The silver star., 1900-07-20
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.


home during most of the campaign.
Japan is sending large forces for
ward and seems preparing to move on
Pekin.
The National Educational Associa-
ton is in session at Charleston. South
| Carolina.
There have been 157 bodies so far re-
covered as a result of the Hoboken
holocaust.
The Prince of Wales has "cut' Mr..
| Astor and as result his social career
| is said to be ended.
/ In case of President McKinley's re-
election it is said most of his Cabinet
officers will be retained.
The Democrats. Silver Republicans
and Populists of Nebraska have agreed
upon scheme for fusion.
The new road of the Burlington from
Brush. Colorado. to Alliance. Nebraska,
will be completed by August 18th.
General Macarthur cables he viii
send 1000 soldiers to China Friday,
and says he cannot spare more from
the Philippines with safety.
In Minnesota and North Dakota the
condition of oats. barley, rye, pastures
and meadow lands, like that of spring
wheat, is the lowest on record.
Beers fiercely resisted the British at
( Bethlehem in battle that lasted for
hours The town was finally captured
by Roberts forces, but with consider
able loss.
President Alckinley's loyalty to
Methodism was questioned at the ILL.,
nois Epworth League convention. and
after a stormy session motion to send
him greetings was tabled
June 3oth last there were in the Phil
ippines G3.i26 American soldiers, 81 SCI
being regulars and 81 sos volunteers
OF these 81 ,3is were infantry. 1892
cavalry. 2-291 artillery and 3,2T6 staff
Extraordinary cold is reported
throughout central Europe Heavy
snowfalls in tialieia. Hungary. and the
Austrian Tyrol have interrupted the
train service and have done much dam
age to the vineyards.
The renewal of the strike on the St
Louis Transit Company's lines was fol.
lowed by renewal of the general boy
cott- Perfect quiet marked the conrin-
uance Of both strike and boycott All
tie cars are running as usual, with
their full equipment OF men.
Administration officials are uneasy
because of the conditions at Cape
Nome, There are about 10000 persons
In the district. many of them without
means OF returning to the United
States. and it Is feared that great dis
tre>s. if not death. viii prevail among
them during the winter.
The cholera mortality continues high
in Bombay. The May mortality there
was appalling. The number OF persons
receiving relief Is G.o13 600. The COVER
nor Of Bombay tele-raahs to the for
eign office as follows: There were TO-
go deaths from cholera and G.5u2 fa-
talities in the famine district during the
last week in June
Operating officials of the Santa Fe
railroad have decided that all locomo-
tives on the line In California shall be
equipped by October next for the use Of
oil as fuel. 1t is not known definitely
at this time how many engines viii be
affected. but the road figures on con-
suming l20,0po barrels of oil annually.
An expenditure of $4,000 Will be made
in equlpping the locomotives.
The Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany owns over G.opD.ooo acres OF land
in Texas. that donated by the state as
a subsidy for the building of the Cal
weston. Harrisburg Il san Antonio and
other roads. \ prominent official OF
the Pacific company says that nego,ia-
tons for the colonization of several
thousand Beers on these lands prom
ised to result successfully. II Is pro-
posed to locate the first colony in Val
verde and Brewster counties
The submarine boat Argonaut. in
ylnfl1t hN Sifnaff \ al 10
trip Wednesday with thirteen guests
aboard. Three miles out the boat was
submerged TO Il depth OF thirty feet,
and the trap door in the divers apart.
ment was then opened. The water was
kept out by compressed air at twelve
pounds pressure. Divers went out
through the door. The boat was sub.
merged for four hours and was propel.
led along for several miles. On board
were a number OF scientific men. The
Argonaut was built at n cost Of S75..
coo.
While, generally speaking. crop con.
ditions in Nebraska are good. some ap.
prchetslon Is felt in southwestern
counties over drought, aud In the
southern counties corn Is beginning TO
feel the need of more rain. The har.
vest of winter wheat Is nearly com.
pleted. The yield and quality OF the
grain are good. The recent dry weatj.
cr has materially shortened the ont
crop, especially In central and western
counties. Spring wheat and potatoes
have also been damaged by the dry
weather. Corn has generally grown
well and tasscls are beginning TO show
In many parts Of the state.
The long-expected reciprocity mr..
rnngement between the United States
and Germany hns been effected. Sec.
rctary Hay and the German am.os.
sndor have subscribed to the conyen.
tlon. and the President will issue his
proclamation putting the new duties
In force In the course OF few days.
The arrangement Is generally similar
70 the hrst arrangement made with
France, and nbntes duties on still
wines, nrgols. paintings and statunry
from Germany entering the Unhed
Stntes. 1t does not require the npproy.
~ OF me SENATE: being drawn under
section of tle DlnvI.v u.t