The Glenwood post., 1905-05-27
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

been destroyed by fire.
The President has issued an order
prohibiting the employment OF convict
labor on government works.
According to all Indications, this
will be one of the biggest putting
summers experienced by the transpol-
tation companies in recent years.
According to the biennial statement
of President Harper OF the University
of Chicago, the university is now
worth between $4,000, 900 and $4,000
600.
Gen. Maxine Gomez, the Cuban pa
triot, who underwent a serious sur
| gical operation recently, is improving
and it is now believed that he will re-
cover.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the well
known reformer, died at her home at
Melrose Massachusetts, on the 23d OF
heart trouble. She was eighty-four
years old.
William E. Cramer, editor-in-chief Of
the Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee,
died May Goth, from pneumonia, after
an illness extending over a period OF
two months.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, son OF
President Roosevelt, will spend several
weeks in the Yosemite valley this sum
mer as the guest of Stewart Edward
White, the author.
Joseph Jefferson's birthplace, in Phil
| adclphia, has been sold at auction for
SSl25 1t is three and one-half story
stone building at the southwest corner
of Sixth and Spruce streets.
On May 23d over 400 mules perished
in 4 fire that destroyed the sales
stables of Maxwell 4 Couch and
Sparks Brothers at the National stock
yards in East st. Louis.
,.he medical congress at Havana dis
cussed favorably resolution suggest
ing the creation OF a branch of the
health departmef. devoted to the ex-
| tinction of infection carrying insects.
More than 300 suits were filed re-
Gently by tie Louisian Purchase En-
position Company to collect stock sub
scriptions aggregating $4,000. Among
the suits was one against former
Mayor Henry Zeigenhein Tor $4,000.
The accident to the German empress,
Augusta Victoria, who fell downstairs
May 2lst while rather more serious
than at first reported, will not have
any serious consequences. The cut on
her forehead probably will leave a
slight scar.
The trustees of the Mormon church.
at Salt Lake have purchased forty
acres of farm land in South Royalton,
Va, where they will erect monument
shrine and cottage on the site of the
birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of
their faith.
While catching in a game of base
ball in Brooklyn James Miles. youth,
was almost instantly killed by a
pitched ball Miles wore no, mask
while behind the bat. A very last ball
which he failed to stop struck him
between the eyes.
Madame Dugast, who attempted to
navigate her autoboat Camille in the
race from Algiers to Toulon, has sent
$1,000 to the sailor who jumped into
the sea from the French cruiser kle-
Der to rescue her during the storm
which scattered the racing boats.
With impressive ceremonies the
monument erected by the Woodmen of
the World to the memory of Galveston
Woodmen who perished in the uda!
wave of 1900 was unveiled May 2lst al
Lakeview cemetery, Galveston, accord
ing to the ritual of the Woodmen.
The bureau OF forestry of the De
partment of Agriculture has issued a
circular announcing that the mature
timber on the national forest reserve
is to be offered for sale. The super
visor OF each forest reserve is autho-
rized to receive applications for the
right to cut timber.
Natnbnv MiCciccippi Nov 1ltl,
Peter Mathewson, book agent, shos
and killed A. Il. Bdwell and Stepher
; Jones' fishermen, and fatally wounded
Mrs. Sue Pruett, his mouher-in-law
The trouble occurred about Mathew.
sons child, whom he claimed had beer
abducted by its grandparents.
! Three-quarters of million of people
have already died of the plague in In
dia this year, according to figures fur.
nished by Indian Secretary BrOdrich
in the House of Commons. The NOR.
tality from January lst to April 1st
was 461,7+4, while another 2l5,9Gl sue.
cumbed during the four weeks eldel
April 29th.
Judge Rogers Of the United States
District Court at St Louis has issue,
an order allowing Ng Jung, China
man, convicted ana sentenced 10 ninety
DAYS in the Missouri penitentiary, fol-
passing a raised $40 bill, to retain lis
queue while serving his sentence. jung
told the judge that wearing a queue
is with him matter of religion.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes. cap.
tured at Santiago during the war with
Spain, sailed from Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, May 2lst Tor Newport
Rhode Island, after having been re-
modelled as receiving ship. The
cruiser has been undergoing repairs for
nearly five years end is said now to bs
one of the best equipped receiving
ships in the navy.
In view of the death recently OF
Judge Amos NJ. Thayer of the United
States Circuit Court at St. Louis
President Roosevelt has decided tc
promote to the vacancy Judge Elmer
b. Adams of the United States Dis
trict Court at st. Louis. In succession
to Judge Adams on the district bench
| tla President will appnipt AnplIGt