The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-08
CONDENSED 1ELEGRAms

The London diamond syndicate mas
made another advance OF five per cent.
in the price of rough stones.
u A cholera epidemic seems to be
spreading in Manila. Numerous deaths
have already been reported.
The American steamer Montara,
bound for Petropayloysk, was captured
by the Japanese In the Bering sea Aug
ust 23d.
I, An Imperial edict declares that tel
ephones and wireless telegraphs
throughout China are government mo-
nopolies.
T Charles King, the American who was
to be hanged at Edmonton. September
1st, has been granted q reprteve until
September 30th.
President Palma has signed the bill
passed by the Cuban House and Sen
ate for the liquidation Of the remaining
The Catholic university at Washing
ton through its attorneys has hled
proof Of its claim for $500. 900 against
the bankrupt estate Of Thomas e. Wag-
gaman.
Senator w. A. Clark Of Montana,
who is recovering from q surgical op-
eration, sailed August 23d for Paris.
where he expects to remain several
weeks.
Lieut.. William Mayer Of the Chicago
fire department lost his life by suffo-
cation August 29th in attempting to
rescue four children supposed to be
cut OF by the flames. ;.
Ben F. Elbert, a prominent Iowa cap
italist, was drowned In a small river
south Of Des Moines August 23d while
driving. Elbert carried life insurance
aggregaung more than 100000.
At Evansville, Indiana, Arthur He
ger, fifteen-year-old boy, attempted
to leap fifteen-foot gap over a stream
on his bicycle and was fatally injured.
He rode rapidly down long hill to get
momentum.
A collective note from the six en-
bassies at Constantinople giving notice
OF the appointment of commissioners
to control the finances Of Macedonia
was presented to the porte August
28th.
The government building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, erected
at cost of 100000, has been sold to
wrecking company for $4,000. The
steel trusses in the structure alone
cost 100000.
William Cook, son of D. W. Cook,
vice president of the Beatrice NE
braska) National Bank, was drowned
August 29th. He represented the Be-
atrice high school at the inaugural GER
emonies at Washington, D. c., March
4th.
The French authorities have been
ordered to hold two cruisers in read
iness to proceed to Morocco in case
the sultan does not comply with the
French demands regarding the release
of the French-Algerian merchant now
held.
A deal has been concluded whereby
the Kansas Natural Gas Company, con-
trolled by Pittsburgers, with T. N.
Barnsdall as president, has purchased
the Peoples Natural Gas Company Of
Coffeyville, Kansas. The price paid
was 100000.
The Department of Public Instruc-
tion and Board of Education of Mexico
are preparing to start congress of
Mexican educators, the first ever held
in the country. The object is to pro-
mote unity of educational methods
throughout the republic.
Two years ago the Dominion govern
ment abolished all canal tolls for two
years as an experiment. The officials
found that 1t worked satisfactorily,
and the council ordered a continuance
of the no-toll policy and the discharge
of all the staff of collectors.
Building operations in New York
City have reached unexampled proper
tions during the past six months. From
January 1st to June 22d there were
fled In Manhattan alone 2,421 plans
for new buildings and alterations, rep
resenting a cost of $6G,106,116
Sir Thomas Upton, who was re-
Gently interviewed on ais yacht, the
Erin, said: Il am quite as desirous as
ever to 60 on with fresh challenge
for the Americas cup, but 1t would be
futile effort under the measurement
rules Of the New York Yacht Club"
The annual report of Chief Wilkie of
the secret service shows total Of 572
arrests, of which forty-one related to
the counterfeiting of currency, fifty
two to altered obligations, 344 to the
counterfeiting of coin and the others in
connection with various violations of
the federal statutes.
"A Phoenix, Arizona, dispatch says
that Robert Howard, son Of promi-
nent Date creek rancher, who was
struck by lightning and killed, to-
gether with his horse, was the fifth
person to be killed by lightning within
a week in Arizona.
An international bank with capital
OF $1,0O0,000 is being formed in New
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