The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-12-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the week Briefly
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tionists on the Acre river has been an
nounced.
Hundreds of tons of rock from Storm
King mountain fell on the West Shore
track above West Point.
General Miles was entertained by
Russian officials at Port Arthur and
sent to Taku on warship.
A franchise has been granted for n
trolley line from Buffalo to Westfeld,
n Y. distance of sixty-fve miles.
Fifty passengers on Burlington
trtin were rescued after being buried
under ten feet of snow for twenty
hours.
Monday, Dec. %.
The Princess of Wales has given
birth to son.
a fire at Knoxville. Tenn, destroyed
1 property valued Mt 100000.
/ Seven miners were crushed to death
by falling slate in mine at lnman, Va.
Mr.. Choate, the American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, and Mrs. Choate
have arrived at Constantinope.
The worst blizzard since 1899 has
been general throughout eastern Colo
rado and Wyoming and western Ne
braska and Kansas. The average
snowfall was eleven inches.
Tie Standard oil companys plant,
located at Seventeenth street and the
Rock Island tracks, Chicago, was prac'
tically destroyed, with the 5000 bar
res Of oil which it contained.
Saturday, Dee. 20.
Ambassador Tower presented his ere
dentals to Emperor William.
The car of Russia has granted am
nesty TO students banished to Siberii
for creating disturbances.
) Colonel Arthur Lynch, member o
parlament for Galway, was indicte,
for high treason for fighting with til
Beers.
In New York Thomas Sharkey wa
u found guilty of manslaughter in tn
c second degree in causing the death
a Banker Nicholas Fish
t Nearly thousand persons WEI
r killed by the earthquake at Andijal
e Russian Central Asia. The dead wei
. nearly all native Turcomans.
Governor A. +. Bliss of Michigan a
nounced that he would not permit Il
McGovern- Corbett fight, which was
IS have been held in Detroit next mont
VI before the Metropolitan Athletic club
'P Friday, Dee. 10.
o, A Toronto beggar died in the hospit
10 there worth 100000.
ed The Midway at the st. Louis fair h
beon leased for 100000.
H. General Nord, proclaimed preside
e of Haiti by the army, took possessi
of the national palace at Port
Prince.
:. Parliament was prorogued until FL
III II. after speech from King Edws
~ recapitulating events of concern
nd the British empire since January.
Thursday, Dec. IS.
The American board of foreign n
sions has raised $S45, 10o during
year.
M The Darmstardter bank of Bel
oal was defrauded of $4,000 by DO
eX- keeper.
ir. / Relff. the American jockey, go
Sono verdict in Paris in his suit agai
NJ Vie au Grande Air.
,ds Queen AlexandrS stood as godmot
'N' 70 7 ord Mandeville, heir to the NJ
obeeter title and Zimmerman million
:, The United States minister to kc
all b1s demanded payment by that &C
ice. trv of ST 100000 due to builders OF
5 a electric railroad.
It The kentucky court Of appeals
Granted a new trial to James How
Wish nnder life sentence for the murde
IAN Governor Goebel.
will The rebellion in the province
ont Kwang,i. China, is reported as all
oo, inp Government troops under
A. shall Su were defeated, with h'
a., loss.
the wednesday, Dec. II.
ndle Employees in the car shops at
. is man IN have refused to work on
day.
II is estimated that the Hillsbor
. at M hank lost $4,000 in the rot
there.
Comptroller Ridgley has closed
:, National Bank of South Pennsyl'
at Hyndman.
anu Twenty-fom Macedonian wor
oitce have been killed by Turkish frC
,g for Guards near Sofia.
,they A maniac in Lapere, Mich, xii
>: boarder. wounded his mother an
Miss ter and committed suicide.
amp General Bliss has arrived in
[arsh ington from Havana pIIislnS 'N'
nrocity treaty signed last week
each Three bank robbers were amD
at Alyord, Tex. One was klllet
AZ fatally wounded and the thlrd
tured.
coats rive BoodIers Get Five Yes
the ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-The JON
of five former members of the no
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