The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-14
NEWS NOTES FROM
EVERYWHERE
OOings of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers

Shanghai, Oct. 13.-Refugees from Port
Arthur say that sortie of the Russian
fleet was contemplated but was frustrat-
ed by the Japanese bombardment from
the batteries overlooking the east basin
Washington. d. c., Oct 12.-The annual
| report of Brigadier-G General J. w. West
on, commissary general Of he United
States army. says the total cost of feed
ing the army during the last fiscal year
was sSS21.75o
Washington, Oct. 13.-That the can
| teen is of great moral benefit to the army
is the claim made by Brigadier General
G.. II. Burton, In his annual report as
| inspector general of the army to the
secretary of war. made public today.
Davenport, Iowa. Oct f2-with a
speech at the opera house tonight, Sen
ator Fairbanks concluded his tour of
Iowa. He reached Davenport this after.
| noon and after crossing the Mississippi
river and speaking at Rock Island, he
returned to Davenport for tonight's meet
| ing.
Rockford. ILL.,, Oct. 12.-The annual
| meeting of the Northwestern branch Of
the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
| of the M. E. Church began here today.
| Representatives of societies in Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana. Iowa, Min
nesota and Missouri are present, as are
missionaries from several foreign coun-
tries.
| Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 1.-THE alleged ex-
orbitant charges and arbitrary practices
of the Armour Car Company was again
| the subject of an examination by the In
| terstate Commerce Commission at its
closing session today However, The
| commission finally adjourned, pending.
a special call, with the investigation sus-
pended.
| San Francisco, Oct 12.-Nine children
were seriously burned today by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline burner which
caught fire in restaurant on Mont
gomery street. The burner was thrown
on the street and the children fiocked
to see the flames, when 1t exploded. scat
tering burning fluid and igniting the
little ones.
| ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 12.-Charles Kelly.
former speaker of the lower house of
the municipal assembly and Charles Gut
ke, a former member of that body.
were sentenced today to terms In the
penitentiary for their connection with
| the suburban bribery DEAL Kelley was
given two years for perjury. Gutke was
sentenced to five years for bribery.
! ST. Louis, Mo-. Oct 12.-This was Mich
igan day at the Worlds fair. Beautifully
decorated and crowded with its brilliant
assemblage the Michigan building was
the Mecca of the plateau of states. Ad-
dresses were made by Governor Bliss.
President Francis and others. Tonight
reception and ball will be given by the
| IA AoAoA "a N~'~A''-
or and Mrs Bliss.
| San Francisco. CAL, Oct Ia we'd
ding of interest in naval circles took
place at Berkeley today when Miss Anne
Maxwell Miller, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Merrill Miller. became
the bride of Paymaster Geo. Brown. Jr.,
| U. s. ~, son of Rear Admiral George
Brown, retired. The ceremony was per-
formed in the First Presbyterian church
and was attended by number of officers
from the Mare Island navy yard and
other invited guests.
| ST. Louis Mo-, Oct. l2.-The sd annual
meeting of the American Street Railway
Association and the eighth annual meet
ing of the Street Railway Accountants
Association began today in Festival hall
ToGay's session was devoted to the re-
ports of officers and the reading and
discussion of several technical papers
The meeting concludes tomorrow The
street railway association is composed
of officers of street railway companies In
all the cities of the United States and
Canada where street cars are In use.
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