The state herald., 1905-09-01
CONDENSED 1ELEeRAMs

INC present NUMBER OF Ol0-ago pen
sioners now on the list and receiving
aid from the Belgian government ID
something over 100000.
The third annual session of the Ma
tfonal Trades and Labor Congress OF
Canada will be held In Montreal from
September 18th to 18th, Inclusive.
Eleven wreckers were injured at st.
Louis by the collapse of the roof of the
educational building at the Worlds
Fair grounds, which they We're demol-
ishing.
1t is stated that the Standard Oil
Company is about to absorb the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company
and the San Francisco Coke and Gas
Company.
The Spanish Cabinet has approved
a plan to push ahead public works in
order to give employment to many OF
the famine-stricken and relieve the dis
tress In Andalusia.
The Rock Island Railroad Company
is in need OF nearly 5000 workmen to
work on the roadbed through Kansas
and Nebraska. 1t is being ballasted
with disintegrated granite.
The Norwegian Storthing by a vote
OF 104 to IL adopted the proposals of
the government for the formal open
Ing of negotiations with Sweden for
the dissolution of the union.
James Hazen Hyde of Equitable Life
Insurance and French ball fame has
sold his famous Long Island country
estate for 100000 and is preparing to
go to Paris to live permanently.
dered the withdrawal from entry of
100000 acres of land In the La Grande.
Oregon, land district, on account of
the Umatilla irrigation project.
The Navy Department has approved
recommendations made by the naval
board of construction with view to
safeguarding the crews of the subma.
Iine torpedo boats while practicing.
The Detroit Tribune and Detroit
Evening News have consolidated un-
der the title of the Detroit News. The
Sunday edition will continue to BE-
known as the Detroit News-Tribune.
Hon. David Wark, the Oldest legls-
lator in the world, died at his home
in Fredericton. N. b.. August goth.
aged 1O1 years and o months. MIR.
senate.
Samuel i. Clemens Mark Twain)
is recovering from severe attack of
gout at Edgewood, cottage in Nor
folk, Connecticut. rented by Miss
Clara Clemens, his daughter, for the
season.
Petitions are being circulated In San
Diego. California, addressed to Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico. asking his CO.
operation In preventing bull fights at
Tiajuana. Just across the border from
San Diego.
An appraisal OF the estate of the
late Meyer Guggenheim. who organ.
lied the American Smelling and Rein.
ing Company, shows that he left in the
state of New York alone property to
the value of s2,25G.2SO.
Sir Michael Hicks.Beach. formc:
chancellor of the exchequer, was pas.
senger on the Cunard line steamer
Umbria. which sailed from Queens.
town August goth. He Is On route for
Singapore by way OF the United St,.tes.
According TO bulletin issued by the
Census Bureau, the aggregate financial
transactions of the lis cities OF the
United States having n population OF
over $4,000 equal In magnitude those
of the national government, excluding.
the postal service.
The International Typographical
Union convention at Toronto, Ontario.
closed with determination for nm
eight-hour day. The executive com.
mittee was authorized to arrange for
the conference with the American
Newspaper Association.
II has been ordered by the State
Health Department that ali persons On.
fering Texas by northern raieways
must furnish health certificates signed
by legal health officers and properly at.
tested. ldentifcations OF persons must
also be given In certificates.
Chicago hotel men. wholesale butch.
ers and restaurant keepers. have
formed combination against the
beef trust" Two plants. one costing
si50.0Oo. and the other $500. 900, are
In course OF erection. and third. to
cost 100000. is contemplated.
Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roose,
welt were presented with many Moro
presents by the Sultan OF Sulu. who OF.
fered his hand In marriage TO Miss
Roosevelt. and would make her sui.
tnna OF the Sulu archipelago. saying
that his people desired her TO remain
among them.
Lightning which struck the house OF
William Bowers In Rnnchtown, Penn.
sylvnnia. played some remarkable
pranks. Not only did II upset tables
and chairs, but II stripped the cloth.
ing without injurlng her from Miss
Campbell Of Philadelphia, who was Wis.
iiing the Bowers and was sitting near
the stove on the ground floor. The
clothing was burned 10 nshca.
During the month OF July e53 Chi
ncso were admitted to tho United
States and nine were dcportcd, or
those admitted iifty-clght were United
States citizens. ffty.onc returning Ia.
borcrs. sixty one returning merchants,
seven merchants coming In for the firH,
time. twenty-five members of mor
chants families. and fourteen be
longed Ia other exempt classes.
The total corporate receipts of i55
cities In the United States amounted TO
t5ti ,G2i .203 In 1909. and the total cot.
pornto expenditures 10 sb3b.sOt 200.
The national debt IN 1901 amounted 10
ts9b.ib7iio; the aggregate debt Of
the i75 cities. exclusive Of sinking
funds assets. was ti.i3i.b7s.Is7. Tho
receipts. expenditures and debt Of the
city OF New York represent about one.
third OF the city total.