The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
ChroptcIed.

Tennessee passed an antitrust law.
Violent earth tremors were felt at
Helena, Mont.
Cleveland Democrats renominated
Tom L. johnson for mayor.
Admiral Tyroh, minister of marine.
died at st. Petersburg of heart fail
TIRE.
Ten passengers were slightly hurt in
n collision OH the Monon road at Cy-
clone, Ind.
Miss Astor, daughter OF William
Waldorf Astor, was reported engaged
to Jonel Bratlano, Roumanlan foreign
minister.
The budget committee of tho reich
stag appropriated S750,000 for Germa-
ny's representation Mt the ST. Louis
exposition.
Lemuel II. Cobb, editor and proprie-
tor of the Daily Press, died in Port
land, Me, from pneumonia after a
short illness.
An attempt of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad to lay tracks in the
streets of Parkersburg, w. Va, was
forcibly prevented
Tuesday, March IT.
Prayer ended church fight in Spen-
Ger, Mass.
The British naval estimate for the
year calls for nearly S1S0,o0O,O00.
Five distinct earthquake shocks were
felt in the vicinity of Dalton, Ga.
Lieutenant General Miles attended
the Evacuation day exercises in Bos-
ton.
Five men were killed by an explosion
in the Cardiff coal mine near Spring
field, Ill.
The Chicago Democratic city conven-
ton rcnominated Carter II. Harrison
for mayor.
The safe in the postoilice at Lincoln
ton, n. c., was blown open and 500 in
money and stamps secured.
The bill providing for a municipal
electric plant for New York city is to
be presented in the legislature.
Five miners were sentenced to prison
at Pottsville for participation in the
riot at Shenandoah in which Joseph
Beddall was killed.
Mining engineers in Peru have dis
covered siXty-fve miles northeast of
the Piura railway mountain of iron
sesquioXlde which is 30 per cent pure.
By direction of Secretary Root the
war department has embarked on the
extensive work of compiling and pub
fishing complete roster of the officers
and enlisted men of the Union and
Confederate armies.
The First National bank of Jackson
vile, the oldest national bank in Flor
ida. was closed by order of the comp
troller of the currency. The late L. Il.
Spinner, treasurer of the United States
under Lincoln was one of its founders.
The senate spent six solid hours in
executive session in its effort To pass on
the amendments TO the Panama canal
treaty in preparation for the final vote
on the treaty. The greater part of the
day was devoted to debate on the mat
fer of insuring American defense of the
canal, the Democrats contending that
the United States should be given the
initiative in that respect and the Re,
publicans urging that the interests of
this country are sufficiently safeguard
ed by the terms of the treaty as il
stands.
Monday, March 10.
Italy has formally announced de
cision to participate in the St Louis
fair.
Mule spinners at Woonsocket, L. l.
struck to enforce Il demand for an in
crease in wages of 10 per cent.
Venezuela's first payment on thu
$4,000 pledged to Germany was de
posted in the bank at Caracas.
Masked robbers entered n restauran
at Pueblo. Colo, and shot two citizens
One of them was instantly killed.
A wonderfully rich gold strike ha
/, been made in the Neta Grande mine
situated in the Parral district, Mexico
:. Two farmers of Dallas county, Tex
fought duel from boats. One o
them met death, and the other surrer
, dered to officers.
The condition of Justice Day of TIA
United States supreme court, ill Il
Washington with pneumonia, was col
sidered encouraging.
: An explosion followed by a fire di
s damage amounting TO $4,000 at til
f works of the Arlington Manufacturin
r company, Arlington, n. j.
u Admiral Douglas British squadron
consisting of the warships Ariadn'
L interchangeable, Retribution, Tribune
S Fantone and Columbine, from KinI
q ston, Jamaica, arrived in Havana hal
IL Dor on visit.
An injunction has been issued in tn
> Waterbury trolley strike prohibitin
u the trolley mems union, all other WI
terbuly unions and all other person
from interfering in any way with IL
trolley company's business.
n A bold robbery took place near or
n. dersville, o. Fourteen masked me
70 entered the house of Mrs. JacC
o. Reischeldcrfer, an aged and wealth
10 widow, and took possession. The i
$ mates, five in number, were bour
p and blindfolded. About 81 200 in cas-