The Carlisle independent., 1906-06-21

London Sisp.S N say that

St Joseph. Mo, shot and killed Rich ard Smith. negro porter in the Pa cific house saloon at Jefferson City, Mo, because the negro asked him to move so that he could sweep.
 Leaders in congress are considering plan to assist San Francisco in re- building by authorizing the secretasy of the treasury to deposit s10.o00.0 00I of the public funds in San Francisco banks, to be borrowed by a local i'm provement company which, in turn. will loan it to property owners wishing to rebuild.
 In a. letter to Secretary of War Taft thanking the department for its aid following the earthquake and fire in San Francisco, Gov. Pardee of Cali fornia highly compliments Generals Greedy and Funston.
 Revelations made in London newspaper show that the Chicago packing house scandals are duplicated there. The disclosures have created a decided sensation in the British metropolis.
 In fight near Lawson, Mo, be- tween two officers and three men who, it is supposed, robbed the post office at Mooresville, Mo. both of the of ficers and one of the robbers were badly wounded.
 The great ball at Louisville, Ky, which was the closing event of Home coming" week was one of the greatest and most elaborate affairs ever held in the south. The illuminated parade which preceded the ball was gorgeous spectacle.
 During a fire which destroyed the six-story Ryan Annex building in St. Paul, Minn., causing a loss of half a million dollars, 26 firemen were either heat or injured by an explosion which occurred during the fire.
 The directors of the Carnegie fund are said to have resolved that none of the plans submitted for the Palace of Peace, at The Hague, is suitable and that a new competition will be in stituted.
 The closing chapter of 'home coming week in Kentucky was the laying of the cornerstone of the new state capitol at Frankfort, and the homage paid to the Lincoln lob cabin in Central park, Louisville.
 Thqmas Taggartt, chairman of the Democratic national committee. enter tained the National Editorial associa- ton at his hotel at French Lick. Ind.
 State Game Commissioner Wheeler of Illinois has given 450 hens the job of matching out $500 English pheas- ants eggs. from which he hopes to get a good stock for the state game pre- serve.
 A report is current in St. Petersburg that the government is negotiating with Germany and Austria for joint action in case of an uprising in her western provinces.
 The eobbler Mesfeivi. who was con victed at Marakesh, Morocco, of the murder of 36 women, after being sub jected to daily fiogging was wallet up alive.
 Vice-PresidentFa Fairbanks entertained the members of the National Editorial association at his home in Indian apolis. The association will meet at Jamestown, Va, next year.
 statue of Daniel Boone, by Miss Emid Yandell, of Louisville, was un- yelled in that city as one of the not able incidents of homecoming week" of the Kentuckians.
 The Central Passenger association members have individually granted one-cent rate for the round trip for the G. A. R. encampment in Minneapolis
 Samuel Unterneyer, counsel for the international policy-holders' commit tee. has notified President Peabody of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. that the officers of the company will be held personally responsible for the Mutual advertising now appearing in the newspapers.
 The Dutch warship Piet Helm col lided with the Belgian steamer Mouse of Haak's lightship, in the North sea, and sank her. The captain of the Mouse and Il of her crew were drowned.
 Insurance companies involved in the San Francisco losses which are in- clined to scale down their obligations are notified that an attempt to do so will result in their being driven out of California and discredited before the world.
 First Lieut.. Edward c. Bolton, Sev- teenth infantry, governor of Davao province, Island of Mindanao, and Benjamin Christian, a former soldier and foreman of the government farm at Malta, were murdered by three natives who were acting as their guides.
 The University of Illinois graduated a class of 370 men and women.
 Reed Shoot, of Utah, refuses as yet to take seriously the report of the sen ate committee on privileges and cleo tions to the effect that he is not en- titled to a seat in the United States senate, by reason of his connection with the hierarchy of the Mormon church
 Alexander Dowie is "seein' things at night in the shape of celestial pyrotechnics accompanied by the sweetest music imaginable"
 It is suggested, on behalf of 10000 schoolless children in San Francisco, and territory and that the children of the country be asked to contribute to- ward the rehabilitation of the San Francisco schools.
 Rev Dr. Charles Seedlings, of La Grange, H., has been elected Epis- conaI bishon of Oregon