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Harry D. Babcock, a student at Yalo college,
,was accidentally struck on the head by a polo
mallet and injured so badly that he died shortly
afterward.
Ormonde, the world famous horse that waa
once owned by the Duke of Westminster, and
that won for his owner $142,325, wa3 put to death
a few days ago to rid him of the torments of
paralysis.
"Tho situation politically in Hayti is undoubt
edly bad, according to reports received at the
state department, it is said that the animosity
against foreigners, almost without regard to na
tionality, is steadily increasing and the latest
advices are that in many places throughout the
republic placards have been posted denouncing
foreigners..
Four Chinese gunboats and two torpedo boat
destroyers have arrived at Macao, the Portuguese
settlement in Kwang Tung province, to support
the demand of the viceroy of Canton for tho ex
tradition of a fugitive from Chinese justice. The
government of the Portuguese settlement is pre
paring to resist a landing by the Chinese.
The postofflce department has received bids
for carrying the mails from Valdez to Tanana,
Alaska, via Fairbanks and China, a distance of
G20 miles and back, from October 1 to May 31,
each year, from next October to May 31, 1906.
The lowest bid was ?21,045 a year, or ?1,372 a
round trip.
The president has appointed Commander "Wil
liam B. Diehl to succeed Samuel C. Lemley as
judge advocate general of the navy on the lat
ter's retirement in June. Commander Diehl is in
command of the Boston, en route from Panama.
Prince Hesper Oukhtomsky, editor of the St.
Petersburg Viedomostl, the only Russian repre
sentative at the world's press parliament, is leav
ing St. Louis for Yorktown, Manitoba, to investi
gate the condition of the Russian Doukhobor set
tlement there.
Mrs. Nancy Rose, who lias been tae lighthouse
keeper' at Stony Point for forty-eight years, is
dead. Mrs. Rose has been acting in this capacity
ever since her husband died. He was the light
house keeper until he year 1857,
The Cudahy packing house at Los Angeles,
Cal., has been destroyed oy fire, entailing a loss
of $300,000.
Twelve business blocks and residences, in
cluding the home of John bnarp Williams, a mem
ber of the house of representatives, were de
stroyed at Yazoo City, Miss.
The government of Venezuela has purchased
1,500,-000 livres "worth of artillery from the French
government. An Associated press dispatch says:
Just what this expensive armament means, when
Venezuela is so poor, is a matter of speculation
here, and there is some fear it is the forerunner
of a repudiation by Venezuela of liability for fur-
ther payments of installments of indemnity under
the awards of the recent arbitrations.
The Iowa University alumni has requested the
resignation of President McLean of the institu
tion. It is alleged that he is responsible to a cer
tain extent for the retrogatlon of tue institution.
President McLean was formerly chancellor of the
Nebraska state university.
The United States court or appeals lias re
versed the order of the District of Columbia su
preme court, directing a discharge on a writ of
habeas corpus of Harry F. Harris, an alleged
minor, from an enlistment in the marine corps.
The court held that the marine corps Is a part
of the navy and that a minor over 18 years of
age may be enlisted in the navy without the
consent of his parents.
Vice Chancellor Stevenson filed an opinion
denying, tho application of John H. Pierce and
others for the appointment of a receiver for the
Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting com
pany. The suit grew out of a dispute In the man
agement of the company with respect to the prop
erty of the United Globe mines of Arlzon, which
were absorbed by tho Old Dominion company.
Rear Admiral Cooper, commandor-ln-chlef of
the Asiatic squadron, has requested that ho bo re
lieved of that command and placcu on the retired
list In tho early fall. It Is probable that Rear
Admiral Sterling will succeed him.
General Epifano Rodriguez, at the head of 100
Dominican government troops, has occupied Da
jabon without encountering any feslstance on tho
part of the revolutionists. He will, in conjunction-
with the cruiser Presidente, attack Monte
Cristi, where the revolutionists have concentrated
their forces.
Five persons were seriously injured and scores
were bruised in tho collapse of- a circus tent at
Fort Plain, N. Y., yesterday. A fiorco gale came
up during the afternoon performance and blew
down the main tent.
The republicans of the Twelfth Pennsylvania
district yesterday renominated George R. Pat
terson for congress.
David Rothschild, who was convicted In tho
case of the Federal Bank failure at New York,
has concluded to withdraw his motion for a cer
tificate of reasonable doubt, and will begin serv
ing his nine-year sentence at once.
General Miles, who was the principal speaker
at the annual dinner of the Massachusetts Re
form club, referring to the policy pursued in the
Philippines, said: "A small body of intelligent,
patriotic men have in this vicinity for a number
of years advocated a principle of humanity and
justice concerning our relations with a people
living on the other side of the globe. They have
endured the jeers and criticisms of those in au
thority or differed with them, and yet within a
few years they have seen a radical change In pub
lic opinion in this country concerning the status
of 8,000,000 Malays. All honor to those men and
grant that speedily we may witness the advent
of the first republic In tho orient."
The immigration Inspector and tho Inspector
of the health department have discovered that
small boys have been sent to this country to be
rented out as bootblacks. Tho boys, all of whom
are about 12 years of age, claim that they were
sent to this country under such an arrangement
and that they received ?10 per month. One boy
says that he was sent with 300 to Chicago and
they were distributed to different places. An
other boy says that his employer went through
his pockets and compelled him to turn over any
tips he had received.
