The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
The house passed a bill which has

dll9, 1tpcdllJiS tidG polt ltioh o1 Ilio Wilson interstate commerce bill re- lating to conyict-made goods, and permitting the several states to leg islate for themselves as to their com- petition with free labor made goods.
 President Roosevelt told the dele gates to the national rivers and har- bors convention, who called on him at the White House, that he would consult with the leaders in congress, and expressed the hope that some thing definite and effective could be done in the way of increased appro- priations for the improvement of the nations waterways.
 A serious famine, affecting mil lions of people. prevails throughout central China. according to a cable message received at the American state department from Shanghai.
 The democrats of the house op- pose the measure conferring United States citizenship on the inhabitants of Porto Rico.
 The Missouri State Bureau of La bor and Statistics shows that the value of manufactured products in St. Louis in 1905 was $25199S,293.
 Representative Hays of Califor- nia arrived in Washington with d resolution which, 1t is said. he in- tended to introduce, excluding Jap anese from the United States. By solicitation of the president he has agreed to withhold 1t for awhile.
 The shah of Persia suffers from kidney trouble and dropsy. His physician says he will keep him alive for perhaps one year,
 Influenza is prevalent in London, many notable persons being laid up with the disease.
 Many towns in the Dakotas and Minnesota are suffering from q coal famine.
 A cablegram from Paris says that Mme. Anna Gould, formerly Goun- tess de Castcllane, is to marry an American millionaire, and that Count Boni is engaged to a million aire French widow.
 The annual report of the commis- sioner of internal revenue, John W. Yerkes. for the past fiscal year shows total receipts of $249,1o?,f38, an excess of $14,914,,62 over the pre- ecding year.
 Lauded as a diplomat vho tenn pered statecraft with the golden rule the late John Hay was honored by the Jewish people of Philadelphia when a handsome memorial win dow to the dead secretary of state was unveiled at Kenworth Israel temple.
 John Moylan, a prominent Ameri- can contractor who had resided in the City of Mexico for the past 25 years. died at his residence there. Mr. Moylan was prominently con- nceted with large interests in Chi caeo, St Louis and Cincinnati. A widow survives Linn.
 General Ienacio Neiia died at the hacienda of Ayolla Neiia, Mexico He Was one of the most noted mon in recent Mexico history, and was about 93 years old. General Mciia was born at Zimatian. OaXaea IIe began his military career in 1S32.
 Associate Justice E. r. BurWcu of the Third district of Oklahoma, sentenced Luther Dearing, white, and Fred Douglas, colored, 10 im- prisonmcnt for life for "hold-up."
 Attorney General IIadlcy of Mis- souri gives an opinion that express companies must accept for transmits sion (. 0. D. packages of liquor to local option counties in that state.
 A Santa Fc passenger train was standing on siding at Holiday, Kas., at night, when a sneakthicf at tempted to leave chair car with an oyercoat and suit case belonging to E. c. Ward of Purcell, l. T. Ward grappled with the thief, who