Smyrna times., 1902-08-13

Three deaths from bubonic plague
ccurred in San Franslsco during
uly, and constituted the only cases
n the conntry.
Chief Engineer Melville will not be r
etired on account of h is age, but will
,e retained in active service because
If his ability and great experience.
The War Department has just intro
luced a new code for the transmission
Of intelligence. 1t is said to be easier
10 read and harder to steal than the
old one.
A house is being constructed In
D. c., by Mr.. Thomas
G. Walsh which will be the largest
private house in the city and one OF
the largest in the country. 1t will
cost 100000
Rear Admiral Henry @. Taylor,
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation OF
the Navy Department, says that while
the allowance of enlistments for the |
Navy is now but $4,000, 10000 will |
soon be needed to man the new ships |
to be constructed.
A new religious sect, with its chief
doctrine that there should be no more
"color line" on earth than there is
in heaven, is finding votaries and ad-
herents in Georgia. Among the cere-
monies are feet-washing and "holy
kiss" The cult is called ''The In
visible Church.
An action to restrain j. P. Morgan
& Co., and the United States Steel
Corporation from retiring $500, ,OOO,-
900 of preferred stock and issuing the
same amount of bonds in its place has
been brought before Vice-Chancellor
Emory, of Newark, N. j., who has
given counsel for defendants until
August 6, to file afidavits.
The Commissioner General of Immi-
grafton has instructed his officers to
treat citizens of Porto Rico and the
Philippines precisely as they would
foreigners when presenting themselves
for entry into the country. They
must pay head tax, and be. examined
to see if they should be excluded OF
admitted.
A crusade against lynching is abou
to be inaugurated by prominent South
ern gentlemen without regards to poll
: tics. It is believed an incalculabl'
amount of injury is being done by the
frequent lynchings occurring in diff
! ferent sections of an otherwise de
q lightful country to live in.
The Government, through the Nav
: Department, has been trying to &c
i recruits for the navy among the striE
Il ers in the coal fields, but their effort
Z have been unrewarded and the attemT
Is abandoned. 1t. J. P. ]. Ryan ei
:, tablished the recruiting stations
q Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Danville an
V other points.
= In order that China may be bett
- able to pay the indemnity she ow
this and other countries her duties {
;. imports have been reduced to 12 p
+. cent. and her exports to q per cent
abolishing the liken tax. A CONNIE
cial treaty endorsing this action b
been negotiated with the British Coz
is missioners, to which the United Stat
nd has assented.
nd
OIL October 1, is the date fixed for I
es, formal opening and dedication of
ith Washington Public Library, bet
of known as the Carnegie Library. II
na- gift from Mr.. Carnegie, as is W
in known. is for the benefit of every C
the zen Of the United States, and
ric, greatest of earthly givers, who repu
her ates the title of philanthIopist, '
lei be present at the dedication.
Dw-
oeo The Agricultural Department
ana received the gratifying informal
oaie that the largest tree in the We
ing stands upon Government property
sell the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 1t
ONT measured six feet from the ground
tne found to be 154 feet, 8 inches in
tne cumference. and, consequently,
Air'' feet in diameter. 1t was discov'
ilne by party of hunters recently,
immediate steps will be taken to
that it's life is spared.
ands
the 1t is reported that desertions