The Globe-republican., 1906-03-15
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Emperor Nicholas received Lieut..
Gen. Linevitch, former communicating
chief of the army in Manchuria, at
Tsarskoe-Selo.
sTartars of the village Of Aliatlou
fired on detachment of passing Cos
sacks. The latter bombarded the vii.
lage for three hours and dislodged the
Tartars, killing several of them.
Young men employed in the Pana-
ma canal offices at Panama organized
p Young Mems Christian Association.
Gov. Magoon, Engineer Stevens and
Judge Steuger were chosen vice
presidents.
The Kentucky house of representa-
tives by unanimous vote passed bill
providing for an annual accounting
and distribution of profits by all life
insurance companies doing business
In Kentucky.
The house committee on banking
and currency authorized favorable
report on bill permitting national
banks to loan money on farm lands
up to one-half their value, excluding
Improvements.
Sir Wilfred Laurier announced in
the house that special session would
be called in November to take up
tariff revision. 1t is feared that Min.
lister Fielding will be unable to leave
his room for a month.
An Englishman named Ibstock, who
exported wool to America, has mys-
teriously disappeared from neigh
boring Tartar village and 1t is fear
ed he has been murdered. Ibstock
had $4,000 on his person.
The debate on the Governments
general, equal and direct suffrage
proposal for Austria which was intro
duced by Premier Count Won Fran
kenthurn February 20 will take place
ia the lower house of parliament.
For refusing to handle their guns
against the revolutionists during the
recent disorders at Odessa, Russia,
thirty artillerymen were sentenced
by court-martial to various terms Of
Imprisonment, up to twenty years.
The Ethel A. Brown, whose body
was found recently in the river Seine,
and who was supposed to have been
an American, has been identified as
an Englishwoman who came here
from London. 1t is supposed she COM
mitted suicide.
Fire destroyed the Spring Hill no.
tel, winter resort, seven miles west
of Mobile, Ala. The hotel was filled
with guests from northern cities and
many had narrow escapes. Nearly all
OF them lost their effects, including
jewelry and diamonds. The damage
is estimated at $4,000.
A wholesale bomb factory was cap
tured by the police in ST. Petersburg
at the lodgings of a druggist. One
hundred and twenty loaded bombs
we're seized The apartment has been
the rendezvous of students and revo.
lutionists, twenty of whom were cap
tured. Another terrorist, who was ar
rested in the street, had a bomb in
his pocket.
Major General James F. Smith, re-.
Gently appointed governor of the Phil
ippines, was rendered a popular ban
quet previous to his departure for
six months vacation trip by way of
Europe. There was a large attend.
ance. including representatives of the
provincial government, and he was
given magnificent send off. He en-.
joys great popularity in the United
States.
A snow avalanche at the Lofeten IS
lands buried a number OF fishermen's
huts. Rescuers cxtricated 81 dead
and 80 injured.
The resignation was accepted OF
Adrian B. Gather of West
Virginia, a member of the fourth
class.
A fund for the relief Of the Tohiti
storm has been started in San Fran
cisco It Is in charge of the French
American bank and now amounts to
several hundred dollars. It is expect.
ed that large sum will be raised be.
fore the sailing Of the next. steamer
for Papeete.
Y In the twentieth annual report Of
the Boston chamber Of commerce It
Is pointed out that Boston has re.
established herself as the second port
Of the country on combined values,
taking the place Of New Orleans.