North Park union., 1902-03-28
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HtEn0e MArc0ul mas 1eft OttdWa IOr
Cape Breton, where he will locate his
station for Transatiantic wireless tel
egrsph business.
In servia the Cabinet has rendered
its resignation, owing to the adoption
by the National Assembly OF . civil
service reform measure.
1t Is practically settled that the
Twenty-ninth infantry, now at San
FranciscO, will sail for the Philippine,
on the transport Sheridan about April
LIST.
Fire at Marissa. Illinois, Tuesday
night, destroyed two blocks Of build
ings, causing loss OF $4,000 with
only small amount Of insurance to
Offset 1t.
John Woodward, the negro murderer
Of Leonard Calvitt, a white planter OF
Union Point, Concoriia parish, Louis
iann, was lynched within 300 yards OF
the parish prison In vidalia, Louisiana.
The Senate, in executive session.
confirmed the nomination Of Captain
A. 8. Crownlnshield to be rear ad-
miral. There was no comment upon
the nomination.
Secretary Root has notified Acting
Governor Wright,thnt taxes and duties
collected In the Philippines under the
recent tariff act for the islands shall
be converted directly Into the Philip
pine treasury.
Lord Kimberley, the Liberal leader
of the British House Of Lords, who has
been Ill for some time past, suffered n
relapse yesterday evening and Is in a
semi-unconscIous condition.
James II. Fairchild, president of
Oberlin College and who was connect
ed with the college In various capaci-
ties for siXty-three years, died on the
10Th, aged eighty-flve years.
When the great blizzard which ragged
over the Dakotas and Manitoba subsid-
ed, the weather was fair, but intense
ly cold, the thermometer ranging from
ten to sixteen degrees below zero.
The Turkish government has fatty
refused the demand Of the United
States for the repayment of the $72,5Oo
paid to the brigands as ransom Tor
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and her COM
panion, Madame Tsilka.
Reports from all sections of Califor-
mia Indicate that spring is well ad-
vanced. The weather prevailing dur
ing the last week or ten days has been
remarkable, the fruit trees nll over the
state have commenced to blossom.
Chicago has experienced severe win
ter weather. There was drop In the
temperature Of fifty degrees. At o
o'clock Monday the mercury regis
tered four degrees below zero, while
strong wind added to the general
discomfort.
King Edward has notified the may
ors Of the county Of London that the
sum Of $50 is placed at their disposal
and he invited them to make the neces-
sary arrangements to entertain the
very poor to the number of JOO,OOO at
a dinner In celebration Of his corona
tion.
The News snys that the Colorado &
Southern railroad has been sold to
syndicate headed by John w. Gates and
Edwin Hawley, formerly the eastern
traffic manager Of the Southern Pa
cific, but whether the syndicate bought
for itself or for the Gould interests Is
not known.
Suit has been instituted at Butte by
James A. Boyer to recover from the
Washoe Copper Mining Company the
sum of $15OOOO which 1t is claimed IL
the value of ore alleged to have been
Illegally extracted by the WashOe COM
Dany from beneath lot belonging to
Boyer.
At the spring session Of the Institu-
tion of Naval Architects In London 1t
WAS announced that the admiralty Ind
decided to create new class OF war
vessels to be known as the scout class,
somewhat after the type of torpedo
boat destroyers, but of grenter sea
power.
The Supreme Court of California, In
n decision, declares the trust clause In
the will of the late Senator James g..
Fair invalid and the property will Mt
once be distributed among the chill
dren of the deceased senator. 1t Is es-
timated that the estate is worth up
wards Of $2O,OOOOOO.
The woman's suffrage amendment
was given its final death blow by the
Iowa Legislature when the House by
a vote Of SO to 3S adoRted the report
of the committee recommending 1t for
indefinite postponement. After 1t had
passed the Senate the suffragists be-
lleyed the most serious obstacle had
been passed.
The legal officers who have been ex-
amining the question presented by the
flight Of Gaynor and Green from Sa-
vannah to Canada have practically
reached the conclusion that they can
be reached under the extradltion
treaty. A prolonged struggle in the
Canadian courts is expected before the
fugitives can be secured.
One Of the largest single orders for
horses ever given In the country has
been closed with a buyer at the South
st, Joseph horse and mule market. The
contract calls for 1900 horses, to be
delivered at the rate of 500 per month
for twenty-four months. While the
contract includes many varieties Of
animals, 1t Is the general belief that
the greater part OF them are for the
use Of the British army In South
Africa. l.
The President has decided to give
another nomination to ]. H. Deyaux,
the colored collector Of customs at Sa-
yannah, Georgia. A fight was made
on Deyaux by the Lilly White Re-
publicans of Georgia because they
wanted the office for themselves. De-
yaux had no opposition from the white
Democrats Of Savannah, who were sat
isfied with his management Of the Of
flee.
While members of the. freshman
class Mt GAINESVILLE, Ohio, were raising
a disturbance and destroying property
outside the house Of Mrs. NJ. 4. Crisis
well where the eOphOmOree of Mus