The Western news., 1904-12-21
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
culLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationai;
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terse!y Told.

court has handed down a decision that
an injunction against the organizers of
strike can not stand.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of j. j. Hag-
gerty, William A. Connell, John w
Roberts. S. |. Silverman and NJ. D.
Leahy to organize the American Ma
tional bank of Fairbanks. Alaska. with
$4,000 capital.
The Chickasaw and Choctaw Indi
ans have paid their lawyers S750,000
for unearthing land frauds This is
said to be the largest fee for legal
services ever paid in the west.
conference lasting over four hours
was held recently in Fall River, Mass.
between representatives of the cotton
manufacturers and their striking op-
eratives. but no agreement was reach
ed, and settlement of the strike in
volving 10000 milers is as distant as
ever.
Nan Patterson. who is now on trial
in New York, charged with the muir
der of Caesar Young will probably go
ON the witness stand in her own be-
half
Brazil is at present under martial
law and the government has been
authorized to build 90 new war vessels.
Negotiations for a new commercial
treaty between Austria Hungary and
Germany will be resumed in Berlin
this week.
Governor-elect Douglas of Massachu-
setts recently wrote Secretary Taft,
asking him is he would detail Lieuten-
ant General Miles retired. for his, the
governors staff, if he should make
the request after his Inauguration The
secretary replied to Governor Douglas
stating that he will make the detail
when requested to do SO.
A loss estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire recently in the Hecht
building. five story structure in At
lantic avenue, Boston.
Men prominent in Irish OrganZa-
tons in New York have been inform
ed, says the Herald of the strange dis
appearance of the wealthy woollen
goods manufacturer Owen Kelly of
Philadelphia.
Pho Contra, the faithful attendant
of the late Pope Leo KILL, died Sat
urday of apoplexy.
1t is semi-ofiicially stated that En-
peror Franz Joseph will come to Buda
pest early in January and dissolve the
hungarian parliament in state. 1t is
also asserted that a general election
will be ordered for January 26 and
that the new parliament meet Feb. s.
The British war Office and the treas
ury have at last reached an agree
ment to provide funds for the rearm-
ament of the artillery.
Premier Azcarraga presented to the
king of Spain for his approval a de-
cree proroguing parliament sine die.
Three persons were killed and sew
eral injured, two fatally in fire in
three story brick residence at 1S4
South Main street, in williamsburg
section of Brooklyn. Saturday. The
fire was caused by the explosion of
an oil stove.
Joseph w. Ray. an election Judge
who is serving a sentence of 6 months
in Jail at Denver, Col, for contempt
of court has received word that his
aged father, A. NJ. Ray. dropped deat
at his home in McLainsborough, Ill.
after reading letter from him giving
complete account of the circum
stances leading to his incarceration.
Geraldine Farrar. the American pri
ma donna at the Royal opera house
Berlin, sang the title role in Ambrose
Thomas "Mignon." for the first tim'
in her career Saturday night.
The President has issued an orde
placing under civil service rules al
positions in the forest reserve corp
of the general land Office. This viii
affect about 53S employees of whom
are employed in Washington.
1t is understood that Ambassado
Meyer will figure prominently in tn
diplomatic promotions incidental t
the Inauguration of President ROos,
welt. and that he will be succeeded b
Henry White, now secretary of tn
American embassy in London.
Since December New YorFers hav
sent through the postoffice money O
der department almost $4.000.O00
cash as Christmas presents to rel,
tives in foreign countries.
In hope of fully restoring the sigh
to an eye. the skin covering or col
junctive from the eyeball of rabbi
was transferred to that of a boy &
Hahnemann hospital in Philadelphia
Alfred Thompson. independent. cal
didate, was elected to the CANDIDA
parliament to represent the Yukon b
majority of 700 over Frederick Con-
don, liberal and government candidat
recently governor of the Yukon. Th
campaign was the most exciting eve
known in the north.
Blow Up the Gas Pipe Line.
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