The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-11-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nest Important Happenings Of tbs
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.

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Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Personal.
Gov. Folk. of Missouri recently
: spent a day visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Bryan in
Nebraska.
A brilliant farewell reception was
. given Secretary Taft at the residence
of Gov. Gen. Smith In Manila, repre-
sentatiyes Of nearly every class Of res
idents OF the city being present.
David Jayne Hill. American minis
ter to the Netherlands is to succeed
Ambassador Tower at Berlin.
President Roosevelt has announced
his intention of recommending to con-
gress the abolition of the tariff on
print paper and wood pulp.
Secretary Taft has definitely de-
cided to return from the Philippines
by the way of Siberia and Europe.
Former President Palma of Cuba
has declared publicly in favor of
American control in the island re-
public.
John C. Dueber, OF the Dueber-
Hampden Watch works at Canton.
Ohio. is dead.
Maj. Henry w. Hovey, of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, has been retired
because of disability.
William H. Mayo, Confederate Of
ficer who surrendered with Lee at Ap.
pamattox. Is dead in st. Louis.
Frederick Webber. secretary gen.
eral of the supreme council of the
Scottish Rite Masons. southern juris-
diction. is dead in Washington.
James w. Allaway, a prominent
commission merchant of Los Angeles.
was shot and killed by burglar while
visiting his brother in Chicago.
Secretary Taft has abandoned his
trip through Siberia to Europe and
will return to Washington via San
Francisco.
Harry H. Grahl, contractor of Des
Moines, Ia, fell II stories while work
ing on a new building and was in
stantly killed.
James H. Orr, 80 years old, and the
man who built the first house in st.
Joseph, Mo-, died recently in Kansas
City, Kan.
King Edward, of Great Britain, has
celebrated his Goth birthday.
Louis Emory McComas, associate
justice of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia. died suddenly OF
hart disease in Washington.
MlsceIlaneoua
The Salvation army in New York
held a monster farewell demonstra-
ton in honor of their leader, Gen.
Booth, who sailed for England after
finishing what will probably be his
last campaign in America.
The official count of the vote in San
Francisco gives DR.. Taylor, the good
government candidate for mayor, a
plurality Of 11,19s. District Attor-
ney Langdon's plurality was 14,S17.
In an interview with the Associated
press at Toxic, Foreign Minister Hay
ashi declared the relations of Japan
and the United States are as cordial
as they have ever been, and that the
cause of civilization and community
of interests demand lasting peace and
friendship between the two countries.
During the trial of case in the SUI
preme court of Ohio, the mind of
George H. Phelps. a prominent attor-
ney of Findlay, Ohio. gave way. The
afflicted attorney was removed to his
home.
Some New York brokerage firms are
paying premium OF 2k per cent for
currency.
The railroad companies of England
and the union men in their employ
have signed an agreement to arbitrate
their differences. thus avertirS the
threatened strike
Cholera is rapidly decreasing in
Russia owing to the influence of cold
weather.
The recent elections throughout the
country passed of in comparative
quietness. The results generally
were as expected. except that in Ken
tucy republican landslide. oc-
Cured, making the result doubtful. In
Cleveland Tom L. johnson defeated
Congressman Burton for mayor. and
in San Francisco the reform ticket
was elected.
The steamer Kronprinzessin Cecel-
lie arrived at New York recently with
$7.100,OO0 Of English gold on board.
A new witness has been discovered
in the Sapp murder case at Moran.
Kan, who. 1t is said, will corroborate
Whitlow's story of secret meetings
with Miss Sapp.
The university OF Ottawa, Kan, has
received S25,O0O from the general edu-
cational board of New York.
The report of the commission of
physicians appointed to ascertain the
cause of death of L. H. Perkins of
Lawrence. Kan. has been filed in the
federal court at Topeka. The report
states that four grains of morphine
were found in the stomach.
A jury to try Steve Adams for a