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church name, saying that the present
title is equivocal, misleading and obso-
lete.
President Roosevelt AT the University
Of California nj Berkeley was honored
with the degree Of a doctor OF laws.
He afterward visited Oakland and the
Mare Island navy yard.
The city OF Jacksonville, Fla, was in
total darkness two days following the
flood, but the repairs at the electric
light works were finally completed.
The loss from the storm will total
$4,000.
Thursday, May -.
About 5000 smigrants have arrived
at Hamburg on their way to America.
General James Longstreet, former
Confederate commander, is seriously
i'll in Washington.
The Commonwealth, the biggest bat
tie ship ahoat. was launched on the
Clyde for the British navy.
The report of a massacre OF Jews
at Tirospol Bessarabia, has been Off
cially denied by the Russian govern
ment.
Forest fires have broken out with re-
newed vigor near Saranac lake, st.
Regis lake and Lake Duane, in the
Adlrondacks.
1t is reported that Haryard's refusal
to take part has prevented field meet
ings between oxford and Cambridge
and Yale and Harvard.
For two hours Lord Mimic, governor
general Of Canada; Lady Mimic and
Lady Eileen Elliott were the guests OF
the city Of Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Hanna Newell Barrett, thought
to be the oldest resident Of Boston
celebrated the one hundred and thin
anniversary OF her birth by a reception.
William Brookfeld, one Of the most
prominent political leaders in New
York state, is dead at his home in Mad
ison avenue, New York, aged ffU-nine
He was born at Green Bank, n. j.
Every newspaper man in 'Schenecta-
dy has been subpPnaed to appear be-
fore the grand jury and tell what he
knows about the prevalence OF vice.
Nearly all the restaurants Of Denver
have been closed by a strike Of cooks,
walters, bakers and butchers, 1t is
feared that the strike may become gen.
eral.
Governor Pennypacker OF Pennsyl-
vania has vetoed bills for an eight hour
day at the mines and for the payment
for coal mined by the ton Of 2,240
pounds.
To celebrate the sixty-ninth ami
versary Of the founding Of the Home
For the Friendless Miss Helen Gould
Of New York has presented to the insA
tuition $4,000.
Moody Merrill, thirteen years ago q
candidate for mayor OF Boston, who
disappeared eleven years ago, lies in
the Tombs at New York accused Of a
default of 100000.
Eight buildings on fire at one time
gave the town of Leominster. Mass, a
great scare. Property valued at $50.
600 was destroyed, one life was lost
and many firemen injured.
The rain falling necessarily for two
days assumed the proportions of a
cloudburst at Jacksonville, Fla The
city was in darkness, the electric light
plant being under water loss, S150000
The Native Sons reception at San
Francisco In honor of President Roose.
welt was attended by vast throng
The hall was crowded with members
Of the California Society of Pioneers
the Native Sons Of the Golden West
the Native Daughters and the Veterans
of the Mexican War. .EX-MayoI
Phelan presented to the president a
souvenir representing bear hunt in
gold The president later attended the
military review, where General Mac,
Arthur was i'm command of a large
body of state troops.
"wednesday, May IL.
Kansas floods have caused three
deaths and much damage
-Four negroes were killed in a race
conflict in ST. Tammany parish, La.
Negotiations for the settlement Of the
laundry strike in Chicago have been
broken off.
widespread ruin in Guatemala has
been caused by the eruption OF the
Santa Maria volcano.
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