The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08

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| Savannah. Ga. court in the famous
| Green and Caynor case. The sen
| tence was four years Imprisonment
| and fine of $515 geo
| II is reported that the United States
| Pacific squadron has been ordered 10
| concentrate in view of the spread of
i disturbances in China.
The commercial Telegraphers Union
| has sent TO each member of the board
| of directors of the Western Union
| Telegraph company, statement of
| grievances.
| President Murray, of Oklahoma con
stitutional convention, announces that
| to vote on the adoption of the pro
posed constitution regardless of the
| decision of the courts.
A jury has been secured TO try the
| Haywood case at Boise, Idaho. One
| month was taken up in securing the
| jury and it is predicted that the
| trial will last 60 days longer.
The interstate commerce commits
/ sion has started an investigation OF
| interstate pipe lines with a view to
| adjusting the tariffs to more salts
| factory basis.
The suit of the state of Texas
| against the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany has resulted in verdict for the
state of 81 .623 800 penalties and re
voking of the permit OF the oil com
| pany to do business in Texas.
A man believed to be John j.
| Pritchard locomotive fireman on
| the Santa Fe railroad fell from Il
| street car crossing the intercity via
duct at Kansas City and was in
| stantly killed.
The cornerstone of the Fourth
Cathedral Of St Paul Mimi, which,
when completed, four years hence.
will probably surpass any other Amer
| lean church in architectural distinc-
ton and beauty has been laid.
The socialist convention of Ohio
adopted resolutions expressing sym
pathy for Meyer. Haywood and Petit
bone and denouncing President Roose-
welt and Secretary Taft.
| The Russian famine committee has
notified its representatives in Lon
don and New York to cease agitation
| for subscriptions as Russia now is
able to care for ner own people.
| George Rurnham, Jr., former gen
eral counsel of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company. now serving
q term lin Sing Sing for grand lar
/ hac tol a trial
| Four persons lost their lives by the
burning OF the summer cottage occu-
pied by Walter Schiller. secretary OF
| the United Cigar Manufacturers com.
pany at Long Branch, N. J.
Representatives of the railroads
have notified the Nebraska state
| board of assessment that they will
resist the increased valuation of the
roads in the state amounting to
S., 900 900.
The rumor that Michael Czolgosz.
brother of the slayer of President
Mckinley was in Canton at the time
of Mrs. McKinley's funeral created a
stir among the secret service men.
but nothing was seen of him.
| Thomas d. Jordan, former comp
troller of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society. pleaded not guilty to Is
indictments for forgery and perjury
in New York, and was released on bail
| in the sum of $4,000.
Decoration day was observed as a
| public holiday in the canal zone and
only work that was absolutely neces-
sary was permitted.
In his Decoration day address at
indianapolis President Roosevelt
gave the first public utterance. to his
views regarding the relationship OF
the government to the railroads He
declared there would be no deviation
| from from the policy laid down by
his administration. He prefers ma
tional Incorporation as a remedy for
some Of the existing evils.
The republicans Of Cleveland. o.,
have adopted resolutions indorsing
Secretary Taft for the presidency.
Memorial Day was generally OBJ
served throughout the country by
patriotic speeches and decorating the
graves Of the dead veterans. At Chi
cago Gen. Kuroki ana his party took
part in the exercises.
| Hiram H. Leonard. former conf
Dental man and cashier for the Ev-
ans, Snyder, Buel Live Stock Com
mission company Of Chicago, has
been indicted ON a charge OF embez-
| element.
The supreme court OF Missouri has
fixed the date of Lord Barring
TONS execution for July Is at Clay
ton. Mo.
An explosion OF powder in a rail-