Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-09
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for governor.
The Michigan Republican couven-
tion placed Fred NJ. Warner of Farm
ington in nomination for gosernor.
1t is reported that an epidemic OF
cholera Is s3reading throughout Man
churia and has already reached An
tuns.
1t is expected that an order will
soon DO issued requiring rural free
delivery carriers to wear sray uni
forms.
DR.. Theodore erzel founder OF the
Zionist movement and president OF the
Secessionist congress. died at Vienna,
Austria. July Sd.
The white horse used by Napoleon
at Waterloo has been discovered in a
store room OF the Louvre museum Al
its decease the animal was stuffed.
Paul Kruger. late president of the
South African Republic, is now in
Switzerland. and is said TO be in fairly
good health for a man seyenty-nine
years OF age.
The postmaster general has de-
elIned the request OF the Lewis and
Clark exposition authorities for the is-
suance OF special series Of postage
stamps commemorative of the exposi-
ton
The Associated Press learns upon
good authority that Prince Dolgorouki,
who early last month assaulted Count
Lamsdorf, the Russian minister Of
foreign affairs. has been eNiled 10
Archangel.
The directors Of the Lehigh Valley
railroad have declared a dividend OF
f. Al
one per cent on the common This Il
the first Lenigh Valley dividend in
eleven years.
Rioting took place at Brest. France,
July 3rd during a parade OF strikers.
The rioters We're charged by gen
darmes who drew their bayonets- Ten
Of the gendarmes we're wounded Many
Of the strikers were arrested.
II. NJ. s Venerable has just created
a worlds record in prize firing on
Malta. according to a Herald dispatch
from London one OF the Venerable's
l2-inch barbette guns fred nine rounds
in three minutes and scored nine hits.
Acting Secretary Oliver Of the War
Department has made the usual an
nouncement cf allotment Of the $1,000
600 appropriated by Congress to pro-
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lied militia OF the United States. or
the money appropriated. Colorado will
receive S. 973. Idaho S5.9s4. South lIa-
kota 1919 and Wyoming s5.ssf.
The million dollar Montezuma hotel
at Las Vegas Het Springs. the finest
building In New Mexico. has been
leased by the Santa Fe to a company
Of eminent physicians. DR. Webster.
rA Of health llr
E. Fletcher ingalls,. controller OF Rush
college and DR.. corwin. who VIII turn
IL into home for eonsumptives.
Messrs. PerdieaFis and Varley, Just
rescued from the Moorish brlgands.
are expected with their families to
spend the summer In the Bernese Ober.
land. says Herald dispatch from Ge'
nsva, Switzerland. Physicians recon-
mend absolute rest for Mr. Perdicaris,
and il is probable that the famiiie
will not return to Morocco for SONS
time
The government Of ireland is inquir-
ing into the question OF tobacco cul
ture and through Mr. Gil. its socre-
tary of agriculture. who Is now in this
country. has asked Secretary Wilson
10 designate some tobacco expert for
employment in ireland. Secretary
Gill is seeking light on the methods OF
growing, harvesting and fermenting to-
bacco.
The gunboat Woodruff. the first war
vessel built by the army in the Philip
pines. under the direction of the quar-
termaster department. was launched at
Manila June 2sth. The vessel, which
Is named after Lieutenant Woodruff.
who was killed by Morcs. will be used
by General Wood in the rivers Of Min
danao during hfs campaign in that
island.
The duchess CT Valencay, who was
Helen Morton. daughter Of Hon. Levi
p Morton. before her marriage has
been granted a divorce from the duke
OF Valencay In Paris on the grounds of
i'll treatment and neglect One OF the
consequences Of the decision. under a
recent Judgment Of the French courts,
is that the wife shall abandon her hus-
bands name and title.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company on July 1st. paid into the
United States sub-treasury $2l3O9215
as the second install alLment in repay
ment of the 81. 500. .dbo loaned by the
government. This represents. 40 per
cent of the total admission royalties.
covering the period from June is to
and including June 80, as required un-
der the act of Congress authorizing the
loan.
Some of the big life insurance COM
panies and several of the largest stores
in New York City have begun war on
race track gambling among their en-
ployes. One company has issued a cir
cular notifying its clerks that even
their presence at a race course will be
counted sufficient cause for dismissal.
In large department store betting was