North Park union., 1901-07-26
1ELecRApHlc eRevIrlEs.


burning engines on its lines In SOUTH
ern California.
The total number of plague cases IN
Cape Town up to June 1oth was LII
with 1888 fatalities.
Senior Frederico Errasuriz, president
OF Chilli, died on the 18th instant. ne
has been unwell for year.
The Canadian department Of trade
and commerce has decided to estaDilsh
a fast Atlantic steamship service.
General Maxine Gomez has returned
to Cuba and expressed himself as weii
pleased with the result of his trip 10
the United States.
Chinese officials will try to erase aii
the scars of war and evidences OF ior-
eign occupation at Pekin before the
EmperOr's return.
The consolidation of the Detroit and
Toledo Short Line Electric halfway
Company with the Everett-Moore syn
dicate has been concluded.
About a million bicycles and 6O.p
motor carts are in use i'll France. 1he
latter number represents nn increase Oh
forty-one per cent. in one year.
A fire near Great Bend, Kansas, on
the 18th instant, burned 10000 acres
of standing wheat. William Gerhardt
farmer, Is said to have perished.
Officials who have had In charge the
preparation of the Philippines thrlli
estimate that 1t will bring in reve-
nue. of S1O,OOOOOO for the first year.
Colonel John Mosby, the ex-Confeder.
ate cavalry leader. has been appointed
special agent of the federal land Of
flee and assigned to duty in Nebraska.
The Massachusetts Republican state
convention has been called to meet i'll
Boston. October 4th. Governor Allen
of Porto Rico will be invited to pre-
side.
Oil was recently struck Mt Granite,
Oklahoma territory. at Il depth of -,
feet, spouting to the surface In large
quantities. The well will be bored
deeper.
The San Francisco board Of supervis-
ors has adopted resolution formally
accepting Andrew Carnegie's offer Of
S75O.OOO to that city for public library
buildings.
The State Department has received
the amount of the American indemnity
for the claim against Turkey, $4,000,
through the American legation at Con-
stantinOple.
Many protests are being made be-
cause the Russian authorities mt Port
Arthur, China, are opening all letters
to and from the American and Euro
peon residents there.
Emperor Nicholas. according to a dis
patch from st. Petersburg, has issued
an order that 30S, 600 men shall be re-
In lao Len n II n
during the present year.
Every beneficiary certificate issued
by the Endowment Rank of the
knights of Pythias will be protected
so says an address issued by the su-
preme officials OF the order.
Edward Hanlon OF Toronto is to be
the Columbia University's permanent
rowing coach and is to make New
York his home In the future, and will
become an American citizen.
The Duchess of Albany will accom-
pany King Edward on his approaching
visit to Scotland, and the betrothal OF
her royal highness to Lord Rosebery
will be announced during the visit.
A Valparaiso dispatch says that ].
Pierpont Morgan has purchased the on
ly railroad line completed across the
Andes, connecting Chile and Argen-
tine. The price paid was $45O.OOO,0O0.
I'VE learn from official sources In
Paris," says Il Vienna paper, that the
difficulties Of organizing an effective
European customs league against the
United States IRE considered insupera-
ble."
A. W. Brewster, st. Joseph attor-
ney, is said to have received draft Of
$3.50 few days ago, sent him by Pat
Grove, the alleged abductor Of young
Cudahy, from johannesburg, South
Africa.
II. II. Newell, who was known as a
humorist forty years ago under the
name of "Orpheus c. Kerr" wns
found dead in his apartments In Brook
lyn on the 18th inst. He had been
dead for several days.
Lord Roberts has decided that in the
future the use of the rifle must be the
first consideration In the training Of re-
cruits for all arms OF the British SER
vice. Sword. lance and bayonet exer.
ciscs have been abolished.
General Wood has issued a circular
strictly prohibiting the sale at the Gu
ban post exchanges OF beverages con.
tanning any percentage whatever Of al
cohol that would bring them within the
provisions of the anti-canteen law.
A fire at the smelter of the American
Smelling and Refining Company near
FL Paso, Texas. on the 10th instant,
caused property loss Of nearly $780,
GOO and injured thirteen persons. three
Of them perhaps fatally. all Mexicans.
In the United States the savings de-
posits of 1870 We're $549, 1874 1853. dis
tributed among 1,63O,S46 depositors.
This amount wae mui,lplied by more
than four In 1900, when 81. 1884. TO, $40
was distributed among 5,S75,450 de-
positoS.
An important scheme creating sink.
ing fund for the Chinese indemnity has
been accepted by all the powers, says
the Pekin correspondent of the Daily
Mail 1t is on an ascending scale, pro-
viding for he complete redemption of
the bonds by 1894.
Dr. August Unger and Weyland
Brown, convicted In Chicago of con-
spiracy to defraud insurance CON-
panies in connection with the death of
Maria Defenback, were sentenced to
the penitentiary by Judge Tuley on an
indeterminate sentence.
Mayor Van Wyck has received from
Andrew Carnegie the agreement re.
Gently drawn by the New York board
of estimate covering Mr.. Carnegie's