The Western news., 1904-09-21
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Grover Cleveland, demOcracy's grea
leader, may be persuaded to speak fol
Parker in the northwest.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff's reply
to the British ambassador, Sir Charles
Hardinge, on the subject Of contra
band of war, admitted the conditiona
character of all articles mentioned II
section 10 Of article 6 of the Russian
regulations, except horses and other
Itasts, which Russia insists remain II
the category of absolute contraband.
Important developments regarding
China's attitude toward the belliger
ents is anticipated in we'll informed
quarters at St. Petersburg. There are
rumors of closer relations betweel
China and Japan, of the possibility OF
the japanese turning over Port Ar.
thur, when captured, to China of their
restoring Manchuria to the Chinese,
etc.
Judge Parker democratic candidate
for president, was one of the pallbear-
ers at the funeral of DR.. Jacob Cham
bers, which took place at Kingston,
N. Y, recently.
Showered with blazing paint, a man,
a woman and baby in New York
tenement have received burns that will
likely prove fatal. The man acciden-
tally dropped the blazing match into
a bucket of paint.
DR.. Henry Ridgely, president of the
Farmers Bank of Delaware, and one
of the most prominent citizens of the
state, is dead. His death was due en-
tirely to hiccoughs. He was 81 years
of age.
President Loubet of France, in the
mayors said he looked forward with
satisfaction to the serenity of private
life ut the close of his present term.
The triennial catalogue of Yale uni
versity shows that there are 12,744
living graduates and 1921 dead grad.
yates of Yale, total of 22,O35.
An unusual influx of Irish immi-
grants in the last two months is re-
ported by the immigration authorities.
Charles S. Griffin of Lawrence, Kan,
instructor in political economy in the
Imperial University of Japan, was
drowned while bathing, according to
word received by his parents. He
was a graduate of Harvard.
Chicago-Acting Building Commits
sioner Stanhope has approved the ap-
plication of the Lyde and Behman
Music hall company for a license to
h,,iJl lt,Ner TOR
merly occupied by the lroquois theater
The grain and commission firm of
A. b. Costigan & Co., San Francisco,
has failed with liabilities of $129.759
and assets of $4S,602.
Survivors of 13 Pennsylvania regi.
ments that fought in the battle of
Antietam on the 42nd anniversary OF
the battle, dedicated monuments at
Sharpsburg, Md, to the same number
of regiments as memorials to the valor
of their comrades.
A monument in honor of Manuel
Montt, former president of Chill, and
former Premier Anthony Varas, his
colleague for a number of years, was
unveiled recently with great ceremony
in the presence of the diplomatic corps
and the civil and military authorities.
The event inaugurated a series of ma
tranquility and progress of the coun
try.
In endeavoring to turn out to avoid
a farmers wagon an automobile con
tanning two men and two women was
precipitated down 80 foot embank
ment near Baldwin, Mo-, killing John
Kalleen Of New York city, one of the
occupants.
Preparations for the autumn tour OF
the veteran actor, Joseph Jefferson
have been abandoned on account OF
i'll health.
proclamation has been issued by
the government offering $4,000 reward
for the capture of the bandits who held
up the Canadian Pacific railway train
at Mission Junction and robbed the eX
press car.
The Bristol hotel of Cincinnati, was
damaged $4,000 by fire recently, caus
ing panic among the 80 guests, who
were aroused from sleep. All escaped
La Porte, Ind.-Fire has destroyed
five tive-story buildings inside the
state prison walls at Michigan City
causing loss of over 100000. The
fire started from dry kiln chair fac
tory. according to statement by the
authorities, although rumors are il
circulation that the convicts fired the
buildings.
Prince Herbert Bismarck, according
to the latest reports, is steadily sink
ing.
Lee Toy, president of compan.
which holds Chinese concession a
the St. Louis exposition, has been in
dicted by the grand jury on the charge
of importing Chinese slave women.
]. McGregor Adams, for many year,
one of the FOREMOST business men il
Chicago, and well known Throughout
the west, died recently. He was 6
hartman ~ tho LOTT TObn Crooror onf