The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-03-15
TwELEGRAPHIG BRIEFS

ilNAa OF AMOS r. MllNeI NA traHAaAAf
to De consul general az Hong Kong and
Of d. c. owen to be- postmaster at MI
waukee.
IL is announced that a tower exceed
Ing Ia altitude the celebrated Einel
tower at Paris viii in al probability b.
erected o nthe jamestown exposition
grounds.
A BIN fixing railway passenger rates
az &c per mile for 500 and 1000 mile
tickets passed the Virginia house. Il.
had previously passed the senate and
now goes TO the governor
The monster prairie fire that has
been raging in the Panhandle foi
several days and which swept through
from New Mexico to Lubbock county
Texas. has been extinguished. over.
100000 acres Of grass we're destroy
ed
Information was received az Austin
Texas. to the effect that the most dis
astrous prairie fires had swept the ex
IRENE western section Of the Pan
handle for the last three DAYS. entail
ing a loss up to the present time Of up
waFd OF 81, 900. 900.
Either the Hepburn bin win e.
through congress as il passed the house
or there vii be a special session OF
congress. said Congressman Victor
Murdoch. who arrived az Wichita. Kas
60 attend the Eight district congress
sional convention.
Reports have been circulated al
| Columbus. Ohio that Governor Patti
son had decided TO resign because o.
his continued nl health. Inquiries
came pouring into the statehouse as
tn the truth OF the rumor. S~ecretary
Houck finally stated that there was sb
solutely no truth in the report The
governor Is gradually recovering. he
said. and has not the slightest inten
lion OF re~sisning.
The Philippine Railway company
Of Hartford. Conn. has filed a certift
cate Of Incorporation with the state
secretary. The authorized capital
stock is S@5.00o.00o. Arthur l.. ship
man Charles W. Gross and Alvan w
Hyde. en- OF that city. are the lncor.
p%orstors Of record. The company pro
poses 20 Owl and operate steam aud
electric roads On the Philippine Is.
lands and elsewhere. also 10 DO a
general transportation business
Announcement has been made az
New York that the New York Llfe's
suits against Andrew Hamilton Tor an
accounting and restitution Of $1,000,
600 will be begun ia n few DAYS John c.
Milburn OF counsel FOR the Fowler in.
v~esigating committee. when question,
Cd In Buffalo. said suits will be
pressed Immediately for the return OF
the money. ! shall return 10 New
York AZ once There viii be no delay
In prosecuting the actions
The hedrs OF buffalo and elk on the
Valentine grounds AZ Oconomowoc.
Wis. have been slaughtered the only
animals retained Ia the collection be.
inE q herd of deer. For a wear or
more the buffalo herd has been de-.
'erioratinF bat the cause ~ the ll
health OF the animals was not readily
ascertained Cy DE WY. head animal
keeper 81 the Lincoln park 200 "a Chi.
coco was called IN consultation and
gave 81 as his opinion that the frost I'm
the grass and clover was injurious &C
the animals.
Invitations are 20 be issued IN a few
DAYS by the central body az the Retail
butchers and Grccers association oi
Chicago 90 manufacturers. johhors and
others Interested 90 the manufacture
and sale Of food products in Cook
county "a attend a pcneral conference
on the subject Of pure food which wiz
be- held under the auspices 90 the as.
ISOLATION Governor nencen. state
Food Commissioner Jones and nr.
Whalen Of the city health department
viii be invited To make addresses on
the subject and e 6 probable that
some stringent measures Tor the pro
lection Of the people AGAINST sdulterat.
ed food products VIII be recommended
"a the next session ~ the legislature.
The extent o. which the bicyele ana
tricycle. Industry has fallen of during
the last five years Is shown On D bulle
TN issued by the census bureau yes.
terday This Industry was az its height
durinr and iust prior 90 the census
year 1904 Since then there has been
a material decrease On an branches Of
the industry With The sinEle exception
~ the manufactures of motor cycles
The decrease IN che number Of bicycle
establishments ia 1895 as compared
with 1890 was 90 per cent, the number
81 establishments hoing reduced FROM
ai2 Ia 1900 20 % % 1905 Where Tor.
me1y 202i salariea officials. clerks
engaeed in he work during lse6 %
contrast With these figures the motor
cycle establishments Increased fFom
ass 20 1900 20 2sSs ia 1905