The Springfield herald., 1905-08-25
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

At Middleton, New York, several
smart small boys made money by sell
ing pennies fattened by President
Roosevelts train for cents each.
1t is stated that among the Russian
soldiers medically treated at Hardin
1900 were found to be self-mutilated
on the first fingers of the right hand.
The Cuban Senate has passed the
House bill granting amnesty to ex-of-
ficials OF the government who were
guilty OF misconduct prior to the es-
tablishment Of the republic.
The London Daily Telegraph's
Shanghai correspondent says the gov
ernor Of New Chwang has warned boy
cotters OF American goods that their
action is punishable by death.
The Madrid newspapers declare that
100000 laborers in Andalusia are with
out the necessaries of life. Several
districts are at the mercy of the rioters
and many landlords are seeking safety
in flight.
At Stockholm on the 18th inst. B. B.
Kieran, the Austrian amateur cham
pion swimmer. won the 500-meter in
ternational swimming race in z min
utes 1S 2-5 seconds. This is new
worlds record.
Sir William Laird CLOVIS died in Lon
don on the 11th inst, aged forty-tive.
He was known Test as naval critic,
historical and miscellaneous writer.
He was gold medalist OF the United
States naval institute.
The English walnut crop of Ventura
county, California, will be but half, or
at most. two-thirds of that Of last year,
when $50 carloads were shipped. AS
to size and quality, all the nuts prom
Use we'll.
The Mexican Central railroad has
begun active preparations to change
It's fuel system from coal and wood to
oil, and within few weeks the COM
pany will erect seven huge tanks for
storing oil at various points.
At Kansas City recently John F.
Munday of the Chanute district, said:
THE proposition to construct pipe
line from the Kansas Oil field to the
gulf is not a dead one by any means
and its prospects are more favorable
to-day than at any time since it was
first suggested.
By vocal vote that seemed to be
at least two to one, representatives to
the New Jersey grand council of the
Royal Arcanum in special session in
New Brunswick repudiated the action
of the supreme council in raising rates
of insurance in that order. No substi-
tute was suggested.
Alger. Smith & Co., OF which United
States Senator r. A. Alger Is presi.
dent, has bought 190.000.000 feet of
pine in Lake county, Minnesota. and
will extend their railroad, the Duluth
'& Northern Minnesota, to the Cook
county line, The consideration is said
to be about $t,50o,ooo.
The arbitration board which had
been considering the Anglo-French
convention relating to New Foundland
terminated its sittings on the 18th inst.
after awarding compensation to the
amount of $275,OOO to the French fish
ermen who were obliged to leave the
French shore in consequence of the
terms of the treaty.
The Sunday before Labor Day, Sep
tember 3rd 1000 Presbyterian minis
ters throughout the United States will
preach tc the working classes on some
phase OF the labor question. This is
in accordance with a plan outlined by
the department CT church and labor
recently organized by the Presbyterian
Church.
The Standard Oil Company has de.
clared a dividend for the quarter of sea
share, payable September 15 The pre-
vious dividends were 50 share, pay
able June 18th, and SIS share, pay
able March 18th, making $50 share
declared so far this year, against $29
a share in the corresponding period
last year.
Mrs. Dubois, wife of Senator Fred T.
Dubois of Idaho, one Of the party now
visiting the Philippines with Secre
tary Taft, was thrown from her car
riage during a runaway on the 18th
inst, and was taken to the hospital in
an ambulance, where she lay for three
hours unconscious. Her injuries were
not dangerous.
Insurance Auditor Pierce has an
nounced that the insurance depart
ment of Nebraska working with Wis
consin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Ken.
tucky and Tennessee will on October
1st, begin an investigation of the af-
fairs of the Equitable, New York Life
and Mutual insurance companies in
the states named.
An order will be issued by the War
Department shortly diminishing the
term of service for army staff officers
in the Philippines from three years to
two years and half counted from the
time of sailing until the time OF return.
In this way the time during which
those officers will serve will be two
years and four months.
Scenes unprecedented in British
naval port were witnessed at Ports.
mouth, England, on the occasion OF
the English and French naval review
by King Edward. The French sailors
for hours fraternized with the British
tars, the sailors of the two nations pa.
rading streets arm in arm singing the
"Marseillais" aud the British national
anthem.
Orders from Washington have been
received at the Philadelphia mint to
cease operations and dispense with
the services of the 600 employees, eX-
cept those necessary to attend to the
affairs of the Institution when coinage
has been, stopped. The 100000
pesos for the Panama government
have been turned out and there is no
nore bullion to be coined soon.
According to a San Francisco dis
patch the party of United States Geo.
logical Survey men under TopoSraDher