The state herald., 1905-08-04
CONDENSED 1ELEGRAMs

2lst to gath.
Crops in the northern peninsula OF
Michigan were badly injured by frost
on the night Of July goth.
Toxic Is preparing grand reception
for Secretary TAFT and his party,
which includes Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The French minister of marine has
decided to send a squadron to visit
the United States at the end Of Octo-
ber.
1t is announced that 475,246 men
have been called TO perform military
service in Russia during the present
year.
NJ. T. Hancock, the well known mill
ionaire plow manufacturer, was killed
in an automobile accident at Los
Angeles July goth.
President Roosevelt has induced
Governor George b. Carter of Hawaii
to reconsider his resignation and con-
sent to remain as governor.
A landslide at Naples, July 22nd,
destroyed the dry basin which was
built in 1900 at cost of 100000, and
otherwise caused great damage.
The secretary OF the interior has
withdrawn from enlry $4,000 acres OF
land in the Tucson, Arizona. land dis
trict for forest reserve purposes.
Two-thirds OF the business section
Of the little town OF Connell, in Wash.
ington, was destroyed by fire July 25th
and nine families were rendered home
less
Reports from the immigration sta.
tions for the month OF June show that
during that month 81 Chinese applied
for admission and that 800 were ad-
mitted.
The first bale OF new cotton for
this season was sold at Savannah July
2lst for 80 cents a pound. which is
new record price for the first bale in
that city.
Announcement is made by Congress.
man L. w. Martin of South Dakota
that he will be a candidate for the
United States Senate TO succeed Sen.
ator Gamble
Much damage is reported by truck
farmers in New Jersey owing to the
recent heat and lack of moisture.
Peaches are dropping from the trees,
and other fruits are being affected.
San Francisco is to have an eight
or ten-page daily morning paper pub
lished in the Chinese language. The
paper is TO represent a new political
party formed in China and this coun-
try.
The President has issued an order
consolidating the Tucson, Prescott and
Phoenix, Arizona. land offices. with
headquarters at Phoenix. The consol-
idation is due to the falling of Of bus.
mess.
On July 22nd at Miles City, Montana,
lightning struck the roof OF the girls
building at the state reform school.
causing fire that destroyed the build
ing. All the Inmates escaped. Loss.
100000.
The secretary of the interior has
ordered the withdrawal from entry Of
10000 acres OF land In the Los An
gelos district and 10000 acres In the
Tucson. Ariz.. district, on account of
irrigation projects.
II. ]. Handy. the Y. NJ. C. A. swim
mer Of Chicago, won the mile contest
at the Portland Exposition in twenty
eight minutes and twenty-one seconds.
defeating Galley of san Francisco and
Mackle Of Portland.
II is reported that Wild Bill Miller.
head Of gang of desperadoes that
operated In Colorado, New Mexico and
Oklahoma several years ago. has been
killed by deputy United States mar.
shals In the Indian Territory.
fire AZ Little Rock. Arkansas, on
the night Of July 23rd destroyed the
Arkansas Democrat Company's three
story building and printing plant.
causing a loss OF siS0.000. Dan ID.
Taylor. stereolypcr, was burned to
deash.
Samuel Harper. father OF President
Harper OF the University of Chicago.
died at Chicago July 25th. aged 81
years. lie recently came to Chicago
on visit from his home In the East.
and contracted o severe cold. which
resulted in his death.
Invitations have been sent from New
York to the governors OF all the states
TO appoint ten delegates each 10 at
tend a national conference upon immi.
grafton. TO be held In New York De.
cember 9Th and TN. under the auspices
OF the National Civic Federation.
Colonel Kromaronko, chief OF police
Rt Ilolainefors, Finland. was shot and
killed July 2ist by n man named Pro
cope who was arrested aud has been
[ Identified as an nccumpllce OF the man
who recently attempted to nssassi-
nate former Governor MlssoJedon.
Two German scientists announce
the discovery of new anaosthotlc
having all the virtues OF cocaine. with
out the lattcr's secondary III effects
Tho new substance Is called "nlly.
pno, II doaGcas prln ~ heal nppll'
cation, and does no, contain poison.
a blg convention of policy holdcri
for the purpose Of demanding nm in'
ycstlgatlon Of the AFFAIRS OF every life
insurance company IN the country ls
the aim Of She iroluola Club of Chi.
cago, which has taken the initial step
toward starting national movement.
Dr. Bernhard s. Schwartz OF San
I Francisco, laio deputy grand master
Of the Knights OF Zion. n branch OF
the federation OF American zlonie,s,
has forwarded n communication TO tho
Zionist congress now In session nj
Basil. Switzerland. urging that nn ap'
peal be made 10 the powers 10 join In
concerted action TO prevail upon the
Sultan Of Turkey TO restore Palestine
10 the Jews
The Topeka pension agency which
hnndloa tho bisinsan of Missouri, Kan.