The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Gov Folk. of Missouri, has granted
respite 10 October &c for Mrs Ag
nes Myers and Frank Hoffman. who
We're under sentence TO be hanged
September 3 for the murder of the
husband of the former at Kansas City.
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell made
test before American and Canadian
scientists assembled at Brantford.
Ontario, of his wireless acroplane op
Grated by wireless electrical energy
supplied from the earth, where he sue
ceeded in rising to a height of 200
feet. turning complete circle and
alieh,ing safely a few feet from the
starting point
Robbers entered the postoffice at
Troy, Mo. blew open the safe, took
$4o0 in cash and s7oo worth OF
stamps, then left town on railroad
bicycle used by the station agent.
The commissioner of immigration
has stopped the importation of Greek
boys who for the last few years have
been brought to this country by
syndicate for the purpose of employ
ing them in bootbacking establish
ments in the larger cities.
Railroad accidents of all kindsre
suited in 1,126 deaths and injuries to
17,17O persons in the first three
months of 1906.
The election day proclamation for
Oklahoma and Indian territory max
ing November 6 the date for electlns
delegates to tine constitutional conven-
ton and November 20 the date for
holding the convention, has been
issued.
T f Wade. treasurer of Cloud coun-
tv. Kansas, went TO the Minneapolis
G. A. X. reunion and failed to return.
Instead he sent letter to the county
commissioners acknowledging short
age of $1,000.
The Chilean senate has appropriated
81 600 900 for the relief of the dis
tressed inhabitants of Valparaiso and
vicinity.
A new comet has been discovered
by Prof. Kopf, of Heidelberg uniyer-
sity. 1t can be seen through a small
telescope.
At bacon broil'' held at Jeffer-
son City. recently Gov. Folk, Senator
Stone, Attorney General Hadley and
other speakers pledged themselves to
use their best efforts to secure a new
s5,0o0,000 capitol building for the
state.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session of congress to have macad-
amized road built between Fort Leav-
enworth and Fort Riley by federal
prison labor.
Complete returns from the Alabama
democratic primaries show that Hoke
Smith, former member of Cleveland s
cabinet, carried 118 counties of tn
state. This practically insures his
election as governor.
The dry dock Dewey was utilized at
Olongapo, Manila Bay, for the first
time when the transport Meade was
docked there recently.
The insurance commissioners of the
various states, in session at st. Paul,
have agreed to recommend law for
passage by the legislatures requiring
an annual apportionment and account
ing Of the surplus by the life insur-
ance companies
A dozen freight. cars on the Rock
Island were recently burned following
collision with fast passenger train.
No fatalities resulted.
The brokerage firm OF NJ J. Sage
4 Co.. Of New York, has failed with
liabilities of 5000, 900 and assets of SIG
600.
The insurrection in Cuba is becum-
ing more serious daily. The rebels
have captured San Luis, a city of TO-
o00 population in Pinar del Rio pro-
vince, after a hard fight in which sew
eral men were killed or wounded on
both sides.
The government printing office has
peen acquitted of the charge of undue
delay in sending final proofs OF bills
to congress.
The socialists of Cincinnati have
sent an invitation to William J. Bryan
10 debate the question of socialism In
mat city on September 9.