The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-21
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
General Happenings of the Past Few
Days Taken from the Wires and
Condensed to Suit-of Interest to
All Who Wish to Know What Has
Been Going On in This and other
Countries.

Countries.
The two house of the Legislature in
joint session at Trenton, N. j., have
elected Frank o. Briggs state treasurer.
The steamship Minneapolis, which
has arrived at New York from London.
brought SO race horses owned by Ed
Corrigan. All the horses are in good
condition.
Safe blowers forced the vaults of the
Lemon Banking company at Ackworth.
Ga, securing 5 5000 in gold, a S., 900
Georgia state bond and a large amount
of stock certificates.
a dispatch from Rome says that at a
meeting of representatives of the Italian
lodges of Free Masons it was decided
that Italian Free Masonry should cease
to be a secret society.
1t is rported at Ell Paso, Tex, that in
formation has been received that Pres
ident Diaz of Mexico intends to retire
within six months, and that General
Reyes will succeed him.
A solid silver statuette of Rear Ad-
miral Schley, six inches high, has been
received by Isador Raynor, at Balti-
more, counsel for the admiral. Mr.. Ray
nor has no idea who sent him the statu-
cite.
Senator Hoar, from the committee
On judiciary, has favorably report
ed the bill for the protection of
the president of the United States, the
vice president, and others. Its proVi.
sions have been published.
A cable message received at London
from the Transvaal chamber of mines
at johannesburg, announces that the
output for the month of January was
76,740 ounces of fine gold, as compared
with 1887 ounces in December last.
The directors of the Texas G. Pacific
Railway company have declared 5 per-
cent on the second income mortgage
bonds out of the earnings of the year
1901. This is an increase of 1 percent
over the payment make a year ago.
In New York Wednesday it was re-
ported in financial circles that the
presidency of the United States
Trust company of that city had been
offered to Lyman j. Gage. former
secretary of the treasury, and that he
would accept.
Mrs. Louisa Vennalta, aged %, and
her 2-year-old child were found dead in
bed in their home at Philadelphia Tues
day, having been asphyXiated by il
Eliminating gas. Two other children
were found almost dead, but were re-
s~uscitated.
Railroad companies entering at Chi
cago have decided that every employe
shall be v%accinated before Monday I'M
der penalty of discharge. All passen-
ger cars are to be subjected to fumi-
cation for six hours before passengers
are allowed to enter them.
The Macedonians at Sofia utilized
the occasion of the funeral of NJ. KANT
chef, the minister of public instruction,
who was assassinated last Thursday. by
making a political demonstration. They
gathered in considerable numbers and
fired volleys from revolvers in all di-
reCtionS.
Subscribers to the new German and
Prussian loans, on which the first in
stallments of so percent were payable
Feb. 8, availed themselves so largely of
the option of paying in full that the
syndicate underwriting the issues have
been relieved from all further respon-
sibility.
1t is reported in Victoria, Mex, that
Miguel Gonzales has arranged 70
transfer a large tract of oil lands be
low Victoria to the Southern Califor-
mia Oil company for $3.50, 900. 1t is
said that the contract has been drawn
up and all that is necessary to the act
ual transfer is the deed.
Mrs. Catherine Estell of TerTc
Haute, Ind, committed suicide be.
cause of dependency growing out of
her failure to manage a small farm
since the death of her husband two
years ago. She left four children ard
wrote a note to her mother asking her
to take the children.
Miss Octavia Wheaton, daughter of
Major General Wheaton, retired, was
married at Washington, d. c., to Fred
erick Fl. Morley of Colorado Springs, at
st. Johns church, Rev. DIR. Mackay
Smith officiating. Owing to a recent
death in the groom's family. only rela-
tives and a few close friends were pres
ent.
The Baldwin locomotive works in
Philadelphia closed the most successful
year in it's history in the number of
engines turned out and in the value of
the product. The output for the years
1901 was 1,375 locomotives, represent
ing a money value of about SIT, DOC, 900,
of which number ia were exported to
foreign countries.
At the annual convention of the
Michigan League of Republican clubs
Wednesday resolutions were adopted
commencing the state and national adj
m~inistrations; favoring the present
duty on raw sugar; urgently requesting
the senators and representatives from
Michigan to use their best endeavors to
maintain the duty.
Property covering a total area of five
blocks in st. Louis was transferred to
George j. Gould, president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain rail-
ways. The consideration was $S25, 900.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Gould has made
the purchase for the purpose of build
ing an immense freight depot and to
extend freight yard facilities.
Sylvester L. Savignac INT Charles
Myers were arrested at st. Louis We'd
nesday, charged with having robbed the
National Stock Yards bank on Jan. 8
Last Tho rnhherV was ono Of thI hold