The Western news., 1905-08-16
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Mayor W. H. Belcher of Paterson,
N. j., who disappeared mort than 10
days ago, leaving his financial affairs
in bad way, has been located at
Stockton, Cal warrant has been
issued for his arrest on a charge of
embezzlement.
the Japs have asked for secrecy, and
publiciyt.
An order will be issued by the war
department shortly diminishing the
term of service for army staff officers
in the Philippines from three to two
years and a half, counting from the
time of sailing until the time of re-
turn. In this way the time during
which these officers will serve will be
two years and tour months.
Shanghai.-The governor reports
that the rising at Pu Chou Flu in the
province Of Chansi is purely local.
Walter Ferral, a prominent lawyer
of San Francisco, killed himself at Nc
Cloud Cal, recently.
The chief of ponce of Radon, Rus
sian Poland, received many wounds
from fragments of a bomb thrown at
him recently.
Mrs. Mary Genders, a widow q
years old, has lost $500 from her safe
deposit box in Chicago bank, and
has sworn out a warrant charging
Charles c. Hammit with the theft.
Joseph Garron of Chicago returned
home intoxicated recently and his wife
told him to jump into the lake and
drown himself. "All right" said Gar
ron, ''I'll just do that" and although
he was alive when taken from the wa
ter he died two hours later.
Warsaw.-I'he long list of murders
resulting from the strike was increas-
ed by the assassination of the mana
ger of the Lilpoprau ironworks. who
was shot down at his residence by
strikers recently.
The latest discovery to be annOunc-
ed is the discovery of pearls in the
Kankakee river, in Indiana
Despite the sentiment against Pres
ident Cornelius p. Shea, which has
been plainly manifested at various
times during the convention of the
International Brotherhood of Team
sters there were enough delegates ia
vorable to his administration to secure
his reelection.
A freight wreck is reported on the
Rio Grande road in the vicinity of the
Royal Gorge, Col
Sunday, the day set apart for the
holding of national referendum vote
on the dissolution of the union, was
observed as fete day throughout Nor
way.
The international conference called
by the sultan of Morocco to discuss
reforms in Morocco will convene at
Cadiz, and Senor Prendergast former
ly Spanish minister of the interior,
will preside.
October is announced as trial day
for "a packers and five corporations
indicted on charges of combining in
restraint of commerce, accepting of
bribes and interfering with govern
ment witnesses.
The convention of the Amalgamated
Metal Workers alliance has adjourn
ed after clecting officers and fixing up
on Atlantic City, N. j., as the place
for holding the next meeting, in July
1907
Madrid.-Telegram received here
from Seville, Malaga and Cordova re-
port that the agrarian crisis is becom-
ing increasingly serious.
Wilhelmhohe, Prussia.-At the cas-
tie here Emperor William received
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbus university, New York. and
Professor Burgess, also of that uni,
versity.
Caracas, VeneZuela.-Congress has
voted estimates to the amount of $11,
100000, the largest ever granted. The
estimates include $2,25600O for for
eign debts, $2,500,000 for the army
and navy, and $4,000 for public
works.
Prescott, Ariz.-Antoine Stenod, al
aged German, recently stood over
charge of dynamite he had placed il
an old pine stump and literally blew
the upper part of his body into al
unrecOgniZable mass.
On account of the low stage of water
only one side of the Morning Mill a
Mullen, Idaho, is now being operated
This has caused considerable reduc
tion in the working force at the mine
Advices received at Victoria, B. c.
indicate the reason of the dispatch o
Admiral Kalagoa to the Siberian coast
with one squadron going to Kamchat
ka, the other to Okhotsch is that he i.
to seize the Russian seal rookeries OF
Komandorski island, Bering sea. ant
Copper, off Kamchatka, and on Rob
ben island, in Okhotsch sea off Cape
Penitence of Sakhalin.
Sentences for Mutineers.
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