The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-05

1t 10 announced BY officials oe ~
Mormon church that the church YIN
NO longer pay the passage Of converts
or immigrants from Europe.
William J. Bryan visited Salem. Ill.,
nots. his birth place, August 26th. and
was greeted by the largest crowd ever
assembled In the town. to whom he
made . political speech.
David e. Thompson. American am
bassodar to Mexico, was run down By
a bfcyclist in ire center Of the City OF
Mexico Tuesday and suffered . frac-
ture OF one arm and Commissions OF the
face.
The fastest time from Cherbourg to
New York over the course of 1868
miles was made by the steamer Kron
Prinzessin Cecilie. which arrived In
New York Tuesday. The time OF the
passage was five days. eleven hours:
25.25 knots an hour.
Frederick c. Hewitt, q retired bank
er and q Yale graduate Of the CLASH OF
1858. died Of apoplexy At Oswego. New
York Sunday, aged sixty-nine years.
tate valued at $50, 100000. He was re-
lated to the Frelinghuisen family and
was q cousin Of Senator Thomas c.
Plat.
Counsel for Peter c. Hams, Jr. and
his brother, T. Jenkins Hams, charged
with the staying Of William e. Annis.
have been notified by the district at
torney in New York City that he will
be ready to try the case on the open
ing day Of the October term of court
which. 1t Ia expected, will be the 1st
OF the month.
Governor Fort of New Jersey sue
ceeded in having the saloons of Allan
tic City tightly closed Sunday. Even
the best known and most favored pa
irons Of hostelries and cafes noted for
their wide open methods could not BE-
cure their coveted liquor. Governor
Fort had threatened to send troops in
case of further violation Of the Sun
day closing law.
A shortage of more than 100000
has been disclosed In the Havana post
office by an inventory of stamps, en-
velopes and other material, and Ricar-
do Rodriguez, chief Of the supply bu-
reau, has disappeared. Other high Of
ficials are believed tUbe implicated.
A Cuban, Col. Charles Hernandez, 10
postmaster general, acting under Lieu
tenant Colonel Greble.
Six Democratic papers have secured
contributions OF nearly $4,000 to the
Democratic campaign fund. The lead
ers among the collectors for the popu-
lar Bryan subscriptions are: The Com
moner, $6,574; the Commercial APP
| peal, $4,314; the Buffalo Times. $500:
the New Orleans States, $3.50; the
Memphis Scimiter: $1,000; the Mus
kogee, Oklahoma, Tribune, $500.
Rain to the amount Of 4.32 inches
fell at Wichita, Kansas, in twelve
hours on the night Of August goth.
breaking the previous record for the
heaviest rainfall, which was 4.O7
inches June Fl, 1894, In twenty-four
hours. The most severe electrical
companied the rain. Property loss
will amount to $4,000.
It is stated that John d. Rockefel-
Ter, through the general education
board of New York, has offered Rich
mond college. Richmond, Virginia.
$3.50, 900, on condition that the Baptists
| Of the state raise an additional $780,
| 900. It Is understood that Mr.. Rookie
feller's intention is to assist in the de-
velopment Of a great southern univer-
| Sly uuueT tut dusPiCcs "a tnS D"PsASs
denomination.
| Kermit Roosevelt, son of the Pres
ident, has started ON a hunting trip to
acquire some experience in shooting
big game before he goes to the African
| jungles with the President next year.
He goes with Jack" Greenway, who
Is in charge Of the United States
Steel corporations ore mines In the
lower Mesaba range. Mr.. Greenway
was with the Roosevelt Rough Riders
In Cuba and he and the President be-
came fast friends.
| Advices from the Arctic received at
San Francisco state that twenty five
whales have been caught at the sta
tions of Point Barrow Point Hope and
| st. Lawrence island. Most of the
whales were small but considerable
bone was obtained. Nearly all the
| vessels of the whaling fleet did well
in the spring and 1t is thought large
catches will be reported when they re-
turn from their cruise to the west
ward.
D. M. Parry, ex-president Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
and a prominent Republican and man.
ufacturer in Indiana, in reply to a let
ter from John w. Kern, Democratic
nominee for vice president, has an
nounced himself as opposed to the
| posting of so-called prosperity pla-
cards" in factories. In his opinion, 1t
looks too much like an attempt to CO.
cree voters to post a statement that
a factory will be run full time II a GER
tain man is elected.