The Springfield herald., 1906-01-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

Edward Wilder, treasurer OF the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
since 1876, died at Topeka, Kansas, De.
cember goth.
The directors of the Cleveland Elec.
trio railway have raised the wages of
more than 1000 motormen and conduc-
tors cent an hour.
The Mexican Central railway has ar
ranged for 5000 Japanese laborers,
who will be set to work on the extern
sion to Colima and Manzanillo.
The main building of the Boys Re-
form School Of the District of Colum-
bia was burned December 10Th, the
loss being estimated at 100000.
The Van Nuys Broadway hotel at
Los Angeles was practically ruined by
fire on the morning of December 24th,
and several firemen were injured.
Lieutenant General Chaffee promptly
declined the appointment to be police
commissioner of New York, which was
rendered him by Mayor Mcclellan.
The government report places the
total freight tonnage of the 500 canal
for the year at 44,270,GSO tons, an in
crease over last year of over forty per
cent.
Two masked men held up and
| robbed an electric car near Pasadena,
California, on the night of December
Gath, robbing the conductor and fifteen
passengers.
The application of Lieutenant Cen
eral Miles to be relieved from duty as
military adviser of the governor of
Massachusetts has been granted by the
secretary of war.
Richard Robert Cherry and Redmon
Barry, members of the Irish bar, have
been appointed attorney general for
Ireland and solicitor general for Ire
land respectively.
The musicians of Philadelphia have
decided to treat dinner invitations
where their services are expected, as
professional engagements, and to
charge accordingly.
A royal decree has been published at
Berlin changing the names OF ninety
seven places in Prussian Poland to
German names as a further step toward
the Generalization of the province.
A seat on the New York Stock Ex.
change was recently sold for the record
price of $91, 900. w. H. Cranberry, the
seller, has been member since 1892.
Later sale Is reported at $4,000.
A private bill has been introduced
in Parliament for sanction to build
the first road In England to be devoted
exclusively to motor vehicles. 1t is
proposed to run the road from London
to Brighton.
The Swiss government has notified
the Italian government that it will be
represented in the international cham
ber of agriculture created by King Vic
tor Emmanuel at the suggestion OF Da-
vid Lubin of California.
Joseph H. Neave, multi-million'
aire, has been decided on for superin
tendent of the Cincinnati street clean
ing department. Mr.. Neave said he
desired the ONCE in order to give Gin
cinnati the cleanest streets possible.
The correspondent OF the London
Daily Nail at Shanghai says disquiet'
ing news has been received from the
interior and that the Anglican mission.
aries at Soochow, HuchOw and Hang.
chow have been recalled to Shanghai.
Application will be made at the next
session of the Canadian Parliament by
the Grand Trunk Pacific Telegraph
Company to conduct n telegraph busi.
ness in Canada. Power to do cable
and wireless telegraph business Will
be sought.
Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai has obtained
imperial sanction to appoint German
military officer either from the German
force in north China or Germany as
head instructor of the Chinese military
college instead of Japanese instruc
tor, as previously intended.
The managing director of the Mar
conf Telegraph Company has been ap
preached by several newspapers in the
,t,l, ior
of the forming of an agency for the
transmission of news to them by wire
less telegraphy from London.
Thousands of gallons of beer were
used in fighting flames at the fire at
the plant of the Oklahoma Ice 4 Brew
ing Company at Oklahoma City. the
water works plant being unable to fur
nish pressure, owing to breakdown.
The damage was about $4,000.
Herbert H. D. Peirce, third assistant I
secretary of state, has been selected by
the President as the first American
minister to Norway. Charles DENLY
chief clerk of the department, has been
determined upon as successor to Mr.
Peirce in the State Department.
Reports of the existence of bubonic
plague have led federal quarantine Off
GERS to announce new regulation un'
der which all packages of freight or
express leaving Honolulu for the coast
will have to be fumigated. The order
is to satisfy San Francisco health au
thorities.
Admiral Togo, now president of the
general staff of the navy, in his fare
well address to the officers and men of
the combined Japanese fleet, warned
them to be in constant readiness for
He concluded with the
words: "Victors, tie your helmet
strings tighter"
Mrs. Druisalla Hall Johnson, the
daughter of soldier of the American
died at her home in North
ampton, Massachusetts,, December
Gath, aged 100 years. Her father
Aaron Hall, was taken prisoner by the
British during the struggle for indie
pendence and carried to England.
Representative Brownlow of Tennes'
see holds the record SO far for intro
iucing bills at the present session OF
Congress. In thirteen days he intro.
luced 374 bills. The total number OF
bills introduced in the House in the
.hirteen days was LOCI, as against a
otal of 19,209 for all sessions of the