TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES The centennial of the launching or the United States frigate fmstllu mstu ton Is being celebrated today In BOB The nation Pl convention or the Son of Columbus has concluded 0 twos two-s session In Keokuk la Next years meeting will be held In Chicago On Friday morning Princeton unl e n ltrye4 N Y will celebrate the ono hndred and flflyflrsl anniversary 01 the grunting of the charter by Gov John Hamilton A J Doughty of the Cnglewooi Wheelmen created a nevi world amateur 10lle reconl at Ganeld Park Chicago yesterday Ills tlm woo 1 < S3C the former mark held by Fred Nelson being 23 0346 Ho wan paced by triplets and quad The trial ton was made under the L A W sanc Frdlnnd Frlodrlch Gustny nehr Ing Is locked UI at the Cottage Grove avenue police station Chicago Upon hearing 01 the death 01 George M Pullman he come to Chicago arid culled at the Pullman residence lo Bald he ws a mar elate 01 the dealf millionaire and asked 10 be ded see the remain lie I refused and became so demonstrative that the haggler ejected him The Illinois River Improvement a oclaton Is I holding n convention nt Ueardtown Ills today The conen ton wa called to further the project 010 do mater vay from Chicago to the Mississippi river b way or the drainage canal and the Dcplalne and Ilnol her to coat SOOO I is I hoped to Influence Congiefts sufficient Iy to secure on appropriation sufficient for the removal 01 he government das In the Illinois river ot Henry and COPPeras cleks and for the general Improvement 01 both river channels a MEMEN11111ga