The Glenwood post., 1905-06-03
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

By vute of shareholders the capital
Of the Central Bank of the City OF
Mexico has been increased from $1O,.
100000 to $21 100000
The Polish Socialist party has issued
manifesto urging the people to at
tack and destroy everything and every
body not belonging to the Socialists
and those refusing to join the move
ment.
The forest service of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has determined
to add trained forester to the ex-
ecutive force of each forest reserve,
to introduce practical forestry on all
reserves.
The German association of machine
and tool manufacturers has resolved to
send memorial to Chancellor Buelow
pointing out the Importance of get
ting good reciprocity treaty with the
United States.
Governor Higgins of New York has
signed the bill restoring the four-year
term of the mayor. controller and bor-
ough presidents of New York City. The
new law does not affect the present
administration.
Gessler Rosseau, who was convicted
vi SNhuihS lHlGludl lldCulHe " lue
pier of the steamship Umbria, in
March, 1903. has just been sent to
states prison for not less than three
nor more than five years.
Physical examination of New York
school children in the primary grades
made by inspectors for the Board of
Health have produced statistics show
ing that more than fifty per cent. of
hn ,,t,Is
The executive committee of the
Panama Canal Commission, at a re-
cent meeting, resolved to reduce the
working day of mechanics and labor
ers to eight hours. Sanitary improve
ments in Panama City were ordered.
Secretary of the Navy Paul Nor
ton, whose intent to resign from the
Cabinet was announced recently, will
become president of the New York
Subway system at a salary equal to
that of the President of the United
States.
Joseph M. Weber, late of the firm of
Weber & Fields, has arranged with
number of Chicago and New York
capitalists to erect the Chicago hippo.
drome, an institution patterned after
the New York and London hippo
dromes.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes. cap.
tured by the United States govern
ment in the Spanish-American war
and recently remodeled at the Ports.
mouth (New Hampshire) navy yard.
went into commission as a receiving
ship few days ago.
The Council of the Empire has ap-
proved the recommendations of the
passport commission, which include
universal recognition of foreign pass
ports, thus meeting the representa-
tions on the subject of discrimination
against American Jews.
Miss Helen M. Gould celebrated the
birthday of her father, the late Jay
Gould, May 2Sth, by entertaining
about seventy-five girls from the
Home of the Friendless, Manhattan
in ride around Tarrytown and tea
at her mansion, Lyndhurst.
To facilitate work on the Belle
Fourche irrigation project, in South
Dakota, it is proposed to construct a
telephone system about sixteen miles
in length to furnish direct communi-
cation between Belle Fourche and the
different headquarters camps.
A small sixteenth century drinking
cup carved out of rock crystal and
mounted and enameled with gold, was
sold at auction in London recently fer
the remarkable price of $Sl,375. 1t is
stated that the cup was purchased for
]. Pierpont Morgan of New York.
The Isthmian Canal Commission has
established purchasing and supply sta
tions at New YORK, New Orleans and
San Francisco. 1t was decided that
these three points were the best
places to assemble supplies for the
canal and shipment of such supplies.
w. C. lutte, one of the richest men
of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, whose
wealth is estimated at s15,OO0,0O0, COM
mitted suicide May 25th because of i'll
health. His selfdestruction was the
climax to three-year quest for health
that extended to every quarter of the
globe.
A book written by Jay Gould has
been sold in New York City at auction
for s5.75. 1t was the financier's only
contribution to literature. written
when he was twenty years old, and en-
titled "A History of Delaware County
and the Border Wars of New York"
The book was printed in 1856.
ne VI Tie HAS
rendered a decision in which he holds
that retired officers of the army de-
tailed to colleges and similar institu-
tions. under the provisions of the act
of November 3. 1898, are assigned to
active duty within the meaning of the
act OF March 2. 1905, and are entitled
only to the rates Of pay authorized by
that act.
To Germany belongs the honor of
capturing second place in the great
ocean yacht race for the Kaiser's
cup, as the yacht Hamburg, owned by
a syndicate of German yachtsmen,
slipped across the finish line at the
Lizard at 1922 p. m. May 30th, or 20
hours and 6 minutes astern OF the At
lantic, which finished at 9:16 Monday
evening, May 29th.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker Of Denver,
president Of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs, was guest of honor