The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
news OF The WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western H~emispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

A fire that followed a violent explo
sion destroyed the hat factory o
Frederick Cummings Sons & Co., a
Orange. n. j., causing a loss Of $500,
600 and throwing 500 persons out O
employment.
The Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific and 500 lines have filed witt
the Minnesota state grain and ware
house commission notice Of a 10 pei
cent reduction IN grain rates.
The police of Racine, Wis, it is
announced, have been ordered by their
chief to shoot at autoists who refuse
to stop when commanded to do so.
With money pouring in at the rate OF
a MILAN dollars a day from insur-
ance alone, the banks Of San Fran
cisco are more crowded with deposits
than ever in their history.
National Bank Examiner Ever has
closed the First National bank OF
Chelsea, Mass.
The Valparaiso earthquake was re-
corded in the seismograph at Victoria.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles elect
ed Edward Krause Of Wilmington,
Del, grand worthy president.
President Roosevelt has completed
the official roster Of the interstate
commission by appointing
James s. Harlan of Illinois to the last
vacancy on the board.
w. s. Fielding, minister of nance
in the Canadian government, has been
unseated as a member Of parliament
for the Queens-Shelbourne district by
the supreme court. His political
workers in the last general election
had been guilty of corrupt practices.
General Jimlnez, ex-president of San
to Domingo, has arrived in New York.
High Japanese officials deny the
statements to the effect that the Jap
anese government is discriminating
against foreigners.
The birthday of Emperor Francis
Joseph was observed Saturday
throughout Austria-H Hungary with spe-
cial religious services and other cele-
brations.
John d. Rockefeller is confined to
his bed at Forest Hill. his suburban
home, as a result of stomach trou-
bic.
The plant of the Baxter Moulding
company at st. Louis was destroyed
by fire recently. Loss, $4,000.
Queen Alexandra has left London
for Norway, where she will visit her
daughter, Queen Maud, after which
Queen Alexandra will go to Denmark
and spend her usual holiday with her
brothers and sisters. The trip Will
be made on the British royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.
Seventeen Of the sailors of the
Pamayat Azuvo, who mutinied
August 2, and an agitator have been
executed at Regal, Russia.
Vancouver. B. C.-The steamer Bea-
yer. with 300 excursionists on board,
crashed into the Frazer river bridge
Saturday afternoon, phenomenally
avoiding a serious catastrophe.
Six thousand Greek families. fear
ing excuses, have left Bulgaria and
refuge at Adrianople, where the
authorities welcomed them.
Robert M. Larner. for many years
prominent Washington correspond
ent. is dead.
A huge gorilla which escaped from
captivity a few days ago is spreading
error among the villagers who live on
he borders of the forest of Berley, in
he Canton of Friborg.
There was a race riot at Seaford,
Del, recently, in which four men
we're seriously injured.
The announcement that the Prince
u Wales is to visit Glasgow in the
pring of next year has aroused wide
ipread interest.
A number of Americans are making
business tour Of Ireland. Their OBJ
ect is to learn by actual observation
What opportunities Ireland offers for
he investment OF American capital.
Recently the ~postoffice al Midway,
c., was robbed of letters and
money. Immediately afterward the
took fire and burned to the
Including the contents of
merchandise the loss is placed
t $1,000, which is partly covered by
insurance.
President Roosevelt has issued a
reclamation establishing the Crazy
Mountains forest reserve of q million
Il acres In south central Montana.
he mountains are among the highest
md most rugged in the northwest.
nd control the tributaries of the Vel
owstone, Missouri and M~usselshel.
ivers through their heavy snowfall.
'now car be seen on these mountains
lmost at any time of the rear. The
rests rise II IFS feet above the sea