The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
CONDENSED rELEcRAl1s

Earl Gray was officially installed as
governor general Of Canada December
10th.
Building operations in the twenty
flve principal cities OF the United
States for last month show an increase
OF about twenty-five per cent over No
yember, 1908.
Paderewski. the pianist. arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th inst. from
Australia He IL accompanied by his
wife. and will give series of con-
certs in the United States.
King Edward has approved the ap-
pointment of Admiral Sir Edward Ho-
bart Seymour. G. Z. B.. to ne aainitai
Of the feet on the retirement Of Ad-
miral Salmon in February.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company announces a divi-
dend OF two per cent, payable Janu-
ary 3rd. This makes seven and one
fourth per cent. paid in dividends this
year.
Japan has accepted the American
governments invitation to participate
In second peace conference at The
Hague. provided the ruling OF the con-
ference should not affect the present
conflict.
1t is reported at Mukden that the
Japanese are largely colonizing south
ern Manchuria. 1t is said they arc
also sending many young Chinese from
Manchuria to Japan, paying their
travelling expenses.
At Coffeyville, Kansas, A. B. Hurst
was blown up at an explosion OF mag
azine containing 500 quarts OF nitro
glycerine. Nothing could be found OF
the remains of two horses and a
wagon or the shooter.
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
with an authorized capital OF 100000
900. has been Incorporated at Trenton.
New Jersey. 1t will succeed the United
States Shipbuilding Company. now In
the hands of a receiver.
Inspired by the national vote OF 60o.-
900 for Debs at the last election. the
New York section of the Socialist
party has issued a statement to the
effect that it has laid plans for estab-
fishing a school of socialism.
The board of directors of the Louis
lana Exposition Company has ap-
proved the contract with a Chicago
wrecking company for the removal of
the exposition buildings. The Expo
sition Company is to receive $450,000.
Navigation throughout the St Law
renee canal closed December 10th.
During the season / 800 vessels passed
through, against LOO last year. The
vessels this year averaged larger and
brought the total tonnage above last
years figures.
For the fifth time with two months
the Newport Iron Foundry and Ma
chine Company's building. Newport,
Kentucky. was dynamited on the
night of December Ith. No lives were
lost, and the workmen In the place all
escaped injury.
At Rome, on the 11th inst, In the
presence of 10000 people, Pope Plus
cononized Andre SAUL and blessed Ge-
rardo Meiella. Descendants of Mar
quisas Ambrose, SAUL and Negrotte
assisted in the canonizations. cere-
moDy SO rare in these times that this
is only the second that has been held
1 since 1870.
! A fight between some of the recently
imported Chinese laborers and the
Kaffirs occurred at johannesburg a
few days ago. The Chinese took the
offensive and when the disturbance
was quelled it was found that three
Kaffirs and one Chinaman had been
killed and eight Kafiirs and twenty-five
Chinese wounded.
The Neafie C Levy Shipbuilding
Company of Philadelphia. one OF the
oldest concerns Of the kind in the
country, has made an assignment. The
company recently completed the crui-
ser Denver for the government and is
now constructing the protected cruiser
,fC to- Cotd 70
on government work.
! Three men wearing slouch hats en-
tered the Peoria National Bank at Pc
oria, Illinois. on the 9th inst. and while
two of them covered the teller with
revolvers one reached through the win
dow and seized $500 in currency and
silver. making his escape. The three
leaped into a buggy, drove back the
crowd with their revolvers and got
away.
The Lord Mayor Pound has issued
an appeal for funAts for the relief of
the unemployed OF london. King Ed
ward has contributed s1.25O; Queen
Alexandra, $1,000; the Prince OF
Wales, $4,000; the Princess of Wales
$3.50; Lord Iveagh. $4,000; the Roths
childs. $4,000; the Duke OF Westmin-
ster, $4,000, and the Peabody trustees,
s25 900.
The Sheet and Tinplate Company at
Pittsburg started thirty-seven tinplate
mills on the 18th inst. OF the PAP
mills. all but seven are now running,
and it is expected they will be going
| in few days. For the first time in
the history of the company or its pre-.
decessors, the American Tinplate Com
pany, every mill owned will be in full
operation.
The British foreign office says there
is no foundation for the story that
Great Britain has offered Turkey
money to buy Argentine and Chilian
WarshipS in return for concessions