North Park union., 1901-03-22
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ana only 0ot OF Df1C4.
Tho city Of Besiin b about to con
struct an underground railway.
A floral congress will be held In Ban
Francisco. May 14th. 18th and 18th.
TIE Texas senate has passed bill
making kidnapping . capital offense.
municated by the orthodox church OF
Russia.
The Democrats Of Chicago have NOM
mated Carter H Harrison for mayor
for the third time.
The jury In the case Of Mrs. Nation
at Wichita. Kansas. failed to agree.
and were discharged.
The government of India II prepar-
ing for the possible arrival OF 5000
BOer prisoners at Calcutta.
The Dominion government has de-
cided to reduce the royalty on gold
from ten to five per cent.
The Republican nominees in Topeka
for city officers are all pledged to fully
enforce the prohibition law.
1t is found that agricultural machin-
cry is not affected by the recent appli-
cation Of the Russian tariff law.
Nelson Morris, the millionaire pack
er, IL planning the eSection Of q $2,-
100000 packing house at Honolulu.
There was a severe rain and hall
storm in Kansas on the 9th instant,
covering nearly all parts Of the state.
Exceptionally cold weather is report
ed in the Klondike, and there have
been a number Of deaths by freezing.
The Thirtieth U. s. volunteer infan-
try arrived ut San Francisco. on Its
way home from Maniln, March 18th.
The building of the Shamrock II.
at Glasgow Is advancing so rapidly
that her launching Is Professionally hx-
ed for April Goth.
The Terre Haute. Indiana. Gazette
has adopted plan under which all
regular employees can obtain an Inter
est in the business.
The estate of Sir Francis Cook. the
husband Of Tennessee Clnfin. who
died In London. February 18th, was
sworn Mt $S,OO0,OO0.
The House OF Representatives Of
Missouri has adopted n resolution Ia
vorIng the election Of United States
senators by the people.
Mrs. Nation has again given bonds,
and was released from the Topeka
jail. Her bOndsmen are ]. b. Moore,
who Is her brother, md j. B. Elroy.
1t is reported that Joaquin Miller.
the poet, has just bought 100 acres OF
farm land In Neuces county, Texas,
md will make his future home there.
Advices from Algerin state that the
Moroccan tribes in proximity to French
territory are In full revolt, and rein
forcements have been sent forward.
John +. Dubois, n wealthy lumber
man and mine owner of Dubois, Penn
sylvnnia, has given S1,00O,0OO to the
Dunham Medical Institute at Chicago.
A bin prohibiting the use OF artificial
sweetenlng. such rs saccharine, except
when used for reasons OF health, has
been submitted by the federal council
in Berlin.
Emperor William has pretty nearly
recovered from the Injury occasioned
by the piece of iron thrown mt him by
an insane man. but he was hurt much
worse than wns mt first supposed.
In letter OF Just six lines Andrew
Carnegie gives Davenport, Iowa, $15.-
600 for public library building. The
city is required to make an appropria-
ton OF 81, 500 year for Its support.
Rear Admiral Schiey has been order
ed home from the South Atlantic sta
ton. He Will be succeeded by Rear Ad-
mirnl b. ]. Cromwell. Schley's new
assignment has not been announced.
In a test ease County Judge Gregory
of Louisville. Kentucky, held that the
Pullman Palace Car Companw Is not n
and that It's rolling stock can
not he taxed ns railroad property is
taxed.
In 1900 the total output Of lumber In
MichIgan-pine. hemlock and hard
wood-was 2,203.O5l,91S feet. The
highest production ever reached wns
In 1888, when the output was 3,202,-
1904 feet.
In February the New York custom
house made appralsement of importa-
tions OF precious stones and pearls to
the value of $1,776,O73. Rich people
are devoting an increasing amount OF
money to personal adornment.
At the Yale observatory 1t Is reported
thnt the new stnr recently discovered
in the constellation Perseus has dimin-
ished In brllllancy to the third mngnl-
tude. One observer thinks the star Is
slightly redder in color than hereto
fore.
Andrew Carnegie hns offered to give
$50 900 for u public library building for
Vancouver, b. c., the only condition
being that the city furnish n suitable
site and agree to contribute 5000 an
nunlly for the maintenance OF the H.
brary.
Andrew Carnegie has given the fol-
lowing sums to Indiana towns for
libraries: Muncie, $4,000; Wabash,
$4,000: Peru, $4,000; Elkhnrt, $780,
600. In each case the city must pro-
vide site and sufficient sum for main
tenance.
A. f. Stillwell. president Of the pro-
jected Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railway and OF the United States and
Mexican Trust Company, is going to
Europe mt once, 1t Is said, to place sew.
ernl millions OF the securities of the
Orient railroad.
The Philippines commission has
passed bill providing nm additional
OF Manila harbor, and an
act empowering General Macarthur to
organize municipal governments in
those towns where none now exist.
The College of Medicine and liter
ary buildings of the University OF
Iowa, mt Iowa City, were destroyed by
fire on the morning Of the 10th inst.
The loss is In the neighborhood of
$3.50, 600. The work OF university will
~, sadly In ,nnora hy tho looo .,f roci