The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-01-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings ct t..
Past Seven Days.
4Dte-~sting Items Gathered from All
DaFts of the World Condensed
late Small Space for the
DeneAt of Our Readers.
PePoOAal.

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Rudolph koradi, who has been cob
sui for the Swiss government in Phil
adelphia since 1850 is dead. He was
said to be the oldest consul in the
world in point of years and service
Senior Torrionete, the Cuban minis
ter to Spain, who resigned recenti.
has made a statement saying his
action was caused by shame at the
spectacle his country has presented
to the world.
Walter Spess and Bill Debolt, mem
bers Of a gang of outlaws, VINO recent
ly shot up Mannford l. T., have been
captured by federal officers
Oliver Dyer, who is said to have
introduced stenography in this coun-
try and who was the first shorthand
Teoprter in the United States died
in Boston. aged SO.
Secretary OF State Root has an
nounced his intention to pay a visit
to Earl Grey, governor general Of Can
ada at Ottawa.
James Cullen. a white man. was
lynched at Charles City, Ia, for
killing his wife and step-son.
David Overmyer, one of the most
prominent democrats in the west.
and candidate of his party for attor.
ney general OF Kansas at the last
election, died rather suddenly at his
home in Topeka recently of acute
pneumonia.
The Prarie Oil and Gas company
has issued an order stopping all con
struction work on trunk pipe lines in
Indian territory.
The famous trotting stallion. Bar
on Wilkes. has been purchased by B
Krell of Carthage Mo.
King Peter of Servia, denies tina:
he has any intention of resigning or
permanently leaving the country.
Gen. r. F. Patterson, formerly OF
the Fourth Iowa cavalry and Twen-
ty-fifth Iowa infantry and more re-
Gently consul general at Calcutta, In
dia. died recently at ST. GATHERINGS,
Ont.
Ellen Terry. the English actress,
make a farewell tour Of America
Sir Thomas Upton has offered
cup for yacht race in Hampton
Roads during the jamestown expo
sition.
Col Patko Andrieff, chief OF the
gendarmes of the Lodz district in
Russian Poland, was recently shot
and killed on the streets OF LODI.
Capt John T. Lytle, general man.
ager and secretary of the Texas Cat
tie Raisers' association, is dead in
San Antonio.
CONGREGATIONAL.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
senate a special message on the
Brownsville. Tex, affray giving
the evidence collected by Assistant
Attorney General Purdy, who was sent
to investigate the occurrence for the
president.
The senate has passed the legisla-
tive appropriation bill carrying $780,
s55,833
Tho senate has struck from the
legislative appropriation bill the
house provision for an increase In
the salaries OF the vice president,
speaker of the house and cabinet
members.
The president has sent a special
message to congress urging action In
regard to closing the break in the Col
orado river by which the Imperial val
ley is being flooded.
The house recently passed 628 pen
sion bills in 95 minutes.
It is expected that President Roose-
welt will call a special session OF the
senate Immediately after March to
consider the ratification Of the San Do
mino treaty.
Secretary Taft has submitted to
. congress an estimate of the def
cheney in the war department for the
current year. which amounts to $5,-
274,7S6. Cuban Intervention was the
principal cause Of the deficit.
The La Toilette bill providing that
railway employees engaged in hand
ling trains shall not work more than
16 consecutive hours has been
passed by the senate by a vote OF
70 to /.
The senate committee has re-
fused to recommend the proposed
increase in salaries Of cabinet mem
bers, president Of the senate, speak
Or Of the house and representatives.
Congressman William Alden Smith
Of Grand Rapids, Mich. has been
dominated by the republican caucus
to succeed Russell A. Alger as Uni
ted States senator.
The senate recently passed the
NcCumber service pension bill with
cut division.
A lively scene was enacted in the
house recently when Representa-
tives Mahon. OF Pennsylvania, and
Gaines, OF Tennessee, passed the
lie. The men were only prevented
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