The state herald., 1905-09-22
CONDENSED 1ELEGRAms


Henry White, the American ambas.
sador at Rome, contributed $lOO to the
fund for the relief OF the earthquake
sufferers.
NJ. Kulikovsky, who on July 11th last
assassinated Mai. Gen, Count Shuva-
loft at Moscow, has been sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
Charles f. Pfster, charging District
Attorney McGovern and other officials
with conspiracy, has begun suit at Mil
waukee for $500,000 damages.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani has cele-
brated her sixty.seventh birthday. A
reception attended by natives was held
at her home in Honolulu on the 18th
inst.
Timely rains in the Rajputana and
other drought-stricken districts OF In
dia are relieving to some extent the
failure of the crops and possible fam
Inc.
Miss Martha Weeks of Washington,
d. c., aged forty, who was seriously
scalded by falling into hot water pool
in the Yellowstone park, died Of her in
turies.
1t is expected that Commander Eva
Booth will make a tour of the fepd dis
trict Of Kentucky in company with the
other salvation army officials next
spring.
The National Postohice Clerks con-
vention, at its meeting at Cedar Rap
Ids, Iowa, defeated the organization OF
the proposed mutual beneiit associa-
tion.
A thanksgiving service commemora-
tive of The conclusion of peace was eel
ebrated at Peterhof in the presence OF
Emperor Nicholas and the state digni-
taries.
The aggregate assessed value of all
property in the state Of New York Is
| S7,73S, ,l65, $40, of which s7O5l ,i55,O25
is real estate and $75S,S93,GO5 personal
property.
DIR. David L. Salmon, chief Of the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry of the Agricul-
tnral Department, has rendered his res
ignation and it has been accepted to
take effect October list.
The Union Pacific shops at Omaha
will be enlarged at cost of 100000.
Among the additions will be locomo-
tive construction building costing
about half a million.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the national
convention of the postofiice clerks split
In two factions when delegates from
fifty.hve branches. including Tacoma,
Washington, withdrew from the hall,
some snatching on their badges and
trampling them under foot as they left.
The Standard Oil Company at Pitts
burg on the 18th inst. advanced the
4 price of all grades OF crude oil. Penn
| sylyania oil was raised cents and the
other grades were advanced cents.
The price of Western oil at lndepend-
ence. Kansas, was at the same time
raised in amounts varying from / to
! cents a barrel.
The total receipts for the BrittNel.
| son fight at San Francisco were SiS,-
3ll. That amount was divided as fol.
lows: Nelson, S1S,Sil.29: Britt, sI2..
56O.SG management, sl6,90s.s2. Added
to the winners share is $1,000 he got
for his interest In the moving pictures.
which brings Nelson's profits up to
s23.sil.29.
Exhaustive experiments with the use
of oil as fuel on battleships have
proved go satisfactory that the British
admiralty has ordered the erection
OF great oil storing depot 'at Ply
mouth. with jctties at which tank
steamers can moor. It is understood
that stores OF oil will be established
at most OF the home ports.
The Esoh.Townsend railroad bill will
be introduced at the next session OF
Congress practically In the same form
that II passed the House last session.
This was determined on at confer
once between Congressman Townsend
of Michigan and Congressman Esch of
Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Who fathercd
the bill.
MoritE Thomson. president OF tho
Centennial Mil Company at Seattle.
estimates that California Will use g.
600. 900 bushels OF Washington wheat
for approximately l5.0OD0O0 bushels
this year. He also states that orders
have been received from the United
Kingdom. The present harvest In
Washington is estimated at 3J,0OO.000
bushels.
A convention OF 1000 butchers from
all parts Of Germany met at Berlin and
adopted resolutions declaring that a
great and Increasing scarcity Of live
animals exists In the German empire.
and petltioning the imperial govern
mont TO speedily abolish The meat fam.
Inc by opening the frontiers for the ad'
mission OF animals from other eoun
tries,
Following ~ the summary of the cot
/ ton CROP Of 1905. AS reported By the sta.
| iistical committee of the Southern Cot.
I ton Growers Association: Production.
! 9.5SS,i3l bales. pcrcentnge Of condi'
tlon as compared with last year, 73.3.
ms compared with the governments ca'
iimatc Of 721. The yield ls regarded
I as exceedingly small. ~ from ten To
ten and uno.h half million bales was oS'
poctcd.
Samuel II. Gummorc the American
minister at Tangicr. and several Euro.
poan Inhabitants have abandoned
their residences H. the fnburbR and rc.
moved 90 tho center " the town nj
/ the request of the Moroccan nuthori,
| ties who said they were unable TO
guarantee their security owing 10 the
I disturbed condition 0f the surround
| Ing districts. Severe lighting contln.
ucs between Raisuln and other
/ tribes,
Tho attitude of labor toward Joseph
/ Chambaflain'a fiscal policy was vm'
practically nttcsiud hy n vote NJ the HeH,
sion Of the British Ifaien Union Con