The Western news., 1904-11-30
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.


thur and to take the main fortifica
tions at any cost.
Portland, Ore.-The National Grange
decided to hold the next annual session
in the state of New Jersey.
New York-The Republic Iron &
Steel company has advanced the price
of bar iron So ton. Their agents are
instructed to receive no business un
der $1.55, Pittsburg basis.
New York-News has reached here
of the signing of treaty between PERI
and Brazil looking to the peaceful set
tlement of the boundary disputes be
tween the two nations and the adjust
ment of claims arising out Of the boun
Diary line disputes.
London.-Joseph Chamberlain ant
Mrs. Chamberlain are back in London
having returned from Italy unan
nounced quite a few days earlier thar
they were expected.
Chicago.-Joseph We'll, suspected by
the police of being "Mr. Dove" charg
ed with the murder of Chauffeur Jo
seph w. Bate, cleared himself today
At the Auditorium hotel, where Dove
ordered the automobile Saturday night
it was said that We'll bore no resem.
blance to Dove
Chicago.-Wallace Kirk, formerly OF
the firm of J. S. Kirk & Co., soap man
ufacturers, is dead.
Spain has accepted in principle the
presidents invitation for another peace
conference at The Hague, reserving
for further discussion the fixing of a
date for the meeting.
Cincinnati.-Thomas Bracken, who
was charged with completely in the
murder of Samuel Weakley, a nom
union molder, was held to the grand
jury without bail. Edward Trainer,
another alleged accomplice, was plac-
ed under $4,000 bond
Cherbourg, France.-Some Russian
transports and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers from Skaw have anchored in
the the roads here.
San ancisco-PrOfessor Bernard
Moses of the University of California
created quite flutter at the recent
session of the Pacific branch of the
American Historical association by his
announcement that he does not con-
slider the average woman suited to the
teaching of civics in the high school,
st. Joseph, Mo.-George J. Gay and
son, Lester, who were held by Sheriff
Spencer for investigation in connec-
tion with the murder of Mrs Gay, were
released
Berin.-Chaneellor Won Buelow's
system of reciprocal commercial trea-
ties was not ready to lay before the
reichstag when it opened Tuesday be-
cause an agreement had not yet been
reached with Austria Hungary.
The canvass of the vote in Illinois
shows the Roosevelt vote in the whole
state was 632, ,745, against 32S,OOS for
Parker, giving the former plurality
of 3O4,737. In the city of Chicago
Roosevelt had plurality of 109 1894
receiving 2oS,659. In Cook county, in
cluding the city, Roosevelt's vote was
229,S49 and the Parker vote was 1O3, :
762.
London.-It was learned that Will
w dluoIl AStOI was lue HIlduclGl
who put up the money for the pur
chase of the Standard by c. Arthur
Pearson, proprietor of the Daily Ex
press and many other papers. The
price actually paid for the STANDARD
was $2,5O0,O00, and not $3,50O,O00, a.
has been generally stated.
Louisville, ky.-It has been decided
to hold the next annual reunion O
confederate veterans, set for Louis
vile by the last encampment, in Nash
vile, on June 5. 6 and Z.
Colon.-Continuous heavy rains ar,
interfering somewhat with the inspec
tion of the canal zone by the American
congressional party. The party was a
Bohia Friday. The United States
cruiser Columbia is expected to ar
rive here tonight.
The metropolitan of St PETERSBURG
has conferred a gold cross upon Rob
ert Morgan, the American colored bish
op, who has been visiting Moscow.
Provo, Utah.-John +. Mcknight,
foreman in the woolen mills here, wa.
killed in horrible manner While ad
justing belt his coat caught in the
shafting and the unfortunate man was
whirled around for nearly two min
utes, pounding against the machinery
Nearly every bone in his body was
broken, while pieces of flesh were
scattered about the room.
King Leopold's Belgian horses were
the center of attraction at the openin.
of the International live stock show a
Chicago.
Guy Roche, the gambler, who, it i.
alleged, was shot by Frank Peltol
last week on Broadway, died in the
New York hospital.
The vote of Arkansas shows a plu
rality for Parker of 1854 The off
cial figures are: Parker, 64,434; Roose
welt, 1880; Watson, 231S; Debs, 1914;
Swallow, 993.