The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-27

Kansas Guy. Kan. who had been fined
$1,000 by the state supreme court for
assuming the office of mayor after be-
ing ousted for his failure to enforce
the liquor law.
The exodus of American marines
from Cuba has commenced 700 having
sailed on the cruisers Minneapolis.
Newark and Denver.
Five robbers blew open the safe OF
the Bank of Nergennes, III. secured
500, shot and mortally wounded Abra-
ham Kimmel, merchant. and es-
capped.
Gov Folk OF Missouri has granted a
respite until December 10 to Mrs My
ers and Frank Hoffman. sentenced to
be hanged October 2G for the murder
of the woman's husband in Kansas
City.
The Red Cross executive commit
tee has approved an estimate of So
800 900 to carry on relief work at San
Francisco to July !, next.
Former Senator J. r Burton. OF
Kansas, has surrendered himself to
the jailer at Ironton, Mo, where he
Will serve a sentence of six months
Imprisonment imposed by the federal
court at st. Louis.
Advices from Rio Grande state that
band Of Mexican rovolutionists
have been organized TO forcibly re-
lease prisoners captured in recent
raids by the federal and Texas au-
thorities. An expedition into Mexico
is contemplated following the release
Of the prisoners.
F. w. Harris, who is charged with
inducing Mrs. Thomas krutchner, of
Topeka, Kan. to elope with him,
robbing her Of 500 and then desert
ing her. has been arrested in Port
land, Ore
A Frisco passenger train was de-
rallied at Brandsville, Mo, while run
ming at 40 miles an hour and the en-
tire train turned over on its side.
Fifteen passengers were hurt, none
dangerously.
Gov. Magoon reports startling
state of affairs in the Cuban insane
asylum where l.GG0 persons are
crowded into buildings adequate for
the housing of only 400.
A report of the geological survey
states that while the production OF
petroleum in the United States in
1905 increased more than 100000
barrels over 1904, yet the value OF
the production decreased S17,olS.o'6.
The production of gold in Alaska
has increased from 81, 100000 in 1879
to $4,000. 900 in 1905.
The new plant of the Utah Pack
ing company which was built at
cost of 100000 by western cattlemen
to he used in opposition to the large
packing houses cf the cast has
burned. There was little insurance.
Dispatches from Tekio state that
the japanese are greatly agitateo
and indignant over the fact that
children of that nationality re9ilins
in San Francisco are required to at
| tend Oriental schools and are not
permitted in other schools.
During the term between Septcm-
Der /, 1904 and September J. 1906,
there were 1856 banks organized in
Kansas with a combined capital Of 81
o94 500.
The inquiry by the Interstate Com
merce commission into the ALLEGED
grain trust has been adjourned at
, Chicago to be continued at Kansas
City. Omaha and other western cities
Fire destroyed six stores and shops
in the town of sentinel, Oh, recent
Is
Seneca. s. c., a town of 1000 inhabi-
tants WAS recently banned, supposedly
by negroes in retaliation for The de
struction of a negro school she;t
time before Militia were sent 10 the
scene of the disturbance.
A steamer which arrived at Miami.
Florida. reports that Il tidal wave dur
ing the recent coast storm cnEulfed
an island, - miles south, on which
were $50 resident all of whom were
lost. The same wave crushed yes
sci on which were 100 passengers %
of whom were killed.
The mandate of the supreme co.ut
of the United States in the case OF
former Senator Burton Of llausas has
been issued and he will begiu his six
months term Of imprisonment in the
Iron county (Nc.] Jail at once,
BY the burning of a boarding house
in Birmingham, Ala, ten men ics'
their lives and two others were fatal
ly injured The dead were nearly III
employees Of tho street railway lines.
The New YORK Central railroad and
its traffic manager Frederick L. Porn
eroy. were convicted of rcbatin@ in
the federal court at New York on six
counts recently. Tie maximum pen
atty is $4,000.
Four persons were killed recently IS
the result Of an explosion of gasoline
in a store near COliua, q. Several
others were badly Injured
Justice Brewer OF the federal su-