The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
NEWS Of The WEEK
Hast Important Happenings C Is
Past Seven Days.
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Mamie Wing and Matte Doris. Is
years old were drowned at Wheeler
park. Oklahoma City. Ok, in the
presence of 500 persons
Gen. Baron kuroki and his party
paid visit TO Yale University.
C. o. Bartlett. cashier of the Madi-
son Coal Corporation of ST. Louis, has
been arrested and has confessed to a
shortage of between $4,000 and $780,
900 in his accounts
w. c. Phillips, clerk OF the district
court. Lincoln, Neb.. has been indicted
by the grand jury on charge of en-
bezzlement.
E. II. Conger. EX-United States
minister to China and ambassador to
Mexico, has died at his home in Pas
adena, Cal.
Frank H. Butler, who was charged
with the murder of the Marvin boy at
Dover, Del. has been released from
custody. for want of sufficient evi-
dence against him
A. E. Stilwell and a party OF 80
capitalists who took a trip over the
lines OF the Orient railroad in Mexico,
have returned.
Mrs. John Dillon, wife OF the Irish
leader in the British parliament, is
dead.
Benjamin Ide wheeleE president
Of the University OF California, has
been offered the presidency of the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology
Lyndon B. Phifer, 13 years old. OF
Rich Hill. Mo-. has been awarded
bronze medal and $1,000 by the Car
negie Hero Fund commission.
DIR. Klopsch, editor of the Christian
Herald. has been decorated with the
Order of the Rising Sun by the En-
peror OF Japan. for his efforts to re-
lieve famine sufferers in that country
last year.
T. j. Moore, owner of the Pittsburg
Headlight, has been elected chairman
of the Kansas republican state com
mittee.
Judge Thomas Ryan, of Kansas,
assistant secretary OF the interior. has
had a relapse and is again confined
to his home in Washington.
Rev. William H. Roberts. OF Phil
adelphia. was elected moderator OF
the 10th general assembly Of the
Edwin Conger, former minister to
China is critically i'll at his home in
Pasadena. Cal
B. H. Fulton. OF Marysville. has
been elected grand commander of the
Kansas knights Templar.
Admiral Dewey presided at a ban
quet given in honor of Gen. kuroki
at the Hotel Astor in New York re-
Gently
Alonzo B. Jones. a retired yachts
man of New York, was killed recently
by falling from bed
G. r. Sprague, of Wichita, has been
elected president of the Kansas
Eagles The next state convention
will be held at Galena
Miscellaneous.
The Kansas attorney general has
filed custer suits in the supreme court
against four more brewing companies.
The chief Of police Of Odessa and
two chief detectives were killed and
a number of persons injured by an
Internal machine which exploded in
the police bureau.
A portion of the report of Attorneys
Kellogg and Severance to the Inter
state Commerce commission regard
! ing the Hartman railroad deals has
been published in New York. The
attorneys declare. that the Sherman
antitrust act has been violated and
advise the annulmen. c. thc .cr!c-c
agreements.
Abraham Ruef. the former political
boss of San Francisco, created
sensation in Judge Dunn's court by
pleading guilty to an indictment for
extortion. Sentence was deferred for
two weeks.
An explosion Of powder in rail-
road camp at the foot OF Lookout
mountain in Tennessee, killed three
trainmen, injured several others and
caused considerable damage to sur
rounding property.
The Illinois legislature has taken
recess until October next.
The recent fair at the Metropolitan
opera house in New York realized
$4,000 for the Actors fund.
The American Baptist Missionary
Union has received during the past
year $976.O72 for missions.
Mayor Busse Of Chicago has sum
marily removed eight members OF
the school board who refused to re-
sign upon request. The action was
taken to insure the retention of the
mayors choice for superintendent OF