Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-08
TOLD IN BRIEF.

ATLANTA, Ca, January s.-The South
ern Cotton Association today issued
innate of the percentage of the crop picked
and ginned UP to January 1, 1906. The es-
innate is made up from reports from the
associations correspondents throughout the
counties in the cotton belt. The total per
cent picked is $3.50. the total ginned 97455.
CHICAGO. January s.-N. w. Harris of
this city today presented Northwestern
University OF Evanston with $25 600, to be
used as an endowment for an annual Sc
ries of lectures, which are to be delivered
by some distinguished man, not a pro-
fessor of the university, upon the results of
his own Investigations In scientific. literary,
economical or theological problems"
OMAHA, Neb., January S.-The case of
Rev. George G. Weare of Lead, S. D..
charged with attempting to defraud the
government of public lands, was called
in the United States count today. Upon
the request of Attorney Mahoney, for the
defense, the hearing was postponed until
tomorrow.
SUPERIOR. Wis. January s.-The Off
cial thermometer this morning registered
thirteen below zero; street thermometers
went as far as fifteen below, the coolest
night and morning of the season..
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, January s.-The
mercury reached six below zero this morn
ing The weather is the coolest thus far
this winter.
While he was being elected from a South
ern Railway passenger train near Jones'
boro, Tenn, r. B. Blevins, an employee of
Conductor. John e. Henry, barely missing
his heart and striking him in the arm He
was lodged in jail.
ba first ad for
prices Of steel sheets and tin plates was
authorized at Pittsburg, to take effect to-
day. The advance Is based on 10 cents per
100 pounds all black and galvanized
sheets and cents on blue annealed sheets
This brings the price to 81 on black and gal
vanized sheets. In the tin plate list the ad-
vance is 10 cents on the base box on all tin
mill products black and coated.
Secretary Hutchinson of the Southern Soft
Yarn Spinners' Association has issued a cir
cular letter calling for a meeting OF the as
ISOLATION in Atlanta, Ga, January 20 Will
liam Whittam, jr., of Charlotte, editor of
the American Cotton Manufacturer will
speak on Immigration.
Plans have been announced at Pittsburg
for the enlargement OF the Homestead
works Of the Carnegie Steel Company on an
enormous scale, involving an Investment In
new mills. new furnaces and buildings of
about $1,oOo,Goo.
The Grand Trunk railway at Montreal
has placed an order for eighty-one loco
motives at a cost of S,39S zoo. The Canadian
branch of the American Locomotive Com
pany will construct sixty-fve of the en-
gines. the American Locomotive Company
of New York ten and the Canada Foundry
Company of Toronto six.
An explosion of a boiler Saturday at the
Taylor silk mill of Judge & Co., at Tay-
lor; Pa, blew the boiler house to pieces and
PARTLY wrecked the factory. Three men in
the boiler room, Patrick Cornerton. John
Gallagher and Charles Cordner, We're
caught in the debris. The two former are
probably fatally injured.
The Atlanta (Ga.l Constitution says that
the Southern railway has just placed orders
for 8, TO freight ears, involving an outlay
Of more than So. coz, GOO. The delivery Is to
begin In March in 500 car lots, and will
be increased each month until all shall oe
received
Suit to remove Daniel e. Storms from his
eflsee as secretary of state of Indiana was
instituted 6atnrday at Indianapolis follow
Ing the filing Of a complaint sworn to by
Gov, :. Frank Hanly. alleging misconduct
In Office, efnbezxiement. conversion OF funds
and wrongful use OF funds.