The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-12-19
THE NEWS CONDENSED
Matters of Interest Covering Various
Paris of the World and Put
in Concise Form.

The present detail of soldiers guard
ing the Mckinley tomb will be relieved
by a company of the Twentieth infan-
try.
Chas. T. Hills, one of the most prom
inent lumbermen in Michigan, manager
of Ryerson, Hills & Co., of Muskegon
is dead, aged 81.
German brewers protest against in
creasing the duty on brewing barley.
They already pay $50, 000, 900 state and
municipal tax.
King Alfonso of Spain has charged
Silvela to form a conservative cabinet
to succeed the Sagasta ministry, which
resigned on Wednesday.
The International Seamen's associa-
ton adjourned at Milwaukee after
electing a full list of officers, headed by
VIM. j.. Penje of Chicago as president.
Mr.. White, retiring United States am
bassador, and Mrs. White left Berlin
Friday night for Alassio, Italy. A
large party of friends bid them fare
well.
DIR. Joseph Parker, minister of the
City Temple, London, who has been Sc
riously i'll for some time past. died on
Friday afternoon.
IdlIlCh hNdu anu hugh Dull S, well
known farmers, were killed while at
tempting to cross the Great Northern
in front of a train at Grand Forks, N.
D.
The appellate court at Franklin, KY,
awarded a new trial to Caleb Powers,
convicted in the Goebel murder con-
spiracy and sentenced to life impris-
onment.
A call was issued Tuesday for a con-
vention of the National Live Stock as
%sociation at Kansas City on January
13 next. 1t is expected LOO delegates
will attend.
The Prussian supreme court has de-
cided the department store tax adopted
in 1900 is unconstitutional when as
sessed upon a turnover which is oper-
ated at a loss.
Golmer Ham, aged IS, was found
guilty of the murder of William Lyons
of Nortonville, ILL.,, a year ago. The
verdict fixed the penalty at % years in
the penitentiary.
The Rev. Edward H. Shuey, pastor of
the First United Brethren church of
Springfield, H., has been offered the
position of secretary of field work of
that denomination.
The office of paymaster of the Chi
cago & Alton has been abolished and
employees will hereafter be paid in
checks to be distributed from Bloom
ington and Brighton Park.
Louis II. Mahnke, a Chicago contrac-
tor, confessed insolvency in the United
States district court Friday. Liabilities
S232,513, distributed among a hundred
Or more creditors.
According to advices received from
Vladivostok the Russians are planning
to capture the Chinese and japanese
coal markets by facilitating the ship
ment of supplies from Manchuria.
At the convention of Hebrew women
in Baltimore the treasurer reported re-
ceipts of $8,501. II; balance on hand,
S2,021.95 Among the papers read was
one by Miss Melinda Pappe of Sioux
City, Iowa.
During the gale that blew with a
maximum velocity of 60 miles an hour
at Norfolk Friday, houses were unroof-
ed, and trees and telegraph wires were
blown down. Much uneasiness is felt
for shipping.
Serious conflicts have occurred re-
Gently between Cossacks and 5000
strikers at Viadi-KavuaS, Russia. Shots
were exchanged, a few men killed and
30 wounded. Upwards of 100 strikers
were arrested.
A fire started in Dickinson hall at
Princeton university Friday caused
great excitement. The students were or
ganized into a corps of fire fighters,
and through their good work saved the
huillinpS with a small lOcC
Fire Friday destroyed the general
store of Loose & Co.. Uttermark Bros,
hardware and Weed, Gumaer & Co.'s
bank at Weyauwega, Wis. Loss, $4O.-
600. The entire town was threatened
with destruction, but the arrival of an
engine from Waupaca prevented the
fire from spreading.
Last week Hartwell Warren, a Bur
lington brakeman, was reported lost
from his train below La Crosse, Wis.
and killed. 1t proved untrue. Wednes-
day night Warren fell from his train
near Cassville and was cut in two.
The Brunswick Bake Collender COM
pany, manufacturers of billiard and
pool tables and bar fixtures, has given
q deed of trust on its properties in Gin
cinnati and in other cities to the Union
Savings and Trust company of Cincin-
natl for 100000 to be applied to the
enlargement of their establishment in
Chicago.
A stage driver carrying mails from
Shawano to Green Bay, Wis, was held
up Monday afternoon by a bandit. 1t is
not known at present how much valu-
able mai was in the pouches. The rob-
Der disappeared in the woods.
John L. Sullivan, formerly heavy
weight champion pugilist of the world,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the federal court in New York City.
He said his liabilities are $2,658 and
assets $50 worth of wearing apparel.
In the United States district court
at Kansas City John B. Henderson, Jr.,
of Virginia, was given a judgment of
1851 900 against st. Clair county, Mis-
souri,, representing principal and inter-
est paid for bonds by the county thirty
years ago to build a railroad.