Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-17
SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM
The ENTIRE CIVILIZATION.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

pounds was several Times OFerSup-
scribed
Fire has destroyed five leading bust
ness houses of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The
loss is $150,000.
Last Sunday was Lincoln's birthday.
The earl of Kenmare died in London
recently, aged so years.
Mr.. Barrett will continue to repre-
sent the American diplomatic repre-
sentation at Panama.
]. Pierpont Morgan has arranged to
make another cruise in foreign waters
on his steam yacht.
It is reported from st. Petersburg
that Maxim Gorky has been sent to
Riga to undergo trial.
1t was just a year ago this week
that Admiral Togo began to do some
effective work with his fleet.
Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy of
India, and her three children have
sailed for India from London.
The trial of Judge Swayne has be-
gun. The senate will sit every day
as an impeachment court from 2 I'M
til 5.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed against Sullivan, Drew & Co.,
wholesale dealers in millinery of New
York
Eggs are quoted at 38 cents dozen
in Chicago, and yet there are said to
be 45,00O,000 of them in cold storage
there.
Senator Perkins Of California has
been selected to read Washington's
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airy %.
Andrew Carnegie has been served
with subpoenas to appear at the trial
of Mrs. Chadwick in Cleveland, March
9Th.
Charles H. Hackley, the lumber mil
lionaire of Muskegon, Mich, noted for
his munifcent public gifts, is dead,
aged IS.
]. Samuel McCue, former mayor OF
Charlottesville, Va, was hanged re-
Gently for the murder of his wife. He
confessed.
The Nebraska legislature, by vote
of 73 to 43, has decided that playing
football is not to be considered a fell
ony in that state.
In recent wreck on the National
railroad of Mexico, between Carleos
and Mendina, FIVE persons were killed
and six others were injured.
Fire recently swept through the Z
story brick building occupied by the
Central Electric company, Chicago
causing a loss of nearly 100000.
Major villamayor has surrendered
to the authorities of Buenos Ayres
Argentina. Other leaders in the in
surrection also have surrendered.
The United States army transpor
Logan has arrived in San Francisco
from Manila with the Eighteenth in
fantry, which is en- route to Fort Leav
enworth, Kan s
1t is reported that Admiral Dewe!
has asked for the new armored cruis
err Colorado as his flagship in the com
ing naval maneuvers off the Cubal
coast.
Statehood for Oklahoma and New
: Mexico will not be granted durini
this session of congress unless it b.
on lines provided in the house state
hood bill. "a.
The death of Governor Genera
Tchertkoff of the province of WarsaN
is announced. He was wounded in tn
leg in riot encounter between tn
troops and strikers.
Near New Brighton, Pa, man an
two boys we're killed, two boys ar
dying and three more we're slightly II
iured as the result of a bobsled dasf
ing into a train recently.
Governor Higgins of New York ha
commuted the sentence of William
Miller of Brooklyn, convicted of gran
larceny. Miller was sentenced Apr
80, 1900, to serve ten years.
Secretary Hay has signed with n
Takahira, the Japanese minister, a
arbitration treaty between the Unite
States and Japan, identical with thos
signed with the other nations.
The president has appointed JOSEF
H.. Kibbey of Arizona to be governC
of that territory and Eugene A. Tue
er of Nebraska to be associate justiC
of the territorial supreme court.
Judge Edward F. Dunno of Chicas
formally signified his willingness
accept the democratic nomination II
mayor on platform calling for publ
ownership of the street railways.
The Arizona legislature has forwar
ed to congress a memorial protestir
against the taking from Arizona al
annexing to Utah of that part of Al
IONA lying north of the Colorado rive
The Standard Oil company has GU
tailed it's output in the Kansas fiel
laying off 900 men indefinitely. tt