The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-31
SHORT TelEGRAMS.

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Chicago has passed the 1000, 900
mar and its present population is
L.S- "go. according TO the publishers
OF The Chicago city directory for 1903.
a New York dispatch of July 2lst
says hat for the first time in almost
tnree months the army of o,0o0 skilled
workmen in the building trades is at
worh.
The London Times understands that
Lord CURSOR will avail himself of the
option given to him to retain the In
dian yice-royship for another two
years
IN compliance with her request,
hlHs George has conferred upon the
FrihCcss Louise, former crown princess
q SaNony, the title OF Countess Mon
ts0egro.
AT Montgomery, Ala, July Goth.
fletcAer Turner. white man. pleaded
gully to-day to the charge OF hold
ing in peonase negro youth and was
fined 81 900.
The London Times says it is antici-
pafed in official circles that parlia
ment will be dissolved early in the
neSt session and that a general cleo
uon will occur in March.
IA the craftsmanship contest at Bis
ley England, the Rajah of Kolapore
cup was won by Australia with a score
OF III. The mother country scored
760 Canada 1853, Natal 40 and Gucrn-
sey 1875.
President Roosevelt has issued an
order eliminating old age as a disquali-
ncauon for eligibility to appointment
as laborers in the government service.
The physical qualifications, however,
must be met
X NJ. Hayes, a Pit,sburg millionaire,
and his wife We're burned to death in
a fire that destroyed the Golden Gate
hotel at Nome. Alaska, July 10th.
Sherman d. Gregg Of Freeport. Pa.
also lost his life
Eighty-eight persons, charged with
taking part in the recent riot and
the attack on the soldiers at Evans
vile, Ind. have been indicted by the
grand jury. More than half of those
indicted are negroes.
regiment of young Hebrews is pro-
posed in Brooklyn. the first organiza-
sAeiI VI IlS hIHi III tle country. IL Will
be known as the American Zion Mill
taly Association and will be organized
on national guard lines.
At the reunion in Detroit Major A.
c. Sharpe, secretary-treasuIer OF the
Society OF Santiago de Cuba. reported
The total membership in good standing
at 1.793. For delinquency and other
reasons ! ,596 members have been
dropped
About thirty Washington correspon-
dents representing the leading papers
of the country will attend the national
irrigation congress to be held at Og-
den. September 10 and lG. as the
guests of the Union Pacific Railway
Company.
y A. Hughes Of Wichita Falls. Tex.
has been appointed receiver OF the
American Tribune New Colony Com
pany, with headquarters at Indianapo-
lis, The company owns 60 900 acres of
Iand ten miles south of Wichita Falls,
In Archer county.
nirteen silver apostle spoons. with
figures of Christ and the twelve apos-
ties upon them, were aIIctiuned at Lon
don recently. They brought the rec
ord price OF $24 800 The spoons were
dated 1886. and constitute the earliest
complete set known
4 Honolulu dispatch says that an
"p.demic of dengne, a painful disease
p'ruliar to the tropics. appears to be
weeping over the islands over 800
cases have been reported. but there
have been no deaths directly attrib-
utable to the disease.
. company capitalized at $25, 900 has
been incorporated at Newark. n. j.,
To build a line of railroad from New
York to Buffalo which it is proposed
sAall be operated by compressed air.
Tie projectors assert speed of So
m. es an hour will be achieved.
he committee appointed to select
III" site for the new capitol for the
F"derated Australian States has re-
commended Tumut. New South
Wales. 264 miles southwest Of Sydney.
! NUT is situated in a rich agricul-
tu-al district and in 1899 had Il popu-
la'on of l.50O.
\ Chicago Record-Hcrald dispatch
lym San Francisco says: After los
ir- $45 900 in cornering the lima bean
market and securing 100000 pounds
tu lind nobody who wanted the beans
Lngden & Co. have assigned. The liza
b ties will amount to $500. 900. The
acts are estimated at $4,000.
t is announced that the Salt Lake
and Suburban railway has completed
is plans for the building of forty miles
Of rolley line between Salt Lake and
Mil Creek, Sandy and the smelling
Town of Bingham Junction and Muir
ray The work will represent an out
lay of $1,2000 900.
Sing Edward commanded Irish Sec
rnrary WyEdham to express to Cardi-
nal Logue. archbishop OF Armagh and
pl mate of all Ireland. his majestys
deep regret at the news of the death Of
II" Pope, and to ask his sminence to
convey to the sacred college his majes-
I! sincere regrets.
Acting Secretary Ryan has approved
and directed the Temporary Wit hlraW wal