Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

All cable connection with Buena
Ventura is still interrupted.
Richard l.. Ashurst has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Philadelphia, to
succeed Clayton McMichael.
Admiral and Mrs. Winfield Scott
Schley were In an exciting runaway
accident, recently, at the National
Capital.
Mount Vesuvius is in eruption from
a assure 400 meters in length on the
right side Of the mountain. 1t is a
magnificent sight.
Public Printer Stillings has appoint
ed Charles S. Brown of Grand Rapids,
Mich, to be chief inspector of the
government printing Offices.
Cameron A. Owens, assistant cashier
OF the w. X. Vanderslice Jewelry com
pany of San Francisco, committed sui
side recently by gas asphyxiation.
Ukiah, Cal.-Frank Willard, a half
breed, who murdered Sheriff Smith on
December 20 last, was sentenced to
be hanged at San Quentin April 2S.
The national treasury statement
shows: Available cash balance, $145,-
5,425; gold coin and bullion, ST.
377,410; gold certificates. $S6,765, 40. |
The American game of football as
now played is wholly unfit for col
leges and schools. according to an
opinion expressed by President Chas.
Eliot of Harvard university.
London.-Lady Strathcona and
Mountroyal. wife of the Canadian high
commissioner. has donated $52,5OO to
Queen Alexandras fund for the as
Sistance of the unemployed
The war department has decided
to go oacK to the heavy caliber for
army revolvers and adopt a cartridge
proposed by the ordnance bureau car
rying bullet Of As caliber to replace
The 3S caliber now in use.
The board Of construction of the ma
Wy has about decided to recommend
The installation on board each of the
South Carolina and the Michigan, the
TWO new battleships now being de-
signed, of turbine machinery
Secretary Metcalf of the department.
- anu AdDOl mas. l6hutQ lU-i
advising inspectors of
steamboat inspection service that they
N the future assist the United States
district attorney in the enforcement .
If the steamboat inspection laws. i
chester III. Mercury, recently APP ;
pointed American consul at Managua,
will not fill that post Mr.. Mercury ,
married. Nicaraguan. the daughter of
IN ex-president. who is still alive and 4
n politics. 1t was feared that Mr.. !
Mercury might therefore become in
'olved in Nicaraguan domestic af- !
airs.
The president has confirmed the SEN }
ence in the case of First Lieutenant
richard w. Buchanan. 23d infantry,
rho was tried by courtmartial in New
'ork city and found guilty of charges Z
I violating his pledge to abstain from :
he use of intoxicating liquors and =
on duty and sentenced to !
@ dismissed y
President w. q. Tighe of the New v
dexcio university was seriously injured
eoently by en- explosion of gasoline s.
ghile experimenting In the laboratory. |,
One OF his arms was torn off and he Il
vas otherwise horribly mutilated. His
ecovery is doubtful. v
M. Pokotiloff. the Russian minister, Z
nd Mr.. Tong, representing the Chinese
overnment. are discussing Russo ii
'hinese treaty along the lines of that "
etween China and Japan. 3,
james II. Trevorrow, late superin- ii
endent If the lie Roi mine at Ross ii
and. b. c., is dead. He died at Los 81
angeles, California. He was A years
Id and native of Cornwall, Eng (,
and. He leaves wife and six child @,
On, the Oldest of whom is about I3. o.