The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
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harbor alone is $1.50O.O00. Five grea,
lake steamers aground tell that part
of the story. Thirteen others make
ing brave attempts to ride out the
storm may add to It
According to a dispatch from Chief
Engineer Stevens, 566. $50 cubic yards
of dirt were removed from the Guile
bra cut on the isthmus OF Panama
In January. This is twice as much
as the best record ever made by the
French.
DIR. C. C. Wiley, the first witness
in the defense of Harry X. Thaw.
said he believed the prisoner was
insane at the time of Stanford Whites
murder. The witness was put through
the most severe cross examination
ever heard in New York court room
The worst storm of the winter pre-
vailed along the Atlantic coast recent
ly. A thick snow accompanied by
60-mile gale tied up traffic on land
and sea.
A woman and five children were
found frozen to death in the town Of
Goodrich. N. D.
Fire recently destroyed ten. store
buildings in Mound Valley. Kan. caus-
ing a loss estimated at $4,000.
Second Lieut.. John s. Hamilton.
Twelfth infantry, has been found
guilty Of misappropriating funds OF
the company. and sentenced to dis
missal without honor from the army
and 1S months Imprisonment.
The Dawes commission has COM
pleted the work Of passing on the
enrolment Of the five civilized tribes
of Indians. The work was begun ten
years ago. The names will now be
submitted to the secretary Of the In
terror.
John F. Stevens. chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, has notified the
president that he will resign his posi-
ton II any OF the bids for construct
ing the canal are accepted. The rea.
son given is that he would be robbed
OF the credit unless the government
does the work.
A Minneapolis, Mimi, firm has sold
100000 bushels Of wheat to firm In
Russia.
Lyndhurst, the country home OF
John Wannamaker, near Philadelphia,
was completely destroyed by fire re
Gently. The loss is estimated at 81.
100000.
In a wreck at Peoria, ILL.,. recently
the only person killed was a man who
was standing on crossing on his way
to work.
Justice of the Peace Cortese. OF
Patterson, N. j., was fearfully injured
by the explosion Of an Internal ma
chine sent by express recently. He
lawbreakers.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw went on the
witness stand in defense of her hub.
band in New York and told the story
OF her life. She charged Stanford
White with having inveigled her to
studio in New York and there &C.
complished her ruin through the use
OF drugged wine. She had previously
told the story to Thaw when he pro-
posed marriage to her.
Shippers in Kansas City and other
Missouri river towns have appealed
| to the Interstate commerce commits.
sion for relief from excessive railroad
rates from the Atlantic seaboard. The
railroads are also charged with con.
| spiracy.
Fifteen woodcutters were killed by
| an avalanche in the Transylvania
| mountains of Roumania recently.
It is announced that the president
and San Francisco authorities have
arrived at a mutual understanding by
which the japanese question can be
adjusted without danger.
A tidal wave has destroyed 122
houses at Marina di Calanzaro, a fish.
ing village on the alabrian coast
and the Italian government has sent
troops and assistance.
The lives OF many children were
saved in Mobile, Ala, recently by pro-
ficiency in the fire drill The school
building became ignited, but the pu-
pills remained cool and marched Out
in perfect order.
The Iowa board of railroad commits
sioners has ordered complete revi.
sion of freight schedules in thai
state.
A terrorist shot and killed the gov
ernor of Penza, Russia, as he was leav.
| ing a theater in that city. In at
| tempting to escape he killed two po-
licemen, wounded the manager of the
theater and then committed suiCide
| The average consumption of sugar
| per capita in the United States dur.
| ing 1906 was 76 pounds, which cost
over s3O0.000.05O.
Gen. Allen, chief signal officer OF
the army, is making preparations for
extensive experiments with different
styles Of airships for use in operations
of the army. The experiment will
take place at Fort Omaha. Neb.