The Springfield herald., 1903-07-31
SHORT TELEGRAMS.


Chancellor f. Benjamin Andrews of
the University of Nebraska denies any
connection with the reform party
movement at Denver.
Chicago has passed the 100000
mark. and its present population IS
1921 600. according to the publishers
of the Chicago city directory for 1913.
A New York dispatch of July 21st
says that for the first time in almost
three months the army OF 10000 skilled
workmen in the building trades is at
work.
The London Times understands that
Lord Cursor will avail himself OF the
option given to him to retain the In
dian vice-royship for another two
years.
In compliance with her request
King George has conferred upon the
Princess Louise, former crown princess
of Saxony, the title of Countess Mon
tenegro.
At Montgomery, Ala. July 10th,
Fletcher Turner, white man, pleaded
guilty to-day to the charge OF hold
ing in peonage negro youth and was
fined $1,000.
The London Times says it is antici-
pdltu III OlHCldl 'Ai"t p'iiii0
ment will be dissolved early in the
next session and that general cleo
ton will occur in March.
In the craftsmanship contest at Bis
ley, England, the Rajah of Kolapore
cup was won by Australia with score
of III. The mother country scored
76O, Canada 1853, Natal 740 and Guern-
sey 1856.
President Roosevelt has issued an
oider eliminating old age as disquali-
firation for eligibility to appointment
as laborers in the government service.
The physical qualifications, however,
must be met.
r. NJ. Hayes, a Pittsburg millionaire,
and his wife were burned to death in
fire that destroyed the Golden Gate
hotel at Nome, Alaska. July 10th.
Sherman ID. 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.
A regiment of young Hebrews is pro-
posed in Brooklyn. the first organiza-
tion of its kind in the country. 1t Will
be known as the American Zion Mill
tary Association and Will be organized
on national guard lines.
At the reunion in Detroit Major A.
C. Sharpe, secretary treasurer of the
Society of Santiago de Cuba, reported
the total membership in good standing
at 1913. For delinquency and other
reasons 1886 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 Is and 16. as the
guests of the Union Pacific Railway
Company.
"A company capitalized at s25, 900 has
been incorporated at Newark. n. j.,
to build line of railroad from New
York to Buffalo which it is proposed
shall be operated by compressed air.
The projectors assert speed of 95
miles an hour will be achieved.
1t is announced that the Salt Lake
and Suburban railway has completed
its plans for the building of forty miles
of trolley line between Salt Lake and
Mill Creek Sandy and the smelling
town of Bingham Junction and Muir
ray. 1 ne WDTh Will represent oul-
'lay of s1.200.000.
King Edward commanded Irish Sec
iretary Wyndham TO express TO Cardi-
inal Logue. archbishop of Armagh and
lprimate of all Ireland, his majesty's
deep regret at the news of the death of
the Pope, and to ask his eminence to
convey to the sacred college his majes-
ty's sincere regrets.
pyrap hnC annrnvpI
and directed the temporary withdrawal
of seventeen townships in the Black
foot, Idaho, land district. from all
forms of entry except homestead under
the reclamation act. The land thus
withdrawn is to further what is most
generally known as the Mud lake IT.
rigation project.
A destructive hail storm visited the
eastern portion of Rock county, Mimi,
on the after noon of July 10th. over
an area twenty miles wide and forty
miles long there is hardly straw re-
ported standing. Conservative esti-
mates are said to place the loss at
81 900, 900. In most cases farmers lost
their entire crop.
Funds have been subscribed or are
promised already to enable British
team to go to the United States in
1904 to endeayor to re-capture the
Palma craftsmanship trophy British
riflemen are delighted at this prompt
action. 1t is stated that the Nor
wegians also Will send a team TO the
United States for next years match.
The Philippine scouts and rural con-
stabulary defeated $50 rebels in the
streets OF Albay. the capital of the
island of Albay on July 10th, killing
fifteen and wounding fifteen The COM
batants entered the town from oppo-
site sides and street fighting continued