The state herald., 1905-05-12
CONDENSED 1lLEGRAMs

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1t is reported that Snor Zenit, Mex
lean minister to Austia, Will be pro-
NOTED to Mexican ambassador at
Washington.
Expert calculations show that the
peasant debts remittd in Russia by
the recent imperial ecree amount to
about $45,000,000.
On April eth DR.. /. X. Pearsons of
Chicago, announced gifts to five south
ern colleges. The anounts range from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The London Sporman states that
the stallion st. MacEu, by st. Simon,
out of Mimi, has beel sold to Sulzber-
ger Of Germany for $4,000.
The question of costructing q canal
tic has again been AIKEN up by the
Russian minister Of nance.
Commissioner James R. Garfield Of
the federal bureau corporations is
In Pasadena. Califonia, visiting his
mother. Mrs. Lucrstii Gaxaeid.
Commencing May st, blast furnace
workers in the Pittburg district re-
ceive ten per cent. dvance In wages.
A total Of $4,000 menare affected.
Fire insurance conoanies doing bus.
iness in Mexico. Principally German
and British. have aFeed to advance
rates from thirty to hrty per cent.
Cosima Wagner, willow of the great
composer. has discontinued her suit
against Heinrich CSreid. growing out
of the Americap prStiction OF "Parsi-
fall
Articles of incorporation Of the
United Shoe Machinery Corporation,
with a capital stock of $50. 900, 900.
have been filed at Pater,on. New Jer-
Bey.
The record price for wooi in the his.
tory of Montana was reached May 1st.
when q Philadelphia firm bought 35O..
900 pounds In Lewiston for rs cents
per pound.
A gift of practically $4,000 to the
Old Peoples Home of Chicago from
Nathaniel s. Bouton is involved In two
real estate conveyances that have been
filed for record.
The painting of THE Man of the
Mantle" by Carl Melchers, the Ameri-
Shh oitiot, hho btth pui W thV
Italian government for the modern art
gallery at Rome.
The 100000 acres OF Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache Indian lands in
Oklahoma, now leased for grazing pur-
poses to cattlemen, are to be leased
July ist for agricultural purposes.
A police census of the District of
Columbia Just completed. shows a pop
ulation of 322.445. being an increase Of
43.727 over the federal census of 1900.
or this population 227,607 is white.
The Illinois. House of Representa-.
tives has passed bill establishing a
state sanitarium for the treatment Of
persons afflicted with tuberculosis, and
appropriated s50.oOO for the purpose.
An anonymous donor has given $780,
900 TO Columbia University for erect
ing and equipping college hall for
undergraduates, to be named in honor
of Alexander Hamilton Of the class OF
1777.
The transport Sherman sailed from
San Francisco May I'd for Manila via
Honolulu. with the Ninth infantry, 7Gl
men. the second squadron OF Seventh
cavalry. $50 men. l42 recruits and
three hospital corps.
Four hundred Confederate veterans.
members of the local camp, are TO be
guests of the U. S. Grant post. G. A. r.,
on Memorial day In New York City,
and from u. m. tin late at night the
veterans OF the two armies will mingle.
The French cable connecting Cadiz,
Gnnln with TapplAr nrnpiHAI for hN
the Spanish convention. has
been completed. The cable belongs to
the French government and will
strengthen French interests In Mo.
rocco.
Stephen Connell, who has been at-
tached to the United States secret ser.
vice department In St. Louis for the
past year. has been appointed head OF
the secret service department at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port.
land. Oregon.
A blanket fraud has been issued by
the postofiice department against the
Home Cooperative Company, which
had an Office In st. Louis until few
months ago. The fraud order was is.
sued on the ground that the company
IN optruiing lottcfys
Arrangements are nearing compile
tion ut the Lick observatory for the
three expeditions that institution Is
shortly TO send out to various parts OF
the world to observe the eclipse Of
August 30th. next. One of the Lick
parties is to go to Labrador. another
to Egypt. and the third to Barcelona,
Spain.
A long standing controversy between
Indian and white claimants over n
tract OF land In Argentine. Kansas. has
been decided In the United States Su.
preme Court In favor OF the Indians
The principal representative was one
George Washington. n son OF Susan
white Fellow. TO whom the land was
patented In 1853.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has
denied rehcaring In the case OF State
Insurance Commissioner Host against
the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Host sought some time ago TO compel
the Equitable To distribute several mil.
lions Of Its surplus funds among Its
policy holders In Wisconsin and tho
court decided adversely.
The navy department In arranging
to carry out plan for establishing
wireless telegraph communication
from the Philippines TO San Francisco.
Arrangements are being made TO In
croaso the power u the stations so
as Ia maintain unbroken ranges OF
communication from cnyi,o Ia Guam,
then 10 Midway. thence TO Hawaii. and
between those Islands and to San Fran,
cisco.
A parliamentary return Just issued
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