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EVENTSOF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.


tender its good offices to effect settle
ment between Colombia and the neN
republic.
| The Philippine exhibit at the st
Louis fair will be an exposition within
an exposition. Forty acres are reserved
for the islands and every one who ha
seen articles from that island expresse
admiration at the richness of the ex
hibits sent.
The secession of Panama from Co
lombia is re-echoed in Venezuela anC
Guiana, according to dispatch from
Port Of Spain, Trinidad. 1t is asserted
by one Venezuelan that the opposition
party in Ciudad Bolivar contemplatel
initiating Panamans and seeding from
Venezuela.
| Germany has recognized the new re-
public Of Panama.
Hotheads at Cartegena would assass
mate the American consul.
Senator Mitchell will call up the
1905 fair bill early this month.
Snow is general in Great Britain and
all Europe has suffered from a great
storm.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
credit for favorable balance is due the
farmers.
The federal grand jury has charged
the Hawaiian legislature with gross
corruption.
General Brooke has charged General
Wood with insubordination before the
senate committee
China believes Russia intends to take
| military occupation Of and seize the
railroad near Niu Chwang.
The United States supreme court has
declared valid the Kansas law making
eight hours day in public works.
Ex-officials and others implicated in
the postal frauds by Bristow strongly
maintain innocence and one has made
a counter charge.
The estate of the late Coils P. Hunt
ington is appraised at $2S, ,3O1, 765.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee says that the
navy is greatly in need Of more men.
Dreyfus has finally triumphed in his
efforts to secure judicial hearing OF
his case.
The title to the rich Bonanza mines,
of Valdes, is confirmed to the Alaska
copper company.
Lord Roberts, commander in chief OF
the British army, is likely to retire on
! account of i'll health.
Several members Of congress will op'
pose the plan of Roosevelt to reduce the
tariff on Philippine goods.
Colombia will ask Latin-American
countries to protest against the action
of the United States, if Reyes mission
tails.
A New York theater management
paid $50 a minute for 80 minutes to
hear Patti sing in making up a dehc-
iency in receipts.
The lot of the American consul at
Cartagena is being mad every hard.
Ex.President cleveland declares he
has no idea of being a candidate for the
presidency.
Utah miners declare they will not
| stay out in sympathy with Coloradoans
if demands are met.
The American minister at Santo Do
mingo refuses to acknowledge the pro-
yisional government.
A crank evaded hundreds of New
York police and approached President
Roosevelt while at a funeral.
General Reyes must confne his activ-
ity. for Colombia at Washington tC
lawful channels or be deported.
Senator Mitchell will urge that "the
Oregon country" has paid far more into
the treasury than it has received in ap.
preparations and the 1905 fair should
be favored.
The Far Eastern situation is less re-
assuring.
The strike situation in Colorado and
Utah is fast approaching a crisis.
The settlement Of the Chicago street
car strike did not restore normal condi'
tions as soon as expected.
Colombia has given the Panama ca
nal company warning not to sell it'
rights to the United States.
General Funston reports that hquoi
and tuberculosis is largely responsible
| for sad plight of the Alaskan Indians
Pension Commissioner Ware has re
signed. Everything was not going a
smoothly for the commissioner as b,
desired.
The senate is sure to pass the bill
appropriating 81 125, 900 for the lsOI
fair.
General Reyes, the Colombian com
missioner, has arrived in the Unite'
States.
Secretary Hitchcock has suspende'
= another clerk in the Indian territor
land Office.
Reports from India tell of food q
the Palar river which wiped out an en-
tire town. Two hundred persons wer
drowned.