The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-08
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

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Cory. Pa. AIRS Margaret Bush, OF
Ilymcr - y. q sister OF liur,r" Gree
icy and unly survivor of his immediate
iumiIy, Is dead. aged 70.
Washington, o. c. Among ,hc ap.
plicuUts Tor Cld"tShip iu the revenue
cutter service vino have passed the re-.
uuircd examination aD' will soon re-
cciyc their appointments r. Warner II
Thompson. 90 aimee. Ia.
cornina, O.-I'our men were Killed
and two seriously injured in an acCi-
dent az mine ~" ] at san Toy. tho
men being crushed Ia mine cage and
their bodies hurled to the bottom oi
the shaft $50 feet below.
Manila-Thc story that Japancs,
army officer had been placed under
arrest here for skotchinE certain forti'
hcations OF Manila harbor was denied
by Major General Wood. commander
az the division of thc Philippines.
colon-Thc third anniversary OF tn,
foundation OF the Republic al Panama
continues To be celebrated here. There
IL bull batting and other unusCmenu
In the morning and fireworks In the
evening. Splendid weather prevails.
Kansas City, mo.-Colonel Henry
Steel Olcott. 81 Adyar. India. the prcsi,
dent and founder Of the Theosophica.
society, and Coworkcr in her lifetime
OF the late Helen l.. Blavatsky. has
been seriously injured In railway
wreck In Italy.
Atlantic City. NJ. Coroner Gaskir
In. al lsaN
had decided that loose rail caused
the accident on the Pennsylvania rail-
road NJ Thoroughfarr draw last sun
day. In which more than nifty person.
lost their lives.
Havana-I'pon the recommendation
Of Carlos Garcia NClcz, Inspector oi
public institutions. San LaZaro hospi'
tai. in which there are several hum
dred lepcrs. probably will be shortly
removed TO nm island OF the northern
coast OF Matanzas province.
San Franciseo-In the arrest of l.
y. Dabnct. or John Cain. and Johr
SIemsen after they had robbed and as,
saultcd Harry A. Bchrcnd, n jcwcler
the police believe they have captured
the men who were implicated In the
recent gas pipe" murders In this city
Pittsburn, Pa.-Firc threatened the
destruction or the Carnegie institute
valued at 100000. ana the most
beautiful structure OF it's kind tn Amer.
lea. The fire originated I'm the power
room In the basement from defective
electric wire and was eNtingulshcd az.
ter damaging the building To the eX.
tent OF $4,000.
Shanghai Missionaries report q
more severe famine in the northern
part OF KIang Su province. central chi.
ma. IL IS estimated that 10000. 600 PEG.
pie face starvation. Local magistrates
arc preventing people from leaving tn,
region. but are taking no steps TO pro-
vide them with food supplies. Serious
disorders are feared
st. Petersburg-In spite az protests
lodged by students, the rector and
council OF the University OF -. Peters
burg. the project OF police has refused
To- allow Jews who do not belong &c
the university 10 attend the lectures
and has ordered them 10 he expelled
from the capital on the ground that
they have not the right OF residence.
New Unsuccessful in their al.
legged attempts 20 blackmail Francesca
Mcssina. "A prosperous tailor 81 Brook.
lyn members OF the black hand" So
ciety hurled a dynamite bomb against
the front door of the tenement house
in which hc lives and conducts his bus
iness. and caused damage OF $4,000 10
the building and surrounding prop
rTty.
London--1'he correspondent at Hons
Kong OF the Tribune cables that the
steam launch Ficnam has been seized
By pirates on the West river. The pas.
sengcrs and crew OF tho launch were
robbed and the pirates then ruided sew
Fral Chinese launches and engaged in
y running fight with an armed launch
Of the salt commissioners. They finally
escaped with a booty OF $4,000.
chieaeo-"Thc last year has been
one OF the happiest In the history OF
our organization" declared General
Ballington Booth. head OF the Nolun.
tecrs OF America. During the year we
have cared for 1886 women en- our
home OF mercy; officers and workers
have assisted 1887 families: 2SO,sl:
persons were lodged In homes for
working men and women. not includ.
ing those succorcd during strikes:
4s9.7b4 persons were fed ut various
institutions. and the volunteer prison
league has cared FOR $4,000 persons. 20
per cent. OF whom are now living up.