The Springfield herald., 1901-08-23
TELEGRAPHic sREviTIEs.

Signor Francisco Crispi. former pre-
mier of Italy, died August 11th.
Vice President Roosevelt will visit
Camp Lincoln, Illinois, August 3Oth.
The Schley court of inquiry will
convene at Washington September
10Th.
The Pacific cable bill has passed its
third reading in the English House of
Commons.
Nearly half the Chinese seeking nd-
mission to this country at San Fran
cisco are refused.
The corporation of Glasgow has de-
cided to confer the freedom of the city
on Andrew Carnegie.
Count Won Waldersee, recent COM
mander of the allied forces In China,
has arrived in Germany.
The Rock Island Railway company
has ordered the building of twenty
new depots in Oklahoma.
Count Tolstoi is going to the Crimea
shortly. and the ministry of railroads
is placing n special car at his disposal.
The triennial conclave of knights
Templar will be held this yeart Mt
Templar will be held this year at
9th and 2Sth.
Inc BrllSn bOaTu VI Iidue s'"''
ment for July shows an increase OF
Sl3. 3.2S3,5 500 in imports and n decrease
of $4,000 in exports.
1t is stated that nearly every school
teacher who is going to the Philip
pines has married the girl of his heart
and will take her with him.
Four-fifths of the town of Farsund,
Sweden, on the North sea, has been
IN.- tira A Ia !
pie We're rendered homeless.
The Kansas City Stock Yards Com
pany has been granted certificate au.
thorizinG an increase of the capltaI
stock from S7,5OO,OOO to SS,25O,OOO.
Pierpont Morgan is to be a temporary
resident of San Francisco soon, While
he is attending the Episcopal triennial
council, which begins October md.
The doctors have ordered the Mar
Quis Ito. the former japanese premier,
to take n sea voyage for his health.
He will go to America for short
stay.
The National Association of Dentists
has passed resolution for the appoint
ment of n committee on ways ana
means to fight so-called bogus dlplo-
ma mills
A comparative statement or the net
earnings of the Union Pncihc for the
fiscal year just closed shows an IN
crease of S1.136,127 over the preced-
ing twelve months.
The contract providing for the Ma
Mia harbor improvements have been
signed. and work will begin immedi-
atcly. The cost of the improvements
will amount to S1,5OO,0OO.
Ireland's greatest drain is emigra-
ton and America is getting the finest
of our race" declared Michael Davitt,
the Irish leader. who has come to Chi
cago to address the United Irish So
cieties.
The main business portion of Lime
Springs. Iowa, was wiped out by 1ire
August Sth. Loss. S150,oO0. Fourteen
business firms We're burned out. Two
banks and n hardware store are still
standing.
Civil Governor Taft. in the imnedi-
ate future, will reduce the police force
of Manila by one-half. At present
there are 1,300 policemen for the city,
whose population numbers only 23o,'
600 souls.
United States Judge Hawley has ren.
dered his decision in the Nevada rail
prayed for by the Southern Pacific
company against the State Board OF
Assessors.
The packing firms of Armour & Co.
and Swift Il Co. have become joint
owners of the stock yards at Fort
Worth. Texas, and will soon expend
81 100000 in building branch plants
at that place.
Governor Taft has addressed n let
ter to the new justices, urging that the
| Philippine courts be so conducted rs
to create n good impression. The ma
tive first offences should be treated
with paternal clemency.
| The viceroy of India reports that
the famine prospects have been much
improved by heavy rain in Bombay
presidency. and that the government
| is considering the advisability of re-
ducins somewhat the famine relief.
Miss Estelle Reel, national superin-
| the Indian school service. The course
| pleted uniform course of study for
the Indian school esrvice. The course
treats of thirty-one subjects, design
| ed to train the Indian to become self
| supporting.
The law passed by the Wisconsin
Legislature last winter appropriating
$4,000 to pay innocent purchasers of
county orders, issued under the keeley
| Cure law of 1895, declared invalid by
the Supreme Court, is now declared to
be unconstitutional.
The total imports of manufactures Of
silk into the Philippines during 1900
We're $685., ,9S4. as against S1S3.OOO for
1899, an increase of III per cent. The
| imports of this commodity from the
United States increased PIG per cent.
| in the same period.