The state herald., 1908-10-30

lnS OIL princeton university was oD-
served at Princeton, New Jersey, on
the 22nd inst, with appropriate eXer-
cises.
The Roosevelt prize for the three
mile running race at Paris Sunday
was won by Keyser, French runner.
in 15 minutes and 16 seconds. He also
won the event in 1906.
The Aero Club of France has de-
meeting in the autumn of 1909, when
the Grand Prix d'Aviation will be COM
peted for. The value of this prize is
$4,000, and there will be other awards.
]. Halwood of Lexington, KY, has
sold to Ed Alvery of Louisville, Pin
kola, the famous derby winner, for &c.
900, and Friend Harry, by Orlando, for
$4,000. The latter is half brother of
Jeff Bernstein, for which horse large
offers have been refused.
Brig. Gen. John Elmer milford.
through whose efforts as an agent for
the exchange of prisoners during the
Civil war more than 1900 Union SOL
diers were restored to their homes,
died Monday at Montour Falls, N. Y.
aged seventy.nine years.
The Vermont Legislature Tuesday
reelected Senator William p. Dilling-
ham for another term of six years and
elected Former Gov. Carroll S. Page to
fill the remainder of the unexpired
term Of the late Senator Redfield Proc
tor. Both are Republicans.
Duchess Alexandra Victoria OF
Schleswig- Holstein, daughter of Prince
Frederick, duke of Schleswig- Holstein,
was married in the chapel of the I'm
perial palace at Berlin. Thursday, the
END inst, 10 Prince August William
of Prussia, fourth son of Emperor VIII
liam.
At Newark, New Jersey, October
25th, Frank l.. Kramer. the champion
bicycle rider broke his own worlds
record for twenty-five miles unpaced
in competition at the Vailsburg track,
riding the distance in 57:3G 3.5. His
previous record made in 1901 was
57:52 As.
When William j. Bryan entered the
Astor gallery at reeoption of the
Woman's Democratic club at the Wal.
dorf.Astoria Monday, he was kissed by
two women in the presence of nearly
700 others, and narrowly escaped the
embrace of third. Mrs. Bryan was
present Mr.. Bryan displayed some
embarrassment.
One OF those freak fires that are
the continual bane Of the Insurance
man is reported from Paduca, Ken.
lucky. where fire starting from a
match carelessly thrown in dry grass
resulted in the burning OF an orchard
of 5000 apple trees, valued at several
thousand dollars. The orchard be-
longed to Mrs. Mary Chesterfield.
The merchants OF Panama have
started campaign to bring Sbppt an
arrangement whereby the United
States shall be compelled to pay duty
on luxuries imported into the canal
zone. The merchants assert that their
business has been seriously affected
because OF the competition of the
United States commissaries
Before n crowd OF several thousand
Tuesday, the Chicago worlds cham
pions defeated the Detroit American
league champions at Terre Iaute. to
/. Before the game Mordecai Brown
was presented with an elegant silver
service by the citizens OF Torre Haute.
his home city. Cobb carried off the
batting honors with four singles In four
times up.
The franchise under which the
Cleveland, Ohio. Municipal Traction
Company is operating street railway
lines on a Scent fare basis, was de.
feated by majority Of $40 In the refer.
ondum vote Thursday. The total vote
was more than 10000. II Is alleged
that the public were dissatisfied with
the service given by the operating
company.
Seventeen OF the woman suffragists
who were arrested October 18th dur.
Ing the "storming OF the House OF
Commons on charges OF disorderly
conduct, have Just been sentenced In
the Bow Street Police Court to terms
OF imprisonment varying from three
weeks TO three months. The women
were offered tho alternative OF giving
bonds for their good behavior. but
they elected TO go TO Jail.
The British government has issued
m London and through the British am.
bnssadora abroad formal denial OF u
rupture In the direct negotiations be.
tween Aus,ria'lIungary and Turkey
and Great Brltain's Intervention. TO.
gcthcr with a statement that any di.
rect arrangement satisfactory TO Tur.
key would. In the opinion Of tho Brit.
ihh government, smooth the way to-
ward general settlement.