The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
SHORT TElEGRAMS.

to Norway July 9th on the imperial
Jacht Hohenzolern.
Man OF the monks and nuns who
were expelled from France are finding
reiuee n Great Britain.
me deal for consolidating the prin-
clpal lighting plants of San Francisco
mas pten completed. 1t is estimated
that Spreckles cleared $1,000 900.
The steamer Dolphin arrived at Seat
tie Jluy 'th. with S5S6,0O0 of klondike
gold aboard. The amount is the larg-
est brought down by any vessel during
the present season.
IN well-informed political circles at
Vienna it is expected that Russia will
shorty warn Bulgaria in an unmistak-
able and public manner against doclar-
ing war on Turkey.
There was an imposing celebration
cluding parade of the military and
naval forces, school children. H.Dlic
officials and civilians.
1t Is rumored at Washington that ihs
Japanese naval maneuvers OF tho
island Of Ma San Pho, south of Corea,
will be followed by Japanese demon
stration in Chinese waters.
The money order business of the Chi
cago postotfice for the fiscal year just
closed was sl23. .ij0 ,23T. representing
1928 transactions. The business or
the preceding year was $94, ,19O ,S33.
The German foreign Office says lie
report that Germany intends to present
to the Cuban government claims for in
lamn1ftH cnctainpi hN Ger
mans during the recent war is untrue.
AT d meeing of the stockholders of
the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad, held at Salt Lake AT
issue OF $50, O,O00,000 of per cen !,
year gold Understanding bo:---
authorized.
Prince Albert, third son Of Emp,.-
William, will join the German East
Asiatic squadron in October for year,
but he will probably return by way OF
the United States in time to visit the
st. Louis Exposition.
A dispatch from Ottawa says tho Do
mnion government has given notice of
regulations authorizing the payment of
half million dollars year for five
years by way of bountes to the lead
VI Dlllish Soiuhi'io'
The grand jury at Chicago has ce
fused to vote indictments against TIE
directors and leading members OF NJ
Board oL,Trade who We're receI!tiy
eAarl VI with permitting lie operation
OF bucket shops" on the board.
Upon inquiry by the Christian Her
aid of New York as to whether more
money was needed for the famine suf-
ferers in China Minister Conger. at
Peking, has replied in the affirmative,
anG the paper has contributed an addi-
tional $4,000.
The weather bureau reports fall OF
hail at Lares, in the center of Porto
Rico. sufficiently heavy to damage
crops A fall of hail is an extremely
rare occurrence on the island. the ma
tives we're frightened and prayed for
protection from harm.
At Oregon, Wisconsin. Jul. 4th.
panic amont 1000 people resulted
from the accidental discharge OF the
villages entire stock Of fireworks at
public exhibition. Thirty persons
were either burned or injured by the
trampling of the crowd.
An edition of Count Tostoi's pam
phlet, Thou Shalt Not Kill" which
Le!psic firm recently published, was
seized by the police of Berlin. on the
ground that it contains statements re-
gard.ng Emperor William which are
classcd as high treason.
The Supreme Court Of Minnesota
HANDED down decision July Sd in
which the inheritance tax law was de-
cared unconstitutional. The decision
was made in the case of Alice A. Rus
sell executriX of the estate OF Sol
Smth Russell. the actor.
Al San Francisco. July 9Th, E. |.
Hammond and l.. l., Whitman. both of
Pas dena, began an automobile trip
acrUss the continent. They bear mes
sage rom Mayor Schmitz TO Mayor
Low of New York, and expect to de-
liver t in about sixty days.
A. meeting at Oklahoma City of
dire Drs of the Sulphur Springs road,
a line eight miles in length, recently
bull rom Scullin to Sulphur Springs,
Indian Territory. arrangements were
prar ally completed for the transfer
OF Ii road to the Frisco system.
J. E Langdameo. a cousin Of A2uin-
alGu and protegc Of Governor iait,
of I'll" Philippines. is in New Haven,
preI.ri ing Tor course in forestry at
Yal, Lagdameo is the second of his
rae % come to Yale, He Is u years
old I'D has studied at several Ameri-
can Universities.
On of the most disastrous fires ever
expo enced in the Sacramento valley,
Calfurnia. occurred at Wheatland.
july ith Famed by strong wind,
the ames swept through the business
sec a of the city and portion OF the
residunce district. destroying property
valutl at 100000.
Nj or Justus Scheibert, military edl-
tor OF the kreuz Xeitung, at Berlin.
died July 5th. He accompanied Gen
era Lees army during the Civil War
in America as an observer OF the oper-
ations and wrote extensively, inter
pre- ng the military lessons to be
drawn from them.