The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-11-24
Tae snow storm that has prevailed

: Tae snow storm that has prevailed
all over New Mexico and Northwes-
tern Texas was SO severe and came
with SO little warning that it is feared
great damage 10 livestock and sheep
IN particular will result.
President Roosevelt signed an or
der while on the isthmus of Panama
| which eliminates the office of govern
| or of the zone, all authority beins
vested in Chairman Shonts and the
| canal commission.
A storm of wind and rain which
originated along the gulf coast swept
northward through Alabama. Missis-
| sippi and Tennessee doing great
| damage.
A bomb was exploded in st. Peters
at Rome where the great church was
| crowded and while a scene of great
confusion followed there was no fatal
tiles.
The sound steamer Dix and the
| Alaska steamer Jeanie collided in
Puget sound and 40 persons were
| drowned out of the so aboard the Dix
at the time of the disaster.
1t Is asserted that certain members
| OF the liberal party in Cuba have a
plan for the establishment of a per.
manent protectorate in Cuba by the
| American government.
The collector of the port of San
| Francisco has been notified to pre-
pare for the reception Of Japanese
| squadron which will visit that city
next spring. Extreme courtesy is to
be offered the officers and squadron
Sixteen new laws have been pro-
posed by the insurance commission
which held its session in Chicago for
the purpose OF correcting the abuses
in the management OF life insurance
companies and the various states
will be asked to adopt them.
The Central Freight Association at
| Chicago has refused the demands of
the independent oil dealers for a re.
| duction OF 40 per cent in freight rates
on petroleum and its products and
they have decided to take the case be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com.
| mission.
Attorney General Moody, acting
through the resident United States
district attorney, has instituted pro-
ceedings in the federal court at St.
| Louis, under the Sherman antitrust
| act. to dissolve the Standard Oil com
| bination.
The National Tube company at
| Plttsburg, Pa, has received an order
for 43o miles of eight-inch pipe for
line to connect the Indian territor
oil field with Port Arthur, Tex
storm unprecedented in violence
| recently ragged over the entire state
| OF Washington and a portion of Ore
son. Great damage was reported at
| Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
| After doing incalculable damage,
| the water in the swollen rivers OF
| Washington and Oregon is recedng.
Thousands of people were driven
| from their homes in the valleys and
| were encamped in the surrounding
hills.
The wages Of all employees of the
| roads west of Pittsburg. operated by
| the Pennsylvania company, receiving
| less than 5000 a month, have been
| increased 10 per cent by the board
| OF directors.
The New York Central Railroad
company has been convicted of Civ
| irb rebates to the sugar trust in
the federal court at New York.
A new counterfeit SO Buffalo"
note has been discovered by the Uni.
ted States secret service.
Federal authorities are investigat-
| ing the disappearance of upwards OF
81 100000 OF the relief funds sent to
San Francisco earthquake sufferers
The president is behind the inquiry
A Dutch cruiser recently from the
island of Curacao, reports that it is
| believed there that President Castro,
| of Venezuela. Is dead and that the
| government is concealing the fact in
order to maintain itself in power.
Mrs. Charles Mowry, and her three
little children, were burned to death
| recently in their home near Cold
| water, Mich.
The pope has received letters con.
! tanning threats that he will be assassi-
mated as a part of the plans Of an
archists to destroy all institution sup.
ported by religion or military force.
The official returns from the entire
state Of Iowa show the total vote cast
| for governor was Cummins, 216,505
Porter. 196,052; CNmmins' plurality
| 20.453.
| The wages OF employees OF the
! American Express company, who are
| paid less than 5000 per month, have
been increased ten per cent. Ten
| thousand employees are affected.
| With full military honors the re-
mains OF the late Mai Gen. Shafter