The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-06

Roosevelt makes it known that his
views on those points have not
changed.
Reports from missionaries at Bills
Turkish Armenia. states that an earth
quake has occurred there causing loss
OF life and damage TO property.
Montana's anti-gamb!ing law has be-
come effective and all games of chance
in that state are prohibited
The trial of Mover, Haywood and
Pettibone in Idaho has been set for
May 9.
An indictment against George x.
Favrot, charged with murder in
Baton Rouge. La. has been quashed
because one member of the grand jury
WAS unable to read or write.
The union carpenters of Minneapolis :
Mimi. to the number of 1900 have
gone on strike for increase in the
wage scale.
The republican state ticket received
4 majority of about 5000 on Michigan.
The supreme court of California has
affirmed the judgement awarding Mrs,
Catherine Tinsley, head of the Uni
versal Brotherhood Home at Point
Iona, $500 in the libel suit against
the Times Mirror company
The second session of the 23rd Mex
lean congress was opened by Presi-
dent Diaz in lengthy message in
which he says the finances of the re-
/ public are in good condition and the
outlook for prosperity could not be
better.
An amendment to the postal con-
vention with Canada requires that
second class matter going there mus
| pay one cent on four ounces or frac-
tion, payable in stamps affixed.
| Seven 20-foot spans of the Buring-
| ton bridge over the Platte river at
| Grand Island, Neb., We're recently de-
| stroyed by fire. Only by the most
energetic efforts was the destruction
! of the entire bridge, which is d mile
| in length, avoided.
| Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, chair
man of the Thaw commission in lun-
| acy, has resigned on account of pre-
| viouS engagements and David Nc
| Clure, a well-known attorney, has
| been appointed to succeed him.
An important conference was re-
| Gently held at the White house re-
sarding the railroad situation gener-
| ally. 1t was said a plan was outlined
! for the federal regulation of railroads
which is to be submitted at the next
session of congress.
| The Spanish government has issued
! an official note expressing Its concur
renee in the French occupation of a
| Moroccan city.
| The conference at Chicago between
| trainmen and general managers OF
! Western railroads in an endeavor to
avert the threatened strike was a
| failure. The managers declare they
| will demand arbitration by the gov
| ernment.
Capt Hooker, of the subsistence
department, U. S. A. stationed al
| Omaha, has been authorized TO pur-
| chase 3,.46.000 pounds of corn meal
for immediate shipment to China.
A wind storm recently. swept over
| western Indian territory to the Texas
| border, doing considerable damage a,
| Rolf and Marietta. No lives were
| lost
| Three men who had robbed store
at Leominster, Mass, were found dead
on top of a freight car at Summer
vile. 1t is thought they were struck
by low bridge.
The Brewers of ST. Louis have gone
ttrily IN, ,F
The first witness before the Thaw
| lunacy commission was the defend
ant himself. who for two hours an
| swered a running fire of questions by
the commissioners. The examination
| was held in private
The supreme court of Minnesota
has handed down a decision uphold
! ing the right of the Great Northern
railroad to issue the s65, 100000 OF
| stock authorized by the directors
some months ago.
Twenty-six persons were killed and
100 injured in disastrous wreck on
the Southern Pacific railroad at
Cotton, Cal. recently. The train ran
into an open switch while going at
the rate of 40 miles an hour.
The executive officials of the rail-
roads operating in Missouri and
Arkansas have agreed on a plan to
contest the two cent fare laws re-
Gently passed by the legislatures Of
the two states.
Republican members of the Tennes.
see legislature in joint caucus
passed resolutions appealing to re-
publicans everywhere to renomnate
President Roosevelt for another term
as president.
Secretary Garfield has informed Gov.
Frantz Of Oklahoma that fences must
be removed from government land
there the same as elsewhere