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Show j NEWS NOTES BY WIRS j WASHINGTON, D. 'a, Oct. 2C.-Thn Secretary of tho Interior todav directed that 153,000 acres of land In eastern Oro-gon Oro-gon bo restored to settlement and bo opened op-ened to entry after ninety days advertisement. adver-tisement. BOSTON. Oct 20 Tho brokerage firm of F. S. Colton & Co., of Boston and New York, today filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy. Liabilities, $29S.03t3, assets, $50,914. There aro 200 creditors. LAREDO, Tcx.. Oct 20. It was learned today that no one wna killed In tho wreck last night of tho train on tho Mexican Centra), bearing James Spcyer of New York and others, from Laredo to Mexico Mexi-co City. NEW YORK, Oct. 26 The supreme council for the United States of America Scottish Rio Masonry today elected M. W. Bayllss, Washington, D C, sovereign sover-eign grand commander. . TOPEKA. Kan.. Oct. 26. The official Santa Fe call for tho directors' meeting In this city Is for October 27. Bv some misinformation It has been bulletined from Topoka to be hold October 20. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2f.. -Until Commissioner-General 01 Immigration Frank P. Sar-gont Sar-gont at Washington, D. C, passes on tho question of whether tho hearing of tho fourteen Geisha glrln who wore brought to the World's fair to work In a. concession and are now held on a charge of violating the alien contract labor law. Is a Judicial process or merely mere-ly an Investigation, the hearing will bo postponed. PEORIA, 111.. Oct. 20, Honry Schwab-achcr, Schwab-achcr, prominent foi tunny years as a distiller, died today, aged 75. NEW YORK. Oct. 26,-Secrctary of tho Treasury Leslie M. Shaw ;ds the principal prin-cipal speakor at a Republican meeting on Broadway today. His speech dealt entirely en-tirely with the tariff. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Oct. 26 The board of directors of tho World's fair has authorized author-ized President Francis to appoint a special spe-cial committee of flvo to consider tho posslblo establishment of a permanent museum and especially to take up the matter of tho reception of exhibits for such purposes, SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. Loula Kalner, American Consul at Mazntlan, arrived hero today en route to Washing-ten Washing-ten with a report of the murder of two Americans at Aguas Callcntes Do Baca on July 10 last. Tho men killed wore Clarence Way and Edward Latimer. CHICAGO. Oct. 2f Thlrty-'lve bur-dred bur-dred pcrpons have attended tho farewell lecture of Commander Boolh-Tuckor of the Salvation Army at the Auditorium. HANOVER. N. II . Oct. 20. Dartmouth alumni and other friends of tho college filled this town today, having como to attend the exercises In connection with tho laying of the corncr-stono of tho new Dartmouth hall. ST. r.OUlS, Oct. 2i. The second session ses-sion of the fourth annual convention of tno Now Thought federation convened today In Music hall, A committee on resolutions res-olutions was appointed to consider recommendations rec-ommendations or the oxccutlvo committee, commit-tee, CHICAGO, Oct. 2G. Mopcs Bonslnger. who died recently, loft an estate valued at $7SO,000. Almost all tho property Is bequeathed to mombera of the family. Michael Reaso hospital and tho Jowlsh Training school aro given $1000 each by the will, which has Just been tiled and tho AlJXlan Brothors hospital Is bequeathed be-queathed $W0, |
