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United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. . DALGETY AND CO.'S BALANCESHEET. (Received October 28th, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 27. Dalgety and Oq.'s annual report shows a profit of over £11/,000. A dividend of i? per cent, is declared, and £37,000 is ; carried forward. THE FATAL FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA. STEW YORK, October 27. The damage done at Wilkinson's fire in Philadelphia (when in attempting to escape 20 persons were killed and others i injured) is estimated at half a million j dollars (£104,166). OVER NIAGARA FALLS IN A (BARREL. # Mrs Anna Taylor, of Bay City, Michigan, with the view to raising money to liquidate a. debt, shot Niagara Falls, strappad mslde a closed barrel. The barrel Mas weighted so as to remain upright, and as it went along was bobbing like a cork. >irs Tavlor came through safely. THE MURDER OF GOVERNOR GOEBEL. Caleb Gowzrs. of Kentucky, "ha* been finally sentenced to imprisonment for life . for complicity in the murder of the late • Governor Goebel. ] [The late Governor Goebel die 3on Febj ruary 3rd of last year, from wounds rej ceived on January 3Qth. He was.passing with two friend* through the State House I on the wav to the Senate Chamber, w<hen I two rifle shots were fired from a building close by, and one bullet passed through I his side. On October 20th of the same year Henry Youteey was sentenced to imprisonment for life "for being concerned in the murder.] FRENCH CLAIMS ON TURKEY. (Received October 29th, 12.18 a*m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 28. The Saltan refeses to authorise a loan to settle the French claims in connection \ritik the Constantinople Quays Company and the French bankers' claims. SMALLPOX IN LONDON. Nineteen fresh case* of smallpox were reported in London on Saturday. THE SWEDISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Professor Nor dens kj old's Antarctic expedition operate* chiefly in the Weddel Land quadrant. The party will winter in King Oscar's LandFRENCH AND GERMAN RELATIONS Ui CHINA. PARIS, October 28. The newspaper, "Lβ Matin,' publishes letters from General Voyron, who commanded the French forces in China, to Count Yon Waldersee, indicating' that dangerous relations existed between them, owing to Count Yon Waldersee's efforts to obtain a controlling influence which General Voyron cleverly evaded.

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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11108, 29 October 1901, Page 5

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HOME AND FOREIGN. Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11108, 29 October 1901, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN. Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11108, 29 October 1901, Page 5