The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-20
GENERAL NEWS By WIRE
Matters Of Interest Covering Various
Parts of the World and Put
in Concise Form.

tons of wheat, 1000 ons salt, burned at
Portland, Ore. The loss is S400, 900.
Andrew c. Wheeler, "Nym Crinkle,"
the well known newspaper writer, is
dead at his home at Monsey, Mass.
1t is stated that the grand jury at
Noblesville, Ind, has decided upon at
least six indictments for grave robbery.
The pope received in the hall of the
consistory a number of pilgrims from
Nice. He greeted them in a few words.
A dispatch from Ardmore. /. T, SAYS
that reports from ranges indicates that
10000 cattle persisted in the recent bliz-
card.
The police raided two gambling hous-
es at New York, capturing fifty persons
and a large quantity of gambling appa-
ratus.
The eruption Of Vesuvius continues.
The volcano has been very active, but
lately the disturbance has become more
feeble.
The Vancouver club of Vancouver, B.
c., has offered a purse of $25, 900 for a
20-round contest between Corbett and
Jeffries.
Rev. VIM. B. Chamberlain. director
of music of the Chicago Theological
seminary, died suddenly on a Chicago
& Northwestern train.
Governor Aycock of North Carolina
gives 1t as his opinion that the pro-
posed race problem convention is a
piece of f~oolishness."
Secretary Moody, Postmaster Cen
eral Payne, Congressman Cannon and
Foss and othere have left Washington
for a cruise in West Indian waters.
The Very Rev. George Granville
Bradley, dean of the order of The Bath,
and lately dean of Westminster, died
in his eighty-second year at London.
The president has appointed VIM.
Plimley of New York, to be assistant
treasurer of the United States at New
York, to succeed the late Conrad Jor-
dan.
The American government in the
Philippines is preparing a bill regulat-
ing the importation of opium. 1t is pro-
posed to control the traffic through one
concessioner.
A cablegram from Governor Taft
says George Swift of Detroit, has been
awarded a franchise of 80 miles of cleo
trio road, electric light, heat and power
works az Manila.
Fire ragged in the coal mine of the
Northern Pacific company at Chestnut,
Mont. The reports indicate the dam
age is extensive. Two hundred men
have been rendered idle.
King Edward held a levee in the
throne Dom of Buckingham palace.
Among those present was United States
Consul General Evans, who was pre-
scented by Ambassador Choate.
The program for the international
railroad Y. NJ. c. A. conference at To-
peka, Kas., April so to May 8, has been
announced. President Roosevelt heads
~ the list of prominent speakers.
]. Pierpont Morgan called at the
white house and held a conference with
the president. He was alone and re-
manned an hour with Roosevelt. The
nature Of his call was not disclosed.
Judge Yaple of Mendon, Mich, has
notified the state committee that he will
not accept the nomination for justice OF
the supreme court which the Demo-
cratic convention gave him Tuesday.
John Crook, aged %, died at Spring
field, III. He was the son of Judge a.
N. J. Crook, formerly judge in Okla
homa under Cleveland, and was a vet
eran Of the Spanish-American war.
A dispatch from Ostersund, Sweden.
says that the Siangcli copper fields.
which extend on either side of the
boundary between Norway and Sweden
have been sold to an American COM
pany for 81 900 900.
The annual report of the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain roads show
net earnings after deducting various
charges TO be SO, 76S, 154; surplus of in
come for the year over all charges. &c.
544,622. Gross earnings, $37, 495 ,GS7.
Announcement has been made that
the Chicago Stock Yards and Transit
company has secured articles of incor-
poration with a capital of 5000, 900. 1t
is asserted the capital will be increased
to So, 90, 900 in the near fture. The com
pany will go into the LIVESTOCK industry
as a competitor Of the Union Stock
Yards company.
The leading cities of Illinois are rep
resented at the convention of the Union
Cigarmakers at Bloomington. The pur-
pose is to organize a union label league
to fight non-union cigars. F. NJ. Glib
hardt of Springfield has been chosen
City secretary.
Prices on iron ore from the mines oil
Lake Superior have been fixed for the
year at Cleveland, o. The total sales
up to date are upwards of 1000. 200 tons
Bessemer old range ores, which last
year sold at S4,25, are now $3.50. Mesaba
has advanced from $3.50 to AGO.
The men who would destroy a bank
er's property because the banker re-
fused to loan the worthless ~vagabonds
money are perhaps no greater criminals
than the men who combine to ruin his
business in some other way. What is
true in the bankers case is also true Of
ell legitimate enterprises.
The miners and operators ut Er22i!
Ind, have reached an agreement, tho
miners getting every demand made h
them except that of naming the courI
in which the constitutionality Of thC
weekly pay law is to be tested.
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