The Grit-advocate., 1905-08-11
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% To-. . vote -. Of tAs people Il Norway
Minnesota has 1926 indians living
upon reservations within the state.
according to figures made public by
the state census bureau.
General Booth Of the Salvation
Army arrived in London July 30th
from Australia and started next day
On . 2.00O-mile motor tour.
At Montreal recently q. D. Marteau
broke the worlds Afty.six pound shot
throwing record for height. He put
1t over fifteen feet and eleven inches.
The santa Fs is speudiox nearly
y4.000.e00 in improvements. More
thaa 100 miles Of double track n be-
Ing ls1d On the eastern and centTal
divisions.
On the 37th alt. the secretary of the
!aterior withdrew from eatry 1es.0oo
acres Of land in the Lander Land dis.
tr1ct, wyoming. which u desired for
irrigation purposes.
The Madrid correspondent Of the
LondoA Mail says that It has been
decided to hold the Moroccan inter
national conference In Madrid the bo.
ginning Of November.
The British second cruiser squad
ron, under command of Rear Admiral
Prince Louis Of. Battenberg, will sail
September LIST for tie United States,
calling first at Quebec.
The Typothetae Of San Fraaelsco
have conceded the elghthour day de-
maaded by the book and job printers.
An effort was made BY the Typothetss
to return to the nine hours.
The Lancashire, England, cation
operatives have decided by an e1or-
nous majority to strike August 18th
unless the advance in wages Dc.
manded by them is conceded. They
ask an increase Of five per cent.
Emperor Nicholas has refused his
permission to Grand Duke Cyril, his
cousin, to marry the divorced grand
duchess of Hesse princess Victoria
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).
The London Daily Telegraph makes
the authoritative announcement that
parliament viii not be dissolved this
year unless the government is again
defeated before prorogation.
= The Panama canal commission re.
ceived cable from Governor Magoon
reporting the death from yellow fever
Of Steele Cortelyou, a typewriter from
Muscotah, Kansas, who was employed
in the auditing Office at Panama.
Governor Magoon has informed the
government of Panama that the canal
commission has decided to establish
commissariat stations for the supply
of food, ETC., for canal laborers along
the zone. excluding Panama and
Colon.
Director of the Census North de-
nies that census reports contain data
on which could be based the state
ment that only twenty-one per cent
of the 100000 families in the United
States have annual incomes of more
than 5000.
Through the dismissal of proceed.
ings In the district court at Mime
apolis Miss Edna Dickerson. Chi.
cago stenographer, has come into un
disputed possession of the estate OF
Albert Johnson, the deceased Mime
apolis millionaire.
A court martial for the trial OF the
sailors who mutinied on the battle
ships Kniaz Potemkine and Georgi
Pobiedonostsebo will be convened at
Sebastopol September Sth. The men
are now confined on the transport
Prout at sebastopol.
Undesirable immigrants from all
parts Of Europe are pouring into this
country at an increased rate. accord.
ing to United States Commissioner
Watchorn. About $4,000 immigrants
arrived during July against $4,000
in the same period last year.
The Russian emperor has issued the
following note In reply to an appeal
from the clergy of Orenburg not to
conclude shameful peace: "The
Russian people can rely on me. Never
will conclude shameful peace or
one unworthy of great Russia"
The Russian government is insti.
tuting trials Of American car couplers
on the st. Petersburg & Moscow rail.
road. Director Notion of the Moscow
Kazen line, who equipped a train Of
eight cars with these oouplers, is an
enthusiastic advocate of their use.
One hundred and sixty leading mer.
chants Of Chikiang province have in.
formed the Chinese Board of Foreign
Affairs that they have subscribed
Hangchow-Ningpo railway without
foreign assistance. They petition the
board to cancel any concession to for
eigners.
Reports that a combination has
been effected of street car building
companies, including some Of the
largest concerns in the United States,
are confirmed by the New York
Times, which states that the consoli-
dation will be capitalized at $54,.
100000.
The monthly statement issued by
the director Of the mint shows that
the total coinage executed at the
mints Of the United States during
July, 1905, was $4,000 in silver half
dollars. This amount, however, does
not include $4,000 pesos executed for