The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-24
SHORT rEteaRAms.


England.
Priyy Councillor Hermann. said to be
the originator OF post cards, died at
Berlin July 18th.
Mr.. Balfour, the new British pre-
whom he succeeds.
The new republic of Cuba will be
represented at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at St Louis.
King Victor Emanuel of Italy
reached st. Petersburg July 18th, as
the guest of the Czar Of Russia.
The President has issued a commits
sion TO Director Merriam under the
new permanent census law, as director
of the census.
Penny N-ray Instruments. by the aid
of which the curious may sec their
own finger bones. are being sold in the
streets of London.
Tremendous explosions have oc-
cured at the Walmaugu geyser at Ro-
trorua in New Zealand. height of 800
to 900 feet being reached.
Pneumonia is practically unknown
within the Arctic circle, according TO
DIR. e. W. Kelsey. who has returned to
England from n sixteen-months' stay
in Alaska.
The 'sTwentieth Century Limited" on
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
eIn road, July 18th, made a run OF 4S1
miles in 400 minutes between Buffalo
and Chicago.
Mrs. Syngros. n wealthy American,
has furnished the money for construct
ing a fine boulevard TO connect Athens
with its seaport, Piraeus. The cost is
nearly S0O,OOO
Prof. 4. w. Hoyt, A. NJ, has been
elected acting president of the Kansas
Wesleyan University to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
Prof. A. b. Gridley
Hon. Eugene Il. Ware. commissioner
of pensions, who had let his Grand
Army membership lapse. has bdtn re-
instated In William IL. Lytie Post at
Fort Scott. Kansas.
The National Federation of Teach
ers was organized at the Minneapolis
meeting and n full set of officers. was
chosen. Margaret Haley of Chicago
was made president.
The Antarctic steamer Morning, pur-
chased by the Royal Geographical
Society as n relief ship for the Dis
covery, sailed from London on July
9th, for Victorialand.
The number of students in theologi-
cal seminaries is rapidly decreasing,
both in Europe and America. Not
nearly enough graduate 80 supply the
demands of the churches.
John Willis Baer. secretary of the
Christian Endeavor Society, has re-
signed that position to become assist
ant secretary of the Presbyterian board
of home missions, October list.
A Mexican woman in Ell Paso. Texas.
has given birth to two healthy chill
dren, the, second one born six weeks
after the first. The case has caused
considerable comment among physl-
clans.
According TO the annual report of SUI
perintendcnt Stroud of the New York
coffee exchange. the total sales during
the year amounted to 9.701, 600 bags,
against 7,393,000 bags the previous
year.
At the coronation bazar for the bene-
fit of hospital charities. Queen Alex
andria purchased n volume of Pres-
dent Roosevelt's writings-whIch will
prove big advertisement for the
author.
The management of the Chicago.
Milwaukee x st, Paul railway is said
TO have provided $2O.OO0,OOO with
which to extend its lines to the Pacific
coast at Seattle through Montana and
Washington.
The British government is preparing
to build an immense new fort on Dev-.
IFS island at the western entrance 90
Halifax harbor The sum of $3.50
900 has been appropriated for the first
years work.
Two checks for $4,000 each have
been received by President s. b. l..
Penrose of Whitman College, ms a gift
from d. X Pearsons OF Chicago. This
makes $250,000 that DIR. Pearsons has
given to Whitman College
An expedition under the leadership
OF Col. Willard Glazier OF New York,
numbering twelve persons. has left st.
John. Newfoundland. on board the
steamer Virginia Lake to explore the
unknown wilds of Labrador.
Charles w. Kohlsaat of New York
has been appointed by President Fran
els OF the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton Company, to go abroad as assist
ant to Thomas w. Cridler. European
commissioner of the exposition.
The London Times publishes n spe-
cial article asking IL nothing can be
can be done to stop the continuous
wholesale expectation of rare and
early printed books and illuminated
manuscripts to the United States.
The Gar of Russia has directed the
local committees of the commissions
appointed for the purpose of probing
social problems, to raise any questions
they please in addition to those pro-
vlded for the department of inquiry.
At Christiania. Norway, on July 14th
the limited STATES battieslip illinois,
owing to failure OF her steering gear.
ran on rock which punched hole
in her bottom, filling two compart-
ssa.aIat.. Slasa .xat Of md auclarel