The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-22
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

DR.. Moncure d. Conway, the distin-
guished American, died suddenly in
Paris recently.
MORALLY wounded by his own hand,
Charles Tracey Barney, the New York
fnancier, summoned his family and
lawyers to his bedside and after calm
ly reviewing his private affairs and
giving minute expression of his wishes
in certain matters, dictated and signed
a will in which his wife was made the
principal beneficiary.
The shipment of cargo of 10000
bushels of grain from gulf ports has
gone direct to Odessa, Russia. 1t is
the first in years.
The Buck Stove and Range COM
pany is going after the American Fed
Grafton of Labor for placing them on
the unfair list.
New York is to hear Madame Te-
trazzini, who, at the Royal Opera, in
London, won the title, "the new Patti"
She sings for the first season of 40
performances $500 each, the second
season of 40 performances $4,000 each,
and the third season of 40 perform
ances $4,000 each.
After a trial Mrs. Evelyn Romadtka,
the wealthy Milwaukee woman who
was indicted for various burglaries
and larcenies in Chicago, was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for the indie
terminate term of one to 20 years.
The Marconi wireless station at
Siasconset was destroyed by fire re-
Gently
J. B. Thomas, cashier of the Bank Of
Albany of Albany, Mo-, prominent
democratic politician, committed sui
eide recently, leaving no message to
explain his act.
The exit of Klaw & Erlanger from
the vaudeville field of theatrical pro-
auctions is announced.
Miss Mary Ellen Powers Of Lock
port, well known in the theatrical pro-
fession as Miss Leah May, the tallest
woman in the world, is to be married
to Maurice Stapleton, wealthy
farmer near Lockport, N. Y. Miss
Powers is Z feet inches tall and her
prospective husband is feet.
The directors of the Standard Oil
company have declared a quarterly
dividend of $40 per share on the cap
ital stock.
At Telluride, Col, P. A. Liley, for
mer city clerk, who confessed to en-
bezzling, was sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for term of 33 to AZ years.
Federal Judge DIETRICH has issued a
show cause order for the railroads to
appear December Is at Boise, Idaho,
for final hearing, when they will be
compelled to show cause why they
shall not restore the old freight rate
on lumber.
A band of outlaws belonging to the
Aiyu tribe attacked the government
officers at Taioku and killed 10 per-
sons.
Owing to the recurrence of minor
outbreaks in the section of Korea
south of Seoul troops have been sent
to reinforce the patrol in that district
Fire at Bay st. Louis, Miss, recent
ly destroyed 100000 worth of prop
erty.
The Japanese cruisers Tuskuba and
Chitoz, returning from the Jamestown
exposition, have arrived at Yokohama.
Harry Stout, horsethief and MUIR
derer of Robert Williams, a North
western trader of Kamloops, B. c., was
killed after a desperate battle with
mounted police.
The Hon. Merikawa, the Japanese
consul at Vancouver, has COM
plicated the Japanese situation by re-
fusing to accept the reduced amount
t$1O,775) of claims awarded the Japs
as consequential damages ensuing
from the September riots.
A train on the Wabash railroad was
wrecked near North Pine recently. The
engine, baggage and combination car
and one coach were demolished. Nine
were injured seriously.
Three silk mills in York, Pa, owned
by the American Silk company, are
closed down. Between 800 and 1000
employees are thrown out of work.
At Chicago, Policeman Robert Nc
Kerney was found shot dead recently.
The murderer escaped.
All the mills of the New England
Cotton Yarn company in New Bedford,
Mass, and in Taunton, are idle.
Notices are posted in the Sanford
(Me.) plush mills announcing that
they will be operated three DAYS a
week only.
The continual drain of gold to Amer
lea has led to considerable uneasiness
both in money and stock circles of
England
Arthur Langford, while deer hunting
near Grand Forks, B. c., leaned on the
barrel of his rifle, the gun being dis
charged and the bullet going through
his stomach. Langford died before
medical assistance could be given him.
France Is Disappointed.
Paris, Nov. 21-Oficials of the gov.