The state herald., 1905-10-27
CONDENSED TELEcRAms.

There was a general fumigation at
New Orleans October 18th and tons Of
sulphur perfumed and purified the air
Field Marshal Edhem Pasha, the con-
queror of Greece, is alive and In good
health. The report of his death arose
from the demise of namesake.
Yankee Consul. noted thorough
bred. died at Lexington. Kentucky, on
the 11th inst. He was valued at $780,
900. and belonged to Paul Raines Of
Cleveland.
Herr Moller, Prusslan minister OF
commerce and industry, has resigned.
He will be succeeded by Herr Del
bruck, president OF the province of
West Prussia.
The Berlin Chess Club has accepted
the challenge Of the Manhattan Chess
Club of New York for a match of six
boards to be played by cable. at the
end Of November.
The President has accepted the resig-
nation of Eugene Tucker as associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ari-
zona. To succeed him the President
has appointed Paul Jessen of Nebraska
A meeting of the Carnegie trustees
to consider the disposition of the $1O,-
100000 fund to pension retired teach
ers has been called at the New York
home of Andrew Carnegie November
18th.
Isaac Taylor, Indian fighter, scout.
stage coach driver, and one of the first
men to make the trip overland from
Kansas to the Pacific coast, died at
Kansas City. October 2tth, at the age
of eighty'four years.
The police of Barcelona, Spain, have
found number of packages of dyna.
mite concealed in flowers. Investiga'
tions indicate that there was plot TO
use dynamite during President Lou.
bets visit to King Alfonso.
The tenth anniversary of the found
ing of the prison volunteer league was
celebrated at the Joliet, Illinois, pen
itentiary on the 18th inst. Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth founded the league.
She made an address to 1.400 convicts.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Cherwell reports that while anchored
between Ceuta and Ceres. she was fired
at by Moors, whose bullets pierced her
funnel. The Cherwell threw her
searchlight on the assailan,s. There
were no casualties.
The Santa Fe announces that com.
mencing November 18th, the daily ser.
vice for the eleventh season OF the
california Limited" will be resumed
between Chicago, Los Angeles, San Di-
ego and San Francisco. This train
now runs semiweekly.
General Bates. acting chief of stan,
has detailed Mai. Gen. John +. Weston,
formerly commissary general of sub
sistence, 10 the command of the north
ern military division, with headquar'
ters at st. Louis, TO succeed Mai. Gen.
George NJ. Randall, retired.
1t is understood in manufacturing
circles in Massachusetts that within
short time the Fall River Cotton
Manufacturers Association will grant
an advance In wages to the operatives,
numbering upwards Of 25.o00 now EN-
ployed In association mills.
The Arizona Association of Congre
cational ministers adopted a resolution
urging Congress to incorporate In the
Arizona statehood bill a prohibition
against the licensing OF gambling. lot
teries and the sale OF intoxicating liq
uors In the state OF Arizona.
Gen. A. l.. Mills. superintendent OF
the military academy at West Point
In his annual report pictures very sat
isfactory conditions ms TO discipline
military bearing and soldicrly conduct
OF the cadets, and says that hazing In
any form has shown no symptom OF re
appearing.
The discon,inuance Of racing reports
caused decrease Of s2l5,755 In the
gross earnings OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company for the year ended
June 30th last. The decrease. President
Clowry reports. resulted In spite OF n
large increase OF revenue from mes
sage business.
Secretary OF War Taft is a very big
man physically. In order To furnish
him with n comfortable place 10 sleep
In the cruiser Columbia on his trip Ia
Panama II became necessary to make
special bunk. which was placed
where there would be the least jar
from the machinery.
According TO the report Of the naval
board Of inspection and survey the
final forty -eighthour trial OF the
cruiser Galveston was satisfactory In
every way. The average speed for n
four.hour run under forced draft was
1856 knots an hour. the speed which
the vessel was designed to make being
1876 knots.
Five tons OF molten metal exploded
at the Joliet plant of the Illinois Steel
Company. falling In n shower OF death
on band of worhmon about the con
ycrtor. One man IN dead. three arc
fatally burned and n half dozen In
jurod so badly that they may die
Many others suffered severe burns on
their feet and hands.
Tho American Hawaiian Steamship
Company expects to ship nt lcnHt 800,
900 tons Of Hawaiian sugar annually
across the Mexican isthmus under the
contract recently entered into with the
National Railroad Of T.hunntepec
pending the completion OF the Panama
canal. Two new steamers are being
built for the company at California
yards.
Valuable fif,n were received by the
board of regents for the California
State University at It's last monthly
meeting. Mrs. iioarst's donation alone
amounting TO nearly 100000. Fol-
seven years she has been collecting
from all parts of the world nrchneoioR
ical and nnihropological material. aud
this collection abe has given 10 the uni
,crsiiy.
The work Of the slnaloa Land Com