The state herald., 1908-06-05

A tornado a mile from Fremont, Ne.
braska, recently did damage to the ex-
tent OF $4,000. Several farm houses
were destroyed and five persons are
reported injured, none fatally.
Over 10000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing in
the Usoga province, Uganda East
Africa. The government is feeding So.
600 of the natives. Crops are com
plete failure.
OF S1,G00,OOO gold which has been
engaged for export by the National
City bank of New York, 100000 is to
go to Switzerland. This is the first en-
gagement Of gold to go directly to that
country in the memory of bankers.
Henry Farman, the British aeronaut,
recently began series of experiments
at Client in Belgium with his aero
plane. He accomplished for the first
time n number of flights in the teeth
of a strong wird.
An order has been put into effect by
the Santa Fe suspending work of all
but apprentices In several departments
of the Topeka shops. About 900 men
are thrown out of employment. A sim
liar order was issued at the Newton
shops.
1t rained all day in New York City
on Memorial Day, but nevertheless l.
600 gray haired veterans marched in
three parades. Secretary Taft made
an address at Grants tomb, but only
those who could get under shelter
heard him, as it rained hard.
Daniel F. Golahan, legal adviser OF
Charles f. Murphy, leader OF Tam.
many hall and chairman OF the law
committee Of the Tammany organiza-
tiOn, was elected grand sachem at
meeting of the sachems of Tammany
hall to succeed Bourke Cochran.
Sixty young women of Pltsburg,
who IL they placed their family for
tunes in one pot, would make a total
OF half billion dollars, will form the
chorus of The Pirates of PenzanCe,"
when II is given in the Alvin theateT
there June 18th and 18th for the bene-
fit of the Industrial Home of Crippled
Children.
Entangled in the folds Of large Am.
erican flag, which he waved when he
made a parachute drop OF 1000 feet
from a balloon at Hillside park, near
Passaic, New Jersey. Sunday, Fred.
erick l.. Wood, eighteen years old, an
aeronaut Of New Haven, Connecticut.
fell helpless in the Passaic river and
was drowned.
The Harvard athletic committee has
voted that in the opinion Of the athletic
committee It is not advisable 10 abol-
ish intercollegiate athletic sports from
the date Of the last football game until
the opening OF the baseball season.
The committee earlier In the spring
had advocated the elimination OF all
winter sports.
Dynamiters wrecked the big pipe
line that conveys water from Bonita
mountains. New Mexico, 10 Carrizozo,
New Mexico. where all engines of the
III PasO a. Southwestern system are
supplied. This is one Of the biggest
engineering feats in the Southwest, 81.
yerting the entire water supply Of the
Bonitn river aud cost Sl,000,00O. Re.
pairs are being made.
The gift Of an additional $500 900
TO the Rockefeller institute In New
York City by John d. Rockefeller was
announced Memorial Day, after
meeting Of the trustees Of the instl.
tute The money is to be used for the
erection OF new building near the
present institute. The gift makes a
total OF sI,5OO,O0O given to the lnsu.
tute by Rockefeller.
Confident Of his ability TO carry the
stars and stripes to the North pole.
Commander Robert +. Peary, who has
planted the American flag nearer the
pole than any other living man, is In
New York making active preparations
Roosevelt, which carried him and his
party on his last northward Journey,
has been oyerhauled for her expected
battles with the ice