The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-14

steamer Empress of Ireland from
Liverpool on October to assume the
Office of Governor-General of Canada,
in which he succeeds Earl Grey.
Damage aggregating many millions
of dollars, the wiping out of the BUSH
ness district of Black River Falls.
Wis, town of 1000, and great de-
struction to the 100000 plant Of
the La Crosse Water Power Company
forms the latest summary of the great
flood on October IN the Black river,
through the giving way of the wings
of the great dam at Dells and at Hat
field
| Provision for the establishment of
a parcels post and the transportation
of mail by aeroplane was made by
Postmaster-General Hitchcock in his
annual estimates of Postoffice De-
partment expenditures, submitted to
the Treasury Department last week.
The sum of $4,000 is provided in
the estimate submitted by the Post
master-General for time and labor
saving mechanical devices for use in
the postoffices. An item of $4,000 is
added to be expended in rewards to
postal employees who invent improved
mechanical appliances that accelerate
the handling of the mails.
Another item included for the first
time in the estimates for the postal
service is the $4,000 to cover ex-
periments in the transportation of
mail by aeroplane. Mr.. Hitchcock be-
lieves that under certain conditions it
will be possible in the near future to
utilize the aeroplane to good advan-
tage in the mail service. :,
According to Mr. Hitchcock's caIcu-
lations, the appropriation necessary to
meet the expenses of the postal
service at large during the next fiscal
year will be $26O,93S,463, an increase
of $2,585,74 over the appropriations
for. the current year
Members of the State Drainage
Commission, accompanied by other
state officials, left in a special car
over the Northern Pacific last Monday
for Big Falls, on a ten days inspec-
ton trip of newly constructed state
bitches in the northern part Of Mime
sota Governor Eberhart, julius A.
Schmahl, secretary of state, and S.
G.. Iverson, state auditor, compose the
commission. Besides them, George
A. Welch, state immigration agent;
John T. Stewart, drainage expert Of
the agricultural college; Charles N.
Kalk of Minneapolis, assistant chief
engineer of the 500 line, were in the
party. The commissions schedule in
cludes visits to Big Falls, Interna-
tional Falls, Fort Francis, Can;
Spooner, Rainy River, Warroad,
Greenbush, Holt, Crookston, Island,
Carlton, McGregor, Palisade and Du-
luth. The party will return to st.
Paul Thursday, October Is.
The Italians established new
government for Tripoli on October 6.
Rear Admiral Boreddolino was ap-
pointed governor. Captain Calgni was
made commandant of the forces dis
embarked by the Italian fleet. After
Italian seamen had been landed and
occupied Fort Sultania, the chiefs of
the Arab tribes adjacent to Tripoli
went aboard the Italian flagship and
expressed submission. They begged
the Italians not to resume the bonn
dardment.
The Laurier ministry has resigned
on October and Premier-elect R. L.
Borden accepted the call of His Elk
cellency Earl Grey to form cabinet.
A new crusade for the promotion of
a sound banking system in the United
States has been launched in New York
with the organization of the New
York State branch of the National
Citizens league. John Claf1in, the
millionaire dry goods man, is head OF
the league for the state, and the direc-
tors include a score of the citys
prominent banks and business men.
The Italian authorities at Tripoli
issued a proclamation suppressing
slavery Tripoli was the only remain
ing port on the coast of Africa where
slavery still prevailed, notwithstand-
ing the efforts of Great Britain on the
one side and France on the other to
prevent the traffic.
Lloyds, the most famous insurance
house in the world, is planning to
establish New York branch. Lloyds
is celebrated for it's record of never
having refused to quote rates on any
conceivable risk. They propose to
conduct fire and marine insurance
business in America.
Premier Robert L. Borden present
ed the names of his cabinet to the
governor general of Canada Earl