The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-07
Edward Clifford. an 1s-year-old

was captured and confessed to the murder, asserting that his father threatened him with an ax. He ad- mitted taking s400 in gold which his father had concealed in the house.
 The general merchandise store of W. B. Scrimshire, at Evansville, I. T., was robbed The safe was blown open and money taken.
 The barn and granary on the H. Phillips farm, near Shawnee, Okla, were totally destroyed by fire. Ten horses were saved, but all harness, feed, 800 bushels of grain and other contents were destroyed.
 Noah flaws, reading clerk of the Missouri house of representatives during the last session, died sudden ly at Joplin, Mo.
 Braddock McGregor, of Mount Vernon, Ind, aged 61, former city councilman of Mount Vernon, and a prominent capitalist, died at Benoit, Miss.
 An unknown man in a small boat was swept over the Horseshoe falls at Niagara. Two men in boat made daring attempt to rescue him.
 Shelby NJ. Cullom, clerk of Ari- zona supreme court, nephew of Sen. atcr Cullom of Illinois, died at Phoenix, Ariz., of consumption, aged 3S.
 Hongkong advices report a return of anti-missionary feeling at Lieu- Crow, where property was pillaged.
 Gen. T. J. Wirt is under orders to proceed to Cuba and take con- mand of the American troops on that island.
 A high Vatican authority says the death of Monsignor Stablinski. at Posen, German Poland, relieved the Vatican of a serious situation. The pope was expecting Emperor Will fam to request the removal of Stab- linski. The priest was insisting that the children of Posen be taught the Polish language instead of the Ger man language in the schools. The emperor would not listen to the proposition, but the priest was in- slstent.
 Not a single American has died on the Panama canal zone in the last three months.
 Gov. Pardee of California par doned two ballot box suffers, that they may testify against Schmitz.
 Rear Admiral Converse fears war with Japan and navigation bureau urges increase of Pacific fleet.
 Active military preparations are being made by the Japanese in northern Korea, according to ad- vices received by steamer from tha Orient, at Vancouver, B. c. The Korean Daily News says the prep arations indicate Japan's intention to pick a quarrel with China regard ing the ownership of Kando, the island province inclosed by the head-waters of the Yalu at Tumep river.
 Mayor Eugene Schmitz, of San Francisco, who has been placed under arrest on a charge of extor- tion, has been receiving friends since his return home.
 Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway Co, and recogniz- ed as one of the foremost men in the development of the southern states, was killed In collision on his own road near Lynchburg, Va. Besides Mr. Spencer, Charles D. Fisher, of Baltimore; Philip Schuyler, of New York; Francis T. Redwood, of Balti- more, guests of Mr. Spencer, and D. W. Davis, of Alexandria, Va, private dispatcher for Mir. Spencer and two negroes were killed. The party were occupying private car, were on a hunting trip, and were killed while asleep with the excep- tion of Mr. Davis.
 George B. Pallock chief of De- partment B of the interior depart- ment, enters an emphatic denial 10 testimony given at Salt Lake City.