The Springfield herald., 1901-10-18
TELRoRAPHlc sREvITIEs.

intends to abjrre politics and devote
himself to religion.
Secretary of State John Hay has ac-
ccpted the invitation to attend the
Yale bi-ccntcnnial celebration.
The fifty miles between Milan and
Varcse. Italy. are covered in fifty
minutes by the thrd-rail system.
Utah has more than doubled Its
manufacturing plants since 1890 the
number increasing from $50 10 l,ioo,
This years harvest in the South of
Ireland is stated to he the best en-
pcrienccd for n quarter of n century.
England has had beer tax ever
since the twelfth century. Last year
1t yielded the government the sum OF
SCI 100000.
The executive board of the silk
workers at Paterson, New Jersey, has
decided TO initiate Il movement FOR an
independent labor party.
Havana City and all Cuba had n
great demonstrations October Sru III
honor of the United States adminis-
tration of affairs in Cuba.
Lord Pauncefote. British ambassa-
dor to Washington, will sail from Eng
land October 26th and reach Wash
iugton about November list,
Plans for the new city hall TO be
erected by ,hc New York Historical
Society mt cost of nearly Sl,OOOoo
have been formally adopted.
The henefactions of Andrew Car
negic are reaching ireland. He has
offered the city of Waterford S2a,oo
with which 10 build Il library.
1t is announced that the govern
mcnt of the Congo is about to begin
the construction of 1000 kilometres
of railway in the upper Congo district
Joseph Wcstwood, member of che
first party that went West TO Salt
Lake. died at Independence. Missouri.
on the Ith instant, in his ninetieh
year.
A decree has been issued by the
Mexican government. suspendlng inn
port duties aud other taxes on corn
(mai2el from October LIST to December
3lst next.
The junction of the Manchurian line
with the rest of the tranS-Siberian rail-
way will be effected this month and
traffic will he opened ON the entire syS-
TEN November Sth.
Business failures in the United
States during the first nine months OF
1901 We're slightly greater in number
than during the same period in lSor
but the amount of Indebtedness was
less.
Herr Krcss the airship inventor,
started on flight at Vienna few
days ago. but landed in the bottom Of
n reservoir. His forethought in pro
vidlng himself with life preserver
saved him.
a gold medal has been presented 10
Former Mayor Abram $. Hewitt by
the New York Chamber of Com
mcrcc in recognition of his services in
the cause of ungerground rapid tran
sit in that city,
The congressional party, on its ar
rival at Jolo. was refused an inter-
view with the Sultan, who claimed
sickness as his excuse. The natives
say the Sultan had other reasons for
refusing to receive the visitors.
Ex-oucen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
has Just celebrated here siNty-second
birthday by giving Il series Of enter
tainments at which hundreds of ma
fivcs and few whites Were present.
AT one of these 800 covers were laid.
Yeija Nakajima, chief engineer OF
the city Of Toxic, Japan, and profess
sor of engineering and mechanics in
the University of Toxic, is in this
country on a tour Of Inspection. He
says Toxic will borrow S2l,oQO,eoo 10
dredsc the harbor.
The presents sent by the Emperor
of China to the Emperor Of Japan on
the occasion OF the recent embassy of
apology are OF the richest and most
gorgeous description, showing the loot
ing has by no means deuuded China
of its choicest treasures
The Westinghouse company pro
poses 10 concentrate all Of its fouu-
dries in one plant. Il short distance out
of rittShurg, and to build q town
around il for 1000 employees. The i'm
provemeutS will cost S5,Oc0,OOo and
work will he begun at once.
The Emperor OF Austria has con
fcrred the order OF the iron crown on
Governor CoStlo Of the state of NeNi-
CO, and also on the Bishop Of ouereJ-
tarO. The governor and the bishop
have applied 10 the Mexican Congress
for permission to wear the deeora-
tions.
The annual report Of the New York
Central X Hudson River Railroad
Company for the year ended June
S0th. shows that the gross earnings
from the entire system were S6S,ssSS,-
10, an Increase Of Slt.7I015d over the
kANNENAI- 1NsLAa kh-N| AA4NAN@tSS ALA
earnings was SS,2ssS,J9o.
\ $500 gold dust robbery was com
uitleI on board the NukCu steamer
White uor>e on her last voyage up
the Yukon from Dawson. The treas
ure was owned by DR.. 7. u. Carper,
who arrived ia Seattle October 9Th.
frvu the North. The dust WAS s por-
tion Of $4,000 shipment
In the debate on the Queens
speech. in The Netherlands States
General, the premier, DR., kuyper.
gave facts and figures showing the i'm
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