The Dolores star., 1905-07-14
CONDENSED TELEeRAms

Inc anti-cigArette law has gone l1eo
eject In Wisconsin.
An electric storm at Elmira, New
York. July ID did damage to the
amount Of s15o.o0o.
Professor curie. the discoverer Of
radium. has been elected . member q
the French Academy Of Science.
Semi-Omcial announcement II made
that Bunalo's population. ~ revealed
BY the census just taken. il 37S.600.
The steerage rate from Glasgow.
Scotland, to New York has been r.
duced by competing lines to $17.6o.
The First National Bank OF Topeka.
Kansas. controlled by Charles J. Dew
lin. the big coal mine owner, closed
its doors July Sd.
The supreme council. United Com
mercial Travellers. at its session In Co
lumbus. Ohio, elected as supreme coun-
cillor Clarence J. Miles. Hastings. Ne
braska.
The cruiser Charleston on her on
cial trial run June 2sth. made an aver
age speed OF 22.3 knots an hour. She
exceeded her contract requirement BY
.03 knots.
Senator Alger Of Michigan has an
nounced that owing to his poor health
he will not be . candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Senate when his present
term expires in 1907.
For the year just closed it IL ap-
proximated that 100000 pieces a
registered mail were handled In the
United States. an increase Of 100 per
cent. over four years ago.
Second Assistant Secretary of State
Adee. after . bicycling tour of France.
sailed for New York from Havre July
LIST on the La Savoie to resume his
duties at the State Department.
The sanitation Of Panama is improv-
ing, the number of deaths for June be-
ing twenty-five per cent less than that
recorded for May. though June is con-
sidered the worst month Of the year.
The recent heated spell in Europe
has caused. it is estimated from the
reports now coming in. more than 100
deaths In Germany. In some places
, leaves on the trees have dried and
fallen.
The American revivalists. Rev. Reu-
ben A. Torrey and Charles NJ. Alex
ander, have concluded their five
months revival campaign In England.
Fourteen thousand converts were
made.
At conference of the executive COM
mittee Of the civic federation 1t was de-
cided to hold a national conference in
New York City on September 26th and
27th to discuss the question Of immi-
grafton.
Confirmation has been received at
Cape Town of Chief Marengo's re-
ported victory over the Germans at
Karasberg, German Southwest Africa,
June 22d. 1t is said that 100 Germans
were killed.
Surgeon Raymond Speer of the navy
has been ordered to Manchuria for spe-
cial duty In connection with the naval,
medical and sanitary features Of the
Russo-Japanese war. studying the hy-
giene Of camp life.
The monthly circulation statement,
issued July LIST. shows that at the
close Of business June 80, 1905, the to-
tai circulation Of national bank notes
was $495,719. .8O6, an increase for the
year of $46.4S4,711.
The executive committee of the su-
preme council Of the Royal Arcanum
announces that 1t has no power to alter
the new schedule Of rates. The in
crease was an absolute and immediate
necessity. they say.
The German Automobile Club has
voted to hold an international automo-
bile race in 1906 provided tho German
government consents. The course was
left undetermined upon, but it is ex.
pected to be at Homburg.
Statistics Of the port of Boston at
the close of the fiscal year to-day
shows that the immigration record has
been broken with 66,646 immigrants,
which exceeds the greatest previous
record. two years ago. Of 65,S50.
The imposing tower Of st. Cath
crimes church, at Dantzic. Germany,
built from 1926 to 1880. was entirely
destroyed by lightning July Sd. Some
posing the chimes. which were cast in
1884, were melted.
A telegram from Steinkopf. German
southwest Africa, says that Petrus
Christian, the insurgent leader, re-
Gently ambushed the German force
commanded by Major Won Kamptz at
ing twenty-six Germans.
Henry Seymour of Vantage, Long
Island, unarmed and apparently harm
less, was arrested at Sycamore hill a
few days ago while making repeated
and persistent efforts to see President
Roosevelt. He was released on prom
Using to leave town at once.
The Norwegian war department says
there is positively no truth in the re-
ports published In Stockholm to the
effect that Norway is arming for con-
f1ict with Sweden. The Norwegian
troops. 1t is explained, are merely un-
dergoing their usual practice drill.
The oficial call of the National Ir-
rigation Congress, which is to meet
in Portland, Oregon, from August 21st
to oath, has been issued. The invita-
tion Is directed to all interested in the
subject Of irrigation and the reclaIna-
tion of arid lands within the United
States.