The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nest Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.

James Wilson, colored OF Cincinnati
died Of fright following an exciting
chase and his arrest for shooting a
white man.
Prof Percival director of the Lowell
cessful photographing of the double
canal of Mars
Karl Hau the law professor Of
Washington accused OF killing his
mother-in-law in Baden, Baden, has
been found guilty and condemned to
death.
Paymaster Major Eugene Coffin
has had his arm amputated, the re-
suit of infection from handling money
paying troops.
The professional swimmer Wolfe
made an attempt to swim the English
channel but only succeeded in swim
ming 81 miles.
W. J. Weaver, a pioneer resident OF
Fort Scott. Ark. is dead.
1t is stated at Princeton that ex-
President Cleveland has not recover
ed from his recent illness as rapidly
as expected.
A retiring board appointed to ex-
anime Lieutenant Colonel Charles G.
Ayres has reported his physical condi-
ton such as to unfit him for active
duty.
Senator Stone, OF Missouri. and
Representative Towne, of New York.
have arrived in Manila, on a tour of
the Philippines.
Mrs. Katherine Felske. aged 104.
said to have been the oldest person
in Nebraska, died recently at her
home in Grand Island.
President Jesse. OF the University
of Missouri, has decided to temper
arily withdraw from the institution in
an effort to regain his health.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson Is
in the Northwest inspecting the gov
eminent forest reserves.
Midshipman James F. Cruise. OF
Omaha. who was hurt in the explo-
sion on the battleship Georgia, has
died Of his injuries.
Churchill ]. White, 50 years Of age,
for many years cashier OF the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce at Kansas
City. is dead.
John F. Stevens. formerly chief
engineer OF the Panama canal, has
been appointed a vice president OF
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad company with offices
in New Haven.
Mrs. Russell Sage has given $780,
600 for the relief Of the respectable.
aged. INDECENT females in the city OF
New York.
Hector Henri Mallot the French
novelist, is dead at aPris. He was
born in 1880.
Miscellaneous.
Prof. Heilprin, the noted scientist
of Yale, is dead in New York.
President Diaz Of Mexico has or
dered that United States Minister
Thompson's Decoration day address
be read in all the public schools Of
the country.
William A. Paxton, pioneer and
millionaire business man OF Omaha
dropped dead at his home in that city
Fifty men are reported to have been
suffocated as the result of a fire in
a sulphur mine in Gargenti, Sicily.
Admiral John P. McLear, retired,
of the British navy, recently dropped
dead on a hotel veranda at Niagara
Falls.
The Italian minister of public in
structiun has sent a large contribu-
tion to Ouida, the authoress, who Is
penniless in that country.
The first act OF the new emperor Of
Korea was to order punishment for
Korean delegation to The Hague.
Judge Landis, in the federal court
lat Chicago, has refused the request
Obf the attorneys for John d. Rocke-
Teller for the withdrawal of the sub
poena recently issued for their, client
The strike OF, the garbage drivers
in New York has caused vast piles
Of refuse to collect In the tenement
district endangering the health OF tho
people.
Numerous counterfeit $40 silver GER
tificates have reached the treasury de-
partment from the southwest recently
Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz, widow Of
Louis Agassiz, the famous scientist. Is
dead in Boston aged IS years.
A wind, hail and rain storm de-
stroyed Is residences and injured rs
people at williston, N. D..
Trustees OF the supreme tent OF the
Macabees have decided to establish
q new medical department at Kan
sas City.
Henry Scutcheon near Nuncia, Mich.
killed his invalid son, wife and father
in-law with an axe and was himself
shot dead by a neighbor
The government is making an in
spection Of Pacific steamships with 4
view to using them for transports