The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
news OF THE WORLD.
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS Of The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-kational,
Historical, Political and Personal
Event&

The Central hotel at Pontiac, ILL.,,
caught fire and was destroyed recently.
The Imperial Bank of Germany has
reduced it's discount rate from 6h per
cent to per cent.
The National hotel at San Rafael,
Cal, was held up recently by an armed
man and Constable Edwards was shot
in the neck and and seriously
wounded.
An explosion in heating stove
started a fire at Madison, ILL.,, that de-
stroyed the greater part Of two city
blocks in the heart of the business Sec
ton recently.
Mayor Mcclellan of New York has
asked for the resignation of Magis-
trate Otto H. Droege, following a
scandal as to conditions in the court
over which he presides.
That freight traffic conditions are
recovering from the financial strin-
gency. is the statement of several
traffic managers and other high rail
way officials at Chicago.
The cruiser Washington of Read Ad-
miral Dayton's squadron arrived in
Frisco from Magdalena bay on the
2Sth.
The police of Rio Janeiro have gath
cred up six sailors from the American
battleships who had either deserted or
failed to return on board before their
vessels sailed from there.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed against the Cream City Park
Amusement company of Chicago by
creditors of the concern.
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tional City bank of New York, has re-
signed from the directorate and also
from the executive committees of the
Union and Southern Pacific.
George w. Wilson, furniture clerk,
was arrested at Los Angeles recently
on an indictment returned three years
ago by the grand jury in Buffalo, New
York, charging him with deserving his
wife's child, which is felony under
the New York statute.
H. S. Massingham of Mandon, n. D..
has been arrested at Billings on a
charge of forgery, it being alleged that
Massingham cashed checks in Billings,
drawn on Mandan banks, in which he
had no account On advices from Man
dan, Massingham was taken into Gus
tody.
The first shipment through the Sa-
bine lake canal, the last cut in which
was made by the government recently,
was Of export lumber for England by
a lumber company of Orange, Texas
Congress has expended $536,30e on
this canal. It is Is miles long, connect
ing the Sabine and Neches rivers.
Dredging began January II, 1906.
Congressman Hobson OF Alabama
declares that President Roosevelt is
with him heart and soul for a great
naval establishment.
Fred Gilmore, aged IL years, was
drowned at Grand Forks, B. c., re-
Gently while skating.
Viscount Aoki. ex-ambassador to
Washington, has arrived home.
H. R. Schade died suddenly at the
national capital recently. He was a
son OF the late attorney and statisti-
clan, Col. Louis Sehade, and was him
self lawyer and journalist.
The mysterious disappearance of
Alec latham, former chauffeur for
Ruef and an important witness for the
prosecution in the coming graft trials
is still unsolved at Frisco.
Coming from Guaymas to Portland
the British steamer ST. Hugo ran
through great schools of whales.
Leslie Shaw expects to be a candi-
date for the republican presidential
nomination it he can get the Iowa
delegation.
Miss Eunice LETTERS, who is to marry
Edward R, Taylor, mayor of San Fran
cisco, is one OF that city's best known
charity workers.
The meat trust cinch is one thing.
at least, that has not been affected by
money stringency
Jack London and his wife have ar
rived in Frisco on the steamer Mari.
posa from Tahiti.
Henrietta M. johnson was rim down
and killed Sunday at Seattle BY an
automobile driven by Guy C.. stratton.
secretary Of the Acme Single com
pany. ]. F. Ives, vice president of the
Stimson Mill company, who was in the
automobile, and Mr. Stratton. gave
$1,000 bail. The girl was crossing the
street on her way home from Sunday
school.