The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-10-17
the NEWS CONDENSED.

With the announcement that the coal
conference had failed of its purpose
prices Of soft coal advanced to $3.50 per
ton in New York.
King Edward has ordered his private
apartments in Windsor thrown open in
case the American Generals Corbin,
Young and Wood wish to visit them.
Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador to the United States, accom-
panied by his wife and son, arrived at
New York on the steamer C~ampania.
Colonel Myron T. Herrick, treasurer
of the National Mckinley Memorial as
ISOLATION, is receiving many hundreds
of letters daily containing small contri-
butions to the memorial fund.
Several American orders for steam
coal were booked at New Castle We'd
nesday. In fulfllment of one order n
steamer was chartered to carry 1000
tons to New York.
The Peoples party Illinois state GEN.
trail committee has filed nomination pa
pers on their state ticket. The nomina-
tions were by petition with 4,5OO
names on the petition.
The Siamense government has just
issued a large quantity of paper money
with the assistance of the Hong Kong
and Shanghai bank. Siamese credit is
thus placed under the control of Great
Britain.
The Russian ministry of finances Is
about to increase the tariff on foreign
wines and brandies to about 81 cents
per bottle for still wines, S1.17 for
sparkling wines and nearly $1.50 for
brandies.
The monthly circulation statement
shows that at the close of business Sept.
80, 1902, the total circulation of nation
al bank notes was 1886, 993, 59S, IN in
crease for the year of IS, 1853 $50 and an
increase for the monthof $780, 1907.
The monthly coinage statement shows
that during September. 1902, the total
coinage executed at the minis of the
United States was Sc, 762, lis, as follows:
Gold, SO, 500, $50; silver, 1881, 1856; mi
mol coins, s37O,O9O.
Harry l.. Dupuy of Pittsburg, Pa, a
Yale student, charged with manslaugh-
ter in causing the death of d. Thorpe
Munro of New Haven, Conn.,, by an au-
tomobile collision last June, waived ex-
animation in the police court and was
held in bonds of 81, 900 for the superior
court.
The British-American Tobacco COM
pany, limited, was registered at Somer-
set House, London, last Monday. The
capital of the company is $50, 900 900,
which is divided in 81, 500, 900 worth Of
preferred and $22. SOC, 900 of ordinary
shares of one pourd each.
According to figures prepared by Col
lector of the Port ~Stranahan, the pres
ent fiscal year promises to become a
record breaker for customs receipts at
New York. Since July /, the beginning
of the government fiscal year. s49, 101,-
6S2 in customs duties have been col
lected at that port.
The collector of customs of Honolulu
gives the following statistics of sugar
shipments from Hawaii to the United
States during the past two fiscal years
that is, since annexation: July, 1900,
to June 80, 1901. $50, SIT 1914 pounds;
July l, 1901, to June 80, 1902, 720, $685.
S37 pounds, valued at $23, 1920, ia.
The treasury department reported
Tuesday it has on hand 81, SOC, 900 worth
OF silver coins. This is the smallest
supply it has had in several years and
there are grave fears that it will not
be sufficient to meet the demands Of the
treasury during the approaching Christ
mas shopping period.
The city reservoir of Camden, N. Y,
near the Delaware river, broke, and
about 5000, 900 gallons of water escaped
and flowed down Twenty-seventh street,
flooding many houses and doing other
damage. A Waterman whose duty
it was to open a valve when the water
reaches a certain height neglected to do
so.
Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Con-
stantinople on the Russian ironclad
Georgi P~obiedonosetZ, which, owing to
the insistence of Russia, was permitted
at the last moment to pass the naval
forts. The MusSulman population was
deeply impressed by what was regarded
as another instance of Russia overrid-
ing the clause of the Berlin treaty,
which closes the Bosphorus to foreign
warships.
James O'Brien and his attorney, Nor
timer Walker, of Racine, left re-
Gently for New York, and sail
ed for ireland, where O'Brien will be
placed in charge of one of the largest
estates in Ireland, estimated to be
worth S. 200, 900. O'Brien is a nephew
of the late John O'Brien, a bachelor
who, when he died a few weeks ago, left
a will by which his entire fortune
should follow the ancient laws of de,
scent and go to the Oldest son of his
Oldest brother. An older brother was
James was killed about a year ago
O'Brien has for years lived on a small
rented farm, which he worked in the
summer. and he fiddled at country
dances during the winter.
Secretary Cortelyou this evening said
the conference yesterday was a severe
strain upon the president. While in
the judgment Of his physicians his
progress toward recovery has beer salts,
factory and continues So, they feel that
to avoid risk of a setback he should
be relieved of any undue tax upon his
strength; therefore. for the mex weel
or ten days, only such matters will be
brought to his attention as are impera'
lively necessary for him to consider.
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