The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-02-02
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National. Political, His
torical and Commercial.

A plot TO kill the Crown Prince of
Servia has been unearthed.
The pope has scheme whereby he
hopes to continue worship in France.
The jury which will hear the evil
dence in the Thaw case is not yet com
plete.
Naval authorities declare the coast
of Southern California should be pro-
tected.
The revenue to canneries and fisher
men of Alaska for 1906 reached nearly
100000.
An ice machine at Chicago exploded
and the ammonia fumes killed four
persons and seriously injured sixteen
Oliver has notified Secretary Taft
that he will comply with the conditions
regarding the Panama Canal contract.
The Phelps Publishing Company s
plant at Springfield, Mass, has been
destroyed. The loss is placed at ST.
900 900.
Leading eattlemen of Dakota and
Minnesota declare that the loss to live
stock by the recent storms will reach
more than s1,00O,00O in the states along
our northern boundary.
Hill says he has not watered his rail-
way stock.
Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York,
is slightly improved.
Twenty miners were killed by an ex-
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The Northwestern railroad is chang
ing its locomotives to oil burners.
The powers are already divided on
the question of disarmament at the
Hague conference.
The Oklahoma constitution provides
that Is per cent of the voters are re-
quired to bring an amendment before
the people.
President Castro, of Venezuela, has
sent a message from his sick bed de-
claring he will survive this illness and
also that he has no intention of becom-
ing dictator.
The Alaska delegate in congress OPP
poses land grants to the companies pro-
posing to build new railroads.. He
says the trusts have ample capital to
do the work without Federal assistance.
George A. Burnham, Jr., has been
sent to Sing Sing for two years for
grand larceny from the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company. He was
counsel and vice president of the COM
pany and his conviction is the result OF
the recent Investigations.
The Panama canal contract will like
ly be given to oliver, one of the recent
bidders.
Russia has announced her intention
of Withdrawing all troops from Man
ehuria except railway guard.
At a meeting of tariff revisionists at
Chicago special session If congress to
revise the tariff laws was advocated.
Attorney General Bonaparte has been
asked to bring suit to prevent the form
alton OF a gigantic copper trust extend
ing into Europe.
San Francisco relief work for January
is estimated at $445, 470, which amount
has been forwarded by the National
Red Cross society.
At the Interstate Commerce inquiry
at Washington into the coal monopoly
it was shown that only favorites were
able to obtain cars
The North Dakota blizzard continues
with undated fury. The temperature
ranges from 5 to As below zero and all
railroad traffic is at standstill.
Swettenhma still obstructs relief work
at Kingston. A report in London that
he has presented his resignation will be
neither denied or affirmed by officials.
Eastern Republicans would grant
ship subsidy to South American lines
only.
The attorney general OF Minnesota
has begun suit to cancel The charter oil
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company. This is really the
parent company of the Great Northern
Railroad company and the Great North
ern is Joined in the suit.
Another blizzard has blocked Dakota
railroads.
Shonts denies that friction caused
him TO resign.
The naval appropriation bill carries
1858, 900 for the Puget sound navy
yard.
More charges are being made against
Senatur Bailey, Of Texas.
Another bloody battle has occurred be-
tween Mexicans and Yaquis.
The British cabinet admits that
Swettenbam will be recalled.
Chicago has traced much of the scar.
let fever epidemic to sweat shops.
Bristol will retain his office as United
States attorney for Oregon until the
Land fraud trials are finished.
The blizzard in Europe has been the
cause of many people freezing to death
The census bureau has just issue
a bulletin which shows that l 1850, 200
childrenl between the ages of 10 ant
Is years are employed as breadwinners
Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica
threatens to dissolve the Kingston coun
Gil for taking sides against him. There
is great need of lumber, but the gov
ernor refuses to receive it.