The silver star., 1900-08-17
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Turkey has again been asked 70 ~
the claims due Americans
Five men were killed By . railway
collision in Arkansas Monday.
There is q great demand at New York
for the new British war bonds.
A new cable has Just been completed
between New York and the Azores.
A la.ge number Of missionaries are
making their way from China to
Japan.
great IRE at Ashland. Wisconsin,
caused loss Of 100000 on lumber
and docks.
King Alexander has been married to
Nine Maschin, formerly . lady In
waiting to his mother.
As q result Of feud between two
Missouri families, fight took place 1t
q picnic and five men were killed.
An order in council has passed pro-
hibiting the landing OF pauper or desti-
tute immigrants in any port In Canada
The entire plant Of the PARROT Min
| ing Company. one of the amalgamated
properties. was burned to the ground
at Butte Tuesday afternoon Loss,
100000; insurance. $4,000.
Chicago packers have been asked by
the government to furnish 100000
pounds of meats within thirty days for
the American soldiers in the Orient
This Is said to he the largest requisi-
ton ever issued by the government Of
the United States
The will of the late Archbishop John
Hennessy. of Dubuque, Iowa, has been
fled for probate. The whole estate
| amounts to about S1.OOO,OOO 100000
OF which is in Minnesota real estate
the remainder real and personal prop
| erty situated in Iowa.
The Manila newspaper Freedom"
states that the Filipino junta has
raised $5.OO0.0OO which will Ike contrib
uted to the Bryan campaign fund in
return for certain pledges. including
early Independence and an offensive
and defensive alliance.
The postmaster general has issued
an order establishing a military postal
station in China on August 25th to be
known as military postal station No. /.
China, with facilities for the transac-
tion Of money order and registry busi-
ness, the sales OF postal supplies and
the dispatch of the mails.
The Republican state convention In
Wisconsin inserted a plank In the
platform advocating the abolishment
all candidates for state, legislative,
congressional and county officers be
nominated al primary elections upon
the same day by direct vote under the
Australian ballot.
President Zelaya of Nicaragua de-
sires to deal directly with the United
States for the construction of the inter-
oceanic canal. Negotiations looking to
an agreement between the two coun.
| tries would be undertaken by the presi.
dent provided there were an abrogation
OF all the present political concessions
relative to the canal by a mutual agree
ment between the parties interested.
John G. Woolley and Henry b. Met
calf. candidates for president and vice
president on the Prohibition ticket,
Will travel across the United States
and back on special Prohibition
train. II It can he SO arranged the
conductors. engineers and trainmen
who will have charge OF the train will
all be Prohibitionists. and IL not Pro-
hibitionlsts. nOn-drinkers.
The Great Northern Cable Company
has laid a cable from Che Foo to Ia
ku. This cable will he opened as
soon as arrangements can be made
with the connecting lines and the con.
sent Of the various governments OBJ
tained. A cable will be laid by the
Eastern Extension Company from Che
Foo to Shanghai. which will give un-
interrupted telegraphic communica-
ton between the governments and
their armies In China.
The last German battalions chosen
for service In China left Bre1nerhaven
on the 9Th. They consisted Of / 1000 Ba-
varians, the total shipments during the
week having reached l2.OOO The ne
cessity for a larger contingent Of troops
at kinO-Chau has reduced the number
available for general cooperation with
the allies, and for this reason the
Kaiser has called out more reserve vol
unteers and has chartered three Lloyd
transport ships.
Baron Fava. the Italian ambassador,
has communicated to the State DeDart.
ment Information showing that he be.
lieves a band Of anarchists I'm Pnter.
son. New Jersey, cOnsplred to assassin.
ate all the crowned heads OF Europe.
According to the governor Of New Jer.
sey. every effort II being made by the
state police authorities to assist the de.
tectives employed by the Italian on.
cials to asccrtnin II such band exists
and who nre It's members.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the proposed Interstate tour.
nament and competitive drill in the Col.
lseum. st. Louis. the week Of October
l-8 next. II In proposed to hold the
coming tournament and drill ON an
elaborate plan. and 5000 will be Of
fercd In cash prIxes--&l 900 to the best
drilled infantry company, $500 to the
second. 500 to the third. and 500 TO
| the fourth, with n DrIze Of e400 IN the
best drilled battery Of artillery.
30 loud has become the outcry Of
those holding concessions at the Paris
Exposition. ON account Of the loss Of
money. that committee has appealed
to the commissioner general. The
matter ID really serious to many, ~
bankruptcy II staring them In the face.
An e6ort will le made to assist them.
70 Tar the management has agreed to
the Inauguration Of series Of 'fctes
and nneCtn clSsa In mn ntte,unt IN attp.cx