The state herald., 1903-03-06
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

United States senator from Oregon.
The Montana Senate has Killed the
Lynch bill requiring city councils to
| fix the rates to be charged by public
| utilities.
The plague continues at Mazatlan,
Mexico, and handshaking has been pro-
| hibited during the prevalence of the
epidemic
Both houses of the Legislature have
passed bill appropriating 100000
| for the payment of claims of Indian
war veterans.
The national encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic will be
held at San Francisco during the week
of August 18th.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce has adopted resolution for a
state building and exhibit at the St
Louis Exposition.
The Delaware Legislature took its
regular daily ballot for senator Feb
ruary oath and scored the thirtieth at
tempt without results.
Admiral Schley, Col. A. X. Mcclure
and Gen. Joseph Wheeler were given
an ovation by the people of New Or
leans on their visit to the Mardi Gras
Advices from Sydney say the ports of
Australia have declared quarantine
against San Francisco and all vessels
from California will have to be fumi-
gated.
Governor Pardee OF California has
signed bill appropriating $25,000 to
defray the expenses OF the National G.
A. Il. encampment = San Francisco
next August.
The Utah Senate has passed bill
appropriating $4,000 for the Utah ex
hibit at the st, Louis Worlds Fair, and
$4,000 for the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition at Portland
The Gear has ordered the immediate
construction of the proposed ldensal-
mi-Kayana railroad. SO as to give en-
ployment to the Firms who are scser-
| ing from famine.
David Marks, Ii, D., of Frederick
town. N. b., is 100 years of age and
has been in active public life for sixty
one years, being still member of the
Canadian Senate.
The steamer City Of Louisville, car
rying 150 visitors to the carnival.
made the trip from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, distance Of 1881 miles, in
less than four days and half.
The health officer of the town of
| West Seneca. New York. reports that
there are eighty cases OF typhoid fever
at that place and probably more than
100 additional case not reported
The arrangements for the starting
of a 100000 woOlen mill near Great
Falls, Montana. have been completed
and the preliminary steps towards its
erection will be commenced at once.
In the last report of the New York
Health Department It is estimated that
the present population of Greater New
York is 1892 .903. an Increase since the
United States census of 1890 Of 295,-
70l.
The central relief committee at
Stockholm has forwarded to the gov
ernor of the province of Westerbotten
to be used ior the distribution of seed,
$4,000, of which 5000 was contributed
by the Americans.
II is announced that but twelve
miles of steel are to be laid In order to
completes the Fort Smith and Western
railroad into Weleettka. Indian Terri
tory, over half of the distance between
Fort Smith and Guthrie.
In spite of the unexpected opposition
the lower house of lie Illinois Leglsla-
ture passed the bill TO appropriate So
900 for n statue of Miss Frances l..
! Willard to be placed In the statuary
hall at Washington. by vote OF 1902
TO lG.
The Ontario Lumbermen's Associa-
I Lon a .r.a.l .AE..a
demning the proposed export duty on
| pulp wood by the Dominion. No ex-
port duty. the resolution declares
should be placed on any product OF the
| forest
Claude de Lorraine who was chief
engineer on the Monitor when that
vessel sank the Merrlmac during the
Civil War, and his son Edward, aged
twenty-four. were found dead from as
phyxiation February 18th at their
home In Brooklyn.
Burglars blew open the safe Of the
postoillce at East AtUhisOn. Kansas
February cath. The explosion set fire
to the building which. with two adJoln-
| ing buildings and contents, and all the
mall matter In the postofiice, was de-
stroyed. No money was secured.
A resolution requesting Congress
to call convention for the purpose of
submitting an amendment to the con-
1 stitution, calling for the election OF
United States senator By direct vote OF
the people. was defeated In the Cali
fornia Senate by tie vote OF II to II.
The actors Of New York propose TO
give benefit for Miss Clara Morris.
| Among the patrons. many of whom
have contributed money, are Bishop
Potter. W. c. Whitney, J. T.. Morgan,
George J. Gould. H. o, flayemeyor.
John d. Crimmlns and John @. Car
! Isle.
Austen Chamberlain, the British
postmaster general. In behalf Of his
father. the colonial secretary, who is
In South Africa. Informed the House
OF Commons that the British Alaskan
| commissioners will be- selected after
consultation with the Dominion gov
/ crnmont
District Attorney Jerome Of New
| York IL trying to unrayel gigantic
plot by which several life insurance
companies have been dcffnuded out Of
large sums Of money. Policies were
secured on good risks and then the
dead bodies OF other persons were
pnlmed on ON the companies for