The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-05
CONDENSED TELEcRAhs

The annual meeting OF the Ameri-
can Baseball Association will be held
at Chicago January l5tn-
The long drouth at Pittsburg, Penn
sylvan:a. was broken December 23d by
heavy and continued rains.
Rev. Albion w. Knight OF st. Phil
lips Episcopal cathedral. Atlanta, has
been consecrated bishop OF Cuba.
Statisticians estimate that the losses
by the recent uncommonly dense fog
in London amounted to s3.000.000
day.
The Sultan OF Morocco has adopted
a vigorous antiforeign policy and
French domination is likely to be re-
sisted to the extent of a revolution.
A dispatch from Tangier, Morocco.
says that the German legation has
warned German subjects in Fez to
prepare to leave at moments notice.
Andrew Carnegie presented to the
Braddock Carnegie library and the
Homestead Carnegie library. Penn
sylvania. s35.O00 each as Christmas
gift.
The total gate receipts of the Britt.
Nelson fight at San Francisco were
$26,9O0. of which Britt received $S,S17,
$12,I05.
Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford has been appointed to succeed
Admiral Domville in command of the
British Mediterranean squadron, on
May list.
The Department OF Commerce and
Labor has purchased ground Mt Ell
Paso. Texas, and ordered the erection
OF $4,000 building for the immigra-
ton service.
King Peter has signed the new press
law, which practically abolishes free
dom OF the press in Servia, though
aimed principally at the anti-dynastic
and opposition papers.
For secreting whiskey for holiday
entertainments a large number OF ma
val cadets at Annapolis were sent to
the pri5on-ship Santee and three were
recommended for dismissal.
II is estimated that 1t cost Chi.
cago more than s22 ,000, 900 to celebrate
Christmas. Never before was money
expended so freely in celebrating hol-
iday in the history of the city.
A Hague dispatch says that the re-
port that Holland will place Sabang,
in the straits settlements, at the dis
posal of the Russian second Pacific
squadron, is devoid of foundation
w. C. Matthews. the negro football
and baseball player, has been elected
one Of Harvards senior class day Off.
GERS. This Is among the highest hon.
ors in the gift of Crimson undergrad
yates.
The Hamburg line steamer Patricia,
which arrived in New York on Christ
mas Day, brought over 2.435 steerage
passengers, most Of whom were Rus
SLAMS fleeing to avoid the army con.
scription.
The governor OF Moscow has off,
cially condemned the resolution of the
Moscow town council December 18th,
advocating popular control of the gov
ernment and freedom Of the press and
of meeting.
| Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, earl
of Suffolk and Berkshire, was married
in Washington December 9th to Miss
Marguerite Hyde Letter, daughter OF
Mrs. Levi u. Letter and sister OF
Lady Curzon.
After having been exhibited for more
than forty years. during which time
he has visited nearly all the principal
cities of the United States and Europe,
William Connery, known as "The Irish
Giant" has been sent to the New York
City almshouse. Connery is seven feet
one inch in height.
| Work has begun on the last stage OF
| a pipe line which will convey oil from
| the fields of Indian Territory to the
refineries in Long Island City and
Green Point. Men are now preparing
to lay pipes under the East river. The
line will be 200 miles long and 1000
men will watch 1t to detect breaks.
Prussia Is negotiating treaties with
the other German states for the col
iective management of state lotteries
and will thus reduce the expenses and
then share the proceeds on an equita
BILE system of percentages, avoiding the
, multiplication of agents and adyertis-
ing. and removing the necessity for
costly competition.
Major Edward E. Hardin of the Sew
enth infantry, U. S. A., has been tried
by court martial and acquitted OF the
charge OF neglect Of duty. Major Har-
din was charged with neglect of duty
in not having a sufficient guard at Ma
late prison, from which thirty-three
native prisoners escaped recently, after
killing three guards.
Russia is on the eve OF abolishing
the passport system. TIE matter has
already been decided in principle by
the commission which is investigating
the passport question. new law win
be promulgated by the Senate within
six weeks, as one OF the solid reforms
resulting from the administration OF
Interior Minister Sviatopolk- Mirsky.
A statement of the extent OF ship
ments OF exhibits from the Worlds
Fair has been made by the director
of exhibitors. Nearly half OF the do
mestic and twenty-five per cent OF the
foreign exhibits have been shipped and