The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-28
SUMMARY OF News
Happenings Of the World In
Brief Dispatches.

to visit the United States at the end
Of October.
On account Of the existence Of yellow
fever at New Orleans, quarantine has
been declared by Cuba against that
port.
Henry T. Gavin, a well-known attor-
ney Of Cleveland. while returning 10
his home, drove his buggy In front OF
an Erie excursion train and was kille1.
Reports from the immigration ia
tons for the month OF June show tina.
during that month 81 Chinese applied
for admission and that 800 were Sd
mitted
State Senator F. o. Butt Of Arkansas
has been arrested on bench warrant
charging him with bribery in connec-
ton with bill appropriatng money for
the completion of the new state cap
itol.
The Peary Arctic exploration steam
er Roosevelt reached North Sydney,
N. s., Sunday with Commander Peary,
his wife and daughter on board. At
ter coaling the Roosevelt left for the
north.
The strike at the Ramsey mines at
Dillonvale, O., which has been on for
several weeks, was settled Monday.
The company agreed to employ the
men whose discharge brought on the
strike.
An attempt TO wreck a train on the
line between Milan and Monza, Italy
was made Monday The train left the
tracks and the engineer and three pas
sengers were killed and eight passen-
gers injured.
The newspaper and job printing
plant of the Arkansas Democrat az
Little Rock, Ark. was burned Sunday
night. The loss was total and will De
about $125,O00, with insurance Of
about 100000
Following a spell Of intense heat, a
severe thunder storm occurred Mon
day morning on the eastern part Of
Jamaica island and did considerable
damage to the banana plantations
The United Fruit Co. suffered heavily.
Hayes Donaldson, who Is charged
with the murder of Private Patrick
Cummings, OF the United States engl-
neer corps, at wharf on Curtis bay a
week ago, has surrendered to the Bal
timore, Nd, Police.
Ten powers, sfgnatories to the treaty
of Madrid, have officially accepted the
sultan's invitation to the international
conference on reforms in Morocco The
United States, Sweden. Norway and
Portugal have not replied to| the invi-
tations extended to them.
German astronomers are making un.
usual preparations for the observation
of the forthcoming eclipse Of the sun
Hamburg observatory will send a del
egation to Algiers for observation,
giving special attention to electri,
phenomena.
Brig.-G Thomas Fl. Barry has
been selected for president Of the war
college at Washington. Gen. Barry .e
now in Manchuria with the Russian
army, but no order will be issued as.
signing him to his new duty until he
returns TO the United States.
Two German scientists announce in
a German scientific paper the dis
covery of a new anasthetic, having all
the virtues of cocaine without the
latters secondary i'll effects. The new
substance is called "allyplne." It
deadens pain by local application and
does not contain poison.
The statement of imports and ex-
ports of the United States for the
month Of June last as compiled by the
Washington department of commerce
and labor, shows the imports to be
valued at S90,440 500 and the exports
at 1921 ,153,540. AS compared with the
same month last year. the imports
have increased over $9,0OO,0 900 and the
exports nearly $2S,00000O
Sharpshooters opened the annual
competition of the northern division Of
the regular army Monday on the range
hundred and twelve crack shots from
the department Of the lakes. the do
partment Of Missouri and the depart
ment OF the Dal1otas have pitched
their tents near the range
An order has been issued by Com.
missioner Watchorn, prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes on Ellis Island. The
order was issued st the request of the
authorities OF the several western
states which have recently passed.
laws prohibiting the smoking of Gig
arettes Within their borders. The i'm
migrants take large quantities OF the
cigarettes to their western relatives.
John e. Willkie, chief Of the United
States secret service, who has Just
arrived liz San Francisco from the
Orient, Gays the Chinese boycott of
American goods Is not so serious
rhatter rs has been reported. He in
vestigatei the boycott In Shanghai
and Hong Kong and reported the con.
clusion that 1t would not greatly effect
American trade.
Gen. Elliott, commandant of the ma.
rlne corps, has received cablegram
at Washington stating that a storm
had swept over Midway island destroy.
ing the marine camp, but injurying
none of the men. A detachment of 20