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was lost In the typhoon at Hongkong
This increases the mortality to 10,0N
persons.
The Marquis Paliavicini, Austro
Hungarian minister at Bucharest, will
succeed Baron Won Calico as ambas
sador OF Austria-H Hungary at Copenha
gen, who at his own request is re
tired.
The junction of the two ends Of the
Weissenstein tunnel has been effected
In Switzerland. Construction of the
tunnel has been proceeding for two
years under enormous difficulties, ow
ing to hot springs.
The Paris Temps says 1t learns
from an absolutely unquestionable
source that the latest consultations Of
medical advisers of the sultan of Tur
key established that Abdul Hamid Is
suffering from cancer Of the kidney.
Col. Lee, commanding a column
against the Pulajanes, reports that a
company of infantry by mistake fired
into a detachment Of scouts at nigh:
on the Isle of Leyte, P. l. There were
no casualties. Gen. Wood is investi
eating.
A plebiscite at Lausanne, Switzer
land, resulted in the prohibition of the
sale OF absinthe in the canton of Vaud
The agitation was started on account
OF two peculiarly brutal murders by
confirmed absinthe drinkers, who
killed their wives and children.
The situation in Morocco is becom
Ing daily more menacing. European
properties at Tafilett, Riff, Mogador
T Casa Blanca and even Tangier are
threatened. Natives are equipping
and organizing as If for holy war
and the sultan's authority is non-ex
istent
The taxation reform bill was intro,
duced in the second chamber of The
Hague parliament. 1t reduces the tax
on sugar to 10 forms per 100 kilo
grams and increases the excise duty
on Holland gin from So to 80 norins
per hectoliter. The bill increases the
revenue by 100000 forms.
The steamship Manchur3a, which
was hoated recently, is now In charge
Of United States Marshal Hendry at
Honolulu, under an attachment placed
by the Pacific Commercial Cable com.
pany for 100000 for the services OF
the cable company's steamer Re.
storer In salving the Manchuria.
Otherwise.
Albert ColdWell, thirty-eight years
of age, died at a hospital in Olympia
Wash, from the effects of protracted
attack OF hiccoughs.
The Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany has declared a quarterly diyi.
dend Of $3.50 per share. This com
pares with its last previous quarterly
dividend Of $1.371 10 a. share. The
par value of the stock is $3.50.
a 5oo-pound octopus was caught BY
fishing party in. Mississippi sound at
Mobile, Ala. and killed after a strug
gle that lasted eight hours. The oc,
topus towed the boat Of the party
stern first, for ten miles. It finally
was killed with rifles.
Marshalltown has decided to carry
TO the United States supreme court
the case OF Shaw VS.. the City OF Mar
shalHown In order to test the new
Iowa soldiers preference law. Twice
IT has been held demonstrations in
the district court, but the state SUI
prema court has upheld the law.
The New York World prints 4
statigtica ~ story which AYERS that 4 ooo
persons have been put to death with,
out warrant Of law In the last twenty.
i've years. Ninety-five per cent 81
them, IT. declares, were negroes
charged with assaults on white won
en-. The method Of execution com
prised hanging, shooting, logging and
burning at stake. .s
The board of supervisors sof san
Francisco has adopted resolution
granting Mayor Schmitz leave to al
sent himself from the state for sixty
days. dating from Oct. 1. The ressolm
ton set forth that 1t was the purpose
ut the mayer during his absence to en-
deaNor Get settlement With for
Seisn Insurance comps mics, and alss
stoS stud hiini cfpal conditions III this
country and europe.
Eorty boys employed Is machine
tenders ins two Marinette mills 81 III
lEenominee 4 Marinette Paper com
Isny denominee Mich. struck
q ronble started in % row d, over an g
der NJ clean up the mill. others strncl
lnR sylnpa and now ali demand
higher IN es.
The famous Holmes castle 81 se.,
onsl md Rusk streets 1T Fort Worth
NJ ssolti Tor ~ 900. This bnil.i
kas ths scene 81 q ls,innbef s.
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