Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-13
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

defense Of their Interests.
First I.ieuts. Juan A. Boyle and
Charles L. Moodhouse. Fourth infan-
try, were drowned while sailing on La
guam lake al Manila.
A Chicago dispatch says that The Me
Cormiek family has added sl,00a,eeo
10 the endowment Of the NcCoTTnick
Theological Seminar
The Illinois Legislature has passed
biH giving the eity Of Chicago the
right 70 tx maximum rates Tor gas
and electric lighting.
After an Investigation. the federal
grand jury at Honolulu has reported
taat no polygamy Is praclieed by the
Mormon colony in Hawaii.
Ex-Presldenr Grover Cleveland has
made a liberal contribution toward the
endowment fund Of the Hastings Col
lege. at Hastings. Nebraska. The sum
Is not stated.
The Sultan Of Turkey has conferred
on J Pierpont Morgan the grand cor
don Of the Osmauii order and pre-
kenre5I him with vase from the impe-
rial porcelain factory.
Frank II. Brandegee or New Lon
don. member Of Congress from the
Third Connecticut district. has been
chosen Uuited States senator 10 sue
ceel the late o. II. Platt
Senator Clark Of Wyoming. the pros
pectiye chairman 81 the Senate com
mIf;ee on the judiciary. has been ad-
mitted 10 practice ia the Supreme
Court Of the United states
The san Francisco Board Of Educa-
tlon has taken determined stand
against the admission of Chinese and
japanese pupils 10 schools Shere white
children are being educated
John Baird. father Of Mrs. William
]. Bryan. died AZ the Bryan home near
Lincoln. Nebraska. May ID. He vas
eigbiy-two years old and had been fail.
ing steadily for several years.
4 severe thunder and WlHdsterm
that swept over St Louis on the 5th
inst resulted in the death Of Two per
sons and the injury Of eight others.
With heavy damage To property.
All records were broken on the Tih
inst in the nBm Der u immigrants
passed quarantine Within twelve
hours 1899 foreigners. arriving In
stserage. acre permitted to enter New
York
The State Department learns that
negotiations with Germany for the
preparation Of q reciprocity treaty sill
not be undertaken before next fall.
when they Will b. conducted In Wash
iugtou.
Major Ralph Dunuing. who entered
the engineering department of the
United States army when Andrew
Jackson Was President, died At New
/ York May 9TH Al the age Of ninety
four years.
The Emperor Of Japan has notified
Mr. Griscom. the American minister.
u his intention TO donate ~ 600 yen
tabouf s. nQol 10 the Japanese army
branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
The Weyerhanser Lumber syndicate
has let the contract at Spokane for
the building of its Washington. Idaho
A Montana railway for a distance q
foriy-hFe miles. into Idaho from Pa
louise. Washington. to open is vast
timber holdings The railway alone
viii cost 81 008 0G6.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling vas
placed on the retired list u the navy
May 9Th. having reached the age Of
Z sl3fyHRo HIS retirement promotes
Capt. " II Brow nson 10 the grade OF
rear admiral Commander ". II.
Turner 10 that Of captain and Lieuten-
ant Commander Cove TO that Of com
mander
The fortyfoarth annual convention
Of th. National Educational Associa-
tion viii be held az Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove. New Jersey. July I'd to
7th. President Roosevelt has promised
to be present and deliver formal af-
dress. Railroad rates Will be half fare
plus s. membership fee, with stopoYer
privileges.
A force of Hcreros on April 27fh
fell upon a German column under the
command Of Captain Winterfeidt in
the mountains east Of Gananis. Ger
man Southwest Africa. and in lively
fght that followed sixteen Germans
were killed or wounded The natives
were beaten of with the loss Of IF
teen men killed
After litigation In various courts ex
tending over a period of twenty years.
the sons of the late Henry Burden OF
Troy. New York. inventor of horse
shoe machine and other devices. from
which he amassed a fortune. are re
ported to have settled their differences
by compromise. The plant al Troy
alone is valued at $4,000. 600.
A certificate Of Incorporation Of the
Carnegie Foundation. a membership
corporation, TO manage the fund OF
sl0.0O0. 900 given by Andrew Carnegie
for pensions for teachers in universi-
ties. colleges and technical schools in
the United States. Canada and New
foundland. has been filed with the
county clerk in New York City.
The first test vote on the Northwest
autonomy bill has been taken In the
Canadian House OF Commons. II re-
suited In victory for the government.
The question of separate schools for
the Catholics of the territory Is para
r,lotrnf The Iaurier eoYernmenf