The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-08
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Paris-President Loubet on Monday
gave az audience to Senator Her.y
Caho' Lodge.
Washingtcn-There will be q de-
tormined effort made this winter in
congress by western representatives
to see that their part of the country
obtains ali the consideration 1t is en-
titled to in the distribution of troops
Chicago-Twenty-nin Washington
correspondents left the capital yester-
day afternoon on q special train
over the Pennsylvania road bound
for the Irrigation congress at Ogden
Many writer's os national repute are
included in the party. All OF them
have been studying the irrigation situ
alton recently in preparation for this
visit.
Vienna-Special dispatches give al
unconfirmed report CT an attempt upor
King Peters life at Nish on Saturday
II is said that stones were thrown at
the royal carriage, one striking tbs
King in the face, and a pistol was
fired from a neighboring window II
is also rumored that the Sixth Serviar
regiment. notorious for the part 1t
played in the recent regicides, has
been ordered 20 Nish.
Monterey, I.ex-A fund for the yell
low fever sufferers of Lianares, where
the disease Is epidemic, has been start
ed by prominent citizens of this city
Business has been partially suspended
and those who are not afflicted with
the fatal disease are idle, though not
in direct need as yet. Scores of fever
cases have been reported, and among
the afflicted are the mayor and his
secretary.
Los Angeles, Cal-Mike Jessey
John Cranz and Sabin, three laborers
were crushed to death by the caving in
OF a 16-foot bank at the excavation
for the site of a new hotel on sixth
and San Joaquin streets. The men
We're buried alive under the tons Of
earth. John Bunch, another laborer
working in the trench, saw the slide
of earth start and barely escaped. His
legs were caught by the cave-in but
he was pulled out with slight injuries.
Cody, Wyo.-From late reports re-
ceived here it appears that Mrs. Anna
E. Brown of Riverview met death in
a most unusual manner at Demaris,
Hot Springs. Her death was not due
to drowning, as at first supposed, an
inquest developing the fact that there
was no water in her lungs She was
victim of poisonous gases which arc
said to rise from springs, and whicl.
are alleged to have proved fatal in
more than one case during the past
twenty years.
Rome-The police forbade public
commemoration of the death of the
Italian philosopher Bowie, which the
extreme parties had arranged to hold
as they believed that it was intended
to convert it into a demonstration
against the coming visit of the Gear to
Rome. The troops were kept in read
mess in case of disorders, but nothing
happened to call for their interven-
ticn. The extremists have decided to
hold the commemoration next Sunday,
despite the police prohibition.
Tuscola, Ill.-Two men attempted to
assassinate Mayor Charles l.. MoMas-
ters as he was entering his barn to
put up his horse after drive. The
men were concealed In the barn and
attacked Mayor McMasters with paw
Ing bricks. Telling him twice with
blows on the head. One blow was
struck from behind. The mayor
fought off the assailants and they fed.
The mayor believes he recognized the
mel as friends of two women he had
arrested yesterday. No arrests have
been made.
London-A Melbourne dispatch to
the Daily Chronicle says: The admin
istrator of British New Guinea reports
the discovery OF an extraordinary
tribe of marshland dwellers in the is
land of Papua. Owing to the swampy
ground and tangled underground,
walking and canoeing are almost i'm
possible. The native dwellings are