The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-01-29
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
4 Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

local banks, Chicago trades unions
have started a movement for q trades
union bank, with the union label over
the door.
The Emperor OF Austria will pay
return visit to King Edward, which
will occur the latter part Of April.
The Simultaneous breaking Of two
of the 30 inch mains which feed the
reservoir and supply water to the net
work of pipes throughout Harrisburg,
Pa, has caused the worst water fam
inc ever known in that vicinity. Ho-
tells, houses. railroads. mills and fac
tories have been cut on. This state of
affairs is most serious.
The German financial papers regard
the capital of 100000 with which
the German petroleum company was
organized to compete with the Stan
dard Oil company as . small trife
compared with the paid up capital of
the Rockefeller concern.
The four masted schooner Augustus
Hunt was wrecked recently west of
the Quogue life saving station. on the
New York coast. Two of the crew
were saved, but Is others were lost,
the bodies being washed away from
the wrecked ship. The schooner was
totally wrecked.
A report has been received from
Mindanao to the effect that Lieuten-
ant Campbell w. Flake had been kill
ed and that Lieutenant William e.
Roberts and private Foy had been
badly wounded when out on scout
ing expedition against unfriendly Mo-
ros. All of the men belonged to
the Twenty second infantry.
Allentown, Pa.-The jury in the case
Of Mrs. Catherine Bechtel, charged
with being an accessory before the
fact in the murder of her daughter,
Mabel. a shop girl. returned q verdict
Of not guilty.
The town of Allesund, Norway, was
practically destroyed by fire recently.
but so far as can be ascertained there
was no loss of life. The church. the
schoolhouse, shops and three quarters
of the town have been burned and the
latest news received said the remain
ing buildings we're on fire. Allesund
is busy port trading town Of Norway
Of over 5000 Inhabitants.
The second shipment Of big timber
for the Washington state building at
the fair in St. LOUIS, has arrived.
With the timbers came a GO foot flag
staff, which will form feature Of the
house of Hoo-Hoo.
Police Detectives Hawley. Murphy
and Gotten. of os Angeles, CAL, held
on a charge of manslaughter for the
killing of Joseph and Louis Chesser,
father and son. at the Hotel Broxburn,
ON the night of December IT, have
been released W Justice Chambers
who exonerated the men for the kill
ing.
The Korean government has made
a formal declaration of neutrality in
the event of war between Japan and
Russia.
Sharon, Pa.-Four men and a WON
an who attempted to ford a swollen
stream near here, were swept away
and it is rumored all were drowned.
The result of the recent presidential
election in Colombia Is still uncer
tain, according to q dispatch from Bo
gotta. by way of Panama. Affairs gen
orally are reported to be quiet.
Recent Manila advices to the wal
department throw light on the presen
agitation in the Philippines over thu
proposed expulsion Of the Mexican
dollar from circulation. It seems thu
banks, conducted for the most par
by foreigners. are strenuous in thei
opposition to the proposed abandon
ment Of the Mexican silver piece, tn
principal currency medium In the Phil
ippines, because Of the large opportu
nifty it affords for making profits II
exchange.
Military activity at the Black SCI
ports continue on a moro EXTENSIVE
scale than ever. cables a Russian col
respondent. Men are arriving for ship
ment on transports for the far east
The railways are gorged with militar
stores. Private freight is sidetracke
in order to expedite shipments Of SUI
plies.
The Cleveland. Ohio, grand jury ha
returned an indictment against Ge<
A. Rose, cashier of the Produce M
tional bank, which closed its door,
Rose is charged with having embe:
xled $189.000 Of the banks funds.
The protected cruiser Charlesto
was successfully launched recently 6
the yards Of the Newport News Shil
building & Drydock company in wi
ginia.
st. John, N. F.-Another violeI
snow storm ragged over the whole is
and recently. Four schooners are fa'
In the ice and are unable to COMM