The state herald., 1901-05-31
TELEeRApHlc saEvITlEs.

year.
According to the returns of the recent
census Scotland has population Of A.
471,957.
4 Esther Cleveland. daughter of the
former President is suffering from
diphtheria.
Cumana in Venezuela was visited by
a violent earthquake shock May 10th.
No loss of life is reported.
The Czar, in an autograph letter, has
promised to reorganize the imperial
council on modern lines. n
The Thirty first, Forty-first and For
ty-second infantry regiments sailed for
home from Manila, May 18th.
General Macarthur celebrated the
surrenders of the insurgents Lascarda
and Lacuna by releasing 1000 Filipino
prisoners. al.ts f.rrsH .,t..
New York capitalists have secured
concessions from Mexico and will build
3OO-mile railroad through the Yuca-
tan forests.
s. II. Galloway, president of the New
York Central railroad, will resign to
accept the presidency Of the new Amer
lean Locomotive Company.
Andrew Carnegie has given s1OOO0,-
0OO to establish free education in four
Scotch universities-Edinbur sGlas.
gov, Aberdeen and St. Andrews
Statistics just published by the Inter-
national Sugar Association show that
Germany's beet sugar acreage this year
Is 1,165, 10 acres, an Increase Of 69,047.
Circuit Judge Dufiield OF Hot Springs.
Arkansas, in recent decision upheld
the validity of the drastic anti-gam-
bling act passed by the last Leglsla-
ture. .I
The workingmen's pension bill intro
duced In the French Legislature pro-
vides an annuity of $40 for worker of
either sex at the age of sixty-nve
years.
The approximate value of the com
mercial fisheries OF the United States
In 1890 was $4O,OO0,OO0, to which the
oyster Industry contributed about S14,-
100000.
The Order of Railway Conductors
will continue the grand offices mt Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, and cooperate, as
far as possible, with other railroad fra
ternities.
A pronounced earthquake shock was
felt at Wellston, Ohio, May 18th. 1t
was also felt mt GAINESVILLE, Ports
mouth and Ironton, and ut Huntington,
West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shaw left New
York city In their automobile at n.
m. May Sth and arrived at Chicago Mt
Gas p. m. May 18th. the distance be-
Ing 1,1OO miles or more.
A parliamentary paper Just issued
shows the total Of British troops In
South Africa May 1st to be 269, ,191.
The total deaths were 14,07S, and
wounded 1920. In hospital, April
18th, there were 13,T07.
The upper house OF the Norway Stor-
thing rejected the bill adopted by the
lower house May 11th, providing COM
munal sun rage for women paying
taxes OH an income Of at least 800
crowns.
The sovereign camp. Woodmen OF the
World, has decided that In future II n
member engages In the liquor business
he shall be expelled. and camps refus-
ing to take this action shall have their
charters revoked.
A package containing 5000 in cur
rency. consigned by registered mail by
the Kansas City National Bank OF
Commerce to n bank In Great Bend,
Kansas, has disappeared. and dctcc-
tives nre working on the theory that II
was stolen by n postal clerk.
The New York Indian Association
will send letter OF protest to Govern
or Toolc OF Montana. asking the release
Of Little Whirlwind, the young Chey-
enne Indian who. It In claimed, IL un-
Justly enduring life sentence for muir
der.
A Berlin dispatch says that the Prus-
sian railways have been Informed that
there will be large emigration this
spring OF Ruthcnian farmers to the
United States and that 6,00O will pass
through Hamburg In the course Of the
next few days.
Alexander Edward Sweet. founder Of
"
ti0nal reputation under the pen names
OF "Col. Bill Sweet" and REV. Whang-
doodle" died Mt New York May Goth Of
heart disease. He was native Of
Nova Scotia and sixty years old.
"Steepie Jnck" Williams, whose dar.
ing feats In high places have made him
known all over the country, wns ruin
over and killed by a street car at
Cleveland. May 18th. lie attempted to
dash across the street In front Of troll
ley car and his life was crushed out.
The Kannas Supreme Court reversed
The decision of the District Court In
the Topeka mayoealty contest. and In
stalled J. W. r. Hughes, the Rcpubli-
can and NV enforcement candidate, In
tho mayors chair. TUpeka Ia now en-.
tireiy under the control Of the dry"
element, and operations against the
jolhts arc expected ut once.
Tho Navy Department has been ad.
viAed that the higher courts In Call.
fUrula have rendered u decision against
tie government ON ownership OF Mis-.
alou rock In San Fmncisco harbor,
WHARF an extensive naval conling sta-
tiou was 10 bc placed. The case will
b appealed 10 the United States su.
premc Court.
&c. vosa. who two years ago started
from Victoria. British Columbia. In tho
yacht xorn for Paris. but abandoned
tho trip at Panama. sailed from Vic
toria May 2ist In mn Indian war cnnoc
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