The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
RstabIe Events of the Week Briefly
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Whistler or his works.
Henry II. Taylor of New Haven has
made a public confession of having
misappropriated funds of a railroad.
Charles l.. Hunt, county clerk of
Monroe county, n. Y, was struck by
train at Byron, n. Y, and perhaps ia
tAlly hurt.
Arnold White, the author, is in Jail
ter refusing to pay $500 fine for writ
ing an article about Whitaker Wright,
the promoter.
John X. Brown, cashier Of the New
Holland co. bank, has disappeared
With the combination of the safe. Foul
alay is suspected.
The sultan of Turkey has sent his
son to the Russian embassy to express
his regrets at the murder OF the Rus
dan consul at Monastir.
Tuesday, Aug. II.
The European squadron has arrived
II Gibraltar from Lisbon.
The body of man was found on top
Ra car from New York at Boston.
The Queens county IN. " trolley
strike was quickly ended, the company
standing firm and the men yielding.
The president has granted pardon
70 William Follis of Texas, whose tes-
imony is said to be essential in a MUIR
Ter trial pending in Texas.
The tail end of hurricane moving
aver the Antilles struck the eastern end
VI the island of Jamaica and did great
lamage to banana properties.
An unknown man was drowned at
he landing of the Roscommon County
Mems excursion, New York. Nearly
1900 people were in panic.
Nine. Therese Humbert in the Paris
winding trial accused the judge of
hostility and promised to explain where
he missing millions are.
The strike riot at Cracow, Austrian
Poland. is said to have resulted in six
y deaths since Aug. through conflicts
,etween the strikers and the troops.
Senator and Mrs. Depew, Earl and
Countess of Shaftesbury, Countess of
)rford and Designer Watson will sail
hortly from Liverpool for New York.
Carrie Nations summary conviction
or selling hatchets in violation of n
tity ordinance has been declared lille
al by Judge Newcomb at Scranton,
"a.
Governor Heard has declined to in
erfere in the case of A. Il. Batson for
he murder of several members of the
Earl family. Batson will be hanged at
lake Charles, La.
Russia and Austria have decided to
end home all Servian officers studying
n their military schools. Russian Off
ers have been forbidden to have any
Intercourse with those of Servia.
Governor Terrell has ordered the
tate prison commission at Athens, Ga,
o make aTfull investigation of the
whipping Of Miss Mamie De Girls, the
white girl, at the state farm by War
en- Allgood and to report the findings
/ o him at once.
, When arraigned in Jefferson Market
,ourt, New York. man arrested as q
otel thief was identified by Central
Office Detectives Kane. Clarke and
'eabody as the famous "Red" Heyle,
yho is wanted everywhere, but who
as hitherto always managed to es-
ape.
Monday, Aug. 10.
In manifesto Belgian federation
as denied the charges made against
he administration Of the Kongo Free
state.
Heavy winds and rain storm have
Gassed over Pittsburg, Kan, wrecking
uany small miners houses, killing one
,erson and injuring several others.
Mrs. Lew Dockstader, wife of the
Minstrel, was attacked and beaten by
hree highwaymen in the presence of
crowd of travellers near the Long Is
and City On. " ferry.
The English South African commits
ion finds that flies We're the active
gents in the dissemination Of enteric
ever in standing camps during the
Soer war. The fever cost about $780,
10000.
L. G. Carnahan, millionaire mining
lan fired four shots at Hugh Swear
lgen in the Burlington ticket office at
ienver and then attacked Swearingen
With the butt Of his revolver, badly in.
uring him.
Five reformers have been arrested
It Peking, one being the brother of the
'iceroy Of Wuchang. Police have been
tationed at all the gates to prevent
aen suspected to be reformers from
eaving the city.
The police have canvassed Havana to
earn what persons had in their pos
ession weapons of war. They have
ONE upon 5000 Remington rifles, 1000
arbines and 30 Mausers. together with
| quantity of ammunition, bayonets
md sabers.
The officials of the Empire City track,
ear Yonkers, N. Y, are investigating
ne two recent fires in the large stables
obtaining the valuable trottlng horses
ow gathered there for the grand cir
suit meet. They feel certain that an
lncendiary has been at work.
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