Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

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the remains will be cremated. accord
ing to Siamese custom, and the ashes
sent to Siam.
A statement has been issued from
the White House setting forth the
following contemplated changes in the
presidents cabinet: Secretary of the
treasury, Hon. George B. Cortelyou;
acknowledgement, Hon. George Won
L. Meyer; attorney general, Hon.
Charles j. Bonaparte; secretary of the
navy, Hon. Victor H. Metcalf; secre-
tary of commerce and labor, Hon. Os-
car S. Straus. The appointment of
Mr.. Straus will be the first time that
citizen of Hebrew faith has been
made cabinet member.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, on behalf of its switchmen, has
presented demands to all the rail
roads centering in Chicago for an
eight-hour day.
The Standard Oil Co. of Iowa has
| transferred its holdings in California
to the Standard Oil Co. of California.
1t is understood that the consideration
amounted to several millions.
R. E. Short, of Hugo, l. T., was as
sassinated, being shot through the
window of his home in the presence
of his wife and three children. The
weapon used was a shotgun loaded
with buckshet, and the shot was fired
at close range.
The secretary of the treasury au-
thorizes the announcement that de-
posits to facilitate gold i.nportations
will be discontinued He said he VI
lieved for the present America had
quite its share of gold, and he had
20 disposition to disturb conditions in
Europe by a continuation of that
method of financial relief.
Havana was visited by severe
cyclone, which caused damage to pro
perty to the amount of $2,O00,000 and
the loss of 20 lives. The storm went
eastward, and a great tidal wave
engulfed Elliott, Ky, an island off the
coast of Florida, about 20 miles from
Miami. A sea captain says that
every one Of it's inhabitants, 250, were
tost. A barge on which 100 people hal
taken refuge was found near thu
Bahama island, and so had been wash
ed away and lost. The storm CON
tinued northeastward, causing high
tides at New York and other Atlantic
ports.
Lord Aberdare has practically re-
bounced his son for marrying Camille
| Clifford, an American actress. 1t is
said he told his son never to darken
his door again
Apparently without cause, Mrs. May
Brenrer, aged 20, of Evansville, Ind,
took poison, while sitting at the side
of her 7-months-old baby's crib, and
died.
The republic of Salvador has been
visited by terrific storms, and the loss
of life has been heavy. At one place
over 100 people were drowned Dur
ing the tempest sulphur water was
thrown out of the Chulo volcano in
such quantities that the town OF Pan
chinalso was inundated, killing most
OIL the inhabitants.
A Toxic correspondent says the
Japanese are greatly agitated against
the United States on account OF the
exclusion of Japanese children from
the public schools attended by white
pupils in San Francisco Separate
schools are maintained for Japanese,
Chinese, negroes and Indians.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw an
nounces that he will stimulate ma
tional bank circulation to the extent
of $18,000,O00 by accepting approved
securities other than government
bonds for deposits already made, the
bonds released to be used immedi-
ately as a basis of circulation without
withdrawal from the treasury.
Peter F. McCool, a millionaire at
Butler, Pa, who has been sued by
Mrs. Frank Walker for desertion and
non-support, declares that he was four
hundred miles away when Mrs, Wal
ker alleges she married him; that
he was impersonated at the altar.
After celebrating 80 hours, the jury
in the case Of the state Of Ohio against
the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio, al
Findlay, o., returned verdict OF
guilty" on the charge of conspiracy
against trade in violation of the Valen
tine antitrust law.
The presidents extension Of the
eight-hour law to all public work un
der the supervision Of the government
departments affects many thousands
of men.
The biggest conflagration In the
history of this city occurred early in tn;
morning says a correspondent yelling
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After negotiations between the
Bank of France and the Bank of Eng
land, the Bank Of France released
$50 100000 francs ($50,OOO, O,OOO) as an
aid to the Egyptian crop movement,
which has called heavily on Englands
| gold suDnly.