The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-09
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.

Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Rumors of the illness of the pope
are unfounded.
At Louisville, KY, recently Clarence
Sturgeon, IS years old, was executed
recently.
The old cruiser Marion was burned
to the waters edge at Frisco bay re-
Gently.
A severe earthquake visited Cape
Prince of Wales Sunday, lasting two
minutes.
John II. Croxton, well known law
yer, who for many years practiced in
Denver, is dead.
Horace Boies, twice governor Of
Iowa, is critically ill at Providence hos
pl.a., Ell Paso, Texas.
Francis B. Peabody, the senior men,
IL /,
Houghtaling & Co., Chicago, is dead.
Major Joseph T. Crabs of the quar-
termaster's department has been
placed on the retired list of the army.
Mrs. Van Ness Roberts, well known
in New York society, is dying of an
overdose of strychnine, self admins
tered.
The Rev. Father Dennis Stafford, D
t D., pastor Of st. Patricks Roman Cath
Ollie church, in Washington. D. c., is
dead.
In the Elko, New, railroad yards
recently two men were killed, three
injured and II cars smashed to splin-
tiers.
The striking boilermakers in the
northwest shops are said to have bee l
notified that the strike has been callel
off.
Charles G.. Brockett and Mrs. RUBY
Pishsak, wife of state bank exam
liner, committed suicide in Chicago re-
Gently.
William j. Daley. who with William
NJ Byres founded the Rocky Mountain
News in 1859, died recently at his res
idence in Denver.
General Erwin L. Price, son of the
+ late confederate general, Sterling
Price, and who served under his father
in the civil war, died recently in st.
Louis.
Labor conditions in the Panama
canal zone will be investigated by Sec
Rotary T. ]. Dolan of the International
Association Of Steam Shovelers and
Dredgemen.
A. G.. P. R. freight train was wrecked
recently one mile west of Fernie
Eight cars in the middle of the train
were derailed and piled across the
track. No enc was hurt.
The engagement of Miss Katherine
| Noble Of Baltimore, the heroine of the
| Mohegan disaster, in the English chan
mel, is announced. She will wed Err,
| nesto Trovi-Simondetti of Mexico
Judge Garland of the federal court
in South Dakota, has issued a tenn
porary injunction restraining tho
South Dakota railroad commission
from reducing passenger rates from
| to 27s cents mile.
Policeman Anderson of Portland has
taken int custody man who gives
the name Of Howard, but who the po-
lice believe to be Joe Sullivan, wanted
In Salt Lake for the murder of Police
man Charles F. Ford in that city ON
December IA last.
The Grand Trunk railway has given
up hope, apparently, of securing Jap
| labor for construction work on it's
lines nexto summer Advertisements
are appearing in Amsterdam, Holland,
asking for 10000 Hollanders to work
on the Grand Trunk next summer.
Seven companies of United States
troops under command of Colonel
Reynolds have left Goldfield. The
troops remaining in camp, about 135
men. have been divided into two full
companies. Captain William H. Wash
all and Lieutenant Goodwill will be in
command