The state herald., 1903-01-16
SHORT TeLeeRAMs.

The celebration of New Years Day
at Pasadena. California, consisted of a
tournament of roses.
A big hunt in Juab county, Utah, Just
before New Years, resulted in the kill,
ing of 5000 jackrabbits.
Germany's exports to the United
States increased about s5,0O0,0O0 In
1902 while her imports fell off.
The port of New York collected near
ly $lS,000.000 more import duties In
1902 than during the previous year.
President Loubet has sent $1,000 for
the relief of the sufferers from the
earthquake at Andijan, Russian Turk
istan.
Estimates of the sugar crop in Santi-
ago de Cuba for 1903 are 1880 bags,
an incvrease of 72,2l5 bags over that
for the year now closing,
Letters of administration of the es-
tate of the late Bret Harte have been
granted in London. The total value Of
the estate is placed at s1,SOO.
What threatened to be a disastrous
strike in the Guggenheim smelter a.
Monterey, Mexico, has been ended by
the personal efforts of Governor Reyes.
Marconi is preparing to install a
wireless transcontinental telegraph
| system across Canada, the central sta
| ton of which will be Winnipeg, Mani
| toba.
New Orleans is now without supply
of fuel oil and all the furnaces recently
converted to the use of oil burners are
being changed back SO that coal may
be used.
The mileage of new railroads built
| in the United States in 1902 was 6,O26.
being the largest for any year since
| 1888. There was 5,36S miles of road
built In 1901.
The corner stone of the army war
college at Washington barracks will be
laid Washington's birthday. The prin-
cipal address will be made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
In commemoration OF the coronation,
durbar orders have been issued to re-
lease certain classes OF military Offend
ers and l6,13S prisoners who are in
civil jails in India.
On March 10th stockholders of the
Pennsylvania railway will be asked to
increase the capital stock to 100000
900 and increase the bonded indebted
ness to like amount.
The government has purchased four
more buffalo from private herd in
Idaho for stocking the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. The herd in the park now
numbers about forty-tive.
Increased tariff duties on both grain
and manufactured articles are import
ant features of the new Austrian aus
gleich. which. 1t is learned, is of n
highly protectionist character.
France and Guatemala have agreed
to submit to the international arbitra-
ton court at The Hague the French
claims against Guatemala. They are
similar to those against Venezuela.
Cole Younger has applied to the Min
nesota State Board of Pardons for a
full pardon. He wishes to return to
his old home in Missouri and his pres
ent parole will not permit him TO leave
| Minnesota.
Frederick I. Allen. commissioner Of
patents. names aerial navigation as the
greatest problem for the consideration
| OF inventors during the year 1903. He
| bfllfN'a AhaA AAA' FA'HA'h wa 'fRhNH
ally be solved. and by an American.
William J. Lewis. n Seventh Day Ad-
ventlst, who recently received an ap-
pointment in the Postoflice Depart
| ment, says that he will not work on
Saturdays and the department refuses
TO change It's rules to conform to his
scruples.
Direct communication between Well
fleet, Massachusetts,. and Poldhu in
Cornwall. England. was established
Decembor 3lst by the Marconi system.
WellHeet is COO miles further from
Poldhu than the Table Head station at
Cape Breton. Nova Scotia.
Fire losses in the United States and
Canada for the yeas 1902 amounted TO
sii9. 260. $50 This Is gratifyingly less
than the figures for 1901 Of sl6i. .3i7 .i5O.
and 1900 OF si63, ,362 $50. During 1902
there were 1900 fires OF greater de-
struetiveness each than $1,000.
II is officially announced that King
Edward has appointed Sir Francis Lew
eson Berthe. X. c. b.. now assistant
under secretary for foreign affairs, TO
succeed Lord Currie OF Hawley us Brit
ish ambassador at Rome. Lord Currie
resigned his post December 18th.
Prof. Robert Koch has delivered n
lecture upon typhus IN which he
claims that this disease can be combat
ted successfully through isolation. NJ
cholera Is eombattod. for tho reason
that typhus Is only CONTRACTED by
contact with person already Infected.
An agreement has been reached by
the representatives OF the Toledo a
Western. the Garrett. Auburn q North.
ern Indiana and the Chicago Air Line
companies for u through electric line
between Toledo and Chicago. passing
through South Bend and Fayette, In
diana.
Construction II In progress on tn,
Orient road In Kansas. Oklahoma
Texas and Mexico. and the road
is to be completed as rapidly as posi-.
BILE. President Stilwell says, The track
contractors In Woods county, Oklaho,
ma. are laying more than mile ol
rails per day.
In n letter TO the Navy Department
dated November 20. 1909. Rear Admira
Evans. commander -in-ehlef OF thu
Asiatie station. calls attention 10 IN,
crying need OF officers for the ships of
his station. and urges the Navy DE
paftment to come TO his assistance nj
soon M poaaiblc.
The Southern Pacific and Union PA
clflc and connecting lines will put II
effect from February 18th 10 April 30th
| inrlnHlye n gecond rlaHa and Hu-cnilet