The state herald., 1902-01-17
SHORT TELEaRAMs.

with President Roosevelt at his New
Years reception In the White House.
Official returns at London show that
surrendered during 1901 totaled ASST.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will spend
most Of the winter at Palm Beach,
Florida, to which place they have just
gone.
The historic liberty bell has been car
rled to Charleston to be exhibited Mt
the Exposition. 1t was accompanied
by a military escort.
The Calcutta correspondent Of the
London Mail says that at n recent con-
ference 1t was decided to adopt the
standard gauge on the Indian railways.
Argentina and Chile having come to
IN agreement upon the protocol, all the
questions in dispute will be submitted
to the arbitration Of the British com.
mission.
The University of Michigan football
team went to California and on 5anu-
ary LIST, at Pasadena, defeated the
Stanford University team by score OF
10 to 0.
State Auditor Weston Of Nebraska
has revoked the license of the Nation
al Aid Association Of Kansas to trans
act the business of fraternal insurance
In Nebraska.
The st. Louis Worlds Fair Company
will offer n 100000 prize for compei-
tive aerial trials, to be feature Of the
coming Worlds Fair, the best airship
to take the money.
The San Francisco mint has CON-
pleted n coinage record which makes
1901 the banner year in Its history,
sS1, OF, 800 having been converted
from bullion into coin.
ber Of callers at his residence In Wash
lngton on New Years day; many more
than called on Secretary Root who SO
recently censured him.
An increase of from four to twelve
per cent In the wages of about 10000
trainmen will be announced soon by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
to date from January 1.
Paul Blouet, better known as Max
O'Rell, who recently underwent a sur
gical operation. is improving In health.
His physicians and nurses are conf
dent Of his speedy recovery.
Canada is being congratulated In
London on the progress experienced
last year. The fact that public depos-
It's In Canadian banks amounts to
b400, 100000 is considered remarkable.
Alaska and the United States may
soon be connected with line Of wire
less telegraphy. Seattle, Washington.
capitalists are negotiating with Chlca-
30 firms for equipment for the proposed
line.
1t is reported that the executive COM
mittee of the National Epworth League
,f the Methodist Church has boycotted
DR.. Robert McIntyre's new novel, "The
Modern Apollos." as being too sensa-
sional.
1t is understood that, much against
bis will, King Edward will be COM
PEELED 10 ask Parliament for grant
toward the Queen Victoria memorial.
Only flS5,40 has been thus far sub
scribed.
The town Of Mendon, Utah, has Just
awakened to the fact that 1t has over
looked nn election. Everybody forgot
about 1t, and now the town officials
must hold over until the next regular
election.
Cole and Jim Younger have applied
10 the Minnesota state board Of par
ions for commutation Of their life SEN
fences for murder to thirty-nve years.
They are now out on parole and cannot
leave Minnesota.
Capt. b. II. McCalla, now In COM
mand OF the Kearsarge, the flagship OF
the North Atlantic squadron. has In
view the erection OF fine club house
1t Vallejo. California, for the enlisted
men OF the navy.
In his first message TO the board OF
aldermen, Mayor Low OF New York
declares that blackmaIllng must be
stamped out and asks every citizen
who is approached for blackmail to re-
port the fact to the mayer.
The Senate OF Georgia rejected tho
part OF the proposed constitutional
amendment that would make the term
Of the governor OF the state four years.
Il refused TO strike out the prohibition
against Punishment and the whipping
post.
Chickasaw full blood Indians are
waging a hot campaign for the elec-
hon OF william L. boyd to succeed
Governor ID. N. johnson. They claim
they fear n scheme TO keep the full
bloois from their share OF the lands
and money.
Qfiicial statistics show that 302,s ,s4t
cmigrnnts left the United Kingdom for
places outside OF Europe during 1901.
an increase OF i.22sI ms compared with
tho figures OF the previous year. As
usual. the great majority Of them went
to America.
Most OF tho Cherokee Indians have
joyousiy received the news thnt their
bill has been introduced into Congress
TO compel the rich members Of the
tribe TO rcllnqulsh tho large tracts OF
land. Some OF them are holding from
5000 TO 10000 acres each.
Miss Anne Lcafy OF New York nss
received word from Rome that the
Pope has conferred upon her tho title
Of countess. Miss Lcary built the
chapel nj Bellevue hospital, and estnb-
lishcd tho Arthur Lenry chair OF Eng.
iish literature In the Loyala school.
Wild horse meat II the principal art
iclc Of food for the section men on tho
Descrct districts OF the railroads In
southern Utah, according 10 reports
which come from there. The section
men sny the meat IN not bnj. especially
when II Is the only fresh meat obtain.
able.
Tho total reduction Of Great Brit.
aims military forces In South Africa.
from the besinnin. Of the war 10 De-