The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-21
T%ELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS


T%ELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS
Lima. Peru-The United States
cruiser Charleston. With Secretary Roo
on board. left Callao for Panama. More
than 1000 persons participated in the
municipal ban in honor OF Secretary
Root Saturday night.
Observation-Disclosures Fallieres was
present Sunday ut Il banquet given by
he municipality ana later unveiled q
itatue of the sculptor Pierre Pouget
md reviewed the French and foreign
Marships in the harbor.
Alliance, Neb.-A rear end collision
between two stock ain on the Bur
;ington road, between here and Hem
tngford. resulted in the serious injury
Of u brakeman and two stockmen, to-
gether with the piling up OF a num-
Der of cars containing stock.
Newcastle on Tyne-To a conference
Of the commanders of the local volun-
teerS War Secretary Haldane said he
believed the time was nearer than most
people believed when the work of COM
pelling Il reduction of the crushing bur-
den of ornaments would be undertake
en-.
Goldfield, Nev.-John Moritz. aged
10, was shot to death by Jack Thomp-
son. a gambler. Moritz was a mes
senger for the telephone company and
had occasion to sc to a dance hall.
There, it Is said. he accidentally
bumped into Thompson, who was
dancing.
Palermo-The people of Sicily are
still in a condition of panic because of
the earthquake shocks which have been
occurring here for -four days. They
continue to camp in the open, and
many have taken refuge in caves.
deserted.
Telluride, coIo.-snow to the depth
of fourteen inches fell in the mountains
in western Colorado Saturday. Below
the elevation of 5000 feet the snow
melted as it fell. This is the first
snowstorm of the season in this vicin-
earlier than usual.
Atlanta. Ga.-Thomas w. Alexander,
head of the largest cotton firm in Au-
gusta. who two months ago disap-
peared after having defaulted for a
sum approXimating 100000, has been
arrested in Pittsburg. Pa, and has
agreed to come back to Augusta with
out reQuisition papers.
Harrisburg, Pas. NJ. Williams,
secretary of the Pennsylvania state
board of trade. has made public copies
of letters received from the governors
obtain uniform legislation throughout
the United States for q 2-cent maxi
mum fare on all steam railroads..
Paris-Although a majority of tho
stores here Sunday complied with the
compulsory weekly rest day law. sew
eral hundred remained open, causing
were forced repeatedly to charge a mob
of 400 persons in the Ternes district,
arresting twenty of them, Other dem
onstrations We're easily dispersed.
Salt Lake, ELECTROMAGNETIC has
been made Of a reduction in railroad
rates to all Utah points on shipments
from the Missouri river. These rates
are made to conform practically to
rates in effect to Butte, the Montana
city having heretofore profited by a
more favorable rate. The new scheG-
New York-Thought by his relative
to have been long dead. Frank Z.
Smith, of Topeka, Kan, who says that
he is the missing brother of Mrs.
Charles l.. Fair, who was killed with
her husband in an automobile accident
in France, has instituted suits against
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and Mrs. Will
liam X. Vanderbilt for his share of the
estate.
Houston. Texan International and
Great Northern freight train from ST.
Louis and points east was derailed a
Prices Switch. near Palestine. One of
the cars was half filled with matchoe.
which became ignited, and the flame
spread to fourteen of twenty-three CT
the deratled cars. The cargo of mer-
chandise was very valuable and tho
loss will be heavy.
San Jose, Costa Rica-In conformite
with the fourth article of the treaty of
and Honduras, which was signed or
board the United States ruise Mar
blehead July 20, q peace conference
was inaugurated here Saturday b.
President Gonzales Viquez. The OBJ
ject of the conference is the signin
of a general treaty of peace, %friendshi.
and commerce.
Bliss, okls.-Eorty thousand peorla
attended the celebration of the thir-
teenth anniversary of the opening OF
the Cherokee strip at the "101" ranch
Sunday. The celebration consisted of
a wild west show and Indian exhibit
ton. Five hundred Indians took part.
Including members of the Ponca, Otoe.
Cheyenne. Kaw. Usage INC Pawnee
tribes. -Four hundred cowboys gave .