Show ITEMS OF INTEREST at sydney australia in his report to the department of state says a disease known as anthrax or splenetic apoplexy ap olexy which for many years has been devastating the herds of new south wales is in a fairway of being very effectually checked by Past eurs system of inoculation ula tion TEE site of the sew zoological park for which congress appropriated at its last session has been selected by the commission to whom the matter was referred it lies along the banks of bock creek northwest north west of the city between woodley lane and klingel road and comprises about acres senator stanford has sent to tho smithsonian institute a young antelope from call fomia to add to the collection for the national aop TEE united presbyterian general assembly in session at springfield ohio thursday last again took ae kioa on the subject of the nse of the organ and other musical instruments in church worship complaint on that subject is to come from the representatives of about out of members of the church the n dietary committee to whom the oam plaint is referred has brought in A was adopted to this effect that it is inexpedient to change the rule adopted by the general assembly two aars ago which is that the use or exclusion of organs shall not be a bar to membership but that each congregation shall determine its own course in this regard no disruption is apprehended from this action A CYCLONE formed about six miles southwest of mcpherson Ks thursday afternoon passing almost directly east through tue country shaking the earth three times in ita passage where it struck everything was destroyed st three miles east of Elray ria it struck john nightingales house taking it from its foundation with all contents carrying it entirely away not a vestige being seen since the family escaped by taking refuge in a cellar B Katz lays house was also destroyed and tho family likewise was saved by taking refuge in the cellar corn and wheat were taken out of the ground A few hailstones fell one that was picked up measured thirteen inches in circumference no lives were lost nor anyone hurt ox monday afternoon at three the U P switch engine at ogden ran into a U P flat car loaded with chicken coops at a point west of the pacific hotel and killed chickens the car was from grand island nebraska on its way west and was about to be consigned to the S P company if the guests at the hotel did not have chicken pie it was not the fault of the railway employees afla civil service commission at washington gives notice that in order to secure ample registries of persons eligible for appointments to the position of railway mail clerk from the following named states and territories ri a special examination of tho applicants for that position will be held by the united baates civil service commission on the dates and placed named below denver colorado cheyenne wyoming boise bicy idaho miles city and helena montana carson city nevada albuquerque new mexico portland and roseburg Lo oregon salt lake city utah spokane palls and seattle washington territory on friday june uth from the new york navy yard are to the effect that nearly all the steel frames for the armored cruiser maine are now in place and gratifying progress is being made in th tha vassel to give a visible evidence bow the ship will appear when completed a most elaborate model about four feet long has been made at the washington navy yard and placed in secretary tracys office it represents a vessel of over tens as fine as is con with the greater power to bear up the enormous armament of about forty guns ranging from four great ten inch rifles down to a small revolving caanan the horse power will be calculated to drive the vessel at 17 knots speed but the principle point of interest about the ship is the fact that apart from the monitors she will be the first vessel built since the war that is really ironclad relying not on protective steel defective decks but on a solid belt of heavy steel armour encircling her vital parts all of the details of construction are most cunningly wrought in miniature in the model even to the capstan engines and delicate machinery of the two eighty feet torpedo boats which the maine will carry on her decks |