The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-26
Doings of the Day Reflected
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Told In Short Parasraphs--The
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Guayaquil-The Cotopac volcano
has been active for the last few days.
Honolulu-Robert Wilcox, ex-con-
gressional delegate from Howaii died
Saturday of consumption.
New York-Sam L. Clements Mark
Twain) and his wife and two daugh.
ters sailed for Naples and Genoa Sat-
urday.
Washington-1he postmaster-gener-
al at 1:30 Saturday afternoon de-
livered to President Roosevelt the re-
port of the Fourth Assistant POST
master-General Bristow on the postal
investigation.
Washington-The acting comptrol-
Ter of the treasury has received let
ter from Examiner Cunningham stat
ing that the directors of the First
National Bank of Allegheny, of which
he is now receiver, contemplate p!ac-
ing the affairs of the bank in such a
condition as will permit of ito resum-
ing business.
Manila-The board of Philippine
commissioners has just issued a proc
lamation, announcing the demonetiza-
tion of the Mexican dollar on and
after January l, 1904 Until that date
the coin will be accepted at all the
government offices at the usual rate,
which is equivalent to fifty cents
American money.
Washington-A meeting of the army
board of fortification and ordnance,
of which Gen. Gillespie Is president,
will be held in this city on Novem-
Der 5th, and it is expected that a re-
port will be submitted by Prof. Lang
ley on the subject of the recent ex-
periments with his flying machine
near Whitewater, Va.
Ogden, Utah.. r. Shackeli. a rail-
road man, gave himself up at police
headquarters saying he was thhe man
who had shot Special Policeman
Snipes and Clarke Saturday night.
Shackeli said he took the officers for
hold-up men, when they flashed a
dark lantern in his face he began fir
ing. Snipes' condition todya is very
serious.
San Francisco-Upon a motion made
by United States Attorney Marshal
B. Woodwork before Commissioner
Heacock it was decided that the case
of James w. Erwin, the indicted pos
tai inspector, be re-opened for the
admission of additional testimony by
both sides on October 30th. Wood
worth did not discuss the matter, but
admitted that the prosecution has evil
dence of value TO present.
Topeka-President E. p. Ripley or
the Santa Fe railroad, announces that
as soon as the present furry in Wall
street is ended a $50 mile cutoff will
built TO shorten the main line. The
Cutoff will start at Belen, N. n,
thirty miles south of Albuquerque,
and run east to Texico, Texas, where
connection will be made with the San
t. Fe system operated south from
Kansas.
Rome-Richard Pearson, formerly
United States consul at Genoa, and
now minister to Persia, has been
fined $50 and SIS costs for insulting
an Italian railway official last De-
eember, previous to his appointment
as minister. The government was de-
sirous of settling the incident by par
doning Pearson but the latter refused
to ask the Kings elemency as pre-
scribed by law.
New York-John Turner, the Eng
lishman who, while delivering an ad-
dress was arrested by officers of the
immigration bureau. the arrest being
made under that section of the immi-
grafton law empowering the secretary
and deport anarchis is was given hear
of co-..4esee ana labor to apprehend
ing before board of special inquiry
at Ellis Island. He was ordered ex-
cluded and will be deported next
Wednesday.
Denver-The report of an alliance
between the Rio Grande and the Dem
yer. Northwestern and Pacific is de-
MED at the Offices of the Moffat road
in this city. "The route described uy
the Salt Lake Telegram as having
been taken by us into Salt Lake has
never even been negotiated for" said
one of the officials. The way We will
get into Salt Lake has not been de-
eided yet, but the one described is
not the one we will take"
Indianapolis-The report OF Adol
plus Strausser of Buffalo. the umpirs
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