The Western news., 1904-12-14
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
cULLEO FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Nationai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Madrid.-The senate has passed the
governments antianarchist bill.
New York.-It is announced that the
steel rail pool has decided to maintain
the price of $2S ton on steel rails.
Rio Janeiro.-The senate has passed
to final reading the bill authorizing
the government to build % war YES
sells.
Halifax, N. S.-The Allan liner SEQ
tia, with Earl Grey. governor general
of Canada, on board, has arrived at
quarantine.
Irwin, Kan.-The country home OF
Charles Smith has been destroyed by
fire and four children under IL years
of age burned to death.
London.-Kobert Burns family Bible
containing interesting family entries
was sold at auction here for $3.50. The
purchaser was a London dealer.
Emperor Nicholas has conferred up
on Lieutenant General SakharOff and
Lieutenant General Bilderling gold
swords of honor set with brilliants and
inscribed "For valor"
Bombay.-Viceroy Curzon has ar
rived here from England and met with
an unusually cordial reception. Many
of the native rulers travelled to Bonn
bay especially to welcome the viceroy.
Tangier.-Ensign Malutine of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Pro-
solivni and son of Major General
Malutine, shot and killed himself with
a revolver.
Vancouver, B. C.-John Kay. the II
year old boy under sentence to be
hanged next Friday, died Saturday in
the penitentiary at New Westminster
of tuberculosis.
st. Petersburg.-The social demo-
cratic labor party has issued an in
flammatory proclamation denouncing
autocracy in bitter terms, demanding
an immediate end of the war.
ChicagO.-I. N. Perry. the former
bank president, who was accused OF
setting fire to the American LocomO-
tive works to obtain the insurance, was
discharged after long hearing in the
court
New York.-Inspired by the national
vote of 100000 for Debs at the last
election, the New York section of the
socialist party issued statement to
the effect that it has laid plans for
establishing school of socialism.
Hannibal, Mo.-Dr. J. b. Vernon OF
st. Louis, convicted of bribery in con-
nectiOn with the selection of postOttice
sites in Missouri cities, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years.
Governor-elect Douglas of Massichu-
sets announces that General Nelson
A. Miles would be at the head of MS
staff. 1t is understood he will be made
adjutant general, or possibly inspec.
tor general.
London. On.-Eighty-seven cotton spin
ming mills, employing capital amount
ing to over $15.OOO, 900. made a prof,
OF only $l5O,OO0 for the year ending
November 80 The same mills las,
year lost $22O0OO.
Brooklyn, N. l.-The Eagles Wash
ington correspondent says: Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska has scheme fol
employing convicts to work upon the
Panama canal. The matter has ap
pealed to sociologists and to practica
politicians of the capital.
Paris.-The Port Arthur crisis Ii
shaking the faith of French militar.
critics who heretofore have been posi-
tive that the fortress was impregnabie
They claim there is an inner line of de
lenses, where as the British critics
deny that an inner line exists.
San Francisco.-Superint +
Leach of the San Francisco mint ha
made good the defalcation of forme
cashier Walter M. Dimmick by turn
ing over his Oakland home to the SUI
ETY. company which was on Dimmick'
bond for $25,OOO.
Chicago.-ln reviewing building or
erations in the rs principal cities O
the United States for November, 1YO4
as compared with the same month Il
1903, the Construction News says tina
there has been total increase of 2
per cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Newlands O
Nevada announced the engagement O
his youngest daughter. Frances. t,
Lieutenant Leopold Won Bredow of tn
German army. Lieutenant Won Bre
dow is an officer of the Cuirassier reg
iment of the guard, stationed at Bel
lin. He was an attache of the Germa,
embassy at Washington during 1908
Washington.-That there may b
changes in the diplomatic service an
possibly in the cabinet is evident fror
statement made by high official G
the state department replying to q
inquiry. in which he said that tn
president expects most of his cabine
and all of the ambassadors to sen
in their designations between now an
the 4th of next March.
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