The Elbert County tribune., 1903-12-17
SHORT rELEoRAMa.

horDert spencer, the famous hutnof,
died at Brighton. England. December
sth. at the age OF eighty-three years
United States Ambassador McCor-
mick has been officislly notified Of
Russia's recognition OF the Republic oi
Panama.
A cabiegran has been received from
Hankow. China, announcing the death
Of Bishop James Addison Ingle Of ths
Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Greek steamers Pyloros and As
sos collided at Ithaca December sth.
The Pyioros was partly submerged and
nifty of her passengers were drowned
The British queen has Just celebrated
her nfty-ninth birthday. She Is re-
markably young-looking for that age,
and might easily pass for a little over
thirty.
The condition of former Mayor Grace
OF New York who has been seriously
I'll Is so much improved that members
OF his family are confident of his re-
covery.
American Jews are no longer per-
| mltted to cross the Russian frontier
without a special permit In each case
from M. Won Plehwe. the Russian in
terror minister.
A successful test of the new wireless
telegraph plant installed by the United
States government at Fishers Island.
was made December 5th. The system
will be used in Alaska for government
service.
DR.. Joseph Herzfeld. Social-Demo-
cratic member OF the Reichstag from
Rostock. Mecklenburg, was condemned
-. -. tan arfKo NJ In
Berlin for voting twice at the recent
elections.
Under the will of William Wyman.
the philanthropist. Just probated,
at Baltimore. Johns Hopkins Univers-
ity will receive his estate. valued at
over 100000. upon the death of his
daughter.
The annual convention OF the Nation
nj Live Stock Association will meet at
Portland, Ore, on the 18th OF next
month. The Wool Growers Associa-
tion will meet at the same place one
day earlier.
Sleeping car service has been inaug-
urated on the electric lines between
Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis, In
diana The cars are complete sleep
Ing cars and are equipped with GOO
morse power motors
The big British tramp steamer
Knight Errant arrived at Boston De
cember 9TH from Java, having on board
II 900 tons OF Java sugar. said TO be
the largest cargo OF sugar ever brought
to any port In the world.
Thomas E. Barrett. former marshal
OF the st. Louis Court OF Appeals. who
recently was convicted with County
Chairman Dolan and Policeman Gar
rett of aiding and abetting naturaliza-
ton frauds. was sentenced to five years
In the penitentiary and fined 81 900.
Pending an appeal Barrett was re-
leased on bonds OF 100000.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould, who has Of
fered cash prizes for the best essays on
the Roman Catholic and Protestant
versions OF the English Bible. has ex-
tended the time for preparing the es-
says until June /, 1904. and increased
the amounts of the prizes to 81 900 for
the first prize, $500 for the second
prize and $3.50 for the third prize.
The Supreme Court OF Minnesota has
declared that the state is under no
moral obligation to pay sugar bounty
under the law enacted in 1895. and de-
Minnesota Sugar Company sued the
state and secured judgment of $40
900, which 1t is claimed 1t had earned
under the sugar bounty act of 1896.
1t is learned that just prior to his
departure for Manila. Archbishop j. ].
Harty. left his entire fortune. amount
ing to almost $4,000. to St Leo's
Church, st. Louis, the parish In which
he had spent fifteen years of his life.
1t is stated that purses which were
presented to the departing prelate as
tokens of esteem we're also contributed
to the church.
The athletic committee of Harvard
university has reported that 1t would
not be advisable to discontinue the big
college football contests. In the opin-
ion of the committee the game of foot
ball is only one of many distractions
in college life, and that there is no evil
dence that its abolition would neces-
sarily turn the attention of students 10
more serious pursuits.
1t is stated that gold In more than
sufficient quantities to pay for dredg-
ing out the channel across the Colum-
bia river bar may be extracted from
the sands which the government dredge
Chinook is removing there. The War
Department has arranged to have a
small amout of the sand shipped to
Washington each day, where assays
will be made. II returns warrant 1t.
efforts will be made to save the gold.
The American expedition to Abys-
sinia was cordially received by NJ. Del
Barry. the French governor of Soma
liland at Jibutil. Following brilliant
fete Consul Skinner, leader of the ex-
pedition said he would recommend Ji-
butil as the only feasible highway to
Abyssinia and as a depot for American
trade. The governor expects a large
development of Jibutil as the result of
the opening up OF American trade with
Ethiopia.
The steamer Rnmantic which sailed