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rest the Snowman, have been exoner-
ated by grand jury which investi-
| gated the case.
The California state legislature has
convened in special session to con-
slider measures made necessary by the
San Francisco earthquake and fire.
Forty-tive Chinese students repre-
( senting good families are coming to
the United States to enter various col
leges.
A man believed to be the anarchist
Morales who threw the bomb at King
Alfonso in Madrid, shot guard to
avoid arrest but when he found he
could not escape he shot himself.
A delegation of the liberal party of
Panama have arrived in New York
on mission soliciting the assistance
of the United States in securing a
fair election on the isthmus.
A Toxic dispatch states that fire
at the Kubari colliery on the island of
Hokkaido 41S buildings were destroyed
and nine miners perished.
The 11Sth Presbyterian general as
sembly has concluded it's business ct
Des Moines. Ia. and adjourned to meet
next year at Columbus. o.
General Greedy has made arrange
ments 70 the gradual withdrawal OF
troops from San Francisco.
bench warrant has been issued
for Webb Covington. president of the
last state senate who is charged with
boodling during the last session OF the
legislature of Arkansas.
Harry Simmons and Franklin Ever
hart, Americans, charged with selling
fraudulent mining stock in England,
have been convicted in London.
The public rejoicing over the mar
riage of King Alfonso and Princess
Ena at Madrid was marred by the ex-
plosion Of a bomb which was thrown
at the royal carriage as the newly we'd
ded couple were returning from the
church to the palace. An electric wire
DETECTED the missile which probably
saved the lives of the royal pair. Six.
teen persons Immediately surrounding
the carriage were killed and several
injured.
Three children, eight, six and two
years old, named Van Stet, of Kanka.
kee. ILL.,. were found smothered to
death in an old trunk in their home.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is
again under fire. This time he is ac-
cused of an absolute disregard of the
law authorizing the construction of
new building for his department.
The level of Lake Michigan varied
as much as four feet in one day at
Chicago recently. The sudden change
was thought to have been caused by
the wind.
Lightning struck in crowd of spec
tators at the ball grounds at Mobile,
Ala, killed five people and injured
about 25 others.
number Of persons were injured
in Tulsa, l. T., and vicinity recently
during wind storm which broke plate
glass fronts, uprooted trees and leveled
small buildings.
John II. Tennent, Jr., formerly sec
retary of the Tennent Shoe company.
which failed recently at st. Louis,
committed suicide at his home in that
city recently.
A new information has been drawn
by st. Louis officials against r. NJ.
Snyder the Kansas City capitalist,
charging him with bribery in connec-
ton with the st. Louis city council.
The work of rebuilding the ruined
portion of San Francisco has come
to standstill owing to the dillatory
tactics of the insurance companies.
The lower house of the Russian par.
Lament was indignant at the recen,
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Riga, and after several revolutionary
speeches were made ordered bill
submitted within five days abolishing
capital punishment
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain and
Princess Ena of Battenberg, grand
daughter of Queen Victoria, were re-
Gently married in Madrid, amid scenes
OF oriental pomp and ceremony. The
king is 20 years of age and his bride is
IS.
Fourteen persons were killed and a
large number injured by the overturn-
ing of a street car at Providence. r. /. |
Two street cars and an automobile
were entirely destroyed and several
persons injured in a collision at Gin
cinnati recently.
The supreme court of Missouri has |
made an order ousting the Delmar |
Jockey Club of st. Louis, ordering the |
corporation dissolved and its affairs |
wound up. A fine of $4,000 was also |
imposed. This is a victory for the |
state against the st. Louis race track |
gamblers.
Representative Robert Adams, OF the |
Second Pennsylvania district COM
mitted suicide by shooting in his
apartments at the Metropolitan club
at Washington. 1t was Mr.. Adams
who drafted. introduced, reported and
passed through the house of represen-