The Springfield herald., 1904-03-25
CONDENSED TELEGRAhS

The Russian convicts employed on
the Amur railroad in Siberia have Of
fered TO turn over ten per cent. of their
earnings to the Red Cross society.
The murder of Rev Benjamin w.
Labaree in Persia was not the work of
religious fanatics. The missionary and
his servant were waylaid and slain by
robbers.
President Roosevelt has fixed the sal
aries of the isthmian canal commits
sioners at $4,000 per year. and In ad-
dition thereto SIS per day while they
are on the isthmus.
The weather bureau at Washington
is authority for the statement that
there is no foundation in fact for the
assertion that the rainfall in western
Kansas is increasing from year to year.
The torpedo boat Bailey on trial at
Norfolk, Va, beat all previous records
by making thirty knots an hour. Lire
on board was almost unendurable, ow-
ing to the swift vibration of the vessel.
The transport Sheridan sailed from
Manila on the 18th inst. for San Fran
cisco with 596 enlisted men of the Elev-
enth cavalry and a battalion OF the
Philippine scouts bound for the st.
Louis exposition.
The Hamburg-American liner Blue
cher, which arrived on the 18th inst,
brought1.765 steerage passengers. the
majority of whim We're refugees from
Russia who fed the country to avoid
serving in the army.
The government of India has issued
an important state paper on educa-
tional reforms. in which 1t advocates
the abolition of the competitive examin-
alton system for public service In favor
of selection by probation.
The output of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works at Philadelphia for 1903 was
the largest in the history of that es-
tablishment. 1t comprised total OF
2,022 complete locomotives. In addi-
ton to these duplicate or repair parts
were furnished. equivalent to about $50
complete locomotives additional.
The United States cruiser Cincin-
natl arrived at Chemulpo. Korea, on
the 18th inst, with number OF Ameri-
can refugees from the American COM
pany's mines at Unsan and missions in
that vicinity. All of the party, con-
sisting of three men and twenty-five
women and children. were well.
1t has been practically decided by
the committee in charge that the Unit
ed States shall send no team to Europe
for the international automobile cup
races, unless those entered In the ell
mination trials in April show qualities
which are necessary to successful COM
petition against the cars OF Europe.
In accordance with the holy synod
at st. Petersburg a third bishop was
added to the Russian Orthodox church
in America, when Raphael Hawawee-
ny, archimbandrite. pastor OF the Sy-
rian Arabic church of St Nicholas OF
Brooklyn. became Bishop Raphael, the
first of his faith to be consecrated In
America.
The British steamer Aramac was
wrecked on the Break Sea spit on
Queensland. Sunday, March 18th. Six
boats were launched and two were safe
ly landed with sixty exhausted passen-
gers and members of the crew. -Four
ether boats were reported missing con-
tanning seventy-eight persons, but all
turned out to be safe.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee of Nebraska has decided to hold
two state conventions. The first, to
select delegates to the national con-
vention. will be held at Omaha. June
1st. The nominating convention Will
be held at Lincoln on a date between
July 9Th and September 1st. to be des-
ignated later by the committee.
A daring and clever feat has been
performed by a japanese woman who
escaped from Dalny by means which
are still shrouded in mystery. says
World dispatch from Tien Tsin. 1t is
said she secured officials plans of the
harbors of Dalny and Port Arthur,
~ IN,
ply as an ordinary refugee. A decora-
ton for her herosm is the reported re-
ward.
The offer of Andrew Carnegie to pro-
vide funds for a union engineering
building as home for the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
American Institute of Mining Engi-
reers, the American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers and the Engineers
club of New York having been accept
ed Mr. Carnegie has placed at the dis
posal of those organizations Sl.5OO,OOO
for that purpose.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. James H. Tillman, re
Gently acquitted of murder for the kill
ing of Lditor N. G. Gonzales of Column
bia. S. c., will be candidate for Con-
gress, having decided to contest for the
seat made vacant by the death of Con-
gressman G. W. Croft of South Caro-
lima. The dead congressman was at
one time the law partner of Mr.. TILL
man and was his leading counsel in
the murder trial.
The annual report of the Hamburg
American Steamship Company shows
net profit of SIS, 100000 for the year, OF
which $3,500,000 was applied to the re-
serve fund and to deteriorations. The
tonnage of the ships owned by the COM
pany is $1.727 .948, the largest in the
world, and exceeding the entire ton
mage of most countries. and the aver
age age of vessels. the report says is
only six years and seyen months.
The Presbyterian board OF foreign
missions has received by cable con-
firmation of the news of the murder of
Rev. Benjamin Labaree, near Khoi.
Persia. He was the son of Rev. Benja-
min A. Labaree, also a missionary in
Persia. He was appointed mission
ary in 1893 and leaves a widow and two
children Mrs. Labaree is a daughter
of the Rev. DR.. Schauffler now of
Cleveland and for many years mis-
sionary in Turkey.