The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

the highest price on record.
The committee of mines and mining
of the house has decided to report in
favor of establishing a government
bureau of mining.
Admiral Dewey has taken an en-
phatic stand against the hazing prac-
tees which prevail at the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis.
Four robbers blew open the safe in
the bank at Baldwin, ILL.,, and escaped
after fight with citizens Nobody
was hurt in the street fight.
Clarence Albright, while seated at
his breakfast table at Kingman, Kan,
was shot and killed by an unknown as
sassin, who fired through the window.
The Dowager-Empress of China has
ordered the Viceroy of Chile province
to 60 to Shanghai, investigate the re-
cent riots and punish the guilty ones.
According to Chinese dispatches to
Japanese papers received at Victoria,
the Chinese officials at Picking declare
they are unable to stop the American
boycott.
Charles Faas, a New York bank d.
rector and vice president of a brew
cry company, is still unconscious and
may not recover from an assault made
upon him by robbers.
Hugh Mccoy, cripple, age As years,
was shot and instantly killed by two
thieves while he was sitting at the
kitchen window of his house on a farm
two miles from Darlington, Pa.
The China-Japanese treaty was
signed Friday at Picking by Baron Ko-
mura and M. Uchida in behalf of
Japan, and Prince Ching and Viceroy
Yuan Shi Kai in behalf of China.
A call has been issued for a meet
ing in Chicago, February next, of all
governors, attorneys-general and in
surance commissioners in the country
to discuss insurance legislation.
Jack O'Brien was declared the vic.
tor over Bob Fitzsimmons in the thir,
teenth round of their fight in San
Francisco. Fitzsimmons announced
that he had fought his last battle.
w. G.. Nolan, assistant night yard
master of the Southern Pacific rail-
way at River station, Los Angeles, was
run over by a car in the yards ana
killed. His body was horribly man.
gled.
The Japanese transports Ikuta Maru
and Fuknoaka recently collided in the
Straits of Shimonoseki and the for
mer sank within few minutes Thir-
;y-six returning Japanese soldiers were
killed.
Representative Williams of Missis- |
,ippi has introduced a bill providing
or the lending of surplus money in
he United States treasury to state
Ind national banks offering the high.
,st interest.
The gate receipts of the Fitzsim-
nons-O 'Brien fight were $16,4O7. OF
his sum 60 per cent went to the glad
ators, the winner receiving rs per
ent of the 60 per cent and the loser
citing rs per cent.
1t was announced that the British
Overnment, in response to communi-
ations from it's consuls at Riga and
ther Russian ports, has authorized
hem in case of danger to charter yes,
els for the removal of British sub
ects.
Terrible cruelty to his crew was
harged against Capt. Levin Lewis OF
he oyster dredge boat Sadie Lewis at
altimore. Witnesses testified that
ne man had been so badly beaten that
e tainted and fell overheard and was
rowned.
The will of Sir Henry Irving, it is
leaves two-thirds of his (
state, which consists solely of the ,
100000 realized at the recent sale of
IS theatrical relics, art works and ,
brary, to his two sons, Henry B. ana ,
aurence Irving.
The latest dispatches received from
if1is, Caucasia, say that 300 houses in ,
e Mussulman quarter were set on :
e by armed Armenians, who prevent F.
the inmates from leaving and fired ,
| the firemen who attempted to ex. @
lguish the flames RI
The trial Of Hugh Watt, the former
ember of parliament, charged with h
citing hired agents to murder his d. b
reed wife, Julia Watt, and Sir Reg l.
aid Beauchamp, ended with a verdict y,
guilty Watt was sentenced to five "
ars' penal servitude. Fl