Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-11-27
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Nuil, D. ".
1t is reported that President-elect
Taft will visit Havana to attend the
inauguration of General Jose Miguel
Gomez on January % as president OF
Cuba.
Two persons, a laborer and boy,
we're killed and six others injured as
a result OF an explosion of gas in the
basement of a commission house in
Kansas City.
]. w. Dalzell, known as Private
Dalzell," announces that "at the solic-
itation of Ohio comrades" he will be
willing to accept the United States
senatorship from Ohio.
Hugh o'Neill. an attorney. shot and
seriously wounded Michael Faehter,
retired hotel man, on Market street,
in San Francisco The two men quar-
relied over business transaction.
Robbers held several citizens at bay
at Attica, o.. while they blew open
and robbed the safe of Renninger &
Silcox's office of $4,000 in cash. The
robbers were fired upon, but escaped.
No race has been found of the as.
sailant of Mrs. J. ID. Ford. who was at
tackled in her home at Long Beach,
Cal, by an unknown man, bound,
gagged and nearly strangled to death.
M. Millieis-La Croix, the minister Of
colonies, announced in the French
chamber of deputies last week that
the ownership of Clipperton island, in
the Pacific ocean, would be submitted
10 arbitration.
The National bank of Monticello,
KY, has closed its doors on account
OF shortage of over 100000 in the
cashiers department. The bank has
capital of $4,000 and total resources
of about $4,000.
| BRYAN carried Nebraska by plu-
rality of 4,102, according to an Of
fetal tabulation in the office of the
secretary of state. Taft received 1885,
s97. Bryan 131 ,O99 Chain received
5,179 and Debs 1922 votes.
AS a result Of urgent representa-
tons made by the powers, the Servian
| government has withdrawn its special
military guards on the Austro-Hungar-
ian frontier and discharged the re
serves recently called to the colors.
One man was killed and four in
| ;ured when a Rock Island freight train
crashed into an extra freight at Brink.
ley, Ark. The caboose caught fire and
was destroyed. Charles A. Clark, aged
27, of Los Angeles, Cal, was burned
| to crisp.
! 1t is announced that Mrs. Russell
Sage of New York has given $4,000
toward the establishment of college
for colored youths in Kentucky. to be
a branch of Berea college. The col
lege will be modelled after the Tuske-
see institute.
The gross earnings of nineteen rail
roads for the first week in November
1908, were $13.350,17S. against s12.
142,109, for the first week in Novem
Der, 1907, an increase Of $1,208,069
4 Seven roads show increases and
twelve decreases.
The Hawaii Shinpo publishes what
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between the United States and Japan
the official announcement of which, il
says, will not be made until next Feb
ruary. The treaty, as published, guar
antees the integrity of China.
kilograms from Medina, Arabia
give brief details of an engagement
letween the troops and a large force
OF Redouins Three battalions occupy
ing the Belt ell Rawi were compelled
TO retire in Medina and suffered Sc
we're losses during the retreat.
Patrick Ford, editor of the Irist
World of New York, who was the sub
ject of an attack in the house OF com
mons as his rumored approaching
visit to England with O'Meagher Con
don, was discussed, announces that h
has not definitely decided on the pro
Iosed visit.
An effort is being made in st. Pet
ersbnrg to sell the Russian rights Il
the Wright aeroplane TO the Russial
government for military purposes. Tn
proposed contract with the Russian
Il olIHAldl W aAtZahuS
which the French rights were sold t
a Paris syndicate.
The committee on privileges of tn
house of lords has declared the RICH
of Albert Kirby. Fairfax. who is ns
tive of Virginia, and who has bee
described as the only American beal
ing an English title, to the rank an
title of Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
the Scottish peerage.
Kaing Yu Wei, the head of the Oh
reese reform movement Throughout
the world. is at present in Penang. H
Las refused to see an interviewer VIII
sought his opinion on the recent sitl
alton in China. on the ground that h
was Frustrated with grief over tn
death of the emperor.
Brief funeral services, according
the ritual of the Improved Order {
Red Men, were held over the remain
nj Morris Haas who committed en-