The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-05-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week briefly
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At Pueblo, Colo, railways bridges
were torn out by Il flood in Fountain
creek.
Rehearsal of the coronation process
sion was made over entire route in
London.
\ British torpedo destroyer ground
cd on rock off Cape Cornwall, but
was floated later.
The French squadron, with Presi-
dent Loubct reached Dunkirk on its
return from Russia.
Captain Charles Il. Russell of the
Eighth infantry. L. s. A., was the first
officer to die of cholera Mt Manila
Fire in the Terminal Storage ware
house. Twenty-seventh street and
Twelfth avenue, New York, destroyed
100000 worth of carpets and rugs.
Tuesday. Mny 81.
Nine cases of bubonic plague have
been found in Majunga, Madagascar
Several hundred iron workers on the
New York city subway went on a
strike
Duncan Moorehcad, timekeeper at
the Carson washery, IIazleton, Pa, was
shot in the right arm from ambush
President John Henry Barrows. ID.
D., of Oberlin college was reported
dangerously i'll with pleuropneumonia.
| The worst forest fires in the history
of the mountains of the continental di-
/ vide are raging in the Collegiate range
and the Sangre de Cristo. Colorado.
Monday, May 20.
Cardinal Martineli was received by
! the pope.
President Loubet arrived at Copen-
hagen on his return trip from Russia.
Eight deaths and great loss of prop
! erty were caused by cyclone in
! South Carolina.
| An attempt to assassinate Prince
Obolensky, governor of Kharkov, Rus
sia, was reported
The royal train bearing King Vic
tor Emmanuel and Queen Helena was
stoned during u stop at Naples
saturday, May ~.
Heavy storms in Iowa caused much
loss of property.
w. II. Craddock was named as Dem
ocratic candidate for governor of Kan
sas.
President Roosevelt was entertained
on the French battleship Gaulois at
Annapolis.
President Raymond of Wesleyan uni
versity announced a gift of $4,000 for
a new science building.
Thomas Noonan died in Boston as a
result of blow received in a boxing
match with Eddie Nixon.
Fire at the transfer shops of the New
York Central in Buffalo destroyed $780,
600 worth of property. One employee
lost his life.
Friday. May 23.
A Lehigh express on the Grand
Trunk Western road was wrecked.
A corporation is being formed in Chi
cago to consolidate III Indiana coal
mines.
A furniture manufacturers pool with
capital of $25000,00O, was formed in
Chicago.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
for the erection of public libraries at
Greenwich, England.
Josephine Holman, formerly Signor
Marconis fiancee, was married to Eu
gene Boross in London.
A tornado struck six miles southeast
of Elk City, Okla, wrecking a number
of houses. Several persons We're ia.
tally injured.
A terrific electrical and wind storm
passed over northwestern Ohio. Tw1
! persons were killed, one fatally and
many others less seriously injured.
Thursday, May %.
Edwin Lawrence Godkin formerly OF
the New York Evening Post edtoria
staff, died in England.
Margaret Taylor the abducted Ohit
child was given up to her father at Ge
noa, Italy, and sailed with him FOL
home.
A prisoner in the workhouse at Can
ton, O., killed one man and fatally
, wounded another being himself severe
ly wounded by guards.