The Carlisle independent., 1906-10-18


 duce him to resume the direction of Russian finances, said: Never, never, will l return to power. I do not de- sire to speak ill of the emperor, who is still my imperial master, and to whom l owe everything, nor of the government, nor of my country, but 1 have had enough"
 The most severe earthquake shocks in months were felt at Socorro, N. M It is said that the shocks were felt continuously for ten minutes.
 The interior continues to draw on New York by express for money. New York exchange at Chicago has reced- ed to 25 cents discount, showing the continuance of pressure upon New York for crop-moving purposes.
 For the first 15 weeks of the fiscal year the exports of wheat were 48,- 102, ,927 bushels, against 19,8<3,S37 in 1905. 19,905,SS6 in 1904 and 90,57S,S25 in 1901. During the same period the exports of corn were 1O,502,s11 bush els, against 16,492,891 in 1905, and 9.047,s59 in 1904.
 A violent eruption of the Mont Pe- lee, island of Martinique, has caused of Guadeloupe.
 Postmaster Wilcox of New York has issued an order excluding from the mails all campaign postal cards designed to obviously reflect upon the conduct or character of any individual
 Earthquake shocks in Sicily con- tinue, and are causing serious damage to dwellings and churches, some of which have fallen.
 Isle of Pines will be given United States provisional governor pending settlement of its status as Cuban soil, is Havana statement.
 A boy, who was sentenced to death by court-martial at Lodz, Russia, re. fused the ministrations of priest, and while standing on the scafford, whis- tied socialstic tunes.
 Frank Hurd Robinson, past grand master of the grand lodge of Masons, of New York, died at Hornel, that state
 Heralding her approach a thousand miles away, by means of wireless tel egrapny, the protected cruiser Charles ton arrived at San Francisco. The Charleston will be the flagship of the Pacific squadron.
 President Harvie Jordan. of the Southern Cotton association. estimates that between 40,000 and 50,000 bales of cotton were killed in Georgia alone bs the cold snap.
 The Jalisco Bank Of Guadala jara Mexico, will lose s800,000 as a result of the peculations of it's recent man. ager It is alleged that evidence is at hand to prove that the books nave been falsely entered.
 Cablegrams have been sent to all ties to keep watch for Manuel Silveira the Havana banker, who is accused of having absconded with more than $1,- 100000, thereby causing the assign ment in New York of the banking and commission house of Juan M. Caballos & Co.,, which failed with liabilities be- 1 tween s3,000,000 and $4,000,000.
 Dissatisfied with the existing condi- tions in their country, Guatamalan po- ltical refugees have applied to Presi- dent Roosevelt to bring about annexa- tion of that republic to the United States.
 The supreme court of the United States heard argument in the cases of Charles B. Mover, w. D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone, officers and members of the Western Federation of Miners who are in prison in Canon county, Idaho, under a charge of mur- dering former Gov. Steunenberg of l that state. The case comes to this court on an appeal from the decision of the Idaho federal court refusing to grant writs of habeas corpus
 Judge T. M. Ewing, age 70, dead at | Little Rock.
 1 Grand lodge of the Knights of Py- thias and the Rathbone Sisters open conventions, with many delegates in i attendance, at St. Louis.
 Judge Wilson, in the district court at Wichita, Kas., decided that the | board of education has the power, un- l der the law, to establish and main- | tain separate schools in Wichita. Ne groes say that the case will be taken l to the state supreme court.
 In the presence of 60 pupils in the South Euclid school, in Cleveland, O., Harry Smith, 25 years old, shot to death Miss Mary Shepard, teacher, 2 years of age. Cornered behind the ! barn in the rear of his home in War rensville, two hours later, Smith shot himself through the head, dying in- stantly. The girl had refused to marry 1 him.
 In an interview few days ago Sen i ator Depew said that if his improve ment continued, as he had every req