The Springfield herald., 1901-10-11
TELEGRAPHIc eREviTIEs.


Spain is at present placing extensive
contracts for railroad material aud
machinery in the United Stats.
All the royal rulers of Europe now
use the automobile-which means that
all other people will as soon as they
can.
The movement to erect n Mckinley
memorial arch in New York city is at
tracing considerable attention in art
circles.
Yukon mine owners are arranging to
take 500 japanese to Dawson to work
the placer diggings during the pres
ent winter.
The million-dollar fire in Guayaqnil,
Ecuador, which destroyed eleven
blocks, caused great distress among the
poor people.
Admiral Sampson on october ISL
surrendered command of the Boston
navy yard. His successor Is Rear Ad-
miral Mortimer l.. Johnson.
The territorial officials of Oklahoma
are planning to bond the territory for
5000, 600 to redeem all the outstanding
six per cent. warranted Indebtedness.
Seth Low has announced that he will
accept the nomination for mayor by
sign the presidency of Columbia Uni
versity.
1t is stated that the American Tobac-
co Company. not content with purchas-
ing the Ogdens' property mt Liverpool,
is now about to start opera tions in the
north of Ireland.
Scottish students. seem to hold aloof
from Mr. Carnegie's muniticent univer-
sity scheme in Scotland. This is the
effect of the executive committees re-
port, just published.
President Hadley of Yale University
says that the date on which President
Roosevelt will attend the Yale bi-cen-
tcnnial will be October 23d, the last
day of the celebration.
The will of William Mckinley has
been admitted to probate. Judge Will
lam X. Day and Secretary George B.
Cortelyou. administrators, gave
bond of 100000 Jointly.
The official return shows that the
South African concentration camps, in
August, contained 13T,S19 persons,
The deaths numbered 2,345. of which
number ISIS We're children.
1t is stated on high authority in the
North China News that the court has
definitely decided not to return to Pc
kin for two years. 1t is added that
the court will remain at kai FonS Foo.
on September 25th twenty-five men
who We're prospecting for cinnabar
quicksilver ore) in Presidio county,
Texas near the Rio Grande river were
overtaken by cloudburst and drown
ed.
Disappointment reigns in China
town, New York. because of the an
nouncement that Prince Chun. brother
of the Chinese Emperor, will not come
to the United States on his way home
from Berlin.
A decision in the suit brought by the
Indiana state factory inspector against
the Republic Iron and Steel Company,
rendered by the Circuit Court, holds
the Indiana weekly wage law to be
constitutional.
at is rumorcd here" says dispatch
from Shanghai. that on the arrival of
the court at Kai FonG Flu the Empress
dowager will disinherit the heir appar-
ent, Pu Chun. on the preteXt that he
is leading life of dissipation.
Orders have been given for the con-
struction of six new infantry barracks,
artillery. barracks, gun sheds. band bar
racks and new officers quarters, ns
barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
1t is reported that the purpose of the
last visit of President j. ]. Hill Of the
Great Northern railway to the Pacific
coast was to personally inspect route
for his second line of railway across
the Cascade mountains in Washington.
King Edward received the United
States ambassador, Mr.. Choate, in aud
fence at Marlborough house and per-
Sonally renewed to him his expressions
of deep sympathy and coincidence with
Mrs. Mckinley and the American peo-
pie.
The London Express says 1t under
stands that when the war in South At
rica is over King Edward and Queen
Alexandria intend to visit the colonies
and India and that while in India his
majesty will be crowned emperor of
India.
China is favora bly, considering Rus
sian offer to purchase the Pei-Yang
squadron. three fast cruisers. four tor
pedo boat destroyers, and some third
class cruisers, the price, 5,0OO,0OO rou
bles, to be deducted from the war in
demnity.
City Attorney Hudson of Fort Scott
has been appointed receiver of the Sc
lect Knights and Ladies of America
lodges in Kansas, the directors having
been forced to make an assignment.
The amount of assets and liabilities is
not known.
The Eastern Sugar Company of New
York and Chicago has entered Into II
contract with the Phoenix and Marico-
pa county Board of Trade which will
result in the building of n Sl,00OO0O
beet sugar plant near Phoenix, Arixo-
ma in the Salt River valley