The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-14

ter of the city, is to be utilized as a
mammoth indoor summer garden for
expositions and theatrical enterprises,
An issue of $50, 900 OF Milwaukee
municipal bonds was disposed Of at a
total premium of s13, 1924 AZ, which
makes the bonds sell at 101 .626. A
Chicago firm was the successful bidder.
The death is announced of Herman
Wolff, the famous concert hall manag-
err of Berlin. Herr Wolff began his
career as manager for Rubinstein and
a later manager for Hans Won Bue.
low, the musician.
There is every reason to believe
three barges, coal laden, from New.
port News for Boston, have been lost
at sea as a result of the storm on
Sunday night, and that 10 persons
comprising the crew have persisted.
Arthur j. Barrett, aged 40 years,
member of the firm of Barrett Bros,
contractors, fell into an air hole in the
Mississippi river while crossing on the
ice from Fulton to Clinton, Ia, and was
drowned. The body was found in shall
low water.
Reed Yates stabbed and probably
fatally wounded Ella Depew at Omaha
because, as the girl claims, she was
the only witness to an alleged robbery
by Yates and refused his demand that
she leave the city to avoid testifying
against him.
1t is definitely stated by a New York
paper that the glucose-starch combina-
ton has now reached a stage at which
the promoters feel assured of it's sue
cess. The underwriting has peer COM
pleted, and it is believed the deal will
be closed before the end of February.
The first telegraph message that
has reached Washington directly In
one day from Fort Egbert, Alaska
came Friday to General Greedy. It
was a request from the signal officer
stationed there for more dogs, and an
answer was sent the same day.
The supreme court Of Ohio put an
end to Tom l.. Johnson's effort to Sc.
cure higher appraisement of the rail.
way property of Ohio. The court
handed down a decision sustaining
the demurrer of the attorney general
to his petition and dismissing the
same.
The Chicago board of education has
fixed upon $6,344, POI as the total to be
expended upon public schools Of Chica-
go for the ensuing year.. The total for
1901 was $7,462, S9S. In economizing the
board reduced salaries OF $500 grade
teachers, all principals and members OF
the official force.
John d. Rockefeller has offered the
Hiram house, a local social settlement
institution, in Cleveland, o., 10000 on
condition that it raise $4,000 more
to further the work of the institution.
Samuel Mather and j. H. Wade OF
Cleveland have already given $4,000
and $500 respectively, to the neces
sary sum.
Cecil Rhodes arrived at Cape Town
from England yesterday. He will ap-
pear in the supreme court on Thurs
day as c~o-defendant with Princess
Catherine Radziwill, of the German
branch of the Radziwill family, in an
action concerning notes amounting to
SIS, 000, which, it is alleged, he indors-
ed in favor of the princess.
e. A. NJ. Lawson, president, and Will
liam NJ. Carrot, secretary of Columbia
Typographical union, have presented
tho president the resolutions recently
adopted by that organization, thanking
the chief executive for his friendly at
titude toward labor, and particularly
his order giving clerks half holidays
the day before Christmas and New
Years day.
The long-drawn-out controversy be-
tween Minnesota and the Duluth & Iron
Range Railroad company over a swamp
land grand, involving 45,079 acres, that
includes three valuable iron mines, has
finally been satisfactorily adjusted. In
effect the company releases all of the
state institution lands and will select
other swamp land in lieu OF them, with
in six months.
The United States circuit court has
issued a decree ordering that Theopolis
King, William H.. Barnard and Ed
monds Putney, receivers of the Eureka
Silk company, sell the property and as
sets of the concern at auction in Boston
on March 3. The company has mills
in Canton, Mass. and property in Bos-
ton, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago and
East Hampton, Conn.
Peter Lee, a colored servant who was
born a slave in 1904, is dead on the es-
tate, at Castle Point, Hoboken, OF
Colonel Edwin A. Stevens, the million
aire machinist. When slavery was
abolished in New Jersey Lee was given
his liberty. He returned the next day,
saying he had enjoyed all the freedom
he desired, Since then he remained at
the Stevens homestead.
Prof. Charles w Pearson OF
Northwestern university Is being urg-
ed to submit to a trial for heresy by
the Methodist church. The idea Is TO
test the extent to which liberal views
may be held by members Of the de-
nomination. Incidentally, the trial, if
held. is expected by Prof. Pear,
sons friends to result in a move
ment toward creed revision.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna entertain.
ed at dinner last night in compliment
to Speaker Henderson. The other
guests were Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Hitchcock, Secretary of Ag,
riculture and Miss Wilson, the Aus,
trian Minister and Baroness Hengel-
mueller, Senator and Mrs. Burrows.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, General
and Mrs. Grosvenor, and Miss Phelps,
]. Pierpont Morgan has been well
paid for organizing the billion dollar
steel trust. In the eleven months
since he started III he has made 500 =