The Dolores star., 1903-02-20
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

CO predict another uprising against
Caucasians in China soon.
The medical men of San Francisco
declare positively that there are no
cases of the plague in that city.
The Illinois State Senate has adopted
a joint resolution in favor of electiug
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
The resignation of Capt. Richmond
P. Hobson has been accepted by the
Navy Department to take effect Feb
ruary 6. 1903.
The total cost to Germany of the
China expedition up to date is s56. $50
GEO and the further requirements are
estimated at S5,500.000.
The legislative coal investigation in
Topeka has brought out the fact that
the average earnings of Kansas min
er are only $3.50 a years.
X. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams at Fort Worth. Texas, has passed
resolutions endorsing Senator Hanna $
bill to pension eN-slaves.
Russia will allow foreign consuls at
Dalny, the new seaport north OF
Port Arthur, which is expected to rival
or supplant Vladivostock.
The Kansas Legislature voted to in
struct the senators from that state to
support the Cuban reciprocity treaty
and the Colombian canal bill.
1t is persistently asserted in Vienna
that Austria is preparing a partial
mobilization of her military forces. in
view of possible events in the Balkans.
Satisfactory results have been OBJ
tained by the use of the plague serum
treatment at Mazatlan. Mexico. Most
of the patients to whom 1t is given be-
gin Immediately to recover.
The Supreme Court has decided that
no franchise tax can be collected from
the Northern Pacific Express Company
by the state of Montana, because the
concern is engaged in interstate busi-
ness.
Some papers in Copenhagen state
that the question of the sale of the
Danish West Indies is about to be re-
vived. Fresh proposals, it is stated.
will be presented by a representative
of the United States.
Rear Admiral Frank Wildes of rne
United States navy died suddenly on
board the steamer China at San Fran
cisco February 9th. He was on his way
home from China on sick leave when
death overlook him.
At a meeting of the New York Pres
bytery it was decided. after a long dis
cussion, to table indefinitely the propo-
sition TO approve of the brief statement
of the reformed faith adopted at the
last general assembly.
The conference of representatives of
agriculture of all Germany has passed
a resolution to the effect that it was in
the interest of German agriculture to
make the fullest possible representa-
tion at the st. Louis fair.
Prince Henry of Prussia's three
years service ends in October, when
he Will give up the command of the
battleship squadron and become COM
mander of the naval station at Kiel in
place of Admiral Koerster.
A team of English professional ath-
letes will shortly visit the United
States, according TO the New York Tri-
bune correspondent in London, with
the object of competing against the
pick of American pedestrians.
In statement issued by the Maroon
Wireless Telegraph Company, it is as
serted that all of the fast steamers o
the international Mercantile Marine
Company will be supplied Immediately
with wireless telegraph plants.
The Filipino Labor Union at Ma
Mia has issued protest against Chi
nese immigration. threatens violence
to prevent its introduction here ant
asks the people to corporate in the
efforts to prevent such immigration.
The Spanish minister of foreign af
fairs says that Senior Merchan, the Gu
ban minister, acted entirely within hi!
rights in hoisting the Cuban flag ovel
his residence in Madrid and denies tha
the Spanish government raised any OBJ
| lection.
The gift of 100000 which Henr,
| Phipps handed to Lord Curzon for sci
entifc research of enduring benefit tt
India, will be devoted to the establish
ment of an agricultural laboratory il
Cashmere and Pasteur institute ii
southern India.
James Bryce. NJ. p. speaking at Alb
erdeen few days ago, referred to the
Macedonian danger as being real ant
near. The government. he said. ought
to exert its utmost influence in press
ing reforms on Turkey, so as to avert
II possible, European confiagration.
The largest suit on record for the
loss of human life is before the Su.
preme Court at White Plains, New
York, wherein the New York Central
railroad Company is asked to pay
s25O,0OO damages for the death of AL
fred Z. Perrin in the Park Avenue
crash.
| John l.. Sullivan, former heavy
| weight champion, was discharged in
| bankruptcy in New York on the 9th in.
slant. Sullivan filed petition to be
] adJudged a bankrupt November 2Stb
last, placing his liabilities at 2.65s, ali
unsecured. and his assets at $50 in
clothing.
| Before granting a pardon to Cole
| Younger. Governor Van SAINT of Min
nesota made him sign the following
promise: Il will never exhibit myself
or allow myself to be exhibited in any
place Of public amusement or assem-
Oily where charge is made for ad-
mission"
According to telegram from Kieff
published in the London Times a wide.