
tary Gage January 25.
New York has appropriated $50,0OO
| to represent that state at the st. Louis
| fair.
Relations between Americans, Bris-
ish and Russians at Niu Chwang are
strained.
Rear Admiral Wildes has been or
dered to take command of the Asiatic
squadron.
Several senators propose to fight
che indiscrtminate passage of pension
| DlllS Dy congress,
A charter has been granted to a
new corporation whose object 1t is
to build a railroad in Missouri.
It is announced that the East st.
Louis bank robbers obtained $1O,4OO
instead of $4,000, as FIRST given out.
Should Germany be successful In
obtaining money due her from Vene-
zuela, France will try to obtain pay
ment of French claims.
Another Boer lager, guarded Who'll
ly by women, has fallen into the
hands of the British. A large num-
Der of cattle were taken.
The population of the entire United
States is 81, ,233,06
The Boer losses up to date have
been twice as heavy as the British.
A Southern Pacific train at Hous-
ton Texas, ran down and killed two
men.
Ex-President Cleveland has almost
entirely recovered from his recent Ill
ness.
There will be a strong fight in con-
gress against the new Chinese exclu-
sion bill.
The first proclamation against
football in England was issued by
Edward II in 1914.