The Springfield herald., 1899-12-29
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.
The Boer wax is costing Great Brit
ain Slo0oo.0o0 Il month.

by a Filipino bullet on the 10th.
The Broadway National Bank Of
Boston has failed. 1t had 100000
in its vaults when it closed and 1t is
thought that it may resume busi-
ness again.
The subscription started in the Brit
ish colony in the City of Mexico in
behalf of the wiuowS and orphans Of
British soldiers killed in the war with
the Transvaal has already reaehed
the sum of $500.
Rev. DIR. George T. Purvis, pastor of
the First Avenue Presbyterian church.
Princeton, New Jersey, has been ten
dered and accepted a call to fill tho
pulpit of the Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
rian church. succeeding the late Dr.
John Hall.
Richard Holmes color bearer OF the
First Colorado. is on his way to Dem
yer. where he will enter railroad Of
flee. He intends to make this city his
home. in order to be near his late com
rades of the regiment he accompanied
to Manila.
A Philadelphia firm is negotiating
with the Russian government for the
construction of n large locomotive
factory at suitable point on the 81
peliih isili"aN anu siiso i'i t'-A
mill, at Il cost of S5,o0O,oOO, which
will be provided by American capi-
talists.
General Lawton's death has caused
universal sorrow in Manila. No Amer
ican officer had greater popularity
among all ranks, and II his dealings
with the natives he commanded their
respect and confidence to remarka-
BILE degree. The mayors whom he In
stalled in the neighboring towns are
arranging to attend the funeral in
body.
The British government has accep-
ted the offer of the Canadian govern
ment to send a second contingent to
the Transvaal. The minister of mill
tary in making the announcement
said that while it is not specified in
the cable what is required. the con-
tingent will likely be largely made
up of cavalry and artillery. The con-
tingent will be sent at once.
The charges brought by Ex-Governor
G. A. Busiel and Senator w. Z. Chand-
Ter against Senator j. ii. Gallinger, al
leging violati of the civil service
laws, will be taken before the grand
Jury. The case is based on the ale
CATION that Senator Gallinger as chair
man of the state Republican committee
solicited subscriptions from federal
employees for campaign purposes.
The exports of wheat and lumber
from Puget Sound are greatly in
creased by the tremendous demand
for ships throughout the world. Ia
coma elevators contain ten cargoes of
wheat with only two vessels in sight
to carry it during the next two
months. The lumber situation is much
to tIA ftt,r,, Al M
from the Orient. Hawaii. South Am
erica, Australia and Europe.
At the request of Senator NJ. A. Han
ma, the Little Consolidated Street Rail
way of Cleveland of which he is pres
ident, has distributed 5000 among
employees as a Christmas gift The
senator in telegram to the directors
says he wants to show the company's
appreciation of the manly course tax
en- by his employees during the late
strike" on the Big Consolidated lines.
wnen they refused to go out.
Great Britain is becoming a heavy
buyer of mules in Missouri for use in
the Transvaal war. Already 1900
mules have been shipped to South
Africa. A thousand more will have
gone in two weeks and another order
for 1000 head is almost certain. says
Captain S. NJ. Smith of the British
army, when this second shipment
making in all $500 head of mules
bought in Kansas City for English in
the war is made. The first shipment
of 700 has reached the Transvaal
and is in service.
In accordance with the decree of the
Democratic state central, executive
and campaign committees of Kentucky
notices of contests against Taylor and
Lieutenant Governor Marshall have
been served by the sheriff in behalf
of Goebel and Beacham. The grounds
set forth are the same as those advo-
Gated by the attorneys for the Demo
crafty candidates before the state
board of elections. including the pres
ence of troops in jefferson and the
use of tissue ballots and other irregu-
larities in other counties.
The Supreme Court to-day handed
down a decision in the bribery case of
Attorney Genera Monnett against the
Standard Oil Company. II will be re-
membered that the attorney general
furnished information to the effect
that he was approached by Charles
Squire of New York. with Il bribe of
100000. if he would permit the cases
pending against the Standard Oil Com
pany to go by default. The decision
dismisses the case on the ground that
the information does not connect the
Standard Oil Company with the at
tempt at bribery stated therein.
Forty members of the Chicago city
council with Mayor Harrison and
other officials sat down to banquet
at the Grand Pacific hotel Monday
evening. When the eating was done
the took the necessary steps to organ
iZe an "Aldermanic Club" which is