The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week briefly
Chroniclcd.

Nine British were wounded in ngnt'
with tribesmen of the Alden hintcrlaud.
Enemy lost heavily.
The French government has recog-
nized the de facto government of the
republic of Panama.
DR.. Meta Hcmpcl, n teacher of Ger
man, whose pupil Mayor Low once
was, is dead in Berlin.
Governor Odell has appointed State
Comptroller Nathan l.. Miller to sue
ceed Burr Mattice as justice of the
supreme court.
British charge d'affaires at Belgrade
has refused to receive congratulations
Of the Servian government on the
birthday of King Edward.
German foreign Office declares that
proposition to establish n protectorate
over Colombia would receive no CON
sideration whatever at Berlin.
Rebellious natives of German south
west Africa are threatening TO cross
Cape Colony frontier in force, and Sc
we're fighting with them is expected
William j. Bryan will appeal from
tBt htNlNlbn Nllul lllt N'dltl ltlltI ltll
by Philo r. Bennett. and which gave
Mr.. Bryan $4,000. was Not part of
the will
Emperor Williams physicians report
slow Improvement in appearance of
vocal cord. Notwithstanding the EN-
peror walked out and transacted pub
lie business.
Tuesday, Nov. 40.
Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., has
given birth TO a daughter at her city
home in New York.
Signor Rosano. a member of the new
Italian ministry, has committed sui
eide in his home at Naples.
John Mitchell has denied that he has
any intention of resigning As head of
the United Mine Workers.
Attempt to biackmail Rock Island
railroad by holdup men was frustrated
by special train filled with armed men.
Alexander Jazinka, Polish grocer
doing business on Wayne street, Pitts
burg, was shot and killed by three men
who attempted to rob the store.
Emperor Williams physicians have
issued a reassuring bulletin of his con-
dition after Saturdays operation on
his throat. Asserted that he has no
cancer.
Two German war ships have been
sent to Santo Domingo in consequence
of a refusal of authorities there to al
low a German steamer to land pas
sengers and cargo
Turkey has taken severe measures
to suppress Armenian revolutionary
movements in Erzerum. One band of
Huntchakists from Russia was eXter-
minated and another driven bnck.
Frank G. Tefft of the well known
dry goods house of Tefft, Weller & Co.,
New York, died at Great Darlington
Mass, on the day that he had ar
ranged to make public his engagement
to marry Miss Helen NJ. Whitney.
News from Santo Domingo confirms
the report of rupture in the relations
between the United States government
and that of Sapto Domingo. The Do
minican gunboat Independence has
bombarded and damaged the town of
Macoris.
The race between the British third
class cruisers Medusa and Medea from
Gibraltar to Portsmouth has been won
by the Medusa by three minutes. They
sailed race home at full speed for the
purpose of testing their boilers and
coal consumption.
Bessie Knecht, the Sleeping girl" Is
dead. Miss Knecht was taken 10 hos
pital last February in an unconscious
condition After forty seven days she
partially revived, but soon sank into a
eomntose condition again and never
fully regained consciousness
Monday, Nov. q.
Women formed bucket brigade and
gave aid in fighting fire at Hampstead,
NY.
Senator Hanna once more has an
nounced that he is not candidate for
president.
The Rev. W. II. Hubbard OF Brook
iyn put a stop to a dance planned by
members of his choir.
Recent torpedo trials have convinced
the British admiralty that the offensive
power of the torpedo has been uRderes-
timated
Samuel l.. Clemens MARK Twain,
with his family, and George Gregory
Smith have taken possession of the Viii
"a Quarto, three and Il half miles from
Florence, Italy.
Frank =. Sargent, commissioner gem
eral of immigration, was stricken with
paralysis at his home in Washington.
1t is believed that Mr.. Sargent over
worked himself.
Colonel w. T. Blackwell of Durham,
Y. c., has been stricken with paralysis,
and no hope for his recovery is held
out Starting as poor boy he amass-
ed fortune in tobacco.
The convention of the American Fed
grafton of Labor has opened in Faneuil
hall, Boston. Nearly all the delegates
we're present, the arrivals including
President Samuel Gompers and John