The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Traffce Manager Hale of the

regarded the rates on cattle aS very low.
 Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, un- til recently the British ambassador at Washington, is to receive colon- ial appointment. The governorship of New South Wales is mentioned.
 Six Japanese, headed by sailor in the uniform of his own country, were captured at Anapra, N. M., by Immigration Inspector Cox. The Japanese had been under the guid- ance of a Mexican, and had snug gled themselves across the border by wading the Rio Grande river. They are being held pending orders from Washington.
 The senate has passed the service pension bill, and 1t now goes 10 the house. The bill authorizes a pen sion on application of SIP month to civil war veterans G2 years of age and over; $15 month to those 65 and over, and $20 a month to those 70 years and over. A similar bill increasing the pensions of Mexican war veterans passed the last session and is pending in the house.
 Available cash balances in United States treasury, exclusive of the S150,000,000 gold reserve, is almost $245,000,0
 St. Louis reports the inflow of large amounts of cash from the west and southwest, and large loans for industrial development.
 At Jonah, eight miles from Georgetown, Tex, fire destroyed the stock and buildings of several firms; total loss about $8,000.
 The American National Red Cross is receiving large cash sub- scriptions for the relief of the Chi nese famine sufferers.
 Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Senator Forakcr. of Ohio, de- bated the right of the president to dismiss troops without a trial. Sen ator Lodge contended that the pres ident as commander-in-chief has the power and Senator Foraker contend cd that the president was not above the law.
 A slight earthquake was felt at Kansas City, Kas It lasted for only few seconds.
 northwest must be promptly given.
 Japanese immigration to the Ha- waiian islands during the past IS months aggregated 1G,749, large portion of whom subsequently, came to the United States.
 A number of American students called on the pope at the vatican, and his holiness addressed them. He referred to the war between state and church in France as a war be- tween the clergy and hell.
 Missouri Pacific passenger train No. ,, westbound from St. Louis, was ditched four miles east of Sa- lima, kas. Engineer Jake Rose was killed and Fireman Jones suffered a broken leg. None of the passen- gers was hurt. The engine turned over, and all the coaches except the Pullman left the track. The acci- dent was caused by spreading rails.
 After investigation by the state bank examiners, the Peoples State , bank of Huntingburg, Ind, closed its doors.
 A jury gave Waymand Moore, who was charged with the killing of Policeman J, Lem Jones, on Noyem- Der 24, 9 years in the state peniten- tiary.
 There will be an extra session of the senate immediately after the ad- journment of the present congress for the purpose of dealing with a new treaty with Santo Domingo.
 Fire destroyed the mining plant of the Consolidation Coal Co., at Ocean, near Cumberland, Md. The loss is estimated at about $600,O00, and 800 men are thrown out of work.
 Rev. Henry A. Buchtel, D. D., chancellor of Denver university, was inaugurated as governor of Col orado in Trinity Methodist Episco- pal church, Denver, which was built during his pastorate. Protests were made in the general assembly against having the inaugural cere-