The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-08
OF The WORLD
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.
More interest was taken in the mum
icipal election this year in Phoenix
than ever before. George w. Rum
berger, mayor, was a candidate for
reelection, and was opposed by D. ].
MathesCn, postmaster. The latter
won.
Bishop w. w. Duncan of the Metho-
Gist Episcopal church is veery i'll at
-Spartensburg, S. c.
The French cabinet has approved
the bill providing for the suppression
of courtmartial in time of peace. The
to the army.
Bakersfield, Cal.-There was a ter
rife explosion at the mouth OF the tun.
rel of the Mount Summit Lime com
pany, II miies from Keene, Saturday,
and as a result George Drogesh was
nlaed and three other workmen were
injured.
Walnut river and timber creek are
flooding the bottoms at Winfield, Kan,
/ al ldllllACo "a hAO u
Fifteen hundred cloakmakers en-
ployed by Freedman brothers, a 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.
hing Edward has beaded the Man
SION House Kingston relief fund with
a subscription of $5E30, the corpora
ton of London adding Q similar
amount.
James Evans, wanted in Seattle on
a charge of larceny dnd cmhezzlement
has been arrested in Los Angeles, Cal
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa-
Cor 20 the court of st. James, has
sailed for Europe.
st. Pctersburk statistics show that
during 1906 1852 persons were sen.
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 a
vote of 1873 to 80, has voted to in
crease the salaries of members tC
81, 500 per year.
=. The anniversary of the birth o.
Robert E. Lee was elatorately cele
National Capital in the presence OF {
distinguished audience. The decora
lions included the intermingling of the
Stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars
THE 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 paying tribute to the
> character and public life of General
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 O~kanogan 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 a few hundred acres.
John S. McMillin has resigned as a
member of the Washington state rail
way commission. His resignation has
been accepted and the place made va
cant thereby has been rendered by
Governor Mead to former Governor
John II. McGraw, who is at present in
the east.
Forced to leave one child to perish
in the snow while she pushed on with
the other to tie nearest house after
her own home had burned to the
ground, Mrs. C. E. Jaques, living on
Lake Wenatcee, finally reached shelter
in a terrible condition. She was so
badly frozen that one of her feet had
u be amputated. The child she res
cued is also badly frost bitten, but
will o
: The convention of the National
Woolgrowers' association, which was
in session at Salt Lake last week. aft.
er ~electing its old officers, with one
exception, to serve another term, pass.
ing resolutions favoring legislative ac-
ton in the interest of the sheep in
dustry, choosing Helena as the next
meeting place after a spirited con-
test, and getting on better terms with
the forestry department than ever be-
fore through Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester of the United States govern
ment.
William NJ. Byers. aged AZ, died Sun
day at his home in Spokane.
Thnnsandr Ma1n Hnn.