La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21
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governor general Of Canada Dece0ber
10th.
Building operations In the tventy-
ave principal cities Of the United
States for last month show an increase
Of about twenty-five per cent over No
vember, 1S03-
Paderevski. the pianist. arrived as
San Francisco on the 18th inst from
Australia He Is accompanied BY his
wife. and will give series oe con
certs in the United States
King Edvard has approved the ap-
pointment Of Admiral Sir Edvard Ho-
bart Seymour. c. C. B.. 70 Dc aaznirei
miral Salmon in February
The Chicago. Rock Island 4 Pacific
Railway Company announces . divi-
dend Of two per cent. payable Jsnu-
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 NJ The
Hague. provided the ruling Of the con
ference should not Affect the present
coofljct-
It II reported At Nukden that the
japanese are largely colonixing south
ern Manchuria- II IL said they arc
also sending many young Chinese from
Manchurta to Japan. paying their
travelling expenses.
At Co6eyville, Kansas. A. B. Hurst
was blown up at an explosion OF mag
asins containing 500 quarts OF nitro
giycerine. Nothing could be found Of
the remains Of two horses and .
wagon or the shooter.
The Bethlehem Steel CorporAfioa.
with an authorized capital OF $50. .00O.-
900. has been incorporated At Trenton.
New Jersey. II will succeed the United
States Shipbuiiding Company. now In
the hands Of receiver.
Inspired by the national vote oe so0.-
900 for Debs at the last election, tho
New York section Of the Socialist
party has issued . statement to the
effect that 1t 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 . Chicago
wrecking company for the removal Of
the exposition buildings The Expo
sition Company is to receive &450.00o.
Navigation throughout the St Law
renee canal closed December 10th.
During the season 1900 vessels passed
through. against 100 last year. The
vessels this year averaged larger and
brought the total tonnage above last
years figures.
For the NTH time with two months
the Newport Iron Foundry and Ma
chine Comyany's building. Newport,
Kentucky. was dynamited on the
night of December 11th. No lives were
lost, and the workmen in the place all
escaped injury.
At Rome. on the l1th inst. In the
presence OF 10000 people. Pope Plus
coaonized Andre SAUL and blessed Ge-
rardo Meiella- Descendants OF Mar
quises Ambrose. SAUL and Negrotte
assisted in the lamentations. . cere-
mony 20 rare In these times that this
Is only the second that has been held
since 1870.
A fight between some Of the recently
imported Chinese laborers and the
Kamrs occurred At johannesburg .
few days ago. The Chinese took the
offensive and when the disturbance
Kafirs and one Chinaman had been
killed and eight Kafirs and twenty-five
Chinese wounded.
The Neane 4 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
st. Louis. 1t is said to have lost money
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 vim
silver, making his escape. The three
crowd with their revolvers and got
away.
The Lord Mayer Pound has issued
an appeal for funss for the relief Of
the unemployed OF london. King Ed
ward has contributed $3.50: Queen
Alexandra, $1,000; the Prince o.
Wales, 5000: the Princess of Wales
$3.50: Lord Iveagh. $4,000; the Roths
childs, S15.0C0: the Duke OF Westmin-
ster. $1,000. and the Peabody trustees.
$4,000.
The Sheet and Tinplate Company At
Nttsburg started thirty-seven tinplate
mills ON the 18th inst. OF the 242
mills. all but seven are now running,
and 1t IL expected they will be going
in q 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 ONCE says there
Is no foundation for the story that
Great Britain has offered Turkey
money to buy Argentine and Gillian
warships in return for concessions
which would permit Great Britain to
erect q second Gibraltor on the coast
Of Yemen. which would give Great