The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
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10th.
Building operations in the twenty
| five principal cities of the United
States for last month show an Increase
of about twenty-five per cent. over No
vember, 1903.
Paderewski, the pianist arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th inst. from
Australia. He is accompanied by his
wife. and will give a series of con-
certs in the United States.
King Edward has approved the ap-
pointment of Admiral Sir Edward Ho-
bart Seymour. e. c. b., to be aunllial
of the fleet on the retirement of Ad-
miral Salmon in February
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company announces divi-
| dend of two per cent, payable Janp-
airy Bird. This makes seven and one
fourth per cent. paid in dividends this
year.
Japan has accepted the American
governments invitation to participate
in second peace conference at The
Hague, provided the ruling of the con
ference should not affect the present
conflict.
1t is reported at Mukden that the
Japanese are largely colonizing south
ern Manchuria. 1t is said they are
also sending many young Chinese from
Manchuria TO Japan, paying their
| travelling expenses.
At Coffeyville, Kansas, A. B. Hurst
was blown up at an explosion of a mag
azine containing 500 quarts of nitro
glycerine. Nothing could be found of
the remains of two horses and a
wagon or the shooter
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
with an authorized capital of 10000
900, has been Incorporated at Trenton.
New Jersey. 1t will succeed the United
States Shipbuildng Company, now in
the hands of a receiver.
Inspired by the national vote of 600
900 for Debs at the last election the
New York section of the Socialist
party has issued a statement to the
effect that it has laid plans for estab-
fishing school of socialism.
The board of directors of the Louis
lana Exposition Company has ap,
proved the contract with a Chicago.
wrecking company for the removal of
the exposition buildings. The Expo
sition Company is to receive $3.50, 900.
Navigation throughout the St Law
renee canal closed December 10th
l,uiIuS tnt season l,DUb vessels passed
through, against LOO last year. The
vessels this year averaged larger and
brought the total tonnage above last
years figures.
For the fifth time with two months
the Newport Iron Foundry and Ma
chine Company's building. Newport,
Kentucky, was dynamited on the
night of December 11th. No lives were
lost, and the workmen in the place all
escaped injury.
At Rome. on the 11th inst, in the
presence of 10000 people, Pope Plus
cononized Andre SAUL and blessed Ge-
rardo Meiella Descendants of Mar
quiscs Ambrose, SAUL and Negrotte
assisted in the canonizations, a cere-
mony so rare in these times that this
is only the second that has been held
since 1870.
A fight between some of the recently
imported Chinese laborerS and the
katiirs occurred at Johannesburg a
few days ago. The Chinese took the
offensive and when the disturbance
was quelled it was found that three
katlirs and one Chinaman had been
killed and eight Kaffirs and twenty-five
Chinese wounded.
; The Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding
Company Of Philadelphia. one of the
Oldest concerns of the kind in the
country, has made an assignment. The
company recently completed the cru-
! ser Denver for the government and is
now constructing the protected cruiser
st. Louis. 1t is said to have lost money
on government work.
Three men wearing slouch hats en-
tered the Peoria National Bank at Pc
aria NJ u i,,st
two of them covered the teller with
revolvers one reached through the win
dow and seized $500 in currency and
silver, making his escape. The three
leaped into buggy, drove back the
crowd with their reyolvers and got
away.
The Lord Mayor Pound has issued
an appeal for funds for the relief of
the unemployed Of London. King Ed
ward has contributed S1,25O; Queen
Alexandra, $1,000; the Prince of.
Wales. $1,000; the Princess of Wales
$3.50; Lord Iveagh. 25,O00; the Roths-
childs, $l5.OC0; the Duke of Westmin-
ster, $4,000, and the Peabody trustees.
$4,000.
The Sheet and Tinplate Company at
Pittsburg started thirty-seven tinplate
mills on the 18th inst. OF the PAP
mills, all but seven are now running
and it is expected they will be going
in a few days For the first time in
the history of the company or its pre-,
uecessors. the American Tinplate Com
pany, every mill owned will be in fup
operation.
The British foreign office says there.
, is no foundation for the story that
Great Britain has offered Turkey
money to buy Argentine and Chilian
warships in return for concessions
which would permit Great Britain To
erect a second Gibraltor on the coast
of Yemen, which would give Great
Britain control of the lower entrance
, to the Red sea.
: A treaty of peace between the gov.