The jury in the case of Harrison J. Barrett
and James N. Tyner were out but 22 minutes when
they returned a verdict of acquittal. General Ty
ner, who is an invalid, broke down and wept when
the verdict was read, and several of the jurors
wept, with him.
Frank I. Evans, son of Admiral Robley D.
Evans, late commander of the Asiatic squadron,
has been appointed to take command of the
Sylph. The appointment Is considered one of the
choicest in the navy.
Th3 building occupied by the American Sup
ply company at St. Louis was damaged by fire
to the extent of ?70,000.
The postofilce department has decided to no
tify newspapers to eliminate objectionable adver
tising of patent medicines and other objectionable
advertisements.
A strange accident which caused the death of
ten, men occurred at Wlluesbarre, Pa. The men
were working in a tunnel when a mine engine
passed by, emitting gas and sulphur fumes which
suffocated the men.
The government of Panama has granted the
United Fruit company a fifteen years' concession
for the operation of a system of wireless teleg
raphy between Panama, Colon, Bocas del Toro and
the Bay .of Llmon, and Central and South Ameri
can nations.
Tho postofflce department has announced that
navigation on tho Yukon river in Alaska is re-
opened and that mall mattor of all classes may bo
accepted by po3tolllces for transmission to any
destination in Alaskan territory.
Tho schedules filed by Sully & Co. In tho
United States district court in New York city show
firm liabilities of $3,5C8,93G nnd asset of $4,119,027.
J. P. Morgan & Co. announced that the trans
fers of "gold Incident to the payment of tho $40,
000,000 purchase money to the Panama Canal
company, In Paris, have been complotcd.
Chevalier Auguste WIcgand, the noted Belgian
organist and composer, died in tho Oswego, N, Y.,
hospital ol appondlcitls.
A dispatch to the Chicago Record-Herald, un
der date of Now York, May 25, says: "William
II. Trucidalo, president of the Lackawanna rail
road, today admitted in tho inquiry boforo tho in
terstate commerce commission that tho price of
coal is governed by tho willingness of the public
to pay, thus corroborating George V. Baer, head'
of tho coal trust. Ho admitted i.io price Is uni
form and that tho railroads maintain a uniform
rate, but he denied the rate was sot by joint
agreement or l.y a formal meeting hold in ad
vance of tho Jssuo of price circulars. 'Why do
'you ask such high prices for coalV was one of the
questions put to him. Because we can sell all wo
can produce at thai price,' was 'Mr. Trucsdale's
reply. 'Nobody Is -suffering by reason of this
price; no cities are being depopulated; no industries-are
languishing; there is no falling off of im
migration. Tho whole country Is prospering and
tho anthracite companies are entitled to some of
tho prosperity.' 'How do you account for tho fact
that the circular price of coal is uniform with tho
roads If there Is no agreement between ..the rail
roads?' 'In coal, tho leading company Bets th$
price and the discount, and tho others would bo
foolish to ask more or to accept less.' 'Do you
and Mr. Baer and E. B. Thomas, -president of the
Lehigh Valley, confer as to tho price of coal?'
'We may havo conversed about it, but tlferc is no
agreoment, morally, legally or in any other way.'
'Laying aside all technicalities about an agree
ment or an understanding- about prices said Com
missioner Clements, 'the companies have well de
fined information, haven't they, regarding prices,
before they are fixed?' 'Yes, the information is
accurate enough,' admitted ,Mr. Truesdale."
The New York correspondent for the Chicago
Record-Herald says: "Five $1,000 treasury notes
have been found in an old, moth-eaten coat pur
chased by Elmer Eckerson of Bogota, N. Y., at
an auction sale of unclaimed railway baggage.
Neither the trunk nor the coat it contained bore
any marks of identification. Eckerson was about
to throw the garment away when he discovered
the treasure carefully wrapped in oiled silk. The
Jucky buyer is G3 years old and will at once take
a vacation in Europe."
Cardinal Satolll has started for this country,
accompanied by his cousin and a secretary. This
is the first time he has over visited America.
It Is said that the department of agriculture
has at last found a remedy for the destructive boll
weevil. It is a large brown ant discovered in South
America by a botanist named Cook. Investigations
show that these ants spread themselves over the
cotton plant and are engaged constantly in de
stroying the boll weevils. Cable Instructions have
been given Mr. Cook to report to tho department
what assistance he needs in the way of men and
money in order to colonize these ants in the south
ern states.
The president of an electrical equipment con
cern of New Jersey has cut the salary of every
man in the employ of the company, including his
own, which was reduced more than $1,000. He ex
plained that this course was taken rather than
that of discharging 10 per cent of the men. Busi
ness is low and he has promised that the wages
will be restored as soon as conditions are better.
An Associated press dispatch, under date of
Chicago, May 27, says: Photographic reproduc
tion of the spectra of the sun and the bright
skies is about to be undertaken by Prof. George F.
Hale, director of the Yerkes observatory on Mount
Wilson, near Pasadena, Cal,
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