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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 12, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 50.

News of the World

PRESIDENT KRUGER arrived in Marseilles, France, on November 22, and was accorded a most enthusiastic reception. Thousands of persons had gathered to welcome the Boer chief. A cordial reception was also given Mr. Kruger on his arrival in Paris on November 24. President Loubet, of France, gave Mr. Kruger an official reception at the Hall of Embassadors, and later paid him an official visit at the latter's hotel. All along the route of the Boer president there was an uproarious demonstration. The authorities, fearing an anti-British demonstration and rioting, had taken every precaution to preserve order. Mr. Kruger will visit other European nations for the purpose of arousing sympathy for the Boer cause.

THE census returns show that the State of New York has the enormous population of 7,268,009, a little more than the entire nation had in 1810; that Pennsylvania has a population of 6,301,365; Illinois, 4,821,550; Ohio, 4,157,545; Missouri, 3,107,117, and Texas, 3,048,828. It will thus be seen that any of the States named has a larger population than the original thirteen States had when freed from the mother country. The population of New York is larger than that of Norway and Sweden combined, larger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, larger than Ireland and Wales combined, and nearly twice as large as Scotland.

IN spite of repeated demands, Turkey has refused to authorize the establishment of an American consulate at Harpoot, altho such authorization has been given for an English consulate at that place. The demands on the Porte for the settlement of indemnity for the missionary outrages are still repeated by United States Charge d'Affairs at Constantinople, but no settlement has been effected.

MANY fierce and destructive storms have been reported during the week from different parts of the world. Disasters are reported from a number of States, in which many persons lost their lives. In the tornado which swept through portions of Tennessee and Mississippi sixty-four deaths are reported, and upwards of a hundred persons were injured.

NEGOTIATIONS are now in progress at Washington for a reciprocity treaty under the Dingley Tariff law between the United States and Russia.

NEAR Juneau, Alaska, recently, prospectors discovered the skeleton of what is believed to be the largest mastodon ever found. The find was made in the icy cañon of Murphy Creek.

THE czar of Russia has been suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever, which it is believed came very near terminating fatally. Much anxiety was manifest throughout the world.

THE United States monitor Nevada was launched at Bath, Me., on November 24. This vessel, which has a powerful armament for a monitor, is one of four sister ships now being constructed in American yards.

THE Canadian coasting steamer St. Olaf was wrecked on one of the Seven Islands, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on November 21, and her crew and passengers, numbering twenty-six in all, were drowned.

THE Chicago corn market was "cornered" November 21 by one of Chicago's grain speculators, and the price in the pit was arbitrarily forced up, netting this one speculator a fortune of several hundred thousand dollars in a few hours.

A REPORT from Venezuela states that there has been heavy fighting in Colombia between the rebels and the government troops, with considerable loss of life. It is reported that the rebels have seized the principal seaports of Colombia, and hold other important places.

THE presidential campaign of 1864 cost $200,000; of 1872, $500,000; of 1884, $1,500,000; of 1892, $2,000,000; of 1896, $4,000,000; of 1900, $5,000,000. All of which means not only legitimate increased expense, but increased political debauchery. It is the rule of plutocracy in a nominal republic.

ABOUT 500 Indians from the White River Reservation are roaming over the hunting-grounds of Colorado, and it is expected that serious trouble will result from the attempt to drive them back to their reservation. The State cavalry has been ordered to hold itself in readiness should trouble occur.

THE Independent Home Rule party in Hawaii carried the election, having a considerable majority over either the Republican or Democratic party. Mr. R. W. Wilcox, a native of the islands, and a former supporter of the royalists, was the successful candidate for a seat in the United States Congress.

THE U. S. Fish Commission steamship Albatross has just returned from a fourteen months' cruise in the South Seas and in Japanese and Alaskan waters. Her officers report finding a great many islands mischarted, some of them being a dozen miles from the published location. This, of course, renders navigation by chart quite dangerous. An interesting scientific fact was determined, that the uniform temperature at the bottom of the ocean is a trifle above 35° Fahrenheit, a little more than 3° above the freezing point.

THERE is a growing disposition in Washington to view with suspicion the professions made by foreign nations regarding their intentions toward China. It is now estimated by correspondents who not long since were expressing the belief that everything was shaping itself in favor of the preservation of the integrity of the empire, that exactly the opposite is likely to occur as the result of the relief and punitive efforts of the powers. Every action of the interested powers since the Boxer outbreak has been leading up to the consummation which has been looked for ever since the time when statesmen and publicists in Europe busied themselves mapping out spheres of influence for their respective countries. That China will be dismembered we may be assured, if for no other reason than that the powers would find themselves unable to avert such a consummation, even tho they were really desirous of preventing it.

San Francisco Chronicle

A SETTLEMENT of the Chinese imbroglio is not yet in sight. Bands of Boxers and armies of the imperial troops are reported in different parts of the Chinese Empire, and the Boxers are said to be furnishing the necessaries of the imperial court. The empress dowager has informed Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching that she will hold them responsible for the establishment of peace with the foreigners. At the same time it is believed in nearly all quarters that the present demands of the powers are such as China can not accept. These demands, which follow closely the propositions outlined some time ago by France, have been agreed to by the representatives of all the powers at Peking, tho it is not known whether the United States will allow itself to be bound by the action of its minister in this matter. The approval of the different powers will be necessary before this preliminary treaty entered into by their representatives can go into effect. A German expedition marching north from Peking, repulsed a Chinese army, raised the German flag on the great Chinese wall, and disarmed a body of Chinese imperial troops. A despatch states that the French have had a severe battle with Boxers south of Pao Ting Fu.