The Springfield herald., 1905-05-26
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opening of the bids for the construc.
ton OF railroads in the Philippines.
The japanese steamer Kilo, of 1913
tons capacity, struck mine and sank
of Port Arthur on the night OF May
11tlL The crew was rescued and
taken to Osaka.
The Mexican government has for
hidden banks to hold silver bars as
basis OF note issue, bars being no
longer at the option of holders capable
of conversion into pesos.
1t is officially Cunounced that King
Edward has appointed King Alfonso
of Spain general In the British army.
The appointment dates from May 18th.
J the birthday Of the Spanish king.
Count Won Tattenbach-Ashold, the
head of the German mission to arrange
special commercial treaty between
Germany and Morocco, arrived at Fee
on May 11th, where he was received
with much ceremony.
Hiram Cronk, the only surviving SOL
dier of the war OF 1912. died at Ava
New York, May 18th, at the age OF
los years. He enlisted when but nj
teen years old. and served about 100
days at Sackett's Harbor.
The London Chronicle claims that
1t has good authority to assert that
the government has decided to post
pone the dissolution of Parliament un-
til the fall of 1906. and that this means
the death blow to tariff reform.
William NJ. Morton. an aeronaut,
was severely injured and had narrow
escape from death at Chutes Park.
Los Angeles, on the 18th inst, by be-
ing dashed against a telegraph pole As
his balloon rose from the ground.
General Maxine Gomez is danger
ously i'll at Santiago de Cuba with ne
phritis. The generals extreme age
and the results of the many wounds
he received in his campaigns for the
liberation of Cuba complicate his trou-
BILE.
A statue of the Confederate lieu
tenant-general,. Nathan B. Forrest.
was unveiled at Memphis, May 10th.
/ Little Miss Bradley, great-grand-
daughter of General Forrest. pulled the
cord which exposed to view the monu-
ment.
After his opening address at the
1 Lewis and Clarke Exposition at Port
land, Vice President Fairbanks will go
to his farm in Illinois for the summer
and work in the fields during haying
and harvesting, as is said to be his
| custom.
The American bark, Martha Davis.
caught fire in Hilo harbor, Hawaii May
18th, and was totally destroyed. The
portion of her cargo consigned to Hilo
had mostly been discharged, but that
intended for the island plantations
was lost.
In a recent interview, Secretary OF
the Navy Morton, stated that he had
no present intention of resigning from
the Cabinet. He said, however, that
it was thoroughly understood between
| the President and himself, that he
should leave the Cabinet next fall.
l.. P. Ohliger, eX-president of the
closed Wooster, Ohio, national bank.
| pleaded guilty to a count on one OF
the indictments charging him with
having issued draft when there were
no funds in the bank to meet 1t. Judge
Taylor sentenced Ohliger to eight
years Imprisonment in the Ohio peni-
tentiary.
General Nogi, the hero of Port Ar
| thur, has written a card to Colonel
w. II. Knauss OF Columbus, in which
he returns his thanks for the numerous
kind expressions received from the
American people, and in particular ex-
presses his appreciation of small
American flag sent to him by Colonel
| knauss.
J The Beneficial Life Insurance Com
pany has been formed at Salt Lake
| City by leading Mormons. Joseph F.
Smith is president, Governor John c.
! Cutler is first vice president, and the
other officers are prominent in the
church. The company, which will do
A>lI hpc n
stock of 100000, all paid in.
The Russian press is considerably
exercised over the reports of Emperor
Williams recent speech at Strassburg.
Alsace-Lorraine, criticising the Rus
sian officers at the front on account of
drunkenness, and the German ambas-
sador. Count Won Alvensleben. has
| taken pains to issue an official denial
of the accuracy of the reports.
Secretary Paul Morton will resign
from the Cabinet in October. according
to a report circulated in financial cir
! cles, to take the presidency of the
Wabash railway. He will succeed
Joseph Ramsey. Jr., who has been
voted a long vacation, at the end of
which he will retire permanently from
connection with the Gould system.
The steamer Terra Nova sailed
from London May 10th, for Tromsoe,
| Norway, whence she will go to Franz
Josef Land. in search of the expedi-
tion headed by Anthony Fiala Of
Brooklyn, New York, on the steamer
America, fitted out by William Ziegler
of New York for the purpose OF at
tempting the north pole by way of
Franz Josef Land.
A committee of the House of Com
mons has, commenced consideration of
bill providing for the installation in
London of electric light and pneumatic
tube systems, similar to those in use
in America. j. P. Morgan Is among
the promoters of the company, which
has capital of $20,000,00O. Ninety
five miles of double tubing and 172 sta
tions are proposed.
The New York Confederate Camp
whose invitation by Grant Post to par
ticipate in the Memorial day parade
in Brooklyn, led to adverse criticism,
has written to the Memorial day COM
mittee declining to join in the parade.
The camp announces its intention to
accompany Grant Post, after the pa
rade. to the tomb of General Grant
and there take part in the ceremonies.