The Carlisle independent., 1907-01-10

and charged, shooting wildly. When they reached the works they found them empty, with the exception of tif- teen prisoners. It was almost blood less battle, no one being killed.
 A consignment of ore valued at S1, 100000 has arrived at the Vallejo (Cal) smelling works from Goldtield New It filled three box cars attached to an express train, and was guarded by eight messengers.
 Long lines of people, estimated at $500, many Of them belonging to poor CT classes, stood for hours in the streets waiting their turn to enter the mansion of the late Baroness Burdett- Coutts in London, and take last look at the dead.
 All British insurance companies have repudiated their liabilities aris- ing from the earthquake at Valparaiso. The terms of the Valparaiso policies differed from those of San Francisco.
 The articles of association of the Polish National league have been made made public. They describe the aim of the league to be to unite all
 
 tion of the independence of Poland"
 During 1906 exactly 1,19S,434 per sons arrived at New York from foreign ports, according to a statement made public at Ellis island by the depart ment of commerce and labor.
 Hot Springs, Ark, was visited by the heaviest rain in it's history Gen. tral avenue, the principal thorough fare, was seething river, carrying debris of all descriptions.
 Inquiry into operation of railroad bloek-signal systems IS instituted by interstate commerce commission.
 The conviction is general through out the iron industry that the present tremendous rate of consumption will continue during the first half of the current year.
 Maj.Gen. Won Der Launitz, prefect of police of St. Petersburg, was shot and killed by a young man. The young terrorist coolly turned his re- yolver against himself while falling under the sabers of the prefects es- cort His death was almost instanta- neous.
 The last reports from missionaries describe borrowing misery in the fam ine-stricken districts of China. Hun dreds of persons are dying daily from hunger and cold.
 Missouri supreme court elected James B. Can't chief justice.
 President George Gould of the Mis- souri Pacific has been on a tour of in- spection of the southern lines. He can see nothing but prosperity ahead for the country.
 Near Burlington, Ky, a large arti- fcial lake broke through it's dam, de stroytng residences and flooding a rich | country. There was no loss of life, as people were notified by. couriers and telephones to flee to the hills.
 At Joplin, Mo, w Troy shot and killed his wife Ptosia, and was re- moved to the Carthage jail for future security.
 During 1906 the national banks ins creased their circulation s55,24S,122. making the total circulation of that class of securities $596, ,162, ,469.
 Four white men, one negro and about thirty Mexican laborers lost their lives in wreck on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway near Volland, Kas. Two fast trains col lided, the wreckage taking fire and cremating the bodies of the Mexicans. A number were burned alive. A 19 year-old operator, with orders to hold one of the trains, allowed it to go by. He notified the officials, and for five | minutes hundreds of employees on the system knew that the wreck wotld occur at the expiration of that time.
 The amir of Afghanistan is on his way to pay an official visit to India. He is accompanied by great retinue. Considerable importance is given to the visit by the British, who are try l ing to impress him with his greatness and their greatness. The amir has 1 given it out that he can put nearly half million men in the fed. At the close of business on the last l day of 1906 the interest bearing debt of the United States government was i $940,071,777 The cash balance on i hand in the United States treasury, in cluding the $15O0OO,0O0 reserve fund, was s3SS, ,997,O76
 A cold wave caused considerable damage to vegetables in Florida. The thermometer went as low as 24 in northern Florida Heavy frost showed as far south as Tampa, and was quite chilly on the Manatee river.
 Sailors from the United States crui- ser Cleveland caused panic in a public park of Cenfuegos, Cuba, where l a concert was going on by engaging in fight and firing many shots. The