Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-05-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS


Secretary Taft has postponed until
November LIST next the date for the
opening Of the bids for the construc-
ton of railroads in the Philippines.
The Japanese steamer kilo, of 1.17S
tons capacity, struck a mine and sank
on Port Arthur on the night of May
litA. The crew was rescued and
taken to Osaka.
The Mexican government has for
bidden banks to hold silver bars as a
basis Of note issue, bars being no
longer at the option of holders capable
OF conversion into pesos.
Ii is officially announced that King
Edward has appointed King Alfonso
OF Spain a general in the British army.
lie appointment dates from May lIth,
the birthday of the Spanish king.
Count Won Tattenbach-Ashold the
head of the German mission to arrange
special commercial treaty between
Germany and Morocco. arrived at Fee
on May nth. where he was received
with much ceremony.
Hiram Cronk. the only surviving sol
dier Of the war of 1872. died at Ava.
New York, May 18th, az the age OF
teen wears old. and served about 100
GaEs at Sackett's Harbor.
The London Chronicle claims that
II has good authority TO assert that
TIE government has decided to post
poue the dissolution of Parliament un-
tii Inc tall Of 1906, and that this means
The death blow TO tariff reform
William NJ. Morton. an aeronaut,
was severely injured and had narrow
escape from death at Chutes Park,
Los Angeles. on the 18th inst. by be
In dashed against a telegraph pole as
his balloon rose from the ground.
General Maxine Gomez is danger.
og~ii IN at Santiago de Cuba with ne
lEri.is. The generals extreme age
auI he results of the many wounds
b. received in his campaigns for the
liberation OF Cuba complcate his truu
bL.
statue of the Confederate lieu
tenant general. Nathan B. Forrest
was unveiled az Memphis. May 10th.
Lflie Miss Bradley, great grand.
daughter of General Forrest. pulled the
cora which exposed TO view the monu.
mem.
After his opening address at the
Lewis and Clarke Exposition al Port
land Vice President Fairbanks will &c
to his farm in Illinois for the summer
and work in the fields during haying
and harvesting. as Is said to be his
custom.
The American bark. Martha Davis,
c8urhj FIRE in Hilo harbor. Hawaii May
I4th. and was totally destroyed. The
portion OF her cargo consigned 10 HilO
had mostly been discharged. but that
Intended for the island plantations
W. lost.
Tn recent Interview. Secretary Of
the Navy Morton. stated that he had
no present intention of resigning from
the Cabinet. lie said however. that
n WAS thoroughly understood between
the President and himself. that he
should leave the Cabinet next fall
i. p. ohliger. ex-president Of the
closed Wooster. Ohio. national bank
pleaded guilty to n count on one OF
he Indictments charging him with
having issued draft when there were
no funds in the bank to meet IL. Judge
Taylor sentenced Ohliger to eight
Years imprisonment in the Ohio peni.
tentiary.
General Nogi the hero of Port Ar
'hur. has written card TO Colonel
". II. Knanss of Columbus. in which
he returns his thanks for the numerous
kind expressions received from the
American people. and in particular ex
presses his appreciation of a small
American fiae sent 10 him by Colonel
knauss.
The Beneficial Life Insurance Com.
pany has been formed at Salt Lake
City by leading Mormons. Joseph +.
smith is president. Governor John G.
Cutler is first vice president. and the
other officers are prominent in the
church. The company. which will do
an "old line" business. has a capital
took of 100000. all paid in
The Russian press is considerably
exercised over the reports of Emperor
Williams recent speech at Stragsburg.
Alsace-Lorralne. critieising the Rus
sian officers al the front ON account of
and the German ambas-
sador, Count Won Alyensleben, has
taken pains 10 issue an official denial
If the accuracy of the reports.
Secretary Paul Morton viii resign
from the Cabinet in October. according
TO a report circulated in financial cir
cles. to take the presidency Of the
Wabash railway. He will succeed
Joseph Ramsey. Jr.. who has been
voted long vacation. al the end Of
which he will retire permanently from
connection with the Gould system.
The steamer Terra Nova sailed
from London May 10th. for Tromsoe,
Norway, whence she will go to Franz
Josef Land, in search of the expedi-
ton headed by Anthony Fiala of
brooklyn. New York. on the steamer
america. fitted out by William Ziegler
of New York for the purpose of at
tempting the north pole by way OF
franz Josef Land.
A committee of the House of Com
mons has commenced consideration OF