The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-02-11
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS
General Review of Important Hap
psnings Presented In Brief and
ComprshersIve Manner for Busy
Readers--National. Political, His
torIcsl and Commercial.

sorIcaI and Commercial.
The strike has spread to Transcau-
casis.
The reign Of terror continues In
Poland.
Another Russian squadron Is to sail
for the Far East In May
German mine owners have rejected
overtures from the strikers.
Heavy rains In Southern California
have washed out railway tracks
a agreement has been made for a
parcels post and quick mail service
with Britain and France.
All the smaller harbors OF the New
England coast are frozen over and 9th.
ern are blocked with Ice foes
a storm Of snow and sleet has swept
over the South, stopping communica
tion and killing cattle and fruit.
soisalon soininen, proenrator general
OF Finland. has been assassinated by an
unknown emissary Of the terrorists.
Another great storm il raging in New
York state and cold weather IL predict
ed for the entire section east OF the
Rocky mountains.
Henry b. Miller, consul general at
Niuchwang, China, will be promoted
to one of the best Oriental posts on &C.
count of his good work during the Jap
sncse- Russian war.
An insurrection has broken out In
Argentine.
Taft recommends revision OF the
Philippine tariff.
The weather has greatly moderated
in the middle states.
Atlantic coast ports are blocked with
Ice and navigation Is stopped.
The crews of the Russian Black sea
heet are on the verge OF mutiny.
II now seems certain that smoot will
be able TO retaih his seat In the senate.
Fire In Birmingham, Alabama, de-
stroyed property worth not less than
$500, 900.
The governor and committee OF
Massachusetts solons will visit the
Lewis and Clark fair.
Governor Mead, OF Washington, has
broken ground Tor a state building at
She Lewis and Clark fair.
Many Poles acre fleeing from Russia
snsa Germany. The entire working
population OF Poland IL on strike.
The terrible weather in Manchuria
has forced truce. Ar soon as II mod
crates the Russians will be confronted
with the alternative of withdrawing in
order to avoid being intercepted by
Japanese column or OF undertaking
general advance.
General Grippenberg has been forced
to resign his command in Manchuria
and General Myloff will succeed him.
One death and four cases OF illness
in one Chicago family have been
caused by supposed ptomaines In
canned goods.
So much money from the interior has
been pouring into the New York banks
that the clerks cannot count IL as fast
- IL arrives, and some banks have 10
rent outside vaults to store IL.
The Japanese are reported to have
forced breach in the Russian center.
The dispatch has been received at st. |
Petersburg and papers have been re-
fsed permission 10 mention It,
The Interstate Commerce commission
hnds the Santa Fe road guilty of will
fully violating the law by granting the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company lower
freight rates than other companies pay.
Joseph Racicut, wealthy Califor-
nian. who is said 10 have had 800 900 |
on his person, went out into the coun-
try near sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
few days ago, and has not returned,
and Is supposed to have been muir
dered.
News OF riots in Russia is causing
Justification in Kuropatkin's army.
The new Excelsior Roller mills at
Marysville, Kan. were destroyed by
Are. Loss $3.50, 900.
Professor III. Cole, Of Chicago. has
discovered what is believed to be the
largest spot on the sun. 1t covers one
tenth OF the sun 8 surface, Ia egg shaped.
and can be seen through smoked glass.
Fire in the Cramp shipbuildine plant
at Chester, Pa, destroyed valuable
blueprints, models and charts, includ-
ing plans of the battleships Idaho aud
Mississippi, and the cruiser Tennessee.
but work on these ships is not much
delayed
The New York chamber Of commerce
has asked the legislature to spend
800, 900 on the Lewis and Clark fair.
The bursting Of large water tank on
the roof of the Denver dry goods store.
large department store, caused dam
age TO stock estimated at over $50, 900.
A number of senators are opposing
the Mslheur irrigation bill.
The Japanese have captured another
vesselb ound for Vlsdivostok with con-
trahand of war.
Extreme cold weather is prevailing
throughout the Eastern and Middle
states. The entire country from the
Atlantic to the Rocky mountains is in