Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
NEWS SUMMARY

A configration has occurred at Nor
dova. Two thousand persons have
been rendered homeless.
The Brazilian congress has voted
an appropriation of $666,O0O for the re-
lief of sufferers by the earthquake at
Valparaiso.
Abraham Green, German, 80 years
old, of San Francisco, shot and killed
his wife and then committed suicide
by shooting.
A police, two gendarmes and a con-
ductor were killed on a train by a
band Of seven reyolutionists near
Tamboff, Russia.
For the fourteenth time the execu-
tive council of Victoria has rejected
the proposal to confer the right of
suffrage on women.
President Roosevelt has cabled to
King Frederick, through the American
minister, his congratulations on the
opening of the cable to Iceland.
Four Greek laborers were killed and
another man fatally injured by being
struck by Baltimore & Ohio South
western train at Symmes, Ohio.
What is believed to have been an
attempt to wreck the Santa Fe over
land train was made at Helen, Cal,
by the placing of a handcar on the
track.
Isaac Wine, so years old, committed
suicide at the Hotel Avon, Los An
geles, by blowing out his brains with
a 44-caliber revolver. III health led
to the deed.
When the body of men known as
the Divorce congress" meets in
Philadelphia November IL it will have,
submitted to dt uniform statute re-
lating to the annulment of marriage
and the granting Of divorces
A mob of about 500 persons at,
tempted to take and lynch William
Thompson, a negro, confessed assail-
ant of two little white girls and 1T
tie negro gil at Mobile, Ala, but
were prevented by the officers.
The vault in the city hall at San
Francisco containing records OF the
board of supervisors was opened last
week and all the papers were found
,charred by the prolonged heat to
which they had been subjected.
In desperate fight within the walls
of the United States prison at Allan
ia, Ca, Edward Richmond, serving
term Of ten years for train robbery
committed in Indian Territory, was
shot and Instantly killed by Guard
Frey.
Captain ]. Frank Griggs, who, dur
ing the civil war, was in General
Shelbys command, but who later was
with Quantrell, the raider, and who Is
said to have been in the famous raid
at Lawrence, Kan, is dead at Grain
Valley, Mo.
The steamer City of Selkirk arrived
at Selkirk, Man, from the north end
of Lake Winnipeg, and reported that
the steamer Princess, with sixteen
hands on board, ran into rock near
Swampy island, and six of her crew
were drowned.
Governor Folk has granted a re-
spite until October 26 to Mrs. Agnes
Myers, now in jail at Liberty, await
ing execution for the murder of her
husband. A similar respite was grant
ed in the case of Frank Hoffman, Mrs.
Myers accomplice, now in Jail at
Kansas City.
J. S. Merscham, travelling overland
from Portales, N. NJ, discovered two
men sitting upright in a wagon, dead,
and four mules in harness. The men
have been identified as Victor and
Thomas Simpson, brothers, who lived
on farms near Elida. They were
killed by lightning while driving from
Roswell, N. M.
Reyolutionists effected daring rob-
berry of post office collector in the
center Of st. Petersburg, Snuff was
thrown IN the eyes Oi the cOlectOr ny
the robbers, who seized his portfolio
and escaped with it. Fortunately
there were but few hundred dollars
in the portfolio.
A punitive expedition visited the
district near Weden, Russia. where a
rural guard was killed recently, insti-
tuted a drumhead court martial, put to
death three revolutionists and hogged
many peasants with whips. A fine OF
81 500 was imposed on the two COM
munes involved.
The Populist of Indiana met here at
Indianapolis in state convention, NOM
mated q state ticket and adopted
platform. The platform denounces
trusts, Imperialism, the present finan-
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