The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-01
CONDENSED IeLEeRAms

The japanese government is nego-
dating with the krupps for fresh or
ders of armor plate and guns.
Adolphe William Borgereau, the IA
nous French painter. died at La
The present number of old-age pen
siosers nov Oh the list and receiving
aid from the Belgian government II
something over 100000.
The third annual session Of the Ma
tional Trades and Labor Congress of
Canada viii be held in Montreal from
September 11th to 18th. Inclusive.
Eleven vreckers we're injured at St
Louis by the collapse OF the roof Of the
educational building At the Worlds
Fair grounds, which they we're demol-
ishing.
1t is stated that the Standard Oh
Company is about to absorb the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company
and the San Ffancisco Coke and Gas
Company. .-st T
The Rock Island Railroad Company
IL in need OF nearly 5000 workmen to
work on the roadbed through Kansas
and Nebraska II u being ballasted
with disintegrated granite.
Ths Norwegian gtosthing By vote
of 104 to IL adopted the proposals Of
the government for the formal open
Ing Of negotiations with Sweden for
the dissolution Of the union.
James Hasen Hyde Of Equitable Life
Insurance and French ball fame has
sold his famous Long Island country
estate for 100000 and is preparing to
20 to Paris to live permanently.
The secretary of the interior has Or
dered the withdrawal from entry Of
160, 1000 acres OF land in the La Grande,
Oregon. land district, on account Of
the Umatilla irrigation project.
The Navy Department has approved
recomme pdations made by the naval
board Of construction with q view to
safeguarding the crews of the subma.
tine torpedo boats while practicing.
The Detroit Tribune and Detroit
Evening News have consolidated i'm
der the title Of the Detroit News. The
Sunday edition will continue to be
known as the Detroit News-Tribune.
Hon. David Wark. the Oldest legis-
In Fredericton. N. B.. August 70th.
u
,Wark was 3 member of the Canadian
senate.
Samuel L. ClaNens (Mark Twain)
Is recovering from severe attack os
,,gout at Edgewood. q cottage in Nor.
folk. Connecticut, rented by, Miss
Glare Clemens, his daughter. for the
season.
Petitions are being circulated In San
Diego. California, addressed to Presi.
dent Diaz Of Mexico, asking his CO.
operation in preventing bull fights at
!Tiajuana. Just across the border from
San Diego. sT isz <.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, poet, edi-
tor Of st. Nicholas magazine and
author OF several stories for children,
died at her summer cottage In On
teora park, Tannersville, New York,
August 21st.
An appraisal Of the estate Of the
late Meyer Guggenheim, who organ.
ased the American smelling and REIN.
ing Company, shows that he left In the
state Of New York alone property to
the value Of $2.256,2s0.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, fs.mer
chancellor Of the exchequer. was pas.
senger on the Cunard line steamer
;Umbria, which sailed from Queens
town August goth. He is en- route for
Singapore by way of the United States.
| According to a bulletin issued by the
Census Bureau. the aggregate financial
transactions Of the It's cities. Of the
United States having population Of
over $4,000 equal in magnitude those
Of the national government, excluding.
! the postal service. ~
/, The International typographical
Union convention at Toronto Ontario,
closed with determination for an
;eight-hour day. The executive com.
| mittee was authorized to arrange for
the conference with the American
Newspaper Association.
1t has been ordered by the State
Health Department that ali persons en-
tering Texas by northern gateways
must furnish health certificates signed
by legal health officers and properly at
tested. Identifications of persons must
also be given In certificates.
Chicago hotel men, wholesale butch
ers and restaurant keepers. have
formed a combination against the
beef trust" Two plants, one costing
$780, 900, and the other 100000, are
in course Of erection, and third, to
cost 100000, Is contemplated.
Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roose.
welt were presented with many Moro
presents by the Sultan Of Sulu, who Of
fered his hand in marriage to Miss
Roosevelt. and would make her sui.
tana of the Sulu archipelago, saying
that his people desired her to remain
among them.