Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-11
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE
A Review of Happenings in R,.s
Eastern and Western Hemispbsr..
During the Past week-Nation.,
Historical, Political and pers...,
Events.

Mr.. Bryan will return from his so.s.
ern trip December 10.
F. w. Baldwin, general suner;,
tendent of the National Railway I'm
of Mexico since 1903, is dead.
Champ Clark of the house was chose,
minority leader of the house of RAM
sentatives to lead the democratic no,
bers.
An appeal to colleges, parents an,
the press to unite in an effort to sto,
hazing has been issued by Presiden,
Edmond j. James of the Universitv q,
Illinois.
The report that Germany and Jana,
purpose to conclude an agreement con
corning China similar in terms IN ~,
American-Japanese understanding !.
without foundation.
The title for the new university wo
settled to the satisfaction of ali mr.
ties when King Edward issued letters
patent constituting it as the National
University of Ireland.
Omaha.-H. r. Harrington, who lives
at Gretna and whose father is a Cali.
fornia capitalist, committed suicide
here by taking morphine. He was 20
years old and wealthy.
Malvern Hill, the historic colonial
residence in Charles, II miles below
Richmond, on the James river, belong.
ing to w. II. Hall of New York. was
destroyed by fire recently.
The Correspondence Romano, Vat.
can organ, asserts that, contrary to re.
ports in circulation, Pope Plus has suf
fered a relapse, and again has been
obliged to take to his bed.
The receivers of the WESTINGHOUSE
Electric & Manufacturing company and
the Securities Investment company were
discharged in the United States circuit
court Saturday at Pittsburg.
The jury in the case of John Rae, on
trial charged with the killing of Carl
Moller, II year old boy, on the Alviso
Gun club s lands near San Jose, CAL
several weeks ago, returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The Chicago police are hunting for
wealthy British baronet, Sir Herbert +.
Donald Leight Russell, of Bridgeport,
England, who disappeared in Chicago
five weeks ago. His wife is now with
her parents in Spokane.
Berlin.-An official dispatch received
here from the commander of the Jauger,
dated Ponape, Caroline islands, de-
scribes conditions at Ponape that
threaten TO break out at any moment
into religious warfare.
Fearing death at the hands Of an IN
known writer of threatening letters be
has been receiving, the Rev. William
c. Waters, rector of Grace Episcopal
church, Chicago, has applied to the fed
eral authorities for protection.
Women prominent in political affairs
of Colorado, where equal suffrage is
given them, do not agree with President
Roosevelt that emo special improvement
in the position of women in those states
of the west which have adopted woman
suffrage is noticeable. "
Having been buried for nearly cen
fury in an obscure corner of the Digges
farm in Maryland, near Washington
d. c., the body of Major L 'Enfant, the
engineering officer of the colonial army
who assisted George Washington in lay
ing out the national capital, is to De
removed at government expense WIZ
military ceremonies to Arlington GENE
terry in Virginia.
1t is definitely announced that tns
purchaser of the IS Caxtons from tns
famous library of Lord Amherst oil
Hackney, which were bought at puOl'
sale recently, prior to the auction Sa'
of the library, was J. Pierpont Mors'N
A large sum was paid for them.
Elkins, W. Va.-The Elkins clan nS
been called in conference to devise way
and means whereby 100000 can III
separated from the estate. This Is 'n'
necessary purchase price incident uPV.
the marriage of Kate Elkins 10 ".
Duke Abruzzi. The duke values 'D.]
manageable portion of his tue =!
81, 100000 and the Elkins family ID
clined to pay the money.