The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-16
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/ baptized at the Quirinal December 4th.
Andrew Carnegie has decided to give
$1,000 for the extension OF two branch
libraries in Omaha.
! Queen Alexandra OF England cele-
brated her sixtieth birthday December
LIST at Sandringham.
/ The first snow for two years fell at
Ell Paso, Texas. December 4th. for
/ six hours. 1t was preceded and fol-
/ lowed by cold rain and sleet.
| Denmark has informally accepted
| the invitation OF President Roosevelt
! for the powers to reassemble in sec.
ond conference at The Hague.
| Nineteen provincial marshals Of tho
nobility met in Moscow at the resi-.
dence Of Prince Troubetzskoi and
unanimously indorsed the Zen'f-
voists' memorial.
The official figures OF The attendaSHe
at the Worlds Fair have been made
public. The total attendance was 49,
/ 1913, and that of the closing day,
December l, 203,101.
Chairman Cortelyou of the national
Republican committee has announced
the appointment of Gen. John NJ. WI.
son, U. S. A. retired. as chairman Of
the inaugural committee.
The government estimate OF this
years cotton crop is u, 10000 bales,
which is considerably more than was
expected. The announcement occa
stoned break in prices.
The Jury in the land fraud cases at
Portland, Oregon, brought in a verdict
of guilty for all the defendants except
Miss Marie Ware, the charge being
conspiracy to defraud the government.
r. o. Woods. secretary of the Lima.
Ohio Home and Savings Association,
who was found guilty of embezzling
over $25,000, and who forbade his at
torneys to try for new trial. has been
sentenced to five years in the peniten
tiary.
George E. Heaton, the inventor and
designer of the airship California
Messenger" made a successful flight
on the 9Th inst at Alameda, Califor-
mia, remaining in the air for an hour
and guiding the airship at will in any
direction he desired.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has
reversed the decision Of the Circuit
Court in the case of Caleb Powers,
now in Jail at Louisville under SEN
tence of death for completely in the
murder of Governor GoebeL This
gives Powers new trial.
The water Of the reservoir of the
Esperanza mine at Ell Oro. Mexico.
broke its bounds and rushed with a
roar down the mountain. The only
structures in its path were small huts
of Mexican day laborers, and with their
destruction five natives were drowned.
President Roosevelt has indicated
his intention to appoint Stonewall
Jackson Christian, a grandson Of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, the confederate
chieftain, as cadet to the West Point
military academy. The young man is
q student at the Georgia Military Acad-
emy.
German interest in President Roose-
velt's message to Congress centers par
ticulary in the sections that deal with
the army and navy and the trust and
labor problems. The newspapers
print summaries of about 1000 words,
and their comment generally is favor
able.
King Victor Emmanuel, who was ac-
companied by Queen Helena, reopered
the Italian Parliament Novem Der 30th.
From his seat In the Senate the king
read the speech from the throne. en-
pressing liberal and peaceful princi,
Piles which were enthusiastically ap.
plauded.
The first trackless trolley street
railway has begun operations In Ber-
lin and is apparently success. The
vehicles resemble electric omnibuses,
but derive their power from an over
head trolley. The speed is ten miles
an hour, They are equipped with a
special type Of wheels.
A dispatch to London news agency
from Lahore, India. says that the wife
and children OF DR.. Benjamin, an
American Episcopal missionary, have
been poisoned with arsenic. A native
Christian schoolmaster, who was re-
Gently reprimanded by DR.. Benjamin,
is charged with the crime.
Final arrangements it is stated have
been made by the Rio Grande West.
ern railway for the taking over of the
| Copper Belt railway in Utah. This is
a ten-mile line, taking in several OF
the big Bingham copper mines, and its
acquisition brings the Rio Grande sys
TEN into direct contact with these
properties.
Six million fewer bottles Of cham
pagne were drunk in Germany during
the first six months of the fiscal year
from April 18th to September 31st, and
S00,000,000 fewer cigars were smoked
as appears from the figures which Fl
nance Minister Won Stengel has sub
mitted to the reichstag.
The First Night and Day Bank and
Safe Deposit Company has been or
ganized in New York City for the pur
pose of establishing bank that will
be kept open at all hours Of the day
and night to accommodate emergency
customers. Senator E. o. Wolcott o1
Colorado is one of the stockholders.
1t Is officially announced that Kint
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