The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
SPORT TEIECRAhS.

AccoID.uE 20 the Noyoe Nremya. the
Russian lin"Se Bank has been Auth
orized 1, open a branch at San Fran
cisco.
| KING Edward has ordered the Brit
ish couTI 10 90 IN mourning for fort
night 10 The late King Alexander oi
SeryR.
The Great Western Glass Manufac-
turing Company has been organized
at Ottawa. Illinois. with 81 600 600 cap
ital 10 manufacture plate and window
glass.
A trolley car running out of May
wood, New Jersey. has established
what is 10 he a new scedula record by
travelfng one mile in ! minute and Is
seconds
Report have reached St Petersburg
that zoe lives were lost at Azor, June
9Th. AS result OF the collapse of
ganEvSay there while a pleasure party
was lanilHg from a steamer.
The International Printing Press.
men and Assistants Union at their
meeting IN Cincinnati elected Martin
p. Higgins Boston. president. Among
the vice presidents is r. j. unger
Denver
Charlcs Dick OF Akron has been Sc
lected by the Republican state central
commlttce to direct the campaign in
Ohio this year. General Dick was
elected chairman OF the state eXecu-
tive committee
The newspapers OF TOXIC say the
ManchuFIan convention. drawn nT by
the Russian minister at Pekin. NJ. Les
sar. and Prince Ching, president of the
foreign board, was signed by those Of
tcfals June 20th.
Fourteen men were killed and thr.
teen injured by an explosion in the
/ lyddite factory at the Woolwich ar.
senal near London June 18th. Sev
eral of the victims were literally
blown to pieces.
On June 10th lightning struck a
house stored with 5000 pounds Of dyD-
amitc at the mines of Senecaville.
twelve miles from Cambridge, Ohio
Six men We're killed and more than a
score others injured.
The Nippon Yusen Kashai has pur-
chased the fleet Of steamers on the
fangtse OF the McBain Navigation
Company for 81 100000 and the Japa-
nese line will make this connection
OF the American service.
St. S'anislaus' College at Bay St.
Louis. hissippi. was totally destroyed
by IL ~. Elue a2nd. fi'h. i.lmos spread
80 rapidly. that the students generally
lost their trunks and clothing Loss.
$65 900; insurance, $3S, 500
Bishop Hartzell OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, sailed this month
On his seventh tour of inspection OF
the African mission field The trip
will be 10000 miles long aud it will
take until next Apri! to accomplish II.
George Howard Mcdonald, a Boston
laborer, ia said to have been positive
ly identified as the sole heir TO $1,000
600 cash and gold mining claims valued
at many times more. left by an uncle,
! William Mcdonald, who died recently
In California.
Reports from the west of Ireland,
Lancashire and other points. state that
thousands of acres OF potatoes have
been ruined by the recent frost and
rain. 1t is feared that the failure OF
the Irish potato crop will entail much
hardship on the peasants.
The ninety-second anniversary of the
battle OF Tippecanoe was observed at
l-ata! cite. Indiana. June 21st Memoir
ial services Wsre held on the battle
ground and me soldiers graves were
decorated. An address was made by
Gen John S. Black of Chicago.
The State Department, after con-
siderlng the questions arising out of
the seizing of the railroad between Por-
TO Cor'ez and La Pimenta by the gov
ernmcnt of Honduras, has referred the
matte to Mr.. Combes, our minister.
who VIII request an explanation.
Ma. George b. Davis, chief commits
sary, department Of Colorado. who will
be relieved by Maj. B. X. West, assist
ant cummissary general, has been or
dered 70 the headquarters Of the De-
par,uent of the District OF Columbia
to bc,ome it's chief commssary.
A statement has been given out In
New lurk as coming from Mr.. Schwab
that be has no intention OF resigning
the presidency of the United States
! Steel 'orporation. 1t was added that
Mr. Suhwab was in excellent health
and Was at the Steel Corporations Of
fees ally.
The International League Of Press
Clubs at its recent meeting in Atlantic
City New Jersey. denounced the Salus-
Grady ibel law OF Pennsylvania. Res
| olu,ious attacking the law were adopt
ed by unanimous vote, They called
upon all newspaper men 10 work for
the REGAL of the act.
Secrr'ary of Agriculture James Will
son urlvered an address on agricul-
tural ,iucation at the dedication of
Cunnr ham Hall. the Van Wormer Ii
brary he technical and engineering
hall and other new buildings of the
! Unive,-lty of Cincinnati. and received
the aclre ee of doctor OF laws.
| "h,n asked IN the House of Com
mons nat steps were being taken to
| inducr Germany to cease differentia
+, tion aulinst Canada Colonial Secre-
tary Cuamberlain replied, Il am not
aware hat there are any effective
steps lat can be taken under our
! Dresrrr fiscal SyStpm -