Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-01
NEWS SUMMARY

Senators Morgan and Pettus were
reelected by the Alabama legislature
In joint session
Robert J. Gable of Yonkton, has been
reelected United States senator by
the Legislature of South Dakota
The house of representatives OF
Kansas, has passed what is known as
the anti-Sunday baseball bill by vote
of 80 to 20
The house committee on agricul
ture has decided TO recommend the
discontinuance of free seed distribu
ton by. congress.
Representative Charles Curtis, re
publican, has been elected to the
United States senate from Kansas to
succeed A w. Benson.
Nearly 10000 persons paid tribute
to the memory of Senator f. A. AlgeI
as his body lay in the city hall in
Detroit, Sunday afternoon.
Five Americans and seven Italians
are known to be dead as the result o.
an explosion of fire damp in the Penn
sylvania company mine at Lorentz
w. Va.
A coal laden ship, name unknown,
has foundered in storm in the Black
sea. Sixty workmen, who were go
ing to Eregli and the ships entire
crew were drowned.
Ten thousand people gathered al
the JuareZ Plaza de Toreos Sunday
afternoon to witness a fight between
a buffalo and bull, in which the
buffalo was the victor.
The North Dakota fuel shortage
is again becoming serious, inability
of the railroads to keep freight trains
moving being responsible in large
degree for this condition.
Trouble is threatened at Santiago
de Las Vegas, province of Havana
owing to the refusal of the acting
mayor of that town TO turn over his
authority to the actual mayor.
Four men were killed and at least
twelve injured last week on the New
York Central near Albany, n. T., by
the collision of a light" engine with
a caboose filed with railroad laborers
II is practically assured that the
house committee on naval affairs viii
recommend the construction OF an
other gigantic battleship. in addition
to the one decided upon at the last
session.
Three fires at Richmond, Va, de
stroyed $3.50 900 worth Of property, in
Guiding the offices of the Adams and
Southern Express and the plants OF
the Surburg Tobacco company and
the B. F. Johnson Publishing Co.
AS the result of her anchor getting
afoul of something at the bottom OF
Hampton Roads, a fishing schooner
was the innocent cause of the re
covery of the lost anchor and chain OF
the Confederate armor clad Merrlmac-
A smallpox epidemic has broken out
in the city Jail at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
located in the basement of the hall
where the constitution convention Is
assembled. Several members OF the
convention have contracted the
disease.
as result of a general exchange OF
shots between the authorities and
of terrorists on the streets OF
Grondo. Russia, five policemen, pris-
ON warden and one terrorist were
killed and number of persons
wounded.
The probable loss of the Norwegian
bark D. H. Morris, LAS net register,
on route from Norway to Gulf ports,
was reported Sunday by Captain Q.
Hansen and his crew of ten men, who
arrived at New Orleans on a gaso-
line launch.
In Scoria, Miss, William Smith OF
Scranton. Miss, burned to death
.Pinlxy" Tigg, with whom he formerly
lived. Smith tied the woman down.
set the house on fire. and with
shotgun prevented neghbors from
rescuing her.
Henry Ball, negro, was lynched al
Greenwood, Miss, the home OF GOV
srnor Vardaman. He had attacked
Mrs. Graves Of that place, The coro
ner's jury has decided the negro
had met his death at the hands Of un
known persons.
Enrique Mosa, the bandit of the pro