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Show NEWS SUMMARY. Winnepeg i threatened with an epidemic of typhoid fever. There are nearly 100 cases. The disease Is also raging In many parts of the province. The resignation of President Saactle-mete Saactle-mete of the Republic of Colombia lo announced. Vice-President Marroquia will Berve out the four years that remain of his term. The Yukon Conncil has passed an order taxing all scows running between be-tween Dawson and upper Yukon points $150 each with an additional fee of 850 for docking at Dawson. Alexander King in Dawson has been adjudged guilty - of the murder of Herbert Davenport of Paterson, N. J., and sentenced to be hanged October 2nd. The murderer confessed. Two young men and a young woman have been arrested in Chicago by Capt Porter of MieGovernmentseeret service and city detectives on charge of raising rais-ing and passing greenbacks. A dead body supposed to be that of Otto Kelson was found on the Dal too trail by Chilkat ludiaus about a weak ago. Nelson was a partner of George Metcalf who was killed some weeks go. ' . In Cedar Rapids la., the Democratic State convention met with an excep- j tfonally large attendance. Prior to the calling to order of the conveanion district caucuses were held and electors ehosen. The report that the Paris exhibition la a failure is not borne out by facts. The entrances on Sunday reaching half a million or nearly twice the number admitted on the best day of the last exhibition. Poison in deadly quantities has been found in the stomach of Edward P. Herrick, an aged commission merchant of Chicago, whose sudden death last week served to recall several myster- lous deaths in his household. Total number of awards made to exhibitors ex-hibitors from all countries at the Paris exposition is 43,790. They are divided Intc-2827 grand prizes, 8166 gold medals 12,244 silver medals, 11,613 bronze medals med-als and 7933 honorable medals. It is stated at the Navy department that the rejection of all bids for armor plate does not mean that the alternative alterna-tive plan of erecting a Government armor-plate factory will be adopted, although al-though the Secretary of the Navy has at. his disposal $4,000,000 to start such a plant. The British Consul-General at Sbang-hai, Sbang-hai, replying to protests of Chinese merchants against the landing of troop there, explains that this U merelv a precautionary measure, due to the fact that the disturbance north is spreading and coming daily nearer to Shanghai. The Central Trades and Labor anions of St Louis have decided not to revoke the boycott which has been operative in consequence of the street railway strike, while the strike of the East St Louis, III., electric railway was declared off by unanimous vote of the employees. . Anti-imperialist leaders In attendance attend-ance at the liberty congress decline responsibility for the acts of Dr. Leverson. Franklyn Pierce of New York said Dr. Leverson is a kindly, cranky sort of an old gentleman who is erratic to a degree. He U not a member of the league. The feature of the session of the Universal Peace nnlon meeting Mystie Conn., was the reading of letters of regret re-gret from ex-Gov. John W. Hoyt of Wyoming Hon. W. M. Ashman of of Philadelphia and P. L. Weasel special commissioner from the Soutn Arfican republic. Vestmakers on the east side of New . . .. -i onn are on a York to tne numucr trike. The strike was a sudden one. and was contrary to a resolution adopted adopt-ed by the executive board of the Vest-makers' Vest-makers' union not to order a general strike. Senator Mason ha, reached Skaguay after looking over the boundary. He addressed the miner, of Porcupine and promised that he would work for the redress of their grievances. Be characterized char-acterized the modus Vivendi a. Hay "ignoble surrender." It is estimated that over 2000 person, were drowned by the overflow -of the Minn river. China, July 9th. The bridge of the Thousand Ages, a It " called at Foo Chow was broken in two places. Those who attempted to cross were never seen again. It is officially announced that the Dominion Government ha. to abolish in it. entirety tneotaoto. ten-per-cent royalty and at Dawson a Government ay where the gold will be taken from th. miners at It exact worth. |