The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES Frankfort Ky, March 4--Attorneys for Governor Beckham today filed in the Cir | cult Court of Woodford County an agreed | bility to succeed himself for a full term of four years. The action filed is a man. danus proceeding seeking to compel the Democratic State Committee having the the ballot 1t having declined to do so be- cause the question of his eligibility had been raised by his two opponents, Judge Robert J. Breckinridge and former Con- gressman John K. Hendricks. The case will go through the lower and higher courts and the question be finally deter mined within two weeks.
 Colorado City, Colo, March IA peti- ton protesting against Governor Pea body's action fin sending militia to Quell the strikers in Colorado Springs has been sgned by 600 citizens including the mayor ana the city officials. The petition says | that the mill and smeltermen's union strike has so far been conducted in an orderly manner and that no violence has been done except petty Quarrels by indi- viduals; that the situation is under the control of the police and that there is no occasion for the chief executive to send troops.
 | Berlin. March 1.-The country medical | practitioner in Germany is to have an op- portunity to learn the latest developments | in surgery and general medicine from a travelling university that will bring post graduate instruction to the nearest large | town In his vicinity free of charge. Elm peror William gave his signature on Mon- | day to the plans for this work which will | be paid for by the government and by small contributions from medical socie- | ties.
 The Hague, March 1.-The majority of 1 the members of the committee of the second chamber of the States General to | which the proposed anti-strike bills were submitted February 2. has decided to support the government bills without l modification. The liberals, who from the minority, oppose the proposed suggestion although they approve of the proposition to form 8 railroad brigade to ensure a regular service of trains in case of need
 The Hague. March 4-The representa- tive of a financial syndicate which con- trols the estate near here which formerly belonged to the grand duoal family oi saxe- Weimar. will start shortly for the | United States to negotiate with Andrew Carnegie for the sale of the estate or which the latter proposes to erect 6 Palace of Peace" in commemoration oi the establishment of the International Court of Arbitration.
 Rome. March 4.-Cardinal Satolli, pre-. feet of the congregation of studies under the jurisdiction of which the Catholic University at Washington now Is, today received in farewell audience the Rev Dr. O'Connell, the new rector of the University, who will leave Rome to- morrow on his way to his post. The cardinal promised the new rector his owr support and that of the other vatican au thorities.
 Mexico City. March 4.-John Week. { young American, was murdered today a the works of the Guanatuato Power Company. near Samora. The details arc not known. Week was the son of A R. Week. a banker and wealthy lumber dealer of Stevens Point. Wis. He hat just graduated from Armour Institute ant had been named by Senator Spooner fol a cadetship in the Annapolis naval aca demy.
 Ithaca, N. Y, March 4.-Dr. H. Sopei of New York city came to Ithaca today at the instance of the Stote Board oi | Health to investigate the typhoid fever conditions. Miss Edna Wensley of AL bany was taken to the Cornell infirmary | Annex today with symptoms of typhoid fever. The situation in the city Is i'm. proved and no deaths occurred today.
 Richmond. Va, March At Is reported | in financial circles here today that the | American Locomotive Company Is back. ing the financial arrangements for the settlement of the affairs of the William | Trigg Shipbuilding Company, and that this IS the beginning of an organization of ship yards to fight the American shipbuilding Company.
 Washington, March 4-Consul Genera. Skinner at Marseilles has cabled to the State Department that the merchant yes. sel Iris will be taken out of quarantine today. He says that two men died or the voyage. one from heart disease and the other from a cause not yet determin- ed, but not believed to be either plague or yellow fever.
 Paris, March 1.-The Chamber of Depu- ties. continuing the debate on the budget for the Ministry of Finance, adopted to- night an appropriation of $20O,0O0 annu- ally for increasing the old age pensions paid by the mining companies to theil miners and employees. The measure was passed practically without discussion and l without division.
 Evansville Ind, March 1.-The Ohio River marked 37 feet this evening and was still rising. The water is now two feet above the danger line. No further danger Is expected unless 1t should gC above AS feet, the highest ever recorded | The belief is that the forty-foot stage is about the highest it will go at this time. Annapolis Md March 1.-The resigna. ton of Midshipman Robert II. Pearson oi | Concord, N. H., whose jaw was broken 1T a fist fight with an upper classman some weeks ago in the Naval Academy, wa, accepted today. The third class has agreed to discontinue hazing.
 City Island, N. Y, March 1.-The Brit. ish steamer Beckenham from Calcutta via Boston for New York. ran ashore or Eatons Neck. L. l., during a thick fog It got off without assistance and passed here at 3;30 p. m.
 Richmond. Va. March Hire of un known origin this morning destroyed tho four story warehouse and factory a Farmvlle, belonging to M Abenheim 6 Co.,, of New York; The loss Is $G00OO.