The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
NEWS SUMMA RY

| author OF Mar yiaHul NY MAJ y AAN'
died at his home in Augusta, Ga, on
the I4th.
w. e. Estes, general freight agent
OF the Central Of Georgia. who was
accidentally shot by his wife at Sa'
| vannah, Ga, is dead.
Governor Hughes still maintains 81
lence regarding the movement in IA
| yor OF his Endorsement for the presi'
dency by the Republicans of New
York.
Senator William Pinckney Whyte
| of Delaware has been elected United
States senator to fill the unexpired
portion of the late Senator Germans
| term.
Isaac N. Hascall. at one time acting
governor OF Nebraska. and for many
years one OF the most prominent poll
ticians in Nebraska, is dead at the
| age of n.
| Owing to q decrease In business, all
division superintendent OF the Mich
igan Central railway have been or.
dered to lay of as many employees as
| puSIuc5b Will pcImlt
! The Western Bank & Trust com.
pany, of Dallas, Texas. capitalized at
| $500, 900, has passed into the hands
OF an assignee. Heavy Withdrawals
| recently Is given as a reason.
During the year 1907 Frances i'm.
| ports amounted to 81, 209, 529, 600, an
| increase over the preceding year OF
| $84, 093, 400. Her exports amounted to
81, 108 ,406, 900, an increase of $685.
0G4.600.
Secretary Taft has written a letter
to the president recommending an in
crease of the width of the Panama
canal locks from 100 feet to ITO feet.
The change will cost about $4,000. 900
additional
The police of Paris, France, have
captured a woman named Rosali Sc
mapaiski, who is believed to have been
a member of the Russian terrorists
band that in July of last year secured
$500, 900 at Tifiis.
The British steamer Tolesby, bound
from Galveston for Havre, went
Freshweather Point. Cape Race. 1t
is thought the vessel will be total
loss. The crew was saved.
The recent labor riot at Chatam-
vile, La, in which a score Of Bulgar-
ians were driven from the town with
shotguns, has resulted in the arrest
of seventeen persons, charged with
participating in the fighting.
The house of representatives OF
Oklahoma has passed the prohibition
bin which carries state dispensary
provision. Dispensaries are to be es-
tablished under the bill in all cities
of 1000, and at all county seats.
China has placed an important ur-
gent order for quick firing guns in
Paris. Whether the guns are pur-
chased owing to the acute relations
between China and Japan or on ac-
count of internal troubles in China Ia
not known in Paris.
John H. Clemens, aged Ga years.
who fifteen years ago was a million
aire, but who for the past year has
been marriage licence clerk of St.
Louis, was found dead In bed one day
last week. He was formerly close
| friend of John w. Gates.
Pipe smokers consume more than
half of all the tobacco grown in the
| United States, according to a state
ment made by Vice President Harris
of the American Tobacco company,
while testifying in the governments
suit against the company.
Senator Penrose proposes that the
general government shall bear the Elk
| penses of future irrigation congresses
| and has introduced a bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to pay the expenses of the
sixteenth congress, TO be held Mt AL
buquerque, N. NJ, this year.
An executive decree issued at Cara.
cas-, Venezuela, annuls the existing
match monopoly and puts an end to
the concession of the National Match
company. This company was CAPT
talized at $l.O00.Oo0, and the shares
were held mostly in England.
A court martial at Boknara, Russia
has sentenced to death five men who
attacked the palace of the ameer
killed the minister of finance and car.
ried off about 100000 Among those
condemned was Prince Dzhayany. a
Georgian nobleman, who organized
the plot.
The diplomatic relations between
Japan and China over the proposed
Simintun-kukumen railroad have
reached a stage wherein Japan has as
sumed a most firm attitude and has as
sured China that a railroad parallel
ing the South Manchurian shall not
be built.
Prof. Charles Baetens, aged 80, com.
mitted suicide at Omaha by shooting
himself while seated in bath tub at
his boarding house. Baetens for many
years was solo cellist in Theodore
Thomas orchestra. and at one time
was head of the Cincinnati Conserya,
tory OF Music.
The campaign for the eradication OF
the bubonic plague In San Francisco,
which has been conducted by DIR. Ru
pert and stan OF $50 medical officials
of the United States marine hospital,
Is almost over. Only one case OF
plague has occurred in the city since
December 26.
Walter Rollins, who several years
ago owned famous string OF horses
which won many large stakes In all
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