, 1900-08-02
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Portugal has paid the Delagoa bay
award.
The Populists Of Texas have had
their platform copyrighted.
A plot to assassinate the Chinese min
lister has been unearthed at Paris.
Bryan is to address the Grand Army
of the Republic at its en~campment ! n
Chicago.
Ex-Representative George NJ. Cur
tbs Of Iowa has declined the office OF
first assistant postmaster general.
The Postoffice Department will issue
an order in a day or two extending the
privilege of domestic rates of postage
to United States soldiers serving IN
China.
A fire at Yuma, Arizona, which start
ed Mt 10 o'clock last night swept Main
street from First to Jones, destroying
everything in its path. The total loss
was $4,000.
After a long period of detention as
Fort Sill, Geronimo, one of the o
blood-thirsty Indians that ever figured
in history, has gone stark mad. lie Is
a prisoner at Fort Sill, o. I.
One of the worst fires ever known in
northern Montana is now raging In the
Swan LAX country, on the western
part of the Lewis and Clarke forest re-
serve. Indians deliberately set fire to
the timber and are Strengthening b
game.
Chief Hale of the Kansas City fire
department with thirty men has start
ed for Paris to compete in the interna-
tional firemen's tournament ext
month. After that Chief Hale n his
men will make an exhibition tour
through western Europe.
A terrific engagement still continues
between the government troops and the
insurgents around Panama, but the
former are still holding their ground.
Many have been killed and wounded,
and n four-hours' armistice was agreed
upon to attend the wounded and bury
the dead.
Reports from various points in Texas
show that 100000 pounds of wool are
being held in the state because grow
ers refuse to accept current prices, n
there is perhaps as much more held at
uncounted points and on ranches. The
growers have held a conference n
agreed to hold the entire clip indefinite
ly.
The new steamer Deutschland Cap
EhlH AlDerS, from New lorh' dfiINcu
at Plymouth mt $50 O'Clock on the 24th
on her maiden trip eastward, making
n record run of tive days, fourteen
hours and six minutes, despite two
days of fog. Her biggest days run
was made on July 10Th (her second day
OUT, when $50 miles were logged.
ceneroI MocArtbur hos On hled tho
announcement of the arection of an
other municinaI goyernment in the
phiIinnines under tho terms laid down
by the Philippine commission. This
particular government is established at
Vigan, on the northwest coast of Luz
ION, ut a point made memorable by the
landing of 1oung's forces during the
pursuit of Aguinaldo when that leader
was last in strength.
uonrv n Frye nrosidont of tho M.
tionoI s,oss connany annonnces that
e. 90 +ba oo,nn,nrs ni,nts viii ho re.
moyad from Jndiono 10 tho pit+sbury
diatriot nc coon &c nronar eitos can he
secured. This will affect over 5000
workmen. The reasons given for the
change are that the supply OF natural
gas in Indiana is diminishing and that
the Ohio river provides unusual facil-
tiles for reaching the southern markets.
Tho ,overnor of pombov nrovinca re.
morris n general rainfall :.snfficient for
aor,crItnraI n,,,noseS in Surat and
sentharn Cuiarat In n large nart of
Roroda mo rain has fallen and an ex.
tensiva failure Of crons is Inevitable
' unless there is immediate relief. In
Okhamandal the rainfall has been in
sufficient, and cultivation Is at a stand
still in almost the entire province OF
Kathiawar, where cattle are dying OF
starvation and n scarcity of water.
Jrnion motormep are' prosecutipp Wig.
oronsIv the strike on the Dallas Con.
soIidofed street railway backed Inv the
! entire organized iahoT forces Of The
cIty w II Mnbon of Detroit Mich.
gan president of the Amalramated AS.
enci, lion of street Railway EmnIoves
has went to Dallas TO take charge of
the strike. The Dallas Typographical
union passed n resolution lining any
member riding on the system SO for
each offense
Amid great military civtl and re,;y.
ions nomn ON the o4tI tha Nics IN gnan
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