Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-04-10
NEWS SUMMARY

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is 100000.
In an exchange of shots at Shaw
nee, Okla, with two highwaymen, Pa
trolman John Hatfield wounded both,
one probably fatally.
The doors of the Broadway Saw
ings bank of Toledo, o., have been
closed, following a run. Deposits of
the closed bank amounted to $780,
000
Reports from Seoul the last few
days are to the effect that there have
been three separate attacks on in
surgent camps in which 103 Koreans |
were killed.
One of the principal tax collectors |
of the province of Almeria, Spain, has
fled from the country, having, it is
charged. embezzled 100000 of the |
public funds.
Prince Bajider Karar-Georgevitch,
cousin of King Peter of Servia,
died in Paris on April 3. He had re-
sided in Paris for some time, and
was we'll known in artistic circles.
After sensational debate, lasting
over three hours, the Democratic
state executive committee of West
Virginia passed resolution indors-
ing William ]. Bryan for president.
]. A. Hossack, a banker of Odell,
ILL.,, Jumped from the eighth floor of
the Auditorium Annex, Chicago on
Sunday and was instantly killed. Ill
health was the cause for the suicide.
Because of lack of prison accom-
modations the navy department has
been reduced to the extremity of dis
charging all prisoners who have
served at least one-third of their SEN
fences.
The supreme court has decided
that the independence League is not
one Of the two leading parties of
Massachusetts, and that it has no
right to representation on the by
partisan boards.
The civic federation bill to amend
the antitrust laws, which was intro
duced in the house by Representa-
tive Hepburn of Iowa, was introduced
in the senate on April 1 by Senator
Warner of Missouri.
The Federal railroad tunnel
through the Ricken mountains, near
Lake Zurich, Switzerland, has been
completed Construction on the tun-
mel, which is nearly five miles long,
was begun four years ago.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs reported adversely the bill to
authorize the purchase of the James
town Exposition grounds and build
ings by the government to be used
as a naval training and coaling sta
ton
REPRESENTATIVE Thomas Hatiin OF
Alabama has been made the defend
ant in a suit for $4,000 damages
fled by Louis Lundy, the negro with
whom the representative had an al
tercation on street car on March
4 27 last
In his capacity as member of the
house the papers bearing on the 1nves
duced resolution directing the at
tcrney general to transmit to the
house the paers bearing on the inves
j tigation into the affairs of the prin
a paper trust"
t Thomas F. Smith of New York
secretary of Tammany Hall, was II
a Denver last week to arrange hote
l. accommodation for 500 members o
s that organization who will be Their
s. during the national Democratic con
s. vention next July.
y Alfred McGrath, Is years old.
3 Newark, N. J., is lying dangerousl
= wounded in a hospital, and Ralpl
y Marasco. one year his junior, Is
d prisoner, having confessed to shoo
ing the McGrath boy because the la
4, ter got job he wanted.
Flora Winston, one of the girl
he who testified in the recent cas-
10 against Raymond Hitchcock, the CT
y median, has been indicted by a gran
"a iury on a charge of perjury, allege
ed to have been committed in her test
mony in the Hitchcock case
III A Newark. N. j., dispatch says
vice Chancellor Howell has decide
lie that the United States lndependel
re- Telephone company capitalized
$40 600 600. is insolvent, and advise
ISL that a receiver be collected. There
an a Judgment of $16.000,000 against II
Ia company.
al. The senate last week confirmed Il
nomination of Grant Victor to
n United States marshal for the cas-
Il ern district of Oklahoma, over Who
de nomination there has been conside
he able controversy because of Mr.. VI
iS tors support of Secretary Taft +
~ the presidency.
~ The charges preferred again
70 Chancellor Day of Syracuse uniye
es. sity by the Rev. Gorge A. Cooke
Brandon. Vt, were ruled out of cou
- nv Bishop David H. Moore at t
cn onening of the 109th session of t
tn New York Methodist Episcopal CO
ference on April /.
. William T. Carr has been arrest
At Newton, Kans., charged with t
murder of Oscar A. Bailey, the
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