The Carlisle independent., 1906-07-26

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 A decree appears in the Official Journal in Paris nominating Maj. Al fred Dreyfus to the Legion of Honof.
 Japanese public sentiment is ineX- pressibly shocked at the finding of the Russian court of inquiry, which recommends that Gen. Stoessel be shot All say the verdict is at variance with the facts in the case.
 In fire at Yokohama, Japan, 1000 houses were destroyed.
 In honor of Colombian independence day, the government released all po- litical prisoners.
 Andrew D. White, former presiden, of Cornell university, in an address before the Cornell summer school, de clared the time had come when techni- cal appeals in criminal cases should no longer be allowed by the courts.
 Ground has been broken on the Jamestown (Va.) exposition grounds for Pennsylvania building, which will be a replica of Independence hall, Philadelphia, and which will be pre- sented to the state of Virginia.
 portrait of the late Secretary of State John Hay, three-quarters life, size, the work of Miss Ellen Emmett, of Salisbury, Conn, has been placed in the diplomatic reception room in the state department in Washington.
 Dr. W. D. McAfee, known in C. A. 2. -I, ing marcher at national encampments. died at his home in Roekfor@ H., aft CT lingering illness.
 Rev. B. Royal Cheny, pastor of the Second Congregational church at Be lott, Wis, was killed in an elevator ac- oident at Florence, Italy.
 By the burning of the big bonded warehouse of James Watson & Co.,, at Dundee. Scotland, a loss of s1,250000 was sustained. The streets in the vii cinity of the fire literally ran with burning whisky.
 Practically all the large cotton mills of New England have voluntarily announced increases of five to seven per cent. in wages to begin August l.
 Massachusetts will turn over s400,- 900 of it's san Francisco relief fund, held back owing to lack of confidence in the San Francisco committee, to the rehabilitation company.
 The executive committee of the Ma tional Wholesale Grocers' association, at meeting in Chicago, adopted res olution indorsing the new pure food law with a determination to obey it's mandates to the letter.
 A report comes from Knott county, Kentucky, of bloody clash between feud factions at Hindman, in which several persons were killed. Particu- lars, however, were lacking.
 As the result of an explosion in the Dixon mine at Huger, w. Va, four miners were killed and two fatally in- jured.
 The Cologne Gazette's St. Peters burg correspondent says that the Rus sian government has agreed in prin ciple to dissolve parliament and order new elections on the basis of universal and direct suffrage.
 Despite previous reports Of victories by the Salvadoreans at Platana and Metapam, just before the armistice was proclaimed, it is now learned that the .Guatemalans were successful in both battles.
 In the Elks' parade at Denver, Col, the marchers were showered with flowers and snowballs, several car loads of snow having been brought from the Continental divide. The tenn perature on the street during the snow balling was about S5.
 Att'y-Gen Coleman of Kansas has filed a second contempt case against Mayor W. W. Rose, and he has been again ordered to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt for holding the office of mayor after having been busted by the supreme court
 Rev. Dr. I. Lewis, of Greenfield, Ind, and George McNeenus, his assistant, were killed by the explosion of tank of carbide, in a tent, while get ting ready to give a stereopticon ex- hibition of the San Francisco disaster al 0lSnWOOus luu. l1dlly I. AShISs son of Rev. Lewis, was seriously in- jured.
 According to reports from San Fran cisco, the refugees who left immedi ately following the fire, are gradually returning.
 Charles 4. Justus, aged 39, and three children of his sister, Mrs. Samuel Moudy, were burned to death when the family homestead was destroyed four miles east of Middletown, Idaho. In view of the fact that the late Alfred Belt tcok out insurance policies some years age in an American com pany in favor of my intended wife, Elizabeth Bennett Bei.y the question has naturally arisen was. te>a bache- Tor, as reported, or a benedict? The assassin of the Russian General Ko1 who was mistaken for Gen. lGz ha been Identified as mem
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