The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20


last.
AS the result Of an encounter in
the Federal chamber of deputies over
the Dreyfns case Under Secretary of
State Sarraut was dangerously
wounded in duel with NJ. Pugliesi-
Cont, a member of the chamber.
i Nebraska democrats propose ruI.-
ming special train of Pullmans to
New York to carry home folks" who
rival from Europe.
In attempting to save the life OF y
drunken negro In Kansas City. John
Kelly, a railroad CROSSING watchman
60 years old. was run over and killed.
N. NJ. Riggs. of Elroy, Wis. when
arrested and charged with the muir
der in Minneapolis hotel Of Millic
Ellison, mlliner. while temporarily
out of sight of the officers shot and
killed himself.
The District Of Columbia grand jury
has returned indictments against the
| officials of the various ice companies
doing business in the national cap
ital for combining in restraint Of
trade
The Interstate Sherihs' association,
representing 1G different states. at
its annual meeting in Des Moines.
Ia. strongly condemned the present
juvenile laws
BY authority of The United States
senate the interstate commerce com
mission is to investigate the rela-
tions existing between the railroads,
elevators and grain buying interests
of the country. to determine what in
f1uence special favors granted by the
roads have had on the market and
what injury has been done to pro-
ducers.
Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court. has signed writ OF
error transferring The contempt case
of Mayor W. w. Rose. of Kansas City.
Kan. from the Kansas supreme court
to the federal body.
Turkey is making strenuous efforts
to dissuade the United States from
elevating the legation at CONSTANT
nople to all embassy.
Rev J. l.. Ray. pastor of the Chris
tian church at Magnum. Ok. recently
that place. and then took his own
life before he could be captured.
The court martial at Cronstadt has
rendered verdict acquittins Admiral
Rojestvensly of The charge of sur
rendering his vessel TO the Japanese
at the battle of the Sea of Japan
Four subordinate officers were con-
victed and sentenced to death by
shooting with recommendation to
the emperor for mercy.
+ CHARLES W Miller, attorney general
of Indiana declares that he has plenty
Of evidence to prove that children
were allowed to gamble at the resorts
at French Lick Springs.
i In the United States district court
at Chicago the Alton Railroad COM
pany WAS fined an aggregate of $40
i 900, and John I'aithorn and Fred A..
Wann. former officials o! the road.
were fined $4,000 each for giving re-
hates to the Schwarzschild & Sulzber-
ger Packing company on freight ship
ments from Kansas City.
| The supreme court of France has
annulled the condemnation of Capt
Alfred Dreyfus. the Hebrew officer OF
the French army. who. |. years ago.
was convicted Of high treason and
degraded and sentenced to exile on
Devils Island. French Guinea. The
decision restores the officer to his
rank in the army us though he had
never been accused
A cloudburst accompanied by a
landslide washed away part of the
Mexican city of OceampO. Chihuahua
Ten persons were Iilled and many
injured
) At Cedar Rapids. Ia. seven little
children who went wading at pic
mic got beyond their depth and were
drowned.
A runaway motor omnibus in Lon
don recently overturned killing eight
passengers and iniuring a score Of
others.
Lynnyille, Ind. town of 900
population. was recently practically
destroyed by fire. supposed to be OF
} incendiary origin.
At the second annual conference Of
the Reformed Hungarian church held
at PhoeniXville. Pa. $1,000 was ap-
prOpriatcd to erect Il monument to
George Washington, at Budapest,
Hungary.
The suit Of the state of Kansas
against Treasurer T. T. Kelly to re-
cover $lo,5I5.S1 for missing interest
coupons from school bonds. has re-.
suited in the discovery that Mr.. Kelly
had overpaid this account in the sum
Of $40.
A new raper. the Oklahoma Con-
stitution. official organ of the democ-
iacy Of Eastern oklahoma. has been
launched at Tulsa. l. T. 1t is a SEMI
weekly now but expects to soon enter
the daily field.
August II. Hennn.S. former city
treasurer Of Omaha. Neb. and a can
didate for mayor of the city at the
last republican primaries. recently
killed himself by shooting
Los Angeles nil company has
signed a contract with private parties
in Chile for lO,OoO,OOo barrels Of oil
TO be delivered within ten years
A general strike OF freight handlers
has been inausurated in Buffalo. N.
to 20 cents an hour.