The state herald., 1903-01-02
SHORT rELeeRAms.

Inere has been no yellow fever in
Cuba for more than q year.
The Bank of Spain proposes to es-
sSoAsn branches in Havana, Mexico
uty' New York and Buenos Ayres.
A new company Is being organized
70 acquire the properties OF the Amer.
lean Bicycle Company. 1t will bs
stocked at @22.250. 900.
The Russian officials at Port Arthur
IeAtertained Lieutenant General Miles
on his arrival there and sent him to
'Taku on board a cruiser.
Governor-Elect Mickey of Nebraska
is Methodist and does not counten-
nance dancing. Hence 1t is announced
that the usual inauguration ball win
be omitted.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says It is
announced from Seoul that the United
sStates minister has demanded the pay.
ment Of 81 100000 due to the builders
OF the electric railroad.
Frederick Temple, Archbishop of
canterbury and Primate of all Eng
land, died in London, December 22nd.
Porto Rico has 81 .s63 pupils enrolled
IN It's public and special schools.
Extreme cold weather in Hungary
resulted N sixty-three persons being
frozen to death within three days.
Wolves devastated the sheepfolds and
three shepherds were deyoured,
W. Byron Coakly of Chicago claims
10 have demonstrated L.. experiments
on animals that by the use Of hol-
low golden needle he can safely inject
medicinal liquids directly into the
heart,
The London Times publishes a poem
by Rudyard Kipling which is strong
protest against the Anglo-German
agreement with regard to Venezuela.
The poem will probably cause much
discussion.
The Jones Bros. Publishing Com.
pany of Cincinnati, Ohio. has filed a
deed of assignment The liabilities
are about $4,000. The company was
largely engaged in publishing subscrip.
tion books.
The United States Supreme Court has
decided that life insurance company
cannot be compelled to pay the amount
OF policy in a case where the policy
executed for the crime.
Word is received from Commission.
er Barrett In Siam that 1t is the inten-
tion of that country to make a more
ell 1orate exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition than was shown
at either Paris or Chicago.
General Bourbon de Castellyi, a
IL, ,,f
arrested In Madrid gambling house.
He promptly challenged the prefect,
who is responsible for the energetic
attempts made TO suppress club gam
bling.
The International Association OF Sug-
ar Statistics estimates the European
crop this year at 5,l74,7i3 tons, de-
crease of 1,30s.9 tons from last year.
In Germany the yield is estimated at
1,7O3,2s6 tons. decrease Of 5S9, ,iS0
tons.
The high price -: coal at Washing.
ton, anthracite having reached Sl2 and
soft coal s. ton. is held responsible
for a large increase In the number OF
cases OF bad colds and pneumonia.
many houses being insuficiently
heated.
The annual sale OF seal skins took
place at Lampson's and the Hudson
Bay Company. In London. December
,l7th. The prices realized were larger
than last year. The skins brought
from SIS TO $50 according to size and
quality.
The executive committee OF the
Army OF Santiago de Cuba has selected
Detroit for the encampment OF July
| l6 and II, 1908. to commemorate the
surrender OF Santiago. July H. 1898.
| II is expected that the attendance will
reach 10000.
The Pope has signed the appoint
ments Of Bishop James f. Quigley OF
Buffalo. New York. Us archbishop of
Chicago. and Rev. ]. +. Regis Cancv-
In. rector OF St Paul's Cathedral OF
Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. rs coadJutor-
bishop OF Pittsburg.
The constitutIonality OF the Missouri
railroad fellow servant law recently
passed on by the Missouri Supreme
| Court. will be tested before the federal
| Supreme Court on writ OF error
sued by John o. Overall. for the rail-
road company. In the federal court.
Work will be commenced In the
spring TO rid the city OF Cleveland OF
lis grade crossings. The estimated
cost OF the work will be si0.000.000 and
II will require ten ,ears TO do the
work. There are seven railroads con-
cerned In the expensive Improvement.
Increases in wares amounting to
$500. 900 year are TO be granted TO
the 5000 locomotive engineers and
flremcn employed by the Chicago a
Northwestern Railroad and It's branch
lines. The average Increase is about
eight per cent. beginning January !.
1909.
The Indians In Flathcad county. Mon
tam, are charged with slaughtering
deer and other game In great numbers.
The estimate is that these Indians have
killed not less than 1000 head Of deer
out Of season. besides other game.
There Is little game left in flathcad
county.
General Peanuts" who for n mum
her of years was one Of the best known
mldretn and clowns connected with
BarnumH and Forcpaugh and Sells
circusen. died few days pgo In Now
York. The midget was japanese,
,hirty.clght years old and two feet one
inch high.
II Ia announced that the Carnegie In.
ntituts nj Washington has granted n
sum OF money 10 the Yale Peabody
museum and 10 the experimental pay.