The Western enterprise., 1900-01-06
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

tnat ne VIII not again be a candidat
Tor reelection.
IL is rumored in Detroit that Cover
nor F1ngree is to bolt his party and joil
the Democrats.
After lengthy search and persisten
experiments, Paris chemists have nre
pared serum, which they declare will
surely cure alcoholism
Joseph Blackburn has been chosen b,
Ihe Democrats of Kentucky for United
states senator to succeed Senator Lind
! say. The Democrats have a majority
on joint ballot.
senator Hanna declares that. al
though he has been urged to stand for
the permanent craftsmanship of the
next Republican national convention.
he will not do so.
An American, named Alfred Richard
son. has just petitiOned the municipali-
" or St Petersburg for a permit to
Duiid a ten-story ''sky-scraper" office
building after approved American
plans
Two team loads of powder, each car
rylng 1915 pounds of the explosive,
were blown up near Eagle river Michi-
gan. TWO teamsters. Alexander Ham
merstrom and Joseph st. Louis. and
their teams were killed.
Thirty thousand fruit trees. corpris-
ing the entire orchards of d. C.. and G..
II. Bacon, in Mitchell county, Georgia,
nave been ordered burned by order of
State EntOmOlogist Scott, owing to the
ravages of the San Jose scale.
Admiral Coorro TAo..-
to the Savannah reception committee
winch waited on him at Washington
SIX weeks ago, that he will be pleased
to visit the city on or about March Goth.
he Will be accompanied by Mrs.
Dewey.
George W. Heintz has been appoint
ed general passenger and ticket agent
of the Rio Grande Western railway.
eHectlve January 1st. Mr. Heintz has
been acting general passenger agent
since the retirement of f. A. Wad-
leigh, several months ago.
A manufacturer of cartridge belts in
worcester has received an order from
the British government for 5000 dou-
Die cartridges belts. 1t is said that the
ORDER Is a rush one, and the belts will
be shipped to the Transvaal in lots of
several thousand each as soon as man.
The temperature at New York on the !
1eth fell TO degrees above zero, the |
lowest for this winter. The effect of |
me sudden change from the uncom- |
monty mild weather which had pre-
vailed until this time was severe, and |
mere is much suffering among the
Door people of the city.
Bombay is again in the midst of a
ylolent plague epidemic, the extent of
which is difficult to ascertain The
lumber of deaths from all causes re-
urned during the last week is /, 700. OF
hese 800 are declared to be due to the
'ubonic plague, but the pest mortality
obviously is underestimate.
Fire Commissioner Scanned of New
-0rk has promoted Deputy Chief Ed
yard f. Croker to be chief of the CITY
re department ut IL salary of $4,000
year. The commissioner received the
ertlhed list Of the civil service show
lg That Mr.. Croker had a percentage
L 91.3O. The new chief is Il nephew
f Richard Croker.
The New York World says: Carl
''NAANl -A1bllHVH, al l)d1ISI lHNNpf OF I
lis city, who has acted for the Copen
agen government in the negotiations
)r the sale of the Danish West Indian
lands to the United States for $1,000
NJ, started for Washington tonight
confer with President Mckinley. He
)re important cabIegrams from the
an1Sh government.
A special election was held in San
on the 29th on the question
issuing bonds in the sum of Sc. 75O.-
~ Tor the purpose of building new
hool houses. a new hospital and n
wv sewer system. The bonds carried
large majority. On Tuesday last
was voted to issue bonds for So. .4OO.- !
U for new park system, making q
tai of nearly $11,OOO,OOO.
The United States Postal DEPART !
7nt will inaugurate, on January Bird. Q
system OF exchanging money orders I
tn the Republic of Mexico. While +
American order will be made nav +
lie on the international order office il
Arrest the postOftice where the ad- v
essee may live, the order can be n
lde payable in the actual residence A
yn. "
The feeling in Paris favorable to the Il
erS Is stronger than ever. The tirsl
of subscriptions to the Transvaal n
nd, just published, fills nearly one II
page and reaches a total of n
900 francs. The Mon Marche. which b
such large English trade. so far
es sight of its commercial interests
to make a subscription to the fund.
striking proof of the coercive influ -
'e of public opinion. %
explosion wrecked church build .,
at Stromsburg, Nebraska, and in n
eel four persons seriously, and Eden NJ
)tlst church, dedicated a year ago. 10
ned to the ground. The fire re- nd
ed from the explosion of acetvlene ca
, which blew out the foundations
wrecked the windows. A crowd +h
present to watch the new year in. of
force of the explosion hurled the ba
pie in all directions. of
Berlin paper publishes an impor. 90
document received from a reliable
'sian sOurce-a second peace mani Of
o from the Gar. to be published on to-
Russian New Years Day. January stt
l. His majesty expresses the hone sh
the rulers and statesmen of the rel
Id will inaugurate the new century 9,l
addressing themselves to the prob in
OF securing and maintaining peace, res
the fateful war prepara- the
$ which now sap the resources of 0Ot
civilized nations.
dispatch from Victoria, state of
laul1pas, Mexico. says the Barber \
malt Company has concluded nego- bo,
ons Tor the purchase of all the as nrr
! deposits in Mexico. The largest na,
: nor+h sdt' af - Iocated ABOUT hfty ing
ondo 90 ~ 3; 'lItoIld on lne Lopez abb
s200 900 1aHu LA - '"lu m 10 nave Deen sold der
located in the state of Vera Cruz cIor
sold for an additional 100000 aco
The company will erect exten- to
asphaltum works in Mexico and -!l