The silver star., 1901-03-01
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The President has nominated GeOrge
D. Gear of Hawaii to be second judge
Of the circuit of Hawaii
Miss Susan B. Anthony celebrated
her eighty-first birthday ut Rochester
New York. February 18th.
Europe has experienced very cold
weather during February. At Rome
there has been an unprecedented snow.
fall.
Nikola Tesla says that in about eighi
months he will be sending messages
across the Atlantic by wireless teleg
raphy.
The electoral vote of California was
sent to Washington in "A gold casket
which was presented to President Nc
Kinley.
The membership OF Daniel G. Hatch
Of the New York Stock Exchange has
been sold for $51 900. which equals the
high-price on record.
At special meeting OF the grand
lodge of Free Masons the Duke of Con.
naught was unanimously elected grand
master in place of King Edward.
The Idaho House killed the bill to
repeal the gambling law. This means
for two years. at least. gambling can
not be conducted openly in Idaho.
Mrs. John Jordan of Dresser Indi.
ana, died on the 10th instant from par.
alysis. She weighed 676 pounds and
was the mother of thirteen children.
The rowing committee of the Univer.
sity of Pennsylvania unanimously vot.
ed to send an eight-oared crew to Eng
land to compete at the Henley regatta.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota was
the only bishop of the Episcopal
church in America who was ever grant.
ed private interview with Queen Vic.
toria.
The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar
has signalized his accession to the
throne by proclaiming comprehen-
sive amnesty, including political of.
fenses.
Germany and the Netherlands are
planning to lay new cable to connect
with the Dutch East Indies and make
them independent of the British cable
syndicate.
Utah cattlemen are planning to de
scend on Denver seventy-five to 100
strong at the time of the American
Cattle Breeders Association meeting,
March 5th.s
Afmudu in British East Africa, the
headquarters of the Ogadun Somalis,
has been occupied by Il British puni.
tive expedition, and the Sultan Is o
prisoner.
Mrs. Nations example is catching.
At Port Huron. Michigan, Mrs.
Charles Rhodes smashed n saloon be-
cause the proprietor sold her son whis-
ky after being warned not to.
Andrew Carnegie has written to the
Galesbure, Illinois, library board that
he will give the city $4,000 for a new
library building, providing the city ap-
proprlates $1,000 year to sustain it.
There was n sufficient fall of snow In
the City of Mexico on the 18th of Feb.
ruary to whiten the ground. 1t was
the first snowfall for nearly half cen.
tury and greatly astonished the m.
tives.
a contribution of n quarter of n mill.
ion dollars by John ID. Rockefeller to
Brown University was announced at
the annual dinner Of the Brown Uni.
yersity Alumni Association Of New
York.
a Copenhagen dispatch denies the
statement published in London that
the sale of the Danish West Indies TO
the United States has been abandoned
On the contrary. negotiations are ad.
yancing.
"A Curacoa dispatch says the asphalt
controversy has been temporarily ad.
1usted by the diplomacy of the United
States minister TO Venezuela. Francis
IL. Loomls, and the matter will doubt
less go to the courts.
The executors OF the will of CollIa
tat
OF New York SG67, 600, that being ths
amount they estimated as due TO ths
state as an Inheritance tax on ths
property left by Mr.. Huntington.
The American Linseed OIL Company
mas MED SG.ooO,OOO mortgage at Oma.
ma. The mortgage covers forty-foui
niiiis IN thirteen states. runs five year,
AZ hve per cent, and is In favor of the
hartih trust Company, New York.
a movement Is ON foot to establish
ut New Rochellc public park In mem.
ory or Robert G. Ingersoll. Steps 10.
Mnru acquiring the land are now under
way. The park will bear the nnme OF
Colonel Ingersoll and will provide also
n site for n monument.
A Seattle dispatch says that one Of
the inrgest salmon cannery cOmbpn.
:, 80 tH' hihioiy VI inc INDUSTRY on
dhe Pacific coast Is about TO be closed
Ihe deal. II Is stated. will include III.
teen canncries and will involve the in.
vestment of $3.O00.OOO.
Mrs: Addie Smith In second trial
mas been awarded S5,4OO damages
from the estate OF the late President
Hayes, at Fremont. Ohio, for Injuries
sustained In runaway caused by n
dog Kept by the Hayes fnmIIy. In a
FORMER trial she got 81 800.
Mrs. Jane Adams OF Hvll House.
Chicngo. will build n inrgc model tene.
ment this spring In one Of the poore,
streets OF Chlcngo. Mrs. Adiamss
cousin, Reginald de Koven, the com.
poser. Is Interested In the plnp. ma r.
also jacob A. I.IIs. the soclologist
AZ Chlcngo few dnys ngo General
'ohn IL. Gordon was robbed OF lin
wercont, IN II pocket Of which were
nsses which entitle the former Con.
.edcratc general to transportation over
VI the principal railroads. nnd cheeks
'nd papers which he values mt $4,000.