The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
SHORT TELEGRAMs-

| Forty persons were killed February
LIST by an explosion Of ten tons OF gum
powder at Fort Bhatinda. in the pun
jab. British India.
Henry Phipps. the steel magpate has
donated $4,000 to the Johns Hopkins
hospital to establish a separate depart
| ment for consumptives.
The anniversary OF the execution Of
King Charles |. January 80 1916, was
observed by several Episcopal churches
| in Boston. and vicinity.
The Southern Pacific company is pre-
pairing to install the block system in
| signaling on the mountain division OF
| its northern overland route.
w. Bourke Cochran has been uomin-
| ated as the Democratic candidate for
| Congress to succeed George b. McCleI-
Ian in the Twelfth New York dis
trict.
The Deutsche Tage Zeitung says that
Emperor William will embark at Kiel
March 9th on his projected visit to the
south of Europe. arriving at Palermo
March 18th
A Berlin dispatch says that Count
Sephelin has begun the construction Of
new airship. His call for financial
assistance brought him subscriptions
amounting to $ll2.5O0.
BostOn's death rate OF II 60 per 900
Inhabitants last year was the lowest
since lS49, when the first attempt 10
keep reliable records was made. The
rate in 1902 was 1878.
AT Bessemer, in the copper district
Of northern Michigan. the tempera uTe
on January 2Sth fell to forty-eight de-
grees below zero and cattle were frozen
stitf in some OF the barns.
On February 1st Nine. Nordica, the
prima donna who in private life is Mrs.
Lillian Nj. Doeme. was granted an N
terlocutory decree Of divorce by Justice
Bischoff, in the Supreme Court of New
York.
The National Editorial Association.
In accordance with definite arrange
ments, completed by the executive com
mittee. will hold its nineteenth annual
convention in st. Louis May 10th. lIth.
18th and 18th.
A pulpit made from wood brought
from the forests Of Virginia is soon to
be placed in St. Georges Church at
Gravesend. England. in commemora-
ton OF Princess Pocahontas, who is
buried in the chancel.
For four successive years Nine. Am
ynot. at Hyeres, in the south of France.
has given birth to boy on the 25th of
January. The first was in 1900. and
on every January 25th since. she has
punctually repeated the feat.
George Hermann. the ex-inspector
Of constabulary. who robbed the gov
ernment and fled from Misamis. Minda-
mao. and was subsequently captured at
Bayanan. has been convicted and SEN
fenced to thirteen years imprison
ment.
The protected cruiser Charleston was
successfully launched at the yard of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company January 23d. Miss
Helen w. Rhett, daughter of Mayor r.
G. Rhett OF Charleston. christened the
vessel
A dispatch received at Vienna from
Sofia, Bulgaria. says that the chiefs OF
the Macedonian revolutionary Organiz-
alton in the interior have sent out cir
culars to the members of the organza-
tion ordering renewal of the insur-
rection.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application of President
Francis and others for authority TO or
ganize the Bankers Worlds Fair Ma
tional Bank. to be located on the
grounds of the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position.
A Manila dispatch says that the act
for maintaining the parity of the cur
rency has passed. 1t provides for the
purchase OF Mexican silver coin as bull
lion and imposes tax on all contracts
made in debased currency after Octo-
Der l, 1904
Two years ago the body of a man
drowned near Bemidji, Minnesota was
buried as that of James Pratt. Pratt
returned last month TO learn that he
was mourned as dead. He left for the
Pacific coast on the day of the supposed
drowning and failed to write home.
Professor Gussenbauer. one of the
leading surgeons Of Austria, has con-
Quoted successfully experiments with
radium for enlargement of the gullet
in cases of cancerous contraction of the
esophagus, thereby obviating the
necessity of recourse to artificial nour-
| ishment.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota has
| Quashed the indictments against eX-
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis. who was
| sentenced to six years imprisonment
| for receiving money for the protection
| of criminals The court held that he
was Illegally convicted and he is
| therefore set free.
| II. D. Stevens of Seattle was frozen
| in an Alaska blizzard near Barclay
| Point, January 18th. His companion,
| II. |. Frivold of Kayak. had both
| hands frozen, and after Stevens death
managed to struggle to cabin two
miles distant, where he was found
three hours later.
James Walters. alleged to be one of
Tho nlSt ccaSSfiil dia ON. ~, ;s.,:ss j u