North Park union., 1900-09-14
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Two deaths from bubonic plague
have occurred ut Glasgow.
The Chinese minister In London as-
serts he Is In constant communication
with Ii Hung Chang. who 10 still In
Shanghai.
A convention of tramps hns just
been held at Britt, Iowa. Admiral
Dewey was nominated for president of
the United States and 'Filipino Red'
for vice president.
A Shanghai telegram says Ii Hung
Chang has sent n memorial begging
the Empress Downger TO appoint
Prince Ching. General Yung Lu and
the Ynngtse viccroys as Joint peace
makers with himself.
The will OF the late Archbishop Hen
messy of Dubuque. Iowa. gives to half
4 dozen relatives x40OOOO worth OF real
estate. Other relatives and various
church societies receive StOO.00O worth
Of renl and personal property in Iowa.
Judge Hnnford of the United States
Court hns handed down a decision
holding that the bankrupt has the right
to choose what property shall be ex-
empt II the total value does not exceed
the amount which Is legally exempt IN
any state.
The Crucible Steel Company of Amer
tca has advanced the price of all kinds
of open hearth steel 81 a ton. This ap-
plies to all products except fine tool
steel, which remains ut Z cents per
pound and upward, according to quail
lily.
The census bureau announces the
population OF Wilmington, Delaware.
ia 7G,5OS, against 81. .431 in 1880. This
Is an increase of 1907. or 24.A per
cent: Paterson. New Jersey. has lOo,-
Ill. ms against 7S,347. This Is nn In
crease of 2G,s24. or 34.24 per cent.
The population OF st. Louis, accord
Ing to the official count of the returns
OF the Twelfth census. Is 515.21S In
1900. against 451.77O in 1880. These
figures show for the city ms whole, an
increase In population OF 123.4GS. or
27.33 per cent. from 1880 TO 1900.
All the persons accused OF completely
in the Havana custom house frauds
have been acquitted The president of
the court inserted In the decision
clause to the effect that lie thinks four
OF the accused are guilty, and these
may be taken before the Supreme
Court.
The wireless telegraph system of
Hawaii has been interrupted In being
finally made ready for public use by
difficulties In construction OF the sta
tions. Manager Cross announces that
within three weeks the whole system
will be in operation for the general
public.
For nearly two weeks the 1000 resi-
dents of Council City, according to
Nome advices, have fought fierce fire
which threatened the whole town. and
during eight days had scarcely mo-
ment's rest from Telling timber, setting
back fires and dousing water upon
threatened houses.
The German government has ordered
four new battlcships to he built by Ber
lin firms. All will he OF the same type
and will be 303 feet long nnd 1l.S@
tons displacement. A speed of nine.
teen knots is expected. They will be
completed in three years mt n total cost
for the four vessels OF $5.GO0O0O.
The anarchist, Brcsci. the assassin OF
King Humbert. Intellectually attempted
to commit suicide Sunday. according
TO n dispatch from Rome. He now re.
fuses food. saying that he hns no in
tention to give the bourgeoise the satis-
faction of seeing him condemned. He
shows no signs OF alteration of Intel
lect
The Duke OF Manchester has been
ndjudiCnted II bankrupt, entailing his
resignation from nil his clubs. The pc.
tition to the bankruptcy court includ.
eli one of the young nobleman himself.
whose acceptances are ~ widely dis
tributed In unknown hands that his
friends for some time have strongly
urged this radical course.
The German naval commander at
Taku telegraphs that the following
troops had been landed up to August
18th: American. 1855 officers and 4.47O
men; British, $50 officers and 5.!A2
men; French. 1l5 officers and 2.3O3
men; Italian, 13 officers and 211 men:
Japanese. J13 officers and 19.5uS men;
Russian. 2I5 officers and II, 800 men.
The tive-mile bicycle race between
G. A. X. veterans was run Mt Chicago
on the 10Th. ]. Patterson, aged sixty
one. of Greenfield. Indiana. was first;
NJ Hnmmert. aged sixty-five, OF Chi
cago. second: 7. II. Rurilg. aged fifty
five. of Chicago. third. j. l.. Smith OF
Cleveland. aged tifty-six. won the time
prize. Pa,tersons time was 1898;
Smiths time was 1923.
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trains will not he able to purchase
newspapers. fruit, candy. etc. on trains
after September LIST. as 1t has been de-
cided to abolish the custom OF carry
ing newsboys on trains. Many COM
plants have been made about the man
ner In which the boys peddle their
goods, and 1t is believed that they are
more of nuisance than an advantage
to passengers.
Gales S. Jackson. n negro lawyer of
Richmond, West Virginia, acting for
the National Council of the Constitu-
tional Rights Association. has en-
ployed counsel In proceedings which
will be instituted for the purpose of
bringing before the United States Su-
preme Court the question Of the legal
ity of the recently enacted statutes,
laws and constitutional amendments
in some of the southern states which.
1t is claimed tend toward the disfran-
chisement Of the negro.
The total population of the states
will not be given out for ut least eight
or ten weeks. The returns from all the
cities having n population Of 25,OOO or
more will be published first. When this
list has been exhausted attention will
be turned to the population of the
stutes Work on the smaller cities, vii
lagos and townships then will be TAX
Ell up. An effort will be made to have
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