The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-03-22
rELEoRAPHIc BREvlr,Es.

The Texas senate has passed bill
making kidnapping capital offense.
Count Leo Tolstol has been excom-
municated by the orthodox church Of
Russia.
The Democrats Of Chicago have nom
mated Carter II. Harrison for mayor
for the third time.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Nation
at Wichita. Kansas, failed to agree,
and were discharged.
The Dominion government has de-
cided to reduce the royalty on gold
from ten to five per cent.
The Republican nominees in Topeka
for city officers are all pledged to fully
enforce the prohibition law.
1t Is found that agricultural machin-
cry is not affected by the recent appli-
cation Of the Russian tariff law.
Nelson Norris, the millionaire pack
err, is planning the erection Of ST.
100000 packing house at Honolulu.
There was n severe rain and hnil
storm In Kansas on the 9th instant,
covering nearly all parts of the state.
Exceptionally cold weather is report
ed in the KlOndike, and there have
been n number of deaths by freezing.
The Thirtieth U. s. volunteer infan-
try arrived at San Francisco, on Its
way home from Manila, March 10Th.
The building of the Shamrock II.
at Glasgow is advancing so rapidly
that her launching is professionally Tx
ed for April Goth.
The Terre Haute, Indiana, Gazette
has adopted plan under which all
regular employees can obtain an inter-
est in the business.
The estate of Sir Francis Cook, the
husband of Tennessee Clafiin. who
died in London, February 18th, was
sworn at SS,OOO,OOO.
The House Of Representatives OF
Missouri has adopted resolution IA
voring the election of United States
senators by the people.
Mrs. Nation has again given bonds,
and was released from the Topeka
Jail Her bondsmen are ]. b. Moore,
who is her brother, and j. b. Elroy.
1t is reported that Joaquin Miller,
the poet, has just bought 100 acres of
farm land in Neuces county, Texas,
and will make his future home there.
Advices from Algeria state that the
Moroccan tribes in proximity to French
territory are in full revolt, and rein
forcements have been sent forward.
John Z. Dubois, a wealthy lumber
man and mine owner of Dubois, Penn
sylvania, has given 100000 TO the
Durham Medical Institute at Chicago.
In Salt Lake a few days since Lorin
FAIR, eighty years of age and the IA
Their Of thirty children, was married to
n blushing bride only forty-two years
old.
A bill prohibiting the use of artificial
sweetenIng. such as saccharine. except
when used for reasons OF health, has
been submitted by the federal council
in Berlin.
Emperor William has pretty nearly
recovered from the Injury occasioned
by the piece of iron thrown at him by
an insane man. but he was hurt much
worse than was at first supposed.
In letter of just six lines Andrew
Carnegie gives Davenport, Iowa, SI5.-
600 for a public library building. The
city is required to make an appropria-
ton of $500 year for its support
Rear Admiral Schley has been order
ed home from the South Atlantic sta
ton. He will be succeeded by Rear Ad-
miral Il. ]. Cromwell. Schley's new
assignment has not been announced.
In 1900 the total output of lumber in
Nichigan-pine, hemlock and hard
wood-was 2,293,0 51.91S feet. The
highest production ever reached was
in 1855, when the output was 3,292,-
1s9,914 feet.
In February the New York custom
house made appraisement of importa-
tons of precious stones and pearls TO
the value of Sl,7T6,073. Rich people
are deyoting an increasing amount of
money to personal adornment.
The jobbers association has given
the American Window Glass Company
at Pittsburg an order for 10000 boxes
and the price to be paid the highest in
the history of the window glass indus
| try. The order amounts to S3,4OO,UoO.
At the Yale observatory 1t is reported
that the new star recently discovered
in the constellation Perseus has dimin-
| ished in brilliancy to the third magnl-
tude. One observer thinks the star is
slightly redder in color than hereto
| fore.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
$4,000 for public library building for
Vancouver, b. c.. the only condition
being that the city furnish suitable
site and agree TO contribute 5000 an
nually for the maintenance of the Ii
| brary.
Andrew Carnegie has given the fol-
lowing sums to Indiana towns for
libraries: Muncie, $4,000; Wabash,
$4,000; Peru, $4,000; Ellihart, $780,
900. In each case the city must pro-
vide n site and sufficient sum for main
tenance.
A. Il. Stillwell. president of the pro-
| jected Kansas City, Mexico e. Orient
railway and of the United States and
Mexican Trust Company, is going to
Europe at once, it is said, to place sew