North Park union., 1902-04-04
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Forty turkish battaliona have been
mobilixed for service In Albania, where
there is a reign OF anarchy.
The Transmisslssippi Commercial
Coneress will meet Mt St Paul. Mime
sofa, on August 10Th. 2Oth, 2lst and
22nd.
Hereafter dynamo cnrs Will be run
on Union Pacific through trains to fur
nish light for the trains and for the
headlight.
President Roosevelt hns accepted the
Invitation to deliver the memorial ad-
dress ut the National cemetery at Ar
lington May Both.
1t In reported from Salonica that the
Turkish authorities have arrested Pas-
tor Tsilka on suspicion of completely
In the abduction of Miss Stone.
The British, German and French
steamship lines have reached an agree
ment regarding saloon passenger rates
and these rates will be slightly ad-
vunced.
A compulsory industrial arbitration
court has been established In New
South Wales. The membership ln-
cludes representatives of employers
and employees.
Germany will send commission to
the United States TO study the cultiva-
tion of cotton with the view to the
establishment of experimental stations
In German East Africa on American
lines.
Ping pong suddenly has become III
most us great craze In New YORK
City as 1t has in London. a good ping
pong set is said to be hard to buy, be-
cause the demand Is fur ahead Of the
supply.
Queen Wllhelminas annual visit to
Amsterdam has been abandoned ana
while the general health of her majes-
ty Is satisfactory, her physicians are OF
the opinion that all serious fatigues
ought to be avoided.
Joseph Zane, pauper, has left the
almshouse for Boston to secure his
share In the estate OF his uncle In Bal
timore, Maryland. The estate is val
ued at $5OO,OOO the former pauper's
share Is estimated Mt 100000.
The Episcopalians Of the territory OF
Hawaii come under the Jurisdiction OF
the Episcopal church Of America after
April 1st They will no longer be
under the Church of England, and
Lord Bishop Alfred Willis Will retire.
In a damage suit the United States
Court OF Appeals at st. Louis has de-
clded that II railway fireman and a
telegraph operator on the same road
nre not yellow servants In the sense
In which the term is used in the stat-
tues.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
gram Company from Lahore says the
plague mortality hns reached 2OOo
daily. The outbreak, which Is the
worst OH record, is attributed to the
policy of non-interference in caste GUS
toms.
The whole of Hayu is disturbed, ow-
Ing to the bad political situation. The
government Is making numerous ar-
rests, principally In Jacmel, where 1t
is feared revolutionary outbreak Is
imminent.
The first statue to the late President
Mckinley has just beeen delivered IN
the plaster to a foundry ut Providence,
Rhode Island, where 1t will be cast In
broze ut once and be ready to be un-
yelled ut Muskegon, Michigan, Oh
Memorial Day.
George Smith OF s.. Louis, adopted
son of George Smith. founder of the
Smith academy, by his will, filed for
probate last week, left $45O,OOO, the
bulk of his estate, to Harvard Univer-
sity. The money Is TO be used In build
ing three dormitories-
| Mayor Low of New York has signed
| the bill authorizing the Pennsylvania
| railroad to construct tunnel under
| the North river and to build two rail-
road stations In the borough of Man
haitian. The bill now goes TO the gov
ernor for final action.
Secretary Hay has been notified that
| owing to the protests of United States
Minister Hart at Bogota and our con-
suls on the lsthmus, the order looking
| to the censorship by the Colombian
| government of official dispatches OF
consuls has been vacated.
General Greely has invited bids for
| supplying n system of wireless telegra-
ply between Nome City and st. Mich
ael, Alaska, 104 miles across the sound.
Bidders must prove the capacity of
their apparatus by sixty-mile tests
along the Atlantic coast.
A cord-breaking sale of postage
stamps is reported by the Chicago post
office The sale was 1,UO,OO stamps,
for which the purchaser gave check
for S25, 900. In one package We're 5OO,-
ODO 4-ceut StnluI,S III III tne OtueE tuc
same number OF l-cent stamps.
Temperance people of Topeka. Kan
sas, are seriously considering making
the Rev. G. NJ. Sheldon, author of In
His Steps," their candidate for mayor.
Mr.. Sheldon says he would be averse
to giving up his church work. but does
not refuse to become II candidate.
King Edwards birthday Is in No
yember. II period of the year very un-
suitable for such brilliant military
function us the trooping of the colors,
and the announcement that the day Is
to be officially celebrated this year on
May 30th gives much satisfaction III
London.
The newspapers ut Vienna report a
students outbreak of revolutionary
character at Plock, Russian Poland
The students there set fire to the tech
meal school and attempted to lynch
the professors, who escaped with diffi-
Guilty. Mounted troops quclled the dis
turbances. 5E
George Irons, alleged to be leader of
a gang OF western postoiiice robbers.
has been captured by Inspector ID. w.
Peters of the Kansas Ciiy division of
postotfice Inspectors. Peters covered
more than $500 miles in the pursuit
and devoted his entire time 10 IL for
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