Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15


Col. H. Progoulbitsky, governor Of
the province of Kutais. has been the
object of an attempted assination by
two men at Sukhum. The wouldbe
murderers fired six shots at the gov
ernor but he was not struck.
Commissioners Garfield. of the hui
reau OF corporations, was in New
York and met the legal representa-
tives OF the Standard Oil Co, prior to
beginning an investigation OF the
company's methods.
The Missouri house passed and cent
TO Gov Folk for his signature the SEN
ate bill prohibiting railroads from
working their trainmen more than 16
consecutive hours without eight hours
rest
The Missouri senate has passed the
bill repeating the breeders law. The
measure has already been passed in
the house. The breeders law was en-
acted in 1897 and provides that bet
ting should be allowed at race tracks.
Count Benckendorff. the Russian
ambassador to Great Britain, paid
s325,000 to- Foreign Secretary Lans-
claims and the incident was thus
closed
The British government. through it's
minister in Nicaragua, is negotiating
two important treaties with Nicara-
qua. One of them is a commercial
treaty having in view increased trade
relations betwe the two countries.
Mrs. Sallie NJ. Hanna, who confess
ed to poisoning six persons at Lynch
burg, Va. last month. waived trial by
jury and was sentenced to five years
at hard labor in the state prison.
Advices from Somaliland state that
5000 Somalis attacked Merkah, an
East African seaport. having n popu
lation of 5000, and killed all the in
habitants.
An explosion in the center Of the
city at st. Petersburg. at Vosnecensky
prospect and Bolchoiamorskair, facing
the Isaac cathedral, blew out the in.
terror of an apartment house. killing
four men and four women.
Gov. Folk has signed the breeders
law repeal bill. This measure kills
the existing statute which prohibited
bookmaking and poolselling except at
race tracks in Missouri.
The Kansas Oil Producers associa-
ton requested President Roosevelt to
come to their aid in their fight against
the railroads.
The total debt OF Santo Domingo is
placed at $24.643.3S7.
Judge Wheeler. in the United States
circuit court of appeals, New York,
handed down an opinion which, if fl
nally sustained by the United States
circuit court of appeals, will cost the
| United States government $4,000 900
to refund duties paid by the American
Sugar Refining Co.
An alleged drug trust. which II is
asserted controls $500, 900 900 worth OF
business yearly, is being Investigated
at Indianapolis
Mrs. Nancy Kelly. the oldest white
woman in Maryland. is dead at the
age of 107 years Her oldest living
son is ~ and her youngest daughter
is GO.
There were CO indictments in con
nection with alleged land frauds in
| Oregon. Among the indicted are one
| United States senator, two congress
men. eight attorneys. one state and
two eXstate senators, an assistant
| United States attorney and his dep
uty, an eXSurveyOr general and dep
uty. and several deputy surveyors. OK
examiners of survey. OK special agents
one United States commissioner and
ais.s,i
Of land and timber dealers and home
steaders.
New YOrks transit facilities were
almost paralyzed when 5000 employees
of the lnterborough Rapid Transit Co
went out on strike on the l. roads
ard subway. There was n collision in
which 20 persons were injured.
The most interesting development
in the subway and elevated railway
strike situation in New York was the
stand taken by some of the national
labor leaders in repuu.ating tho &C.
ton Of the local leaders who ordered
and are conducting the strike.
Some 1000 Tnterhorough motormen,
New York. applied for reinstatement
but not more than 1000 were accepted
the officials claiming to be satisfied
with the men who had enabled them
to break the strike.
Business failures i'm the United
States for the week number 100.
against 200 last week. 200 in the like
week in 1904 and l76 in 1903 In
Canada failures for the week number
80. as against p the week before.
According to the crop report issued
by the agricultural department the
percentage Of wheat remaining in
farmers hands is POI, or 1i1.OOO. 900
bush. Of corn 1877 per cent. or 954.
100000. and oats 3SS per cent. or
3f7 100000 bush
Judge Booth W. Malone. at Denver
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