The state herald., 1900-09-07
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Two deaths from bubOnlc plague
have occurred at Glasgow.
The Chinese minister in London MS.
serts he Is In constant communication
with Ii Hung Chang, who is still in
| Shanghai. @
A convention of tramps has Just
been held at Britt, Iowa. Admiral
Dewey was nominated for president Of
the United States and "Eillpino Red"
for vice president.
A Shanghai telegram says Ii Hung
Chang has sent memorial begging
the Empress Dowager to appoint
Prince Ching, General Yung Lu and
the Yangtse vceroys as joint peace
makers with himself.
The will of the late Archbishop Hen
messy of Dubuque. Iowa, gives to half
a dozen relatives 100000 worth of real
estate. Other relatives and various
church societies receive 100000 worth
of real and personal property in Iowa.
Judge Hanford of the United States
Court has handed down n decision
holding that the bankrupt has the right
to choose whnt property shall be ex-
empt II the total value does not exceed
the amount which is legally exempt in
any state.
The Cruciblc Steel Company Of Amer
ica has advanced the price of all kinds
of open hearth steel 81 ton. This ap-
plies to all products except fine tool
steel. which remains at cents per
pound and upward, according to quail
itiy.
The census bureau announces the
population of Wilmington, Delaware,
Ia 76,50S, against 81 .431 in 1880. This
is an increase of 15,O77, or 24.54 per
cent; Paterson, New Jersey, has 105,-
III, as against 1871. This is an in
crease of 2G,s2I, or 3i.24 per cent.
The population of St Louis. accord
ing to the official count of the returns
of the Twelfth census, is 5I5,2IS in
1900. against 451 10 In 1890. These
figures show for the city rs II whole, an
increase in population Of 123.46S, or
2T.33 per cent. from 1890 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 Il
clause to the effect that he 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 1900 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 be of the same type
and will be 3o3 feet long and 1l.sOp
tons displacement. A speed of nine
teen knots is expected. They will be
completed In three years at u total cost
for the four vessels of S5,G0o0oo.
The anarchist. Bresci, the assassin of
King Humbcrt. Intellectually attempted
10 commit suicide sunday, according
to n dispatch from Rome lie now re-.
fuses food. saying that he has no In.
tention TO give the bourgeolse the salts
faction OF seeing him condemned. lie
shows no signs OF alteration OF intel
lect.
The Duke of Manchester has been
adjudIcatcd bankrupt, entnlling his
resignation from all his clubs. The pc.
titlon 10 the bankruptcy court lnclu1
ed one OF the young nobleman himself.
whose accepiances are 80 widely dis.
tributcd In unknown hands that his
friends for some TIM have strongly
urged this radical cou.sc.
The German naval commander nj
Taku telcgraphs that the following
troops had been landed up To August
18th: American, i55 officers and I.iT0
men: British. is9 officers and 5.ol2
men: French, 10 officers and 1908
men; Italian. IL officers and 2II men:
Japanese. 5I3 officers and lo.5ns men;
Russian. 2I5 officers and 1850 men.
The iive-mlle bicycle race between
G. A. Il. veterans was run nt Chicago
ON the 18th. j. Patterson. aged sixty
one. OF Greenfield. Indiana. was first:
NJ. Eammert. aged siNty-iivc. OF Chit
cago. second; l.. II. l,arllg. aged iifty-
iiye, O: Chicago. third. j. l.. Smith OF
Cleveland. aged tity-siN. won the time
prize. Pnttcrson's time WIS i9:,il;
Smiths time was i0:23.
Passengers ON the Lehlsh Valley
trains win not he able TO purchase
newspapers. fruit. candy. etc, ON trains
after September LIST. ns II has been de-
clded 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 II is believed that they are
more OF n nuisance Than an advantage
10 passengers.
Gales \. Jackson. n negro lawyer OF
Richmond. West Virginia. acting FOR
the National Council OF the constitu.
iional Rights Association. Inns em.
ployed counsel In proceedings which
Will he Instituted for the purpose OF
bringing before the United Stntrr Su.
premc Court the question OF the Legal.
ity OF the recently enacted statutes.
laws aud constitutional amendments
In some OF the southern states which.
II Is claimed tend toward the iisfflin.
chiscmcnt OF the negro.
The total population OF the states
viii not be given ont for NJ least cigh,
or ten weeks. The returns from nil tho
cities having n population of 25.Ooo or
more will bc published first. when this
lis, Inns been exhausted attention will
be turned 10 the population of the
states. Work ON The smaller cities. VII.
lagos nnj townships then win be ,nk.
en- mp. An effort will he mnic TO have
The entire count completed by the lat
ter pnr, OF October or the middle OF
November.