The state herald., 1902-12-19
SHORT TELEeRAms.

The old Ethan Allen farm in Yer
| mont will be transformed into a public
park and presented to the city of Bur-
lington.
Fifty Japanese laborers recently ar
rived at Lincoln to enter the service Of
the Burlington railroad on its lines in
| Nebraska as section hands.
Finley Peter Dunno, the Mr.. Doo-
ley OF comic literature, was married
In New York on the 9th instant to
Miss Margaret Abbott, formerly of
Chicago.
The official vote of California on
governor, as announced by Secretary
of State Curry, is: Pardee. Rep, 1i6.-
1856: Lane Dem, 143.7S3; Pardee's pu-
rality. 1888.
On the 9th instant the Board of Ed
ucation of Philadelphia ordered the
temporary closing of four school
houses on account of the coal supply
becoming exhausted.
A resolution offered at the meeting
of the Spanish-American War Nurses
Association in Washington declaring
that body to be in favor of the army
canteen was voted down.
A New Englander who does not
+, wish his name to be known has given
Oberln college $4,000 to form part
of the new 100000 fund for the ,n-
dowment and equipment OF the college.
Nebraska City, Neb.. is baving
good deal of trouble owing to the Mis-
souri, river changing its channel and
cutting Oft the water supply OF the
town. Pipes will be run to the new
channel.
A Berlin court has awarded Frauiein
Crete Meyer of the Lessing theater,
s25 damages from Herr Strecker, a
critic, who described her movements
on the stage us being "as graceful as
those of a hippopotamus."
Senator Foraker has introduced a
bill directing the secretary of war to
mark with marble slabs the graves of
Confederate soldiers who died in
northern prisons or hospitals during
the Civil War. The bill appropriates
100000.
The Delaware, Laclgawanna & West
ern Railroad Company purposes Il sub
stantial increase OF pay to employees In
the various departments notwithstand
ing the rates paid by this road since
1888 have not been exceeded by any
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road in the East.
The secretary OF agriculture has sent
instructions to DR.. Salmon of the bu-
reau of animal industry. who is per-
sonally experimenting the work Of
fighting the foot and mouth disease
epidemic in New England, to destroy
all animals infected.
She steamship Sierra. which recent
ly arrived at San Francisco from Aus
tralia, on November 4th. struck a
whale and nearly cut the leyiathan in
two. The dead body became wedged
on the bow of the vessel, which had to
be slowed up in order TO get free.
According to +. NJ. Arthur. every
skilled workman In the employ Of the
several railroads In Cleveland Ohio.
has had or will have his wages adj
yanced from five to fifteen per cent.
This will include a number OF men on
roads which have made no public an
nouneement OF the advance.
A peculiar drowning is reported: from
cannrsle, Long Island. With $500 in
silver in bis pockets which he had
saved for his wedding. Edward Porter
was knocked from his sloop while re-
turning TO port and was drowned. He
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was good swimmer hut the coin car
ried him down to the bottom.
The lord mayor OF Belfast recently
announced that the Earl of Dudley had
Informed him that King Edward
would probably visit ireland In 1908.
This intimation. coming through the
lord lieutenant of Ireland. Is regarded
as practically an official announce.
ment OF his majesty's decision.
As result OF the pacifcatlon OF the
Isthmns OF Panama, President Zelaya
Of Nicaragua has sent a special envoy
to San Salvador with proposal for n
defensive alliance should Colombia de-
mand an explanation OF Nicaragua &
action In rendering active assistance
to the Colombian revolutlonlsts.
From the Guatemala coast the
steamer City Of sydney brings the
news that the deaths resulting from
the recent eruption of the Santa Maria
volcano number about 5000 This cs,
innate Is based upon the latest In
formation received ut San Jose, Guatc'
mnla. previous to the Sydney's dc
parturo.
Governor Nash OF Ohio has refused
to grant several pardnns recommended
by the state board for the release oi
prisoners convicted under the hnbitual
act and sentenced TO life lmprlson
ment. The governor holds that tho
repeal Of the hnbitual criminal law
does not effect men sentenced previous
to the repeal.
A Berlin dispatch says Siemens and
Hnlske. after extensive experiments
! with Prof rnpin's iong-dlstnnce iele-
phone invention. have acquired his
patents for Europe. and intend TO con-
meet all the great centers. The exper-
imentH have shown that with the Pu-
pin wire n message In plainly audible
TO person stnndinF over ten yards
from an ordinary receiver.
A statement prepared by AssIstnn,
Commissioner Richards of the general
land oiilco shows that J,i0p.03s neror
OF land were disposed OF by the gov
ornmont dufing thu frst quarter OF tho
current fiscal year. the receipts there
from ngRfcgating s2.6i5.0se. an In
crease OF gO0.bs1 AcroH In area ana
ti.isi.aio In receipts over the nrsi
quarter OF the last fiscal year.
With the government appralsemen,
OF the lands In the Chlcknsaw and
chociaw nations completed. every.
thing II practically arranged for nj.
| lotmpnt af q 900 600 urrs~ uf lund ia IA.