The silver star., 1900-03-30
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.


~ week. These included ia IN CAL
cutta and 2O44 In Patna.
Twenty-four peasants were drowned
by the capsixing Of a boat IN which
they were crossing the Danube from
Kaioosa to Pays during gale.
Hon. william ]. Bryan returned to
Lincoln after an absence OF Two
months, but started at noon for q
months tour Of the northwest and Pa
cific states.
NJ. Mercadicr claims to have solved
the problem Of sending n number OF
dispatches simultaneously on q single
wire. His system was recently tried
successfully.
Russia, 1t is said, is making special
efforts to increase her shipping, ana
will give free trade In shipbuilding ma
terials and pay bounties for the estab-
lishment of navigation schools.
Ira Cole, who runs n sensational pa
per at Culbertson, Nebraska, narrow
ly escaped death the other night from
an assassin's bullet. The aim was bad
and Cole is writing scare heads yet.
The COnstantinople correspondent Of
the Times announces that the sultan
has yielded "in all essential particu-
ing railway concessions in Asia Minor.
Justice Fursman of New York made
a decision In the "SaphO" case, direct
ing that 1t be submitted to the grand
Jury. If indictments nre found the de-
tendants will be tried by Jury in
general sessions.
In anticipation Of the probable in
crease of capital stock of the Hartford
vv,c tSSRss
have directed dividend of 100 per
cent. wholly from the surplus belong
ing to stockholders.
Examination of the books Of Frank
Il. Bundy, the defaulting city cham
berlain of Elmira, N. Y, shows def
cit of $4,000 In one tax roll. 1t is ex-
pected now that the total shortage will
reach at least 100000.
President Harper of the University
of Chicago. impellcd by the frequent
reports of poor class work on the part
OF the members of the glee, mandolin
and banjo clubs, has declared the clubs
disbanded for the rest of the year.
The will of Philip d. Armour. Jr..
has been admitted to probate. 1t gave
the executors power to sell the real es-
tate and each one filed his personal
bond for $16OOO.OOO. No other securi-
ty was asked. The estate is estimated
at $S.OOO,OOO.
President Caroline Hazard Of Welles-
ley College, has announced that John
d. Rockefeller had promised to give
Wellesley 100000 when the college
debt Of $4,000 should be raised. The
students cheered for the college and
Mr.. Rockefeller.
Vvv,o Ar.t f,,ao,sr,A -usr g.
months In Arizona commenced
Tuesday. The drought has resulted Sc
riOusly, there being heavy loss of
range stock from lack of pasture and
water. 1t Is estimated that losses on
some ranges will reach fifty per cent.
The Polish National Alliance now In
convention at Chicago will consider
union of life insurance feature with
the educational and patriotic features
Of the old constitution. For the first
time women will be admitted to MEM
bership on IN equal footing with the
men.
A colony OF 400 Missouri farmers Ia
to be established In the valley of the
COnchO river. chihuahua. The prOmot-
crs of the colonization scheme have
purchased 2OOOO0 acres of rich valleys
and few of the cOlonists have nj
ready arrived. The remainder Of the
families will arrive in time to put In
this seasons crop
Tuesday Richard Oliver, a Chicago
broker, pleaded guilty In the United
States District Court to the charge of
using the malls to dcfraud country
customers by means of sO-called 'get
rich quick" scheme. Judge Kohlsaat
imposed a fine OF $1,000 and ordered
the defendant to refund nearly 5000,
which he has received from his victims
A majority OF the national banks In
New York have made applications to
increase their circulation to the par
value OF the bonds deposited by them
mt Washington, and the necessary pa
pers have, In most cases, been forward
cd to the secretary Of the treasury. II
Ii estimated that the increase Of circu-
lntion will amount to Mt least S2,5OO,-
600. exclusive OF the circulation that
may he taken out on the deposit of nd
ditional bonds.
Frederick Driscoll,, for thirty-eIght
ycnrs manager Of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press. one OF the most genial and
most fnvOrably known newspaper man.
ngers OF the United States, hns been
secured by the American Newspaper
| hubirHerr assOciutlOn uA u general
commissioner to look after the inter.
ests OF TINT organization In Its dealings
with the typographical unions ana In
other innttcrs OF importance to news.
papers Of the country.
The executive committee OF the Gins.
cow International Exhibition hns ap-
pointed dcputntion to ask Sir Thomas
IApt0n TO postpone his next challenge
Tor the Americas cup for one year.
Ihe postponcmcnt will be asked that
the mntch may not Interfere with the
proposed international rcgnttn on tho
Clyde In 1901, under the auspices OF
the Glnsgow Exhibition. A cup valued
nj f50O Will be offered as prize to the
winner Of the regntta.
! The March number Of the Rnilwnv
Age gives Colorado the credit OF having
laid about thirty-six miles OF traoE
last year. but with over 100 miles Of
road under contract for 400. The sarne
authority snys there nrc $50 roads. with
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