The Springfield herald., 1903-12-25
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aniHouSly rejected lne Dlii Sohieiiih
the franchise on women.
The Norwegian Authors Association
| has passed resolution in favor of
| concluding a copyright agreement with
the United States.
The temperature at Chicago fell to
IA degrees below zero on December
| 18th. the coolest day for this season
4 OF the year since 1876.
King Christian of Denmark, follow
ing the recommendation of his minis
ters, has recognized the republic OF
Panama us an Independent state.
| Major General Leonard Wood has
proclaimed in Moro island an anti-sla-
very law passed in October last by the
| Legislative Council of the Moro prov
inces.
Attorney Folk of st. Louis is quoted
as saying that the recent decision OF
! the Missouri Supreme Court will not
| permanently release any boodler now
| under charge.
1t is announced that the manuscript
| of Millions Paradise Lost is in the
market and will be sold az auction in
| March next unless previously disposed
of at private sale.
Lord Stanley of Alderly died at Lon
was born in 1927 and was educated as
Roman Catholic, but later he EN-
braced Mohammedanism.
Clara Barton. head of the Red Cross
| relief work of the world, reached the
| typhoid stricken city of Butler, Penn
sylvania. December 18th, together
| with members of her staff.
The Buenos Ayres correspondent of
the Matin of Paris announces that
within week an expedition led by
Jean Charcoot will start to explore Ora
hams land, en- route Tor the South
pole.
The will of the late Gordon Mckay.
of Newport. Rhode Island, who be-
queathed several millions to Harvard
University, will be contested by Nettie
S. Abbott, a distant relative in New
Hampshire
The Standard Oil Company is said
to be meeting with so much opposition
in Roumania that it has given up the
attempt to combine existing concerns
and will devote its efforts to develop
ing new fields.
Crown Prince Frederick William OF
Germany was required by his father to
remain in his room for three days, after
having raced in steeplechase against
the Emperors wishes. The race took
place at Potsdam three or four weeks
ago.
Commander Augustus Able. United
States navy, retired. died at Philadel-
phia December 10th OF paralysis. Com
mander Able entered the navy in 1860
and served throughout the Civil War.
In 1864 he became a chief engineer and
was retired few days ago.
A Berlin dispatch says that there is
no indication that a third operation on
the Emperor's throat will be neces-
sary. Further matter taken from the
wound was submitted to twenty-five OF
the greatest specialists in internal
growths, every one of whom reported 1t
to be benignant.
Three Americans and seven natives
were killed on the l1inst. by the fumes
from the blast of dynamite in quarry
of the Atlantic & Pacific company at
Mariveles, near the entrance to Ma
nila bay. Among the dead were Jo-
seph Law. superintendent. and Tnom-
as Strader, engineer.
The transport Sherman arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th inst. from
Manila. by way of Nagasaki and Hon
olulu bringing the men of the Thir-
tieth infantry. two companies of army
engineers and a number of passengers.
The troop ship left Honolulu Decem
ber 7th, after days stop at the island
port.
James Cheney, said to be the wealth
lest man in Indiana. his fortune being
estimated at $25,000, 900. died at Fort
Wayne December 18th, aged eighty-six
years. He was associated with Jay
Gould in financing his affairs in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. At the time OF
his death he was a heavy stockholder
of Wabash and Nickel-Plate.
The London Mail announces that
| successful experiments have been
made with the system Of recording of
conversations over the telephone by
combination of the telephone and
phonograph. The system is the inven
ton of e. G. Craven, an English elec.
trician, who was formerly one of
Thomas A. Edison's assistants.
Dispatches received at Paris from
Indo-C China report the massing OF
French troops on the Siamese border
in anticipation of war. The officials OF
IndoChina are quoted as saying that
the occupation of large slice of Siam
has been decided upon. The authori-
ties in Paris do not believe that rup-
ture with Siam will occur and say the
measures are merely precautionary.
Half an hours hearing in the London
Divirce Court sufficed to secure for
Countess Mabel Russell, who sued her
husband, William Brown, former
coachman. for divorce, decree nisi.
The countess testified to the cruelty
and misconduct of Brown. who married
her in December. 1902. under the title
of Prince Aphrobald Stuart de Modena,
alleging he was a Bavarian nobleman.
Following an agreement made with
| the local electrotypers and stereotyp-
| ers' unions by tie United States Print
| ing Company, an Ohio corporation do
| ing business in Brooklyn, that after
January 1st it will retain only union
men in its employ, Justice Marean,
in the Supreme Court of New York,
4 has granted a temporary injunction
restraining the company from dis
| charging its non-union men.
According to a dispatch from Bel
grade the German. Austrian and Turk
ish ministers are preparing to leave the
city, ostensibly for long holiday. The
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