The state herald., 1903-08-28
SHORT TELEGRAMs.

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chief of stan of the army under the
new law August 18th.
The International Typographical
Union decided unanimously to hold its
meeting in 1904 In st. Louis.
convention will be held In New
York City September 18th, to organize
an independent motor league.
In the bicycle races at Paris August
10th M. Dangla rode fifty and four
tenths miles in an hour, making new
record.
The Albany County and Intermoun-
tain Fair Association will hold its first
annual meeting at Laramie, Wyoming.
on September 22nd. 23rd and Gath.
1t is said that the claim against Sal
vador by the Salvador Commercial
| Company, amounting to $523, l78. has
been compromised. The figures are not
given out.
Greenville and Morristown, Tennes-
see, were deluged by cloudburst on
the night of August 18th. At Green
vile Robert Parks and his seven-year-
old son was drowned.
Judge Rogers. in the United States
Circuit Court at st. Louis, has decided
that an employers blacklist is not I'M
lawful, the right to dismiss employees
being an absolute one.
1t is announced that British Cabi-
net council has been convened for the
unusually early date of October 9Th,
presumably to decide the attitude of
the government regarding the fiscal
policy.
A dispatch from Chamonix. France.
says that seven tourists were killed re-
Gently while attempting to climb the
Aiguilles Greiz peak, behind Mount
Blanco, on the Courmayeur side of the
mountain.
While preparing for early devotional
services at the Winona Bible confer
ence in Indiana. the Rev. e. |. Davies.
pastor the Presbyterian Church OF Te-
cumseh. Nebraska. dropped dead OF
heart failure.
A terrible accident occurred on Lake
Tykoj"rvi. In Finland. August 18th.
| The upper deck of vessel conveying
people from church collapsed and forty
persons were drowned or killed and
many others were injured.
Minister Conger at Pekin has Sc
Chine to sign treaty with the United
| States, including guarantee that
Mukden and Tatung Tao shall be open
ports from and after October Sth.
Veterans OF the Army of the Philip
pines celebrated Occupation Day with
a parade at Manila August 18th, in
| which 500 men took part, clad in the
| old regulation service clothing Of blue
shirts and khaki. A banquet was af-
forwards served.
An American miner named Madden
is under arrest at Oaxaca, Mexico,
charged with the murder of DR., X. d..
| King, owner of several mines in the
state of Oaxaca. DR.. King was an
American and has been in Mexico
about five years.
The General Electric Company is
manufacturing special cars for a speed
test on the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago
electric railroad, and 1t is expected that
speed of 100 miles an hour will be
made. The test has been under con-
sideraton for a year.
A Hong Kong dispatch says that the
rioting which recently occurred at Fat
| Han, six miles from Canton, has
spread to towns along the railroad.
The American engineers at work on
the road have fired at the rioters. Sew
eral casualties are reported.
Cor Coughlin, n pugilist who is said
to have big reputation in Ireland. has
issued a challenge to James ]. Jeffries.
He says he is ready TO prove his claim
to recognition by whipping all the 9TH
err leading heavy weights with only u
weeks intermission between bouts.
The Mexican government will be Of
fcially represented at the eleventh ma
tional irrigation congress ut Ogden by
Lieut., Don lgnatio. military attache
OF the Mexican legation in Washing
ton. Senior Aspirnz. Mexican minister
at Washington, ~ unable to attend.
A new code of regulations prepared
| by Commissioner OF Immigration Sar-
gent makes provision for Bertlllon
record OF all Chinese laborers arriving
and departing ut ports OF entry, copies
of such registry to be transmitted To
the commissioner general OF immigra-
ton.
J. w. Glenister. New York athlete.
successfully swan the Niagara rapids
ON the morning of August 18th. He was
rescued in an unconscious condition af-
| ter being In the water for twenty min
utes. The feat was accomplished for
the benefit OF moving picture con-
| corn.
A later dispatch says that the seven
tourists who were reported to have
been killed while climbing the aiguilles
Groscs OF Mont Blanc had. IL appears, a
miraculous escape, They were seen to
fall into n couloir and II was taken as
n certainty that they were dead. but
next day an exploring party discovered
! the tourists, who were only slightly in
jurod by their iall.
At Oshkosh. Wis, August 18th.
Thomas r. Morgan. president OF the
Morgan company. sash, door and blind
manufacturers, and nm alderman was
shot and killed by Fred Hampel. an
employc The murderer. after his ar
rest, committed suicide In the Jail by
hanging himself with his suspendors.
I Tn. shooting was without proyocatlon
md llampcl seemed TO be frenzlcd by
liquor.
The Boston Globe Democratic
newspaper, says that Gen Nelson a.
1 Miles. who IL "A native of the state. has
| been suggested by some OF the politl-
clans In the party as possible noml-
nee for governor OF Massachusetts ON
tho Democratic ticket. Should he be
chosen governor Il IL claimed he would
| be Logical candidate for the preai-