The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-05

and Preparatory Schools OF the Middle
States and Maryland, resolutions were
adopted expressing the sense of the con-
ference that the standard of admittance
to collegiate. scientific and professional
courses should not be lowered. and Q
dorsing the metric system of weights
and measures. Professor J. G. S:hur
man, of Cornell University was elected
President.
WILLIAM STEINwAY, the piano manu-
facturer, died in New York on Monday of
typhoid fever, He was taken sick four
weeks ago and was thought to be pro
crossing toward recovery until Sunday
morning when he suffered relapse.
The body will be inferred at Greenwood
Mr.. Steinway was one most Influential
citizens of the Eastern metropolis and
his loss will be widely felt in musical
circles throughout the country.
THE Secretary of State on Friday re-
ceived a cablegram from Minister Ter
rell, at Constantinople, that twenty-six
women, wives of naturalized American
citizens, with their children, will leave
Harpoot at once under proper escort for
America. Twenty-three women, also
wives of naturalized Americans, will
leave in few days.
A Houghton, Mich dispatch says that
the Isle Royale, Portage, Huron and
Sheldon and Columbia mines. will be
transferred to German capitalists, rep
resented by Nathan F. Leopold, Of Chi
cago. for consideration of 513S.000.
The mines have been idle for twenty
years. They will be opened and de-
velopsd on large scale.
A CLEVELAND despatch says that a
contract has been made by Andrew
Carnegie for the construction of a big
ore and coal loading plant at Conneaut,
Ohio, and extensive docks will also be
built there Conneaut is the northern
terminus of the Pittsburg, Shenango
and Lake Erie Railroad.
A Los ANGELES, dispatch says that
the seaport town of San Pedro was
damaged to the extent of 900 by
cloudburst on Tuesday night of last
week. Several streets we're cut to a
depth of 20 feet by raging torrents and
a number of dwellings were undermined.
THE various companies controlling the
building sandstone quarries in Northern
Ohio,it is said, are about to combine in
one big corporation. The capital will
be S5,0OO,OOO, and the intention is to buy
up all the small quarries notin the COM
binatiou.
A MEMORIAL, erected on the site of old
Fort Raleigh, on Roanoke Island, in
Dare county, North Carolina, to COM
memorate the first English settlement
in America, was dedicated on Saturday.
The Ohio Falls Car Manufacturing
Compan, at Jacksonville, KY, resumed
operations December l. with 400 EN-
ployes. This force, it is expected. will
be increased to $500 by January l.
THANKSGIVING Day was generally OBJ
served throughout the country by the
cessation of business. religious services,
field sports and dinners and entertain.
ments in charitable institutions.
WILLIAM S. FoRMAN, of Illinois, took
the oath of office in Washington last
week and assumed his duties as Com
missioner of Internal Revenue.
known scholar and astronomer, died in
Boston Thursday night as the result of
a fall.
WITH hardly and exception the news
of Monday favored higher prices for
wheat, and while it had some weak spots
the general tone was very strong. The
worlds wheat shipments last week were
nearly 100000 blu less than the week
before, Russia showing marked falling
off, and, as the cold weather is reported
to have closed many of the ports, steady
decrease from that quarter may be ex-
pected. In the meantime nothing has
transpired to indicate that the needs of
Europe will be any less than heretofore
estimated, so that the legitimate situa-
ton Continues to strengthen, regardless
of the spasmodic breaks. from which
however, there is quick recovery.
MAY wheat sold early at Soc, sold to
s515c. then off irregularly to S324c, up
to S6%c, closing at 844c. December
sold at S14c to 82c. off to S014@893sc
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