The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
CONDENSED 1ELEeRAMs

! mas Detu IcuOAtCo.
The Gear has conferred the title OF
count upon NJ. Witte in recognition Of
his services as peace envoy.
| According to Secretary Of War
Taft our seabOard cities could be sue
cessfully defended against any foreign
enemy.
The national convention OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion will be held at Las Angeles Oc-
tober goth.
At the final business meeting OF the
Society OF the Army OF the tennessee
At Cincinnati, General Grenvtlle NJ.
Dodge was elected president.
Field Marshal Edham Pasha, who
was commander-in-chief of the victo-
rious Turkish army in the war with
Greece, died at Constantinople on the
6th inst.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. son of
President Roosevelt. has passed his
entrance examinations to Harvard
college and will be member Of the
freshman class this fall.
Dr. Daniel Munoz of Chihuahua
! claims to have discovered serum for
the cure of consumption and the Texas
Legislature is expected to appropriate
money to give 1t a trial.
Acting Postmaster General Hitch
cock has signed a money order con
yention with Newfoundland The con-
vention is similar to the one in force
| between this country and Canada.
The engagement of Prince Eitel
Frederick, second son Of Emperor Will
liam, to the Duchess Sophie Charlotte.
eldest daughter of the reigning grand
duke of Oldenburg, is announced.
It was recently announced on be-
half of the New York section OF the
Social Democratic party that the late
Mrs. E. ID. Rand, mother-in-law OF Pro
fessor George d. Heron, had be-
queathed 100000 to found school
for socialism.
1t is announced by the War Depart
ment that Governor Wright will come
to the United States from the Philip
pines, and will arrive in Washington
December 1st, to be present at the
opening of the bids for construction
of railroads in the Philippines.
The Santa Fc Railway Company is
installing at the rate OF sixty month
ioned that the crews can cook coffee,
broil steaks or cook almost anything.
This Is for the benefit of trainmen
who are stalled or laid out for any
reason.
1t is reported that efforts are be-
ing made to get from President Diaz
concession to establish gambling at
Ciudad Juarez opposite Ell Paso. II
the concession Is granted, 1t is un-
derstood that a Mexican Monte Carlo
will be established and expenditures
made on lavish scale.
AS q result of the development Of
zinc mines in Mexico, miners in that
country are preparing to send to Wash
ington and lobby for tariff revision,
admitting zinc ores free. They con-
tend the Missouri supply is insufficient
for the United States and it therefore
needs no protective tariff 4
The rock drilling contest for the Am.
erican mining congress when it meets
in Ell Paso November 18th, is assured
Cash prizes of $1,000 have been raised
and already Ed Chamberlain, of the
team of Chamberlain and Make,
world champions. is entered, Page
Brothers of Bisbee, Arizona. are also
entered for the contest.
Rev. Jeremiah Zimmerman of Syra-
cuse, New York, well-known numis-
matist aud Psychologist. was recently
robbed of the entire collection of an
cient coins, medals and canoes OBJ
tained by him during his Egyptian
tour, destined for the Metropolitan Mn-
scum of Art at New York. The value
OF the collection is 100000.
Because Of the interest he has taken
In the work Of the Public Schools Ath-
letic League. President Roosevelt was
elected to the Office of vice president
of that organization at a meeting of
the executive committee on the 9th
inst. The league is one of the largest
organizations devoted to sports and
athletic pastimes in the world.
Having reached the age limit of six
ty-four years Major General George
Morton Randall commanding the
Northern division of the United States
army With headquarters in St. Louis.
, has retired from command. He will
; be succeeded by Brigadier General
John +. Weston. General Randall has
been in the service for forty-four
years.
1t is officially announced that the
Witbois, in evading the sweeping coln
umns Of General Won Trotha, COM.
manderin- chief in German Southwest
Africa, surprised a German convoy
near keetmannshoop Namaqualand.
practically annihilateed it's escort and
captured thousands of cattle, 122
wagons. many rifles arl quantity of
ammunition.
In the Federal Court at st. Paul,
Judge Van Devanter decided that an
appeal would not lie against his order
| directing certain officers Of the Gen
eral Paper Company to answer ques-
tions propounded by attorneys for the
United States government, and to pro-
| duce certain books called for by the