The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-12-19
WEEKS D0INGS
QpueraI Review Of important happsnlne1
~ the Past week In Brisf and
Comprehensive Form.

Marines from the @rE1Hef frply1E
have been landed at Colon and sent to
Panama
The Utah fuel company says any
miner who desires to return 10 work
must give mp the union.
Senator Bailey holds that the Cuban
reciprocity bill II invalid because II did
not originate In the house.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, oil Bos-
ton. has been appointed chaplain Of tho
senate for the session beginning Janu-
airy L.
Senator Foster has introduced bill
dividing Washington into two judicial
districts, north and south. His bill
places Seattle In one district and Ia
coma and Spokane In the other.
The cotton mills ut Adams and North
Adams, Mass, and Norwich, Conn,
have made a 10 per cent reduction In
wages. The order affects 5000 opera
tivee.
q. NJ. Stuart In likley to b. reap
pointed postmaster at Seattle.
Comment at st. Petersburg on .Roosc-
velt's message In very friendly.
An election Of delegates 10 prebers a
constitution has been called In Panama.
W. J. Bryan and sor4, who are tour
ing Europe, held an audience with the
pope.
United States Senator Clark, OF Mon
tane Ia much improved and should be
out In three weeks.
Secretary Hitchcock may remove j.
Henry Booth, register OF the Roseburg,
Oregon, land office.
John W. Proctor, president OF the
civil service commission, died very sud-
denly in Washington.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections win ask smoot TO reply
to tho charges made against him.
The national Republican committee
has chosen Chicago as the convention
city and fixed June 81 M the date.
President Hartman announces that
Union Pacific cars will soon run into
Seattle.
General Macarthur Is accredited
with predicting war with Germany In
the near future.
A nineteen year-old Vermont love-
sick boy aided woman to slay her
husband 80 he could get home.
Many charges are pouring in against
Asa b. Thompson, suspended receiver
OF the La Grande, Oregon, land office
A light engine and passenger train
collided near Steubenville, Ohio. Ono
person ras killed and is others In
jured
Queen Alexandra had very narrow
escape from death by fire. She was
asleep when blaze broke out In her
bed room.
The house has received resolutions to
impeach Fedearl Judge Swayne, OF
Florida, and has ordered committee
to investigate.
The federal grand jury at Omaha
has indicted State Senator Lowe for
selling postofiice position and prcmi-
nent cattlemen Tor fencing public do
main.
Spokane is on the verge Of serious
labor trouble.
The attending physicians certify that
Herbert Spencer died OF smile decay.
The appointment OF General Wood to
become major general has again been
sent 10 the senate.
Another unsuccessful attempt has
been made with the langley flying ma
chine. The airship Is lying at the bot
tom OF the Potomac river, total
wreck
Indiana scholars cut hole in the ice
OF pond near the school house and af-
ter tying the feet of the teacher placed
her in the water. She was rescued
half an hour later nearly dead.
At the Inauguration of Governor
Bickham, of Kentucky, some OF his
enemies turned loose 20 skunks In the
vicinity Of the capitol In an endeavor
TO break up the crowd witnessing the
ceremonies.
Germany is much pleased with the
message OF the president.
An independent company to fight the
beef trust is to be established In 81.
Louis.
After an elapse Of 10 mouths the
Tracy reward is 10 be paid by the state
of Washington.
Russia has made counter proposit-
ion to the demands OF Japan. which, II
is believed, will be accepted.
American marines have gone into
camp near Panama, and the Colombian |
invasion has received set back.
The secretary Of war has asked con-
gress for . 600 900 to deepen the chan
mel through Wrangel Narrows, Alaska.
Dowie has Strengthened out his
financial tangle and the receivers have
been discharged.
Revenue figures sent to the senate
show that the nation can literally
recognize the fair. and then be still deep
ly In debt 10 Oregon on a revenue
basis. |,
Japan has postponed the meeting OF
he diet In the hope Of receiving an