The Springfield herald., 1900-09-14
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The sultan of Turkey has reigned
twenty-five years.
Large orders for American coal are
being taken In Europe.
Lord Roberts has officially annexed
the Transvaal to the British empire.
Several mud volcanoes have again
become active in Nendocino county,
California.
The Swift and Armour packing COM
panies have placed in cold storage 216,-
100000 eggs for future sale.
AS result of the financial failure of
the Paris exposition the projected
Liege exposition has been abandoned
and that intended to be held In Brus-
sells in 1905 will probably suffer the
same fate.
Nineteen arrests have been made Of
persons alleged to have taken part in
the recent riot in Akron, Ohio. A spe-
cial grand Jury will be called to take
up the cases. Nearly 800 witnesses
will be examined.
The flour mills of Minneapolis, whose
year ended with Saturday night,
eclipsed all previous records in the his
tory of the industry. The product last
year was 14,297 $50 barrels; this year,
14.5OO,OOO barrels.
John D. Rockefeller has made Spell
man Seminary, IL negro college OF At
lanta, a present of $4,000. The money
has been paid into the treasury of the
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety of New York, which has charge
of the college.
An official dispatch from Taku an
nounces the receipt Of a telegram from
Pekin, dated August 25th, saying the
German troops have taken possession
of hill within the imperial city. The
dispatch adds that 1000 additional
troops have reached Taku.
At the reunion of the Forty-sixth
Ohio volunteer infantry at Columbus.
Ohio, the colors of the Yhirtieth Louis
lana regiment We're returned to COM
mittee of survivors of that organiZa-
ton. The flag was captured at Ezra
court house, near Atlanta, Georgia, dur
ing the rebellion.
Two young Americans, Harry Hengel
and George Laughney, students ut the
University at Eichstadt, visited the
catacombs Mt Rome, strayed away and
disappeared. They We're found the
next morning by German students,
who, carrying torches, searched for
them all night.
The National Tube Company has ad
vanced prices on merchant and wrought
iron pipe five per cent, to take effect
at once. No change Is made In the
prices of boiler tubes and other grades.
The advance is made because of the
increase in the cost of iron and steel
skelp, or pipe iron and steel.
Mrs. George Heisner, living near
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, was killed
by lightning The house was struck
twice while the family was at dinner.
At the second bolt the occupants of the
house ran outdoors, when a third bolt
struck near them. Mrs. Heisner was
killed and baby she carried in her
arms was slightly hurt. The house was
wrecked.
The War Department has received In
formation that the work of laying
cable from Shanghai to Chez Foo had
commenced. 1t is believed that unless
some accident is encountered the cable
will be completed and in operation
within n week This ought to make
communication between Washington
and our officials in China much more
expeditions.
The agent of the Mexican Interna-
tional railroad reports that $4,000
package was stolen from the Wells
Fargo Express Company at Treveno,
Mexico, and recovered in n peculiar
manner. The thief was escaping north
into the United States on a train, when
the package accidentally fell from his
coat while he was STOPPING over and
the trainmen took 1t.
Three mills owned by the American
Steel and Wire Company in Cleveland,
which were closed down June LIST, re-
sumed operations on the 4th, giving
employment to between 800 and 600
men. 1t is stated by the employees that
there has been general cut in wages
amounting in some cases to as high as
twenty-three per cent, and also that
the hours of labor have been increased.
President Mckinley has received a
reply to the invitation he addressed to
eX-President Cleveland to accept an
appointment as member of The
Hague commission. Mr.. Cleveland's
reply will not be made public, but it
is understood he has attached certain
conditions to his acceptance. EXPIRES
ident Harrison agreed to act as COM
missioner in letter received at the
White House.
A dispatch from Council Bluffs says:
District Court opened here to-day, at
torneys for James Doyle in his suit
against James Il. Burns. president of
the Portland Gold Mining Company.
state that they intend to try to force
the case to trial at this term. If they
succeed in doing this it will probably
occupy almost the entire term, as there
are 100 witnesses. the majority of
whom live in Colorado.