The Globe-republican., 1904-10-06

LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF,

LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.
Frederick Augusta Barthoidi, the
sculptor of the statute of Liberty in
New York bay, is critically i'll in Paris
with tuberculosis.
At Providence, R. l., George T.
Newhall was appointed temporary re.
celVer Of the Nautical Preparatory
school on the ground that the corpor.
alton Is insolvent.
Another semi-monthly payment of
100000 on the $4,6OO,O0O government
loan was made by the management
Of the Louisiana purchase exposition.
The total amount paid up to date is
s3,4OS,149.
Miss Jean Morton, daughter of Joy
Morton, of Chicago, and niece of
Paul Morton, secretary of the navy,
was married to Joseph Cudahy, son
OF Michael Cudahy, the packer. Sec.
rotary Morton attended the ceremony
The assets of the United Salt com.
pany were sold by order of the court
to 0. G. Barber of Akron, O., for s1O5,.
oOO' The United Salt Company was
formely one of the largest concerns of
The kind in the country. As a result
Of long and costly litigation with the
so-called salt trust, however, IT be.
came financially involved and a re.
celver has been in charge of the
property for two years.
The members of the Cigar Manufac.
turers' association vigorously urge the
Cuban government to represent to
the United States the alleged injus.
tice in removing the distinctive stamp
on imported cigars 1t is charged that
Secretary Shaws decision assists all
the dishonesty practiced against the
American consumer in making thd
boxes containing mixed or otherwise
inferior products appear to contain
pure Havanas.
The engagement Of Captain Louis
N. Bash, U. s. A. now serving in the
Philippines, to Miss Bertha Runkle, Of
New York, author of 1.-THE Helmet of
Navarro" which created such a sen.
sation when published in serial form,
has been announced. Captain Bash is
the son Of Major Bash, retired. Miss
Runkle spent the summer in the Isle
Of Wight, gathering material for her
forthcoming book. The wedding Is to
take place at her New York home late
in the autumn.
The Chilean training ship, General
Baquedano, has arrived in San Fran.
cisco, As days from Yokohama. The
vessel carries 43 officers and crew
Of 337, mostly cadets of the Chilean
navy and has been making a leisurely
voyage to Asiatic countries. She Is
now on her way back to Valparaiso
The Iowa state treasury has com.
pleted prellminarles looking to the col.
lection Of collateral inheritance tax
from the estate Of the late James Cal.
lahan, which is said to be worth $40,
O0O,0OOO The state will recover half
o million.
A dispatch from s. burg, Germany
Announces that D. -, president |
of the American institute there, has
shot and killed himself. No explana-
ton Is yet obtainable Of the cause Of
Mr.. Goss' suicide. The American
Institute at Strasburg is closed.
The emperor left st. Petersburg for
Odessa to review the Eighth army
corps. The commlssiariat department
Is already prepared to furnish win.
ter outfits for half million men.
About 47S,OOO sets Of fur capes, cloaks
and boots are proceeding to the Far
East.
The Rev. DR.. Patrick Gibson Robert |
aged n years, one Of the best known
Episcopal clergymen in st. Louis, Is
dead, after an illness Of seven years. |
The deceased was born in Richmond,
W. Va. A widow and five children sur.
vive, one Of whom is Dent Robert,
managing editor Of the San Francis.
co Examiner.
The municipal authorities OF Mos.
cow, on account Of the appearance Of |
Cholera at saratoff and Nizhni Nov.
gorod, have adopted extraordinary |
measures to treat and isolate any |
cases which may break out.