The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-05


over a wide area
A tornado did much damage IN
Furnas county. Nebraska, many build
ings being destroyed and several per
sons injured.
Germany has issued invitations TO
90 states to take part in an interna-
tional wireless telegraph conference at
Berlin. June 2s
State troops at Mount Carmel, Pa.
fired three volleys into . crowd Of
striking miners seriously vounding
some 20 men.
Directors OF the Waltham Watch
enlarge the works and increase the
number OF employees from $500 to
5000.
Two coaches became detached from
the rear of a Colorado and Southern
passenger train west OF Denver and
after running backward down grade
about = mile rolled over in the ditch.
Twenty passengers were injured, none
fatally.
The programme OF the opening OF
the Russian national parliament has
been changed. The emperor will not
90 in person to the Tauride palace. az
had been planned, but will go to st.
Peterburg and receive the members OF
parliament and council of the emperor
at the winter palace
Another disaster has occurred in the
Vesuvian region. Torrents OF rain and
heavy gale caused avalanches OF
mud. sand. ashes and cinders to fall
upon several localities, doing great
damage.
Rules Just completed OF the Pam
American congress to be held at Rio
Janeiro. Brazil. July 20 provide that
the deliberations shall close Septem-
Der l regardless Of unfinished business.
Henry G. Coll, formerly assistant
cashier OF the First National bank Of
Milwaukee, Wis, has been found guilty
of false entries and misapplication Of
funds.
A clash between union and nonun-
ion miners at Windber, Pa, resulted
in two men being fatally wounded and
several others more or less injured.
Custer proceedings have been filed
In the circuit court at Toledo, Ohio,
against the Standard Oil company and
II affiliated companies. The court was
asked to dissolve their franchises and
appoint trustees for creditors and
stockholders.
Twenty thousand double blankets
are among Chicagos donations to San
Francisco
Several villages in Saxony have ex-
arin
damage was done but the inhabitants
were greatly alarmed.
The war department will this year
spend 100000 on the extension and i'm
provement OF the national target range
at Fort Riley. Kan
A fusillade of 30 or 40 shots and the
wounding of one man marked the me-
newal OF the feud spirit in Breathitt
county. Kentucky.
All the books and papers of the
Iowa Christian Endeavor union were
burned recently while in transit from
Red Oak to Marshalltown. The re-
cords from the organization up to the
present were destroyed.
The interior department has taken
every producing oil lease owned by
Guffey & Galy in the Indian territory
because of violations of the rulings of
the department.
Erich Muenter, intructor in German
at Harvard. and formerly Of the Kan
sas university, has been arrested
charged with the murder Of his wife
The National Congress OF Mothers
which was to have held a session in
Los Angeles in May has been In
definitely postponed owing to the dis
aster in San Francisco.
Judge Abner Smith, Jerome ".
Pierce. G. T. Sorrow and F. E. Creel.
man we're recently indicted in connec-
tion with the affairs Of the defunct
Bank OF America OF Chicago.
COnRresn1onal.