The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-01
T~ELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

the Philippines TO De the first Ameri-
can Ambassador 20 Japan, has been
received az Tokyo with general sati
faction
Lindsay Cooper. an aeronaut Of Clar
india. Ohio. travelling with a carnival
show exhibiting at Wolfe City, TeKa
fell from his balloon a distance Of
1000 feet and vas killed instantly.
At the meeting Of the Southern Soft
Yarn spinners' association IN Atlanta.
Ca. a resolution was adopted asking
for a diseohtinuance Of the reports
on the cotton crop by the Agricultural
Department Of the government
A bulletin issued by the census
bureau OF washington on the amount
Of cotton ginned from the growth Of
1905 20 Jan. 16 shows the number OF
running bales FOR the United States
10 be s,sSs. III.
What Is believed 10 be the record
price for a single bird. $3.50. has been
paid for a Buff Plymouth Rock hen al
Drevenstedt g. Hutchins Of New York
the purchasers, wanted the bird for "a.
hibition al the Crystal Palace show
IN London. England.
Pneumonia Is 10 be dreaded more
than any other disease common In
Chicago. according 20 a statement Of
Or. Heman Spalding. More than 5000
deaths resulted from this dieseOse last
year, he said. The record OF consump-
8E,. ur.a awro~elE he. sh.f - r-,ru~.
mia.
George Westinghouse, Jr., OF Pitts
burg. Pa. the only son OF the multi
millionaire airbrake manufacturer. has
entered his fathers plant as a laborer
20 learn the business. He carries a
dinner pail and is the poorest dressed
and works the hardest Of any man In
HIS department
Secretary shaw Is an address before
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment association. expressed his belief
that the lot In life OF government clerks
would be improved by a provision re
firing them permanently from the pub
lie service az the expiration Of a limit.
ed period. not to exceed six years
He tentatively announced a retirement
plan along these lines. the adoption Of
which. he said. would counteract some
Of the weaknesses OF the service.
Papers Of Incorporation IN New Jer
sey have been flied for the United
/ Chemists company. with q capital Of
$4,000. 600. The compauy's object Is
20 establish retail drug stores ia New
York. Chicago and Philadelphia. and
Il Is said that Il has already secured
options on a number OF finely located
stores in those cities. Western cap
i~taiists looking for investments IL the
east are back o. the new company.
The Illinois state board OF health
has sent DIT. ]. c. Westervelt Of sheL
byyIle 20 Garrett. Douglas county.
where an outbrega Of scarlet fever Is
reported 10 have reached The propor-
tlons OF an epidemic. Reports uf In
speCtors OF the board are Go the effect
that smallpox exists az Hillsboro.
Montgomery county, and ~ Madison.
ia Madison county. Tho patients az
Granite City and Venice have recover
ed and the quarantine has been raised.
p. T. Grimes OF Topeka, Kas. ex-
state treasurer. notified Governor
Hoch that he would willingly waive
the statutes OF limitation and pay
every sent OF the alleged shortage
found covering his administration Of
the office. Recently expert account
ants found a shortage OF ss7. 900 IN the
trcasurcr's office covering the ad-
ministration az -ox.Troasurer Grimes
and running into the administration o,
r. +. Kelley. the present treasurer.
The accountants were unable 90 state
what become of the money.
II vas learned at New York. on un.
l~mpeachabie authority. that she blow
which more than n other Was Ne.
sponsihlo for the collapse OF Senator
chauncey ~. nspoE was the discovery
that there was a movement afoot 10
Dust the senator as a fellow % Yale
university corporation. His Yale Gel.
lowshlp Is one % the senator's most
treasured titles Coming he has been
subjected. the knowledge that the uni
versity corporation might disown him
at ita neat meeting keenly affected Mr..
Dcpew. who. bis friends say Is woe.
fully hFebea iH spirt
With 100000 rifles Of the latest
pattern ON order la Europe. and con.
tracts signed Tor 500 modern batteries.
the Chinese empire has made a highly
effective start on its big army roor.
sanitation scheme. The actual crea.
iion OF China's great war machine Of
the future viii probably begin ia earn.
est some time In April OF May. for
late Ia March the man who has been
chosen 90 take the business On hand
win leave Europe for Picking This
Is General Yin Tchang. China's great.
est soldier. who for the last three
three years has been representing his
country az the kaisor's court IN Ber
lin China's new army, which Is 20
number 1850. 600 men and cost 5000,