The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings g tSs
Past Seven Days.
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steamship company TO succeed T. p.
Shonts
Capt. Edgar A. Macklin of Company
c, a5th infantry in testifying before
the senate committee investigating The
Brownsville. Tex. shooting stated
that he did not believe the men were
guilty.
F. A. Holbrook. recently indicted by
the federal grand jury as the chief
promoter of an unlawful combination
in school and church furniture has
entered plea of guilty.
Galusha A. Grow, who was elected
to congress from Pennsylvania first
in 1851 and who retired in 1903, is
dead.
Harry A. Faulkner former member
of the St Louis house of delegates.
who was convicted of boodling, has
completed a three-year sentence in
the penitentiary and been released.
President Roosevelt gave a reception
recently at the White house to the
Yale baseball club.
Gertrude Hanish, a stenographer
leaped from window in the 18th
story of a Cincinnati office building
and was dashed tn death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deed.
William A. Proctor. president of the
Proctor & Gamble Soap company. is
dead at his home in Cincinnati as a
result of a bullet wound sclf-lnflictei.
By order of the president about
2S.O0O 600 acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations.
President Roosevelt has promised
to make an address at the dedication
of statue TO the memory OF the
rough riders. to be erected in Airing
ton National cemetery on April II.
James Henry Smith. a New York
multi-mllonaire, died recently at
Kioto, Japan, while on a wedding tour
around the world
DR.. Jollos. editor of the Russhi
Niedonisti at Moscow has been assass-
mated. He was a member OF the
first Russian parliament.
John Brislin. a blind inventor Of
Pittsburg, Pa, aged 73 years. who
spent all his money in defending his
patents, died recently of a broken
heart.
Hamlin F. Lee, aged 81, a veteran
OF the Mexican and civil wars, and a
nephew of Gen, Robert Z. Lee, is dead
at his home in Colorado Springs.
Charles s. Stahl, captain and form
- a., nj y,
league baseball team, committed sui
eide recently at West Baden, Ind,
where the club had gone for spring
practice.
Thomas Connor. state senator from
Joplin, Mo, is dead He was elected
to the last general assembly, put was
never able to attend any of the ses-
sons.
Lieut., Gen. Arthur Macarthur has
been transferred from the department
of the Pacific to the department OF
the lakes, with headquarters at Mil
waukee.
Former Representative McCleary,
of Minnesota has been sworn in as
second assistant postmaster general
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resigned.
Miscellaneous.
The population of the United States,
inclusive of Alaska and the insular
possessions, in 1906 was 93,1s2,2i0.
Two hundred Roumanian peasants
were recently killed In one day in
conflict with troops.
BY tampering with switch at
Council, Ok, some miscreant caused
the wreck of Rock Island passen-
ger train. Two persons were killed
and two seriously injured.
BY an explosion OF dynamite at
johannesburg, Transvaal, four white
men and so natives were instantly
killed and three whites and 1G natives
were injured.
The New York Central railroad, Ira
A. Mccormick, general superintendent,
and A. H. Smith, vice president,
have been indicted for manslaughter
in connection with a recent wreck on
the road.
The railroad committee of the Min
nesota legislature has rejected a COM
promise proposition presented by J. j.
Hill and insist upon a two-cent fare
law and the freight reductions ordered
by the state railroad commission.
/ The evidence for the prosecution in
the rebate case against the Standard
Oil company on trial in Chicago is all
in and the government has rested.
The Nebraska legislature has passed
state wide primary bill which does
away with state, county and city
nominating conventions.
/ Another attempt was made recently
to wreck passenger trains on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg.
Rails were diSnlaced on two tracks