The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Ct the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al
0arts Of the world Condensed
late Small Space for the
DeneAt Of Oar Readers.
Personal.

fled the yellow fever germ.
Ex-Presidenu Cleveland has ce!e-
brated his 10th birthday.
Samuel l.. Clemens MARK Twain,
the author has sailed for Bermuda.
President Mellen of the New York
New Haven & Hartford railroad has
telegraphed President Roosevelt ask
ing an interview.
Judge Thomas Maloney, who was
private secretary to President Andrew
johnson died recently at Ogden, Utah.
BY order of the president about
2s,ooo,o0o acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations
Lieut. Frank Lahm, Sixth cavalry,
U. S. A., has been detailed as in
structor of ballooming at Fort
Ieavenworth. He won the James
Gordon Bennett cup in the inter-
national balloon race at Paris last
September
Judge Pollock, in the federal dis
trict court has denied the application
of ex-Capt- kirkman for a writ of
habeas corpus. The former army Of
in the prison at Fort LeayenNorth.
A fire in Borsano. Italy destroyed
the greater part of the village and
rendered 1000 persons homeless.
Joe. ullman, the well known book
maker and sporting man, has broken
down mentally and has been placed
in private sanitarium in California.
The funeral OF John Alexander
Dowie was held in a quiet and unos-
tentatious manner at Zion City re-
Gently.
Maurice Grau. the well-known i'm
pressario, is dead in Paris.
Mrs. S. N Castle. an early mission
AIRY in the Hawaiian islands died re-
Gently at Honolulu. She was 80 years
of age.
]. X. Burnham, of the Burnham.
Hanna, Munger Dry Goods company.
of Kansas City, and president of the
National Wholesale Dry Goods asso-
citation, died recently Of pneumonia at
his home in Kansas City
William ]. Oliver, OF Knoxville,
Tenn, whose bid for the construction
of the Panama canal was recently re-
tected, has been elected vice presi-
dent Of the newly organized United
States Trust company OF Washing
ton.
J. L. Benton, OF Monticello, Ga, is
to be sent abroad by the government
to Investigate the market for cotton
seed products.
Miscellaneous.
The Nicaraguan government has
issued a decree recognizing the pro-
visional government organized by the
revolutionists of Honduras and de-
claring its members to be allies of
Nicaragua.
1t is estimated that the loss by
the recent flood in Pittsburg, Pa, and
the immediate vicinity will amount
to $1O,OOO,OO0. Ten square miles OF
the city was submerged.
Secretary Metcalf has left Wash
ington for a cruise of inspection in
Cuban and Porto Rican waters.
The most sensational decline In
prices for several years occurred in
the Wall street stock market recent
ly. Conditions were decidedly
panicky for several hours.
Serious roiting occurred in Louis
Vile, KY, when the street railway
company attempted to run cars with
strike breakers. A mob Of more than
1000 persons fought off the police and
tore five of the cars to pieces. Many
persons were injured.
The greatest flood ever experienced
by Pittsburg. Pa. recently swept
down upon the city catching the peo-
ple unprepared. Several lives were lost
and much property was damaged.
Gertrude Hanish, a stenographer
leaped from window in the 18th
story Of a Cincinnati office building
and was dashed To death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deed.
A member of John d. Rockefel-
Ter. Jr's bible class is given as au-
thority for the statement that in the
elder Rockefeller's will just completed
provision is made for the donation of
S25O,000,00 to charitable and educa-
uonal purposes.
Estimates of the damage caused at
Pittsburg. Pa, by the recent flood
which was the greatest ever known
there are from $10.ooo,o0O to 100000
900.
Another revolution has started in
Venezuela with Gen. Juan Pablo Pen
alosa at its leader.
Microscopical examination by the
war department shows that the shots
fired in the raid on Brownsville, Tex,
were from four rifles in the possession
Of negro troops at Fort Brown.
The president has issued an execu-
tive order fixing the compensation OF
Majors Sibert and Gilliard of the army