The Springfield herald., 1903-01-30
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

A Dill has been introduced IN the
Minnesota Legislature to establish
state home for cousumptives.
John Sweeney. who held a gold med
al from the Society OF Chicago Pio-
neers as the "oldest settler" In Chica-
go died few days ago.
A movement has been started to buy
residence in Indianapolis to be pre-
sented to John Mitchell, president Of
The Mine Workers Union.
Cardinal Serafine Vannutelli has been
appointed vice chancellor OF the Cath
olic Church in succession to Cardinal
Parocchi, who died January 18th.
Julian Ralph, the noted author and
war correspondent, died in New York
on the goth instant, of dropsy and
stomach trouble. at the age of fifty.
The National Association of Retail
Butchers, which has just closed its an
nual meeting at Kansas City, voted to
hold its next convention at San Fran
cisco.
Twenty-Five thousand garment work.
ers and their assistants went on strike
January 10Th, at Vienna. Austria, for
an increase in pay and a reduction in
hours.
The Montana Senate voted to in
definitely postpone the bill for the sub
mission to the electors of a constitu-
tional amendment giving suffrage to
women.
Governor Nash of Ohio has begun
suit to take away the charters of sew
eral large coal companies that have
been limiting the output to increase
the price.
General Miles, accompanied by Mrs.
Miles and party, arrived at st. Peters,
burg from Moscow on the 10Th instant.
He will soon proceed to Berlin, Paris
and London.
The official figures show that Ala
persons lost their lives and that 33, 112
houses were destroyed as result OF
the recent earthquakes at Andijan,
Russian Turkestan.
The joint Republican caucus in New
York nominated Thomas c. Platt to
succeed himself as United States sena-
tor by vote of 10S to l, the one vote
being cast by Elihu Root.
According to the testimony of Mr.
Perkins, a member of the firm of ]. p.
Morgan & Co., ]. w. Gates made about
sS,O00,0O0 by his deal in Louisville &
Nashville railroad stocks.
The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the opinion of the Illinois
Supreme Court in case involving the
constitutionality of the Illinois state
inheritance tax law, which was upheld.
At several places in Ohio on January
18th bright, perfectly-formed rain
bow was visible for half an hour or
more when the sky was entirely cloud
less. 1t was seen at both Akron and
Norwalk.
The bubonic plague is spreading in
the states of Sinaloa and Sonora, MeXi-
CO. The situation is very bad in Ma
zatlan and Topolobampo, but the
plague has not yet reached Hermosillo
and Guaymas.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to attend the bi-centennial
celebration of the birthday of John
Wesley, to be held in New York Feb
ruary 26th He will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers.
Chairman Frey of the Democratic
state central committee has formally
announced that Mayor Tom l.. Johnson
of Cleveland will be a candidate for
the next Democratic nomination for
governor of Ohio.
Governor Durbin of Indiana has
signed the bill appropriating $1,000 for
sword for Admiral Taylor, former
commander of the battleship Indiana.
The sword is to be completed by Feb
ruary 18th and will cost 81 200.
A hotilla of twenty-five steamers has
been formed for the purpose of protect
ing the shipping trade on the Amur
river and its tributaries against Chi
nese pirates, and to watch the Man
churian bank of that stream.
The $4,000 shares offered by tho
United States Steel Corporation to it's
employees at $3.50 share have almost
all been subscribed for. Employees OF
the Carnegie Steel Company were
among the first to realize the value of
the offer.
By vote of S5 to 54. the lower
house of the Illinois Assembly adopted
a resolution to bind candidates for the
United States Senate to vote for con-
stitutional amendment for the election
of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie.
The anthracite coal strike commits
sion appointed by President Roosevelt
has already examined 400 witnesses,
174 of whom were called by the strik-
ing miners, 1855 by the non-union men.
SO by the operators and eight by the
commission.
The Chicago grand jury returned
true Dill against torty-llVe coal opera
tors and retailers, charging conspiracy
to do an Illegal act injurious to public
trade. The indictments are against
both corporations and individuals do
ing business in Illinois and Indiana.
Bail was fixed at $1,5o0.
Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Agriculture received an invitation
from Governor Richards of Wyoming
TO I, t,t1 I,,I +,.i,
ton at Cheyenne in February and de-
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