The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-03-07

William Emerson Richmond, famil-
iarly known as BILLY" Emerson. the
famous minstrel, died at Boston, aged
sc years.
TIL volcano Kilauea, in Hawaii, is
showing signs of renewed activity. The
visitors to the crater last week found
newly-risen lava and great heat.
The 800, 900 Arecibo municipal loan
has been awarded to ]. NJ. Ceballos &
Co. of New York. The firms Porto
Rican municipal holdings now aggre-
gate 81 100000.
Mrs. Louist de Champ. aged 1O4
years. the first white child born in Wis
consin, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Moses Duquette, at Prairie
du Chem. She was born there in 1898.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed National Bank Examiner j.
w. Delay receiver of the First National
bank of Belmont, o., upon telegraphie
advice from the directors of the bank
that they had closed the institution.
At Lawrence, Kan. Edward RATHER
man, aged 20, was shot and instantly
killer by ]. B. Shane as Kath was
passing Shane's place of business.
There had been no words or quarrel of
ais hlllu cen Ilp NEIL. S0d0p is
believed to have been insane.
The maritime authorities at Calais.
France, have posted as lost the sail
ing vessel Jules Jean Baptiste, bound
for. st. Malo, France, which has been
long overdue. There were 80 persons
on the vessel, including 60 passengers,
mostly working people.
John Queen, the well-known min
strel, is dead at st. Vincent's hospital in
New York city of consumption. He
is the third great fun-maker of the
stage to pass away in the past fort
night. Queen was the author of many
popular songs, among them "Goo-Goo
Eyes"
The st. Louis Chemical company.
with a capital of 81. 600, 900 has filed
articles of incorporation at Newark,
N. j. The incorporators are David E.
Harrison, John Foulkner, and George
H. Courtes. The company will manu-
facture n carry on a general chem
ical business.
Surgeon General Sternberg has re-
ceived a private letter from Colonel l..
M. Maus, commissioner of public health
at Manila, in which he says that sick
ness among soldiers in the Philippines
appears to be decreasing, and that
there are no longer any complaints in
regard to proper care of patients.
For the loss of both feet by being run
over by a street car, a jury sitting in
the New Yory supreme court has
awarded 7-year-old Vincent Muessman
$780, 900 damages. This is said to be
the largest award for personal injuries
ever made in that state. Even for a
death it has only once been exceeded.
The days of the cigarette smoker are
numbered at the preparatory school of
Northwestern university at Evanston.
Ill. Following the lead set at Oberlin
and other universities. Professor Her.
bert F. Fisk announced that all the
young men who smoked the seductive
white pipes" would have to leave the
| school.
Richard Gillian, a young man, was
killed by two men. one using a beer
bottle, the other a revolver, at Mt.
Vernon, III. He was returning from
evening service at church when at
tackled. Harry Start, George Hatfield
and Albert Young have been arrested.
The assault is said to have been I'M
provoked.
A dispatch from Ennis, the capital
OF County Glare, announces that Pres
ident Reid and Treasurer O'Brien and
seven members of the County Clare
branch of the United Irish league have
been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment on a charge Of unlawfully
assembling for the purpose of intimi-
dating a farmer.
The French Chamber of Deputies,
after a debate lasting several sessions,
adopted by a vote of 553 to 2 a mo-
ton, approved by the government, in
favor of the principle of the reduction
of military service to two years, which
will be realized by the suppression of
all exemptions and by the re-engage-
ments OF non-commissioned officers
for short terms.
Harry S. New of indianapolis has
been offered the Office of First Assis-
tant Postmaster General, to succeed
William NJ. Johnson of New Jersey,
who has resigned. Mr.. New has not
yet given his final answer, but it is
understood that he will accept. He is
a member of the Republican national
committee from Indiana and is the ed
itor of the Indianapolis Journal. The
change will occur within the next two
months.
The annual meeting of the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western railroad has
been held in New York. The retiring
board Of directors was reelected and
in turn reelected the officers. The an
nual report was presented, showing a
remarkably prosperous year. The gross
arnings were 1923, 507 1874, an increase
Of $2,619,S71 over 1900, and operating
expenses $13,612,1S0 70, a decrease of
s14O,962. The net income was &c. 6O,-
1893.
John B. Sherman, founder and for
mer president of the Union Stock Yard
& Transit company, at Chicago, died in
that city last week at his residence.
Mr.. Sherman was stricken Sunday with
an attack of grippe, which, taking an
acute form, resulted in paralysis of the
throat, causing his death. Previous to
his last illness he enjoyed perfect
health, but, having attained the adj
vanced age of n, did not have the
strength to fight off the complications
which resulted.