The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-07
news 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-NaslonaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Several sections Of New Orleans
we're under from one to Tour feet of
water Saturday on account of the
heavy rains.
All operators Of the Western Union
Telegraph company in large officers
and at relay points are to receive a
substantial reduction in the hours Of
work.
A sensation has been caused among
naval and military officers at Madrid
because Of the arrest of General Diaz
del Rio. inspector general Of marine
infantry, following an alteration with
Captain Fernandez Nino, minister of
marine, respecting the latter's deci-
sion to reduce the personnel of the
navy.
At a recent meeting held at Milwau-
kee definite steps were taken toward
promoting the candidacy of Senator
LaFollette for the presidential nomin-
alton.
Five persons were killed and IL in
jured, four probably fatally, in a
wreck on the Cuban-Eastern railway
near Guantanamo, Cuba.
Four hundred carpenters are on a
strike at Louisville. Ky. They demand
an eight hour day and a minimum scale
of 372s cents per hour.
An attempt to unseat eleven re-
dictionary deputies was defeated in the
lower house of the Russian parliament
Saturday, the opposition lacking four
votes of the necessary two-thirds ma
jority.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle says that the crown has
begun proceedings against Giuseppe
Pomona, deputy from AveTsa, on al
legation of his connection with the
notorious Gammorra.
At Vernon, B. c., recently a large
dam was washed out. Several houses
were carried away and great damage
was done to a number Of orchards.
The people in the path of the flood
were warned in time.
William ]. Bryan called on Governor
Hughes at Albany, New York, visited
the senate and the assembly and was
entertained at luncheon.
The coming week may make a dis
tinct advance in the Taft presidential
boom.
Baron Paul Won Zglitzki Of Berlin,
Germany, and Miss Helen Nicholson Of
Joplin, Mo-, were married at the home
of the brides parents at high nOOa
Saturday. Miss Nicholson is the daugh-
ter of Frank C. Nicholson, a wealth
mine operator and engineer.
Louis Dillas, age So, laughed at din
ner at his home in Kenosha, Wis, a
piece of meat lodged in his windpipe
and he choked to death.
AS the Brownsville investigation
nears its end the prospect is daily
growing better for a vindication of
President Roosevelt's position.
An attempt was made TO ~assassinate
Grand Duke Constantine at Orel, Rus
STA, by sending a wild engine to meet
the dukes train. The train was late
and the engine was ditched in time.
AT Coupers, Ariz., Congress hall. a
$4,000 building. burned recently and
three men lost their lives. Charles
P~rinnie. blacksmith, and two unidenti-
fed Mexicans were the victims.
Wheeling, ". Va. June IF. W.
Hohehn, charged with stealing s4S,00
in bonds and $11 900 in cash from a
sister in Indianapolis. was arrested
here today. All but $1,000 was found
on him.
John NJ. Vance, a prominent lumber
man, who 20 years ago built the first
/ railroad in Humboldt country died re-
Gently in Eureka, Cal. He was 65
years old.
A message from President Roose-
welt was the feature of John Barrett's
address at the ground-breaking cere-
monies Of the Observation-Disclosures
| ~aNnnsitinn at Seattle SntrrdaN