The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
WESTERN NEWS.

The new West Nebish channel at
Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan. which cost
$4,000 600, was opened to traffic on the
10th inst.
The ninth annual reunion Of the
Army Of the Philippines at Galeburg,
Illinois, Friday chose Pittsburg as the
meeting place next year.
1t is reported in Chicago that Pull
mans mammoth shops are to be RACED
and built upon a remodeled scale for
the express purpose of the manufac-
ture of steel palace cars.
A decrease of 1882 7SS in revenue
over operating expenses and taxes is
\ shown by the annual statements OF
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific companies. made public on the
nth inst
Three hundred railroad employees
met in st. Paul to organize an asso-
citation to fight legislation hostile to
the railroad interests. The men are
of the opinion that by standing by the
railroads in their fight they will be
benefited themselves.
National Chairman Charles r. Jones
of the Prohibition party announced re-
Gently that it had been decided to
make vigorous fight for the South
Dakota vote for Chafin and Watkins.
presidential and vice presidential can
didates Of that party. -~
The tenth grand aerie session of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles closed at
Seattle August 18th. Past Grand
Worthy President Theodore A. Bell
surrendered the chair to Bernard J..
Monaghan, his successor. The elev-
enth grand aerie session will be held
in Omaha NphroS CHA AnpuSf
early in September, 1909.
Railway Mail Clerk Joseph Thomp-
son was instantly killed and w. A.
Wishard. an engineer, fatally injured,
and five others hurt in a head-on col
lision between an Overland passenger
train and freight at Woodinville, on
the Northern Pacific railway, twenty
miles north of Seattle, on the 18th
inst
The Canadian labor department re-
ports that at present no government
interference in the Canadian Pacific
strike Is contemplated. Under the
provisions of the Lemieux act there
can be no sympathetic strike of other
unions until a grievance has first been
AStated and inquiry has been made by
Ia board of investigation.
A telegram was received at Chicago
Wednesday by District Attorney Ed
win M. Sims from Attorney General
Bonaparte approving the draft Of the
petition for a rehearing by the United
States Court of Appeals Of the govern
ment case against the Standard OIL
Company of Indiana, which case was
decided by the Appellate Court adverse
to the government.
The first contingent OF seven army
officers from the Preside at San
Francisco, under Col. John A. Lundeen,
which left the Preside Monday morn
ing, returned Wednesday. having sue
cessfully completed President Roose-
velt's ninety mile riding test. The Of
ficers reported at the general hospital
and after an examination there, were
declared to be in excellent condition.
The National Wool Growers Asso-
citation has secured for the shippers of
sheep from the western states to the
Chicago markets, an important con-
cession from two railroads operating
between Omaha and Chicago, and is
in a fair way to secure the same from
other lines between the two cities. The
Chicago & Great Western and the Chi
cago & Northwestern have reduced the
rate for grazing sheep en- route from
~ cents per head per day to l cent
per day.