The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-15
Doings of the Day Reflected
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Told In Short Paragraphs-.The
Latest intelligence from
All Sources


the Cologne Gazette says that it is
now certain that the proposed visit
of the Car to Rome has not only been
postponed, but that it has been COM
pletely abandoned.
Laredo, Textile yellow fever rec
ord for the past twenty-four hours
shows an increase in the number OF
deaths, the number which occurred
today being the largest for any one
day since the breaking out of the
disease.
Lima, O.,-The third advance for
the month was made in crude oil to-
day, prices of Western oil going up
2 cents. while cents was added to
the quotations on Eastern products
The advance did not result in active
selling. as producers look for still
higher prices.
Ogden,-Clarence Philips, young
man who claims to hail from Boise
Idaho, attempted suicide in the city
Jail. He cut a horrible cash across
his neck with a razor and although
very weak from the loss of blood will
likely recover. He was arrested for
stealing a bottle of whiskey.
Chicago-Ear1 Ellsworth, who re-
Gently confessed to having murdered
his father and mother and a boarder
"a his. home in Woodstock, waived
change of venue for which he had
applied, and threw himself on Tie
mercy of the court He was given
life sentence in the penitentiary.
Pittsburg-As a result of a cave-in
at the construction works of the Penn
sylvania railroad on Hamilton aven-
ue, East end, number of men are be-
licved to be buried under hundreds
of tons of earth. One man, Nicholas
Trovach, was rescued fatally injured.
A large force of men is clearing the
excavation of the debris. but it is not
expected that any of the men under it
can De TSScueu dllNe.
New York-The Eastern delegation
to the American Bankers convention,
which meets in San Francisco, left
here in a magnificent train of Pull
mans The commissary car is amply
provisioned for the trip. Among the
articles stored in the car is thous-
and pounds of sirloin and 100 bottles
of cocktails. Only two stops will be
made on the journey across the coun-
try. one in Chicago, and the other in
Salt Lake.
New York-Mrs. Marie Layton
Johnston, formerly bookkeeper for the
United States Playing Card Company
of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to two
indictments, each charging her with
the larceny of $3.50 from that COM
pany. Her plea of not guilty to three
indictments charging forgery stands
but it is understood that the District
Attorney has consented not to press
them. The defendant was remanded
for one week
Berlin-An odd case of lese majestic
Is reported from Meiden Bavaria,
against priest who refused to ad-
minister communion to a sick person
until portrait of the Empress was
removed on the ground that the En-
press dress, being low cut, was an
evii spectacle for youth. The priest
also ordered out the Emperor's pict-
ure' alleging that both portraits be-
iohged together. The States attorney
caused the priests indictment.
Chlcago-A race against death which
Walter w. Field of Portland, Me-,
was making came to az end as a San
Ia Fe tain entered Chicago yesterday
Mr.. Field has been in Carlsbad, N. NJ,
Rklng treatment for tuberculosis.
Finding the end near, he began hur-
rled trip east in the hope of dying
at his old home. He could hardly
speak when he boarded the train at
Kansas City and when the porter
sought to arouse him he was found
dead.
Springfeld-Alleged discrepancies
amounting to $4,000 are said to have
Deen discovered in the accounts of the
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