The Washington herald., 1916-12-18
Telegraph Tips

Rochester. n. Y, Dec 17.-Edward An
drews. of Naples. has killed a gray wolf
which had been killing cattle and sheep
in his neighborhood for several weeks.
Honolulu. Dec. l7.-Advices received
here by cable from Australia state that
the government in control OF outgoing
cargoes has prohibited further coal ship
ments to the Hawaiian Islands.
Asheville, N. c., Dec. T.-Rear Admiral
John J. Hunker. retired. who served with
distinction under Admiral Sampson dur
ing the Spanish war. died at a sanitarium
here OF heart disease.
Copenhagen. Dec. 1.-THE Dagens Ny
heder says that the decision of the en-
tente allies to discontinue the supply of
oil. paraffin, petrol and fishing tackle for
Danish fisheries has paralyzed the in
dustry.
Duluth. Dec. 17.-After operating con-
tinuOusly in Duluth and on the Minnesota
ranges for q year the Industrial Workers
of the World will leave this part Of the
country. it was said at l. w. w. head
quarters.
Montclair. n. j., Dec. lin its review
of the conditions that attached to the
recent prevalence of infantile paralysis
here the Montclair board of health re-
ports that the extraordinarily strict reg
ulations adopted proved valueless
Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. 17-Contracts for
seventy all steel barges of 1000 tons ca
pacity and three towboats of l. O0O- horse
power to be used in the coal trade on the
Monongahela River have been let by the
United States Steel Corporation
Livingston, Mont, Dec. 17.-Sportsmen
estimated that 400 elk were killed Just
outside the northern boundary of yell
lowstone National Park during the last
two days of the season, which has just
closed.
Paris Dec. 17.-There have been revolu-
tionary outbreaks in various parts OF
Portugal, according to a Havas News
Agency dispatch from Lisbon, but an Of
fetal note declares that the uprising has
been everywhere entirely quelled and that
Lisbon is tranquil
Houghton, Mich, Dec 17.-The Canadian
steamship Arabia, which left Toronto for
Fort William Ontario, nineteen days ago
is fast in four inches of ice here. AS her
coal supply was exhausted in the slow
trip she may have to spend the winter
here.
Port Chester. n. Y, Dec 17.-Mystery
surrounds the death of John Hays, 6
years old, whose body was washed ashore
from the Byram River at East Port Ches-
ter, Conn. Hays left his home, in Port
Chester. N. Y, last "Wednesday, it is
said.
Nyack, N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE Borden Milk
Company has purchased several farms
in the town of Blooming Grove. Orange
. County, and will stock the property with
fine dairy cattle. 1t is reported also that
the milk company is negotiating for
Broad Acres, one of the largest dairies
in Rockland County.
winsted, Conn, Dec. H.-When rabbit
shooting, Arthur Richberg and Ray Bar
ties were astounded by the actions of
their dog. which kept circling a hemlock
tree and looking upward. The sportsmen
upon investigating discovered a jack rab-
bit sitting in a crotch of the tree about
six feet from the ground.
London, Dec. f.-George H. Pownall
president of the Institute of Bankers
died suddenly in London at the age oi
6I years. He was formerly manager oil
William Deacon's Bank, Ltd, and was q
prominent writer on financial subjects
since the beginning Of the war.