The Western news., 1906-08-15
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National.
Events.

At Maysville, |. T., recently, Dr.
Patterson shot and instantly killed
DR.. Herrod.
The case of the railways against the
ticket scalpers of Omaha and Lincoln,
Neb. has been decided by Judge Gar
land of the federal court and the in
junction asked for against the brokers
was granted.
a severe earthquake lasting two sec
ones occurred at San Reno recently.
The population was panic stricken
Slighter shocks occurred at Bordighera
al Go!dlrodiz.
The Finnish senate has ordered
the withdrawal of the red guard from
peror is being prepared in favor OF
the re-establishment of the old Finnish
army of eight battalions for the puI-
pose of restoring the authority of the
new Finnish government among the
masses.
Brodie L. Duke of Durham. \. c.,
of the American Tobacco company,
has Leen granted a decree of divorce
from Alice Webb Duke, whom he mar
ried in December, 1904
i. O. Blair, wanted by the Denver
police for participation in a big dia-
mond robbery in New York City some
time ago, has been arrested in Seattle
by detectives. who found their man at
the race track.
" liam j. Bryan, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Colonel ct
more and Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap, are in
taris.
John A. Cooke, former clerk of the
circuit court in Chicago, who was
found guilty of Irregularities in hand
!!n5 tho funds of the office. has been
sentenced to an indetGrminate term
not o exceed five years, in the peniten-
tiary.
The navy department has just been
Informed by the naval academy of the
.irst violation of the so-called anti
hazing law of April g. 1906. This re-
port gives the names of four or five
midshipmcn who are considered wor-
thy Of dismissal.
The president has ordered Serre-
tary Bonaparte to send to Oyster Bay
a fLll report on the alleged furnishing
of bad meat and breadstuffs to navy
yards ~ contractors.
Colvin b. Brown of San Francisco
is IN New York to open an eastern
| bureau of the California promotion
committee in the Waldorf-Astoria no
tel
| The fourth class at the naval acad-
emy will consist of only 200 members,
making it the smallest class at th.
academy since 1903.
Judge Lawrence has refused to issue
an order requiring Mayor Tom John
son of Cleveland to replace the cor
poration street car tracks he recently
tore up to make room for competitive
line.
| w. H. Whiteman, former Judge of
the supreme court of Arizona, is dead
| A new labor union to be known as
the United Teamsters of America has
been formally launched as the rival
of the International Brotherhood of
Transfers
a lyncher has been sent to prison
Tor 10 years in North Carolina. First
conviction of the kind in the history
of the state
Strike at Leland Stanford university
has been settled on open shop basis
and reconstruction work has been re
sumed
| Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railway has decided to dispense with
telegraphers and handle trains by use
of automatic block signals and tele
phones.
| The university professors of St Pc
tersburg and other higher educational
establishments have adopted reso
luton in favor of the unrestricted ad
mission of Jews.
Santa Monica, Cal.-Acting on the
theory that the young woman found
murdered in Temescal canyon was
brought down to the beach. officers
and detectives are carrying their in.
Vestlgatlon into the vicinity of Gala
basas. a few miles above.
| The Claus Spreckles mansion at San
Francisco is to be restored at an ex.
penditure of $S00O0O.
Secretary Taft, accompanied bv
Brigadier General Bell, chief of staff
VIII make tour of inspection in the
middle west early in the lall.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
have arrived from Europe. They are
at Sycamore Hill and will remain the
guests of President Roosevelt for sew
eral days, when they will proceed to
Cincinnati by way of Washington.
AT Rio de Janeiro is being held an
educational convention. Its object is
to reform the system of education
throughout the republic Speakers to.
day cited the system prevailing in the
United States as a model.
| Theater Men Defy Law.