. Review of reviews and world's work. eSt. Vincent, Portugal, a collision between the battle-ship Brennus and the torpedo-boat destroyer Frameeresults in the loss of 46 lives, including 3 officers. August 12.—In a grade-crossing accident near Slat-ington, Penn., 15 persons are killed and 7 seriously .In the telescoping of two sections of a trainnear Rome, Italy, 12 persons are killed and 40 injured. August 14.—Rain falls generally in the famine dis-tricts of Hamburg-American steamerDeutschland completes the run from New York toPlymouth in 5 days, 11 hours, and 45 minut
. Review of reviews and world's work. eSt. Vincent, Portugal, a collision between the battle-ship Brennus and the torpedo-boat destroyer Frameeresults in the loss of 46 lives, including 3 officers. August 12.—In a grade-crossing accident near Slat-ington, Penn., 15 persons are killed and 7 seriously .In the telescoping of two sections of a trainnear Rome, Italy, 12 persons are killed and 40 injured. August 14.—Rain falls generally in the famine dis-tricts of Hamburg-American steamerDeutschland completes the run from New York toPlymouth in 5 days, 11 hours, and 45 minutes. August 17.—General Kitchener relieves the Britishgarrison at Elands River, in the Transvaal ; conspira-tors accused of a plot to. capture Lord Roberts areput on trial at Pretoria. August 18.—Lord Roberts issues a proclamation de-claring that all Boers who do not take the oath will betreated as of .Ex-Secretary of State RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. 285 SECY House S^-f-^^O ,^c.^ B±OCH1 ROOM ^^^^ 2 5TORl€{S. sscftnA, HOUSE, Courtesy of the New York Sun. THE BRITISH LEGATION AT PEKING, WHERE THE FOREIGN MINISTERS WERE BESIEGED FROM JUNE 20 TO AUGUST 15. Caleb Powers, of Kentucky, is found guilty of com-plicity in the murder of William Goebel and sentencedto imprisonment for .The official announcementof the awards to exhibitors is made at the Paris Expo-sition. August 19.—Nearly 700 Boers surrender in the Har-rismith district to General Rundle. OBITUARY. July 21.—Dr. Elias S. I^eabodj^, a pioneer physicianof Illinois, 87. July 22.—Lucius E. Chittenden, Register of theTreasury under President Lincoln, 76. July 23.—Baron von Manteuffel, German Conserva-tive statesman M. Henri Lasseri, editor of Contem- porain, 72. July 24.—Mrs. Mary L. Bonney-Rambaut, a well- known worker and educator among the American In-dians, 84. July 25.—M. M. Jewett, one of the early settlers ofKansas, .Franklin Piatt, a widely known geologist,of Philadelph
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