The state herald., 1897-11-12

lpn. XDSter hhu Assihanoihe. N'oh-
!. .----.Hs says tina, they are ursuited
for Use.
President Bashford OF Ohio Wesleyan
university has announced that the late
stephen Watson uf London. Ohio. had
left n beluest Of $4,000 to the univer-
slty for the purpose of cndowing new
pnofessorship.
A telegram was received nj the War
department from Captain Ray. dated
at Fort Yukon. Alaska, September II.
saying he had landed 600 tons OF pro-
visions there TO he frcighted by dogs
to Circle City and Dawson when the
river closes. Circle City has no sup.
plies, hut the situation may he improved
by spring.
A movement IL on foot among St
Louis manufacturers and other large
CONSUMERS of coal to operate mines and
get the product nj first hands. As n re
suit OF the strike among Illinois coal
miners, the pits from which the sup
ply OF coal for 81. Louis II dug are
closed. and there IL great scarcity Of
the bituminous article there.
A profound sensation has been caused
at Athens by naval scandal OF for.
midablc dimensions. II has just been
ascertaincd that all the cartridges fitted
TO the torped5 .-lins during the war be
tween Greece and Turkey Were not pro.
vlded with percussion caps and fuf,
mlnatlng mercury. Hence. II the tor.
pcdoes had been wanted. they would
have been perfectly harmless.
General A. S Wcssert Of Milwnuks>r.
Wisconsin. and General Paul Wander.
wort OF Omaha. Nebraska. each an ex.
grand commander ~ Minneapolis. have
lust secured 22.vD acres OF land In the
coast region OF Texas. This purchase is
made for locating thereon veterans
OF the late war. so families of whom
arc said 10 be en route for settlement
on the land. The location selected II
nm ideal one IN Mn'ngordn county.
Tie Spanish cruiser Alfonso NIL
| with Marshal Blnnco. the new governor
general OF Cuba. ON board. entered III,
harbor OF Havana on the aist. aud
Lieutenant General Wcyl,r, the Mar
quis Ahumadn. Admiral Navarro aud
other high military aud naval officer
went In the special steamer TO meet
General BlaDco. After long and cor
dial conference. Lieutenant Genera
weyler yielded up his command to hi,
successor, md at l o'clock sailed FOL
Spain.
Chicago IL TO have Labor Temple.
| Tho question has been discussed FOL
several months, and the movement la,
finally crystnlllzcd into plan for I'm
mediate action, At III. next regular
meeting Of the Building Trades Counci
nnd Chicago Federation. members of f
Joint committee VIII he appointed :,
devise mean, for raising the none,
necessary for the erection OF lnrg,
modern building. suitable for the per
mnnent HON" OF over 300 iiourishinl
trades unions.
~. II, Henderson, state examiner ol
Wyoming, hnn mnin report Of III,
condition OF the private banks Of III,
sinic. which. compared with that oi
last year, makes very favorable show
Ing The total deposits NJ the present
time nrc sIia, io23 nH nEnlnHt Sa1i.
ssa,en last year. The abstract OF III,
condition Of national banks IN the stat,
shows toinl resources ~ si.0GG, 1'lI
loans nnd discounts. ~ .S2i.2i2l depos
IL, s2.G5i,i2g, and the nyefnse reserv,
held il o. NJ per cent
Won CANNON. one ~ the players OF
The University nf Georgia football
team. died frnm Injuries received IN
.nme between that team hni the tenn
ftom the University Of Virginia IN AZ
linin. Gnininun never fnRninrd con
sclousncEs after having been hurt, ~,
was one of the star ulnNprr of ihc team
His death has stirred prejudice nRnlns
the game among thr memirfu ~ III,
state LEGISLATURE. which IL now In ses
sion, aud II la probable TINT 4 hill vii
be passed IN fcw days making N
n1ls1emcnnor 10 engage IN game oI
football In the state. i'hr faculty Of ib,
university hrs decided 10 prohibit thl
game IN tho future