The Western news., 1904-11-02
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
CULlED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
G.. Wakimoto, who is in charge OF
hundreds of Japanese employed as Sec
ton men and in other capacities on
the Union Pacific railroad, has been
notified by the Japanese consul that
all members of the first and second
army reserves are ordered to return
at once for active service
The British government has purchas-
ed in Buenos Ayres 5000 mules, des-
tined for the Indian army.
Former Governor George K. Nash of
Ohio dropped dead in his bathroom at
his home at Columbus, Ohio. Death
was due to heart failure.
The Dodson-Braun Manufacturing
company, st. Louis, were awarded the
grand prize (highest award) for their
famous Cupid brand pickles and other
goods, at the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position.
An interurban electric car on the
railroad from Vancouver B. c., COM
ing down the Twelfth street grade re-
Gently at fair speed ran over and
instantly killed an unknown man.
Orders have been received at the
Brooklyn navy yard from the navy de-
partment to fit the cruiser Columbia
for sea at once, to carry Secretary of
War Taft and the Panama commission
to Colon.
Emanuel Cortez has resigned as Sec
retary of foreign affairs at Bogota, and
Climaco Calderon has been appointed
to succeed him.
The purchase of the National Bank
of North America by the Continental
bank at Chicago, is announced.
Three distinct earthquake shocks
were felt at Meade and Dodge City, in
southwestern Kansas recently.
Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of Will
liam Waldorf Astor, was married at
London recently, to Captain Spender-
Clay.
1t has been represented to the gen.
eral staff of the army that it will
require an expenditure of 50, 3,S19,420 to
place the submarine defenses of the
United States in a state of efficiency.
A fire is raging for distance of 20
miles eastward from Wind Gap, N. j.,
affecting very large portion Of the
Blue Ridge mountains. Over 10000
acres have thus far been devastated
Much fine timber has been destroyed.
delegation representing the crew
of the cruiser Olympia while in Lon
don presented Sir Thomas Upton with
loving cup subscribed for by the en-
tire crew.
The California Photographers asso-
citation has decided to meet in con-
vention next year at Portland, Ore.
during the Lewis and Clark fair in
connection with the Northwestern Pro-
tographers' association.
Admiral Jessen has assumed COM
mand of the First Pacific squadron.
succeeding Vice Admiral Bezobrazoff.
who is leaving Vladivostock for st.
Petersburg.
The Rev. George Cottrell the for
mer assistant rector of Christ Episco-
pal church, Baltimore, who was bar
red from charge at Palmyra, N. j., by
Bishop Scarborough because he mar
red the divorced wife of Rev. Clarence
Frankel of st. Louis, has been drown
ed at Sparrows Point, Md.
The Globe -Wernicke Co., Cincinnati,
was honored with two highest awards
for Elastic" bookcases, filing cabinets
and office appliances.
Private Allen of the Ninth cavalry,
accused of the murder of Sergeant
Tooley of the Fifteenth infantry, at
Monterey, Cal, is held to answer to
the charge before the superior court.
The Vossische Zeitung, the Oldest
newspaper in Berlin, celebrated it's
2OOth anniversary Sunday.
A report just made public by the
census Office shows that the executive
civil service" constitutes a force OF
1855 employees, of which all but IA
sos are native born American citizens
OF course, the latter. although foreign
born, have become naturalized citizens
or the country of their birth may have
since been annexed to the United
States OF the native born employees
122,967 were males, while 11,797 of
foreign birth are classed in the same
gender
Chief Engineer Sinclair of the in
ternational boundary line survey has
a force of men engaged in putting in
substantial bronze monuments about
five feet in height, marking the line
between Washington and British Co.
lumbia.
The northwest section of the Ma
tional Irrigation association expects to
be strongly represented in the con-
vention of the association to be held in
Ell Paso, Texas, November Is to 1S
inclusive. The delegation that goes
from the northwest will be instructed