The state herald., 1901-11-22
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The Journeymen BARRIERS Interna-
tional Union has declined to admit
women to membership.
The Cuban Democratic party has
adopted General Bartolome Masso as
its candidate for the presidency OF
Cuba.
1t has been decided to hold carnival
in Sydney, Nova Scotia, next summer
to include aquatic sports, rowing and
yacht racing
st. John Dix, who wrecked four
banks in the state of Washington last
year, has been arrested in London and
will be extradited.
King Edward has decided to have
the celebrated Boh-I-Noor diamond
mounted in the crown of Queen Alex
andra for the coronation.
Laying the keel blocks for the con-
struction of new fighting cruiser for
the Turkish government has been be-
gun at Cramps shipyard.
President Roosevelt, who has been
looking for new team, is opposed to
docking the tails of horses and will not
consider any offers of bangtalled ami
mails.
All the German naval officers are re-
ceiving instructions in wireless teleg-
raphy, and all ships of the German
navy will be equipped with wireless
apparatus.
Six thousand iOlars has been given
Charles o. Baird of Philadelphia, the
income of which is to be used toward
prizps for oro tasy In tho Spnior clnSs Mt
Princeton. FT
A ConstantlhDle dispatch says that
n severe earthquake occurred on the
9th instant at Eraeroum. Many houses
were destroyed and the inhabitants
sought safety in tie open.
The Commercial Pacific Gable Com
pany, recently Incorporated to operate
cable line between this country and
the Philippines, has INCREASED Its cap
ital from 100000 to $3,O00,O0O.
Mother Bickerdyke of army fame
died at Bunker Hill, Kansas, Novem-
ber Sth, at the age of eighty-four years.
Her work among the Union soldiers
during the war Is wei known.
A dispatch to the Herald from Paris
says: The municipal council Of st.
Cloud has decided to give the name Of
Santos-Dumont to n street leading to
the balloon park in st. Cloud.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to pro-
vide $1,000 building for the Wood
library of Canandaigua, New York, on
condition that the municipality shall
guarantee 5000 annually for Its sup
port.
A deal is about to be consummated
by which all the leading fruit canning
establishments of California outside of
the California Fruit Gamers Associa-
tion will pass into the hands Of an
eastern syndicate.
The entire system of the Market
Street Railway Company at San Fran
cisco has practically been sold to n
Baltimore syndicate, which has for
several months been negotiating for its
purchase, for S26,000.00o.
Resolutions strongly protesting
against the ratification of the reciproc-
ity treaties which will come before
Congress at Its approaching session,
have been adopted by the Southern
California Fruit Exchange.
There is now bill pending In the
French chamber OF deputies providing
for Il graduated tax upon unmarried
persons. increasing rapidly in amount
upon both women and men between
twenty-one and forty years of age.
Berlin adviccs state that ground was
broken for the new American church
on the 9th Inst A large crowd OF
Americans wcre present. The United
States ambassador. Andrew ID. White,
will lay the corner stone Thanksgiving
Day.
Paul Revere, vice president and gen.
eral of the Sons of the American Rev
olution, died on the 10th instant at
MorrIstowD. New Jersey, aged ~ years.
He was n son of General Joseph War
ren Revere. who fought In the Semi
mole and Civil wars. and great grand
son OF Paul Revere OF Revolutionary
fame.
Andrew Carnegie has given twenty
three employees of the Edgar Thomson
steel works at the Braddock plant of
the Carnegie company enough i've per
cent. bonds OF the Carnegie Steel Com
pany TO make the interest Just equal
their salaries. The total amount OF
bonds distributed is said to be about
Si,0Oo,O0o.
At reception Of British pilgrims re-
Gently. the Pore forbade the reading
OF their address publicly. because 1t cx-
pressed hope for the restoration or
the temporal power Of the pontlff, and
his holiness did not desire n renewal OF
the trouble caused by the Duke Of Nor.
folk on the occasion " the previous pill
grlmage.
The National Prison Association mt
Its recent meeting In Kansas City
passed resolutions urging upon Con-
grcss the adoption of general parole
law and an lnheicrmlnntc sentence
law for the benefit OF federal prison
,rs. The next meeting OF the nssocln-
iion VIII hc held nt Philadelphia In oc-
tober. 1892.
ChSrles Miller aud Mrs. y. G. Collins.
alias Grace Arnold, nlins Grace All
son, formerly ~ Cleveland. ST. Louis
and San Francisco. convicted OF hnv-
Ing used the mails to dcfraud In con.
duciins n matrimonial bureau. have
been sentenced TO year and n day In
prison by the United States Court at
Kansas city
Can.i Treaty sempis,ed.