Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-03-11
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs

:
A NJ. Palmer. the noted theatrical
manager, died In New York CITY
March 7th Of apopiexy. He was sixty
seven years OF ssge.
The Kaiser sent a personal letter
containing an invitation for The kiei
week to the American ambassador.
Chariemagne Tower.
ne Union elevator al Council Bluffs
was burned on the night OF March 9th.
together with 400. 600 bushels OF grain,
mostly corn. Loss. S2o0.O00-
At Batoum In Caucasia on the 9Th
inst. Cossacks broke up an outdoor
meeting at which speeches were deliy-
cred. chased the audience into the
courts of houses and killed or wound
ed seven men and one woman
In the name OF the city OF Seattle.
Samuel hin, member Uf the board OF
oyerseers of Harvard University. has
subscribed s50.o00 TO a special fund of
81 .000. 600 TO relieve the annual deh-
cheney existing at the institution.
II Is announced that DIR. John Alex
ander Dowie has definitely decided TO
establish new Zion" near the City
OF Mexico. where he may take up his
residence. as the climate of Chicago Is
too harsh for him IN his old age.
The Canadian camp ate a rhinoceros
dinner March Sd at the Hotel Astor in
New York City. The menu cards an
uounced that the "fllet of rhino' had
been prepared from rhinooeros pre-
sented By Prince Henry OF Prussia
immigration statistics show more
than 100 per cent. Increase OF new
comers during the month OF February
over the corresponding period of last
year. The arrivals OF the month were
80 100. as against 23.ii0 in February.
1904.
A Christlana dispatch says that a
special committee OF the Etortbing has
decided by sixteen votes to three TO
submit a bill 10 the storthinE proyid-
ing for the establishment OF separate
Norwegian consular service 10y April.
1906
General Booth OF the Salvation Army
started from London March lst on his
, first visit to Jerusalem. where he will
hold an open-air meeting on Mount
Calvary. From there the general will
go TO Australia and New Zealand on
a farewell visit.
The Mexican National Sugar Reiin-
Ing Company. Incorporated under the
laws OF New Jersey. has filed ineorpo-
ration papers la the City OF Nc xico.
The company is capitalized at 81 .e00,-
600 gold and purposes to erect a mod
ern sugar refinery at Vera Cruz.
II is officially announced In London
that Earl Cawdor will succeed Lord
Selbourne as first lord Of the admi-
raity. The appointment Is somewhat
OF a surprise, he having since his ae-
cessIon to the earldom taken no active
| part tn politics and being absorbed in
/ railway management.
The plant of the American Cereal
/ Company al Cedar Rapids. Iowa. was
| destroyed by fire on the night Of the
\ 7ih inst. The works were said to be
the largest of the kind in the world
and the loss Is estimated at ~ .5oo. .ooe
on which there was sl.o00.0oo insur'
| ance.
Governor Hoch OF Kansas received
l a telegram from an independent oil re-
/ inery company of HUMBOLDT. saying
that the freight charges on a car OF
/ oil Just shipped were S50.74 less under
l the newly enacted maximum freight
/ rate Law. The telegram was read In
I both ,ne Senate and House.
James Mex. Gordan. aged thirty. an
/ agricultural expert and specialist In
/ the growing of celery. committed sui
I eide at Chicago on the 7th inst. by
1 leaping from the fourth fioor of Nc
/ Coy's hotel to the street. He bad
| shown signs OF insanity while on a
train with his wife coming from Cali
/ fornia.
As a result of inquiries which were
l commenced in December last II has
/ been discovered that in upper Hun
gary there has been n system of falsi-
fication of records. such as the chang.
/ ing of names. false entries of deaths.
7 etc, by which many thousands OF
| young Hungarians have avoided obli-
I gatory military service.
Existence of gigantic combination
I controlling the drug trade of the
| United States and costing the consum.
| ers $4,000. 600 annually. is held 10
have been proved by the hearing just
/ concluded before Special United States
/ Commissioner Marshall +. Sampsell at
/ Chicago. The amount OF business con-
I trolled by the combination is placed at
I 500, 900 yearly.
4 ten per cent. increase in wages
! was granted to the employees of the
/ IA. {. Frick company In the Pennsyisa-
mia coke region on the LIST OF March.
/ General good times is given as the rea-
son for the advance. W. J. Rainey and
| the Cochran company, independent
coke operators, promptly announced
! that they would pay the same scale.
! the increase altogether affecting 10000
men.
| Ben Daniels. superintendent OF the
Arizona penitentiary, former mem-
Der of the Presidents regiment OF
Rough Riders. and a member Of the
/ picked escort OF the President inaug-
uration day. presented to the Presi.
dent handsome cane beautifully fash
ioned from COW horns by convict in
the Arizona prison. Secretary Loeb
was given a similar cane by Mr.. Dan
iels.