The Dolores star., 1901-04-26
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the post of arbitrator on the Samoan
claims of the United States, Great
Britain and Germany.
The Turkish government has raised
a loan of S1,oo0,0OO from the Ottoman
Bank, TO settle the claims of the
Cramps and the Krupps.
ID. II. Lewis, late cashier of the now
insolvent Farmers National Bank OF
Vergcnnes, Vermont, is accused of
having embezzled $4,000.
Eastern capitalists are forming n
combine which will control all the
dredging work on the great lakes. 1t
will have Il capital of S10,0O0,oOo.
In addition to the gift of S1.0O0.O0O
TO Armour Institute, Chicago, recently
announced. Mrs +. u. Armour purposes
soon 10 erect and equip new build
ing
The engagement of Miss Martha
Hichborn. daughter of Rear Admiral
Hichborn, 10 James G. Blaine. Jr., is
announced. The wedding will take
place June 4th.
Secretary Hay will endeavor 10 as
certain the sentiments of the leading
members of the Senate before trying
to negotiate another ship canal treaty
with Great Britain.
A site of 145 acres is said to have
been acquired in Ireland for the cree
ton of royal residence, the plans for
the building have been approved and
work Will commence shortly.
Miss Ellen Anne Griffin. who died in
New York Il few days ago. left $4,000
for the maintenance of her black and
tan dog, Dandy jim" She also re.
membered several nephews and nieces.
1t is reported that Emperor William
has sent his chief cook TO the United
States to learn how to make buckwheat
cakes. and incidentally 10 look into The
American style of cooking generally.
1t is reported that the Rolled Steel
Car Company OF PittSburg conteln.
plates establishing large plant, to
employ 5000 men, for the purpose of
building steel cars at Youngstown,
Ohio.
The Cramps will launch the new
battleship Maine Memorial Day. Sur
vivors of the Maine and widows and
orphans of sailors killed in Havana
harbor will probably be invited TO at
tend.
The first cable of the new East River
bridge in New York city was raised
April 11th by powerful engine and
drawn taut 120 feet above the water
The actual raising of the cable took
just seven minutes.
Gifts of money for educational. re-
ligious and benevolent purposes in the
United States for 1900 amounted to
SAT 100000. These are the figures Of
Mr.. Rossiter johnson, editor of Apple.
toms Annual Cyclopedia.
The British war office has decided to
strengthen the fortifications of ia.
maica. Quick-tiring guns of the latest
patterns are being sent out. in addition
to the heavy guns recently placed in
the forts about Fort Royal.
The Glasgow, Scotland. municipal
committee has recommended the
awarding of big contract to an Amer.
lean steel company for the supplying
of 3,i5O tons of rails and fish plates
for the municipal street railway of
Glasgow.
After much search .hree bars of gold
stolen from the specie room of the
North German Lloyd steamship. Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, We're found be-
hind cornice of the corridor of the
secOnd-clasS saloon. The thief has not
yet been discovered
A report from the consul general at
Vienna, Austria, TO the State Depart
ment gives the preliminary results of
the census taken last December in
Austria Hungary. The present popu-
lation of the Austro- Hungarian mon
archy is about 4GS90,O0O.
On the Manchuria railroad the rails
have been laid OH the Hailar-Zizikar
division and the remaining two-thirds
of the whole line between Tchita and
Nladivostock is nearly completed. The
whole line, it is believed. will be opened
for passenger traffic next month.
\ floral parade that will surpass
anything of the kind ever attempted
in the West, is one of the features
contemplated for the entertainment of
President Mckinley when he visits
Chicago in June. This novel welcome
will take the place of military dis
play.
On Captain Schley's return from the
South Atlantic it is not expected that
he will be assigned to any further
duty. as-he will retire next October,
and there would hardly be time for his
taking up n work of any magnitude
in the few months remaining of his
acting service.
Captain John MCGOWAN has been
retired with the rank of rear admiral.
He broke down in health while COM
mandiIg the monitor Monadnock Oh
the Asiatic station several months
ago, and has since had n short term
of service in command of the naval
station at Key West.
The Postoffice Department at Wash
ington has changed some of the names
in the state of Washington-"Spoka
in place of Spokane; Lake Kootenai'
for Lake Kootenay; pend Oreille"
for Pend d'Oreille; .'Clealum' for
Cle-Elum; "Sanpoil" for Sans Poll,
and "Okinagan" for Okanognn
Over $50 newly enlisted soldiers of
the Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas. have recently de-
serted, the only reason. so far as
known, being their belief that the
war in the Philippines is over and that
they would be kkely to have to serve
here at home, which they dislike.
Joseph Chamberlain's organ, the
RirmiEUlam Post lpurnS that tho Rus-