The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1903-11-13
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

4'io' i1iiSh W. "a
Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks,
died at Indianapolis November Sd.
Lord Goshen has been elected to the
of Oxford university. in
succession to the late marquis Of Sails
bury.
The president has issued proclama-
tion designating Thursday, the Goth of
November, as day of general thanks
giving.
Prof. Theodor Mommsen. the great
German historian, died at Charlotten-
burg November LIST at the age of
eighty-six years.
Rock Island telegraphers have been
granted strict ninehour day for all
classes and an interest of from ten to
fifteen per cent in salaries.
The cities of Whatcom and Fairha-
ven, Washington, have voted to con-
solidate under the name of Bellingham,
after Bellingham bay, on which both
are situated.
The Enid & Anadarko railroad In
Oklahoma with all its stations, rolling
stock and other property, has been sold
TO the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
lor So,oiZ,UUu.
Baron Nordenskjold has arranged FOR
a geological and anthropological ex-
petition to the frontiers of Peru and
Bolivia. The party starts from Stock
holm January l,
The British embassy at st. Petersburg
is being renovated for the occupancy of
King Edward next spring, when the
nritiG n1npnrnh 10 nynnrtnl his
accession visit to Russia.
Governor Yates of Illinois has ap-
pointed five commissioners to purchase
a statue of Frances L. Willard, the
temperance worker, to be erected in
Statuary hall, Washington.
The United States Supreme Court
has advanced the case involving rights
of freedom in the Choctaw and Chlcka-
saw nations in Indian Territory and set
the hearing for January %.
The recent Bulgarian elections have
resulted in the return of lag supporters
of the government, nine Democrats,
thirty members of the Stolloivlst party
and four representatives of other fac
items.
Sir Edward Egerton British minis
ter at Athens, has been appointed am
bassador at Madrid. in succession to
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. recently
appointed ambassador to the United
States.
Senior Mariscal. Mexican minister of
foreign affairs, who is now in Germany.
has visited a number of commercial
schools in Berlin and will endeavor to
civ snhnn1g In MaNinn
his return.
Thomas McCanley, n youth Of six
teen. had his neck broken in football
game in New York city few days ago.
While running with the ball he vas
downed and the whole team piled on
top of him.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
October 81. 1903. the total debt. less
cash in the treasury. amounted to $500
402 sol, which is an increase for the
month of Seas. 1856.
The total coinage executed at the
mint during October, 1903, was s3.S12,-
300. as follows: Gold. sl,5i0.000: silver.
S2.32i. 900. In addition to the above
there were coined 1,i25,0O0 pesos for
shipment TO the Philippines,
Hon. John L Russell. former partner
of Benjamin Holiday in the old over
land transportation line between the
Missouri river and Salt Lake City and
other stage lines in the territories ear
rying United States mails. died at
Leicester. Massachusetts. October 10Th,
Al recent telegraphers' tournament
In Philadelphia the winner was Harvey
Williams. Philadelphia. who sent 500
words of straight matter In eleven min
utcs thirty seconds G. w. Conkling OF
New York, was second. sending 500
words In twelve minutes and six see
ends.
The strike begun by the messengers
of the Pacific Express Company Octo-
Der 10 for ten per cent. increase in
wages. which resulted in a general
walkout of the employees has been Of
ficinlly declared on by President Mode.
of the Brotherhood Of Railway Ex-
prcssmen.
II has been estimated by the state
department at Washington that II may
be long time before United States
Minister Beaupre returns to Panama
The inference is that the minister will
stay away us n sign Of disapproyal by
our government of the manner In
which the canal treaty was disposed Of
a London dispatch says that George
l. Watson has declined the commission
OF prominent Clyde yachtsmhn TO de-
sign n cup challenger, on the ground
a hgAaf.ga for nRifTak aR az hos
challcnRers to continue 10 contest tot
the trophy under the measurement rule
by which the challengcrs have been
rated.
Eighty students from McGIl univer.
slty, who undertook To celebrate Halo.
wc'en In LonEueuil. Just across the
river from Montreal. IN a manner not
appreciated by the citizens. were driven
into the river. n number being severe.
~ beaten. About nifty were more OF
less injured and several were taken TO
the hospital,
Realizing that further curtnllmcn,
OF their prod let Is necessary TO restore
the pig iron market to It's normal con-
dltion. representatives OF nearly all the
big pig iron producers In the eastern
district met nj Pittsburg and adopted
u resolution 10 continue the same ratio
OF reduction. twenty per cent, for Nov
ember aS during October,
A Deadwood dispatch says that the
Black Hills forest reserve has been
singularly free from destruction by frr
20 far this year, Notwithstanding the
exceedingly dry weather Of the last two
months, There are on the reserve
twelve forest rangers and i've nrc pat.