North Park union., 1902-02-21
SHORT raLsoaAms.

odOHT T8e806AM0s
A new salt combine 10 being formed
at Chicago.
England has decided to withdraw
from Wei Hal Wei, China.
Count Tolstoi was reported ~ being
In dying condition on the llth-
A nre along the whnrves Of New
York on the Oth caused loss Of $2JO.-
CO.,
Eastern coal operators and miners
have signed another agreement for .
year.
| Another Immense geyscr has begun
spouung In the Yellowstone National
park.
The Marquis OF Dufferln. former gov
ernor general Of Canada and ex.vice-
roy OF India, is dead.
The German Farmers Alliance has
passed resolution condemning the
tariff bill and demanding its rejection
by the ReIchstag.
An accident in the Church of Horcn-
citos in Chiriqui, Central America, re-
suited In the death OF thirteen persons
and the severe wounding OF thirty
others.
Senor LORNA, the newly elected gov
ernor OF Bataan province, Philippines.
fled after his election, when he was
called upon to account for $1,000 OF in-
surgent funds. He Is still missing.
Minister Wa says the Chinese in
America are SO bigoted and Ignorant
they do not know when new years
day comes. He says the celebration
at this time is foolish, for this Is not
the Chinese new year Mt nll.
According to the Calcutta CORE
spOndent OF the London Mall the India
Medical Gazette announces TINT DIR.
Rost OF the India medical service has
successfully cultivated cancer and has
infected a guinea pig with his culture.
The city OF Galveston. Texas. has
defaulted In payment OF interest on
the bonded debt. This is u result of
the terrible losses OF the great flood.
Negotiations are under way looking
to securing some concessions from the
bondholders.
Rival factions OF a Chicago Greek
orthodox church had fierce fight dur
Ing a meeting Sunday. One policeman
was injured. while several Greeks SUI
fercd with bruised heads. Knives were
flashed and fierce threats made during
the encounter.
Professor George Wharton James.
author and lecturer of New York City.
was bitten by rattlesnake on the left
thumb while ut Phoenix. He was given
medical attention within four min
utes, and Is pronounced positively be-
yond any danger.
The British, American and japanese
ministers have renewed their oppOsl-
tlon to the Manchurinn arrangements
between China and Russia. 1t Is prob
able that this action will result In the
further postponement Of the consum-
nation OF this treaty.
As the result Of the investigation OF
the combine among paper manufactur-
ers ngninst which complaint was
made by the Canadian Press Assocla-
tlon, the Canadian government has de-
cided to reduce the tnrin on news print
from twenty-five 10 fifteen per cent. ad
valorem to take effect at once.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
road Company has issued an order for
bidding the use of tobacco by passen-
ger trainmen In uniform on duty and
by employees in general around rail-
way stations. The anti-iobaccO rule
originated in the office OF B. l.. Winch
ell, general manager of the road.
There is concerted movement on
foot among Michigan colleges to do
away with football. At II meeting OF
the college branch OF the State Teach
| ers' Association II wns voted to rec
| ommend that all colleges unite In pro-
/, hibiting the game. The faculties OF
nearly all colleges In that state are
now considering the ton.
St Louis property covering a total
area of Ave blocks has been sold to
| George ]. Gould, president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain rail-
way companies. The consideration
/ was SS25, 900. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Gould has made the purchase for the
purpose OF building an immense
! freight depot and to extend freight
| yard facilities.
| The apparent incompetence, and, 1t
is claimed, possible dishonesty which
permeates the purchasing departments
| of the British army, rs revealed last
week in Parliament, has caused pub
lie agitation that augurs badly for the
war office. Judging from recent dis
closures, scarcely any or the supplies
for the army in South Africa We're Sc
| cured on business principles.
Professor John Il. Baldwin, the aero
naut, Is preparing to make an inter-
esting experiment in Indiana next
summer the first time there Is
4 drought In that section. His plan is
10 send up 1000 balloons from difrer-
ent points. each TO carry n dynamite
bomb, the same to be exploded us
nearly simultaneously as possible, the
object being to produce ruin.
In n practice throw in the cnmpus,
Alfred ID. Plaw OF the University of
California hurled the siNtecn-pound
hammer 1877 feet and 4 inches, from
seven-foot circle. The worlds record,
held by Flanagan OF New York, Is In
feet 8 inches, aud the American inter
collegiate record, held by Plaw himself
and made in 1900, Is 1G5 feet 8 inches.
Plaw will go east with the university
track team this spring.
A preliminary meeting of insurance
company representatives has been
held to arrange settlements OF the
IOsSna in the nrput Paterson fire In