Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-16
SHORT TElEGRAMS.

lahoma
School committeeman have inaugu-
rated a crusade against Boston teach
ers chewing gum.
The National Hospital for Insane
indians, at Canton. South Dakota, has
thirty-tiye inmates.
The Ohio Legislature has elected
Marcus A. Hanna to the United states
senate for second term
Emperor William sent = telegram 10
President Roosevelt expressing his sor-
row over the Chicago disaster.
Sergt. Julius Frederick. the Arctic
explorer. and member or the Greeley
expedition. died at indianapolis on the
9Th inst.
Montreal. Canada. is suffering from
an epidemic of typhoid fever, as many
as a thousand cases being reported at
one time.
Col. George r. Mcclellan. the last
surviving field officer OF the Mexican
War. died az Bristol. Tennessee, on the
18th inst.
Jean Leon Gerome. the famous
French painter and sculptor. died at his
home in Paris January 10th a. the age
u tlEutE ENatss
II. Frazee, an electrical worker has
been found responsible for the s2bp.-
geo FIRE at the state capitol building in
nes Moines. he having dropped light
ed candle He will not be prosecuted
In an opinion handed down by the
Stae Supreme Court the Missouri an
ti-iruek statute Is declared To be nn-
constitutional This law prohibits cor
porations from issuing trade checks to
employees.
The vice chairman OF the national
committee OF tine People party has is
sued a call for the committee TO meet
in St Louis February 22nd TO nix the
time and place for holding national
convention.
A dispatch from Rome says that
portions of the walls Of the ancient
town OF Spoieto have fallen and the
historic cathedral. containing the fres-
Goes OF Fra Lippo Lippo and his tomb
Is in danger.
The Netherland parliament has Yot-
ed about sl750000 for he purchase
OF quicktiring krupp guns. after dec
laration of the war minister that he
considered the Krupp guns preferable
TO the Ehrhardt guns.
The death is reported at SNOWFALL.
Arizona. of Archie Niyens. one OF the
foremost mining experts in the United
Staes He recently returned from Co
rea. where he went TO examine mines
for an English syndicate.
W. X. Vanderbilt Jr.. fas offered TO
give a cup for automobile competition
ON the road. II the American Antomo-
a l.. 4 gs4HfN al
course, and will promote a race OF
from 2oo TO 500 miles. or thereabouts.
Gen. stephen ID. Lee OF Mississippi,
commander of the army OF the Tenes-
see, will succeed Gen. Gordon as com
mander-in-chief of the United Canfed-
crate Veterans. pending tho election at
the reunion in Nashville next June.
Sir Thomas Upton has severed an
other of the bonds which linked him
with Chicago His membe rship on the
board of trade has been fold at $1,000.
His packing plant was disposed of sew
eral months ago to the National Pack
Ing Company.
Three new schools ard at least twen-
ty-two new buildings. OF which the OH
cial total estimated cost il So .0e0.o or
more. will be erected al the University
of Chicago within the next ten years.
according to the forecast of President
William X. Harper.
An Echo. Oregon. dispatch. of Janu-
cry 11th, says: The rabbit drive on
fower Butter creek to-day was the larg-
est in the history Of the Northwest.
IL is estimated that 10000 rabbits were
killed. and 700 persons-men. women
and children-participat
The will of Capt. Frederick Pabst
filed in the Probate Court at Milwau-
kee. leaves an estate estimated at Si0.-
coo 900 in trust No public heqnests
are made The widow and four chill
dren and an adopted daughter each re-
ceive one-sixth of the estate.
NJ D'Antas. Portuguese ambassador
to the vatican and dean OF the diplo-
matte corps. says the report that Pope
Plus has charged him To forbid women
10 wear decollette gowns at receptions
which are attended by cardinals and
other prelates. is erroneous.
-. dispatch from Alden. Arabia, saye
that an engagement in Somaiiland be
tween a British force and the forces OF
the Mad Mullah has resulted in Sc
we're defeat for the latter. who lost
1000 men killed. The British suffered
two officers killed and nine severely
wounded.
The Osservator Romano, the yati-
can organ, publishes note by Cardi-
nal Cretoni, in which he sends to the
Catholic churches throughout the
world instructions regarding sacred
music The churches are allowed to
use their present music until it is
possible to substitute the Gregorian
chant.
Some unknown person has cut strip
eight inches long by six inches wide
out Of the center of the picture OF Gus
ter's Last Battle" in the historical room
OF the Kansas Capitol building. A few
days before. Miss Blanche Boies. fol-
lower of Mrs. Carrie Nation. attempt
ed to destroy the picture, because 1t
was the gift Of brewing firm.