The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02

The gold standard was adopted a
the Algeciras conference. Franc'
does not indicate any further polio.
regarding the Moroccan question.
! The American steamer David ha
been wrecked on San Andrews island
of the Nicaraguan coast The crew
was saved, but the cargo was lost.
| The senate has ratified the treat,
with South America relating to quar-
antine regulations. The treaty II
similar to that with European coun
tries.
The war department has received 8
cablegram from San Domingo, saying
that Harmon Caceres has announced
that he will serve the unexpired pres
idential term.
| Three men lost their lives fighting
fire in the shaft of the Old Dominion
mine at Globe, Ariz., Tuesday. Twelve
boxes of powder in the tenth level
burned without exploding.
The united mine workers of Illinois
have unanimously Endorsed the action
Of the national convention at Indian
apolis in demanding an increase OF
12k per cent over the present scale.
The strained Franco German stu
alton appears to have increased some
what, owing to the ,disheartened tone
of the press, which, however, careful
ly avoids stimulating the war fever.
The SENATE has passed the bill auk,
thorizing the purchase of coal lands
in the island of Batan, Philippine Is
lands; also the bill amending the Phil
ippine tariff act on textile fabrics on
shoes.
Father F. E. Leary, national chap
lain of the G. A. R., who is i'll at his
home in Chapman, Mass, with pneu-
monia, is reported slowly sinking. His
physicians held out no hope OF re.
covery.
Returning to her fiat to get her
money Mrs. John Hanley met her
daeth in Chicago in burning apart
ment house. Mrs. Hanley had gone
from the building with her son at the
first alarm.
The correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph at Toxic says that
fire in the town of TARA, sixty miles
southeast of Fukushima, destroyed
600 houses and caused the death of
thirty-seven persons.
In the British house of commons
the statement was made that the
transfer of Port Arthur from Russia
to Japan does not affect the status
of Wei Wei, which was leased to
Great Britain by China.
Prince Pignatelli Strongeli, aged
10, son Of a lady-in-waiting to Queen
Helena, committed suicide at Naples |
by shooting. He was to have been |
married in few hours to a daughter
Of the Duke of Corigliano.
. J. Milton Turner of st. Louis, for
nerly American minister to Liberia,
IS endeavoring to enlist the interest
If Isthmian canal officials in the EN-.
)loyment Of negro labor from the |
United States in building the canal
The bandits who kidnapped Colonel
Robert Mannigan, the .Deming, N. M,
from stage near Silver
Jity, N. M, are alleged to have collect
ID $4,000 ransom money to date, 81, 900
rom the Colonel and $1,000 from hts
on, yet them still hold him.
It is understood that the union mi.
ers will demand 12h cent increase
a wages in the Pittsburg district.
when pressed abort his
neaning when he said there would
e no strike, said that it applied to
he bituminous coal situation.
Efforts have been started at Seattle,
Wash, to secure a shipload of wheat
Or Japanese famine sufferers, to be
hipped, ii possible, on the Great
Torthern liner Dakota, sailing March
.. Late Oriental mail advices show
nat nearly million people are
Earving.
A force Of religious fanatics is re-
orted to have invaded and oyerrun
portion of Sokoto, Africa, from the
orth: to have destroyed French
ost near the frontier killing five
rench officers and capturing two,
nd to have overwhelmed British
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