The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-11

GC4temala nave been terminated.
k!eScn oi the Italians. who have
been on trial at Wilkes barre. Pa,
have been found guilty of havin.
perpeJrated black hand" crimes.
ne coal miners strike in the Cana
dian Northwest has been settled and
= 4.sN wage scale signed.
A shaft of granite 40 feet long and
five feet five inches square at the
base has been completed at Branford.
Conn. 1t is to be used to commemorate
the completion OF the Sault St. Marie
canal
Secretary of Agriculture James VIII
son has issued u statement in which
he states that while the seeding of
spring wheat in the northwest is some
what backward there is plenty of time
yet in which to mature a crop.
Northwest Texas was visited by
storm of wind and rain which assumed
the proportions of tornado in places
doing damage TO buildings and crops.
Six men alleged to be the leaders
of the mob that lynched a negro at
Sterrett, l. T, March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on Il charge of murder.
The oratoryial contest at Parkville,
Mo. in which IL state We're interested
resulted in victory for Z. +. O'Flynn
of Indiana.
President Roosevelt has sent a letter
to the Central Federated Union of
New York stating that if evidence is
,J,,,, ,ftt Il h...,
been miscarriage of justice In the
Meyer and Haywood case in Idaho
that he will bring such evidence to the
attention of the attorney general.
Navigation on the lakes has opened
later this year than usual and has
been characterized by unprecedented
activity, large quantities of last years
the northwest awaiting shipment.
Secretary Taft has made public a
decision which fixes rates of pay.
hours of labor and settles other ques-
tions concerning labor on the isthmian
canal as a result of his recent visit
there
There has been a revival of the ac-
tivity which prevailed several years
ago on the Chicago board of trade.
cold weather conditions having caused
the belief that there will be serious
shortage in the crop of winter wheat.
Newton. Kan, recently suffered
loss of 500 900 by fire.
In the federal court at Guthrie Ok,
the demurrers of the lumbermen to the
indictments against them were over
ruled. The cases will be called for trial
at the next term of court
owing to contrary winds the at
tempt of Capt. Chandler and j. c. Nc
Coy to reach Washington, d. c.. from
st. Louis failed. After being in the air
10 hours the balloon landed at Col
conda, H., 13O miles from the starting
point.
Abraham Ruef recently moved for
San Francisco alleging that for veri-
Gus reasons he could not get fair
trial in that county.
A company has been organized to
build 100000 cement plant at
Tulsa, l. T.
The Web Pressman's union of St.
Louis has ordered strike in all the
English newspapers Of the city ex-
cept one. The pressmen and helpers
demand an increase of from 80 to 100
per cent in wages
In a speech at Worcester, Mass,
Leslie NJ. Shaw. former secretary of
the treasury declared war for the con-
troll of the Pacific ocean was newt
able.
The wages OF the entire working
force in the packing houses at Omaha
have been voluntarily increased from
five to Is per cent.
The Inland Waterways commission,
at its final meeting in Washington,
decided to proceed to Kansas City and
make thorough inspection trip down
the Missouri river to St. Louis.
Cattle are reported to be dying in
Elk county. Kan. of Texas fever.
The new treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo intended to
replace the one which has been pend
ing in the senate for the last two
years, has been ratified by the Do
mlnlcan congress.
A disastrous gunpowder explosion
recently occurred in Canton, China.
More than 100 buildings were wrecked
and hundreds of the natives were
either killed or injured. The foreign
settlement escaped injury
About 20 Chicago women were in
jured in a panic caused by~a fire in
the building occupied by the Lotus
Lunch club. Most Of the injured suf
fered broken bones by jumping from
windows.
An association has been chartered
at ST. Louis whose object is the