The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-03-22
TELEGRGPHlC BRIEFS


handwriting Of the historical general
memorandum 70 HIS captains Of the
battle OF Trafalgar was sold AZ aue-
ton for 1900 at London. II may 80
20 America.
According 20 resolutions passed BY
both branches OF the Iowa legislature,
a conference will be called az Des
Moines OF representatives from every
state appointed by the respective
governors TO confer on the election OF
United States senators by popular
vote.
Options we're closed on 2,4G0 acres
Of ground adjoining indianapolis. Ind,
on the south at a cost OF &650.000.
Six hundred and forty acres will be
used BY the New York Central sys
TEN for general central repair shops.
20 employ 1900 men. The rest viii
be used for a model railway city. 70
be called Beech Grove.
While nine men we're sitting about
the stove in a little grocery store in
jamestown, Ind. remarking on the
possibility Of the collapse OF the ad.
jacent building which was undergo
ing repairs, three OF them we're XIII
ed and five injured by the collapse OF
the Odd Fellows hall. which crushed
the grocery store like an eggshelL
The total number OF Christian En-.
deavor societies throughout the world
is 67.5I2. according 70 reports OF Of
ncers Of the Worlds Christian I'm
deayor union. made public at Boston,
Mass. OF these $3.50 are In the Uni
ted States. l0.T72 in Great Britsau
and Ireland. 1926 In Canada, 6l3 in
India and lesser numbers in other
countries.
Chief OF Police VIII Harles Of
I Charleston. IN. was arrested and fined
for violating the city ordnance against
splitting on the sidewalk. A short
time ago Hafles arrested a son Of
Fountain Turner, a wellknown farm
or. for the same offense. Yesterday
the boys father caught the chief in
the same act and swore out a war.
rant against him.
The great gas well six miles Of
[ Caney. Kan. which was capped with a
huge iron hood after e had burned
without restraint for seventeen days.
consuming millions Of feet OF gas has
burst forth gain. After having confin-
cd the fire for twelve hours the hood
was perforated by the tremendous
force Of sand and flame beneath it and
som became a heap o. iron.
The annual reports Of the greatest
Joint stock hanks Of Berlin. which
have just been published. reflect the
activity Ia German trade and indus
try in the year 1905 Kline of the
principal banks. excluding the Reschs
bank. with sn augregate capital of
s211. GOO. 600 distributed nearly s24.
100000 in dividends. being an In.
crease Of over &4.0oo.0 oo, as compar-
cd with the preceding e
Chicago IS 10 have an "open all
night" bank. where people may de-
posit or draw cut their money any
hour IN the tweuty-four. A permit
was issued by the state auditor 90 or
Eanige the Jennings Real Estate
Loan and Tust company. with a capt.
tai OF s250.0o0. The permit runs 10
J Elliott Jennings. c. c. Mitchell and
sH Hodge The bank will be open
"a April 1 In the building recently
occupied BY the Central Trust com.
pauy. ~ Dearborn and Monroe streets.
Indications are that the Western
Union Telogmph company win show
= large increase In over the
preceding year. says a New York dis.
patch. on the present showing OF
business the gross should be some.
where IA the noiRhborhood OF that for
the year ending June 80, 1904 This
would mean N increase over last year
OF 100000. The surplus Of the com.
pany last year. after the payment OF
the regular 8 per cent dividend.
amounted 90 sl,0s2. 600 This brought
the total surplus up TO ~slb.e7f.20s.
The federal grand jury az New
York continued its Investigation into
charges Of violation OF the Eikins law
by trunk lines running 90 New
York and the American Sugar COM
pauy n s. understood the grand jury
has information which proves that
the Haycmeyer concern accepted re-
hates OF from 3 20 3 cent per 100
pounds on an shlpmeats west The
Indictment % several men prominent
IN railroad and shipping circles Is
expected.
The officers OF the steamer Sierra
which has arrived az Honolulu from
sydney. n. S w. via Samoai report
that the eruption Of the Samoan
group continues on n large scale Three
villages have been completely destroy
ed, Including Malaola. where was locat-
ed the finest plantation on the
island. The lava from the volcano Is
flowing into the ocean IN a stream