The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-02

1t was announced in Pittsburg that
Mr.. Carnegie would give an additional
S1,550,OO0 for the purpose of enlarging
the Carnegie library in that city.
Two companies of Maccabcbc scouts
signally defeated the main body of
San Miguel's force. San Miguel and
forty-fve of his men were killed.
Articles of merger filed by the steel
trust at Trenton, n. j., were amended
so as TO change the name of the new
corporation TO the Carnegie Steel com
pany.
The entire Bulgarian cabinet has re-
signed owing to the inability TO find
any one who will accept the portfolio
of war unless the cabinet agreed to the
army appropriations.
Friday, March 2T.
A boy ut Mahanoy CITY, Pa, was
killed by an umbrella thrown by man
whom he had annoyed.
Sir Chen Tung LANG Cheng, Chinese
ministe' to the United States, has ar
rived at San Francisco.
The jury disagreed in the trial of
Mrs. Manson of Putnam, Conn. who
was charged with poisoning Mrs. Will
son.
The inquest into the death of Edwin
l.. Burdick, who was murdered just
month ago in Buffalo, was concluded
without definite results.
The textile council voted TO order
strike in seven mill corporations at
Lowell, Mass, unless its demand for
Il 10 per cent. increase in wages Is
granted.
The United States Steel corporation
has fled articles at Trenton. \. j.,
merging constituent companies into the
National Steel company, with II capital
of $63,000,0O0.
The explosion of Il can OF gasoline
ut the plant of the American Cycle
company in Akron, o.. resulted in the
destruction by fire of the entire works
company adjoining.
Captain Scott. Il. n. commander of
The British ship Discovery. penetrated
100 miles farther south than any pre-
vious explorer and discovered an eX-
tensive mountainous region, hitherto
absolutely unknown.
The secretary of the treasury pub
lished Il circular announcing that on
and after April /, 1908. he will receive
for rcfunding to an amount not exceed
ing $lO0,000,0OO any of the bonds of
the ) per cent loan of 19OS-lS and the
4 per cent funded loan of 1907.
The French chamber of deputies
completed the governments pro-
gramme regarding the male religious
orders which applied for authorization
to remain in France by refusing by
large majority the application of the
Carthusian monks. the wealthiest order
in France.
The S10l 100000 canal referendum
bill passed the New York assembly by
n vote of 81 yeas to - nays after dis
cusson of nine hours, in which party
lines were practically abandoned. All
but four of the negative votes were
cast by Republicans, the Democrats
voting almost solidly for the bill.
Thursday. March 2G.
Senator Tillman was Missed in De
troit, Mich.
The Marine Villa hotel at Cape May
was burned.
Frank NJ. Stcinhart of Illinois was
named for consul general at Havana,
The Toronto Opera House was
burned; loss, from 100000 to $l50,0OO.
A wine firm in California has shipped
800 barrels of burgundy wine to Eu-
rope.
Joseph Nader, fourteen years old,
committed suicide at Haverstraw, n.
Y, by hanging in barn.
Fire in the Hayden Furniture com
pany building at Rochester, \. y, did
damage estimated ut S15O,OG0.
Lack of cars to transport product
caused the closing of 1000 coke owe
in the New river field, West Virginia.
General Leonard Wood was relieved
of further duty in connection with the
government of Cuba and thanked by
Secretary Root in the name of the pres
ident
In obedience to the wish expressed
and after sending in remarkable mes
sage President Castro of Venezuela
withdrew his resignation.
Major General Sir Hector Macdon-
aid, commanding the British forces in
Ceylon and one of the foremost officers
in the British army, against whom
charges based on immoral acts were
filed some time ago, committed suicide
at the Hotel Regina, in Paris.
The Irish secretary, Mr.. Wyndham,
introduced the governments long an
tcipated Irish land bill in the British
house of commons. 1t proposes a free
grant of 100000, 900 for the purposes of
the bill. Tenants are to pay 314 per
cent interest on loans from the govern
ment.
BY strictly party vote after nearly
seven hours of parliamentary struggle
and active filibusterlng on the part Of
the Democratic minority led by Sena-