The state herald., 1902-10-10
SHORT reLEeRAMs.

$S3, 600, the highest price on record.
John d. Long, ex-secretary of the
navy, has been chosen president of the
board of overseers Of Harvard Uni
versity.
The Bolivian foreign minister and the
Peruvian plenipotentiary have signeda
treaty settling the boundary question
between their respective countries.
An official report issued by the min
ister of agriculture at Buenos Ayres
says the recent rains in the Argentine
Republic have destroyed the crops.
A fire ut Stockton, Cal, September
2Sth, destroyed the agricultural pavil'
ion and several other buildings, causing
Il loss OF about half million dollars.
1t is now stated that the bequest to
Princeton of Miss Mary j. Winthrop OF
New York. which formerly was report
ed to be $50O,OOo, will amount to ST.
100000.
At wedding celebration in n barn
at Werba, near Moscow, fire was
started by n cigarette and over 100 Of
the guests were sutfocated or burned
to death.
A lone highwayman held up the
Sttes-Grangeville stage In Idaho coun-
ty, Idaho, n few days ago and robbed
six passengers of $3.50 in money and
some jewelry.
Newspapers In Rome announce that
the grand master of the Italian Free
Masons has instructed all the Italian
lodges to open subscriptions In behalf
of the destitute Beers.
The autopsy on the remains of Emile
Zola resulted in an official declaration
that he died from asphyxiation caused
by carbonic oxide fumes. This puts ut
rest the theory of suicide.
Henry Phipps Of New York City was
the donor of the 100000 gift to the
Boer fund recently announced by Gen.
ernl Botha, and which was at first
credited by mistake to another party.
Milk has been advanced one-half cent
n quart at wholesale in New York.
This is the third advance from sum-
mer prices, the first having been made
on August l, and the second on Septcm-
Der /.
Frederick Wellington Ruckstuhl of
St. Louis has been appointed chief of
sculpture of the worlds fair. He Will
have active direction OF the modelling
of all sculptural effects at the expo
stion.
A life size statue OF Louis Kossuth
was unveiled in Cleveland on Septem-
Der 2Sth in the presence of $1,000 peo-
pie. There was n street parade OF
G,OO0 members of allied Hungarian So
cleties.
Of thn frnntv f1nHn.
ing boundaries and limiting armaments
and naval construction between Chile
and the Argentine Republic, were eN-
changed at Santiago on Tuesday, Sep
tember 23rd.
The Circuit Court Mt Deadwood,
South Dakota, has sustained the action
of the Pluma school board in refusing
to comply with an order of the Board
of Public Health to enforce yaccina-
ton in the public schools.
There will be no strike of the en-
ployes of the flour mills OF Minneapolis,
for, beginning October 10, the mills OF
Minneapolis will be operated on an
elght-hour schedule. and on a wage ba'
sis satisfactory TO the men.
The summonlng of an automobile
chauffeur in the employ of Premier Bal
four IN London before the magistrate
of ST. Neoes. for driving car faster
than twenty-five miles an hour. result
cd In the imposition of u fine OF $50.
The London Chronicle gives currency
TO a rumor that a movement is on foot
to make President Roosevelt n colonel
In a British line regiment. The paper
believes that the matter of precedent
for such action Is being Inquired Into.
1t is reported that the totals OF chol-
era cases in the Philippine Islands this
season up to September 30th are 40, ODD
eases and 4s.I02 deaths. But the act
ual total OF eases is estimated TO be
about 100000, with deaths In proper
tlOn.
Secretary Hay has sent urgent IN
structloas to all the United States dip
iomatlc officers abroad TO do everything
within their power To secure displays
at the worlds exposition at St Louis
from the countries TO which they are
accredited.
A patent has been secured, says n
London dispatch TO the New York
Tribune, covering a novel engine for
marine propulsion. which John Wills,
the inventor, asserts will reduce the
crossing OF the Atlantic to at least
three days journey.
According to an announcement by Of
ficials OF the Canadian Pacific railway
the first fast steamer OF the New Allan
line service from 81. Johns, n. b., In
connection with that road was to sail
from Liverpool ON November q. Sail.
ings will be weekly.
There were 1,0Ii strikes during 1901
In Germany. involving lil 40 persons,
as against I l.iGo strikes OF 20s.si0 per.
sons In 1900. In 200 cases In 1901 the
strikers were successful In 2s5 eases
they were partially successful and In
5Il cases they failed.
For the first ilmc In several years a
case OF lcprosy was discovered In Belle.
yuc hospital. New York. recently, the
patient being n Chlnnman who has
been IN the United States seven years.
He was removed TO North Brother isl
and for isolation and treatment.
John Kcnslt. The noted head OF the
nnti.rltunllstic crusade In the Church
Of England. was seriously injured n
few days ago aud his eyeslght cndan-
gercd by being struck with n chiscl.
which WINS thrown nt him nftcr he had
addressed n meeting ut Blrkenhcnd.
A London dispatch says that nj.
though ominous reports have for aomc
time past been received from Queens
land and Premier Robert philip now
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