The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
news OF The WORLD.
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In soth
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natlons''
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Former President Grover Cleveland
is confined to his house suffering
from an attack of acute indigestion
The Jury in the case Of Colonel
william ID. Mann of Town Topics
charged with perjury, returned a YER
dict of acquittal.
The eastern continent is covered
with the heaviest fall of snow In years
Railroad traffic in France, Spain
Switzerland and Belgium is serious
ly hampered.
President A. j. Cassatt of the Penn
syIvania railroad died suddenly last
Friday,
Vigorous objection will be interpos-
ed by the churches of Washington D.
c.. to the adoption by congress OF the
uniform divorce laws agreed upon at
the recent convention of the national
congress of uniform laws.
DIR. J. A. Matlack has resigned as
physician of the United States prison
at McNeils island and DIR. c. T. Jen-
to, formerly of London, Ontp has Deen
appointed to the vacancy.
The Red Cross of the United States
has sent $3,400 to Chilli as contriDu-
ton to recent earthquake sufferers.
William E. Quimby, editor in chief OF
the Detroit Free Press, has sold his
interest to E. d. Stair and P. H. NC
MILAN and severed his connection
with the paper.
A terrific storm is prevailing In the
straits of Gibraltar.
The report that peace between the
German forces and the warning Here
ros has been signed in Damaraland Is
denied.
The pope has received many import
ant donations to help him in the
difficulties with France
Cardinal Cavagnis was found dead
In bed recently. having succumbea
to paralysis of the heart.
The trial Of Harry K. Thaw for the
murder Of Sanford White will take
place on January 2.
Mrs. Russell Sage, widow OF the
financier, has given out a statement
in which she declares that 1t Is not
her intention to distribute
" the money left her by her husband,
and much less does she intend to dis
tribute it everywhere and TO every
body.
A London dispatch reports that the
Baroness Burdette-C outts, the richest
woman in England, is gravely Ill.
This extraordinary woman will, If she
lives, be SO in April next. She visited
- - - aNfnnAnA IN hnE1nREA
daily until a week ago.
Charlemagne Laurier, NJ. p, half
brother of Sir Wilfred Laurier, prem
Ter of Canada, died recently in Mon
treal.
Night is being rapidly turned into
day in Chicago. With the first Of the
year the postofhce will be kept open
to the public all night and Uncle Sam
will be ready at all hours to deliver
mail to those who call for It. A few
months ago an all-night bank was
opened, and there is now practically
little that can not be done in Chi
cago during the night as well as dur
ing the day.
When Attorney General Bonaparte
and United States District Attorney
Devlin of San Francisco confess them
selves unable to reach a legal solu
ton of the Japanese problem in thu
Golden Gate city, how vain appear the
attempts Of the numerous interpre
ters OF law and constitution all owe
the country.
Victoria, B. C.-The provincial gov
eminent is able to show a remarkably
good financial standing at present.
There is no reason to believe fron
information received at the treasur,
department that when the time comes
July 1 next, for the redemption Of tn
outstanding 4 per cent bonds, tn
treasury department will decide I
pay cash for them rather than refun
them into bonds at a lower rate {
interest. There are $115, 000,0 900
the As outstanding.
Cornelius W. Van Voorhis, a final
cier of New York. has been arreste
charged with the appropriation {
money belonging to the firm to b
personal use. He was held in SIC
600 bail.
Samuel d. Cox, editor of the Mi
atare CNeb.) Sentinel, was shot an
killed recently by E. S. Kennison,
hotel man. The men engaged in
scuffle on the street over a persoi
difference, when Kennison pulled h
revolver, firing three shots.