Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
NEWS SUMMARY

The intensely cold weather whicl
has prevailed In Spain recently ha
destroyed the winter crops In severa
| provinces
The coolest weather OF the present
winter is being experienced in west
ern Pennsylvania. western Ohio and
eastern Virginia.
The January statement OF the Lon
don board OF trade shows increases
OF $35,33l. 900 in imports and OF $751;
$4,000 In exports.
Troops have been sent to the copper
mines In the Ashio district, Japan,
where the miners made an attack
upon the property. using dynamite
freely.
The Texas legislature has passed a
bill providing that a special tax OF
$4,000 be assessed against every ex-
press Office in the state handling ship
ments OF liquor.
Six miners were killed and twelve
or more injured In wreck OF coal
train on the Chicago G Northwestern
railroad near the corporate limits Of
Des Moines, Iowa.
Fifteen wood cutters we're over
whelmed by an avalanche in the Mus
Gel district of the Pennsylvania noun.
tains. ALI the men were dead when
dug out OF the snow.
There is danger of an outbreak or
war In Central America, although ef-
forts at arbitration are being made In
the city OF San Salvador in the hope
OF preventing hostillties.
The state senate of California has
passed a bill making It
a crime to dock horse tails, and pro-
the importation Into the state
Of horses with locked tails.
Representative Hearst has intro
duced a bill In the house to prevent
corrupt practices in elections by MAX
ng bribery a felony and prescribing
)ther safeguards for elections.
President Roosevelt hopes to visit
Alaska on hunting trip after his pres
Dental term expires. He expressed
his desire last week to Robert M.
Wiley. who has spent several years in
hat country.
II Is reported that Count Boni de
,astelane. from whom his wife, who
vas Miss Anna Gould OF New York,
ecured a divorce In the French courts
lst November. is about to appeal to
igher court.
The body OF John W. Smith,
irmer living near Raven, I. r., was
,und on the Sth. He left home on
ne 9th during a severe blizzard, and
he superstition is that he lost his way
nd was frozen to death.
Raymond Meyer. schoolboy of Q
who was bitten January II
: mongrel dog. died of hydropho-
a on the 9Th. Three other children a
ho were bitten by the same dog have p
Seven miners are entombed In No. <.
colliery OF the Lehigh Il Wilkes.
IRE Coal company at Wanamie, Pa.
ID miners acquainted with the work. b
KS OF the mine say there is little Z
pc OF reaching any OF them.
In the senate committee on agricul
npt was made to insert an amend
INT to the agricultural apropria-
N bill placing the cost of inspection
meat products upon the packers. A.
rhe opposition party are well in the -
ID In the elections In European In
ssia. having twenty-four seats la wi
riiament assured and seventy-five oy
Icucally certain. The conserva- 'n
es have five assured and thirty-nine no
'bable. I'M
WI
William Alden Smith las
! been elected by the Legislature t.
the unexpired term OF Senator r. me
Alger. Congressman Smith had al. gis
W uoNh ctccteu dS AistIS sue al
sor at the expiration OF his term sea
rch 4. wa
While ignoring the anti-Japanese "a
ling In a portion OF the American mo mo
IS. the Japanese public is almost moo
nimous in demanding that the so at
on OF the San Francisco school
suon must not involve the labor ne,
stion. ~
he brazilian government has de- gro
d, in order TO avoid possible dis sho
seable incidents. 10 exclude negro va