Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-01-25
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Events.


Whitelaw Reid, American anbassa-
cor 70 the court of st. James, has
sailed for Europe.
Walnut river and Timber creek are
flooding the bottoms at Winfield, Kan,
and families are moving out.
Fifteen hundred cloakma6ers en-
ployed by Freedman brothers, New
YORK firm, are on strike. About one
fourth of them are women.
Fred E. Leubrock who on December
81 attempted to assassinate Judge
Charles S. Cutting OF the probate
court in Chicago has been adjudged
, insane.
King Edward has headed the Man
sion House Kingston relief fund with
subscription of $4,000. the corpora
ton of London adding a similar
amount.
st. Petersburg statistics show that
fenced to death for political offenses.
Thousands were sent to the mines, and
49, editors prosecuted.
Sienens and Dabner, the gaspipe
thugs of San Francisco, were SEN
fenced to hang.
The house of representatives, by
vote of 1873 to so, has voted to in
crease the salaries of members TO
$500 per year.
The anniversary of the birth of
Robert e. Lee was deliberately cele-
brated at the New Willard at the
National Capital in the presence of a
distinguished audience. The decora-
lions included the intermingling of the
Stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars.
Inc Marine band was present by di-
rection OF the secretary of the navy.
Addresses were delivered by Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams and
others.
President Roosevelt was unable to
attend, but sent letter paying tribute
, to the character and public life of Cen
eral Lee
The Earl of Aberdeen former gov
, ernor general of Canada, and now lord
, lieutenant of Ireland, has abandoned
his dream of riches from the Cold
stream ranch in the Okanogan district
of British Columbia, and the famous
property is to be cut into five and
: ten acre tracts. He will retain the
home ranch of few hundred acres.
n John S. McMillin has resigned as 6
q member of the Washington state rail
!. way commission. His resignation ha.
o been accepted and the place made va
:, cant thereby has been rendered by
! Governor Mead to former Governo
n John H, McGraw, who is at present il
r. the east
= Forced to leave one child to peris!
Il in the snow while she pushed on will
v the other to the nearest house afte
n her own home had burned to tn
Il ground, Mrs. c. e. Jaques, living o.
Lake Wenatchee, finally reached shelf
er in a terrible condition. She was s.
badly frozen that one of her feet ha
IN be amputated. The child she res
cued is also badly frost bitten, bu
Nv will recover.
James Evans, wanted in Seattle o.
u a charge of larceny and embezzlemen
,s has been arrested in Los Angeles, Ca
i'd The French cabinet has approve
in the bill providing for the suppressio
d. of courtmartial in time of peace. TIL
at bill applies to the navy as well a
le to the army.
10 Bakersfield, Cal.-There was a tel
~ rife explosion at the mouth of the tur
- mel of the Mount Summit Lime con
al pany, IL miles from Keene, Saturday
m and as a result George Drogesh wa
le knled and three other workmen wer
d. injured.
atl More interest was taken in the mur
~ icipal election this year in Phoeni
IS than ever before. George w. Run
IT berger, mayor, was a candidate TO
r reelection, and was opposed by d.
W Mathescn, postmaster. The latte
won.
). The convention of the Nations
Woolgrowers' association, which wa
Y in session at Salt Lake last week, af
er electing it's old officers, with on
exception, to serve another term, pass
e. ing resolutions favoring legislative az
Of ton in the interest of the sheep il
Ia dustry, choosing Helena as the mex
m meeting place after a spirited COZ
q test, and getting OF better terms wit
>, the forestry department than ever b'
fore through Clifford Pinchot, chic
forester of the United States govern
ment.
10 Frederick SteaIns of Detroit hea
st of the Stearns Manufacturing con
x oany of that city is dead.