The Springfield herald., 1903-08-07
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

An immense immigration is reported
from Italy. Many are going to Argen-
tina and Chill. but the great majority
| come to the United States
The emigration from Antwerp. Bel
| GUM, for the month of July, including
! a representation of most of the ma
tions of inland Europe, is figured at
$4,000.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner of internal revenue shows that
aggregate collections in Colorado and
Wyoming for the last fiscal year were
$56S.714.
At Scranton, Pa, Bishop Hoban re-
Gently denounced Sunday excursions
and commanded all Catholic organiza-
tions to desist from conducting them in
the future.
1t is reported that General Luis h.
Torres, fighting governor of the state
of Sonora, opposite Arizona, VIII be
made secretary of war of Mexico. he
is now in Mexico City.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
let the contract for the Washington
terminal improvement to an engineer
ing and construction firm of Philadel-
phia. at their bid OF over s2,00O,O0O.
John d. Long. United States consul
general at Cairo, Egypt, died July 2Sth
at Dunbar. Scotland, where he had
been visiting with friends. His death
was the result of an accidental fall.
The head and one arm of the mag
nificent monument to Henry Clay in
the cemetery at Lexington, KY, was
knocked off by lightning recently. and
the monument was otherwise disfig-
ured.
A Shanghai dispatch says that an ex-
traordinary rainfall has inundated
Che Foo, resulting in enormous loss of
life and property in the native city
and heavy damage to the foreign set
tlement.
In the the federal court at Mont
gomery, Alabama, July eth. James
II. Todd and Anderson Hardy plead
ed guilty to charges of peonage
and We're sentenced to pay fine of
$1,000 each.
President Roosevelt, his son and two
of his nephews, took thirty-mile
horseback ride over muddy roads be-
fore breakfast on the morning of July
23d to visit the presidents uncle at
Lotos Lake.
The coolest weather experienced on
Mount Washington. N. H., in July for
many years was recorded July 9th.
At a. m. under a 10-mile gale, the
thermometer dropped to sixteen. AT
night frost was severe.
Tho lower house of the Georgia gen.
eral Assembly killed the bill which
provided that convicts should be work
ed on the public roads. The bill was
the principal issue of the present ses-
sion of the Legislature.
An elaborate program for the man
euvers of the combined North Allan
tic feet off the coast of New England
and on Long Island Sound during the
month of August has been prepared
by the navy department.
Articles of incorporation of the West
ern Pacific Railway company, with n
capitalization of $4,000, 900 were filed
July oath at Salt Lake, Utah. The fee
for filing was Sl2 sos. the second larg-
est ever paid in the state.
A tornado has passed through the
district of Tchernigol. Russia. Three
villages were destroyed in few min
utes. Churches and houses We're lifted
bodily and carried long distance.
The loss of life was great.
The cruiser Galveston, which was un-
ards went into the hands of receiver,
was successfully launched at Rich
lond. Va, July 23d. Miss Ella Sely
Galveston acted as sponsor.
B. l.. Farjeon, the novelist, died sud-
denly at his residence at Hampstead,
England, July Odd He married in 1877
Margaret, daughter of Joseph Jeffer
son, the American actor, Mr.. Farjeon
A. nF
sci.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm H., which sailed from
New York July 81, arrived at Ply
mouth July 9th, making the voyage
in five days, fifteen hours and fifty-five
minutes, lowering her best previous
record by one hour and thirty-ive
minutes.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
by order of the holy synod. the bishop
of Kishineff has instructed the clergy
of his diocese to exert their influence
on the members of the Orthodox church
by sermons in the churches and per-
sonal admonition to allay the anti
semitic religious hatred.
The long distance swimming cham |
pionship of England was won July
26th. by ]. A. Jarvis from eleven COM
petltors. The course was from Kew to
Putney, a distance of five miles and
sixty yards, and was covered by Jar
Wis in one hour, three minutes and
As 1-5 seconds.
Mail advices from Manila state that
a firm in Shanghai has been awarded
the contract furnishing 10000 water
buffalo TO the insular government of
the philippines. All the animals will
be immuned against rhinderpest be
fore being shipped from China. The
whole number will be divided into lots