Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-02
NEWS SUMMARY


the Highlanders.
A bill to repeal the war revenue
stamp tax has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Clay.
Kimberley is again being heavily
bonbarded. General Methuen and
General French report unimportant
movements.
August o. Hyde, ex-superintendeut
OF poor Of Calhoun county, Mich, has
been arrested charged with embezzle-
m2nt of $1,000.
The South African company has
placed large orders for rifles and sad
dies for use in South Africa, to be de.
livered Immediately.
James b. Montgomery, well-kn0 wn
capitalist and road contractor, is dead
at his home in Portland, Ore. after an
illness of one year and a half
The Hongkong correspondent OF the
London Times says he has received a
dispatch intimating the dethronement
and death Of Emperor Kwang SUI
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
stolek from the safe in the Office Of
Joseph X. Davidson & Son, mauufac-
turing jewellers, Philadelphia, Pa.
National Bank Examiner Graham
haS been examining the Csnajoharie,
N, r., National bank this week, and
as result, the bank closed it's doors.
Word has been received of the tragic
death in South Africa OF Erwin Hop
kins. Jr., son of Erwin Hopkins, vet
eran member Of the Chicago Board OF
Trade. he was bitten by poisonous
reptile.
In the metal markets this week there
is "a slightly more confident tone. The
zinc shelters have peen having con-
ferences in the West, and some scheme
of cooperation is likely to be put
through.
Senator Butler. chairman Of the
national executive committee of the
Peoples party has issued call for a
meeting of that committee to be held
in Hincon Neb., Monday, the 10th of
February.
On the evening of February nth Mr.
Bryan will speak'at Carnegie hail, New
York city, for the charity fund of a Grand
Army post. In the afternoon Of the same
day he will deliver an address at Plain
field, N. J..
Most Of the regiments at Modder
river, according to letters received,
are full Of young boys for officers, and
the men don't care about them. Some
of theR at Modder river fight like u lot
Of school boys.
A statement has been made by
authority to the effect that the gov.
ernment has engaged in no exchanges
with foreign governments respecting
the Nicaragua canal since the begin
ming Of the present congress.
A favorable report has been maSSe by
the senate committee on pensions on
Senator McBrides bill extending the
provisions of the act of 1899, giving
pensions to the survivors of the Black.
Hawk war. to the survivors of the
early Indian wars of Oregon, Cali.
fornia, Texas and Florida and other
states.
At the cabinet meeting Friday,
PostmRBter-General Smith brought up
the subject of lightweight Spanish
coins that were being received in the
nsular service. The matter was
turned over to the postmaster-general
and the secretary of the interior for
further investigation.
Suit has been filed in tho United
, ates court at Columbus, o., by the
Michigan Salt company against w. A.
Nason of Columbus for over 332, 600
fne suit being test Of the Ohio trust
flaws. Wason was agent of the con
cern.
Secretary Hay has sent to Speaker
Henderson for submission to the house
copies Of complaints of he German
| government pTcbenIcu ny IIS eln GAS
sador here, DR.. Won Holleben, against
the existing customs regulations of the
United States applicable to merehan
disc imported from Germany.
The Central Trust company of New
York has filed bill to foreelose a mort
gage on the st. Louis, Peoria & North
ern railroad and the Madison, ILL.,,
Coal compapy's property. The mort,
gage and interest aggregate 81, sos, 900.
petition was forwarded by tele
gram from Shanghai to Pekin few
days ago, signed by 1909 representa-.
tives of local Chinese merchants and
gontry, begging the princess and min
isters of the Tsung Ii Yamen to urge
the emperor to reconsider his abdica.
tioR and to revoke the edict.
DR.. Leyds lie blamed for the entan.
clements of the British over the
seizure Of German vessels, and he Ia
said to have caused false information
az 10 the seized vessels cargoes to be