The state herald., 1904-12-02
CONDENSED TELEcRAhs

United States and Switzerland has been
signed
]. Pierpont Morgan has been elected
president of the New York Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art.
Secretary of War Taft will bs IN
command of the naval forces Of the
lsthmus Of Panama while he 10 there
Commander Booth Tucker, who fol
eight and half years has been at the
head Of the Salvation Army In this
country, recently sailed for England.
Gen. Louis Palma Di Cesnola, d.
rector and trustee Of the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art. New York city. died
November 2lst at the age Of "a years.
Orders are being prepared opening
to commercial business the naval coast
wireless telegraph stations at Yerba
Buena, California. and Mare Island
navy yard.
Joseph Brown, son Of the late Gov
ernor Joseph M. Brown Of Georgia,
wants all the southern electors to cast
their votes for Roosevelt, making his
election unanimous.
Col. William c. P. Breckenridge died
at Lexington, Kentucky. November
18th from the effects of stroke OF
paralysis three days previous.
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company has opened its eight-mill
plant in Pittsburg and 10 said to be or.
ranging to start eighty-four idle tin
plate mills early In December.
In the foot ball game at New Haven
November 10Th Harvard was beaten by
Yale by score of 12 to 0, being the
same score made by Yale In her VIC
tory over Princeton week before.
Twenty-one department stores in
New York City have entered into an
alliance to prosecute shoplifters. Losses
Of half a million dollars from this
source have been suffered during the
past year.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
Turkey is ordering a hundred new bat
teries Of artillery from German. French
and English factories at the cost OF
$l0,000.O00. The Krupp company gets
the largest contracts.
Queen Idliuokalani and former Dele
ggate Kalanianole came over from
Honolulu recently to attend to the
queens project Of securing an appro,
priation from Congress to pay her for
the former crown lands.
Secretary Taft left Washington No
vember 18th for New Orleans on his
way to Panama. where he goes as tha
special representative Of President
Roosevelt to present n message OF am.
ity and good will to President ANA
dor.
Pat Grove. for whose capture Cud.
ahy. the millionaire packer, is reported
to have offered reward Of S25.000 "a
tho kidnaper OF his little son, Il
thought to be in the City Of Mexico
and the police are endeavoring to To-
cate him.
A forest fire in the Illinois bottoms
seven miles north OF Peoria, Illinoia
has devastated seven square miles oi
territory. The countryside was fllet
with small game driven from their lair,
by the flames. Several farm buildingt
were destroyed.
Miss Anna S. Peck. the American
mountain climber. arrived at New Yorl
recently from Colon. Miss Peck. who
left New York last June, has been IN
Peru, where she succeeded In ascend,
Ing Huascan mountain to height o
2l.000 feet Immense crevasses pro
vented her reaching the summit.
In sensational finish on the Associa,
tion track at Oklahoma City. Novem,
ber 18th. Dan Patch lowered thu
worlds record for pacing milo on [
IA q ynlt trn oh sha ~ al, al
2:03 fiat. The previous record. held bJ
Dan PatcA himself. was made at Bir,
mingham. Alabama. last year. beinl
2:03h.
J. p. Storm. former county treasurer
OF favapai count. Arizona. who wat
found bound and gagged In the vault
Of his Office on November 9th. and whS
reported that he had been robbed O!
$4,000 by two men and then placed II
the vault. where he claims he was 10,
fourteen hours. has been arrested OF
the charge OF embezzlement.
An automobile train with four carr
was successfully tested at Berlin few
days ago by the German War Depart
ment. By means OF special couplingi
the cars were drawn after the auto
mobile round sharp curves, kecpint
the same track. The velocity was M.
teen miles an hour. The train wenl
over meadows at the rate OF eight milei
an hour.
President Roosevelt has announced
the appointment of Francis Il. LeupI
TO be Indian commissioner. vice VII!
liam A. Jones. resigned. Commissions,
Jones' resignation and Mr.. Supps ap.
pointmcnt will take effect January lst
Mr.. Lcupp Is Washington correspond.
hns been Identified with Indian affairi
for many years.
Spelterlni. a prominent balloonist, to-
gether with two members OF tho Aero.
static Club OF Berlin. recently made M
ascension from Zurich. Switzerland.
passing over tho Bcrnese Alps and
making n safe landing In the village
OF Corba,lere. In the canton OF New,
ehatel. They attained an elevation OF
two miles. experiencing bright sun.
shine but intense cold.
Tho Holland government has notified
tho American charge d'afyaires thu,
Queen Wilhelmina Will be glad TO see
the second peace conference meet nj
Tho Hague. and that the United States
may count on the cooperation OF The
Netherlands 10 soon as Emperor Mich.
olaa. originator OF the work begun In
1899. and other powers have given
their adhesion TO tho proposal.
Former Judge Alton u. Parker and
Mrs. Parker will FneuA thu winfer In