The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-07
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Berlin-The Turkish government,
according to information received
from the foreign office by the Associ-
ated Press, has notified the powers
that the Porte cannot guarantee the
safety of the legations at CONSTANT
! ncple.
! Ain-Sef!a. Algeria-A band of brig
ands attacked a convoy in the vicinity
of El-Munger and carried off 102 cam
els, after a severe fight in which sew
eral officers and soldiers are reported
to have been killed. Details of the
affair are lacking.
st. Paul-Fire in the clubhouse OF
the Women's Federation on the State
fair grounds totally destroyed the
builolng. entailing a loss of $4,000.
No one was hurt. There was large
crowd on the grounds at the time and
the fire caused great excitement.
Berlin-The minister of interior has
directed the police president TO organ
ize special police. in plain clothes to
protect women and girls from the at
tentions of men on the streets. These
daylight insults are PROBABLY practic-
ed more in Berlin than in any other
continental city.
Lawrence. Kan.-The University of
Kansas will be equipped with a chair
of journalism when it opens this fall,
according to a statement issued by
Chancellor Frank Strong. In addi-
ton to teaching the various branches
of journalistic work, lectures will be
given by newspaper editors and man
ayers
Montpelier, indian oil tank, hold
ing 10000 barrels OF crude petroleum,
belonging to the Manhattan Oil COM
pany. was struck by lightning Sunday
mornirg and the oil set on fire. "A
cannon was brought from Lima, Ohio,
and large hole was shot into the
tank to let the oil out. The loss is
Yo3, 600
Topeka. Kan.-Nine of mixed
picnic party of the Christian Endeav-
ors are confined to their beds with
serious cases of typhoid fever, and
Miss Mabel Rice died Saturday night.
1t is charged germs in the water at
Vinewood park caused the death or
Miss Rice and the illness of the
others.
New Orleans, La.-News has reach
Ell here Of the loss of the American
steamer George w. Kelley of the Blue
field Steamship company's line during
the recent hurricane in the Caribbean
sea, bound from Bluefields for New
Orleans with cargo of fruit. She
carried a crew of fifteen men and one
passenger, all of whom perished.
st. Louis-Edward NJ. Collins, gen.
eral superintendent of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad, is dead al
his home here. as the result OF
seemingly slight accident. Several
weeks ago, in descending from car,
he ran a nail into his foot, fever re-
su.ting from the injury Mr.. Collins
was a native of Iowa, and was well
known in railroad circles.
New Haven, CONAN electric
storm of great severity swept across
the state Of Connecticut Saturday. Al
Thompsonville the storm is said 10
have almost totally ruined the to-
bacco crop, one grower placing his
loss at 100000. According to reports
covering a wide section thereabouts
much of the growing tobacco will not
be worth gathering. Two men were
killed at Stafford Hollow by light
ming.
Denver-The special grand jury has
made it's final report to the court
and in addition to indicting Thomas
]. Mahoney on the charge of bribery
In connection with contract for
transcribing county records. the grand
jury indicted City and County Clerk
Julius Aichele on the charge of re-
ceiving a bribe. Eighteen members OF
the Smeltermens union were indicted
on charge of riot in connection
with the Inauguration of the strike at
the Globe and Grant smelters, but
pnly two OF them have been found