The state herald., 1905-12-15
CONDENSED 1ElsGRAMs

promises the continuance of stable
government in Cuba.
Jacques Faure has Just completed
his fourth successful balloon voyage
across the British Channel.
The payment of the last of the Gu
ban revolutionary soldiers claims be-
gan throughout the island on the 4th
inst.
The Chilean government proposes to
rent a portion of the state railways.
The idea has met with the approval
of public opinion.
Newton G. Dougherty, convicted Pc
oria financier, has been given the task
of sorting broom corn In the prison
broom factory at Joliet.
Mrs. Anna Merrill, widow of the late
Bishop Stephen NJ Merrill. who died
in New Jersey, November 18th, died in
Chicago November Both from paralysis
of the heart.
The Indiana Supreme Court has de-
/. cided that telegraph companies cannot
be compelled to furnish market quota
tions to brokerage firms which do a So
called bucket shop business.
Robbers broke into the State Bank
of Chapman, Nebraska, on the night
of November 26th blew the safe open
with nitroglycerine and escaped with
an amount of money estimated at ST.
500.
Chicago is now connected with Mil
waukee by electric roads The link
that joins the two cities was opened
| for traffic December I'd at Kenosha,
WiSrnn with nnnrnnriutn
MES
F. A. Molitor. chief engineer of tho
Midland Valley Railroad Company, for.
merly chief engineer of the Choctaw.
Oklahoma & Gulf has been appointed
supervisor of the Philippines railroad
system.
The village of Rocca Soraggio. near
Lucia, IN Italy, has been entirely de-
stroyed by landslide, with the excep-
ton of church. Fortunately there
Were no victims, the inhabitants hav-
ing left.
Former Judge Gilbert f. Little OF
Seattle, the pioneer American attorney
in the canal zone, died December list,
at Ancon, in Panama. Judge Little at
one time presided over the Hilo circuit
b in Hawaii.
| Gustav Charles Reichnolm, at one
| time considered the strongest chess
! player in the country, and for over
forty years chess editor of Philadel-
J. phia newspapers, died suddenly No
vember goth.
Cigarettes have been positively for.
! hidden the prisoners In Cook county
jail, at Chicago, by order of the grand
Jury on the recommendation of Jailer
Whitman. Pipes and cigars will be
allowed, but the cigarette is absolutely
barred
The criminal court OF Paris acquit-
! ted Valino. Harvey, Charles Malato
and Caussanel, who were accused OF
completely in the plot to assassinate
King Alfonso and President Loubet,
during the visit of the former In Paris
, In May last.
The royal observatory at Florence,
Italy. recorded three violent shocks of
earthquake December ith. The rec.
! ords were made at n. m, 10:i2 n. m.
and 1:2i p. m. The shocks We're felt
at Sialy and Calabria. There was no
serious damage.
II Is reported that the territorial
board OF immigration OF Hawaii wishes
TO send Territorial Secretary Atkinson
to Europe TO secure labor, and Will
charter steamers for purposes OF trans
portation. The lnborers probably VIII
be brought from the Azores.
Edward V. Morgan. relieved from
his post as American minister al Seoul.
Korea, by reason OF the establishment
! of japanese protectorate there, has
been appointed minister TO Havana TO
succeed Herbert G. Squiers. whose res
lgnntion has been received and ac-
, ceptod.
William Mcwiilians OF Indepen.
dence. Iowa. has confessed to the muir
der of his wife and 1--WE children. whose
1 mutilated bodies were found nt their
home a short time since. He says that
he had quarreled with his wife and
thought the children better on dead
than alive.
Queen Alexandra was Gl years old
December LIST and her birthday was
| celebrated with the usual heartinoss
throughout the kingdom, including ar-
tillery salutcs. the ringing OF church
bells and the display OF flags. etc, Con
sratulations from all parts poured In
at sandringham.
Tho cotton crop report issued by the
Department OF Agriculture estimates
the crop at i0.iG7.siS bales Of 800
pounds gross weight. not including
linters The area picked and TO be
picked Is estimated at 26,li7.i53 acres.
a reduction OF $50 1893 acres. or 3,3 per
cent. reduction from the acreage csti.
mated MS planted.
December 18th n conference OF game
wardons OF Idaho. Montana and Wyo.
ming Will be held at Butte. They will
discuss plans for the creation OF a vast
game preserve In the Bitter Root
mountains. embracing some 1000. 900
acres TO be taken charge of by the
United States government In connoc.
tlon with the forest reserves.
The grand Jury Of Knox county,
Ohio. failed to return any indictments
against any OF the members OF the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, or any
members OF the Kenyon College In con.
ncction with the death of Stcwars
Piorson nj Gambler while being ini.
,lntcd, He was tied 10 the railroad
track and left I'll train ran over him.
Commander Bchicr. commanding the
payni station nt Key West, has re-
ported To the Navy Department that
the wireless telegraph station NJ Key
West has received nm oirht'word mes.
sage by wireless from the station nj
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