The Springfield herald., 1901-11-01
TELEGRAPAic eREvlTIEs.

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to pay the troops on the Colombian
frontier has been sunk, and 1T Is be-
licved the money was stolen.
The autumn maneuvers of the Japa-
nese army will take place on Novem-
ber 9th, and on the following day there
will be a grand review of $4,000 troops
before the Emperor.
The board of directors of the Pan
American Exposition adopted Il reso-
luton that Saturday, November Z, at
midnight. be fixed as the time OF the
final closing of the exposition.
The Japan Mail publishes state
ment to the effect that Russian officers
have been urging Corea to fortify the
coasts of the peninsula, and nave OF
fered to secure the money for the pur-
pose without interest
There is possibility that Crown
Prince Wilhelm of Germany VIII VISIT
the United States, and particularly
New Jersey, about April and May OF
next year. to be present at the trial OF
the Emperors yacht.
James II. Woods. who drew the cap
ital prize in the Lawton land district
mt the ll Reno lottery last August and
settled on n claim valued at nearly
S5o,000, died few days ago of typhoid
| lever after Il brief illness.
Sir Thomas Upton says that he will
not compete for the cup next year, but
he will leave the Shamrock ii. on this
side to race with any yachts that de-
sire to compete with her. Later he
may build a new yacht and try again.
New York and Washington physi-
clans are discussing the possibility
that the Presidents death was caused
by the new 'gas-forning bacillus" just
discovered by Professor Gussenbauer
in Vienna.
Commander-in-Ch Eli Torrance of
| the G. A. Il. to-day gave out the fol
| lowing appointments: Judge advocate
general, General Henry NJ. Dutfield.
Detroit; chief of staff. Major a. Noel
Brakeman, Mount Vernon, New York.
Representatives of twenty canning
companies in Iowa and one in Ne
| braska are formulating plans for the
| organization of Il trust embracing all
the principal plants west of the Mis-
sissippi, with Il paid up capital of ST.
100000.
| Assistant Postmaster General Brls-
| tow has ordered the establishment OF a
postofiice to be named Mckinley IN
Franklin county. Washington. thirteen
office named SO since the death of the
President.
There is talk of forming n company
to merge all the important plants in the
country producing cameras and photo
graphic supplies. and papers of incor-
poration will probably be filed in New
Jersey placing the capital stock ut
$35, 100000.
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In Lynn, Massachusetts, the center
| of the shoe trade, the factories are run
ming full time, and great difficulty is
experienced in getting enough hands to
do the work. Between 10000 and 15-
600 pairs of shoes are being turned out
daily in this one city.
Rev. George w. Olmstead. pastor Of
the Methodist Church at Tower Hill.
Illinois, has pleaded guilty in the Fed
eral Court to sending number of OBJ
scene letters through the mail to both
men and women and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Two of the leading banks of Boston.
! the Shoe and Leather National and the
| National Bank of Redemption, each
with capital of $1,0OO,00O have de-
cided to consolidate. The National
Bank of Redemption will absorb the
The Pacific Mail steamship Siberia,
the largest vessel ever constructed in
America. was successfully launched at
| the Newport News Ship Building Com
pany's yards on the 10Th instant. The
/ Siberias length is approximately 600
feet. and displacement about 1900
| tons.
At its meeting in Minneapolis the
| American Missionary Society passed Il
resolution favoring the anti-canteen
| law and urging upon the President to
| rigid enforcement. The resolution
also condemns the methods adopted by
| enemies of the measure to bring it into
| disrepute.
| The transport Solace sailed from San
| Francisco October 21st for Pago-Pago.
Samoa. with distinguished naval Off
GERS who will inquire into the charges
which have been made against Gov
ernor Tilley of Tutuila, including Rear
| Admiral Evans, Rear Admiral Glass,
| Captains =. II. Cooper, z. II. HarrinS-
ton and C. NJ. Thomas.
In an interview at Denver. Assistant
| United States Land Commissioner
| Richards said: Il find that there is
nothing but praise in Washington for
| the method recently adopted for appor-
tioning by lot the new public lands
| which are thrown open. This plan will
undoubtedly be followed in the future
in all openings of the sort
In order to test the worlds amateur
and professional automobile records on
n straightaway track. Park Commits
sioner George V. Brewer of Brooklyn
! has granted 10 the Long Island Auto
mobile Club the exclusive use of Ocean
| Parkway, one of the best known
| streets in BrooKlyn. during the after
noon of Saturday, November 18th.