The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-28
NEWS SUMMARY

tical with one previously passed by the
house.
The Missouri legislature has passed
the bill applying the eight-hour law
to all train dlspatchers and telegraph
operators who handle the running OF
railroad trains.
Lottie Hawkins was stabbed 10
death with a pair of shears at Mounds
vile. w. Va. by Ada Cross, notori-
Gus convict. Both women are federal
prisoners from the District OF Colum
bia.
the Venezuelan legation at Washing
tor that President Castro has at last
submitted to an operation, as the re-
suit of which his recovery seems as.
sured
The pattern and boiler shops at
Cramp ship yards, at Philadelphia, to-
gether with four small dwellings adj
| joining the plant, were destroyed by
| fire last week. Several firemen were
| injured.
The first elections to parliament un.
der the new TransyaaL constitution
will be held February 90, with every
prospect Of the Beers obtaining a use
full working majority in the house of
representatives.
The motion to quash the indictment
against Congressman-elect Favrot,
charged with numbering Dr. Metcalf.
has been sustained by Favrot's sue
cessor ON the bench, Judge Brunot, at
Baton Rouge. La.
The supply warehouse OF the Ari.
IONA Copper company at Clifton, Ariz.,
caught fire from spontaneous combus-
ton and the damage was heavy. The
contents were valued at 100000, but
we're not all burned.
While the minister OF justice. Dr. f.
e. Van Raalte, was standing in front
of his residence at The Hague. lu
matte fired five shots at him with q
revolver, but missed him. The would
be assassin was arrested.
Senator Patterson has introduced a
bill providing for the acquisition oil
railroads by the government. The bill
was ordered to lie on the table. and II
is expected the Colorado senator viii
address the senate concerning 1t.
The safe of the Bank of Eilisville
ILL.,, was cracked in the morning ant
the entire contests, $1,000, were TAX
en- There were five men in the gang
E. w. Butler, who owns the bank
gave chase. but the burglars 90
away.
Governor Frank Hanley of Indiana
at indianapolis, on the 18th. unveiled
a memorial tablet to Abraham Lincoln
The memorial is placed in local he
tel, formerly known as the Bate
house, where Lincoln spoke in Fet
ruary, 1861.
A severe earthquake shock lastin
several seconds was felt at Albania
province of Murcia, Spain. on the 18th
The coal mines at Bakmunt, Russia
caught fire while the miners were a
work. Forty bodies have been take
from the shaft
The people of Nicaragua deman
| N
Honduras for the invasion of thei
territory by Honduras troops. an
have offered financial aid for a cor
fiict with Honduras The whole coui
try is excited,
George NJ. Morton and wife. regi'
tering from New York. were foun
dead in their room at the Tampa Ba
hotel, at Tampa. Fla, having commi
ted suicide. A note was found in tn
room, saying they had killed then
selves by mutual consent.
The senate has passed the army a
preparation bill, carrying sSl,600,00
: The amendment which permitted III
government to accept reduced rates q
. army supplies and permitted Officer
, and enlisted men to accept reduce
transportation, were defeated.
The senate on the night of the l3t
broke all records by passing bills !
the rate of fifteen a minute for or
hour and six minutes-e9l bills In a
! During the procedure Senator McCur
:. Der was the only senator on the doc
Vice President Fairbanks presided.
q Pulajanes attacked and burned tv
l. towns in the province of occident
Negros and killed six members OF n
constabulary. Two American teac
). ers. w. X. Bachelor and Walter
n Lee. are reported to be missing. \
cause is known for the sudden upri
r ing.
For the first time in many year
snow fell upon the streets of Mexi'
City on the 18th. The unusual CONF
!. tions have caused suffering among q
poor. who habitually go about clad
y light garments and with bare feet II
government is providing food and sh'
ter TO hundreds.
Professor H. Russell Burner. NJ
founder and proprietor of a sanitariu