The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-01
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Kansas City, Mo-Senator Burton,
who was interviewed here says that
he will take no part in politics or pub
lie affairs until the indictments hang
ing over him at st. Louis are settled.
Btrlin.-The budget committee of the
reichstag discussing the military ap-
propriations, passed almost unanim-
ously a resolution asking the chan
cellor to institute rigorous penal pro-
ceedings against superior officers
whose supordinates maltreat privates.
Bedford, Ind.-The court of inquiry
investigating the Schaefer murder case
has heard more evidence on the let
ters received by Miss Schaefer One
of the witnesses declared that dozens
of times after school Miss Schaefer
ran to her room for her mail, eagerly
read the letters and Immediately de-
stroyed them.
Helena, Notwithstanding to a re-
port from Camas Prairie. Blackfoot
Reservation, Antoine Nicklo, an Indian,
was shot and killed by another Indian
named William as the result of a
row over a squaw. After the shoot
ing the friends of Niklo assailed the
murderer with clubs and he was beat
en- into insensibility.
|. Los Angeles, Call F. Morley,
1 manager of the Los Angeles base-
ball team, announces that he has sign
ed Tim Flood of the Brooklyn National
League Club to play second base next
season. HIT has also signed Curtis
field. This completes the team for
next season. Flood played with Sac
ramento three years ago.
Everett, Wash.-An unknown burg
lar was shot through the heart in the
town of Monroe while attempting to
rob the general merchandise store own
ed by Mayor Heintz Hearing the noise
of a window opening in the back room
Mayor Heintz fired a shot through a
thin partition, killing the burglar in
stantly. Two other men have been
arrested as acccomplices.
Mohbasa, British East Africa-The
reported massacre of a British expe-
dition under the auspices of the East
Africa Syndicate by Turkham tribes
men in the neigborhood of Rudolf
Lake. announcement of which was
made January 24th now proves to
have been incorrect The expedition
in question arrived at Teti, $50 miles
east of Rudolf Lake January Goth, all
well.
. Austin, Texas.-County Attorney
Brady has filed two suits in the dis
trict court on behalf of the state OF
Texas against the j. G. Guffed Petro-
leum company of Beaumont. the Beau
mont ,,onfederated Oil and Pipe Line
, company of Austin, and the Gulf Re-
fining company of Port Aurthur. The
ton of the Texas antitrust laws OF
1899 and 1908.
st. Clairsville. GA negro burglar
shot and probably fatally wounded
Albert Troll, cashier of the Second Ma
| tional Bank, and his brother, George
4 IToil, manager Oh lIoh ciotulis
store. The three Troll brothers sus-
pected the thief was lying in wait In
their store. They caught Howard
Bapisco, colored, who managed, how
ever, to get out of ther hands and
shoot his way out. A posse is in pur-
suit.
Roanoke, va.-When George Shields
arrived at his home in this city Sat
urday afternoon his 3-year-old daugh-
ter Mildred was found lying in the
entrance hall. in pool of blood, and
/ his wife In closet on the second floor
with two wounds in her head and un-
/ conscious. A razor and bloody
/ hatchet we're found just outside the
closet, the door of which had beer
barricaded with a chair. Mrs. Shields
regained consciousness sufficient Il
say that she was struck In the head
with hatchet by negro. The chile
will die and the mother may be fatal
ly wounded. There is no clew to thu
! would-be murderer. The motive Il
thought to be robbery. The city il
in an excited condition over the trag
edy.