The Elbert County tribune., 1903-08-06
SHORT TELEoRAMs.


ans viii have quit their native land for
the United States before the year In
over.
An immense immigration is reported
from Italy. Many are going to Argen-
tina and Chill. but the great majority
come TO the United States.
The emigration from Antwerp. Bel
GUM. Tor the month OF July. including
q representation of most Of the ma
lions OF inland Europe, is figured at
$4,000.
The annual report OF the commits
sioner OF Internal revenue shows that
aggregate collections in Colorado and
wyoming for the last fiscal year were
y56s.7li.
Al Scranton. Pa. Bishop Hoban re-
Gently denounced Sunday excursions
and commanded all Catholic organiza-
tons to desist from conducting them in
the future.
It is reported thas General Luis Il.
Torres, fighting governor OF the state
OF Sonora, opposite Arizona, Will be
made secretary OF war OF Mexico. He
Is now In Mexico City.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
let the contract for the Washington
terminal Improvement to an engineer
ing and construction firm of Philadel-
phia, at their bid of over s2.oo0.00o.
John D. Long. United States consul
general at Cairo. Egypt. died July 2Stb
mt Dunbar, Scotland, where he had
been visiting with friends. His death
was the result OF an accidental fall.
The head and one arm of the mag
nificent monument to Henry Clay in
the cemetery at Lexington. KY. was
knocked on by lightning recently. and
the monument was otherwise disfig-
ured.
A Shanghai dispatch says that m ex-
traordlnary rainfall has inundated
Che Foo resulting in enormous loss Of
life and property in the native city
and heavy damage to the foreign set
tlement
In the the federal court at Mont
gomery. Alabama. July 27th, James
IL. Todd and Anderson Hardy plead
ed guilty to charges of peonage
and were sentenced to pay a fine of
81 900 each.
President Roosevelt. his son and two
OF his nephews, took thirty-mile
horseback ride over muddy roads be-
fore breakfast on the morning of July
23d to visit the presidents uncle at
Lotos Lake.
The coldest weather experienced on
Mount Washington, N. H.. In July for
many years was recorded July eth.
At a. M, under a 70-mile gale. tho
thermometer dropped TO sixteen. At
night frost was severe.
The lower house OF the Georgia gem
eral Assembly killed the bill which
provided that conyicts should be work.
ed on the public roads. The bill was
the principal issue of the present ses-
sion Of tho Legislature.
An elaborate program for the man
euvers of the combined North Allan
tic feet OFF the coast OF New England
and on Long Island Sound during the
month of August has been prepared
by fhe navy department.
Articles of incorporation OF the West
ern Pacific Railway company. with a
capitalization of $50,000.000 were filed
July 2ith at Salt Lake. Utah. The fee
for filing was Sl2.50S, the second larg-
est ever paid In the state.
tornado has passed through the
district of Tchernigol. Russia. Three
villages were destroyed n few min
utes. Churches and houses we're lifted
bodily and carried a long distance.
The loss of life was great.
The cruiser Galveston, which was un-
der construction when the Trigg ship
yards went into the hands of a receiver,
was successfully launched at Rich
mond. Va, July 23d. Miss Ella Sely
OF Galveston acted as sponsor.
B. L. Farjeon, the novelist. died sud
denly at his residence at Hampstead.
England, July 23d. He married in 1877
Margaret. daughter of Joseph Jeffer-
son. the American actor. Mr.. Farjeon
died from the rupture of blood ves-
sci.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm H.. which sailed from
New York July 81. arrived at Ply
mouth July 27th. making the voyage
IN FIVE days. fifteen hours and flfty-five
minutes. lowering her best previous
record by one hour and thirty-five
minutes.
st. Petersburg dispatch says that
by order OF the holy synod. the bishop
of Kishineff has instructed the clergy
of his diocese to exert their Influence
on the members OF the Orthodox church
by sermons in the churches and per-
sonal admonition to aliay the anti
semitic religious hatred.
The long distance swimming cham
pionship of England was won July
26th. by ]. A. Jarvis from eleven COM
peutors. The course was from Kew to
Putney. a distance of five miles and
sixty yards. and was covered by jar
Wis In one hour, three minutes and
4s 1-5 seconds.
Mail advices from Manila state that
a firm In Shanghai has been awarded
the Contract fIrnishlnR 10 ono 1xaier