The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-27

At Findlay. Ohio. the jury in tho
trial OF the Standard Oil company ON
a charge OF violating the state anti
trust law disagreed and were dis
charged
The Korean cabinet has resigned
in a body and the emperor has con-
sented to abdicate. Much unrest pre-
walls at Seoul.
Chester B. Runyan paying teller. of
the Windsor Trust company of New
York. has disappeared with $96.315 of
the compauy's funds. The directors
made good the loss.
A Japanese has been arrested At
Fort Rosecrans, Cal, while in the act
OF making drawings Of the fort.
Bishop Vincent OF the Methodist
Episcopal church in an address before
a Coffeyville. Kan. ChautauQua ex-
pressed himself as opposed to tn
sensational methods used in evange
listic revivals declaring the bad ef-
feet more than offset the good
The next biennial convention OF the
Retail Clerks International Protec-
tive association will be held in Louis
vile. Ky.
At a meeting held in Oakland. Cal,
the Telegraphers union voted unani-
mously to accept the terms offered by
the companies. All strikers are to be
re-employed and the question OF In
crease is to be taken up after re-
sumption OF work.
A tornado and heavy rain storm
damaged st. Joseph. Mo-. and vicinity
recently. Houses were wrecked,
street railway tracks torn out and Gel
lars flooded.
The depot and depot hotel at Sis
son, Cal, were burned to the ground
recently. A New York school teacher
was burned to death.
OF the nearly 1000 persons over
come by the heat during the Elks' pa
rade at Philadelphia only four have
died.
Homer B. Hulburt, for many years
a resident of Korea. has arrived in
New York on a mission to bring to
the attention of the government the
conditions in Korea under Japanese
rule.
BY the explosion Of a case of pow
der on the battleship Georgia eight
men were killed and 13 injured. How
the powder became ignited is not
known.
The revenue cutter Manning has
seized two Japanese fishing shoon-
ers in Alaskan waters, where they
were engaged in catching seals.
A North Carolina passenger agent
fenced to the chain gang at Asheville
for violating the new rate law.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion recently heard the complaints Of
the Kansas Farmers and Business
Mems league against the Santa Fe
regarding coal rates at Garden City,
Kan.
The naval court OF inquiry finds
that the explosion on the battleship
Georgia was caused by flare back"
from the gun igniting the powder
about to be inserted for the next
charge.
1t is estimated that $500 persons
were prostrated by the heat during
the Elks parade in Philadelphia. More
than 100000 persons viewed the spec
tacle.
The merchants exchange OF San
Francisco has announced that 1t Is
opposed to any immigration law that
will discriminate against the Japa-
nese.
While returning from Cpney Is.
land to New York two automobiles
met head on in collision. One man
was killed outright and two others
fatally injured.
The government hopes for bet
ter understa nding with Japan as soon
as Ambassador O'Brien reaches his
new post at TOXIC. 1t is charged that
Gel. Luke Wright lacked tact in his
dealings with the sensitive Japanese.
Judge Chytraus. Of Chicago, has de.
clared the law passed by the last
legislature prohibiting the sale OF
cigarettes in Illinois invaled.
In the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
ho, Judge Wood ruled that all evil
dence bearing on the alleged con-
spiracy of the Mine Owners, and
others against the Western Fedora
tion would be kept from considera-
tion OF the jury.
The Wisconsin assembly. by a vote
Of 50 to 40 passed the senate resolu-
tion favoring the election Of United
States senators by direct vote.
Rioting was prevalent at Seoul,