The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-05-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week BrieHy
and Tersely Told.

ana TerseIy Told.
Heavy snow has caused the death Of
thousands of sheep in Wyoming.
Queen Wilhelmina is reported strong
enough to leave her bed for short
time daily.
Waldeck Rousseau, the French pre-
mier, announced his resignation, to take
effect before June 1.
The French battleship Gaulois. with
the military and naval members of the
Rochambeau mission, arrived at An
napolis.
Tuesday. May 30.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt
in northern California
Ten city officials and contractors of
Toledo, o., were indicted for bribery.
Chinese troops in Chill refused to fire
on insurgents, who now number 10000.
William Taylor, retired Methodist
missionary bishop, died at Palo Alto,
Cal.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to assassinate the governor of wilma,
Russia
Colombian rebels are reported to be
planning attacks on Cartagena, Colon
and Panama.
Nine English tourists and four boat
men were drowned in a squall on the
lakes of Killarney.
Many persons were killed and much
property destroyed by a hurricane in
the province of Scinde, British India.
BY vote of nearly 100000 shares
to 6,000 the bond conversion plan Of the
steel trust went through at meeting
in Hoboken.
Monday. May 10.
Cloudbursts in Kansas, Missouri and
Iowa did much damage.
King Alexander accepted the resigna-
ton of the Servian cabinet
Heavy falls of snow were reported in
Colorado. High winds accompanied the
storm.
Stock barns near Racine, Wis, were
struck by lightning and 102 horses
burned to death.
General Porter. United States embas-
sador to France, returned for visit
dlleI HNt years ubStiiCc.
Saturday, May II.
Three hundred people were made
homeless by flood at Great Falls, Mon.
President Butler of Columbia univer-
sity was announced as commencement
orator at the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
Turkish troops at Monastir, Macedo-
mia, mutinied for back pay.
Kaiser Wilhelm advocates building
expensive railway stations in German
cities.
Meat riots continued on the east side
in New York city. Several arrests were
made.
The price of anthracite coal was ad-
vanced 81 ton owing to the miners
strike.
Friday. May 10.
East side women in New York caus-
ed riot in trying to prevent sale Of
kosher meat.
Five lives were lost in a fire which
destroyed the American hotel at Point
Pleasant, Va.
Six men were hurt in wreck Of
Forepaugh & Sells Bros canvas train
at Marysville, Pa.
The hearing of the states case
against the beef trust was begun at AL
bany before a referee.
Charles NJ. Schwab announced a sum-
mer home for poor children on his new
ly acquired Staten Island property.
Reed Smoot, apostle of the Mormon
church in Utah, announced himself a
candidate for the United States senate.
Il. Il. Baptist, once a slave in Vir-
ginia, gave $1,000 to found a scholar
ship at Tuskegee Institute For Negroes.
The Philadelphia Record was sold at
auction to William S. Stenger of that
city for $2,3O0,000. Several New York
ers bid.
Thursday, May 10.
The resignation of Earl Hopetoun,
first governor general Of Australia, was
announced.
Lord Kitchener reported that Boer
delegates were gathering at Vereenig.
mig for the peace conference.
Fire at Huntington, w. Va, destroy
ed lumber yard and twenty houses
The loss is estimated at $220,O0O.
A federal jury in indianapolis began
investigation of the beef trusts meth
ods at the suggestion of Attorney Gen.
eral Knox
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