, 1902-02-20
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Count Tolstoi was reported as being
in a dying condition on the 18th.
A fire along the wharves of New
York on the 9th caused Il loss of $780,
600.
Eastern coal operators and miners
signed another agreement for Il
year.
Another immense geyser has begun
spouting in the Yellowstone Naticlil
park.
The Marquis of Dufferin, former gov
ernor general of Canada and eX-vice-
roy Of India, is dead.
The German Farmers Alliance has
passed a resolution condemning the
tariff bill and demanding its rejection
by the Reichstag.
An accident in the Church of Horen-
citos In Chiriqui, Central America, re-
suited in the death of thirteen persons
and the severe wounding of thirty
others.
Senior LORNA, the newly-elected gov
ernor of Bataan province, Philippines,
fled after his election, when he was
called upon to recount for $1,000 of in
surgent funds. He is still missing
Minister WI says the Chinese in
America are so bigoted and ignorant
they do not know when new years
day comes He says the celebration
at this time is foolish, for this is not
the Chinese new year at all.
According to the Calcutta CORE
spondent of the London Ma the India
Medical Gazette announces that DIR.
Rost of the India medical service has
successfully cultivated II and has
infected u guinea pig with his culture.
The city of Galveston, Texas, has
defaulted in payment of interest on
the bonded debt. This is n result of
the terrible losses of the great flood.
negotiations are under way looking
to securing some concessions from the
bondholders.
Rival factions of n Chicago Greek
orthodox church had a fierce fight dur
ing a meeting Sunday. One policeman
was injured, while several Greeks suf-
fered with bruised heads. Knives were
flashed and fierce threats made during
the encounter.
Professor George Wharton James,
author Il lecturer of New York City,
was bitten by n rattlesnake on the left
thumb while ut Phoenix. He was given
medical attention within four min
utes, and is pronounced positively be
yond any danger.
The British, American and japanese
ministers have renewed their opposi-
ton to the M%anchurian arrangements
between China and Russia. 1t is prob
able that this action will result in the
further -postponement of The consum-
nation of this treaty.
AS the result of the investigation of
the combine among paper manufacture
ers against which complaint was
made by the Canadian Press Associa-
ton, the Canadian government has de
cidcd to reduce the tariff on neYs print
from twenty-five 10 fifteen per cent. ad
valorem, to take effect at once.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Rail
road Company mas issued an order for
bidding the use of tobacco by passen-
ger trainmcn in uniform on duty and
by employees in general around rail
way stations. The anti-tobacco rule
originated in the office of Ii. l. Winch
ell, general manager of Ii road.
There is n concerted movement on
foot among Michigan colleges to do
away with football. At II meeting of
the college branch of the State Teach
ers' Association 1t was voted to rec
ommend that all colleges unite in pro-
hibiting the game. Tn faculties of
nearly all colleges in that state are
now considering the recommendation.
st. Louis property covering a total
area of five blocks has been sold to
sHnAn.- I fN-,,Il -,,aE.la.t - a., At
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain rail
way companies. The consideration
was $S25.UOO. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Gould has made the purchase for the
purpose of building an immense
freight depot and to extend freight
yard facilities.
The apparent Incompetence, and. 1t
is claimed, possible dishonesty which
permeates the purchasing departments
of the British army, rs revealed last
week in Parliament, has caused a pub
lie agitation that augurs badly for the
war office. Judging from recent dis
closures, scarcely any of the supplies
for the army in South Africa We're Sc
cured on business principles.
Professor John Il. Baldwin. the aero
nnut, is preparing to make M inter
esting experiment in Indiana next
summer the first time there is a
drought in that section. His plan is
TO send up 1000 balloons from differ
ent points, each TO carry n dynamite
bomb, the same 10 be exploded as
nearly simultaneously as possible, the
object being to produce rain.
In n practice throw in the campus.
Alfred ID. Plaw of the University OF
California hurled the siNteen-pOund
hammer lS7 feet and 4 inches, from a
s~cven-foot circle. The worlds record.
held by Flanagan of New York. is III
feet , inches. aud the American inter
collegiate record, held by Plaw himself
ana made in 1900, is 165 feet . Inches.
Plaw viii go east with the university
track team this spring.
A preliminary meeting of insurance
company representatives has been
held to arrange settlements of the
losses in the great Paterson fire. In
stead of fifty OF sixty companies be-
ing concerned. It was found that there
are over 100 Edwin O~uaCkenbusl.