The age-herald., 1899-08-25
TICKS FROM THE WIRE

Pekin, August 24.-The Japanese mission will return to Tokio tomorrow. Appar- ently it has accomplished nothing.
 Plattsburg, N Y., August A.-H. Walter Webb vice president of the New York Cen tral railroad. is very i'll at H. Nick. Twom- hly's camp. on upper St. Reges Lake suf- fering from a complication of diseases.
 Joplin, Mo, August 2i.-The premature explosion of blast of dynamite at the Margaret mines today caused the death of D. J. Sinclair, R. J. Robbins, Henry Gil- bert, Frank Huddleston and Will Mess mer.
 London, August 24.-The Times publishes the following Hong Kong item: Yesterday Wednesday, the Japanese consul and his secretary went to raise a Japanese flag on Tiger Hill in Annoy, but were repulsed by rioters.
 Denver, Col, August 24.-Billy Stiff, Of Chicago, knocked out Jimmy scanlon, of Pttsburg in the second round of what was scheduled to be a twenty-round bout before the Colorado Athletic association tonight.
 Washington. August 24.-Cable advices received at the war department indicate that it will be impossible to save the cable ship Hooker and her cargo of supplies for the extension of the cable service about the Philippines.
 Knoxville, Tenn, August A.-A steam derrick In the Hercules marble quarries near this city fell this evening. Galloway Adkins, a veteran marble quarryman, was killed and William Long and Hugh Law son were perhaps fatally injured.
 Chicago, August 24.-Passenger officials of the western roads today received notih- cation from the Southern Pacific to the ef- feet that that line found it impossible to carry out the plan for an equitable distri- button of the east-bound soldier traffic from Frisco.
 Klaggenfuert Austria, August A.-Riots broke out here lest evening in front of the palace of the prince bishop, and the lang wehr was called out to support the police. Later a large crowd demonstrated in front of the town hall, demanding the release of the arrested prisoners. Order had been re- stored by midnight.
 Union City, Tenn, August 4.-Miram Carter Is dead from a dose of Rough on Rats, and his wife is under arrest here charged with murder. Mrs. Carter oo- jected to her husbands sister making her home with them, and, it is alleged, put the poison In some meat that Carter used. his death resulting immediately.
 Knoxville. Tenn. August 4-Captain w. H. Chamberlain. president of the Knoxville Iron company, has given out a positive denial that his company and the Hartman rolling mills have been optioned to or will go into the Union Steel and Chain company. President Chamberlain says the company will remain independent of all trusts, notwithstanding it has been solicited.
 New York. August &--At the office of Barrow, Wade X Gutherie today it was stated that it was fact that the firm had offered to purchase all of the print cloth and cotton bale mills of Fall River, as had been reported. "Our offer." said one of the firm, twas for the entire 2,235.312 spin dies of the various mills, and though I am not at liberty to give the figures, I will say they are in excess of s20,000, o00."
 New York, August A.-Juanito Teresset Terry aged 13, who was killed with her half sister and nephew by a train at Sea- bright N. J.. was the only daughter of the late Juan Terry, the Cuban millionaire. and would have inherited between six and seven millions from her estate. Her next of kin is Mrs. Charles W. Tripp. her half sister, who was badly injured in the rail- road accident.
 Washington, August &-The treasury de- partment's monthly table shows total im- ports during July of seO15s,Sss. against s5O- 9S4,3H the same month last year; duties col- lected, s16.s71.45 against s15,16s,6S1 last year. Exports were s94, ,67S against S72,- s25 ,O69 in July. 1S9s. The total imports for seven months was $i4s, ,597,777. against s377.- 245219 last year; total exports for seven months, S6S7 7.975.3il, against S69i, ,066.6i6 last year.
 London, August 25.-Tne St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says: Emgra- ton from Finland has assumed immense proportions. Agents are being sent to the United States, Canada and Australia to seek settlements. The Canadian govern ment has commissioned an expert to visii Finland to make inquiries as to the ad- visibility of acceting Films as agricul- tural settlers.